Game

[naff]

Pokemon BW is terribad, classic Nintendo regurgitated crap. Not playing another till they they get rid of gamefreak and get CC2 to do a 3D pokeymans RPG. Maybe it would be better if I didn't have a PSP with better portable RPGs to play :/

[EmCeeGrammar]

Yeah, no.  Your ideas are terribad, sir.  As someone who hated ruby/sapphire and lost interest in diamond/pearl real quick, I'm hopelessly into this game.  They've streamlined so much for the better.  Leveling is fast.  Routes don't linger on forever.  There's a constant string of rewards.

Now, the story is a little too laid on for my tastes, but whatever, I have an electric tarantula and its the greatest feeling in the world.

[AdmiralViscen]

B/w is good but i still lost interest by gym 6.

Start and select are a complete disgrae. Most of the outer casaing and components are, really.

[Shaka Khan]

I think the estore is a massive improvement over past offerings and theres only a few minor things that need to be addressed.

I think it desperately needs a bunch of UI and navigation improvements.

I'd kill for an option to toggle the icons like the home screens. I'd like to jump to icons quickly without having to scroll through those glorified store ads. It's probably intentional, to forcefully expose you to them, but I'm still hoping they'd wise up and add it.

Next are prominent icons for genres or predetermined key filters, instead of clicking menu > search > edit filters to generate lists.

Speaking of lists, a LIST view would please me, like the one in the "Chart" section.

I get what they're for with the current UI and browsing experience, but it's really counter productive for me, the experienced, non casual browser. I rarely launch the store without a a predetermined destination in my mind. .

(I'm not even gonna bother with bitching about account and wallet settings, because that has more to do with Nintendo's backwards philosophies rather than the app design itself)

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

ah hell, if it takes a seperate battery you can kiss goodbye of any hardware revision having a drastically improved battery life.

[maxy]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

3dslol

[bagofeyes]

lol @ that addon

[maxy]

Media strikes back,ninthings melting

Reuters: Nintendo Faces End of Era after 3DS Flop

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-nintendo-idUKTRE78C0PF20110913

(Reuters) - Nintendo's attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users.

The Kyoto-based company's shares have plunged nearly 50 percent so far this year, hit by the 3DS flop and doubts that it can replicate the success of its Wii home console with the next generation WiiU, announced at the E3 games show in June.

Shares in software provider Capcom slumped by 8.3 percent after the company said it would be developing the next generation of its hit Monster Hunter game for the 3DS.

flop

[maxy]

Not sure what racing simulators have with this(don't like them) but Nintendo is certainly annoying me lately.

Not that I care about Nintendo handheds/games but they are certainly not doing any favors to handheld market.They are stumbling around left and right and making dedicated handhelds a laughing stock...what is next,capacitive touch add-on?Second GPU,CPU?More RAM?

3DS flopping around is not doing any favors to Vita...quite opposite,imo

I want Vita to succeed(software wise) so I'm a little bit bias...but just a little

[Sho Nuff]

Media strikes back,ninthings melting

Reuters: Nintendo Faces End of Era after 3DS Flop

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-nintendo-idUKTRE78C0PF20110913

(Reuters) - Nintendo's attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users.

The Kyoto-based company's shares have plunged nearly 50 percent so far this year, hit by the 3DS flop and doubts that it can replicate the success of its Wii home console with the next generation WiiU, announced at the E3 games show in June.

Shares in software provider Capcom slumped by 8.3 percent after the company said it would be developing the next generation of its hit Monster Hunter game for the 3DS.

flop

ufufufufufu

While Nintendo's brand power is still strong enough to keep them floating and this article is a lil bit too gloom and doom, their lack of exploring new business models will certainly result in SOMETHING.

[maxy]

Yeah article is bit too much but who knows,3DS was like a god send handheld after E3 reveal and look at it now...uglier than ever

SOMETHING

hopefully that "SOMETHING" is not second analog stick

they've always annoyed you and that's because you have MS's cock up your butt so far all you can taste is lime green

Not really,I've never considered them as a MS competition...never will
Nintendo lives in some other distant space.

If they start making dudebro games,hmmm


media is certainly having fun

http://news.yahoo.com/nintendo-killing-itself-164557665.html

Nintendo is dying. Today the company attempted to wow gamers with an "extensive line-up that has probably never been seen before in the history of video games," announced company president Satoru Iwata, but the offerings failed to impress, Reuters's Isabel Reynolds reports. "Nintendo's attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users." Nintendo's not just some one-hit wunderkind to come out of the digital revolution. For many decades the company has popped out gaming and console hits alike. But things are different now; gaming has changed. Its gone mobile and Nintendo refuses to jump on that. And its reluctance to evolve is suicidal.

Nintendo doesn't get that nobody wants Nintendo gaming systems anymore. The 3DS stinks. From NES to N64 to the Gameboy to Wii, Nintendo has produced gaming systems that people want to play. Not many want to touch the 3DS. Sales are way down, reports The Wall Street Journal's Juro Osawa. This might have something to do with a general lack of support for 3D tech, argues The Guardian's Charles Arthur. "It may also signal that 3D technologies --which were held up at the start of 2010 as a new way to encourage people to buy new laptops, TVs and consoles--are not grabbing the attention of buyers in the way that hardware makers had hoped." But, more likely, it's a result of Nintendo's bad timing, explains Osawa. "An attempt to replicate the great success of its predecessor, the DS, released in 2004, the 3DS hit the market at a time when smartphones such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone are rapidly emerging as videogame platforms." Gamers prefer playing on their iPhones, iPads, or laptops. And Nintendo's not adapting, as Reynolds explains. "Nintendo has been criticized for sticking rigidly to its own hardware, meaning it has no access to the new generation of mobile devices." We bet you'd buy Super Mario for your iPad if you could.

Not only has Nintendo not segued onto hipper platforms, but the company hasn't developed the types of games people play now-a-days. "Analysts and investors dismissed the line-up as lackluster and largely irrelevant in the face of cheap or free games played on the likes of Apple's iPhone and iPad and Google-powered Android devices," continues Reynolds. The whole gaming scene has gotten less expensive and more social--Nintendo hasn't adapted. Like we said, the company hasn't opened itself up to smart phones nor has it developed games for the changing consumer. Think: More Farmville, less Mario.

this is war

[Sho Nuff]

this is war

I'm not sure if I agree with these but man I'm lovin the fallout

[magus]

More Farmville, less Mario.

whoever wins we lose

[bagofeyes]

did i really see a nintard ask for reuters to be banned at gaf? 

[Bebpo]

this is war

I'm not sure if I agree with these but man I'm lovin the fallout

Yeah, the Nintendo doom is delicious, but 99 cent apps aren't going to stop Pokemon and Mario Kart from lining the Big N's pockets.

[Sho Nuff]

Is it fucked up that my favorite portable game right now is that COD Gameloft clone? Best 99 cents I ever spent, whenever I go to take a poop I bring earphones and shoot fools in the face in multiplayer mode

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Is it fucked up that my favorite portable game right now is that COD Gameloft clone? Best 99 cents I ever spent, whenever I go to take a poop I bring earphones and shoot fools in the face in multiplayer mode

honestly, I paid $2 for Jetpack Joyride and had more pure fun than the last 10 DS or PSP games I bought

Nintendo can eat a bag of hell

[Bebpo]

Why does this apply to Nintendo only though?

Why don't you go "I had more fun playing my $2 game than the last $50 PC game or $60 PS3/X360 game.  They should all be $1-2"


I've never played a phone game that's been as fun and had as much content as a handheld/console game.  Whenever I buy a $1-2 phone game I'll play it for 30 mins, have fun and then never touch it again.  If I try to play them for more than a few hours I get incredibly bored.

[naff]

Don't worry Bebpo, I think this is an example of what happens when you get old. Old, over sexed, mens minds are easily amused, akin to the minds of small children.

[Damian79]

Games that are compatible will have this support icon:

Wait its optional?

[MCD]

maxy, don't be a disingenuous cunt

nintendo doesn't annoy you lately

they've always annoyed you and that's because you have MS's cock up your butt so far all you can taste is lime green

i'll give it to the ninfags on this forum, at least they're honest about their bullshit

hey man

i am honest about dem lime green.

[Sho Nuff]

(Fart)

[EmCeeGrammar]

Media strikes back,ninthings melting

Reuters: Nintendo Faces End of Era after 3DS Flop

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/09/13/us-nintendo-idUKTRE78C0PF20110913

(Reuters) - Nintendo's attempt to rescue its failed 3DS handheld games gadget failed to dispel market gloom, triggering a 5 percent share slide and stoking deep worries for an iconic brand desperate to win back users.

The Kyoto-based company's shares have plunged nearly 50 percent so far this year, hit by the 3DS flop and doubts that it can replicate the success of its Wii home console with the next generation WiiU, announced at the E3 games show in June.

Shares in software provider Capcom slumped by 8.3 percent after the company said it would be developing the next generation of its hit Monster Hunter game for the 3DS.

flop

ufufufufufu

While Nintendo's brand power is still strong enough to keep them floating and this article is a lil bit too gloom and doom, their lack of exploring new business models will certainly result in SOMETHING.

The eshop has to count for SOMETHING.  I'd feel better about it if they could integrate it into the OS so its more prominent, though.  As it is, these investor types want Nintendo to succumb to freemium games and smartphone apps.  Developing properties for these platforms would cannibalise their hardware business and would arguably put them in an even worse position than they are now.  Its all just stock trader short sighted bullshit that doesn't address a way for the 3ds to sell better.  Its not an impossible task, although things are going to have to change.

i'll give it to the ninfags on this forum, at least they're honest about their bullshit

I dunno, some of the obvious cases try a little too hard *coughmagussantacdamiancough*

But, I do appreciate the sentiment.  I think the majority of the world likes what they like for silly reasons.  What separates the insufferable nerds from the rest is transparency.  We all like inconsequential bullshit, lets accept that.

[Damian79]

Dat addon is horrendous.  Its going to stop sales of the thing to a halt.

[Damian79]

Nintendo should make their next system online only if they make another one.  Retailers dont give a shit about Nintendo so Nintendo shouldnt give a shit about them.  Pretty simple really.

[Damian79]

I am starting to doubt the redesign now:



That woudl never work in a redesign.

[pilonv1]

Looks like half a 360 controller with a 3DS bolted on top

[Sho Nuff]

Damn that's like a Xbox Duke-sized trigger

[chronovore]

I am starting to doubt the redesign now:

(Image removed from quote.)

That woudl never work in a redesign.

I found a more detailed shot:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

[tiesto]

Yeah, the Nintendo doom is delicious, but 99 cent apps aren't going to stop Pokemon and Mario Kart from lining the Big N's pockets.

but here in lies the point - the next Mario Kart and the next Pokemon to come out will be the first ones that are coming up against the full on iOS/Mobile in full flow. iOS is potentially scary for Sony/Nintendo etc because it's a platform - devices run the platform so the user base effectively grows and grows and grows and whilst hardware revisions are required at some point then, lol, guess what? it ties in with most users desire to upgrade their phone every few years. but anyways, i'm digressing.

The big MASSIVE Sarlak that Nintendo (and others) are dangling over seems to be going unnoticed. Gamers might well be interested in these games but the thing that has made the platforms like DS successful is the -extended- market into casual territory. That market has MOVED HOUSE. It's not gone for good or beyond saving but the idea that companies just need to roll out the same games that sold millions last time and that's the key to success are in for a very very rude awakening.



Also - if anyone was in ANY doubt as to how out of touch things are getting - Bit.Trip Saga (3ds) is $40.... the sarlak licks it's lips.

Yeah, $40 for Cave Story 3DS too... a halfassed, ugly polygonal coat of paint on a PC game you can download for free...

[Raban]

I am starting to doubt the redesign now:

(Image removed from quote.)

That woudl never work in a redesign.

I found a more detailed shot:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

[maxy]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-21-why-star-fox-64-3d-isnt-online

Star Fox 64 3D lacks online multiplayer due to the "vast" costs required to allow gamers to play online, Nintendo has said.

The Star Fox team prioritised perfecting the title's graphics over adding online support, Nintendo's Yusuke Amano told ONM.

"If we wanted to satisfy everyone who bought the game, the costs required for including online support would be vast," Amano said.

Star Fox 64 3D includes all of the N64 original's multiplayer functions and adds gyro-scopic controls and crisper visuals.

But adding online would have taken too much time, Amano revealed, when Nintendo had a deadline for the game to be released as soon as possible.

"For this project what we needed to do was use Star Fox to provide users with a game that shows the appeal of Nintendo 3DS as quickly as possible," Amano stated. "We put a lot of effort into the graphics, and if we had included online support then we couldn't have reached this level in the time allowed."

[Cerveza mas fina]

I am starting to doubt the redesign now:

(Image removed from quote.)

That woudl never work in a redesign.

I found a more detailed shot:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

[close]

  I was expecting an actual redesign shot.

[Sho Nuff]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-21-why-star-fox-64-3d-isnt-online

Star Fox 64 3D lacks online multiplayer due to the "vast" costs required to allow gamers to play online, Nintendo has said.

The Star Fox team prioritised perfecting the title's graphics over adding online support, Nintendo's Yusuke Amano told ONM.

"If we wanted to satisfy everyone who bought the game, the costs required for including online support would be vast," Amano said.

Star Fox 64 3D includes all of the N64 original's multiplayer functions and adds gyro-scopic controls and crisper visuals.

But adding online would have taken too much time, Amano revealed, when Nintendo had a deadline for the game to be released as soon as possible.

"For this project what we needed to do was use Star Fox to provide users with a game that shows the appeal of Nintendo 3DS as quickly as possible," Amano stated. "We put a lot of effort into the graphics, and if we had included online support then we couldn't have reached this level in the time allowed."

smh

[magus]

you know i don't think i ever understand the logic

mario kart gets online
animal crossing gets online

for anything else it's TOO HARD

[Sho Nuff]

Hey man, as long as people keep buying it, they won't stop doing this kind of shit

[magus]

Hey man, as long as people keep buying it, they won't stop doing this kind of shit

yeah,i just hate the bullshit PR,they might as well keep their mouth shuts,i mean for fucking sake,itadaki street is getting online play!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/26845

[Van Cruncheon]

remember ocarina of time remix? y'know, with hindsight, it's not a very good game. i'mma finish twilight princess for the third time instead, or fire up okami

[cool breeze]

so is Okamiden good? impressions played it an Okami remake with the amount of familiarity.

I've been trying to stock up a bunch of DS games to go through on the XL

[Van Cruncheon]

it's on ds, it can't be good

[Van Cruncheon]

in 1999, oot was the jew's tits. there wasn't anything like it.

[Smooth Groove]

in 1999, oot was the jew's tits. there wasn't anything like it.

Wilco's tits?

[pilonv1]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-21-why-star-fox-64-3d-isnt-online

Star Fox 64 3D lacks online multiplayer due to the "vast" costs required to allow gamers to play online, Nintendo has said.

The Star Fox team prioritised perfecting the title's graphics over adding online support, Nintendo's Yusuke Amano told ONM.

"If we wanted to satisfy everyone who bought the game, the costs required for including online support would be vast," Amano said.

Star Fox 64 3D includes all of the N64 original's multiplayer functions and adds gyro-scopic controls and crisper visuals.

But adding online would have taken too much time, Amano revealed, when Nintendo had a deadline for the game to be released as soon as possible.

"For this project what we needed to do was use Star Fox to provide users with a game that shows the appeal of Nintendo 3DS as quickly as possible," Amano stated. "We put a lot of effort into the graphics, and if we had included online support then we couldn't have reached this level in the time allowed."

smh

I like that their response is "we had to get this shit out the door ASAP because 3DS has no games"

[Van Cruncheon]

the graphics are kinda shitty, too

[pilonv1]

And like having it come out a few months later to add online would have made any difference either way.

[tiesto]

in 1999, oot was the jew's tits. there wasn't anything like it.

Wilco's tits?

I've run into a lot of Jewish chicks with big tits

[maxy]

[Raban]

Japan gets pink and we get this?

[maxy]

pink is gay

[Shaka Khan]

Yep, selling my faulty gay-ass blue system for this.

What shade is that that by the way, Carnelian or Venetian?

[Trent Dole]

I thought the red one was out the same time Starfox 64 3D was. We've had one in our stock for a while anyways.

[maxy]

Video game accessory maker CTA Digital has officially released its Deluxe Power Grip for the Nintendo 3DS "after months of research and user testing". The grip provides for added comfort as well as extending the battery life of Nintendo's 3D gaming handheld.

The device's shape is designed to fit into the hands in a natural position for longer hours of gameplay without cramping. It's extended-life battery add-on is recharged with an included USB. The Deluxe Power Grip also has a built-in stand to keep the device upright while being set down onto a flat surface. The integrated stand also contains a slot for storing an extra 3DS game.

CTA Digital has set the Deluxe Power Grip's MSRP at $29.99.

[Mrbob]

3DS Duke.

[maxy]

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

hot hot hot

fuck games

[iconoclast]

So this is basically the 3DS thread, right?

Found some info on the Grev 3DS game from this blog which is apparently posting info from the Famitsu:

http://sinplelove.blog34.fc2.com/blog-entry-2962.html

Producer: Maruyama
Director: Hiroshi Iuchi (!!)

・Top-down tank shooter
・15 stages, and you can choose between A~L routes
・You shoot once and until the bullet disappears from the screen, you can't fire again
・B button fires shot, L and R reload
・There are three Final stages, and if you clear one you beat the game
・At the beginning of any stage, 20 cards are randomly displayed on the bottom of the screen, and if you match? 4 of them you get a special bonus. Either you can use a special weapon or your armor will regenerate.
・4 player simultaneous play. 4 people can play on 1 cartridge.
・Blog guy compares the graphics to Sanvein:

Sounds kinda lame to be honest, but I guess I'll wait and see. Really odd to see Iuchi directing it though... did he leave Treasure fro Grev? And according to wiki, he worked on Strania as well. Weird.

[pilonv1]

(Image removed from quote.)

Video game accessory maker CTA Digital has officially released its Deluxe Power Grip for the Nintendo 3DS "after months of research and user testing". The grip provides for added comfort as well as extending the battery life of Nintendo's 3D gaming handheld.

The device's shape is designed to fit into the hands in a natural position for longer hours of gameplay without cramping. It's extended-life battery add-on is recharged with an included USB. The Deluxe Power Grip also has a built-in stand to keep the device upright while being set down onto a flat surface. The integrated stand also contains a slot for storing an extra 3DS game.

CTA Digital has set the Deluxe Power Grip's MSRP at $29.99.

That thing is useless once the "we fucked up" nub comes out

[bork]

So this is basically the 3DS thread, right?

No, it's here: http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=36371.1080

[Sho Nuff]

I think I'm gonna finish Zeruda 64 and put mine up on eBay if there's any shortage of these things this holiday season.

[Eel O'Brian]

from all the black friday ads, everyone's pretty much trying to give these away

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I thought about getting one at Black Friday prices, but realized I should wait for $129.99 and a hardware revision