Nintendo Power - Huge RPG being shown in next month’s issue - Page 6

Paratech · February 27th, 2008

What about Resident Evil Code Veronica?
A sleeper game that didn't sell well, but I think is worthy of a sequel is Geist.
A Nintendo basher who owns a Gamecube but can't help but badmouth the Wii has gotten me into Geist. I haven't progressed very far, but it is a cool 3rd party game and its "mature!"

I think a sequel would be great on the Wii...

Gladiator@ · February 27th, 2008

I'm not impressed.

BTW:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoshinori Ono, producer of Capcom's Street Fighter IV - IGN

"Street Fighter IV, as it stands now, would be well-suited for the higher-level platforms. But the game doesn't have to have these visuals in order to be fun. We could go, potentially, to the Wii. We could make it on Game Boy, for all we know right now. As long as the rules are the same, that can be independent of the visuals. So we're not going to be limited by any hardware specs; we're going to aim as wide as possible."

UPDATE 1:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Christian Svensson

"Yes, this title exists... for Japan. There are no plans for a Western release for the title at this time. And now, I'll bet we see all sorts of complaints about that fact, after pages of outrage on that the title even exists with people telling us to "go to Hell" or how we "suck". We simply can not win."

That sucks.

Thanakil · February 29th, 2008

Well, they said it may be released in Western countries/Europe if it sells well enough in Japan. So it could happen, who knows.

(something I found funny)
The Wii was selling 3-1 to PS3 in January, 4-1 in February.

Which kinda goes to show, the USA numbers of January (with Wii and PS3 neck to neck) were pretty much due to the Wii shortage in North America (less consoles were shipped)(sales have boosted back since then a little, with shipments being a little better).
(the PS3 still outsell 6-1 the 360 in Japan, so that's nice too

)

Gladiator@ · February 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thanakil

Well, they said it may be released in Western countries/Europe if it sells well enough in Japan. So it could happen, who knows.

(something I found funny)
The Wii was selling 3-1 to PS3 in January, 4-1 in February.

Which kinda goes to show, the USA numbers of January (with Wii and PS3 neck to neck) were pretty much due to the Wii shortage in North America (less consoles were shipped)(sales have boosted back since then a little, with shipments being a little better).
(the PS3 still outsell 6-1 the 360 in Japan, so that's nice too

)

Less Wii were shipped because of an estrategy plan.
Nintendo will send more consoles with Super Smash Bros. Braw, then we can compare the sales ranking.

BTW:

Japan loves Nintendo. Look at the top 10 (selled) games of this week:
Nintendo (consoles) - 7.
Sony (consoles) - 2.
Microsoft (console) - 1.

(Where's DMC 4?!)

Castlevania Wii (what is Capcom waiting for?) + Donkey Kong Wii (like the 64 version. There's a problem here: Rare =/) + Pokémon Wii (RPG) = *Complete this sentence*

....and:

A remake of Gondeneye for XBLA was vetted by Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of Nintendo. The game was already completed and ready to be released. Rare spent one year developing this remake.

(These pages are from a XBOX magazine. You'll understand why I'm saying this if you read them.)

Phil · February 29th, 2008

where's the f zero wii?!

Gladiator@ · February 29th, 2008

F-Zero, Mario Tennis, Star Fox, Castlevania and some others shall be announced on E3, this year.

Thanakil · February 29th, 2008

Hmm, that remake didn't seem that interesting. Better graphics is nice and all, but saying that "it felt like a 360" game seems pretty exaggerating from them. But for a XBLA game it's good tho, could have been fun for a while.

They are pretty quick to point the finger based on rumors tho. In any case, it's probably gonna see the light of day, eventually

.

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Originally Posted by Gladiator@

Less Wii were shipped because of an estrategy plan.

lol yeah I know, that's why I said there was less Wii shipped

both Nintendo and MS had been reducing the numbers of consoles for strategical reasons (on MS side it seems to have been to make people buy the Elite model, for Nintendo it was to redirect those Wiis to Japan because of big games being released and huge demands).

And I totally want a F-zero, I loved every F-Zero game =/

Phil · February 29th, 2008

the snes one was the best. Mode 7 graphics at its finest.

Gladiator@ · February 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thanakil

Hmm, that remake didn't seem that interesting. Better graphics is nice and all, but saying that "it felt like a 360" game seems pretty exaggerating from them. But for a XBLA game it's good tho, could have been fun for a while.

They are pretty quick to point the finger based on rumors tho. In any case, it's probably gonna see the light of day, eventually

.

I doubt it, it would be like giving money to Microsoft.

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Originally Posted by Thanakil

lol yeah I know, that's why I said there was less Wii shipped

both Nintendo and MS had been reducing the numbers of consoles for strategical reasons (on MS side it seems to have been to make people buy the Elite model, for Nintendo it was to redirect those Wiis to Japan because of big games being released and huge demands).

And I totally want a F-zero, I loved every F-Zero game =/

And I want Castlevania and a Donkey Kong game (DK64 style). =/

Donkey Kong is owned by Nintendo or by Rare?

If it's owned by Rare there will not be a good Donkey Kong game ever again. (We'll never see Donkey Kong in a non-Nintendo console).

Phil · February 29th, 2008

isnt Rare owned by Nintendo??

Gladiator@ · February 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

isnt Rare owned by Nintendo??

Not anymore, Nintendo sold Rare to Microsoft. =X

Noja87 · February 29th, 2008

I Fail to see Wiimote+Castlevania=fun. More like annoying, frustrating and tiring. Waving the Wiimote for every whipping move is just...uugghh. For a 3d castlevania i prefer a third person view like the last 2 and for attacks just buttons. Not motion.

by the way...

Quote:

Castlevania Wii (what is Capcom waiting for?)

What do you mean "what is capcom waiting for" ? Castlevania is Konami...

And yeah. MS bought Rare...6 years ago >>'

DaStinger77 · February 29th, 2008

m$ bought out rare, but I'm pretty sure Donkey Kong is still owned by the big N.

Gladiator@ · February 29th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noja87

I Fail to see Wiimote+Castlevania=fun. More like annoying, frustrating and tiring. Waving the Wiimote for every whipping move is just...uugghh. For a 3d castlevania i prefer a third person view like the last 2 and for attacks just buttons. Not motion.

by the way...

What do you mean "what is capcom waiting for" ? Castlevania is Konami...

And yeah. MS bought Rare...6 years ago >>'

Almost all Wii games have more than one way to control, so that's not a problem.
And yeah, I meant to say Konami, not Capcom. =X

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaStinger77

m$ bought out rare, but I'm pretty sure Donkey Kong is still owned by the big N.

We don't have a good Donkey Kong game since DK64 (made by Rare/Nintendo).

Donkey Kong - King of Swing.....

Gladiator@ · March 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoNintendo

A portion of an AustralianGamer interview with Krome Studios…

AG: Now, with the Force Unleashed, it’s also developed on the 360 and the PS3. How do they compare to the versions you are working on. Do you use the assets from Lucas Arts for those games, or is it just a copied scaled down version that you guys have made.

Krome: Well, the lead development has been done in Brisbane on the PS2, and that is the first point of call with all workings between Lucas Arts and Krome. So what we’re doing here is taking the PS2 development, putting it on the Wii, and making all the Wii specific stuff here. So, lead point is PS2 in Brisbane, to make that clear.

Jesus Christ man! When will those companies stop making ports for Wii? While those fu**ers continue developing their games to PS2 and porting them to Wii, Wii will not grow as much as it can.
Wii hardware is better than Xbox hardware, that is better than PS2 hardware. When will we see a third-party game that shows all the power of the console?
And they still have courage to say that third-party games don't sell on Wii. OF COURSE THEY DON'T! They develop games to a previous-gen console, put the exact same game on Wii and want us to buy it? We are not idiots.
They are losing money because Wii already proved to be a great console, the leader in sales. If being leader, selling like water, is not enough for companies to develop a game THINKING on Wii, so what is? What else Wii has to do? This is a shame.
The money they save porting a PS2 game to Wii they lose later, 100 times more, in sales for Wii.

We'll have to wait Sony to discontinue Playstation 2 support/games to have "truly Wii" games. PS2 is holding the Wii back.

Ah, and about this game on Wii....

Epic fail has been achieved.

tiki · March 6th, 2008

the Wii really has terrible graphics.

really.

but its fun to play drunk!

Gladiator@ · March 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

the Wii really has terrible graphics.

really.

but its fun to play drunk!

It doesn't have terrible graphics. It has PS2 graphics on all (non-Nintendo) games.
Wii can do better than it is doing.

But PS2 ports keep coming. =/

Thanakil · March 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

the Wii really has terrible graphics.
really.
but its fun to play drunk!

Not that bad. The Wii can produce good gfx, it doesn't compete with 360 and PS3, but it can do much better than the PS2, which is why it's such a pity to see PS2 ports.

The gamecube was already stronger than the PS2 (not by a lot, that's true, but it was), then you had the xbox which was even stronger. The Wii is stronger, but it won't be shown until people stop making lame PS2 ports.
I wouldn't see Metroid Prime 3 (or SMG too) being run on the PS2 or the Xbox.

So yeah, the Wii isn't as strong as 360 or PS3, but terrible gfx? Nah. I don't look at Twilight Princess (even if it's only a upped GC game)/MP3 or SMG and go "UGH THAT'S UGLY". I play gorgeous PC games and while the Wii doesn't compete, I still don't find the gfx to hinder my fun in any way.

As long as that power is used to make stylish environments, it looks good. It's just that most devs think "yeah, the Wii isn't as strong as other consoles, so we can take a shortcut anyway...".

(a few studios are making Wii gfx engine that could show what it can do soon, which is a relief because damn... Lazyness is not fun)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

It doesn't have terrible graphics. It has PS2 graphics on all (non-Nintendo) games.

Let's be fair, not ALL games

I mean, there are a few who aren't lazy bas... Like... Well... No More Heroes?

(speed racer fooled me into thinking it would look great...)

Gladiator@ · March 6th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thanakil

Let's be fair, not ALL games

I mean, there are a few who aren't lazy bas... Like... Well... No More Heroes?

Yeah, but the point is not if it's 'all' or 'almost all'. The point is: What the Wii needs to do to have a special attention from the gaming companies? Like I said before, the money they save porting a PS2 game they lose later. And they lose much more.

I just want games developed for Wii. But no, they make games THINKING on PS2, for PS2. Than they add one or two Wiimote moves and say: Wii Game!!!

Go to hell with those Wii games. I want third-party games with Wii's graphics and Wii's playability. Am I asking too much?

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, PA Posts: 2,114	What about Resident Evil Code Veronica? A sleeper game that didn't sell well, but I think is worthy of a sequel is Geist. A Nintendo basher who owns a Gamecube but can't help but badmouth the Wii has gotten me into Geist. I haven't progressed very far, but it is a cool 3rd party game and its "mature!" I think a sequel would be great on the Wii... __________________ -Member of the Windows XP "Sith" with dreams of galactic conquest, er no, I mean dreams of buying an XBOX 360 ------------------------------- Member of the Sith XP/XBOX gaming club. $95 for an XBOX, $9.99 for a copy of Halo 2...Being able to play Halo 2 without buying Vista, priceless! Vista, what OS do you not want to screw up your PC! 'k Wii will Wii will rock you!

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Thanakil Custom User Title Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mtl,qc Posts: 1,820	Well, they said it may be released in Western countries/Europe if it sells well enough in Japan. So it could happen, who knows. (something I found funny) The Wii was selling 3-1 to PS3 in January, 4-1 in February. Which kinda goes to show, the USA numbers of January (with Wii and PS3 neck to neck) were pretty much due to the Wii shortage in North America (less consoles were shipped)(sales have boosted back since then a little, with shipments being a little better). (the PS3 still outsell 6-1 the 360 in Japan, so that's nice too ) __________________ The world will end with robots killing us all. And you know what? We'll be too busy thinking "HOLY S*** THAT'S SO COOL" to do anything about it.

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tiki yea sioux sioux Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Dakota Posts: 117	the Wii really has terrible graphics. really. but its fun to play drunk! __________________ Antec 900 w/ Antec Earthwatts 430w PSU E7200 @ 3.16ghz w/ stock cooling and 1.125 volts (1.16 stock voltage ) (idles @ 36/load @ 56) Gigabyte EP35-DS3L mobo w/ 2x1 GB Corsair XMS2 PC2-6400 @ 499.5mhz (5-5-5-12) Asus 8800GT @ 700core/1750shader/2000mem(DDR)