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Guide for the Nintendo Fan at E3 76

Posted by Zonk from the kid-in-a-candy-store dept.
IGN.Cube has details on what its expected Nintendo will be showing off at E3 this year. Whether or not the Revolution gets much airtime is up in the air, but it's anticipated that new DS titles and the system itself are going to recieve the lion's share of attention. From the article: "...we predict that Nintendo will put a noticeable emphasis on its DS lineup and -- save for the new Legend of Zelda -- downplay some GameCube titles. This move seems to make sense as many of the GameCube titles sure to be on display in playable form will either have been previously shown at another event, or will be on the verge of releasing in America. In contrast, we expect several major surprises for the publisher's portable system."
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  • Games for Adults (Score:1, Interesting)

    by Anonymous Coward
    It'd be nice to see some new DS games that aren't rehashes of old N64 titles or geared toward kiddies. I thought the point of the DS was to cater toward older gamers while leaving the GBA for the younger ones.

    • Re:Games for Adults (Score:2, Informative)

      by wheany ( 460585 )
      It would be nice to see some interesting games on the DS, that have more than 10 minutes of game play.

      Waiting for Castlevania.

      • Re:Games for Adults (Score:4, Insightful)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 04, 2005 @05:42AM (#12429999)
        Yes, this, more than the kiddy thing (which I don't really "get" anyway - Nintendo's real fan-base is nostalgic ex-gamers), is what I really don't like about the DS.

        I bought my DS about a week after the US launch and, to be honest, I'll wondering why. I mean, Tiger Woods Golf and Madden don't really do anything for me and even if they did, they'd be the kind of game I'd be more likely to play on a "set-top" handheld system than a hand-held anyway.

        Mario 64 DS would probably have kept me entertained if it wasn't for the fact that I'd already played the game on the N64. I mean, even if you add in the little bonus games, there just isn't enough new stuff to keep me interested. Wario Ware was a cool concept once, way back when, but these days it's feeling very tired and repetative. The driving games (NSFU2 and Asphalt) are ok, but both of them are pretty shallow by the normal standards of the genre. Plus, of course, the controls in NSFU2 feel really, really horrid.

        I've probably put in more time on my PSP in the two weeks that I've had it for than I have on the DS over several months. Lumines and Wipeout are both superb. Metal Gear Acid is... well... quirky and not quite to my tastes, but it's interesting and a decent length. Mercury is also a great concept, although it's badly in need of some kind of free-play mode. The irony is that while Nintendo get the usual props from the slash-horde for innovation, all the really innovative handheld games are on the PSP.

        I guess Nintendo could still rescue the DS, which they'll be aiming to do at E3. Ultimately, however, they're going to need to start thinking outside of the tired and predictable "new Mario Kart, new Metroid, new Zelda, nothing else of note" mode that's been setting their direction for far too long now.

        • Re:Games for Adults (Score:3, Insightful)

          by fwitness ( 195565 )
          Good points all. I'm most with you on the "I bought my DS and I'm wondering why" point.

          I also have both a DS and PSP, and the DS was the one I eagerly awaited. Nintendo was going to bring us an entirely 'new' portable gaming experience. Well, apart from a few ridiculously short, but good, ideas (hello Yoshi's Touch and Go, Feel the Magic) the DS has not been exciting at all.

          Indeed my PSP has been the one to give me a new portable experience, albeit not a gaming one. I now really can rely on one dev

          • Re:Games for Adults (Score:2, Insightful)

            by Anonymous Coward
            The problem is less Nintendo's than most people would like to believe. They couldn't precisely predict that nigh on EVERY SINGLE GAME to be released over a two or three month period at the beginning of this year would get pushed back. So while we've had a dearth, Japan and Europe actually have nice lineups.

            Quite a few more games have snuck in, however, likely while you weren't looking. Polarium, Yoshi Touch and Go, and Pac-Pix are a few that come to mind offhand. The real meat starts arriving in June, howe
        • Nintendo's real fan-base is nostalgic ex-gamers

          Yep. That's right. We all just pine for the days when we could play super mario brother 2 and blaster master. That's all we do all day. Yup, that's how we think: that was the only era in which games were good.

          Oh... wait... is it me, or are five of the top 10 games on gamerankings [gamerankings.com] nintendo games? Oh, and none of those 5 are NES, SNES or gameboy. Your cliche "Nintendo is T3H Kiddie!" rant is so old. Why don't you whine about "Micro$oft" or make an "In

      • Like oh say Ridge racer DS , or Mario 64 DS . Or even Raymon 2 DS all of which are re-releases of N64 games , but they are portable forms and Mario 64 DS has alot of added content and gameplay.

        Ridge Racer DS is a fine if tricky as hell to play port that offer s a fair few hours of play , not to mention if you have any freinds with a DS the multiplayer is excelent fun.

        Raymon 2 DS , a bit of a poor port really ,but it offers a fair few hours aswell.

        I havn't played the sims breaking out for the DS , i am no

        • Re:Games for Adults (Score:2, Insightful)

          by wheany ( 460585 )
          Like I said, there are no interesting games that have more than 10 minutes of gameplay. Ridge racer: boring, and I could get a superior version for the PSP. Rayman: boring. Wario ware: played that already on the GBA, and when I tried it at the store, it didn't feel nearly as fun as the first one felt at first.

          Advance wars sounds pretty interesting, Castlevania looks like a must-buy, as well as Metroid. Doshin the giant doesn't interest me, nor does Animal crossing.

          I bought Super Mario 64 with my DS, but I
      • http://www.thenewstribune.com/ae/story/4797515p-44 14538c.html [thenewstribune.com]
        It's from a local news paper here, I think it's an brilliant, and perfectly fits the DS. No subscription required, either.
        Summary: a virtual dog, pet it and stuff with the touch screen, autodetects other people playing the game and wirelessly joins and the dogs interact.
        • Yeah, it looks cute, but it's not the kind of game that I'm looking for. It really doesn't seem to have any kind of goal. I'm sure I'd spend hours playing with it, but I don't think it could keep my interest for more than week.

    • Seriously (Score:3, Insightful)

      by Ailure ( 853833 )
      How many DS games are "N64 rehashes"? Apart from SM64DS? I don't see many, and I don't see many in "production". So I don't get it why people keep complaining about the N64 remakes when there is just one? I think there was some racing game ported from N64 too, but that's about it.

      • Re:Seriously (Score:3, Interesting)

        by FidelCatsro ( 861135 )
        Mario 64 DS(still a great game with a load of addition , hell the mini games i still play long after getting my 150 stars)
        Ridge racer DS(a port of Ridge racer 64 pure and simple , alot of fun though)
        Raymon 2 DS(another n64 port, the weakest of the bunch though)

        So quite a few , im not complaining though i love having some mobile n64 games with some nice additions ,Nintendo has a strong young fanbase and their is nothing wrong with that ,so they have not yet perhaps played these games and they are great game
        • "Quite a few"? That's three, and there's a good two dozen titles... I own ten DS games, and only one of them is an N64 port. And I love all of them.
    • I don't know. When I get my DS (probably this summer) the two games I know I'm picking up are Meteos and Polaris. I'm 22 and this seems to be very much the sort of thing I'm looking for in portable gaming.
      • I agree with you completely. Puzzle games have the most replayability to them. I just got my DS last week after trading in a bunch of games and I got Wario Ware. And once I have some more money, I'll be getting Polarium, then Meteos. Then possibly some other action games, but I really doubt I'll play them as much as the puzzle games.

  • My Nintendo E3 Wishlist (Score:4, Interesting)

    by SetupWeasel ( 54062 ) on Wednesday May 04, 2005 @11:51AM (#12432341) Homepage
    - I want to see something to get me interested in the new Zelda.
    - Odama confirmed for release by the end of the year.
    - Confirmation of a Golden Retriever in the US release of Nintendogs.
    - Pilotwings. Please God give me Pilotwings.
    - Alpha Centauri DS online.
    - Mario Kart DS online.
    - Animal Crossing DS in August.
    - Serious Revolution eye candy to shut the haters up. (like it would work)
    - The New Tetris DS (you remember, the one from the 64. With the gold and the silver blocks. Best Tetris ever.)

    Last E3 was huge for Nintendo fans. Nintendo had promised new ideas and new thinking for years, and they finally brought it to the conference. I can only hope this year will be as exciting.
    • Just out of boredom, here's my take on your list: -Zelda is zelda. I'll buy any console just to play the game, no reviews/screenshots needed. -Odama sounds like it could be a fun weird little game but hardly something i'd lose sleep over if it gets delayed. -I don't care about Nintendogs or golden retrievers. -Ah, Pilotwings, I'd definitely like a cube Pilotwings. -Alpha Centauri ain't my kinda game so meh. Mario Kart DS online. Hell yeah! That'll get me to buy a DS. -Animal Crossing ain't my kinda game at
  • I bought my DS for this game. It is innovative - unique, and has a good challenge curve. It doesn't have a traditional story-mode type level progression - but the replay value is good, and hell, my wife plays it as much as I do.

    I also got Polarium, which is fun, and challenging, although a little bland.

    I can't wait for Kirby.

    I'm going to rent PacPix this week and see if it's worth picking up, since the reviews were only lukewarm.
    • I can't wait for Kirby.
      Why wait? [lik-sang.com] I got it last week. It's awesome!

      • $35 and pick it up in a store vs. $50-$60 and wait for the shipping... I'll wait a month, thanks :-)

        Besides, I did get Pac-Pix and it's a lot of fun... plus I did also import Daigasso! Band Brothers (because the song list is gonna get changed radically, or it won't be released at all) and Electroplankton (because it won't be released here, I have no doubt)... I have plenty to keep me busy till then.

  • Of course you have noticed that 360 and revolution means the same, what you probably havent noticed is OTHER coincidences between revolution and xbox 2.

    They both have an ATI based graphics card
    They both support wi-fi
    They both have an interest in online gaming, (there are rumors a lot of nintendo games will be now online.)

    However the most interesting detail comes from an image in the site colony.org this image

    http://www.ourcolony.net/images/gallery/Chicago5. j pg [ourcolony.net]

    The xbox is on top of the playstation (y

    • Re:Small Conspiracy theory (Score:2, Informative)

      by Anonymous Coward
      If that happens I might have to kill someone. probably myself.
    • The dev kits for Revolution have been around since GDC. Find someone online that has access to one, and they'll likely tell you what a buddy of mine in that situation told me.

      "Revolution is a handheld. It uses disks like the Gamecube's. It might even be Gamecube compatible."

      He wouldn't elaborate any further, since he's under NDA about it (as well as everyone else at the company he works for), and he had only had about 10 minutes with the dev kit at that point (it was the day after GDC). He did say that Ni
    • See, I'm seeing something totally different in that image. Look at the neon signs.

      1. Playstation is blue.
      2. Nintendo is red.
      3. The shop is called Game One. In blue and red. No green in that sign.
      4. The open sign on the door? A blue "halo" absorbing the red lettering.
      5. That car parked in front of the store is blue, with just a little bit of red on the gas door.

      I think this picture clearly illustrates that Sony (the color blue) is going to be buying out Nintendo (the color red) and forming One Game company
  • I thought they were suppose to give us a teaser for Mario 128. I'm starting to wonder if that game actually exists.
    • God knows Nintendo wouldn't throw millions on a Mario game and not release it. I am starting to think that they may release it on the revolution at this rate rather than on the Gamecube...unless...they release it next summer, although that seems highly unlikely.
      • But then they'd have to update it to use the Revolution's nifty whatever-is-revoluationary-about-it. And by the time they finish that, the next generation machine is out...

        Next time we'll see Mario is in a holodeck! That would be nice, I could punch him whenever he said "Itsa meeee.. Marrrrio!"

  • Nintendo & Apple? (Score:1, Interesting)

    by El Icaro ( 816679 )
    I can't stop thinking about what would happen if apple bought nintendo...

    I am not an apple fanboy (more like a nintendo one) but when I look at the two companies I keep seeing the same features and defects. They center their software only on *their* hardware, they focus on simplicity and ease of use, and be it cheap (Gamecube, Mac Mini) or expensive (Nintendo 64 [long time ago], Power Mac) they make high quality products.

    Wouldn't it be cool playing iTunes on your stilish Revolution while you wireless
    • Interesting how the same people counting down the days to Apple's funeral are counting down the days to Nintendo's funeral. Face it everyone, neither Apple nor Nintendo are dying anytime soon.

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