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Has Nintendo Made Its Comeback?

"For the past month, Nintendo has been relatively quiet. With the exception of their big Pokémon X & Y reveal, the company has churned out next to no titles or information about upcoming releases. " | Explosion.com

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theBAWSE4108d ago (Edited 4108d ago )

Ms and Sony are relying on rumours to keep their names in the media? ....I stopped reading after that ridiculous line..

off topic - Zelda HD omg can't wait

iamnsuperman4108d ago

I agree that is the most ridiculous statement I have read in a while.

rodiabloalmeida4108d ago (Edited 4108d ago )

Comeback? Did Nintendo ever leave for instance? What a stupid question for a title.

MasterCornholio4108d ago

I think he means by blowing everyone away with the Wii. The N64 and Gamecube were failures in comparison to the Wii.

EddieNX 4108d ago

For me the anouncement of Xenoblade 2 or X is as big as they come. Like Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the best games I've played.

jimbobwahey4108d ago

Well I for one felt pretty burned on the Wii due to lack of decent software support in my opinion, which has led to me being incredibly skeptical of the Wii U. Due to the incredibly weak launch lineup and severe lack of appealing games on the horizon for the console, I was left feeling justified in my decision to not purchase a Wii U.

After watching the latest Nintendo Direct video however, I feel that the company is slowly starting to make a small comeback with titles such as Bayonetta 2, Wonderful 101 and the Monolith Soft game that was shown. They haven't completely won me back as a consumer yet, but they're making steady progress and I'm hopeful for a couple of surprises at E3 that will push me over the edge into buying a Wii U.

At this point, if they showcase a new F-Zero or traditional StarFox game, they'll have my money.

JohnDread4108d ago

Exactly. I wouldn't consider it a comeback. Everyone knew those titles are on their way and I never had a thought about Nintendo "leaving" their spot alongside their 2 competitors.

chadboban4108d ago

I don't think Nintendo ever left at least in the eyes of folks like myself. I do however think that this Nintendo Direct was a good step for them in showing folks that they mean business with the Wii U. Do I think that this would make folks who had no intention of getting a Wii U change their minds about the system? Well mostly no, but it was a damn good first step on the road to doing that, if they can keep up with stuff like this, I think they may just get back some gamers yet.

There will, however, always be those folks that hate Nintendo no matter what they do.

WiiUsauce4108d ago

yeah, they're making a comeback after the Wii was the highest selling system of last gen, and had the highest rated game of all time. lol

LOL_WUT4107d ago

@WiiUsauce

Lets not get carried away the Wii U still has a lot of proving to do.

lizard812884106d ago

I see a bunch of, Nintendo is DOOMED, 3DS is a failure, Wiiu will be Nintendo's last console, ect, ect.

It is funny how one Nintendo Direct brings them back from doom to Nintendo is #winning

oh N4G...
9_9

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Mounce4107d ago

The Zelda HD remake does sound delicious and looks beautiful, but I'd want to also express the stupidity and obvious bias in the article beyond what you stated, but it's like....Nintendo made a comeback? By what? They already had done an Ocarina of Time remake on the 3DS that was shown to be Profitable, why not repeat that step? A Comeback by making a remake? Sony got fucking plastered by making PS2 HD Remakes as some form of 'Scamming' when really it was to those who can't find or buy the real games retail wise and not just because the new PS3's aren't PS2 BC.

A Zelda game announcement for Wii U, and another Zelda remake, what fucking Comeback? They're making another game out of the iconic series. It's as if to say, Nintendo makes a Mario Wii U game that's comparable to Mario Galaxy! THEY MADE A COMEBACK! . . . No, just no. When Nintendo decides to be innovative in Software and bring out new IP's as much as the fans should be wanting them, by all means....But they aren't making a comeback, Nintendo stays the same in which they make a Zelda game, a Mario game and a random Metroid or random Starfox game amongst a bunch of Pokemanz.

It's exciting, don't get me wrong, an idea of a more 'Open World' Zelda, even though it feels like Twilight Princess is pretty Open world along with Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask since you can go to any town as you please and goof about until you go about on the main quest again (Mini-games, get bigger bomb sacks, bigger quivers, etc) Zelda was always a Hybrid or blend imo.

At that....I know more people are demanding a Majora Mask HD remake....like, they better be inching towards that goal. If they made a Majora Mask HD Remake then I would say "Well, they clearly did this for the fans in mind, now if only they'd also listen to the Mother Series fans too"....Because Nintendo has lost their ways with pleasing their fanbase Before thinking about Money money money.

Ezz20134108d ago

"""MS and Sony are relying on rumours to keep their names in the media"""

WTF did i just read ?!!

chadboban4108d ago

Agreed. It's a completely ridiculous statement.

WiiUsauce4108d ago

why do you do this """"" """""? it makes you look retarded.

Ezz20134107d ago (Edited 4107d ago )

why what i do bother you ?! and why should i care about yor opinion in first place ?!

Belking4108d ago

Nintendo never went anywhere.

NastyLeftHook04108d ago

if it wanted its comeback it would have went to kinects face and got it.

joeorc4108d ago

that so many media outlets trying to paint Nintendo as the underdog?

I mean, the fact that Nintendo has currently the most number of systems in the retail chain out of the big three!

DS
DSi
DSXL
3DS
3DSXL
WII
WIIU

7! systems

Sony

PSP
PS3
PSVita
What's ever left in the in the retail chain PS2

4! systems soon to be 3!

Microsoft

xbox360

1!

yet Nintendo is seen as the underdog?

LMAO

zebramocha4108d ago

Their focus is the 3ds & wiiu,those other systems don't count as games are not going to be made any more.

joeorc4108d ago (Edited 4108d ago )

"Their focus is the 3ds & wiiu,those other systems don't count as games are not going to be made any more."

that still does not take away from the fact their still in retail chains taking up shelf space!

just by target alone:

http://www.target.com/c/nin... categories_2

you can still get them in store! trust me they do infact count.

@takashima_bitch

do you still see the PSPGo on store shelves?

http://www.target.com/c/pla... categories_8

the PSPGo is not in retail chain's pretty much if it is it's what ever they have left, Nintendo has not stopped production on the DS line of Handhelds.

zebramocha4108d ago (Edited 4108d ago )

That's not my point,I'm saying even with those are models still being purchased,their focus is the 3ds,wiiu and bring older games to the new consoles.

delicia4108d ago

If you mention the 3DSXL, why not the different PSP's like the Slim or Go or the Slim consoles as well? But yeah, Nintendo's portables and video games do sell a lot.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers5h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

z2g1h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing40m ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H91h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

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Microsoft Seemingly Closes Bethesda France

As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people

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Hereandthere16h ago

Microsoft should have left them stay 3rd party

GamerRN13h ago

If they are let go, they can be whatever they want. They ARE 3rd party now... 🤦

Barlos10h ago

Yeah, they're also jobless.

GamerRN4h ago

They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".

peppeaccardo5h ago

"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)

ChasterMies1h ago

I think Microsoft and other game publishers are letting people go because they think ai will replace them. Doesn’t matter how much profit they make. They were always going to be let go.

PassNextquestion15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much

Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region

blacktiger13h ago

that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.

Profchaos15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.

I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games

Tacoboto15h ago

It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.

Profchaos14h ago

Possibly guven all the leaks we know the Xbox brand is really struggling in the region.

Yi-Long11h ago

Well, if your consoles and games are barely found in any stores any more, of course you're gonna struggle finding consumers ...

XiNatsuDragnel14h ago

Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo

Profchaos12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers

TheColbertinator13h ago

The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg17h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos16h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola11h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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