110°

What Got Me Excited During The Nintendo Direct Presentation

The most recent Nintendo Direct had the feel of an E3 presentation and it looked like Nintendo was treating it like their E3.

gamerlive4014d ago

Nintendo does need a big E3 for Wii U.

NewJersian4014d ago

it depends on what they show at E3. With what's coming for the 3DS, I think Nintendo could show up with one big Wii U title and the fans would be happy. But it already sounds like they are bringing some heavy hitters to E3 so as long as the Wii U can survive this dry patch, and it should be able to, the system will be just fine. If the 3DS could survive a weak launch library then the Wii U can do the same, and it has to.

Jagsrock4013d ago

They're gonna need more then a couple Wii U surprises and one of them better be a new Metroid.

admiralvic4013d ago

Thats what you're quite wrong. People are already excited about the PS4 and people assume we're going to learn everything or at least a lot more about the PS4 there. Many also suspect the Next Box will be revealed or at least some sort of plan to counter Sony's PS4. Much like Pikmin 3 didn't make Nintendo look amazing last year, announcing something expected (Mario Kart, Mario something, Kirby) or highly anticipated (Super Smash Bros) won't do the trick either. It's either going to take something shockingly awesome (Mother 4 for the Wii U maybe) or several solid things to make a good E3.

Moncole4013d ago

E3 is for the investors. Nintendo Direct is for the gamers.

creHEARTive4014d ago

I hope the Wii U gets some exclusives soon. I do not think they appeal of the tablet controller will last for long.

Neonridr4014d ago

that really depends on what you see as valuable when you are playing your consoles. Take me, I have a wife and newborn son, so the ability for me to play most of the games on the gamepad alone while allowing my wife to still watch TV is huge. Because of that fact alone I have been able to play more hours than I ever expected. Plus it does offer some unique ways of playing games, but that comes down to personal preference.

BoNeSaW234013d ago

You have a wife and newborn son and but you prefer to to game alone? Way to Man up bro!

Neonridr4013d ago

lol, well my son is 9 months old, he can't play videogames. And my wife finds any controller with more than 2 buttons complex.. lol

I successfully got her to play New Super Mario Bros for the Wii. That was about it.

YoureINMYWay854013d ago

Meh, I'm a gamer and the wiiu hold no appeal for me

_QQ_4013d ago

pretty sure everyone on this site considers themselves a gamer.

Canary4013d ago

I wasn't as excited for the new Zelda reveal as I'd thought I'd be. It just didn't look like anything I hadn't really seen (and played) before. I'll still buy it, but I don't expect the game to be as innovative or refreshing to me as the N64 games, or even Skyward Sword.

What got me excited was the release date for Shin Megami Tensei IV and Bravely Default announcment. The Mario & Luigi RPG also looked pretty cool.

KrisK4013d ago

I agree. It really felt like they were just going back to that old cow that gave them milk before. I guess they need as much money as possible now, but still, Zelda used to get much more interest from me.

Realplaya4013d ago

So you view every game as a old cow?
Any time there is a second game with the same name it's milking a IP.

CouldHaveYelledUiiW4013d ago

I think they will focus on WiiU because the 3DS is doing fine.

Plus, WiiU has 2 Zeldas to talk about, 1 New 3D Mario, RETRO's Project, X (Monolith Sftwr), Bayonetta 2, and SMT X Fire Emblem, 3rd Parties, and they have to reveal their other secret "Nintendo+(Insert a Developer)" Projects.

This does not even touch 3rd Party Support (Which they have to show, encourage, and highlight).

And the Indies.

Plus, we all know that they are going to be stage presence politics and sales figures and explanations.

A lot for an Hour- and I would rather hear 3 minutes on each that just watch a montage (although montages are pretty useful).

Show all comments (16)
70°

The 10 Best Mario Sports Games

Stan at GameSpew: There’s so many Mario sports games out there, but we’ve narrowed them down to the top 10. The Premier League standard of Mario sports games, if you will.

Read Full Story >>
gamespew.com
80°

Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

Read Full Story >>
gameskinny.com
Takwin2618d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

210°

Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

Read Full Story >>
scrawlfx.com
Godmars2905063d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5063d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905063d ago (Edited 5063d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5063d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

5063d ago Replies(1)
Tripl3seis5063d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5063d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495063d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5063d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5063d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

Show all comments (33)