Following the announcement of the Windwaker HD and the eventual Zelda HD, Reuben asks if Nintendo rely too much on the adventures of Link.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
Hanzla from eXputer inquires: "If Xbox can care about preserving its games and legacy, what exactly is wrong with Nintendo, trying to kill game preservation single-handedly?"
Ahh yes the good old game preservation of saving all your games to a removable hhd on the Xbox 360, taking it round your mates house, setting up multiple tvs to
Be met with “save data corrupted, please re download”
Or how about removing 360 games
From the store
, download them now or else, and, better hope to god that save data doesn’t corrupt, or it’s lost for ever
Nice one ☝️
This is just a scammy PR move to distract from the fact they are going digital only and trying to push streaming and subscriptions only.
No gaming company has pushed harder to remove ownership than Microsoft.
Without discs there is no preservation, preservation can't be done by the rights holders it can only be done by the consumers, anything else is a lie.
Nobody wants this. Sales or the lack of it in the case of XBOX is very telling. I wonder how the adorably all digital series X will fare. Adorably dismal perhaps?
Only time will tell, but for from someone like me suspecting that Xbox is trying to gracefully exit the console market, that "forward compatibility" team is trying to get Xbox games playing on Windows PCs. I mean, it's nice that they're not planning on exiting with a "enjoy your games while the hardware still works" message, so that's nice. They still have a brand to protect via Microsoft so probably feel obligated to have a better exit strategy.
Danish from eXputer: "Nintendo has historically gone against player-made content and emulation of its games. This has done much to harm the company's image."
They need to stop announcing these mods and fan remakes until they're finished. Finish it, upload it, and then if Nintendo dmca's it tough shit. Once it's online, people can share it around, even if the original download gets taken down.
This is all coming from the mouth of short-sighted fandom and grifting madness.
No.... it wont. There is a clear defined reason why they don't. This is nothing new. Make your own shi7 from your own original ideas especially if you are trying to capitalize of it it. Duh.
Yeah, hire people that have zero respect or understanding for an established process. Wow. Yep. Totally makes sense.
its just the beginning
expect
Ocarina of Time 3DS HD
Majora's Mask HD
Twilight Princess HD
Skyward Sword HD
not bad though
It relies too heavily on both The Legend of Zelda, just as it does with Mario Kart and Super Mario Bros. as well.
It's not that I don't adore these games - I've been playing them for over 25 years - but Nintendo has absolutely burned me out on these franchises over the past 5-6 years. So much so that I haven't even purchased a Wii U yet and the recent Nintendo Direct didn't alleviate this feeling either: more Super Mario Bros.; more Mario Kart; more The Legend of Zelda - really?
Didn't I just finish Super Mario 3D Land? Didn't we just get Mario Kart 7? Didn't I just spend 40 hours within The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time 3D? Didn't we just get New Super Mario Bros. 2 (which I couldn't even finish)? And didn't New Super Mario Bros. U just release on the Wii U?
The problem is, outside of Super Mario 3D Land, none of these recent titles bring along the major improvement from one release to the next in the way that Nintendo used to be known for, and SM3DL only does this slightly. For example: Super Mario World - Super Mario 64 - Super Mario Sunshine - Super Mario Galaxy. With each game, the wait from one to the next is extensive, but when you finally got your hands on it - it was mind-blowing awesome. Major improvements and new gameplay gimmicks/ideas that weren't available in previous titles made each new release fresh and exciting. I mean, you HAD to have it! But now, slight improvement and rehashed gameplay - yes Nintendo, you have some of the best franchises in the world, but the trying to fill the third party support void with more Mario and Zelda is only going to wear us out on "Nintendo."
For me, this has sadly already happened.
Does Nintendo rely too much on Zelda?
Like Microsoft and Sony rely too much on Nintendo...
whammy
Hate again? I love Zelda. I think its good they are using it.
@ Jacksheen There is a new IP that just came out. Its called Nintendo Land. Just because it doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it isn't a new IP.
If NIntendo holds back zelda, people are like "oh that's cool but it's not zelda, thats what I want to see". Nintendo releases more zelda and now people are are like "OMG nintendo stop with all the zelda, give us new IP ". I see no problem with it especially since it's really not that much when you actually sit down and look at it in terms of home consoles there was 1 true wii zelda game, 2 gamecube zelda games, 2 n64 zelda games all this is in the stretch of 13 years. That is hardly too much, and each iteration brought something fresh to the table. The Wii U is nintendo's NEW console of course they want to establish One of their main franchises on it early,it's good business and it's what people who buy wii u's want to see. I mean look at the Wii we waited 5 years since the launch of the wii to get our first true built from the ground up wii title. Nintendo is simply getting a head start this time around. And in terms of people complaining about mario kart, there is 1 mario kart for each nintendo system no more no less, it's fun, popular and that's why they keep making them. It blow my mind that people want nintendo to ditch the franchises that make them who they are especially when it's not as if the quality of their main IP's has faltered any either.