Iran White writes:
Today, is all about Mario Kart 8. The game where for the first time it seems, rather than contriving 'surprise' (as Nintendo has been falling into a deeper and deeper pit in their attempts to create), they're simply giving gamers what they want, with no nonsense attached.
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.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "10 years. It’s been almost 10 years since the last mainline release in the Mario Kart series. Mario Kart 8 came out for the Wii U in 2014 and became the best-selling game for the system by a sizeable margin, and later pulled the same magic trick on the Nintendo Switch under the stage name Deluxe. All in all, it's sold nearly 70 million copies over the last decade and is still selling like hot cakes to this day, so it’s no wonder Nintendo has been in no rush to replace it. However, with rumors of a new system being just around the corner, and reports a few years back that a new Mario Kart is indeed under way, it seems the era of 8 might very well be drawing to a close. It’s an exciting prospect to be sure, but after two Nintendo systems with Mario Kart 8 at their heart, a lot of questions remain about how Nintendo will choose to follow it up."
I hope they just keep building on Mario Kart 8; Add a track-creation tool, and probably open it up to more Nintendo IPs with new tracks and characters, so Metroid, Punch Out, Starfox, Animal Crossing, etc etc.
there wont be a new one until the switch 2 comes out.
nintendo needs their bangers early on
This is an interesting article.
Nintendo has always been a company that makes their innovation an upfront deal. They loudly announce that they're trying something new, and as a result, the innovation can feel very forced and intimidating, hence the "gimmickry" label.
Mario Kart 8, from what I can gather, uses its innovation in much more subtle ways, like anti-gravity tracks and great, colorful stage design. It's a quieter progression, one that's very out of character for Nintendo, but welcome nonetheless. Games that use their design innovatively instead of just the hardware are much more impressive in my eyes, like A Link Between Worlds' more open-ended design or Super Mario Galaxy's multi-dimensional use of perspective.
I'm interested in that idea and Mario Kart 8 seems to keep the balance of tradition and progression going, without making its innovations sound off like loud sirens.
To be honest the Wii U has suffered at the hands of the internet.
For every positive article they receive online there are 5 negatives. If they are going to turn around brand negativity They need to channel there inner T Mobile and go bonkers with the promos and pushing the messages. Here are two commercials.
Remix the old Wii Commercial where they show up at houses in Mario themed go kart and say Wii would like to play with U hand the game pad to players and play Mario Kart.
The second one have people form the shape of the game title shouting Wii U Wii U as clips of the game is being showcased online and local.
That right there would be nostalgic and it would catch attention.
Can't wait for this to come out. It is going to be so much fun.
@Neonridr nearly reported you thinking it was a reply :(
While others are batting over who's console has the better specs we Nintendrones will be having a blast playing quality games! lol I own a 360 also but Microsoft sucks at quality even tho there capable of creating great content they just fail in execution of it!