E3 2007 - Nintendo Conference Analysis

The Fifth

That is funny that you enjoy the one part of online gaming that turns many people off.



Just listen to the 'thewiire' Podcast #65 they will name their sources.

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bigwilliiy

wat, i can take it. i just say GET A GIRLFRIEND. they shutup.

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ericlewis91

like why are they so scared of online games..thats so 2004..with xbox

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Revan

I have a question about online gaming on Wii. Can you play with anybody online, or do you have to have their friend code?

Monsteroids

Well to play with the full benefits of online gaming you have to have the person's friend code otherwise there is usually a mode where you play against a random person anonymously(did I spell that right?) with pre-selected modes and limeted ways of play I believe.

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firedragon

Really nice article. I was at the E3 and Nintendo's strategy was very clear. The next day I read about WiiFit on the local newspapaer, but no one else had a spotlight in that newspaper. I didn't get a chance to look at the back of the Balance board, but I think I came across it at Onnintendo.com? i'm not sure, or it might have been Ign.com not sure, I'll check and get back to everyone.

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Rolex

Corey - great article, more and more people seem to be reading all of it, mind control certainly works eventually - and I certainly watched the whole of the keynote presentation and dear me - was it Reggie or the crowd which seemed to be lack lustre? I have never watched a presentation with such little reaction from both presenters and audience... **Although have you witnessed the Activision / Jamie Kennedy debacle yet - ooof someone's getting tarred, feathered and sacked!! Employ the woman in the crowd, that's what I say!**

Nintendo; like all companies; seem to roll out the fact & figures as mentioned with frightening [when you consider it concerns fun-filled games] business-like glee [Mr Iawata](of course) but when compared against, say Sony, then you really get the impression that even Nintendo are being more-super-mega-ruthless in this campaign for casual gamers than the other big 2 - I'm not saying they are forgetting us core gamers, who actually buy more than one game - but man, it's sort of a commercial blood drive every-time Nintendo open their mouth - only Myamoto seems to be interested in games, and I think he's on the turn..mwuhahahaha It doesn't seem so much a "...and now you see what you've been missing out on the past decade..." but a Bob Geldof "..give us your ******* money, NOW!.." dealy with them, or is that just me?!?!

For once Corey I'm not quite on the same thought train here with you - do you consider that hardcore gamers do now actually understand Wii but are just not satisfied completely with the output for them thus far?

With the absolute effort given to Wii-casual, Nintendo have achieved roughly half of what they set out to do with Wii - create the expanded audience but didn't they also promise that core gamers would be catered for as well - it's taken 8 months from launch and the games such as "SSB, SMG, MKart, RE:UC, MP:3" have been sooo long in coming that core gamers have a right to feel peeved at WiiFit getting the lions share of "look at us + we love you causal gamers = spend more money" shenanigans

After all - if per-chance that any of the core titles revealed are below par then god help Reggie on the streets of **insert country here**

What Nintendo actually achieved with the keynote for me was to demonstrate that the "killer titles" [as above] definately have a back seat role in the business now and yes I am taking into account what IcedEarth81 has posted previously:

and must say that purely from a business point of view Nintendo have got to push but it doesn't always make it palatable to hear it in such cold detail, so often....Nintendo make us feel special again, please don't end up like MS or Sony

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Rolex

Revan - I'm not Nintendo / Sony / MS biased by any stretch but I have to agree with you on the "more of the same" vein that is coming out at the moment - there has, up to this point, been a lot of ports and franchise titles out but I, for one, wouldn't strictly consider Mario Galaxy any of the above - this title looks superb and whilst you could tenuously link it to Mario64 for example - only in the fact that it's Nintendo, Mario and a 3D platformer - hold on(!) that doesn't sound that different but look at the title - it really does look superb and one which I am looking forward to playing and it's purely down to the Wii controls and the effort which has seemingly been put into it and going on all the hands-on praise it has received!!

You could also compare Gears of War on XB360 to other similar titles but differentiate it from them as fresh and new....but the likes of [going on previews] SSB and MP:3 for example do have that beefed up franchise feel from the previews - although I am loathed to say any more until I have played them of course. I don't want to upset the diehards who are wetting themselves for these titles - as long as you enjoy them then it's been worth it no matter what the "label"!

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"This IS the difference over the other systems....graphics can make you believe you're there to some extent but motion gesture can make you believe you're doing it!"

Revan

Good point Rolex but some games in their franchises cough*Mario Party*cough do need to change their formula. But what I was saying is it is mostly Mario, Link, Samus, repeat. It wouldn't hurt for a new IP which is why it is to bad Project Hammer got cancelled. I'm not saying these games based on Nintendo's mascots suck either, but we could use a change in the formula or a new IP every once in a while.

som1

wow this article has changed my mind on the hardcore games, i was too one of those people who thought nintendo was had abandoned the hardcore gamer by trying to appeal more to the casual person, but in real life their making games more interesting for hardcore gamers and bringing those casual players along with them.
just comes to show that having a little faith with nintendo will go a long way

Ashenshugar

To people saying and i quote "Not having online is so 2004" Grow the **** up and realise what the **** you are saying retarded child.

Metroid prime is by no means "the same". I am not much into its history but i can easily point out that none of the games play the same as the next, you could compare Mp1 with Mp2 but thats complete bullshit considering the light and darkness and what not. Mp3 is the last prime thus saying "its the same" is also pretty much bullshitting, saying Mp3 can be compared to mp1 or mp2 or both is also a big fat load of crap considering #1 you havent played the game and #2 its for another console with 100% different controls

You fail.

Ontopic: Great article Mate.

sagema

14% of yearly revenue comes from Movie based games. That is beyond sad. I'd rather have 100 Mario based games than 3 more Transfromers, or Spider Man games. They need to knock movies based games back into 1% where they belong.

Rolex

Hmmm, any chance you can say who you are directing this rant at please?

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David328ci

"Casual games noooooooooooooo!"

Casual games suck.

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Movie based games are the most ridiculous games ever. The only reason most sell is just because of their name.

Monsteroids

I like the spiderman engine. Its the name/label that puts me off

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blueradio

Well said. I think Nintendo has it's plans worked out.
They know what's going to sell and what's not.
There's not much of a point to flaunt what's already established and good like Prime 3, Mario Kart, SSBB and Super Mario Galaxy.

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Well do you?

Revan

What I hated about Ninty's Conference was they focused way to much on Wii Fit when all anybody at home wanted to see was Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

popert8

Wow great article, I think nintendo was smart not showing Galaxy or Kart, or brawl, Now they are going to sell even more, for people who dont know what it is going to be like and buy it... I am probably wrong, but I am definitely getting wiifit! nice article.

NintendoWiiMASTER

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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