Some MadWorld reviews are coming in, which is good news.
In the three or so I've seen, it seems to be quite consistent:
Pro:
- superb graphics
- great soundtrack
- complex but easy controls
- exciting story
Con:
- some camera issues
- boring (but short) motorbike passages
- boring multiplayer mode
That brings me to this: Is the single player experience going to win us all over? Based on MP3, I'd say it likely will. I still am stoked, and with generally positive reviews thus far, I'd say MW will rule.
Greg Proops + John DiMaggio = WIN!!!!
I don't care about the reviews, I am 100% getting this ninny.
MP3 was a good game.
However, it was a poopty Metroid game.
Quote from: Jono2 on March 03, 2009, 08:14:30 PM
MP3 was a good game.
However, it was a s***ty Metroid game.
yes.
Also, the ONLY true hardcore game not named No More Heroes is FINALLY coming out? MUST GET! Getting both that and Black Knight on the same day. Finally I have something new to play ^_^
Lol Nayr. I'm not sure how BK will be, but I'm quite stoked about it.
And we have a few hardcore games, but they're just not appreciated. Hardcore =/= Violent. Thus, Brawl and MP3 are hardcore.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 05, 2009, 06:18:51 PM
Lol Nayr. I'm not sure how BK will be, but I'm quite stoked about it.
And we have a few hardcore games, but they're just not appreciated. Hardcore =/= Violent. Thus, Brawl and MP3 are hardcore.
Too easy and intended "kid friendlyness" of the game in general (pretty much every newcomer villain and friend were sapped of all coolness*, but I guess I have to agree to some extent of MP3.
The definition of hardcore is games aimed at more serious players. Brawl still offers hardcore elements - unlockables, strat, deep play (multiplayer) etc.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 05, 2009, 06:25:41 PM
The definition of hardcore is games aimed at more serious players. Brawl still offers hardcore elements - unlockables, strat, deep play (multiplayer) etc.
terrible online, lack of a decent single player mode, stages purposely designed to help beginner players by being aggrivatingly cheap.
But I see your point.
Remember though, for every "core" game the Wii gets, twenty more pieces of shovelware appear on shelves to take up space...
Oh of course. We don't get that many noteworthy titles, but they do exist. MadWorld and The Conduit, should they sell well, would change the scope of the Wii forever.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 05, 2009, 06:44:06 PM
Oh of course. We don't get that many noteworthy titles, but they do exist. MadWorld and The Conduit, should they sell well, would change the scope of the Wii forever.
not SHOULD they sell well, NEED to sell well. If these two (along with NMH2) don't have good sales, I predict the Wii will be forever doomed to crappy third party shovelware no core gamer will enjoy and the continued dark age for Nintendo in the core gamer's eyes.
Very pessimistic I know, but the Wii SCREAMS Atari2600 in 1983 (and we all know what happened THAT year...)
Um, NMH2 isn't scheduled out for another 2 years. If these two don't sell well, chances are it won't even come into existence.
I need to try MadWorld, I'm going to rent that and BK at Blockbuster tomorrow.
Nayr, the only difference between the 2600 and Wii is that even casual game players of the time got sick of bad games, but in this generation they seem to eat them up.
Quote from: Tupin on March 05, 2009, 06:50:19 PM
I need to try MadWorld, I'm going to rent that and BK at Blockbuster tomorrow.
Nayr, the only difference between the 2600 and Wii is that even casual game players of the time got sick of bad games, but in this generation they seem to eat them up.
Casuals will get tired of them and move onto the next piece of shiny equipment that does things differently. It's a passing fancy if anything unless Nintendo actually makes an effort to:
a) clean up the 3rd party filth
b) give casuals a reason to actually become gamers for real (meaning make things at least mildly difficult, and not pander to them every chance they get)
and
c) actually give online a real service so it actually makes a COMMUNITY outside of the living room so there is actually some competition to make them grow...
I honestly don't see that coming to fruition for Nintendo. The only gateway drugs games they have are MKWii, Brawl, and arguably, Professor Layton.
They don't need gateway games for the time being - they need casual titles to feed the mindless drones, and the odd hardcore title to appease its loyal base (who won't abandon them).
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 05, 2009, 07:10:33 PM
I honestly don't see that coming to fruition for Nintendo. The only gateway drugs games they have are MKWii, Brawl, and arguably, Professor Layton.
They don't need gateway games for the time being - they need casual titles to feed the mindless drones, and the odd hardcore title to appease its loyal base (who won't abandon them).
As you said, for the time being. Nintendo is walking a VERY fine line. Hopefully Miyamoto and Aounuma remember how easy it was for them to be toppled by the PSone back in the day, and realize that simply having the casuals for the one generation will mean pretty much nothing overall. (Unfortunately Iwata, Reggie, and the rest of NOA seem to be so far up their own asses they can't be helped at the moment). This casual movement they've got could either be insanely helpful in the long run (as mentioned, if Nintendo actually tries to make them gamers, not casuals) or it could end up being absolutely disastrous in the long run. Their business model leaves almost no wiggle room. This could either end up being a new golden age Nintendo will dominate for a good ten to twelve years, or end up biting them so hard in the ass they'll be in some deep poop in about four or five years (again, once the casuals move onto the next piece of shiny white box that does something different).
You're exactly right. What they need to do is promote games like MadWorld heavily, appealing to the core group that stood by the Gamecube, and draw users from other systems.
For those casuals, sure, throw out some more games like Wii Sports Resort to keep baiting them in. Even hardcore gamers like them, but make them quality. Stop allowing M&M Licenses and the like, and get quality casual titles. See: Brain Age, Art Style
From there, make the ultimate titles like Brawl have components for everyone. Offer a solid online experience (not p2p nonsense), have an easy to understand control set with advanced moves, and market these on all levels. Use your celebrity endorsements on these titles, opposed to Nintendogs. These are the titles you offer incentives for; stylus sets, skins, promotional artwork, etc.
If they can do that, they are good as gold. Instead, they hardly back titles like the Conduit and MadWorld, and just push out more shovelware.
Nintendo doesn't care for FPS's, they're Japanese after all. Why do you think they gave Metroid to an American studio?
As far as the 3rd party stuff, that needs to hit Rock Bottom before Nintendo will do anything. The atari situation needs to happen again before Nintendo will get their asses in gear and start restricting their licenses like they (sorta) did on the NES/SNES. But then again, they pretty much abandoned that after the N64, so I don't know how much that'll do. But the 3rd party issue needs to be addressed NOW. Nintendo and SEGA can't hold down the fort by themselves, and the never ending string of terrible third party junk isn't helping.
As far as online goes, it's the same situation with the 3rd parties. It's going to get a LOT worse before it gets better. Right now, Nintendo has no incentive to make a good online. That change needs to come from the casuals, as they've shown time and again OUR online concerns mean absolutely nothing to them (or else the basic idea of FC's would've been long gone by now). Basically, they're going to get so far behind that they really have no choice other than to make a semi-competent online service just so they don't get laughed out of the entire online community with no hope of ever recovering.
As you said, casual games are fine, as long as they're QUALITY. That's what Nintendo needs to stress above all else right now. Sure, the people on the Today Show and the View may not know any better, but what they don't realize is that the small group of core gamers left are losing patience and willingness to stick with them. Most core gamers I know who have Wii's only got it for the next installments of Mario, Zelda, and Smash (oh, and NMH). If more of these casual titles were quality and gave a reason to play, there is untapped potential there as well (again, another opportunity Nintendo is missing because Iwata couldn't give a crap). In that way the reverse idea is true (making "core" gamers a tiny bit more casual in that regard).
It'll be interesting to see what Nintendo does in the next three years or so, at least in terms of hardware. I mean really, let's face it. The DS (in general) is in the last 2-3 years of it's life cycle and the Wii technologically just doesn't have what it takes to keep up in the long run, thus I expect the Wii's successor to be announced within 3 years, at least somewhat vaguely in any real regards.
Well, on the rare occasion that Japanese developers make an FPS/third person shooter, they make them really campy and lighthearted, and almost parodic. Onslaught and Earth Defense Force 2017 are examples.
Nintendo is living on a fanbase that will leave them just as quickly as they came to them. The thing is with products like Wii is that they don't have very long lifespans. Since its such old technology primarily marketed to a demographic that loves the newest and best looking things, it will need a replacement within a few years.
Quote from: Tupin on March 05, 2009, 07:43:16 PM
Well, on the rare occasion that Japanese developers make an FPS/third person shooter, they make them really campy and lighthearted, and almost parodic. Onslaught and Earth Defense Force 2017 are examples.
Nintendo is living on a fanbase that will leave them just as quickly as they came to them. The thing is with products like Wii is that they don't have very long lifespans. Since its such old technology primarily marketed to a demographic that loves the newest and best looking things, it will need a replacement within a few years.
That second paragraph is exactly my point X_X;;
The Japanese (minus Konami) are incredibly light hearted at the moment, for some odd reason...but whatever. *going to sleep, hope to see some more good posts when I get back on tomorrow*
Quote from: Nayrman on March 05, 2009, 07:48:19 PM
Quote from: Tupin on March 05, 2009, 07:43:16 PM
Well, on the rare occasion that Japanese developers make an FPS/third person shooter, they make them really campy and lighthearted, and almost parodic. Onslaught and Earth Defense Force 2017 are examples.
Nintendo is living on a fanbase that will leave them just as quickly as they came to them. The thing is with products like Wii is that they don't have very long lifespans. Since its such old technology primarily marketed to a demographic that loves the newest and best looking things, it will need a replacement within a few years.
That second paragraph is exactly my point X_X;;
The Japanese (minus Konami) are incredibly light hearted at the moment, for some odd reason...but whatever. *going to sleep, hope to see some more good posts when I get back on tomorrow*
Even they have Parodius.
Weeeeeeee.
Thing is, no matter how light hearted one is, Nintendo is still a business. Sure, the Japanese make up a decent base, but what about the US, Canada, Mexico, and good chunks of Europe that love those games (sans Germany, of course)? Really, Nintendo won't have a choice but to support the creation and release of these games in the future, as the fan base will come to demand it.
Of course, they aren't completely dumb:
Quote from: Nintendo'Wii appeals to a wide range of audiences from children and teenagers to adult and senior citizens, anyone from 5 - 95, as such there is a wide range of content for all ages and tastes available.
'Mad World will be suitably age rated through the appropriate legal channels and thus only available to an audience above the age rating it is given'
'The game is not made by Nintendo but by Sega.'
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 06, 2009, 03:59:29 PM
Weeeeeeee.
Thing is, no matter how light hearted one is, Nintendo is still a business. Sure, the Japanese make up a decent base, but what about the US, Canada, Mexico, and good chunks of Europe that love those games (sans Germany, of course)? Really, Nintendo won't have a choice but to support the creation and release of these games in the future, as the fan base will come to demand it.
Of course, they aren't completely dumb:
Quote from: Nintendo'Wii appeals to a wide range of audiences from children and teenagers to adult and senior citizens, anyone from 5 - 95, as such there is a wide range of content for all ages and tastes available.
'Mad World will be suitably age rated through the appropriate legal channels and thus only available to an audience above the age rating it is given'
'The game is not made by Nintendo but by Sega.'
We both know that if it were up to Nintendo this game along with No More Heroes would never see the light of day X_X;;
Appeal to teenagers by ass, Nintendo appealing to teens is like an oxymoron at this point or something...
You can't argue with that statement, though. While I'm sure Nintendo would rather not have MadWorld, it's free promotion for the Wii. They have little to do but sit back and relax, and all the controversy around MadWorld will do is promote the Wii as a "for everyone" system. They didn't need a statement, as angry gamers (such as ourselves) will make the point ourselves, albeit in different terms. Honestly, it's a marketing strategy.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 06, 2009, 04:05:41 PM
You can't argue with that statement, though. While I'm sure Nintendo would rather not have MadWorld, it's free promotion for the Wii. They have little to do but sit back and relax, and all the controversy around MadWorld will do is promote the Wii as a "for everyone" system. They didn't need a statement, as angry gamers (such as ourselves) will make the point ourselves, albeit in different terms. Honestly, it's a marketing strategy.
The thing is, there won't be any controversy over MadWorld because parent's won't bother looking at it because they'll be too busy looking at the 3rd party minigame shovelware. No More Heroes didn't get that much attention in the mainstream because parents frankly didn't notice it. Manhunt 2 only got news because of it's AO rating and FAUX News lambasting it without even looking up what the game was about or how it played...
Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the fuss in Europe. Virtually every news station over there has covered it - leading to it not being allowed in Germany. There is a lot of controversy over it already, all thanks to the media.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 01:21:25 PM
Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the fuss in Europe. Virtually every news station over there has covered it - leading to it not being allowed in Germany. There is a lot of controversy over it already, all thanks to the media.
Then America is just thick X_X;;
What kind of things are they saying? Usual "blah blah blah violence makes people serial killers despite no proof of this has ever occurred blah blah blah..."
I know this is bad of me, but the irony that Germany of all countries banning something like that X_X;; (especially with their infamous "learn english" commercial)
Germany has banned so many forms of entertainment, video games are a major part because of all the games with Nazis in them.
Even their rating system is excessive, the rating takes up pretty much all of the box. Still not as bad as Greece. They actually accidentally banned all electronic games, and the law didn't get overturned for a year. It was just supposed to ban electronic gambling.
Quote from: Nayrman on March 08, 2009, 01:31:26 PM
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 01:21:25 PM
Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the fuss in Europe. Virtually every news station over there has covered it - leading to it not being allowed in Germany. There is a lot of controversy over it already, all thanks to the media.
Then America is just thick X_X;;
What kind of things are they saying? Usual "blah blah blah violence makes people serial killers despite no proof of this has ever occurred blah blah blah..."
I know this is bad of me, but the irony that Germany of all countries banning something like that X_X;; (especially with their infamous "learn english" commercial)
Paraphrased:
"The Wii is family friendly. By allowing MW on it, it breaks the trust of families..."
"Most violent game of all time on the most accessible system of all time. That's not right."
"Allowing children to play violent video games is comparable to x, y, and z."
It's really sparked a lot of debate on rating systems, etc. That address from Nintendo (I posted above) is actually response to some of these things.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 01:52:23 PM
Quote from: Nayrman on March 08, 2009, 01:31:26 PM
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 01:21:25 PM
Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the fuss in Europe. Virtually every news station over there has covered it - leading to it not being allowed in Germany. There is a lot of controversy over it already, all thanks to the media.
Then America is just thick X_X;;
What kind of things are they saying? Usual "blah blah blah violence makes people serial killers despite no proof of this has ever occurred blah blah blah..."
I know this is bad of me, but the irony that Germany of all countries banning something like that X_X;; (especially with their infamous "learn english" commercial)
Paraphrased:
"The Wii is family friendly. By allowing MW on it, it breaks the trust of families..."
"Most violent game of all time on the most accessible system of all time. That's not right."
"Allowing children to play violent video games is comparable to x, y, and z."
It's really sparked a lot of debate on rating systems, etc. That address from Nintendo (I posted above) is actually response to some of these things.
I know that was a Nintendo response to the violence stuff, but now I see where it was coming from.
My responses:
Quote 1: Not everything HAS to be family friendly. People who want that sort of thing should be allowed to have it. Parents should get off their lazy asses and actually look at the game before they buy it.
Quote 2: Most violent game of all time? Ha. Please. Someone's never been on Newgrounds or played any non-cel shaded M game...; Also, see above response
Quote 3: Who would be allowing the kids to play the M rated game again? Oh right, the PARENTS. They don't seem to be complaining about movie studios "allowing" kids to see R rated movies.
God I hate these strawmen arguments and placing the blame on others. *rolls eyes* Man people are stupid nowadays...or the parents have become lazy beyond all belief...probably both X_X;;
It's a mix of stupid and lazy, yes. And all this, Nintendo is getting advertising. People like me see Nintendo as finally standing up for the hardcore gamer - even in the sick way they are doing it. Promotion wise, it's brilliant. The little kids will still beg their parents for Wii games, the morons with too much money to spend will still spend it, and now, those gamers that will adore MW will stick with the Big N just a tad longer, possibly all they need to make some kind of announcement that will keep them.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 02:08:16 PM
It's a mix of stupid and lazy, yes. And all this, Nintendo is getting advertising. People like me see Nintendo as finally standing up for the hardcore gamer - even in the sick way they are doing it. Promotion wise, it's brilliant. The little kids will still beg their parents for Wii games, the morons with too much money to spend will still spend it, and now, those gamers that will adore MW will stick with the Big N just a tad longer, possibly all they need to make some kind of announcement that will keep them.
As I said before, Nintendo may be greedy (and sometimes lazy), but they're not stupid. Even though they probably don't like the game, they're not going to condemn it just because it exists, especially when its coming from one of the two third parties left that actually make quality games exclusively for the system in SEGA. I'm really just getting MadWorld for the convenience. Nothing besides BK and the Conduit are coming out for the system that I want basically this entire year (Punch Out is a rental. The rest I couldn't care for).
The core won't stick with Nintendo either way. The vast majority of core gamers already gave up on Nintendo a LOOONG time ago. This is just something for the core gamers who also happen to have Wii's. MW and Conduit won't change the majority's mind, but it'll keep Nintendo from getting laughed out of the non-causal business for only that much longer, unless like you said they use that small window to actually announce something (for the love of god it better be Kid Icaurs/Mother 3/Zelda with REALISTIC sword fighting with WMP)
I'm not saying the core didn't leave, but as you pointed out they do have a base with Wii's, and that is all they care about. That very base will purchase products for the Wii if it interests them, and MW is no exception.
This is merely a chance to hold the structure together that much longer...and just as it is about to give way, Conduit comes in and reseals it. They'll let the Third Parties take the hardcore for now, I assure you. They'll let them keep the base, even make it, before going out of their way to appeal to it themselves. It's brilliant on so many levels - unfortunately, we shouldn't appreciate it.
Nonetheless, MW will likely sell better than NMH, and that's because of the aura around it. Sega knows how to advertise, something EA/Ubi hasn't been good with in terms of new IP's.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 02:21:50 PM
I'm not saying the core didn't leave, but as you pointed out they do have a base with Wii's, and that is all they care about. That very base will purchase products for the Wii if it interests them, and MW is no exception.
This is merely a chance to hold the structure together that much longer...and just as it is about to give way, Conduit comes in and reseals it. They'll let the Third Parties take the hardcore for now, I assure you. They'll let them keep the base, even make it, before going out of their way to appeal to it themselves. It's brilliant on so many levels - unfortunately, we shouldn't appreciate it.
Nonetheless, MW will likely sell better than NMH, and that's because of the aura around it. Sega knows how to advertise, something EA/Ubi hasn't been good with in terms of new IP's.
The problem is that Conduit is the last line of defense. NMH2 will be at LEAST another year and a half, and there really is nothing to fill that void unless Nintendo does something. Let's be honest, after Conduit SEGA is all but spent for a while (they've single handedly put out all the good games for the Wii in the first quarter this year). Sega does a fantastic job of advertising/promoting, why do you think Sonic still does fantastic sales wise despite many of the games being lackluster? Although this can be directly attributed to their efforts in the 90's of making Sonic a mascot like Nintendo did with Mario.
Please, EA doesn't do new IP's, and when they do they rush it and don't try hard. (Mirror's Edge was just a "hey look we're not just Madden cop outs every year!" game, unfortunately).
They'll let the third parties have the hardcore? Not even the third parties not named SEGA and Suda51 care. (Capcom stopped trying after Zak and Wiki/Okami had terrible sales and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom is still a region exclusive). I mean, besides SEGA projects, NMH, and occasionally Capcom what third party is actually trying on the Wii? Okay, Sqaure Enix somewhat, but they're content to release the more kid friendly stuff on Nintendo and push the big budget games on Sony. Not saying the Nintendo stuff is bad, but some balance would be nice... X_X;;
The rest of summer is "make it or break it" time for Nintendo themselves. They just need ONE game made specifically for the core (preferably one with online) to satisfy the qualms for another year or two. Anything I mentioned would work, or basically anything that has even a moderately good online (Hell, just announcing the death of FC's would be MORE than enough). Just my two cents on that...
Umm, EA not trying new IP's? What. No More Heroes is essentially an IP of theirs, as Ubi published. Red Steel. Assassin's Creed? That's just from the Ubisoft side of things. It's also ignoring TMNT Smash Up. With that said,
The Conduit is in no way the last line for Hardcore gamers. We represent, at most, 15% of sales, and at our peak only represented 50% of sales. That's a chunk that will be key during this crisis that saw Nintendo stocks fall 18%, so they'll hold on to it with their own titles. We'll see Captain Rainbow down the road, we'll see Stafy, you touched on Punch Out, and let's not forget Sin and Punishment. Then there is our new Kirby game (announced for 09 in at least one region), H.A.M.M.E.R., NPC Metroid Prime, Dynamic Slash, etc.
You said Nintendo's not stupid, they're just simply changing their strategy. You have to realize that they're still making cash without releasing titles. They'll release as they need to, get through the summer slump, and (hopefully) have a decent holiday/fall lineup. And you can't argue with the lineup we have as of now, either, with Platinum, NPC! titles, Fire Emblem, etc.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 02:48:23 PM
Umm, EA not trying new IP's? What. No More Heroes is essentially an IP of theirs, as Ubi published. Red Steel. Assassin's Creed? That's just from the Ubisoft side of things. It's also ignoring TMNT Smash Up. With that said,
The Conduit is in no way the last line for Hardcore gamers. We represent, at most, 15% of sales, and at our peak only represented 50% of sales. That's a chunk that will be key during this crisis that saw Nintendo stocks fall 18%, so they'll hold on to it with their own titles. We'll see Captain Rainbow down the road, we'll see Stafy, you touched on Punch Out, and let's not forget Sin and Punishment. Then there is our new Kirby game (announced for 09 in at least one region), H.A.M.M.E.R., NPC Metroid Prime, Dynamic Slash, etc.
You said Nintendo's not stupid, they're just simply changing their strategy. You have to realize that they're still making cash without releasing titles. They'll release as they need to, get through the summer slump, and (hopefully) have a decent holiday/fall lineup. And you can't argue with the lineup we have as of now, either, with Platinum, NPC! titles, Fire Emblem, etc.
EA's OWN development studios, not Ubisoft's pickups. The problem I have with the lineup you mentioned is that Nintendo won't market that to any of the core gamers. Only Sin and Punishment will get that kind of attention (let's face it, they're not making Punch Out for us...). Starfy and Captain Rainbow are going to be blatantly marketed towards young kids (which is fine, they're supposed to be...save that one Birdo mission...we all know the one). You know my opinion on the NPC! games, so I won't go into that. The Kirby game is LONG overdue (like a real DK platformer...please!?).
Of course Nintendo is making cash without releases, the Wii and DSi are selling like hotcakes because the casuals will continue to buy regardless of all the 3rd party junk stocking shelves because they honestly don't know any better (one of the curses of having the casual market in anything...). I just want to see Nintendo's strategy for when that ultimately starts to fade (or possibly crash and burn like 1983 and Atari, either way). Nintendo has experienced an anomaly in terms of sales for the Wii, but like the iPod was when it first started, it'll eventually even out. However, will Nintendo have an ace up their sleeve like Apple had with their new operating system/interface design or will Nintendo look the other way and hope everything continues to go swimmingly like Sony did when the PS3 was first announced/came out? E3 is going to be REALLY interesting this year, provided Nintendo even bothers to show up this time X_X;;
Just a side note:
NP gave a 9/10.
Quote from: Lord Layton on March 08, 2009, 05:28:20 PM
Just a side note:
NP gave a 9/10.
No offense to BK, but if NP gives BK an 8, MadWorld better be a 9 or higher. But that's just me XD
I can't wait to play both of 'em.
Another update: IGN scored it 9.
Surprised Fox News hasn't gotten their hands on this yet, it's like ten times worse than GTA.
That said, cannot WAIT to play it.
Quote from: Tupin on March 09, 2009, 05:12:59 PM
Surprised Fox News hasn't gotten their hands on this yet, it's like ten times worse than GTA.
That said, cannot WAIT to play it.
You know they will. They'll bash any game with violence because they have their own republican fueled agenda...no shock no surprise.
Quote from: Nayrman on March 09, 2009, 05:14:43 PM
Quote from: Tupin on March 09, 2009, 05:12:59 PM
Surprised Fox News hasn't gotten their hands on this yet, it's like ten times worse than GTA.
That said, cannot WAIT to play it.
You know they will. They'll bash any game with violence because they have their own republican fueled agenda...no shock no surprise.
It's apparently big news in Europe, but the only mention I've seen of it from them was on their site, when they were interviewing the director of God of War III and he was talking about how he wanted the violence not to be comedic, like in MadWorld.
Quote from: Tupin on March 09, 2009, 05:25:06 PM
Quote from: Nayrman on March 09, 2009, 05:14:43 PM
Quote from: Tupin on March 09, 2009, 05:12:59 PM
Surprised Fox News hasn't gotten their hands on this yet, it's like ten times worse than GTA.
That said, cannot WAIT to play it.
You know they will. They'll bash any game with violence because they have their own republican fueled agenda...no shock no surprise.
It's apparently big news in Europe, but the only mention I've seen of it from them was on their site, when they were interviewing the director of God of War III and he was talking about how he wanted the violence not to be comedic, like in MadWorld.
Europe is one thing, Faux news is another. I just love seeing their strawman arguments and logical fallacies.
Watched the video review on IGN and I really can't wait to play this. It looks like the Wii game we've all been waiting for. Clover studios ALWAYS puts out gold (I forgot their current name). The irony that NMH and MW are probably the two best Wii games on the entire system. The violence is one thing, but the gameplay is how the Wii SHOULD be used. Interesting new ways to play things we all love and enjoy.
Spoke too soon. National Institute on Media and the Family says Nintendo has "opened its doors to the violent videogame genre." Holy crap, it's a genre now?!?
http://gonintendo.com/?p=75163 (http://gonintendo.com/?p=75163)
"The National Institute on Media and the Family hopes that Nintendo does not lose sight of its initial audience and continues to offer quality, family-friendly games."
Read the bold.
It's not a Leapfrog, NIMF. They can make games that aren't necessarily family friendly.
Quote from: Tupin on March 10, 2009, 06:32:40 PM
Spoke too soon. National Institute on Media and the Family says Nintendo has "opened its doors to the violent videogame genre." Holy crap, it's a genre now?!?
http://gonintendo.com/?p=75163 (http://gonintendo.com/?p=75163)
"The National Institute on Media and the Family hopes that Nintendo does not lose sight of its initial audience and continues to offer quality, family-friendly games."
Read the bold.
It's not a Leapfrog, NIMF. They can make games that aren't necessarily family friendly.
As usual, these people are intercourse ing retarded. The Wii wasn't made for YOU, it was made for EVERYONE. Meaning if the hardcore want their violent game and not just another cutsey wootsy little minigame package, then developers should make it! Maybe if parents actually did some PARENTING this wouldn't be an issue! But oh wait, we can't have that! EVERYTHING needs to be SOOOOOO family friendly so the parents don't have to make decisions and can continue to be lazy and not care. We didn't have this back in the 90's. Sure, there were some fanaticals about Mortal Kombat, but MOST parents weren't retarded and just avoided the game altogether, and let us play Mario and Sonic instead. I mean really..."The Violent Videogame genre"? NIMF is just moronic X_X;;