23rd January 2003, 4:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 23rd January 2003, 4:38 PM by A Black Falcon.)
I know we've said it multiple times before, but Nintendo's online "strategy" baffles me... given how successful online gaming is (Just ask Sony how much of that $15 they get per month from the 250,000+ EverQuest (PC, sure, but its online) subscribers goes straight to their pockets... or Microsoft's success with X-Box Live...), and how much influence it has (in making games a more attractive purchase), and how much gameplay it adds to games (would I play even a FRACTION as much Warcraft III or Starcraft without the net? Absolutely not!), it just makes NO SENSE that they seem to think it won't be a good idea. Sure, they may lose money on it at first, but its so important that it'd probably be worth it to get the positive sales impact I'm certain it would have... stupid Nintendo!
Oh, and I think I've said that the whole Nintendo marketing division should be fired several times. Look at any recent Nintendo advertising campaign to see why... as I'm sure most of you agree...
MgL... hmm, I don't know. You make some good points then go back to your usual flamebait stuff... like saying that Mario Sunshine was bad because it wasn't very different. As for the NGC controller, I like it... mostly. I wish it had 6 face buttons.. and only 2 shoulder buttons. Stupid awful Z button! It should have a 6 face button layout... thats the best type (*waits for several people to say I'm wrong, as they always do*). Maybe make the D-Pad bigger too.Oh, and it shouldn't have a DVD drive. I think its good that Nintendo makes it clear that its a game machine, not a appliance or something... they should keep doing that. More colors (and NOT purple as the main one!) would be great, though. Though I do like it in black.
And as for the fact that lots of NGC games look like barely improved (or no good) PS2 ports as opposed to slightly downgraded X-Box versions like they should, that isn't Nintendo's fault. Its the fault of lazy developers who don't care to optimize the game for the platform...
Oh, and I think I've said that the whole Nintendo marketing division should be fired several times. Look at any recent Nintendo advertising campaign to see why... as I'm sure most of you agree...
MgL... hmm, I don't know. You make some good points then go back to your usual flamebait stuff... like saying that Mario Sunshine was bad because it wasn't very different. As for the NGC controller, I like it... mostly. I wish it had 6 face buttons.. and only 2 shoulder buttons. Stupid awful Z button! It should have a 6 face button layout... thats the best type (*waits for several people to say I'm wrong, as they always do*). Maybe make the D-Pad bigger too.Oh, and it shouldn't have a DVD drive. I think its good that Nintendo makes it clear that its a game machine, not a appliance or something... they should keep doing that. More colors (and NOT purple as the main one!) would be great, though. Though I do like it in black.
And as for the fact that lots of NGC games look like barely improved (or no good) PS2 ports as opposed to slightly downgraded X-Box versions like they should, that isn't Nintendo's fault. Its the fault of lazy developers who don't care to optimize the game for the platform...
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