10th January 2005, 9:46 PM
Quote:The Taiko drum game is being made by the same company? Am I mistaken or was Donkey Konga made by Nintendo?
Donkey Konga was made by Namco.
Quote:And I know it came out the same time in Japan, but usually those "weird" games never see the light of day over here.
Namco has been releasing a bunch of odd (but extremely awesome) games that you'd never expect to get released here, like Katamari Damashii. Taiko Drum Master is nowhere near as weird as that game.
Quote:Why do you consider the Mini-DVD's and the GBA connectivity as odd or failed?
The mini-dvds were not a failure, they're just not what I'd consider a positive point for the GC. Yes they're cute and small... but they also hold just a fraction of what PS2 and XB discs can hold.
Connectivity was a massive failure, come on. There's a reason why Nintendo has completely dropped the idea--only a few games used it well. It was a lame gimmick, like the E-Card reader. It was neat in Four Swords but still not really needed (not to mention the fact that it made the game sell poorly). It was a hindrance, having to use $100 controllers for games.
Quote:And the Mini DVD's were a great way to combat the loading time issues.
The GC discs do not make things load faster. They're pretty much just shortened dvds. They're 5 gig dvds cut down to 1.5 gigs. The load times were faster than most games because Nintendo has excellent programmers, and because of the GC's superior RAM (to the PS2).