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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2015 13:44:03 GMT
I agree gaz. If they're going to do it, they must commit to it and make it a playable mode of the main game for years to come. I must admit, if a women's stand alone game was released I wouldn't buy it, and if it was a DLC I wouldn't buy/download it either. That's not out of any kind of disrespect for the women's game, it's just a very niche market. I'm all for raising the profile of the women's game, and I'd probably play the women's game mode on a FIFA game to see what it's like, but like you say gaz, people (even girls/women who buy and play FIFA) do it to play the PL, La Liga, play with Suarez, Ronaldo, Messi etc.
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Post by ceefer on May 30, 2015 13:51:28 GMT
Think more men would buy it if they could subsititue with the likes of Charlize Theron. No seriously great idea and Im sure theres a market out there. Will encourage more girls into football.
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Post by gazz on Jul 9, 2015 13:03:39 GMT
Nintendo May Kill Off the Wii U Sooner Than Any of Us Expected:From the moment Nintendo unveiled the Wii U at E3 2011, I knew that something had gone wrong.
After a generation of trying and failing to keep up with Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo struck gold with the Wii. It was different than anything we’d ever seen before, but somehow still more approachable than the PS3 and Xbox 360.
It sold as well as any console in history for half a decade, but when it was time for Nintendo to follow it up, we didn’t get the Wii 2. Instead, we got the Wii U — a half-baked upgrade with an undersized tablet for a controller.
READ MORE: ‘Nintendo Cross’ Is an Obvious Hoax, But Nintendo Should Steal These Ideas
To be clear, I’ve had great experiences with the Wii U when I’ve actually played games on it, but that happens less and less frequently with each passing year. Third-party publishers ran for the hills when it became clear the Wii U wasn’t going to achieve even a fraction of the success of the Wii, and Nintendo fans were left with a dearth of game releases in the process.
But the bell does not toll for Nintendo quite yet. The company has made it abundantly clear that a new home console codenamed NX is on the way, despite the fact no one involved with the project is willing to talk about it. Of course, that doesn’t mean the rest of us can’t speculate on the future of the NX, which is exactly what Chris Kohler did over at Wired on Wednesday.
He begins by discussing everything we knew before E3 2015. In a presentation to investors earlier this year, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said that the NX console will “absorb the Wii U architecture.” With the technology the company plans to implement, “home consoles and handheld devices will no longer be completely different.”
That said, Iwata never directly referred to the NX as a “home console” itself, but when Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé was asked about the NX by The Wall Street Journal, he called it “our next home console.” Whatever the NX turns out to be, it’ll probably still be in the form of a small box sitting under your television.
Kohler also notes that Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe told Eurogamer in an interview last month that it would take nearly three years to develop a full Metroid Prime title for the Wii U, “[so] it would likely now be on Nintendo’s NX console.”
It’s still unclear if Nintendo will be able to reverse its fortunes with another brand-new console, but what is becoming painfully obvious is that the Wii U is on its last legs. Enjoy your Splatoon, your Yoshi’s Woolly World and your Super Mario Maker while you can — the lineup is only going to get thinner from here on out.Source article
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Post by gazz on Jul 9, 2015 13:14:40 GMT
The green shoots of Nintendo thinking beyond their own platforms with their game development?... Nintendo working on 5 mobile games all in different genres, according to DeNA:Gaming is in its golden age, and big and small players alike are maneuvering like kings and queens in A Game of Thrones. Register now for our GamesBeat 2015 event, Oct. 12-Oct.13, where we'll explore strategies in the new world of gaming. When Nintendo finally enters the mobile gaming market later this year, it will try to have something for everybody.
The company is creating games in five different genres for mobile, according to remarks by DeNA West chief executive officer Shintaro Asako at the Pocket Gamer Connects event in San Francisco today. These games will all use existing Nintendo properties to appeal to existing gamers. The publisher revealed in March that it will expand to start building apps for iOS and Android rather than continuing building software exclusively for Nintendo hardware. With consumers spending more than $30 billion on smartphone and tablet games worldwide, this move is widely seen as the House of Mario’s attempt to stay relevant in a changing marketplace.
Asako’s statements went beyond simply mentioning that Nintendo is building five games — he even mentioned specific genres.
“I understand some people like RPGs, casual games,” the executive said. “That’s why we decided to work together to create five games, hitting on different genre-utilizing IPs. We want to make sure out of those five IP that we can end up attracting hundreds of millions of people.”
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Beyond talking about the games themselves, Asako also reconfirmed that Nintendo is handling all of the creative work. The publisher, which is responsible for some of the most beloved games ever made, is designing the gameplay, art, and more. DeNA is only building the technology that enables these games to run as live services on mobile.
“Nintendo has by far the best gaming IP,” said Asako. “DeNA’s expertise is definitely backend.”
Nintendo still hasn’t announced its first mobile game, but it has repeatedly said they will come this year. In May, the publisher revealed that Mario Kart designer Hideki Konno is in charge of the mobile gaming division. Seeing as that is one of the best-selling Nintendo titles, it suggests that the company is taking this new initiative seriously.Source article
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Post by gazz on Jul 9, 2015 13:26:16 GMT
Article regarding the Nintendo NX... Nintendo NX: A closer look at the mystery console:Update: Nintendo President of America Reggie Fils-Aime acknowledged the existence of the new hardware at the company's E3 digital event held on June 16. "We'll talk more about our next system, code named Nintendo NX, more in 2016," Fils-Aime said.
Update #2: During a recent Q&A with investors, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata cleared up some of the confusion about the Nintendo NX. "Because we are calling it a 'new concept', we are not thinking of this as a 'simple replacement' for the 3DS or the Wii U," Iwata said.
Original article below...
Well, that didn't take long. Less than two-and-a-half years after Nintendo launched the Wii U, the console stalwart has revealed plans for a new console, codenamed Nintendo NX.
There's good reason for the expediency: while Sony (and to a lesser extent, Microsoft) can potentially match their earlier successes with their latest batch of consoles, the Wii U will almost definitely go down in history as Nintendo's worst-selling console.
Just how dire is Nintendo's need to jump ship on the Wii U? It's currently sitting at around 10 million units sold, and even a new Legend of Zelda game won't likely double system sales to the point where it can match the GameCube's near 22-million sales mark.
While the big N has been tight-lipped about what the NX will bring to the market, even going so far as to say more won't be revealed until next year, examining the successes and failures of the Wii U and exploring Nintendo's 30 years of console-publishing history can shed light on what we're to expect from the NX.
Nintendo's greatest successes were due to the company taking its biggest risks. Its top-selling portable was the Nintendo DS, a portable console with a second, touch-enabled screen that many scoffed at before it revolutionized handheld gaming.
Likewise, the original Wii far outpaced every previous TV-tethered system, and it did so by treading its own path, eschewing the standard controls with a revolutionary motion-controlled setup that some competitors are still attempting to mimic.
If Nintendo wants to see the NX succeed it'll need to etch these lessons into memory. Should it follow in the footsteps of the 3DS or Wii U, however, all hope may be lost.
The Nintendo 3DS originally stumbled, and Wii U has outright failed is truly differentiating themselves from their direct predecessors. Both assumed that the previous generation's record-breaking install base wanted more of the same, so they both came with extensive backwards compatibility and names that recalled the previous generation.
The 3DS only broke out of its funk after drastically dropping its price while also debuting a new Zelda and 3D Mario game. The same might be in-store for the Wii U, though the reveal of the NX means its clock is ticking.
How will the NX be different?
For the NX, a new control method is in the works after the Wii U's controller/touch-screen hybrid failed to inspire widespread developer support.
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata even said as much when first announcing the console, saying it will incorporate a "brand-new concept." When you take into account the other major change Nintendo revealed during that same event (a commitment to develop smartphone games), Nintendo's 25-year-old dual-pronged strategy of leaning on both a portable and home console could come to a close this decade. Even though the 3DS is currently Nintendo's saving grace, developing a games-only portable device is becoming more and more of a risk in this day and age.
Ever since the release of the GameCube Nintendo has consistently had the least-powerful system on the market. Given how much stock Sony and Microsoft put into creating cutting-edge tech, that's not likely to change. They've done touchscreens, they've done motion-controls ... heck, Nintendo was doing VR two decades ago, so what's the next possible realm to tackle?
With the NX, it's possible Nintendo could create a console-portable hybrid. The Wii U dipped its toe in letting users take their games on the go by letting them play on a Gamepad as long as they were in proximity to a Wii U console. But if Nintendo creates an Xbox One/PS4-level system that you can take on the go, then you're playing with power.
WHAT DOES THE NX NEED TO SUCCEED?
If I had to pick one thing? Better launch games.
The Nintendo DS was the rare exception to the rule that successful Nintendo consoles debut with an all-new Mario or Zelda game (remakes and 2D Mario retreads don't count). Nintendo was smart to hedge its bets and shift development of Twilight Princess to both its old and new hardware, and it could do the same with the NX to maximize exposure of the next Zelda game.
Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy were amongst the highest-profile releases for their respective Nintendo consoles, and there's no surer bet to launch a Nintendo console alongside than an all-new Mario game. If a game with a name "Super Mario Universe" debuted the same day as a new Nintendo console, the hordes of lapsed Nintendo fans could likely return to the fold.
However, Wii Sports and Wii Fit proved that Nintendo doesn't need to (and perhaps shouldn't) lean on a new IP to become a smash hit if new tech is impressive enough. If Nintendo creates a console-portable hybrid and can come up with a simple concept that encourages players to both take the tech on the go and tether it to a TV, a good pack-in game can offer proof to the casual crowd, while the launch day Mario or Zelda game will capture the hardcore.
Nintendo NX price will be a major factor
In addition to their unclear identities and unexciting launch slates, high initial price tags were the biggest roadblock for Nintendo's most recent portable and home consoles.
For the NX to succeed at launch, it needs to be the cheapest video game hardware on the market, and by a large margin. Whether it's due to creating the next control innovation or breaking tradition by selling hardware at a loss, you can rest assured Nintendo won't bungle launch pricing for a third consecutive console.
Nintendo's previous generation of consoles, the DS and Wii, gained traction by launching at $150 and $250 (£99.99 and £179.99) respectively, so whether it's focused on dominating your living room or your public transportation commute, Nintendo knows where the sweet spot lays for pricing its consoles.
When will we see it?
Given Nintendo's history of teasing, revealing and releasing consoles, a holiday 2016 release for the Nintendo NX is likely. Just look at Nintendo's track record.
The Wii U was first teased ahead of E3 2011 and debuted in 2012. The 3DS was first announced in early 2010, a year before it came out. The DS was teased in 2003 and revealed in 2004. The Wii is the rare exception because it was teased at E3 2004, shown for the first time a year later, and released over a year after that.
With Nintendo saying they won't speak any further on the NX this year (though that could just be a red herring for a major E3 2015 reveal), one might think this could be another console that takes its time to come to market.
But desperate times call for desperate measures.
The continually-shrinking portable landscape has led to Nintendo's first major third-party game development, and the Wii U's poor sales performance has likely sped up the NX's timeline.
The Wii U's lifespan can't extend another two years with the severe lack of third-party support, so it's not unreasonable to expect this system's lifespan to be cut off at four years. If anything, a 2016 release may finally move Nintendo out of the way of the PlayStation 5 and Next Xbox releases, truly differentiating Nintendo from the masses. And if we've learned anything, Nintendo does best when it separates from the pack.Source article
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Post by bigfudge on Jul 9, 2015 14:47:09 GMT
3 very good articles there and very interesting matey!
Cheers for posting, I would personally love Ninty to go off-console.
The idea of a Zelda game on the Xbox One of PS4 is supremely exciting!
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Post by gazz on Jul 9, 2015 15:52:04 GMT
The idea of a Zelda game on the Xbox One of PS4 is supremely exciting! Nowhere near as jaw-dropping as a Zelda game on high-end PC!
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Post by bigfudge on Jul 9, 2015 17:46:30 GMT
Since I dont own a high end PC the console will have to do for me! It is on my wishlist though!
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Post by gazz on Jul 9, 2015 17:52:01 GMT
Seriously though, I think it's almost inevitable now that Nintendo will follow Sega and eventually start producing cross-platform games. However, whether we see any of their marquee titles/trademark characters on rival consoles is perhaps another matter.
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Post by gazz on Aug 20, 2015 22:22:14 GMT
I've just been reading up on retro games consoles, and I came across some interesting stuff. First up is the 'WonderMega', a Mega Drive/Sega CD combo, pictured below are two versions. This one is the 'Victor' version (Victor being a subsidiary of JVC): Here is Sega's own version of the machine: NEC had a dabble at the 8-bit console market back in 1987 with the 'PC Engine': Anyone remember the SNK Neo Geo AES console from the early 90s, the console only rich kids owned? It was pretty much their arcade machine in a small box - it still makes me drool when I look at it, just look at that controller!: How about the Gameboy Advance SP Classic NES-themed Edition?: This fantastic looking Sega Saturn was only available in Japan, and we were force-fed that ugly jet black thing - I think it would have fared better had they used this colour scheme worldwide: and finally, the 32-bit Panasonic 3DO from the early 90s: Ahhhh, takes me back!
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Post by another_ruined_saturday on Aug 21, 2015 22:58:58 GMT
was close to buying a saturn, then even closer to buying a £400 3DO after trip hawkins' evangelising and liking the look of 'return fire'. thankfully i went playstation instead, then supplemented that 18 months later with the N64 when that came out.
the lilo is pretty cool!
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Post by gazz on Sept 9, 2015 10:09:03 GMT
FIFA 16 demo is out now for anyone that is interested.
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Post by bigfudge on Sept 9, 2015 16:31:34 GMT
Cheers Gazza, dont think I'll be bothering with it this year but may give the demo a go for curiosity sake! Cheers mate!
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Post by gazz on Sept 9, 2015 16:33:30 GMT
Cheers Gazza, dont think I'll be bothering with it this year but may give the demo a go for curiosity sake! Cheers mate! if the demo is anything to go by, it's much better than 15, mate, much better.
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Post by dudleyhatter on Sept 10, 2015 20:43:51 GMT
Sadly as junior is off to university this may be the first year in a very long time we don't get it.
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