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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: FFVII_freak on July 04, 2004, 03:59:01 PM
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Ok I have wondered this for a while. A lot of people I know think nintendo is kiddy. They don\'t like nintendo. A lot of people think it is repetative. Is it? What do you think? I REALLY wanna know wut you think , so post here! Thank you!
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What\'s repetitive?
Nintendo is family friendly. With a few exceptions*, their games are designed for people ages 5-105. :)
You\'re going to find that a lot of people who don\'t like something (not necessarily just Nintendo) probably don\'t know much about it. A person who enjoys gaming (especially console gaming) that vehemently hates Nintendo is off the wall, considering that Nintendo is (in most opinions) the most consistently brilliant game development giant in the industry today. Like I emphasized with the italics though, that\'s an opinion. :) Even though most industry sources would agree with me, everybody has to decide for themselves what they like. Do your own thing, don\'t diss something because some brat with a PS2 says that it\'s no good.
* Nintendo has published a few Mature-rated games, and they have an uber-kiddy game or two..
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probably with "repetitive" he means that Nintendo keeps repeating kiddish looking games like Mario, Zelda etc
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I like Nintendo. They\'re sorta the anti-corporation.
I also like playing Zelda, Mario, Starfox, etc.. games so what the hell..
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Originally posted by Blade
Nintendo is (in most opinions) the most consistently brilliant game development giant in the industry today.
Consistently brilliant? Come on now. I\'m as big a supporter of Nintendo as anyone but that is laying it on a bit thick.
For some reason I see Nintendo\'s next console and next generation games having a more mature look to them. I think they will still have the cartoony games we are used to but they will sprinkle some realistic games in there(not necessarily bloody/violent/etc.).
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I\'m a huge Nintendo fan, but "consistently brilliant" may be pushing it. Fact is, Nintendo\'s efforts have been lackluster for most this generation.. Need an example? Mario Sunshine - for a platformer it was decent, but when taken as a Mario game, it was terrible... Even Zelda: Wind Waker couldn\'t live up to Zelda: OoT or Zelda: MM. Lugi\'s Mansion? Novel concept, but extremely linear and boring. Infact, the only two games that have stood out for Nintendo this generation are Pikimin and Super Smash Bro\'s: Melee.
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Mario Sunshine - for a platformer it was decent, but when taken as a Mario game, it was terrible...
depends to wich Mario title you compare to.. Sunshine is a master piece compare to the shit mario64 game
the only two games that have stood out for Nintendo this generation are Pikimin and Super Smash Bro\'s: Melee
Metroid Prime was also a great game.. althou everyone know you wouldnt name it, since its 3d game~
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I don\'t think it\'s laying it on a bit thick. If you factor in the GBA and past generations.. Nintendo has been the most consistent compared to other developers.. including monoliths like Sega.
Are they always brilliant? No. The question is.. when was the last time you saw a down-right bad Nintendo game? I don\'t know, because even their worse games have had redeeming qualities.
LiC: Here we go on SMS again. Sheesh. Everybody\'s gonna form their own opinion, but to say that SMS was a sucky platformer is just wrong. It was slightly unpolished and needed more stages, but the gameplay was all there.
.. And you know I\'ll obviously take offense at your omission of Metroid Prime as the cream-of-the-crop Nintendo title. ;)
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Originally posted by Nolaws
depends to wich Mario title you compare to.. Sunshine is a master piece compare to the shit mario64 game
wha wha WHAT!? Mario 64 is the best Mario there is after the first 3. It broke so much new ground when it was released. I\'d still take that game over anything on Gamecube today.
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I don\'t like Nintendo games, I just find them boring. I just have a different taste in games than Nintendo can provide me with, although I think that GC has resurrected my interest in Nintendo. Some good games to my liking on the system, compared to the horrible N64.
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Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I\'m a huge Nintendo fan, but "consistently brilliant" may be pushing it. Fact is, Nintendo\'s efforts have been lackluster for most this generation.. Need an example? Mario Sunshine - for a platformer it was decent, but when taken as a Mario game, it was terrible... Even Zelda: Wind Waker couldn\'t live up to Zelda: OoT or Zelda: MM. Lugi\'s Mansion? Novel concept, but extremely linear and boring. Infact, the only two games that have stood out for Nintendo this generation are Pikimin and Super Smash Bro\'s: Melee.
What about Metroid?
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Originally posted by Unicron!
What about Metroid?
Shhhh Don\'t Start LIC on Metroid PRIME...
We will be here all NIGHT ;)
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Even if Nintendo\'s new games don\'t live up to their last-gen revolutionary efforts.. they\'re still mostly grade-A.
You can\'t say that about most games today. Only a handful of companies have the same consistency.
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Originally posted by THX
wha wha WHAT!? Mario 64 is the best Mario there is after the first 3. It broke so much new ground when it was released. I\'d still take that game over anything on Gamecube today.
I agree, Mario 64 is one of the best games out of that series. It all depends on genre I guess. I mean everyone has different taste so someone may love OOT because of it\'s incredible gameplay and vast evironment but then you turn around and someone else hates it for the same reasons. Whether everyone agrees or not Nintendo is still thriving b/c they appeal to everyone. Why focus specifically on one age group when you can target three generations? And no matter how long Nintendo\'s been around there aren\'t too many games that are exactly alike, some how they find new ways to induce a creative spark.
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I still think Yoshi\'s Island is the best Mario game to date. Don\'t believe me? here it is, 29.99 on GBA and well worth every penny. (http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/224369.asp)
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Ryu: Heh, I wouldn\'t disagree.. but at the same time.. you can\'t discount the others.
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Originally posted by Blade
Are they always brilliant? No. The question is.. when was the last time you saw a down-right bad Nintendo game?
When was the last time you saw a down-right "brilliant" Nintendo game?
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Metroid prime sucked donky balls
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Originally posted by FFVII_freak
Ok I have wondered this for a while. A lot of people I know think nintendo is kiddy.
That\'s weird, I\'ve never heard that.
I like Nintendo because I can\'t handle mature themes and adult content.
My mom doesn\'t let me play Doom or Super Street Fighter 3 Alpha II Turbo.
Purple.
-Dan
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What is it with gamers and realistic graphics? Ninty did release mature games, but still the image persists. I will only mention Animal Crossing... super cool game. Which anyone can play. Brilliant graphics (I kid you not!). I do not like Ninty\'s stance with regard to crime sims. The Cube is only a medium with the possibility to create mature and kiddie games. In the end it is only zeroes and ones in the machine.
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*ahem*
I did not mention \'Metriod Prime\', because it sucked. Plain and simple. It was very over-rated, even more so than GTA: Vice City and we all know how bad I hate that series... It was a FPS, with glitches and a FPS that butchered the franchise.
Blade, SMS did suck. I\'m not bashing Nintendo, fact is I love Nintendo and I even took a day off work when SMS came out, but guess what? None of that changed the fact it sucked.
With all that said, please, someone mention \'Eternal Darkness\', so I can go on a rant on how bad that game sucked .
Bring on Pikimin2, Nintendo!
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bah..nintendo will always have that kiddie image..it\'s been like that since day 1 even with res evil & other mature games on it..the mature consoles are playstation & xbox..as ignorant as that sounds it\'s true..i will say one of the greatest nintendo games of all time was mike tyson\'s punchout! :p
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Their kiddy looking games aren\'t for kids. No way a 9 year old kid could successfully finish Pikmin. Oh yeah, he\'d finish it but not with the good ending. Getting all the parts was hard enough for me.
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Kids play violent games too. Makes them cool.
Past the age of say, 7, games are games. Play the good ones.
It\'s only those littlest of kids whose parents typically only buy Crash Bandicoots and Shreks.
Think what you will of Nintendo or any of its games in particular, but the bottom line is the Gamecube has enough good games to be worthwhile. So does PS2 and Xbox is finally there too, in my opinion.
Buy a console (or two or three) and enjoy it.
-Dan
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I bought three...
(1) Xbox for a few exclusives and the best looking multi-platform games.
(2) NGC - For those first party games.
(3) PS2 - For all those big titles that are Sony exclusives, like DMC.
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Got a GC and PS2 and must say that I enjoy Nintendo games as much as I enjoy PS2 games. Games are games, just look past that "kiddy" culture surrounding the GC and you\'ll have the best gaming years of your life.
...now, if only I got a Xbox as well (Seeing that MS never brought it to South Africa it makes thing difficult for us.)
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ED has had Pikmin 2 as "Coming soon" for almost a year now. Every time I walk in and see it, a single tear forms in my eye. I want it so much. :(
Oh, and I really enjoyed Metroid Prime. :)
That\'s about all I have to say about that.
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Pikimin2 - August 30th for USA.
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Originally posted by Black Samurai
When was the last time you saw a down-right "brilliant" Nintendo game?
While thats coming from a die hard nintendo fan:eek: