Discuss E3 2008!

[DW]

You know we can count on Tayro to make the scenery and everything, we could use the same style we're using for South Hyrule...

[Keaton]

Did I just see... a one-second clip for BIOSHOCK TWO?!?!?!?!

[MasterKeyX]

Bioshcok Two??

I'm not even ready for Bioshock one!! It's coming to the PS3 soon... so I assume Bioshock 2 is for the 360 only, then?

[HylianHero92]

Alright, that's it. It's time to stop sulking and take matters into our own hands, pals!

TDC is going to make its own version of Deluge! In magical 2-D! Someone get started on sprites! And music! I'll need story writers, and level designers, and boss creators, stat! And lawyers! DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW ACTIONSCRIPT?!

I'm desperate, now.

What?! That sounds like.... a great idea actually! But where will you find a Wannabe Mental Link with black hair sprite? You should work on that right away...

[MasterKeyX]

Ooo I can't wait to see it...

If I could write with HNS (if he ever did return) then the story would be amazing!!

[Keaton]

HnS was on earlier today, just to let you know.

[Twilight Wolf]

WHAT?! NOTHING! NOTHING! NOT A SINGLE THING ABOUT ZELDA! THEY DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT MARIO OR METRIOD! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! JUST ANIMAL CROSSING AND WII SPORTS RESORT! EVERYTHING THEY SHOWED LOOKS LIKE COMPLETE CRAP! I AM SOOO ANGRY! NINTENDO HAS RUINED MY SUMMER!  

My thoughts exactly. They didn't appeal to the core gamer at ALL. All we got was a buttload of a bar-charts, and menopausal woman on a snowboard, an add-on for the Wii-mote and more Wii-sports. I've never been so disappointed in my life. I can only hope that they announce something within the next few days, because now- I'm pissed.

If that doesn't say something about Nintendo's new mindset, then nothing does. This is why I'm getting sick of them. Their "screw the gamers, this 'casual gamer' audience makes us more money" approach is sickening.

It's official: I now like Sega more than Nintendo. They don't even make consoles any more, but Sega cared about the gamers until the very end, and their main goal was always to make quality consoles and games. Rest in peace, Sega... you'll live on in my heart and in my gaming collection.

Now, moving on, is there any news from Sony about the PS3 yet?

[HylianHero92]

WHAT?! NOTHING! NOTHING! NOT A SINGLE THING ABOUT ZELDA! THEY DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT MARIO OR METRIOD! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! JUST ANIMAL CROSSING AND WII SPORTS RESORT! EVERYTHING THEY SHOWED LOOKS LIKE COMPLETE CRAP! I AM SOOO ANGRY! NINTENDO HAS RUINED MY SUMMER!  

My thoughts exactly. They didn't appeal to the core gamer at ALL. All we got was a buttload of a bar-charts, and menopausal woman on a snowboard, an add-on for the Wii-mote and more Wii-sports. I've never been so disappointed in my life. I can only hope that they announce something within the next few days, because now- I'm pissed.

If that doesn't say something about Nintendo's new mindset, then nothing does. This is why I'm getting sick of them. Their "screw the gamers, this 'casual gamer' audience makes us more money" approach is sickening.

It's official: I now like Sega more than Nintendo. They don't even make consoles any more, but Sega cared about the gamers until the very end, and their main goal was always to make quality consoles and games. Rest in peace, Sega... you'll live on in my heart and in my gaming collection.

Now, moving on, is there any news from Sony about the PS3 yet?

This whole thing is starting to break my heart. I've been with Nintendo from the minute I laid eyes on my brand new Gamecube on Christmas in 2001. This is probably the first time I've ever considered not supporting them. I actually realize now that they don't care about their costumers. I always though Nintendo was set apart from the other game companies because they actually cared about their costumers and made games the best they could. For a while now a part of me knew they only cared about money, but I always denied it because I didn't want it to be true. It really disgusts me that they would betray all of their fans like that.

[Commodore Axilon]

You guys are seriously blowing this way out of proportion, and also starting to freak me out a little.

Calm down, and take a look at what you're getting upset about.

[Twilight Wolf]

So you think that Nintendo betraying the loyal fans it had for 20+ years and instead choosing to cater to an audience that ordinarily wouldn't have cared less about Nintendo in the past 20 or so years is just fine and dandy?

[Commodore Axilon]

No, hence the "blowing this way out of proportion" part.

[Twilight Wolf]

...Sorry, I might just be dumb right now, but honestly, you're not making much sense to me.

[Commodore Axilon]

Maybe Im not as "in" to video games as the rest of you guys; I would never unironically call myself a "gamer." But I seriously do not see any of what of you guys are babbling on about.

So Nintendo is focusing on another market? Good for them? You guys are saying that they're focusing on this to the exclusion of "core gamers" (stupidest term ever, by the way). How? I just don't see it. Maybe you can enlighten me?

[Twilight Wolf]

What have the majority of games for the Wii been? Shovelware, very poor versions of multi-platform games (Rock Band springs immediately to mind), and games like Wii Fit. Now look at E3: they didn't announce anything to appeal to the true gamers. Just more Wii Fit-style crap. As ZV said:

They didn't appeal to the core gamer at ALL. All we got was a buttload of a bar-charts, and menopausal woman on a snowboard, an add-on for the Wii-mote and more Wii-sports. I've never been so disappointed in my life.

Nintendo can now safely market the Wii this way: "A revolutionary new exercise machine that's not only inexpensive, but the whole family will love it." Wait... isn't that how they've been marketing it for the past year or so, once they scared away all of the gamers?

[Commodore Axilon]

Isn't that basically the same thing they did with the Gamecube, though? A bunch of mediocre third-party ports with a smattering of first-party titles in between.