I think Nintendo have learnt from that mistake.

Though what's wrong with other add-ons? The bongoes, mic, etc. when they cost nothing, they came free and without them you wouldn't be able to play certain genres, for instance many music games focus on add-ons. Is the music genre a gimmick?

Wasn't Donkey Kong Jungle Beat $60 when it first came out?

That would be the bongos you just spent the extra $10 on. :tpg:

Despite what I said, though, I can think of at least 2 add-ons for the remote that would be pretty cool. Unnecessary, but cool.

1. A gun part that you can attach the remote too, for shooting games. The remote would basically sit on the top of the attachment, acting as the chamber. The only question is how to get the trigger to work.

2. A small speaker-like device you can attach to create Lightsaber FX. Every time you swing the remote, you get the usual Lightsaber noise, same if you strike something with it. Similar speaker devices with different sound effects would be kind of neat too.

Shut up about the gimmicks, SOLDIER. I paid $70 for Guitar Hero. I don't go calling that a gimmick because it came with an add-on and costed more than the usual $50 fare.

Also, I don't think anyone should have a problem with connectivity this time around. Most people who are interested are also people who own a DS or are interested in getting a DS and let's face it it's the handheld gaming device to own. Since it is wireless you don't have to go buy a cable to connect it to the Wii which was a big factor of why people disliked GBA-GCN connectivity. I hope Nintendo does some very interesting things with the DS and the Wii talking to each other.

No.

It was $50.

In fact, the bongo-less version was $40, so it actually LOWERED the price of the game. :D

Did you just admit to not being able to finish the game without three other people helping? http://img105.exs.cx/img105/9195/j5bmutantbaby.gif

So the bongos were not free after all.

Hay guyz this be Nintendo Wii thread heyr. Wots goin on?

Seriously, what the fuck is with you guys and getting in a hissy fit over Donkey Kong Jungle Beat IN EVERY GOD DAMN THREAD?!

Get back on topic Acer! The Wii is based on a gimmick, we're allowed to talk abuot gimmicks.
Well if you bought the Bongo-less version you'd already have the bongos that came free with Donkey Konga.

Here's a pic that might be related to Wii
http://static.flickr.com/48/140552479_86e0cf5662.jpg

Everyone is still very angry that Donkey Kong Jungle Beat didn't have an intense storyline, it just had gameplay. "WHERE IS MY ANGSTY STORYLINE AND J-POP?", everyone cries. And shake their fists towards Nintendo Japan. "HOW DARE YOU MAKE A FUN GAME THAT PROMOTES BEING PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AS I PLAY. I cannot eat chips as I play this game, worst game ever made. Bring on the true sequel to Donkey Kong 64!"

Those wounds will never heal!

I bet they do contain Wii demo stations. But one of those crates also contains Reggie. WHICH ONE? Will anyone want to risk their life to find out? WHAT IF THEY CHOOSE THE REGGIE ONE. REGGIE GUARDS THEM. There will be certain doom.

Ahahahaha laughing so hard at the thought of Reggie in one of the crates :tpg:

He's in the horizontal one of course, he's shorter than most people realize.

I only have one question, and it regards the Wii, Nintendo in general, and then not only Nintendo

What the hell is wrong with a gimmick? I can think of nothing

Nothing is wrong with gimmicks as long as they are not relied apon, for instance your aren't going to base a console around a microphone attachment. The Wii controller is different, it's gimmicky, but it's a gimmick with depth.

Nintendo has an Impossible Mission to accomplish to sucessfully market the Wii name.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...9/wiiii9nf.jpg
my friend did this in Fireworks after seeing the movie XD

Now, if only the movie had a scene where Tom Cruise uses the Wii controller to blow up Iraq, it'll sell like hotcakes (presuming people overlook the fact that Tom Cruise is the one doing it).

i usually associate "gimmick" with things like the 64DD or the gamecube's microphone or the NES's lightgun - only used in a couple of games, and wasn't integral to the system.

gamecube's "gimmick" is quite integral to the system- without it, the system is just a souped-up gamecube. even if we're thinking of it as a gimmick now, we probably won't in the near future.

i'm still reserving judgement on the system until i try it out. i might hate it; i might love it- i have no way of knowing (though i have a feeling that, while it will feel odd to use, it'll grow on me, and the fact that nintendo makes the games they make won't hurt my disposition either).

REGGIE will BURST out of the crate on stage to start the E3 press conference. He'll then turn around and kick what's left of the crate into the crowd, hopefully hitting the IGN section. They won't be hard to find because they're the ones who screamed when Reggie jumped from the crate.

Anything after that is trivial, hopefully they show some game footage.

I cannot properly retort without sounding like an asshat, but I assure you that that crock of shit game barely needed one person to beat it.

Soooooooo broken.

The secret is a pair of glasses that you wear. It helps you see the image on the screen as if you are right in front of it - no matter which angle you are looking at the screen. It also provides stereo-vision. But it's not required.

Nintendo Wii = nintendo revival?
 

It's just my guess, but don't you think Nintendo Wii could become the moment of Nintendo's revival? Since ps3 is hell more expensive than any other consoles, I think nintendo has the chance to dominate once more. Even though the processor is below ps3 and xbox, we could expect a lot of unique gameplay.

discuss

(if the similar thread has been made, feel free to merge or lock this up:))

I just merged this with the existing thread. :)

I'd have just locked it but whatever. If you guys feel like discussing that in here then fine.

Could Nintendo dominate once more? It's possible but there are too many variables/obstacles. The largest being the games. Will Marwiio and the other launch titles truly offer something new, like Mario 64 did when it launched? Also Nintendo claims that they've an impressive amount of games for launch, but we all know how they love to delay games. After all Metroid Prime was huge for the gamecube, and had it been released as a launch title like it was supposed along with the mediocre Mario Sunshine I think the previous race would have played out a little differently. In short if the they don't bunggle the launch they have a fighting chance.

Metroid Prime would have completely sucked if it had been released at launch by horrible up-start Retro Studios. Apparantly you know very little of that company's early history. Nintendo had to bitch slap them several times before Metroid Prime became even remotely similar to what it is today.

Again a lot of games that came out later in the cube's life would have been great to have in the launch year but time just doesn't work that way, buddy. What happened, happened.

As long as they play their cards right, then Nintendo should at least be able to sweep back to second place. Goodon!

What to I mean by the right cards? AAA First-Party games. AAA third party support. Tap into the non-gamer market. Appeal to hardcore fans by making games that really exemplify the meaning, "Revolution". DS-Wii compatibility to be more versitile than the GBA-GCN connection. Simple but deep online capabilities. Cheap. CLEVER MARKETING (actually, make that MORE marketing). More new IP. More balanced range in general and mature games. Taking old franchises and smacking them into the "new generation" (as the 64 did for Mario and Zelda).

If they're doing what they're doing for the DS, then no doubt Nintendo can pick themselves up again.

EDIT: Oh, and more exclusives. Pay your way through this generation, Nintendo!

I don't think Nintendo is capable of coming out on top unless they tap into the ferocious retards that are the "gamers who play games like Madden to help sustain their jock image." If they truly want to take over this generation, they need some really hot sports titles. Games like Madden have done all but rule the gaming scene lately. It's time for something fresh, damn it. Some people who play games play nothing but sports games. It's sad, but true. This market is ripe for a revolution.

Why buy Madden 07 for PS3 when it's nothing more than a graphic/roster update? Wii Madden will introduce totally new gameplay mechanics that is sure to impress some of these meatheads.

It will be probably impossible to sway the morons who think that "Nintendo is kiddie" and "Wii doesn't have alot of buttons therefore TEH SUCK!" In otherwords, the closed-minded. People who don't WANT to find something to like about the Wii, people who don't want to explode beyond what Sony or Microsoft have to offer. Why? They simply don't care enough to.

Nintendo needs to tap into everyone else. If they can sway the majority of gamers, they may come out on top like they did in the glory days.