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You're a talented fellow, I hope NMH2 is more successful then the first. I've only played 20 minutes of the first and although it had it's faults, it was funner then hell.
All you Wii owners support this man, because if you don't. Suda, baby...PS360 extends their meaty sweaty arms to you.
And I have pie...that's all the coaxing you need.
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Promoted for truth...
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When I saw the screens before the first one came out it showed all the little figures in Travis' room. I assumed you would find or buy them.
Call me a dweeb or a poindexter if you will but that assumption made the giant No More Heroes magnet attached to my money grow threefold.
Game was still amazing, but I have never gotten over the disappointment...
Please Suda.... *wimper* collectibles.....
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How troll-tastic of you.
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:(
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Rewarding talent with poor sales is just heartbreaking, and I wouldn't blame him for choosing not to release a game on a Nintendo platform.
I'm only talking about what's "fair" here though. I don't know if NMH would actually sell more on another system or not.
09/21/09
@KingFrog: Perhaps he's a Nintendo fan. =P
09/21/09
I just couldn't take it anymore. For me as an old Nintendo fanboy THIS exact moment is the worst time to be a Nintendo enthusiast. Worse than during the N64 and GC days. This right now, not in 2006, 2007 or the first half of 2008.
Especially when all the good third party games are released only on PS360 and those that do are year old ports (COD4) or stripped down lamer ports (COD3, COD WaW, Star Wars FU, FIFAs, Maddens, Tomb Raider, to name a few).
09/21/09
And to be fair, No More Heroes actually ended up selling spectacularly compared to other Grasshopper titles. It didn't do so hot in Japan, but ended up wracking up several hundred-thousand sales overseas. Compared with Killer7, which tanked horribly despite being on two platforms, including the ultrapopular PS2, NMH was a blockbuster for them.
09/21/09
Is Namco the best company to mention here? For the longest time, when Nakamura and Yamauchi headed the respective firms, the companies did not work well together. In fact, Nakamura went as far as partnering with Sony during the early 90's and released almost all of their libraries on the PS1.
It wasn't until Yamauchi and Nakamura retired when the companies were at peace.
Ironically Nintendo owns about 5% of Namco now (through the Bandai merger). That means nothing of course since Sony owns 10% of SE and... well, you know the rest.
09/22/09
And calling this the worst time to be a Nintendo enthusiast? When Nintendo released more of it's 1st party games in the first 3 years of the system's life then they did during the N64 and GC years? Sad.
As for third party, your memory must be amazingly short to have forgotten that third parties haven't overwhelmingly supported a Nintendo home system in years. It's why you buy a Nintendo system for Nintendo games, because third parties are a mixed bag and counting on them to save the day will at the end of it, leave you starving. Same lesson Sony's had to learn and why they are not in a massive build up of 1st and 2nd party studios.
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Or not..
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And honestly, I'm just tired of how expensive of a hobby it is. I've said numerous times that this is my last generation. So far, nothing seems to be able to change my mind on that.
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God, i was so dissapointed by that.. Lend my brother's wii, bought the game, hooked it up.. and saw i had to press A to strike.. I died a little inside that day..
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No More Heroes had the perfect balance of button and motion controls, in my opinion. Sword strikes with the A Button, finishers with a swing, using B and a motion to pull off throws, and of course, jacking the Wii Remote off in order to regain battery power. It was an excellent control scheme from start to finish.
09/21/09
I mean, an ultra violent, ultra stylized Red Steel is still, at the core, Red Steel.
And one more tack onto the attempt of Nintendo to use full motion -- anyone remember a little E3 Demo by the name of Project H.A.M.M.E.R.? I'm certain there's a reason that was scrapped.
09/21/09
Though i realise i'm part of a small sub-group within the gaming community, i'm thinking a real Gong Fu or fighting game would cater to a very willing niche croud.
That or a motion controlled Dynasty Warriors game... yeah.. awesome.
09/21/09
It just left me a bit underwhelmed which turned me off an otherwise great game
09/21/09
A+
GOLDSTAR
A little smiley-face sticker
Green felt-tip writing that says "Excellent Work"
09/22/09
Yeah..
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(I feel kinda like a jerk refuting two of your statements in a row, guy. I'm not hating -- just trying to make myself heard.)
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No need for explaining yourself btw, difference of opinion opens up dialogue, dialogue leads to understanding, which leads to the sharing of knowledge.
Discussion is food for the mind, my friend
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