The irony about WiiWare is that this year's lineup is stronger than ever yet it received no attention at all. There was not even a mention of the WarioWare DIY Channel that allows you to play DS-created WarioWare DIY microgames!
I don't think Nintendo will roll out the Kind Code until it's complete and implemented within a title. They seem to lately prefer showing only those games that are complete or at least have a fair amount of gameplay footage available.
Kind of a low blow on religion there ehh? You cover video games on the internet, why don't you stick with that instead of making snide remarks about something you don't understand.
@Ritz*: I have also been constantly questioning the demand for a Kid Icarus game for the past couple years. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but I feel pretty sure that no one wanted a Kid Icarus game at all until he was announced as a character in Brawl. At which point, idiot fanboys 'round the globe exclaimed:
"Kid Icarus!? That must be a beloved classic Nintendo franchise! [Note: It's not. It is a poor man's NES Metroid, which means especially little given how NES Metroid lacked a lot of the key feature that made Super Metroid amazing, or the features were present but executed poorly.] Now, to the forums! To demand a Wii Kid Icarus game, as if I've ever played any of the other games in the series, or know anything aside from "the games probably feature you as a badass angel!" [Note: The games do not feature you as a badass angel.]
I just do not understand this campaign for a Kid Icarus Wii. I don't think the gameplay from the previous entries is even worth salvaging. I guess if you're really jonesing for a game where you play as a badass angel handing out righteous judgment, they could just make that from scratch (hell, I'd play it), but I don't even see why you'd bother involving the Kid Icarus brand. It's not even named that well! Icarus wasn't an angel!
@nworobes: You must be too young to remember. The people clamoring for a new Kid Icarus game are people like me, in their mid 30s. Back in the mid 80s, Kid Icarus, Metroid and Zelda were of equal popularity. Fanboys argued over which was better before any of them had a sequel. People who grew up gaming with several sequels on zelda and a definitive sequel on metroid never understood that at one point, all 3 were new franchises around the same time and kids were divided on which was best. The Kid Icarus fanboys (like me) are still hungry for that sequel. Still waiting. Don't get me wrong, I love the metroid and zelda series, but back in the day, it was die-hard kid icarus fan-love that drove me. It's an amazing game even today. I would love to revisit that world on a more advanced console, especially if it's as well done as the Metroid Prime re-imaginings.
@Ritz*: A game where you fly around as an angel shooting stuff with a bow would be awesome. If you could turn the bow into dual swords, it would be extra awesome. If Nintendo made such a game, one can imagine that it would be particularly awesome, and also it would be called Kid Icarus.
I had mixed feelings about the Big N's conference. I feel like I should be grateful that core gamers are getting tossed a few bones with SMG 2 and that awesome looking Metroid title, but it all felt so...expected.
Granted a new Zelda or Kid Icarus title wouldn't have been a major surprise either I suppose.
I've never been this excited for an E3 since 05/06.
Remember those days? Back when fanboys weren't as common? Back when the PS3 and DS looked like the shittiest devices ever built? Back when Advent Children was shaping up to be a good film?
The game interests me A LOT, but I'm quite worried about whether or not it will be any good. I don't really see any core game mechanics in the story line. Will this be a crappy adventure game ALA the Lost game, or will tis be some sort of Shooter with RPG elements?
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Someone sounds a little bitter over a joke. Do you want a hug?
06/03/09
Pit isn't that great of a character and the old game wasn't anything special.
06/03/09
"Kid Icarus!? That must be a beloved classic Nintendo franchise! [Note: It's not. It is a poor man's NES Metroid, which means especially little given how NES Metroid lacked a lot of the key feature that made Super Metroid amazing, or the features were present but executed poorly.] Now, to the forums! To demand a Wii Kid Icarus game, as if I've ever played any of the other games in the series, or know anything aside from "the games probably feature you as a badass angel!" [Note: The games do not feature you as a badass angel.]
I just do not understand this campaign for a Kid Icarus Wii. I don't think the gameplay from the previous entries is even worth salvaging. I guess if you're really jonesing for a game where you play as a badass angel handing out righteous judgment, they could just make that from scratch (hell, I'd play it), but I don't even see why you'd bother involving the Kid Icarus brand. It's not even named that well! Icarus wasn't an angel!
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Granted a new Zelda or Kid Icarus title wouldn't have been a major surprise either I suppose.
06/03/09
I thought the 2D mario game with 4 player coop was pretty freakin' awesome.
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Also: Donkey Kong game like Country or 64.
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Hahah, plumb, get it?! Nintendo- plumbing- their flagship character is a pl-
Nevermind.
06/05/09
05/07/09
Remember those days? Back when fanboys weren't as common? Back when the PS3 and DS looked like the shittiest devices ever built? Back when Advent Children was shaping up to be a good film?
I do.
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We don't even really KNOW yet. It's a game they announced a while back and have never shown gameplay videos or screenshots of.
And yet it's due out this year.
Right.
05/08/09
The game interests me A LOT, but I'm quite worried about whether or not it will be any good. I don't really see any core game mechanics in the story line. Will this be a crappy adventure game ALA the Lost game, or will tis be some sort of Shooter with RPG elements?