Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great - Kotaku Comments

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Fri, 02 May 2008 09:51:49 MDT

@Fitz Rhapsody: I'm going to get both, but yeah, I'm glad that they're doing this, and yes, I'm sick about people bitching about the Wii version's graphics as well.

Personally, I can't wait till they both come out, but the controls for the Wii version, with this new feature about using the DS as a PKE Meter is going to be damn well awesome.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Fitz Rhapsody — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:42:59 MDT

This article literally just decided which version I'm going to buy.

I'm sick of people griping about the Wii graphics. I remember I was appalled at the idea of Zelda: Wind Waker and its cel-shadedness, but after about 10 hours of playing, I literally stopped for a second and realized "wait a second... I'm having just as much fun as I'd have if I were playing Ocarina of Time right now."

I could get the 360 version, sure, and it would look more "realistic." But in the grand scheme, if the PKE meter is any indication of what ELSE these guys will have in store for the Wii version, then I'm putting my money down with the idea that it's just plain going to be more fun to play. At least, as long as they don't morbidly biff the motion-control programming.

Fitz Rhapsody

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

ThisCharmingMan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:32:44 MDT

!!!
Sigh...time to change my underwear

ThisCharmingMan

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

nastysquared — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:38:40 MDT

@Ashkihyena: I'm not really a PS3 fan either and I thought that blue-ray in the machine was a foolish choice too. From a gamers standpoint I felt it added too much to the price of the console negating it's "value". However, from a business standpoint it seems to have been a very good choice for them, as Blue-Ray has won the format war and I can't help but believe that the PS3 was a driving force behind that victory.

nastysquared

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:28:27 MDT

It's like developers don't know that the Wii and DS can connect. And when they do, they think of something awesome.

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

C22DBlueKnightOne — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:53:52 MDT

Dude! That's awesome! Now I still wish I had my Kenner Ghostbuster Proton Pack.

C22DBlueKnightOne

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

GenRedLeader — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:15:21 MDT

You KNOW what this needs, right? Something to plug into the DS Card slot so your DS can have those little hands the PKE meter always has! XD

GenRedLeader

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Master Saji — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:06:13 MDT

So, when does the contest for making a Wii Positron Collider Peripheral

Master Saji

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Daigoji Gai — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:40:14 MDT

Wow, I may go Wii over the 360/PS3 for this...

Then again, no word on PS3/PSP having same functionality? *sobs*

Wii it is then?

Daigoji Gai

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

kidko — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:30:48 MDT

The Wii version is going to have some sweet, sweet audio too. I know these things.

kidko

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:06:10 MDT

@tk.:

Geometry Wars Galaxies has the functionality as does Pokemon Battle Revolution. Even a ubisoft game for casuals I think has it as well.

Even though Nintendo announced this feature and has the tools available a lot of developers when asked why they aren't using are startled by it. Third parties are a bunch of ignorant asses when it comes to the capabilities of the wii.

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

tk. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:42:22 MDT

I've been waiting for this sort of cross functionality in a game-- both systems have built-in wifi, it seems like a no-brainer, a natural extension of what they did with things like Four Swords for the GBA/GC-- and this sounds like an awesome fit for it.

DS touchscreen > Wiimote, too.

tk.

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:12:32 MDT

for those wanting a look at the wii version [computerandvideogames.com] has some details including the multiplayer stuff which the xbox 360 and PS3 version do not have.

[www.ghostbustersgame.com]

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:07:41 MDT

"Kind of makes you wonder if they're doing a similar functionality with PS3/PSP."

Since no psp version was announced and that the ps3/xbox 360 versions are the same game there won't be such connectivity.

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:05:50 MDT

The wii version is more of a multiplayer affair with an interesting graphic look like a Pixar version.

A number of people will get both console versions or stick with the wii version.

DS version is said to be like a managament sim game so it's different as well.

Yetanotheruninspiredscreename

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dead_red_eyes — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:00:54 MDT

Alright, I'm definitely getting the Wii version as well as the 360 version now.

dead_red_eyes

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

boopadoo — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:56:12 MDT

Just talking armchair designer here, but wouldn't this be better as a rail shooter like Umbrella Chronicles? 4-player split screen is going to look like dookie in action. 4-player co-op on a single screen would work (and look) much better.

That DS connectivity sounds awesome. I wonder if you can take it mobile and look for ghosts outdoors. Kind of makes you wonder if they're doing a similar functionality with PS3/PSP.

boopadoo

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

bigman88zz — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:39:01 MDT

this is nice and all, but id still appreciate some online co-op play. sigh, why cant my games have everything that i like?

bigman88zz

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:38:06 MDT

@globones: Well, I said it once, and I'll say it again, this is going to be great compared to the original Ghostbusters game that was released on the NES. *Shudders* Ugh, there was a horror among horrors.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

globones — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:35:33 MDT

Out of the countless disappointments from licensed games or games based on movies, I still can't believe all the kool-aid thats drank around here regarding this game.

globones

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:33:58 MDT

@globones: I know I'm going to get probably banned or such for saying that, but I'm just not a PS3 fan. Personally, I think they could've done without the blue-ray player and made it fully BC, but thats just me.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

globones — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:32:21 MDT

@Ashkihyena:

*backs away from the flaming*

globones

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RogueSquid — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:21:58 MDT

I can imagine Brian 'my-hair-has-mojo' Crecente as a Ghostbuster in a new film. Maybe a fan-inspired Kotaku produced one.

^ Project right there for you Owen!

RogueSquid

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Aitrus233 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:17:32 MDT

@-itis: Yeah I had a bit of a seizure when I read the article.

Aitrus233

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

sirspankalot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:16:20 MDT

@catapult37: No no, that's what the 360's power supply is for!

[i3.iofferphoto.com]

sirspankalot

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-itis — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:09:47 MDT

That made my nerd centers tingle :P

-itis

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:07:50 MDT

@Balius: Pft, I don't buy my consoles to play movies on, I buy my consoles to play games on, if I want a movie, I'll pop in a good 'ol DVD thank you very much.

Of course, like I said, typical Sony, just another mistake, aside from not releasing RGB on DVD.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:35 MDT

@RidleyTJN: Sony's animated dept is full of morons then, cause most everyone who remembers RGB wants it badly on DVD.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Balius — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:06:03 MDT

@Ashkihyena: That Blu-Ray may seem frivilous to a gamer, but to the people wanting a Blu-Ray player, it's a major selling point. And of the 5 people I know who have a PS3, only one says he bought it to play games on, and even he says he plays the 360 far more often. The rest picked it up because it was the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market.

The gaming side's getting much better lately, but for a while there it would have been a hard sell convincing me it was a gaming console based on the library.

Balius

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Shyguy — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:55:59 MDT

Very interesting. I will have to keep my eye on this one.

Shyguy

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Dormamu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:53:51 MDT

GET HER!!!!!

Dormamu

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

RidleyTJN — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:53:27 MDT

@Ashkihyena: Thats exactly what i'm hoping for. Everything TVshowsonDVD.com have said was that Sony's animated dept see's no money in it. Which is pretty annoying. I'm hoping the game releases will knock some sense into them. It's one of the few series I desperately want to own on DVD.

RidleyTJN

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:43:46 MDT

@Shiryu: Don't worry, Sony's made many mistakes in the past, quite frankly, the blue-ray in the PS3.

Yeah, they also have a couple of episodes on DVD, but I don't want just a couple of episodes, I want box sets, I mean, seriously, the old TMNT cartoons have them, so I think RGB should as well.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

animemecha — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:43:06 MDT

Kinda reminds me of the way the gameboy advance can attach to the gamecube so you can play Crystal Chornicles.

Only wireless

and probably suck less

animemecha

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

SixDemonBag — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:41:48 MDT

I'll pick up the Xbox version the day it comes out, and then wait 4 months and pick up the Wii version for $20.

SixDemonBag

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:35:02 MDT

@Ashkihyena: Sony? Oh, im reliefed, they are well know for making really sensible decisions in the past /sarcasm

(yeah, I know its the weapon of a weak mind, bla bla,bla)

I have 2 episodes on DVD. They were buil-in as a bonus on the DVD version of Ghostbusters II. I assumed they would released them "soonish" after, but they are Sony after all... years have passed and im still waiting.

@Balius: It is, oh it is, but ive been been feelign the need for speed, and since I dont have F-zero, I went up and hooked up my PS2 and am replaying Ace Combat 5 and Zero. Also, im busted from a 3-day weekend of Wii Fitting...

Shiryu

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:34:20 MDT

@Froggore: I know I'm going to handle that, heh, I'm getting them both.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Froggore — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:33:38 MDT

Wow, this is awesome. This makes it much more difficult for me to choose between the Wii and 360 versions. I'll have to rent em both to see what I like.

Froggore

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Wolf_Dog — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:31:49 MDT

@nolifedopestar (PSN: noliferuin):

I full heartedly second that!

Wolf_Dog

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:31:34 MDT

@Balius: Oh, and it wasn't a trilogy, they only had two movies, Back to the Future was the one with the trilogy, but that was pretty good movie itself.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Balius — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:29:37 MDT

@Balius: Sorry, not a trilogy. But Ghostbusters II is bad enough it should count as two bad movies.

Balius

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Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:27:58 MDT

@Balius: Its that damn good, and yes, people are still excited.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Balius — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:26:37 MDT

@Shiryu: Mario Kart's not good enough?

Just out of curiosity, are people actually still excited about Ghostbusters now? I mean, granted, good movie, prolific theme song, but it's been twenty-four years since the only decent movie in the trilogy came out, and the cartoons had a fairly small audience as I recall...

Balius

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Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:26:14 MDT

@Shiryu: Thats cause Sony hasn't ever released them. I'm hoping if these games are a success, they'll take the hint.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:22:14 MDT

@RidleyTJN: I have yet to find those cartoons to buy on DVD... loved them as a kid.

Shiryu

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Shiryu — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:21:44 MDT

Made my day! With all the crazyness goign around GTAIV, im feelign a bit left out for being a single, simple Wii owner.

DS PK Meter on the horizon, awesome!

Shiryu

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

Ashkihyena — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:21:06 MDT

Oh, I'm glad I got the Wii version, now I might consider getting the DS version though as well, as well as the 360 version.

This just keeps getting better and better.

Ashkihyena

Ghostbusters Wii/DS Connectivity Sounds Great

RidleyTJN — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:19:57 MDT

What would have guaranteed a double sale for them is if the Wii/PS2 version was based on "The Real Ghostbusters" instead of a cartoonified version of the PS3/360 version. Greatest cartoon ever made.

RidleyTJN