Do You Think Nintendo Should Delve Into The FPS Genre?

Excluding Metroid, do you think Nintendo should try to make an FPS that can be able to bring in fans of Halo and the like. If so, why?

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It wouldn't hurt them to make a game or two in that genre although just a casual fps fan myself.

Yes. I think they have the creative minds to produce a unique and great FPS especially considering how great the Wii controls work on that genre.

Maybe one to shut some people up.

Maybe one to shut some people up.

Burning-Sludge

On second thought screw them they will get a Wii anyways after they get tired of buying every game twice, by then 3rd parties would have developed some.

They tried last generation. I never played Geist so I don't know how it turned out.Haziqonfire

If Nintendo can come up with a truly unique concept on the genre and wants to give it a shot, who am I to stop them? :P However, I don't think Nintendo should do this for the sake of winning over the Halo and Killzone crowd. President Reggie Fils-Aime made one heck of a prediction when he said games like The Conduit and Dead Space: Extraction would do just that, and well... it's not looking good so far. :P Not to mention that Nintendo's last published FPS, Geist, wasn't as polished as many might have hoped for. In the sense of trying to win fans of the genre, Nintendo's not doing so well, so I don't think that should be a focus at the moment.

Also, I think many people decided to go with the Wii because it would be a break from the FPSs that have dominated the other systems that past couple of gens. Therefore, unless this game concept was really something special, I'm not sure how many people would eat it up. Heck, even Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, as superb as it is, don't really have the sales numbers to justify the quality, so that says something about how the genre itself is seen on the system.

No. No. And No.

I think they could make a good FPS.Maybe make it something like geist(which I loved)?

They should, but in the same way Super Smash Bros is a fighting game. Grab Free Radical by the throat and force them to make a Wii Timesplitters:P

They should, but in the same way Super Smash Bros is a fighting game. Grab Free Radical by the throat and force them to make a Wii Timesplitters:P

CD-i_ownz

No. No. And No.

awssk8er716

Your opinion is out. Forever (no reasons why they shouldn't).

Yes they should. It would bring "hardcore" gamers crawling back to the Wii,because I know it would be awesome,its freakin Nintendo. Yes,they would complain about graphics and I would say one thing to them "WHO GIVES A ****". As long as it's not based on a current franchise like "Super Mario Massicure" or something like that. A whole new franchise with all new characters. Knowing gaming these days,it would be based on WWII or a futuristic war. It would be cool if you could unlock skins that let you play as Nintendo characters but as the main character,no.

No, but they should make other 1st-person games, like 1st-Person-Sword Fighting with the WiiMotionPlus. After playing Wii Sports Resort, I can see how this kind of genre can be the next best thing since FPSs since it's very easy to control. Maybe Nintendo can work with Lucas Arts to give us that kind of game with Lightsabres.

We already have way too many FPSs, and they're all getting boring. The Conduit and Metroid Prime Trilogy is all the Wii needs for FPSs.

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They should, but in the same way Super Smash Bros is a fighting game. Grab Free Radical by the throat and force them to make a Wii Timesplitters:P

Sepewrath

I know you said aside from Metroid, but even though people like to call it an FPA, it still is a first-person shooter as well. Why work on a different one when Metroid has been such a success already?

I never played Geist so I don't know how it turned out.Haziqonfire

You should see if you can find it. I thought it was great.

"Super Mario Massicure"

randomwiiplayer

The only FPS I really want is a Nintendo-LucasArts joining for a Star Wars Motion Plus lightsaber/shooter game..

The only FPS I really want is a Nintendo-LucasArts joining for a Star Wars Motion Plus lightsaber/shooter game..

TaMuK711

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"Super Mario Massicure"

BrunoBRS

Well excuse me! :P I screwed up.....

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]I never played Geist so I don't know how it turned out.GabuEx

You should see if you can find it. I thought it was great.

Well they've never tried so it would be nice to see an attempt.

Sure would be sweet to see Nintendo's take on a FPS. The Wii-more has potential so I see no problem in it, yes.

I'd much rather them work on making more games like Legend of Zelda, Mario, Pikmin, and such games rather than them move towards FPSes. There are enough good FPSes that are being made for Wii (The Grinder, Red Steel 2, and COD: MW being made, The Conduit and COD: WaW already made), and Nintendo should stick with what they do best.

The next Luigi's mansion maybe?...thought that's more TPS.

I think part of the reason they won't do one is because characters are such an important part of nintendo games. You spend the whole game looking at zelda or mario and they become characters to you. In FPS games you can't see who you're playing. In games like Halo, MC pretty much has no personality. Can anyone name the main character from Haze or Killzone? The only reason it worked in Metroid Prime is because they gave samas a lot of personality with the her reflection in her visor, or her grunts when hit.

For nintendo to do a shooter, it couldn't just be a nameless soldier with a gun.

I think part of the reason they won't do one is because characters are such an important part of nintendo games. You spend the whole game looking at zelda or mario and they become characters to you. In FPS games you can't see who you're playing. In games like Halo, MC pretty much has no personality. Can anyone name the main character from Haze or Killzone? The only reason it worked in Metroid Prime is because they gave samas a lot of personality with the her reflection in her visor, or her grunts when hit.

For nintendo to do a shooter, it couldn't just be a nameless soldier with a gun.

goblaa

yeah, that could be really interesting. i would love to see a unique fps for the wii. and maybe they could get the online right. The conduit has to many bugs and cheaters, maybe if nintendo does it then they will get it right.

The only problem with nintendo working on an FPS besides metroid is that japan doesnt seem like it has much of a FPS market.

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I think part of the reason they won't do one is because characters are such an important part of nintendo games. You spend the whole game looking at zelda or mario and they become characters to you. In FPS games you can't see who you're playing. In games like Halo, MC pretty much has no personality. Can anyone name the main character from Haze or Killzone? The only reason it worked in Metroid Prime is because they gave samas a lot of personality with the her reflection in her visor, or her grunts when hit.

For nintendo to do a shooter, it couldn't just be a nameless soldier with a gun.

Arbiterisl33t69

I am so glad to hear someone be reasonable about this topic. That doesnt happen very often. Yeah, halo has PLENTY of personality and originality. to say otherwise would just be either pure fanboyism, ignorance or stupidity. Halo is much more unique than kz2, andhas more personality in many ways than COD.

master chief has plenty of character, and an excellent backstory. i just wish more peope new about it.

Iwould like itif Nintendo makes a FPS. Something original I hope. But I don't really want a FPS from Nintendo. I rather have a new Donkey Kong Country:P

No, I don't think they should waste their time on this. It'd be hard to see how they'd do it as only Samus springs to mind as a natural candidate for a serious FPS game. Most other Nintendo characters are too cute, so the game would involve things like Mario shooting a pipe gun or Princess Peach shooting stars from her wand. As a casual FPS player I wouldn't mind this as they could come up with some really creative maps. Anyone who's into FPS in a big probably already has a 360/PS3/PC and won't look twice at the Wii for FPS. Online (patches, mods, maps, downloads) needs to be totally revolutionised on the Wii before it's going to be taken seriously as a platform by hardcore FPS gamers.

[QUOTE="Arbiterisl33t69"][QUOTE="goblaa"]

I think part of the reason they won't do one is because characters are such an important part of nintendo games. You spend the whole game looking at zelda or mario and they become characters to you. In FPS games you can't see who you're playing. In games like Halo, MC pretty much has no personality. Can anyone name the main character from Haze or Killzone? The only reason it worked in Metroid Prime is because they gave samas a lot of personality with the her reflection in her visor, or her grunts when hit.

For nintendo to do a shooter, it couldn't just be a nameless soldier with a gun.

jettpack

I am so glad to hear someone be reasonable about this topic. That doesnt happen very often. Yeah, halo has PLENTY of personality and originality. to say otherwise would just be either pure fanboyism, ignorance or stupidity. Halo is much more unique than kz2, andhas more personality in many ways than COD.

master chief has plenty of character, and an excellent backstory. i just wish more peope new about it.

No. FPS' tend to judged nowadays on how excellent the graphics are since most engines are VERY similar anyways. The Wii just can't compete in the FPS genre.

No. FPS' tend to judged nowadays on how excellent the graphics are since most engines are VERY similar anyways. The Wii just can't compete in the FPS genre.

Shadowtails9000

graphically, you're right. the wii cant compete. but the controls are PERFECT for fps gameplay. its as close to the mouse and keyboard controls as a console has ever gotten.

i dont see how they could actully make a better FPS then their FPA metroid i mean seriously, the counduit is basicly the wii version of killzone and halo, generic crapDeadEndPanda

And metroid prime was an FPS, dude. You're just calling it an FPA since you tend to agree with everything Nintendo says, and because you don't want to admit that it's a good fps (the best FPS on the Wii, that's for sure)

No, I rather have them stick with what they do best, deliver experiences you won't find anywhere else. A standard FPS is really something I don't see them doing.

[QUOTE="DeadEndPanda"]i dont see how they could actully make a better FPS then their FPA metroid i mean seriously, the counduit is basicly the wii version of killzone and halo, generic crapArbiterisl33t69

And metroid prime was an FPS, dude. You're just calling it an FPA since you tend to agree with everything Nintendo says, and because you don't want to admit that it's a good fps (the best FPS on the Wii, that's for sure)

well i dont see how my logic is worse then other people i see around here lol

and besides, i called it a FPA so those fanboys dont start the **** about "the wii will never have a good FPS, only nintendo fanboys call it a FPS , its actully a FPA, nintendo even said so"

i personaly would call it a FPS

and besides generic dosent mean bad, its just that those games are so similar to each other its like the developers dont even try.

and besides, of course save the princess story of games like mario and zelda are generic too, but the fact that there is 1 game from each of the series and then they take a 3 years break, while FPS come out every singe week and get more gray for each time.

i could play zelda each time there is a new game becouse of the time they take to get a new game out,

it would lose its magic if it came out constantly