No Matter Which Console You Favor, We All Lose in April

Mass effect comes out in may, and I'm all set to go with oblivion, which I'm still playing.Codename33

super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.nintendo-4life

[QUOTE="Codename33"]Mass effect comes out in may, and I'm all set to go with oblivion, which I'm still playing.QuasidodoJr

That's too bad. Luckily, Shivering Isles will come out soon to tide you over. It's coming out March 26/27, according to gamespot and best buy.

I realize the game publishers are trying to jump sales by releasing games at the end of revenue periods, but doesn't it seem like us, as gamers, are getting the short of the stick, anymore?

You have a bunch of titles release in March, and yet still, it's mostly gimmick titles, sports titles or very small niche titles. In April, the Playstation 3 gets MLB 07, the 360 gets Guitar Hero 2, yeah, but it's been on the PS2 for about 5 months now, and Monsster Madness - a game that scream mediocre. The Wii gets a bunch of ports and Super Paper Mario, that looks like it could've been done on the Gamecube. The Wii controller doesn't seem to be used in any distinct way for the actual gameplay. It's a side-scrolling platformer with a 3-D gimmick.

So, I guess we're all left trying to stretch the few good titles releasing in March all the way to May, or further. Who knows?
QuasidodoJr

Sorry to spoil your thread, but 27 March i download Shivering Isles on my 360, and play one hour a day this 30 hours + RPG, until May when i can get both Mass Effect and Two Worlds, again ONLY on 360 and not PS3

So, Shivering Isles 27 March, 30+ hour RPG

/thread

Pokemon!

Diamond comes out in April doesn't it. I'm not exaggerating when I say that game will keep me hooked until GTAIV.
the-very-best

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

People wouldn't get as excited about a nw mario platformer if they weren't constantly AAA experiences.

From videos we can see that you can switch characters on the fly, switch perspectives on the fly, I'm not sure how to describe it 2.5d maybe.  New Supermario Brothers could have probably done on the gameboy advance, but that doesn't mean it didn't bring anything new to the series.

[QUOTE="the-very-best"]Pokemon!

Diamond comes out in April doesn't it. I'm not exaggerating when I say that game will keep me hooked until GTAIV.
apolloluke

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.nnavidson

People wouldn't get as excited about a nw mario platformer if they weren't constantly AAA experiences.

From videos we can see that you can switch characters on the fly, switch perspectives on the fly, I'm not sure how to describe it 2.5d maybe. New Supermario Brothers could have probably done on the gameboy advance, but that doesn't mean it didn't bring anything new to the series.

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[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

People wouldn't get as excited about a nw mario platformer if they weren't constantly AAA experiences.

From videos we can see that you can switch characters on the fly, switch perspectives on the fly, I'm not sure how to describe it 2.5d maybe. New Supermario Brothers could have probably done on the gameboy advance, but that doesn't mean it didn't bring anything new to the series.

I don't know... I still pick it up from time to time, which is more than I can say for most games I've played no matter how good they are.  Also, there is no arguing that this game is bringing some new gameplay never seen in this series.

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

Ok, but since the new controls are the center-piece of the Wii, why bring out a game that utilizes the Wii remote like a controller? That's my point. This game looks like another Zelda. A Gamecube game they decided to release for the Wii, instead. I'm not saying Zelda was a bad game, but in the end, Nintendo still has yet to offer a fully realized title (Wii Sports, WarioWare and Wii Play do not count as fully realized titles) for their own control scheme, and doesn't anyone else find that a little strange?QuasidodoJr

I'm dissapointed with the Wii more than mose people who own one, but that doesn't mean Super Paper Mario doesn't look like an awesome game.  An awesome game is an awesome game, no matter how it's controlled.

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.nintendo-4life

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

If Super Paper Mario doesn't do that, no game really does.

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.nnavidson

If Super Paper Mario doesn't do that, no game really does.

[QUOTE="nnavidson"]

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

If Super Paper Mario doesn't do that, no game really does.

Your thread does fail.  You said 'we all lose'.  Super Paper Mario is going to get great reviews and sell like hot cakes.  That sounds like someone winning to me.

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

[QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nnavidson"]

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.nnavidson

If Super Paper Mario doesn't do that, no game really does.

Your thread does fail. You said 'we all lose'. Super Paper Mario is going to get great reviews and sell like hot cakes. That sounds like someone winning to me.

[QUOTE="nnavidson"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nnavidson"]

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"][QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"][QUOTE="nintendo-4life"]super paper mario looks ACE, and pokemon diamond and pearl looks ACE as well, please save it, nintendo owns april just like sony owns march.QuasidodoJr

If Super Paper Mario doesn't do that, no game really does.

Your thread does fail. You said 'we all lose'. Super Paper Mario is going to get great reviews and sell like hot cakes. That sounds like someone winning to me.

Does everyone here only buy games that have just been released?cakeorrdeath

Actually, I'm talking about game releases in general. You do realize that PoP is just a port of the 3rd Prince of Persia game, right? And in the beginning of my post, I mentioned the Wii, the PS3 and the 360. Did I mention the DS or the PSP? If I did, I don't recall doing so.

SPM comes out April 9th. As far as your Wii is concerned, do you really think that single game will stretch out for 2 full months, as the next title the Wii's getting that could even be considered "semi" big is Mario Party, and that's not till May 28th. So, one worthwhile game that you'll probably beat in a few days in a 2 month time period is winning? Maybe in Bizarro World.
QuasidodoJr

Your post isn't about May.  It's about April and Super Paper Mario is enough game to make me excited for that month.  I'm sure that there will be enough secrets and hidden items to get at least 15 hours of play. 

Actually, I'm talking about game releases in general. You do realize that PoP is just a port of the 3rd Prince of Persia game, right? And in the beginning of my post, I mentioned the Wii, the PS3 and the 360. Did I mention the DS or the PSP? If I did, I don't recall doing so.

SPM comes out April 9th. As far as your Wii is concerned, do you really that single game will stretch out for 2 full months, as the next title the Wii's getting that could even be considered "semi" big is Mario Party, and that's not till May 28th. So, one worthwhile game that you'll probably beat in a few days in a 2 month time period is winning? Maybe in Bizarro World.
QuasidodoJr

mass effect in may? confirmed?apolloluke

I realize the game publishers are trying to jump sales by releasing games at the end of revenue periods, but doesn't it seem like us, as gamers, are getting the short of the stick, anymore?

You have a bunch of titles release in March, and yet still, it's mostly gimmick titles, sports titles or very small niche titles. In April, the Playstation 3 gets MLB 07, the 360 gets Guitar Hero 2, yeah, but it's been on the PS2 for about 5 months now, and Monsster Madness - a game that scream mediocre. The Wii gets a bunch of ports and Super Paper Mario, that looks like it could've been done on the Gamecube. The Wii controller doesn't seem to be used in any distinct way for the actual gameplay. It's a side-scrolling platformer with a 3-D gimmick.

So, I guess we're all left trying to stretch the few good titles releasing in March all the way to May, or further. Who knows?
QuasidodoJr

Seriously, if you think you're going to stretch a side-scrolling platformer out for even 21 days, in this day and age, I do believe you are mentally stuck in 1987.QuasidodoJr

I haven't purchased a game (or sometimes more at one point) a month for a few years now and when I did I found I built up a serious library of crap I was destined to never play again, so I don't think one month is going to hurt. That said you are basically saying April has no games because of your preference, regardless of what you think a lot of people are looking forward to the new Paper Mario and as for 2D side scrollers having no longevity I still play old school plat formers every now and again which are sometimes over 20 years old. csliney

Ok, but since the new controls are the center-piece of the Wii, why bring out a game that utilizes the Wii remote like a controller? That's my point. This game looks like another Zelda. A Gamecube game they decided to release for the Wii, instead. I'm not saying Zelda was a bad game, but in the end, Nintendo still has yet to offer a fully realized title (Wii Sports, WarioWare and Wii Play do not count as fully realized titles) for their own control scheme, and doesn't anyone else find that a little strange?QuasidodoJr

They did the same with Eternal Darkness and Animal Crossing - both were to originally be N64 titles. And Eternal Darkness had graphics not that much different from the 64 screenshots released, but yet it still got AAA on Gamespot and many other sites. Animal Crossing is still a good game as well. The reason these titles did well is not because they were re-worked utilising the power of the GC entirely (there were a couple of tweaks maybe graphics wise) but because of innovative features like the Sanity meter in ED. Much the same story with Super Paper Mario.

They will eventually come up with plenty of games that utilise the controller, it just needs time. We are very early in the consoles life and not many games have been released so far.

[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"]

Nintendo still has yet to offer a fully realized title (Wii Sports, WarioWare and Wii Play do not count as fully realized titles) for their own control scheme, and doesn't anyone else find that a little strange?

Quofan

They will eventually come up with plenty of games that utilise the controller, it just needs time. We are very early in the consoles life and not many games have been released so far.

Seriously, if you think you're going to stretch a side-scrolling platformer out for even 21 days, in this day and age, I do believe you are mentally stuck in 1987. The only reason we played side-scrollers for that long back then is because we had no other choice. And if you need a good example, try keeping yourself entertained with only one old side-scrolling platformer on your VC for an entire month. You're not really going to do it. When will you Mario fanboys realize that the initial intent of this thread was not to bash your console or your game. Granted, SPM does not appeal to me, but you'd have to be crazy to suggest you could be thoroughly satisfied by a platformer for even an entire 30-day period. I was pointing out with Mario Party, that Wii owners will be trying to stretch out SPM for 2 months, in their case. No wonder everyone says Nintendo fanboys are the nastiest.  :PQuasidodoJr

You don't like 2d platformers... I get it.  A lot of people do, and it's been a heavily neglected genre for a long time.  Super Paper Mario is a godsend.

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[QUOTE="QuasidodoJr"]

Nintendo still has yet to offer a fully realized title (Wii Sports, WarioWare and Wii Play do not count as fully realized titles) for their own control scheme, and doesn't anyone else find that a little strange?

QuasidodoJr

They will eventually come up with plenty of games that utilise the controller, it just needs time. We are very early in the consoles life and not many games have been released so far.

I agree... I'm dissapointed with the Wii.  Wii owners still win in April with Super Paper Mario though.