Ever since I got Mario Kart for DS I've loved playing it online. Sure, I have to deal with playing the same type of racers time and time again, and that gets old, but those special times that I get to race against three other people who don't use Dry Bomber or Egg1 (and don't disconnect to save their precious records) are what make it special. It's very rare, but special indeed.
But those special times may become still rarer, now that Metroid Prime: Hunters has come into my collection. Day 1 WiFi record: 0 wins - 10 losses... ouch. Of course, I'm completely inept and clumsy with FPS games, so it's really no surprise.
Samus, to me, has to have the cleanest record for sequel/spinoff titles compared to any other Nintendo mascot. Mario has been slaved into just about any extracurricular activity Nintendo can reasonably place him in, and then some. He's enjoyed plenty of hits, but far too many misses as well. Mario Party 3-7 come to mind. Link has great titles like Z64 under his belt, but he also had that nasty little spill with those CD-i games way back when. But Samus... she's been treated like a queen. Not even Metroid Prime Pinball tarnished her record, so she's definitely got a hot streak going.
Bearing that in mind, it comes as no surprise how much Hunters has imressed me so far. I've barely scratched the surface so far, playing a bit of the mission and getting completely scorched in multiplayer. **I dare anyone to put me some Street Fighter III online and I'll rule the school! Oh yeah!** Anyway, there's no way to cast a verdict on it yet, but if the opening cinema is any indication of overall quality, it's looking like Hunters will be yet another point of pride for the series.
In the meantime, things are starting to look down for Animal Crossing. But, in a way, that might be a good thing. What's the use of hurrying through it anyway? Even if I get completely bored of it, I know I'll pick it back up and get hooked again eventually. As for right now, I'm only interested in selling my 1430 turnips (bought at 90 bells apiece) to Tom Nook for some serious bells. Or some serious disappointment. Besides checking in on Tom's buying price every day, an occasional stroll along the beach collecting seashells and searching for... what's his name... P- something... it starts with a P... P... Puh... Pascal! That's it! Besides looking for Pascal and some quick dough from Nook, Wild World just isn't really on my radar right now. As I said, that'll change. I've got some cool renovation ideas for my town, I just gotta get the time and motivation to work on it.
Not that the likes of Mario Kart and Hunters are gonna help me there...
Well, it's off to bed I go. Maybe I'll pray to not be such a n00b anymore on Hunters before I lay me down to sleep. No matter what, it'll be fun to pursue a new genre. A genre in which I am completely inept. At least I have loads of room for improvement, so that'll be fun. Hey, when I look at it like that, I'm guess a winner either way.
Cheers