The only of my three unions that didn't get any new posts is the one that I have the most interest in: The Mario ESPN Union. I am severely disappointed...
So, don't take this post as hope of me staying for long...
EDIT: And the unions aren't updated. There's that too.
I finally do. I mean, if you haven't noticed that my "Now Playing" and "My Collction" pages now include Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Mario Party 8. Which would be bad to have without a wii. and a Wiimote.
And I'm level 28 now. Just in passing.
Apparently, I currently think that I have to say something since I... actually I don't even remember why I thought I had to say something. Maybe I never had anything to say to begin with. Maybe it's the monumental news that I logged on to GS.
Yeah, I have no idea.
Of course, that means there won't be a reward for it this year. I guarantee it.
Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2 are being remade for the Wii.
I would like to defend the remakes, being the sheep that I am. Specifically the simplicity of doing it (and wasting their time doing this when they could be working on Pikmin 3...)
Yes, remakes are simple. Do you know what is simpler? Making more Pikmin 1 & 2 games. The Wii can play GC games, so it's not like VC titles where the original is obsolete. The only true problem with the pikies is their rarity, and either remakes or more originals would be able to solve this.
Why do this when they could be working on Pikmin 3? Pikmin three is likely nowhere near the coding stage (early development is planning usually). Yet the wii will likly change the controls from Pikmin 2 to Pikmin 3? The solution? Pikmin 2's planning stage has already been done, so they can do whatever Wiimote shenanigans they want to it now, instead of waiting for Pikmin 3 to be producible.
While private tests could be done, it doesn't let us debug the game. I stand by my belief that being able to debug a system before it is used in a major release is a good thing. Pikmin 3 is a major release. Pikmin 2 2 is not.
And the most obvious reason... money. I will not deny that.
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While more can be said, that's the gist of it.
Anyway, smaller: expected. What is a hardware upgrade if it isn't smaller? However, the screens getting bigger... not a expected. Or wanted.
The loss of a GBA slot, while would allow my Game Boys to shake off some dust, is not something enjoyable.
Now, for the surprises. Cameras. One for taking pictures, one that allows Nintendo to keep track of just how many people are smiling when playing the DSi. However, whenever there is a camera, there is an SD card.
Something else to talk about... an Internet browser? Perhaps I could use it here and on GF because there is no doubt that using a keyboard on the DS is easier than on the Wii.
... I can't think of something else to say, but I might think of something later...
A new feature developed by a game company.
The first option is
the game company doesn't use this feature on any test games.
The feature remains unused until the next big game.
An unused, buggy feature ruins the next big game release.
The other option is
The game company tells us about the feature before it's used in a big game release.
They have some non-big-name games to test, debug, and use the feature.
The feature, when used in a big-name release, turns out less buggy than if it wasn't tested.
OK, it's too obvious what I'm referring to. How about this: GS Wide before debugging, or GS Wide after Debugging?
http://wii.ign.com/articles/890/890276p1.html claims that Miyamoto said "The thing that's difficult is that, as you know, the way we handle our announcement is we work on product and once the product is at a state where we feel it's ready to show to people, then that's when we're willing to talk about it. Which is why it's difficult for me to talk about different projects in interviews." Unless the game is near finished, it won't be announced. (maybe Brawl scared them out of promises)
Proof to back up this statement? Look at the release dates of the announced games.
Notice how none of these games are slated for a 2009 release (or if I do understand Q4 2008 incorrectly, no later than March 2009). The only counter example was Wii Sports Resort will be released "globally next spring" as stated in the E3 Pres Conference, and those few TBA released dates.
I'll just generally yell at those complaining about Nintendo's E3 conference; Nintendo's conference wanted to announce concepts (using the DS to get baseball scores and stats. (I like it), Wii Speak (AC was only announced to accompany it), NON-COMPETITIVE GAMING (Wii Music > Guitar Hero instantly because of this, IMO))
Being a leader requires obnoxiousness. Because of my inability to be obnoxious discreetly (or even obnoxious at all), I cannot be a good leader.
The biggest problem is I believe in "treat others how you would like to be treated". I hate invites. I occasionally get invited to something I'm interested in, but generally I don't. I have yelled at people I don't know who have invited my to their unions, even. For this, i don't like sending invites, or expect others to respond to invites.
The second problem is Telegrams. I generally feel that telegrams need to be more important than "There was an update today: Read about it!" Of course, others don't seem to feel this way, but I do...
The third problem is that I like a small community of members. While this doesn't relate directly to obnoxiousness, the less people that don't remember that they are in my union, the less they will get annoyed.
So, one fault that severly limits my ability to lead a union... Not that I'm giving them away. They will just never be great...
I have been an officer in the three unions I joined first and was the most active in; the two who have leaders who have been spotted in the last year have decided they don't want to lead a dead union that have given them to me. This includes the long-had Luigi Rules Union and the just obtained Mario ESPN Union.
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