The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[ryne candy]

The gameplay on YouTube makes the game interesting but I would have liked if they used the Borderlands look with same gameplay/physics....maybe I just want to be able to control the cartoon.

 

[Twigg4075]

The gameplay on YouTube makes the game interesting but I would have liked if they used the Borderlands look with same gameplay/physics....maybe I just want to be able to control the cartoon.

i thought they did have a game with the cartoon/comic book art style a few years back?

I think I rented it when I was a Gamefly member a while back.

 

[ryne candy]

closer to the look i'm talking about but that was single player...so no combo attacks.

edit: it's not out yet...must be a trailer you saw on PSN. They said on FB that no specific date has been announced, so as not to disappoint if they need more time.

 

[Twigg4075]

edit: it's not out yet...must be a trailer you saw on PSN. They said on FB that no specific date has been announced, so as not to disappoint if they need more time.

Yeah, the more research I do about it all I keep seeing is that it is supposed to be a Summer release. I could've sworn I saw it on the PS store last night for $9.99 but I was very tired...and may have had a few sips of bourbon.

 

[ryne candy]

The wife wanted to go to Half Price Books today, so I tagged along. I usually go to the video game section, knowing it will suck but this time they had some decent/good titles. They had Demon Souls for $10, MGS Vita for $20 and Binary Domain ($20....too much for a used copy). Of course, they had past Madden's (incl. 2012). I might make a trip there once a month, just to see if I find anything worth picking up, as long as it's not priced too high.

 

[Swarley]

So I'm seeing tweets that apparently Nintendo isn't hosting a major E3 presser this year?

Moar lulz.

 

[Handleit_44]

So I'm seeing tweets that apparently Nintendo isn't hosting a major E3 presser this year?

Moar lulz.

:yao:


Financial Results Briefing

Also, I would like to use this opportunity to talk about this year’s E3.

In the past we invited reporters, investors and analysts, industry partners, such as software publishers, and distributors who attended E3 to our large-scale presentations. We also used them as a communication tool in which we broadcast our presentations on the Internet to reach out to video game fans around the globe. I believe that many are expecting us to host a similar event this year.

On the other hand, since we set out on new endeavors such as Nintendo Direct two years ago in October, we have been paying special attention to the fact that different people demand different types of information from us. For example, as video game fans are looking for information about games, it seems that they are less interested in sales figures that investors and analysts on the other hand attach much greater importance to, and distribution partners are looking for information on how we are going to market our products in the immediate future. At previous financial briefing sessions we announced information about our products, showed videos and even uploaded the recording of these events onto our website, but given that we now have an established method such as Nintendo Direct, we feel that we will be able to deliver our messages more appropriately and effectively by doing so individually based on the various needs of different groups of people.

At E3 this year, we are not planning to launch new hardware, and our main activity at E3 will be to announce and have people experience our software. Many people are certainly very interested in learning more about the Wii U titles that we are going to announce. We will use E3 as an ideal opportunity to talk in detail mainly about the Wii U titles that we are going to launch this year, and we also plan to make it possible for visitors to try the games immediately. As a brand new challenge, we are working to establish a new presentation style for E3.

First, we decided not to host a large-scale presentation targeted at everyone in the international audience where we announce new information as we did in the past.

Instead, at the E3 show this year, we are planning to host a few smaller events that are specifically focused on our software lineup for the U.S. market. There will be one closed event for American distributors, and we will hold another closed hands-on experience event, for mainly the Western gaming media. Also, I did not speak at last year’s presentation, and I am not planning to speak at these events at the E3 show this year either. Apart from these exclusive events for visitors, we are continuing to investigate ways to deliver information about our games directly to our home audience around the time of E3. We will share more information about them once they have officially been decided.

During the E3 period, we will utilize our direct communication tools, such as Nintendo Direct, to deliver information to our Japanese audience, including those who are at this financial briefing, mainly focusing on the software that we are going to launch in Japan, and we will take the same approach outside Japan for the overseas fans as well.

At the financial announcement of yesterday, we also announced the changes in the members of our board of directors. More specifically, our plans are for the four directors, including Mr. Mori and Mr. Hatano who are currently the representative directors, to retire when their term of office expires at the end of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders this year, and for the five new directors to take office, as well as the promotion of one existing director.

We are not changing our overall business strategy, but already 11 years have passed since the current management structure was established in 2002. The planned changes this time aim to realize a generational change of our management structure. When these changes become effective, the average age of the board of directors will become 6.7 years younger than today.

For your information, as recovering the momentum in the overseas markets tops our priority list, we are planning to place our overseas operations under the direct control of the company president after this year’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Under this new management structure, the company will make its utmost efforts to achieve the 100 billion yen operating profit in the current fiscal year.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130425/04.html

 

[Twigg4075]

In other words..."We are failing miserably so we don't want to waste any more money on a big press conference. In years past when we were on top we loved blowing loads of cash tooting our own horn, but sadly that is no longer the case."-Nintendo

 

[padman59]

Nintendo dropping their E3 conference looks really bad. They could've used their time to showcase games that they desperately need in order to move WiiU's.

 

[jms493]

Honestly if they don’t have anything amazing to announce then why would they throw a Press Conference. They are going up against the PS4 and XBOX…no reason to make yourself looking even worse by putting on a shitty Press conference. IMO it is a smart move but not a good news that they dont have anything to announce.

 

[Swarley]

Honestly if they don’t have anything amazing to announce then why would they throw a Press Conference. They are going up against the PS4 and XBOX…no reason to make yourself looking even worse by putting on a shitty Press conference. IMO it is a smart move but not a good news that they dont have anything to announce.

That's what makes this look so bad. They were supposed to have quite a few new first party games to show off.

 

[jms493]

That's what makes this look so bad. They were supposed to have quite a few new first party games to show off.

they might still have games to announce at E3 but wont be doing it in a full blown Presser. Honestly this is the year of the new Xbox and Playstation. Nintendo had their spot in the limelight last year with a new console...too bad the console is meh.

 

[JimLeavy59]

The Wii U really seems like a spruced up current gen console.

 

[j.hen]

Traded some games in and picked up Arkham City GOTY edition. The Batman Beyond costume was perfectly done for this game and I'm totally digging it, I catch myself stopping and turning the camera around to take it in. Never beat this game, though I did beat the first one earlier this year.

 

[JayDizzle]

Traded some games in and picked up Arkham City GOTY edition. The Batman Beyond costume was perfectly done for this game and I'm totally digging it, I catch myself stopping and turning the camera around to take it in. Never beat this game, though I did beat the first one earlier this year.

 

[jms493]

My Gaming Goals from Thur - Friday.

Finish Tomb Raider
Finish Diablo 3
Finish Spec Ops

:johnwall:

 

[SethMode]

Traded some games in and picked up Arkham City GOTY edition. The Batman Beyond costume was perfectly done for this game and I'm totally digging it, I catch myself stopping and turning the camera around to take it in. Never beat this game, though I did beat the first one earlier this year.

I thought that you couldn't play through the campaign on the first go with one of the bonus suits? I guess they changed it through a patch or with GOTY. Good. That was a really, REALLY dumb hinderance in the game out of the gate (I got the preorder with the Dark Knight Returns skin -- which is also awesome -- and it was a huge bummer that I had to wait until NG+ to use it (outside of the challenge rooms).

 

[killgod]

My Gaming Goals from Thur - Friday.

Finish Tomb Raider
Finish Diablo 3
Finish Spec Ops

:johnwall:

When do you sleep?

You got your schmancy pants 8 figure jerb downtown NY
You got a build your own fantasy house project out in the burbs
You're the reigning whiffleball champion of the universe
You got a wife
You got kids (wait I'm not sure about this one)
I imagine you eat, drink, shit and shower like the rest of us (most of us)

Finish 3 games? No problem?

 

[Primetime]

About 15 minutes away from the final boss in Tomb Raider and the game save is glitched and I can't progress in the story. :rage:

 

[killgod]

Multiple save file rotation. :yep:

(unless that game doesn't permit it?)