No thanks. The evolution of Sony first party games has driven me away from buying any of their games. I prefer Nintendo stick to what it does best.
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With Switch 2 on the horizon, is it time for Mario and classic Nintendo franchise to evolve?
- Thread starter Kuro
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None of the games from the companies you have stated are better than the Mario Galaxy games and will not hold up as well visually.
Jeez, Era is obsessed with the Switch successor and it's only been out for two years. You guys need to chill and enjoy what you have instead of looking to the next thing all the time!
Also, no. Mario is like Star Wars - despite the fact that fans of the franchise grow and get mad when the series is no longer for them, it'll always be primarily for kids, and as long as they're putting out stellar Mario games - there'll be no need to change it (I guess that's where the Star Wars comparison ends though).
Also, no. Mario is like Star Wars - despite the fact that fans of the franchise grow and get mad when the series is no longer for them, it'll always be primarily for kids, and as long as they're putting out stellar Mario games - there'll be no need to change it (I guess that's where the Star Wars comparison ends though).
No, I don't think every game has to be this complex narrative. I like the fact that Nintendo focuses more on just making really fun games. Also, I think its disingenuos to say Nintendo's games havent evolved at all. If that was the case they would consistantly be dropping AAA-AA titles.
The images in the OP are disgustingly bad and if you like them I get it, personal tastes and all.
But your taste is shit.
But your taste is shit.
Reading the Op, I was hoping it would be tongue in cheek, but apparently not.
The exemples you posted are the worst possible path nintendo could take to evolve their franchises. It's like a horrible future where Nintendo was bought by microsoft and Mario was developed by Epic and smash bros by netherrealm studios.
Bomberman act zero on 360 was enough, thank you.
The exemples you posted are the worst possible path nintendo could take to evolve their franchises. It's like a horrible future where Nintendo was bought by microsoft and Mario was developed by Epic and smash bros by netherrealm studios.
Bomberman act zero on 360 was enough, thank you.
OP just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Era culture (I'm an expert), but OP can kiss their thread creation privileges goodbye.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Era culture (I'm an expert), but OP can kiss their thread creation privileges goodbye.
This is a trolling thread.....don't feed the troll...if games have to look a certain way or capture specific themes to qualify as entertainment for you then Yoshi bless you and all power to you...Enjoy your video game life!
To be fair, that may have been the only console their family had.
I'm 21 and the first game I ever played was Mario World on my friend's brother's Super Nintendo. Then I got my own GBA, but the first console I owned was a GameCube.
All that said, I don't want Mario to "grow up". Part of the magic of these games is that no matter what is happening in your life, they're always happy, bright, vibrant, and fun. I would never want that to change.
In my opinion, a Switch 2 should ONLY come out when there is a noticeable leap in technology. "On the horizon" is obviously relative, but I really don't want to see a new one until 2023 / 2024. With that said, when they do release a new one, I REALLY hope they don't touch their "artstyle" for games like Mario, Zelda, etc. Nuances are great, but putting realistic machine guns on characters' faces ain't it
The argument that Nintendo games are too cartoony, childish (insert other child targetted phrase here) is as old as Nintendo itself.
The thing is that I play games generally for the gameplay because overall stories in games throughout their history have been generally not very good compared to their counterparts in film and written literature. Few games execute their narrative even close to as good as a good film.
In the area of gameplay and mechanics, the actual interaction with the game and the feel of interacting with a game world, no other developer has as consistently hit the mark as much as Nintendo has for as long as Nintendo has, in my opinion.
Not to say that the OPs assertion around the importance of narrative is wrong, it is in fact a completely valid way to look at games and in that sense it makes total sense to choose Sony IPs as being the hallmark of quality here, because Sony excel above others in providing narrative film like experiences.
The thing is that I play games generally for the gameplay because overall stories in games throughout their history have been generally not very good compared to their counterparts in film and written literature. Few games execute their narrative even close to as good as a good film.
In the area of gameplay and mechanics, the actual interaction with the game and the feel of interacting with a game world, no other developer has as consistently hit the mark as much as Nintendo has for as long as Nintendo has, in my opinion.
Not to say that the OPs assertion around the importance of narrative is wrong, it is in fact a completely valid way to look at games and in that sense it makes total sense to choose Sony IPs as being the hallmark of quality here, because Sony excel above others in providing narrative film like experiences.
"With Switch 2 on the horizon..."
No you crazy western consumerist... It came out two and a half years ago. There is no switch 2 on the horizon just you crazy inconscient reflexes that stimulates you to pay, to buy, to spend...
For Christ Sake, can't we enjoy this product instead of stressing ourselves out for the next consumerist checkpoint??
No you crazy western consumerist... It came out two and a half years ago. There is no switch 2 on the horizon just you crazy inconscient reflexes that stimulates you to pay, to buy, to spend...
For Christ Sake, can't we enjoy this product instead of stressing ourselves out for the next consumerist checkpoint??
In two months it will be 2020. Imagine playing 2017 stuff in 2020.
Glad to see "With Switch 2 on the horizon" being lambasted.
Nintendo thinks of themselves as a toy company. If you've outgrown their games, that's fine, but they want to keep kids and adults smiling with their games while also offering games like Bayonetta and Xenoblade Chronicles.
Nintendo thinks of themselves as a toy company. If you've outgrown their games, that's fine, but they want to keep kids and adults smiling with their games while also offering games like Bayonetta and Xenoblade Chronicles.
No, absolutely not. There are so many "mature" narrative games out there that Nintendo does not need to move into that space at all. I enjoy their core experiences, I like the iterative nature of their franchises. If they want to introduce some new IP that is more along the lines of a narrative driven single player experience, I'm fine with that. But the idea of making some sort of dark version of Mario is absurd, that's just not what that franchise is about. I don't want to play TLoU, except with Mario characters. I want my Nintendo games to be fun experiences in vibrant words with new ideas peppered in to build on what they're already done.
It's fine that your tastes changed, but there are so many other games out there to fill that gap that Nintendo has no reason to change to attempt to fill it.
Also, cool it with the Switch 2 talk. That isn't on the horizon nor has it even been announced. And when they do announce their next console, I hope they announce more Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, etc for it so that I do have interest in it.
It's fine that your tastes changed, but there are so many other games out there to fill that gap that Nintendo has no reason to change to attempt to fill it.
Also, cool it with the Switch 2 talk. That isn't on the horizon nor has it even been announced. And when they do announce their next console, I hope they announce more Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Donkey Kong, etc for it so that I do have interest in it.
How about instead Sony goes the other direction and brings back Jak, Sly Cooper, and Ape Escape.
Either you are 14 OP, or I'm back in the 2000's with my middle school buddies.
Edit: Now I see this is just a lame copypasta of a gaf thread. Carry on then.
Edit: Now I see this is just a lame copypasta of a gaf thread. Carry on then.
Yes, let's take a universally beloved franchise popular across multiple demographics and laser-target it towards teenage boys (surely the most under-targeted of all demos!).
