OT: Official Video Game Thread (Part 3)

[Jimmi McJenkins]

The very first thing the game does is warn you to watch your surroundings but apparently that hasn't been noticed by some people.

Yeah, I enjoy that each time I log in. I really see the appeal. Something about, even if it's just digitally, feeling like you're collecting and exploring. Completely reasonable why it's so exciting for people. I haven't done much with it and I find it pretty fun.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Yeah, I enjoy that each time I log in. I really see the appeal. Something about, even if it's just digitally, feeling like you're collecting and exploring. Completely reasonable why it's so exciting for people. I haven't done much with it and I find it pretty fun.

The fact it encourages you to be active is a plus. Not to sound like an old man but too often I see kids sitting around on their ipads playing mindless games. Here at least you'll get out of the house. As long as you're careful it could be a huge boon for less active children and even adults.

 

[UnrefinedCrude]

The very first thing the game does is warn you to watch your surroundings but apparently that hasn't been noticed by some people.

Warnings aren't there to actually "warn" anyone about anything, no one pays attention to them. They are there to cover the company's tail in case of the inevitable lawsuit by someone too stupid to watch where they were going [or their surviving family.]

 

[Perfect_Drug]

A couple guys fell off a cliff I California (I believe) and some ****ole tried to shoot some kids because he thought they stole his stuff, in Florida, because Merica.

You get this with anything new and engrossing. Extreme selfies, texting (when it was really new), etc. There's always a segment of the population that's going to "Darwin" themselves do to being too into something that seems dumb to the masses.

Eloquently worded.

 

[Dorian2]

Nintendo just won.. again.

:/


Pokemon Go has more users than Twitter.
More users than Tinder (YES pokemon is officially more popular than SEX).

It's not even out in canada, asia, or europe and it's already the biggest app by a landslide.

What a fantastic trailer:


Nintendo added $11billion to its value:
http://qz.com/728399/pokemon-go-has...n-to-the-value-of-nintendo-since-its-release/

Stock price soars up by 53%
https://www.theguardian.com/busines...hares-investors-gotta-catch-em-all-pokemon-go

Biggest mobile game in US history:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/business/intelligence/pokemon-go-biggest-mobile-game-ever/

As of yesterday 15million users:
http://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-catches-15-million-users/

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/13/p...ily-users-sees-more-engagement-than-facebook/
https://www.theguardian.com/technol...menon-as-number-of-us-users-overtakes-twitter

My daughter's been chirping my ear about it before it got here. So I downloaded it when it became available and found a Picachu. I call farce!! It's a ripoff. The video clearly shows a picachu and a magic ball when you find it, which you can then throw at the picachu on my front lawn.

When that failed to happen, I immediately uninstalled it.

Whatta rip.

 

[s7ark]

Oh god, I wish this was around when I was 10.

I am well older than 10 and enjoying it a lot. Gets my steps up(my fitbit is loving me right now) and meeting new people. Everyone is playing it. If they add trainer battles and trading it will get even bigger.

But I am old school big N fan. I never really got into the pokemon games(I am more a Mario/Zelda guy) but I am really enjoying Go. I'll bet Sun and Moon sell like hotcakes when they come out. Might have to buy a 3DS

I am also definitely going to pick up the mini NES when it is released. I hope they make millions of them because they will be tough to get before xmas if not. Those things will be insanely popular.

I'm going to have to watch the NX info carefully. Even with their current stock spike they could go way higher. Maybe even to Wii levels. With their upcoming mobile releases, mini NES and that amazing new Zelda, Nintendo could be set for another huge resurgence. Like they have done in the past. Might have to get stock this time. I missed out on the Wii boost, I shouldn't miss out on this one.

 

[McDrai]

The fact it encourages you to be active is a plus. Not to sound like an old man but too often I see kids sitting around on their ipads playing mindless games. Here at least you'll get out of the house. As long as you're careful it could be a huge boon for less active children and even adults.

I don't have much energy left between work and the gym but I guess for kids and retirees it would be a great time killer and a source of exercise

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

I gotta say, with all the hype behind this I expected something a bit more robust. The app has some bugs to it and the features are pretty bare bones. Obviously will be fixed in time, but just doesn't seem extensive enough for me to put hours into. I will just wait for Sun and Moon to come out.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

It will become more robust in time.

When that time comes, you're going to want to be a higher level, with a hard hitting roster.

 

[syz]

I am well older than 10 and enjoying it a lot. Gets my steps up(my fitbit is loving me right now) and meeting new people. Everyone is playing it. If they add trainer battles and trading it will get even bigger.

But I am old school big N fan. I never really got into the pokemon games(I am more a Mario/Zelda guy) but I am really enjoying Go. I'll bet Sun and Moon sell like hotcakes when they come out. Might have to buy a 3DS

I am also definitely going to pick up the mini NES when it is released. I hope they make millions of them because they will be tough to get before xmas if not. Those things will be insanely popular.

I'm going to have to watch the NX info carefully. Even with their current stock spike they could go way higher. Maybe even to Wii levels. With their upcoming mobile releases, mini NES and that amazing new Zelda, Nintendo could be set for another huge resurgence. Like they have done in the past. Might have to get stock this time. I missed out on the Wii boost, I shouldn't miss out on this one.

Hah.

It's Nintendo. Retailers will get like 2 units each and the scalpers will make a fortune off them, as usual.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

I mean it is a (mostly) free app.

@syz To be fair to Nintendo, they tend to put out a fair stock of games that don't sell (the Wii U has been selling horrendously) and it's the things they don't expect to take off (amiibo) that tend to sell like hotcakes.

Then again, maybe they just underestimate how popular their properties are.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I'm convinced an MMO style pokemon on their flagship console might have saved their console.

I mean they essentially released Wii U with a whimper. No Metroid, No Zelda, and Mario a year too late.

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

I'm convinced an MMO style pokemon on their flagship console might have saved their console.

I mean they essentially released Wii U with a whimper. No Metroid, No Zelda, and Mario a year too late.

From what I remember, the biggest stated reason that it didn't sell was because most people thought it was just another Wii, no difference. Bad naming might have killed it ultimately.

 

[FiveFourteenSixOne]

From what I remember, the biggest stated reason that it didn't sell was because most people thought it was just another Wii, no difference. Bad naming might have killed it ultimately.

I know for a fact that the average consumer had no fricken idea what the difference was between the Wii and Wii U. I witnessed first hard, when my step sister received Wii U games for her Wii. Nintendo's biggest mistake by a country mile, if they HAD to keep the Wii portion of the name, was to not call it the Wii 2.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

From what I remember, the biggest stated reason that it didn't sell was because most people thought it was just another Wii, no difference. Bad naming might have killed it ultimately.

This is it exactly. I remember watching the E3 demo and thinking it was an add-on like the Sega CD.

The Wii U has a fantastic (if small) lineup of games but their inability to market the system properly doomed it from the start. At the very least the NX will have the next Zelda game to insulate it's launch...

Though some info would still be nice. I'm dying to know what the NX is all about.

 

[oil Leaks]

Gravity Rush 2 launches December 2, oh snappppp

 

[syz]

First 18 minutes of Persona 5. Guess they realized nobody liked the usual 2 hour buildup so they found a way to throw you into the middle of the story.

Also MC speaks this time?

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

This is it exactly. I remember watching the E3 demo and thinking it was an add-on like the Sega CD.

The Wii U has a fantastic (if small) lineup of games but their inability to market the system properly doomed it from the start. At the very least the NX will have the next Zelda game to insulate it's launch...

Though some info would still be nice. I'm dying to know what the NX is all about.

Hoping for Wii U compatibility with NX. The games were few, but Pikmin 3 and Tropical Freeze were some of my favourites.

 

[oil Leaks]

Watching Persona 5 vids makes me sad knowing there is no dual audio.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Hoping for Wii U compatibility with NX. The games were few, but Pikmin 3 and Tropical Freeze were some of my favourites.

TF is an excellent platformer. I'm hoping so too but I wonder if the gamepad makes that far less likely.

I guess it really depends on what games will be on... Cartridge, disc, perhaps something entirely new...

I'm really hoping I can transfer my eshop purchases so I don't have to buy Earthbound yet again.

 

[Oil Gauge]

Anyone play EASHL?
Will all these club customizations entice people to stay in the same club for a the long haul?

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

So what's everyone playing this summer?

 

[Mr Tadakichi]

So what's everyone playing this summer?

The hundreds of games on my steam list, that backlog man.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The hundreds of games on my steam list, that backlog man.

I know that feeling, though replace steam with 3DS. Many games I've left for years...

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

So what's everyone playing this summer?

Pokémon Go, (It's fun, honestly), probably dive back into Skyward Sword, and BF4 to practice up for BF1.

And the other games on my phone, Brave Exvius is the newest one that's quite fun.