NightOfTheLiving8Bit covers Nintendo's beginnings, gaming successes and possibly their losing touch with gaming in general.
These classics need to make a return.
Pre-ordered mine a few days ago. Love this concept and hope there are more games announced. I can’t justify paying the prices for games that collectors are asking for. It’s the primary reason I own almost every console except the Neo Geo.
I've pre ordered one here in the UK, no games though, as I'll move it on for a higher price. The white model looks awesome, but as expected, the price is too high. We'll probably see more of those all in one cartridges from China containing every AES game. In the UK, AES+ game at £70 ($95) is better than eye watering prices for the originals, but these games are so old and I can honestly say SNK didn't release many classics. The Metal Slug series is the only series I rate, there were just too many Street Fighter clones and not enough scrolling fighting games. Overall, the Neo Geo was poor for all genres apart from one on one fighters. Videos on YouTube asking for games from that console generation to be ported to the AES+, but who'd want to pay £70 for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2? There's a lot of SNK collections out there, the best being Metal Slug Anthology on the PlayStation 2. The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection on the Switch contains 12 games for around £30, instead of £840 if released on the AES+. For collectors, the AES+ is the best news since sliced bread. Are there enough SNK fans out there? Nowhere near. Those £70 cartridges will soon start creeping up in price and it'll be a re-run of the original console.
I always wanted one in the 90's but couldn't afford it. Now i can but i think if i get one it will be collecting dust fast. It's a nostalgia thing i guess.
"Boutique publisher SNEG has joined forces with Games Workshop and its developer & publisher partners to unveil their new label in classic video game preservation with Warhammer Classics. Now available on Steam in an accessible, future-proofed form, this massive undertaking restores more than 20 seminal and cult-favorite Warhammer video games, bringing them back to PC." - Games Workshop and SNEG.
Prominent N64 modder HailToDodongo has released the first version of N64 game engine and editor, Pyrite64, alongside a short highlight video.
I love Nintendo's characters and franchises, and I think very highly of their game developers.
That said, their business chumps, who keep releasing ancient hardware at a premium pricetag, and throwing 10 zillion new add-ons and gimmicks at us each year...
I'm okay with that business model flopping, and changing the industry for the better. That is...as long as Mario and Zelda are saved from the consequences somehow, I am fine with Nintendo's current business model exploding, because I despise it.
Mario must survive, though. If Mario dies, it needs to be Bowser who lands the fatal blow, not the NYSE.
Nintendo have lost me as a customer years ago during the N64 era. I've never looked back but it's mostly because i don't like the games they have. Zelda, Mario, Metrioid just never appealed to me and Ps1 had everything i wanted in a game.
how the hell can the leader of the current gen in console sales be doomed? flaimbait article
I love Nintendo, but they're constantly digging a deeper and deeper hole from one mistake to the next. That being said, some of the mistakes Nintendo has already made so far was quite Obvious; simply because it doesn't take a rocket science to know when not to use a technology that isn't ready for entertainment use. And yes, I m taking about 3D with out glasses.As of now, I blame Nintendo for that making this fatal mistake. Not to mention, the circle Pad is UGLY. And, if you ask me, the circle pad attachment looks like a tumor that needs to be surgically removed from the 3DS's coachwork.
I have a bad feeling that the Wii U controller is going to be a failure simply because of the amount of data that needs to be streamed on the fly, with out any hiccups of course. Truth is, I believe the streaming technology during game play is not ready for entertainment use. I mean, Streaming Videos is one thing, but keeping the connectivity intact during game play is another. Now don't fault for thinking negative. But something got the give or Nintendo will end up like the Dreamcast scenario.
Nuff said!
Things sure as shit aren't looking good.