Nope. It was totally Don Mattrick who was the head of the whole xbox as a media center, only digital games and always on DRM on the system. Took the wind out of many gamers sails.
The big problem with the N64/PS1 era is that many of the 3D games have not aged well. Many gamers are used to better cameras, duel stick controls and other features that I don't think they will do as well as people think.
I don't see the problem because most of the time ports are done by newer teams or outside studios and not the core teams. See the Switch outsell the WiiU in its first year shows just how many people did not play these games. Nintendo has still be releasing new games every couple of months which is pretty normal for the systems life cycle.
The problem is the asking price of $60. Even with DLC in the mix its asking too much.
Evidence hints more at a new game.
Japanese tweet specifies its a tentative title, Sakurai mentioning he has been at work on this "secret title" for a long time, HAL being the devs and not Bandi Namco and the 4 year gap would suggest its a new game.
Nothing directly has been said at the moment though.
I think Disney is as much of a problem at this point. Not taking blame off EA but Disney is not making things any easier either.
"I don't think Disney is going anywhere. Why would they?"
The only reason I can think of Disney staying is that EA is willing to get a lot skimmed off the top to keep the licence.
They could/should leave because even at 2 Star Wars games a year at 5 mil sold each would be 20 million titles sold in 2 years (at the rate EA is releasing SW games). Also, EA might not like the deal as much because many creators report Disney being very burdening ...
I'd take Ubisoft over EA any day. Sure they have their moments but at least they try new things more than most of the other big publishers. I think new ideas and franchises is what Star Wars needs. Compare new IP to EA and Activision and Ubisoft leaves them in the dust.
I'm 90% sure they confirmed this fake a day before this got approved.
I have not played D2 but it would see from the outside that this game needs to call it a day and move on.
I don't care as long as it stops this single studio licence crap. Star Wars needs variety.
I find it crazy that a remake can "lose focus"
They had 90% of the groundwork already created. Can't really picture where they wanted to go with it. That being said I hope the break is what they need to get realigned.
I'd bet on one new model change to make it cheaper or appeal to more users. A console and/or handheld only version for $200.
Sure this could be a starting point for future hacking but the 3.0 limitation really slows the impact of the hack. Every system for a while has been shipped with +3.0 software and many core features were added so many people have upgraded their systems. Nintendo has also had game releases with mandatory system update patches like Zelda and Smash.
If it means a more robust feature set and reliability I'd pay $20 a year.
If they really want to prove the value they need to have cloud saves, messaging and party system, achievement type system and voice chat (not my thing but others want it I'm sure).
Nintendo Online October release date...Red Dead 2 delayed to October...Switch version confirmed :p
1886 needed to have a more realistic balance of its goals. It wanted the an unparalleled graphical experience and had to cut length and game play to make it work to an extent that was hard for many gamers to accept.
I don't think they make much on the hardware.
I could see this reaction only for game stores. Other big box stores will still sell hardware for sure. I think physical game selection would go down though as it would be hard to know what to stock and many stores would not want to deal with the inventory.
Not sure if this is a good or bad thing as a whole. It almost either needs to go all the way one direction or another. I almost see this as Microsoft's "Hail Mary" to either totally disrupt the industry or ...
When I went to Gamestop to reserve the Bloodborne Hunter the clerk almost accidentally reserved me a Dark Souls Totaku figure. Mislisting or unannounced figure?
Too bad for those who lost their jobs.
But really, if you make a studio that chases after the current hot thing you'll always be second to the party, behind and have nothing unique to call your own.