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#63035 Call of Duty

Posted by Hoodbury on 22 February 2012 - 08:49 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I was a big CoD player on the Wii as well; and similar to you, I just want to be able to use my Wiimote and chuck still.

But for the new controller there are plenty of ideas I suppose
- Kill streaks is the main one of course I would assume. It's perfect for a top down view for a lot of the air support kill streaks. Or for remote control of things like sentry guns and RC car type kill streaks could use the gyro controls.
- I'm not a fan of video of the players reaction due to the immaturaty of the world

, but it could be used for using your face as your player if that's something you would like to do. So that would be more the camera than the video camera.
- The HUD could go on the controller screen leaving the TV less cluttered and more cinematic looking.
- The menu could be brought up during the game on the controller making it so you can switch classes while still viewing the game. You could even edit classes right from there during the lobby view.
- Constant scoreboard could display on the controller screen so you don't have to bring it up on the TV and ruin your view.
- Stats/Achievements could display down on the controller either during a game or in the lobby.
- You could have the map display on the controller and then using touch, you could mark on your map where the enemy is or where you want your squad to focus on and your markings would also display on their maps. Could do a lot of team work type of things using the touch screen.
- Similar to the Tokyo street tech demo thing, you could use the controller's gyro capabilities to look around for spy planes and other air support to shoot down with your rockets.

But most of all, I just want the full version of the game for us Nintendo folk and to be able to use my Wii-mote/nun chuck still.

#99904 GameStop Employee: "There will be no Wii U Midnight Launch(es) at GameSto...

Posted by Hoodbury on 15 August 2012 - 10:27 AM in Wii U Hardware

this makes since who the hell wants to be up that late waiting in a line for hours anyway it just blows. good thing i dont do that lol

Er, I'd rather wait in line from like 8PM to midnight instead of having to get up at like 3 in the morning to wait in line for a 7 am store opening.

#86721 no online multiplayer for Pikmin 3

Posted by Hoodbury on 11 June 2012 - 01:05 PM in Wii U Games and Software

IGN interviews Shiggy

"You have to be very careful that you don't drop frames as you're trying to sync up with other players over what could be a very great physical distance, over the internet. But in the situation of Pikmin, for example, since you would have lots of individual, small creatures, the Pikmin, whose every movement and location is going to be really important in the game, it would be very difficult to sync up over an internet connection."

"So I think what we've decided to do is focus on the single-player and local multiplayer aspects, which are really fun. But unfortunately, no online multiplayer for Pikmin 3. But the co-op local multiplayer is really fun."

I kinda feel like Miyamoto is kinda getting behind on the times and not wanting to change lately. He makes fun games sure, but he seems to always leave out modern aspects in them like online and such. I'm old; I don't have friends come over to play video games with me anymore. The only times I get to play multiplayer is when it is online. He doesn't seem to cater to people in my situation.

I still prefer Nintendo systems, but I keep leaning more and more towards 3rd party games. They seem to be more inline with my gaming preferences and needs. I don't really understand how he can use online capabilities as a reason why this game wouldn't work online. I've been playing RTS games since dial-up modems back in the 90s.

What do you guys think? Is Miyamoto getting to be behind the times? Or do you still crave everything he makes? IS it dissapointing to you too that Pikmin won't have online?

#87019 no online multiplayer for Pikmin 3

Posted by Hoodbury on 12 June 2012 - 07:36 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I don't think you know this, but RTS = REAL TIME strategy. RTS games are not turned based.

Again, I played Command and Conquer Red Alert back in the 90s on a dial up modem with 'hundreds' of units on screen. I don't think you are giving technology credit for how good it is today.

#87202 no online multiplayer for Pikmin 3

Posted by Hoodbury on 12 June 2012 - 07:46 PM in Wii U Games and Software

Something about playing this shortly after listening to nintendos press conference made me realize that this was how games were meant to be played.
/snip
Now you tell me if online multiplayer is really necessary

Nice story, and I agree that local multiplayer is a hoot, but no one ever said anything about removing local multiplayer to have online multiplayer. In this day and age, both are perfectly common place.

Now imagine yourself growing up and moving out but still keeping in touch with your local gaming friends. You still have the same interests as them but you live 200 miles away from each other. Wouldn't you still like to have that great multiplayer experiences with them? It wouldn't be as intimate as sitting next to them on the couch, but with voice chat it can still be a lot of fun.

A lot of us rely on online multiplayer to keep the games going with our friends who no longer live a block away.

#89401 How old are you?

Posted by Hoodbury on 22 June 2012 - 07:35 AM in The Café

I feel old

You feel old? I got called 'middle aged' by my doctor on Tuesday.

#79112 RUMOR: Retro's New Game to be "Star Fox – Metroid: Fusion Saga"

Posted by Hoodbury on 19 May 2012 - 07:22 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I was personally hoping they'd have a game that would compete more with the big Online multiplayer games that are out there.

#77421 Shocking

Posted by Hoodbury on 08 May 2012 - 07:38 AM in Wii U Games and Software

I'll say the same as the TC. Diablo 3 would be shocking but an awesome 3rd party pick-up that would show a lot of people Nintendo is serious about getting back to core gaming.

#76411 Nintendo confirms E3 2012 presentation date/time

Posted by Hoodbury on 01 May 2012 - 01:54 PM in Wii U Hardware

How will it work with EA and Ubi going the day before? I'm guessing Nintendo wouldn't want them to steal the Wii-U thunder would they by showing off their Wii-U games?

#69062 Game Informer Tease A Gorgeous New Game For Their Next Issue

Posted by Hoodbury on 02 April 2012 - 10:07 AM in General Gaming

Unless it's Zelda, Game Informer doesn't really acknowledge Nintendo. Somehow I doubt this tease is Wii-U related.

#72722 Wii U news incoming

Posted by Hoodbury on 17 April 2012 - 07:40 AM in Wii U Hardware

I have no problem believing you and this is great news.

The only thing I question is the context of when other people say "Next Gen". When we've heard from developers in the past about the Wii-U's graphical abilities they always say something like "yes it's a true next gen system, it looks very much as good as the PS360".

So to me, a lot of people who aren't as 'die hard' about this system as a lot of us here are, still kinda refer to PS360 graphics as next gen. Especially when talking about Nintendo, they think that since the Wii was still SD and now the Wii-U is going HD, that they just refer to it as Next-Gen when saying it can do what the PS360 can do.

What I'm trying to get at, is does your friend understand when we refer to things as "Next-Gen" that we are talking about not comparing it to PS360, but past that?

#67556 Darksiders 2 interview comment about the Wii U hardware

Posted by Hoodbury on 23 March 2012 - 11:21 AM in Wii U Hardware

PS4 and NextBox won't up the resolution, but if they up the RAM amount to be much higher than the Wii-U then that could make for another Wii scenario where the Wii-U won't be able to get the same multi Plat games as those two due to not being up to power.

If developers are going to start making games with higher poly counts and more moving pieces that the Wii-U wouldn't be able to handle, then we won't get those ports.

The Wii-U just has to be strong enough, it doesn't have to be as strong as the other two.

#66529 possibilities of $50 loss on every wii u.

Posted by Hoodbury on 16 March 2012 - 08:14 AM in Wii U Hardware

http://www.computera...u-ray-nintendo/

Wii U won't use Blu-Ray.

I'm not sure why Nollog is still trying to explain it when the article Terrabyte20 posted says specifically that it doesn't use a Blue-Ray player. Just read the article, it's a direct quote from Reggie.

#66219 When do you think the Wii U will Launch?

Posted by Hoodbury on 14 March 2012 - 06:10 AM in Wii U Hardware

I think September for Japan and either October or early November for US/Europe sounds reasonable. Of course I'd prefer earlier but that seems to be a bit too much dreaming.

What I really hope though is that there isn't supply problems like the Wii had. I want to get it at launch but I don't want to have to camp out at a store for 14 hours to get one.

#87433 Iwata : The other companies online is to far developed for Nintendo to Catch up.

Posted by Hoodbury on 13 June 2012 - 01:21 PM in Wii U Hardware

I agree with the Lonely Koopa in a way. I just want lag free online gameplay and cheaters/modders to be prevented and banned/reported.

Online multiplayer on the Wii is hacked to pieces with no prevention systems in place or ability to ban those users. Wii U needs to prevent that from happening. Right now I don't really care for Miiverse since I won't be doing chat bubbles on the system. When I'm on the system I'll be playing games. I can chat enough on forums like this and other ones while I'm at work.

#72733 A new string of UNCONFIRMED Wii U rumours

Posted by Hoodbury on 17 April 2012 - 09:18 AM in Wii U Games and Software

Blizzard and D3 means Diablo 3? If true that would be huge news if that game comes to Nintendo.

#85372 Rumor: Nintendo to hold "Summer Conference", Tons of third party'...

Posted by Hoodbury on 07 June 2012 - 01:20 PM in Wii U Hardware

I just hope this doesn't mean they will go dark again without any updates until this 'summer conference'.

#76361 Nintendo Needs A Halo

Posted by Hoodbury on 01 May 2012 - 10:31 AM in Wii U Games and Software

If you want to attract the Halo/CoD fans you need these things in my opinion:

Competitive multiplayer
- Online leaderboards - and not just W/L ratio and K/D ratio. Needs expansive leaderboards that track many attributes.
- Stat tracking of every thing you can think of
- Smooth gameplay and framerates while playing online
- Voice chat (which should be a given in today's online gaming age)
- Easy to use friend lists and jump in jump out functionality to play with them
- More gamemodes than the basic TDM and Free for all that a lot of CoD imitators only seem to add.
- Plenty of maps to keep things fresh
- Balance - it really sucks when 1 gun is found to be overly powerful compared to the others and then everyone just uses the same gun/setup.
- Feed the grinder mechanics, ie. - a slow grind with tiny carrots sprinkled for the player to achieve
Realistic Graphics
Single Player campaign with some mature themes.
Some type of 3rd gamemode. Something like zombies or a horde mode. Something else to do when you need a break from multiplayer and have beaten the single player campaign.

Remember, this isn't technically what I'm saying would make the greatest game ever, just what I think a game would need to attract the CoD/Halo gamer to the Nintendo Wii U.

#78980 Wii U console redesign will be shown at E3 2012- IdeaMan

Posted by Hoodbury on 18 May 2012 - 10:39 AM in Wii U Hardware

Blocky is coming back. It's just like clothing styles, music, decorations, kitchen styles, etc, things go out of style then come back a couple decades later.

Look at newer car models compared to ones 5-10 years old. Blocky is coming back and roundish is going away. 10 years ago it was all about how round can you make it, think about mazda miata's, dodge stratus, ford taurus. They were all smooth ovals. Now look at the new Catelacs, the new ford taurus, etc. They have defined lines, angles, corners.

It's a stylish blocky though, and I kinda like it actually.

#97059 Future Wii U Re-design?

Posted by Hoodbury on 01 August 2012 - 01:29 PM in Wii U Hardware

Hmm, I suppose they could perhaps later on introduce one with a built in hard drive. But I don't think Nintendo usually does any drastic re-designs on their home consoles. Never effects me anyway since I'm always an early adopter

#78984 Nintendo aiming to get the "hardcore" gamers back. Would it even matter?

Posted by Hoodbury on 18 May 2012 - 10:59 AM in Wii U Games and Software

A casual gamer buys maybe four games in a systems lifetime, a Hardcore gamer buys thirty.

I don't really think of casual vs core gamer based on how many games you buy. It's more about which games you buy and how you go about playing those games.

I bought a gaming PC pretty much top of the line back in 2006 to play just one game on. Over the years I put in around 4 months of in-game play time, think about how much time 4 months is (it's around 3,000 hours) when you talk about a Zelda game taking 50-80 hours to complete being considered massive and hardcore. But you'd say I'm a casual gamer because I only bought one game? No, of course you wouldn't, that doesn't make any sense.

Same with the Wii, I had 4 games that I put in over 400 hours each and then a bunch of other games that would be considered 'casual' games that I didn't do too much with. But with those 4 games I played the crap out of, I was definitely playing them "hardcore" as you could say. To me, meaning I played them with more effort and care than just what you would do when you pop in Wii-sports and show a friend how the Wii-mote can work.

I had more fun with those 4 games than I did with the 15 or so other games together. To me, it's not about the quantity of games you play that makes you core or casual, it's the quality you put into an individual game.

Even now that I'm married and have a baby, I still consider myself a core gamer even though I don't get to put as much time into it as I use to. The time I do get to play, I make the most of it and play to win or do good, or whatever.

#84986 Heading down to E3!

Posted by Hoodbury on 06 June 2012 - 11:39 AM in General Gaming

Nice thread and thanks for all the responses and info.

Do you, (or anyone I suppose), know do the Wii-motes have to be the Wiimote +'s? Or can regular old Wii-Motes work? Is it game specific or are only the + ones compatible with the Wii-U?

#74453 Nintendo Power Teases Exciting Announcement

Posted by Hoodbury on 24 April 2012 - 01:07 PM in Wii U Games and Software

For some reason the upper right corner of the red thing really makes me think of Starfox. So my guess it'll be Starfox related. At least that's the vibe I am getting from it.

#87364 Will you wait for the black wii u if its not available on day one?

Posted by Hoodbury on 13 June 2012 - 10:30 AM in Wii U Hardware

This gives a little hope at least, but Best Buy has a SKU for both the black and white Wii-U models listed already: Best Buy Wii U listing page

And even better, the Black model actually has a real model number while the White model just has "WII U TEST SKU"

#87897 Ubisoft won E3!

Posted by Hoodbury on 15 June 2012 - 01:50 PM in General Gaming

And Miyamoto trolled the audience by pretending to throw his Pikmin doll...that absolutely gave the audience a hear attack...and that was freakin' awesome! A

LoL, what was up with that? Did he mean to really throw it but it got stuck on something? That was just odd.

Ubi's was by far the best. The rest were equally bad for the following reasons:
Sony: Way too much time on Wonderbook. That should have been a 5 minute intro, not a 20 minute demonstration that was littered with technical problems. The 15 minutes they could have saved should have been on the Vita and trying to breath some life into that poor system.
Microsoft: Um ya, not much can save them at e3, they just are bad all the time at this conference.
EA: I didn't watch the whole thing but it was pretty dull. Nothing new as far as I can tell.

and Nintendo: The hype we all had was not our fault in my opinion, it was them that hyped us up and then let us down. Their secrecy for the last year was suppose to be because e3 would be their huge explosion of new news but nothing was new news except Nintendo land. The little info we got from them in the last year was that they would try to get the core gamer back and would focus on them first and then expand to the casual audiance. But most of the presentation was casual software. I'm sure Nintendo Land will be oodles of fun for a lot of people, but it isn't something that should have been the main attraction in my opinion. There's so much more but it's all been discussed to death by now so ya, no point in writing another editorial on it.