What if MS bought Nintendo?

Maybe if Nintendo dropped the gimmick controller they'd move more units?

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This forum has been broken for years where have you been?

 

^Thats why I don't have a Wii U. I loved Nintendo back in the day, but the Wii's waggle controls killed Mario Galaxy for me. The tablet controller is even more of a turn off as I can't stand gaming on mobile devices as is.

 

Dude, there was like no waggle in the game cept to spin. Most of the good games on that console barely used the motion controllers. Which is just funny. and sad.

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So far, I haven't seen anything really groundbreaking with the Tablet controller. Cept off-tv play. That was awesome.

 

Nintendo's problem has been that it's stubborn in wanting to only target the younger audience. If Nintendo went with darker themed games like they did in 2005 with RE4, they'd regain a lot of trust from gamers. They need to appreciate that the kids from
the NES/SNES days grew up.

They cannot continue to aim at the same kiddie age group like they did in the 80s and 90s because kids now are happy with a smartphone or a tablet.

 

@Dino ZombieU, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and Bayonetta 2 had abysmal sales. The majority of the Nintendo fanbase base just wants Mario and Zelda. Nintendo delivers that in spades lol.

 

OH MAN You really don't know anything abut the Nintendo fanbase.

 

@Pyramid How so? Is all the games with Mario in it an illusion or are you talking about DS? I'm not saying there aren't other games on Wii btw so don't misunderstand that.

 

I had a whole thing typed but decided it wasn't worth. Zelda and Mario isn't enough for them. This i learned. That is not to say they don't want or demand them, but it isn't enough and the quality of the titles have been suspect for a long time. SS only
sold about 3 million. Dark Souls was 2 million. Zelda is supposed ot be a mainstream franchise. The community has been divisive and many have just stopped caring.

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And let's not go into how people reacted when a Donkey Kong sequel was Retro's secret project....

 

The problem with Nintendo is the controllers for their consoles, most people can look past the graphics, they will wait for the games but they want a decent controller and games built around it...

 

[quote user="Burst Axe"]

@Dino ZombieU, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and Bayonetta 2 had abysmal sales. The majority of the Nintendo fanbase base just wants Mario and Zelda. Nintendo delivers that in spades lol.

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Bayonetta 2 doesn't even have a release date yet man.....also Pyramid is right and that started happening after Mario Galaxy 2. The Wii U didn't help but it isn't the cause. As a Nintendo fan though I have to ask where is Metroid? Where is a true 3D Mario?
Where is F-ZERO? Where is my unified online network so I can play Mario Kart and Smash Bros. online? Where is Earthbound? Where is a new Kirby console game? Where is Star Fox? Mario and Zelda are good and all but with the largest collection of franchises in
the industry....where are the other 20?

 

[quote user="Burst Axe"]

@Dino ZombieU, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge and Bayonetta 2 had abysmal sales. The majority of the Nintendo fanbase base just wants Mario and Zelda. Nintendo delivers that in spades lol.

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Or those games were just terrible quality or extremely niche? It seems more logical than your conclusion.

 

@Pyramid I know its not enough hence the continued sarcasm throughout the thread. I said “another Mario and Zelda and gamers would flock to their console" as if there isn't plenty of Mario and to a lesser degree Zelda to go around already. Nintendo keeps
rolling them out for a reason. Maybe because they garner the highest reviews or sales.

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@Ascenion My bad I thought Bayonetta 2 was out. I thought it pulled a ZombieU and fell by the way side. I'm right there with you though. They have a ton of games they could be putting out that would appeal to a wider group of gamers. They could even try
taking a chance in game development. They sure don't have a problem taking a chance in console development which is on a much bigger scale.

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@UnyoBro So what you are saying is money doesn't speak louder than words? I know if I wanted more mature themed games (honestly I wouldn't look to Nintendo for that) I would try to support those games if they are at least half way decent. Wait... That's
right you are Mr. F2P so I can understand your position clearly now.

 

[quote user="Burst Axe"]@Pyramid I know its not enough hence the continued sarcasm throughout the thread. I said “another Mario and Zelda and gamers would flock to their console" as if there isn't plenty of Mario and to a lesser degree Zelda to go around
already. Nintendo keeps rolling them out for a reason. Maybe because they garner the highest reviews or sales.[/quote] Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Obviously not if neither Mario or Zelda is pushing units. SS only hit about three million. TP was was about five million. And neither of those has hit the success of OoT or ALTTP.

[quote user="Burst Axe"]@UnyoBro So what you are saying is money doesn't speak louder than words?[/quote] Uh actually he is. Money says those games aren't popular. But hardcore actions games aren't unless you're God Of War, which is way more mainstream.

[quote user="Burst Axe"]? I know if I wanted more mature themed games (honestly I wouldn't look to Nintendo for that) [/quote] Because Ninja Gaiden is mature? Yeah, no blood and cuts and over-sexualized woman meant to appeal to males isn't mature. You can go
ahead and disagree, but that jsut means you have a superficial viewpoint.

[quote user="Burst Axe"]I would try to support those games if they are at least half way decent[/quote] lol "support."

[quote user="Burst Axe"] Wait... That's right you are Mr. F2P so I can understand your position clearly now.[/quote] Salt

 

I agree with Wilko about the controllers....I have a Wii with a stack of about 30 games and the graphics are not a bother to me in the slightest but most of the games require both the controller and the nunchuck (i think that's what it's called) which to
me is a pain in the rear to try and play that way..the ones i can use my old school style controller with i have a blast on but only a couple use it.

 

What about Metroid? I thought that was one of the franchises that people flocked to Nintendo for? It's been a long time since I have been a Nintendo fan so I'm out of the loop with regards to what franchises are most popular now.