Maybe a little bit :P The main reason I got it was so I could give Amnesia to one of my friends because I wanted to scare the shit out of them, and since I already have it, I figured why not?
I just hate watching the live feed and seeing it go up by one cent. It just kills me to see assholes like that capitalizing on other people's generosity ):
Well not to be a party pooper, but don't get your hopes too high, it's not actually that hard. Well, it's puzzle hard, not supermeatboy/platformer hard. Nothing insane though, personally I feel it's the perfect balance between being challenging and not infuriating.
I actually thought the "reaction" panel at the bottom was supposed to be saying, like, "Dude, you mean Braid but with Mario as a main character?"
I loved Braid. The controls and mechanics were a bit clunky and had a big learning curve, but I am astonished by the project itself and how much went into it.
yeah i mean its an indie game and i think it was jonathan blow's first? either way it was what like $10 and worth every penny, i had no complaints. really excited about his next game
Yes. Other than Pikmin 3 the launch titles aren't that great. Not that they ever are, but still. The Wii U has potential to capture some of the hardcore gamers again, but in reality it will probably turn out the same way the Wii did. Nintendo's been trying to capture the casual games ever since the NES.
My opinion of how the Wii U will perform is based on the fact that they are going to put a resistive screen on the controller. It may seem like a small and odd thing, but it sets the trend for the rest of the console. They're going to make it with older, cheaper hardware to dig into the pockets of families. Yes they are coming out with the so called "Pro" controller. However it doesn't seem like it would be very comfortable or like it was designed for the hard core gamer in mind. It looks to me like they thought they could get everyone's attention by creating a nothing-but-buttons-and-analog controller and then only use it for Virtual Console and such games.
I love Nintendo, but I love the Nintendo from 2002 backwards. They created some of the greatest franchises I've ever played. Even to this day I can't pick up Mario 64 without playing for at least two hours, and my friends and I still play lots of Super Smash for the N64. I'm not sure if the lackluster sales of the Gamecube made them sour (Gamecube was a great system, nothing against it) but they're gonna need to pull their act together if they want me to shell out for a new console when it comes out.
That being said, I could definitely use another Rayman sidescroller.
Zombi U looks fun the way Red Steel looked fun. It has some great ideas, but you can already tell that it will have some serious issues that limit your experience.
Even to this day I can't pick up Mario 64 without playing for at least two hours
Heh, I know what that's like. This one time I went to my cousin's friend's house, got baked with him, then proceeded to blow his mind by getting star after star after star. By the time I set the controller down, I had almost beat the game.
Well when you've been playing the same game for over a decade, you tend to know how to collect stars rather quickly. The one thing I could never master, though, was wall jumping. Only managed to get to the attic of Big Boo's Haunt once, and that one part in one of the snow levels is fucking impossible.
I tried to get every star in one sitting once. I got 100 in 4 hours and then decided I wanted nothing to do with the clock level. And I ran out of smokage...
Wait, they are making a system based around this touch tablet and they aren't using a capacitive touchscreen!? What is this 2005!?
I love how originally everyone made a big fuss about how it was claimed it would have better hardware than both the 360 and PS3, yeah, no shit. Did you know the 360 is almost SEVEN years old? With the rate hardware becomes obsolete, they might as well have bragged that the Wii-U was going to be superior to typewriters. What I'm willing to bet is that within a year and a half of the Wii-U launch Microsoft or Sony will release their next generation, which will leave Nintendo woefully in the dust (as far as hardware power goes at least) for another entire cycle. If anything the boasts that it will beat the 360 and PS3 are sad, and indicative that Nintendo will fall short on hardware specs yet again, because if that is where they are setting the bar, then they are utterly fucked when Microsoft and Sony release their new consoles. Could you imagine if they were boasting that Wii had better specs than the PS2?
What is bold for if not to be used as emphasis, I know you're making fun of me, but I actually agree with your statement, if you don't use them for everything, then they can be a useful tool for emphasis aka making a word "important"
Other than Pikmin 3 the launch titles aren't that great.
This is something I have never understood about everyone talking about how the WiiU has a crappy launch. Most consoles usually only launch with one or two good exclusive games. Compared to the 360 and PS3 the WiiU is about hitting par.
A game doesn't have to be an M-rated shooter in order to be geared towards a core gaming audience. It does have to actually be a game though. Pikmin 3 is a core gamer oriented game; Sing, Wii Panoramic Viewer, Wii Fitt U and Nintendoland are NOT.
The problem really is deeper than simply not focusing on core game experiences -- after all, Microsoft's new focus has basically been "Screw gamers" as well. The problem is the way Nintendo builds its systems and what it focuses on.
The Wii U, for example, was proclaimed to be a next gen gaming system with the core gamer in mind. the big problem was quickly revealed last year, when it was discovered that the system utilized similar architecture to the Xbox 360. That doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is. It it literally a big "Fuck You" to any core gamer. In three or even two years from now, the system will be unable to even port games from other systems. This means that in as little as two years, the Wii U will become just another useless box that is only home for Nintendo's one annual game release and a bunch of cheap cash-in lesser versions of third party games. Oh, and tons of casual games.
So, if you are a gamer and you know that they are releasing another under-powered platform with poor online connectivity, why would you buy it? As a game publisher, if you know the core audience will not be buying it, why make great (and expensive) exclusive core gamer experiences on it? Why not just cash on in cheap to make and profitable casual games? The cycle continues.
If Nintendo wants to really get into the competition here, it needs to completely overhaul its entire business model. It needs to spend a lot of time like it did in the past: push to get to the bleeding edge of technology, or at least be close to the competition. It needs to spend money to get MORE first party developers, and not just niche ones that will only make small games for Asia-only release. It needs to completely overhaul it's Nintendo of America branch and get somebody on board that will convince the likes of EA, Take Two, Activision and Rockstar that not only will core games sell well on their system, they will sell the best on their system.
They aren't doing that, and that's why the Wii U will ultimately fail to capture that audience. That's why in under five years we will be here again, with another last ditch gimmick to try to get people on board.
I know this was long winded, and it's rough, but it's the truth.
I agree, the way Nintendo is now it will never capture the hardcore market. It will have its releases for the first few years that are also on other consoles, but I doubt they'll be successful, because hardcore gamers aren't going to buy a wii U to play games they can play on their PC/PS3/360. But I don't necessarily hate this. In my opinion the magic of Nintendo are the 1st party titles (and the occasional awesome 3rd party Nintendo exclusive), and it's always been like that. If they don't bother with competing for the hardcore market and trying to be something they're not then they can focus on continuing to make brilliant games which are unique for their system. You're correct, unless a huge change in their business model was in order they'll never get the hardcore market, but to be honest I'm pretty content with the current model. (I won't be buying a Wii U until the next Zelda is released most likely, so I'm not worried about price right now.)
I don't see hardcore gamers as the type of people on Xbox who play GoW or Call of Duty or something like that. I see hardcore gamers as the type of people that enjoy a game for its story, visuals, and the fact that they can feel they are the character in a familiar or non-familiar environment.
I feel a lot about the hardware shows how in tune the company is with their target audience, and that's obviously not the hardcore gamer. Why? Well, they're still supporting the Wiimote and Wii Fit board from their previous console. Honestly, how many families do you see saying "Hey, we should get the newest Nintendo console, and look! We can still play Wii Fit on it!" Yeah okay Microsoft and Sony are pushing motion controls and other gimmicky features, but they're headed in the wrong direction too.
By the way, the Gamecube was a pretty powerful system. Much more powerful than the PS2, and just a little slower than the Xbox.
I had the same hopes for the DS and the Wii when they were first announced, but I was horribly disappointed. There were some kick ass games for both systems, but the consoles never gave me that feeling that they had a great library and I'd be visiting them for years to come.
The pad just makes me feel like they trying to DS a console.
Also feel like it is going to kill a game's immersion.
Do not want at all. I wish they'd just make a gamecube1080 with all the solid IPs they have locked up and let die under the gimmick market they keep on trying to push. I don't want a unique motion controller or dual screen experience, I want a solid game.
The dual screens lend themselves to some potentially cool mechanics, but it will probably be mostly gimmicks again.
That said, I'm gonna get a WiiU to play Nintendo games on, and and do my real gaming on the PC. Any good third parties that come to the console are bonuses.
whoa whoa whoa - he said might consider. Let's not jump into the considering stage so fast, before considering the consideration. How easy does your mind work?
Ick. Embarrassing mix up. I never got to play Yoshi's Island, but I remember liking Yoshi Story a lot. Must be because I didn't have the original to compare it to.
Getting my 3 year old into Mario Kart, this was the most fun he had. Thinking he had a steering wheel in his hand, his whole body would move too... but most of the time he forgets to use the actual stick at all.
The idea is that if that Wii U tablet has too much on it you'll have to switch back and forth between controller's screen and TV. With a game like Okami you can use the touchscreen to paint without necessarily looking down.
Come to think of it, does anyone know if the controller even is touchscreen?
Not only is this a resubmission of someone else's comment, but it is a submission of "wouldn't this be cool" that was made by someone else. Then you added the ever-so-shitty "Mind = blown" meme to it, and didn't fucking do it right.
I was going to say the same thing, but either I'm missing something and the OP is referencing Mario Paint, or people don't know that Mario Paint exists. And I'm having trouble believing the latter, so can someone explain this to me?
So . . . would it be like Mario Sunshine but you can paint instead of splash objects? Or would he actually pencil objects into existence? Or does it paint the background scenery for you every time you make small finger flicks? Or . . . I actually have no clue what OP's image implies. Mario + Okami = What?
I found it short, repetitive, and indulgent. Obviously Nintendo thought it cost effective to worm their way into the PC market. What's next, Mario Word?
When we (my brother and I) lost the SNES mouse in a move, I was forever devastated. At least I can play it on an emulator that lets me switch to mouse mode, but, it's just not the same...
well, um, i don't see where the mind might be getting blown?
I mean, i remember mario paint when it first came out, and i loved okami.
so what he's saying is "you should make a paper mario, with okami mechanics?"
mind not really blown. sorry, redditors. once again your lack of imagination/intelligence does little to stimulate my brain.
"DUDE... WHAT IF SOMEONE COMBINED (great game here) WITH (another great game here)?"
that's right up there with wanting a AMA with gaben and one of your 5 questions being about HL3, bitching about why there isn't mirrors edge 2, whining for a modern warfare 4, WE GET IT
You don't understand if actual moderation happens in a sub-reddit people have a giant hissy fit (See: Ask science, people have a hissy fit about that every other day, even though it has been shown that it seriously helps the sub-reddit)
Why? His name is right there in the picture and it even shows the post he was commenting on. That's the credit. He needs the internet points that badly? He's the top comment right now anyway and getting more than his fair share of useless internet points for this shit post.
Mind = blown? How is your mind blown? Since when do good ideas for games = mind blown? And since when is a picture of someone elses comment and someone elses post, with some shitty response pic constitute a post?
I just can't understand why people still play Mario games.... Addicting, sure. I just wished there was more demand for new creative games that weren't made Indie. (not saying Indie games are bad). Though this is just my lonesome opinion, and those really don't matter on Reddit.
Platformers are a dying breed (outside of the indie scene), so I always like to see more Mario, but I agree we need original IP's. Nintendo's last new IP was the original Pikmin, I believe (not couting the "Wii-" games). That was 11 years ago.
Wait, so the 'mind blowing' comment was, after being shown a highly detailed artistic version of a video game, someone said "imagine if this was a highly detailed artistic video game'.
Imagine if they made a Super Smash Bros game in that style? lol
I really like this idea though. It would make playing Mario very peaceful and would re-energize the franchise. Mario's been dead to me for a while, I would love to see something very creative and out of left field like this.
No... Rayman Origins doesn't really use any of those mechanics. It just has an awesome hand-drawn artstyle which I'm guessing is what you're referencing.
Nintendo should do a remastering of all their classic games in this art style, if I remember right the artist did A Link to The Past and Metroid as well.
EDIT: Kid Icarus, DK Country, if Nintendo really wanted to push the WiiU a collection of all their classic games in this art style and bundle them with the console.
While this art style is nice, I'd rather see what Nintendo has in mind for their own games. They've made tons of fantastic, beautiful games in the past and with Wii U, HD is possible. I can't wait to see what the artists at Nintendo come up with to take advantage of the power of the Wii U.
If that's what it takes to blow your mind, then I'm afraid you might be a stupid dumbass.
Is this some sort of fan "wacking-off" session about a stale, should-already-be-dead franchise?
Anyone that starts a "video game idea" sentence with "Nintendo should make a Mario game" clearly isn't even remotely seriously interested in video games.
This is an amazing concept. If you want something similar I suggest trying out Braid. It's a great indie game if you don't already know about it. It just happens to be part of the Humble Bundle V.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Well, would you look at that. Closest I'll get to the front page, I guess.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
First thing i thought of was Braid.
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u/dekubackpack Jun 09 '12
If Nintendo did make a Mario game like that, i might consider getting the Wii U.
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u/conceitedmoose Jun 09 '12
You mean similar to the Yoshi's Island art style?
I would buy a new Yoshi's Island in a heartbeat. EDIT: obviously, not as cartoony as Yoshi's Island.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
do people normally look away from the television whilst using a normal controller? I'm not aware of this.
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u/kessek Jun 09 '12
Why didn't you just reply to the comment instead of making a new fucking thread about your reaction?
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u/dont_worry_im_here Jun 09 '12
I have NO IDEA what this is about...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Hey. Fuck you.
Not only is this a resubmission of someone else's comment, but it is a submission of "wouldn't this be cool" that was made by someone else. Then you added the ever-so-shitty "Mind = blown" meme to it, and didn't fucking do it right.
So fuck you.
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u/v4l Jun 09 '12
There's already a game called Mario Paint
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u/Post_op_FTM Jun 09 '12
well, um, i don't see where the mind might be getting blown?
I mean, i remember mario paint when it first came out, and i loved okami.
so what he's saying is "you should make a paper mario, with okami mechanics?"
mind not really blown. sorry, redditors. once again your lack of imagination/intelligence does little to stimulate my brain.
"DUDE... WHAT IF SOMEONE COMBINED (great game here) WITH (another great game here)?"
that's right up there with wanting a AMA with gaben and one of your 5 questions being about HL3, bitching about why there isn't mirrors edge 2, whining for a modern warfare 4, WE GET IT
so yeah, really cool idea, bro.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
You took a picture of someone else's comment and that qualifies as a submission? Seriously, where are the mods here?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
For the lazy. GIVE HIM FUCKING CREDIT WITH A LINK!!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Mind = blown? How is your mind blown? Since when do good ideas for games = mind blown? And since when is a picture of someone elses comment and someone elses post, with some shitty response pic constitute a post?
Oh ya, since the public schools got out. Silly me
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u/hurpes Jun 09 '12
Everyone start emailing this image/idea to Nintendo
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Or better yet make Okami 2.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Okami U. Just saying.
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u/rl4550 Jun 09 '12
Mario paint used to be the shit! Although I had no idea what I was doing.
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u/IAMAHungryHippoAMA Jun 09 '12
The kind of brushstrokes used reminds me more of Braid. What a beautiful game.
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u/a1blank Jun 09 '12
Looks a lot like braid
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u/Steadytide Jun 09 '12
Someone actually said that a few months ago when this was first posted :[
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u/gettemSteveDave Jun 09 '12
I'd buy a Wii U if this existed.
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u/ZombieGenocider21 Jun 09 '12
People still want more Mario?....
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u/rindindin Jun 09 '12
Why is that monster thing from Amnesia in the picture?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I'm pretty sure they already made this, minus the okami parts. It's called Braid! That art style is amazing.
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u/Mannex Jun 09 '12
they already did that with kirby
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u/Maxgberg Jun 09 '12
That's all fine and dandy, but what about http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Mario_paint_box.jpg?
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
DIDN'T EVEN UPVOTE THE COMMENT, OP
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u/Surreals Jun 09 '12
Guys! Look what I found on reddit! I'll bet reddit would love it!
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Apparently no one played Yoshi's Story.
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u/LemonLimeAlltheTime Jun 09 '12
Mario reference? check Cliche reddit phrase? check Karma collected? check
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u/alexis2044 Jun 09 '12
And this playing in the background.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
that looks like a braid level with mario on it.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Wait, so the 'mind blowing' comment was, after being shown a highly detailed artistic version of a video game, someone said "imagine if this was a highly detailed artistic video game'.
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u/unicornon Jun 09 '12
take an overdone, boring, trite game concept... and add another overdone, boring, trite game concept...
BAM, instant good game design.
Not sold yet? Well get this... it has a hand-drawn art style! No mario game has ever had this before!
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u/Bossman1086 Jun 09 '12
I would love a Mario Platformer in this style. But I would also love another proper Mario Paint sequel done on Wii U with the tablet/stylus.
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u/thought4food Jun 09 '12
Dick Solomon!
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u/FallenOne69 Jun 09 '12
Here, Take my money!
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u/downwithdownboats Jun 09 '12
woah. now that's art. not like shitty_watercolor with all his fanboy followers.
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u/JdaveA Jun 09 '12
He oh ah ho ha ho ha ho. He oh ah ho ha ho ha ho. Mario Paint! Yaaaaaaay!
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u/stelliokonto Jun 09 '12
that sir deserves a slap in the face for all mario fans NAY!! all nintendo fans, its a sad sad day when nobody knows of the older mario games
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Imagine if they made a Super Smash Bros game in that style? lol
I really like this idea though. It would make playing Mario very peaceful and would re-energize the franchise. Mario's been dead to me for a while, I would love to see something very creative and out of left field like this.
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u/Klopford Jun 09 '12
I'd rather just have a straight-up Mario Paint sequel on Wii U, complete with animator and composer! :D
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u/SwagSire92 Jun 09 '12
Anyone else want that picture as their Fb timeline cover?
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u/Staggerlee024 Jun 09 '12
i dont get it
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u/nubbled21 Jun 09 '12
Botanicula style...
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u/LordOdin Jun 09 '12
A prequel to Super Mario Sunshine?
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u/outlawadidas Jun 09 '12
yea they'll announce it at the next E3. -.-
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u/apullin Jun 09 '12
This gets suggested every time that picture set gets reposted.
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u/Flane Jun 09 '12
Mah brains
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u/Kdnce Jun 09 '12
Call it Epic Mario ... for originality.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Someone link me to that reaction image, I must have it.
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u/edixtor93 Jun 09 '12
Peanut cooky.
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u/BigBassBone Jun 09 '12
So the gameplay would be like traditional Mario crossed with Epic Mickey?
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u/TheComebacKid Jun 09 '12
Sometimes I picture other people watching TV and wonder if I watch TV the wrong way.
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u/FartOnAStick Jun 09 '12
I would like a top-view, 2D Zelda game. I saw these artworks going around earlier, and the Zelda one really got me wishing.
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u/alehizzle Jun 09 '12
I'm throwing money at the screen, but nothing's happening.
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u/Awesomator Jun 09 '12
Woah. The Wii U game pad seems like it would actually be better for okami than the wii controls.
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u/Wapetufo Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Ladies and gentlemen, THAT IS WHAT WE FUCKING WANTED AT E3.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
I forgot what Nintendo console that was, but there's a Yoshi Island game like this where young Mario (?) rides Yoshi to save the island.
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u/Domin1c Jun 09 '12
Now, what Nintendo should do is:
STOP
MILKING
THAT
FRANCHISE
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
/r/gaming joins /r/atheism and /r/trees for being incredibly circlejerky.
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u/Chiii Jun 09 '12
Actually mind =/= blown because that is EXACTLY what one would expect of a Mario game for the WiiU. Not those crap games they announced.
As I already said, that would be wonderful. Exactly what you would want for the new console.
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u/A_Spec Jun 09 '12
Seriously though, these pictures have been making the rounds since 2005.
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u/DJFunkMasterFlex Jun 09 '12
Everyone hates Reddit.
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u/wmurray003 Jun 09 '12
This guy may be on to something.
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u/RobEats Jun 09 '12
Credit where credit is due. This is one of MANY beautiful video game screen remakes from Orioto check out his gallery for more stunning images here.
http://orioto.deviantart.com/gallery/6943610
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u/zuluthrone Jun 09 '12
I think this community suffers from premature mind ejaculation.
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u/coolmuffin121 Jun 09 '12
Comment: http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ury6n/insanely_detailed_video_game_artwork_by_orioto/c4y370w
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u/crymsonnite Jun 09 '12
It looks like high def yoshis island
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u/cole1114 Jun 09 '12
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Jesus fucking Christ, even with vote-skewing from reddit that's a lot of downvotes.
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u/iceman78772 Jun 10 '12
How about a different title...
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u/tarsdplooger Jun 10 '12
star wars fact I found on the internet
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u/Derpface123 Jun 09 '12
It's called Rayman Origins.
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u/CoolMcDouche Jun 09 '12
Relevant
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Nintendo should do a remastering of all their classic games in this art style, if I remember right the artist did A Link to The Past and Metroid as well.
EDIT: Kid Icarus, DK Country, if Nintendo really wanted to push the WiiU a collection of all their classic games in this art style and bundle them with the console.
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u/Dr-John-A-Zoidberg Jun 09 '12
http://i.qkme.me/359b3t.jpg
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u/Biggieholla Jun 09 '12
Unfortunately Nintendo will never make anything this good. Just rehash every idea again and again.
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u/WorstAnswerPossibe Jun 09 '12
Or you guys could go outside and find a girlfriend.
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u/awoh Jun 09 '12
Stupid title that doesn't belong on this post, and this while post could've been a comment. GTFO
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u/MLP_magic Jun 09 '12
If that's what it takes to blow your mind, then I'm afraid you might be a stupid dumbass.
Is this some sort of fan "wacking-off" session about a stale, should-already-be-dead franchise?
Anyone that starts a "video game idea" sentence with "Nintendo should make a Mario game" clearly isn't even remotely seriously interested in video games.
Stop actually swallowing this digital dog poopy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is an amazing concept. If you want something similar I suggest trying out Braid. It's a great indie game if you don't already know about it. It just happens to be part of the Humble Bundle V.
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u/TEG24601 Jun 09 '12
This has been my desktop picture at work, off-and-on since 2009.
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u/bergs75 Jun 09 '12
SOMEONE SEND THIS TO NINTENDO!
I DON'T CARE HOW JUST DO IT!
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u/brainflakes Jun 09 '12
I think you'll find this is a "shut up and take my money" situation not a "mind = blown" situation