An Open Letter to Nintendo - Page 3

phil_ · 11-25-2008, 02:11 PM

So, can I be the guy who says "Games aren't easier or shorter, you're just older and don't replay games anymore?" 'Cause I'm willing to be that guy, at least today.

Seriously, I was reading some journalist complain about how Mario was released last year instead of this year. It's just mind boggling. Hey, guess what? It was a great game last year, and it's the same game it was when you left it. Go play it again, like you did when you were 10 and life revolved around Super Mario World.

I mean, I know he can't because he has to play new games to write reviews, but, still, a year is not a long time between Mario games.

I guess what I'm saying is that I have fun with my games, and I actually play them more than once. I still (and I think it's rediculous that I have to use "still" there) play Brawl, and it's still awesome. I play through Rock Band, even though I've unlocked all the songs, because it's fun to play. Hell, I still occasionally play Wii Sports, because the tennis game is still fun, the golf game is still fun, and bowling's still fun. What I'm saying here is, yeah, there are good games out there, and if you play them like when you were a kid, you can have fun like when you were a kid. Except you won't die as much. Well, unless you play merciless games like Dokapon Kingdom that that several weeks to finish a game and will repeatedly leave you naked and dying in the woods. Or just dead. Or destroy your rare item that took planning from the beginning of the game to obtain and laugh at you for it. It's a mean game.

synkr0nized · 11-25-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikose Tyris

Dear Lord Setheris,
[...]
Faithfully,

Nintendo.

That was pretty good, actually.

Jagos · 11-25-2008, 07:20 PM

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So, can I be the guy who says "Games aren't easier or shorter, you're just older and don't replay games anymore?" 'Cause I'm willing to be that guy, at least today.

I guess the most apt way to put it, is that the best game out there is the one we haven't played.

Everyone will say, "Oh this game was good and this game wasn't for X reason." But then, no one can be happy with what they have. Hell, I'm still playing Valkyrie Profile because that game was pretty good and has yet to be finished by me.

Lord Setheris · 11-25-2008, 09:26 PM

Since I'm clearly the only one who feels something has been lost from Nintendo lately, it is easy for me to determine that I am insane and therefore my opinions invalid.

Thank you everybody.

Squall Leonhart · 11-25-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Setheris

Since I'm clearly the only one who feels something has been lost from Nintendo lately, it is easy for me to determine that I am insane and therefore my opinions invalid.

Thank you everybody.

If it makes you feel any better, IGN just ran an article with similar sentiments than j00.

Loyal · 11-25-2008, 11:05 PM

I'm sure that modern-day Wii titles are just as magical for the newer generations, as games like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda were for us.

Lord Setheris · 11-25-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Loyal

I'm sure that modern-day Wii titles are just as magical for the newer generations, as games like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda were for us.

In all honesty I hadn't considered this element of it.

Maybe I'm just outgrowing my childhood games?

phil_ · 11-25-2008, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Squall Leonhart

If it makes you feel any better, IGN just ran an article with similar sentiments than j00.

And that's the article I was calling stupid in my last post. Because, geeze, coming out last year is not a valid argument against Prime 3 or Galaxy.

Loyal · 11-26-2008, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord Setheris

In all honesty I hadn't considered this element of it.

Maybe I'm just outgrowing my childhood games?

Pretty much. You can learn to live with it and enjoy it for what it is, or step aside (whether quietly or noisily is up to the individual's discretion) and make room for the new generation. I for one am going with the first option.

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 11-26-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Loyal

I'm sure that modern-day Wii titles are just as magical for the newer generations, as games like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda were for us.

We may disagree on alot of stuff, but I fully back 100% what you say.

When I play Mario Galaxy or Twilight princess, it's like being 5 years old and playing Zelda or Mario for the first time.

There is a bit of Magic with those games that take me back to when I was too young to know how many bits was in a game or how big the HD was. Those games were fun, simple as that.

11-25-2008, 02:11 PM	#21
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	So, can I be the guy who says "Games aren't easier or shorter, you're just older and don't replay games anymore?" 'Cause I'm willing to be that guy, at least today. Seriously, I was reading some journalist complain about how Mario was released last year instead of this year. It's just mind boggling. Hey, guess what? It was a great game last year, and it's the same game it was when you left it. Go play it again, like you did when you were 10 and life revolved around Super Mario World. I mean, I know he can't because he has to play new games to write reviews, but, still, a year is not a long time between Mario games. I guess what I'm saying is that I have fun with my games, and I actually play them more than once. I still (and I think it's rediculous that I have to use "still" there) play Brawl, and it's still awesome. I play through Rock Band, even though I've unlocked all the songs, because it's fun to play. Hell, I still occasionally play Wii Sports, because the tennis game is still fun, the golf game is still fun, and bowling's still fun. What I'm saying here is, yeah, there are good games out there, and if you play them like when you were a kid, you can have fun like when you were a kid. Except you won't die as much. Well, unless you play merciless games like Dokapon Kingdom that that several weeks to finish a game and will repeatedly leave you naked and dying in the woods. Or just dead. Or destroy your rare item that took planning from the beginning of the game to obtain and laugh at you for it. It's a mean game. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako. Last edited by phil_; 11-25-2008 at 02:15 PM.

11-25-2008, 09:26 PM	#24
Lord Setheris A Guardian Angel Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,311	Since I'm clearly the only one who feels something has been lost from Nintendo lately, it is easy for me to determine that I am insane and therefore my opinions invalid. Thank you everybody. __________________ As a 21 year old virgin, I'm strongly opposed to anything that reminds me that people are having sex in high school.