Do you think that Nintendo's core franchises would work better on other systems?

Just a bit of food for thought here. I'm thinking that a lot of the "core" franchises nintendo has that target the people who've been with nintendo a long time (such as metroid, zelda, mario, starfox, and so on) would just have a lot more potential to do better on other systems. Like, just from a graphical standpoint, wouldn't it be amazing if Zelda was running at 1080p with HDR, bump mapping, and so on, or going Valkeria Chronicles or Prince of Persia giving super detailed cell shading with AA? Metroid with dynamic lighting and physics and also Dolby 5.1 surround sound? Smash Brothers with XBL features such as online leaderboards, truskill, DLC, voice chat, party system? Animal Crossing with achivements? The list goes on...

That being said, would it be worth it to give up whatever motion control that you can do in these games to have this potential?

Those games don't need more power to be fun, they work fine where they are.

But yeah, get rid of the motion control gimmick and a lot of haters would consider them.

I don't see why we the gamers shouldn't be getting the best of both worlds, motion control and amazing graphics.

Why do we always have to settle for one or the other?

Just a bit of food for thought here. I'm thinking that a lot of the "core" franchises nintendo has that target the people who've been with nintendo a long time (such as metroid, zelda, mario, starfox, and so on) would just have a lot more potential to do better on other systems. Like, just from a graphical standpoint, wouldn't it be amazing if Zelda was running at 1080p with HDR, bump mapping, and so on, or going Valkeria Chronicles or Prince of Persia giving super detailed cell shading with AA? Metroid with dynamic lighting and physics and also Dolby 5.1 surround sound? Smash Brothers with XBL features such as online leaderboards, truskill, DLC, voice chat, party system? Animal Crossing with achivements? The list goes on...

That being said, would it be worth it to give up whatever motion control that you can do in these games to have this potential?

insanejedi

I would never have to buy another game again if that happened. Oh well, I can dream......

Nintendo doesn't seem to care about Metroid anymore, so giving the IP up to someone willing to make games with it would be better for us Metroid fans.foxhound_fox

Didn't they just come out with Prime 3 last year :?

Hell I remember that we went a whole gen something like 8 years without a Metroid title until Prime 1 and now they don't care because its been over a year?

Theoretically yes, but looking at how Banjo on the 360 turned out, no.Couth_

Just a bit of food for thought here. I'm thinking that a lot of the "core" franchises nintendo has that target the people who've been with nintendo a long time (such as metroid, zelda, mario, starfox, and so on) would just have a lot more potential to do better on other systems. Like, just from a graphical standpoint, wouldn't it be amazing if Zelda was running at 1080p with HDR, bump mapping, and so on, or going Valkeria Chronicles or Prince of Persia giving super detailed cell shading with AA? Metroid with dynamic lighting and physics and also Dolby 5.1 surround sound? Smash Brothers with XBL features such as online leaderboards, truskill, DLC, voice chat, party system? Animal Crossing with achivements? The list goes on...

That being said, would it be worth it to give up whatever motion control that you can do in these games to have this potential?

insanejedi

[QUOTE="Couth_"]Theoretically yes, but looking at how Banjo on the 360 turned out, no.insanejedi

[QUOTE="insanejedi"][QUOTE="Couth_"]Theoretically yes, but looking at how Banjo on the 360 turned out, no.Couth_

Didn't they just come out with Prime 3 last year :?

Hell I remember that we went a whole gen something like 8 years without a Metroid title until Prime 1 and now they don't care because its been over a year?

Blackbond

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]Didn't they just come out with Prime 3 last year :?

Hell I remember that we went a whole gen something like 8 years without a Metroid title until Prime 1 and now they don't care because its been over a year?

foxhound_fox

No way. I like how you talked about petty things and totally avoided the most important part of gaming...GAMEPLAY. What does 1080p, voice chat, achievements, bump mapping have to do with gameplay? Nothing. Nintendo has built their strong reputation on fundamentals. Thier first party games are all about that, and that's why people love them. Adding those superficial things would not improve upon them, but more than likely just throw them into the large sea of mediocrity along with the other 80% of blandness out there already.

All this gen I've heard so much about graphics, features, achievements, trophies, blu ray, hd-dvd, 1080p, XMB, streaming video, fmv, blah blah blah. Have the so-called-gamers forgotten about gameplay altogether this gen? So many disappointments wrapped in pretty clothing this generation and only a few gems.

Ever since the N64, Nintendo sem to have revelled in placing absurd limitations on themselves. First they did it by making N64 games cartridge-based, then they made the Gamecube with a small disc format and no online functions, then the Wii with its last-gen hardware.

I guess all I can say is let Nintendo be Nintendo.

Ever since the N64, Nintendo sem to have revelled in placing absurd limitations on themselves. First they did it by making N64 games cartridge-based, then they made the Gamecube with a small disc format and no online functions, then the Wii with its last-gen hardware.

I guess all I can say is let Nintendo be Nintendo.

Menalque2

My favourite Wii games made by Nintendo require motion controls (Warioland, Strikers, SMG), so no.Vanadium2k8

other than having prettier visuals I think they'd be the same games...

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]Didn't they just come out with Prime 3 last year :?

Hell I remember that we went a whole gen something like 8 years without a Metroid title until Prime 1 and now they don't care because its been over a year?

St_muscat

It's been less than 2 years since the last Metroid game. And frankly around that time I thought Metroid was starting to get a little whored out. In the span of a year and a half we had Metroid Prime Pinball, Hunters, and then finally Prime 3. It's fair to say the series deserved a bit of a rest. Yearly or bi-yearly sequels aren't necessary. Mario and Zelda don't get that their sequels that often. Why would Metroid? I'm sure Nintendo is looking around for a good developer to take over the series now that Retro has bowed out. They don't rush their big games (unless it's a Mario Party).