I've been really bummed out about my launch day purchase of a WiiU. Prior to MarioKart, I rarely played it. I mean both Mario U and Mario 3d World and Donkey Kong were all great, but an almost 2 year old console should have WAY more playability than that. I feel they are starting to finally get in the swing of things. And it isn't only Nintendo who is struggling with content, but Nintendo has had more time to get things going and haven't. I was actually a bit worried going in to E3, but they surprised me.. And you know what was my favorite thing that they surprised me with? I'll give you a hint, it wasn't an actual "big" Nintendo title.. It was SPLATOON. A 4v4 paint splattering, cartoony, shootem style, fun fest. So say Mario Sunshine, Nickelodeon's Slime, Rocket Power, Portal 2 and Subway Surfers all mixed worlds and made a game slightly influenced by TF2. If you don't know what Splatoon is, watch this trailer!
I'm hoping to see a lot of cool maps and game modes for this game. I hope it has a lot of content to keep it fresh but so far I'm really loving what I've seen. Sadly we have a while before it comes out. It has a vague 2015 release date.. Sigh..
I was a big fan of the creativity that the ZombiU, 2 player, brought to a "shooter" game. Yes, it lacked in a lot, but overall it was a new feel that gave me a ton of ideas as to what Nintendo COULD do. The WiiU has so much potential to bring a new style of play to gaming and I think E3 really started to show they are still not giving up on that idea. They even use it in Splatoon..
With Miyamoto working on 3 new titles strictly focusing on Wii Pad play, I was impressed with what he had to show. Always a treat to see Miyamoto! StarFox of course was the only "BIG" title, but Project Guard and that Robot Sumo fighting Game (Sorry the name slips my mind ATM!) both looked like fun games. Project guard more-so, but both show new ways the WiiU COULD be amazing. I understand people want big bad graphically brilliant games, but I do enjoy fun games too. The only problem I have is getting people to play with, and the prices they want to charge for games that aren't really worth 70% of what the big games are worth. I understand they want to make money but come on.. These aren't EVER going to be the money makers. I feel these are basically party games. The things they should all just put together on one disk and sell. Things to challenge your friends with... But what do I know? I happen to enjoy some fun, childish games but I see many people don't. They want the realistic, story driven, intense action games.... and that is definitely understandable, but it's ok to have fun with cartoony Nintendo stuff, too. I won't tell. :) No, but really.... I get it you elitist CoD bros! Nintendo sucks and is for women, noobs and children. :/
With Miyamoto working on 3 new titles strictly focusing on Wii Pad play, I was impressed with what he had to show. Always a treat to see Miyamoto! StarFox of course was the only "BIG" title, but Project Guard and that Robot Sumo fighting Game (Sorry the name slips my mind ATM!) both looked like fun games. Project guard more-so, but both show new ways the WiiU COULD be amazing. I understand people want big bad graphically brilliant games, but I do enjoy fun games too. The only problem I have is getting people to play with, and the prices they want to charge for games that aren't really worth 70% of what the big games are worth. I understand they want to make money but come on.. These aren't EVER going to be the money makers. I feel these are basically party games. The things they should all just put together on one disk and sell. Things to challenge your friends with... But what do I know? I happen to enjoy some fun, childish games but I see many people don't. They want the realistic, story driven, intense action games.... and that is definitely understandable, but it's ok to have fun with cartoony Nintendo stuff, too. I won't tell. :) No, but really.... I get it you elitist CoD bros! Nintendo sucks and is for women, noobs and children. :/
I'm done being mean.. Sorry! Must have read too many comments during Treehouse live yesterday.
We're getting a new Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker game during this Holiday Season.. No actual date because I'm sure they will have to postpone it. I like Toad and I'm glad he's getting a Puzzle Platformer for himself. If you Played Mario 3D World you are already familiar with what the game is. It's those little Toad Puzzle levels where you move around a 3d level trying to collect things. It utilizes the wii pad a lot to view the nooks and crannies of the level.. I personally sucked hard core at those. Not sure the game will be worth a full retail price for me, but if it is an eshop cheapo, I may pick it up. Maybe even if they make it a Mario 3d World DLC pack. That'd be cool.
They showed a little more gameplay for the Yoshi's Epic Yarn.. I mean the Yoshi's Woolly World game. Reminds me a lot of Yoshi's latest game for the 3DS. It's as cute as a button though. I NEED that Yoshi knitted plush figure.. NOW PLEASE.. I'd buy this game.
The new Zelda open world game they are working on looks soooooooooooo amazingly good. No release date of course. I'm pretty sure that will take a while. I'd estimate next holiday season but I hope I'm wrong..
Bayonetta 2 finally got an October release date. I must say this game looks beautiful. Graphics are stunning. It also features Peach, Metroid and Zelda skins. Oh and it includes Bayonetta 1 in it. Nice to finally see some good gameplay. Not my type of game, but I know my fiance will love it.
X got the Xenoblade Chronicles X title. I watched it played on Treehouse and thought it was like Monster Hunter. Not impressed with the gameplay they showed, but the trailer for it looks pretty interesting. Still not really my type of game though but I saw a lot of mixed reviews about what people thought.
Hyrule Warriors got an official release date of September 26th! Wasn't expecting that at all.. Also you can play with Midna. My personal favorite Zelda character. It looks really good. I enjoy Dynasty Warriors so I'm guessing I'll enjoy this game too.
Pokemon really got my hopes up for something on the Wii U.. But no.. It was introducing Mega Evs into the Sapphire and Ruby remakes.. Meh.. I want a wii U Pokemon!
Mario Maker..................................... '_____' Not interested. It's something that should be a free download if anything. Modders have been making Mario levels for years. I see this as a quick way to make a few bucks for Nintendo which I'm all for... I guess. They need moneys.
Amiibos.. Yeah.. What a name. This is Nintendo's introduction to NFC. (Disney Infinite, Skylanders) As much as I hate the fact that I'm going to buy every single one of these probably, I seem to think it has a potential to be pretty neat. It learns your play style and stuff.. Not much was revealed, but they will work with Mario Kart, Smash, Mario Party 10 and some other games. I'm looking forward to using them. Best of all they go right on the wii pad. No portal or anything you have to buy.
And Finally what EVERYONE was anticipating.... SUPER SMASH BROS! YAY! Another game I love but absolutely suck at. The 3DS version was postponed to October 3rd I believe. WE WANT GAMES NOW! Hopefully this won't delay the WiiU version a lot too. I'm rather upset with the graphics on the 3DS but honestly what can you expect? Some shots of it look good but some look absolutely awful. I am pumped about the Smash Run mode in the 3DS version though. A loot crawl through a maze to build up your character stronger than the other 3, and then a final brawl. That seems really cool. Wish they'd add it to the WiiU version. I'll probably get both though. And if you watched the Smash Tourney, you got to see some actual footage of the Wii U version. Some new items they added were the Mario Kart shells and a bullet bill. They both look really sweet and I think I may just head on out to Best Buy tonight to try them out. Pretty proud that my Smash Character made runner up.. Now I don't feel so bad when I pick the fluffy pink ball of cuteness. It's the only character I can almost win with! They also added the mii as a playable. You can customize their moves too. Choose between a fighter, a swordsman, and a gun dude. Looks pretty powerful. Also I was quite impressed with Wii Fit Trainers moves. Also Lady Paluntena and Pac Man have been announced. Waka Waka Waka. Game and Watch was teased.
Hopefully I'm not forgetting anything important. They will be showing more game plays throughout tomorrow on Twitch so maybe they will show some new stuff. Good Job Nintendo! Now PLEASE just give us the games NOW.. Even if it's only Smash!
