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The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Nintendo 3DS Software Showcase

Nintendo received very low marks from us yesterday with their very lacklustre E3 Press Conference. We had hoped they would be able to fix it all today with their Nintendo 3DS Software Showcase. Unfortunately, they didn't.

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BringingTheThunder4342d ago

i stopped watching after 20 minutes. good to know i didnt miss anything

TrendyGamers4342d ago

Can't wait to buy New Super Mario Bros. 2, it looks really fun.

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wingman32x4342d ago

New Super Mario 2 looks like a blast. Can see it getting chaotic with just about everything puking up coins. The golden fire flower looked really fun, and of course the raccoon tail.

Paper Mario looked interesting I thought. I like they're at least trying a small quest system. While it looked like busywork, I at least liked the fact that they're giving the player incentive to interact with the characters. I don't see the stickers being a major issue since they seem to be everywhere, but I can see that getting annoying. Finally, I'm glad the turn based combat is back.

Overall it was a decent show. Extended time with the above games made it worth watching for me.

No Animal crossing did kind of bum me out though. Delayed again?

BringingTheThunder4342d ago

guess they need stuff for next year

tunaks14342d ago

the show was terrible, the only thing good about it was the lack of Nintendoland.

live2play4342d ago

why was it terrible? it gave us new game info on games coming out.

nintendo is purely focusing on games COMING OUT IN 2012 or even this fiscal year

they didnt want to make announcements further than that.

like their e3 conference, only focused on THE YEAR 2012 games coming out ON OR DURING LAUNCH

live2play4342d ago

everyone expected big reveals. like metroid, zelda, starfox

klecser4342d ago

There was no new game info. Anyone who follows game news saw what they've already seen. E3 is supposed to reveal NEW stuff that we've never seen before. None of the big reveals were unknown games. Sorry, but learning the name of one of the character's in the Castlevania game isn't really a "big reveal".

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Pokémon Black & White: A Generational Shift for the Worse?

Pokémon Black & White may be some people's favourite games in the franchise, but they also started some bad trends.

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Goodbye New Mario, I Won't Miss You

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the first Mario 2D game in almost two decades without the New Super Mario art style, and it looks all the better for it

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misterandy306d ago

Am I missing something? It looks exactly the same, just higher resolution… Is this sarcasm?

specialguest306d ago

Yes, you're not observant if you think it looks exactly the same. It immediately appeared different to me from the start. Mario's 3D model will always be the same, so not much difference there. However, the animation they've given the Super Mario Wonder makes it look more like a CGI Mario animation where as the New Mario Bros game looks more like typical video game animation movements

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__SteakDeck__306d ago

@specialguest Yeah those animations are insane.

FinalFantasyFanatic306d ago

You really didn't notice the difference? It's really obvious, I was surprised when I first saw the trailer.

Asplundh305d ago

"Am I missing something?"

Your glasses maybe?

Juancho51306d ago

This Mario game looks great, getting a switch for this and Mario RPG. CANT WAIT, TITS JACKED.

Profchaos306d ago

Yeah I liked how much more emotion could be conveyed through the new style at first glance I didn't see much difference but then rewatching the trailer I'm seeing more and more animations that remind me of the Mario artwork from the manual of smb3

Outlawzz305d ago

I hated the new super Mario bros Style. This new one seems a lot more expressive and less generic. I hope it's a good game

shinoff2183305d ago

I prefer the 2d Mario's. Me and my girl have played them all together and mario galaxy , Mario odyssey. The 2nd player option is extremely eh

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10 Video Game Sequels That Saved Their Franchise

Video game sequels like Assassin's Creed Origins, Doom (2016), and Fire Emblem Awakening were just what these franchises needed to be revitalized.

Immagaiden357d ago

Lmao what’s Halo Infinite doing on this list?

Who would ever say Halo Infinite saved the Halo franchise

SullysCigar357d ago

Thought the same - very bizarre!

RE7 though... my God, what a shift over RE6! That franchise was definitely going in the wrong direction, so RE7 was a welcome return to form.

ModsDoBetter357d ago

Resi 6 was and still is the worst entry in the series.
7 was a great turnaround, despite people’s concerned about the switch to FP perspective.

DMC5 definitely helped the franchise after the whole DmC debacle. Whilst it was a decent action game, it was a far cry from the series and the characters we knew.

AC Origins is my favourite in the entire AC series. Despite the switch to a more RPG style of gameplay - the setting, soundtrack, length, etc were all amazing. sadly followed up by the ridiculously long and “more of the same” Odsyssey.

I don’t feel it’s fair to say the franchise slipped with Doom 3, Doom 3 was incredibly atmospheric and took the game in a different direction but there’s no denying Doom (2016) was sensational.

Halo 4 & 5 were disappointing but Halo Infinite definitely didn’t save the franchise? What?

TheEnigma313357d ago (Edited 357d ago )

I'm going to have to go with SMB 3. I was around when SMB 2 first came out and people hated it. 3 is still arguably the best mario game created.

HellspawnPR1981356d ago

"Halo Infinite"? Worse Halo ever. Whoever made this list just lost all credibility.

Hofstaderman356d ago

In future lists of a similar nature I have a suspicion Final Fantasy XVI will feature.