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Thought it looked really boring personally. But probably not helped by one of those slow walking/look around at everything gameplay walkthroughs.

Did they? Or did they just say those would be the first batch of games to use Amiibo?

It's not fire Mario though, he's not in his white and red outfit. It is very much a Smash figure. Mario from 3D World of Kart would look a lot more rounder and friendlier.

That should be how it works yeah. I think Nintendo are a bit lost with these figures tbh.

They totally won't use the same Smash Amiibo figures for Mario Kart. Mario is 'fighting stance Smash Bros Mario', they'll release a different Mario Kart Mario for sure.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuck me.

I was also having a think about Retro Studios. With the Metroid Prime series they had an engine they were able to bring us a trilogy of games from. And this is generally what will often happen from developers over the course of a console: Metroid, Halo, Gears, Assassins Creed, Uncharted... Putting aside whether you were happy to receive another DKC or not, because I think we can all agree on the quality of the game... and yes we don't know what they are working on, but I can't help think they now find themselves in the unenviable task of starting a brand new project mid console cycle. And this is likely to cause a considerable delay on their output this generation. Nintendo are hugely reliant on Retro Studios to provide quality output in some of the gaps left by their own development, and so I do wonder if they've taken a bit of a misstep.

@Hero\-of\-Time I watched this part of the podcast (which includes the Indie bit)... but yeah it just made me think about how bad the situation was again. The Show and Tell was interesting last week, but yeah they're only doing it because there's absolutely nothing else. I agree Nintendo's output isn't at fault (despite maybe not enough diversity/a few questionable choices), but they are missing the big Indie games (the ones that people actually get excited over and generate discussion like TWD), consistent second party support (the type that Rare supplied in the past... Retro's efforts seem to take an eternity in comparison), and of course the third party games.

Oh yeah I know, and it's the reason the forum is like it is. I just can't believe how bad Nintendo have let things get.

One of you said quantity, the other said quality... Either way, it's all very tiresome. The complete lack of things to talk about regarding the Wii U is an absolute joke. Even the Nintendo IGN staff seem barely able to cobble enough stuff together to go to work for/put in a podcast, let alone us on a forum.

Good episode of The Final Bosman That explores Dan Adelman leaving Nintendo and their past/present attitude towards quality control on the eShop. Also, those who disparage Nintendo entering mobile gaming, largely because of the quality of mobile gaming, may take a message away from this. http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/5lgw7r/the-final-bosman-the-eshop-of-horrors

Exactly! Wario Ware is the perfect example. People just instantly think of the wrong games, or the controls potentially being awful, but there are so many games that have the potential to work.

Will they, or will the few that hit you just do more damage?I'm fine with the enemy armies being something you don't even have to really bother with, so long as the objectives themselves are fun/challenging.

So Nintendo have effectively run themselves into third place? and because of that the console wont sell? Because it's enough for both the PlayStation and Xbox brands to be able to co-exist and sell. It's the fact that they're the 'and yet another' console?

Serebii wont reply to this post because it makes too much sense.

Yeah the actual gameplay bothers me too. I saw a video where they were saying all the enemies on screen are pretty much a distraction (and that' evident by the fact they just stand around barely ever damaging you), and the game is more about carrying out objectives. Trouble is, the objectives like going from point A to point B to find something, defeat something, protect a Bombchu just look pretty boring.

And it's definitely not Sony teasing some sort of Assassins Creed Rogue announcement? because that would fit with that teaser.

So it's literally a rogue assassin.

I only said there might be potential.

This could potentially be then testing the water for Resi 7/Reboot which is quite exciting, as we've heard they're thinking of going back to survival horror.

Absolutely I would! I'd love some Nintendo runner style games, like NES Mario, or Donkey Kong Minecart Mayhem... I should download the Sonic and Rayman runner games. And some of the ideas in this thread have been great! Mario Maker in mobile would be a brilliant idea. Surely there's great potential for something around the new Clay Kirby/Power Paintbrush mechanic too.

Ash is here!!?...

Yes @Wii it did