Posted January 30, 2014 So Nintendo said they're going to be more open with their IPs. I personally think this is great news. But what do people want? Alongside this they said they will have to align with companies to achieve it. What does this mean? Obviously there's the games, what games would people like to see and made by who? I think films, toys, even theme parks could all be in the running. What films and made by who? What toys? Think Disney would be up for a Nintendo section at Disney world? Just wondered what ideas people had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 Amusement Vision (if they're still alive) - F-Zero UX. 32 player online. Namco/Remains of Factor 5 - Starfox Wars - 32 player online dogfights, 4 player online co-op Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 OK I'll bite... time for a random game idea. What about another Nintendo/Treasure co-developed title? This has happened before when we got Wario World on the Gamecube so how about either... A sequel to Wario World (the easy but unlikely option) Shmup game utilising Star Fox (Treasure is famous for these types of games plus it might increase brand awareness) Side-scrolling beat-em-up/run-'n-gun title (featuring characters which would fit in with either genre for instance you could have Samus, Mega-Man, plus maybe characters from similar Treasure titles including Alien Soldier or Gunstar Heroes) Obviously that last idea would need slight involvement from Capcom as well, but yes anyway... they are ideas at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 Amusement Vision (if they're still alive) - F-Zero UX. 32 player online. They were absorbed into Sega, so they're still around somewhere. I'd be interested to see what DrinkBox could to with a 2D Metroid. They clearly love Super Metroid. I also think they could add plenty of unique and new features while still keeping the Metroid feel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 I think films, toys, even theme parks could all be in the running.Interesting idea, if that were to happen they should definitely avoid live action... big style. I've always thought that StarFox would make an awesome film or tv series. Imagine if it was done with puppets a la Thunderbirds/Team America and in keeping with this style: Could be great I reckon. Amusement Vision (if they're still alive) - F-Zero UX. 32 player online.Hell yeah! :awesome:Namco/Remains of Factor 5 - Starfox Wars - 32 player online dogfights, 4 player online co-opHell no. Platinum for StafFox all the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 F-Zero: Velocity Stream : peace: How about the ex-Free Radical guys at Crytek making an FPS equivelant of Smash Bros? Or a Zelda fighting game based off Soul Calibur game mechanics. Maybe Codemasters could make a game simply called "Excite", which takes the thoughts behind Excitebike 64 (not Excitetrucks) and brings them up to date, perhaps also including cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 Apparently, the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph will have a special place for Mario in it. The way the people involved talked about it sounded like it would be much more than just a Sonic cameo in the first one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 Yeah I'm with Platinum for starfox too. Get zen studios doing as many Nintendo themed tables as they want. How about square doing a Nintendo styled kingdom hearts As for films. Ghibli doing Pikmin, and Pixar with Kirby would be good. But I love the idea of a puppet star fox.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Pretty much what I wrote down here - but I didn't detail studios to work on them http://geeksleeprinserepeat.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/nintendo-please/ Nintendo Please! Murr_GSRR / December 17, 2013 Well I was reflecting on my last article about Nintendo being out of touch and how I wish that they would take more gambles on games. And then started thinking about the possibilities of their current back catalogue of franchises and what they could do with them on HD and with a bit more focus on Multiplayer. While there are numerous games I’d like to see from them here are just a few that I’d love to see brought up to date. F-Zero GXU F Zero GX on the Gamecube was one of the consoles shining moments. The frantic fast paced races with 30 racers on screen were such incredible fun. Not only was it fun, it really looked stunning. There were no shortages on the visuals department. The environments and tracks were just amazing and the sense of speed was so very real on the game. Now Nintendo have finally embraced the HD Generation, Can you imagine what this game could look like on the Wii U. We’ve already seen that the console can produce some stunning visuals as evident in Super Mario 3D Word. It could very much be one of the Wii U’s ‘Show Off’ titles in terms of comparing it’s visuals to its competitors. Well here’s the next catch, I think you’ll like it… 2 words. Online Mode! I know right your minds are all blown! Imagine the mayhem of 15-30 people smashing into each other, reaching unimaginable speeds, through some of the most visually stunning race tracks to ever embrace your television. That’s the possibility, that’s the dream. Nintendo’s online infrastructure would have to make a significant improvement to make this dream a reality, but damn would it be amazing. Leader boards could be updated; you could boast you’re the fastest racer not from Mute City well until someone else comes and tops your fastest lap. Customise your racer as you wish (WITHOUT MICROTRANSACTIONS PLEASE!) from colours to the design of the rig. As for the single player, well more of the same from GX please. Maybe a career mode where you start from the bottom with a beat up racer and improve over time under the mentorship of Captain Falcon? Or you know you could be Captain Falcon progressing through his career? [pic] Can You Imagine This Online? The Wii Pad could be used as the HUD with the player’s position switching frequently on the pad and a display of the map showing your position in terms of where you are on the course and where your competitors are. Don’t have motion control to steer, use the thumb stick (personal preference). The display on the TV could display HUD if you wished, but I’d think it better to just be complete frantic racing with all the minor details displayed on the pad. Metroid U I know Metroid franchise has featured more than most Nintendo franchises in the past 2 generations, and we were lucky enough to play as Samus on the Wii, but that shouldn’t put Nintendo off bringing Samus to full HD Glory. It doesn’t have to carry on with the Prime name, perhaps a new arc can be created for this iteration. This game should primarily be focused on a truly epic and engaging solo player campaign. Something that would attract people to buying the console. Metroid traditionally is one of the more mature titles that Nintendo develop; well seeing as they have the power of HD, why not ramp up the maturity of the game a little more. Make some truly terrifying enemies. I’m not saying make the game as scary as Dead Space, but they could certainly focus on vamping them up visually and creating an atmosphere on being alone in Space which Prime franchise often achieved. Now I’ll say 2 words again… Online Mode. Yup there it is again, while you can make the single player campaign engaging and deep, include a multiplayer mode akin to other first person shooters that we see in the games market. You don’t play as Samus but another rookie bounty hunter. Then borrow some of the elements from Call of Duty in terms of levelling up and unlocking weapons. Your arm cannon can be upgraded to include a flame thrower, one of the abilities you could unlock is to cloak for 20 seconds. Have modes like team death match, all vs all, again keep stats of your K/D ratio. I know this is a pipe dream, but as a Nintendo fan I’d buy it in a heart-beat, and it could again be another attractive title to people contemplating to purchase the Wii U. [pic] Imagine They Were Other Players! As prime worked so well with the HUD on the TV, leave that as it is. Use the Wii Pad to display the 3d map that was present in the Prime series. With regards to the multiplayer, use the pad to display your position in the ranks of each match type, are you top of the table with most kills, or mid table mediocrity.? Star Fox Universe Yup… I say reserve the Universe name for Star Fox rather than Mario. And rightly so as with this title you’ll be flying around the universe in the solo campaign akin to the previous SNES & N64 games. Once again I need to mention that Wii U is HD! Can you imagine the dog fights in space with the power of Wii U? We’ve seen in Mario Galaxy just how amazing Nintendo can be at creating well err galaxies, so the prospect of seeing them in HD with 4 Arwings battling out in the solo player campaign would be awesome. You could potentially have a co-op campaign option via Online Mode. And speaking of online (yup online mode again) well its self-explanatory really isn’t it? 15 people in space battles participating in dog fights to be ruler of the universe. Well not ruler, but you get it. Again the option to customise your Arwing, choose your online character. Perhaps your Mii? Matter of fact perhaps your Mii should be the online character in all the games mentioned so far, your Mii could end up being the best racer, bounty hunter and flight navigator on the Nintendo Network? [pic] Please Nintendo… Please As for Wii Pad functionality again a simple map on the screen, option to zoom in and out of the universe on it to see your progress to the final destination of the solo campaign. Damage meter along the top or bottom and maybe a few trivial stats some people may interested in such as hit accuracy percentage, or if your friends have the game it gives you a target to hit to beat them like AutoLog in recent Need For Speed games. Game modes such as attack the base / defend the base where if you successfully destroy opponent’s base you win, or if they defend it they win. Of course standard all on all battle mode and heck why not chuck in a race mode where you’re racing and can be as violent as you wish in the race. Any way to win is allowed. I know the age old argument is that Nintendo are often scalded for being too reliant on their back catalogue to save them, and I appreciate people may groan that new IP’s should be introduced rather than another rehash. But this method seems to work for other companies such as Activision, EA, Sega and they don’t get ridiculed half as much as Nintendo do, and for some reason for all number of people that do complain about Call of Duty… well it still somehow sells by the truck load yearly. So I say let Nintendo do as they wish with their franchises. The fact we haven’t seen an F Zero or Starfox for Console (not handhelds) since the Gamecube is a large enough gap to wait. [PIC] This is okay to launch annually, but one F Zero Game in 10 years isn’t? While I could of added Pokemon Wii U in the vein of the traditional RPG series to the list, and could speculate as to just how earth shatteringly amazing it would be, its one game that I don’t think we’ll ever be fortunate enough to see Nintendo develop. While aspects like trading and battling would be rather epic and convenient on console I believe it a franchise where Nintendo will want to keep the main series games to handheld. There are other franchises that could be looked at, but other than Zelda, Mario & Pokemon I believe the 3 listed are the other A tier Nintendo franchises that they must be contemplating a Wii U version of. But boy would I like to see a Golden Sun Camelot developed RPG on Wii U - Murr Edited January 30, 2014 by Murr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 WayForward = 2D Metroid. Make it happen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Some bizarre thoughts... Blizzard-made MMO Animal Crossing? The ex Criterion staff could do a Wave Race/1080 or F-Zero? F-Zero with Burnout style takedowns would be great. Let Ubisoft's Just Dance team make a Nintendo Dance game using the back catalogue of Nintendo tunes. remember DDR Mario on the GCN? Infinity Ward can do Mario/Mii Paintball. Bring back Stunt Race FX...and let Shin'en develop it. Everyone needs more Stunt Race FX in their lives. I quite liked what Nintendo did with EA in the GC era. NBA Street V3 and SSX on Tour with Mario, Luigi and Peach featured. They were fun games with some nice Nintendo environment design. More of that (expanded) would be nice. At least the GCN then got the games through this deal. Are Nintendo's IP's wide enough to draw more gamers in? Outside of Mario/Link/DK/Samus I'm struggling to think of anything major (apart from fox and co.) that would offer a new style of play or something we haven't already seen in the past few years. Can't wait to see what they do though. Interesting times for sure. Edited January 30, 2014 by tapedeck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 As @Hero\-of\-Time said, a 2D Metroid by the peerless WayForward. I don't know what else they have to do to prove they could handle it. It's be awesome! All the lasers, armour and abilities done with WayForward's usual tight control and gorgeous art style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 I quite liked what Nintendo did with EA in the GC era. NBA Street V3 and SSX on Tour with Mario, Luigi and Peach featured. They were fun games with some nice Nintendo environment design. More of that (expanded) would be nice. At least the GCN then got the games through this deal. Imagine "Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing Transformed 2: Dimensions with Super Mario". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 30, 2014 "By moving forward with such activities globally, we aim to increase consumer exposure to Nintendo characters by making them appear in places other than on video game platforms." I hate to poor water on the fire but I thought all this talk about taking advantage of the IP was about merchandising. If it's about forming good relationships with other developers then good luck. They done so well at working with others so far Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 31, 2014 In terms of games? Here are my dream teams. F-Zero (Monster Games) Starfox (Platinum Games) Luigi's Mansion U (Next Level Games) Pokemon Universe (Monolith Soft) 2.5D Metroid (Chair Entertainment) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 31, 2014 F-Zero (or Mario Kart) by Sumo Digital, make it fucking happen. [*]Pokemon Universe (Monolith Soft) You genius mother fucker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 31, 2014 F-Zero (or Mario Kart) by Sumo Digital, make it fucking happen.. Eugh.. NO THANKS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted January 31, 2014 Eugh.. NO THANKS But Sumo did OutRun 2/2006! There's not really anyone better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2014 Eugh.. NO THANKS Wut. Sumo Digital and their Sega Racing franchise is proof enough that they are the current kings of party racing games and is why I'd entrust them the Mario Kart IP and as Grazza said, they made Outrun 2, they would make an awesome attempt at F-Zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2014 LEGO Nintendo. And LEGO sets to go with the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2014 Wut. Sumo Digital and their Sega Racing franchise is proof enough that they are the current kings of party racing games and is why I'd entrust them the Mario Kart IP and as Grazza said, they made Outrun 2, they would make an awesome attempt at F-Zero. I actually don't like the Sonic & Sega racing games and that's why I wouldn't want them anywhere near Mario Kart Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 1, 2014 Nintendo Licensing out their IP's.....screw it this will no doubt annoy Serebii (love ya really :P) Pokemon CONSOLE RPG made by Level 5, in the same vein as Ni No Kuni, not gym based, story based, some 3DS connectivity for trading,major story line to it etc etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2014 Maybe we'll finally get to see this: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2013/10/02/movie-legends-revealed-nintendo-owns-rights-to-super-mario-bros-porn-parody/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2014 "helloa Princess i hear you need sum-a-one to a service your pipes" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 2, 2014 Let's face it. Nintendo is as good with storylines as porn films are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
