Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

If the 360 supported a keyboard and mouse then you might see MMO and RTS games rising the charts.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Keyboard and mouse doesn't play well from the couch.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

I keep hearing this, but it's fine for me.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

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Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

There's always these complaints. FPS games work well because the core gameplay mechanics are spot-on -- change the guns, locales and story and you're good to go, it's fun as hell and is a shoe-in for multiplayer. Plus they're relatively easy to pick up and play.

I had the same issue on the N64 when it was nothing but repetitive, boring platformers week after week. Similarly suffered through fighter fatigue.

Unfortunately a big problem with all of this is how much it costs to make a game with mass appeal. FPS games are generally a safe bet so they get the most action, adventure games have been relegated to episodic games, RPGs used to be engaging but plot has seemingly taken a backseat to gathering and stat building, they've frankly become a total bore.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

I call bullshit. There wasn't any period of time where the N64 got any releases week after week. :)

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

If the Wii U takes its online seriously, MMOs are perfect for the system. All of your hotkeys and inventory would be accessible through the touchscreen. No need for mouse and keyboard.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Coming soon to WiiU: Super Mario World Online.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

I keep saying some game should take advantage of the xbox/ps3 chat pad....it is perfect for hot keys..but I guess no one cares, or maybe xbox/ps3 will not let them...

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

That sounds like it would be a pretty good idea to me; getting an accessory out there that isn't too expensive would help a lot, although controls are probably equally a constraint for MMO's as some of the other reasons out there (another monthly fee, timely updates)

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

With all the different power ups over the years in the Mario series, a simplistic MMO with Mii characters that let you run around using various Mario power ups actually seems incredibly entertaining to me.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

If they had a Mario MMO that was kind of like a never-ending LittleBigPlanet/Mario Galaxy I think it'd be successful enough. Add some Paper Mario / Super Mario RPG elements.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

The ideal Nintendo franchise for an MMO is Pokemon.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Heck yeah.

Bring back some elements from Snap and Arena.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Pokemon is the bottom of the barrel!

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

My apologies to fumanstan for having an opinion and stating it as such.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

You're excused.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Wii U is officially not supporting Blu-ray. Fuck.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

I don't think this is surprising at all. What does Nintendo really have to gain by supporting Blu-ray playback in the console?

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

It would be awesome to be watching a Blu-Ray and then transfar it to the Tablet Controller when your wife comes in and wants to watch House Porn.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

I certainly wouldn't have expected it anyway. This system is supposed to be on the level of what's already out, maybe a little better, isn't it? BD hasn't shown itself to be necessary for storage of today's games, save for a few exceptions, and Nintendo seems to always hold back something in their consoles.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Given that they've announced the discs will hold up to 25GB, I will bet money that the optical medium for the WiiU is single-layer Blu-ray discs that simply have a proprietary filesystem which does not conform to the Blu-ray specs. This allows them to get low-cost replication since any Blu-ray line could produce them, but frees them from licensing fees and other costs associated with supporting Blu-ray playback in the console.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Getting with the times? Getting it out of the way?

Not that I'm surprised, just thought there was a better shot for it than years past.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Plus it would provide better protection against piracy, which I'd bet is the biggest reason.

Re: The Official E3 Expo 2011 Thread (June 6-9, 2011)
 

Nah, Nintendo is a business. Neither of those has anything to do with their bottom line. Their reasoning is very practical - why spend money to add a capability that nearly all of their customers who would care about it have in another component already?