Nintendo's Sercet Patent Is Finally Revealed...

[ChromeAlchemist]

Ok so from what I gather

A. This was already revealed
B. This doesn't apply to me, much less anybody else here so
C. Why are you all complaining? What does it matter to you that there's a feature you won't use because you don't need to use it? I couldn't beat Mario 1 when I was three. All right? World 8 is HARD for a toddler to beat. Of course nowadays I can do it no problem so I don't need this feature and I won't use this feature and thus, I don't have to complain about it because it has nothing to do with me, much less anybody else. So it does a video walkthrough of a level. What's the big damn deal? This is all complaining merely for the sake of it, and it sickens me. So it's time for a pogrom.

So in other words, Mario has gone from being one of the most difficult game series of all time to being the first series to have the game play itself.

The fuck, Nintendo... seriously...

If you think Mario is hard how the hell did you ever manage to play through any of the Metroid games? A strategy guide?

Where the hell have you been?? Three pages this has been raging on for with the same damned response, and it'll go on for three more. I tried to tell 'em Ace, I really did. *pops prescription pills* they'll be the death of me...

This is worse than the 'Nintendo failed hard not employing Johnny Lee' posts, it really is.

Why does it have to be one or the other Nintendo? Cater to both crowds you JERKS.

Implementing this into certain crowds means they are catering to both. They implement this into Zelda, and they have a solid difficulty Zelda title, with the walkthrough-like system for those who can't hack it.

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Excellent example. However they don't seem to understand that complaining about something that doesn't involve them is silly. It's like complaining that there is a Barbie game being released, who cares? It isn't aimed at you.

 

[squid5580]

Who cares...? It's a option for little kids, they're not forcing anyone to use it.

Well it was 33 posts in but someone FINALLY said it.

Ahh but what is this teaching said kids? That if something is too hard get someone else to do it for you? Cuz it sure in hell ain't teaching kids what they should be learning. Stuff like taking pride in what you are doing. Or that the harder it is the more rewarding it is. Oh thats right I forgot kids are to delicate and must be kept in a bubble til they turn 18 and then throw them to the wolves. PATHETIC!!!!! God I hope I don't live long enough that I have to rely on the next generation to care for my sorry old man ass.

 

[Phyroxis]

hardcore facepalm.

 

[Ranooth]

Who cares...? It's a option for little kids, they're not forcing anyone to use it.

Well it was 33 posts in but someone FINALLY said it.

Ahh but what is this teaching said kids? That if something is too hard get someone else to do it for you? Cuz it sure in hell ain't teaching kids what they should be learning. Stuff like taking pride in what you are doing. Or that the harder it is the more rewarding it is. Oh thats right I forgot kids are to delicate and must be kept in a bubble til they turn 18 and then throw them to the wolves. PATHETIC!!!!! God I hope I don't live long enough that I have to rely on the next generation to care for my sorry old man ass.

Sigh, gaming's primary output is entertainment and fun. Ask yourselfs when you were young when you had troubles with a certain level and gave up. Nintendo have seen this and are working on a solution, its what we call innovation.

If you don't like it fair enough, Reggie isnt there with a knife forcing you too use the option or even buy the bloody game. I love how this one simple idea that helps out the lesser skilled gamers causes such a hoo haa with the "hardcore" crowd.

Never thought i would have to use it, but people ITS A VIDEO GAME!!!

 

[quack35]

I don't mind, as long as it lets you turn that option off or something.

 

[NeutralDrow]

I think this is Nintendo finally giving up on hardcore gamers and just sayin now even you half retaded 3 year old can play.

I was going to respond to this, but <url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172192>someone else said it better:

Video walkthroughs are nothing new; after all, we've used them in the MyCheats SuperGuides. But implementing them into gameplay and allowing the player to hop in and out could be a wise step towards making both the casual and core players happy. A game's challenge level wouldn't have to be toned down for the fear of losing casual players, and more experienced gamers could simply play with the hints off.

Translation: now they don't have to make games easier, they can add in-game hints, instead.

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Unsaid: Any possible offense incurred by those dirty, slimy casual gamers suddenly seeing the parts of the game the hardcore crowd sees is inadvertent, and said crowd is invited to shove that offense where the sun don't shine.

 

[dnnydllr]

Isn't that why the put different difficulty levels into games? So it's like playing Guitar Hero on Expert, but all you have to do is press the strum bar occasionally. That's pretty gay.

 

[hagaya]

The fuck? Is Nintendo so desperate for casual game cash that they have to make the games play themselves? Or is it that they're just fucking idiots?

If their strategy is to be complete smacktards then I ought to cash in on it; thats big freaking money from what I see.

 

[ChromeAlchemist]

Good grief, people, you act like others getting help beating games is the end of all that's good and sacred and a slap to your face, just because you can beat it without help! I can't believe I'm resorting to 4chan terminology, but...butthurt much? Why exactly would this affect you? And why would you begrudge it of others??

Unless you think the game forces you to do this, in which case please learn to read.

Pah... This is what I hate about gaming today, and I see it all too much on The Escapist. Everything the big companies announce these days is "TEH END OF THE WORLDDDDDDD!!1!". I saw people on the Pokemon Pedometer/Training thingie thread saying "ZOMG! Nintendo are trying to get Pokemon nerds healthy and are providing a easy way to train Pokemon! That is SO dumb!" They'll complain about everything and I'm getting pretty fucking sick of it.

/rant

Seconded.

For fuck's sake. It's just not even worth the effort any more.

 

[MystikMtnManaT]

I think this is secretly the Wii's response to not being able to play DVDs... Now you can watch the games instead!

 

[Pendragon9]

Look, I don't care if you don't have to use it. The option should not be there in the first place.

I had to play all my old Nintendo games myself, as I'm sure many other people here had to do as well. These casual pricks should not be given the privilege of having the game play itself so they can run onto the internet and say how they're so 1337 by pressing a button that lets the game masturbate.

And don't give me crap about how Gamefaqs or having a friend over is virtually the same.
The entire point of a video game is to beat it yourself. NOT to let someone else beat it for you. You're supposed to figure it out all by yourself. You will never get satisfaction from the game unless you do it yourself.

There's an easy mode in many games for a reason too, you know. If you're too much of a braindead moron to play the game, then easy mode will cater to you. But no, Nintendo had to go further.

Nintendo, you are dead to me.

Oh, and when has Mario ever been hard enough to warrant something like this?

 

[Da_Schwartz]

If i had to guess it will be something in the way of a "no fail" option that i would assume could be turned on and off, for you know....kids.

 

[Danman1]

Maby this will be the thing to finaly kill off nintendo. I hope They all burn for this. After the new zelda is finished, that is

 

[The_Echo]

This feature is made for little kids and pussies, don't complain if you aren't going to use it, guys.

 

[Pendragon9]

Oh, and when has Mario ever been hard enough to warrant something like this?

You either started playing video games when FF7 came out or the Halo generation. Look if you have been playing video games for a good 5 years or are not age that surpasses the teenage years you are probably a veteran, not a rookie.

Now to be mean, but you just got every single thing in that post wrong. How dare you assume I'm just some jock that never played the original games. That sir is an insult.

I have played the very first Super Mario game when I was five years old, and I even got the Super Mario Brothers Lost Levels as part of the All Stars collection. Let me tell you that I enjoyed the hard parts of the games, because it pushed me to work harder, and back then I didn't have internet or game cheats or any of that crap to keep me going. I had to work VERY hard to beat the games. HOWEVER, the game was never impossible, so I could always keep working at it, and it brought me the upmost satisfaction knowing I could beat it without taking any shortcuts. Hell, I didn't even find out about the warp pipes until far later, after I had beaten the games.

Next time you want to assume something about me, how about you do a little research before you open up your pie hole? Until then, stop assuming. It only makes you look stupid.

Oh, and a little bonus piece of information. I don't even like FF7 or Halo. I played them both, but I found they couldn't compare to games I was used to playing.

Let me reitterate my point. I truly love Nintendo, despite what you think of me. And it hurts me to see them doing this, just spitting on their roots and dragging out the corpses of pathetic gimmicks and sub par games that everyone seems to love because they're desperate for something.

AND I STILL SEE NO MARIO RPG 2. I WANT GENO BACK, DAMNIT.

Edit: And if you think the hardcore stabbed Nintendo, then consider this. Back in the old days, Nintendo needed to make fun games so they could make a profit. They had to be fun or else video games would be just a passing fad. Now they don't care if the game is fun or not. If it's a ripoff of a sports title or has some popular crap on it, it makes them money, regardless of if it's fun anymore.

So again, you're wrong. Nintendo is the one backstabbing.

 

[ohgodalex]

Too bad this wasn't invented a year or so ago. I wouldn't have had to play through Subspace Emissary.

I feel that this is on the same level of stupidity as Bungie putting Shotguns in the Team Snipers playlist in Halo 3. If you can't use a sniper rifle, why play Team Snipers? In the same way, if you can't even play the god damned game, why would you buy it?

Christ, this is quite possibly the stupidest thing I have ever heard of.