Today, Shigeru Miyamoto announced that the release date for the Wii U title will be pushed back. Miyamoto says the game could technically be released at this point, but he wants to spend more time polishing the gameplay and cutscenes. Is it a wise choice to delay one of the Wii U's few big holiday titles?

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[TobiasAmaranth]

Hmmm, well, looks like I'll be playing even more of Star Fox: Event Horizon to get my SF fix for a while. I'm not gonna complain though, SFEH is shaping up to be an excellent game and I always welcome more polish in a first-party Nintendo title.

That's... really interesting. I browsed the site for a bit and might even give it a poking. The fact that it even acknowledges Cerinia makes it interesting to me. Nevermind the fact that it's actually pivotal in their storyline. Like, Nintendo needs to be thinking along THESE lines for their game development for something like Star Fox. What type of story can we make to really WOW people, and then from there, find the type of gameplay that best conveys that story in an epic way. Don't sit there and overthink the gameplay because if you make an epic story, the gameplay will come naturally. It doesn't really work too well the other way around and I don't know if they'll ever genuinely realize that. :'(

 

[Walker D]

Um.. nobody quoted that famous Miyamoto's line yet? ..no? ..ok

(I'm not gonna do it myself though )

I agree with this kind of delays myself ...they are made so that the main priority is the game's quality, not a financial release window, or whatever.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

That's... really interesting. I browsed the site for a bit and might even give it a poking. The fact that it even acknowledges Cerinia makes it interesting to me. Nevermind the fact that it's actually pivotal in their storyline. Like, Nintendo needs to be thinking along THESE lines for their game development for something like Star Fox. What type of story can we make to really WOW people, and then from there, find the type of gameplay that best conveys that story in an epic way. Don't sit there and overthink the gameplay because if you make an epic story, the gameplay will come naturally. It doesn't really work too well the other way around and I don't know if they'll ever genuinely realize that. :'(

Exactly, which is why I really like the direction Star Fox: Event Horizon is going. Make good gameplay and levels based off a framework, flesh out the story in a natural way. The plan behind the campaign is essentially to cover all the major games from Star Fox 64 to Assault with it's own take on each game's story, finished up by a custom campaign that ties them all together. The demo doesn't have this yet, but many different levels all across the different games are playable in beta forms, and you can see it beginning to fall into place. I really recommend the game for any Star Fox fan with even a half-decent computer, demo or not, as the gameplay is fantastic.

 

[raulpica]

With the same breath you have to say "like the Virtual Boy was a third pillar and failed miserably". In fact, I'd argue that the whole "DS being a third pillar" hooplaloo was all smoke and mirrors anyways - it was natively compatible with GBA games and it was a natural progression of the hardware design judging by the SP, bar the touchscreen which was an experiment. The GBA Micro was never an actual continuation of the Game Boy line to me, rather just a vanity item for collectors. Things were different with the Virtual Boy which was something "new" from the ground up. Anywho, my point is that I get the feeling they want to try something new without burning bridges behind them - if it's adopted by the masses, great, they'll head that direction, if not, they have their older brands to cushion them.

They killed the GBA as soon as the DS started selling, and the GBA was already old as heck by then. They never worked on a proper GBA successor, so the DS became exactly that. They won't be working to a successor to the WiiU, I tell ya.

 

[Foxi4]

They killed the GBA as soon as the DS started selling, and the GBA was already old as heck by then. They never worked on a proper GBA successor, so the DS became exactly that. They won't be working to a successor to the WiiU, I tell ya.

What I'm saying is that if NX doesn't pan out well, they might release a traditional console at a later date, just like the GBA was developed after the VR goggle phase of the 90'ties passed and the Virtual Boy concept died. Everything depends on whether or not a concept works - Nintendo is not known for making risky decisions.

 

[DarkCoffe64]

They're delaying the game because they want to polish it... And because of the cutscenes!?
Weren't they still mad about cutscenes because of what happened with brawl?

 

[grossaffe]

They're delaying the game because they want to polish it... And because of the cutscenes!?
Weren't they still mad about cutscenes because of what happened with brawl?

I think it was pretty much just Masahiro Sakurai who was upset with what happened with The Subspace Emissary.

 

[raulpica]

What I'm saying is that if NX doesn't pan out well, they might release a traditional console at a later date, just like the GBA was developed after the VR goggle phase of the 90'ties passed and the Virtual Boy concept died. Everything depends on whether or not a concept works - Nintendo is not known for making risky decisions.

Well yeah, I suppose that much was obvious? I was just saying that Nintendo can't afford to release YET another console while the NX is around (and fails). The entire "third pillar" thing I was referring to is that they wanted to have _three_ concurrent platforms, if you remember.

 

[MrJason005]

Fuck

Simple, no bullshitting, straight to the point.
+1 from me.

 

[Geno Breaker]

No surprise there. Looked like an upressed 3DS game with N64 textures and geometry.

 

[FusionGamer]

*waits for second delay just like Zelda*

So if it gets delayed again, we have Star Fox, Zelda, Pikmin 4, and possibly a 3D Mario at the NX launch. Pikmin 4 is obvious because it's platform hasn't been announced.

 

[Arecaidian Fox]

No surprise there. Looked like an upressed 3DS game with N64 textures and geometry.

Dunno what images you've been looking at, then. The art style looks clean and simple, but certainly not to the point of using N64-level models and textures.

 

[grossaffe]

Dunno what images you've been looking at, then. The art style looks clean and simple, but certainly not to the point of using N64-level models and textures.

People have long been using the tired insult of N64 graphics for Nintendo games. People who I doubt have ever even seen an N64.

 

[LegacyYoshi68]

Well now i have to wait even longer, i am very happy about them polishing up the graphics to make them clean, and that sounds good.

 

[Catastrophic]

*waits for second delay just like Zelda*

So if it gets delayed again, we have Star Fox, Zelda, Pikmin 4, and possibly a 3D Mario at the NX launch. Pikmin 4 is obvious because it's platform hasn't been announced.

Honestly, I think that's for the best. The Wii U was lacking titles at launch and it took too long for it to build a significant lineup of games(if you can even call it that). Having more games at the launch of NX will increase the chances of the console being successful.

 

[Bladexdsl]

*waits for second delay just like Zelda*

So if it gets delayed again, we have Star Fox, Zelda, Pikmin 4, and possibly a 3D Mario at the NX launch. Pikmin 4 is obvious because it's platform hasn't been announced.

well that will be a better launch lineup than the wiiu had!

 

[Hielkenator]

Well duh the game looks like it was made on the ps2

YES! love my PS2!

In all resiousness, any Ninty game is just another gem getting added to my collection.
Do not mind waiting, and saving money for these games.

I think the the nintendo lineup is very good on WiiU. For all other stuff I play 360 and PS4 ( wich lacks good titles severly...)

 

[the_randomizer]

YES! love my PS2!

In all resiousness, any Ninty game is just another gem getting added to my collection.
Do not mind waiting, and saving money for these games.

I think the the nintendo lineup is very good on WiiU. For all other stuff I play 360 and PS4 ( wich lacks good titles severly...)

So what if the game looks PS2-ish, people say that like it's a bad thing or will somehow be bad by not having the best graphics. Graphics whoring is pure BS. If the game is fun, who cares? Also, to them that hate the graphics, the PS2 was the most successful console, so....

 

[Maximilious]

Holiday? Yoshi is in October. I'd hardly call that holiday.

October is a Holiday if you have kids. My parents start shopping around the end of August for Christmas, and I'll be joining them on that soon...

 

[FusionGamer]

Graphics whoring is pure BS

Take a chill pill! The reason we're pissed off? Because we know what Nintendo is capable of!
All of their games look amazing! But when it's time to do a Star Fox game, the graphics are sub-par? Shame on Nintendo!