Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary

Lack of Wii achievements

– Craig’s editorial is “Wii Need Achievements”
– Craig says the first contribution to this generation was the Wiimote, then the achievement system
– Get everything recognized with achievements in one account
– If the Wii had an achievement system, Daemon admits he’d play it more
– Achievements add an extra incentive to play games
– Downside to the achievement system is that some of them are dumb, encouraged to do dumb things
– Achievements can sometimes entice people to play games they would usually not play
– Disney has something like an achievement system, Jack says if Disney can do it, Nintendo should be able to
– Many Wii games have individual achievements (example: Wii Sports Resort stamps, which is a good start)
– Some Wii fans are against the idea of achievements

Matt’s editorial

– Matt basically said that Nintendo doesn’t go above and beyond because it is accepted
– Craig says New Super Mario Bros. Wii didn’t set the world on fire in terms of how it uses the Wii
– Nintendo not very involved with epic games
– Craig went back and played Galaxy, believes it’s an epic game, pushes Wii, but still not quite like what other consoles are doing in terms of storytelling
– Craig really wants to play games like Uncharted 2 on the Wii
– Greg wonders who will go out and buy the next Wii console on day one (will Nintendo fans go out and buy it?)
– Seems like there will be a repeat with Nintendo similar to what happened with the N64 to Craig, where they are sitting comfortably and it’s their fight to lose
– A lot of the top rated games/best-selling/etc on Wii don’t revolutionize motion control
– Podcast members think New Super Mario Bros. Wii could be so much more
– Craig, Daemon believe Animal Crossing: City Folk is a perfect example of Nintendo being lazy

Nintendo’s early 2010 lineup

– From Nintendo, there is nothing
– About the first three months
– On the Wii, it’s just Endless Ocean and WarioWare D.I.Y. WiiWare application
– HeartGold/SoulSilver coming out on March 14, comes with PokeWalker

Dementium II

– Craig played it
– Better than the first one
– If you want to be scared, it won’t scare you
– It’s creepy

Top 25 Wii games

– Went through the entire list of Wii games, created a top 25
– Craig a big fan of Excitebots: Trick Racing, wishes more people bought it
– IGN’s top 5: World of Goo, Twilight Princess, Brawl, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Galaxy
– Brawl is actually one game that shows Nintendo being not lazy since they crammed a bunch of stuff in the game
– Mega Man 9, Little King’s Story, The Conduit, Wii Fit Plus, Trauma Center: New Blood, Endless Ocean, Maboshi’s Arcade didn’t make the list

Reader questions

– WarioWare: D.I.Y. allows you to make your own microgames, upload them, it’s a cartridge game
– WiiWare application for WarioWare D.I.Y. will also be released next year
– It’s difficult to judge popularity of VC games
– MadWorld, The Conduit on NewEgg cost $12
– Most anticipated games of 2010: Super Meat Boy, HeartGold/SoulSilver