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AppleQueso wrote:

Kid Dracula wrote:While this is most great and awaited news....I think something else should've been done. They should've released this for wiiware and gave us a brand new Donkey Kong game in the vein of DK64. Don't get me wrong, this is awesome but I was hoping for a more DK64 type game. Still gonna get it nonetheless.

I said it in another thread: This attitude is why we dont' get retail sidescrollers often anymore.

I could care less for modern retail sidescrollers, this is why I own retro consoles. I want my DK 64 sequel.

Kid Dracula wrote:While this is most great and awaited news....I think something else should've been done. They should've released this for wiiware and gave us a brand new Donkey Kong game in the vein of DK64. Don't get me wrong, this is awesome but I was hoping for a more DK64 type game. Still gonna get it nonetheless.

I dunno. Looking at the trailer (which only shows a portion of the games total levels, it stands to reason) I think this game would be WAY too big for wiiware. There are a lot of art values and there always seems to be a lot going on in every screen.

Frankly, this is what I always hoped sidescrollers would evolve into. I'll be in line for the release.

AppleQueso wrote:

Kid Dracula wrote:While this is most great and awaited news....I think something else should've been done. They should've released this for wiiware and gave us a brand new Donkey Kong game in the vein of DK64. Don't get me wrong, this is awesome but I was hoping for a more DK64 type game. Still gonna get it nonetheless.

I said it in another thread: This attitude is why we dont' get retail sidescrollers often anymore.

Or to put more succinctly, this is why we can't have nice things.

but thanks to this little thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._Wii
and it's 14 million sales in 6 months I think it's safe to say that 2D platformers are coming back.

HELL YEAH. And WiiWare release for this would be just a waste since people wouldn't buy it.

And ll those 2D platformers released on PSN and XBLA
are either remakes, or very short and always look sub-par compared to other games on the platform.

this game on the other hand has high productions values. Heck Retro made Metroid Prime, I'd think
they have a big enough studio to handle quality releases.

ZeroAX wrote:but thanks to this little thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._Wii
and it's 14 million sales in 6 months I think it's safe to say that 2D platformers are coming back.

Does anyone know the breakdown of a game retail cost? That is, what percentage goes to the publisher/developer/retailer?

So if NSMBW sells for $49 on Amazon, how much goes to Nintendo versus Amazon? Would $40 for Nintendo and $9 for Amazon be typical?

One thing I don't like about this game is that you have the ability to switch between the background and foreground. That's also the one thing I didn't like about Little Big Planet, it just makes it more complicated for no reason.

I like that feature in LBP, but I don't think I would like it in a DKC game. I would want DKC Returns to stay true to the original games.

That being said, here's the biggest thing I'm worried about: Who's doing the music for this game? It better be Dave Wise, or I'll probably be hugely disappointed with this game. The music in the 3 DKC's were absolutely amazing, and one of the best parts of the game. Even if the rest of the game is golden, mediocre music would be a huge let down for me.

Kid Dracula wrote:While this is most great and awaited news....I think something else should've been done. They should've released this for wiiware and gave us a brand new Donkey Kong game in the vein of DK64. Don't get me wrong, this is awesome but I was hoping for a more DK64 type game. Still gonna get it nonetheless.

DK64 sucked.

Jrecee wrote:

Kid Dracula wrote:While this is most great and awaited news....I think something else should've been done. They should've released this for wiiware and gave us a brand new Donkey Kong game in the vein of DK64. Don't get me wrong, this is awesome but I was hoping for a more DK64 type game. Still gonna get it nonetheless.

DK64 sucked.

But they were finally here
Performing for you

I'm not gonna lie. I know the words, and some times I join in too.