Have you noticed...

[Furry Sparks]

That there have been like no advertisements or anything at all for Metroid Prime 3? Even worse... look at the official Metroid site

 

[Pichubro]

Ahh. You've seen the article from IGN, yes?

 

[Bulerias]

Fear not, my friends. I am trying to talk to Nintendo's advertising branch and hit them where it counts so that they start the ads.

 

[DSFAN121]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

 

[Propaganda Man]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

I doubt thats the reason. I'm honestly not surprised they haven't done a good job of it, I mean, they don't even have online.

 

[ac1983fan]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system.

that is exactly the reason why they should be advertising it. a family system is a system that has games that appeal to all members of the family. Wii sports appeals to parents and non-gamers, metroid prime, SSBM and excite truck appeal to teen gamers, etc.

 

[Bulerias]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

Uhm, what? So let me get this straight. You're saying they decided to make a more mature game, but they are INTENTIONALLY having it bomb at the market because they don't want to tarnish their reputation as a family-friendly company. Yeah, that definitely seems right... So they invested tons of manpower and money into a project that knew they would not advertise?

Yeah, I don't get it either.

 

[DSFAN121]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system.

that is exactly the reason why they should be advertising it. a family system is a system that has games that appeal to all members of the family. Wii sports appeals to parents and non-gamers, metroid prime, SSBM and excite truck appeal to teen gamers, etc.

I meant family-friendly, like not a lot of M-rated gorey games.

 

[DSFAN121]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

Uhm, what? So let me get this straight. You're saying they decided to make a more mature game, but they are INTENTIONALLY having it bomb at the market because they don't want to tarnish their reputation as a family-friendly company. Yeah, that definitely seems right... So they invested tons of manpower and money into a project that knew they would not advertise?

Yeah, I don't get it either.

Besides, nobody is going to get the game unless they're Metroid fanboys, and since all of them are already well aware of the fact that the game's coming out, it would be pointless to advertise anyway. >_>

 

[TheGremp]

but it builds hype, it turns people from "I'm probably going to get that" to "I HAVE TO GET THAT DAY OF RELEASE!"

 

[Bulerias]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

Uhm, what? So let me get this straight. You're saying they decided to make a more mature game, but they are INTENTIONALLY having it bomb at the market because they don't want to tarnish their reputation as a family-friendly company. Yeah, that definitely seems right... So they invested tons of manpower and money into a project that knew they would not advertise?

Yeah, I don't get it either.

Besides, nobody is going to get the game unless they're Metroid fanboys, and since all of them are already well aware of the fact that the game's coming out, it would be pointless to advertise anyway. >_>

That's not true. That's DEFINITELY not true. It's Nintendo's philosophy to open up the doors and allow EVERYONE to play these games, including games like Metroid Prime 3, which, fyi, is not rated M, nor is it gorey or excessively bloody.

I think Metroid has tons of potential to appeal to the mass market.

 

[TheGremp]

Metroid prime has got to be one of the least gory shooters I've ever seen besides Duck Hunt lol

 

[DSFAN121]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

Uhm, what? So let me get this straight. You're saying they decided to make a more mature game, but they are INTENTIONALLY having it bomb at the market because they don't want to tarnish their reputation as a family-friendly company. Yeah, that definitely seems right... So they invested tons of manpower and money into a project that knew they would not advertise?

Yeah, I don't get it either.

Besides, nobody is going to get the game unless they're Metroid fanboys, and since all of them are already well aware of the fact that the game's coming out, it would be pointless to advertise anyway. >_>

That's not true. That's DEFINITELY not true. It's Nintendo's philosophy to open up the doors and allow EVERYONE to play these games, including games like Metroid Prime 3, which, fyi, is not rated M, nor is it gorey or excessively bloody.

I think Metroid has tons of potential to appeal to the mass market.

Never said it was, I was just using an example. >.>

 

[JJH]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

Uhm, what? So let me get this straight. You're saying they decided to make a more mature game, but they are INTENTIONALLY having it bomb at the market because they don't want to tarnish their reputation as a family-friendly company. Yeah, that definitely seems right... So they invested tons of manpower and money into a project that knew they would not advertise?

Yeah, I don't get it either.

Besides, nobody is going to get the game unless they're Metroid fanboys, and since all of them are already well aware of the fact that the game's coming out, it would be pointless to advertise anyway. >_>

That's not true. That's DEFINITELY not true. It's Nintendo's philosophy to open up the doors and allow EVERYONE to play these games, including games like Metroid Prime 3, which, fyi, is not rated M, nor is it gorey or excessively bloody.

I think Metroid has tons of potential to appeal to the mass market.

Never said it was, I was just using an example. >.>

This is all quite confusing, but I think you did kidna say that.

I'm not worried about not advertising for Metroid, Nintendo may even be using the money they save from not advertising to better the game!

And Gremp, your sig scares me.

 

[Jeremy]

Um, good luck with that, Bul.

There's a very logical reason why they're not. The Wii currently has a reputation as a family system. They don't want to bring much attention to more mature games like Metroid because they don't want lawsuits against them like with Grand Theft Auto. I mean, it's obvious people will say in court "He learned to shoot by playing Metroid Prime 3!"

I doubt that's it.

 

[TheGremp]

And Gremp, your sig scares me.

lol that's sorta the point, I brightened their eyes up so they do that lol

 

[Furry Sparks]

Metroid prime has got to be one of the least gory shooters I've ever seen besides Duck Hunt lol

Uh, no. I have some chex (yes, the cereal) shooter game where you shoot laser things at green globs of goo.

 

[Tennis=Life]

Metroid prime has got to be one of the least gory shooters I've ever seen besides Duck Hunt lol

Uh, no. I have some chex (yes, the cereal) shooter game where you shoot laser things at green globs of goo.

I beat that game . It was on my old comp (old old that isnt hooked up anymore) and idk where the disc was, but that was a fun.....game . There were guns but the one weapon I remember is the electric spoon that spun around and killed blobs. Anyways, I was at Gamestop with my friend today and when you walked in there was a big MP3 thing (I was surprised) then on the shelf for Coming Soon games MP3 was there and it said Reserver Today.

 

[Furry Sparks]

Metroid prime has got to be one of the least gory shooters I've ever seen besides Duck Hunt lol

Uh, no. I have some chex (yes, the cereal) shooter game where you shoot laser things at green globs of goo.

I beat that game . It was on my old comp (old old that isnt hooked up anymore) and idk where the disc was, but that was a fun.....game . There were guns but the one weapon I remember is the electric spoon that spun around and killed blobs. Anyways, I was at Gamestop with my friend today and when you walked in there was a big MP3 thing (I was surprised) then on the shelf for Coming Soon games MP3 was there and it said Reserver Today.

Actually I think the spoon just did that red sparky stuff and the fork was the one that spun




and huh, weird I never saw anything like that

 

[UltraByte]

Metroid prime has got to be one of the least gory shooters I've ever seen besides Duck Hunt lol

No, there's less gory games out there that aren't as bad as MP3... I have Atlantis: Trial by Fire. When you shoot people and they die, they're like teleported or something.