Massively Multiplayer: Gaming In The New Millennium

[Nevermore]

I said that such thing prior to Miyamoto getting killed ITTL.

Aye.

It's hard to appreciate just how much of a gut punch the loss of Miyamoto would be in the early '00s to Nintendo. I mean, the man dominated so much of the creative process there ITTL and OTL (and for the latter, even had a hand in the hardware side of things up until relatively recently) that such a sudden loss is going to lead to a lot of short term decision making that I think will take a while to grasp the repercussions from - and some of those decisions are bound to be ill thought out. I think a lot of Nintendo's 'invincible' persona is something of a glass cannon in the sense that while they're undoubtedly a juggernaut things are far more fragile internally than I think has generally been portrayed thus far.

 

[Trexador96]

Good E3
that end quote was rather ominous though.

 

[OldNavy1988]

I dunno about any of you guys, but I hope there's a way to keep EA from hogging the NFL or NCAA license down the road.

 

[Roger Redux]

I dunno about any of you guys, but I hope there's a way to keep EA from hogging the NFL or NCAA license down the road.

I think they already took care of that. Or at least addressed it.

 

[OldNavy1988]

I think they already took care of that. Or at least addressed it.

Really? Ok cool. Because IOTL, Madden has become stale as of late.

 

[Nivek]

I think they already took care of that. Or at least addressed it.

Still too early to worry about that and seems some readers did notice our plans about it.

 

[OldNavy1988]

Either way, I'd still would like to see an NFL 2k6 game come to fruition ITTL, and maybe the Blitz series continue with the league license as well.

 

[DanielXie]

I'm not sure if you've touched on Gundam Soul yet but how popular will Gundam be in the US OTL? And is Zeon apologism still a big of an issue in the fandom as it is OTL?

 

[Nivek]

I'm not sure if you've touched on Gundam Soul yet but how popular will Gundam be in the US OTL? And is Zeon apologism still a big of an issue in the fandom as it is OTL?

Gundam soul is ry pure idea, So let's way for his debut later.

About zeke apoligism.. it would not be Gundam without it. More serious that is something come from Japanese fandom So maybe would still exist, heck exist since 80's and z Gundam So would still exist.

 

[RySenkari]

Here's hoping Sonic Neon is a smash hit. Sega's future is riding on it!

We'll see! It'll be covered in full in an update coming in a few weeks.

I dunno about any of you guys, but I hope there's a way to keep EA from hogging the NFL or NCAA license down the road.

It's possible, with more NFL games and companies making them. Nintendo's rivals Madden in terms of quality and commercial success, but I'm not sure the NFL would want their games being exclusive to one console.

I'm not sure if you've touched on Gundam Soul yet but how popular will Gundam be in the US OTL? And is Zeon apologism still a big of an issue in the fandom as it is OTL?

Gundam Soul's North American dub and appearance on Toonami will be covered in an update VERY soon.

 

[RyderWest]

GTA Miami? Why the sudden change from Vice City? I know IOTL that Miami and Vice City exist together in both the 3D and HD eras, but can someone give a reason why?

 

[RySenkari]

GTA Miami? Why the sudden change from Vice City? I know IOTL that Miami and Vice City exist together in both the 3D and HD eras, but can someone give a reason why?

Butterflies, but specifically the excellent performance of Race'n'Chase: London in Europe. The PC version was one of the top selling PC games in Europe in 1999, leading the Housers to have the mentality that naming a spinoff game after a real city will lead to a spike in sales.

 

[Paradox-less]

GTA Miami? Why the sudden change from Vice City? I know IOTL that Miami and Vice City exist together in both the 3D and HD eras, but can someone give a reason why?

Probably Rockstar trying to not make controversy. The industry is under fire already, Grand Theft Auto is already controversial, no need to draw attention to the next GTA by naming it 'Vice City'

Edit: Apparently not. Ninja'd by Ry.

 

[RyderWest]

Butterflies, but specifically the excellent performance of Race'n'Chase: London in Europe. The PC version was one of the top selling PC games in Europe in 1999, leading the Housers to have the mentality that naming a spinoff game after a real city will lead to a spike in sales.

Yeah, that makes some sort of sense. 1980's era Florida does not hurt either since it has already been associated with guns, crime, drugs and general 80s stereotypes.

 

[Pokemon Master]

How have the Disney theme parks been ITTL?

 

[Nivek]

How have the Disney theme parks been ITTL?

They are cleaning and fixing things in Orlando after that hurricanne in 98, but otherwise as otl with a few new ITTL exclusive attractions based ITTL new movies in the drawing board.

 

[Pokemon Master]

They are cleaning and fixing things in Orlando after that hurricanne in 98, but otherwise as otl with a few new ITTL exclusive attractions based ITTL new movies in the drawing board.

What happened with the hurricane in 1998?

 

[Nivek]

What happened with the hurricane in 1998?

Hurricanne floyd read the false princess here http://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/player-two-start-an-snes-cd-timeline.280151/page-162

 

[ANARCHY_4_ALL]

I dunno about any of you guys, but I hope there's a way to keep EA from hogging the NFL or NCAA license down the road.

I've been begging Ry to keep them away from Battlefield too. Was really excited to see 1942 finally pop up without mention of EA, so far. Also glad to hear a console port is on the way and such positive reviews already. Thanks Ry.

 

[RySenkari]

I've been begging Ry to keep them away from Battlefield too. Was really excited to see 1942 finally pop up without mention of EA, so far. Also glad to hear a console port is on the way and such positive reviews already. Thanks Ry.

EA's big upcoming game is Encounter, so I imagine they passed up Battlefield 1942 because of that. I could see another big publisher snapping it up, possibly Ubisoft.