GAMER LOUNGE 20XX (NO CASUALS!!)

[Kosheh]

So I can't help but wonder, is the current direction of the Paper Mario games well liked in Japan? Could that be why they keep making them this way? Because they're pandering to the Japanese audience and not the west?

I somehow really doubt that. I think Nintendo just doesn't give a shit about the fans opinions.

I mean I kinda see Jermungandr's point - usually Nintendo's suggestions on new concepts in games come at the suggestions of its Japanese fans rather than its US ones. As in like - one of the control groups polled during the newest Pokemon game development were Japanese children; I wouldn't be surprised if it were the same for Mario games) there's not a single bit of Western grade school opinion accounted for.


Actually, what if that's literally it. What if they're literally listening for the opinions of today's schoolchildren who've expressed boredom and dissent with the typical RPG formula Paper Mario has and they've been trying to keep it fresh and interesting for the smartphone generation, lol. Meaning they're pretty much pandering purely to young tastes with Paper Mario now by constantly trying new things - meanwhile, the bigger flagship titles (Mario Kart, Mario 3D World) are intended for all ages and the developers go All Out for the best possible game they can possibly cram onto a backwards-recorded Blu-Ray disc

Also, Miyamoto and his "Oh, you don't need original characters or a plot. Gameplay is all that matters"

like us fanboys say, nothing else matters as long as the gameplay's solid, right? 8-D

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Also, going back to Nicktendo's earlier post, I watched the GameXplain video on Color Splash's reveal. I'll be honest -I'd be OK with Sticker Star if they only managed to somehow keep the gameplay fresh - from what I've heard, you just collect stickers in a book and thumb through pages of them for special attacks.

Between Color Splash's paint meter now giving every "card" you use a cost, and if they were to limit the number of "playable cards" at once by issuing Mario a "hand", we'd have a really interesting Mario RPG battle system with a TCG deckbuilding mechanic.
Imagine that. Imagine strategizing by building specialized item decks to take on enemies in a lava world. Imagine doing it again for the boss in that world

That sounds kinda annoying at first but it could actually be kind of a fun mechanic. OH AND THEN IMAGINE IF YOU COULD FIGHT YOUR FRIENDS' DECKS SOMEHOW