Kupowered: Noooooow it Makes a Little More Sense

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Noooooow it Makes a Little More Sense

So, last week I wondered just what in the hell this whole Second Analog add-on for the 3DS was, and why Nintendo thought this was a thing that was a good idea. I mean, granted, a second stick -is- a good idea, in theory and generally only works well enough when it's on the system to begin with, not added less than a year after it was released. I mean, the 'official' reason, I guess is that it was for Monster Hunter Tri G which was just announced, and since it was brought up a few other games have announced they'll support it as well. But it never really felt right, like a thing that was tossed out this....cavalier-like.

Well, Monster Hunter 4 on the 3DS on top of Monster Hunter Tri G makes it all make just a little more sense. Signing on for not only one, but two Monster Hunter games and 'first crack' at 4 which was previously unannounced (but will most certainly be announced for other things) seems like enough of an incentive to make a no-doubt conditional add-on this early on in the 3DS' lifespan. While I'll swear up and down that the 3DS is not doing as badly as everyone wants to believe for some reason, and that the thing will eventually take off of its own merit more than anything, a sure-hit like this will be a kick in the pants that the 3DS 'needs'.

It feels a little cheap being the guy sitting here saying that the 3DS is going to take off because it's going to and when it does, I won't even be the one to say "I told you so", more like "Yeah, big surprise" because, again, Monster Hunter 4 isn't what the 3DS 'needs'; all it needs is time. The DS had enough this go-around that they've got a lot of devs who won't be switching over to the Vita (with their series at least, they might make something new), so as soon as the 3DS gets the equivalent to the DS line-up of the same games (as is Nintendo's style) everyone and their uncle will have a goddamn 3DS and I honestly don't get how people don't see this.

Regardless, this is pretty much a huge boon for Nintendo since they got 'first crack' at MH4, like I said before. I'm not even going to 'predict' that MH4 is going to be on other things; it's going to, because I have not seen one mention of exclusivity anywhere and we all know that would be trumpeted from the rooftops if it were the case. But being able to be the first people to say "Hey. Hey. We've got this game from this series." to everyone is huge in the industry. So even come Sony's day with TGS when they're like "Hey, we have Monster Hunter 4 too", it likely won't get as much coverage or as much mindshare. Now, whether or not people buy it for Vita or 3DS is the point where it'll matter and that's just what we'll have to wait and see on.

Speaking of the Vita, Monster Hunter 4 isn't going to be the only game announced for it soon. Army Corps of Hell was just revealed from Famitsu as a Squeenix project for the Vita. Keeping with the theme, it's apparently going to be a Monster Hunter style of game with 4-Player Co-op in...er....hell. I guess. Of course, Squeenix isn't making it, just publishing or producing it for the Vita; a company called Enter Sphere has the honor of making this....wonderfully named game. That's basically all I wanted to do, was point out that there was going to be a game named "Army Corps of Hell" on the Vita. Keep.....keep on truckin', Squeenix.

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This is going to be many things, but first and foremost, it is, quite simply and unsurprisingly, a place for me to write. Sometimes about video games, sometimes about movies, and other times, just to write out mini-stories and the like. As an outlet for me, it will likely reflect how I am; at times it will be entertaining, and other times it will be informative. I just hope that every time it's interesting at the very least.

The current goal is a post every other day to settle myself in; eventually, I will seek to post every day, if just to raise an inquiry that I've found I've tripped over most of that day, or to retell an amusing, or perhaps less so, tale from the day. I find that I can be long-winded at times, so perhaps this will be less of a concern than I imagine!

While it would make sense to change this to grow as "Kupowered" does, I hope to keep this just as it is and, sometime down the road, re-read it with a slight chuckle and mumble to myself, "I did it." So take this as a mission statement, if you will, and we will see how it works out!

Handy Post-Types Guide!

A Look Back: In lieu of reviews (which I might do in the future), these posts will be fond recollections of older games from my past, telling you why I believe them to be good and why you might be interested in playing them.
Giant Robot On: I like Giant Robots. Who doesn't? These posts will always be talking about something with Giant Robots in it, be it video games or anime or movies.
Less-Short Story: On occasion, inspiration will hit me and I'll want to write a short story or, as the name implies, expand on a story from my old Ficly. That will be these posts.
LittleBigThings: In these posts, I will be discussing (read: gushing about) things in the LittleBigPlanet series of games, from the game itself, to user-created levels, to my own adventures in Craftworld.
Music!: Fairly self-Explanatory. In these posts, I will talk (gush) about music I like, and possibly music that I don't care for.
Popcorn On: These posts will revolve around movies that I've seen that are just great in one way or another. The aim is to give you enough to interest you into seeing it without giving too much so that you feel you know what's going to happen.
Quick Note: These will usually be, as can be expected, short posts to keep in touch with the blog and it's readers if I'm not prepared for a full post or if I'm updating on a past post.
Ragequit: Completely opposite of A Look Back, these posts will be about the few games I've had to quit playing because they just weren't fun. (Or that I might have finished, but still hated.)

There will likely be more types of posts added in the future that will be explained here.