ANSWERED podcast questions

[CAPTAIN N]

I recently read a article on spong and wanted to get your views.

Sales figures are very important to every company.

What do you think about xbox 360's executives claims that they would like to reach a billion units sold, to me thats bold talk. What makes matter even worse, is that once again xbox has failed to get the Japanese public going, even though it is early days yet.

Sony beng of course more real, reckon they can push 200 million units.

How many units do you think Nintendo are aiming for?

Thanx for the get well message and good ole capt n is recovering very well from operation.

[cortjezter]

on behalf of a guest:

I have a question for all of ya, your podcast is so popular (and great!) but I was wondering how you got all this popularity. How did you start? I have a podcast also on iTunes called Following Revolution, or you can find it at http://followingrevolution.blogspot.com. I only get around 40 visits a day and I'm not even sure how many people listen to my podcast. Granted that the audio quality isnt the best, but we need a new microphone. I have google ads on my site bringing in very very little revenue, about $3 so far in almost a month. Once we can get more money from that we'll get a new microphone. But how can we get popular like you did?

[SAMus]

What does it take to actually get into E3? Does it require any kind of press credentials? How much does it cost? Do you think Reggie can defy gravity? I do.

What do you think Reggie will pull out of his coat pocket this year?

Totally unrelated question: How do you feel about IGN's Nintendo coverage? Even the supposed Nintendo fanboys on IGN seem pretty weak to me. It never seems like they're saying, "Nintendo is great because..." but more like "Xbox 360 is a solid system and PSP is a good portable, but don't worry I still like Nintendo."

I love you guys and I love the site. Keep it up.

P.S. I checked out "Beyond Good and Evil" because you guys recommended it, and needless to say, it was a good decision.

[Shockdrop]

Questions, questions, questions...hmm...heres a few...

What do you think of the rev controller? And how do you think it could be used in, lets say, a game like Star Fox or flight sims? How about games like Pikmin or AC, or fighting games?

What kind of music you guys like? More so, anyone like metal (Mudvayne!)?

And one more: Can i have 5 bucks? T_T


What? I need money too...

[HylianTom]

Time to get a bit philosophical.

By which standard do you measure whether or not a console is "successful?"

Is it determined by which place it finishes in the so-called console war?
Is it determined by whether or not its parent company made a profit?
It it determind by what its reputation is at the end of its life cycle?
Is it determined by the quality of its games library?

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this matter.

Best wishes for E3; I'm really looking forward to your coverage.

[b214]

Will you be picking up Odama, and list other new gc games youll be getting

[Jaden]

hey guys it's jaden here with a few questions. Oh yeah and the podcast sucks.



just kidding , ok here i go.

who dyes their hair the most?

What is your favorite Cereal. I like Frosted Mini Wheats and Coco Pebbles.

What is your main source of exercise?

Who Has the weirdest parents?

Do you ever think that sony or microsoft will drop out of the compitition?

rawmeat how did you grow a beard like that?

Donny Why did you have to steal nintenho......

I know this is kinda late but...what did you think about what happeded to Dick Cheaney and his shooting incident.

Where Did everyone Think up their names

Do you play any MMO's on the PC?

When are you thinking of converting the podcast to video...or mabye having a video seperate one.

And lastsly...What is the Biggest Thing (besides any thing nintendo) that you want to see at E3?

thank you for getting through all my questions. and looking at my ralph nader signature. (was on there, now it is just a really cool orginization!!!)

[evandando]

if they made a zelda movie, who would you cast as link, princess zelda and would christopher walken play any particular role?

[Zidane]

What game of 2005 was the biggest let down?

Did any of you watch the Xbox 360 ICON episode on G4? It was an hour long, while other much more important things in video game history are only given half an hour. Miyamoto, Zelda, Atari, Yu Suzuki, and the very important to me The Rise and Fall of SEGA Hardware and the Spiders From Mars are only given half an hour. Those are important moments in gaming, man! While the Xbox 360 is given an hour. Microsoft most likely paid G4 a lot, but an hour for the 360? C'mon! It's like giving the Atari Jaguar an hour slot! Damnit!

On a simpler note, do you guys have any Independent theatres in your area? Or do you have to wait? I know since you live close to NY that you can see some Indie movies that aren't all that Indie (Brokeback Mountain, Syriana, Memoirs of a Geisha, and others.) But are there any actual theatres out there?

What's your favorite Snapple flavor?

[PsychoJones]

If you could change any Nintendo franchise, which one would you change and what would you do with it?

[Altheastronut]

I used to be a Nintendo nut years ago and I subscribed to Nintendo power every year because that was the only place I got Nintendo information before the internet was rampant in every home. In your last podcast (#20) you mentioned the DS having an accessory that can translate or have functionality to do so. That reminded me of a product Nintendo mentioned in Nintendo Power about 10+ years ago called the Travel Boy. It was supposed to be great as a travel companion. From what I remember it had a multi language dictionary, a place for your itinerary, I think currency exchange, an alarm clock, and some other things I do not remember. I wish I still had my old Nintendo Power magazines so I could give you accurate info, but do you remember this at all, or have you even heard of it? I tried to do some digging but I've found nothing on the web. Keep up the excellent work.

-Al

[Ku]

Ok I got a few questions.

1. Out of all the Mario games, which one is your favorite? (Can be any Mario game)
2. Do you think they should release a demo disc for Twilight Princess, like they did for Wind Waker?
3. Which game would you like to see with wifi play on DS that has not already been announced?
4. What do you think of the idea of Super Smash Brothers on the DS?

Ok I'l stop at that, or else I'l keep on writing questions.. lol

[linkman91]

Hey first i would like to say your podcast ROCKS!!!!! Any way i was wondering who is better Gamespot or EB games. I know they are joining soon but. Right now who do u think gives more store credit and who do you like better.


Eryin99

[ConManDude]

A while back comcast.net posted an interview with a Hollywood producer. When the question was brought up about the possibillity of holographic movies he responded "holographic movies are for sure going to be in the near future, but movies will not be the first to utalize this technology. I know of a videogame company that will use this technology very soon"

Could this man be refferring to the Revolution? I think it would work perfectly with the controller. What are your opinions on this topic?

OK im just continuing on this, but just o say so.. It fits perfectly here are the reasons.

1: They talked about expanding beyond the four corners of the television
2: Mabey thats why they havn't shown any screenshots yet
3: What else could they reviel but the graphics
4: It IS Possible
5: The post was erased 1 day after posted because "it was considered confidential by an anonymus company"
7: Would work perfectly with controller

[9 volt]

we all know the big N has 'one more thing' to add to the revolution, but which of these do you expect it to be, and which would you most like it to be?

i. DVD playback as standard
ii. built in mic in the controller
iii. sega games to download
iv. use the DS wirelessly as another controller
v. the old downloadable nintendo games will have online options, so for example you'll be able to play classic super mario kart online
vi. you'll be able to buy a little memory card/cartridge for the ds which will allow to transfer your downloaded retro nintendo games (maybe 64, maybe not) over wi-fi to your DS to play on the run


personally i like vi. if you've bought the download, it would be awesome to transfer that to the ds for free.

any thoughts (especially in the podcast!) would be great

[Laguna]

This is more of an idea than a question as such, just give me your thoughts possibly?
How about having Animal Crossing to be actually built into the Revo, like how Sonic 1 was built into the master system. You could access it just by turning on the Revo without a disc in. The village could be like a place to change settings and such, kinda akin to the GameCube menu but far less dull.
You could go to your village and maybe talk to a certain animal who has latest demos you can get from him, and Tom Nook could sell old retro games.
You could also use it as a place to meet up and chat to friends prior to playing an online game with them.
The "home" button on the controller could be used to go straight to this actual home, instead of boring menus.
And maybe when you buy a game and say register it, like the VIP registration thing NOE have at the moment, your town could get new items or members, so say you bought and registered Mario then Bowser could stomp into your town or Zelda then Skull Kid could hang out.
Whaddya think?

[Jaden]

What would u guys do if u were famous...............

what are your favorite sitcomes?

[cortjezter]

from guest listener 'ugly':

First, I really enjoy the pod cast. It makes my Monday morning commute much nicer. Now the question.

I finished RE 4 a number of months ago and plan to play it again. It was an amazing game (but I had to play it with all the lights on!).

My question is which costume does the podcast crew prefer for Ashley, the schoolgirl skirt or the unlockable Brittney Spears type outfit. Also, will Ashley still accuse you of being a pervert if you look up at her when she is on something that is above you, even when she is not wearing a skirt?

Please keep up the great work.

[bjoe]

hey you guys have an awesome podcast. seriously. like many other people out there, people on the bus stare at me as i go to school cuz im smiling the whole ride there and randomly burst out giggling. that's right. giggling. like a school girl.

ANYWAY, now for the question. which game scared you more? resident evil 4, killer 7 or eternal darkness...?

killer 7's got the creepy laughs and the baddies you can't see until you press L.. but eternal darkness made me not want to walk into roomscuz of the sanity effects...

thanks a lot! and i hope your podcast can keep me looking like a creep all the way to school!

[marioman38]

Do you think it would be cool if Nintendo made it so the Revolution could transfer the classic NES,SNES,N64 and Sega games to the DS via WI-Fi

and

Do you think it is probable/likely that they will include this in either

A) A future DS remake

or

B) A software/firmware update




BTW... I LOVE your podcast, you guys are the BEST!!! I literally check your website five times an hour.... no joke.

[ikillkenny]

Do you think that future online Nintendo games should include Voice Chat as a standard feature? Do you think that voicechat builds a community or is harmful to it?

[Lakster37]

Okay I have a few questions:

1. Have any of you guys tried your hand at either Fan-fics or fan-art? If so, how'd it go? Did people love it, or did it bomb?

2. What about TP makes you drool whenever you watch the trailer or see something about it? (Assuming that you are really excited about it).

3.What makes Nintendo your favorite gaming company (again assuming that it really is your favorite).

Okay, that's about it! But let me say that today I watched my very first Podcast, and it was awesome! Unfortunaly I don't have an IPod so I had to listen to it sitting at my computer (it's pretty long when you're sitting in a hard chair trying not to distract yourself from the Podcast, which I failed at when I saw some gameplay footage for TP, lol).

[Oblivion]

Dear GoNintendo,

Please reply to my question in your podcast this week!

Let me first say congratulations on getting mentioned on Nintendo's official website. You guys deserve it. I've been frequenting the site for the past 2-3 months, and this is the best source of news I've seen. Also, your podcasts are great. Much more enjoyable than most others I've seen on the net.

Now, as for the question:

What do you think could have been the rationale behind Nintendo waiting until only recently to start on the sequel to SSBM? And do you think it could make it for launch assuming the Rev. comes out by December of next year (and not disappoint)? This is knowing that it took 2 years of development just to make SSBM. I would have assumed Nintendo would play it safe with their best selling game on the GC, so I'm really confused as to why they would do something like this.

-Oblivion.

<< mod comment: the questions are answered in order for the most part...at the current rate, it'll be about 3 months before they reach this question. just a note :-\ --cortjezter >>

[Sajenface]

Do you guys wear pajamas to bed, or do you just sleep in you clothes? I sleep in my clothes fer darn sure. (although, kohls has zelda PJ pants now...hmmm, i just might wear those)

Can you please use your super powers and give me a revolution now? I'm tired of waiting and seeing. That goes for zelda too.

[PocketNinja]

When are Mother Brain and Nicky Hill going to fight? Can't wait to hear it :]