Seriously, a PictoChat level? While we're all for new stages to scrap on, we can't understand the result of a PictoChat stage making its way through the boardroom gauntlet where it was introduced, eventually becoming an actual stage in the game. While the flow of the stage seems nice (changing terrain and all), we're thinking it'll be more of a nuisance than anything else.
We do like the ability to play different tunes on the stage, such as the Mii Shop Channel song and the Wii Shop Channel tune (which you may remember, we absolutely love).
Dojo update: PictoChat
Posted Oct 22nd 2007 12:45PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: News, Screens
Tags: dojo, smash-bros-brawl
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10-22-2007 @ 12:51PM
Orange Soda said...
Screw you. I love the constantly-changing stages.
Plus, unlike real PictoChat, there won't be any penis.
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10-22-2007 @ 12:56PM
Nushio (NDF - Blue) said...
This reminds me of the Pokefloats level, but with a stable platform, so I guess its fine and dandy.
What I'd love, is Joystiq's suggestion on connecting a DS with Pictochat and draw the on-screen stage. That would be awesome, but it'll probably change every few seconds on the hands of any mean spirited guy.
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10-22-2007 @ 1:07PM
Shadow31 said...
I was thinking more Pokemon Stadium than Pokefloats, just because of the constant changing level... which I LOVE, by the way. Oh, and drawing it on a DS would be a nice feature, doubt that'd make it in. Battling to to the Mii and Wii Shop musics sounds annoying, but... at this point, I'm hoping it won't turn out as bad as Game & Watch, that level was so frustrating.
Anybody notice the DS symbol for the stage? There goes the assumption that anything with a symbol and level means it'll also have a character (like people were saying for Animal Crossing)... (Really, what would they do, a playable DS Lite that could close on characters to smush them between the screens?)
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10-22-2007 @ 1:14PM
troy said...
I agree with number one, but thought it was a little meanly worded. It will rock!
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10-22-2007 @ 1:22PM
Fist Drark said...
WOO-HAA!!!
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10-22-2007 @ 1:25PM
Dark Lord said...
Truly divine. I think that they should type big words on the screen so that you can climb those too. And maybe if there was an item called the "Picto Stylus" that you could use to draw certain things on the screen in under 10 seconds that'd be cool, too. It would work like any other item that pops up like the hammer or the fireflower, you'd just have to draw stuff you want to use as a weapon. Am I dreaming too much?
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10-22-2007 @ 1:47PM
troy said...
No, Dark Lord (if that's your REAL name ha ha) that sounds cool. It would be better to be using the remote+nunchuck arrangement that way, but would still work with any of the others. You would just have to use sticks fo' it on classic/gc mode. I want to hear more about the nunchuck/remote arrangement since that's the one I wanna use.
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10-22-2007 @ 2:08PM
Croove55 said...
re: Orange Soda
"Plus, unlike real PictoChat, there won't be any penis."
Are you really sure? Nintendo and HAL have surprised us many times before. (just kidding (I hope O_O;;))
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10-22-2007 @ 2:30PM
Justin Hall said...
Weird. I didn't like it at all at first, but when I think about it it could be fun. But the Mii channel music would make me want to pull out my hair.
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10-22-2007 @ 2:41PM
Sonic_13 said...
I'm finding myself disagreeing with you (Wii Fanboy) guys so often now a days - and its not just me. NintendoWiiFanboy seems to find itself in the minority of opinions as of late....whats going on?
I think this level is just pure awesomeness. I think it shows some real creativity could easily become one of my favorite levels.
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10-22-2007 @ 2:51PM
troy said...
Yeah Sonic_13, I know JUST what you mean: They are always like 'UCK, look at this GROSS Box Art' and everyone is like 'what the hell, its a good box art.' Or 'doesn't this just sound stupid?' Comments: 'I strenuously disagree!' from tons of folks. All sorts of odd ideas. I mean, I like them, but some of their opinions don't seem to reflect my own or those of those around me.
'We report, you decide... to discard all the non-factual elements of what we have just said.'
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10-22-2007 @ 2:54PM
Shadow31 said...
I know I already gave my two cents, but I just want to emphasis this to some people (I'm looking at you, "NintendoWiiFanboy"), I was skeptical the second I saw this level and thought, "Not another Game & Watch". But I quickly warmed up to it and realized, "Maybe another Pokemon Stadium".
I will agree with others here, though. The music will drive me mad. I might just pick the PictoChat "music" (look at the list of songs in the screenshots). Because, if I recall correctly, PictoChat had no song, just sound effects, which is better than battling to, say, Wii Shop music.
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10-22-2007 @ 2:55PM
troy said...
If you couldn't beat some ass with the hardcore catchy Mii music in the background you are messed up man. If it hasn't ALREADY driven you crazy then YOU AIN'T NINTENDO! I'M CRAZY FROM Wii Shop MUSIC AS ALL HELLL! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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10-22-2007 @ 3:14PM
James said...
I gotta agree with the DS-pictochat comment. How awesome would it be to have an extra player with a DS *drawing your level in real time*? Maybe changes take a second to "phase in", so on the DS when you erase a platform, it starts to fade away, and the player has to jump off quickly or fall to their doom?
Man, I don't expect it to be implemented that way, but now I really hope it is ;-)
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10-22-2007 @ 4:42PM
Mr Khan said...
Wii Shop Music will kick total ass
That is, perhaps, the catchiest tune Nintendo ever put out
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10-22-2007 @ 6:41PM
Archibold said...
I think the level could be really fun or really frustrating depending on how it's executed. What I don't understand is why the Wii's music is on it if it's a PictoChat stage. That doesn't make any sense to me...
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10-22-2007 @ 7:35PM
Mr Khan said...
@ Archibold
The DS Firmware has no music, sound effects, but not music. They're using firmware music, that's the only relation i can think of
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