Baseball Video Games? Stats Inc. Scouting Notebooks?

[Cubsmodano]

Sorry if this has been brought up lately, I haven't been online much this offseason. Anyways, I've got the Wii and the Gamecube (I'm a Nintendo supporter in case it isn't apparent) but I haven't been able to find any baseball games coming out this year for either system? On a related note, it appears that Stats Inc. quit publishing the MLB Scouting Notebook as well.

 

Does anybody have any knowledge of good MLB games coming out for those systems, as well as a good replacement to the Scouting Notebook? Thanks for any help.

[baseball7897]

MVP baseball 2005 for the PC.

[Omar]

So far, there are no MLB games intended the Wii... I really wish they will put MLB 2k7 on the Wii, but they wont.

 

For GameCube, MVP Baseball 2005 is the best.

[Schwarber Fan]

I believe there is an arcade style MLB game coming called "The BIGS". I believe that will be for the Wii. You can google it, there isn't much out about it.

[Omar]

I believe there is an arcade style MLB game coming called "The BIGS". I believe that will be for the Wii. You can google it, there isn't much out about it.

 

I only see one image on it from IGN.

 

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5702/thebigs2006103104130888so9.jpg

[Omar]

Alright.. did some research on The Bigs..

 

Apparently 2KSports is making a grand total of 2 games for 2007. One is Major League Baseball 2k7... and the other one is simply The Bigs. The Bigs will likely shine on the Wii, because of the it's capability.

 

They say it'll be more of an arcade.. Maybe they mean graphic wise. If anything, it should be more of a simulation than MLB 2K7, and I shouldnt really need to explain why. Blue Castle Games will help make this with 2KSports too.. and I cant wait.

 

I will have to wait because on IGN it says the game will come out on the second Quarter of 2007, which is Apr-Jun. GameSpot says it'll come out Q3, which is Jul-Sept. Hopefully it will be April.

[BleedCubbieBlue81]

I might be mistaken, but from what I heard, The Bigs is supposedly an NBA Jam type game in terms of realism. Someone else compared it to NFL Street. I'm sure it'll be an entertaining game, but not if you want a realistic baseball game.

 

Then again, I'm anti-Wii, so I may have heard wrong. I don't look up Wii games.

[wilk]

The Bigs isn't intended to be a baseball simulation game. It's also not being designed solely for the Wii (it'll be out on PS systems and 360 too). As others pointed out, it'll be an arcade game not far from NBA Jam or NFL Street. There will be power-ups you can attain and special moves, etc. Gameplay will be purposely over the top and exaggerated.

[Banedon]

I might be mistaken, but from what I heard, The Bigs is supposedly an NBA Jam type game in terms of realism. Someone else compared it to NFL Street. I'm sure it'll be an entertaining game, but not if you want a realistic baseball game.

 

Then again, I'm anti-Wii, so I may have heard wrong. I don't look up Wii games.

 

anti-Wii? So are you anti-fun, anti-innovation, or anti-"low cost"? :wink:

[Mephistopheles]

im anti wii because im lazy

[BigSlick]

im anti wii because im lazy

 

Wii has made me a fantastic bowler.

 

 

 

On wii.

[CubColtPacer]

im anti wii because im lazy

 

Wii has made me a fantastic bowler.

 

 

 

On wii.

 

With a decent coach, you could translate most of that sucess on Wii to the lanes pretty easily-the motion and the spin are the same, the things that would change would be 1) the weight of the ball and 2) the amount of oil on the lane. With a little practice, those things could be worked out-I think people will be better bowlers then ever with the help of the Wii system.

[Banedon]

im anti wii because im lazy

 

Wii has made me a fantastic bowler.

 

 

 

On wii.

 

I've got a gold medal on power throws and spin control. Only 16 lanes on spares though...it's ticking me off. I have a pro ranking on bowling, and a high game of 243. I'm ready for the PBA.

 

 

On Wii.

[Banedon]

im anti wii because im lazy

 

Wii has made me a fantastic bowler.

 

 

 

On wii.

 

With a decent coach, you could translate most of that sucess on Wii to the lanes pretty easily-the motion and the spin are the same, the things that would change would be 1) the weight of the ball and 2) the amount of oil on the lane. With a little practice, those things could be worked out-I think people will be better bowlers then ever with the help of the Wii system.

 

Actually the spin isn't terribly similar. You can back spin the ball on Wii MUCH more easily than you ever could in real life. That said it's a pretty realistic simulation...and it does have me wanting to join a bowling league.

[CubColtPacer]

im anti wii because im lazy

 

Wii has made me a fantastic bowler.

 

 

 

On wii.

 

With a decent coach, you could translate most of that sucess on Wii to the lanes pretty easily-the motion and the spin are the same, the things that would change would be 1) the weight of the ball and 2) the amount of oil on the lane. With a little practice, those things could be worked out-I think people will be better bowlers then ever with the help of the Wii system.

 

Actually the spin isn't terribly similar. You can back spin the ball on Wii MUCH more easily than you ever could in real life. That said it's a pretty realistic simulation...and it does have me wanting to join a bowling league.

 

Well-that's true. If the spin is what I think you mean, it becomes much more difficult with the weight of the ball in real life to turn your wrist in that unnatural way. My strike shot though is the exact same shot I use in real life (my average shot-in real life the oil patterns are different and change during the game, so you have to adjust every so often-that's why scores will be a little higher on Wii than in real life even for good bowlers) , and so are most of my spares.

I have platinum on spares, but only gold on spin control-I can't get lane number 19.

[Electron Blue]

Alright.. did some research on The Bigs..

 

Apparently 2KSports is making a grand total of 2 games for 2007. One is Major League Baseball 2k7... and the other one is simply The Bigs. The Bigs will likely shine on the Wii, because of the it's capability.

 

They say it'll be more of an arcade.. Maybe they mean graphic wise. If anything, it should be more of a simulation than MLB 2K7, and I shouldnt really need to explain why. Blue Castle Games will help make this with 2KSports too.. and I cant wait.

 

I will have to wait because on IGN it says the game will come out on the second Quarter of 2007, which is Apr-Jun. GameSpot says it'll come out Q3, which is Jul-Sept. Hopefully it will be April.

 

I know what you mean, but I disagree. When I think of motion controlled batting and pitching, I don't think of the most realistic representation of baseball at all, really. I think gimmicky (which I mean in the nicest way - it sounds fun). I've not played the wii, but I imagine it would use it's unique technology in a "fun" way, with "fun" being very subjective between me (a hardcore baseball simmer) and Nintendo (devloper of a console for kids, compared to the other companies).

[CubColtPacer]

Alright.. did some research on The Bigs..

 

Apparently 2KSports is making a grand total of 2 games for 2007. One is Major League Baseball 2k7... and the other one is simply The Bigs. The Bigs will likely shine on the Wii, because of the it's capability.

 

They say it'll be more of an arcade.. Maybe they mean graphic wise. If anything, it should be more of a simulation than MLB 2K7, and I shouldnt really need to explain why. Blue Castle Games will help make this with 2KSports too.. and I cant wait.

 

I will have to wait because on IGN it says the game will come out on the second Quarter of 2007, which is Apr-Jun. GameSpot says it'll come out Q3, which is Jul-Sept. Hopefully it will be April.

 

I know what you mean, but I disagree. When I think of motion controlled batting and pitching, I don't think of the most realistic representation of baseball at all, really. I think gimmicky (which I mean in the nicest way - it sounds fun). I've not played the wii, but I imagine it would use it's unique technology in a "fun" way, with "fun" being very subjective between me (a hardcore baseball simmer) and Nintendo (devloper of a console for kids, compared to the other companies).

 

Nintendo is going to lose it's "kiddie" label very soon-there are some very mature games coming to the Wii. The Wii is really going to be a mix from games for everybody to the youngest to the most mature of games out there (even some criticized on other systems for being too mature)-they are really trying to give something for everybody.

 

I think if somebody took the time to do the controls nicely for a baseball game on the Wii, it would be spectacular. There's so much you can do for the controller-it's just a matter of developing the code.

[Electron Blue]

Alright.. did some research on The Bigs..

 

Apparently 2KSports is making a grand total of 2 games for 2007. One is Major League Baseball 2k7... and the other one is simply The Bigs. The Bigs will likely shine on the Wii, because of the it's capability.

 

They say it'll be more of an arcade.. Maybe they mean graphic wise. If anything, it should be more of a simulation than MLB 2K7, and I shouldnt really need to explain why. Blue Castle Games will help make this with 2KSports too.. and I cant wait.

 

I will have to wait because on IGN it says the game will come out on the second Quarter of 2007, which is Apr-Jun. GameSpot says it'll come out Q3, which is Jul-Sept. Hopefully it will be April.

 

I know what you mean, but I disagree. When I think of motion controlled batting and pitching, I don't think of the most realistic representation of baseball at all, really. I think gimmicky (which I mean in the nicest way - it sounds fun). I've not played the wii, but I imagine it would use it's unique technology in a "fun" way, with "fun" being very subjective between me (a hardcore baseball simmer) and Nintendo (devloper of a console for kids, compared to the other companies).

 

Nintendo is going to lose it's "kiddie" label very soon-there are some very mature games coming to the Wii. The Wii is really going to be a mix from games for everybody to the youngest to the most mature of games out there (even some criticized on other systems for being too mature)-they are really trying to give something for everybody.

 

I think if somebody took the time to do the controls nicely for a baseball game on the Wii, it would be spectacular. There's so much you can do for the controller-it's just a matter of developing the code.

 

I'll cross my fingers - that would truly be awesome.

[CubColtPacer]

Alright.. did some research on The Bigs..

 

Apparently 2KSports is making a grand total of 2 games for 2007. One is Major League Baseball 2k7... and the other one is simply The Bigs. The Bigs will likely shine on the Wii, because of the it's capability.

 

They say it'll be more of an arcade.. Maybe they mean graphic wise. If anything, it should be more of a simulation than MLB 2K7, and I shouldnt really need to explain why. Blue Castle Games will help make this with 2KSports too.. and I cant wait.

 

I will have to wait because on IGN it says the game will come out on the second Quarter of 2007, which is Apr-Jun. GameSpot says it'll come out Q3, which is Jul-Sept. Hopefully it will be April.

 

I know what you mean, but I disagree. When I think of motion controlled batting and pitching, I don't think of the most realistic representation of baseball at all, really. I think gimmicky (which I mean in the nicest way - it sounds fun). I've not played the wii, but I imagine it would use it's unique technology in a "fun" way, with "fun" being very subjective between me (a hardcore baseball simmer) and Nintendo (devloper of a console for kids, compared to the other companies).

 

Nintendo is going to lose it's "kiddie" label very soon-there are some very mature games coming to the Wii. The Wii is really going to be a mix from games for everybody to the youngest to the most mature of games out there (even some criticized on other systems for being too mature)-they are really trying to give something for everybody.

 

I think if somebody took the time to do the controls nicely for a baseball game on the Wii, it would be spectacular. There's so much you can do for the controller-it's just a matter of developing the code.

 

I'll cross my fingers - that would truly be awesome.

 

Yeah, I'm expecting a game like that to come out-unfortunately, I have a feeling that the first true great baseball game won't be seen till sometime in 08-developers one by one are jumping on the Wii bandwagon though (for example, Activision said it is going to double the number of games available for the Wii, and mentioned titles like Spiderman and Guitar Hero as coming to Wii-and another studio is bringing the violent Manhunt series to Wii, and might bring GTA as well (although I have no interest in buying either of those games)). Developers were really waiting to see if the Wii would take off or not-now that it has, you're starting to hear much better support for it, and that should continue to grow-and that should include a good, realistic baseball game eventually.

[Fro]

MLB2k8 is coming to Wii, but not 2k7. Apparently 2K wants to get it right and not make it just a port job.

 

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7855045&publicUserId=5827967

 

Brinkman: We don't have MLB 2K7 on Wii this year. We want to spend some time to really utilize the controls and this year wasn't going to provide us that time. Look for MLB 2K8 on Wii.

Edited February 15, 2007 by Fro

[CubColtPacer]

MLB2k8 is coming to Wii, but not 2k7. Apparently 2K wants to get it right and not make it just a port job.

 

http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=7855045&publicUserId=5827967

 

Brinkman: We don't have MLB 2K7 on Wii this year. We want to spend some time to really utilize the controls and this year wasn't going to provide us that time. Look for MLB 2K8 on Wii.

 

Now that sounds great. I understand exactly-they waited to see if they were going to sell on Nintendo systems, and there is too much difference in the game for them to be able to quickly develop the game-it sounds like they are going to work though to make MLB 2K8 quality-that should be a great game for the Wii.

[Derwood]

if you're interested in a simulation/general manager experience, I hear great things about Out Of The Park Baseball 2007