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Other Things => Gaming => Topic started by: Protoman Blues on January 27, 2012, 04:34:52 AM
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Just a quick blurb while I'm at work, but I gotta say Nintendo is hopefully on the right track with their new system. My main concern is the online capabilities of it, which they are seemingly addressing with the new Nintendo Network announcement.
Nintendo Network Details (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=170837&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook)
As well as more details on the functionality of the Wii U controller...
Wii U Controller Details (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=170845&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook)
The 'NFC' thing opens up a lot of potential for not only gaming but sucking immense amounts of money out of people's money, especially in regards to anything Pokemon. OR MAYBE I'LL FINALLY GET THAT YUGIOH...ahem, nevermind! XD
Anyway, just thought I'd bring it up! Discuss! 8)
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Can you believe that the reason I didn't have a thread up for this was because Megaman X4 was being played on my end? XD
This [parasitic bomb] is absolutely awesome. Every last ounce of it. Competitive Nintendo is best Nintendo.
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The NFC thing interests me the most right now. I mean, that offers up a lot of ideas. And they all involve a fuckton of money being made for Nintendo.
Posted on: January 26, 2012, 09:37:32 PM
Also, new 2D Sidescrolling Mario game for 3DS next year! (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=170836&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook)
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The only way this could ever be a bad thing is if said accounts are tied to Club Nintendo.
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Why would that be bad?
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Because your Club Nintendo is a service that gives you awesome stuff. My Club Nintendo is a magazine, you can't make accounts or get the awesome stuff you do with a magazine.
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Well what if they expanded our awesome Club Nintendo to you?
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That'd require Nintendo to actually care about Latin America. Of course, I'd take it if that happened.
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Well hopefully they do! Club Nintendo is pretty sweet.
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IMO Club Nintendo only got better starting this year, with the free download tickets for eShop/WiiWare games. The only thing worth while back then were the posters and Hanafuda Cards (and I so do love them).
Anyway, I'm still keeping my expectations low for the Wii U. I can't deny that I like the heavier focus on connectivity, but I still need to see it in action.
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I need to see a game worth playing that isn't a Zelda tech demo which we all know the actual Zelda game devs are going to disregard anyway.
But still, the tech announcements are interesting. Good news, to be sure. I just need to see software. But hey, it's Nintendo, we know it's coming. I definitely plan on getting a Wii-U, I'm just still waiting for them to blow my socks off.
IMO Club Nintendo only got better starting this year, with the free download tickets for eShop/WiiWare games. The only thing worth while back then were the posters and Hanafuda Cards (and I so do love them).
I sorta-kinda disagree with that. The game downloads are great, this is true. But their Platinum Status reward this year kinda blows. Mario hat, awesome. Mario resin, awesome. Mario...pins? They already did that, and the non-Elite pins are actually better. Not impressed.
But they did have a few cool things up there. Other M screensaver, Zelda posters, and all that jazz.
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We'll probably see some games at E3. Well, hopefully anyway.
*PLEASE NEW STARFOX PLEASE NEW STARFOX*
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Be more specific, PB. *PLEASE NEW STAR FOX THAT ACTUALLY COMPARES TO STARFOX 64.*
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Be more specific, PB. *PLEASE NEW STAR FOX THAT ACTUALLY COMPARES TO STARFOX 64.*
WITH A STARFOX SNES STYLE SOUNDTRACK
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ORCHESTRATED W/ GUITARS!!!!
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didn't feel like making new thread when this existed. plus still counts as new wii u details :D
(http://www.gonintendo.com/content/uploads/images/2012_9/spe.png)
Wii U Basic - ¥26,250
-White
-8 GB SSD
-Wii U Console
-Wii U Gamepad
-Wii U AC Adapter
-Wii U Gamepad AC Adapter
-HDMI Cable
Wii U Premium - ¥31,500
-Black
-32 GB SSD
-includes Nintendo Premium
-Wii U Console
-Wii U Gamepad
-Wii U AC Adapter
-Wii U Gamepad AC Adapter
-HDMI Cable
-Wii U Console Stand
-Wii U Gamepad Charging Dock
-Wii U Gamepad Stand
Controllers
GamePad – 13,440 yen (includes adapter)
Pro Controller – 5,040 yen
Accessories
GamePad stand – 315 yen
Charge and Play stand – 1,890 yen
Games
New Super Mario Bros. U – 5,985 yen
Nintendo Land – 4,935 yen
-both will be retail/digital at launch (at least in Japan)
Nintendo Network Premium
- discount point program available only with the Wii U Premium Set
- focus on those who like to download a lot of content
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Sorry guys, I've been slacking on my Nintendo news posting here, but yeah. Cool [parasitic bomb] went down about 6 hours ago and in about an hour or so, you might want to head to your preferred place to watch Nintendo Directs, because the game reel is getting showcased.
I'm headed to Nintendo World in Manhattan to mingle with the people there and watch the livestream of the event. See you later maybe with videos and pictures. :)
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$172 for a second controller? Dream on Nintendo. These prices are ridiculous.
I knew it was going to be bad, but this bad? Trying to pull a Sony or MS isn't their strong suit at all.
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Not sure if this goes here, but Bayonetta 2 was just announced as a Wii U exclusive.
http://kotaku.com/5942937/bayonetta-2-is-a-wii-u-game?utm_campaign=socialflow_kotaku_twitter&utm_source=kotaku_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Kamiya will not direct. :\
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USA INFO. All you need to know. (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=185332)
PB is still pleased. VERY PLEASED. 8)
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All I needed to hear was Bayonetta 2. I was already going to get a Wii U anyways for the Nintendo games, but to me that turned the console from "I want this, but I can wait a little" to "OH MY GOD I NEED IT NOW ASDGAGFSDFHA".
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BAYO-[tornado fang]ing-NETTA 2 SON
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I am still hype from that announcement.
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Unsurprisingly people are bitching because it's for a Nintendo console. [tornado fang] THEM THOUGH, BAYO-[tornado fang]ing-NETTA 2 IS REAL NOW AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
Still though, Nintendo really can't stop being in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't situation". People [sonic slicer] that Nintendo doesn't have games that they want, but then when they do have them they [sonic slicer] that Nintendo has them. It really sounds to me like those people just don't want anything to do with Nintendo at all.
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All I needed to hear was Bayonetta 2. I was already going to get a Wii U anyways for the Nintendo games, but to me that turned the console from "I want this, but I can wait a little" to "OH MY GOD I NEED IT NOW ASDGAGFSDFHA".
My thoughts exactly. 8) If only the idiots at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bayonetta/104410338335) were this way, though... :\
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[quote collapsed for convenience][spoiler]Wii U Basic - ¥26,250
-White
-8 GB SSD
-Wii U Console
-Wii U Gamepad
-Wii U AC Adapter
-Wii U Gamepad AC Adapter
-HDMI Cable
Wii U Premium - ¥31,500
-Black
-32 GB SSD
-includes Nintendo Premium
[...]
-Wii U Console Stand
-Wii U Gamepad Charging Dock
-Wii U Gamepad Stand
Controllers
GamePad – 13,440 yen (includes adapter)
Pro Controller – 5,040 yen
Accessories
GamePad stand – 315 yen
Charge and Play stand – 1,890 yen[/spoiler]
So... roughly $322.96 for the basic unit, but $387.55 for extra storage space and some asinine add-ons?
Plus $173.62 for another controller and $65.11 more if you want a pro controller?
... $599.99 PS3 be damned! That is an expensive gaming platform...
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*drops in*
Yay for Bayonetta 2~ :cookie:
*leaves*
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It's $300/$350, and honestly, there is literally no reason to get a second tablet right now unless it somehow breaks. Still, I knew those things would be expensive, but not $150 expensive o_0
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My friends can bring over their tablets, or visa versa.
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It must be nice to live in a rich neighborhood. :B
Or a neighborhood at all. Lulz.
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My thoughts exactly. 8) If only the idiots at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bayonetta/104410338335) were this way, though... :\
Facebook is also the same place that had people FURIOUS at a rainbow colored Oreo for Pride. So yeah :\
Also yeah, I'm excited, though I'll have to hold off on getting one because all excess funds right now go straight to MAGFEST!
imma paintin' mine green and callin' it the WiiG
Oh, and I'm going to the Wii U Experience here in San Francisco at the end of the month, so I'll let y'all know how it plays and how the tablet feels and stuff too. ;D
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I cannot wait for Aliens. Just to have the tracker on the Gamepad is a nerd dream come true!!
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"wii u sucks and platinum games sucks for making it exclusive"
"nintendo is too child friendly for bayonetta"
"way to go screwing over the fanbase"
"make this for xbox and ps3 or we'll start boycotting"
"wii u sucks and is too gimmicky"
LOL Facebook whiners
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"wii u sucks and is too gimmicky"
LOL Facebook whiners
*Looks at Eyetoy, Playstaion Move, and the Kinect*
Lol indeed, sometimes console wars are hilarious.
Pretty awesome line up, great balance between casual and hard core.
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"nintendo is too child friendly for bayonetta"
*cough*madworld*cough*
Looking forward to it, though out of the games that are in the launch window, only NSMB U, Pikmin 3, Game&Wario, Sonic Racing Transformed, and Rayman Legends really stick out as stuff I would play. The rest are ports of games already released (Mass Effect, Arkham City), the same Annual Garbage from our "Good friends" at EA and Activision (FOOTBALL, CAWADOODY, which unfortunately I feel a lot of people will just buy the console to play that...), and heaps of Shovelware (Fitness games, Funky Barn, Game Party). So honestly this is a perfect example of "Quantity over Quality" in terms of a launch, but at least people can't complain about there being no games right off the bat.
Also, are the games going to be $50 or $60? Didn't Nintendo say the prices weren't going to change?
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$60 is the usual msrp, but it can be less (Nintendo Land is $50 I think) or more if the publisher chooses to.
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$60 is the usual msrp, but it can be less (Nintendo Land is $50 I think) or more if the publisher chooses to.
Ugh, I hate paying $60, especially for first party games since that's the only way to get Club Nintendo Coins AND we never get price cuts on these games in the US until they get put into a discount banner.
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Funny, I got Club Nintendo coins for KH3D and that's not a first party game.
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Funny, I got Club Nintendo coins for KH3D and that's not a first party game.
Yeah I know that Third Party Games have Club Nintendo Coins now.
But Third Party games will get price cuts later on.
First Party games almost never do (Remember before Nintendo Selects? SMG1 was still $50 well after SMG2 had been out despite it being 3 years old.)
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NSMB U looks so much better than NSMB2. I'm not sure why so many people got when It was obviously just the same game with some coin collecting gimmick.
Also, Nano Assault Neo is not getting the attention it deserves. The 3DS version was pretty awesome.
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NSMB U looks so much better than NSMB2. I'm not sure why so many people got when It was obviously just the same game with some coin collecting gimmick.
Also, Nano Assault Neo is not getting the attention it deserves. The 3DS version was pretty awesome.
I just wanted something that I could play on the go that I could leave in my 3DS. I can't exactly play KI:U when i'm not at home (Then again I can't really play it at all, the controls [tornado fang] with my hands, focus, reflexes, and the damn stand slides around too much when I play it.)
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What is with all the touch screen greenhorns who never played Metroid Prime Hunters?
Anyway, I'm sure most of the people who got NSMB2 intend to get NSMBU. Though, I must admit, I wasn't terribly impressed with NSMB2, but I still 5-shiny-starred it.
All in all the news has so far been sweet. I don't really care how much a new Game Pad costs since...I'm aware of absolutely no reason to buy a second one. I also think there is some logic to the "if you're going to need multiple touch screens, why not connect to the 3DS?" argument. The Pro is literally the same damn thing minus the screen, after all.
Well, NSMBU is solid, and I'm curious to know more details on Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Transformers Prime stings a little, though; I was hoping that if we saw robots in disguise on the WiiU it would be a port of Fall of Cybertron (mainly because I'm a rabid fan of Grimlock).
Still though, Nintendo really can't stop being in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't situation". People [sonic slicer] that Nintendo doesn't have games that they want, but then when they do have them they [sonic slicer] that Nintendo has them. It really sounds to me like those people just don't want anything to do with Nintendo at all.
That's because Bayonetta is HARDCOOORE!!11, and plumbers who ride dinosaurs are not.
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What is with all the touch screen greenhorns who never played Metroid Prime Hunters?
But I did play Hunters...
Well... the demo of it when the DS first came out, other than that I never got a chance to.
Its just something that is highly uncomfortable for me, I can't really focus on the game and the controls at the same time, my brain can't process that fast, its also why my reflexes have gone to [parasitic bomb].
Anyway, I'm a damn fool, Pre-ordered the Wii U Premium from Gamestop, gotta love $20 tax AND shipping because there isn't any in-store pickup available if you don't pre-order there.
I might just cancel it and pre-order it from somewhere else.
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I don't know if I can get it at launch, but maybe with a price drop in the future I might think about it. Importantly I want the Premium version, not to mention that if one waits long enough, there will be a good selection of games later on. ^^
I am also interested in the Nintendo Network account thing + Accomplishments.
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Transformers Prime stings a little, though; I was hoping that if we saw robots in disguise on the WiiU it would be a port of Fall of Cybertron (mainly because I'm a rabid fan of Grimlock).
The show is f'in awesome though! XD
I am also interested in the Nintendo Network account thing + Accomplishments.
As am I. What would really be Vixylicious is if Accomplishments gained you Coins on Club Nintendo. <3
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That is an amazing idea, so therefore it will never happen. If it did, I'd be annoyed anyways because [tornado fang] YOU NINTENDO WHY DON'T YOU EXTEND CN TO LATIN AMERICA TOO
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So those of you gawking at the price of an extra Game Pad, it's not even coming to North America (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/13/nintendo-will-not-sell-gamepad-separately-in-north-america). Reggie said flat-out that no launch window game uses two touch screens, so there is no point.
That is an amazing idea, so therefore it will never happen.
Well, that's what PB specializes in.
To be honest, as far as online features go, I'd settle for Monster Hunter connecting between US and PAL players (now THAT would get me to rebuy the game; too many PAL RPMers I can't connect with).
The show is f'in awesome though! XD
I have no doubt. But if me Hypershell can't munch metal, then there's only so much that can be done.
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Well, that's what PB specializes in.
This is very true. For example, a Nintendo Character RPG. Seriously, why hasn't this been made yet? Combine the Nintendo characters ala Smash Bros and make a full fledged RPG? It's GUARANTEED to make money for them.
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I have a question, me and my brother have been wondering if the Wii U will be backwards compatible with Gamecube games and we're having trouble finding details on that. We want to know since we can probably sell the Wii if it was.
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No, it cannot play Gamecube games. So you'll have to keep your Wii or buy a new Gamecube! XD
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Quite a few people are hoping the Wii U will have some Gamecube VC games, upgraded to take advantage of the HD capabilities of the Wii U, but there's been nothing confirmed or even officially said about that idea.
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Bayonetta 2 was the one surprise to me there, and pretty much the best part of it for me. Everyone at work cracked up at Nintendo TVii though.
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No, it cannot play Gamecube games. So you'll have to keep your Wii or buy a new Gamecube! XD
Probably better to keep your Wii unless you use one of the attachments (IE, Gameboy Player or LAN adapter). GCN component cables are ludicrously expensive.
Honestly, I'm keeping both. GCN and WiiU going in the living room, retaining Wii for hacking purposes and all. Like hell if I'm going to give up my custom NSMBWii soundtrack.
Quite a few people are hoping the Wii U will have some Gamecube VC games, upgraded to take advantage of the HD capabilities of the Wii U, but there's been nothing confirmed or even officially said about that idea.
With Nintendo showing no interest in upscaling Wii games, I sincerely doubt that will happen. Some GCN games MIGHT be downloadable down the line, but I don't expect any enhancements.
Speaking of which...do either the Game Pad or the Pro have analogue triggers? The Wii's Classic Controller did, but Classic Controller Pro doesn't. If the WiiU doesn't, then that rules out a couple of GCN titles (Rogue Squadron and such).
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Normally I keep all my old consoles. However, I was the good Uncle PB and I gave my GameCube to my nieces since they didn't have either that or a Wii at the time. My 2 year old nephew has been enjoying Mario Kart: Double Dash. He's still young. I'll set him straight when he's older! XD
Honestly, I don't need upscaled Wii or GC games. I need a goddamn upscaled internet for Wii games so we can BRAWL WITHOUT LAG. I miss Brawling with you guys. For me, the internet connection is key with the Wii U. It's the main thing I think Nintendo needs to improve upon. Especially for when they finally create our Pokemon Wii U Free To Play MMO and simply destroy all gaming competition there is.
MAKE IT HAPPEN, NINTENDO! (I still love you regardless, though! <3 )
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So Gamestop sold out their Premium Wii U Preorders already.
Real [tornado fang]ing quick I must say, glad I got mine in yesterday.
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I miss Brawling with you guys.
Did we ever Brawl?
I honestly forgot.
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Speaking of which...do either the Game Pad or the Pro have analogue triggers?
Afraid not.
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Did we ever Brawl?
I honestly forgot.
I don't think you and I ever did.
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So Gamestop sold out their Premium Wii U Preorders already.
Real [tornado fang]ing quick I must say, glad I got mine in yesterday.
Eh, I neglected to pre-order on their website because of the fact that you can't pick it up in a store (meaning, you have to wait for them to ship it on the 18th).
I'd rather just camp at Wal-Mart again. But hopefully, it won't come to that. I doubt the WiiU's launch will be quite as insane as the Wii's.
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You'll jinx it.
Personally, I'm not too worried because I won't even be able to get it anyways since I live in Mexico and it's guaranteed to be even more expensive D:
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Eh, I neglected to pre-order on their website because of the fact that you can't pick it up in a store (meaning, you have to wait for them to ship it on the 18th).
I'd rather just camp at Wal-Mart again. But hopefully, it won't come to that. I doubt the WiiU's launch will be quite as insane as the Wii's.
I'm counting on Nintendo World! 8D
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Eh, I neglected to pre-order on their website because of the fact that you can't pick it up in a store (meaning, you have to wait for them to ship it on the 18th).
I'd rather just camp at Wal-Mart again. But hopefully, it won't come to that. I doubt the WiiU's launch will be quite as insane as the Wii's.
Yeah, that was pretty dumb.
I just wanted to get mine in.
Though chances are because of it my December will be very hard for me in terms of money and other purchases.
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Speaking of which...do either the Game Pad or the Pro have analogue triggers? The Wii's Classic Controller did, but Classic Controller Pro doesn't. If the WiiU doesn't, then that rules out a couple of GCN titles (Rogue Squadron and such).
I think so, from what I've seen--the Pro controller is essentially a 360 controller with the analog stick and button positions swapped, but it's possible the triggers on it (and the GamePad) are digital instead of analog. It's hard to tell from photographs.
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I'm counting on Nintendo World! 8D
I really hope that if all else fails, I can hop on the B and just grab one at the store, but I'm already terrified with how hungry gamers are for a new shiny console, the parents that'll be there for Christmas presents and scalpers that want to flip the console asap. I feel like it's going to be [tornado fang]ing nuts to get a Wii U this year. XD
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There has been word that there might be a delay in the release of the Wii U due to Japanese Protests.
Nintendo’s major supplier Mitsumi Electric has shut down due to a uprising of anti Japanese protests. The dispute between China and Japan has been about the control of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China and Taiwan has claim ownership of these islands however Japan had brought three of these islands from a private Japanese owner. The protesters have called on a boycott of all Japanese products. In response to the protests Japan business’s has shut down a number of stores and suspending factory operations. A number of companies including Canon, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Apple and Sony have been effected by this by shutting down production.
http://nintendoninjanews.com/wii-u-and-other-hardware-could-be-delayed-after-anti-japanese-protests/
Didn't see it in thread yet, but it seems to be somewhat related. Hope that Nintendo can help resolve any possible delays.
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Sadly, I don't have the $300-350 to spare for a new system right now though a Wii U would look good in my room. [eyebrow]
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Turtle Beach is getting WiiU-branded headsets (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/19/turtle-beach-ear-force-nla-n11-hands-on/) out right from the get-go, it seems. Yay!
Same connector as on the 3DS, which is handy. Certainly looks more appealing than those square things (http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12102699) I never heard of before. >.>
This will probably steer me closer to Monster Hunter Ultimate. I mean, I ASSUME Capcom is still putting enough effort into that franchise to use voice chatting, so you know, I can actually play an online cooperative game and be able to communicate without juggling a keyboard (the original Tri taught me that I am one of three people on this continent who own a Wii Speak).
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Not really sure if this will surprise anybody, but we got Region Locking (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369779/nintendo-to-region-lock-the-wii-u/).
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That was a given, surely?
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The 3DS is region locked? Guess they changed their mind after the DS.
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Not really sure if this will surprise anybody, but we got Region Locking (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369779/nintendo-to-region-lock-the-wii-u/).
Will the lock also affect online?
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Doesn't say.
Anyway, if you're okay with Gamestop and don't mind being on camera, You could enter to potentially win a Wii U before launch. (http://www.upicuparty.com/)
Oh, and sorry to all those in Europe. This contest is open to the US only.
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Already done. But the brain-teaser there is that they allow you to enter DAILY. That's gonna be a lot of pics...
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Here's hoping Puppetry of the [ray splasher] doesn't beat everyone every single day.
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https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/256199887996207104
[岩田]任天堂の岩田です。今日からしばらくの間、「社長が訊く」として、Wii Uがどのようにつくられてきたのかをシリーズでお届けします。第1回目は『Wii U』本体篇です。こちらからどうぞ。http://t.co/t9hTsvIg http://t.co/Nq0ZDMat
(http://lol.rockmanpm.com/Nq0ZDMat.jpeg)
Iwata Asks
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/interview/hardware/vol1/index.html
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English:
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/console/0/0
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Solar, I'm sorry.
The following information comes from LATAMEL, the only official distributor for Nintendo products in Latin America.
Normal: $6,000 (466 USD)
Deluxe: $7,300 (565 USD)
Source (http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=187794&sid=5ffc0de749cec83ea6b145e723094104)
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Holy hell how weak is the dollar in latin america?
Why is $400 almost $6000 there?
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Holy hell how weak is the dollar in latin america?
Why is $400 almost $6000 there?
Poor economy? Their major export is probably coffee and their major import is kidnapping victims.
I have no idea. What I want to know is why none of them have bothered to learn Latin. This is Latin America, speak Latin.
PS: Do we know yet if the SD card slot supports SDXC? I'm assuming it supports SDHC.
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Poor economy? Their major export is probably coffee and their major import is kidnapping victims.
I have no idea. What I want to know is why none of them have bothered to learn Latin. This is Latin America, speak Latin.
PS: Do we know yet if the SD card slot supports SDXC? I'm assuming it supports SDHC.
Why use SD cards? It supports any type of USB storage (even a 3TB external).
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Why use SD cards? It supports any type of USB storage (even a 3TB external).
That is what's up. About [tornado fang]ing time.
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Why use SD cards? It supports any type of USB storage (even a 3TB external).
SD Cards are faster.
Also, "any"? It's more likely it supports the Mass Storage spec.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_mass_storage_device_class
If they were gonna let us use HDDs, I would have preferred eSATA or even a way to connect an internal SATA drive and maybe sell an enclosure for cosmetics.
Also, the SD card would be for different things than the HDD, not that I would not use a HDD just because I have an SSD.
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Look, Reggie said any. I'm just going off of that.
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http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=190446
Tom Quinn has been coined as 'the man that invented the Wii'. He's the guy that really got the ball rolling on motion control. His pairing with Nintendo paved the way to the Wii, but did you know he reached out to both Sony and Microsoft first? Believe it or not, both companies turned him down. Below, you can see Quinn recounting his interactions with both companies.
"I pitched this motion control device to him and he loved it. He set me up with the Xbox team in Redmond [Washington] for a second pitch and I remember how incredibly excited I was about it. Things were happening so fast.
But the meeting went terribly. The attitude I got from them was that if they wanted to do motion control, they would do it themselves and make a better job of it. I mean, they were just rude. In fact, the meeting went so terribly that one of the executives came over to me afterwards and apologised on behalf of others. I remember him saying how this was not how Microsoft should be engaging with potential partners."
"I'll never forget that meeting at Sony. We were in a tiny little room with a big PC projector and Kutaragi comes in, introduces himself, sits down and - I swear this is true - he closed his eyes the moment I started showing my pitch. He never opened them until I had finished.
It was awkward, very awkward, but I still asked him for feedback and he said, 'well, can you produce this for 50 cents?' I laughed and explained that would be impossible, so again I left empty handed and, to be honest, that time it got to me. I felt pretty let down. You have to remember that Sony and Microsoft were by far the two biggest console manufacturers. Nintendo wasn't doing well and we hadn't thought much about them."
This is a small part of the unbelievable story of how the Wii came to be. Check out the full feature here.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/378029/features/revolution-the-story-of-wii/
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http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=190446
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/378029/features/revolution-the-story-of-wii/
Yeah, I read that this afternoon. What a tale. All I can say is 8D and OOOOOOPS!!
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I wonder, though, even if they had bought up the tech, would Sony and/or Microsoft have gotten it "out there" as well as Nintendo did.
I mean, I'm on the outside looking in on this one, but the impression I get from Playstation Move and even Vita's touch panels is that Sony doesn't really drive the non-traditional tech the way that Nintendo does. Beyond the "me too" nature of what they're doing in the first place, they tend to come up short in terms of software that actually uses it. Big N didn't just decide to throw the hardware in, they lead by example in software (a little late on Motion Plus and nonexistant on Speak, sadly), and very few third party devs took initiative on their own (which turned out to be the Wii's curse). In Sony's hands, the same hardware seems to evaporate. Then there's also the "price of admission" factor in terms of how much each company traditionally sells their systems for.
As for Microsoft, I don't doubt they could have pulled it off stateside, but Japan is hell bent on rejecting whatever they do.
Look, Reggie said any. I'm just going off of that.
As I understand, any USB2.0 hard drive that the WiiU is able to format to its own special system. In theory you could keep PC stuff as a separate disc partition.
Speaking of which, WiiU will not use SD cards for WiiU saves. Just for Wii stuff. Which will undoubtedly [acid burst] off people who enjoyed sharing save data.
And the WiiU's OS reportedly takes up about half the basic model's storage.
According to IGN, at least. (http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/14/key-details-on-wii-u-storage-solutions)
I find it very odd that Nintendo would include an SD port for seemingly nothing but backwards compatibility. I mean, they've been keen on the SD card format since the GBA days, and you'd think with their unwillingness to include a hard drive with the system, they'd want to leave their options for memory expansion open.
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(http://lol.rockmanpm.com/AyKI0.jpg)
(http://lol.rockmanpm.com/wsPpw.jpg)
Big games and saves are big.
Also seeing the potential of ISO distribution and custom firmware later on. ^^;
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Please don't tell me thats you, and u already own a Wii u before its released.... Though I wouldn't be surprised if that is. You seem to be well known for your excellent game plays and stuff for one thing.
Nice to see some more wii u stuff. :)
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Not my images. XD
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8GB for a game? If I weren't so aware of the problems with Dual Layer DVDs, I would ask if they planned on releasing some games as DVDs, much like the PS2 had CD-ROM games. Either way, when I do get one, it will definitely be the one with the highest internal storage. Unless I can run games from my SD card. It'd be really nice if I could load any game I bought physically from the SD or internal memory(Which is probably also SD).
I still want to see how much connectivity we can acheive with a Wii U Gamepad via Bluetooth on a PC or even mobile devices.
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Few things new.
Day one update goes up tonight, update includes the Wii Menu (And Wii backwards compatibility), eShop, and most of the online features.
Nintendo TVii gets pushed back to december, Netflix will still be releasing on time and will become a part of TVii early next year.
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Also seeing the potential of ISO distribution and custom firmware later on. ^^;
Um guys, I wasn't kidding...
(http://lol.rockmanpm.com/A79AROSCcAAeK55.jpeg)
Like RMZX said, Wii backwards compatibility. Which means homebrew channel support.
Rich @RichIGN (http://twitter.com/RichIGN)
This is Wii Mode. Pretty simple - with a Wii U Menu channel and Transfer channel. Note: your GamePad turns OFF. #WiiU http://pic.twitter.com/FieT7L7p (http://pic.twitter.com/FieT7L7p)
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The save files have to be that big, it encompasses all the potential save files for the game for one user. Each user has their own save file for a game, and there may be an extra one for a system file. Games will vary in size, but for now they will be around 8 Gigs.
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The lack of WiiU features in the "Wii mode" menu would suggest that it's pretty well isolated, but for some reason the system still requires you set up your Network ID before using it...
For those of you holding on to your Wii, the system transfer is all-or-nothing. There seems to be no other way to migrate Miis into Wii mode's Mii Channel. The Wii remote storage icon doesn't appear, and the 3DS and WiiU Mii Maker transfers are both outbound only. You can copy 3DS Miis into the WiiU maker, though.
Also, seemingly every WiiU game requires a small update to communicate online. The good news is, you can download said updates (and eShop games) while playing games at the same time.
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Oops... (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=500411)
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"Yoshi's Land Wii U"
...well, that just ruined the entire frikkin' library for me.
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Can anyone confirm the extent of the usability of the Wii U Pro Controller and/or the Wii U Gamepad on a PC or Android device via USB or Bluetooth. Also, note what Bluetooth adapter you are using, or Android Device.
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Hahaha
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Oh man I got so much out of that post, Ladd.
Anyway, tomorrow's the big day.
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Maybe I should add more haha and a quote box and you won't be upset
Hahahahaha
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I'm not upset, I got so much out of that post.
Anyway, got it hooked up, this update is taking a lifetime to download.
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I'm not upset, I got so much out of that post.
Anyway, got it hooked up, this update is taking a lifetime to download.
Unplug it.
PS: Don't unplug it, only stupid people unplug things during a firmware update.
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Like I would be dumb enough to brick my console by doing that.
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I [tornado fang]'d my laptop pretty hard by turning it off during a Windows update
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I [tornado fang]'d my laptop pretty hard by turning it off during a Windows update
Your laptop should be fine. The only thing affected by turning off the Laptop during Windows Update would be the Hard Drive and the files on it.
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5 GB mandatory Firmware update at-launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever, or you'll have to restart the entire download.
I repeat: 5 GB mandatory Firmware update at launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever. Or you'll have to restart the entire download.
Do you know what it does? I'll tell you what it does. It enables the web browser, Nintendo Land, and other online features. Oh, and let you play games. Probably.
So, to reiterate: Mandatory 5GB firmware update to enable the most basic of functions.
Way to go, Nintendo. Way to go.
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5 GB mandatory Firmware update at-launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever, or you'll have to restart the entire download.
I repeat: 5 GB mandatory Firmware update at launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever. Or you'll have to restart the entire download.
Do you know what it does? I'll tell you what it does. It enables the web browser, Nintendo Land, and other online features. Oh, and let you play games. Probably.
So, to reiterate: Mandatory 5GB firmware update to enable the most basic of functions.
Way to go, Nintendo. Way to go.
I heard its actually more like 1.5 GB.
Anyway, LOVE the Transfer process.
[spoiler=Transfer animation][youtube]DPkGtSKOP2Q[/youtube][/spoiler]
Posted on: November 20, 2012, 06:58:44 PM
So... Pack-in Nintendo Land doesn't come with a Club Nintendo code.
Great logic nintendo, people put that on their 'Intend to buy' list and now its going to just [tornado fang]ing sit there.
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This transfer animation is too much
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5 GB mandatory Firmware update at-launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever, or you'll have to restart the entire download.
I repeat: 5 GB mandatory Firmware update at launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever. Or you'll have to restart the entire download.
Do you know what it does? I'll tell you what it does. It enables the web browser, Nintendo Land, and other online features. Oh, and let you play games. Probably.
So, to reiterate: Mandatory 5GB firmware update to enable the most basic of functions.
Way to go, Nintendo. Way to go.
Wasn't the "5GB" Number just a remark by some guy on twitter that some news blogs decided to quote or even repeat?
Also, normally the firmware for a released system can be months old. By doing this they can insure that they can keep developing the firmware up until the actual release day. It's not a complicated process. You tell it to start, and you go eat something. Watch some TV or some internet videos. Play Monopoly or Chess. You should be glad it's not as complicated as installing Windows. With that you have to press "Next" or "OK" every once in a while. I would hate to see the dismay if Nintendo required that.
I heard its actually more like 1.5 GB.
Anyway, LOVE the Transfer process.
[spoiler=Transfer animation][youtube]DPkGtSKOP2Q[/youtube][/spoiler]
Posted on: November 20, 2012, 06:58:44 PM
So... Pack-in Nintendo Land doesn't come with a Club Nintendo code.
Great logic nintendo, people put that on their 'Intend to buy' list and now its going to just [tornado fang]ing sit there.
How does that even work? Are there two different programs that run on both systems? I wanna say it uses WiFi, but then why is the SD card needed? I guess this is a bonus for people who didn't trade in their Wii to get the Wii U and instead just bought the Wii U.
About the Intend to Buy thing, email or call Nintendo. They make mistakes sometimes, but if you take the time to call or email them and be polite about it, they are usually happy to help you to a solution.
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This transfer animation is too much
Better than the alternative: staring at a repetitive loading screen.
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Yeah, they were working on the firmware until the very last second.
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Better than the alternative: staring at a repetitive loading screen.
And we all know what that does, it makes people unplug their console for some reason.
PS:
"
Hello,
Thank you for writing. I can certainly understand your concerns. I can confirm that Wii U has an "Auto Power-Down" feature, which automatically powers down the system after a set amount of time. However, the amount of time can be adjusted (or even completely disabled) in the system settings of the Wii U console. For more information about this feature, be sure to check the following page on our website:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wiiu/en_na/system_settings.jsp?menu=auto_power_down&submenu=wup-settings-ht-auto-power
If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to write back.
Sincerely,
Alex Schuster
Nintendo of America Inc.
For the latest information on the upcoming Wii U console, visit our website at http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
.
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Mine got an error so I had to unplug it because the power button on the front wasn't doing [parasitic bomb] during the transfer.
[tornado fang]ing Sin and Punishment, and even after all that still can't put all my VC games in the Wii Menu.
Posted on: November 21, 2012, 13:32:55
Okay, now I got a second hang-up. Power Button was also useless this time too.
Though this time it was the typical "Hang up and Screech". Happened during Nintendo Land while playing the Octopus game.
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5 GB mandatory Firmware update at-launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever, or you'll have to restart the entire download.
I repeat: 5 GB mandatory Firmware update at launch. Which cannot be interrupted whatsoever. Or you'll have to restart the entire download.
Do you know what it does? I'll tell you what it does. It enables the web browser, Nintendo Land, and other online features. Oh, and let you play games. Probably.
So, to reiterate: Mandatory 5GB firmware update to enable the most basic of functions.
Way to go, Nintendo. Way to go.
You can play WiiU games without it. It's mandatory for Wii, and basically all online stuff.
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I've got a [tornado fang]ing headache now.
Another crash, by the way, fittingly enough in 'Donkey Kong's Crash Course'.
Guess the game deliberately [tornado fang]ing me over wasn't enough.
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You can play WiiU games without it. It's mandatory for Wii, and basically all online stuff.
That's... still pretty significant, since a lot of people want all that. But I guess Nintendo's target audience probably won't care. It's just a shiny new game system to them, not a media platform or social networking site or cellular communication service or yadda yadda yadda... I do wonder if the box for the system declares it's "backwards compatible" though. I guess they'd need a little asterisk following that statement, now.
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that update is closer to 1GB.
here's the thing: the basic model, which would also need this, only has about 3GB of usable space.
why would the update be BIGGER than the usable space on the basic? that is impossible.
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Because my friend is an idiot. I guess. I don't know.
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Does this thing have Gamecube controller and memory card ports?
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Does this thing have Gamecube controller and memory card ports?
No. And it does not play Gamecube discs.
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Well, me and a few friends decided to mess around with NSMBU and we had a blast playing through the entire game (Jesus, all of the dick moves we did to each other was priceless to say the least)
Anyways, I might go pick up some games while mine's on the way in the Mail. Anyone got suggestions for games? (I'm avoiding ZombiU by the way because I really don't like that game, more L4D2 over that game by all means.)
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Well, me and a few friends decided to mess around with NSMBU and we had a blast playing through the entire game (Jesus, all of the dick moves we did to each other was priceless to say the least)
Anyways, I might go pick up some games while mine's on the way in the Mail. Anyone got suggestions for games? (I'm avoiding ZombiU by the way because I really don't like that game, more L4D2 over that game by all means.)
Wild Arms, Zelda, or Lufia.
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[spoiler=Meaningless bitching]
>Get Wii U Deluxe on the 20th.
>Finish Updating it
>Start Transfer from Wii to Wii U
>Error occurs when installing Sin&Punishment
>Power button doesn't work to force shut-down so I have to unplug it
>Finish Transfer
>Wii mode has Wii memory limits so I can't reinstall the rest of my VC games
>Play NintendoLand
>Works fine
>Play Octopus Dance a few times
>Game locks up with loud buzzing
>Unplug again
>Play DK's Crash course a few times
>Game crashes
>Unplug
>Play Luigi's Mansion game
>Lock up
>Unplug
>Start loading it again, same deal twice more.
>Play other games
>No problems
>Go back to Octopus
>Same deal
>Decide to play the pachinko game
>Locks up with buzzing
>Unplug
>Play again, go to home menu
>Game freezes while I do something else
>Unplug
>Load it up again
>Don't do anything at all except walk around a small bit in the park
>Lock up with buzzing
[/spoiler]
Seriously its like they didn't test this.
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It's because they never had to test anything during the old, simple days of the NES. Because of this, they neglect to factor in what the current console systems are capable of in today's hardware.
Also, they don't give a **** because all they care about is $$$ and competition beating everyone else.
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It's because they never had to test anything during the old, simple days of the NES.
That's uhh... incorrect. In so many ways.
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Admittedly the WiiU does seem a bit more prone to random lockups. I got two on launch day and another one or two since then.
Maybe that "background stability" line Nintendo uses for every homebrew/piracy-blocking update they release could actually mean something next time around?
In all fairness, I got that with my Wii as well, but only after it'd aged a bit. Dust, scratches, noiser fans, heating up due to the standby connection, and such.
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Some suspect Miiverse to be behind the bugs, and have experienced zero glitches after turning that off. So that may be one temporary solution until a patch is released to stabilize the system.
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That actually wouldn't surprise me; Miiverse was EXTREMELY error-ridden on launch day, to the point of being downright unusable at times. Obviously it's gotten better since then.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121024594161
Currently US $25,100.00 for a piece of cardboard. XD
(http://i.imgur.com/UJ5Np.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/5MdSU.jpg)
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/121024594161
Currently US $25,100.00 for a piece of cardboard. XD
(http://i.imgur.com/UJ5Np.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/5MdSU.jpg)
.....I'm sorry but how does eBay allow this? $25,000 for a piece of [tornado fang]ing cardboard, and why are people that stupid? I just want to flip a table or something. -AC
EDIT: Actually I have another question the bidder names look unusual, is it possible they're bots or something similar?
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.....I'm sorry but how does eBay allow this? $25,000 for a piece of [tornado fang]ing cardboard, and why are people that stupid? I just want to flip a table or something. -AC
EDIT: Actually I have another question the bidder names look unusual, is it possible they're bots or something similar?
I am glad you're able to tell it's just a joke, and not take it seriously.
Owait.
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I am glad you're able to tell it's just a joke, and not take it seriously.
Owait.
I'm afraid I'm not following that last part.
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.....I'm sorry but how does eBay allow this? $25,000 for a piece of [tornado fang]ing cardboard, and why are people that stupid? I just want to flip a table or something. -AC
EDIT: Actually I have another question the bidder names look unusual, is it possible they're bots or something similar?
People have sold nothing on ebay before so a piece of cardboard isn't that much of a big deal.
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Well now it's almost to $100,000 and one of the let's players I follow posted it on Facebook.
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Don't worry. There's enough cardboard for everyone~ :3 (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=191517)
Posted on: November 27, 2012, 03:27:19
Also some Ubuntu related things. (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=191514)
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Don't worry. There's enough cardboard for everyone~ :3 (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=191517)
Posted on: November 27, 2012, 03:27:19
Also some Ubuntu related things. (http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=191514)
I like how the article writer assumes that Ubuntu means a PC is running, not that Wii U just happens to run on a platform that is Ubuntu friendly.
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http://mynintendonews.com/2012/11/27/yoshis-land-for-wii-u-listed-by-retailers/
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Yoshi's Land? Not Island?
Color me curious.
If they use Island as the ideal standard instead of Yoshi's Story the results could be... good.
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Yoshi's Island may be the best, but Yoshi's Story kicked the ever loving crap out of that YI-inspired DS game. Looking at something great and making something great are two different things.
Posted on: December 01, 2012, 10:32:13 PM
To those of you with soft-modded Wiis who are too nervous to find out what happens if you transfer to a WiiU:
All reports that I've seen say that the WiiU transfer tool not touch anything unlicensed, so HBC, Riivolution, BootMii etc. will remain functional on your old Wii system (you can install them on a WiiU through game-based hacks like Smash Stack, as Vixy brought up earlier).
Thinking that a NAND restore for your old Wii will let you keep VC/WiiWare on both systems (not to mention system-locked game saves)? Well, it will...until you connect your old Wii to the Shop Channel. Doing so will "reset" the licenses on your old Wii, removing your ability to play the old games. So while you CAN maintain a functional copy of all of your stuff on both systems, all new purchases from that point on, whether Shop Channel or eShop, must be on the WiiU system only.
Posted on: December 02, 2012, 03:19:36 PM
So, headsets. I got the Ear Force N11, works great on 3DS, no response on WiiU's mic test.
Did some searching, and it seems that even though headsets may only be plugged into the game pad, and earphones naturally replace the pad's speakers, the system does not consider the headset mic a replacement for the pad mic. So, games that use a headset may not use the pad mic (Nintendo's stated no online voice chatting through the pad mic), and it seems, vice versa.
Did anyone ever ask...why? The only thing I can imagine is fear of the pad's speakers interfering. Otherwise, it just seems bat crap crazy.
Well, here's hoping these things will work with Monster Hunter...
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OH yeah, when does Monster Hunter come out?
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Japan's playing it now. Supposedly the U.S. will get it by the end of March (a specific date was not set, IIRC).
Hopefully I'll see some fellow RPMers in that one. For a while I was debating whether or not I should be supporting Capcom in an "update old game" tactic, but honestly it is the WiiU game that I'm most excited for between now and then, so yeah.
I'm still wondering when the crap we're getting Dragon Quest...
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I'll probably get it. Haha, I know Lou wants me to!
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So I'm hearing the Wii U isn't selling that great? Maybe it's a games thing?
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One week of failure, in a traditionally slow month on a console facing a traditional post-launch lull, and the system is DOOMED!!!
One week ago, IGN dubbed WiiU a "moderate success (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/01/11/how-successful-was-the-wii-u-launch)", launching with greater momentum than the PS3 and 360 did (neither of which did all that great out of the gate, if you recall), but a far cry from the insane numbers that Nintendo managed with all of the grannies who instantly bought every spare original Wii ever made for the first two years of its life.
Why anyone finds that surprising, I have no idea. This is what happened to pretty much every home console in history BUT the original Wii.
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The Wii U home screen is a constant, daily reminder that I cannot draw for [parasitic bomb]! XD
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Pure black and white on a touch-panel with no undo button?
Yeah, there are some freaks of nature out there. I USED to think I was artistic, before I got a WiiU. >U<
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Pure black and white on a touch-panel with no undo button?
Yeah, there are some freaks of nature out there. I USED to think I was artistic, before I got a WiiU. >U<
I thought you could choose a single color to use. On that note, when you download it for yourself, can you change the color?
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I thought you could choose a single color to use. On that note, when you download it for yourself, can you change the color?
That's Swapnote.
Miiverse is only B&W.
Posted on: January 20, 2013, 03:22:17 AM
Reposting this stuff regarding the last Nintendo Direct.
So hey, Nintendo Direct happened today.
-Wii U virtual console contains NES, SNES, and GBA. Balloon Fight is right now on the eShop for downloading.
-New Yoshi title by Kirby's Epic Yarn devs
-Shin Megami Tensei + Fire Emblem crossover
-Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD coming out this fall, new Zelda title coming who the [tornado fang] knows when
-Xenoblade 2 announced
(http://I.imgur.com/48E4Ygt.jpg)(http://I.imgur.com/rn0F8Ag.jpgiiU_Yoshi012313_Scrn01.jpg)
(http://I.imgur.com/Uv0f0SG.jpg)(http://I.imgur.com/wJzNkon.jpg)
(http://I.imgur.com/xb4Aej0.png)
(http://www.abload.de/img/amekbv.gif)
All over my faaaaaaaace.....
I guess videos would help too.
[youtube]41Vqtz7WUeE[/youtube]
[youtube]6IG8BKS5aYc[/youtube]
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What about Wonderful 101?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-61NKRaYjw
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I only reposted stuff, so naturally if there is something I didn't mention its because nothing was posted about it.
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Wind Waker HD? Bought instantly! <3
That last game with the mech looks interesting as well. Plus Yoshi! XD
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Should I buy a Wii U?
They announced Xenoblade 2, I have to buy it now.
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That looks like an awesome line up. Though I wonder how you can cross over Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem.
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Well I don't have a Wii U yet. But the lineup they presented today is really convincing. I think the next money I can spare will go into one.
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Yeah I don't have a Wii U yet either, it was just too early to get one for me.
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If Nintendo is still Nintendo, most likely by the time a lot of these games are out the system will lower in price.
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Yeah it definitely will be. Hopefully it won't take me forever for me to get one like the Wii, though I did fine plenty of them during Christmas time when I got the PS3.
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- green checkmarks on Miiverse accounts mark them as official accounts, letting you know that the person posting is indeed a part of Nintendo or another corporation.
- In the #Miiverse Community of New Super Mario Bros. U you can now watch Super Play videos from the YouTube channel & share your thoughts
- Spring and summer Wii U system updates (two separate updates) will bring new features and improve loading times for launching games and getting back to the menu
- Wii U virtual console service launching right after Spring system update
- Full lineup won't be available at launch
- will launch with NES and SNES titles
- save a back-up of game progress, play off-TV on GamePad, access Miiverse communities
- GBA VC titles coming
- special pricing for those that have already purchased Wii Virtual Console games already
- NES for $5 to $6 bucks
- SNES for $8 or $9
- reduced price for those that already transferred from Wii to Wii U VC games. Prices will be $1 for NES and $1.50 for SNES
- Wii U virtual console trial campaign starts this month and runs until July.
- titles available before April will be available before the actual service starts
- 30 cents for trial campaign titles, stay at that price for 30 days
- demo titles: Demo titles: Balloon Fight, F.Emblem, Mother 2, Kirby's Adventure, S. Metroid, Yoshi, DK
- Balloon Fight available right after Nintendo Direct
- Pikmin 3 will have a feature to use the GamePad as a camera and make unique pics for Miiverse.
- Japan - Mother 2 Resurrection Festival, releasing in March.
- Create closed-user communities in #WiiFitU to discuss exercises, BMI or weight changes & encourage each other to achieve your fitness goals
- New Miiverse features this Spring: more official communities per title, usability improvements, ability to create user communities, filter function
- Miiverse on Smartphone this spring. Access through browser at first, app coming later.
- Nintendo TVii is coming to European countries. We have to be patient.
- no new Wii U titles from Nintendo in January or February
- steady string of games: Game and Wario, Wii Fit U, Lego City Undercover, The Wonderful 101
- New-style #IwataAsks will discuss game development studios' culture and philosophies. First up: Platinum Games - coming soon!
- plans for Iwata Asks on The Wonderful 101
- Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS screens at E3 this year. Development on track
- EAD Tokyo Team working on new 3D Mario action game for Wii U.
- Also working on Mario Kart for Wii U
- both to be shown in playable form at E3
- new party game from Wii Party creators due out this Summer. Game lets you play virtual board games. Use Wii U GamePad to shake virtual dice. Another mini-game uuses Wiimotes and GamePad to encourage communitcation between players. Some games will not use the TV screen, but will let two players play against each other on Wii U GamePad screen.
- Good Feel working on Yoshi game. Kirby Epic Yarn-style visuals.
- New game from Atlus. Shin Megami Tensei crossover with Fire Emblem
- The Legend of Zelda on Wii U confirmed. Aonuma working on new Wii U Zelda now. Driving theme behind development is to rethink the conventions of Zelda. This includes complete dungeons in certain order, play by yourself. Visuals to be different from what we saw in the E3 demo. Looking forward to revealing more. New Zelda game will take quite some time to complete.
- The Wind Waker being revamped for Wii U. Due out this Fall
- The Wind Waker for #WiiU brings HD graphics, Off-TV GamePad play, Miiverse & a tuned-up game experience!
- Nintendo/Monolith Soft new title features a character with a giant sword. Approaching giant dinosaur-like creatures. Involves robots that transform into vehicles that you can pilot around the world. Trailer ends with a giant red X.
I'll say this much...I'm definitely interesting in them changing the concept of a single player Zelda game. I'm hoping it'll finally lead to some playable Zelda! XD
Also, this year's E3 should be awesome.
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Any chance that WWWU will be remade so the cut dungeons make it in to replace the Triforce hunt?
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I wouldn't count on it.
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Any chance that WWWU will be remade so the cut dungeons make it in to replace the Triforce hunt?
THIS THIS THIS.
I don't want to do Rupee Farming to give Tingle Money so I can go find Triforce pieces.
That [tornado fang]ing sucked.
Anyway... This part irritates me.
- reduced price for those that already transferred from Wii to Wii U VC games. Prices will be $1 for NES and $1.50 for SNES
The [tornado fang] guys, I already bought it just let me have it for free.
In fact, why don't you make the VC games (NES and GBA at least) cross-compatible with the 3DS, so I don't have to buy those games I got for free again.
No N64 or GCN VC announcement is troubling, but maybe that means they're giving it more time, which is completely fine since I don't want to have it be [parasitic bomb] like the GBA VC on the 3DS.
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Any chance that WWWU will be remade so the cut dungeons make it in to replace the Triforce hunt?
There's always a chance! 8)
The [tornado fang] guys, I already bought it just let me have it for free.
In fact, why don't you make the VC games (NES and GBA at least) cross-compatible with the 3DS, so I don't have to buy those games I got for free again.
No N64 or GCN VC announcement is troubling, but maybe that means they're giving it more time, which is completely fine since I don't want to have it be [parasitic bomb] like the GBA VC on the 3DS.
If I read it correctly, you only have to pay if you want to play it on the WiiU VC and Gamepad. That's it.
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Atlus making a crossover game for WiiU. That's all I needed to hear. Now there's nothing stopping me from getting the system.
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Mind. Blown.
From the many things of awesomes. But above all, those Yoshi-yarn screens made my day.
If I read it correctly, you only have to pay if you want to play it on the WiiU VC and Gamepad. That's it.
Well, you can ALREADY transfer it over for free. That's the thing. You pay to upgrade your transferred (for free) Wii games to the WiiU version. Which is to say, you're paying for:
-Gamepad
-Miiverse
-Putting it in the WiiU menu instead of the Wii menu
-Not putting up with the Wii menu's F*@#!ING CRAPASS MORONIC 512MB STORAGE LIMIT. O:<
Let's just say I will be far more inclined to pay attention to N64 VC games once they have them up on the WiiU...
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Not putting up with the Wii menu's F*@#!ING CRAPASS MORONIC 512MB STORAGE LIMIT. O:<
Ugh! You have no idea how much THIS is pissing me right the [tornado fang] off ever since I bought La-Mulana and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney -- I had to give up MM9 and 10 for those... "Equivalent exchange" my ass. o//////o
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-Putting it in the WiiU menu instead of the Wii menu
HAHAHA, I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR! 8D
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Ugh! You have no idea how much THIS is pissing me right the [tornado fang] off ever since I bought La-Mulana and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney -- I had to give up MM9 and 10 for those... "Equivalent exchange" my ass. o//////o
[spoiler]Did you really think the energy to transform matter was free?[/spoiler]
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In fact, why don't you make the VC games (NES and GBA at least) cross-compatible with the 3DS, so I don't have to buy those games I got for free again.
There have been rumors of Miiverse/Nintendo Network IDs coming to 3DS, and if that does happen, then I suspect that some strides in that direction are inevitable.
I'm sure they'll still arbitrarily decide what is and isn't available for emulation on a given system (by the same token, I do not in any way expect the entire Wii VC NES/SNES library to be upgradable on day one to WiiU), but if they ever do "unify" the Nintendo Network ID with the 3DS, then one would think you should only have to purchase one time a VC game that is available on both 3DS and WiiU systems.
Those of us who already have it on both are probably screwed, though (I like Punch-Out!! and Mega Man, sue me).
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In retrospect, I'm still hoping for a 3DS Majora's Mask. A Wii U one would be sweet as well.
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In retrospect, I'm still hoping for a 3DS Majora's Mask. A Wii U one would be sweet as well.
Majora's Mask is my FAVORITE LoZ game of all time! I so want to get a remake of it!
[youtube]5K33Ud7YCys[/youtube]
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The following information comes from Masahiro Sakurai's Twitter account...
- announcements like Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS would usually be accompanied by a trailer, but the team wanted to keep gamers patient while waiting for E3
- this is why they put out just a limited announcement
- Sakurai says E3 will come with a much better announcement
- the plan is to show off both the Wii U and 3DS versions at E3
Still hoping for Bitchslap name
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I can't imagine a Zelda game that needs a HD remake LESS than Wind Waker. Even Skyward Sword would get more out of spiffier graphics.
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I can't imagine a Zelda game that needs a HD remake LESS than Wind Waker. Even Skyward Sword would get more out of spiffier graphics.
Wand of Gamelon.
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Touche. XD
Wind Waker may not benefit as much from resolution and textures, but the new lighting DOES look pretty sweet. Still, it's not my favorite style for the series (raging over PB's use of Toon Link in Brawl doesn't help any), and I'll probably still be left wishing that the Twilight Princess HD demo from before the system release was an actual game.
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TOON LINK! 8D
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Kinda missing the cel-shaded look from the Gamecube version to the HD remake. I loved the cartoon feel and approach Wind Waker had, but I'll most likely get it in the future and the other new Zelda game.
Do you think it will have a Co-Op Story like Link has an actual companion that fights alongside of him instead of giving him advice and certain abilities? It would be cool if Link had a partner to do team attacks with and the such... I'm very much looking forward to the new Zelda game that will bring in a multiplayer aspect to it.
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Multiple heroes for a team/co-op game would be all kinds of awesome.
In fact, while we're throwing ideas out there, I'll just come right out and say that anyone who has Midna navigating for them, is automatically who I'm playing as. :V
Because Midna. [tornado fang]ing. Rocks.
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I think you're gonna have to wait till Bitchslap for Playable Midna. XD
However, Nintendo does need to make a Super RPG Bros one day
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I learned a valuable lesson today: BUNNIES DO NOT GET ALONG WITH PIKMIN!
Yeah, with news of the WiiU VC incoming, I decided it was finally time to do the Wii-to-WiiU transfer. Got the "$400 screen of death" (http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_9491-640x426.jpg) in the middle of it.
Did some searching, read that non-movable save files might be the culprit. Not willing to sacrifice my progress for the sake of my purchase history, I began the painstaking task of eliminating my "normally console locked" saves one at a time.
The offending save data was Rabbids Go Home. Restored my Wii from a BootMii backup, deleted ONLY the Rabbids Go Home data, and the rest transferred safely.
Thank you, Team Twiizers!
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Wait, please clarrify this for me if you will. Are you saying the Wii transfer BRICKED your Wii? Obviously you had a modified firmware, and thus were able to recover, but did it seriously brick it?
The fact that you have to have a modified console in order to not rick perminantly destorying your Wii and seemingly losing all the data and purchase history on it is... welll honestly just [tornado fang]ing ridiculous. Nintendo really dropped that ball. Seriously, what the [tornado fang].
Once again, modding your Wii outweighs any reason not to.
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No brick; the transfer doesn't delete stuff on the Wii end until it's fully copied to the SD card. I got to put that theory to the test MANY times. The problem is if the file that's fouling up the transfer is non-movable in the system menu (ie: save data to ANY game that connects online for any reason; thank you, scoreboard fanatics). Then you're stuck deleting stuff at random, that you cannot normally recover, trying to find the issue, or else you just give up.
That alone is bullshit. But, if an error should for any reason strike AFTER your data is on the SD card, while it's being read by the WiiU, then you are SOL. The Wii is out of the equation once the data is written to the SD card, so the system's data is deleted then, without ever verifying that the WiiU read it successfully.
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Enjoy. 8D
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GSt9n_UPa8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQjziVtvUXY[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCatQfr5dKA[/youtube]
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Wii U Spring update just dropped.
Loading Netflix took very little time.
The Virtual Console hits with its "amazing selection" tomorrow.
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Oh yeah, we haven't discussed the Nintendo not doing a big E3 conference thingy this year.
I have no real issue with it since I love Nintendo Direct.
That is all! XD
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Well, they're doing some stuff at E3. A boring investor meeting and a small showcase for games.
Well now we can laugh at Microsoft and Sony's next meetings as they're sure to be Meme-ridden.
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Nintendo not having a conference? That's new to me. (Then again I only started paying attention to E3 like a couple years ago.)
Personally I'm more excited for what Valve doesn't have to say at E3.
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Oh yeah, we haven't discussed the Nintendo not doing a big E3 conference thingy this year.
I have no real issue with it since I love Nintendo Direct.
That is all! XD
Ditto.
I mean, seriously, didn't E3 2012 ween us off of Nintendo's press conferences already? 'cuz that one was CLEARLY not directed at us, we were all WTF, and then Nintendo Direct came along and blew our socks off.
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I'm really wondering if Nintendo is just forfeiting the showroom floor because the PS4 and the Xbox3 are coming to E3. The WiiU is tanking, and they know they can't stand toe to toe with these new consoles.
Either that or they checked their vault, saw an empty room, and decided it was best to go a cheaper route and not show.
Thinking that Nintendo Direct is going to replace their showing at conventions is foolhardy. Of course Nintendo fans lap up Nintendo direct, but they're not reaching or impressing anyone outside that sphere. What they need right now is exposure outside the league of Nintendo die hards, who already have a WiiU and 3DS, and concentrate on trying to win over the vast majority who let the WiiU rot on the shelves. It will be a tremendous uphill battle, given what the WiiU is and in the face of the new consoles, but they have to try something. Burying their head in the sand isn't going to work.
They need a strong showing at E3, with games, games, games. Give people a reason to buy a WiiU and a 3DS. Give them something to look forward to. All they have now is exclusive games to help them survive this generation. They need to hit this hard, and now.
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Well, the 3DS is doing fine right now. It's the Wii U that really needs to step up.
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Pretty much this. The 3DS is on fire.
The Wii U on the other hand, I've been using it as a Netflix box for most of its lifetime.
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I do understand that the Wii U is having a slow coming right now, but I can't compare the release of the Wii U with the release of the Wii because of how ground breaking the Wii was back then. Honestly I don't expect any of the new consoles to have great starts because it's getting harder and harder to make new innovations with the state we're in and the economy.
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Thinking that Nintendo Direct is going to replace their showing at conventions is foolhardy. Of course Nintendo fans lap up Nintendo direct, but they're not reaching or impressing anyone outside that sphere. What they need right now is exposure outside the league of Nintendo die hards, who already have a WiiU and 3DS, and concentrate on trying to win over the vast majority who let the WiiU rot on the shelves. It will be a tremendous uphill battle, given what the WiiU is and in the face of the new consoles, but they have to try something. Burying their head in the sand isn't going to work.
They need a strong showing at E3, with games, games, games. Give people a reason to buy a WiiU and a 3DS. Give them something to look forward to. All they have now is exclusive games to help them survive this generation. They need to hit this hard, and now.
A big E3 showing isn't going to impress the non-Nintendo crowd any more or less than a Nintendo Direct showing either. Gamers are information sluts and want it as fast and hard as possible. Waiting for E3 for a big presentation when they can just put out info every month or so makes little sense anymore. Why do you think Sony unleashed all that info for the PS4 already? Why do you think Microsoft is about to hold a conference for the next X-Box before E3? Because it makes no sense to wait anymore, especially when it comes to the cost. Like you said, Nintendo needs to show games. They can do that easier and quicker with Nintendo Direct than at E3.
Sony & Microsoft are going to follow the Nintendo Direct formula.
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Nintendo fans watch Nintendo Direct. The best way to reach everyone is by attending something everyone looks at.
I don't think Nintendo Direct is a bad idea, especially being a Nintendo fan, but it only serves them to a point. Right now they need to convince everyone that the WiiU is worth buying. Focusing on the group that has the highest concentration of WiiU sales already is not going to do much good.
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Everyone looks at Nintendo Direct, or at least the information released in it. Same with E3. The information is more important than the presentation.
What's the difference between announcing Smash Bros. Bitchslap at E3 or via Nintendo Direct? All people really care about is the release date and character info.
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He seems to be under the dubious impression that those clueless parents, grandparents, and twelve year olds who only have a Wii because of Wii Sports and whatnot--and people who don't own consoles at all--somehow would know what E3 is, when E3's usual audience is no different from the people who would know how to find information from Nintendo Direct.
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I think you are overstating the effectiveness of Nintendo Direct. But feel free to be at a disagreement with me on that.
Also, parents and grandparents are only going to be reached by television ads. Aside from the gamer youth who now may be parents of course.
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I think you are overstating the effectiveness of Nintendo Direct. But feel free to be at a disagreement with me on that.
Nintendo Direct is covered/copied by internet news sites the same as E3 is. E3 is just the bigger spectacle. I don't necessarily know that that translates to effectiveness in marketing, especially when the reality is that PS4/NextBox WILL be garnering the majority of the hype regardless of whether their launch plans are any more solid than WiiU's were or not. And there will still be Nintendo E3 news/demos, just not the big press conference.
Nintendo's biggest issue is less the consumer and more their business associates. You know, investors, third party developers, those kinds of people. WiiU is following the same trend 3DS did: "It's [parasitic bomb] until Nintendo singlehandedly builds the game library enough to attract a decent userbase, then the third parties who weren't up to the task wonder why nobody forsakes Nintendo's stuff for theirs on Nintendo platforms." It WILL be an uphill battle, for sure. But the 3DS is winning it, and the WiiU (eventually) can too. The funny thing is, WiiU has games out there, but they're not getting attention, probably in no small part because they basically all lack any announced release dates.
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This same argument was being given a generation ago (http://www.valvetime.net/threads/nintendo-vs-everyone.83246/)
Case in point, I'm not worried in the least about Nintendo. Wii U or no Wii U, they're still doing better financially than either company. What happens at E3 won't change that.
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Meet New Super Luigi U's 2nd Player.
(http://www.jacehallshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/new-super-mario-bros-u_02-300x300.png)
I feel I should mention that this is somehow getting a Retail release as well as a Digital one.
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That kinda reminds me of the enemies from Klonoa
(http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121220011331/klonoa/images/e/e7/Klonoa-MooWaving.jpg)
this one is actually cute though
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Nabbit isn't even a real 2nd player in the normal sense.
Completely invincible.
Of course, the Blue/Yellow Turds are back for the ride as well. I thought this was going to be a 1 player only thing?
Oh, the boxart for NSLU is pretty cool though, and the box is green as [tornado fang] as well.
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Here, have some lovely tweets that (former?) Senior SE and Architect of EA Games Bob Summerwill tweeted earlier today (and promptly removed along with any indication that he is affiliated with EA Games)
(http://i.imgur.com/ngjiCSq.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/X9LtDTh.png)
Nintendo are still operating like it's 1990. They should have "done a Sega" and offered Mario/Zelda as PS4/Durango exclusives
It is an utterly intentional decision to focus our resources on markets which actually matter ... like mobile, and Gen4.
Yep, we've got plenty of problems, but WiiU isn't where that family/casual market is. It's on mobile/tablet now!
Source (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=559004)
Now all I have to say is...
Gen4 of consoles was the 16-bit era. You know, SNES, Genesis, etc.
Which EA actually DID support Nintendo during.
So not only does he hate the Wii U, but he also is a complete moron. Consoles didn't begin with the PS1, dumbass.
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I love how the general public is expected to believe that this wasn't EA's attitude since day one. If I wanted to play their shitty ports and the last 1/3 of the Mass Effect Trilogy, I wouldn't have bought a WiiU in the first place. I guess the general public sees a lack of Madden as cause for concern, though. I, personally, don't. ~w~
Meet New Super Luigi U's 2nd Player.
(http://www.jacehallshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/new-super-mario-bros-u_02-300x300.png)
I don't know how the crap I didn't see this before, but...that's the same bandanna that Bowser Jr. wears. :o
Nabbit isn't even a real 2nd player in the normal sense.
Completely invincible.
Tails says hi.
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Here, have some lovely tweets that (former?) Senior SE and Architect of EA Games Bob Summerwill tweeted earlier today (and promptly removed along with any indication that he is affiliated with EA Games)
(http://i.imgur.com/ngjiCSq.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/X9LtDTh.png)Source (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=559004)
Now all I have to say is...
Gen4 of consoles was the 16-bit era. You know, SNES, Genesis, etc.
Which EA actually DID support Nintendo during.
So not only does he hate the Wii U, but he also is a complete moron. Consoles didn't begin with the PS1, dumbass.
Saw that today, laughed my ass off. It's really sad.
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Tails says hi.
Yeah, although he can still die by getting crushed.
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Yeah, although he can still die by getting crushed.
He can still come back from that though.
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Yep. That, and do you think Nabbit won't behave similarly if he falls into a lava pit?
Posted on: May 17, 2013, 10:44:35 PM
Question:
y cant metroid crawl? (http://www.destructoid.com/wii-u-owners-don-t-know-how-to-play-super-metroid-253895.phtml)
I had to share that. Proof positive that Miiverse gives us certain things the rest of the world simply cannot. >w<
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Yep. That, and do you think Nabbit won't behave similarly if he falls into a lava pit?
Point taken.
Invincible but not "debug mode" invincible... that would be incredible.
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So, this is a rumor that will be taken with the tiniest grain of salt, but Nintendo might be Recalling the Wii U Basic. (http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/18061/20130604/wii-u-basic-discontinued-gamestop-retailer-leaks.htm)
Alongside this comes news of a White version of the Premium Wii U in Japan, along with a new Battery for the Gamepad and an official Wiimote charger. (http://wiiudaily.com/2013/05/deluxe-white-wii-u-japan/)
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Price cuts on the Premium model are welcome, if there's ever a game that convinces me to get the system in the first place
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"[UPDATED: Nintendo claims they are just rebalancing the stock, whatever that means]"
What do they THINK it means? The fact that the demand for the Deluxe version vastly outpaces the demand for the Basic version has been a given since launch day. I'm not sure why anybody is surprised.
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(http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/battery.jpg)
New Wii U Gamepad Batteries are out, they last 5 to 8 hours.
Currently Japan only.
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Wii U Deluxe is getting a price drop.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/8/28/4667828/wii-u-price-drop
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(http://i.imgur.com/s8aMty7.jpg)
Price Drop and Wind Waker HD bundle on the same day.
Also some finalized release dates for some of the games announced at E3.
Price cut is exactly what this system needed to get more sales.
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Ooh so many options for Christmas.
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i love how nintendo says "we're not cutting the price, we're not cutting the price"
and then they cut the price
not that i'm complaining but still
also the wwhd wii u bundle comes with download codes for both wwhd and a digital version of the hyrule historia
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Nice though I myself would probably still wait until next year.
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Not gonna lie, I AM tempted to trade in my Wii U so I can get that sexy Zelda Game Pad! XD
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also the wwhd wii u bundle comes with download codes for both wwhd and a digital version of the hyrule historia
Digital Hyrule Historia sounds nice but honestly I know I'm not alone in preferring a physical release.
I mean they did that with Nintendo Land so why not with the other bundles?
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Hyrule Historia makes no sense to be digital, in my opinion.
I don't have it myself, but I want to hold that beauty in my hands.
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Oh, I have it. It's beautiful and it feels great in my hands.
Having said that, I'd LOVE a digital copy for my Kindle Fire HD so I can have it with me whenever I go out! 8D
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Here, have some lovely tweets that (former?) Senior SE and Architect of EA Games Bob Summerwill tweeted earlier today (and promptly removed along with any indication that he is affiliated with EA Games)
(http://i.imgur.com/ngjiCSq.png)
It's "Nintendo is walking dead", not, "Nintendo are". There is only one Nintendo.
(http://i.imgur.com/s8aMty7.jpg)
Price Drop and Wind Waker HD bundle on the same day.
Also some finalized release dates for some of the games announced at E3.
Price cut is exactly what this system needed to get more sales.
Are Wii-U boxes that thin? Or are we gonna have to fire a Graphic Artist?
(http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/battery.jpg)
New Wii U Gamepad Batteries are out, they last 5 to 8 hours.
Currently Japan only.
I find it hard to believe that they, magically, found space to double the Battery. I think they had the new size planned from the start and there was space for it. Is it user serviceable?
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Are Wii-U boxes that thin? Or are we gonna have to fire a Graphic Artist?
I find it hard to believe that they, magically, found space to double the Battery. I think they had the new size planned from the start and there was space for it. Is it user serviceable?
Wii U's are pretty small--barely any larger than the Wii. The box doesn't need to be particularly large, I don't think.
As for the battery, yes--Nintendo has a long standing habit of doing stuff like this to make extra money. See also N64 Expansion Pak, every 2nd/3rd edition handheld ever, etc etc.
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The software boxes, not the console boxes. Also, I have owned a GBA SP, a DS Lite, a Wavebird, a Wii Remote, and a Gameboy Color, but I have never seen Nintendo, purposefully, use a smaller battery than would fit in the compartment.
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That's because they haven't had the opportunity to do so until now. Note how the Wavebird, Wii Remote, GBC and every iteration of the Gameboy before the SP took AA batteries.
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That's because they haven't had the opportunity to do so until now.
They could have done it with any of their recharchable systems, like the SP, DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL, 3DS. There was plenty of opportunity to purposefully include a smaller battery.
Note how the Wavebird, Wii Remote, GBC and every iteration of the Gameboy before the SP took AA batteries.
Gameboy Pocket used AAAs. And in any of the AA/AAA battery devices, they could have made room for AAs, but made it so they only fit AAAs. They have never released a piece of hardware with such an obvious intent to sell a larger battery. But then, they may have never intended to sell the Battery, but just left the space as an option for them to include a larger battery when they needed more battery life, like if they were pulling a Sony and underclocking the Gamepad.
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It's silly, either way. They should have stuffed the biggest battery they could fit into that thing instead of shipping the gamepad with such a pathetic battery life.
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Eh, it's because the first run of the devkits had a different controller that was smaller. Also suckier.
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I don't mind the Game Pad's battery so much because of the fact that it has a dock (and a considerably better one than the 3DS in that gravity keeps the contacts in place), so it's always charging when not in use.
I mean, it sucks for the three people who got a Basic, but yeah.
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So the "Summer" Firmware update came out today... and it's sort of terrible. Its basically a bunch of Wii Mode improvements, the biggest ones being proper surround sound support (which doesn't matter since the Wii never had Surround capabilities but its probably so stuff doesn't [tornado fang] up on a surround system.) and OFF-TV PLAY FOR YOUR WII GAMES, but you can't use the gamepad for those so you gotta use a Wiimote anyway. Oh well.
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Yeah, kinda dumb unless you have a stand for your Gamepad. Playing with it in your lap would probably be really uncomfortable. Obviously you need a Wiimote for games that require Wiimote and/or Nunchuk in the first place. But being able to use the Gamepad as a Classic Controller or a Gamecube Controller would be a nice addition.
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Oh, the load times in the Wii U Menu have been vastly improved.
The eShop has a little minigame to play while it loads (Its the game from SMB3 where you have to get the picture in order, but with VC games instead of a Mushroom, Flower or Star, I can't expect to actually finish a game though since loading doesn't take too long.) I've heard Miiverse got one too.
The VC games on the Wii now go to the proper aspect ratio instead of stretching to the screen.
And I must say, Xenoblade looks wonderful on the smaller screen.
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@Nintendo Direct
FIRE FLOWER PRINCESS PEACH AND HOTROD BOWSER
That is all.
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We've known about Peach with the fireflower for a while, but Bowser's hotrod is new.
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They need to release an update eventually that lets the Gamepad operate as a Classic or Gamecube controller for Wii games. THEN it'd be perfect. The screen's a bit too small to reliably use a Wiimote, though, even despite the Gamepad having a sensor bar for you to use. You can use Classic Controllers if you've got them hooked up, too.
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Yeah, I agree. I mean, Classic minimum. GCN might be simpler in terms of managing control inputs, but the problem is that its right stick can't navigate the Wii menu (although why in the crap Nintendo couldn't ever update the system to allow such is beyond me).
EDITS: Other needed improvement: If you're going to AT ALL allow off-TV Wii mode play, you should be able to get to Wii mode while off-TV. The WiiU menu still requires you point your remote at the TV, and not the GamePad, before starting the Wii menu.
Still, I am glad to see off-TV Wii mode play. They're getting there.
The VC games on the Wii now go to the proper aspect ratio instead of stretching to the screen.
(http://home.comcast.net/~anguirus/lolz/brilliant.jpg)
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Guess this is just the general Wii U news thread then? Yeah? Cool.
Nintendo put up the official Japanese website (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/) for DKC: Tropical Freeze, and with it comes some soundtrack samples. And as we already know, Dave Wise is doing the entire soundtrack for this.
You can either check out a YouTube video with all the songs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe8mI_lV984) or listen individually below:
Track 1 (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/images/bgm1.mp3)
Track 2 (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/images/bgm2.mp3)
Track 3 (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/images/bgm3.mp3)
Track 4 (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/images/bgm4.mp3) (holy crap!)
Track 5 (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/arkj/images/bgm5.mp3)
I think he still has it; these are amazing. I knew I was right to be excitebike about the soundtrack :3
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The VC games on the Wii now go to the proper aspect ratio instead of stretching to the screen.
You know, since the last time I posted in this thread, I took notice that statement holds true not only for VC games, but also the few early Wii-native games where the devs were too lazy to add a widescreen mode (IE: Mario Party 8).
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You know, since the last time I posted in this thread, I took notice that statement holds true not only for VC games, but also the few early Wii-native games where the devs were too lazy to add a widescreen mode (IE: Mario Party 8 ).
That so? That's nifty as hell.
I've noticed one bug though, seems injected VC games don't follow that protocol (Example: Sailor Moon Another Story stretches to the screen.) and Homebrew Browser goes into 4:3 squished mode too.
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There's actually a fix for the squished mode, you just have to install the channel.
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I run it from the installed channel.
The only times it comes in unsquished is if I go through the installation process.
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It's a channel forwarder that runs the normal Homebrew Channel. Just not squished.
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You know, I have no intention of transferring my Wii's homebrew stuff to the Wii U. Seems like too much of a hassle for no benefit. I'll just hang on to the Wii since I use it as a Gamecube anyway.
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I actually did transfer that stuff to my Wii U. Did a NAND backup before hand, then transferred, and then restored the NAND on my Wii so everything would still be on my Wii.
Though I'd prefer to be able to use the Gamepad's buttons, it's nice to be able to play GBA ROMs and stuff on the Gamepad's screen so I don't have to go through the hassle of hooking up my Wii again whenever I want to do that.
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...Why the hell didn't I think of doing a NAND backup to copy everything back to the Wii afterward? Good thinking, Mirby.
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I just got my hands on a Wii, but I need to get a Wii Remote to use it. I wish I could just use my USB controller or Gamecube Controller to navigate to the Menu. Almost all homebrew can use the Gamecube Controller.
Then again, I'm gonna need a Motion Plus Remote for Skyward Sword, anyway. And I need to replace the Battery tray. So I'm just gonna buy a refurbished Wii Remote Plus w/ Nunchuck and the Battery Tray from Nintendo.
https://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1¤cy=USD&ignoreCrumbs=N&crumb1=&crumb1Ignore=&crumb2=&crumb2Ignore=&crumb3=&crumb3Ignore=&translateFrom=%C3%88%C3%89%C3%87&translateTo=EEC&usrSearchText=&searchText=&selSrchType=&page=&view=&productId=211209&categoryId=70706&lastAction=ProductDisplay&orderTotal=&tranId=0&jktranid=&rpComment=&dropOff=
And just in case someone is looking for a "cheap" 3DS.
https://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=211214&catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=70706&krypto=GrjJmjV7%2Fh%2BLquzlLeEgC0pM7E9p4HRUPrBBk5noDOUhysvG4h%2BRIMfOJ2hjwRRRKRVvdQqs1rg%3D&ddkey=https:SetCurrencyPreference
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I didn't even know if it would work, I kinda winged it haha
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I er.... what? (http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fir%2Flibrary%2Fevents%2F140130%2F02.html&act=url)
The final Boxart for MK8 looks cool as hell, but they should really be focusing on getting the Virtual Console up to speed right now, not trying to add more [tornado fang]ing systems to the pipeline!
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I don't think the QOL thing is a traditional console, per se. Plus if anything, Virtual Console should be taking a backseat to making the system actually worthy of buying, which they're planning on doing. They're going to make the NNIDs more universal, realizing that having different accounts per system ruined [parasitic bomb]. They're going to work on better integration of the GamePad into newer games, including the inherent NFC capabilities of the controller, revealing several games that will use that at E3.
And they're also bringing DS games to Wii U Virtual Console.
Plus Iwata was speaking about Nintendo corporate first, NoA and NoE likely are secondary priority. The Virtual Console's doing fantastic there, it's just us who get [tornado fang]'d over. Got a problem with that, take it up with NoA.
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Apparently, this is old, but I've been keeping track of this thread and don't recall seeing it.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOq4IiuRMWk[/youtube]
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Plus Iwata was speaking about Nintendo corporate first, NoA and NoE likely are secondary priority. The Virtual Console's doing fantastic there, it's just us who get [tornado fang]'d over. Got a problem with that, take it up with NoA.
Actually I hear its slow everywhere, Europe's been getting better treatment in the VC department than the US in terms of games released but even they don't go beyond one game a week at most.
And honestly, lots of people complain to NoA about the VC being a [tornado fang]ing dripfeed where we potentially get screwed out of games for months or years due to the release schedule either being so slow, they twiddle their thumbs and [acid burst] people off and don't change a damn thing for no damn reason. I'm alright with it not being the main thing of importance but they should at least pretend to care and keep older games flowing at a brisker pace.
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Official English Translation of the above. (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html)
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Official English Translation of the above. (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140130/index.html)
But there's nothing above your post.
[spoiler]hurr[/spoiler]
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I really hate when I start a new page when I intend on merging posts.
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And honestly, lots of people complain to NoA about the VC being a [tornado fang]ing dripfeed where we potentially get screwed out of games for months or years due to the release schedule either being so slow, they twiddle their thumbs and [acid burst] people off and don't change a damn thing for no damn reason. I'm alright with it not being the main thing of importance but they should at least pretend to care and keep older games flowing at a brisker pace.
I think they ought to open the floodgates when it comes to games that are already on Wii's VC; since they ARE selling it but just in an inferior format. Trickling in new releases is one thing; trickling in the right to change the game over to the system's native menu, that's something else.
And it's gonna be really weird if they get DS Virtual Console games up there before they start with N64. I don't know what's taking so long with that.
I actually did transfer that stuff to my Wii U. Did a NAND backup before hand, then transferred, and then restored the NAND on my Wii so everything would still be on my Wii.
Ditto. And it's a damn good thing I did, too, because one of the Wii saves was causing the transfer to fail, and it took a LOT of trial-and-error to find out what the culprit was (turned out to be Rabbids Go Home).
I never did install HBC on the WiiU, though. I fear the day that Nintendo's updates may screw with it, and I still have my Wii anyway.
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Nintendo Direct tomorrow regarding upcoming 3DS and Wii U games.
Its at 2PM eastern time (11AM Pacific.)
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Nintendo Direct tomorrow regarding upcoming 3DS and Wii U games.
Its at 2PM eastern time (11AM Pacific.)
You've got those Time Zones wrong.
Nintendo's FB account says 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET. So you were right about it being 2 PM. Except that 2PM is for Pacific time. NOT eastern time.
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Well, that's cool then.
I won't miss it due to work.
Ah, now I see the problem, I was looking at the announcement for the UK Nintendo Direct (Which is at 11 PM, not AM. Oh well.)
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Whoops.
Also we may very well get news on X tomorrow, since someone retweeted the JP Direct announcement. And the last two times they've done that, we've gotten info on X in that Direct.
Next Level Games (Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon) also teased something regarding it. That should be interesting.
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NES Remix Vol. 2!
Starring Metroid, Zelda 2, Both Mario 2's and Mario 3, Kid Icarus, and Kirby's Adventure.
Oh and some other games too. Also Super Mario Bros. Mirrored as Super Luigi Bros. Yay for more Year of Luigi, April 25th for that.
GBA VC is beginning... in Spring. Guess they're doing the cheapass way with Yoshi's Island by just cheaping out and doing the GBA version. Hope the music sounds better at least.
Bikes are back in MK8. Also it looks pretty.
Koopa Kids are playables it seems. All 7 of them. If that's not roster padding I don't know what is but hey what do I care.
X is basically confirmed as Xenoblade 2 going by the style of the fighting with the bar on the bottom. Can't tell if its still auto-attack though.
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EEEEEE!! PLAYABLE ROY!!! [tornado fang] YES!!!! 8)
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Bayonetta 2 looks fun.
But they need to get the first game re-released on the Wii U or something because [tornado fang] if I'm playing a gimped [tornado fang]ing port.
Also no date. Thanks Nintendo.
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The battle system in X was mentioned as being a more polished version of Xenoblade's. Which is good. I like the apparent variety of options you have.
Here's the official PR summary (http://www.gonintendo.com/s/222381-official-pr-little-mac-joins-the-super-smash-bros-cast-mario-kart-8-launches-may-30-with-koopalings) so you can read about everything shown there.
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Game Boy Advance Games: Portable classics will start making their way to the Wii U Virtual Console in April, starting with fan favorites such as Metroid Fusion, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3. Additional games will follow every month.
Yeahhhh... I'm not going to believe that until they prove themselves.
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GBA games are Wii U only? [tornado fang] that, they're meant to be handheld.
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EEEEEE!! PLAYABLE ROY!!! [tornado fang] YES!!!! 8)
(http://www.mariowiki.com/images/c/c1/SMB3_RoyKoopa.jpg)
GBA games are Wii U only? [tornado fang] that, they're meant to be handheld.
You hold the Wii U controller in your hands. Your argument is invalid.
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Kinda odd given how long I've been playing Yoshi's Island on my 3DS... I really thought that when Nintendo got going with the GBA VC, they'd start there first. Right now, GBA on WiiU is a but redundant for me, seeings how I have my GCN with GB Player hooked up to the same television.
So Smash is re-affirmed for 2014 and the Koopa Kids are in MK8, whoo!
X's battle system looks cool, though I'll probably be jumping into mechs whenever possible (don't know who wouldn't).
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Seems useless to have that many Koopa Kids in the game, instead of other characters. Characters that aren't essentially clones of each other.
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but
LUDWIG
VON
KOOPA
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Oh yeah, you know how we are getting 3 GBA games to start?
Japan's getting like 10.
Metroid Fusion
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
WarioWare
Wario Land 4
Golden Sun
F-Zero
Super Mario World (Advance 2)
Advance Wars
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Mario Tennis
Compared to just Metroid, M&L and Yoshi's Island.
I guess we're getting Yoshi's Island instead of like Mario World but still why only three [tornado fang]ing games. Give us ten too.
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but
LUDWIG
VON
KOOPA
When Peanut Butter said Roy was playable, I thought he meant Smash Bros.
PS: When the guy said to keep an eye out for a new character, I was hoping for Link...and secretely hoping for Fire Bar.
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Seems useless to have that many Koopa Kids in the game, instead of other characters. Characters that aren't essentially clones of each other.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK, JABRONI!!!!
(Sorry. Been watching way too much WWE lately)
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(http://i.imgur.com/oz8ACy3.jpg)
God this looks amazing <3
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Holy hell. That does look really nice.
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Oh yeah, you know how we are getting 3 GBA games to start?
Japan's getting like 10.
Metroid Fusion
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
WarioWare
Wario Land 4
Golden Sun
F-Zero
Super Mario World (Advance 2)
Advance Wars
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap
Mario Tennis
Compared to just Metroid, M&L and Yoshi's Island.
I guess we're getting Yoshi's Island instead of like Mario World but still why only three [tornado fang]ing games. Give us ten too.
So Japan is getting two Mario Worlds? Huh.
I don't know why Nintendo keeps pushing Metroid Fusion but not Zero Mission. It's like their own version of what's going on with Konami and Contra/Super C.
Seems useless to have that many Koopa Kids in the game, instead of other characters. Characters that aren't essentially clones of each other.
...it's a kart racer. If they have a unique appearance and voice clips, they're as non-clone as they need to be.
If you want to [sonic slicer] about clones in a Mario sports spinoff, I suggest you take a look at Camelot's recent treatment of Yoshi.
Also, it helps even out the good guy/bad guy count without resorting to playing as random stage enemies.
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If it helps avoid BS characters like Metal Mario, then more power to it!
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Yes, but Dry Bowser stays because he's too awesome not to. Even if he IS a clone. :P
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Yeah, I'm fine with him & Dry Bones. But Metal Mario just urked me.
...Now if it was DR. MARIO, then well, that'd be okay! 8D
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...it's a kart racer. If they have a unique appearance and voice clips, they're as non-clone as they need to be.
If you want to [sonic slicer] about clones in a Mario sports spinoff, I suggest you take a look at Camelot's recent treatment of Yoshi.
Also, it helps even out the good guy/bad guy count without resorting to playing as random stage enemies.
They're all the same type of creature, size, shape, etc. It's like looking at custom mods of the same character. And I'm not "bitching" about them, so much as I'm referring to the sheer amount. 7 could have been shaved down to 3-4.
Fawful, Starlow or even Pauline, who is barely used, are a few examples that could fill that space.
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So Japan is getting two Mario Worlds? Huh.
I don't know why Nintendo keeps pushing Metroid Fusion but not Zero Mission. It's like their own version of what's going on with Konami and Contra/Super C.
Yeah, they might be trying to get double dippers. But SMA2 is the better version of Mario World.
Maybe they'll be nice and let people get discounts for games they already have on the 3DS. But knowing Nintendo I doubt it.
But yeah, perhaps we'll see Zero Mission at a later date, they probably like putting Fusion out because Zero Mission is a remake and they have a serious hard-on for getting people to buy originals (probably why Mario Bros or original NES games get re-released all the time yet compilations like All-Stars or that collection of Ninja Gaiden games that came out on the SNES never get released.) Why Konami doesn't release Contra is a mystery though.
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They're all the same type of creature, size, shape, etc. It's like looking at custom mods of the same character. And I'm not "bitching" about them, so much as I'm referring to the sheer amount. 7 could have been shaved down to 3-4.
Fawful, Starlow or even Pauline, who is barely used, are a few examples that could fill that space.
Arbitrarily bringing in half the Koopa Kids only to exclude the others would have been senseless. And nothing says that any other characters were sacrificed to bring them in. I'm not aware of any character limit that they were working under.
And...seriously, they're not anymore clones than Mario and Luigi, or Peach and Rosalina. They are the same creature type but they each have a unique size and appearance. I know the number 7 seems like a lot but it is kind of an all-or-nothing deal, and I don't believe that the racer-creation process is so complicated that the rest of the roster suffered for it. We're talking about the franchise that throws Baby-Everyone in just because they can.
Yeah, they might be trying to get double dippers. But SMA2 is the better version of Mario World.
Eh, disagree, the sound difference bothers me there a lot more than it does in Yoshi's Island. That and the GBA Yoshi's Island actually has more levels to it. SMA2 is nice for the fact that it fixed Luigi's sprite and offered him as an alternate in single-player, but it did so at the expense of 2-player (which SMA4 preserved somewhat), and it made no other significant changes other than throwing colored Yoshis into regular stages (pointless since this is before Nintendo forgot how to let you keep Yoshi between levels).
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Eh, disagree, the sound difference bothers me there a lot more than it does in Yoshi's Island. That and the GBA Yoshi's Island actually has more levels to it. SMA2 is nice for the fact that it fixed Luigi's sprite and offered him as an alternate in single-player, but it did so at the expense of 2-player (which SMA4 preserved somewhat), and it made no other significant changes other than throwing colored Yoshis into regular stages (pointless since this is before Nintendo forgot how to let you keep Yoshi between levels).
Really? I always thought the sound was so basic in SMW that the sound quality decrease from the GBA's awful soundchip wasn't a big deal at all. In Yoshi's Island songs like the final boss battle don't sound as cool. And I also dislike how the colors are all lightened up. Also I [tornado fang]ing hate that goddamn Yoshi's Story voice they jammed in (Though the addition of voices is something I didn't like in ANY of the Mario Advance Titles, if mostly because they sounded terrible.)
SMW had that issue too but since I don't bother with 2-player anyway it was nice to have Luigi playable as a not-palette swap of Mario.
That, and getting hit didn't force you down to Small Mario like it does in SNES World.
GBA Yoshi's Island's extra stages aren't really good anyway.
Who knows, maybe they'll be smart and make the games sound better, but knowing their insistence on being exactly like the original I doubt it.
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Really? I always thought the sound was so basic in SMW that the sound quality decrease from the GBA's awful soundchip wasn't a big deal at all. In Yoshi's Island songs like the final boss battle don't sound as cool. And I also dislike how the colors are all lightened up. Also I [tornado fang]ing hate that goddamn Yoshi's Story voice they jammed in (Though the addition of voices is something I didn't like in ANY of the Mario Advance Titles, if mostly because they sounded terrible.)
SMW had that issue too but since I don't bother with 2-player anyway it was nice to have Luigi playable as a not-palette swap of Mario.
That, and getting hit didn't force you down to Small Mario like it does in SNES World.
GBA Yoshi's Island's extra stages aren't really good anyway.
Who knows, maybe they'll be smart and make the games sound better, but knowing their insistence on being exactly like the original I doubt it.
GBA's sound sounds about half to 3/4 SNES's quality. Sony isn't a slouch when it comes to sound. It's not "the best", but it's far from the worst.
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On the subject of handhelds coming to WiiU: I am pleased, but it isnt enough of a step in my opinion. I think this should have been announced and done right from the beginning. I think they should have also gone farther and made the WiiU be able to play 3DS games as well. Actual cartridge releases though. Like you could put the DS or 3DS game you already own directly into the system.
So far the WiiU still can't justify itself to me as a result. I don't want to be rebuying the DS (and hypothetically if it played them, 3DS) games to play on the WiiU. It would be nice if you could just type in the serial number on your game cart to get the VC download free though. I think if the WiiU did that I would go out and get one immediately.
You could even extend this concept into the really old games too. Not many people actually keep a game collection, especially after GameStop's trade in program started. They wouldn't be losing much off of it I believe, for the added functionality. I mean, they already log all of this stuff through your Nintendo Account, right? I would jump on the WiiU immediately if it did both DS and 3DS without me having to rebuy the games.
Hell, I would buy an additional 50$ add-on just to do this if they would release it. You know, like the GBA player. It would be worth it to me, and they could still do it now even after releasing the console without it first.
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GBA's sound sounds about half to 3/4 SNES's quality. Sony isn't a slouch when it comes to sound. It's not "the best", but it's far from the worst.
Yeah, the raw sound is great. But the GBA Soundchip [tornado fang]ing butchers it and makes everything so damn fuzzy sounding.
Compare:
[youtube]kMmpRcld1FU[/youtube]
to its GBA counterpart:
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Other than some of the samples being different, the stuff that's the same sounds just terrible.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i06fNQx2C7U[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0iTQYkw-9Y[/youtube]
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You know, Megaman and Bass had a terrible soundtrack regardless save for like two or three tracks.
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You know, Megaman and Bass had a terrible soundtrack regardless save for like two or three tracks.
Megaman and Bass was a GBA game.
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Megaman and Bass was a GBA game.
Which was a port of an SFC game.
And wouldn't you know it, its a shitty port thanks to the gimped controls.
They made some songs a little better, but most still suck and the one or two that were good in the SFC version were made terrible.
Point I'm trying to get across is that GBA games are going to sound TERRIBLE if they strive for accuracy to the real hardware. Worse yet for the SNES ports.
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Which was a port of an SFC game.
And wouldn't you know it, its a shitty port thanks to the gimped controls.
They made some songs a little better, but most still suck and the one or two that were good in the SFC version were made terrible.
Point I'm trying to get across is that GBA games are going to sound TERRIBLE if they strive for accuracy to the real hardware. Worse yet for the SNES ports.
Since there was no official English release for SNES, all mentions of Megaman & Bass refer to the GBA game.
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But you knew what he meant, right?
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But you knew what he meant, right?
I cannot read minds.
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You know, Megaman and Bass had a terrible soundtrack regardless save for like two or three tracks.
I'm an extreme weirdo in the case of MM&B in that I actually prefer the GBA version to SFC, mostly due to the boss battle BGM.
That said, the fact that double-tapping is the only way for Bass to dash kinda stinks.
(PB, before you say anything, Xtreme2 gives you the option of either Down+Jump on the ground or just the Jump button in midair for air-dash)
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEwzEbYxW8&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]
<3
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damn \m/
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I really hope Nintendo World is giving out DK Ties at launch. Cause I might pick it up ASAP then.
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wot3Hmso5A0[/youtube]
<3 <3
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So some stuff from Japan's Wii U GBA games has come up so we can see how games will look on the hardware.
星ã®ã‚«ãƒ¼ãƒ“ã‚£ é¡ã®å¤§è¿·å®® ãƒ—ãƒ¬ã‚¤æ˜ åƒ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N6GtNHBeJA#ws)
Unsurprisingly they look kind of... dim.
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Probably using the same emulator they used for 3DS ambassador then.
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Maybe it's one of the later games that were designed with the SP in mind and either was dim by default or had a menu option. It'd be cool if the Wii U or 3DS has an option to stretch the gamut to 000000 to FFFFFF instead of it probably being 080808 to F8F8F8.
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So hey now we have release dates for the GBA games coming out in April.
April 3
Advance Wars ($7.99)
Metroid Fusion ($7.99)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga ($7.99)
April 10
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror ($6.99)
WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames! ($6.99)
April 17
F-Zero: Terminal Velocity ($6.99)
Golden Sun ($7.99)
April 24
Yoshi's Island ($7.99)
Variable pricing, oh my! So it looks like they'll either cost the same as or a dollar less than SNES games.
And here I thought they'd be a middle ground between SNES and N64.
Oh, and release date for SMB3 finally!
Its april 17th, you know, delaying it as long as humanly [tornado fang]ing possible before NES Remix 2.
Go [tornado fang] yourselves NOA.
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SNES VC has variable pricing too, usually between $7.99 and $9.99. I'm liking the GBA pricing because it's between NES VC and SNES VC pricing, similar to how the GBA itself was kinda between NES and SNES in terms of power (and sound).
I'm more surprised that we're actually getting these in one chunk instead of doled out slowly over the next 44 years as usual.
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The only SNES game I can think of that cost $10 on VC was Earthbound. I don't know of any import-only games on SNES VC.
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Well yeah, that is the only one, but it still shows variable pricing.
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Technically NES games on the Wii did that as well (Ninja Turtles, and a few Japan-onlys I think). It's just really really rare.
I like the GBA-on-WiiU thing, but I really do have to wonder why they didn't bring GBA VC proper to the 3DS instead. You know, handhelds. And, for that matter, we STILL haven't even seen N64 games on the WiiU's native menu.
It really does seem like Nintendo's dragging their feet a bit. I don't know if they're saving their muscle for when the WiiU gets some more retail releases to compliment it, or if they just don't have the manpower to support two systems (since Nintendo has to pretty much singlehandedly drive their userbase before most third parties will look at them, as illustrated with the 3DS). Maybe a little of both...
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I imagine they're not putting GBA titles on the 3DS because they're using it as a draw to the Wii U. "Everyone already has a 3DS, so let's make them buy the other console instead." That kind of thing.
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That certainly seems to be the reason.
Those with only a 3DS will have to settle with the ambassador games then (those who were eligible, anyway).
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I had to laugh when redeeming Mario Golf as a Club Nintendo reward, and the page warns you that the Wii Classic Controller necessary to play it is no longer being manufactured.
...seriously, Nintendo, no excuse. They really need to get N64 games on the WiiU proper.
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I had to laugh when redeeming Mario Golf as a Club Nintendo reward, and the page warns you that the Wii Classic Controller necessary to play it is no longer being manufactured.
Wait, seriously? That's some bullshit.
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Oh wow, this thread's not seen use in a while.
Captain Toad's got himself a partner.
進ã‚!ã‚ノピオ隊長 ç´¹ä»‹æ˜ åƒ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BapVf3fVN6Y#ws)
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You can purchase digital copies of Wii U and 3DS games directly from Nintendo's website now. (http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/5NLPKm0PujJNXboKgTR5hd_fB5igNwEJ)
US only obviously, but hey they're finally doing what Sony and Microsoft have had for ages.
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I wonder, with that GC controller adapter coming out, how many people are still interested in PDP's "Fight Pads"? Basically, GC-shaped Wii Classic Controllers.
http://www.amazon.com/PDP-Wired-Fight-Pad-nintendo-u/dp/B00LSBNSAO/ (http://www.amazon.com/PDP-Wired-Fight-Pad-nintendo-u/dp/B00LSBNSAO/)
I picked up the Yoshi controller the other day. Unfortunately, their attempt to mimic the GCN's shoulder buttons got a little mixed up; the little buttons up top are the "standard" L and R and the big giant springy shoulder buttons where your fingers actually rest comfortably are the ZL/ZR buttons. I can see that getting confusing real easily since an actual GCN controller has Z as the smaller button. Also, I have a new appreciation for the GCN's C-Stick "nub"; a standard stick face in that area gets in the way of my giant thumbs when I'm reaching for the B button.
Still, it's a sweet Yoshi controller that'll work on my WiiU (particularly on N64 VC titles), and I'm happy with that. The larger shoulder buttons have the nostalgic spring/click effect, though that is of course just for show; no controller has analog ZL/ZR buttons.
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But do Wii U games besides Smash even support the Wii's Classic Controller (Pro)? I'm a little confused on that matter; it seems like controller compatibility was kind of a crapshoot with this thing.
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Bayonetta 1 and 2
I need to try some of my other games to see what else it's compatible with.
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But do Wii U games besides Smash even support the Wii's Classic Controller (Pro)? I'm a little confused on that matter; it seems like controller compatibility was kind of a crapshoot with this thing.
It really is.
Most games don't support it. Its basically mostly only used for Virtual Console stuff and for Wii VC stuff like N64 games where there isn't another alternative. Considering the Classic Controller is discontinued I wouldn't be surprised if this is the situation going forward. The Gamecube Controllers won't even be useable with Wii titles or any game that isn't Smash Bros apparently so the days of just having almost everything work are done apparently.
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To clarify, I don't know if the classic controller is compatible with the Bayonetta games, however, the Pro Controller is, indeed, compatible.
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Yeah, I was referring specifically to the Wii's controller. The Wii U Pro controller is supposed to be compatible with the majority of Wii U games (anything that doesn't rely heavily on the touchscreen).
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NoA tweeted that Link's Amiibo will be compatible with Hyrule Warriors. No info on what it'll do but it'll do something.
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It does SOMETHING so HURRY UP AND BUY.
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Yeah, I was referring specifically to the Wii's controller. The Wii U Pro controller is supposed to be compatible with the majority of Wii U games (anything that doesn't rely heavily on the touchscreen).
Yeah, I don't really understand why Wii Classic compatibility is the crapshoot that it is; the button layout between the Classic Pro and WiiU Pro is IDENTICAL. There's really no excuse for that. However, unless the Wii-mode-VC starts accepting the GC controller adapter (doubtful), this will probably be my preferred way to play N64 games on WiiU for a while.
BTW, to those looking for the "GC controller in Wii Classic clothing" route, Hori's looks to be far more accurate than PDP's.
http://www.amazon.com/HORI-Battle-Luigi-Version-Turbo-u/dp/B00ND0E604/ (http://www.amazon.com/HORI-Battle-Luigi-Version-Turbo-u/dp/B00ND0E604/)
The "Z" buttons are actually where they belong, and the C-Stick is more authentic. I don't think they have the springy L/R buttons but without any actual analog function it's probably just as well. Unfortunately, Hori didn't make a Yoshi version, so if you want that or Peach then you're SOL.
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Yeah, I don't really understand why Wii Classic compatibility is the crapshoot that it is; the button layout between the Classic Pro and WiiU Pro is IDENTICAL. There's really no excuse for that.
This is just an educated guess, but it could come down to dev priorities. If the Wii Classic Controller requires them to implement a new device driver into the engine, they may not feel it's worth the time to put into it. In general adding new control schemes aren't hard as long as you think ahead and plan for it. You can make a good multi-source input code system in a day or two (or atleast thats all it took me in my work in progress PC port of Hamster Drop). The bulk of the time comes in where you're implementing the individual devices (keyboards, different controllers, mouse, touch screen, etc), getting the drivers working, etc. And drivers are not as easy as PC games in most cases. It's a bit more complicated in the console coding from what I understand, so I can see where that would be considered.
That's all I can think of honestly. Otherwise its a corporate decision to make people buy new controllers.
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One would think the opposite would be true with the whole driver thing on a closed system, but you would know better than me. Also I'd wager you hit the nail on the head with "corporate decision".
Thing is, I bought the WiiU Pro anyway for convenience (not being tethered to a remote/having a solid built-in battery). But when friends are over, you really want to reach for a game where those old controllers work. Thank God Mario Kart 8 is one of them.
The clickable sticks (which pretty much nobody uses on a Nintendo platform) are about the only functional difference. If it wasn't for that, it probably would have been more economical to design the Pro to "fake" being a remote/classic combo, but obviously that ship has sailed.
As I said a while back in this thread, the Wii Classic controller was out of production for a while, but since Nintendo is licensing out third party Wii Classic controllers now (which you'll notice advertise as Smash and VC games being their main use), maybe they'll think about making its inclusion a bit easier on devs in the future? One hopes, anyway.
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One would think the opposite would be true with the whole driver thing on a closed system, but you would know better than me.
For standard controllers, of course. This would include the WiiU Gamepad and WiiU Pro Controller. For last gen and third party hardware? That's where things get tricky.
For example, even though the Guitar Hero Guitar is essentially a Classic Controller with limited buttons and a different form, it is considered it's own device, and Activision had to work with nintendo to make drivers for it. These drivers are loaded in the system updates.
You'd imagine that perhaps the WiiU would have the old Wii device drivers kind of stock, since they seem to still be using the Wii Remote Plus in a lot of games, and the old non-Plus model still works on some games too. This however is hard to say for sure since I don't have access to a kit. And if I did, which I may in the future, I'm quite sure I won't be able to talk about it, lol.
There was actually an article related to this that I read yesterday, or the day before. The developers of Skull Girls made a driver themselves to support PS3 fight sticks on PS4, for their upcoming PS4 release of the game. SOny never provided such backwards compatibility, but they did sign off on the drivers once they were made so they're legit now. What's more is they're giving them out FOR FREE to any developer who wants to use them. How cool is that? Good Guy Lab Zero Games.
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You'd imagine that perhaps the WiiU would have the old Wii device drivers kind of stock, since they seem to still be using the Wii Remote Plus in a lot of games, and the old non-Plus model still works on some games too.
You'd be surprised how few WiiU games use Motion Plus (besides Nintendo Land and Wii Sports Club I'm honestly not sure which other ones do). Unfortunately, Motion Plus games tend to demand that the controller be set down to calibrate itself; I'm sure a lot of devs don't want to interrupt the game like that if they don't have to. So long as the game does not actively use Motion Plus, the original remotes work fine (I only have two Pluses, the other two remotes I keep with my WiiU are originals).
I'm sure the remote drivers at the very least are stock since Nintendo rebranded the Wii remote packaging immediately upon WiiU's launch; the remote is still considered a standard system controller. Most likely the nunchuck as well. It seems like it was the Wii Classic controller alone that they were phasing out, and I'm wondering if since the WiiU turned out to be a harder sell than Nintendo would have liked, if they've re-thought that position.
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From what I understand Smash4, MK8, Mario3D, MarioU allow Wii Remote use. I'm sure there's more too.
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(http://i.imgur.com/LyDdvvy.jpg)
Amiibo stuff. Yoshi's is apparently also compatible with Mario Party 10 and Wooly World. (And I assume the other Mario characters work in Mario Party as well, and Captain Toad will have some work but nobody knows which ones yet.)
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There's going to be another direct tomorrow at 2PM Pacific.
Nothing in particular, just "Showcasing Wii U and 3DS titles" so I imagine it'll show off holiday season games and early 2015 games.
I also imagine we'll see some more Amiibo functionality and more on the MK8 DLC, as Nintendo apparently accidentally leaked (and later pulled) a page that showed what the Amiibos do on MK8 (Character Costumes for Miis) and showed it worked with a bunch of Non-Mario characters as well (Link, Kirby, Samus, Cpt. Falcon and Fox to be exact.)
Here's what remains of that page. (https://archive.today/xRFWx)
So if you play as a Mii and you want them to have lots of additional costumes there you have it. The update that pushes that out will be on the 13th.
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To be fair, the Direct that announced Hyrule Warriors was also geared towards a specific timeframe, so we could get another surprise announcement like that.
Also probably the Duck Hunt "reveal" trailer. And more on Xenoblade Chronicles X, since Soraya Saga retweeted the announcement and she only ever does that when work by her husband (the guy who made Xenoblade) is featured in the Direct.
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OH, THAT'S A ROCKING MUTE CITY REMIX.
And they're finally showing Link for MK8.
SNES RAINBOW ROADDDD
I really want this update now. Gotta wait a week though.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (AKA Claymation Kirby) Multiplayer confirmed. Amiibo functionality as well, Feb 2015.
Hyrule Warriors Amiibo functionality (With the Link Amiibo) Is the Spinner from TP. All the others work to give you random materials.
Splatoon's in the second quarter of 2015. Has Campaign mode.
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What's interesting is that the JP Hyrule Warriors site seems to imply that scanning the Zelda amiibo will also unlock a new weapon...
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Okay, not sure if it was mentioned in the Zelda thread already but Zelda's amiibo will give you a random three-star or better weapon once a day in Hyrule Warriors, (all the others will give three-star or less weapons).
Kirby and the Rainbow curse will use amiibo's as well.
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Star Fox is expected out sometime before Zelda.
Oh, and Mario Maker has SMB3 and SMW modes. The earlier clearly shows the Raccoon tail. Personally, I'm hoping that Yoshi and Hammer Suit make the cut (I don't expect they're stupid enough to do a SMW style without Yoshi, but you never know with him these days).
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Mario Maker looks like a LOT of fun! XD
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Wait, where is all this Nintendo news coming from suddenly? I didn't see any new Direct.
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Wait, where is all this Nintendo news coming from suddenly? I didn't see any new Direct.
The Game Awards 2014
It was yesterday.
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Direct tomorrow. 9AM Eastern time. As opposed to pacific.
Have fun getting up at 6AM CaliforniFolks.
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New 3DS is due out Feb 13th.
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Wait.... huh?
That soon?
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Yup, it also seems we'll be getting Red and Black XLs. However no word on the regular New 3DS, but I'm sure we'll see them tomorrow.
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Basically three separate leaks that all coincide with that date, so it's PROBABLY legit.
IMHO they need to get that out sooner rather than later if they want people to take 3DS Amiibo use seriously (not that they need a reason to justify Amiibo these days, but hey, it couldn't hurt). My original 3DS's thumb pad has seen better days, as well, so I'm seriously considering a replacement. I just wish the faceplates weren't exclusive to the regular-sized one. >.>
Direct tomorrow. 9AM Eastern time. As opposed to pacific.
Have fun getting up at 6AM CaliforniFolks.
I'll have fun knowing I'm at work and will have to catch up at, like 5PM or so. I'd have rather gotten up at 6. Meh, oh well.
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I'll still wait until around Christmas this year until I get one, I think the regular one would be the perfect size for me. Even the regular one is a bit too small without armor of some kind, though I got used to it after the hinge of that armor broke.
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I have an XL, but the pixels are just way too stretched out for me. It's especially noticeable for 3D games, naturally. It feels like I'm using my old Nokia phone.
The regular model's smaller screen is much crisper in comparison, and I prefer my games to be displayed in the best way possible. So, I'll get the regular New 3DS.
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Basically three separate leaks that all coincide with that date, so it's PROBABLY legit.
Lou told me that his friend from GameStop confirmed the leaked Feb 13th poster is legit, as he was looking at it in his store.
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I have an XL, but the pixels are just way too stretched out for me. It's especially noticeable for 3D games, naturally. It feels like I'm using my old Nokia phone.
The regular model's smaller screen is much crisper in comparison, and I prefer my games to be displayed in the best way possible. So, I'll get the regular New 3DS.
This was my problem with the DSi XL, that thing looked horrendous. The 3DS XL seems a bit better, although to be fair most of the demos I saw were Yoshi's New Island, which isn't much of a looker to begin with.
I dunno, maybe a regular New 3DS would be better. It's a tough call. >_<
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Yeah every time I looked at an XL model nothing really looked good, the normal model has its downfalls but at least it looks sharp.
I'm getting a regular model. Its already bigger than the normal 3DS and I don't think I need the XL size.
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I kiiiiiiiiiinda want the swappable plates! 8D
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I have [?] Block plates on mine :D
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Ummm, I'm only seeing release info for the New 3DS XL. Are we not getting the regular version?
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B7UW6fnIAAAq7ll.jpg)
I GUESS I DIDN'T REALLY NEED THAT MONEY ANYWAY
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That is awesome, curse my lack of funds! 8D
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Yea, that happened...
(https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10926418_427571300733342_5654015930927381486_n.jpg?oh=9be1bbc631d655138bc47137f4804dc0&oe=556AC200)
Game sold separately though :\
Yeah every time I looked at an XL model nothing really looked good, the normal model has its downfalls but at least it looks sharp.
I'm getting a regular model. Its already bigger than the normal 3DS and I don't think I need the XL size.
Oh, yea, no need for XL. The regular New3DS's screen is much larger and clearer than the older regular. It's been really good so far.
I wouldn't have minded if they brought both black and white regulars though, like Japan has... I had to settle for just white.
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I hope by the time Christmas comes around there is an option to buy the smaller 3DS. I won't mind an XL but I really wanted the smaller 3DS.
EDIT: Holy crap Xenoblade Chronicles X looks awesome.
Wii U - Xenoblade Chronicles X Exploration Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvpNXhzscjQ#ws)
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That does look quite nice, never did get a chance to play the first game sadly.
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Well the New 3DS version comes out in April.
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Oh neat didn't know that was a thing, I'll have to check it out.
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Ahh, Wii games purchasable digitally. Just what we needed! Metroid Prime Trilogy available at a reasonable price, [tornado fang] you gamestop!
Can't wait for them to do Xenoblade (so more people can play it), Fire Emblem 10 (So I can play it), and the other cool games that I missed, Punch-Out this month yes please.
EDIT: Europe's getting DKCR instead of Punch-Out next week (They're not getting it till later), and they already have Kirby's Return To Dreamland, Pandora's Tower (one of the rainfall games), and Sin&Punishment 2 planned out.
They're $20 but $10 if you buy them immediately.
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Oh neat didn't know that was a thing, I'll have to check it out.
Just remember it only works on the New 3DS.
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Bit annoyed they're apparently forgoing the normal New 3DS in favor of just the XL.
As somebody who doesn't have ham for hands I have no need for the larger size and would greatly prefer to buy one that's smaller and cheaper.
So yeah, hate to say it but:
No normal New 3DS, No Buy!
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I mean as someone who had the DSi XL this isn't so bad, but like I said I would have preferred the regular size. Again hoping that the regular size would be available before Christmas, it could be that they need to make more plates.
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Even if they did make more plates, you still wouldn't get that many different ones. We only got about 20, and there is something like 50-60 in Japan. I ordered mine from Japan because I can't get them here.
February is going to be busy, with both the Zelda and Monster Hunter XLs on the same day.
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No I meant like they need to increase the quantity of plates not make new plates.
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Had to trudge out into the cold and go to the stupid store itself, but the MM 3DS is preordered.
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I suppose I can hit up Nintendo World tomorrow to preorder this.
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These limited edition versions are ALWAYS for the XL. I'm sick of that.
MAKE IT FOR REGULAR AND XL
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Or better yet just have the regular available period. As opposed to leaving us out in the cold unless we want the giant model.
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Oh, btw guys: If you're trading up, keep your AC Adapter. It's worth the small reduction in credit, rather than buying one for 2, 3 times as much as you can save.
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I'm really surprised they're pulling the "No AC Adapter" thing here, I know its like some law or something in Europe as to why they're not included but they gave us an AC adapter with the XL here even though other places didn't get one with it.
Holding out here for the normal one, I'll even buy it online if I have to.
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As much as I would have liked faceplates, I decided to nab a Majora's Mask XL on Best Buy. Something tells me that they're not going to do a regular-sized model for the US anytime soon if they're pussyfooting around it now. If I'm wrong, Zelda merchandise would be easy to flip anyway.
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Note: There is a "statement from Nintendo" floating around as to why the normal New 3DS wasn't announced but since the source of that is Kotaku and they also said some Amiibos were getting permanently discontinued I'm more inclined to believe they're full of [parasitic bomb] and made it up.
Here's what was "said by Nintendo" (Which is in quotes because I don't buy it because Kotaku.)
Different territories make their own business decisions regarding individual products and timing. We think New Nintendo 3DS XL makes the most sense for our market. Nintendo makes different systems at different price points for a whole range of consumers, and New Nintendo 3DS XL simply expands those choices even further.
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Well, IGN says that they got the same first two sentences that Kotaku did.
I think that if Nintendo had any real intentions of releasing the regular New 3DS in the US, they'd have made a "stay tuned for future announcements" comment somewhere. That's just my guess, though.
One more reason we HATE the region lock, I guess.
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Well I don't trust IGN either since they also fed us that bullshit regarding amiibos being "officially discontinued" as well.
I'm not buying anything the news sites say, I'm waiting for official [tornado fang]ing confirmation from Nintendo themselves, and I doubt they're going to not release it, maybe they'll wait till they can discontinue the normal model before putting the small model out.
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In Europe at least, the original XL was selling a lot.
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Well I don't trust IGN either since they also fed us that bullshit regarding amiibos being "officially discontinued" as well.
I'm not buying anything the news sites say, I'm waiting for official [tornado fang]ing confirmation from Nintendo themselves, and I doubt they're going to not release it, maybe they'll wait till they can discontinue the normal model before putting the small model out.
You know that situation actually sounds likely, I don't really see a point to keeping the original model 3DS with the 2DS and the fact that the XL has been discontinued in Japan.
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I forgot about the 2ds entirely
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I'm really hoping that the regular New 3DS shows up here eventually because it's affordable and I don't mind smaller screens.
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You know that situation actually sounds likely, I don't really see a point to keeping the original model 3DS with the 2DS and the fact that the XL has been discontinued in Japan.
Actually there everything that isn't a new 3DS is discontinued in Japan, they never got the 2DS either.
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Actually there everything that isn't a new 3DS is discontinued in Japan, they never got the 2DS either.
Ah I see.
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Figure this is as good a place as any to put this so...
New investors meeting transcript. Detailing an "alliance" with DeNA, a mobile company and mention of a mysterious new "NX". (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2015/150317/03.html)
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So Iwata talks about several things he shared with TIME including amiibos, the mobile market, Wii U 3DS, and the rumors of the Netflix Live Action Zelda series being false.
http://time.com/3747342/nintendo-ceo-satoru-iwata/ (http://time.com/3747342/nintendo-ceo-satoru-iwata/)
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Direct tomorrow at 3PM PST.
That's [tornado fang]ing late, I'll be leaving for work shortly after it starts.
Also yes, its no joke.
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I was about to say it's probably a joke but then you said no joke.
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Bumping this half a year old thread for this.
http://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/644759-new-nintendo-console-to-be-announced-in-june-released-in-fall (http://www.comingsoon.net/games/news/644759-new-nintendo-console-to-be-announced-in-june-released-in-fall)
Not sure if it's legit, but if so, RIP in pepperoni Wii U. Four years of absolute dogshit. :3
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Okay, you were alright. You just didn't actually try.
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Well the NX should be announced in E3, but the released in fall I'll take with a grain of salt.
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I don't know, Fall is a pretty common release window since devs like to put out new, amazing, fun stuff JUST AS SCHOOL STARTS
*glares at MGSV and Fallout 4*
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Yeah like I said it's plausible but I'll take it with a grain of salt.
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Same. I'm giving it a benefit of a doubt because the Xbone and PS4 had a similarly lengthy "rumor cycle" and they were also announced a few months before their release. (About six and ten months respectively...?)
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I don't know, the whole "announce at E3, release in Fall" rumors have been flying around for a while, and just seem to be based on nothing but, "because of course they will". It's a given that they'll be talking about NX sometime this year, so why not throw E3 and Fall out there? They've the obvious "big" go-to times.
Oh yeah, because it's Nintendo, and they love to throw curve balls just because they can. So....yeah, salt.
The point has also been made that if there are any third parties out there with NX dev kits, Nintendo is doing a remarkably good job of convincing them to keep their mouths shut. But again, it's Nintendo, ninja stealth development is kind of their thing.