Im hoping one of the new WiiU updates for the US fixes the freeze upload issue.
no matter if i go to the WiiU Store or Maps or Tvii..it freezes during the loading screen at certain random times.
and looking at spotpass on a gamestop DS yesterday .. didnt realize how many puzzles that im missing lol
Just started Lego City. It's soooooooooo much fun.
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Just started Lego City. It's soooooooooo much fun.
I know right? This is how a lego game should be.
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Its also how a GTA game should be. Fun.
Oh hey, I do videos on figures and manga and stuff: https://www.youtube.com/thatmanhismerch
But I find all GTA games fun. They're just not Lego games.
Its also how a GTA game should be. Fun.
Well it should sate the appetites of Nintendos fanboys still carrying a torch for GTA.
I've often wondered about that myself; seems like being supported by people who only want you there so the world can end in fire (with you going to Hell in the process) would be somewhat off-putting
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Its also how a GTA game should be. Fun.
Hum but GTA games are fun…I haven't played a fun lego game or one that addicted me enough to want to buy the game, played a few demos and I just can't get into it but I don't have a Wii U anyway.
Oh and I loved legos as a kid(well I still "play" with my nephew and his legos).
Legos will always be fun. I can't imagine playing legos and not having fun (not including lego video games).
I just pick up Fire emblem and Luigi Mansion for my 3ds and now I can't decide which one to play first. Both are amazing game and have their charm. Plus with Animal crossing and Pokemon X/Y coming out later this year the 3DS game library is looking super-special-awesome sexy.
I was wondering if anyone here is in the Nintendo club; just wondering how it works?
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Legos will always be fun. I can't imagine playing legos and not having fun (not including lego video games).
I just pick up Fire emblem and Luigi Mansion for my 3ds and now I can't decide which one to play first. Both are amazing game and have their charm. Plus with Animal crossing and Pokemon X/Y coming out later this year the 3DS game library is looking super-special-awesome sexy.
I was wondering if anyone here is in the Nintendo club; just wondering how it works?
In some Nintendo game cases there is a sqaure piece of paper that says Club Nintendo on it and it will have a I think 16 digit code on it you take that code go to the Club Nintendo website and enter the code to get coins. You can use those coins to get Virtual Consoles games (out of a list of like 3 or 4 that change periodically) or other items in the catalog.
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What jinbei said although it has different items in europe. You can buy points but not actual vitrual console titles
Ok cool. When do they change virtual console games, every month?
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Ok cool. When do they change virtual console games, every month?
I'm honestly not sure. I just check and see what they got periodically they usually make it known when a big classic game is going to be on.
They always give a date for when they'll have the current set up until. So just go the day after that date to find the new bunch
I just got Virtue's Last Reward. So far I've been having fun. I'm just starting the first Ambidextrous game and I went through the Cyan door, I think (With Alice). I couldn't find the password for the gold file in the crews' quarters, though.
Is it possible to go through the elevator (The first escape section) On hard? I restarted when I noticed it was on Easy, but I couldn't change it. Is it automatically on easy to introduce you to the game?
Oh and I definitely appreciate being able to skip to the end of a paragraph. 999's text was annoyingly slow.
Well it should sate the appetites of Nintendos fanboys still carrying a torch for GTA.
Not really .
Lego City and GTA are both great games, and both fun games, but the similarities really stop with open world freedom in a city. It's a Lego game. People who like one will not necessarily like the other. And it's a good thing that they play differently from each other. Having Lego City doesn't somehow make it ok to not have GTA, but since I have multiple consoles it doesn't really effect me since I'll have both anyway. I think Nintendo would benefit from having GTA on their system, but it's not going to bother me if they don't.
Lego City's map is also significantly smaller than a GTA map, thanks to some huge gray areas in the middle you can't get to, but it's completely packed with platforming puzzles and humor and such so it doesn't feel that small. There might not be any dead space in the entire game apart from the water to drive boats through. It has some problems (like attempting to turn a vehicle from a stopped position), but all games do. It's the only Lego game I've ever bought, and I love it. I fear that it won't get the consumer love that it deserves thanks to its place in the console cycle, though. Hopefully they keep going with original stories, because they have some great writers.
I just got Virtue's Last Reward. So far I've been having fun. I'm just starting the first Ambidextrous game and I went through the Cyan door, I think (With Alice). I couldn't find the password for the gold file in the crews' quarters, though.
Is it possible to go through the elevator (The first escape section) On hard? I restarted when I noticed it was on Easy, but I couldn't change it. Is it automatically on easy to introduce you to the game?
Oh and I definitely appreciate being able to skip to the end of a paragraph. 999's text was annoyingly slow.
Not really .
Of course it won't that was sarcasm earlier. I know enough that'll it'll be a shitstorm if GTA V isn't on WiiU and hell if the PC port isn't up to snuff.
Has anyone here gotten Harmoknight? Is it recommended?
I've heard it's good but the price tag is a bit alienating. Besides, I'm also trying to go through Luigi's Mansion and Pokemon Soul Silver so I wonder if it'd be worth it to even get it now.
Has anyone here gotten Harmoknight? Is it recommended?
I've heard it's good but the price tag is a bit alienating. Besides, I'm also trying to go through Luigi's Mansion and Pokemon Soul Silver so I wonder if it'd be worth it to even get it now.
was wondering the same. I loved Theathrythm, Oendan and Elite Beat Agents. Although going from these games I have no rhythm at all. So dunno how to approach this one
Why not try the demo?
That's all I've played so far. I thought it was pretty fun.
Why not try the demo?
That's all I've played so far. I thought it was pretty fun.
Well, I have … and even though it's fun and cute and all, it's still $15. You know, just a bit less than pushmo and crashmo combined. That's really the main source of doubt when it comes to getting this game.
Was wondering if there's someone around here who did get it and could say if it's really worth it or not.
yeah i bought it and i'm enjoying it so far. I'm only up to world 3 and i'm not sure how long it is but it is enjoyable. It's a fun game even if your rhythmically challenged like me lol. Whether it's worth $15/£13 is dependable how much you enjoy it. If you liked the demo it may be worth it but if you only thought it was ok maybe it's worth waiting till a price drop
So, Nintendo is doing a twitter contest about people's favorite Luigi memories. There will be 15 winners, and each gets a copy of Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon signed by Miyamoto himself
So, Nintendo is doing a twitter contest about people's favorite Luigi memories. There will be 15 winners, and each gets a copy of Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon signed by Miyamoto himself
Nintendo what? Us, Jp, Europe?
Since he said "Dark Moon", I assume America.
I must say, Luigi's Mansion is a superbly charming game, from the art design, the animations, the graphics…you can really tell that it's a labor of love. I particularly adore how the music sounds like something out of a cartoon short.
Yeah, it's great. If I have one issue though, its that sometimes between room animations are a bit long, which isn't an issue the first time, but if you're looking for secrets and going back and forth between rooms, it can start to get annoying
My only problem is that I loved the way the Ghosts were portrayed in the first one. Each their own character. The ones in this just remind me of those Yellow things in Despicable Me.
I'm more saddened by the lack of freedom in the game. I'd love to just be sent to the mansion and then have the potential to do as I wish, but instead you have the whole mission format which can be very limiting when it comes to getting gems. It also makes getting boos a bother since you have to go into the missions to find the boo then complete it.
Also, while simplistic, I felt the story from the first one got me more invested in the game. In this one the reasoning simply seems to be "Luigi, do this and get that and catch that because E. Gadd said so." I can't help thinking so many times about how annoying it is for E. Gadd to constantly tell Luigi what to do. I didn't mind him before, but in this game he really does come off as a tremendous jerk.
I actualy found Egad to be hilarious in this one
http://mynintendonews.com/2013/04/03/nintendo-hosting-all-day-3ds-event-in-couple-of-weeks/
Nintendo is hosting an all day 3DS event in a couple weeks.
http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/03/bravely-default-flying-fairy-will-be-localized-for-the-west/
awesome!!! Bravely Default confirmed for the west.
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If this makes it out by the end of the year I wanna say that 2013 is the year that I've spent the most money on video game software before ever.
So Square Enix has a soul after all~
SO, just beat quest mode (barring the unlockable missions) in Luigi's mansion for 3ds, and was wondering if anyone here wants to organize a team to try the Scarescraper mode? My 3DS friend code is 4682 9855 9526. And just fyi on the off chance someone has me on their list, my original 3ds broke and I got a new one, so you'll need to enter my new code
New Nintendo Official Magazine is out. They do an interview to get the 'truth' about Rayman's delay. Basically they skirt around every question relating to why it was delayed but do say that there's about 30 new levels and some bosses to be added.
Although. The thing that worried me the most is a paragraph towards the end. I kinda got the vibe that Ubisoft are gonna put a gun to Nintendo's head and say if Rayman doesn't get the support then they'll think twice about supporting the Wii U
Could you post that last paragraph?
"If Nintendo fans boycott the game, all they'll achieve is an under-performing Wii U version. The other versions will still sell well and that won't do future titles any favours."
The line is actually from the Magazine itself, not Ubisoft. But still seems kinda weird thing to say.
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"If Nintendo fans boycott the game, all they'll achieve is an under-performing Wii U version. The other versions will still sell well and that won't do future titles any favours."
The line is actually from the Magazine itself, not Ubisoft. But still seems kinda weird thing to say.
So that migth be the magazine way to say, don't turn more developers away from Wii U.
I don't like the sound of that and they shouldn't tell us to be "behave" when Ubisoft does a douche move like this.
"If Nintendo fans boycott the game, all they'll achieve is an under-performing Wii U version. The other versions will still sell well and that won't do future titles any favours."
The line is actually from the Magazine itself, not Ubisoft. But still seems kinda weird thing to say.
Thanks. Well, if the magazine said it, I guess it's OK.
On the other hand, the whole "30 new levels and new bosses" is kind of weird. Weren't developers mad because of the delay(What with Ancels "protest")? So that could mean they decided on them later, which would be cool.
From the interview it seems like after the initial stuff the devs just decided that they could work on the game more and add stuff that was gonna be missing
[http://uk.gamespot.com/news/aliens-colonial-marines-for-wii-u-canceled-6406489
T](http://uk.gamespot.com/news/aliens-colonial-marines-for-wii-u-canceled-6406489)his is actually good news, I would say. Game looked like a disaster.
[http://uk.gamespot.com/news/aliens-colonial-marines-for-wii-u-canceled-6406489
T](http://uk.gamespot.com/news/aliens-colonial-marines-for-wii-u-canceled-6406489)his is actually good news, I would say. Game looked like a disaster.
Wasn't it already a disaster? I mean, I doubt they'd impro ve the wii u version enough to make a game as abyssmal as that one supposedly was good by any means. I wouldn't necessarily call it good news though since nobody really gains from it, more entirely neutral. Honestly, even if they had improved the game a lot for the wii u, I feel like the reputation it's gotten has reached the point where it's pointless anyways
Yeah i'm pretty sure this isn't because it wouldn't sell on wii u just that it wouldn't sell at all regardless considering how badly received the other versions are
http://www.notenoughshaders.com/2013/04/02/satoru-iwata-hubris-versus-western-culture/
This is an interesting article, it's somewhat cynical with all these quotes.
That said it does not account for how the industry has changed drastically between any of those quotes at times.
It's definitely curious and encourages reevaluation, wether one agrees or disagrees.
I think a "real" picture of what the wii u's fate might be will only form after all the players have entered the field.
A part of me can see a future where more third party support might com to the WiiU due development cost of next gen.
That said I don't think is very likely with all the industry having a next gen console engine prepared to offset development cost and nobody knowing how relevant the ps3 and 360 will be with the new consoles out.
I don't think third parties would be too interested in developing games for just the wii u given that the size of current gen budgets is nothing to sneeze at.
I'll agree from a business perspective Iwata hasn't been that great. I like a lot of his values, but I'll admit they don't really mesh with third parties. But it isn't fair to put all the blame on Nintendo. I've heard a lot to suggest Nintendo IS trying to offer incentives to third parties, including rumors of free dev kits. But third parties have been overshadowed by first party games on Nintendo consoles for a while, which creates a vicious cycle where they halfass the nintendo versions and then blame the fans for them not selling. I do feel Nintendo is trying to innovate with things like hardware, the problem is that third parties
a. Hate risk, and Wii U was pretty risky from the get go and since it hasn't been selling, of course they'll hesitate and/or cancel projects
b. Mostly prefer multiplat, and to take advantage of the Wii U would mean to pretty much abandon that
c. Ultimately prefer to operate the way they want to. It isn't impossible to make good games with motion controls or gamepad stuff, but figuring out cool uses with unfamiliar tech is much harder and requires more experimentation than with traditional tech.
No matter what Nintendo does, if third parties don't think they'll profit they won't develop. It doesn't help that many modern gamers (and a lot of game websites to be honest) are biased against Nintendo and I feel it garners a lot of unjustified hate. And many seem to want Nintendo to drop out because they want to play Nintendo exclusives without buying a Nintendo console. Also, a lot of gamers are resistant to change IMO and are pretty quick to shoot down new ideas before giving them a chance. And that's not even mentioning that whenever a third party does try to make a Nintendo exclusive that people want, everyone just whines until they get the game rather than even consider buying a system with games they want in order to play it. Case in point Rayman Legends. Hell, people whine even when Nintendo is the only reason the game can exist, as in the case of Bayonetta 2
One point I feel they may have done poorly is the idea that a house having more than one tv means there will be no competition over the one with the system. A lot of families have only one great tv, and a console is usually hooked up to a specific tv, so if its hooked up to a contested one (better size, location, etc.) it can cause disputes. I've personally experienced that.
Ultimately, I think Iwata's issue as a ceo is that he still has too much the developer mindset. He really wants to do new things and make great games, but he has a hard time stopping himself and realizing that a business needs to be run without taking tons of risks, and that even if he has a good idea, if people don't take to it, especially the developers, it'll be the guys buying it that are harmed. But honestly, I'm still not sure I'd want Iwata to be replaced. From the perspective of first party, Iwata's been pretty good, and far less greedy than other big publishers.
Wasn't it already a disaster? I mean, I doubt they'd impro ve the wii u version enough to make a game as abyssmal as that one supposedly was good by any means. I wouldn't necessarily call it good news though since nobody really gains from it, more entirely neutral. Honestly, even if they had improved the game a lot for the wii u, I feel like the reputation it's gotten has reached the point where it's pointless anyways
Gearbox should just stick to Borderlands as they can't seem to do much else.
I'll agree from a business perspective Iwata hasn't been that great. I like a lot of his values, but I'll admit they don't really mesh with third parties. But it isn't fair to put all the blame on Nintendo. I've heard a lot to suggest Nintendo IS trying to offer incentives to third parties, including rumors of free dev kits. But third parties have been overshadowed by first party games on Nintendo consoles for a while, which creates a vicious cycle where they halfass the nintendo versions and then blame the fans for them not selling. I do feel Nintendo is trying to innovate with things like hardware, the problem is that third parties
a. Hate risk, and Wii U was pretty risky from the get go and since it hasn't been selling, of course they'll hesitate and/or cancel projects
b. Mostly prefer multiplat, and to take advantage of the Wii U would mean to pretty much abandon that
c. Ultimately prefer to operate the way they want to. It isn't impossible to make good games with motion controls or gamepad stuff, but figuring out cool uses with unfamiliar tech is much harder and requires more experimentation than with traditional tech.No matter what Nintendo does, if third parties don't think they'll profit they won't develop. It doesn't help that many modern gamers (and a lot of game websites to be honest) are biased against Nintendo and I feel it garners a lot of unjustified hate. And many seem to want Nintendo to drop out because they want to play Nintendo exclusives without buying a Nintendo console. Also, a lot of gamers are resistant to change IMO and are pretty quick to shoot down new ideas before giving them a chance. And that's not even mentioning that whenever a third party does try to make a Nintendo exclusive that people want, everyone just whines until they get the game rather than even consider buying a system with games they want in order to play it. Case in point Rayman Legends. Hell, people whine even when Nintendo is the only reason the game can exist, as in the case of Bayonetta 2
One point I feel they may have done poorly is the idea that a house having more than one tv means there will be no competition over the one with the system. A lot of families have only one great tv, and a console is usually hooked up to a specific tv, so if its hooked up to a contested one (better size, location, etc.) it can cause disputes. I've personally experienced that.
Ultimately, I think Iwata's issue as a ceo is that he still has too much the developer mindset. He really wants to do new things and make great games, but he has a hard time stopping himself and realizing that a business needs to be run without taking tons of risks, and that even if he has a good idea, if people don't take to it, especially the developers, it'll be the guys buying it that are harmed. But honestly, I'm still not sure I'd want Iwata to be replaced. From the perspective of first party, Iwata's been pretty good, and far less greedy than other big publishers.
All good points, but fuck this perspective about Iwata being bad. When the man takes chances to try new things on the industry and it doesn't pay off, he cuts his own salary, and when it does pay off, the company benefits with millions of sales.
And that ultimately is the difference. People will bitch and moan about Nintendo and third parties complain about how they don't develop for it because they don't make money, but when you think about it it's because of their business plan being so shortsighted it hurts. The main goal is simply to make a game, get it out as quickly as possible, make a profit. So of course they'll stick with the safe development costs of other consoles, because then they whip out a CoD game yearly or so and make millions, regardless of how lazy the effort is. Iwata has Nintendo experiment, and then it hits on an idea that no one wanted to support or even thought of (Cel-shaded Zelda, Wii motion, two screens on a portable) and makes millions. They don't depend on the industry they define it.
Frankly, that's what I love about Nintendo. Even though consumers are slowly killing the industry by rewarding mostly tired sequels and not supporting innovative efforts, Nintendo (led by Iwata) is still out to seek new ways to play, and everyone else pretty much waits on what happens to them to then follow suit. Motion control gaming wouldn't have been such a thing without the Wii, and now everyone wants it as a standard in their consoles. And frankly, the same is bound to happen with the wii U gamepad.
As for third parties, I say reward the ones that try to give us good experiences. Ubisoft decided to punish Nintendo players for them lacking the balls to trust their product, so I say fuck 'em. If they decide to then stop supporting Nintendo, then that's their problem, by that time Nintendo will have rolled out their first party hits. And that's the sad part … Nintendo encourages other developers to explore the possibilities, to test out the technology, but in the end it's only when Nintendo releases one of their titles that the true potential is released. They need to stop this attitude of seeming so needy of third party developers and go back to the attitude of "we know what we're doing, and if your product doesn't match what we can do, then kindly go somewhere else." It's time for the Nintendo seal of quality again.
All good points, but fuck this perspective about Iwata being bad. When the man takes chances to try new things on the industry and it doesn't pay off, he cuts his own salary, and when it does pay off, the company benefits with millions of sales.
And that ultimately is the difference. People will bitch and moan about Nintendo and third parties complain about how they don't develop for it because they don't make money, but when you think about it it's because of their business plan being so shortsighted it hurts. The main goal is simply to make a game, get it out as quickly as possible, make a profit. So of course they'll stick with the safe development costs of other consoles, because then they whip out a CoD game yearly or so and make millions, regardless of how lazy the effort is. Iwata has Nintendo experiment, and then it hits on an idea that no one wanted to support or even thought of (Cel-shaded Zelda, Wii motion, two screens on a portable) and makes millions. They don't depend on the industry they define it.
Frankly, that's what I love about Nintendo. Even though consumers are slowly killing the industry by rewarding mostly tired sequels and not supporting innovative efforts, Nintendo (led by Iwata) is still out to seek new ways to play, and everyone else pretty much waits on what happens to them to then follow suit. Motion control gaming wouldn't have been such a thing without the Wii, and now everyone wants it as a standard in their consoles. And frankly, the same is bound to happen with the wii U gamepad.
As for third parties, I say reward the ones that try to give us good experiences. Ubisoft decided to punish Nintendo players for them lacking the balls to trust their product, so I say fuck 'em. If they decide to then stop supporting Nintendo, then that's their problem, by that time Nintendo will have rolled out their first party hits. And that's the sad part … Nintendo encourages other developers to explore the possibilities, to test out the technology, but in the end it's only when Nintendo releases one of their titles that the true potential is released. They need to stop this attitude of seeming so needy of third party developers and go back to the attitude of "we know what we're doing, and if your product doesn't match what we can do, then kindly go somewhere else." It's time for the Nintendo seal of quality again.
Oh I agree. I absolutely prefer Iwata to other CEOs. But I'm willing to admit that Iwata has made mistakes. I still love Nintendo, probably always will. I'm probably a bit biased because I grew up on NIntendo and pokemon and mario and the like (some of my earliest memories are of playing or watching others play Super Mario World). But then again I guess most gamers did, so I guess that's not the whole issue. Honestly I feel like for all the hate people toss at Nintendo, they ignore that when Nintendo made the gamecube, they had the most technically powerful console of the generation. I'm still of the opinion that Nintendo didn't abandon the hardcore so much as the hardcore decided to abandon Nintendo, and then blame Nintendo for that
