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Nintendo Gaming / Re: So My 3DS Broke...
« on: April 22, 2013, 05:43:21 PM »
I might could complete a transfer with just the stylus. And also, I could get a brand new original 3DS on eBay for the same price as the repair. Would it be worth the extra 70 bucks or so to get the XL?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: So My 3DS Broke...
« on: April 22, 2013, 12:14:28 PM »
I'm leaning towards using this as an opportunity to jump on the XL bandwagon, but I still hate to have a broke 3DS just lying around. Maybe I could be a dick and sneakily trade it in to GameStop...

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Nintendo Gaming / So My 3DS Broke...
« on: April 22, 2013, 09:42:35 AM »
Well, I've had it since launch, and it's always been fine up until now, but last night the "A" button on my 3DS randomly stopped working. It just doesn't register. Now, when you first turn on the system it works for about five seconds, but after that -- nothing. Does anyone know of an easy fix for this, or am I gonna have to plop down my 85$ and send it to Nintendo for repairs?

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 332: Cartooning
« on: April 12, 2013, 10:58:06 AM »

How can you not blame Iwata for the company's missteps?  He runs the company.  At the end of the day he's responsible, good or ill.  Nintendo doesn't get along with third parties? Talk to Iwata. Game draught? Iwata.  Overpriced hardware? Iwata.  He's at the top of the totem pole.  You don't think Square Enix isn't blaming Yoichi Wada for their crappy performance?  They are, that's why he's out.  Iwata is a CEO, he's no different.  He's an executive that can be removed if his performance isn't up to snuff (just like Reggie, for that matter).


Also, Don't confuse the sales success of Wii U with the console being a success for YOU.  I'm not saying Nintendo fans won't love Wii U and enjoy the heck out of it; of course they will.  But when we're talking sales, Western developers are driving sales on PS and Xbox, and that's a big chunk of the North American sales pie that Nintendo is inexplicably opting out of, whatever the reason.  I don't understand that at all.


Preach it, brother. My thoughts exactly.

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I'm really looking forward to this; if it completely works, the replay potential is endless. And is it just me, or does the developer's name sound like a Parks and Rec reference?

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 332: Cartooning
« on: April 09, 2013, 12:08:12 PM »
I guess the reason I don't think the Wii U needs third party support to be successful is because I just assume that even if it DID have third party support those games wouldn't sell the console anyway.

Think about it. Who says, "Oh, the Wii U has Tomb Raider? Guess I'll buy one now." Especially with current gen 3rd party games. I find it hard to believe that getting current gen multiplats would have helped the Wii U that much, unless their quality were much greater (and apparently only a handful of devs are putting the extra effort into the Wii U version). People would just buy them on the system they already have, rather than buying a new system to play them. Now, if the Wii U were to get a bunch of next gen multiplats, then it might be a different story. But at the same time, most gamers would probably see that the PS4/Nextbox versions had better graphics, etc. and would choose them anyway.


Good point. Just adding ports isn't enough to make Wii U succeed. However, I think that if Nintendo could attempt to nail some exclusive deals (something like the Capcom Five all over again, except this time make it good), that could work out mighty well. Heck, they even did that with Bayonetta 2, and that leads me into...


Thats, the whole reason Nintendo is developing games like Xenoblade 2, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Bayonetta 2, and The Wonderful 101. To get those gamers who aren't into Nintendo's main franchises as much.


I see that, but most of those properties are pretty Japan-centric. I don't see throngs of the masses lining up outside of store fronts on day 1 of Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem or The Wonderful 101. All of those games sound great to me, and I'm glad they're coming, but they're kind of serving a minority, albeit a minority that Nintendo hasn't been serving for quite a while. It's a step in the right direction, but it's not quite enough to grab the general public.


As to what would be enough, I...really don't know, although I think a non-Metroid FPS from Retro would be killer on both a critical and commercial standpoint.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 332: Cartooning
« on: April 08, 2013, 08:11:28 PM »
I sure Hope Lindy isn't going to buy a Vita or a PS4 or Next Box because the Wii U is over priced so by default those are VASTLY over priced.


I'm going to have to come in on Lindy with the Monster Hunter stuff.  You obviously skipped a lot of the text because they literally tell you right in the text that this is what you combine, this is why you combine, this is your weapons, this is how you make them, this is why your hunting.

LINDY HATERS UNITE!!

Of course, I haven't even addressed this article's main source of Lindy hate yet, but I felt the need to tackle this one point by point...

Let me add a couple things to the whole Wii U is tanking thing. First John L needs to know his material before he talks. He makes the Wii U situation look worse than the Vita situation which is not the case. The Wii U is outselling the Vita on a worldwide bases. Yes, In Japan the the Vita outsold the Wii U, but portables do better in Japan, than consoles. The Wii U has also sold more than the PS3 and Xbox 360 did in their first 4 months on the market.... so were those systems tanking as well? Hell, what new system, other than the Wii hasn't tanked at it's launch?


Rebuttal A: We call him "Lindy" 'round these parts.
Rebuttal B: Okay, this paragraph isn't so bad; however, this is a terrible time for Nintendo to "tanking", plus, as Francis said, the Wii did in fact NOT bomb at launch. So, by nature of logic, one would assume that the follow-up to this smashing success of a console would indeed NOT bomb as well. But it did.
Rebuttal C: For whatever reason (call it possibly incorrect intuition), I feel like this entire generation is going to be an uphill battle for all of the console manufacturers; I think gamers are going to pretty much be focusing on one sole console this generation, and I don't think Wii U is it -- the "hard-core" are pretty much the only ones still wanting to purchase a dedicated gaming system, and they sure-as-hell aren't too enthused about Nintendo right now. In the past a slow start might have been a minor step back; in today's market, it's quite possibly deadly.


Next, he blames Iwata, for their mistakes, and in the end, I don't see the mistakes their having. Nintendo's games take a long time to develop for quality purposes. You just have to wait. I would have liked to get games sooner, but if it's not ready, it's not ready. Miyamoto takes forever to make his games. The Nintendo developers have more power than John L gives them credit for.


Rebuttal A: A comma isn't needed before the "for" in the first sentence.
Rebuttal B: Yes, Nintendo's games take a while to develop, but that's no real excuse -- if you don't have enough games to release for your new console, DON'T RELEASE YOUR NEW CONSOLE. Either wait a bit before releasing the system, or have some kick-ass games ready for launch.
Rebuttal C: Yeah, the Nintendo developers have a lot of power, but ONLY to the already-Nintendo-faithful. Another Mario, Pikmin, or Zelda isn't gonna do much to court someone who's already abandoned Nintendo. It just gives the "hard-core" yet another way to accuse the company of making "the same kid games they've been making for 15 years". They're wrong about them being kid games, but they're pretty much correct about everything being a rehash of something they've made before. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NINTENDO, GIVE US A NEW IP.


And my last point I want to make is why should Nintendo pander to Western game studios?


Sole Rebuttal: BECAUSE PEOPLE BUY THOSE GAMES, AS DERIVATIVE AND UNIMAGINATIVE AS SOME OF US NINTENDO FANS MAY THINK THEY ARE. I realize that Call of Duty isn't the most exciting thing to most of us on this board (hell, most of us thumb our noses at it), BUT IT SELLS. It's like the concept of cinema; if not for crapfests like Transformers 2, Hollywood studios wouldn't have enough cash to fund more artistically viable films like There Will Be Blood and the like.


Western studios don't support Nintendo because they are afraid of Nintendo's killer Ips. They don't want to compete against Mario, Zelda, and Metroid.

Should Nintendo pay Western developers to bring over their shooters so John L can play them on there? We all know those are his favorite genre. I think Nintendo should do what Nintendo does. Make great games. And at E3 were going to see that.


Rebuttal: Well, the problem here is you act like Lindy's the minority; like most gamers are just waiting to throw their collective dollars at Super Duper Mario Land World Galaxy Sunshine 3D 4 Mii and U. It's the opposite, actually; it's the Western developers that are making the system-sellers. I'm with you -- I prefer the Zeldas and Metroids. But the mass market of today just doesn't, and Nintendo needs to see that.


Okay, rant over. Any thoughts?

EDIT: I want to come in and say I didn't mean to come in here and single out Francis here; it's just I've seen arguments like his all over the 'net, and I felt the need to respond. No hate, just throwing out my opinion.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: APRIL FOOLS
« on: April 06, 2013, 12:58:52 PM »
I found the one about Radiohead and Ted Nugent combining their forces to create a pro-gun musical rather hilarious.

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General Chat / Re: Music recommendations
« on: April 05, 2013, 09:44:04 AM »
How I haven't found this thread till now baffles me. I'm a MAJOR music nerd -- heck, I even have a blog where I review classic rock albums. But yeah -- recommendations.

The most pressing one I can think of is Embryonic by The Flaming Lips. It came out back in 2009 to some minor fanfare, but it's still underrated -- I'm calling it the best album I've heard since London Calling, and that was 1979. Ya like psych-rock? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD CHECK THIS OUT. It's not too accessible, but man, is it fantastic. "Watching the Planets", "Powerless", and "Silver Trembling Hands" are a few standout tracks.

...I've gotta go, I'll post more later.

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TalkBack / Re: PAX East 2013 Photo Gallery
« on: April 02, 2013, 12:08:28 PM »
That picture of James and Jonny is probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen. Avatar material. I...I can't even speak.

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TalkBack / Re: Castlevania: Lords of Subspace - Emissary of Fate
« on: March 29, 2013, 11:08:18 AM »
Was I the only one who, without even thinking about it, read the whole thing in his voice?

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last TV show you've seen
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:54:52 PM »
Bates Motel: It's like Twin Peaks, but with a disgusting rape scene and a tie-in to one of the best movies ever. GO FORTH AND WATCH IT. Some parts are a bit iffy (one flirting scene in particular was groan-inducing, though it did feature Radiohead's "The Tourist" playing in the background, which was epic), but generally -- it's really damn good. Far more effective than The Following, simply because the scare-scenes are spaced cleverly throughout, as opposed to The Following's pattern of "BLOOD GORE EYEBALL-REMOVAL LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN GET AWAY WITH ON PRIMETIME TV WOOOO STABBING SHOOTING KNIFE BLOOD GORE SCARY OOOOO" which gets tiring and somewhat unintentionally hilarious after awhile. This is different -- I was actually rather disturbed by some of what went on in the pilot, which surprised me greatly. Hopefully they can keep it up. Color me interested.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: March 22, 2013, 04:11:32 PM »
Yeah, Fatty, thats a bit like how I felt in Inception. But during that exact part, I paused the movie and thought it all through -- eventually I got to the point where I was confident I knew what was going on. But that last third can be a doozy if you're not paying close attention.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Downloads - March 21, 2013
« on: March 22, 2013, 10:24:41 AM »
I'll write that subtitle for you:

You don't have to be deaf, dumb, and blind to enjoy this week's downloads....but it'd certainly help!

Feel free to send any royalty checks my way.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: March 21, 2013, 12:19:25 AM »
Oh, and I watched 65 minutes of Primer today as well. I realize I only had 5 minutes left, but I was so fucking lost at that point I didn't even care. I respect it, I admire it, I think it's well done all things considered, and hell, I might even attempt to rewatch it someday, but damn....I don't think I've ever felt that lost in a movie before. Maybe I'm an idiot or something but just....yikes.

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Movies & TV / Re: Rate the last movie you've seen
« on: March 21, 2013, 12:09:35 AM »
The Usual Suspects
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It's pretty much as good as you would expect it to be. Kevin Spacey is UNBELIEVABLY awesome as the main character, Gabriel Bryne's great, and Del Toro is a major badass with wicked fashion sense. It's essentially a crime thriller with the narrative structure of something like Citizen Kane and a KILLER ending that I...kinda guessed right before it happened. Still though, it's brilliant, and it seems like one that'll be just as fun to rewatch as it was to see it the first time. Check it out, definitely -- one of the best movies of the 90s.


The Silence of the Lambs
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So I finally saw this, and....am I the only one who thinks it's a bit overrated? Sure, it's a fine movie, but it feels more like a really good one than an all-time GREAT one. I was never really *that* freaked out by it, and that's saying something -- it doesn't take much for a movie to scare me, and this one didn't really hit me at all. With the obvious exception of any moment when Anthony Hopkins was onscreen, it just kinda came off as a decent, well-made FBI thriller -- nothing too special, but definitely enjoyable. However, Hopkins' performance is truly dynamite, albeit a little weakened by its massive level of public awareness. It's sort of like how in The Godfather, the line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse" doesn't hold nearly the same amount of potency now that it did at its release, simply because it's so cliche. That's how I felt about a good deal of Hopkins' work here. But nevertheless -- a fine movie, just not one of my personal favorites.

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"...I listen to Epcot music on my iPod..."

So I'm not the only one does that!

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 328: Edufication
« on: March 05, 2013, 07:17:54 PM »
I quite enjoyed Little Inferno. Of course, it only took me about 3.5 hours to beat, and the ending didn't pull everything together quite as much as I had hoped, but I don't regret spending the ten bucks on it. Heck, I might even return to it sometime to try and go for all the combos -- it's surprisingly addicting.

I would delve into a deep discussion here on the whole "Will Wii U succeed?!?!" topic, but I think I'll save that for an email.

Oh, and hearing James and Jonny reference Brian Eno essentially made my week. It's not often I hear an allusion to my personal favorite solo artist, and it's even more awesome hearing it from you guys. 

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 327: In Tents Pro Duck Shun
« on: February 25, 2013, 07:09:34 PM »
To be honest, this is the first time I've noticed any Guillaume tension, or Gui-sion. But it's not like all this Guision is necessarily a bad thing -- heck, it makes the podcast more dynamic and interesting, if anything. Like, if we were to compare RFN to a David Lynch film (which, let's be honest, hasn't been done nearly enough since Greg left), we could say that Jonny is the Dennis Hopper to Guillaume's Kyle MacLachlan. Then again, maybe that's not the best metaphor....I have a very disturbing mental image of Johnny right now...

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 327: In Tents Pro Duck Shun
« on: February 25, 2013, 02:20:23 PM »
Great episode, per usual. However, one thing did stand out to me -- did anyone else notice the high levels of Guillaume/Jonny tension? Just me? (Also, god bless Pixelated Pixies' new signature -- stay all day if you want to, man)

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 317: Highway Through the Great Divide
« on: December 12, 2012, 10:22:42 PM »
Absolutely fantastic episode, guys. That Nintendo Power discussion was one of the best, most emotional things I've ever heard on the podcast. Jonny's getting choked up was...well, geez, the saddest thing I've heard since James' getting choked up while talking about Greg.

And yes, the trombone during the intro was LOL-tastic.

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia LVIII Land of the deleted posters dead thread.
« on: December 05, 2012, 06:01:33 PM »
I have no regrets.

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I went the boring route and used my real name. ID: ReaganJones

I'd like to get as many people as possible on here, so everybody add me. I'll accept 'em all.

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia LVIII: Radio Free Mafia Day 1
« on: December 03, 2012, 07:01:35 PM »
For anyone wondering, that was indeed irony...

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia LVIII: Radio Free Mafia Day 1
« on: December 03, 2012, 05:58:15 PM »
I'm getting tired of all this "strategy" crap. VOTE KHUSHRENADA

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