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TalkBack / Re: eShop Adding Demos, DLC, and Internet Functionality

« on: October 28, 2011, 02:24:34 AM »

I have pretty much vowed to never use PayPal again.  I bought what I thought was a legitimate copy of Metroid Prime Hunters off of Ebay.  When I got it, it was obviously a fake, so I reported it.  I was told to send it back to the address from which it came and to provide tracking information.  I did so after taking lots of pictures, and I even made a Youtube video.  I tried contacting the user through Paypal multiple times, so everything is on record, but I don't remember them replying even once.  Anyway, after like a week or two, I get an e-mail about the ruling.  THEY RULED IN FAVOR OF THE SELLER.  Apparently, the tracking information was bad.  They didn't even ask for a confirmation or anything, and I was unable to appeal the ruling.  3 months later, the package came back to me because "they" never picked it up.  So, I'm out 20 bucks, and I'm stuck with a fake copy of Hunters......


That's just my two-cents on PayPal......

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Update Coming in November

« on: September 13, 2011, 01:34:06 AM »

Wow, I can't wait for this update!  Also, with the addition of 3D video recording, perhaps my dream of Skype on 3DS isn't so far-fetched after all?

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo 3DS Conference (09/13/2011) Times

« on: September 12, 2011, 10:56:43 AM »

Thanks for the time conversions!  I had already converted it for my time, but I still wasn't entirely sure.
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TalkBack / Re: Club Nintendo Year Coming to a Close

« on: June 28, 2011, 12:44:55 AM »

What exactly do you mean when you say the coins will expire?  I know that your count to 600 will reset to 0, but you aren't saying that our balance will change, are you?  I have exactly enough coins for Platinum status, and already have pretty much everything I want from the store, so I have nothing to spend them on if they're going to disappear.

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TalkBack / Re: Get Well Wishes for Zachary Miller

« on: May 23, 2011, 10:09:15 PM »

Good luck and get well soon!

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TalkBack / Re: Retro Studios Gearing Up for a New Title?

« on: April 20, 2011, 03:36:15 PM »

Ooh ooh!  I just had an awesome thought.  While I would love for them to be working on either Star Fox or Metroid, I wonder if they would be able to bring back Eternal Darkness?  Is there anything preventing that IP from being brought back?

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TalkBack / Re: Retro Studios Gearing Up for a New Title?

« on: April 19, 2011, 10:00:37 PM »

Wow, I would really love to get a job at Retro.  Sadly, I'm not that experienced with C# yet, and I've still got another year or so before I get my degree anyway.  I can only hope someday I'll be able to push myself into the Game Dev career, and Retro would be a GREAT place to start.


That said, I think they're working on a Star Fox revival.  They seem to be EXTREMELY good at reviving dead/nearly dead franchises, and Star Fox is basically screaming for a revival.  The last console Star Fox game I played was Assault, and that was about 5 years ago.  Come to think of it, it's the most recent one, besides Command, isn't it?  I think that's much too long without a Star Fox game....

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TalkBack / Re: Developer of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Revealed

« on: April 12, 2011, 05:16:04 PM »

That was already removed early on and only appeared in very early copies of the game, so that couldn't have been the reason.

Ahhh, I remember when Ganondorf's  blood was red.  Then it was green in the compilation for Gamecube.  Do you think it's completely gone now?

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS Game Spine Labels Show Off System Menu Icon

« on: March 21, 2011, 09:43:25 AM »

Yeah, I'm gonna go with "it just looks cool."

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TalkBack / Re: Star Fox 64 3D Preview

« on: February 15, 2011, 09:52:22 PM »

Yeah, I never had a rumble pack either.  Rumble just seems like an add-on to me anyway.  I can definitely live without it, but I wouldn't mind a bit having it.


I really hope this comes out sometime around the 3DS' launch.  I really want to relive it.  I haven't gotten to play it in quite some time because my N64 refuses to work correctly these days (it resets repeatedly moments after startup).......

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TalkBack / Re: Quick and Easy Ways to Spot a Bootleg Nintendo DS Game

« on: February 14, 2011, 10:02:42 PM »

How long ago was this?

Summer of '09.  The package was returned to me in November, I think, three months after I had sent it.

More than likely, PayPal will *not* side with you.

Yeah....I wish I had known that before I even bothered.  I thought SURELY they'd bring me justice, but noooo....They screwed me.  They said that I didn't provide accurate tracking information, and immediately closed the case without giving me a chance to try entering the tracking information again.  Also, I sent several e-mails to the seller through PayPal, and I don't remember him replying ONCE after I filed the complaint.

*Absolutely* do not send the counterfeit items back to the seller via USPS.  Again, you put yourself at risk of being accused of mail fraud.

I didn't know that.  I got lucky, it seems!

Oh, and I have not touched Ebay or PayPal since.  It's kinda lost the appeal.  I may use it again someday, but not anytime soon.

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TalkBack / Re: Quick and Easy Ways to Spot a Bootleg Nintendo DS Game

« on: February 14, 2011, 04:14:48 PM »

I've experienced this.  It really sucks.  I tried to get Metroid Prime:Hunters off of Ebay about a year ago, and got a cartridge that was obviously bootlegged.  What REALLY makes me angry is that when I filed my complaint, Paypal ruled in favor of the seller.  So, I'm out $20 and, to top it off, it came back to me in the mail after I sent it back like they told me to, so I'm stuck with it.


Anyway, great article!