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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will you do with your Wii after you buy a Wii U?

« on: September 06, 2012, 01:06:42 AM »

Same thing I did with my N64 and Gamecube. Keep it exactly where it is 

You can't plug a Gameboy Player into a Wii, so keeping my Gamecube around this gen was a wise choice. Besides, I love that sexy little BOX. I'll never part ways with it.

Judging from the 3DS so far, Nintendo has upped its security, so I don't expect homebrew breakthroughs on the Wii U to be anything close to the Wii. I'll keep my Wii to play Brawl with custom textures and music.

Fixed.

Well technically mine is a cube since it has the GB Player attached =)

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: What will you do with your Wii after you buy a Wii U?

« on: September 05, 2012, 06:59:15 PM »

Same thing I did with my N64 and Gamecube. Keep it exactly where it is 

You can't plug a Gameboy Player into a Wii, so keeping my Gamecube around this gen was a wise choice. Besides, I love that sexy little Cube. I'll never part ways with it.

Judging from the 3DS so far, Nintendo has upped its security, so I don't expect homebrew breakthroughs on the Wii U to be anything close to the Wii. I'll keep my Wii to play Brawl with custom textures and music.

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TalkBack / Re: Wii U Possibly Launching on November 11

« on: September 05, 2012, 06:48:42 PM »

I've been hoping for multiple Wii U SKUs. I think this would be a great idea, if true.

Predictions:

$249 - Wii U + Controller
$299 - Wii U + Controller + Nintendo Land (eshop voucher)
$349 - Wii U + Controller + Nintendo Land (eshop voucher) + Wii U Pro Controller + $20 eshop voucher (good for 1 Gamecube game or a bunch of Virtual Console games)

I'm pretty positive on those first two. Things get real interesting at $349. Perhaps they'll opt to just include more storage space in the console. Extra Wii Mote(s)? New Super Mario Bros U?

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TalkBack / Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Sells Over One Million Copies in Japan

« on: September 05, 2012, 06:41:59 PM »

Not surprising.

I think the more interesting question is: How many millions will it end up selling? Can it reach the astronomical numbers of its DS and Wii brethren?

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Podcast Discussion / Re: RetroActive #24 Poll (Kirby Theme)

« on: September 02, 2012, 11:33:21 PM »

Voted for 64. Played it for the first time last year and was pleasantly surprised. Combining abilities is a fantastic concept, it really keeps the game from getting stale.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wind Waker tech tricks

« on: August 27, 2012, 02:04:12 PM »

And people say Nintendo isn't ready for HD development... they've been ready for 9 years!  : :

Wind Waker is still the best looking game I've ever played.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. WiiU (& 3DS)

« on: August 27, 2012, 02:01:41 PM »

I can't imagine some of the more iconic movesets being massively overhauled. Maybe small changes to select moves, like Mario's FLUDD or Falco's reflector in Brawl.

As for the clone discussion, speaking as a former Falco main, I can tell you he's a totally different character from Fox. I'm okay with clones, as they are a part of every fighting game ever made.

I'm not fine with a character as iconic as Ganondorf sharing such a similar moveset with Captain Falcon. Again, the two play very differently, but Ganon's moveset can easily be transferred to Black Shadow. Create something unique for arguably the greatest Nintendo villain of all time!

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Fan-Made Super Mario Galaxy 2.5 In The Works

« on: August 27, 2012, 01:47:03 PM »

Bob Bomb's Battlefield looks fantastic.

They've also managed to port Sunshine levels. Cool stuff.

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TalkBack / Re: Wii Virtual Console Games Will Transfer to Wii U

« on: August 27, 2012, 01:44:24 PM »

I thought the Virtual Console emulator had to be specifically updated for every new N64 release, which made all Rare games unplayable even via homebrew.

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TalkBack / Re: Seriously Nintendo, Still No Word on NFC Features?

« on: August 26, 2012, 04:47:04 PM »

I was surprised they pretty much ignored the feature at E3. I expect to see it at the September 13 press conference for Skylanders.

Also, Smash Bros NFC trophies. Guaranteed to happen.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Power Set to Stop Publication

« on: August 22, 2012, 11:03:38 AM »

It was inevitable, but it's still sad. Back in the day, Nintendo Power and EGM was my only real link to the greater world of video games. Those magazines sold me on a ton of games, I would read them cover to cover. Features full of gorgeous artwork, full game maps, cheat codes! And who can forget the Player's Guides?



So good. They don't make 'em like this anymore.

End of an era. RIP Nintendo Power.

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TalkBack / Re: Placing Bets on the Wii U Launch Lineup

« on: August 20, 2012, 01:50:52 AM »

$299 will get you:

-Wii U Console
-Wii U Gamepad
-Nintendoland

On November 18th.

Unfortunately, I'm not expecting Pikmin 3 or P-100 at launch. Mario will be there.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: August 14, 2012, 02:34:03 PM »

Capcom announcing something Wii U soon.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/capcom-wii-u-announcement-very-soon/0101226

Resident Evil 4: Wii U Edition.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 300: SPARTAAA!!!

« on: August 13, 2012, 02:51:58 PM »

Finally got through the entire thing. Only took me a week  :

In retrospect, the Wii's library wasn't great compared to past Nintendo consoles, but it was a fun experience to say the least. Virtual Console was great, and introduced me to a ton of NES and SNES games I missed.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals Massive List of Release Dates

« on: August 13, 2012, 11:09:01 AM »

That's a shame. I was looking forward to playing Luigi's Mansion on Halloween!

Nonetheless, Paper Mario will take up a huge chunk of my time this holiday. Oh, and that new console.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. WiiU (& 3DS)

« on: August 13, 2012, 11:06:11 AM »

Smash Bros Brawl - 11 million copies

Smash Bros Melee - 7 million copies

Once again, Smash Bros is not a tournament fighter series and was never meant to be.  The sales show most people who play Smash Bros don't care.  People buy Smash Bros because it a great party fighting series, not because they want to win money at Evo.

This is something some of you can't seem to realize.  The tournament side of Smash Bros makes up a very small percent of the real audience.  To say Nintendo need to please both sides is foolish when the tournament side makes up less then 1 percent of the overall fanbase.

That could be said for any fighting game.

People buy Street Fighter because they love the characters!

People buy Marvel vs. Capcom because they love Marvel!

Street Fighter IV, with all its expansions, sold 2 million+ units. Marvel sold about 1 million. I can assure you that the competitive community in both of those games makes up less than 1% of the overall fanbase. Yet, they are catered to.

Why?

Because these are the fans who will be playing the game day and night every day until the next iteration comes out. These are the fans who will suggest/sell the game (and console) to their friends and family. To purposely dumb the game down with tripping and slow, floaty mechanics in Brawl was a huge blunder by Sakurai. To make things worse, he admitted in an interview that Melee is the sharpest game in the series.

With Namco Bandai on board, I hope to see Smash Bros return to form when it comes to balance and gameplay. Giving competitive players the finger only hurts the game in the long run. Smash 64 and Melee were fantastic competitive and party games that are still played today, I'd like to think more than Brawl. I know my group of friends dropped the game as soon as they realized their favorite characters (Samus and Captain Falcon) were nerfed to the point of being unplayable. And these guys have never played a competitive match in their life 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: August 10, 2012, 01:33:14 AM »

 GameStop NA Wii U Promotion Officially Begins August 13th

Images of a GameStop Wii U advertisement have been circulating the internet today, and we now have confirmation of the “official” plans for the promotion. Since I have good relations with GameStop management, I can confirm that these are official Nintendo-made advertisements that are intended to go on display in GameStop stores on August 13th (though some stores may obviously have put theirs up early).
 
 I can also confirm that there is currently no SKU in the GameStop system for a Wii U pre-order, but I’m told it is likely that pre-orders will begin the same day or shortly after. With in-store advertising and official pre-orders just around the corner, it seems as though we’ve gotten our first sign that Nintendo will soon release the big news we’ve all been waiting for: Wii U’s price, release date, and other official launch details.

Source: http://gengame.net/2012/08/gamestop-na-wii-u-promotion-officially-begins-august-13th/


Can we expect a surprise Nintendo Direct on August 13th? I kinda doubt it since it's pre 3DS XL launch in North America, but we'll see.

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TalkBack / Re: Wii U Color Variations to Be Discussed When Nintendo Announces Launch Date

« on: August 10, 2012, 12:15:29 AM »

I'll stick with white.

People don't need to see the dust gather on my Nintendo console. That's only possible with white 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Mario Kart Wii/Smash Bros at a theater?

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:48:58 PM »

All I can think of is how bad the Wii games will look on 60 foot screens.

I once played Wii Sports in a movie theatre and it didn't look that bad.

I feel like it would be tough to play Smash Bros with a wired Gamecube controller, though  :

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wario Land (3DS Virtual Console)

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:38:31 PM »

I 100%'d Wario Land 3 and that was one of the most satisfying experiences of my gaming life. That entire game was quality. Probably in my top 3 Gameboy games of all time, and that's saying something.

Since then, I always wanted to play the other Wario Land games, but was never able to find them in stores. Thank God for the Virtual Console. I played and finished Mario Land for the first time last year, and am making my way through the fantastic Land 2 right now. Wario Land and Wario Land 2 (which should be out in North America soon?) are next, and my expectations are pretty high 

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TalkBack / Re: Touhoku Daigaku Kareiigakukenkyuujo Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu Monosugoku Nou o Kitareru 5

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:34:28 PM »

I wonder if we'll see a locaization of Touhoku Daigaku Kareiigakukenkyuujo Kawashima Ryuuta Kyouju Kanshuu Monosugoku Nou o Kitareru 5 Funkan no Oni Training in North America.

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TalkBack / Re: Gold Nunchuk on US Club Nintendo

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:33:13 PM »

The first worthwhile prize in a good while! Better enter some codes today. Pretty sure I have enough in reserve to reach platinum status 3 years over... and that's not including 3DS XL and Wii U this year. Yipes.

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS XL: The Comically Large Handheld

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:31:51 PM »

I've never really been an "on the go" gamer. Since my very youngest years, Gameboy was banned at my school, so my Pokemon adventures were relegated to my home. In fact, more often then not I was playing Pokemon on my TV via the transfer pak and Pokemon Stadium. So I'm a huge fan of the XL revisions. Being able to fit my portables in my pocket never was, and probably never will, be a concern for me. I'll take bigger screens any day of the week.

I love my DSi XL, and I know I'm going to love my 3DS XL. Now if only NOA released it in white...

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Super Smash Bros. WiiU (& 3DS)

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:26:31 PM »

EAD Tokyo is definitely cooking something up for Wii U. I'm sure they were on it as soon as development wrapped up on 3D Land.

I think holiday 2013 is a safe bet for the 3D Wii U Mario. Nintendo is gonna need something big to compete with the PS4/720 launch. If Smash Bros isn't ready, Mario is their man.

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TalkBack / Re: Why New Super Mario Bros. 2 Cannot Rest on the Original's Laurels

« on: August 09, 2012, 04:18:42 PM »

I find it hard to garner excitement for a game that we outright know was handed to the B team, while the A
team is working on U. Which we'll be playing in no more than three months, by the way!

So far, reviews haven't exactly been glistening for the game. Maybe some are okay with simply a "solid" sequel to NSMB DS. I hold the Mario franchise to a higher standard than that. Of course, I'll give my final judgement when I play and finish the game, but things aren't looking good from where I'm standing.