NWR Interactive => TalkBack => Topic started by: Crimm on May 27, 2010, 05:58:46 PM
Title: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Crimm on May 27, 2010, 05:58:46 PM
Post your feedback on Dealy's fine work (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=23139) here.
Just don't make any suggestions, his cold, soulless, heart doesn't like it when you make suggestions.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Toruresu on May 27, 2010, 06:30:15 PM
That Wario game is awesome, Animal Crossing IS the same game as before and the other two, I won't even bother trying.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on May 27, 2010, 06:45:48 PM
Love the feature! Wario is a steal at that price.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Mop it up on May 27, 2010, 07:49:24 PM
Wario Land Shake It! is a great game, anyone with an interest in platformers should consider picking it up. Dawn of Discovery has always been out of stock the few times I wanted to buy it. I'll get it eventually... I'm not really into sports, so for a football game to interest me, it'd have to offer a twist. Academy of Champions sounds like a good idea on paper, but it would appear it wasn't executed well. I'll pass.
Animal Crossing IS the same game as before and the other two
I haven't played the others, but from what I read, it has quite a few new nifty features. I don't know what else you would expect from a SEQUEL to a game like Animal Crossing, other than building on what's there.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Shaymin on May 27, 2010, 11:31:03 PM
Forgive me Dealy, but I'm not sure if these are permanent price drops or one-off Amazon/etc sales.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: UncleBob on May 27, 2010, 11:52:34 PM
Wario Land is $16.99 and comes with a $10 Gift Card from GameStop.com http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=71848
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_Neal on May 28, 2010, 12:15:32 AM
Academy of Champions is a pile of ****.
That is all.
(Cool feature, bro)
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Mop it up on May 28, 2010, 01:25:11 AM
I guess a lot changed since your first impressions (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressionsArt.cfm?artid=18807)?
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Crimm on May 28, 2010, 01:38:14 AM
Dealy got his price data from a site other than Amazon, a company that is less likely to do sales. A game selling location, that's a one shop stop for new and used software.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 28, 2010, 02:00:44 AM
Crimm, you need to do an entire episode of RFN in character as Dealy. It would be fantastic.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Stratos on May 28, 2010, 03:56:52 AM
Pretty neat. But I thought we would get 4 DS games as well? Or will it switch off each time on the platform? Or is it purely random, and we could get any mixture of them at once?
I own three of those games.
I have AC and it is currently the game on top of my most played list on the Nintendo Channel and until Monster Hunter was the only one to break 100 hours other than Conduit (might have passed Conduit at this point). Never played the game before as I didn't think it would interest me but GP convinced me to give it a try and am I glad I took her advise.
I have Wario Land but have not finished it yet. Quite fun though.
I have an unopened copy of DoD on my shelf waiting to be played. I should try that soon. Probably before Civ 5 comes out because that will be gobbling up any time I want to spend on strategy games for a good while.
I like this feature...lol, features.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Crimm on May 28, 2010, 10:02:30 AM
It is totally random. I'm going to dig into the data Dealy saved off to see how many DS games it has, I wonder if my $15 standard is too low.
If it has a bunch of DS stuff and luck of the draw kicked in I'll do some changes to force it to select 2 of each.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Ian Sane on May 28, 2010, 12:10:44 PM
Quote
I haven't played the others, but from what I read, it has quite a few new nifty features. I don't know what else you would expect from a SEQUEL to a game like Animal Crossing, other than building on what's there.
Well they could have made the area completely different. There is no reason why you're still paying off your debt to Tom Nook. Or that K.K. Slider is the musician or Tortimer is the mayor. A true sequel to Animal Crossing would have had completely different characters to interact with. Instead it's just the same game but they add a few new things each time. Hell the game still uses a fixed perspective. Why couldn't they make a full 3D version?
Anyway, Animal Crossing IS worth buying if you don't any other version. It is a great game, it's just that you only need one version of it. Might as well get the Wii version if you don't have it.
Warioland however is a great game. If you're all ga-ga over NSMB Wii and don't have Warioland you're a damn hypocrite! Warioland is classic 2D platforming. And it uses SPRITES. No lazy-ass recycled Gamecube polygons here. Warioland is absolutely gorgeous. No Wii game has ever visually wowed my friends except Warioland. It makes you wish that more 2D console games were made and were made with this quality of artwork.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 28, 2010, 12:29:37 PM
Wario Land looks puzzly rather than acrobatic. That doesn't look classic. I'm looking for jumping and more jumping.
Wario Land isn't multiplayer, either, which means I can't punish my friends.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_Neal on May 28, 2010, 12:49:22 PM
I'm pretty sure I read your disappointment somewhere without involving the Newscast.
It may have surfaced somewhere else, but as the story goes, I got the game, was set to review it, and then was so damn disapointed by it that Zach reviewed it.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Crimm on May 28, 2010, 03:58:44 PM
Zach says as much in the review.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Stratos on May 28, 2010, 09:35:11 PM
I'm pretty sure I read your disappointment somewhere without involving the Newscast.
It may have surfaced somewhere else, but as the story goes, I got the game, was set to review it, and then was so damn disapointed by it that Zach reviewed it.
I gathered from your blog entry about the game that you were going to be disappointed in the final product.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Mop it up on May 29, 2010, 04:45:03 AM
If I had time to write more on Academy, I would have. Remember the ol' "We're all doing this volunteer" thing.
This reminds me of a suggestion I had. Have you folks considered getting one of those voice recognition programs which types out whatever you say? Then you could post a written version of the podcasts with no extra effort! It'd be great for people like me who are interested in the topics but can't/don't like to listen to them.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Stratos on May 29, 2010, 05:44:36 PM
Imagine the editing nightmare that would be. Though I guess the show is already a monstrous beast to edit to the production standard it has set.
I was thinking more along the lines of thought-stream styled impressions and previews. Talk about the game while playing and the computer records your thoughts as you go.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Mop it up on May 29, 2010, 06:03:21 PM
Editing the text portion wouldn't be necessary. Just make it clear it is a direct transcript. People who want a text version likely wouldn't care; I know I wouldn't.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Shaymin on May 29, 2010, 06:10:19 PM
There's a transcription service called Pods In Print (http://www.podsinprint.com) that does it, but they charge $1.75/minute at minimum for the service which may be beyond the budget of the site.
Short of having a transcriber that also is a site visitor and willing to do it pro bono...
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_Lindy on May 30, 2010, 04:02:41 PM
I think the $15 standard for DS games is perfect, because that's when DS games become real deals. I wouldn't have bought Fire Emblem at $20, but at $13.99 I snatched it up.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: AV on May 30, 2010, 09:48:06 PM
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Mop it up on May 30, 2010, 09:49:20 PM
Description says "dance pad not included."
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: UncleBob on May 30, 2010, 10:15:30 PM
You want DS deals?
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=76623 Glory of Heracles for the DS. $10.99 + shipping. Comes with a $10 game credit off a future purchase. Use coupon code SAVER for free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Heracles-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EE5RKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1275271944&sr=8-1 Glory of Heracles for the DS. $10.99 + shipping. Comes with a $10 game credit off a future purchase. Comes with $5 MP3 credit. Free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Stratos on May 31, 2010, 05:26:12 AM
http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Heracles-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EE5RKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1275271944&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Heracles-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EE5RKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1275271944&sr=8-1) Glory of Heracles for the DS. $10.99 + shipping. Comes with a $10 game credit off a future purchase. Comes with $5 MP3 credit. Free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
Sooo... basically between the game and MP3 credits they are paying you to buy this game? Wow. I almost want to buy it just because of that.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2010, 01:26:01 PM
Why is everyone force feeding me a sale of Glory of Heracles?
Chances are I would never get around to playing it, but.... but.... there have been so many deals just basically giving it away.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Stratos on May 31, 2010, 06:10:20 PM
It sold that poorly?
Or maybe it's like how I got my current car. It was tagged on a really low sales price with the intent of getting people to come in and look and the sales people hoped to show off other models and get them to buy new instead of that used car. I just went straight for the one so I got an awesome deal.
You only get free shipping when you order $25 or more. This is why Amazon always offers the free shipping like that. If you want the game 'for free' you have to buy something else. It's like those pizza coupons where you 'buy one get one free'. You have to buy the first at regular price. Most people buy one with a coupon so they only spend $10 or so on one pizza. If you wanbted to get the free one they you have to pay full price instead of coupon/special price which makes it $15-20 for the one plus the free one. Its a sales trick to get people to spend more than they originally intended. It's why they ask if you want fries with your order and I offer soda and breadsticks for only $4 more with your pizza. And it certainly works for Amazon because I ALWAYS order enough to make the free shipping and spend twice as much as I usually would.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: noname2200 on May 31, 2010, 07:12:52 PM
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=76623 (http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=76623) Glory of Heracles for the DS. $10.99 + shipping. Comes with a $10 game credit off a future purchase. Use coupon code SAVER for free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Heracles-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EE5RKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1275271944&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Heracles-Nintendo-DS/dp/B002EE5RKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1275271944&sr=8-1) Glory of Heracles for the DS. $10.99 + shipping. Comes with a $10 game credit off a future purchase. Comes with $5 MP3 credit. Free shipping on orders of $25 or more.
I want DS deals!
Just not that DS deal!
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: Crimm on May 31, 2010, 11:30:45 PM
I tried to tweak Dealy today for a few reasons, but I've been having a hard time with the reg. ex. for the new site I'm scraping. Dealy responded giving me whatever the hell it wanted. Nobody was happy with the results.
As for Glory of Heracles, odd coincidence here, I reviewed that (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/reviewArt.cfm?artid=22685). 7.0
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 01, 2010, 04:54:35 AM
I have Amazon Prime, so I'd get free shipping on that without buying anything else. That means I'd come out of it 4 bucks ahead, but I'm still not really interested.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 02, 2010, 12:40:10 PM
What are all the benefits to Amazon Prime, because I've probably spent about $1500 on Amazon.com just this year so far and a Prime membership sounds like it really may have been worth the cost of admission.
but I figured that the minute I join Prime is when I just coincidentally stop using Amazon so much.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 02, 2010, 01:10:30 PM
Prime gives you free 2-day shipping on any item sold directly by Amazon (not from a third party company operating through Amazon's site) and 1 day shipping for $4/item. In my limited experience, release day shipping for a game has been free.
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on June 02, 2010, 01:14:30 PM
How much does it cost? $70 for the year?
Title: Re: The Deal Machine - May 2010
Post by: NWR_insanolord on June 02, 2010, 01:25:51 PM
Yeah, that's it. It makes Amazon much more appealing for buying new release games than it is when you have to choose between paying extra for shipping or waiting longer to play something with the free shipping, and has come in really handy when I've used it to buy a few small things that otherwise would have required me to pay almost as much as the cost of the item for shipping.
