We finally have the Wii U launch details. Was ignorance bliss?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/31748
With Jon beginning an indefinite hiatus from the show (come back soon, buddy!), our good friend TYP steps in to help analyze and respond to the week's huge Wii U announcements. But first up is New Business, which is packed as usual. Mike starts with Star Fox 64 3D and his own take on Monster World IV, which again draws comparisons to black sheep favorite (and long-ago RetroActive game) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. James catches up with New Super Mario Bros. 2, which it seems he played for most of his overseas vacation last week. Jonny gets to try the Kickstarted DS strategy game, Diamond Trust of London, and he finds some franchise redemption in Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for Game Boy (and 3DS Virtual Console). Guillaume bats clean-up on the controversial Double Dragon Neon and the very odd Touch Detective, which he vastly prefers to Hotel Dusk.
We didn't bother with Now Playing, since the second segment directly concerns all the coverage dominating NWR this past week. Check out the event page for a convenient hub of all our recent Wii U news coverage and impressions of the launch games. On this podcast, we don't spend too much time on the hard facts but instead focus on our reactions to the various announcements and revelations, from the price to the implied delays and unexpected features. The gang isn't completely satisfied with what Nintendo showed, but we all expect to pick up a system at launch. It's part of the job, after all!
The poll is done, a winner declared, and just like that, the next RetroActive is off and running! We hope you'll join us in playing Kirby & The Amazing Mirror -- and as always, your thoughtful deposits into the official forum thread would be a great help. Also, don't forget to send in your emails because we'll probably answer more of those next week!
I'm not at all a hockey fan, Shaymin. ;-) The lock-out will affect Lindy more than I, for sure.
Sheesh James, stop being so harsh on monster hunter!
It's an HD Online version of the equivalent of the 2nd expansion pack of Tri. Each subsequent 're-release' is more like an expansion pack, akin to something like the frozen throne for warcraft 3, etc. It adds more content (equipment, monsters, weapon types), a new story mode, and a bunch of other additions to help streamline content. Anyone who is a huge fan can appreciate the amount of content that actually gets added. To anyone who doesnt know much about the series, do not assume this is just a modified port of the wii game. It's much more!
AND WHILST WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF CONSOLE LAUNCHES.
I have grown to loathe the expression "launch window". 6 months is a pretty big window.
AND WHILST WE ARE ON THE SUBJECT OF CONSOLE LAUNCHES.
I have grown to loathe the expression "launch window". 6 months is a pretty big window.
It's actually about 4 months for Wii U, not 6 months. As for the UK price, blame UK retailers since Nintendo decided to not even give them a recommended price, but instead just let retailers pick what price they wanted.
I got nothing. I'm just slow. Though in a related note I am sad I don't get to go to my Pre-Season game. They say I'm going to get tickets to a regular Season game so that won't be badI'm not at all a hockey fan, Shaymin. ;-) The lock-out will affect Lindy more than I, for sure.
Where as I am, so Connectivity will start being posted 15 minutes after we finish recording a segment. Then I'll lay in bed, stare at my Jonathan Toews poster, and weep quietly. :'(
I am Excited about MHTriU because in the states it will be a while for MH4 to come out. I do think its sort of silly there not just skipping to that really.
Complaining about your score is often the best way to lower it.
Don't take things so seriously...........