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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?
« on: November 23, 2011, 01:47:44 AM »
And Kmart is also running a bonus 5% off online only (and free shipping on orders > $49 or store pickup).
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Amazing Deals!
« on: November 22, 2011, 08:05:14 PM »
From what I understand, it's an ongoing policy that all new games have the credit if you buy them within the first week of launch. It just prints out the coupon with the receipt.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Amazing Deals!
« on: November 22, 2011, 06:32:15 PM »Send a PM to SHC-Gamer - apparently works at K-mart's HQ in their gaming department. Has done CAGs a great job in securing their advertised deals and such. I really wish I had a Kmart somewhere near me.To update, I sent an e-mail and eventually got a response where they checked and found that the store now had it in stock, but that was days later.
There happen to be a bunch of K-Marts around here though, so here's what happened.
K-Mart A was the original fail.
Picked up Mario the next morning at K-Mart B (which was in much better condition inside). Got my $15 credit and $5 credit for holiday lighting (wtf?).
Called K-Mart C about Skyward Sword. They said they had it, but then when I went, it turned out that they didn't get any of the bundle in and wouldn't until Tuesday (at least they knew when their shipments were!)
Tried K-Mart B the next day, but they didn't have it.
Went to K-Mart D today (Tuesday), and they did indeed have it. Used the $15 credit and got $20 credit and another $5 credit for holiday lighting.
Next up is Mario Kart 7.
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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 21, 2011, 11:21:12 PM »
I actually could have gotten all of the easier ones, but we stopped before then.
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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 21, 2011, 09:31:01 PM »
"... but apparently not enough."
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
« on: November 20, 2011, 08:48:04 PM »The guy seriously needs an editor and a lesson in professional writing, as he's prone to tangents; rants; and insults at the reader. He can't seem to make up his mind if he's writing a Skyward Sword review or a rant about how much worse the Wii has made gaming.That's why I wouldn't call it a review.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
« on: November 20, 2011, 04:31:09 PM »
I wouldn't really call that a review.
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General Chat / Re: Holy Crap! *New Tech/Gadget Thread*
« on: November 20, 2011, 04:13:48 PM »
The next Wii sensor bar could be stickers. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-scientists-long-lasting-infrared-emitting-material.html
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TalkBack / Re: Square Enix Licenses Unreal Engine 3 for Upcoming Games
« on: November 19, 2011, 01:38:00 PM »
This could be for Eidos.
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TalkBack / Re: How I Learned to Play Skyward Sword
« on: November 19, 2011, 12:09:54 AM »I found the note about the IR sensor getting interference from the sun interesting, as I've thought for a long time that I always had the most motion control problems with my Wii remote during the day (despite my blinds being shut, my TV sits right in front of my window).Blinds tend to have those little holes for the drawstrings... those let in points of light that look a lot like the Sensor Bar LEDs to the Wii Remote.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: November 18, 2011, 09:54:21 PM »
You wouldn't need to ship the card, by the way; you just need to copy the relevant files, and you could e-mail them.
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TalkBack / Re: How I Learned to Play Skyward Sword
« on: November 18, 2011, 09:53:10 PM »I would guess that the IR sensor is used to calibrate MotionPlus as you play, so you don't have to do it manually all the time as in Resort and some other early MP games. If you're moving around and aiming at the sun, the orientation would recalibrate in strange ways and confuse the game.It's a shame they didn't add a magnetometer to MotionPlus like Sony did with Move. At least the Wii U tablet will have it.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: November 18, 2011, 09:14:10 PM »It would be nice if I could mail an SD card to someone with my Galaxy 2 save data and let them beat the time trial for me and then return it with the seventy stars in place.There's nothing stopping you except willing parties.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: November 18, 2011, 08:57:47 PM »Apparently Nintendo views DLC as frivolous:No they don't; he's speaking out against the now-common models of unlocking game content already on the disc/shipping an incomplete game where you have to pay more to unlock the rest.
Now, I am currently playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 and I am stuck with 67 stars and the only way to get more is to complete a bunch of pain the ass time trial missions to aquire 70 starts to unlock the final level. I would be willing to pay Nintendo $9.99 for extra worlds for this game if it meant that I could earn more stars via non-time trialed worlds.That has nothing to do with DLC, and thank goodness they aren't listening to you because that business model has no place in Nintendo games.
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TalkBack / Re: How I Learned to Play Skyward Sword
« on: November 18, 2011, 06:25:55 PM »
Andy's problem was with external IR (the sun), so no, not in that case. I wonder if this was the problem with the demo unit I played at E3; there are often stray IR sources. I have to wonder just how the game is using the IR signal since it doesn't seem to use it directly.
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TalkBack / Re: 2nd Annual NWR Live Podcast Telethon for Child's Play
« on: November 18, 2011, 02:06:08 PM »
NIS America is graciously donating a James Jones NIS America RPG Prize Pack featuring Sakura Wars Wii, Phantom Brave Wii, and Atelier Annie DS!
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
« on: November 16, 2011, 04:44:57 PM »
I'm actually wondering if perhaps there's defective hardware out there rather than a major problem with the software. The Zelda demo I played at E3 was definitely fubared, but I played it on a different console than the rest of the staff.
On the other hand, early on, Neal thought he was going to give the game a lower score due to those controls, but they grew on him to the point that he loves them. For whatever reason, that transition didn't happen with some people. I asked him whether the control problem was because they were too sensitive or not sensitive enough, and he said it was too sensitive -- people who are used to waggle instead of precision controls will have to adjust. I guess the rest of us will know soon enough, but if this is truly the case, some people just aren't coordinated enough and there's not much Nintendo can do aside from having multiple control options.
On the other hand, early on, Neal thought he was going to give the game a lower score due to those controls, but they grew on him to the point that he loves them. For whatever reason, that transition didn't happen with some people. I asked him whether the control problem was because they were too sensitive or not sensitive enough, and he said it was too sensitive -- people who are used to waggle instead of precision controls will have to adjust. I guess the rest of us will know soon enough, but if this is truly the case, some people just aren't coordinated enough and there's not much Nintendo can do aside from having multiple control options.
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TalkBack / Re: Final Mario 3D Kart Tracks Revealed
« on: November 16, 2011, 01:02:14 PM »
They'll be coming.
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TalkBack / Re: Wii U's Online May Use EA Origin
« on: November 16, 2011, 02:44:10 AM »
Floods in Thailand shut down the factories.
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TalkBack / Re: Wii U's Online May Use EA Origin
« on: November 16, 2011, 01:50:40 AM »
Having seen EA's presentations regarding Origin, I absolutely believe that they're pushing for this, and I do hope it is an option as I'd like to see cross-platform multiplayer games. I don't know if Nintendo would go for it as the sole online platform, however.
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TalkBack / Re: The GameCube 10
« on: November 16, 2011, 01:47:29 AM »Cheatin' ass.... *shun*To be clear, you couldn't unlock all of the games without "cheating" since Nintendo never released the eReader cards necessary to unlock them. And those games were the only reason I bought Animal Crossing. At least my sister got some good playtime out of the main game.
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TalkBack / Re: The GameCube 10
« on: November 16, 2011, 12:01:12 AM »
Wait what? I unlocked the games, but no other items using Action Replay...
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Nintendo Gaming / Freakyforms Formee QR Code Collection
« on: November 15, 2011, 11:45:39 PM »
Post your best creations here!
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TalkBack / Re: Final Mario 3D Kart Tracks Revealed
« on: November 15, 2011, 07:21:47 PM »
Agreed there. The one thing I'm continually disappointed about with Mario Kart is the lack of battle stages.
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