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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Xenoblade Chronicles.Confirmed for North America April 6th 2012

« on: March 28, 2012, 04:01:35 AM »

Nice to see GameTrailers liking the Xenoblade Chronicles.

and even more surprisingly they managed to put together a video review with minimal spoilers.  Compared to their abysmal recent Tales of Graces F review (an excellent game I feel was judged unfairly and had some pretty nasty spoilers in the review), that's a pretty big step up.

Hmm, I watched the Tales of Graces f review as well. I wonder if this is being a case me being horribly inattentive or very ignorant of Graces f's story but I didn't feel spoiled too much from watching the review. Maybe some of what they spoiled isn't much of a spoiler for someone who has yet to play the game? Hmm, perhaps I'm just trying to forget the review in case I happen to play Graces f some day.

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

« on: March 27, 2012, 03:16:56 AM »

Right now, I hope PSO 2 gets ported from Vita to Wii U.

If Sega gets to run or have access to their own network on the Wii U, then it's a possibility. News today have stated that Phantasy Star Online 2 will be a free-to-play game (with a cash shop) and looking at early summer for the PC release and 2013 for the Vita version. The PC and Vita version will be played on the same server. If Sonic Team is confident that the Vita has enough control inputs to match PSO2, then I hope they consider a Wii U version too! Also, I hope Nintendo lets Sega run the free-to-play game somehow.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

« on: March 22, 2012, 03:55:51 PM »

You mean something like Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks? Or something with sprites again?

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TalkBack / Re: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Coming to North America and Europe

« on: March 22, 2012, 03:46:37 PM »

Bounce to the beat of all the chocobo theme variations!

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

« on: March 22, 2012, 04:15:57 AM »

I've never played an MMO, but I'm sure that if you really need to press combinations of buttons at the same time, they can be replaced bu a combination of buttons on the controller and icons on the touch screen.
no need to hit Shift-S for your spell book or whatever and then shift l for your lava spell when you could just touch your spell book and then tap your lava spell.

but at the same time I am also in the multi-touch uMote camp because there are lots of things that multi-touch could come in handy for.

Having played a bunch of World of Warcraft, WoW derivatives, and Korean grinders, there is a silly amount of actions and functions you can perform. Along with the ubiquitous 1-0 hot bar keys, there are all sorts of displays and menus you can access alongside the text chat. However, as with a lot of PC-centric  games, there are a lot of things you can do at any given moment but only a few things that would be meaningful in a given moment. With some smart design, the touchscreen should do just fine with a MMORPG.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 21, 2012, 08:20:16 PM »

Japan numbers!

http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/21/this-week-in-sales-pokemon-and-japanese-warlords-conquer-the-land/

Period: The week of March 12th – March 18th (2012)

Top-seller: Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition – 172,027

Nintendo 3DS sales: 64,017 | Total sales: 5,306,656

PlayStation Vita sales: 10,021 | Total sales: 620,083

Lw   Tw   Title   Weekly Sales   Total Sales   Sys.   Publisher
New   01.   Pokémon + Nobunaga’s Ambition   172,027   New   DS   Pokemon Co.
New   02.   Shining Blade   122,257   New   PSP   Sega
New   03.   Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable   62,408   New   PSP   Namco Bandai
01.   04.   One Piece: Pirate Warriors   34,600   780,508   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   05.   Tokimeki Memorial Girl’s Side Premium: 3rd Story   27,717   New   PSP   Konami
01.   06.   Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai   18,341   105,017   3DS   Sega
New   07.   Onna no Ko to Misshitsu ni Itara **shichau Kamoshirenai   18,291   New   3DS   D3 Publisher
07.   08.   Mario Kart 7   17,064   1,581,089   3DS   Nintendo
10.   09.   Monster Hunter Tri G   16,924   1,314,720   3DS   Capcom
06.   10.   Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games   16,183   82,924 3DS   Nintendo
08.   11.   Super Mario 3D Land   15,801   1,419,455   3DS   Nintendo
09.   12.   Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin   12,331   137,217   3DS   Marvelous AQL
03.   13.   Street Fighter X Tekken   11,611   70,082   PS3   Capcom
New   14.   Winning Post 7 2012   11,524   New   PS3   Tecmo Koei
New   15.   Amnesia Later   10,936   New   PSP   Idea Factory
New   16.   Labyrinth Tower Legacista   9,820   New   PS3   Nippon Ichi
05.   17.   Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D   9,027   47,401   3DS   Konami
04.   18.   Mobile Suit Gundam UC   8,871   60,540   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   19.   Winning Post 7 2012   8,455   New   PSP   Tecmo Koei
New   20.   Mass Effect 3   8,142   New   PS3   Electronic Arts

3DS   64,017
PS3   27,900
PSP   18,633
Vita   10,021
Wii   8,127
PS2   1,165
Xbox 360   1,145
DSi LL   853
DSi   617

The combine power of Pokemon and Nobunaga's Ambition is just making off with all the money. However, Shining Blade and Madoka Portable are no slouch either. Mass Effect 3 barely makes it in the chart in it's first week of release.

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TalkBack / Re: Kid Icarus: Uprising Review

« on: March 20, 2012, 02:10:15 AM »

I don't trust their reviews, and I don't see why anyone else should, either. 

Eh, it's another score to throw in an aggregate. Always good to make that sample size bigger. Then again, I don't get hung up on reviews and review scores with any sort of reaction more than, "Eh, that sounds pretty bad"; "Eh, that sounds kinda good"'; or, "Hmm, that looks interesting." From there, it's one more step to buying the game or passing on it.

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TalkBack / Re: Kid Icarus: Uprising Review

« on: March 20, 2012, 12:08:37 AM »

Really curious how other reviews shake out. The controls for the third-person shooter segments and holding the 3DS seem to be the most divisive points.

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

« on: March 19, 2012, 11:50:04 PM »

Do people still play Counter Strike?

Yup. It's the 5th and 6th most played game on Steam today.
Current   Peak Today

13,615   74,832       Counter-Strike
12,531   62,836       Counter-Strike: Source

Never underestimate gamers to continue playing a game.

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TalkBack / Re: EA Shutting Down Some Online Services

« on: March 19, 2012, 11:45:27 PM »

Hah, yeah. Apparently, EA doesn't care how worse and worse they look as long as they save the trivial amount of cash used to have a master server running. It's even more unnecessary when you consider the bulk of the online play is handled peer-to-peer.

This destroys the one and only reason why the Online Pass thing might ever have been a good idea. If they are still shutting down even the games which have it, then what good is it? I would never buy an online pass. If the game includes it, fine, but I would never spend extra on one, because the plug is still going to be pulled eventually regardless.

Heh. Having the scheme read as "Used Game Penalty" probably wouldn't go over as well. It would be honest though. Oh, another stupid thing is that online support for The Saboteur (a single-player game) will be pulled and some extra content will be unavailable (legitimately, at least). I think the content included nudity for the game's gentleman's club hideout.

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TalkBack / Re: Kid Icarus: Uprising + Circle Pad Pro + Stand = a Monster

« on: March 19, 2012, 03:55:17 PM »

Add pictures of folding the 3DS stand in to it's compact form! It looked really neat in the Nintendo Direct presentation.


This combination of all the current official 3DS accessories doesn't look too bad to me. I guess I'm a little weird? Maybe it is all my time spent with a Game Gear and its AC adapter plugged in to a socket that is the reason this doesn't look like a monstrous perversion of a handheld device to me.

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TalkBack / Re: Ghost Recon on Wii U Will Have In-Game Purchases

« on: March 19, 2012, 02:56:37 PM »

Having the Wii U game be the same free-to-play structure as the PC version would be nice for parity. I doubt Nintendo would let that fly so I expect there will be a US$10-15 base pack or something. It would be interesting if you could download and play the game for free on the Wii U. Ghost Recon Online would be one of the first, if not the first, free-to-play games to have a home console version.

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TalkBack / Re: Sega Ending Virtual Console Distribution of Sonic Games in Japan

« on: March 19, 2012, 03:40:48 AM »

If the leasing theory was true, wouldn't other third-party games on the Virtual Console have expired long before Sonic's term was up?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Virtual_Console_games_(Japan)
[Master System] Sonic the Hedgehog   Sega   August 5, 2008   A

[Master System] Fantasy Zone   Sega   March 11, 2008   A
[Famicom] Gradius   Konami   December 2, 2006   A

There are third-party titles available since the launch of the service and I doubt they are being purchased more often than Sonic games.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 19, 2012, 03:30:25 AM »

I'm actually surprised at how poorly the Vita is doing.  It makes me wonder if the constant price drops these game companies put out have people waiting. 

I got to try out a Vita today and I was impressed with it.  I had a PSP/DS last gen and haven't jumped into the new gen yet, but the Vita is a slick piece of equipment.  I think it's improved over the PSP in numerous areas.  The screen is supernice and the touch screen is great keeping in mind that people will be using their hands instead of a stylus.  The processor seems capable of putting out PS3 style graphics in the palm of your hand.   And the dual analog is a nice addition. 

The 3ds I didn't get the same feeling.  I bought an XL and it's painful for me to go back to a screen that small.  I can still notice jaggies which were omni-present on most of the DS games.  And I'm not a fan of the slide pad, I'd rather have a stick. 

Your whole post in general sounds like Sony propaganda, especially the second paragraph. Did Sony pay you to say that?

Having got to briefly handle one myself at a Best Buy, I can attest to the quality of the screen and the sticks. The Vita really is an impressive piece of hardware for its US$250 asking price. And this is coming from some one who got a PSP and has no interest in buying a Vita at the moment.

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TalkBack / Re: Kid Icarus: Uprising Unboxing and AR Cards

« on: March 19, 2012, 03:24:49 AM »

Didn't know the manuals of 3DS games are a fold-out sheet rather than a booklet. Kinda makes me sad.


The little portraits is a nice touch.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 16, 2012, 11:54:51 AM »

If they wanted portable FIFA they should have saved some money and bought the 3DS one, which, as I've pointed out, is fantastic. Right up there with Mario and Resident Evil as one of the best games on the system.

True, but isn't there a history of Nintendo not being as popular as its competitors in Europe? I've heard on hearsay that non-Nintendo systems like the Mega Drive and Playstation are/were more popular. Never did check for hard numbers though.

As for Dragon's Dogma, you sure there's a Vita version? That's the first I've heard of it.

There isn't a Vita version, or at least it hasn't been announced. I think he ment Monster Hunter, but both games look so similar that I can see anyone getting confused by it.

Ah, those two games look different in my eyes. That may come from familiarity. Monster Hunter looks more colorful and goofier. Dragon's Dogma in comparison looks a bit drab and dark.

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TalkBack / Re: Sega Ending Virtual Console Distribution of Sonic Games in Japan

« on: March 16, 2012, 11:44:21 AM »

Odd pulls from the store. I guess contracts, licenses, or some such have expired?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 16, 2012, 07:27:52 AM »

In the US the Vita is doing better and in Europe the Vita is doing great (not sure why since it costs the most there).  It's strange to see the Vita doing badly in Japan but so far no major RPG hit the system (Capcom's Dragon Dorma might change that).

Europe has a history of buying Sony stuff, hasn't it? Also, I'll bet some people wanted more portable FIFA. As for Dragon's Dogma, you sure there's a Vita version? That's the first I've heard of it.
As far as RPGs go, there haven't been big splashes for the Vita. It does have a Monster Hunter type game in Ragnarok Odyssey.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 14, 2012, 07:57:36 PM »

Japan Numbers!
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/03/14/this-week-in-sales-the-debut-of-hatsune-miku-and-future-stars-project-mirai/



Period: The week of March 5th – March 11th (2012)

Top-seller: One Piece: Pirate Warriors – 90,133

Nintendo 3DS sales: 68,951 | Total sales: 5,242,639

PlayStation Vita sales: 10,041 | Total sales: 610,062

Lw   Tw   Title   Weekly Sales   Total Sales   Sys.   Publisher
01.   01.   One Piece: Pirate Warriors   90,133   745,907   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   02.   Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai   86,676   New   3DS   Sega
New   03.   Street Fighter X Tekken   58,471   New   PS3   Capcom
New   04.   Mobile Suit Gundam UC   51,669   New   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   05.   Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D   38,374   New   3DS   Konami
02.   06.   Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games   23,587   66,741   3DS   Nintendo
06.   07.   Mario Kart 7   17,813   1,564,025   3DS   Nintendo
08.   08.   Super Mario 3D Land   17,336   1,403,654   3DS   Nintendo
03.   09.   Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin   16,378   124,886   3DS   Marvelous AQL
09.   10.   Monster Hunter Tri G   14,286   1,297,797 3DS   Capcom
05.   11.   Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy   12,811   112,344   3DS   Square Enix
New   12.   Girls RPG: Cinderella Life   9,519   New   3DS   Level 5
07.   13.   Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations   8,591   92,266   PS3   Namco Bandai
New   14.   Street Fighter X Tekken   8,527   New   360   Capcom
New   15.   Unit 13   8,089   New   PSV   Sony
11.   16.   Doraemon: Nobita no Kiseki no Shima   6,546   18,775   3DS   Furyuu
10.   17.   Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave   5,164   102,831   PSP   Namco Bandai
16.   18.   Just Dance Wii   5,152   560,301   Wii   Nintendo
18.   19.   Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (PSP the Best)   5,104   212,627   PSP   Capcom
22.   20.   Wii Sports Resort   5,000   887,800   Wii   Nintendo

Familiar titles sticking around with some new ones popping up. Project Mirai's first week sales are the lowest compared to the Project Diva series. Snake Eater 3D sales comparable to Peace Walker HD.


EDIT:
http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20120314064/

3DS   68,951
PS3   34,816
PSP   16,176
Vita   10,041
Wii   8,322
PS2   1,363
Xbox 360   1,290
DSi LL   850
DSi   502

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

« on: March 13, 2012, 02:48:57 AM »

Nintendo having an exclusive and successful shooter series or two would be good. Don't know who would be making it unless Retro would be okay staring down the barrel of a different gun for the good part of another decade. Maybe Nintendo can fuse/collaborate Retro, High Voltage, and n-Space and make some magic!

The rumor that interests me most is Nintendo taking a loss on the Wii U. Given the history of how Nintendo profits off of selling hardware, this is an unexpected and aggressive move if it is true. It might mean a cheap home console, or it could be that the system has a lot of pep.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: March 12, 2012, 04:52:39 PM »

To be fair to Pachter, he did say the Wii U will be a Dreamcast for Nintendo if it is a X360 with a tablet controller that is priced more than US$150. It's a hypothetical. Also, he goes on to say (what we all know :p) that he knows nothing.

Sure, it is annoying that he doesn't seem to know of the rumblings and rumors of the Wii U's capabilities, but whatever.

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

« on: March 11, 2012, 05:41:22 PM »

Unreal Engine 3 was the most popular engine of this generation, but I think it also had the least imaginative games and the art design usually had a very similar feel across the games that used it. I hope another engine is more popular next gen.

Alice: Madness Returns, Asura's Wrath, Mirror's Edge, and TERA look similar to each other?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unreal_Engine_games#Unreal_Engine_3

Granted most of the UE3 games look like Gears of War, but that is not the fault of the engine.

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General Gaming / Re: Xbox720 - that's 2 full revolutions - to hit in 2012? ~Rumor/Speculation Thread~

« on: March 09, 2012, 09:49:16 PM »

I wonder if Microsoft is thinking about having consumers come in stores with USB memory drives or flash memory cards to grab the game data and then install it to the Durango hard drive. That sounds like too much of a hassle compared to buying a plastic box with a plastic disc in it.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Files Trademark for Pokémon Adventure Camp

« on: March 09, 2012, 04:46:38 PM »

A follow up or successor to PokePark? Or maybe a spin on Pokemon Ranger? It's most likely something new. I'm just curious if you will be controlling a human or a Pokemon.


EDIT: Or maybe it's not a game, as implied by the last sentence. Maybe it's some sort of organized outdoor event or theme park.

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TalkBack / Re: European Wii Shop Losing Some Downloadable Content

« on: March 09, 2012, 04:14:05 PM »

Is it a rights issue? There is no one to pay the royalties to?