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Sockymon

Sockymon

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Sockymon

#2

Sockymon commented on First UK Wii U Television Advertisement Breaks...:

They're facing the same problem as they had with the 3DS - it's not clear to the casual audience that it's a new console (doesn't help that it looks and sounds so much like the last one). Just looks like it's an ad for a PSP like handheld that works with a Wii. I'm sure once the games start rolling out, it'll take off - just not in the crazy way the Wii did.

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#6

Sockymon commented on Review: Planet Crashers (3DS eShop):

It's a little repetitive (IMHO) but I'm enjoying it. Perhaps £9 is a bit steep, maybe if it was closer to a fiver it would feel like a 7/10 game.

If this can go from being a £30 physical game to a £9 download, maybe Nintendo should pay attention when they're setting the price for their own download games.

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#12

Sockymon commented on Talking Point: Reviewing Nintendo's E3 Press C...:

It was OK, but they spent a lot of time explaining things that should be simple. Also, there are too many rehashes of Pac Man Vs. for me to get excited about just yet (as great as that game was). It reminds me of the Gamecube launch, when Nintendo held back on their big titles to create space for 3rd parties. Unfortunately, it didn't work out in the long run.

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#16

Sockymon commented on Rumour: Blockbuster UK Lists 25 Wii U Games:

Nothing much that grabs me there. I like to be early to the party with new hardware, but I think I'll be getting a lot of use from Wii U's backwards compatibility for the first few months of its life (i.e. still playing old games rather than picking up any of this lot)

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#25

Sockymon commented on Feature: The Wonder of Ugly Add-Ons:

Ah, these bring back memories... Nothing will bring me round to the Circle Pad Pro though, I just don't want to carry that hulking lump of plastic round with me.

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#29

Sockymon commented on Out Now: Nintendo 3DS Ambassador GBA Games:

Set them all off in 'sleep mode' download and by the time I'd eaten my Rice Krispies they were all ready to play on my train to work. Yoshi's Island seems to have aged well, but I don't think Mario Kart has.

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#36

Sockymon commented on Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!:

Yeah, this looks great. This will be a Day 1 download for me. Stuff like this is great for filling my commuting journey. StreetPass support just makes it essential. I hit a couple of people every day, so hopefully they'll be Freaks too.

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#40

Sockymon commented on Analogue Stick Add-On for 3DS Revealed:

This is comically bad. If it's just for MH then fine - I won't buy it 'cos it looks awful and adds loads of bulk. If it's part of a wider 32X upgrade type strategy for the 3DS then I'm sure it will be equally successful. (i.e. it will bomb)

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#41

Sockymon commented on Rumour: Nintendo Preparing Dual Analogue 3DS R...:

I wouldn't normally have given much credence to this, but if you look at the future release schedule on any of the online retailers (Amazon et al) they've all got diddly squat lined up for the 3DS in terms of games. Could it be killed off so soon...? I hope not.

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#42

Sockymon commented on Rumour: Nintendo Readying Big Announcement Nex...:

If Nintendo are bringing out a new price of hardware, something that's more focussed on pure gaming (two sticks) and might not even have 3D, could they be resurrecting the Gameboy line? Isn't this the second of their 3 pillars that they used to talk about?