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OK EA, actions speak louder than words. Discipline Idries Hamadi, the 'seasoned' developer who wrote the Eurogamer hatchet job the other week.

The comments in the article look very similar to quotes by Idries Hamadi, the Technical Director of Criterion. He was very complimentary when NFSMWU launched, but seems to have changed his opinion.

@taffy my ZombiU file is 5644MB including save and update data.

Any info on price for people who have transferred the game from their Wii? Any similar discounts to the NES and SNES games?

Edit: just checked. It does say preferential price for Wii version owners but doesn't say how much.

I love Mr Miyamoto's enthusiasm, and how Mr Iwata can't pronounce the 'r' sound. Looks a great app. I would prefer the physical copy but I can't see me visiting Paris anytime soon.

@RawkHawk013 It is quite likely that the reason that this service is being closed is more insidious than most of the people commenting on this thread believe, so how can any attempt at supporting the protection of children be a joke?

These kids might think they are swapping photos with a child of similar age but it is just as likely to be a middle aged deviant, or alternatively it could be a kid of the same age who just wants to display their pictures to everybody else at school. Either way lives are ruined because the natural curiosity of that age is violated.

1. Kids are stupid.
2. There is always some sicko out there willing to prey on that stupidity.

Personally, I applaud Nintendo for taking swift action.

@MadAussieBloke GTA V would disagree.

Surely cause headaches? I would think that anybody who downloads games is likely to have an external HDD.

When Nintendo delayed the summer update they did say it would arrive sometime between the end of September and the start of October, so the speculation about the update is justified.

This isn't the PAL version of the game is it? The version released in the EU on Wii U is the US version. You should correct the icon at the top of the review. (I am assuming that you have reviews the Wii U version rather than picking a copy on a UK SNES.)

Yes, but I would feel extremely dirty.

Played the PSN demo ages ago, and been waiting patiently for the Wii U release. Not long now.

The main problem, that most people didn't realise was that that you had to play it through to the end before you could play the levels properly. One of Rare's best. Like a lot of Rare games a walk through is advisable.

Played the demo on PS3, but waiting for the Wii U version.

With the recent system software update this update to Pikmin is almost invisible. The first I knew about it was a message that the update was complete as I launched the game.

Being able to play without the TV on is more than enough reason for me.

Did people not say exactly the same thing about the DS second screen adding nothing to games?

You can't expect a big game from all of Nintendo's franchises every year, but many people do and they are the ones who are always disappointed after an E3. I thought the games look great and I know that they will be working on their other franchises for the future. One thing that is disappointing is the lack of 3rd party support.

He says 'no publicly announced games' - what about unannounced games?

I remember the excitement of a Birthday or Toy Day on the GC version, hoping a NES game would appear in my post box - only to be met with crushing disappointment. It's like waiting for VC releases on a Thursday.

Does anybody still work at Rare who worked on the N64 titles? It makes a mockery of Microsoft's announcement that Rare are working on a sequel to one of their big franchises.

The Wii version wasn't bad. As a Sensible Soccer clone it ticked many boxes. For those looking for a FIFA like experience though, look elsewhere.

While I think PETA go over the top they do have a point. Would it be acceptable if a section of this game involved being a slave trader, and throwing pregnant women overboard?

Possibly related to the Runner 2 crashing problems? Gaijin said yesterday that the problem only affected retail Wii Us and so may not have been their fault.

You can't polish a turd.

So it doesn't work if your Wii U is connected via WiFi?

I feel so grateful to him that even though I bought it on my Wii U yesterday, I'm going to pick up the PS3 version too.

57 blocks? I can't believe it.

Considering Ubisoft have already said there is an improvement in AI on the PS4 version this is surprising. I wonder if, when this sells many more copies on PS3 than PS4, Ubisoft will panic and scale back development.

As for sony, I know seven years ago was a long time ago but I can't believe they can't remember that having simultaneous releases on both PS2 and PS3 impacted PS3 take up. Oh, but of course, the PS4 version in this case has immersive touchscreen features. All, what 1" of it?

No native backwards compatibility, and not being able to transfer/play PSN purchases on the PS4 will be a difficult sell.

The fact that they are already announcing games like Watch Dogs will ship on PS3 AND PS4 shows that Sony have learned nothing from the previous generation transition.

I still remember Burnout 2 very fondly on the GameCube. Criterion are an excellent developer.

It was a shame that their owners pulled them away from developing for Nintendo consoles. Nice to see that they have once again made the extra effort with a port to a Nintendo system.

Why would this postponement be 'the last thing Wii U needs right now'? The game has been universally panned, and will soon be filling up the bargain bins.

Cancelled my pre-order as soon as the reviews started appearing yesterday. In this case the delay of the Wii U version was very lucky.

How many developers have gone under because of the costs of development for HD consoles? How many will go under because those costs will increase even more for the Next Gen consoles. Microsoft and Sony seem, to me, to be racing headlong into another major crash of the gaming market.

Considering it was delayed, the non-integration of the game with the eShop is frustrating. Hopefully a patch to improve this will arrive in the future.

@JAPBOO from Joe Kane, who produces a range of TV Calibration discs gamma is defined as:-

Gamma The light output of a CRT is not linear with respect to the voltage input. This non-linearity follows an exponential function that is known as gamma. The camera has the inverse gamma of the CRT so that the resulting stage light input to CRT light output transfer will be somewhat linear, given the restrictions of the video system.

For CRT read HDTV - it's an old definition.

Clear now? It more or less boils down to if gamma is incorrect images may look too dark, or washed out.

@Damo same with me. I had to return to the menu and relaunch Trine 2 to trigger the update.

@Sun yes it does - any US program or movie that you watch on broadcast TV is sped up to compensate for the 50Hz issue.

Why does nobody ever complain about movies being sped up in Europe to compensate for the 50Hz issue?

It looks to me like you are just paying the difference between the price of the Wii and WiiU versions to add the extra functionality, or you can choose to keep the Wii versions.

I have over 240 VC and WiiWare games, and look forward to giving Nintendo even more money. I'm upset that it looks like TG-16 games will never be transferred over to Wii U.

@castlezelda they never said the update was unlikely. The previous story was about some DLC.

I'll take a guess at Acid Ghost, which is rumoured to be the game that ONM will have an exclusive on next month.

Already got Bayonetta on 360, and Vanquish on PS3, so probably wouldn't buy again, but I love Platinum Games so never say never. Looking forward to Anarchy Reigns next week, and Metal Gear Revengeance next month.

I can understand if new Wii U owners, who hadn't owned a Wii are a little upset, but this has been on the VC for 6 years - how many copies do you think they will have sold in the last year?

@Scarhino89 once you have purchased a VC game you are free to redownload it, even if it has been removed from the Shop. You just need to go through the 'Titles you've Downloaded' menu.

I am always reminded about the Windsor, Ontario and Detroit comparison in times like this. It is purely down to the American obsession with the 2nd amendment. It is lunacy. Nothing will change.

I thought the demo was fine apart from having to stop every 5 seconds to trace round a picture with my stylus. It interrupted the flow of the game, and how the game designers couldn't see that is a mystery to me.

I've noticed that recently review scores do tend to be migrating downwards across the board, apart from iOS apps. If anybody looked on metacritic over the last year or so they would typically see AAA titles around the 80-90 mark where several years ago, they would have averaged 90+.

Personally, I put it down to the fact that anybody with a PC can start a website, and call themselves a games reviewer.

I can't remember the last time I played a game where I had to think constantly about where to go, whether I had enough bullets, rations etc. Even walking down an empty corridor for the first time, and every beep on the motion sensor leaves me in a state of panic. Run around shooting zombies and being blasé and you will die, often.

@elmobius frozenbyte have already said that the enhancements made to the WiiU version would need to be downscaled for the other consoles, plus they are promising further graphical improvements in the December Update.