What a coincidence, I was thinking about this just a few hours ago after watching the Walking Dead and noting how similar the companies' names and logos are.
Such a shame to see a very enjoyable game tank like this. At least Chibi Robo will go out on a high (imo), even if this game doesn't live up to earlier entries in the series.
"Nikki has lived on in some official artwork and is still used in some areas of Nintendo's websites" As well as appearing in Mario Maker. Pretty big cameo to completely overlook, Nintendo Life...
Glad to see TriForce Heroes selling poorly; it sends a message to Nintendo that we expect a certain level of quality when it comes to Zelda titles.
I hope Chibi Robo somehow surprises next week with decent sales, but I'm not holding my breath.
We'll see if Yokai Watch is still around in 15 years time. I'm certain it won't - Level 5 take the Nintendo approach of releasing the same game over and over and multiply it by 100. Like with Professor Layton and Inzuma Eleven, people will eventually get bored.
@SpookyMeths You're confusing The Pokemon Company with Pokemon itself. While Pokemon is jointly owned by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, TPC is solely owned by Nintendo (AFAIK).
"it feels like there's something of a gap in the 3DS library when it comes to fighters"
Um, have you been living under a rock since the 3DS launch?
Street Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, BlazBlue and WWE All Stars are the good ones I can think of off the top of my head. I personally quite enjoyed Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion.
That looks so bloody tedious in single player.
Worst Zelda ever? (Including only games featuring the 'Legend of Zelda' moniker). It's looking that way.
And I'm still pretty peeved about no two player - screw you Nintendo for that.
@DoomTurtle I feel like the Dev has no interest in releasing those. @RCMADIAX is this true? I bought blok drop u expecting free DLC to arrive within a year. I'm still waiting and tbh the whole situation reeks of false advertising.
Really like this game. I hope once 3D Sonic & Knuckles is released owners of 3D Sonic 2 and 3 can unlock Knuckles as a playable character in those games. That would be cool
One thing I've just noticed about these titles is that many of them are linked to upcoming Wii U releases; namely Yoshi (in the US - assuming this promotion hits the US), Starfox, Mario Tennis and Zelda. (I assume Starfox was selected before the release date was moved). A great move on Nintendo's part.
I sense the developers themselves weren't entirely keen on the change in direction for our robot friend. But platformers sell, and the series deserved one last throw of the dice. I'm buying this, and I hope plenty of others do too.
@Soren Agreed. I don't understand why they need such a (seemingly) large profit margin on this. It pays for itself through tens of millions of new amiibo customers.
Nice idea to have ads on the web version - if there's revenue to be made why not? As long as they don't include ads in the console versions I'm OK with this.
I only use adblock on annoying websites, so I'll unblock Miiverse. (I don't block on Nintendo Life btw )
I heard the multiplayer was local only on 3DS and online on Wii U, so I'm surprised to see the opposite stated in the article. IMO both systems should have online.
@rjejr The Wii and DS also connected in certain games, such as Ultimate Band, Jam With the Band and I believe a Final Fantasy game that was on both systems.
I for one want to see more games implement the 3DS as a Wii U controller. Instead of a specific Smash Controller app, why not a universal one used for compatible games, such as Mario Kart.
@rjejr About the K'Nex deal, I would normally think this would indeed prevent a Nintendo tie in, but Doctor Who building sets are licensed to Character Building. I'm not sure about the other franchises represented in the game, but in this instance the LEGO Dimensions set doesn't seem to have affected pre-existing deals.
@rjejr Well I've never really liked Warriors games in general so I was never really gonna like it. And to be fair there is a lot of fun to be had in smashing your way through Zelda locations as your favourite characters (and Agitha). For fans of the genre I'm sure it's great (definitely seems to be the best Warriors game to me) but I prefer more complex action games like Bayonetta
@rdrunner1178 My comment was harsh to be fair I just find the moaning gets boring after a while. I'm in the UK, and our amiibo situation is pretty great at the moment, with most figures available online right now and many in stores. Still waiting on Greninja and Lucario restocks though...
I'm happy to hear there's download play but limiting the game to one OR three players is bloody annoying. The one thing that would sell me on this game is the ability to play through it with my brother. I've never passed on a Zelda before (I even bought the poor Hyrule Warriors) but this just isn't doing it for me.
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Re: Minecraft Wii U Edition Has Been Rated By PEGI
Releasing on Direct day?
Digital only then perhaps?
Re: Valhalla Game Studios is Being Sued Over a Trademark Dispute
What a coincidence, I was thinking about this just a few hours ago after watching the Walking Dead and noting how similar the companies' names and logos are.
Re: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash Endures Awful UK Launch as Mario Kart 7 Bundle Deals Drive It Up the Charts
Such a shame to see a very enjoyable game tank like this.
At least Chibi Robo will go out on a high (imo), even if this game doesn't live up to earlier entries in the series.
Re: Sega Themes Are Coming To Your 3DS This Week
I want the Dreamcast one! Still pretty cool themes, might pick up Game Gear or Mega Drive.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Fan Provides a Suprisingly Detailed 20 Point Plan to Improve the Wii U Version
Who has time to compose 68 pointless pages of writing about a video game!!!!
Re: Family Fishing Will Aim to Lure You in on the 3DS eShop
I love the 'Family' games on 3DS - they're surprisingly fun clones of Mario Kart and Mario Tennis. Looking forward to this.
Re: Swapnote's Nikki is Revived as a Fan-Created Character in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
@TeeJay What @Just_Ethan said
I for one was delighted to see her in it. So random!
Re: Swapnote's Nikki is Revived as a Fan-Created Character in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
"Nikki has lived on in some official artwork and is still used in some areas of Nintendo's websites"
As well as appearing in Mario Maker. Pretty big cameo to completely overlook, Nintendo Life...
Re: Nintendo Download: 6th November (Europe)
Anyone who doesn't have Siesta Fiesta, buy the sh*t out of it on sale. The game is a steal at its original price; 99p is just ludicrous value.
Re: Super Mario Maker Still Leads the Way for Nintendo in the UK as Tri Force Heroes Stumbles
Glad to see TriForce Heroes selling poorly; it sends a message to Nintendo that we expect a certain level of quality when it comes to Zelda titles.
I hope Chibi Robo somehow surprises next week with decent sales, but I'm not holding my breath.
Re: The Falco amiibo is Now Available for Pre-Order from the Nintendo UK Store
I ordered this a couple of days ago alongside a restocked greninja. Just need Lucario and the DLCs and I'll have all the characters I want!
Re: Yo-Kai Watch Will Be The Next Pokémon, Claims Viz Media
We'll see if Yokai Watch is still around in 15 years time.
I'm certain it won't - Level 5 take the Nintendo approach of releasing the same game over and over and multiply it by 100.
Like with Professor Layton and Inzuma Eleven, people will eventually get bored.
Re: Talking Point: As Rumours Come and Go the Desperation for a Nintendo Direct Grows
I am pining so hard for a Direct right now.
I need my fix.
Re: Review: Adventure Time: Finn and Jake Investigations (Wii U)
Delighted to hear Adventure Time's good track record with games continues (Explore the Dungeon notwithstanding). Can't wait to pick this up
Re: Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash Details Revealed, Including amiibo Support and Rosalina
Finally, some good amiibo support!
Much more likely to buy this game now.
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Passes Four Million Global Sales
Nice to see it sell so well. Nintendo need to make damn well sure they keep hold of this series.
Re: Fear Not SteamWorld Dig Fans, A Direct Sequel Could Still Happen
@Ogbert I concur.
We now know that Nindies are capable of producing their own amiibo, so Image & Form... step up!
Re: Two Tribes is Aiming to Get Toki Tori 3DS Out by the End of the Year
We don't really need another Toki Tori do we?
Has it ever been on Vita? Bring it to Vita.
Re: Lottie amiibo Will Be Exclusive to Best Buy in Canada
@MitchVogel As a multinational corporation, I don't think benefit to the consumer is high on Nintendo's list of priorities.
Re: Nintendo Increases Investment in Niantic, Developer of Pokémon Go
@SpookyMeths In fact I am likely misinformed on this, so disregard my comment if so
Re: Nintendo Increases Investment in Niantic, Developer of Pokémon Go
@SpookyMeths You're confusing The Pokemon Company with Pokemon itself.
While Pokemon is jointly owned by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, TPC is solely owned by Nintendo (AFAIK).
Re: Mega Yarn Yoshi, Exclusive To Toys "R" Us in North America, Given Release Date
"Quantities extremely limited!"
Why? For God's sake why? It's a children's toy at a toy store.
I'm not in America but this still p*sses me off.
Re: Review: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (3DS)
"it feels like there's something of a gap in the 3DS library when it comes to fighters"
Um, have you been living under a rock since the 3DS launch?
Street Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, BlazBlue and WWE All Stars are the good ones I can think of off the top of my head. I personally quite enjoyed Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion.
Re: Video: This is How Single Player Works in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
That looks so bloody tedious in single player.
Worst Zelda ever? (Including only games featuring the 'Legend of Zelda' moniker). It's looking that way.
And I'm still pretty peeved about no two player - screw you Nintendo for that.
Re: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash Fails to Clean Up in Japanese Charts
RIP Chibi Robo... it's a shame Nintendo rushed your last game instead of giving it the effort it deserved.
Re: COLOR BOMBS Will Splat Onto the North American Wii U eShop on 22nd October
@DoomTurtle I feel like the Dev has no interest in releasing those.
@RCMADIAX is this true? I bought blok drop u expecting free DLC to arrive within a year. I'm still waiting and tbh the whole situation reeks of false advertising.
Re: Review: Rakoo & Friends (Wii U eShop)
@rjejr If you're on a tablet just ask about the price. It's easier than booting up a PC!
I miss Nintendo Directs too
Re: Review: Rakoo & Friends (Wii U eShop)
@rjejr Price is up in the corner - $9.90!
Re: Review: Gemology (Wii U eShop)
@jakysnakydx Gotcha. Just doesn't seem to represent $7 worth of value to me.
Re: Review: Gemology (Wii U eShop)
@jakysnakydx I skimmed it.
Re: Review: Gemology (Wii U eShop)
$7 for a gem matching game...damn.
Re: Review: 3D Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (3DS eShop)
Really like this game.
I hope once 3D Sonic & Knuckles is released owners of 3D Sonic 2 and 3 can unlock Knuckles as a playable character in those games. That would be cool
Re: Nintendo Selects Range on 3DS Has a Handsome Price Point in Europe
One thing I've just noticed about these titles is that many of them are linked to upcoming Wii U releases; namely Yoshi (in the US - assuming this promotion hits the US), Starfox, Mario Tennis and Zelda. (I assume Starfox was selected before the release date was moved).
A great move on Nintendo's part.
Re: Nintendo Selects Range on 3DS Has a Handsome Price Point in Europe
Or under £14 on ShopTo! Bagged Starfox 64 3D
Re: Review: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash (3DS)
I sense the developers themselves weren't entirely keen on the change in direction for our robot friend. But platformers sell, and the series deserved one last throw of the dice. I'm buying this, and I hope plenty of others do too.
Re: Video: Watch Us Put The Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader Through Its Paces
@Soren Agreed. I don't understand why they need such a (seemingly) large profit margin on this. It pays for itself through tens of millions of new amiibo customers.
Re: Miiverse Gets a Major Web Redesign, and Introduces Adverts
Nice idea to have ads on the web version - if there's revenue to be made why not? As long as they don't include ads in the console versions I'm OK with this.
I only use adblock on annoying websites, so I'll unblock Miiverse. (I don't block on Nintendo Life btw )
Re: Just Dance: Disney Party 2 Is Serenading The Wii U And Wii This Month
@Dankykong Not the point.
The damn thing sold 100 million units. There's still gonna be some owners. Ubi wouldn't bother supporting it if not.
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U Games of 2015 - Q4 Edition
Gotta be xenonblade. Damn I am excited for that!
Re: Video: Terraria Shines on Wii U and 3DS
I heard the multiplayer was local only on 3DS and online on Wii U, so I'm surprised to see the opposite stated in the article.
IMO both systems should have online.
Re: Video: Terraria Shines on Wii U and 3DS
@rjejr The Wii and DS also connected in certain games, such as Ultimate Band, Jam With the Band and I believe a Final Fantasy game that was on both systems.
I for one want to see more games implement the 3DS as a Wii U controller. Instead of a specific Smash Controller app, why not a universal one used for compatible games, such as Mario Kart.
Re: Star Fox Zero Delayed To Achieve a "Platinum Feel" in Quality
@MussakkuLaden Don't forget Infinite Space on the DS!
Re: Just Dance: Disney Party 2 Is Serenading The Wii U And Wii This Month
@abe_hikura 100 million people bought a Wii... do you think their Wiis all just disappeared?
Re: The Delusions Of Von Sottendorff And His Square Mind Will Befuddle 3DS Owners This Winter
I remember this was announced originally yonks ago. Nice to see it wasn't canned as I was really interested in this one
Re: Feature: Looking at the Building Blocks of LEGO Dimensions
@rjejr About the K'Nex deal, I would normally think this would indeed prevent a Nintendo tie in, but Doctor Who building sets are licensed to Character Building. I'm not sure about the other franchises represented in the game, but in this instance the LEGO Dimensions set doesn't seem to have affected pre-existing deals.
Re: Weirdness: Just Dance 2016 Will Include An Exclusive Song About Stepping On A Chihuahua
Ummmm....
It's ummm....very...
It's a song
Fair play to Ubi for doing something different though.
Re: Review: Job the Leprechaun (Wii U eShop)
@Aozz Terrible? What makes you think it's terrible?
Re: Preview: Fabulous Fashion and Questionable Game Design in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
@rjejr Well I've never really liked Warriors games in general so I was never really gonna like it. And to be fair there is a lot of fun to be had in smashing your way through Zelda locations as your favourite characters (and Agitha).
For fans of the genre I'm sure it's great (definitely seems to be the best Warriors game to me) but I prefer more complex action games like Bayonetta
Re: Rumour: Retailer-Exclusive amiibo Look Set for Roll Out At Rival Stores in North America
@rdrunner1178 My comment was harsh to be fair I just find the moaning gets boring after a while. I'm in the UK, and our amiibo situation is pretty great at the moment, with most figures available online right now and many in stores. Still waiting on Greninja and Lucario restocks though...
Re: Preview: Fabulous Fashion and Questionable Game Design in The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
I'm happy to hear there's download play but limiting the game to one OR three players is bloody annoying. The one thing that would sell me on this game is the ability to play through it with my brother.
I've never passed on a Zelda before (I even bought the poor Hyrule Warriors) but this just isn't doing it for me.