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@MortyKoopa I my home town there were only two Wiis at launch

I bought them with a friend without preordering. That is a funny story since we probably would have killed each other if there were only one console...

@MortyKoopa Of course nobody knows what a pro bundle or a basic bundle is.

Nintendo Switch is all over the place. Everybody ask me about it since I have to know more about it as a long-term Nintendo fan...

@Reverandjames Same by me

This is so surreal...

Come on guys. We don't need a Samus costume to enjoy Axiom Verge.

Is there an EU version?

@gloom I would love a TTYD HD-Remaster. However, WiiU won't get any more games...

Must...play...Metroid Prime...again...

@crimsontadpoles And the older titles need a lot of time

I still have to complete Ace Attorney Trilogy before I can start the new game

I love the series but I need a lot of time to solve a case

@getyourak That would be too easy...

@rjejr Mario multiplayer games (like Smash Bros and Mario Kart 8) sold well on the WiiU. I don't know why Nintendo didn't invest in a Mario Strikers, Golf etc.
We got a bad Mario Tennis instead...

@erv Just Wii-Remote.

Too bad, that the Wii version doesn't support the classic and original control scheme of Pikmin. Otherwise we could play the game with the GamePad.

Of course the controls with the WiiRemote are great but sometimes it is good to play a game in the bed, only with control sticks and buttons.

@TomKnows You can play all Wii games on the GamePad. But if the game is not playable with a classic controller, you can't use the GamePad buttons. Therefore the GamePad is just a small TV in these cases.
I tried playing Metroid Prime Trilogy with the Wii Remote in front of the GamePad. Technically it works really great and the 480p of the GamePad brings the best picture for Wii games. However, the screen is too small when you can't hold the Gamepad in your hands.

@Ninten-san I love the game, too. I played the whole game standing in front of the TV. A whole new experience

However, there is a lot of reading, especially in the beginning. Therefore I don't feel like playing it again.

@Arlo You are a Pikmin game? However, I totally agree...

Still no games for Gold points...

12 months is fine. Now we need rewards...

@Thumbsofsteel I understand that you are missing big HD titles but the GamePad with its 480p display is just perfect for such old-school-titles (of course in Off-TV-mode).

There is no problem that the eShop is full with these low budget games but rather that these are the only new games we get at the moment. Even Nintendo doesn't release any VC titles...

Is the game in Europe available?

Maybe I will try out Axiom Verge this week

@BLPs Actually, that is not quite true. Only money as a prize for gambling is forbidden, with the exception of public lottery and other public things.

@Bobb Maybe the official name was "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island" but even in the game cover Nintendo made clear that you have to call the game just "Yoshi's Island"

See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshi%27s_Island

By the way, your story of the game is indeed my story, too It was my first own SNES game that came with my console. Great memories.

The video is funny but the list is not good. Yoshi's Island seems more like a Mario game than Super Mario Kart in the time of there releases. And in that manner Tetris Attack is not a Mario game since there is no Mario, only Yoshis and other characters of Yoshi's Island.

@belmont Same here. They even deleted some discounts for games in spite of knowing that one need some time to earn some gold points...

@Other_Dave But as I remembered there was a special German version for the N64. So you couldn't switch between Languages and this is the version Nintendo released in the Wii-Shop (in Germany).

In the eShop I just find an English version which is probably the 60Hz version.

@Nagi_Nagisa Yes, I noticed this, too. Nintendo is learning with the 60Hz-issue

I asked this before: Why has Pokemon Snap not the usual discount if you already bought it in the Wii-Shop?

@NinChocolate Yes, and therefore no buy for me (I play all my games on an old CTR without input lag ; )

My-Nintendo is getting worse. Today all the good rewards are gone. I just wanted to buy Xenoblade X...

Okay, I have to stop looking at these pictures, teasers and infos. Now I just want to play the game!

Great! I love the this game. I hope it will be be US version...

Blindfolded is a great category but not for speedrunning. Beating a level is the success and not the best time. Time doesn't matter here.

You have to focus on sound effects and your memory. I think that Yoshi's Island is great to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmPsPKxsCJ4

@Tsurii It is much more than remember all button inputs since a human is not a computer. We don't have a millisecond accurate inner clock. Therefore you have to hear the game and know when to push to button after some sounds and so on. Of course a game like Mario world where you are running the whole time is more boring than a game with some RNG in it. Ocarina of Time blindfolded is very great to watch

Is there a chance we will see GameCube titles in the NX eshop?

@VanillaLake Yes, you can play TTYD in all glory on the WiiU. However, even homebrew didn't get an Off-TV mode with GamePad controls. So it would be so great having this offer from Nintendo.

Of course, this will never happen. I just have to play the game on my GameCube again

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, I had this discussion 25 years ago: In kindergarten!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Oh yeah. I had to. I wrote that you were right about SPM being overpriced but then you changed the whole post and said most Wii eshop games are way overpriced. I don't want to agree on that...

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, I edited my post since I wanted to remove typos. I really don't see why you are so angry...

@Tsurii You are kidding, aren't you? I would pay a lot more than the usual Wii-VC-price for having TTYD on my WiiU.

@Pahvi It would be better to have TTYD as a VC-title

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, you are right. Since Super Paper Mario is a Nintendo Select game, you can pick a less expensive retail version, easily!

By the way: It is slightly disturbing that you always edit your post after the first statement is just a short sentence. Is it so important to be the first on the page?

@samuelvictor Thanks for the information. I still use my 16:9-CRT for all my consoles and movies. I don't have a problem with that

@shaneoh Very true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U91hN0r32s (Or did you mean the first theme which is also great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mziw3FQkZYg )
Metroid Prime did a great job in every regard but especially in music. They covered known tracks beautifully and add new ones like Tallon Overworld with old music samples.

I should play all Metroid games again. Maybe this could be a run trough all games in two days

Wow, all these memories are coming back! Is there an EU-version?

@Dr_Corndog Without save states I wouldn't recommend the first game to anyone. It is a pain in the ass, to start with 30 energy points after every death.
Yes, it was challenging in the 30 years ago (Birthday incoming) but now, it is way to hard and time-consuming.

I remember playing the demo that came with my DS (my first imported console). I used the thumb-stylus and I really thought that a touch screen in combination with such a thumb-thing could substitute a control stick. I worked fine for Mario 64 DS as well but it seems Nintendo dropped this idea.

I never played the full game but maybe I should do it now

@Lzeon: Are you serious? The N64 in 1996 was just great. Playing with the analog stick and the Z-trigger was so fresh and new.

Now we are in a time where every controller design is basically the same.

By the way: I hope the game will have classic controller support. Than I can use this:
http://raphnet.com/products/n64_to_wiimote/extenmote_n64_adapter6.jpg

Nice article. I didn't take this console seriously back in 2001. It really seemed like a joke compared to the modern GBA.
However, after all a compact a small console, is a great thing. I always loved the GameBoy Micro

With the NX version this shouldn't be a problem...