@Nictendo64 And the time he invests in making it is worthless? I don't know the creator in any capacity so I could be wrong but it's entirely possible he's a freelance animator. If that is the case then the Kickstarter would basically be so he could focus on this without having to worry about living costs, other jobs, etc. It turns the project from a side show that gets worked on whenever he's free into a full time thing, meaning it'll be be finished quicker and have a much higher level of focus paid to it throughout its creation (hopefully resulting in a better final video).
That's all assumption, but as an animator that's what makes most sense to me.
Gens 1 and 2 of Pokémon won't ever get VC releases. At the most basic level that's because the internal mechanics shifted dramatically when R/S released, meaning the originals are completely incompatible with the newer titles. Add to that that both gens have received remakes and the earliest titles we are likely to get on VC are the GBA games. Even then I have serious doubts as to that happening, I think gamefreak would rather focus on promoting the newest releases or a remake or something.
Any idea on the rules? I've had a look around the various sites but can't see anything. I'd assume it'd be similar to VGC confirmation would be good.
Edit: Found it, hidden amongst the T&C: "Prescribed tournament rules will adhere to the Standard Format Style, Double Battle Flat Rules as set out by the official rules for the VCG '14 Season, as written by The Pokémon Company International. A full copy of the rules will be available to you at the event and form part of these terms and conditions. Please read this document carefully before taking part."
I'd be jealous if I didn't already own the games from that selection I'm interested in (including Pokémon X, but it never hurts to have both versions of Pokémon, if only so you can double up on rare items and Pokémon ^_^)
If I were still in school, with all the free time that that enables you with, I think I'd be all over the Monster Hunter franchise (just as my brother currently is). As it is I just don't have the time to invest, especially when I consider how many other games I've got to play through.
I bought a PS3 early last summer and still haven't gotten around to completing anything of substantial length (although I'm nearly there with Ni No Kuni ). PlayStation Plus keeps passing new games to me (not that I'm complaining, I wouldn't get to try many of them otherwise) and the Final Fantasy games are also on sale on PSN at the moment, yet I haven't got enough time for any of it. So trying to get involved in a franchise that seems to require so much investment isn't something that I can see happening.
Unless I win the lottery or something. Which is unlikely; I don't enter. So if I did win it'd be a sort of Luigi's Mansion type situation, and probably wouldn't lead to much gaming time even then
@Benjelo I agree. Whilst I know full well how much time and effort goes into creating something like this (so it's difficult for me to be too critical) I think it's a big missed opportunity not to have villains like Bowser or King D' in place of the Titans in this (with Ganondorf as the armored giant? ). Especially as they're all posing in the video thumbnail that it starts with.
But otherwise my only real complaint is with how the different elements work with the pacing; It's a great idea having Pit fly in on the "wings of freedom" part of the song, but it would've worked so much better (and have been less work to animate) if it'd been a lingering shot of him soaring along, especially after the quick cuts leading to it. Instead the character did some complicated movements whilst flitting off and around the edge of the screen. In some cases simplicity works best. There's a few other small moments like that throughout imo.
But, as I said at the start, it's really easy to criticise something like this without considering that someone spent 6 months creating it, and overall I'd say it's certainly paid off. The animation quality is really fantastic and as a celebration of Smash' I've seen far, far worse.
I've thought in the recent past that it'd be useful for local multiplayer to be able to hook the 3DS up to a screen, especially for something like holding tournaments with Pokémon X and Y whilst there's no Stadium equivalent available. It's far easier for spectators to watch a big screen than huddle around two devices.
That said, it's otherwise something that wouldn't interest me and, as the article states, is probably a feature I wouldn't use as I'd end up looking at the two screens directly in front instead of splitting attention.
If they give it analogue control, Mario 64 DS would be amazing. If it's joined by a couple of other decent DS games by the time Mario Kart comes out I might well be tempted to pick up the console.
Not that I'll have any time to actually play it, especially around the time MK is released, but nonetheless...
I probably wouldn't pay for it, mostly for the reasons stated (but also because I'm not that fussed about platformers of any kind and I already have Shantae to scratch that itch if need be) but considering it's free just for registering to the Nintendo Network I'm hardly going to complain. The amount of free games Nintendo (well, NOE at least) has been giving away the last few months is quite cool.
@AyeHaley I disagree with you about the music, the soundtrack is one of the main reasons I was so excited about the game, but that's opinion so I can't argue that. The story however, whilst you're right that the main outline is as cliche as these things come, doesn't feel like a re-do as you play through it. One of the things I wasn't expecting but which works well is that the 'anti-crystal' group you're up against isn't set-up like in other RPGs where there's just one small group with lots of underlings. There's a hierarchy, regional power structures, clashes of ideology within that and different factions. Within that standard 'purifying crystals' outline is alot of interesting stuff.
Basically, what I'm saying is I don't discount the whole game because what you've heard of the overarching story is cliche. Because there's more to the game than just plot, and even if it turns out that it isn't your thing the battles and environments might still make the game worth it.
I find the constant wanting for Retro to make another Metroid a bit tiresome in all honesty; I'd love to see what they could do with another big franchise. I can't see F-Zero being their thing (feel free to surprise me ), but Star Fox could be fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I think Metroid is a fantastic series, but it still makes up half of Retros gaming portfolio with Nintendo, give them some breathing room before going back to it imo.
"UK Retailer GAME States Ambition to be at the Forefront Of Download Content Sales"
Well, when their only competition is often download shops themselves, it's not really that ambitious to be 'at the forefront', is it? When I downloaded Animal Crossing on 3DS I had a choice of either paying the £40 Nintendo were charging through the eshop, or the £35 (iir correctly) that Game were charging- that's it. It's good to have options, don't get me wrong, but equally don't be too pleased that you're the bigger fish in a closed off pond.
Admittedly there isn't much in the article (thankyou by the way, I'm only about halfway through the series), but it might be worth putting a spoiler warning somewhere, if only for the one paragraph second from the end discussing Eren.
I only download games that I know I'll always want to keep (although that's not so much of an issue now compared to when I was younger with no source of income) and have available to me all the time. As such Animal Crossing is the only full retail title I've downloaded, but that was bought using GAMEs download card system. The £40 Nintendo charges is pretty ridiculous, but the £34 or whatever it was I was able to pay is more manageable. I'd like to see more download cards rolled out over here.
I agree with a lot of what was said, the same day launch was probably a mistake (I don't watch TV so have no idea about advertising for any console). But the Wii-U not making it to next Christmas? Very unlikely. I mean, stranger things have happened in the world of videogames, but between now and then we've got Mario Kart and Smash Bros (which I sort of see as the system sellers at the moment) along with whatever else is thrown our way. Add to that Zelda in the long term, and it'll survive. Probably with GameCube like sales rather than Wii, but it'll survive.
Me personally, I don't buy a console unless there are at least three exclusive games I really want to play, and a good six or seven others that I'm interested in. It's for that reason that I've only relatively recently bought a PS3, and is also why I'm not going to buy a Wii-U (or any other next gen console) just yet. For similar reasons it'll be interesting to see how sales of the next-gen consoles fare in the next few months; besides Watch Dogs (also on current gen consoles) and Witcher 3 in the long term, there isn't anything imminent on either console that makes me want a next-gen console.
Is it odd that I'm really excited for an RPG that's effectively an unproven new IP (regardless of its SquareEnix-ness or how traditional it looks), whereas I'm not that fussed about the new Zelda? Not that I'll have much time to play either for the next few months
I've been listening to the soundtrack for this recently, it's fantastic, I can't wait for the game to arrive . I'm still weighing up if it's worth spending the asked £90 on the special edition though... :/
I'm not too keen on the gold flake effect, I think it makes it look a little cheap. I'd be curious to know what it'd look like without the effect. What I'm most interested in is the improved analogue stick, how do you manage that?
Working it out, GAME are selling ALBW for £34.99, and LA:DX is £5.39 as a download from the GAME website. So it'd be £40.38 to buy those two separately from them, meaning you're paying £9.61 extra for the chest and A0 poster (assuming you don't already have DX).
Really, for me it'd be dependent on the build quality of the chest, and on that front I have a nasty feeling it'll be the build quality of a Happy Meal toy. Whilst my first instinct was to go for it, after thinking about things logically I'll probably pass.
And on a side note, I'm increasingly thinking GAME ripped me off when I bought Pokémon X from them (which I only pre-ordered with them to get Keldeo on White ). To order a physical copy online through their site is £32, it cost me £35 in the shop with a £5 deposit (so £40 total) and they didn't even have any of the Pokéball preorder items left (not that I'm that fussed about it, it's just the principle of the thing ). So I'm not sure as I'd want to trust them with this either...
I don't want a remake of R/S. I think the games still hold up well graphically (with a higher frame rate than the DS and 3DS games ), they're still very much playable and you can transfer Pokémon from them to the current games (plus it would make a mess of the quite nice timeline they've built themselves through the games )
If they really feel pressured to revisit Hoenn then that's what the game(s) should be, revisiting the region, not a remake of the same story. Make it similar to Black2 and White 2, or how Kanto was in G/S, the same region but several years further down the line with all new story, upgrades, areas etc.
Even if you don't buy both X and Y it's inevitable at some point that there will be more Pokémon games within this generation. There will be some Pokemon that require trading to evolve, or some multiplayer mechanic that's required to get some reward (see hidden bases, underground or pass powers). There's been quite a few occasions where I've had to borrow my mum/sisters DS to do something between my DS Pokémon games. If all your games are downloaded and restricted to your system however you can't do any of that between your own games, you have to find someone else to work with (and if your friends are anything like mine they'll try a side-event once and unless they love it will never want to do it again ). Hope that makes more sense
"Will you be downloading the special Torchic and will it feature as one of your starters?"
Yes, of course I'll download it, but why would I use something that potentially amazing competitively for my in-game team? I'm gonna save it, soft reset for a good'un then probably ignore it for a bit in place of something to counter all the Speedboost Blazikens that everyone will mysteriously have
@lbs It's only for downloads though, which is a shame, I'd quite like to have the 3D pro app but I'm not willing to pay more than a few pound for it. I'd much rather have that then a Pokéball game holder that I'll never use, but if the trade off is having to have a download copy then I'll pass. Pokémon, in my mind at least, is not a game that should ever be restricted to one system.
@MrPockets If you're releasing creative works into the world you can't expect that no one will ever review it, or that if they do it wont be without criticism. And according to Google Ellen Miles now writes childrens books about puppys and kittens, I'm not sure that a critique of something written 23 odd years (possibly about a subject she had little knowledge or interest in, which in my opinion seems kind of likely) would matter all too much.
In fact if anything this article has probably helped her 'brand awareness', I mean I wouldn't have Google searched her, I probably wouldn't ever have heard of her otherwise
Sorry, but I bought a big handful of rechargeable batteries for the Wii near the start of this/last gen and they work fine, with the added bonus of working with 360 controllers, TV remotes and whatever else uses AA's. Kind of missed the boat for an official solution here, perhaps?
@SanderEvers Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a platformer? Yes, they've been open with how much WW has inspired it graphically, but Zelda doesn't have a monopoly on Cel-shading.
I'm really hoping this does turn up on Wii-U. It wouldn't be enough by itself to get me to buy a Wii-U, but when I eventually do it'd be a definite purchase.
I just find it amusing that it took ages to localise Animal Crossing, and even then us peeps in the UK had to petition to get it released here (it'd already been translated and released in the US, there was even an Australian PAL version at that point so literally the only thing they had to do was print and put copies on shelves to buy). And now it's one of Nintendos biggest sellers.
It's the Pullblox/Pushmo and Fallblox/Crashmo that confused me. I read an article referring to Pushmo once and it took me ages to realise it was talking about a game I already owned
Unfortunately I have my doubts as to how much of a system seller Pikmin will be. The brand hasn't got the same presence as other of Nintendos big names, especially amongst the more mainstream audience, and strategy games can be quite a difficult sell anyway.
I have a feeling this Christmas might be another slow one for the Wii-U, picking up afterwards with the release of Mario Kart.
I think some people here are perhaps a little naive about how you can manipulate the random number generator to get good Pokémon. Nothing external is applied to the game, all you're doing is using maths and timing to work out when to get those perfect stat/shiny Pokémon, rather than endless breeding and hoping for the best. It's a bit confusing to get your head round (I can't figure it, I still have to spend hours breeding competitive Pokémon properly ) but it's a legitimate way of getting almost any competitively viable Pokémon you want.
What this means is that those 'hacked' teams of strong, shiny Pokémon that people are complaining about aren't necessarily hacked, and almost certainly aren't going away. In fact as the competitive scene grows you'll probably see more RNG'd teams.
I'd also like to point out that a lot of the limitations on how they police Pokémon at present stem from the limitations of the DS hardware - if you're playing multiplayer for example the system can't tell who disconnected, that sort of thing. Just upgrading to the 3DS should sort a lot of those.
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Re: Super Mario Bros. Stop Motion Pixel Art Kickstarter Campaign Hops Over Its Target
@Nictendo64 And the time he invests in making it is worthless? I don't know the creator in any capacity so I could be wrong but it's entirely possible he's a freelance animator. If that is the case then the Kickstarter would basically be so he could focus on this without having to worry about living costs, other jobs, etc. It turns the project from a side show that gets worked on whenever he's free into a full time thing, meaning it'll be be finished quicker and have a much higher level of focus paid to it throughout its creation (hopefully resulting in a better final video).
That's all assumption, but as an animator that's what makes most sense to me.
Re: TwitchPlaysPokémon Causing Serious Problems for Streaming Service
Gens 1 and 2 of Pokémon won't ever get VC releases. At the most basic level that's because the internal mechanics shifted dramatically when R/S released, meaning the originals are completely incompatible with the newer titles. Add to that that both gens have received remakes and the earliest titles we are likely to get on VC are the GBA games. Even then I have serious doubts as to that happening, I think gamefreak would rather focus on promoting the newest releases or a remake or something.
Re: Nintendo UK Announces Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Battle Tournament 2014
Any idea on the rules? I've had a look around the various sites but can't see anything. I'd assume it'd be similar to VGC confirmation would be good.
Edit: Found it, hidden amongst the T&C: "Prescribed tournament rules will adhere to the Standard Format Style, Double Battle Flat Rules as set out by the official rules for the VCG '14 Season, as written by The Pokémon Company International. A full copy of the rules will be available to you at the event and form part of these terms and conditions. Please read this document carefully before taking part."
Re: Buy A 3DS XL Or 2DS With One Of Six Games And Get Pokémon X Or Y For Free
I'd be jealous if I didn't already own the games from that selection I'm interested in (including Pokémon X, but it never hurts to have both versions of Pokémon, if only so you can double up on rare items and Pokémon ^_^)
Re: Soapbox: A Monster Hunter Obsession, and Why the Franchise Could Take Off in the West
If I were still in school, with all the free time that that enables you with, I think I'd be all over the Monster Hunter franchise (just as my brother currently is). As it is I just don't have the time to invest, especially when I consider how many other games I've got to play through.
I bought a PS3 early last summer and still haven't gotten around to completing anything of substantial length (although I'm nearly there with Ni No Kuni ). PlayStation Plus keeps passing new games to me (not that I'm complaining, I wouldn't get to try many of them otherwise) and the Final Fantasy games are also on sale on PSN at the moment, yet I haven't got enough time for any of it. So trying to get involved in a franchise that seems to require so much investment isn't something that I can see happening.
Unless I win the lottery or something. Which is unlikely; I don't enter. So if I did win it'd be a sort of Luigi's Mansion type situation, and probably wouldn't lead to much gaming time even then
Re: Video: Smash Bros. Characters Recast in an Attack on Titan Opening
@Benjelo I agree. Whilst I know full well how much time and effort goes into creating something like this (so it's difficult for me to be too critical) I think it's a big missed opportunity not to have villains like Bowser or King D' in place of the Titans in this (with Ganondorf as the armored giant? ). Especially as they're all posing in the video thumbnail that it starts with.
But otherwise my only real complaint is with how the different elements work with the pacing; It's a great idea having Pit fly in on the "wings of freedom" part of the song, but it would've worked so much better (and have been less work to animate) if it'd been a lingering shot of him soaring along, especially after the quick cuts leading to it. Instead the character did some complicated movements whilst flitting off and around the edge of the screen. In some cases simplicity works best. There's a few other small moments like that throughout imo.
But, as I said at the start, it's really easy to criticise something like this without considering that someone spent 6 months creating it, and overall I'd say it's certainly paid off. The animation quality is really fantastic and as a celebration of Smash' I've seen far, far worse.
Re: A Tokyo-Based Business Will Get Your 3DS Running on a TV
I've thought in the recent past that it'd be useful for local multiplayer to be able to hook the 3DS up to a screen, especially for something like holding tournaments with Pokémon X and Y whilst there's no Stadium equivalent available. It's far easier for spectators to watch a big screen than huddle around two devices.
That said, it's otherwise something that wouldn't interest me and, as the article states, is probably a feature I wouldn't use as I'd end up looking at the two screens directly in front instead of splitting attention.
Re: Feature: 10 Nintendo DS Games We Want To See On The Wii U Virtual Console
If they give it analogue control, Mario 64 DS would be amazing. If it's joined by a couple of other decent DS games by the time Mario Kart comes out I might well be tempted to pick up the console.
Not that I'll have any time to actually play it, especially around the time MK is released, but nonetheless...
Re: Preview: Japanese Gamers Get Their Free Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Download
I probably wouldn't pay for it, mostly for the reasons stated (but also because I'm not that fussed about platformers of any kind and I already have Shantae to scratch that itch if need be) but considering it's free just for registering to the Nintendo Network I'm hardly going to complain. The amount of free games Nintendo (well, NOE at least) has been giving away the last few months is quite cool.
Re: Video: This Bravely Default Story Trailer Goes For An Epic Approach
@AyeHaley I disagree with you about the music, the soundtrack is one of the main reasons I was so excited about the game, but that's opinion so I can't argue that. The story however, whilst you're right that the main outline is as cliche as these things come, doesn't feel like a re-do as you play through it. One of the things I wasn't expecting but which works well is that the 'anti-crystal' group you're up against isn't set-up like in other RPGs where there's just one small group with lots of underlings. There's a hierarchy, regional power structures, clashes of ideology within that and different factions. Within that standard 'purifying crystals' outline is alot of interesting stuff.
Basically, what I'm saying is I don't discount the whole game because what you've heard of the overarching story is cliche. Because there's more to the game than just plot, and even if it turns out that it isn't your thing the battles and environments might still make the game worth it.
Re: Retro Could Work On Miyamoto-Led Project In The Future, Says Nintendo Producer Kensuke Tanabe
I find the constant wanting for Retro to make another Metroid a bit tiresome in all honesty; I'd love to see what they could do with another big franchise. I can't see F-Zero being their thing (feel free to surprise me ), but Star Fox could be fantastic. Don't get me wrong, I think Metroid is a fantastic series, but it still makes up half of Retros gaming portfolio with Nintendo, give them some breathing room before going back to it imo.
Re: UK Retailer GAME States Ambition to be at the Forefront Of Download Content Sales
"UK Retailer GAME States Ambition to be at the Forefront Of Download Content Sales"
Well, when their only competition is often download shops themselves, it's not really that ambitious to be 'at the forefront', is it? When I downloaded Animal Crossing on 3DS I had a choice of either paying the £40 Nintendo were charging through the eshop, or the £35 (iir correctly) that Game were charging- that's it. It's good to have options, don't get me wrong, but equally don't be too pleased that you're the bigger fish in a closed off pond.
Re: Matters of Import: Grappling With Attack On Titan: The Last Wings Of Mankind
Admittedly there isn't much in the article (thankyou by the way, I'm only about halfway through the series), but it might be worth putting a spoiler warning somewhere, if only for the one paragraph second from the end discussing Eren.
Re: 3DS XL Coloured Charging Cradles Arrive on Club Nintendo in Europe
Argh, literally just cashed in my stars yesterday for Wii virtual console points. I had just over the amount required as well >.<;
Re: Video: This New Harmony of Heroes Smash Bros. Album Trailer Sets the Scene
I was actually listening to 'Hunter last night, it's fantastic and as such I'm pretty excited about this
Re: Video: This New Pokémon Bank Trailer Shows The Upcoming App in Action
@Super_Gravy Wonder trade Wednesdays. Save all your 'mon for that
Re: Nintendo's Point of Sale Cards Helping to Drive Downloads in Japan
I only download games that I know I'll always want to keep (although that's not so much of an issue now compared to when I was younger with no source of income) and have available to me all the time. As such Animal Crossing is the only full retail title I've downloaded, but that was bought using GAMEs download card system. The £40 Nintendo charges is pretty ridiculous, but the £34 or whatever it was I was able to pay is more manageable. I'd like to see more download cards rolled out over here.
Re: Former Sony Developer Feels The Wii U "Won't See Another Christmas"
I agree with a lot of what was said, the same day launch was probably a mistake (I don't watch TV so have no idea about advertising for any console). But the Wii-U not making it to next Christmas? Very unlikely. I mean, stranger things have happened in the world of videogames, but between now and then we've got Mario Kart and Smash Bros (which I sort of see as the system sellers at the moment) along with whatever else is thrown our way. Add to that Zelda in the long term, and it'll survive. Probably with GameCube like sales rather than Wii, but it'll survive.
Me personally, I don't buy a console unless there are at least three exclusive games I really want to play, and a good six or seven others that I'm interested in. It's for that reason that I've only relatively recently bought a PS3, and is also why I'm not going to buy a Wii-U (or any other next gen console) just yet. For similar reasons it'll be interesting to see how sales of the next-gen consoles fare in the next few months; besides Watch Dogs (also on current gen consoles) and Witcher 3 in the long term, there isn't anything imminent on either console that makes me want a next-gen console.
Re: Nintendo Direct Broadcast Confirmed for 13th November
Bravely Default! Bravely Default! Bravely Default!
Is it odd that I'm really excited for an RPG that's effectively an unproven new IP (regardless of its SquareEnix-ness or how traditional it looks), whereas I'm not that fussed about the new Zelda? Not that I'll have much time to play either for the next few months
Re: Bosses From Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Shown Off as Extras in Bravely Default
I've been listening to the soundtrack for this recently, it's fantastic, I can't wait for the game to arrive . I'm still weighing up if it's worth spending the asked £90 on the special edition though... :/
Re: Review: Wii Fit U (Wii U)
"Wii Fit Meter, while early December will bring retail options of a disc copy and metre"
It's only a slight error, but that second 'metre' had me confused for a good minute or so XD
Re: This Beautiful Zelda-Themed N64 Console Must Surely Come from the Sacred Realm Itself
I'm not too keen on the gold flake effect, I think it makes it look a little cheap. I'd be curious to know what it'd look like without the effect. What I'm most interested in is the improved analogue stick, how do you manage that?
Re: GAME Offers Musical Chest With Collector's Edition of A Link Between Worlds
Working it out, GAME are selling ALBW for £34.99, and LA:DX is £5.39 as a download from the GAME website. So it'd be £40.38 to buy those two separately from them, meaning you're paying £9.61 extra for the chest and A0 poster (assuming you don't already have DX).
Really, for me it'd be dependent on the build quality of the chest, and on that front I have a nasty feeling it'll be the build quality of a Happy Meal toy. Whilst my first instinct was to go for it, after thinking about things logically I'll probably pass.
And on a side note, I'm increasingly thinking GAME ripped me off when I bought Pokémon X from them (which I only pre-ordered with them to get Keldeo on White ). To order a physical copy online through their site is £32, it cost me £35 in the shop with a £5 deposit (so £40 total) and they didn't even have any of the Pokéball preorder items left (not that I'm that fussed about it, it's just the principle of the thing ). So I'm not sure as I'd want to trust them with this either...
Re: Rumour: Cryptic Messages In Pokémon X & Y Hint At Forthcoming Ruby & Sapphire Remake
I don't want a remake of R/S. I think the games still hold up well graphically (with a higher frame rate than the DS and 3DS games ), they're still very much playable and you can transfer Pokémon from them to the current games (plus it would make a mess of the quite nice timeline they've built themselves through the games )
If they really feel pressured to revisit Hoenn then that's what the game(s) should be, revisiting the region, not a remake of the same story. Make it similar to Black2 and White 2, or how Kanto was in G/S, the same region but several years further down the line with all new story, upgrades, areas etc.
Re: Weirdness: Uh-Oh, That Guy Who Likes To Microwave Things Got His Hands On A 2DS
@nik1470 I'm not sure it's the turning the microwave on bit so much as the fireball at the end of it that we're being warned about
Re: Tesco To Offer a Special Pokémon X & Y Serial Code Gift in UK
Even if you don't buy both X and Y it's inevitable at some point that there will be more Pokémon games within this generation. There will be some Pokemon that require trading to evolve, or some multiplayer mechanic that's required to get some reward (see hidden bases, underground or pass powers). There's been quite a few occasions where I've had to borrow my mum/sisters DS to do something between my DS Pokémon games. If all your games are downloaded and restricted to your system however you can't do any of that between your own games, you have to find someone else to work with (and if your friends are anything like mine they'll try a side-event once and unless they love it will never want to do it again ). Hope that makes more sense
Re: Pokémon X & Y Torchic Distribution Announced
"Will you be downloading the special Torchic and will it feature as one of your starters?"
Yes, of course I'll download it, but why would I use something that potentially amazing competitively for my in-game team? I'm gonna save it, soft reset for a good'un then probably ignore it for a bit in place of something to counter all the Speedboost Blazikens that everyone will mysteriously have
Re: Tesco To Offer a Special Pokémon X & Y Serial Code Gift in UK
@lbs It's only for downloads though, which is a shame, I'd quite like to have the 3D pro app but I'm not willing to pay more than a few pound for it. I'd much rather have that then a Pokéball game holder that I'll never use, but if the trade off is having to have a download copy then I'll pass. Pokémon, in my mind at least, is not a game that should ever be restricted to one system.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life Book Club - Mega Man II
@MrPockets If you're releasing creative works into the world you can't expect that no one will ever review it, or that if they do it wont be without criticism. And according to Google Ellen Miles now writes childrens books about puppys and kittens, I'm not sure that a critique of something written 23 odd years (possibly about a subject she had little knowledge or interest in, which in my opinion seems kind of likely) would matter all too much.
In fact if anything this article has probably helped her 'brand awareness', I mean I wouldn't have Google searched her, I probably wouldn't ever have heard of her otherwise
Re: Nintendo of America Selling Wii Remote Rapid Charging Cradle and Rechargeable Battery Set
Sorry, but I bought a big handful of rechargeable batteries for the Wii near the start of this/last gen and they work fine, with the added bonus of working with 360 controllers, TV remotes and whatever else uses AA's. Kind of missed the boat for an official solution here, perhaps?
Re: A Hat in Time Developer Teases Good News For The Wii U
@SanderEvers Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this a platformer? Yes, they've been open with how much WW has inspired it graphically, but Zelda doesn't have a monopoly on Cel-shading.
I'm really hoping this does turn up on Wii-U. It wouldn't be enough by itself to get me to buy a Wii-U, but when I eventually do it'd be a definite purchase.
Re: Nintendo Treehouse Staff Reveal The Process Behind Choosing Which Games To Localise
I just find it amusing that it took ages to localise Animal Crossing, and even then us peeps in the UK had to petition to get it released here (it'd already been translated and released in the US, there was even an Australian PAL version at that point so literally the only thing they had to do was print and put copies on shelves to buy). And now it's one of Nintendos biggest sellers.
Re: Feature: When it Comes to Games, What's in a Name?
It's the Pullblox/Pushmo and Fallblox/Crashmo that confused me. I read an article referring to Pushmo once and it took me ages to realise it was talking about a game I already owned
Re: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Catches Enough UK Sales for the Bronze Prize
Unfortunately I have my doubts as to how much of a system seller Pikmin will be. The brand hasn't got the same presence as other of Nintendos big names, especially amongst the more mainstream audience, and strategy games can be quite a difficult sell anyway.
I have a feeling this Christmas might be another slow one for the Wii-U, picking up afterwards with the release of Mario Kart.
Re: The Pokémon Company Lays Down The Law On Cheaters
I think some people here are perhaps a little naive about how you can manipulate the random number generator to get good Pokémon. Nothing external is applied to the game, all you're doing is using maths and timing to work out when to get those perfect stat/shiny Pokémon, rather than endless breeding and hoping for the best. It's a bit confusing to get your head round (I can't figure it, I still have to spend hours breeding competitive Pokémon properly ) but it's a legitimate way of getting almost any competitively viable Pokémon you want.
What this means is that those 'hacked' teams of strong, shiny Pokémon that people are complaining about aren't necessarily hacked, and almost certainly aren't going away. In fact as the competitive scene grows you'll probably see more RNG'd teams.
I'd also like to point out that a lot of the limitations on how they police Pokémon at present stem from the limitations of the DS hardware - if you're playing multiplayer for example the system can't tell who disconnected, that sort of thing. Just upgrading to the 3DS should sort a lot of those.