Didn't get the first one and don't plan on getting this one. Pretty sick of getting burned at this point. Ubisoft won't get my money. Besides, the first game was the definition of mediocre from what I remember.
Wow... they pulled a complete 180 from what literally every other developer/publisher does with Wii U. At least I know this will be one of the few proper ports for the system
No way I'd consider 70+ dollar shoes. They just aren't worth it when I can easily get 2 pairs for the same price that will last about just as long, design notwithstanding.
I really like the high top black ones, but there's no way in hell I'd spend $75 bucks on shoes. I can get a pair of C9s for 30 and they last me more than a year and I put those suckers through hell.
More to show is always a good thing, but considering that Generations is already out, anyone who actually wanted to know info should already be able to see it elsewhere. At least Pokemon will be all new info.
Curious how this will be the same as the previous one, seeing as they'll have different codes. Do they somehow share the same Wonder Card? Not sure how that works with these codes.
It's sad that most of the kids that I know who play only play because they parent shoved their phone in the face to keep them occupied. Now they just get the hand-me-down devices. Oddly enough, even though my little siblings all have their own Tablets, they actually realize that the better gaming experiences are on their 3DS. The reason why they play on the tablet is because they simply can get free games, even if they aren't good. That, in itself, is a bigger problem for the industry than anything else.
Rumors are claiming both NVidia and AMD and both weaker and stronger chipsets both using x86 and not. No one is consistent which means we should honestly ignore all of it
@Jamotello I really hope Nintendo gives Shin'En some officially sanctioned work. I really don't think it would take much to make them a 2nd party developer at this point. I mean, they kinda are already exclusive. They can do really good stuff with an incredibly small budget. Would be great to see them go at it with a decent sized pool of funds to pull from.
Kinda hope it shows up in the My Nintendo rewards. My assumption is that nothing good will be added before my coins begin to expire. Seriously... a 6 month limit is kinda stupid considering the crap rewards so far.
Keep in mind that the email actually is about Darkrai, so if you are not paying attention, you might have actually trashed that email without looking inside.
The numbers in the end can still be substituted for anything and yet the review will still hold merit in the written section. You can easily tell by the text what the opinion of the reviewer is so the number/letter system can just muddy it even more. Why be at odds with the numbers?
GameXplain does it just fine without numbers, and places like Eurogamer can review it just fine without an arbitrary number system. They are not all important like you say. All that numbers serve to do is give people a easy route to judge a game with no context whatsoever. If they read the review, then they might understand why it was rated the way it was.
@123akis I prefer it on the big screen, but pick whatever platform you play most on. I find that unless you have a ton of empty space on the 3DS, that the required 9000 blocks can be pretty nasty. I know most base models barely have more than that. My little sister had a Mario Kart 7 DS and she couldn't even fit 9000 blocks on top of Mario Kart.
Runbow though is a nice addition. I played the demo but never picked it up afterwards. I also heard that S&S2 is pretty good.
Pokemon World Tournament was awesome. Combine that with a "Delta episode" and Legendary catching spree and those would be a perfect endgame. The next "Delta Episode" could even involve going to other regions for all I care. But the PWT covers the awesomeness that is fighting EVERY other gym leader and champion from every region. This needs to be a thing again.
The discounts are next to worthless for me. I'd rather them either just give a free small title away or give a flat percent of of any purchase. That'd be more enticing. It's what the Deluxe Digital Promotion did. 5 bucks off any purchase after you hit a certain limit. This just seems like a step back. Plus the points expire in six months so... yeah... A lot of my points are just gonna be wasted
Why... Why mobile? Even I Am Setsuna (essentially a Chrono Trigger sequel) is getting released on a proper gaming system. I just can't imagine they'll play well, considering most phone ports I've played feel terrible
You'd think Nintendo would be able to countersue for defamation or whatever, but then again I'm not sure how the Japanese legal system works so I'm not sure if they actually can do that. It happens all of the time in the US.
Nintendo really has nothing to lose at this point so I can only expect they'll go as big as possible. However, Nintendo has made blunders at critical times before so I temper my anticipation and expectations quite hardily. I do expect Nintendo will return to form with the NX though. Whether they deliver on the smartphone front... I can't say. I'd hedge a bet on the 'no' side.
Ick. This is the kind of special edition I hate. The contents here are something that can easily be obtained on the internet so I will pass. The CD is about the only thing that could be appealing but they only do a sample soundtrack. Why not do the entire thing? And stickers? Of all things...
I would love for Bravely to be the next FF and making the jump to a console could help. Maybe go the DQ11 route and make it both handheld and console for Nintendo
Bravely just hits all the right notes for me. Literally the only complaint I have about Second is the music is not nearly as good as the first.
It had a lot of promise but was tragically un-utilized. I'm actually surprised that people still think it's "hefty". Pretty sure it's lighter than my N3DSXL
@meh1234 why does it need to be a romantic relationship? Only one game in the entire series has Link and Zelda as such. I only brought it up because of Nintendo and fans are so intent on making Link a woman, then they should be equally as intent to make Zelda a man too. However, that's not good enough for people. Can't have a woman be replaced by a man, now can we?
Seems kinda pointless to have a female Link, especially when we don't have gender bends of literally any other character. Unless Zelda becomes PRINCE Zelden when you choose Linkle, I don't want it. Voice acting is cool I guess. I'm glad they'll keep Link silent though
The competitive scene changes their mind on a daily basis. Remember when Little Mac was considered OP? They didn't even need him for people to realize he is trash weeks later. People complained about Corrin too and he/she is still fine. Also, I recall Mewtwo being terrible and now that he won one tourney, people are calling him Pay2Win. Smash players are fickle.
The only one here I care about is the My Nintendo points support. I really hope it works like Miitomo, where there are missions in every game to do to unlock Platinum points. It would be the perfect Nintendo Way to implement a trophy system of sorts on the system.
I like the potential of My Nintendo. I really hope they keep the missions going as their own version of achievements/trophies. Every game starting on the NX should have missions IMO. Its a fantastic way to introduce the system on other platforms but with a perk added. However, that's just for the Platinum points. As for the Gold points, I don't care because I buy almost everything physical.
As for Miitomo, I think its a waste. There is absolutely no way it will take off because of how limited its scope is.
I don't see how anyone could get more than 100 to be honest. You'd have to have a LOT (like thousands upon thousands) of Nintendo only friends on social media and get lucky that they also got miitomo.
It's not surprising. I highly doubt Pokemon Company would willingly sabotage their own handheld games by having a full version on mobile. This was always gonna be something different and when Niantic came on board, it should have been even more evident that this was going to be more Ingress than Pokemon
With that being said, I had a lot of interest in Ingress. Just that at the time I found out about it, I only had a ipod and no way to play it without being hooked up to wifi. Plus, at least with Pokemon, I automatically have a few friends that wouldn't mind taking a trip or two for some events. As long as we aren't expecting a full Pokemon game (which I'm not), then it should not be a big deal
And why wouldn't they show better pictures from more angles? Oh right, because its a fake mockup. With 3d printing so readily available, it wouldn't be outside the range of possibility to do this. There's no clear shot of the top, back or even it being actively used.
I don't want digital only just because of storage space. Even with a 1TB HDD on my PC, I have more than enough games to fill it up. My 500gb HDD on both my Wii U and PS4 are at capacity.
With game sizes growing larger and larger and DLC/patches being a regular thing at large sizes themselves, it's hard to keep enough space. At least with a retail copy, I don't need to delete 25gb worth of space and wait for the download. It's just plug and play. Plus, my 25mb/s internet is not friendly with large downloads
I don't know why games should be made that autoplay themselves. Whats the point? Are people really that incapable of any sort of difficulty? So what if a player struggles. It's the only way they'll get good.
Possibly also Pokemon. Started replaying Black 2 in hopes that I can transfer a second set of that generation's Pokemon to the Bank in preparation for SuMo.
I will definitely get this soon, however, I'm ordering a new video card tomorrow and I just preordered 2 PSN titles and I have Pokken Tournament and 2 amiibo releasing this Friday so it'll have to wait a couple weeks.
It wouldn't surprise me if they simply remade Sonic 1 with the Sonic Generations engine. Kinda seems like an easy project to celebrate his history and its a shoe-in for easy sales.
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Re: For What It's Worth, Watch Dogs 2 Launches This November
Didn't get the first one and don't plan on getting this one. Pretty sick of getting burned at this point. Ubisoft won't get my money. Besides, the first game was the definition of mediocre from what I remember.
Re: Playtonic Games is Handling the Wii U Version of Yooka-Laylee, With Team17 Porting to PS4 and Xbox One
Wow... they pulled a complete 180 from what literally every other developer/publisher does with Wii U. At least I know this will be one of the few proper ports for the system
Re: Reminder: Vans X Nintendo Collection Won't Be Around for Long
No way I'd consider 70+ dollar shoes. They just aren't worth it when I can easily get 2 pairs for the same price that will last about just as long, design notwithstanding.
Re: Gallery: Feast Your Eyes on the Best of the Vans X Nintendo Collection
I really like the high top black ones, but there's no way in hell I'd spend $75 bucks on shoes. I can get a pair of C9s for 30 and they last me more than a year and I put those suckers through hell.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo UK Hints at More Mario Kart 8 DLC
Another 2 cups for DLC? Maybe a proper freaking Battle Mode?
Re: Poll: Are You Excited About Nintendo's Expanded E3 Plans?
More to show is always a good thing, but considering that Generations is already out, anyone who actually wanted to know info should already be able to see it elsewhere. At least Pokemon will be all new info.
Re: Space Probe Aims to Bring Relaxing Exploration and Monster Collection to the New Nintendo 3DS
It just looks like a glorified Flappy Bird. No. Just no.
Re: Review: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (SNES)
Truly great in every way and it tops FF Tactics, which is sad because most people haven't touched this.
Re: Pokémon Trainer Club Newsletter Subscribers to Have Another Chance to Collect Mythical Mew
Curious how this will be the same as the previous one, seeing as they'll have different codes. Do they somehow share the same Wonder Card? Not sure how that works with these codes.
Re: Review: Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Wii U eShop)
It's free since I already had all of the amiibo, so I might as well use it.
Re: Study Suggests Rising Smartphone Ownership Among Kids Is Hitting Nintendo Hard
It's sad that most of the kids that I know who play only play because they parent shoved their phone in the face to keep them occupied. Now they just get the hand-me-down devices. Oddly enough, even though my little siblings all have their own Tablets, they actually realize that the better gaming experiences are on their 3DS. The reason why they play on the tablet is because they simply can get free games, even if they aren't good. That, in itself, is a bigger problem for the industry than anything else.
Re: Rumour: Sources Go to Battle Again Over Nintendo NX Power
Rumors are claiming both NVidia and AMD and both weaker and stronger chipsets both using x86 and not. No one is consistent which means we should honestly ignore all of it
Re: Exclusive: FAST Racing NEO Update, Called 'Vertigo', Goes Live on 18th May
@Jamotello I really hope Nintendo gives Shin'En some officially sanctioned work. I really don't think it would take much to make them a 2nd party developer at this point. I mean, they kinda are already exclusive. They can do really good stuff with an incredibly small budget. Would be great to see them go at it with a decent sized pool of funds to pull from.
Re: Poll: Did The First Pokémon: Sun and Moon Trailers and Starter Pokémon Get You Excited?
@Pikmiin99 I'm with you, and I notice the severe dislike for Popplio everywhere. Maybe it's just that people don't inherently like clowns?
Re: Random: EA Executive is as Non-Committal to NX as Possible, PR Assistant Approves
@The_Ninja Pfft... more like gimme Mass Effect Andromeda
Re: Bravely Second 3DS Theme Added To My Nintendo Rewards
Kinda hope it shows up in the My Nintendo rewards. My assumption is that nothing good will be added before my coins begin to expire. Seriously... a 6 month limit is kinda stupid considering the crap rewards so far.
Re: Pokémon Sun and Moon Debut Trailer Confirms Starters and Release Dates
Water type for life! I'm almost willing to bet that it will have the coolest evos anyways. That's how it always works.
Re: Three Legendary Pokémon Birds Are Now Available Through the Pokémon Trainer Club Newsletter
Keep in mind that the email actually is about Darkrai, so if you are not paying attention, you might have actually trashed that email without looking inside.
Re: Soapbox: Game Reviews Always Need a Final Score
The numbers in the end can still be substituted for anything and yet the review will still hold merit in the written section. You can easily tell by the text what the opinion of the reviewer is so the number/letter system can just muddy it even more. Why be at odds with the numbers?
GameXplain does it just fine without numbers, and places like Eurogamer can review it just fine without an arbitrary number system. They are not all important like you say. All that numbers serve to do is give people a easy route to judge a game with no context whatsoever. If they read the review, then they might understand why it was rated the way it was.
Re: Three New Titles Have Been Added to the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle
@123akis I prefer it on the big screen, but pick whatever platform you play most on. I find that unless you have a ton of empty space on the 3DS, that the required 9000 blocks can be pretty nasty. I know most base models barely have more than that. My little sister had a Mario Kart 7 DS and she couldn't even fit 9000 blocks on top of Mario Kart.
Runbow though is a nice addition. I played the demo but never picked it up afterwards. I also heard that S&S2 is pretty good.
Re: Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle Passes $1 Million and 100,000 Bundles Sold
13 bucks was more than worth it for several of those by itself.
Re: Talking Point: What Would You Like to See From Pokémon Sun and Moon?
Pokemon World Tournament was awesome. Combine that with a "Delta episode" and Legendary catching spree and those would be a perfect endgame. The next "Delta Episode" could even involve going to other regions for all I care. But the PWT covers the awesomeness that is fighting EVERY other gym leader and champion from every region. This needs to be a thing again.
Re: My Nintendo's Rewards Have Been Updated for May
The discounts are next to worthless for me. I'd rather them either just give a free small title away or give a flat percent of of any purchase. That'd be more enticing. It's what the Deluxe Digital Promotion did. 5 bucks off any purchase after you hit a certain limit. This just seems like a step back. Plus the points expire in six months so... yeah... A lot of my points are just gonna be wasted
Re: Square Enix Is Resurrecting A Classic Super Famicom RPG On Mobile Phones
Why... Why mobile? Even I Am Setsuna (essentially a Chrono Trigger sequel) is getting released on a proper gaming system. I just can't imagine they'll play well, considering most phone ports I've played feel terrible
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles Looks Set For The North American Wii U Virtual Console
So... say I own the disc version already. Would my save from that work on this version since it still utilizes Wii mode?
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Secures Victory over Tomita Technologies in 3DS Patent Row
You'd think Nintendo would be able to countersue for defamation or whatever, but then again I'm not sure how the Japanese legal system works so I'm not sure if they actually can do that. It happens all of the time in the US.
Re: Poll: NX and Mobile Make This a Defining Year for Nintendo - Are You Optimistic?
Nintendo really has nothing to lose at this point so I can only expect they'll go as big as possible. However, Nintendo has made blunders at critical times before so I temper my anticipation and expectations quite hardily. I do expect Nintendo will return to form with the NX though. Whether they deliver on the smartphone front... I can't say. I'd hedge a bet on the 'no' side.
Re: NX Rumour Denied by New NX Rumour, Preorder the Prettiest New 3DS XL, and More
@the-madprofessor No. I'm ending it right then. I don't think I could handle all of this and keep on living.
Re: Nintendo Announces 'Fortissimo' Special Edition of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Ick. This is the kind of special edition I hate. The contents here are something that can easily be obtained on the internet so I will pass. The CD is about the only thing that could be appealing but they only do a sample soundtrack. Why not do the entire thing? And stickers? Of all things...
Re: Bravely Default Producer Would Love To Bring The Series To Home Consoles
I would love for Bravely to be the next FF and making the jump to a console could help. Maybe go the DQ11 route and make it both handheld and console for Nintendo
Bravely just hits all the right notes for me. Literally the only complaint I have about Second is the music is not nearly as good as the first.
Re: Poll: The Wii U GamePad - Where Do You Stand on Nintendo's Hefty Controller?
It had a lot of promise but was tragically un-utilized. I'm actually surprised that people still think it's "hefty". Pretty sure it's lighter than my N3DSXL
Re: Rumour: More Claims Made For New Legend of Zelda on Wii U and NX, Gender Choice For Playable Character
@meh1234 why does it need to be a romantic relationship? Only one game in the entire series has Link and Zelda as such. I only brought it up because of Nintendo and fans are so intent on making Link a woman, then they should be equally as intent to make Zelda a man too. However, that's not good enough for people. Can't have a woman be replaced by a man, now can we?
Re: Rumour: More Claims Made For New Legend of Zelda on Wii U and NX, Gender Choice For Playable Character
Seems kinda pointless to have a female Link, especially when we don't have gender bends of literally any other character. Unless Zelda becomes PRINCE Zelden when you choose Linkle, I don't want it. Voice acting is cool I guess. I'm glad they'll keep Link silent though
Re: Competitive Super Smash Bros. Scene in Spain Prepares to Ban Bayonetta
The competitive scene changes their mind on a daily basis. Remember when Little Mac was considered OP? They didn't even need him for people to realize he is trash weeks later. People complained about Corrin too and he/she is still fine. Also, I recall Mewtwo being terrible and now that he won one tourney, people are calling him Pay2Win. Smash players are fickle.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Source and Details Gain Some Traction
The only one here I care about is the My Nintendo points support. I really hope it works like Miitomo, where there are missions in every game to do to unlock Platinum points. It would be the perfect Nintendo Way to implement a trophy system of sorts on the system.
Re: Junichi Masuda Reassures Fans on New Pocket Monsters for Pokémon Sun and Moon
He was joking when he said that statement. I'm surprised how many places are reporting that there are only gonna be 10 new Pokemon
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of My Nintendo and Miitomo?
I like the potential of My Nintendo. I really hope they keep the missions going as their own version of achievements/trophies. Every game starting on the NX should have missions IMO. Its a fantastic way to introduce the system on other platforms but with a perk added. However, that's just for the Platinum points. As for the Gold points, I don't care because I buy almost everything physical.
As for Miitomo, I think its a waste. There is absolutely no way it will take off because of how limited its scope is.
Re: Splatoon to Arrive on 3DS Under the Name "Splatoon Legends"
You know it's legit when only NL reports this "news"
Re: You Can Have 1000 Friends In Miitomo, But No More Than That
I don't see how anyone could get more than 100 to be honest. You'd have to have a LOT (like thousands upon thousands) of Nintendo only friends on social media and get lucky that they also got miitomo.
Re: Pokémon Go Field Test is Underway in Japan, Though Leakers Are Getting Removed
It's not surprising. I highly doubt Pokemon Company would willingly sabotage their own handheld games by having a full version on mobile. This was always gonna be something different and when Niantic came on board, it should have been even more evident that this was going to be more Ingress than Pokemon
With that being said, I had a lot of interest in Ingress. Just that at the time I found out about it, I only had a ipod and no way to play it without being hooked up to wifi. Plus, at least with Pokemon, I automatically have a few friends that wouldn't mind taking a trip or two for some events. As long as we aren't expecting a full Pokemon game (which I'm not), then it should not be a big deal
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Shows Off the New 3DS Improvements in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
People didn't know about this until just now? I saw comparisons from others like GaijinHunter before the US even got MH4U.
Re: Fooling The World With a 3D Printed NX Controller
Totally called it. I even said it was 3d printed.
Now can we stop giving attention to these fake leakers? It just serves to encourage this behavior by giving them this kind of attention
Re: Rumour: New Nintendo NX Controller Images Surface and Set the Web Alight
@yuwarite http://gonintendo.com/stories/254628-morphable-touch-screen-company-s-patents-reference-nintendo-wii#comments
This could solve the whole "needs buttons" argument if they use morphable touch screens
Re: Rumour: New Nintendo NX Controller Images Surface and Set the Web Alight
And why wouldn't they show better pictures from more angles? Oh right, because its a fake mockup. With 3d printing so readily available, it wouldn't be outside the range of possibility to do this. There's no clear shot of the top, back or even it being actively used.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Wants Us to Download More and Move On From Discs - Will It Work?
I don't want digital only just because of storage space. Even with a 1TB HDD on my PC, I have more than enough games to fill it up. My 500gb HDD on both my Wii U and PS4 are at capacity.
With game sizes growing larger and larger and DLC/patches being a regular thing at large sizes themselves, it's hard to keep enough space. At least with a retail copy, I don't need to delete 25gb worth of space and wait for the download. It's just plug and play. Plus, my 25mb/s internet is not friendly with large downloads
Re: RCMADIAX Confirms Release Date for SUPER ROBO MOUSE and More in Europe
@A01 It's almost as if there are two entirely different dialects that spell differently or something. But you know... stay pretentious...
Re: Star Fox Zero Will Include An Invincible Mode For Inexperienced Players
I don't know why games should be made that autoplay themselves. Whats the point? Are people really that incapable of any sort of difficulty? So what if a player struggles. It's the only way they'll get good.
Re: Video: Today Is Officially Mar10 Day
Pfft... today is Bravely Second demo day for me.
Possibly also Pokemon. Started replaying Black 2 in hopes that I can transfer a second set of that generation's Pokemon to the Bank in preparation for SuMo.
Re: Review: Star Ghost (Wii U eShop)
I will definitely get this soon, however, I'm ordering a new video card tomorrow and I just preordered 2 PSN titles and I have Pokken Tournament and 2 amiibo releasing this Friday so it'll have to wait a couple weeks.
Re: 'Special Reveal' Teased for Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Panel at SXSW
It wouldn't surprise me if they simply remade Sonic 1 with the Sonic Generations engine. Kinda seems like an easy project to celebrate his history and its a shoe-in for easy sales.