So £6 for a game that I'll play for at least 20 hours? I don't see what's bad here. Saying you can download them for free from the internet doesn't suddenly make your piracy right. I don't mind buying Advance Wars because I know the money will go towards Intelligent Systems to make more fantastic games.
And Drill Dozer day one, because that masterpiece needs a sequel.
Any word on the price of Nintendo Pocket Football Club yet?
@Kifa 1) Why would they go to the trouble of configuring every game for every little multiplayer mode that are all setup in different ways? GBA games aren't just "plug in a controller to controller port 2" you know. Why would they waste servers on something no one would use and something which was never intended for that game to begin with? They release the games to be played as they were on the console, not to whatever features you saw in VBA. 2) They're really similar graphically and in power, plus most of the games don't scream "this was meant for a portable console!" considering the amount of long games and RPGs. 3) Nintendo won't release GBA games on the 3DS because of their commitment to Ambassadors. I really don't care though, I'd much rather play them on my phone if I wanted to play them on the go. 4) Then what do you want them to do? Release nothing on the eShop until Mario Kart releases? The point is that now they can have a clump of games being released each week that keeps the userbase going back to see what's new and potentially buying some to keep them occupied. They could have 1 NES game, 1 SNES game and 1 GBA game per week or cycle between them, whatever; the point is that there's nothing wrong with adding a library onto a console that needs one right now.
1) Most GBA games' multiplayer required personal copies for each player and everyone had different screens. Expecting them to go in and work in essentially another emulator for a second player to popup when you select the multiplayer option is pretty ridiculous. Online play is stupid beyond belief considering the option wasn't even available in the first place, maybe when DS games come along, but not now.
2) GBA games are practically SNES games, this "wahh, they're portable games, it doesn't make sense" nonsense is a load of BS.
3) Blame Ambassadors for GBA games coming to Wii U first.
4) Wii U needs more releases on the eShop to fill out the space between releases for now anyway
5) Pokemon games are never being released on VC, the only GBA Pokemon games that might make it are Mystery Dungeon Red and Pokemon Pinball RS
6) Advance Wars has single-system multiplayer anyway, so who really cares?
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Re: Junichi Masuda Talks Pokémon Snap and Listening to Fans
According to him, tweets about Hoenn remakes gave him a bit of motivation to actually make ORAS.
Get tweeting to the director of Snap!
Re: Eiji Aonuma Wants Mario Kart 8's DLC Master Cycle In Future Zelda Games
Considering the futuristic weaponry shown in Zelda U, it's entirely possible for this to be a thing.
Re: Feature: The Biggest 3DS Games of 2014 - Fall Edition
Ultimate NES Remix would have been nice if it didn't cost £35.
Re: Official Nintendo Magazine Announces Closure in the UK
I had a sub for a while, still have a Villager keychain from one issue. Shame to see them go.
Re: Wii Owners Are Upgrading To PlayStation 4, Claims Sony
"Yeah, well, the casuals and dudebros are moving to our machine! Take that Nintendo!"
Re: E3 2014: Code Name: S.T.E.A.M., A Brand New IP, Unveiled for 3DS
'Murrica Xcom on the 3DS? Sounds fun.
Re: Slew of Capcom Titles Announced for North American and European Virtual Consoles
Pro tip: don't get Battle Chip Challenge, it's just RNG duels with no story.
Re: New Mega Evolutions Revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
@myoco9 It is Hoenn.
Re: PDP Confirms the GameCube-Inspired Wired Fight Pad For Wii and Wii U
No wire, no use for the competitive scene.
Re: Pokémon Art Academy Confirmed for European Release on 4th July
@Yorumi I think the lesson count is rather low, even if they are just doing popular ones.
Re: Pokémon Art Academy Confirmed for European Release on 4th July
40 lessons and 100 reference pictures?
There should be AT LEAST 719 reference pictures.
Re: Feature: What Can We Expect From Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire?
STREET
PASS
SECRET
BASES
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th May (Europe)
I saw "Drill" and got excited for a moment as I thought you wrote "Drill Dozer".
They need that game on here soon.
Re: Nintendo Download: 3rd April (Europe)
So £6 for a game that I'll play for at least 20 hours? I don't see what's bad here. Saying you can download them for free from the internet doesn't suddenly make your piracy right. I don't mind buying Advance Wars because I know the money will go towards Intelligent Systems to make more fantastic games.
And Drill Dozer day one, because that masterpiece needs a sequel.
Any word on the price of Nintendo Pocket Football Club yet?
Re: Game Boy Advance Games On The Wii U Virtual Console Are Single Player Only
@Kifa
1) Why would they go to the trouble of configuring every game for every little multiplayer mode that are all setup in different ways? GBA games aren't just "plug in a controller to controller port 2" you know. Why would they waste servers on something no one would use and something which was never intended for that game to begin with? They release the games to be played as they were on the console, not to whatever features you saw in VBA.
2) They're really similar graphically and in power, plus most of the games don't scream "this was meant for a portable console!" considering the amount of long games and RPGs.
3) Nintendo won't release GBA games on the 3DS because of their commitment to Ambassadors. I really don't care though, I'd much rather play them on my phone if I wanted to play them on the go.
4) Then what do you want them to do? Release nothing on the eShop until Mario Kart releases? The point is that now they can have a clump of games being released each week that keeps the userbase going back to see what's new and potentially buying some to keep them occupied. They could have 1 NES game, 1 SNES game and 1 GBA game per week or cycle between them, whatever; the point is that there's nothing wrong with adding a library onto a console that needs one right now.
Re: Game Boy Advance Games On The Wii U Virtual Console Are Single Player Only
@Captain_Toad Don't you know? Perfect emulation just happens by magic!
Re: Game Boy Advance Games On The Wii U Virtual Console Are Single Player Only
1) Most GBA games' multiplayer required personal copies for each player and everyone had different screens. Expecting them to go in and work in essentially another emulator for a second player to popup when you select the multiplayer option is pretty ridiculous. Online play is stupid beyond belief considering the option wasn't even available in the first place, maybe when DS games come along, but not now.
2) GBA games are practically SNES games, this "wahh, they're portable games, it doesn't make sense" nonsense is a load of BS.
3) Blame Ambassadors for GBA games coming to Wii U first.
4) Wii U needs more releases on the eShop to fill out the space between releases for now anyway
5) Pokemon games are never being released on VC, the only GBA Pokemon games that might make it are Mystery Dungeon Red and Pokemon Pinball RS
6) Advance Wars has single-system multiplayer anyway, so who really cares?
Re: Review: Pokémon Link: Battle! (3DS eShop)
@dadajo the 3DS one pales in comparison in just about every way. All of the others are good though.
Re: Review: Pokémon Link: Battle! (3DS eShop)
Does it include a mode with gameplay akin to the original game where you slide the Pokemon to make rows?