I'm gonna be a real killjoy here and remind you all that Animal Crossing New Leaf for the 3DS was delayed for at least a year while Nintendo perfected it. It WAS worth the wait however. Just so you all keep a sense of perspective
Maybe this is Nintendo's way of hooking in a whole extra new demographic to play Animal Crossing (and incidentally make sure they get a Switch) if they are actually planning a new game for the Switch. I sort of assume they are, but as we had to wait a couple of years from it's announcement after New Leaf was first mentioned I think it'll be some time coming.
@Sciqueen
I haven't started playing yet myself, but Reddit has a good "How To" section on Pocket Camp. I've read there that you unlock all the different campsites as you play, so you will get to experience all options eventually. Just need a bit of patience I guess, unless you can work out how to wipe your save file without messing everything up. I've downloaded the game and linked to My Nintendo Account before starting to play, and that is what saves the game, I believe.
Someone else may know a lot more than me.
Brilliant! So pleased for you. Already got my copy, though no time to play it yet. I'd better get on with it to take advantage of the upgrade when it's back in the eShop.
Well, for me New Leaf has to take the crown, though I'm really sad I never played the GC version (I just love watching the clips on YouTube). I played Wild World to death for around 2 years, and even bought myself a 2nd DS so I could create and hitch up with another town on a 2nd cart. I played the two games in tandem - never had ANY spare time doing that . I think the music in Wild World was the best, but I agree with Gorlokk about the limitations in the games. I would still be playing Wild World and New Leaf from time to time if the animals didn't move out, weep all over me, or get shirty when I leave them to their own devices for a few weeks. I actually very much resent the way Nintendo has built that sort of penalty into the game, and I'm not sure I will take on another iteration if they bring out one with similar restrictions.
I got tired of answering the same questions repeatedly, and don't do social media so my Mii got a bit lonely. When I realised just how much space it was taking up, I deleted it. I got the Zelda Picross game, but as I was stupid enough once early on to purchase some clothing items, with real money, I actually paid for it! It was amusing for a while though.
Well, I agree with a lot of what others are saying about the rewards system for My Nintendo and in Miitomo. I don't do Face Book or Twitter, any persons I have contact with who play Nintendo games are too far away to organise face to face exchange, and I have a Windows Phone which is a non starter anyway. However, I do have an Android tablet, so I downloaded the Miitomo App to see what it's all about. It's an amusing time waster, and I get coins chucked at me for answering questions, which I can use to buy clothes for my Mii, and I believe purchase game tokens as time progresses. I would rather like to obtain the Zelda Picross, but I'm not clear whether the coins I earn in Miitomo can be put towards the purchase of that, along with the small stash I have in My Nintendo Account. Can anyone confirm if that is the case? I also assume that my non phone-enabled tablet would not be suitable for proper functioning of Miitomo even if I could rustle up two or three friends, or does that sort of activity work OK over standard WiFi? I have a lot of eShop games, but in general I prefer physical purchases of the larger games rather than cramming them onto my New 3DSXL SD card. So like most people here I'm not at all sure I will ever accumulate enough points in any one 6 month time span to make any worthwhile purchases. Still, I have downloaded Flipnote Studio 3D, and I did get a code for 200 Platinum Points via email (I am in the UK) to go towards Zelda Picross in My Nintendo Account, so all in all I wouldn't complain.
@ThomasBE84 This is for general information only. I have tried to register my second 3DS XL using it's NNID, but the original email address seems to be inextricably linked to it, and while the website says use a different email address there doesn't seem to be any way of linking to a new address. I'm stopping there. If Nintendo want continued custom via that console from March they are going to have to make things a little more user friendly. Thanks.
@ThomasBW84 Thanks for the reply. I have actually created an additional email via my present ISP mailbox, which hadn't previously occurred to me (being a bit dim). I can see the logic of one email address per NNID, but judging from some comments here, I was not the only person with the problem.
@Splatburst Thanks for the heads up. After it took my ISP 10 minutes to open up access to my webmail account, I have actually created another email address (my advanced age is the reason why this had not yet occurred to me). May providence preserve me from my aging neurons and inefficient mega websites!
@dkxcalibur
Sorry, our posts are leapfrogging one another
Best of luck with your new Nintendo Accounts.
@rjer
You'll need a double shot of espresso to create all those extra email accounts as well
@ThomasBW84 @dkxcalibur I've just done a bit of digging on Nintendo's website and have found the following information in a FAQ -
Q - I tried to create a Nintendo Account, but I got a message saying ''The email address you have entered is already registered. Registration cannot be completed.''
A - Only a single email address can be linked to one Nintendo Account. If the email address you have entered is already registered, it cannot be used again.
Alternatively, this can occur if you are trying to sign in with a Nintendo Network ID. If you have multiple NNIDs registered to one email address, you will only be able to create a Nintendo Account with one of those NNIDs. Clearly Nintendo HAVE considered this issue and don't care about it. Doesn't seem very good business practice to me. So they just don't get any additional sales from me on my second NNID from now on. Stupid, or what!
@dkxcalibur
That's crazy. Nintendo will surely have to address the issue. I'm not about to start creating an extra email account just for a second console used occasionally, but families will have a real problem.
I simply will not register for a new account on that console unless Nintendo sort it out.
@Ralizah
I agree, and I still really miss Swapnote.
I also think Miitomo will be pretty irrelevant to me as I have a Windows phone, and Nintendo seem to be going purely for the iOS and Android market.
@ThomasBW84
I have just registered my New 3DS XL painlessly to a new Nintendo Account using the NNID for that console, and my email address.
I am now trying to register my older 3DS XL (which I still keep running, and which also has it's own NNID) for it's own new Nintendo Account, but the registration website has told me I cannot register using the same email address. Clearly, I expect to use the same email address for both consoles as that is my email address - full stop. There must be loads of families/homes where several consoles will need to be registered to the same email address. It beggars belief that this eventuality has not occurred to Nintendo. Any suggestions?
PS Thanks for the very comprehensive article.
As SethNintendo says above, it's such a cluttered site that it's taken me an hour to work my way around, find the button to change back to lists rather than tiles and FINALLY - find this article. And please, what was wrong with the lovely side bars on the right hand side where you could find just about anything you might be interested in. However, I wouldn't want to imply I'm ungrateful for the attention that Nintendolife staff give to the appearance of their website, and clearly a great deal of work has gone into the re-vamp, but I do hope the finished product in a few weeks time is a little less jumbled and easier on the eye (and I do have Adblock switched OFF for this site). I'm using the PC version BTW.
@RainbowGazelle
@gcunit
@wazlon
@Zekrom025
I'm not after Pokemon Art Academy myself, but I've just looked at the website and Nintendo still have it up on the page. I was even able to add a copy to the basket, though I didn't go so far as to check out. Maybe they have found some more copies? Go look see ASAP
I have this game on pre-order at a local high street store, and enjoyed the earlier version of New Style Boutique. However, I have found the Demo of this new game quite unrewarding, so this thorough review has been encouraging, thank you. However, I hope the emphasis on a real time clock, as in Animal Crossing, does not indicate a need for a similar style of slavishly dedicated gameplay.
I played New Style Boutique as well, on Morgan Sleeper's recommendation, and it was a load of fun. My only hope for the new edition is that Nintendo haven't put in the girl who persisted in coming to my boutique asking for a variety of outfits, but who NEVER EVER liked anything I offered her. In the end I just ignored her and didn't serve her. Anyone else have that experience BTW?
@Fandabidozi: I toyed with the idea of re-starting, but I love my original town and don't want to mess about building things up again. Real life also moves on, and I can't make the necessary time to do it all over a second time, so just visiting occasionally will suit me fine. Apologies to all other commentators for us going off topic.
@Fandabidozi: I did actually do that a lot on my DS with Wild World, but have been a bit intimidated with the 3DSs "all-seeing and the computer always knows" aspects, so I've never done that in New Leaf. Thanks for the heads-up. We're about to have a break in Cornwall, so I think I'm probably going to have a lovely bash at it again, thanks to you. Last time I played was just after Toy Day, so I'll head back to early January and have a lovely crunch in the snow and then progress as rapidly as possible to August. I love the weekend Fireworks. That's in between starting up the new game, which I've pre-ordered through a gaming shop in Truro and will collect on release day. That's how much I wanted my AC fix! Many thanks to you.
PS I've just noticed you are actually in Australia. I assumed from your avatar that you were a Scot (or maybe you are a transplanted one). Anyways, best wishes.
Thank you Damien for an honest review. This game is clearly not, nor was it intended to be, a fresh iteration of Animal Crossing. I do hope we see a new Animal Crossing game again one day, though I wouldn't be a purchaser of a game called Animal Crossing: Wedding Bells
I played both Wild World and New Leaf to death. I've just checked my Activity Log on New Leaf and I'm staggered to find I played over 1700 hours over 18 months. I would still be playing it intermittently if I didn't have to cope with animal residents' quakingly begging me "never leave us alone this long again". I'm probably an idiot, but I really can't cope with that as well as real life problems, and it would be great if Nintendo could adjust this "must play daily" approach next time.
As a mature woman with my own decorative preferences I found the "theme" restrictions and unsolicited snippy comments from the HHA in Wild World annoying. Thankfully this aspect was moved into the background in New Leaf, and you could get your home assessed by the HHA, or you could ignore them. The player was left alone to display his or her own ingenuity with the furniture. And, Oh boy, didn't the real innovators display ingenuity in designing their home interiors and town gardens! One of the fun aspects of New Leaf was visiting other towns and homes via the dream suite to gawp over the brilliant ideas of other players.
So it seems to me that this game offers a little bit more of that popular feature, though it has been geared at a level to attract younger players. I shall get this game and hopefully enjoy it for the spin-off it is, and it will be lovely to encounter familiar animal faces. The BIG draw for me is the fact that one does not HAVE to play on a daily basis. It was said of the other Animal Crossing games that you could play for ten minutes a day and still enjoy it. So you could, but maintaining a good town and it's residents seldom took less than a daily 30 to 40 minutes.
I don't think it's cynical of Nintendo to take the opportunity to make some financial gain by offering a spin off utilising popular aspects of an earlier game. Future game development has to be financed. I respect everyone's comments above, but the review has been informative and honest, and it's up to each individual to decide whether they personally wish to invest the time and money. The fact that the game appears to lack challenge will bother some, others may welcome the opportunity to challenge their own ingenuity. Check out some of the YouTube player postings of this game, many clearly have challenged themselves and appear to be enjoying it.
I love this! Would never have thought it possible. I came late to the DS, but I managed to find a second-hand copy of this at Game a number of years ago. Even so, I have a couple of my favourite electroplankton from the eShop permanently on board my 3DSXL.
I must agree the UK price vs the USA price is a tiny bit unbalanced!! I don't have a Wii, but intend to play this on my tablet or smartphone. Any idea whether this will come to the 3DS? I love the cod David Attenborough style commentary in the video
I am so sad to hear this news. I had noticed he had lost weight, but assumed it was intentional, and it never occured to me he was ill. Fifty-five is too young. I will miss his distinctive presentation of Nintendo's news. Thank you Thomas for a lovely personal article.
Well, I just love Japanese style graphics and music, and I'm certainly not irritated that the developers might be European. Art styles are there to be adopted and adapted. Life is all about diversity. This looks a fun game and I'll get it on release. It doesn't appear to pressurise with time limits. I like to relax and think about tough puzzles, and I do hate it when I'm only offered timed modes.
@ThomasBW64 and
@deKay I've got a problem which I've attempted to sort out unsuccessfully twice, and I'm wondering if you or anyone else here can advise. I'm thinking of getting a New 3DSXL in the next few weeks, and as I have a free 32GB micro SDHC and adaptor, I thought I would transfer my games from my 32GB SDHC card in advance. In the past I have transferred my games from my first 3DS to my 3DSXL, and upgraded from an 8GB to the 32GB card with no problems. I have about 15GB needing transfer, so I have to go for a 32GB micro SDHC.
When I transfer my games from the 'old' SD card onto my PC, I get up a Windows 7 message at the end of the procedure saying something like "some of the file names are too long to transfer successfully". This is the folder created by Nintendo with all the game files, and clearly I have no control over those. I've done the transfer twice, and the first time I clicked on "Skip" in response to the message, rather than pressing the "Cancel" button, and the second time I just closed the window down. I have had this sort of message before when ripping and transferring music folders, and I think I may also have had it on occasion with Nintendo files when backing up in the past, but it's never affected the end result.
This time, having transferred the files onto my SanDisk Ultra 32GB Micro SDHC I, and put it in the adaptor into my 3DSXL I get a "this file is corrupted, please re-download the game" on the 3DSXL screen when I try to open a game after booting up. The background wallpaper also disappears. This has happened on both occasions I've attempted this. I have used the recommended up-to-date SD Formatter and performed a full format to FAT 32 on the micro SDHC on both occasions. The 3DSXL is quite happy when I re-install the original files on the "old" 32GB SDHC
Maybe I'm using an incompatible micro SDHC, but the warning I get about "long" file names makes me suspect that is not necessarily the cause. Any suggestions? I will need to email Nintendo Europe regarding this problem if no one here has any suggestions, but I thought it was worth asking first. Many thanks and sorry for the lengthy post.
@galachef55
Just want to say how enjoyable your series has been. Not sure whether to applaud or groan at your puns, but you've given me a good few laughs. Just need to find some time to play this myself now.
Many thanks, Karen.
My pre-order copy should arrive by post on Friday, before we depart for an autumn break. Thanks for the initial heads-up Karen. I think I fancy learning to be a tailoress first off. Can't be stuck with drabulous kit.
Looking forward to juggling this with my 14 month ACNL townies while away.
@JakeShapiro Thanks for the review Jake. Love this game's art style, and hoped to go for it. Maybe need to have a rethink.
Not to be a nitpicker, but I think you have the wrong sort of "bare down" in the second line of paragraph 4. I have checked my dictionary, and I think that enemies are more inclined to "bear down", though given the scantily clad lass in the Conan advert right beside that statement, maybe it is more appropriate.
Ooh, she's gone now!
@Philip_J_Reed: Brilliant revue, Chicken. Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable read (pun not intended).
Makes me want to try it when it comes to Europe, but as I'm the world's worst at platformers I think I'd end up cutting my own throat early on.
Great News, Tom. Just don't do a "James" in the near future and disappear forever into the maw of the big N. Create more landmarks here first. Congratulations BTW.
@Morpheel:- Sadly he's more the "chinos with the frayed trouser legs" type than anything else. Perhaps I could try the spiky hair and skinny jeans myself!
Your article had me in stitches Damien. Thanks for cheering up my week. I played Style Boutique for some time while waiting for ACNL, and it was an enjoyable game - until I'd had enough of the girl who kept returning to my shop and NEVER liked anything I showed her. Sadly I sold it back to Game and wouldn't be able to update it. Not sure I'd bother with a new version. I'm not really into non-threatening vacant expressions - been married to a non-threatening non-vacant expression too many years......although I don't know........
@the_truth:
Point taken, and it is understandable that no company would wish to expend funds to bring a game to a wider audience unless they can envisage a financial return.
Thanks Kerry, seems like you had some fun. Game looks gorgeous, and would love to see how you get on.
@GC-161: We non-Japanese speakers would need a translation, but who needs localisation? It's a fairy tale, it doesn't have to make a lot of sense. If a person can cope with magic beans, beanstalks and giants, I can't see there's a problem.
Or was translation what you meant by localisation? Or am I barking up the wrong beanstalk entirely - no offense meant.
I don't think this really would be my scene at all. My fantasy lives need to be truly out of this world. I really don't want even an approximation of urban reality. I'll stick with Animal Crossing for the moment. Each to his/her own preferences. Is there any news on whether Fantasy Life is ever coming to Europe? I am willing to wait - just want to know if it's worthwhile hoping.
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Re: Nintendo Confirms That Animal Crossing is Coming To Switch Next Year
I'm gonna be a real killjoy here and remind you all that Animal Crossing New Leaf for the 3DS was delayed for at least a year while Nintendo perfected it. It WAS worth the wait however.
Just so you all keep a sense of perspective
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (Mobile)
Maybe this is Nintendo's way of hooking in a whole extra new demographic to play Animal Crossing (and incidentally make sure they get a Switch) if they are actually planning a new game for the Switch. I sort of assume they are, but as we had to wait a couple of years from it's announcement after New Leaf was first mentioned I think it'll be some time coming.
Re: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Is Available Now
@Sciqueen
I haven't started playing yet myself, but Reddit has a good "How To" section on Pocket Camp. I've read there that you unlock all the different campsites as you play, so you will get to experience all options eventually. Just need a bit of patience I guess, unless you can work out how to wipe your save file without messing everything up. I've downloaded the game and linked to My Nintendo Account before starting to play, and that is what saves the game, I believe.
Someone else may know a lot more than me.
Re: Digger Dan DX Dispute Settled, Will Be Back On Sale "As Soon As Possible"
Brilliant! So pleased for you.
Already got my copy, though no time to play it yet. I'd better get on with it to take advantage of the upgrade when it's back in the eShop.
Re: Poll: The Utterly Charming Animal Crossing Series Is 15 Today, But Which Is Your Favourite?
Well, for me New Leaf has to take the crown, though I'm really sad I never played the GC version (I just love watching the clips on YouTube). I played Wild World to death for around 2 years, and even bought myself a 2nd DS so I could create and hitch up with another town on a 2nd cart. I played the two games in tandem - never had ANY spare time doing that . I think the music in Wild World was the best, but I agree with Gorlokk about the limitations in the games. I would still be playing Wild World and New Leaf from time to time if the animals didn't move out, weep all over me, or get shirty when I leave them to their own devices for a few weeks. I actually very much resent the way Nintendo has built that sort of penalty into the game, and I'm not sure I will take on another iteration if they bring out one with similar restrictions.
Re: Poll: Are You Still a Miitomo Regular, or Has The Great Mii Q & A Lost Its Charm?
I got tired of answering the same questions repeatedly, and don't do social media so my Mii got a bit lonely. When I realised just how much space it was taking up, I deleted it. I got the Zelda Picross game, but as I was stupid enough once early on to purchase some clothing items, with real money, I actually paid for it! It was amusing for a while though.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think of My Nintendo and Miitomo?
Well, I agree with a lot of what others are saying about the rewards system for My Nintendo and in Miitomo.
I don't do Face Book or Twitter, any persons I have contact with who play Nintendo games are too far away to organise face to face exchange, and I have a Windows Phone which is a non starter anyway. However, I do have an Android tablet, so I downloaded the Miitomo App to see what it's all about. It's an amusing time waster, and I get coins chucked at me for answering questions, which I can use to buy clothes for my Mii, and I believe purchase game tokens as time progresses. I would rather like to obtain the Zelda Picross, but I'm not clear whether the coins I earn in Miitomo can be put towards the purchase of that, along with the small stash I have in My Nintendo Account. Can anyone confirm if that is the case?
I also assume that my non phone-enabled tablet would not be suitable for proper functioning of Miitomo even if I could rustle up two or three friends, or does that sort of activity work OK over standard WiFi?
I have a lot of eShop games, but in general I prefer physical purchases of the larger games rather than cramming them onto my New 3DSXL SD card. So like most people here I'm not at all sure I will ever accumulate enough points in any one 6 month time span to make any worthwhile purchases.
Still, I have downloaded Flipnote Studio 3D, and I did get a code for 200 Platinum Points via email (I am in the UK) to go towards Zelda Picross in My Nintendo Account, so all in all I wouldn't complain.
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@ThomasBE84
This is for general information only. I have tried to register my second 3DS XL using it's NNID, but the original email address seems to be inextricably linked to it, and while the website says use a different email address there doesn't seem to be any way of linking to a new address. I'm stopping there. If Nintendo want continued custom via that console from March they are going to have to make things a little more user friendly. Thanks.
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@ThomasBW84
Thanks for the reply. I have actually created an additional email via my present ISP mailbox, which hadn't previously occurred to me (being a bit dim). I can see the logic of one email address per NNID, but judging from some comments here, I was not the only person with the problem.
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@Splatburst
Thanks for the heads up. After it took my ISP 10 minutes to open up access to my webmail account, I have actually created another email address (my advanced age is the reason why this had not yet occurred to me). May providence preserve me from my aging neurons and inefficient mega websites!
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@dkxcalibur
Sorry, our posts are leapfrogging one another
Best of luck with your new Nintendo Accounts.
@rjer
You'll need a double shot of espresso to create all those extra email accounts as well
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@ThomasBW84
@dkxcalibur
I've just done a bit of digging on Nintendo's website and have found the following information in a FAQ -
Q - I tried to create a Nintendo Account, but I got a message saying ''The email address you have entered is already registered. Registration cannot be completed.''
A - Only a single email address can be linked to one Nintendo Account. If the email address you have entered is already registered, it cannot be used again.
Alternatively, this can occur if you are trying to sign in with a Nintendo Network ID. If you have multiple NNIDs registered to one email address, you will only be able to create a Nintendo Account with one of those NNIDs.
Clearly Nintendo HAVE considered this issue and don't care about it. Doesn't seem very good business practice to me. So they just don't get any additional sales from me on my second NNID from now on. Stupid, or what!
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@dkxcalibur
That's crazy. Nintendo will surely have to address the issue. I'm not about to start creating an extra email account just for a second console used occasionally, but families will have a real problem.
I simply will not register for a new account on that console unless Nintendo sort it out.
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@Ralizah
I agree, and I still really miss Swapnote.
I also think Miitomo will be pretty irrelevant to me as I have a Windows phone, and Nintendo seem to be going purely for the iOS and Android market.
Re: Guide: Setup and Key Facts for Nintendo Account and Miitomo Preregistration
@ThomasBW84
I have just registered my New 3DS XL painlessly to a new Nintendo Account using the NNID for that console, and my email address.
I am now trying to register my older 3DS XL (which I still keep running, and which also has it's own NNID) for it's own new Nintendo Account, but the registration website has told me I cannot register using the same email address. Clearly, I expect to use the same email address for both consoles as that is my email address - full stop. There must be loads of families/homes where several consoles will need to be registered to the same email address. It beggars belief that this eventuality has not occurred to Nintendo. Any suggestions?
PS Thanks for the very comprehensive article.
Re: Feature: Looking Back at the New 3DS Launch, Nintendo's Perfect Valentine's Day Gift
I love my N3DS XL, and I keep the 3D ON all the time with NO problems. It's a real improvement on the original 3DS consoles.
Re: Site News: Welcome To The Brand New Nintendo Life!
As SethNintendo says above, it's such a cluttered site that it's taken me an hour to work my way around, find the button to change back to lists rather than tiles and FINALLY - find this article. And please, what was wrong with the lovely side bars on the right hand side where you could find just about anything you might be interested in. However, I wouldn't want to imply I'm ungrateful for the attention that Nintendolife staff give to the appearance of their website, and clearly a great deal of work has gone into the re-vamp, but I do hope the finished product in a few weeks time is a little less jumbled and easier on the eye (and I do have Adblock switched OFF for this site). I'm using the PC version BTW.
Re: Nintendo UK's 24 Days Of Christmas Promotion Offers Up Some Festive Discounts
@RainbowGazelle
@gcunit
@wazlon
@Zekrom025
I'm not after Pokemon Art Academy myself, but I've just looked at the website and Nintendo still have it up on the page. I was even able to add a copy to the basket, though I didn't go so far as to check out. Maybe they have found some more copies? Go look see ASAP
Re: Review: Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 2 - Fashion Forward (3DS)
I have this game on pre-order at a local high street store, and enjoyed the earlier version of New Style Boutique. However, I have found the Demo of this new game quite unrewarding, so this thorough review has been encouraging, thank you. However, I hope the emphasis on a real time clock, as in Animal Crossing, does not indicate a need for a similar style of slavishly dedicated gameplay.
Re: Japan Is Getting This Charming Animal Crossing amiibo Diorama
Aww! This is so sweet. I want one, even though I really have nowhere suitable to display it.
Re: Cutie Pets Pick Berries Brings Provocative Mandeer Action to the Wii U eShop on 22nd October
Oh My!
Are you sure it's not April 1st today?
Re: New Style Boutique 2 Uses amiibo To Keep You At The Forefront of Fashion, Struts To Europe This November
I played New Style Boutique as well, on Morgan Sleeper's recommendation, and it was a load of fun. My only hope for the new edition is that Nintendo haven't put in the girl who persisted in coming to my boutique asking for a variety of outfits, but who NEVER EVER liked anything I offered her. In the end I just ignored her and didn't serve her. Anyone else have that experience BTW?
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3DS)
@Fandabidozi:
I toyed with the idea of re-starting, but I love my original town and don't want to mess about building things up again. Real life also moves on, and I can't make the necessary time to do it all over a second time, so just visiting occasionally will suit me fine. Apologies to all other commentators for us going off topic.
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3DS)
@Fandabidozi: I did actually do that a lot on my DS with Wild World, but have been a bit intimidated with the 3DSs "all-seeing and the computer always knows" aspects, so I've never done that in New Leaf. Thanks for the heads-up. We're about to have a break in Cornwall, so I think I'm probably going to have a lovely bash at it again, thanks to you. Last time I played was just after Toy Day, so I'll head back to early January and have a lovely crunch in the snow and then progress as rapidly as possible to August. I love the weekend Fireworks. That's in between starting up the new game, which I've pre-ordered through a gaming shop in Truro and will collect on release day. That's how much I wanted my AC fix! Many thanks to you.
PS I've just noticed you are actually in Australia. I assumed from your avatar that you were a Scot (or maybe you are a transplanted one). Anyways, best wishes.
Re: Review: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3DS)
Thank you Damien for an honest review. This game is clearly not, nor was it intended to be, a fresh iteration of Animal Crossing. I do hope we see a new Animal Crossing game again one day, though I wouldn't be a purchaser of a game called Animal Crossing: Wedding Bells
I played both Wild World and New Leaf to death. I've just checked my Activity Log on New Leaf and I'm staggered to find I played over 1700 hours over 18 months. I would still be playing it intermittently if I didn't have to cope with animal residents' quakingly begging me "never leave us alone this long again". I'm probably an idiot, but I really can't cope with that as well as real life problems, and it would be great if Nintendo could adjust this "must play daily" approach next time.
As a mature woman with my own decorative preferences I found the "theme" restrictions and unsolicited snippy comments from the HHA in Wild World annoying. Thankfully this aspect was moved into the background in New Leaf, and you could get your home assessed by the HHA, or you could ignore them. The player was left alone to display his or her own ingenuity with the furniture. And, Oh boy, didn't the real innovators display ingenuity in designing their home interiors and town gardens! One of the fun aspects of New Leaf was visiting other towns and homes via the dream suite to gawp over the brilliant ideas of other players.
So it seems to me that this game offers a little bit more of that popular feature, though it has been geared at a level to attract younger players. I shall get this game and hopefully enjoy it for the spin-off it is, and it will be lovely to encounter familiar animal faces. The BIG draw for me is the fact that one does not HAVE to play on a daily basis. It was said of the other Animal Crossing games that you could play for ten minutes a day and still enjoy it. So you could, but maintaining a good town and it's residents seldom took less than a daily 30 to 40 minutes.
I don't think it's cynical of Nintendo to take the opportunity to make some financial gain by offering a spin off utilising popular aspects of an earlier game. Future game development has to be financed. I respect everyone's comments above, but the review has been informative and honest, and it's up to each individual to decide whether they personally wish to invest the time and money. The fact that the game appears to lack challenge will bother some, others may welcome the opportunity to challenge their own ingenuity. Check out some of the YouTube player postings of this game, many clearly have challenged themselves and appear to be enjoying it.
Re: Video: Allow This Gentle Electroplankton Opus To Soothe Your Ears
I love this! Would never have thought it possible.
I came late to the DS, but I managed to find a second-hand copy of this at Game a number of years ago. Even so, I have a couple of my favourite electroplankton from the eShop permanently on board my 3DSXL.
Re: Download: 'Photos with Animal Crossing' for Nintendo 3DS (UK Only)
Just received my download code.
Thanks Guys!
Re: Video: Fan Recreates Stunning Build Of Ocarina Of Time’s Zora’s Domain In Unreal Engine 4
Lovely!
Re: Review: Ninja Usagimaru - The Gem of Blessings (3DS eShop)
Oh, yes! Please bring it to Europe.
Re: Review: BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition (Wii U eShop)
I must agree the UK price vs the USA price is a tiny bit unbalanced!! I don't have a Wii, but intend to play this on my tablet or smartphone. Any idea whether this will come to the 3DS? I love the cod David Attenborough style commentary in the video
Re: Editorial: Satoru Iwata Embodied The Playful Brilliance of Nintendo, and His Legacy Will Endure
I am so sad to hear this news. I had noticed he had lost weight, but assumed it was intentional, and it never occured to me he was ill. Fifty-five is too young.
I will miss his distinctive presentation of Nintendo's news. Thank you Thomas for a lovely personal article.
Re: 3DS Action Puzzler Pazuru Arrives On The European eShop This Week
Well, I just love Japanese style graphics and music, and I'm certainly not irritated that the developers might be European. Art styles are there to be adopted and adapted. Life is all about diversity.
This looks a fun game and I'll get it on release. It doesn't appear to pressurise with time limits. I like to relax and think about tough puzzles, and I do hate it when I'm only offered timed modes.
Re: Guide: How to Complete a System Transfer from a 3DS to a New Nintendo 3DS / XL
@ThomasBW64 and
@deKay I've got a problem which I've attempted to sort out unsuccessfully twice, and I'm wondering if you or anyone else here can advise. I'm thinking of getting a New 3DSXL in the next few weeks, and as I have a free 32GB micro SDHC and adaptor, I thought I would transfer my games from my 32GB SDHC card in advance. In the past I have transferred my games from my first 3DS to my 3DSXL, and upgraded from an 8GB to the 32GB card with no problems. I have about 15GB needing transfer, so I have to go for a 32GB micro SDHC.
When I transfer my games from the 'old' SD card onto my PC, I get up a Windows 7 message at the end of the procedure saying something like "some of the file names are too long to transfer successfully". This is the folder created by Nintendo with all the game files, and clearly I have no control over those. I've done the transfer twice, and the first time I clicked on "Skip" in response to the message, rather than pressing the "Cancel" button, and the second time I just closed the window down. I have had this sort of message before when ripping and transferring music folders, and I think I may also have had it on occasion with Nintendo files when backing up in the past, but it's never affected the end result.
This time, having transferred the files onto my SanDisk Ultra 32GB Micro SDHC I, and put it in the adaptor into my 3DSXL I get a "this file is corrupted, please re-download the game" on the 3DSXL screen when I try to open a game after booting up. The background wallpaper also disappears. This has happened on both occasions I've attempted this. I have used the recommended up-to-date SD Formatter and performed a full format to FAT 32 on the micro SDHC on both occasions. The 3DSXL is quite happy when I re-install the original files on the "old" 32GB SDHC
Maybe I'm using an incompatible micro SDHC, but the warning I get about "long" file names makes me suspect that is not necessarily the cause. Any suggestions? I will need to email Nintendo Europe regarding this problem if no one here has any suggestions, but I thought it was worth asking first. Many thanks and sorry for the lengthy post.
Re: Best of Mahjong
I absolutely agree. There were actual Mahjongg games for the DS in Japan. Would it take too much effort to translate one and sell it on the eShop?
Re: Feature: Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Twelve: Cook
@galachef55: Actually it does! Thanks for that.
Re: Feature: Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Twelve: Cook
@galachef55
Just want to say how enjoyable your series has been. Not sure whether to applaud or groan at your puns, but you've given me a good few laughs. Just need to find some time to play this myself now.
Many thanks, Karen.
Re: Feature: Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Two: Tailor
@galachef55 Always too much happening IRL -
like peeples, exercise, food, sleep. Sigh....
Re: Feature: Working 9 to 5 in a Fantasy Life - Week Two: Tailor
My pre-order copy should arrive by post on Friday, before we depart for an autumn break. Thanks for the initial heads-up Karen. I think I fancy learning to be a tailoress first off. Can't be stuck with drabulous kit.
Looking forward to juggling this with my 14 month ACNL townies while away.
Re: Review: Cocoro Line Defender (3DS eShop)
@JakeShapiro Thanks for the review Jake. Love this game's art style, and hoped to go for it. Maybe need to have a rethink.
Not to be a nitpicker, but I think you have the wrong sort of "bare down" in the second line of paragraph 4. I have checked my dictionary, and I think that enemies are more inclined to "bear down", though given the scantily clad lass in the Conan advert right beside that statement, maybe it is more appropriate.
Ooh, she's gone now!
Re: Review: 1001 Spikes (3DS eShop)
@Philip_J_Reed: Brilliant revue, Chicken. Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable read (pun not intended).
Makes me want to try it when it comes to Europe, but as I'm the world's worst at platformers I think I'd end up cutting my own throat early on.
Re: Site News: Tom Has Evolved Into A New Form: Editor Tom!
Great News, Tom.
Just don't do a "James" in the near future and disappear forever into the maw of the big N. Create more landmarks here first.
Congratulations BTW.
Re: Pure Chess Will Checkmate Your Wii U And 3DS Very Soon Indeed
If this game is really as good as it sounds, I will get it.
I really want to learn to play chess properly.
Re: Swoon! Style Savvy: Trendsetters Is Getting "Dream Boyfriend" Mode In Japan
@Morpheel:- Sadly he's more the "chinos with the frayed trouser legs" type than anything else. Perhaps I could try the spiky hair and skinny jeans myself!
Re: Swoon! Style Savvy: Trendsetters Is Getting "Dream Boyfriend" Mode In Japan
Your article had me in stitches Damien. Thanks for cheering up my week.
I played Style Boutique for some time while waiting for ACNL, and it was an enjoyable game - until I'd had enough of the girl who kept returning to my shop and NEVER liked anything I showed her.
Sadly I sold it back to Game and wouldn't be able to update it. Not sure I'd bother with a new version. I'm not really into non-threatening vacant expressions - been married to a non-threatening non-vacant expression too many years......although I don't know........
Re: Review: Quell Reflect (3DS eShop)
@kitroplious: Thanks for that. Interesting link.
Cheers.
Re: Review: Quell Reflect (3DS eShop)
Lovely review, thanks.
This sounds like the right pace for me.
Any news of it coming to the UK/EU eShop?
Re: Feature: Your Guide Through Dragon Quest Monsters 2
@the_truth:
Point taken, and it is understandable that no company would wish to expend funds to bring a game to a wider audience unless they can envisage a financial return.
Re: Feature: Your Guide Through Dragon Quest Monsters 2
Thanks Kerry, seems like you had some fun. Game looks gorgeous, and would love to see how you get on.
@GC-161: We non-Japanese speakers would need a translation, but who needs localisation? It's a fairy tale, it doesn't have to make a lot of sense. If a person can cope with magic beans, beanstalks and giants, I can't see there's a problem.
Or was translation what you meant by localisation? Or am I barking up the wrong beanstalk entirely - no offense meant.
Re: Rune Factory 4 in Short Supply in North America
Yes please, please! Bring it to Europe via the eShop if that is the only way we're going to get it.
Day one purchase for me!
Re: Tomodachi Collection: New Life Currently Being Localised for the West
I don't think this really would be my scene at all. My fantasy lives need to be truly out of this world. I really don't want even an approximation of urban reality. I'll stick with Animal Crossing for the moment.
Each to his/her own preferences.
Is there any news on whether Fantasy Life is ever coming to Europe?
I am willing to wait - just want to know if it's worthwhile hoping.