@XCWarrior I can understand why online wouldn't be added. At least in the recent games, if there is a big difference between the players when reaching the final boss, then the round is lost for those who want to be 1st and they would rage quit, or quit when anything bad happens to them. Locally, this problem is much rarer, since you are all friends and can't really escape. And you can play a new match afterwards.
Some people seem to forget (or never knew in the first place) that the first game didn't get too much attention in Japan, and only the second game(s) made the series really popular. The first game is more of a single player experience and you can't even transfer the Yo-Kai in other games. But Yo-Kai Watch 2 added online battles and trading, much more Yo-Kai and much more interaction. And Yo-Kai Watch 3 has the size of the ROM twice as big as 2's, so there should be a lot of content in that game (which also releases next month in Japan).
@Ufaowl Second pokémon is Arceus. It is an event pokémon and it is special because it can change its type by holding specific items (it can become all types). He's going to be distributed at GameStop between 1st and 24th August, so you can check it out if you've got a store near you.
@LegendOfPokemon This... doesn't have literally anything to do with the NX. Please. This is just about Warner Bros refusing to release DLC on the Wii U.
@andrew20 Xbox 360 is less powerful. PS3 is less powerful. If power was what mattered, then we would have gotten every game that was also on those two systems. And if third parties wanted to support it, some of their games wouldn't use the Xbone's and PS4's power at their limits, but would make it for Wii U and also work on a version on the other two. Power doesn't matter; money does.
@crimsontadpoles I highly doubt they will. I mean, the person literally said that they had gotten a huge boost from last year, and most of them should be from Europe.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, you would get the retail games from the pack if you add $2 (and I highly recommend this, because you will never find Darksiders II and Street Fighter IV 3D at $1 each).
@shonenjump86 The platforms with the most advantage should be Wii U (map and off-TV) and PS Vita (portability). I would say that you should first see how well the game performs on these platforms and, if it works well (a.k.a. the port is not bad), get it on one of them. If it has massive slowdown, then get it on PS4, Xbox One or PC (choose the platform you prefer the controller of, or get it on PC if you have a good one, since there's support for both PS4 and XB1 controllers in games nowadays). Hope it helps!
@Spoony_Tech Chess is considered a sport by the government. So yes, it is a sport. Body is not everything. Training, physically or mentally, makes you better at something. Training your brain is basically the same thing. What you described are "athletes", not "sportive people". Competition is a sport when it's an activity where you become better by having effort and that can be picked up by everyone. Chess and playing are hobbies when you don't compete in events. Chess is considered universally a sport, so naming it a hobby is also objectively wrong.
@Kogorn733 It's not just Leffen, it's the idea to prevent any future similar incident. And, while Leffen might not be the nicest guy, I think deporting him is way too harsh.
@Spoony_Tech You don't need to be an "athlete" to participate in a sportive event. Chess, pocker, Street Fighter and League of Legends are considered sports. ESports need training and (sometimes) teamwork, just like the 'classic' sports. This physical training excuse doesn't work because the sports I listed don't need it. Competitive Smash is just like a fighting game with more unique controls. To me, as long as it is an activity where there's a competitive scene and that requires training, it is a sport. Fighting games in general require a lot of training to move your fingers fast to do some combos without fail and mental training, so you can make your opponent do what you want. Fighting games are like electronic boxing. Boxing is a sport, and some electronic games are sports, so why can't competitive Smash be a sport?
@xxAcesHighxx The 3D works in very few places (usually caves) and during battles (although sometimes the 3D would turn off for no reason). Some scenes could be beautiful in 3D, and the game itself is in a 3D space, but the 3D effect will not pop up if you activate it when you are not fighting or in those few special places I mentioned.
@A01 It still is $160 (American dollars) more than the original PS3 though. But remember the 3DO? That was a 4 gen 3D console that costed $700. This placeholder pricing is pretty close to that.
@Kevlar44 The only problem is going to be all those salty 'fans' who want a very specific game and will not accept anything that is not a traditional Metroid 6 or Metroid Prime 4.
@RainbowGazelle Smash Kirby gives another power-up to Kirby, and Meta Knight and DeDeDe give you the same thing, no matter if they're from the Smash or Kirby series.
@RainbowGazelle Smash Kirby gives another power-up to Kirby, and Meta Knight and DeDeDe give you the same thing, no matter if they're from the Smash or Kirby series.
@Ryu_Niiyama They should be there especially when games like Smash for Wii U are on it. Seriously. Except for -:amiibo:-, there's really no use of it (unless you want to make photos with trophies, but noone bothers with it).
@DeltaPeng You can turn off the Wii U screen in the home menu. It will be turned on again if you touch any button on it. You can play Smash this way without the GamePad being turned on, but the Lost Reavers BETA forces you to use the GamePad, so it's mostly Bandai Namco's fault they didn't give the option to use the Pro Controller.
I really like these experimental titles that have been coming out recently along with other games. They are very or at least a little familiar to the games in the main series, but at the same time very different. I started to love games such as Captain Toad Treasure Tracker and it seems that even more are coming in the near future: Star Fox Guard, these two Kirby minigames and, like it or not, Metroid Prime Blast Ball (it seems like a combination of Mario Strikers, Metroid Prime and Rocket League, all being games I loved, with its own flavour added). Also, Paper Mario Color Splash could be great if they make the battle system better (add XP, or at least make it so you get something good from the enemies and don't loose the same thing for battling them). I may get it for the gorgeous paper graphics if the music is also good, even if the gameplay is similar to Paper Mario Sticker Star.
@Gerbwmu Yeah, the videos are very entertaining. Just mindless fun. That's what I want from YouTube. Just something based on what is already happening/happened and taking it to an unrelated direction just for the sake of a good laugh.
@Wolfgabe It's much easier to hack FNaF. There are already tons of copies and mods, so a mod dedicated to Guard isn't too far-fetched. But the Wii U modding scene is just at its very early stages. When emulation is in very early phases, don't expect big mods to come out soon. Soft mods (such as a few changes for some numbers, making a character have more strengths/weaknesses or just change its appearance) could come out one or two years later, but big mods that make the entire game look different will take some time. Just look at Sonic Lost World PC's mods. There have already been a few alternate Sonic models, but there are very few unpolished hacks of the first level, and those are made by already having existing assets. Guard is so different, it would probably require a lot of time to make the animations feel polished, the whole area to look like a human building instead of a farm in the middle of nowhere and by making a FNaF version for every single enemy robot.
@DarthNocturnal It really is not. In Freddy's, you have to watch the cameras so you know when the 'animatrons' come to you. When they are near you, you need to close the doors, else they will jumpscare you and you loose. But the doors have limited energy, and when they are closed the energy gets lower (I know, it's the stilly classic video game logic). In Slippy's, you control the cameras and take out the enemies. You have to protect the core of your base by shooting them. Freddy's is a survival horror game where you stay still, but know what happens outside of your room thanks to some cameras, while the Slippy's is a Tower Defense where you control the defense system and need to shoot every enemy, and you know where the enemy stands thanks to some cameras, which can also shoot. Their core mechanics are very different, especially since Guard lets you move the cameras.
@Cosats Yup. I was pleasantly surprised by how many countries from Europe were supported. I mean, most of the Eastern countries are supported now. Sure, there are a few that aren't supported yet, but it still impressed me, considering most of the time they seem to only care about the Western part of Europe, and sometimes Russia and Greece.
@DefHalan I remember Smash Wii U was on launch day 69.99€ in Germany (pretty much equals to $69.99). So it is possible, although I don't know any $70+ game. But remember that this system's rewards were also made for all the next consoles in mind, and they might release a games collection (like NSMBU and New Super Luigi U) or a GOTY edition that could cost over $70.
@Broosh Every single company abandoned some employees. Microsoft recently shut down two studios and Sony dropped entire divisions last year. So don't be so afraid to work for a company because they fired someone.
@VGMusicFox Not really; the concept was shown before FNAF was a thing, or even announced, so this is more of a 'How to be a guard at a mall, but instead of going there and catching the thieves, you shoot them with the camera and it isn't a mall, but some kind of farm and the thieves are robots' type of game.
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
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Re: Weirdness: The Mario Party Star Rush Box Art is Actually Recycled From the Mario SpagettiOs Can
@XCWarrior I can understand why online wouldn't be added. At least in the recent games, if there is a big difference between the players when reaching the final boss, then the round is lost for those who want to be 1st and they would rage quit, or quit when anything bad happens to them. Locally, this problem is much rarer, since you are all friends and can't really escape. And you can play a new match afterwards.
Re: Weirdness: The Mario Party Star Rush Box Art is Actually Recycled From the Mario SpagettiOs Can
The box art was probably made last minute, and the demo was done a few days earlier.
Re: E3 2016: Check Out the Paper Mario: Color Splash E3 Trailer
@Spike6958 How to buy something but not support the company in one easy step: buy used.
Re: E3 2016: Check Out the Paper Mario: Color Splash E3 Trailer
Some sort of XP that you only get after battles actually increases your paint meter, so yes, there is actual XP.
Re: Yo-kai Watch Sold Less Than Half a Million Units in North America
Some people seem to forget (or never knew in the first place) that the first game didn't get too much attention in Japan, and only the second game(s) made the series really popular. The first game is more of a single player experience and you can't even transfer the Yo-Kai in other games. But Yo-Kai Watch 2 added online battles and trading, much more Yo-Kai and much more interaction. And Yo-Kai Watch 3 has the size of the ROM twice as big as 2's, so there should be a lot of content in that game (which also releases next month in Japan).
Re: Pokkén Tournament Update 1.3 Promises To Bring Some Balance
So basically all fighters and a few assists are affected. Ok.
Re: Japan Has Voted For Its Favourite Pokémon, And It's Not Pikachu
@Ufaowl Second pokémon is Arceus. It is an event pokémon and it is special because it can change its type by holding specific items (it can become all types). He's going to be distributed at GameStop between 1st and 24th August, so you can check it out if you've got a store near you.
Re: The CEO of Level-5 Had a Hand in Dragon Quest IX Appearing on the DS
@Ibberson The 3DS remake should be coming out by the end of the year.
Re: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Has Neat DLC, Yet It's Not Listed for Wii U
@LegendOfPokemon This... doesn't have literally anything to do with the NX. Please. This is just about Warner Bros refusing to release DLC on the Wii U.
Re: Rumour: Sources Go to Battle Again Over Nintendo NX Power
@andrew20 Xbox 360 is less powerful. PS3 is less powerful. If power was what mattered, then we would have gotten every game that was also on those two systems. And if third parties wanted to support it, some of their games wouldn't use the Xbone's and PS4's power at their limits, but would make it for Wii U and also work on a version on the other two. Power doesn't matter; money does.
Re: Interview: Humble Bundle Co-Founder John Graham Reflects on the Successful Friends of Nintendo Promotion
@crimsontadpoles I highly doubt they will. I mean, the person literally said that they had gotten a huge boost from last year, and most of them should be from Europe.
Re: Interview: Humble Bundle Co-Founder John Graham Reflects on the Successful Friends of Nintendo Promotion
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yes, you would get the retail games from the pack if you add $2 (and I highly recommend this, because you will never find Darksiders II and Street Fighter IV 3D at $1 each).
Re: Feature: Team-Based Super Smash Bros. Format, The Gauntlet, Aims to Transform the Competitive Scene
@MrMario02 It will be different having great players compete against each other than playing with the friends in your area though.
Re: Bloodstained Will Launch the Base Campaign First, Followed by Staggered Content Releases
@shonenjump86 The platforms with the most advantage should be Wii U (map and off-TV) and PS Vita (portability). I would say that you should first see how well the game performs on these platforms and, if it works well (a.k.a. the port is not bad), get it on one of them. If it has massive slowdown, then get it on PS4, Xbox One or PC (choose the platform you prefer the controller of, or get it on PC if you have a good one, since there's support for both PS4 and XB1 controllers in games nowadays). Hope it helps!
Re: New Pokémon Sun and Moon Information is Coming on 10th May
I hope they don't fool us again.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Fans Petition the White House To Secure Visa Rights for eSports Competitors
@Spoony_Tech Chess is considered a sport by the government. So yes, it is a sport. Body is not everything. Training, physically or mentally, makes you better at something. Training your brain is basically the same thing. What you described are "athletes", not "sportive people". Competition is a sport when it's an activity where you become better by having effort and that can be picked up by everyone. Chess and playing are hobbies when you don't compete in events. Chess is considered universally a sport, so naming it a hobby is also objectively wrong.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Fans Petition the White House To Secure Visa Rights for eSports Competitors
@Kogorn733 It's not just Leffen, it's the idea to prevent any future similar incident. And, while Leffen might not be the nicest guy, I think deporting him is way too harsh.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Fans Petition the White House To Secure Visa Rights for eSports Competitors
@Spoony_Tech You don't need to be an "athlete" to participate in a sportive event. Chess, pocker, Street Fighter and League of Legends are considered sports. ESports need training and (sometimes) teamwork, just like the 'classic' sports. This physical training excuse doesn't work because the sports I listed don't need it. Competitive Smash is just like a fighting game with more unique controls. To me, as long as it is an activity where there's a competitive scene and that requires training, it is a sport. Fighting games in general require a lot of training to move your fingers fast to do some combos without fail and mental training, so you can make your opponent do what you want. Fighting games are like electronic boxing. Boxing is a sport, and some electronic games are sports, so why can't competitive Smash be a sport?
Re: Talking Point: What Would You Like to See From Pokémon Sun and Moon?
@xxAcesHighxx The 3D works in very few places (usually caves) and during battles (although sometimes the 3D would turn off for no reason). Some scenes could be beautiful in 3D, and the game itself is in a 3D space, but the 3D effect will not pop up if you activate it when you are not fighting or in those few special places I mentioned.
Re: Talking Point: What Would You Like to See From Pokémon Sun and Moon?
I would really like the starter you choose to follow you if he's in your team.
Re: Mighty No. 9 Has Gone Gold for a June Release
@FragRed Do the eventual delays of the 3DS/PS Vita count?
Re: Reminder: Distribution is Underway for Mythical Pokémon Darkrai
And I don't have any GameStop store anywhere near where I live. Only Media Markt and Saturn. ...great
Re: EB Games Australia Opens Up Nintendo NX Pre-Orders At $999
@A01 It still is $160 (American dollars) more than the original PS3 though. But remember the 3DO? That was a 4 gen 3D console that costed $700. This placeholder pricing is pretty close to that.
Re: Koei Tecmo Confirms That It Has Nintendo NX Software In Development
@Kevlar44 The only problem is going to be all those salty 'fans' who want a very specific game and will not accept anything that is not a traditional Metroid 6 or Metroid Prime 4.
Re: Toys-To-Life Newcomer Thinks We're Growing Bored Of Pieces Of Plastic
@RainbowGazelle Smash Kirby gives another power-up to Kirby, and Meta Knight and DeDeDe give you the same thing, no matter if they're from the Smash or Kirby series.
Re: Toys-To-Life Newcomer Thinks We're Growing Bored Of Pieces Of Plastic
@RainbowGazelle Smash Kirby gives another power-up to Kirby, and Meta Knight and DeDeDe give you the same thing, no matter if they're from the Smash or Kirby series.
Re: Review: Star Fox Guard (Wii U eShop)
@kevin74 You really should play it, if you're ok with hard platformers.
Re: Poll: The Wii U GamePad - Where Do You Stand on Nintendo's Hefty Controller?
@Ryu_Niiyama They should be there especially when games like Smash for Wii U are on it. Seriously. Except for -:amiibo:-, there's really no use of it (unless you want to make photos with trophies, but noone bothers with it).
Re: Poll: The Wii U GamePad - Where Do You Stand on Nintendo's Hefty Controller?
@DeltaPeng You can turn off the Wii U screen in the home menu. It will be turned on again if you touch any button on it. You can play Smash this way without the GamePad being turned on, but the Lost Reavers BETA forces you to use the GamePad, so it's mostly Bandai Namco's fault they didn't give the option to use the Pro Controller.
Re: GameStop COO Claims New Console Launches Are "Imminent"
Unless we will see a -- 2DS, a new Vita model, a new console maker, or really anything else.
Re: Kirby: Planet Robobot Gets a Neat amiibo Bundle in Europe, While 'Kirby 3D Rumble' is Detailed
I really like these experimental titles that have been coming out recently along with other games. They are very or at least a little familiar to the games in the main series, but at the same time very different. I started to love games such as Captain Toad Treasure Tracker and it seems that even more are coming in the near future: Star Fox Guard, these two Kirby minigames and, like it or not, Metroid Prime Blast Ball (it seems like a combination of Mario Strikers, Metroid Prime and Rocket League, all being games I loved, with its own flavour added). Also, Paper Mario Color Splash could be great if they make the battle system better (add XP, or at least make it so you get something good from the enemies and don't loose the same thing for battling them). I may get it for the gorgeous paper graphics if the music is also good, even if the gameplay is similar to Paper Mario Sticker Star.
Re: Video: Slippy Gets Scary in Our Star Fox Guard Trailer
@Gerbwmu Yeah, the videos are very entertaining. Just mindless fun. That's what I want from YouTube. Just something based on what is already happening/happened and taking it to an unrelated direction just for the sake of a good laugh.
Re: Video: Slippy Gets Scary in Our Star Fox Guard Trailer
@Wolfgabe It's much easier to hack FNaF. There are already tons of copies and mods, so a mod dedicated to Guard isn't too far-fetched. But the Wii U modding scene is just at its very early stages. When emulation is in very early phases, don't expect big mods to come out soon. Soft mods (such as a few changes for some numbers, making a character have more strengths/weaknesses or just change its appearance) could come out one or two years later, but big mods that make the entire game look different will take some time. Just look at Sonic Lost World PC's mods. There have already been a few alternate Sonic models, but there are very few unpolished hacks of the first level, and those are made by already having existing assets. Guard is so different, it would probably require a lot of time to make the animations feel polished, the whole area to look like a human building instead of a farm in the middle of nowhere and by making a FNaF version for every single enemy robot.
Re: Video: Slippy Gets Scary in Our Star Fox Guard Trailer
@DarthNocturnal It really is not. In Freddy's, you have to watch the cameras so you know when the 'animatrons' come to you. When they are near you, you need to close the doors, else they will jumpscare you and you loose. But the doors have limited energy, and when they are closed the energy gets lower (I know, it's the stilly classic video game logic). In Slippy's, you control the cameras and take out the enemies. You have to protect the core of your base by shooting them. Freddy's is a survival horror game where you stay still, but know what happens outside of your room thanks to some cameras, while the Slippy's is a Tower Defense where you control the defense system and need to shoot every enemy, and you know where the enemy stands thanks to some cameras, which can also shoot. Their core mechanics are very different, especially since Guard lets you move the cameras.
Re: SpongeBob SquarePants is the Theme for the Next Splatoon Splatfest
Also, #TeamSplatrick
Re: SpongeBob SquarePants is the Theme for the Next Splatoon Splatfest
No Japanese players?! Maybe the laggers will be seen less frequently these matches.
Re: Review: Asdivine Hearts (Wii U eShop)
@hefferj They are pretty useless though if you already played them, or at least already own them.
Re: Review: Asdivine Hearts (Wii U eShop)
Actually, I once watched an anime with a god inside of a cat statue. Not sure if it counts, though.
Re: Rumour: More Claims Made For New Legend of Zelda on Wii U and NX, Gender Choice For Playable Character
@Jazzer94 There were also some times she had reported on wrong rumours. Don't trust any rumour 100%, no matter where it comes from.
Re: Talking Point: My Nintendo's Pros, Cons and Areas for Improvement
@Cosats Yup. I was pleasantly surprised by how many countries from Europe were supported. I mean, most of the Eastern countries are supported now. Sure, there are a few that aren't supported yet, but it still impressed me, considering most of the time they seem to only care about the Western part of Europe, and sometimes Russia and Greece.
Re: A 24-karat gold-plated NES-playing system can be yours for $4,999
@UboaNoticedYou Because there's always those quite rich collectors who would really like to have this in their collection.
Re: Guide: Getting Started With My Nintendo
@DefHalan I remember Smash Wii U was on launch day 69.99€ in Germany (pretty much equals to $69.99). So it is possible, although I don't know any $70+ game. But remember that this system's rewards were also made for all the next consoles in mind, and they might release a games collection (like NSMBU and New Super Luigi U) or a GOTY edition that could cost over $70.
Re: Review: Infinity Runner (Wii U eShop)
@Broosh Every single company abandoned some employees. Microsoft recently shut down two studios and Sony dropped entire divisions last year. So don't be so afraid to work for a company because they fired someone.
Re: Pokkén Tournament Beats Digimon to Number One in Japan and Boosts Wii U Sales
Pokkén Tournament (Wii U) also sold more than Street Fighter V, which is also pretty impressive.
Re: Star Fox Guard
@VGMusicFox Not really; the concept was shown before FNAF was a thing, or even announced, so this is more of a 'How to be a guard at a mall, but instead of going there and catching the thieves, you shoot them with the camera and it isn't a mall, but some kind of farm and the thieves are robots' type of game.
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Mario Spin-Off Series or Game?
But my favourite game is Mario Teaches Typing. Where is it on the list?! I feel triggered.
Re: Five Wii U Releases Confirmed for Nintendo Selects Range in Europe
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
Re: Five Wii U Releases Confirmed for Nintendo Selects Range in Europe
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
Re: Five Wii U Releases Confirmed for Nintendo Selects Range in Europe
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.
Re: Five Wii U Releases Confirmed for Nintendo Selects Range in Europe
@arronishere LEGO City Undercover was great. LEGO Batman 3 was rather disappointing, and the PC version (at least the one I have) runs horribly and is full of bugs. And I couldn't enjoy it. But City was great in every way; the only bad part is the loading times.