I prefer the games to the physical rewards. However none of these really catch my attention, save for Mario World which was part of the standard monthly selection.
I think now I will definitely be getting both versions. With the extra time to scrounge up extra funds, I will freshly hyped for each release. Darn you Nintendo!! You figured how to get my wallet again!!
The story is what this series is all about, though I enjoyed the puzzles (the final one to VLR was suitably epic). I just hope funds are raised for the final entry in the series.
They've really been pushing the coin prices for games. Used to be 100-150, then it went up to 200 for good or newer games, now it's commonplace and they're pushing it even further.
I love the gamepad; Multiplayer Nintendo Land has been one of the most fun games I've ever played. There's so much potential for it I really want to see Nintendo actually do something with it.
I loved the cutscenes; I'd watch them over and over (and I didn't have internet back when Brawl came out, so they surprised me). It's slightly disappointing to me.
Already have F-Zero from the 30 cent promotion; got snowboarding from the last club nintendo offer and have game and watch gallery 4 (which, at $5 used most places I've seen, is a steal and makes all these game and watch's deal a joke in comparison). I have a few coins to burn not having much selection recently, so I think I'll spring for Spin Six.
My friend and I timed our wonder trades to see if we could get each other. We did! What are the odds? I hope not too high, then I would feel like I wasted all my luck that I needed to get shinies.
Well crap, I now have a useless app. You have to jump though hoops to use connectivity features with Nintendo's polices already, but they shut it down because there are some misusing it? There will always be jerks or stupid kids that don't use their technology right, why must the whole group pay?
The one about seeing that guys region soon just made me hopeful that Hoenn was in X and Y. Quite a boon to players that would be, but I knew it was false hope.
@XxGame_LoverXx Well in addition to the gen 5 starters you'll get your pick of gen 1 pokemon starters as well. I don't know which game, if either, or both, will have pikachu. Whatever old pokemon they have will be split evenly between the two games, X may have vulpix while Y may have growlithe. We just have to wait and see when they come out.
@XxGame_LoverXx It's a matter of preference. Which guy do you like better on the box? That's the legendary you'll be getting. A couple other exclusives, including charizard and and mewtwo's different mega evolutions, are all that are different. Look at the pokemon each version has and decide what appeals to you.
I like it. I'm disappointed it's another assimilation evolution (magneton, metagross), but I still like it. Probably will have a space on my team for it.
@Interneto This is true. It just that is what everyone was saying and I was shocked no one mentioned what was so obvious to me. (Even more so with it being on the 3DS)
@stillwinds They haven't confirmed it either. The way they announced it and they way everyone's reacting to it, (Like all the Pokemon Youtubers I watch) it's like they weren't expecting it to happen, even though it was in the past couple generations. I hope you're right, but you'd think they'd mention it.
I'll probably end up using this regardless, but I really don't want to rely on a cloud service to transfer Pokemon. I already have to wait a few months to use it, and if it's ever discontinued for some reason the link between gens 5 and 6 is gone. I am keeping my DS phat around for the sole purpose of transferring between gens 3 and 4.
As long as there is an offline way to transfer pokemon from gen 5 akin to gen 4->5 transfers, then I fine with the delay and even the payment. I just don't want this to be an excuse to take out previously built-in features.
@cookiex It's not pointless. Calling 3D pointless is like calling HD visuals pointless. They both add an element to the graphics that enhances them. The 3D in Ocarina of Time was done so well for me that I eventually stopped noticing it, but when I turned it off everything was just so.... flat. It fulfilled it's ultimate purpose: pulling me into the game. If it's not your cup of tea that's what the slider is for. Just don't ruin it for those who enjoy it.
This makes me really sad. A lot of reveals have sparked some rage from me but this just makes me sad....
The battles are where it matter more, though I'm still very disappointed. To make up for this they better be freaking AMAZING. Pilotwings, OoT 3D, Dillon's Rolling Western, they all had 3D that blew me away. At least give me that in the battles, not some shallow 3D like Animal Crossing's or Resident Evil's. (Maybe I'm seeing it different, but those games didn't impress me in the 3D area).
At 21 I've played a bit of GTA and even enjoyed it a fair amount, especially the DS iteration. However I definitely agree with your inhibitions of the games. The limited power of the DS didn't give as many opportunities for truly egregious acts, which may be part of the reason I enjoyed that entry the most, but I still felt like I had to turn my moral compass off at several points in the game.
@BlatantlyHeroic You still need to connect using DS settings. So even though my 3DS connects to the internet, I can't connect my DS games even on my 3DS. A good part of my X & Y excitement is that I can FINALLY use some of these online features we've gotten the past few generations.
I'm fine with not using this service if the Poke Transport didn't require it! A internet and monetarily free way to bring up my old pokemon was present in the last few games. I already shelled out full price for the past pokemon games, I don't want to pay an extra fee so I don't have to abandon all my past effort.
These severs will not last forever, and I don't want to rely on an internet connection to send all my hard work to the next generation. 1->2; 3->4, 4->5 all did it fine without needing to use an external service, just the games, and I can't connect my DS to the internet, will that screw me over?
I'm buying because there are digitally exclusive games I want, but it is truly unnerving to have over $400 of games on my 3DS with no account system to back it up if something happens to it. That's one thing Nintendo needs to get straight and as soon as possible.
The only issue I have is that I don't want developers to neglect good 3D implementation because a select of users won't even have the option now. Only a few games have had good use of it in my opinion so far anyway, and I want more games with good 3D like that. (Zelda 3D, Nano Assault, Pilotwings, Dillon's Rolling Western have all had amazing 3D. I'm praying Pokemon will have 3D as good as those.)
@tanookisuit Ethical gray areas granted, I don't think you can consider the translation to Mother 3 a "soldier and hack ghetto job". It's an amazing well done localization. And while I would like nothing more than to have the game in pure GBA cartridge form, if it's not in English I'm losing 70% of what I want the game for.
Nintendo is the stupidest bunch of people. We all want Mother 3, badly, and they are offered a free translation that Nintendo themselves couldn't do a better job with. We keep asking Nintendo to let us pay them for this game, but since they won't hear it I see nothing wrong emulating it.
I bought both my 3DS and Wii U on their launch days. With my 3DS I have no regrets, but Nintendo you are letting me down. What reason is there to buy at launch from you?
I don't like hacking, but I can understand why it happens. If you have fun grinding your mons then power to you; but the senseless hours of breeding/mass catching for good IV's? Good lord Game Freak Why?!
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Re: Spike Chunsoft Wants To Release 3DS Title Attack On Titan In North America
Ohhh boy!!! I want this game!!
Re: North American Club Nintendo Update Closes Down Physical Rewards Until May
I prefer the games to the physical rewards. However none of these really catch my attention, save for Mario World which was part of the standard monthly selection.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Hitting 3DS This Summer, Wii U Launch To Take Place In The Winter
I think now I will definitely be getting both versions. With the extra time to scrounge up extra funds, I will freshly hyped for each release. Darn you Nintendo!! You figured how to get my wallet again!!
Re: The Club Nintendo Rewards Are Confirmed for April
Not one below 200... Nintendo is pushing some serious inflation here.
Re: Pure Chess Will Checkmate Your Wii U And 3DS Very Soon Indeed
I'm almost certainly getting this. Maybe even on both Wii U and 3DS if it's really good.
Re: Aksys Games Confirms 999: The Novel For iOS
The story is what this series is all about, though I enjoyed the puzzles (the final one to VLR was suitably epic). I just hope funds are raised for the final entry in the series.
Re: The Club Nintendo Rewards Are In For March
They've really been pushing the coin prices for games. Used to be 100-150, then it went up to 200 for good or newer games, now it's commonplace and they're pushing it even further.
Re: Guide: The Building Blocks Of Success In Pokémon X & Y
@Phantom_R Perfect IV dittos are better and easier to obtain than ever, and why can't you just send up your old one?
I still need the ditto safari myself, but until I have to breed genderless Pokemon I've been getting tons of good breeding material from wonder trade.
Re: Talking Point: Is There A Future For The Wii U Without The GamePad?
I love the gamepad; Multiplayer Nintendo Land has been one of the most fun games I've ever played. There's so much potential for it I really want to see Nintendo actually do something with it.
Re: Sakurai Reiterates That There'll Be No Subspace Emissary-Style Story in Super Smash Bros.
I loved the cutscenes; I'd watch them over and over (and I didn't have internet back when Brawl came out, so they surprised me). It's slightly disappointing to me.
Re: Club Nintendo Rewards Updated for January
Already have F-Zero from the 30 cent promotion; got snowboarding from the last club nintendo offer and have game and watch gallery 4 (which, at $5 used most places I've seen, is a steal and makes all these game and watch's deal a joke in comparison). I have a few coins to burn not having much selection recently, so I think I'll spring for Spin Six.
Re: Feature: The Biggest 3DS Games of 2014
I am so excited for Ace Attorney/Layton.
Re: Pokémon Art Director Would Like to Simplify the Next Generation of the Franchise
I am good with less pokemon each gen. Catching them all is getting harder and harder, I would like it to get harder less quickly.
Re: Junichi Masuda Confirms That Over Ten Million Pokémon Have Been Exchanged in Pokémon X & Y
My friend and I timed our wonder trades to see if we could get each other. We did! What are the odds? I hope not too high, then I would feel like I wasted all my luck that I needed to get shinies.
Re: Nintendo Disables Swapnote's SpotPass Service Due to Online Safety Concerns
Well crap, I now have a useless app. You have to jump though hoops to use connectivity features with Nintendo's polices already, but they shut it down because there are some misusing it? There will always be jerks or stupid kids that don't use their technology right, why must the whole group pay?
Re: Rumour: Cryptic Messages In Pokémon X & Y Hint At Forthcoming Ruby & Sapphire Remake
The one about seeing that guys region soon just made me hopeful that Hoenn was in X and Y. Quite a boon to players that would be, but I knew it was false hope.
Re: Review: Pokémon X & Y (3DS)
@XxGame_LoverXx Well in addition to the gen 5 starters you'll get your pick of gen 1 pokemon starters as well. I don't know which game, if either, or both, will have pikachu. Whatever old pokemon they have will be split evenly between the two games, X may have vulpix while Y may have growlithe. We just have to wait and see when they come out.
Re: Review: Pokémon X & Y (3DS)
@XxGame_LoverXx It's a matter of preference. Which guy do you like better on the box? That's the legendary you'll be getting. A couple other exclusives, including charizard and and mewtwo's different mega evolutions, are all that are different. Look at the pokemon each version has and decide what appeals to you.
Re: Nintendo Download: 3rd October (North America)
I want a physical Rhythm Thief but I've been having trouble finding it.
Re: Nintendo Download: 3rd October (North America)
I want a physical Rhythm Thief but I've been having trouble finding it.
Re: Doublade Revealed for Pokémon X & Y, an Evolution of Honedge
I like it. I'm disappointed it's another assimilation evolution (magneton, metagross), but I still like it. Probably will have a space on my team for it.
Re: Interview: Junichi Masuda and Hironobu Yoshida Discuss Pokémon X and Y, Mega Evolutions and the 2DS
@Interneto This is true. It just that is what everyone was saying and I was shocked no one mentioned what was so obvious to me. (Even more so with it being on the 3DS)
Re: Interview: Junichi Masuda and Hironobu Yoshida Discuss Pokémon X and Y, Mega Evolutions and the 2DS
The X and Y axis! I KNEW IT! Everyone blabbing about gender and DNA, I knew what was really going on.
Re: You'll Have to Wait Until December to Get a Pokémon Bank Account
@stillwinds They haven't confirmed it either. The way they announced it and they way everyone's reacting to it, (Like all the Pokemon Youtubers I watch) it's like they weren't expecting it to happen, even though it was in the past couple generations. I hope you're right, but you'd think they'd mention it.
I'll probably end up using this regardless, but I really don't want to rely on a cloud service to transfer Pokemon. I already have to wait a few months to use it, and if it's ever discontinued for some reason the link between gens 5 and 6 is gone. I am keeping my DS phat around for the sole purpose of transferring between gens 3 and 4.
Re: You'll Have to Wait Until December to Get a Pokémon Bank Account
As long as there is an offline way to transfer pokemon from gen 5 akin to gen 4->5 transfers, then I fine with the delay and even the payment. I just don't want this to be an excuse to take out previously built-in features.
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th September (North America)
Is this the first NES game that's not $4.99? o_O
Re: Junichi Masuda Confirms That the Pokémon X & Y Overworld is 2D Only
@cookiex It's not pointless. Calling 3D pointless is like calling HD visuals pointless. They both add an element to the graphics that enhances them. The 3D in Ocarina of Time was done so well for me that I eventually stopped noticing it, but when I turned it off everything was just so.... flat. It fulfilled it's ultimate purpose: pulling me into the game. If it's not your cup of tea that's what the slider is for. Just don't ruin it for those who enjoy it.
Re: Junichi Masuda Confirms That the Pokémon X & Y Overworld is 2D Only
This makes me really sad. A lot of reveals have sparked some rage from me but this just makes me sad....
The battles are where it matter more, though I'm still very disappointed. To make up for this they better be freaking AMAZING. Pilotwings, OoT 3D, Dillon's Rolling Western, they all had 3D that blew me away. At least give me that in the battles, not some shallow 3D like Animal Crossing's or Resident Evil's. (Maybe I'm seeing it different, but those games didn't impress me in the 3D area).
Re: Soapbox: Why Grand Theft Auto V Isn't For Me
At 21 I've played a bit of GTA and even enjoyed it a fair amount, especially the DS iteration. However I definitely agree with your inhibitions of the games. The limited power of the DS didn't give as many opportunities for truly egregious acts, which may be part of the reason I enjoyed that entry the most, but I still felt like I had to turn my moral compass off at several points in the game.
Re: Iwata Asks Connects With The Team Behind StreetPass Relay
I've had the chance twice, the first worked and the second did not.
Re: The Pokémon Company Confirms X & Y Starter Evolutions, Mega Mewtwo X and More
@PokeNerd Why don't I meet people like you in real life?
Re: Capcom Expects A Significant Decline in Packaged Games Come 2017
I want physical copies whenever possible. The push for digital keeps making me nervous because it would seem they want to push physical copies out.
Re: Poké Transporter Confirmed for X & Y
@BlatantlyHeroic You still need to connect using DS settings. So even though my 3DS connects to the internet, I can't connect my DS games even on my 3DS. A good part of my X & Y excitement is that I can FINALLY use some of these online features we've gotten the past few generations.
Re: Reaction: The Pokémon Bank and the Inevitability of Online Charges
I'm fine with not using this service if the Poke Transport didn't require it! A internet and monetarily free way to bring up my old pokemon was present in the last few games. I already shelled out full price for the past pokemon games, I don't want to pay an extra fee so I don't have to abandon all my past effort.
Re: Poké Transporter Confirmed for X & Y
These severs will not last forever, and I don't want to rely on an internet connection to send all my hard work to the next generation. 1->2; 3->4, 4->5 all did it fine without needing to use an external service, just the games, and I can't connect my DS to the internet, will that screw me over?
Re: Pokémon X & Y 3DS XL Systems Hit the West on 27th September
That's pretty stupid not to have a copy of the game included.
Re: C-Wars
That description is miniscule and yet intriguing.... I'm paying attention, if anyone's going to bother to say anything.
Re: We're Getting Digital Right On 3DS And Wii U, Insists Reggie
I'm buying because there are digitally exclusive games I want, but it is truly unnerving to have over $400 of games on my 3DS with no account system to back it up if something happens to it. That's one thing Nintendo needs to get straight and as soon as possible.
Re: Round Table: Let's Talk About the 2DS and Wii U Price Cut
The only issue I have is that I don't want developers to neglect good 3D implementation because a select of users won't even have the option now. Only a few games have had good use of it in my opinion so far anyway, and I want more games with good 3D like that. (Zelda 3D, Nano Assault, Pilotwings, Dillon's Rolling Western have all had amazing 3D. I'm praying Pokemon will have 3D as good as those.)
Re: Nintendo Has "Nothing To Announce" Regarding Mother 3 Localisation
@tanookisuit Ethical gray areas granted, I don't think you can consider the translation to Mother 3 a "soldier and hack ghetto job". It's an amazing well done localization. And while I would like nothing more than to have the game in pure GBA cartridge form, if it's not in English I'm losing 70% of what I want the game for.
Re: Nintendo Has "Nothing To Announce" Regarding Mother 3 Localisation
Nintendo is the stupidest bunch of people. We all want Mother 3, badly, and they are offered a free translation that Nintendo themselves couldn't do a better job with. We keep asking Nintendo to let us pay them for this game, but since they won't hear it I see nothing wrong emulating it.
Re: "No Plans" For Ambassador Program Following Wii U Price Cut
I bought both my 3DS and Wii U on their launch days. With my 3DS I have no regrets, but Nintendo you are letting me down. What reason is there to buy at launch from you?
Re: Weirdness: Perhaps We All Need These LEGO Nintendo 64 Transformers in Our Lives
I'm not sure how I feel about that. I do want it though, very much.
Re: Report Suggests You'll Soon Be Able To Purchase Nintendo Titles Via Your Phone Or PC
Account system good, very good. Could make use of purchasing on my PC as well.
Re: Talking Point: The Download Games Battle is Just Beginning
Steam is the best download platform ever, but if Nintendo would just let us have a bloody account system I'd be happy.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Rules Out Story Sequences For Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS
I am very disappointed. Lame excuse too, some of the cutscenes I watch over and over again.
Re: The Pokémon Company Lays Down The Law On Cheaters
I don't like hacking, but I can understand why it happens. If you have fun grinding your mons then power to you; but the senseless hours of breeding/mass catching for good IV's? Good lord Game Freak Why?!
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Wishes Nintendo Had "Done More" With Zelda II
I love this game! I would be overjoyed to see something done with it.
Re: Kingdom Hearts III Highly Unlikely To Appear On Wii U
I'm very sore that after all this time and all those games they push KHIII onto all the next gen consoles that I don't have.
And there's never been a KH on a Microsoft system; exactly what kind of audience are they expecting to find there?
Re: Nintendo Setting Up Thousands Of StreetPass Relay Stations Across US And Europe
Not sure what this mewns, but I'm very interested in more streetpassing, especially with X & Y coming out.