I hate pokemon sun and moon's new mode of presenting their online features with a passion. First, no one gives a biscuit about the carnival, and it's just and extra step you have to climb every time you want to check the GTS or any of the other online features.
Secondly, why'd they change the system in the first place? In XY, they had a great idea going where you could still play the game flawlessly while still connected to the internet and people could casually ask you to trade or battle if you happened not to be doing anything. Now, if you want to have a link trade, people have to catch you in that slim moment in you're in the carnival to catch your attention.
Third, and this is a minor one, there are so many notifications you need to check before the game connects you to, say the GTS. The loading takes a long time to connect in the first place. I don;t want to have to mash just so I can get through the text. I want to not think about just connecting through the internet. DO THAT FOR ME, GAME!
The game certainly is popular, much more than I expected anyway. The other day I was trying out the game with a friend in town near a collection of pokestops, when a nearby cop car said over their radio, "Hey are you guys playing pokemon go?". He drove up to us and was wondering why so many guys were walking through this path. I assume he probably goes on reddit, so he had some idea as to what all the traffic was about. Anyway, we made another friend, along with the many others we met on our walks. Good day.
Okay, after some fast math, based on the average exchange rate of what nintendo gives discount for game prices on their site, $1 equals roughly 91.6(repeating) platinum points and 1 platinum point equals roughly $.010909. This means if you wanted to pay, for example, NES Remix, which costs $20, purely using platinum points, it would cost about 1832 platinum points. I'm not sure if the link above me works, but if it does, you can check my work.
Stop giving us goddamn discounts! If anyone is actually a member of My Nintendo, it's because they are a loyal fan who is likely to already have many of these games anyway. Fans want exclusives, even if they aren't physical! Stop giving us the opportunity to cash in coins we earned that we still need to use real money to obtain!
Wow, this is actually really great quality, excusing the fact they stole the music and stuff. The gameplay looks like it works great, and the drawn background and sprites are really impressive, especially for a mobile pirating company!
This bundle was so awesome! I've spent the last week grinding through these games, and they're really something. I also gave Darksiders 2 and Rhythm Thief to a friend who was pretty stoked about them, too. Hope to see some more bundles soon.
@sillygostly earthbound beginnings is almost nearly the exact same translation as the hacked translated ROM of Japan's Mother, so it wouldn't come off as a big surprise if they did use Tomato's translation. I'm sure more people would be thrilled to have the game than actually care how lazy they might have been to just do it themselves as it is obvious the Mother 3 being translated is somewhat a joke to them, regarding 2014's Nintendo Direct joke.
@Jazzer94 I was able to get metroid other m for a really good deal, about $7 on amazon. I played the game...and it was just so, ugh, dull and boring. Those parts where you were forced to stop and look around so you can lock on a certain icon. Those parts were horrible. I was playing with my older brother watching and neither of us could figure out what to do. It was maybe, 10 minutes into the game and I already had to look online to see what to do.
Nintendo has said that they are trying to restock amibbo, but it just seems that they are taking too long and it's not making much of a difference. I'm still waiting for Villager to come back down to the normal price. And it's been over half a year!
Seeing animal crossing on the wii u made me jump out of my chair. It was only then I realized it was a party game. Guh. Why? We just got mario party 10.
I really like amiibo, but the shortages are just really killing the magic for me. It feels like a stock market situation where I have to estimate which ones will be rare and which ones will be common. Take the silver mario amiibo restocked last wave for example. I'm pretty sure everyone was surprised that he was in stock more than Lucina. So, out of fear that I wouldn't get him in the future, I bought him. After snooping around the internet I found that others had the same situation where he was in stock, no where near as many others, like Lucina in Jigglypuff. It's just so, gah, so frustrating. Especially for young fans like me who don't have a steady money income to buy from scalpers.
Pretty much no complaints just yet except that i keep getting put into matches with players much higher levels than me, and I wasn't able to get the green squid amiibo from GameStop, but I guess I should have expected that :/
@JaxonH, yeah it does. Lots of the games are pretty simple ones like excitebike, balloon fight, or clu clu land, but sadly, I don't think nintendo will be in a rush to push this game out on the wii u virtual console if they will want people to people to buy those nes games by themselves. It even has the legend of zelda but that can only be unlocked with a cheat device. Even so, it's still there in its files.
It supposed to be musical with all the auto-tune and what not, but it doesn't feel smooth. It feels like the music doesn't flow right and it's just not very appealing.
not in my personal opinion a good song. The voice seemed too high that it became almost annoying. oh well. still a good commercial, music aside as it showed the basic idea of the game
Yes, a real battle mode would be an excellent addition to the game. I loved collecting the coins on that one rooftop flood course in mario kart wii and I loved the crazy jumps and tricks to do in Funky Stadium. If Nintendo does actually make a real battle mode, I think they need to make it a free update. It feels like they owe us one no matter how could the race tracks were.
The cards are a cool idea, but unless they're just a piece of paper with a chip inside, I don't think I will buy them. Maybe they could persuade me by putting them in bundles for a good value or maybe if you didn't like them, you could trade some in for an amiibo figure. Having the in game content from the amiibo is cool but I mostly like to get amiibo so I can display my favorite nintendo mascots
@Jetset totally, yeah, I also have bionicle gameboy games. They were actually pretty good for being based off of a toy franchise. Have you seen recent commercials on Nickelodeon or something though? They're bringing bionicles back!
I'm not sure if I want the new smash bros poster set or the puzzle, although I'm leaning towards the puzzle because I have less space on my wall and it's worth more coins which I have.
I always like to vote for the team that's losing, unless they take the lead in a game. That way it always feels exciting when the underdog scores a point.
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Re: The First Pokémon Sun and Moon 'Global Mission' Was a Bit of a Flop
I hate pokemon sun and moon's new mode of presenting their online features with a passion. First, no one gives a biscuit about the carnival, and it's just and extra step you have to climb every time you want to check the GTS or any of the other online features.
Secondly, why'd they change the system in the first place? In XY, they had a great idea going where you could still play the game flawlessly while still connected to the internet and people could casually ask you to trade or battle if you happened not to be doing anything. Now, if you want to have a link trade, people have to catch you in that slim moment in you're in the carnival to catch your attention.
Third, and this is a minor one, there are so many notifications you need to check before the game connects you to, say the GTS. The loading takes a long time to connect in the first place. I don;t want to have to mash just so I can get through the text. I want to not think about just connecting through the internet. DO THAT FOR ME, GAME!
Re: Cast Your Vote in the North American My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes
I wonder if I could make multiple accounts for multiple entries. Would Nintendo bother to check my ip...?
Re: Pokémon GO Global Rollout Delayed While Niantic Fixes Server Woes
The game certainly is popular, much more than I expected anyway. The other day I was trying out the game with a friend in town near a collection of pokestops, when a nearby cop car said over their radio, "Hey are you guys playing pokemon go?". He drove up to us and was wondering why so many guys were walking through this path. I assume he probably goes on reddit, so he had some idea as to what all the traffic was about. Anyway, we made another friend, along with the many others we met on our walks. Good day.
Re: My Nintendo Really Wants You To Use Miitomo, But Only Offers 2 Points in New Daily 'Mission'
2 platinum points is worth about $.02
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmSjyqnXgAENHIq.jpg
Re: Video: Watch Us Experiment With Your Ideas in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Dude, lose the necklace. Fashion aside, thanks for delivering!
Re: New My Nintendo Rewards Are Now Available in North America
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CmSjyqnXgAENHIq.jpg
Okay, after some fast math, based on the average exchange rate of what nintendo gives discount for game prices on their site, $1 equals roughly 91.6(repeating) platinum points and 1 platinum point equals roughly $.010909. This means if you wanted to pay, for example, NES Remix, which costs $20, purely using platinum points, it would cost about 1832 platinum points. I'm not sure if the link above me works, but if it does, you can check my work.
Re: New My Nintendo Rewards Are Now Available in North America
Stop giving us goddamn discounts! If anyone is actually a member of My Nintendo, it's because they are a loyal fan who is likely to already have many of these games anyway. Fans want exclusives, even if they aren't physical! Stop giving us the opportunity to cash in coins we earned that we still need to use real money to obtain!
Re: Chinese App, 'Pocket All-Stars Smash Bros.', Uses Nintendo, Capcom and SEGA Franchises
Wow, this is actually really great quality, excusing the fact they stole the music and stuff. The gameplay looks like it works great, and the drawn background and sprites are really impressive, especially for a mobile pirating company!
Re: Poll: Did Nintendo Triumph With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at E3?
front page of https://www.reddit.com/ woop woop!
also 10 BOTW related posts on the front page of r/gaming as of writing...like damn
Re: Video: Play Nintendo Channel Releases Debut 'Bragg Report'
Seeing as this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz7IoaRXftM
and this, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BepRp42Tho
is what kids watching disney channel are into, I think this commercial is perfect.
Re: The Pokémon GO Field Test is Now Heading to the US
@gardevoir7 try BlueStacks or Memu Android emulator if you're really devoted
Re: Interview: Humble Bundle Co-Founder John Graham Reflects on the Successful Friends of Nintendo Promotion
This bundle was so awesome! I've spent the last week grinding through these games, and they're really something. I also gave Darksiders 2 and Rhythm Thief to a friend who was pretty stoked about them, too. Hope to see some more bundles soon.
Re: Random: There's Nothing Smoother Than Super Smash Bros. Set To A Jazz Drum Solo
Ha! this is on the frontpage of r/videos
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/
Re: Nintendo Announces a Pokémon Direct to Get the Celebrations Started
sweeet!
Re: Video: It's Fun To Learn About The Game Boy's CPU
So that's why T1-84 calculators can be hacked to play gameboy! They both use a zilog!
Re: Rumour: SEGA Teases More Information for Sonic's 25th Anniversary
Okay, I think the first, third and last numbers are just reconfirming the date, but what do the second and fourth mean?
Re: Rumour: SEGA Teases More Information for Sonic's 25th Anniversary
http://www.thatcontainwords.com/words-made-from-letters/dcaup
nothing...
Re: Giveaway: Grab Yourself a Free Copy of Cube Life: Island Survival
Thank you very much. Hoping to receive one!
Re: Sega Slashes Full-Year Net Profit Projection By 90 Percent
@Kolzig He's still involved, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtm2FqUz0EY
Re: Amazon Lists Pokémon Red, Yellow And Blue At 10 Bucks A Pop
For $10 more you can get the actual game!
Re: Mother 3 Heading to the Wii U eShop in Japan on 17th December
@sillygostly earthbound beginnings is almost nearly the exact same translation as the hacked translated ROM of Japan's Mother, so it wouldn't come off as a big surprise if they did use Tomato's translation. I'm sure more people would be thrilled to have the game than actually care how lazy they might have been to just do it themselves as it is obvious the Mother 3 being translated is somewhat a joke to them, regarding 2014's Nintendo Direct joke.
Re: Nintendo Badge Arcade is Out Now in North America
Earthbound/Mother series badges would be pretty sweet...
Re: Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash Endures Awful UK Launch as Mario Kart 7 Bundle Deals Drive It Up the Charts
Saw this game go for $10 on eBay yesterday
Re: Nintendo of America Distributes The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Demo Codes
@3DSWiiUFanatic Thank yooouuu!
Re: FreezeME, Coming to Wii U, Looks Rather Similar to Super Mario Galaxy
Nice idea. Shame it didn't complete its kickstarter goal, but I give it a thumbs up, and would like to see how it turns out.
Re: Hands On: Blast Ball Brings Crude Button Mashing and is a Poor Advert for Metroid Prime: Federation Force
@Jazzer94 I was able to get metroid other m for a really good deal, about $7 on amazon. I played the game...and it was just so, ugh, dull and boring. Those parts where you were forced to stop and look around so you can lock on a certain icon. Those parts were horrible. I was playing with my older brother watching and neither of us could figure out what to do. It was maybe, 10 minutes into the game and I already had to look online to see what to do.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Approach to amiibo is Increasingly Frustrating
Nintendo has said that they are trying to restock amibbo, but it just seems that they are taking too long and it's not making much of a difference. I'm still waiting for Villager to come back down to the normal price. And it's been over half a year!
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Nintendo's E3 Digital Event?
Seeing animal crossing on the wii u made me jump out of my chair. It was only then I realized it was a party game. Guh. Why? We just got mario party 10.
Re: Poll: We Need to Talk About amiibo - Where Do You Stand?
I really like amiibo, but the shortages are just really killing the magic for me. It feels like a stock market situation where I have to estimate which ones will be rare and which ones will be common. Take the silver mario amiibo restocked last wave for example. I'm pretty sure everyone was surprised that he was in stock more than Lucina. So, out of fear that I wouldn't get him in the future, I bought him. After snooping around the internet I found that others had the same situation where he was in stock, no where near as many others, like Lucina in Jigglypuff. It's just so, gah, so frustrating. Especially for young fans like me who don't have a steady money income to buy from scalpers.
Re: Poll: Early Impressions on Splatoon and That All-Important Online Multiplayer
Pretty much no complaints just yet except that i keep getting put into matches with players much higher levels than me, and I wasn't able to get the green squid amiibo from GameStop, but I guess I should have expected that :/
Re: Super Metroid Was Planned As An Extra In Metroid Prime Before Nintendo Had It Removed
@JaxonH, yeah it does. Lots of the games are pretty simple ones like excitebike, balloon fight, or clu clu land, but sadly, I don't think nintendo will be in a rush to push this game out on the wii u virtual console if they will want people to people to buy those nes games by themselves. It even has the legend of zelda but that can only be unlocked with a cheat device. Even so, it's still there in its files.
Re: Video: Nintendo of America's Musical Splatoon Campaign Continues
It supposed to be musical with all the auto-tune and what not, but it doesn't feel smooth. It feels like the music doesn't flow right and it's just not very appealing.
Re: Video: Our Guide to the Splatoon Global Testfire Demo and an Awesome Japanese Trailer
now that's a good commercial for splatoon!
Re: Video: Nintendo of America's Splatoon TV Commercial Attempts to Introduce a Theme Song
not in my personal opinion a good song. The voice seemed too high that it became almost annoying. oh well. still a good commercial, music aside as it showed the basic idea of the game
Re: Talking Point: Mario Kart 8 DLC is a Winning Formula for Nintendo, But It Can Go Further
Yes, a real battle mode would be an excellent addition to the game. I loved collecting the coins on that one rooftop flood course in mario kart wii and I loved the crazy jumps and tricks to do in Funky Stadium. If Nintendo does actually make a real battle mode, I think they need to make it a free update. It feels like they owe us one no matter how could the race tracks were.
Re: Marvel at the Launch Trailer, Live Music and Tracks of Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 2
I started freaking out once I saw this on youtube last night just by searching the internet.
Re: Mega Blastoise Event Launches in Pokémon Shuffle, as Free-to-Play Title Passes Three Million Downloads
I'm 700 something in North America and I made sure to use coins to help after losing the lucario event.
Re: Pokémon Rumble World Arrives On The 3DS eShop Next Week
Here we go. I guess pokemon spin-offs will be nintendo's wedge into more micro-transactions.
Re: Minecraft Tribute Cube Creator 3D Shows Off Its Survival Mode
well, I guess if Mojang wasn't going to do it, someone should.
Re: Video: Feast Your Eyes on Another Slick Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Trailer
@Angelic_Lapras_King oh cool. I didn't know that. Thanks for telling me.
Re: Video: Feast Your Eyes on Another Slick Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Trailer
Did you guys notice the amiibo logo at 2:36? Yipee! More compatibility!
Re: Card Format amiibo Confirmed to be Heading our Way This Year
The cards are a cool idea, but unless they're just a piece of paper with a chip inside, I don't think I will buy them. Maybe they could persuade me by putting them in bundles for a good value or maybe if you didn't like them, you could trade some in for an amiibo figure. Having the in game content from the amiibo is cool but I mostly like to get amiibo so I can display my favorite nintendo mascots
Re: LEGO Jurassic World Teaser Trailer and Snippets of Info Rumble Into View
@Jetset totally, yeah, I also have bionicle gameboy games. They were actually pretty good for being based off of a toy franchise. Have you seen recent commercials on Nickelodeon or something though? They're bringing bionicles back!
Re: LEGO Jurassic World Teaser Trailer and Snippets of Info Rumble Into View
@BlatantlyHeroic were you as outraged as me when they started making Hero Factory instead of Bionicle?
Re: Video: Pixelated Recreation of The Simpsons Evokes Nostalgia
Liked the guy with an oculus on in the band room
Re: Club Nintendo Goes Rewards Crazy With Final Update in North America
I'm not sure if I want the new smash bros poster set or the puzzle, although I'm leaning towards the puzzle because I have less space on my wall and it's worth more coins which I have.
Re: Another Wii U GameCube Controller Adapter Battles For Your Smash Bros. Loyalty
That's so awesome! I just sent a suggestion to make this article yesterday.
Re: Weirdness: Super Bowl XLIX Analysis of 'Mega-Beast Mode' Recreates Marshawn Lynch as Mega Man
I always like to vote for the team that's losing, unless they take the lead in a game. That way it always feels exciting when the underdog scores a point.
Re: Nintendo's Revival of Animal Crossing: New Leaf to Continue with Nintendo Zone Item Distributions
I'm still playing my game. God, getting the 100 million bells badge is hard!
Re: Apex 2015 Moves to New Venue, Kicks Off Today
I feel bad for the guy unseen behind the held hand in the middle.