I got one almost a month ago. I think there were a couple questions where you could type a free form answer, so I took that opportunity to discuss amiibo availability, eve if they didn't ask about it. I did that on the Smash survey as well though in that one I got to express my concerns about the gamecube adapter as well.
@JellySplat being that GameStop is a specialty store, that only deals in video games. You'd think above anyone, you'd expect them to get it right, despite some of their "questionable practices" I do have to give them a hand on this one though!
I'm thinking that maybe I should have pre-ordered my Rosalina and Lucario across the pond like others have done... This is getting pretty out of hand. sigh
@DiscoGentleman how long ago did you try to pre-order Meta Knight? I did mine a couple months ago, no problem. They took my money then they refunded it about a week later, I checked my orders and Meta Knight was still open... I've never pre-ordered anything from BB before, so them refunding the money was kind of odd. I wonder if that's just some temporary hold on my funds to make sure was a valid card? Anyhoot December 2015 is just one of those generic placeholders, I believe...
@rjejr Hey, at least you can use kids as an excuse. Lol... But man, 55 Skylanders! Collecting is such an addiction! You have 5 one minute and all the sudden you have about 100. It leaves you wondering, "When in the heck did this happen?"Ha.
@rjejr Haha thanks. It hasn't been a too bad a hit on my wallet. I was just thinking this morning, as I saw that my Pit is on his way today, that I've spent over well 500 dollars (If you include gas on amiibo runs alone) by the time Wave 3 is all said and done. It was just more or less a "Good god!" moment.
6 weeks sounds reasonable, honestly. Though distribution leaves a lot to be desired, by how crazy the waves were coming in. I almost feel like maybe they should have come in 6 at a time, 6 weeks apart. Though in hindsight, the next wave of 11 isn't due until February. So that's at least another 8-10 weeks from the last wave so perhaps the time frame is more reasonable than I'm thinking considering that they do have to get out the Smash amiibo roster in a timely fashion. They got some way to go, as after wave 3, they still have another 19-21 (depending on if they do Dark Pit and/or MewTwo)
After all is said and done, the hunt has been fun, if not a tad stressful. I've pre-ordered everything I could now so that should make subsequent hunts a little easier on me. Haha
I can't even touch on the subject, as I've yet to get online with the bloody game... I'm trying to up my ZSS game so I don't go in there and get my arse handed to me. For some reason, I play at a pretty decent, competitive level at say, Street Fighter, but Smash, I struggle at a little more. I'm not terrible or a noob or anything like that, but my skills some what lack in comparison. Le sigh!
Where's a good place to go for some intermediate skill builders or some proficient training? Lol
@Quorthon Oh yeah, I'm definitely not talking about reviving a ton of franchises, just key ones that people are clamoring for, that probably won't see the light of day. For example, and I may be the minority, I want Mega Man, X, and Legends games. Capcom and Nintendo seem to have a good thing going on with that franchise, with him being in Smash and all the eShop releases, so reviving that would be perfect for Nintendo. I'm for sure on board getting console exclusives for various PC/Mobile titles.
I keep forgetting about the discount aspect of the subscription services. I'd pay for a sub to get discounts on games for sure. I got Titanfall and Dead Rising 3 season passes at a good Gold discount this year as well as Metal Gear Solid and Tomb Raider for half off. That's not to mention all the games I got on Sony's various flash sales. You can't beat Lego Marvel for 8 bucks, ya know!
Zelda is my favorite all time franchise, so I'm a little biased, but I never mind seeing a new Zelda game. Wind Waker, I never finished because around the time of the original release as my GameCube got stolen, so the remake was the best thing that happened for me.
Personal preference for me, but I'd like a new Mario game in the style of 64. Galaxy is too fresh for me. outside of the billion other things with Mario on the packaging, I think it went into overkill with the "New" and "3D Land" series I did enjoy "World" however. Though it's massively better played in co-op! The best thing they could do with Mario is transition all of those auxiliary titles like golf, Strikers, Party and Kart into Smash variants and release only one per console with paid DLC through the life of the generation. That way it shines a light on the lesser known characters and hopefully helps to get them recognition for standalone games.
BTW, your Ice Climbers idea... I'm salivating at the thought. Haha
I think Nintendo uses Mario, Pikachu, Donkey Kong and Link so much because they are iconic. It would be like asking Disney not to slap Mickey, Donald and Goofy everywhere; or Warner Bros to not use Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and crew. In the case of Pikachu, it is also a symbol for Japanese national pride (it was on their soccer team's plane even). So Mario appears on their sports games because it sells copies of the game that otherwise wouldn't sell.
@Darknyht The problem with that argument is that I'm hard pressed to find Mickey and the crew plastered everywhere. I can't remember the last time I've seen a Mickey Mouse cartoon series, or for that matter mickey plastered everywhere on their branding. There's the Mickey ears on the main Disney channel logo and whatever they have going on at DisneyLand/World. When all is said and done, I see more Disney Princess and Marvel branding than anything from Mickey, Donald and Goofy. Of course this is all from my observations.
Edit: Though yea.. all those partnerships you listed at the end of your post. Nintendo definitely needs to make that happen!
@Quorthon Thanks! As I've said before, They have their evergreen titles in Mario and Zelda, they just can't live off those perpetually. Concerning the Wii U, the only reason I didn't say what they could do to help this particular system out is because I was trying to stay on topic, as often times I go off the rails. Ha. Also, I don't mind them talking about a new system because every company looks to the future. It's negligence if they aren't. I do agree however that they need to start looking at ways to help the Wii U now as it pertains to 3rd parties and building confidence in the Nintendo brand for the future.
To address your points:
1) Not only go after PC/Mobile games, but they need to crack open that warchest a bit a pull more Bayonettas and Devil's Thirds: Publish dying or dormant franchises that no one wants to take on from other companies. Hey, Nintendo! Capcom isn't doing much with MegaMan, how about signing an exclusive deal to get some new games developed on your system. I'm sure folks would kill to have another Mega Man Legends. To add, perhaps reach out to other developers to make games for genres that they are sorely lacking such as sports. Kind of like what they did in the N64 days.
2) I wouldn't mind a paid subscription service, even if it was just for their VC service and like you said, indies. Though I don't know how well this kind of thing would work for third party offerings anyways, as Nintendo doesn't have a ton to choose from and because the Wii itself is all but dead, they can't offer much on that side of things. What they could do is keep Digital Deluxe Program indefinitely and open it up for everyone with a NNID/Club Nintendo membership.
3) To add my opinion on the whole MZP debate that's going on right now, I don't mind a new proper 3D Mario or main Zelda entry as they only come really once per home console (Twice if you include the cross-gen Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy). Mario Party, Strikers and the lot are skippable to me, you either get those or you don't. Mario Kart comes once per home console, as well as Super Smash Bros. which is really a celebration of all their franchises than anything else. I do take task that you do see Mario's face everywhere it seems. They have other franchises that could probably use the spotlight. Where's Eternal Darkness? Geist? Will they bring Fatal Frame to West? DK:TF is nice, but where's the Rare style 3D adventure? Ice Climbers? Kid Icarus? F-Zero? 1080 Snowboarding? Wave Race? Hell, they could make a pretty good adventure out of Balloon Fight if they wanted to... I know it's basically another spin-off of Mario, but where's Luigi's Mansion? I also know that Pokemon was a point of contention for you, but what about a Pokemon MMO for the Wii U. I could probably go on and on...
4) Bundles? Whole heartedly agree with that. They were the undisputed kings of that from NES-N64 era... I can't even count on both hands how many special edition N64s were released. Heck even the 3DS gets tons of skins and special bundles.
But yea... that was long, but that's all I got for now.. LOL
@Platypus101 Okay. For one, if you know my post history, I don't exclusively blame N for their problems, but I'd be remiss to say they didn't play a part in their problems, The marketing of the Wii U being a big black eye in paticular. It's the whole catch 22 thing. Nintendo didn't sell enough units to appease 3rd parties, since they didn't sell enough units, then game sales suffer, since game sales suffer, they pulled support. Another one of the 3rd parties excuses for not supporting Wii U is that it's different to develop for than the PS4 and XBOX ONE. Not to mention the supposed power gap. So there's two things Nintendo could do off the bat to improve 3rd party relations:
-Market the heck out of their next machine
-Put it on par with with current technology standards at the time it's released. If it needs other bells and whistles, do the whole "Separate OSes" thing that Microsoft did with the XB1. That's what I mean by meeting in the middle with 3rd parties. Make it easier to port games to the system. As Sony did with the PS4. I'm as big a fan of Nintendo as anyone else, but honestly they've shot themselves in the foot for years, from proprietary formats (N64 carts, GCN discs, odd control schemes and under powered systems [Wii]) to whatever is going on with the Wii U now. 3rd parties have seem to lost confidence in the Nintendo brand, so it's time for Nintendo to reach out for real and listen to the 3rd parties to see how they can get them back on track. I will say that there's some work to go, but Nintendo has knocked it out the park with indies this gen for the most part. They need some of that magic with the major pubs/devs.
Where was I complaining about backwards compatibility? it's more of a "nice to have" thing for me. If they don't, I won't complain, as I'll still have my Wii U, just like I still have my Wii and every other system from every other gen. I still revisit games from previous gens, while still enjoying the current gens offerings, especially as it pertains to Nintendo games, I don't know how many times I went back to classics like OoT and Super Mario 64. There are also some games I go back to on the Wii as well (and some I've yet to play) I ask you this: Cash grab arguments aside, if people didn't care about revisiting classics, then why do people snap up re-releases when they drop on current gens? As far as the daily argument, that's an absurd question for a multi-console owner. Of course I'm not playing any Wii games daily, I don't play any one game daily, on any system. Heck there are days I don't play at all. As far as what I'm currently going through on the Wii, I'm replaying the Metroid Prime Trilogy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.... I also just started up Xenoblade Chronicles again to tide me over to X. All of those I'm playing on my Wii U. That's backward compatible. So there's that. BC also helps with cross-gen gap. From a regular consumer standpoint (not necessarily a gamer), I directed my friend to a Wii U over a Wii when she was deciding what to buy her daughter for Christmas. Backwards compatibility sold her. She even picked up a few Wii games because she wanted some suggestions on what games were good for that gen.
On VC: Perhaps you didn't read my whole point on that thoroughly, as I said on release, the VC should at least have all the games that were released on Wii and Wii U. Obviously there's overlap because there are titles that released on both. There's no reason Nintendo can't have a team dedicated to that. When I say all the games released on Nintendo systems, I'm painting with a broad brush, honestly. I don't literally mean every game, as some games were duds that should never see the light of day. I'm more or less talking about games that were released on Nintendo systems (I was excluding the ones that never hit a Nintendo system like Neo-Geo and SEGA games) I also added the further caveat that there's no reason Nintendo couldn't strive to have at the very least all of their first and second party offerings represented on the VC eventually as they have licencing control over those. Third party, as I said in my previous post, is beyond their control and I can understand that.
@ericwithcheese2 I don't see a problem with them talking about a new console. I know at least Sony is on record saying they are already thinking about what's next. Gotta remember, consoles aren't whipped up out of thin air it takes years of R&D and they have a whole separate team working on it. Besides, general consumers aren't usually reading this kind of news anyways.
Though I understand the concern as it pertains to the Wii U and Nintendo... The Wii U still have ground to gain and talking about a new system doesn't instill confidence that the Wii U will be around much longer... Lol
First and foremost, the next system should take steps to repair their relationship with 3rd party developers. And that means listening to them in some capacity. They don't need to bow down, but at the very least comprise and meet in the middle.
More powerful hardware. I don't really care about the larger hard drive so as long as I can attach my own storage. The fusion system goes without saying.
I'd love to see a redesigned Gamepad and Pro Cintroller with analog triggers with support for all their previous controller schemes because you'll need that with...
... Backward compatibility with Wii/Wii U games. Which would lead to a revamped Account system, that will allow me re-download my Wii U games if I need to.
Revamped VC. At least all of the games that were released on Nintendo systems need to represented, paticularly first and second party. There's no excuse that those should be missing. I know it's really up to the License holder as far as 3rd party is concerned. The new VC should have all the games that were released for the last two gens ready to go at launch for fusion support, or whatever they have to do to upgrade them to the new system, I wouldn't mind paying an upgrade fee of .50-1.00.
I really don't care if Nintendo doesn't ever support CD/DVD/blu-ray. I'd wager most people that are clamoring for that are in the minority. All I care about is proper DLNA and MP3/digital video support. If I need to play a physical disc I all my other devices, including a proper Blu-ray player. I'm sure the majority of folks are the same.
I'm sure I'm missing some things, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
@ChessboardMan you should be able go to ddp.nintendo.com and sign in with the Nintendo Network ID you registered your Wii U with. Whatever you bought digitally should already be there with codes waiting if you made enough purchases at worst it'll take 24 hours to show up upon first sign in...
The caveat is obviously you would have had to buy the deluxe model Wii U to be eligible for the program.
I'm going to miss this program! I can't tell you enough how valuable and awesome it's been to me! Hope they do it again or replace it with something else...
@mike_intv I'm assuming sans Lucario? I tried pre-ordering him and it wouldn't let me add to cart. So I switched to my computer and it didn't show up in search results at all. Sad Sir_JBizzle is sad.
On topic: I'm down for cards, and it's a great idea to have for those that missed out, but it's way too soon to be looking at that route. I do hope from here on out retailers will put a hard limit on how many of one amiibo you can buy at once if it's true that toys r us is doing that!
@Mchl496 I don't have a problem with Nintendo moreso than the eBay opportunist. They're the ones driving up the demand. Though concrete info from Nintendo would be nice. Then again Ninty said from the get-go that some will be discontinued. When all is said and done, I've calmed down a bit as I haven't had too much trouble finding the amiibo I wanted, sans the Wii Fit Trainer, which is my fault for not picking up one when they were in numbers. Also, I eventually figured what was the use of deciding to open or not open my amiibo. I have a special curio to display my amiibo with my faves on my desk. Even if I didn't open them years down the line, I'd never sell them anyways. That said, I did pre-order two of Shulk. I may see if I can get some of my amiibo investment back. Haha
@agqwestern like someone said above, the game pad is kind of awkward for this game, especially as it pertains to the shoulder/trigger buttons. My hands are big, so for a game like this, I personally have problems hitting the wrong face button at times.
@RadoGoji so that's what happened with Luigi, Pit, and Capt Falcon! I've been in the look out for them with no luck. Though I have seen them on eBay, so I thought I missed out there for a second.
@Lloyd_Wolven I'm still trying to figure out Yokai Watch myself! If it comes to the west I just may buy it sight unseen. Haha.
Concerning the article: Man, I was hoping Wii U could pull more numbers. Especially with Smash out. But darn it, good for Nintendo overall. When you dominate the charts overall with software (13/20) and hardware (owning 4 of the top 5 spots and why is the OG 3DS still selling five figures?) it's easy to see why Nintendo can stay afloat despite the Wii U not selling like gangbusters... Of course the caveat is this is Japan.
@rjejr that's exactly how I got my Xenoblade. The B2G1... I can't remember the third game I got, but I know games 1 & 2 were XC and Metroid Prime Trilogy. Concerning exclusives, I could see where exclusive skins would be idea. Heck, I even can see where having exclusive characters could be idea, paticularly Shulk, being he's a character in a game that was unique to GameStop. But the way Nintendo has handled the regular amiibos doesn't give me faith that things will be handled smoothly with exclusives. They've stopped taking pre-orders for Shulk, and you can't even pre-order Rosalina (the one amiibo I really want), Meta Knight and Luciano is hit or miss depending how Toys r Us is feeling that day. So I'm not even sure what's gonna happen if I don't manage to get a pre-order in for any of them. I'll hold out hope and keep grinding!
@Grumblevolcano I can envision GameStop doing exactly what you're saying. I'm still kinda peeved that I tried to pre-order Shulk the other day, and they kicked him out of my cart when I checked out. I may have to go into the store personally and do so tomorrow.
Speaking of GameStop, they are kind of ticking me off with this one Wii Fit Trainer they have in stock in my area. It's been on hold for well over a week, and they won't release it for sale.
@Quorthon I wonder why they won't let you pre-order Shulk? Did you try to in store or online? I was pre-ordering all of Wave 3 the other day and despite there being a button for it and being added to my cart, it kicked it out near the end of the final checkout.
@rjejr I'm in the group that's beginning to be put off by the whole amiibo fiasco. It's the lack of stock across retailers that's bugging me the most, as I have to zip back and forth across town, just for one or two. Then eventually I'll have to deal with retailer exclusives and even that's being elusive as I'm unable to pre-order those.
That said, I have all of wave 1, sans the Wii Fit Trainer, which I may have to resort to eBay and I have part of wave two. Which is frustrating because I'm unsure of the release dates. I know some stores broke street date, so that's how I got my hands on Zelda and Litte Mac. The stores in my area only got enough Diddy Kong to fill some pre-orders, so I'm holding out hope that more will be in this week. Luigi, Pit and Captain Falcon on the other hand I'm unsure of as I'm getting conflicting info and I haven't seen them in stores at all I'm hearing either a 12/19 date or 12/30 date depending on who I'm talking to. I've managed to pre-order all of wave 3, minus the exclusives.
As far as the Gamecube adapter, as you guys already know, I lucked out on that as on a random trip to GameStop I came across a used one that was just sold to them. I have four near mint controllers and Wavebirds already, so I wasn't wanting for controllers fortunately.
If Nintendo is making more money than MS and Sony, why has there been two years of constant losses? Where the hell is this magic money coming from when the Nintendo consoles have far, far fewer games being released on them?
I agree with your argument in principle, and I'm not denying that Nintendo is in an awful spot, and that they have work to do when it comes to advertising and staying in touch with the pulse of the consumer, but to put a different perspective on on the situation, the one thing you have to remember is that Nintendo, until the Wii U era, has always been profitable year over year. I think they have rarely sold their hardware at much of a loss, if at all. So one could argue that as solely a video game company, they have a much larger war chest than Sony or Microsoft. Working on a surplus, they can absorb a few failures, otherwise they would have been dead after the N64 era.
Which brings us to the 'magic money.' That's simple - Nintendo is propped up by their handheld division, which had always done extremely well. They had a slip-up with the 3DS, but it has made up for itself by now.
Even though Nintendo doesn't have the the 3rd party support the other two have, they can survive off their own titles are because the great deal of their games are evergreen titles. I'd wager that even if Mario Kart 8 falls off the top 40, it'll make its way back on the list... Heck MK7 still manages to creep on there every now and again, and as niche of a title Tomodachi Life is, it's still on the list. Nintendo themselves said they make a profit with each piece of software sold. Obviously with first party game sales, most of the money is coming back to Nintendo, as opposed to if a 3rd party game was sold.
EDIT: That said, they can't live off of 1st party perpetually. They need to find some way to get them back on board. It may be too late for this gen. But next gen, they are going to have to do something, anything to get that support, lest they want their next system to be, to put in your words, their Dreamcast.
I'm hoping to pick up a Diddy Kong this week I noticed stock this weekend, but it was all taken up to pre orders. I saw Zelda and Mac as well so I didn't want to take any chances, so I picked those up. Hopefully I can beat everyone to Captain Falcon and Pit. Haha
@sillygostly that's what I should've done. Worked backwards and got the rare ones first. That was totally my first mind! Good thing I did manage to snap up a Villager and Marth. I didn't think the Trainer was going to be so hard to find as they were in a somewhat abundance. But of course that was right before the story broke about the "discontinuation" the rare ones slightly differ in my area. Mario, Fox and paticularly Peach are in abundance. Pikachu, DK, Link and Samus I can still find several in stores. From there, Kirby and Yoshi are hit and miss depending on retailer and obviously, you can't find the other three.
@ericwithcheese2 yea Ninty miscalculated for sure! It's so maddening! Haha. It's understandable, considering the Wii U install base. And it's not as if they had a marketing blitz for the toys, so they probably didn't want to seen bins of their toys not selling. (which I think will be the case with Mario Bros specific characters) I do honestly think that if I'm patient, then they'll send at least another batch of the "discontinues" before all is said and done. I'm just more or less kicking myself for not following through on my foresight. Lol
@NintyMan you'd think a retail exclusive amiibo would be easier to find being that they only have to produce stock for one chain of stores as opposed to everywhere. But who knows. Lol
@ericwithcheese2 I know what you mean about the whole breaking the street date thing! There was a Zelda and Diddy Kong at my GameStop when I was there today, so I just went on and picked those up! I'm hoping they didn't get the others in and I just missed out.
I'm beginning to not care about the whole amiibo thing. It's wearing me out trying to hunt them all down. And now I have three different stores I have to deal with as far as buying exclusives, that's if my pre-orders don't get cancelled because of no stock. The GameStops in my area are playing games with the one Wii fit trainer they have in stock. I was told it's been on hold at a GameStop for a week and they won't release it. Now it looks like upon just checking, got transferred to the gamestop I was at this morning! I'm not even mad at them, it's the damn eBay sellers that snatched all of them up and have control of the market. I'm even more so upset at Nintendo for not making enough and paying for more retail space. You'd almost think they weren't in business for 125 years the way they are handling this. I sent them a tweet today about this whole thing. Not that they would acknowledge it. Okay I'm done ranting! Haha
I'm still looking for the Wii Fit Trainer... Hopefully Nintendo does send more stock of wave one when wave two gets in, if anything to spite the resellers. They're controlling the market right now, as they snatched up a batch of the "discontinued" amiibo. I saw one guy on eBay with at least five listings of each one. Ridiculous.
Though I wonder, and I think I've said this before, if it's truly demand or is it perceived demand because of the abhorrent lack of shelf space? The allotted shelf space as/is will cause problems when wave 2, 3 and beyond start rolling in...
@Spartacus3765 the Walmarts in my area after their abysmal selection finally started to get some in. I just picked up the last Marth and Villager yesterday. There were still five Fit Trainers left, that I assume I'll pick up this week (Just one, not all five lol)
I 100% agree with you @rjejr, discontinuing any amiibo before the end of the complete run would be a mistake especially at the rate they are releasing them. Hopefully amiibo are selling well and it gets more shelf space rather than it being an illusion of selling well for lack of stock...
@Captain_Gonru though I wonder, if maybe a new Fire Emblem makes it's way out, perhaps Nintendo would do a second run of Marth amiibos? But then would they rebrand it as Fire Emblem amiibo? Or would they keep the Smash branding?
Hopefully, they'll keep all the amiibo around at least until the 3rd wave is released to give budget conscience collectors a chance at grabbing them all. At the very least continue to sell them on Nintendo's site or something... And as much as we hate exclusivity, perhaps they should partner with some stores to carry a larger, continuous selection of amiibo, if shelf spaces is ultimately an issue...
Well that's good to know. Had I known this info before, I wouldn't have went on a mad dash to find Villager, Marth and Fit Trainer. But thanks to the worry of trying to find them, I ended up finding a used GameCube adapter at my local GameStop yesterday that was sold to them an hour prior!! They were having a 30% off accessory sale, so that with my rewards discount and coupon I walked out with it for around 8 bucks! Who says GameStop is a terrible place to shop!? I found the figures I wanted at Walmart.
Given the success of Pokémon and how relevant it is even today, it's a shame they don't have a proper Pokémon on Wii U. If there was any franchise that would move units, it's that!
@Nictendo64 I can play without the GCN controller, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't more comfortable and my preferred method of playing. Though the Pro Controller is almost just as comfortable to me. The thing that holds it back for me are the buttons, they're too small for my larger hands. (though that can be said for just about every other game that uses the pro controller)
I actually found a Smash bundle at one of my GameStops yesterday when I went to pick up a couple of amiibos. I bought it and sold the game to my friend for 50 bucks and kept the adapter and controller. Sure, I lose 10 on the deal, but that's better than getting price gouged on Amazon/Ebay.
Yes! I didn't get Darksiders 2 when they had the sale for 19.99 so I'm definitely getting it this go around! Though they did give it to me for free with XBox Games with Gold a while back my, but it was sans DLC.
@JaxonH I don't think it'll ever stop! Haha. I had to manage expectations and punt on a few of those until I feel like I'm at a good point so for now, I skipped out on Halo, GTAV and Far Cry 4. I may go ahead and pick up Pokémon, because 3DS games are the only ones I get through because portability.
Heck, I may just go ahead and pick up Halo and GTAV before the end of the year anyways. Haha
@JaxonH @Mooj738 I feel your pain! So many games, so little time. I'm trying to commit to finish Bayonetta buy then I still have Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and now Smash! (which is taking up the lion's share of my gaming time) Not to mention Capt Toad is right around the corner and I still have Sunset Overdrive to get through!! It's hard being a responsible adult and gamer sometimes. Haha
Concerning the article, I'm loving how committed they are to expanding the Hyrule Warriors experience!
@Dipper723 thanks for the info. Not worth the risk for me. Plus my Wii is still hooked into my TV anyways, so that seems like way more work than it's worth.
@prufessor_oak Does this Smash Stack void your warranty or brick your system? And does the Wii U disc drive actually accept the GCN's small disc size? I may try this if so... (or maybe I should just continue to use my Wii for GCN games to be safe... Lol)
@Peach64 the plus side is that you can still go into Wii Mode and play their VC games, is it a few extra steps? Sure, but the option is available to you. Downside is you miss out on save states.
Concerning the article, good read! One thing to add if there was a #6, backwards compatability with all Wii games/accessories.
I know the point is to sell the Wii U and it's current crop of games but I kid you not, I sold a friend of mine on Wii U, almost on that fact alone (she also felt the Gamepad sounded invaluable). She was shopping consoles for her 5 year old and herself and wanted to add a Nintendo to the line up (she only had a PS3 last gen and she wanted) and she asked what's the best to get, a Wii or Wii U. I mentioned the Wii U's BC and the fact she'd have two amazing libraries at her disposal and she was on board!
EDIT: just finished reading the rest of the comments after taking too long to type on my mobile. Of course @rjejr was on top of Backwards Compatibility. Haha good comment all around!!
I hope Sega can get on the right track with Sonic, as the series has been too inconsistent over the years. It seems like for every good/decent game they develop there are two mediocre/bad games. Nintendo would never buy Sonic, but maybe they could hand the keys to one of Nintendo's arms for a go, say maybe Retro? Or at least a collaborative project between them and Team Sonic.
@RickyNGmr @Radbot42 I ended up finding a Link and Samus at a GameStop down the street from my Walmart today! the manager told me that he would hold whatever stock he gets in for me next week. He showed me the DK amiibo he bought and man does it look bad ass in person!
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Re: Capcom Licenses a Mega Man Runner for Android in Korea... Yes, Really
@CanisWolfred better than these MegaMan "designs" (read: abominations), no?
Re: Capcom Licenses a Mega Man Runner for Android in Korea... Yes, Really
Even MegaMan is shaking his fist. Heck, Gutsman is so offended, he's shaking both!
Re: Nintendo Sending Out amiibo Surveys to Select Club Nintendo Members
I got one almost a month ago. I think there were a couple questions where you could type a free form answer, so I took that opportunity to discuss amiibo availability, eve if they didn't ask about it. I did that on the Smash survey as well though in that one I got to express my concerns about the gamecube adapter as well.
Re: Toys "R" Us amiibo Pre-Orders Cancelled Again
@JellySplat being that GameStop is a specialty store, that only deals in video games. You'd think above anyone, you'd expect them to get it right, despite some of their "questionable practices" I do have to give them a hand on this one though!
Re: Toys "R" Us amiibo Pre-Orders Cancelled Again
I'm thinking that maybe I should have pre-ordered my Rosalina and Lucario across the pond like others have done... This is getting pretty out of hand. sigh
@DiscoGentleman how long ago did you try to pre-order Meta Knight? I did mine a couple months ago, no problem. They took my money then they refunded it about a week later, I checked my orders and Meta Knight was still open... I've never pre-ordered anything from BB before, so them refunding the money was kind of odd. I wonder if that's just some temporary hold on my funds to make sure was a valid card? Anyhoot December 2015 is just one of those generic placeholders, I believe...
Re: Video: Hacker Allegedly Shows Hidden Duck Hunt amiibo Data in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
@rjejr Hey, at least you can use kids as an excuse. Lol... But man, 55 Skylanders! Collecting is such an addiction! You have 5 one minute and all the sudden you have about 100. It leaves you wondering, "When in the heck did this happen?"Ha.
Re: Video: Hacker Allegedly Shows Hidden Duck Hunt amiibo Data in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
@rjejr Haha thanks. It hasn't been a too bad a hit on my wallet. I was just thinking this morning, as I saw that my Pit is on his way today, that I've spent over well 500 dollars (If you include gas on amiibo runs alone) by the time Wave 3 is all said and done. It was just more or less a "Good god!" moment.
6 weeks sounds reasonable, honestly. Though distribution leaves a lot to be desired, by how crazy the waves were coming in. I almost feel like maybe they should have come in 6 at a time, 6 weeks apart. Though in hindsight, the next wave of 11 isn't due until February. So that's at least another 8-10 weeks from the last wave so perhaps the time frame is more reasonable than I'm thinking considering that they do have to get out the Smash amiibo roster in a timely fashion. They got some way to go, as after wave 3, they still have another 19-21 (depending on if they do Dark Pit and/or MewTwo)
After all is said and done, the hunt has been fun, if not a tad stressful. I've pre-ordered everything I could now so that should make subsequent hunts a little easier on me. Haha
Re: Video: Hacker Allegedly Shows Hidden Duck Hunt amiibo Data in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Well here's to hoping the subsequent waves are at least 3-4 months apart from each other. Give me and my wallet time to breathe. Ha.
Re: Mario Kart 8 Beats Stern Competition To Become Eurogamer's Game Of 2014
@KillScottKill it's been almost forty minutes and you haven't named even one...
Re: Super Smash Bros. Pro Players Tackle the Problem of Diddy Kong
I can't even touch on the subject, as I've yet to get online with the bloody game... I'm trying to up my ZSS game so I don't go in there and get my arse handed to me. For some reason, I play at a pretty decent, competitive level at say, Street Fighter, but Smash, I struggle at a little more. I'm not terrible or a noob or anything like that, but my skills some what lack in comparison. Le sigh!
Where's a good place to go for some intermediate skill builders or some proficient training? Lol
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
@Quorthon Oh yeah, I'm definitely not talking about reviving a ton of franchises, just key ones that people are clamoring for, that probably won't see the light of day. For example, and I may be the minority, I want Mega Man, X, and Legends games. Capcom and Nintendo seem to have a good thing going on with that franchise, with him being in Smash and all the eShop releases, so reviving that would be perfect for Nintendo. I'm for sure on board getting console exclusives for various PC/Mobile titles.
I keep forgetting about the discount aspect of the subscription services. I'd pay for a sub to get discounts on games for sure. I got Titanfall and Dead Rising 3 season passes at a good Gold discount this year as well as Metal Gear Solid and Tomb Raider for half off. That's not to mention all the games I got on Sony's various flash sales. You can't beat Lego Marvel for 8 bucks, ya know!
Zelda is my favorite all time franchise, so I'm a little biased, but I never mind seeing a new Zelda game. Wind Waker, I never finished because around the time of the original release as my GameCube got stolen, so the remake was the best thing that happened for me.
Personal preference for me, but I'd like a new Mario game in the style of 64. Galaxy is too fresh for me. outside of the billion other things with Mario on the packaging, I think it went into overkill with the "New" and "3D Land" series I did enjoy "World" however. Though it's massively better played in co-op! The best thing they could do with Mario is transition all of those auxiliary titles like golf, Strikers, Party and Kart into Smash variants and release only one per console with paid DLC through the life of the generation. That way it shines a light on the lesser known characters and hopefully helps to get them recognition for standalone games.
BTW, your Ice Climbers idea... I'm salivating at the thought. Haha
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
@Darknyht The problem with that argument is that I'm hard pressed to find Mickey and the crew plastered everywhere. I can't remember the last time I've seen a Mickey Mouse cartoon series, or for that matter mickey plastered everywhere on their branding. There's the Mickey ears on the main Disney channel logo and whatever they have going on at DisneyLand/World. When all is said and done, I see more Disney Princess and Marvel branding than anything from Mickey, Donald and Goofy. Of course this is all from my observations.
Edit: Though yea.. all those partnerships you listed at the end of your post. Nintendo definitely needs to make that happen!
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
@Quorthon Thanks! As I've said before, They have their evergreen titles in Mario and Zelda, they just can't live off those perpetually. Concerning the Wii U, the only reason I didn't say what they could do to help this particular system out is because I was trying to stay on topic, as often times I go off the rails. Ha. Also, I don't mind them talking about a new system because every company looks to the future. It's negligence if they aren't. I do agree however that they need to start looking at ways to help the Wii U now as it pertains to 3rd parties and building confidence in the Nintendo brand for the future.
To address your points:
1) Not only go after PC/Mobile games, but they need to crack open that warchest a bit a pull more Bayonettas and Devil's Thirds: Publish dying or dormant franchises that no one wants to take on from other companies. Hey, Nintendo! Capcom isn't doing much with MegaMan, how about signing an exclusive deal to get some new games developed on your system. I'm sure folks would kill to have another Mega Man Legends. To add, perhaps reach out to other developers to make games for genres that they are sorely lacking such as sports. Kind of like what they did in the N64 days.
2) I wouldn't mind a paid subscription service, even if it was just for their VC service and like you said, indies. Though I don't know how well this kind of thing would work for third party offerings anyways, as Nintendo doesn't have a ton to choose from and because the Wii itself is all but dead, they can't offer much on that side of things. What they could do is keep Digital Deluxe Program indefinitely and open it up for everyone with a NNID/Club Nintendo membership.
3) To add my opinion on the whole MZP debate that's going on right now, I don't mind a new proper 3D Mario or main Zelda entry as they only come really once per home console (Twice if you include the cross-gen Twilight Princess and Mario Galaxy). Mario Party, Strikers and the lot are skippable to me, you either get those or you don't. Mario Kart comes once per home console, as well as Super Smash Bros. which is really a celebration of all their franchises than anything else. I do take task that you do see Mario's face everywhere it seems. They have other franchises that could probably use the spotlight. Where's Eternal Darkness? Geist? Will they bring Fatal Frame to West? DK:TF is nice, but where's the Rare style 3D adventure? Ice Climbers? Kid Icarus? F-Zero? 1080 Snowboarding? Wave Race? Hell, they could make a pretty good adventure out of Balloon Fight if they wanted to... I know it's basically another spin-off of Mario, but where's Luigi's Mansion? I also know that Pokemon was a point of contention for you, but what about a Pokemon MMO for the Wii U. I could probably go on and on...
4) Bundles? Whole heartedly agree with that. They were the undisputed kings of that from NES-N64 era... I can't even count on both hands how many special edition N64s were released. Heck even the 3DS gets tons of skins and special bundles.
But yea... that was long, but that's all I got for now.. LOL
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
@Platypus101 Okay. For one, if you know my post history, I don't exclusively blame N for their problems, but I'd be remiss to say they didn't play a part in their problems, The marketing of the Wii U being a big black eye in paticular. It's the whole catch 22 thing. Nintendo didn't sell enough units to appease 3rd parties, since they didn't sell enough units, then game sales suffer, since game sales suffer, they pulled support. Another one of the 3rd parties excuses for not supporting Wii U is that it's different to develop for than the PS4 and XBOX ONE. Not to mention the supposed power gap. So there's two things Nintendo could do off the bat to improve 3rd party relations:
-Market the heck out of their next machine
-Put it on par with with current technology standards at the time it's released. If it needs other bells and whistles, do the whole "Separate OSes" thing that Microsoft did with the XB1. That's what I mean by meeting in the middle with 3rd parties. Make it easier to port games to the system. As Sony did with the PS4. I'm as big a fan of Nintendo as anyone else, but honestly they've shot themselves in the foot for years, from proprietary formats (N64 carts, GCN discs, odd control schemes and under powered systems [Wii]) to whatever is going on with the Wii U now. 3rd parties have seem to lost confidence in the Nintendo brand, so it's time for Nintendo to reach out for real and listen to the 3rd parties to see how they can get them back on track. I will say that there's some work to go, but Nintendo has knocked it out the park with indies this gen for the most part. They need some of that magic with the major pubs/devs.
Where was I complaining about backwards compatibility? it's more of a "nice to have" thing for me. If they don't, I won't complain, as I'll still have my Wii U, just like I still have my Wii and every other system from every other gen. I still revisit games from previous gens, while still enjoying the current gens offerings, especially as it pertains to Nintendo games, I don't know how many times I went back to classics like OoT and Super Mario 64. There are also some games I go back to on the Wii as well (and some I've yet to play) I ask you this: Cash grab arguments aside, if people didn't care about revisiting classics, then why do people snap up re-releases when they drop on current gens? As far as the daily argument, that's an absurd question for a multi-console owner. Of course I'm not playing any Wii games daily, I don't play any one game daily, on any system. Heck there are days I don't play at all. As far as what I'm currently going through on the Wii, I'm replaying the Metroid Prime Trilogy and Super Mario Galaxy 2.... I also just started up Xenoblade Chronicles again to tide me over to X. All of those I'm playing on my Wii U. That's backward compatible. So there's that. BC also helps with cross-gen gap. From a regular consumer standpoint (not necessarily a gamer), I directed my friend to a Wii U over a Wii when she was deciding what to buy her daughter for Christmas. Backwards compatibility sold her. She even picked up a few Wii games because she wanted some suggestions on what games were good for that gen.
On VC: Perhaps you didn't read my whole point on that thoroughly, as I said on release, the VC should at least have all the games that were released on Wii and Wii U. Obviously there's overlap because there are titles that released on both. There's no reason Nintendo can't have a team dedicated to that. When I say all the games released on Nintendo systems, I'm painting with a broad brush, honestly. I don't literally mean every game, as some games were duds that should never see the light of day. I'm more or less talking about games that were released on Nintendo systems (I was excluding the ones that never hit a Nintendo system like Neo-Geo and SEGA games) I also added the further caveat that there's no reason Nintendo couldn't strive to have at the very least all of their first and second party offerings represented on the VC eventually as they have licencing control over those. Third party, as I said in my previous post, is beyond their control and I can understand that.
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
@ericwithcheese2 I don't see a problem with them talking about a new console. I know at least Sony is on record saying they are already thinking about what's next. Gotta remember, consoles aren't whipped up out of thin air it takes years of R&D and they have a whole separate team working on it. Besides, general consumers aren't usually reading this kind of news anyways.
Though I understand the concern as it pertains to the Wii U and Nintendo... The Wii U still have ground to gain and talking about a new system doesn't instill confidence that the Wii U will be around much longer... Lol
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
First and foremost, the next system should take steps to repair their relationship with 3rd party developers. And that means listening to them in some capacity. They don't need to bow down, but at the very least comprise and meet in the middle.
More powerful hardware. I don't really care about the larger hard drive so as long as I can attach my own storage. The fusion system goes without saying.
I'd love to see a redesigned Gamepad and Pro Cintroller with analog triggers with support for all their previous controller schemes because you'll need that with...
... Backward compatibility with Wii/Wii U games. Which would lead to a revamped Account system, that will allow me re-download my Wii U games if I need to.
Revamped VC. At least all of the games that were released on Nintendo systems need to represented, paticularly first and second party. There's no excuse that those should be missing. I know it's really up to the License holder as far as 3rd party is concerned. The new VC should have all the games that were released for the last two gens ready to go at launch for fusion support, or whatever they have to do to upgrade them to the new system, I wouldn't mind paying an upgrade fee of .50-1.00.
I really don't care if Nintendo doesn't ever support CD/DVD/blu-ray. I'd wager most people that are clamoring for that are in the minority. All I care about is proper DLNA and MP3/digital video support. If I need to play a physical disc I all my other devices, including a proper Blu-ray player. I'm sure the majority of folks are the same.
I'm sure I'm missing some things, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.
Re: Reminder: The Nintendo Network Premium Promotion Ends on 31st December
@ChessboardMan you should be able go to ddp.nintendo.com and sign in with the Nintendo Network ID you registered your Wii U with. Whatever you bought digitally should already be there with codes waiting if you made enough purchases at worst it'll take 24 hours to show up upon first sign in...
The caveat is obviously you would have had to buy the deluxe model Wii U to be eligible for the program.
Re: Reminder: The Nintendo Network Premium Promotion Ends on 31st December
I'm going to miss this program! I can't tell you enough how valuable and awesome it's been to me! Hope they do it again or replace it with something else...
Re: Eternal Darkness Trademark Renewal Increases Hope of Franchise Return
Three words: Eternal Darkness amiibo.
Re: Discontinued amiibo Figures Could Be Released In Card Form, Says Miyamoto
@mike_intv I'm assuming sans Lucario? I tried pre-ordering him and it wouldn't let me add to cart. So I switched to my computer and it didn't show up in search results at all. Sad Sir_JBizzle is sad.
On topic: I'm down for cards, and it's a great idea to have for those that missed out, but it's way too soon to be looking at that route. I do hope from here on out retailers will put a hard limit on how many of one amiibo you can buy at once if it's true that toys r us is doing that!
Re: Talking Point: Super Smash Bros. and amiibo Have Enjoyed Success, But Nintendo Could Have Done More
@Mchl496 I don't have a problem with Nintendo moreso than the eBay opportunist. They're the ones driving up the demand. Though concrete info from Nintendo would be nice. Then again Ninty said from the get-go that some will be discontinued. When all is said and done, I've calmed down a bit as I haven't had too much trouble finding the amiibo I wanted, sans the Wii Fit Trainer, which is my fault for not picking up one when they were in numbers. Also, I eventually figured what was the use of deciding to open or not open my amiibo. I have a special curio to display my amiibo with my faves on my desk. Even if I didn't open them years down the line, I'd never sell them anyways. That said, I did pre-order two of Shulk. I may see if I can get some of my amiibo investment back. Haha
@agqwestern like someone said above, the game pad is kind of awkward for this game, especially as it pertains to the shoulder/trigger buttons. My hands are big, so for a game like this, I personally have problems hitting the wrong face button at times.
@RadoGoji so that's what happened with Luigi, Pit, and Capt Falcon! I've been in the look out for them with no luck. Though I have seen them on eBay, so I thought I missed out there for a second.
Re: Yo-Kai Watch: Shin'uchi Storms to Japanese Chart Summit as 3DS and Wii U Sales Increase
@Lloyd_Wolven I'm still trying to figure out Yokai Watch myself! If it comes to the west I just may buy it sight unseen. Haha.
Concerning the article: Man, I was hoping Wii U could pull more numbers. Especially with Smash out. But darn it, good for Nintendo overall. When you dominate the charts overall with software (13/20) and hardware (owning 4 of the top 5 spots and why is the OG 3DS still selling five figures?) it's easy to see why Nintendo can stay afloat despite the Wii U not selling like gangbusters... Of course the caveat is this is Japan.
Re: Poll: Have You Been Able to Buy the Super Smash Bros. Controller, GameCube Adapter and amiibo You Want?
@rjejr that's exactly how I got my Xenoblade. The B2G1... I can't remember the third game I got, but I know games 1 & 2 were XC and Metroid Prime Trilogy. Concerning exclusives, I could see where exclusive skins would be idea. Heck, I even can see where having exclusive characters could be idea, paticularly Shulk, being he's a character in a game that was unique to GameStop. But the way Nintendo has handled the regular amiibos doesn't give me faith that things will be handled smoothly with exclusives. They've stopped taking pre-orders for Shulk, and you can't even pre-order Rosalina (the one amiibo I really want), Meta Knight and Luciano is hit or miss depending how Toys r Us is feeling that day. So I'm not even sure what's gonna happen if I don't manage to get a pre-order in for any of them. I'll hold out hope and keep grinding!
@Grumblevolcano I can envision GameStop doing exactly what you're saying. I'm still kinda peeved that I tried to pre-order Shulk the other day, and they kicked him out of my cart when I checked out. I may have to go into the store personally and do so tomorrow.
Speaking of GameStop, they are kind of ticking me off with this one Wii Fit Trainer they have in stock in my area. It's been on hold for well over a week, and they won't release it for sale.
Re: Poll: Have You Been Able to Buy the Super Smash Bros. Controller, GameCube Adapter and amiibo You Want?
@Quorthon I wonder why they won't let you pre-order Shulk? Did you try to in store or online? I was pre-ordering all of Wave 3 the other day and despite there being a button for it and being added to my cart, it kicked it out near the end of the final checkout.
Re: Poll: Have You Been Able to Buy the Super Smash Bros. Controller, GameCube Adapter and amiibo You Want?
@rjejr I'm in the group that's beginning to be put off by the whole amiibo fiasco. It's the lack of stock across retailers that's bugging me the most, as I have to zip back and forth across town, just for one or two. Then eventually I'll have to deal with retailer exclusives and even that's being elusive as I'm unable to pre-order those.
That said, I have all of wave 1, sans the Wii Fit Trainer, which I may have to resort to eBay and I have part of wave two. Which is frustrating because I'm unsure of the release dates. I know some stores broke street date, so that's how I got my hands on Zelda and Litte Mac. The stores in my area only got enough Diddy Kong to fill some pre-orders, so I'm holding out hope that more will be in this week. Luigi, Pit and Captain Falcon on the other hand I'm unsure of as I'm getting conflicting info and I haven't seen them in stores at all I'm hearing either a 12/19 date or 12/30 date depending on who I'm talking to. I've managed to pre-order all of wave 3, minus the exclusives.
As far as the Gamecube adapter, as you guys already know, I lucked out on that as on a random trip to GameStop I came across a used one that was just sold to them. I have four near mint controllers and Wavebirds already, so I wasn't wanting for controllers fortunately.
Re: Nintendo Titles Struggle to Make an Impact in Official UK Charts
@Yorumi @Quorthon
Re: Nintendo Titles Struggle to Make an Impact in Official UK Charts
@Quorthon
I agree with your argument in principle, and I'm not denying that Nintendo is in an awful spot, and that they have work to do when it comes to advertising and staying in touch with the pulse of the consumer, but to put a different perspective on on the situation, the one thing you have to remember is that Nintendo, until the Wii U era, has always been profitable year over year. I think they have rarely sold their hardware at much of a loss, if at all. So one could argue that as solely a video game company, they have a much larger war chest than Sony or Microsoft. Working on a surplus, they can absorb a few failures, otherwise they would have been dead after the N64 era.
Which brings us to the 'magic money.' That's simple - Nintendo is propped up by their handheld division, which had always done extremely well. They had a slip-up with the 3DS, but it has made up for itself by now.
Even though Nintendo doesn't have the the 3rd party support the other two have, they can survive off their own titles are because the great deal of their games are evergreen titles. I'd wager that even if Mario Kart 8 falls off the top 40, it'll make its way back on the list... Heck MK7 still manages to creep on there every now and again, and as niche of a title Tomodachi Life is, it's still on the list. Nintendo themselves said they make a profit with each piece of software sold. Obviously with first party game sales, most of the money is coming back to Nintendo, as opposed to if a 3rd party game was sold.
EDIT: That said, they can't live off of 1st party perpetually. They need to find some way to get them back on board. It may be too late for this gen. But next gen, they are going to have to do something, anything to get that support, lest they want their next system to be, to put in your words, their Dreamcast.
Re: Video: We Go Hands On With Some 2nd Wave amiibo Figures
I'm hoping to pick up a Diddy Kong this week I noticed stock this weekend, but it was all taken up to pre orders. I saw Zelda and Mac as well so I didn't want to take any chances, so I picked those up. Hopefully I can beat everyone to Captain Falcon and Pit. Haha
Re: Rosalina & Luma amiibo Exclusive to Target in US, as More Peculiar Defects Are Shown Off Online
@sillygostly that's what I should've done. Worked backwards and got the rare ones first. That was totally my first mind! Good thing I did manage to snap up a Villager and Marth. I didn't think the Trainer was going to be so hard to find as they were in a somewhat abundance. But of course that was right before the story broke about the "discontinuation" the rare ones slightly differ in my area. Mario, Fox and paticularly Peach are in abundance. Pikachu, DK, Link and Samus I can still find several in stores. From there, Kirby and Yoshi are hit and miss depending on retailer and obviously, you can't find the other three.
@ericwithcheese2 yea Ninty miscalculated for sure! It's so maddening! Haha. It's understandable, considering the Wii U install base. And it's not as if they had a marketing blitz for the toys, so they probably didn't want to seen bins of their toys not selling. (which I think will be the case with Mario Bros specific characters) I do honestly think that if I'm patient, then they'll send at least another batch of the "discontinues" before all is said and done. I'm just more or less kicking myself for not following through on my foresight. Lol
Re: Rosalina & Luma amiibo Exclusive to Target in US, as More Peculiar Defects Are Shown Off Online
@NintyMan you'd think a retail exclusive amiibo would be easier to find being that they only have to produce stock for one chain of stores as opposed to everywhere. But who knows. Lol
Re: Rosalina & Luma amiibo Exclusive to Target in US, as More Peculiar Defects Are Shown Off Online
@ericwithcheese2 I know what you mean about the whole breaking the street date thing! There was a Zelda and Diddy Kong at my GameStop when I was there today, so I just went on and picked those up! I'm hoping they didn't get the others in and I just missed out.
I'm beginning to not care about the whole amiibo thing. It's wearing me out trying to hunt them all down. And now I have three different stores I have to deal with as far as buying exclusives, that's if my pre-orders don't get cancelled because of no stock. The GameStops in my area are playing games with the one Wii fit trainer they have in stock. I was told it's been on hold at a GameStop for a week and they won't release it. Now it looks like upon just checking, got transferred to the gamestop I was at this morning! I'm not even mad at them, it's the damn eBay sellers that snatched all of them up and have control of the market. I'm even more so upset at Nintendo for not making enough and paying for more retail space. You'd almost think they weren't in business for 125 years the way they are handling this. I sent them a tweet today about this whole thing. Not that they would acknowledge it. Okay I'm done ranting! Haha
Re: 3DS System Update 9.4.0-21 Brings a Whole New Level of Stability
Confirmed. No mortal can handle the 3DSs stability!
NINJAHAX be like:
Re: Nintendo Maintains Its Vague Rhetoric on amiibo Stock Concerns
I'm still looking for the Wii Fit Trainer... Hopefully Nintendo does send more stock of wave one when wave two gets in, if anything to spite the resellers. They're controlling the market right now, as they snatched up a batch of the "discontinued" amiibo. I saw one guy on eBay with at least five listings of each one. Ridiculous.
Though I wonder, and I think I've said this before, if it's truly demand or is it perceived demand because of the abhorrent lack of shelf space? The allotted shelf space as/is will cause problems when wave 2, 3 and beyond start rolling in...
Re: Nintendo's New Response: Some amiibo "Likely" to be Discontinued
@Spartacus3765 the Walmarts in my area after their abysmal selection finally started to get some in. I just picked up the last Marth and Villager yesterday. There were still five Fit Trainers left, that I assume I'll pick up this week (Just one, not all five lol)
I 100% agree with you @rjejr, discontinuing any amiibo before the end of the complete run would be a mistake especially at the rate they are releasing them. Hopefully amiibo are selling well and it gets more shelf space rather than it being an illusion of selling well for lack of stock...
Re: Nintendo's New Response: Some amiibo "Likely" to be Discontinued
@Captain_Gonru though I wonder, if maybe a new Fire Emblem makes it's way out, perhaps Nintendo would do a second run of Marth amiibos? But then would they rebrand it as Fire Emblem amiibo? Or would they keep the Smash branding?
Hopefully, they'll keep all the amiibo around at least until the 3rd wave is released to give budget conscience collectors a chance at grabbing them all. At the very least continue to sell them on Nintendo's site or something... And as much as we hate exclusivity, perhaps they should partner with some stores to carry a larger, continuous selection of amiibo, if shelf spaces is ultimately an issue...
Re: Nintendo Reportedly States That No First Wave amiibo Are Discontinued, More Stock is Coming
Well that's good to know. Had I known this info before, I wouldn't have went on a mad dash to find Villager, Marth and Fit Trainer. But thanks to the worry of trying to find them, I ended up finding a used GameCube adapter at my local GameStop yesterday that was sold to them an hour prior!! They were having a 30% off accessory sale, so that with my rewards discount and coupon I walked out with it for around 8 bucks! Who says GameStop is a terrible place to shop!? I found the figures I wanted at Walmart.
Re: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Have Shipped 7.7 Million Copies Around the World
Given the success of Pokémon and how relevant it is even today, it's a shame they don't have a proper Pokémon on Wii U. If there was any franchise that would move units, it's that!
Re: Walmart Offering Hot Deals on Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World Hardware Bundles
@JaxonH I just informed my friend of this deal, since she's looking for a Wii U for Christmas. This deal will net her at least another controller.
Re: Inflated Prices and Limited Stock Cause Frustration with the Wii U's GameCube Controller Adapter
@Nictendo64 I can play without the GCN controller, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't more comfortable and my preferred method of playing. Though the Pro Controller is almost just as comfortable to me. The thing that holds it back for me are the buttons, they're too small for my larger hands. (though that can be said for just about every other game that uses the pro controller)
Re: Inflated Prices and Limited Stock Cause Frustration with the Wii U's GameCube Controller Adapter
I actually found a Smash bundle at one of my GameStops yesterday when I went to pick up a couple of amiibos. I bought it and sold the game to my friend for 50 bucks and kept the adapter and controller. Sure, I lose 10 on the deal, but that's better than getting price gouged on Amazon/Ebay.
Re: Let's Summarise the Remaining eShop Deals on Wii U and 3DS
Yes! I didn't get Darksiders 2 when they had the sale for 19.99 so I'm definitely getting it this go around! Though they did give it to me for free with XBox Games with Gold a while back my, but it was sans DLC.
Re: Hyrule Warriors Update and Twilight Princess DLC Now Live
@JaxonH I don't think it'll ever stop! Haha. I had to manage expectations and punt on a few of those until I feel like I'm at a good point so for now, I skipped out on Halo, GTAV and Far Cry 4. I may go ahead and pick up Pokémon, because 3DS games are the only ones I get through because portability.
Heck, I may just go ahead and pick up Halo and GTAV before the end of the year anyways. Haha
sigh
Oh how is Persona Q? Is it any good?
Re: Hyrule Warriors Update and Twilight Princess DLC Now Live
@JaxonH @Mooj738 I feel your pain! So many games, so little time. I'm trying to commit to finish Bayonetta buy then I still have Bayonetta 2, Mario Kart 8, Hyrule Warriors and now Smash! (which is taking up the lion's share of my gaming time) Not to mention Capt Toad is right around the corner and I still have Sunset Overdrive to get through!! It's hard being a responsible adult and gamer sometimes. Haha
Concerning the article, I'm loving how committed they are to expanding the Hyrule Warriors experience!
Re: Nintendo Might Not Be Making More GameCube Controller Adapters at the Moment
@PaperLucario @shinokami Hopefully. I didn't pre-order because I went digital. Also was pre-ordering just the adapter even an option?
Re: Feature: Five Reasons To Choose Wii U This Holiday Season
@Dipper723 thanks for the info. Not worth the risk for me. Plus my Wii is still hooked into my TV anyways, so that seems like way more work than it's worth.
Re: Feature: Five Reasons To Choose Wii U This Holiday Season
@prufessor_oak Does this Smash Stack void your warranty or brick your system? And does the Wii U disc drive actually accept the GCN's small disc size? I may try this if so... (or maybe I should just continue to use my Wii for GCN games to be safe... Lol)
Re: Feature: Five Reasons To Choose Wii U This Holiday Season
@Peach64 the plus side is that you can still go into Wii Mode and play their VC games, is it a few extra steps? Sure, but the option is available to you. Downside is you miss out on save states.
Re: Feature: Five Reasons To Choose Wii U This Holiday Season
@XCWarrior TL;DR
Concerning the article, good read! One thing to add if there was a #6, backwards compatability with all Wii games/accessories.
I know the point is to sell the Wii U and it's current crop of games but I kid you not, I sold a friend of mine on Wii U, almost on that fact alone (she also felt the Gamepad sounded invaluable). She was shopping consoles for her 5 year old and herself and wanted to add a Nintendo to the line up (she only had a PS3 last gen and she wanted) and she asked what's the best to get, a Wii or Wii U. I mentioned the Wii U's BC and the fact she'd have two amazing libraries at her disposal and she was on board!
EDIT: just finished reading the rest of the comments after taking too long to type on my mobile. Of course @rjejr was on top of Backwards Compatibility. Haha good comment all around!!
Re: Soapbox: Sonic, It's Time to Talk
@Allx360 Sonic Adventure 3 would be amazing!
I hope Sega can get on the right track with Sonic, as the series has been too inconsistent over the years. It seems like for every good/decent game they develop there are two mediocre/bad games. Nintendo would never buy Sonic, but maybe they could hand the keys to one of Nintendo's arms for a go, say maybe Retro? Or at least a collaborative project between them and Team Sonic.
Re: Guide: Getting the Most out of Your amiibo with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
@RickyNGmr @Radbot42 I ended up finding a Link and Samus at a GameStop down the street from my Walmart today! the manager told me that he would hold whatever stock he gets in for me next week. He showed me the DK amiibo he bought and man does it look bad ass in person!