I got in for a session and a half and enjoyed every bit of it. It definitely left me wanting more, so if that was the goal, mission accomplished. Speaking of which, I think 100% that three short sessions was absolutely the right call. With only 4 weapons and two stages, perhaps part of Nintendo's thinking was they didn't want us to burn out for lack of variety. Though I suppose it wouldn't have hurt to do a few more sessions to cover a wider variety of times.
@IceClimbers I totally agree with your assessment of voice chat. The only thing I'd say about that is perhaps there should be a lobby chat just to co-ordinate with your team on who's taking what weapons into battle, as from a strategic standpoint, you probably don't want everyone to take rollers with them. Or maybe have the ability to adjust your load out before starting.
@Quorthon if I recall, Bayo 2 didn't hit the Nintendo million units club, so they didn't feel like they should mention it? But it also sold within expectations and both games tracked better on Wii U than its last gen counterparts (If I'm not misremembering) it would seem odd to leave it off. Though perhaps it's more due to the fact it's not really a Nintendo IP, even if they published the darn thing. Baffled.
@shigulicious yes, @JaxonH is in the U.S. But our operation is worldwide baby! We try to keep tabs on everything, everywhere! Like he said UK's Wave 5 went up this morning and Jax was on top of it! We got all of them, plus Jigglypuff, Greninja and all three Yarn Yoshi variants (though I missed out on blue).
@FLUX_CAPACITOR your story hit me right in the feels... I share a similar story. Instead of drawing out levels on paper, I used all my toys and stuff available in my room to build levels. I typically used my G.I. Joes and Ninja Turtles in place of Mario. Sometimes I used Legos to layout levels. I would take my mom's recorder, fire up SMB, and tape it so I could have the soundtrack to play out my levels...
So yea, this Mario Maker game has me excited in ways that LBP and the like couldn't dare touch. After all it's probably the closest I'll get to my childhood dream of working at Nintendo
@HollywoodHogan I can't help but to read your comments in Hulk Hogan's "Hollywood" voice while the nWo theme is playing. Especially since you're counter arguing, it makes the voice in my head that much more awesome, Brutha!
@rjejr you nailed my thoughts exactly. If only I read this an hour earlier! Throw the three pack amiibo in, it makes the $299 price point more attractive.
Missed opportunity dressing the console though, even if they went back to the N64/GC days and gave the choice of some cool solid splatoon colours, though who knows how much more that would have added to manufacturing costs.
I'm primarily a DL only guy, so that part doesn't bother me much, then again, it's not a 500GB system, so there's that...
EDIT: just saw your second post on why they didn't bundle SSB... GET OUT OF MY HEAD! Haha...
@rjejr I personally don't think we'll see significant restock of the hard to get ones until after we're done with the vanilla Smash roster. Concerning Splatoon. I totally agree with that assessment. I was telling Jax the other day that I feel like Splatoon amiibo will be pretty common with how hard they are pushing this game. Anything less than satisfying demand I'd imagine would be a big blow for Nintendo, if even our own comments section is anything to go by.
And how come eBay doesn't count? Afterall, their motto is "if it's on your mind, it's on eBay".
@Grumblevolcano "@Alundra-1998 So you're a scalper then? Why else would you need 2 of everything..."
I'd imagine to have one to keep in the box for collecting purposes and one to play with. When they first announced amiibo, that's what my plan was, until it proved almost neigh impossible to do so. So now my mission had changed to getting one for myself, and if I can get any extra, then get some for folks that have difficulty procuring them.
@aaronsullivan "Maybe for security reasons there is no ability to transfer raw data from the disk to the console memory?"
That actually does make sense as a security measure, if you consider how easy it was to mod a wii and rip games to the hard drive. Writing to the console from the disc could be something that was removed from the Wii U architecture at the hardware level? I'm not sure how technically sound that is. Or perhaps Wii U discs are programmed in a certain way that makes it impossible.
@mowerdude fair enough, I'm a digital guy myself since day one. I suppose I don't take task with the pricing because I rarely pay less than MRSP for any game. (unless I catch a sale on eShop cards) .
@rjejr I honestly didn't see the appeal of Skylanders or Infinity (though I have collected the Marvel characters because comic books ) but Lego Dimensions might have me sold on this whole toys to life concept, it may be the first legit game in this genre that I'll actually invest substantial time in. I exclude amiibo only because they are mostly desk/shelf dressing.
@aaronsullivan I couldn't have said it any better than you did at #20. Of course this is coming from a guy who has a backlog of games that was mostly bought at full price, unless it was on my low priority list and I happen to to catch it on sale.
On the flipside I do see the merit of having a greatest hits line, but I'm also aware, outside of a sale here and there Nintendo likes to keep its profit margins high. Which if they aren't selling hardware at the pace of the others, it makes sense if they can get away with it, why not?). Plus a couple turds aside, I'm still a firm believer that Nintendo games hold their value. At least better than a lot of the stuff out there.
@mowerdude well if you want digital, yea $60 seems kinda of steep. Just go physical for it instead. Nintendo's NA storefront have refurb copies for $33 and it includes the Luigi add on. That makes it over half off and a fantastic deal. So you can't say Nintendo isn't doing anything at all
Me? I just wait for Best buy to have those eShop cards for sale and load up a bunch of them.
I'm not sure it's Nintendo winding down more than being forced to wind down. With almost no third party support, it definitely gives that perception, as Nintendo is practically alone in developing for the thing.
On the other hand, with the lack of advertising and marketing on Nintendo's part, did they really ever support it in the first place?
@Ryu_Niiyama @MoonKnight7 yeah that's what I was referring to, having to go into the store to pre-order, not the whole "bait and switch" part. I'm looking at it from the angle of how Best Buy, Target and TRU handled their pre-orders. They went up and were gone in minutes (even seconds). At least with GameStop (as a guy outside looking in) there was a fair chance for folks to get any at all. I didn't get to GS until almost 6 (being that I had to work) and managed to get them all with the exception of Robin and Lucina. I suppose that's why I consider it a win.
Was it perfect? Heck no. But I just viewed it as a step in the right direction.
@antipop621 no problem. It's just managing stock to make sure the folks over there gets theirs. Abhorrent pricing aside, you gotta commend GAME for proactively trying to manage their stock. The folks in NA could definitely learn a thing or two. Though despite customers literally breaking the GameStop servers, I think they handled their pre-order situation well by forcing folks to go to the store. Hopefully they'll have another wave of pre-orders online, as I missed out on Robin and Lucina.
@the_truth I wish retailers here in NA did a better job at handling of pre-orders. I think a good idea is to have an open pre-order window, limit the amount one can order on a per account/address/credit card basis and once that window expires, close pre-orders. I'm sure scalpers will find a way to circumvent the system, but it would seem that would at least help the NA situation a bit and give a good idea about allocation. But yeah, the onus is on Nintendo for not making enough of the darn things, and that's before getting into retail exclusives.
@antipop621 you're more than likely getting that message because they're blocking international orders which I understand, but sucks for us folks in North America who aren't scalpers.
Fortunately, I have UK contacts so I got my Zero Suit Samus and Greninja pre-order in (ZSS is my main, so I had to!) if that makes me the scum of the Earth for doing that, so be it. Obviously if I can procure them here in the States, I'll promptly cancel my UK order.
@Quorthon Oh, the days of the Zelda gold carts. Or remember DK64 and it's yellow cart? Awesome times. Nintendo has for sure lost its plot in that regard.
To be fair, we got the Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle. They sure made sure there were plenty of those. Though it definitely wouldn't kill NoA to have something like this splatoon bundle, I would have been all over it. If I recall correctly, we didn't get that cool Wind Waker HD Ganondorf bundle. And the Hyrule Warriors scarf bundle was only sold at Nintendo World. Hell, we don't even have a robust online store like they do in the UK. That alone could go a long way to helping the current supply problems (at least I would think).
Oh and about PSN friends, I don't have many of those myself and always looking for good folks, so if you want, feel free to add me. My credentials are on my NLife profile.
That's the @rjejr I know. Haha. That actually does sound more in line of what Nintendo would do. A Christmas bundle would probably work better for holiday sales anyways, provided the game is a hit.
I'm going to make a crazy speculation now: Mario Maker amiibo - pixilated versions of Mario characters.
I disagree about Splatoon though. If they are really serious about making a big marketing push for the game, it makes sense to have an amiibo line to push along with it.
@rjejr you failed at your post because you didn't @Quorthon any of your words (i.e. The act of bolding some of your words for emphasis in the NLife comments section) EDIT: by the way Quorthon that's not a knock on you, I'm just verbing you like I have rjejr. Think of it as a sign of respect.
I always felt like Nintendo Directs were for Nintendo fans anyways. I personally went in looking for amiibo news and updates on games we already knew was releasing. So I got what I was looking for pretty much. Though Fatal Frame was a pleasant surprise. With E3 around the corner, I suspect that's when we'll hear some news on whatever they have been working on that we likely don't know about yet. I'm not expecting a truckload of news, but I gather we'll hear enough to get Nintendo through at least 2016. I think it's safe to say at this point, we shouldn't even really expect to hear much about 3rd party releases, unless we're (doubtfully) surprised at E3.
@rjejr I agree with the Yoshi amiibo being perfect for Easter/Mother's Day. Also concerning Splatoon. Big opportunity missed to announce a Splatoon bundle. It didn't have to be the Pollock flavor that you mentioned, but they could have bundled the system, game and amiibo for an attractive price.
"Could Nintendo finally stop with these damn exclusive deals? Who even benefits from this?"
Obvious answer: Nintendo. I'm sure they get an infusion of cash for them.
Secondary beneficiaries: the few legit collectors that manage to snag one.
Though we know the real Winners are the scalpers. I just don't understand why they just don't have an open pre-order window where they take all the pre-orders in that window and then fulfill them, even if they have to backorder for some.
Just Mario 64 for me. I was fortunate enough to have a code gifted to me a while back, so $2 is a no-brainer for me. Especially since the only other time I've bought is on launch day for $70
@rjejr is it really that surprising? Lol How I feel about DLC is this. If I think I'll get enjoyment out of it, I'll buy it. If not I'll pass. There's a ton of DLC I've never touched, personally. The list if DLC I bought is very small, maybe about a dozen games since it's inception. Definitely less than 20. Three of them are Batman games. Most of them are fighting games. Two of them are Nintendo first party games.
@ColdingLight I think, from how I understood it, they'll give you a code for each version of Mewtwo. So in theory, if you buy the pack and get say, your 3DS at a later date you should be able to enter in a code.
@Quorthon Personally, I had already backed Hex Heroes, so I'm solid on that front and honestly, my question wasn't a means to attack you, though I'm sure you gathered as much (hopefully) Which is why my OP also had counter points in it. I don't own a Vita, so I wasn't even really speaking from a place of whether or not it was dead, dying, abandoned or whatnot. I already know where the Wii U is, so I'm just enjoying it for what life it does have left, because I do think it's an awesome, underrated console.
Just a mild bit of criticism, I do think you tend to over generalize "Nintendo fans" sometimes. I would consider myself a huge Nintendo fan, because I love (most) of their games. And usually buy day one. But I also love all the other experiences that I can't find on Nintendo hardware for the most part. Which these days seems like everything. Of course I'm also not oblivious to Nintendo's problems, which I feel I've done an adequate job documenting. But then you have your fanatics, which like I've said before, (I think to you) are a special breed that are some of the most passionate folks in all of gaming. Sometimes beyond reasoning, but definitely not representative of all Nintendo fans.
Concerning third parties and Nintendo, there's plenty of blame to go around between them before you even include the consumer. Nintendo fractured their relationship with third parties long before consumers developed that "OMGNINTENDOORNOTHING!" we see run rampant today. It started with the odd hardware choices Nintendo made with N64, which drove third parties elsewhere. Playstation and later the Xbox became the new shiny that consumers followed, leaving mostly the most ardent of Nintendo fans/consumers on the platform. Nintendo hasn't really recovered since. Which is why it's important for Nintendo to listen to third party developers and striking the perfect balance of hardware and innovation (or gimmick depending on what side of the fence you're on lol) with their next hardware endeavor.
@JaxonH I honestly didn't know that existed. Probably because I rarely peruse the forums. Which I should probably do more of, apparently! Lol. I've set up LINE account and already posted my credentials! Thanks, man.
On the Gold Mario: strange enough, he was extremely easy to find in my parts, as he was at the first Walmart I visited around 10am they had about 10-12 of them. It was by far my easiest rare get. My act of kindness for that day was buying the cashier one for her son, because they wouldn't allow employees to purchase (at least on the clock from what I understood).
@rjejr @JaxonH is my amiibro and my competition (Haha) So far I've been lucky enough to collect them all as well!
Hopefully we'll have some information on NA's Wave 4. Right now I have my order split between Amazon UK and Amazon Jr (with much thanks to JAX directing me to tenso)
@Quorthon don't take me the wrong way, I understand why you post the number of titles each platform is receiving, looking taking a look at the "support" argument, of those 120 some-odd Vita games, how many of those are either Sony's or funded by Sony vs how many are Nintendo's or funded by Nintendo? This is actually an honest question.
I submit that Sony getting third-party support doesn't mean that Sony is supporting it, it just displays the severe lack of third-party support for the competition. Which may have been the original intent you posting the numbers? Also, of those 125 games, how many of those are people going to realistically buy?
Of course the counter to that - the more titles available to choose from, the more likely folks will find something to suit their tastes. Which that is why 3rd party support is so important for any platform to have.
@Quorthon don't take me the wrong way, I understand why you post the number of titles each platform is receiving, taking a look at the "support" argument, of those 120 some-odd Vita games, how many of those are either Sony's or funded by Sony vs how many are Nintendo's or funded by Nintendo? This is actually an honest question.
I submit that Sony getting third-party support doesn't mean that Sony is supporting it, it just displays the severe lack of third-party support for the competition. Which may have been the original intent you posting the numbers? Also, of those 125 games, how many of those are people going to realistically buy?
Of course the counter to that - the more titles available to choose from, the more likely folks will find something to suit their tastes. Which that is why 3rd party support is so important for any platform to have.
@rjejr darn! You beat me to the Willy Wonka meme! Haha.
Oh and it totally didn't sound like you were arguing with me. At least that's not how I took it. It came off as healthy discussion. I'm not so ardent in my views that I'm blind to other people's views. I'd go even further and say that $24.99 would be a nice price point for GH if they wanted a single pricing message across Wii U titles. I base that on fact that they have the $30 retail price point covered for new releases like the standalone New Luigi U and Game & Wario. Obviously with those games needing a price cut of their own.
They could also just teir off their GH Line:
$30 = $15
$40 = $20
$50 = $25
$60 = $30
I'd like to see a 3DS GH as well, but you know what they say: "If wishes and buts were candy and nuts, we'd have ourselves a party"
@rjejr I'm not saying they don't need a GH more than Nintendo likely won't see a reason to do so anytime soon, paticularly with their evergreen titles. Plus with the Wii VC titles retailing at $19.99, $20 for one of their Wii U titles will be a hard sell for them, but I totally agree with your point.
@rjejr your counter-argument (#122) is spot on. I personally think a price drop could do the Wii U wonders, I mean afterall, they are already making profit off their software, so why not drop another $50 or so... Also, Nintendo rarely likes to do this, but they could stand to have a greatest hits line (though probably not necessary since the majority of their 1st and 2nd parties do well) combine that with some attractive new software, they could ride out their typical 5 year cycle, release the NX and theoretically be ready with it's successor in time for whatever form Sony and Microsoft's next box will be. Provided the NX isn't something totally out there that doesn't resemble dedicated hardware at all.
Speaking of Microsoft and naming conventions, it's going very interesting what they name their machine. It's almost like they went to the "Nintendo School of Hardware Naming" it would not surprise me at all if they name it the XBox One-two or Xbox On (Squared Symbol) or try to get back to normal naming conventions and just call it XBox Four. Ha.
FYI, I would be all over a style Splatoon Wii U! Or maybe one that was Nickelodeon style splatters in different (skus) colors!
All speculation, sales and arguments aside, the Wii U is what it is. I got it at launch and enjoyed it immensely and will more than likely enjoy what's left to be released whether it's 6 months or two years down the line. Do I wish it did better? Absolutely. Do I wish it got more third party support? For sure. But hey, I can't change history. All I can do is press on. I do however don't think this is the end of Nintendo by a long shot and hopefully whatever else they have in store they will be successful, granted they correct their obvious shortcomings I don't need to touch on as it's already been well documented.
"@Lord : I read through that link. Sounds like a crazy Nintendo fanatic posting a Direct scene by scene. That's actually a little scary. "
Ha. I read "fanatic" as "fan-fic" which to be honest could be interchangeable terms in this context.
@rjejr 90 minutes without wifi?? Oh the horror!! Though funnily enough, that statement reminded me of this meme I came across yesterday.
Concerning the article, I'm not holding my breath for anything exciting, paticularly concerning the "leak" You gotta go into these things with low expectations... Though one thing I'd liked mentioned, that doesn't seem to be touched on is when pre-orders or something, anything opens up concerning wave 4 amiibo.
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Re: Poll: Did The Splatoon Global Testfire Hit Its Targets?
I got in for a session and a half and enjoyed every bit of it. It definitely left me wanting more, so if that was the goal, mission accomplished. Speaking of which, I think 100% that three short sessions was absolutely the right call. With only 4 weapons and two stages, perhaps part of Nintendo's thinking was they didn't want us to burn out for lack of variety. Though I suppose it wouldn't have hurt to do a few more sessions to cover a wider variety of times.
@IceClimbers I totally agree with your assessment of voice chat. The only thing I'd say about that is perhaps there should be a lobby chat just to co-ordinate with your team on who's taking what weapons into battle, as from a strategic standpoint, you probably don't want everyone to take rollers with them. Or maybe have the ability to adjust your load out before starting.
Re: Reminder: The First Splatoon Global Testfire Details Are Out
In the words of the wise Reggie Fils-Aimé, my body is ready!
Re: Splatoon Global Testfire Demo Confirmed For This Weekend
@Tate24 they want everyone have the same level of experience as everyone else, zero. Lol
Re: Nintendo Announces Higher Than Expected Profits Despite Missed Sales Targets
@Quorthon if I recall, Bayo 2 didn't hit the Nintendo million units club, so they didn't feel like they should mention it? But it also sold within expectations and both games tracked better on Wii U than its last gen counterparts (If I'm not misremembering) it would seem odd to leave it off. Though perhaps it's more due to the fact it's not really a Nintendo IP, even if they published the darn thing. Baffled.
Re: Nintendo Announces Higher Than Expected Profits Despite Missed Sales Targets
@JaxonH I'm thoroughly impressed. How in the world do you find the time to play let alone beat games? I'm lucky to have 20 minutes any given day. Haha
Re: Nintendo of America Apologises for amiibo Shortages and Promises More Re-Stocks
@sinalefa Oh I'll need to hop on my computer then!
Re: Nintendo of America Apologises for amiibo Shortages and Promises More Re-Stocks
@JaxonH but then there's gold and silver shields...
Agreed, the amiibo chase is fun... Even if a tad frustrating when you miss that small, 5 second pre-order window 2:25 in the morning. Haha
Re: Nintendo of America Apologises for amiibo Shortages and Promises More Re-Stocks
@TingLz I've always wondered what those shields mean... Are you staff? Moderators? Both?
Re: Listings and Rumours Point to a Silver Mario amiibo Release on 29th May
@JaxonH that's true! I'd imagine blue Yoshi will pop back up again in the EU. If that happens, he will be mine!! Lol
Re: Listings and Rumours Point to a Silver Mario amiibo Release on 29th May
@shigulicious yes, @JaxonH is in the U.S. But our operation is worldwide baby! We try to keep tabs on everything, everywhere! Like he said UK's Wave 5 went up this morning and Jax was on top of it! We got all of them, plus Jigglypuff, Greninja and all three Yarn Yoshi variants (though I missed out on blue).
Re: Talking Point: Mario Maker Can Be A Game Changer For Nintendo And Its Relationship With Gamers
@FLUX_CAPACITOR your story hit me right in the feels... I share a similar story. Instead of drawing out levels on paper, I used all my toys and stuff available in my room to build levels. I typically used my G.I. Joes and Ninja Turtles in place of Mario. Sometimes I used Legos to layout levels. I would take my mom's recorder, fire up SMB, and tape it so I could have the soundtrack to play out my levels...
So yea, this Mario Maker game has me excited in ways that LBP and the like couldn't dare touch. After all it's probably the closest I'll get to my childhood dream of working at Nintendo
Re: Gallery: Feast Your Eyeballs on These Xenoblade Chronicles X Wallpapers
@rjejr Haha. Touché! All my games are pinned on the screen to the left (they're all digital), even still, my Wii U collection dwarfs both my PS4/XB1 collection combined.
Re: Gallery: Feast Your Eyeballs on These Xenoblade Chronicles X Wallpapers
@rjejr amateur. Who needs a Wii U theme?... I'll just make due with what I have!
@JaxonH tell me about it! 2015 gaming wise is going to be stacked! Heck, I still don't have enough time to clear the backlog I already have
Re: Best Buy Nabs Exclusive Splatoon Wii U Hardware Bundle in North America
@HollywoodHogan I can't help but to read your comments in Hulk Hogan's "Hollywood" voice while the nWo theme is playing. Especially since you're counter arguing, it makes the voice in my head that much more awesome, Brutha!
Re: Best Buy Nabs Exclusive Splatoon Wii U Hardware Bundle in North America
@rjejr you nailed my thoughts exactly. If only I read this an hour earlier! Throw the three pack amiibo in, it makes the $299 price point more attractive.
Missed opportunity dressing the console though, even if they went back to the N64/GC days and gave the choice of some cool solid splatoon colours, though who knows how much more that would have added to manufacturing costs.
I'm primarily a DL only guy, so that part doesn't bother me much, then again, it's not a 500GB system, so there's that...
EDIT: just saw your second post on why they didn't bundle SSB... GET OUT OF MY HEAD! Haha...
Re: Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U Available Again on Amazon in the US
@rjejr I personally don't think we'll see significant restock of the hard to get ones until after we're done with the vanilla Smash roster. Concerning Splatoon. I totally agree with that assessment. I was telling Jax the other day that I feel like Splatoon amiibo will be pretty common with how hard they are pushing this game. Anything less than satisfying demand I'd imagine would be a big blow for Nintendo, if even our own comments section is anything to go by.
And how come eBay doesn't count? Afterall, their motto is "if it's on your mind, it's on eBay".
Re: Talking Point: Splatoon Is a Typically Colourful Nintendo Dabble in the Mainstream Market
@rjejr "Guess we need a Splatoon rumour tomorrow. Probably about the amiibo."
Here's a zinger for ya: Gold Mario amiibo unlocks special gold paint. (facepalm)
Re: Each Splatoon amiibo Will Unlock 20 Special Challenges
@Grumblevolcano "@Alundra-1998 So you're a scalper then? Why else would you need 2 of everything..."
I'd imagine to have one to keep in the box for collecting purposes and one to play with. When they first announced amiibo, that's what my plan was, until it proved almost neigh impossible to do so. So now my mission had changed to getting one for myself, and if I can get any extra, then get some for folks that have difficulty procuring them.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Will Use Downloadable Data Packs To Expedite Loading Times
@MagicEmperor
Your HDD:
Or if you're not a wrestling fan:
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X Will Use Downloadable Data Packs To Expedite Loading Times
@aaronsullivan "Maybe for security reasons there is no ability to transfer raw data from the disk to the console memory?"
That actually does make sense as a security measure, if you consider how easy it was to mod a wii and rip games to the hard drive. Writing to the console from the disc could be something that was removed from the Wii U architecture at the hardware level? I'm not sure how technically sound that is. Or perhaps Wii U discs are programmed in a certain way that makes it impossible.
Re: Nintendo's Super Spring Sale Shines Light on Some Top Wii U and 3DS eShop DealsÂ
@mowerdude fair enough, I'm a digital guy myself since day one. I suppose I don't take task with the pricing because I rarely pay less than MRSP for any game. (unless I catch a sale on eShop cards) .
@rjejr I honestly didn't see the appeal of Skylanders or Infinity (though I have collected the Marvel characters because comic books ) but Lego Dimensions might have me sold on this whole toys to life concept, it may be the first legit game in this genre that I'll actually invest substantial time in. I exclude amiibo only because they are mostly desk/shelf dressing.
Re: Nintendo's Super Spring Sale Shines Light on Some Top Wii U and 3DS eShop DealsÂ
@aaronsullivan I couldn't have said it any better than you did at #20. Of course this is coming from a guy who has a backlog of games that was mostly bought at full price, unless it was on my low priority list and I happen to to catch it on sale.
On the flipside I do see the merit of having a greatest hits line, but I'm also aware, outside of a sale here and there Nintendo likes to keep its profit margins high. Which if they aren't selling hardware at the pace of the others, it makes sense if they can get away with it, why not?). Plus a couple turds aside, I'm still a firm believer that Nintendo games hold their value. At least better than a lot of the stuff out there.
Re: Nintendo's Super Spring Sale Shines Light on Some Top Wii U and 3DS eShop DealsÂ
@mowerdude well if you want digital, yea $60 seems kinda of steep. Just go physical for it instead. Nintendo's NA storefront have refurb copies for $33 and it includes the Luigi add on. That makes it over half off and a fantastic deal. So you can't say Nintendo isn't doing anything at all
Me? I just wait for Best buy to have those eShop cards for sale and load up a bunch of them.
Re: Analyst Thinks Nintendo Is Already Winding Down Wii U Ahead Of Nintendo NX Launch
I'm not sure it's Nintendo winding down more than being forced to wind down. With almost no third party support, it definitely gives that perception, as Nintendo is practically alone in developing for the thing.
On the other hand, with the lack of advertising and marketing on Nintendo's part, did they really ever support it in the first place?
Re: GAME Launches UK Pre-Orders for Splatoon amiibo and New Wave for Super Smash Bros.
@Ryu_Niiyama @MoonKnight7 yeah that's what I was referring to, having to go into the store to pre-order, not the whole "bait and switch" part. I'm looking at it from the angle of how Best Buy, Target and TRU handled their pre-orders. They went up and were gone in minutes (even seconds). At least with GameStop (as a guy outside looking in) there was a fair chance for folks to get any at all. I didn't get to GS until almost 6 (being that I had to work) and managed to get them all with the exception of Robin and Lucina. I suppose that's why I consider it a win.
Was it perfect? Heck no. But I just viewed it as a step in the right direction.
Re: GAME Launches UK Pre-Orders for Splatoon amiibo and New Wave for Super Smash Bros.
@antipop621 no problem. It's just managing stock to make sure the folks over there gets theirs. Abhorrent pricing aside, you gotta commend GAME for proactively trying to manage their stock. The folks in NA could definitely learn a thing or two. Though despite customers literally breaking the GameStop servers, I think they handled their pre-order situation well by forcing folks to go to the store. Hopefully they'll have another wave of pre-orders online, as I missed out on Robin and Lucina.
Re: GAME Launches UK Pre-Orders for Splatoon amiibo and New Wave for Super Smash Bros.
@the_truth I wish retailers here in NA did a better job at handling of pre-orders. I think a good idea is to have an open pre-order window, limit the amount one can order on a per account/address/credit card basis and once that window expires, close pre-orders. I'm sure scalpers will find a way to circumvent the system, but it would seem that would at least help the NA situation a bit and give a good idea about allocation. But yeah, the onus is on Nintendo for not making enough of the darn things, and that's before getting into retail exclusives.
@antipop621 you're more than likely getting that message because they're blocking international orders which I understand, but sucks for us folks in North America who aren't scalpers.
Re: GAME Launches UK Pre-Orders for Splatoon amiibo and New Wave for Super Smash Bros.
Fortunately, I have UK contacts so I got my Zero Suit Samus and Greninja pre-order in (ZSS is my main, so I had to!) if that makes me the scum of the Earth for doing that, so be it. Obviously if I can procure them here in the States, I'll promptly cancel my UK order.
Re: Nintendo's Official UK Store Opens Pre-Orders for Splatoon Bundles and amiibo
@Quorthon Oh, the days of the Zelda gold carts. Or remember DK64 and it's yellow cart? Awesome times. Nintendo has for sure lost its plot in that regard.
To be fair, we got the Mario Party 10 amiibo bundle. They sure made sure there were plenty of those. Though it definitely wouldn't kill NoA to have something like this splatoon bundle, I would have been all over it. If I recall correctly, we didn't get that cool Wind Waker HD Ganondorf bundle. And the Hyrule Warriors scarf bundle was only sold at Nintendo World. Hell, we don't even have a robust online store like they do in the UK. That alone could go a long way to helping the current supply problems (at least I would think).
Oh and about PSN friends, I don't have many of those myself and always looking for good folks, so if you want, feel free to add me. My credentials are on my NLife profile.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Turns to Classics, DLC and amiibo to Keep Fans Hooked
That's the @rjejr I know. Haha. That actually does sound more in line of what Nintendo would do. A Christmas bundle would probably work better for holiday sales anyways, provided the game is a hit.
I'm going to make a crazy speculation now: Mario Maker amiibo - pixilated versions of Mario characters.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Turns to Classics, DLC and amiibo to Keep Fans Hooked
@Operative my mind is pretty much melting at all the amiibo news, paticularly since the supply chain is abhorrent. I love the thrill of collecting them all, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit overwhelmed. I wish they had just finished the Smash line first... But on the other hand, I'm sure they don't expect people to collect them all and the super casual will generally find what they are looking for (i.e. the Nintendo mainstays of Mario and Zelda though I'm quite surprised by Pokémon exclusive amiibo)
I disagree about Splatoon though. If they are really serious about making a big marketing push for the game, it makes sense to have an amiibo line to push along with it.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Turns to Classics, DLC and amiibo to Keep Fans Hooked
@rjejr you failed at your post because you didn't @Quorthon any of your words (i.e. The act of bolding some of your words for emphasis in the NLife comments section) EDIT: by the way Quorthon that's not a knock on you, I'm just verbing you like I have rjejr. Think of it as a sign of respect.
I always felt like Nintendo Directs were for Nintendo fans anyways. I personally went in looking for amiibo news and updates on games we already knew was releasing. So I got what I was looking for pretty much. Though Fatal Frame was a pleasant surprise. With E3 around the corner, I suspect that's when we'll hear some news on whatever they have been working on that we likely don't know about yet. I'm not expecting a truckload of news, but I gather we'll hear enough to get Nintendo through at least 2016. I think it's safe to say at this point, we shouldn't even really expect to hear much about 3rd party releases, unless we're (doubtfully) surprised at E3.
@rjejr I agree with the Yoshi amiibo being perfect for Easter/Mother's Day. Also concerning Splatoon. Big opportunity missed to announce a Splatoon bundle. It didn't have to be the Pollock flavor that you mentioned, but they could have bundled the system, game and amiibo for an attractive price.
But nah... That's too easy for Nintendo.
Re: Buy Three Nintendo 64 and DS Virtual Console Games and Get the Fourth Free in Europe
@Other_Dave
"Just realised the price of N64 games has gone up for Wii U. They were £7.00 (apart from imports) on the Wii Shop."
I think it's the £2 upgrade fee baked in for first time buyers. That way everyone is paying the same price for the same piece of software.
Re: North American Retailers Confirm Super Smash Bros. amiibo Exclusives and Pre-Order Times
@Kaze_Memaryu
Obvious answer: Nintendo. I'm sure they get an infusion of cash for them.
Secondary beneficiaries: the few legit collectors that manage to snag one.
Though we know the real Winners are the scalpers. I just don't understand why they just don't have an open pre-order window where they take all the pre-orders in that window and then fulfill them, even if they have to backorder for some.
Re: Nintendo Download: 2nd April (North America)
Just Mario 64 for me. I was fortunate enough to have a code gifted to me a while back, so $2 is a no-brainer for me. Especially since the only other time I've bought is on launch day for $70
EDIT: I'll be picking up BOXBOY as well!
Re: MewTwo And Lucas Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. DLC Characters
I voted for Tails, Knuckles, Bayonetta and Wonder Red. Also it'll never happen, but I voted for this guy. My long time dream character:
Re: MewTwo And Lucas Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. DLC Characters
@rjejr is it really that surprising? Lol How I feel about DLC is this. If I think I'll get enjoyment out of it, I'll buy it. If not I'll pass. There's a ton of DLC I've never touched, personally. The list if DLC I bought is very small, maybe about a dozen games since it's inception. Definitely less than 20. Three of them are Batman games. Most of them are fighting games. Two of them are Nintendo first party games.
Re: MewTwo And Lucas Confirmed As Super Smash Bros. DLC Characters
@ColdingLight I think, from how I understood it, they'll give you a code for each version of Mewtwo. So in theory, if you buy the pack and get say, your 3DS at a later date you should be able to enter in a code.
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@Quorthon Personally, I had already backed Hex Heroes, so I'm solid on that front and honestly, my question wasn't a means to attack you, though I'm sure you gathered as much (hopefully) Which is why my OP also had counter points in it. I don't own a Vita, so I wasn't even really speaking from a place of whether or not it was dead, dying, abandoned or whatnot. I already know where the Wii U is, so I'm just enjoying it for what life it does have left, because I do think it's an awesome, underrated console.
Just a mild bit of criticism, I do think you tend to over generalize "Nintendo fans" sometimes. I would consider myself a huge Nintendo fan, because I love (most) of their games. And usually buy day one. But I also love all the other experiences that I can't find on Nintendo hardware for the most part. Which these days seems like everything. Of course I'm also not oblivious to Nintendo's problems, which I feel I've done an adequate job documenting. But then you have your fanatics, which like I've said before, (I think to you) are a special breed that are some of the most passionate folks in all of gaming. Sometimes beyond reasoning, but definitely not representative of all Nintendo fans.
Concerning third parties and Nintendo, there's plenty of blame to go around between them before you even include the consumer. Nintendo fractured their relationship with third parties long before consumers developed that "OMGNINTENDOORNOTHING!" we see run rampant today. It started with the odd hardware choices Nintendo made with N64, which drove third parties elsewhere. Playstation and later the Xbox became the new shiny that consumers followed, leaving mostly the most ardent of Nintendo fans/consumers on the platform. Nintendo hasn't really recovered since. Which is why it's important for Nintendo to listen to third party developers and striking the perfect balance of hardware and innovation (or gimmick depending on what side of the fence you're on lol) with their next hardware endeavor.
Re: Video: New Nintendo TV Commercial Focuses on amiibo and Support for Multiple Games
@JaxonH I honestly didn't know that existed. Probably because I rarely peruse the forums. Which I should probably do more of, apparently! Lol. I've set up LINE account and already posted my credentials! Thanks, man.
On the Gold Mario: strange enough, he was extremely easy to find in my parts, as he was at the first Walmart I visited around 10am they had about 10-12 of them. It was by far my easiest rare get. My act of kindness for that day was buying the cashier one for her son, because they wouldn't allow employees to purchase (at least on the clock from what I understood).
Re: Video: New Nintendo TV Commercial Focuses on amiibo and Support for Multiple Games
@rjejr @JaxonH is my amiibro and my competition (Haha) So far I've been lucky enough to collect them all as well!
Hopefully we'll have some information on NA's Wave 4. Right now I have my order split between Amazon UK and Amazon Jr (with much thanks to JAX directing me to tenso)
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@JaxonH @rjejr wait. What? What's up with this HW guide sharing? I miss all the good stuff (head down kicking the dirt) lol
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@Quorthon don't take me the wrong way, I understand why you post the number of titles each platform is receiving, looking taking a look at the "support" argument, of those 120 some-odd Vita games, how many of those are either Sony's or funded by Sony vs how many are Nintendo's or funded by Nintendo? This is actually an honest question.
I submit that Sony getting third-party support doesn't mean that Sony is supporting it, it just displays the severe lack of third-party support for the competition. Which may have been the original intent you posting the numbers? Also, of those 125 games, how many of those are people going to realistically buy?
Of course the counter to that - the more titles available to choose from, the more likely folks will find something to suit their tastes. Which that is why 3rd party support is so important for any platform to have.
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@Quorthon don't take me the wrong way, I understand why you post the number of titles each platform is receiving, taking a look at the "support" argument, of those 120 some-odd Vita games, how many of those are either Sony's or funded by Sony vs how many are Nintendo's or funded by Nintendo? This is actually an honest question.
I submit that Sony getting third-party support doesn't mean that Sony is supporting it, it just displays the severe lack of third-party support for the competition. Which may have been the original intent you posting the numbers? Also, of those 125 games, how many of those are people going to realistically buy?
Of course the counter to that - the more titles available to choose from, the more likely folks will find something to suit their tastes. Which that is why 3rd party support is so important for any platform to have.
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@rjejr darn! You beat me to the Willy Wonka meme! Haha.
Oh and it totally didn't sound like you were arguing with me. At least that's not how I took it. It came off as healthy discussion. I'm not so ardent in my views that I'm blind to other people's views. I'd go even further and say that $24.99 would be a nice price point for GH if they wanted a single pricing message across Wii U titles. I base that on fact that they have the $30 retail price point covered for new releases like the standalone New Luigi U and Game & Wario. Obviously with those games needing a price cut of their own.
They could also just teir off their GH Line:
$30 = $15
$40 = $20
$50 = $25
$60 = $30
I'd like to see a 3DS GH as well, but you know what they say: "If wishes and buts were candy and nuts, we'd have ourselves a party"
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@rjejr I'm not saying they don't need a GH more than Nintendo likely won't see a reason to do so anytime soon, paticularly with their evergreen titles. Plus with the Wii VC titles retailing at $19.99, $20 for one of their Wii U titles will be a hard sell for them, but I totally agree with your point.
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@rjejr your counter-argument (#122) is spot on. I personally think a price drop could do the Wii U wonders, I mean afterall, they are already making profit off their software, so why not drop another $50 or so... Also, Nintendo rarely likes to do this, but they could stand to have a greatest hits line (though probably not necessary since the majority of their 1st and 2nd parties do well) combine that with some attractive new software, they could ride out their typical 5 year cycle, release the NX and theoretically be ready with it's successor in time for whatever form Sony and Microsoft's next box will be. Provided the NX isn't something totally out there that doesn't resemble dedicated hardware at all.
Speaking of Microsoft and naming conventions, it's going very interesting what they name their machine. It's almost like they went to the "Nintendo School of Hardware Naming" it would not surprise me at all if they name it the XBox One-two or Xbox On (Squared Symbol) or try to get back to normal naming conventions and just call it XBox Four. Ha.
FYI, I would be all over a style Splatoon Wii U! Or maybe one that was Nickelodeon style splatters in different (skus) colors!
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
All speculation, sales and arguments aside, the Wii U is what it is. I got it at launch and enjoyed it immensely and will more than likely enjoy what's left to be released whether it's 6 months or two years down the line. Do I wish it did better? Absolutely. Do I wish it got more third party support? For sure. But hey, I can't change history. All I can do is press on. I do however don't think this is the end of Nintendo by a long shot and hopefully whatever else they have in store they will be successful, granted they correct their obvious shortcomings I don't need to touch on as it's already been well documented.
Re: Talking Point: It's Too Early to Write Off the Wii U Over The Legend of Zelda's Delay
@Quorthon note to self: Stay away from whatever McDonald's you go to.
Re: Nintendo Direct Confirmed for 1st April, With Updates on Wii U and 3DS
@Cyberbotv2
Ha. I read "fanatic" as "fan-fic" which to be honest could be interchangeable terms in this context.
@rjejr 90 minutes without wifi?? Oh the horror!! Though funnily enough, that statement reminded me of this meme I came across yesterday.
Concerning the article, I'm not holding my breath for anything exciting, paticularly concerning the "leak" You gotta go into these things with low expectations... Though one thing I'd liked mentioned, that doesn't seem to be touched on is when pre-orders or something, anything opens up concerning wave 4 amiibo.