The thing about Wario master of Disguise is I remember hearing the European release was a lot better when it came to the recognition on the touch screen. Which makes a paragraph of the old review a little less relevant. Still the other issues do remain.
It could be turned into an interesting co-op game a little easier than you could on the DS I guess.
I just hope this "the connection is unstable" problem gets fixed (nothing on my end will work and it wasn't a problem prior to v2.0.0). Disconnections during turf wars are annoying but in ranked it is a serious stuff as it means you send yourself and your team that bit closer to the pit known as C rank.
@rjejr I seem to recall when tower control came out it was always that mode for 24 hours. Not too different to new stages always being in the rotation for 24 hours.
Should the equipment stats display all weapons you've used? If so looks like I've only used 9 weapons. If I ever get to play the game again I can fix that (accursed "the connection is unstable" problem happening during matches and which nothing on my end can fix and only started happening with the v2.0.0 patch).
@Spoony_Tech Those symbols are ガチ (gachi). A quick search finds: japanese-slang.blogspot.com/2011/05/gachi.html Since the mode names translate literally to gachi area and gachi scaffold I guess gachi adds that bit excitement. The HTML of the Splatoon page itself lists it as earnest as well.
Remember when Amazon UK said all copies of Bayonetta 2 came with the first game and then it was announced only the special edition would?
Well in that case Amazon got bombarded with customer support complaints but eventually upgraded everyone to the special edition free of charge. In the interim some people got upgrades while others were would told it would not happen and so canceled their orders (they were kicking themselves when the upgrade took place).
Well at least there will be plenty of US impressions to go by.
Also I'd be happy to forgo a physical release for a quicker release (yes I know SMTIV took ages but Conception 2 did not) and actual eShop sales (something NISA Europe seem to be allergic to, I honestly find this point to be worse than the slow release dates, it is really hard to get excited for EO Untold 2 when I know America will be able to regularly get it for $20 if not $15 by the time it comes out in Europe and we will be expected to take £35 in the face like the mugs we are, sad that this game could well the same fate).
@Kogorn733 I don't think NISA have ever released a game in Europe that is in anything but English. The manuals are mandatory but the standards practically non-existent. There are still things like ratings and lot checks.
@CB85 Nintendo customer services are pretty bad at following conversations so do contradict themselves sadly. Still if you have a 3DS and don't mind having the game on that, use the code there as it is likely wrong system is the problem here.
@CB85 What system were you trying that code on? When they initially put the codes up they made a mistake and that code actually works only on a 3DS. In other words it is the ambassador version.
Neither. I'm on Holiday then. I'm sure I'll enjoy coming back and being owned by people who have 3 slotted gear will perfect loadouts (as if that doesn't happen enough in Splat Zone already).
Reset gyro being left stick down? B, X and Y better do something here or I'll feel robbed (or is that Rob 64...).
"Oddly enough, and as far as I could tell, all the dialogue was directly lifted from Star Fox 64, verbatim." I think that is because most of it is. I would think that is due to the English dub not being started. Take Treehouse live where a mission was played with the voices in Japanese (text was in English).
I remember when Star Fox Assault was shown at E3 treehouse dubbed it themselves. Maybe that would have been better than re-using Star Fox 64 3D lines.
It is just I see a lot of people picking up on this point and I'm not sure how relevant it is.
As far as Star Luster footage goes the Chrontendo episode 6 is better as it explains the game play (which does have similarities to what was seen in Star Fox 2) https://youtu.be/Cr-UrX7Zx8s?t=19m11s
@RegalSin I'm thinking you've run a bit far with the fact that a man named Shawn J. Freeman was arrested for trying to steal a demo cartridge of the game from the WCES 1994 show.
On Wii U at least you can just create another user in a different country to be able to purchase the games unavailable to you. It is not ideal splitting purchases across multiple NNID. Especially as it could have implications for Club NintenDeNA *or whatever the new membership scheme is).
You can do the same on the 3DS, if you never linked an NNID to it (this is actually a reason why I'm so annoyed at Nintendo insisting on having an NNID for so much these days on a 3DS, it is also changing the rules halfway through the game).
All that said the 3000 sales part is a really worrying part. As that can be compared to post 2009 WiiWare.
@1wiierdguy @Mario_Fart Initially the games were not rated for Australia (maybe the ratings were submitted and the ACB took too long). Looking at the ACB now they are rated now (including the unreleased Streets of Rage 2) so I really have no idea why they can't come out.
So here I am in Europe waiting patiently for 3DS Game Card Case to come onto the catalogue (it should happen given America and Japan both had them in updates) only to see it get a price drop implying there was not much demand in America.
Part of me wonders if the effect of mainland Europe imports is also playing a part. If I'd purchased Puzzle and Dragons for instance I could have gotten it for sub £20 from Spain. Why would I want to pay £25 or more for a UK version?
Maybe one day NOE will wake up and notice it is not 2008 anymore.
@CreativeWelshman Look at the DS versions the titles reference. It was Canvas Curse in America, Power Paintbrush in Europe.
European titles (especially of Kirby games) tend to be more literal and dry. I feel the reason is because some customers won't have an excellent knowledge of English.
@HopeNForever Since Super Smash Bros Melee Japanese and English have been both Japanese and US versions for Super Smash Bros although the options to switch have not been included since Melee.
As for why the Japanese SSB booted into English it is to do with how languages in games are handled. The default language is probably Japanese (testing on non-English system settings would be the test here) but the English system menu demands English where available so that boots up instead.
As far as the system goes all systems have English, Japanese and Russian alphabet support but not the Korean alphabet (see Streetpass Mii Plaza, I got one Korean pass and it just said ??????).
I much prefer Lunk. It would be a flappy bird clone as well...
A more concerning matter is that the game wants to know your location. Even while the app is not being used. Sometimes location data is used for targeted advertising but there is not need to harvest the info while the app is not running and there is no advertising here anyway.
It reminds me of how many free apps on the google play store just harvest information because they can (why does a flashlight app need to copy your contacts list for example).
@Mario_Fart Super Star and 3D classics Adventure (stay away from NES VC version poor technical performance and 50Hz) are great 2d Kirby games. All the spin-off games are solid too so it depends on what you are after. Golf - Dream Course. Match puzzle game - star Stacker. Breakout - Blok Ball. Pinball - Pinball land.
@ShanaUnite The 3D classic version is not crippled by constant slowdown.
Oh boy 10% off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse...or I could just buy the disc version for £25.
@Einherjar Sadly they edited the title screen on the 3DS so that will probably carry over. Also Yoshi here in Europe had the title screen edited to be Mario & Yoshi.
For your oddities you need to buy Super Probotector in Wii mode and get the upgrade fee for Contra 3 on the eShop.
Shame the only official response we will ever get about Rusty is a "Nintendo Europe has nothing to say at this time. Go away" when an upfront discussion like this could take place.
@andrea987 They could change the game content somewhat though. Something like a €10 game where you get the next games by doing the stuff you normally would to haggle plus getting a good score in the minigame (so similar to earning plaza tickets in Mii Plaza). You keep all the story bits but change the money element to an up front one removing the concerns.
@Wonder-Redhead I can confirm in Europe if you log into your Club Nintendo account and hit the > arrow on the welcome screen your Mewtwo codes should be there so no need for the email.
@GauBan They tend to use SSID and IP addresses (for country purposes, no getting free themes from German McDonalds unless you're in Germany) as I really doubt the providers of the hotspots keep a list of MAC addresses.
As my nearest GAME store is ridiculously far away I hope the SSID gets revealed as I would like the special Mii (it has been about 6 months since Europe got one).
I don't get NOE. Let's put nothing at all out in April (bar a New 3DS exclusive port of a game) then have May completely and utterly overloaded. Well at least it is actually coming in Europe, unlike the previous entries of the franchise.
In Europe, Mario 64 is 60Hz and DK64 is 50Hz. I was hoping these 50Hz games would actually end...
@wizzgamer The £:€ exchange rate changed quite a lot since 2006 including that time in 2008 when 0.90p=€1...which NOE still use today. Currently €10 is about £7.20. Since paying in € is a lot better might as well make an Irish NNID and just pay €10. 20p extra to play Mario 64 at the correct speed is worthwhile.
Still what is strange is the SNES and NES games are priced like their Wii Shop versions were.
The really need to explain VIP room better as it almost sounds like there was more to it from the Direct.
@iphys Just waste your time like I do militantly deleting Miis once I get near 1000...or spend $5 to save 100.
@Sakura The plaza is full at 3000 but 2000 of those are "met by invitation" so can't be used in the games. After 1000 the oldest are demoted to "met by invitation" the exception being special miis, they just get deleted completely. I know because I've lost most my old ones to this (LM2 Miyamoto, about half of E3 2013).
@RJBurgess About a week. When it launched they had some glitches like labeling all GBA games as being for 3DS; not Wii U. All but Zelda Minish Cap would only redeem on a Wii U though. Minish Cap was then removed from the stars catalogue and brought back (so it is safe to assume that "glitch" is fixed).
I don't know what to make of it. It sounds like rather than NNID being the unified account you have to link that NNID to this other account. So I'll await more details.
As with any marketplace why would I want it? I suppose in the case of this GAME one it might be easier to browse gaming merchandise or something. But as for it supplementing their goods well...I do find it a bit sickening they Chinese counterfeits for sale such as these: http://www.game.co.uk/en/zedlabz-gamecube-controllers-usb-gamecube-adapter-value-bundle-for-wii-u-370533 The controllers are highly likely to be junk tier and as simple as a USB hub is that could also easily fail.
@Kolzig Special Miis do come via spotpass. The problem is Nintendo of Europe rarely ever send out special Miis full stop (given the Chibi Robo Photo Finder puzzle panel is missing for no reason they really don't care about puzzle swap). The last one I received was about 6 months ago (some Game Freak employee) and I've yet to receive 10 (I've had the system since 2013)
Meanwhile America gets one every other month it feels. As for Honest Abe. Well it is promoting Code Name STEAM so in May, perhaps?
BMS stages look horrible in Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (notes scrolling vertically means less response time and the zooming perspective makes it harder to time them) though which makes me hesitate even if it does come out.
But I need to know more about the base package I can't see this having 220 songs with 80+ DLC so it might be something like 70 songs with 50 free DLC (so more on the scale on the original Theatrhythm Final Fantasy than Curtain Call)
I think people are giving Pokemon Shuffle too much credit here. The Gateway launcher itself using the same entryponit (and the code for all the others being reverse engineered from it) is much more potent (as that allows to pirate whole games rather than bypass optional IAP which you can already mostly bypass with streetpass or having some patience) as are the stuff prior to shuffle (e.g. VC games, backing up Pokemon and saves and inserting these bypassing need to buy more Pokemon game cartridges or subscribe to Pokemon bank). But I guess everyone wants a scapegoat and wants to blame the hack they don't like for getting rid of ones they do like.
@GhotiH Nintendo can't selectively block so their hand is forced here really.
@Tobo9279 No eShop (so no getting updates so say MH4G will be offline for life for example). Cartridges only and even sometimes those don't work. The fact games not working remains a possibility and the fact you essentially need a second system now would make me feel more comfortable buying one of those in the region I want to play imports from (although that isn't great advice if you want to play ones from multiple regions let's say Puyo Puyo Tetris from Japan, Maplestory from Korea and Inazuma Eleven Go 2 from Europe for example) and also you might have objections to purchasing multiple hardware.
Surprised it took so long. A couple of RAM dumps tells you the address the hearts left are stored and from that you just make a tool to edit that value.
You can do the same thing with Candy Crush Saga using Cheat Engine on a PC.
@JoakimZ I found a pre-order on Amazon Germany and the box art on the Nintendo of Europe website. Apparently the retail version is €20 but either way it is published by Big Ben Interactive so you probably won't be able to find it in any case.
You can order these on Amazon Japan (very cheap too at 540 yen; things like the Zelda and SMB ones are twice that). However, the shipping is so expensive you would need to order several for it to be worthwhile (and/or use a forwarding service) and I'm not sure if they actually toys outside of Japan.
The XY cards are also there at 385 yen but are add-on items only (you need to spend 2500 yen to be able to put them in your basket).
@nacho_chicken It is not half the size. The Japanese Wii release of Xenoblade barely fits on a single layer DVD (which this one is a bit smaller than but not by a great deal). To have both Japanese and English audio the western releases are a dual layer disc.
Of course pre-order download sizes have been terribly wrong in the past (remember 2.1 GB SSB 3DS yet it was only 1.2 GB when the game came out?)
@gspro15198 Not at all. It is a slow paced match 3 game rather than a match 4 action game. Graphically it looks similar but there are lots of gameplay changes.
Link Battle had a fairly low skill celling but the game never gave impossible to clear boards (as in there will always be a way to enter link mode and an even number of what is left plus it will throw a few Ditto at you for mercy) while here you are at the mercy of the RNG giving you a good layout or generating enough things off-screen to do things in the move limit (let alone in few enough moves to make captures have a high chance). With character levels in the game I'm worried that you will have to grind later on.
I suppose it could be worse than Kirby. It could be Punch-Out or Sin & punishment 2; the two games easily found for <€20 (I look forward to those two months).
That said I've got enough games to get on with so there is no reason for me to buy Kirby yet.
Am I excited? It requiring an NNID has forced me hand here (I assume only the free version will be on the eShop) to not care now as I can't get it. I won't link an NNID to my 3DS as locking it to a single country is silly from a content point of view (especially as I own content not available in the UK).
But it being f2p is probably better for the game as a whole though multiplayer might get annoying if you're stuck playing the same map over and over.
Anyway the NOE website says it is £8.99 a mode now and points out clearly that you save nothing by buying them together.
@6ch6ris6 I'm in the UK and never see such sales either. Why? Because there are about 5 of these in the entire country. Quite literally the end of the end of the line.
I'd much rather a slightly worse that anyone could pick up such as the $200 refurbished Wii U that Americans turn their nose at.
I still like how F-Zero X did it of offering an unlock all button press code for those of you who don't want unlock all the characters conventionally. That way you can please people who like to be rewarded with unlocks as well as please those who want to start playing the game at its fullest.
@Grumblevolcano I have a digital copy. I've tried internal and USB storage. Both have the same problem.
@akaDv8R So you would say the loading time you experience now, on patch 1.5 is the exact same as this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI909IRRxBM That was my experience before 1.5...
It is a shame V1.5 has made the loading times on the levels twice as long.
Some people think it is artificially extended so that the full loading animation is seen but IIRC just idling on a done loading screen did that anyway.
I'd really like a media outlet cough Nintenodlife cough to try and find out if this a bug in the patch or an intended feature. That would be typical intended "feature"; a 2 minute mission now takes 35 seconds to load as opposed to 15...
If I could go back to v1.4, I would but now going back means v1.0...
@Dipper723 The extra languages are a few voice files (announcer and Sonic) and some text and it isn't much larger than the US version.
The 2.1 GB SSB size comes from a Japanese pre-order download card slip of paper. In other words not a reliable source at all (and proven wrong on many an occasion).
Hopefully the NOA website doesn't prove to be as unreliable.
@unrandomsam That is a reference to me. I once said something like "people who purchased Cubic Ninja for region free have been sold Snake oil" (it is still true btw but it doesn't really matter since this method exists)
I knew being too busy to get SMTIV would pay off. Shame the differential is being spent on the Theathrhythm DLC songs out that day too (that is one I don't like about these PR, they normally don't list DLC).
Also I'm most surprised DK Jr. Math(s) wasn't yet out in Europe.
Am I going to download it? I can't. Quite literally because Nintendo decided that people who don't have an NNID linked to their can't download free software for absolutely no reason (apart from to give NNID a bullet point of great thing it does). But why don't I want NNID? Well being locked into a single eShop is really bad for European regions. I own content unavailable in the UK eShop (plus hate the prices there because I live in 2015, not 2008) and there is no eShop which covers everything I own.
But looking at this game I'm not sure I'm missing much. 30 hours of Pokemon Link Battle was enough for me. Fine so this has a stamina bar, mega evolutions etc...whatever. Plus like the article said Puzzle & Dragons is just around the corner.
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Re: Rodea The Sky Soldier Special Edition Now Available For Pre-Order On Nintendo UK Store
The problem I have with this game is I'm only interested in the original Wii version and not the 3DS version or the Wii U port of it.
@FX102A Persona Q LE was also available on the Nintendo UK store.
Re: Nintendo Download: 20th August (Europe)
The thing about Wario master of Disguise is I remember hearing the European release was a lot better when it came to the recognition on the touch screen. Which makes a paragraph of the old review a little less relevant. Still the other issues do remain.
It could be turned into an interesting co-op game a little easier than you could on the DS I guess.
Re: Splatoon's Rainmaker Mode Is Coming Tomorrow
I just hope this "the connection is unstable" problem gets fixed (nothing on my end will work and it wasn't a problem prior to v2.0.0). Disconnections during turf wars are annoying but in ranked it is a serious stuff as it means you send yourself and your team that bit closer to the pit known as C rank.
@rjejr I seem to recall when tower control came out it was always that mode for 24 hours. Not too different to new stages always being in the rotation for 24 hours.
Re: Video: Get Happy with Our Super Mario McDonald's Happy Meal Unboxing
Just remember if you don't want the meal you can buy the toys on their own for £1.
Last time there were meant to be 2 a week but stores got them at fairly random times.
Re: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Hits The Nintendo UK Store In A Multitude Of Bundle Options
300Yen=£3.49? These exchange rates get worse by the day...
At least it is better than the £20 Argos was saying at one point.
I still have a feeling USA is going to be the place to get these from (card distribution makes more sense for completing the series)
Re: Here Are Some Handy Tips for Viewing Splatoon Online Rankings, Statistics and Map Schedules
Should the equipment stats display all weapons you've used? If so looks like I've only used 9 weapons. If I ever get to play the game again I can fix that (accursed "the connection is unstable" problem happening during matches and which nothing on my end can fix and only started happening with the v2.0.0 patch).
@Spoony_Tech Those symbols are ガチ (gachi). A quick search finds:
japanese-slang.blogspot.com/2011/05/gachi.html
Since the mode names translate literally to gachi area and gachi scaffold I guess gachi adds that bit excitement. The HTML of the Splatoon page itself lists it as earnest as well.
Re: Fire Emblem Fates Looks Set to be a Single Release in the West, According to Amazon
Remember when Amazon UK said all copies of Bayonetta 2 came with the first game and then it was announced only the special edition would?
Well in that case Amazon got bombarded with customer support complaints but eventually upgraded everyone to the special edition free of charge. In the interim some people got upgrades while others were would told it would not happen and so canceled their orders (they were kicking themselves when the upgrade took place).
Re: The Legend of Legacy is Coming to Europe... in Winter 2016
Well at least there will be plenty of US impressions to go by.
Also I'd be happy to forgo a physical release for a quicker release (yes I know SMTIV took ages but Conception 2 did not) and actual eShop sales (something NISA Europe seem to be allergic to, I honestly find this point to be worse than the slow release dates, it is really hard to get excited for EO Untold 2 when I know America will be able to regularly get it for $20 if not $15 by the time it comes out in Europe and we will be expected to take £35 in the face like the mugs we are, sad that this game could well the same fate).
@Kogorn733 I don't think NISA have ever released a game in Europe that is in anything but English. The manuals are mandatory but the standards practically non-existent. There are still things like ratings and lot checks.
Re: Reminder: North American Club Nintendo Rewards Will Disappear Very Soon
@CB85 Nintendo customer services are pretty bad at following conversations so do contradict themselves sadly. Still if you have a 3DS and don't mind having the game on that, use the code there as it is likely wrong system is the problem here.
Re: Reminder: North American Club Nintendo Rewards Will Disappear Very Soon
@CB85 What system were you trying that code on? When they initially put the codes up they made a mistake and that code actually works only on a 3DS. In other words it is the ambassador version.
Re: The First Western Splatoon Splatfest Kicks Off on 4th July
Neither. I'm on Holiday then. I'm sure I'll enjoy coming back and being owned by people who have 3 slotted gear will perfect loadouts (as if that doesn't happen enough in Splat Zone already).
Re: First Impressions: Our Maiden Flight In Star Fox Zero Prompts Mixed Emotions
So how do you lock onto enemies?
Reset gyro being left stick down? B, X and Y better do something here or I'll feel robbed (or is that Rob 64...).
"Oddly enough, and as far as I could tell, all the dialogue was directly lifted from Star Fox 64, verbatim."
I think that is because most of it is. I would think that is due to the English dub not being started. Take Treehouse live where a mission was played with the voices in Japanese (text was in English).
I remember when Star Fox Assault was shown at E3 treehouse dubbed it themselves. Maybe that would have been better than re-using Star Fox 64 3D lines.
It is just I see a lot of people picking up on this point and I'm not sure how relevant it is.
Re: Feature: The Full Story Behind Star Fox 2, Nintendo's Most Famous Cancellation
As far as Star Luster footage goes the Chrontendo episode 6 is better as it explains the game play (which does have similarities to what was seen in Star Fox 2) https://youtu.be/Cr-UrX7Zx8s?t=19m11s
@RegalSin I'm thinking you've run a bit far with the fact that a man named Shawn J. Freeman was arrested for trying to steal a demo cartridge of the game from the WCES 1994 show.
Re: Exclusive: eShop Publishers Are Dropping Releases In Germany Due To Low Sales And Cost Of USK Rating
On Wii U at least you can just create another user in a different country to be able to purchase the games unavailable to you. It is not ideal splitting purchases across multiple NNID. Especially as it could have implications for Club NintenDeNA *or whatever the new membership scheme is).
You can do the same on the 3DS, if you never linked an NNID to it (this is actually a reason why I'm so annoyed at Nintendo insisting on having an NNID for so much these days on a 3DS, it is also changing the rules halfway through the game).
All that said the 3000 sales part is a really worrying part. As that can be compared to post 2009 WiiWare.
@1wiierdguy @Mario_Fart Initially the games were not rated for Australia (maybe the ratings were submitted and the ACB took too long). Looking at the ACB now they are rated now (including the unreleased Streets of Rage 2) so I really have no idea why they can't come out.
Re: The Prices of the Remaining Physical Goods on Club Nintendo in North America Have Been Reduced
So here I am in Europe waiting patiently for 3DS Game Card Case to come onto the catalogue (it should happen given America and Japan both had them in updates) only to see it get a price drop implying there was not much demand in America.
Re: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush Fails to Break Top 20 in UK Charts
Part of me wonders if the effect of mainland Europe imports is also playing a part. If I'd purchased Puzzle and Dragons for instance I could have gotten it for sub £20 from Spain. Why would I want to pay £25 or more for a UK version?
Maybe one day NOE will wake up and notice it is not 2008 anymore.
@CreativeWelshman Look at the DS versions the titles reference. It was Canvas Curse in America, Power Paintbrush in Europe.
European titles (especially of Kirby games) tend to be more literal and dry. I feel the reason is because some customers won't have an excellent knowledge of English.
Re: Hacker Produces Region Free Exploit for Current New Nintendo 3DS System Version
@HopeNForever Since Super Smash Bros Melee Japanese and English have been both Japanese and US versions for Super Smash Bros although the options to switch have not been included since Melee.
As for why the Japanese SSB booted into English it is to do with how languages in games are handled. The default language is probably Japanese (testing on non-English system settings would be the test here) but the English system menu demands English where available so that boots up instead.
As far as the system goes all systems have English, Japanese and Russian alphabet support but not the Korean alphabet (see Streetpass Mii Plaza, I got one Korean pass and it just said ??????).
Re: The Legend of Zeldo: Lonk's Awakening is an iOS Flappy Bird Clone, and an Abomination
I much prefer Lunk. It would be a flappy bird clone as well...
A more concerning matter is that the game wants to know your location. Even while the app is not being used. Sometimes location data is used for targeted advertising but there is not need to harvest the info while the app is not running and there is no advertising here anyway.
It reminds me of how many free apps on the google play store just harvest information because they can (why does a flashlight app need to copy your contacts list for example).
Re: Nintendo Download: 30th April (Europe)
@Mario_Fart Super Star and 3D classics Adventure (stay away from NES VC version poor technical performance and 50Hz) are great 2d Kirby games. All the spin-off games are solid too so it depends on what you are after. Golf - Dream Course. Match puzzle game - star Stacker. Breakout - Blok Ball. Pinball - Pinball land.
@ShanaUnite The 3D classic version is not crippled by constant slowdown.
Re: Nintendo Download: 23rd April (Europe)
Oh boy 10% off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse...or I could just buy the disc version for £25.
@Einherjar Sadly they edited the title screen on the 3DS so that will probably carry over. Also Yoshi here in Europe had the title screen edited to be Mario & Yoshi.
For your oddities you need to buy Super Probotector in Wii mode and get the upgrade fee for Contra 3 on the eShop.
Re: Here's Why The StreetPass Bunny Couldn't Care Less If You Don't Buy His Games In Europe
Shame the only official response we will ever get about Rusty is a "Nintendo Europe has nothing to say at this time. Go away" when an upfront discussion like this could take place.
@andrea987 They could change the game content somewhat though. Something like a €10 game where you get the next games by doing the stuff you normally would to haggle plus getting a good score in the minigame (so similar to earning plaza tickets in Mii Plaza). You keep all the story bits but change the money element to an up front one removing the concerns.
Re: Super Smash Bros. Club Nintendo Mewtwo Codes and Costume DLC Now Live
@Wonder-Redhead I can confirm in Europe if you log into your Club Nintendo account and hit the > arrow on the welcome screen your Mewtwo codes should be there so no need for the email.
Re: International StreetPass Week to Bring New StreetPass Games, a Free HOME Theme and 'Exotic' Mii Characters
@GauBan They tend to use SSID and IP addresses (for country purposes, no getting free themes from German McDonalds unless you're in Germany) as I really doubt the providers of the hotspots keep a list of MAC addresses.
As my nearest GAME store is ridiculously far away I hope the SSID gets revealed as I would like the special Mii (it has been about 6 months since Europe got one).
Re: Fossil Fighters Frontier Roaring Into Europe on 29th May
I don't get NOE. Let's put nothing at all out in April (bar a New 3DS exclusive port of a game) then have May completely and utterly overloaded. Well at least it is actually coming in Europe, unlike the previous entries of the franchise.
Re: Nintendo DS And Nintendo 64 Games Finally Coming To The Wii U Virtual Console
In Europe, Mario 64 is 60Hz and DK64 is 50Hz. I was hoping these 50Hz games would actually end...
@wizzgamer The £:€ exchange rate changed quite a lot since 2006 including that time in 2008 when 0.90p=€1...which NOE still use today. Currently €10 is about £7.20. Since paying in € is a lot better might as well make an Irish NNID and just pay €10. 20p extra to play Mario 64 at the correct speed is worthwhile.
Still what is strange is the SNES and NES games are priced like their Wii Shop versions were.
Re: New StreetPass Mii Plaza Games Incoming, Along With Premium Mii-Related Content
The really need to explain VIP room better as it almost sounds like there was more to it from the Direct.
@iphys Just waste your time like I do militantly deleting Miis once I get near 1000...or spend $5 to save 100.
@Sakura The plaza is full at 3000 but 2000 of those are "met by invitation" so can't be used in the games. After 1000 the oldest are demoted to "met by invitation" the exception being special miis, they just get deleted completely. I know because I've lost most my old ones to this (LM2 Miyamoto, about half of E3 2013).
Re: Nintendo Download: 2nd April (Europe)
@RJBurgess About a week. When it launched they had some glitches like labeling all GBA games as being for 3DS; not Wii U. All but Zelda Minish Cap would only redeem on a Wii U though. Minish Cap was then removed from the stars catalogue and brought back (so it is safe to assume that "glitch" is fixed).
Re: Standard-Sized New Nintendo 3DS Photos Emerge On FCC Website in North America
The manual on the FCC site is missing the pages about changing faceplates which is odd but also the colours could be a bad photograph as changing the hue on an image produces very similar colours as shown here:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/Starwolf_UK/Computer%20games/newsnesusa_zpscejj3ubu.jpg
Still that doesn't explain the black C-stick.
Re: Nintendo Teases Cross-Platform Club Nintendo Successor In Conjunction With DeNA
I don't know what to make of it. It sounds like rather than NNID being the unified account you have to link that NNID to this other account. So I'll await more details.
Re: UK Retailer GAME Opens Marketplace to Sell Gaming Culture Goodies Such as T-Shirts and Merchandise
As with any marketplace why would I want it? I suppose in the case of this GAME one it might be easier to browse gaming merchandise or something. But as for it supplementing their goods well...I do find it a bit sickening they Chinese counterfeits for sale such as these:
http://www.game.co.uk/en/zedlabz-gamecube-controllers-usb-gamecube-adapter-value-bundle-for-wii-u-370533
The controllers are highly likely to be junk tier and as simple as a USB hub is that could also easily fail.
Re: Video: This Harmless Exploit Will Help You Grab All Those StreetPass Puzzle Pieces
@Kolzig Special Miis do come via spotpass. The problem is Nintendo of Europe rarely ever send out special Miis full stop (given the Chibi Robo Photo Finder puzzle panel is missing for no reason they really don't care about puzzle swap). The last one I received was about 6 months ago (some Game Freak employee) and I've yet to receive 10 (I've had the system since 2013)
Meanwhile America gets one every other month it feels. As for Honest Abe. Well it is promoting Code Name STEAM so in May, perhaps?
Re: All Theatrhythm Dragon Quest DLC Set to be Free
BMS stages look horrible in Theatrhythm Dragon Quest (notes scrolling vertically means less response time and the zooming perspective makes it harder to time them) though which makes me hesitate even if it does come out.
But I need to know more about the base package I can't see this having 220 songs with 80+ DLC so it might be something like 70 songs with 50 free DLC (so more on the scale on the original Theatrhythm Final Fantasy than Curtain Call)
Re: 3DS System Update Shuts Off Web Browser Exploit, Ruling Out Pokémon Shuffle Freebies and Region-Free Hacks
I think people are giving Pokemon Shuffle too much credit here. The Gateway launcher itself using the same entryponit (and the code for all the others being reverse engineered from it) is much more potent (as that allows to pirate whole games rather than bypass optional IAP which you can already mostly bypass with streetpass or having some patience) as are the stuff prior to shuffle (e.g. VC games, backing up Pokemon and saves and inserting these bypassing need to buy more Pokemon game cartridges or subscribe to Pokemon bank). But I guess everyone wants a scapegoat and wants to blame the hack they don't like for getting rid of ones they do like.
@GhotiH Nintendo can't selectively block so their hand is forced here really.
@Tobo9279 No eShop (so no getting updates so say MH4G will be offline for life for example). Cartridges only and even sometimes those don't work. The fact games not working remains a possibility and the fact you essentially need a second system now would make me feel more comfortable buying one of those in the region I want to play imports from (although that isn't great advice if you want to play ones from multiple regions let's say Puyo Puyo Tetris from Japan, Maplestory from Korea and Inazuma Eleven Go 2 from Europe for example) and also you might have objections to purchasing multiple hardware.
Re: 3DS Browser Exploit Hackers Bypass Pokémon Shuffle Microtransactions
Surprised it took so long. A couple of RAM dumps tells you the address the hearts left are stored and from that you just make a tool to edit that value.
You can do the same thing with Candy Crush Saga using Cheat Engine on a PC.
Re: Review: Flap Flap (3DS eShop)
@JoakimZ I found a pre-order on Amazon Germany and the box art on the Nintendo of Europe website. Apparently the retail version is €20 but either way it is published by Big Ben Interactive so you probably won't be able to find it in any case.
Re: Nintendo Are Releasing Stylish Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playing Cards In Japan
You can order these on Amazon Japan (very cheap too at 540 yen; things like the Zelda and SMB ones are twice that). However, the shipping is so expensive you would need to order several for it to be worthwhile (and/or use a forwarding service) and I'm not sure if they actually toys outside of Japan.
The XY cards are also there at 385 yen but are add-on items only (you need to spend 2500 yen to be able to put them in your basket).
Just to be useful a link to the Sapphire cards:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00SKKPO4O
@tudsworth That reminds me of some of the licensed Pokemon games out there including:
Pokemon Uno: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00827PROM
Pokemon Pom Jong (it is basically a kids version of Mahjong): http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00DDE6AG8/
Re: You'd Better Get a Bigger Micro-SDHC Card for Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
@nacho_chicken It is not half the size. The Japanese Wii release of Xenoblade barely fits on a single layer DVD (which this one is a bit smaller than but not by a great deal). To have both Japanese and English audio the western releases are a dual layer disc.
Of course pre-order download sizes have been terribly wrong in the past (remember 2.1 GB SSB 3DS yet it was only 1.2 GB when the game came out?)
Re: Nintendo Confirms Japanese eShop Release Dates for Sin & Punishment 2 and Pandora's Tower in Japan
These games are also 30% off for their first week. It is worth noting Japan only got one of their first three games with any discount (DKCR, 30% off).
Re: Pokémon Shuffle Available to Download Right Now, for Free, in Europe
@gspro15198 Not at all. It is a slow paced match 3 game rather than a match 4 action game. Graphically it looks similar but there are lots of gameplay changes.
Link Battle had a fairly low skill celling but the game never gave impossible to clear boards (as in there will always be a way to enter link mode and an even number of what is left plus it will throw a few Ditto at you for mercy) while here you are at the mercy of the RNG giving you a good layout or generating enough things off-screen to do things in the move limit (let alone in few enough moves to make captures have a high chance). With character levels in the game I'm worried that you will have to grind later on.
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th February (Europe)
I suppose it could be worse than Kirby. It could be Punch-Out or Sin & punishment 2; the two games easily found for <€20 (I look forward to those two months).
That said I've got enough games to get on with so there is no reason for me to buy Kirby yet.
Re: IronFall: Invasion Single and Multiplayer Modes to be Separate Purchases, With Free Trial Content Available
Am I excited? It requiring an NNID has forced me hand here (I assume only the free version will be on the eShop) to not care now as I can't get it. I won't link an NNID to my 3DS as locking it to a single country is silly from a content point of view (especially as I own content not available in the UK).
But it being f2p is probably better for the game as a whole though multiplayer might get annoying if you're stuck playing the same map over and over.
Anyway the NOE website says it is £8.99 a mode now and points out clearly that you save nothing by buying them together.
Re: UK Supermarket Giants Wage Wii U Price Wars to Clear Shelves
@6ch6ris6 I'm in the UK and never see such sales either. Why? Because there are about 5 of these in the entire country. Quite literally the end of the end of the line.
I'd much rather a slightly worse that anyone could pick up such as the $200 refurbished Wii U that Americans turn their nose at.
Re: Sakurai Considered Having All Fighters Unlocked In Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
I still like how F-Zero X did it of offering an unlock all button press code for those of you who don't want unlock all the characters conventionally. That way you can please people who like to be rewarded with unlocks as well as please those who want to start playing the game at its fullest.
Re: The Hyrule Warriors Majora's Mask Pack DLC is Live in Europe, and Looks Glorious
@Grumblevolcano I have a digital copy. I've tried internal and USB storage. Both have the same problem.
@akaDv8R So you would say the loading time you experience now, on patch 1.5 is the exact same as this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI909IRRxBM
That was my experience before 1.5...
Re: The Hyrule Warriors Majora's Mask Pack DLC is Live in Europe, and Looks Glorious
It is a shame V1.5 has made the loading times on the levels twice as long.
Some people think it is artificially extended so that the full loading animation is seen but IIRC just idling on a done loading screen did that anyway.
I'd really like a media outlet cough Nintenodlife cough to try and find out if this a bug in the patch or an intended feature. That would be typical intended "feature"; a 2 minute mission now takes 35 seconds to load as opposed to 15...
If I could go back to v1.4, I would but now going back means v1.0...
Re: Kirby Fighters Deluxe & Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Hitting European 3DS eShop on 13th February
I should really check out triple deluxe sometime. I'll probably go for the drum game though.
@andyg1971 €7 / £6.30 is my expectation. Still a rip-off because €7 hasn't been close to £6.30 in a long time.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D Download Size Is Surprisingly Dainty
@Dipper723 The extra languages are a few voice files (announcer and Sonic) and some text and it isn't much larger than the US version.
The 2.1 GB SSB size comes from a Japanese pre-order download card slip of paper. In other words not a reliable source at all (and proven wrong on many an occasion).
Hopefully the NOA website doesn't prove to be as unreliable.
Re: New Exploit Makes The 3DS Region Free Without The Need For A Flashcard Or Game Cart
@unrandomsam
That is a reference to me. I once said something like "people who purchased Cubic Ninja for region free have been sold Snake oil" (it is still true btw but it doesn't really matter since this method exists)
Re: Nintendo Download: 22nd January (Europe)
I knew being too busy to get SMTIV would pay off. Shame the differential is being spent on the Theathrhythm DLC songs out that day too (that is one I don't like about these PR, they normally don't list DLC).
Also I'm most surprised DK Jr. Math(s) wasn't yet out in Europe.
Re: Pokémon Shuffle is a Match-Three Game With Slightly Worrying Micro-Transactions
Am I going to download it? I can't. Quite literally because Nintendo decided that people who don't have an NNID linked to their can't download free software for absolutely no reason (apart from to give NNID a bullet point of great thing it does). But why don't I want NNID? Well being locked into a single eShop is really bad for European regions. I own content unavailable in the UK eShop (plus hate the prices there because I live in 2015, not 2008) and there is no eShop which covers everything I own.
But looking at this game I'm not sure I'm missing much. 30 hours of Pokemon Link Battle was enough for me. Fine so this has a stamina bar, mega evolutions etc...whatever. Plus like the article said Puzzle & Dragons is just around the corner.