I guess its good that they are using assets which would otherwise never be used, but this does feel like a giant middle finger to the people who supported Legends 3, and Mega Man as a whole.
I was going to put in some money for the Kickstarter, but I didn't because they wasn't any 100% confirmation that it wouldn't be released in PAL regions. Seeing that there still isn't a confirmed date, maybe I made the right decision. But if this does come out in the UK at some point, I'll pick it up day one.
If what he is saying is true, it'll be great to see a third party actually putting effort into the Wii U versions of multiplat games. The reason that the Wii U has been struggling with framerates and textures with games such as ACIV is because the developers are simply not optimizing the game for the system. Of course the Wii U version of Project CARS won't look as good as the PS4 and Xbone versions, and definitely not the PC version, but with actual effort it'll be just as playable, and maybe the best overall version with the gamepad's features.
I'm OK with Baby Mario, Luigi and Peach because they were characters which were established before Mario Kart Wii came out. But Baby Daisy is a giant waste of a slot who was solely created just to be in the game, when there are plenty of much more deserving light characters like E. Gadd and Toadsworth. If it wasn't for the big roster this game will presumably have, she would be a bigger waste than Honey Queen was, and I despise Honey Queen.
Pointless ranting aside, this game looks fantastic and I can't wait to play it! But where are these UFOs, and the buggies look like regular karts to be.
I wonder what the different colours of Lumas in the trailer are all about. Do they have different properties like the Pikmin with Olimar, or are they just purely aesthetic. Either way, Rosalina is a great addition to the Smash 4 roster!
I've always been really intetested in game design, and Wario Land 4 was one of my favourite games when I was a kid. Might have to replay Wario Land 4 and give this a read!
I got a N64 about a year ago now off eBay with a few games, but if I was looking for one now this might have been what I would have went for, simply because finding a controller with a functioning analog stick is a giant pain.
The Blockbuster near me closed down years ago. its sad to see them go, and I think my family used them a couple of times when I was younger. Condolences to all those that lost their jobs...
R.I.P Blockbuster, I will always remember that one Wii Points Card I bought from you, that led me to Majora's Mask
After watching clips of the show, I am very happy nothing from Nintendo was revealed. It was awful, and any major announcement would have been tainted by it.
The fact that the Wii U Miiverse isn't being affected by this makes me doubt its the Miiverse update. Since it affects all of the shop services, maybe its combining all of the shops into one like PSN and adding NNID to Wii, DSi and 3DS? I highly doubt it though, and I think its just general maintenance to be honest. Nothing to see here...
Its also worth noting that the Amazon deals are going on all this week. That Mario Kart 7 3DS was also there on Monday I think (it was £130 then, amazing deal), and there was a Premium Wii with Rayman Legends and Lego City for £200 yesterday. There are also going to be deals on Saturday and Sunday as well.
And I just realsied I sound like a Amazon sales rep...
I am honestly indifferent to people hacking the game to create Pokemon, as long as it would be possible in-game to raise the Pokemon that way, which was common in generations 4 and 5, but this is completely wrong. This gives the hacker way too much of an advantage in a battle, as just every Pokemon has multiple viable stat spreads, attacks and items, and a big aspect of competitive battling is to discover what 'set-up' the opponent is using.
I hope GameFreak comes down on this hard and as quickly as possible.
Even if Apple release a official gaming controller, the install base for it is going to be so small that developers won't bother spending resources to make their games compatible. This device takes away the functionally of being a phone by sticking an extra inch of plastic to end of the speaker and receiver, how comfortable is that going to be? How stupid is it going to look?
Anyway, Android has been doing this for years, and so far Nintendo isn't dead, or has shown any signs of real signs of dying because of Android controllers. And Android is in 80% of the phones sold. The Motley Fool's name really does speak of itself.
Great! I haven't registered my copy of Pokemon X yet, and I was thinking of getting a XL anyway. I had 3D Land before selling it, but I'd gladly take it for free
I wish Nintendo would do something like this for the Wii U though, that thing needs a lot more promotion than the already successful 3DS.
Completely in Nintendo's rights. Unlike other fan-made games which in most cases use the game's assets to make a different game, this was just a direct, unlicensed port of a game that Nintendo is still making money off.
Still, which I got around to trying it out before it was taken down...
If the Male Wii Fit Trainer is anything to go by, I'm pretty certain that we'll get a Lucina costume change for Marth, or at the very least a masked Lucina.
I've seen adverts everywhere for the upcoming consoles, especially the Xbone. The most I've seen for the Wii U recently is a short-lived Wind Waker TV ad, and Disney Infinity which focused more on the Wii version anyway. Nintendo needs to spend a lot more on advertising, there is simply no argument here.
@Pinkman Those wouldn't be the actual levels they appear at. By the looks of things he hacked the game and replaced some random Pokemon's IDs in Santalune Forest with the IDs of these new legendries to force the game to make them appear, like people did through Action Replay before. If the actual conditions to encounter them were known, they would have most likely have released that information as well.
Plus, this guy has already released the Mew model, as well as Mega Latias and Latios. If they were fake, he would have a awful lot of time on his hands to make all these screenshots look so genuine.
This is exactly why Nintendo needs a universal account system. There is simply no acceptable excuse for having to delete an entire service because some people were breaking the terms and conditions. If this was Sony or Microsoft, they would have just banned the use of online services temporarily or permanently depending on the severity of the case. Those companies have had account systems for years, and this just shows how far behind the times Nintendo really is in the video game industry.
Streets of Rage is the only one that really interests me, so I'll most likely get that. It's very good that SEGA is releasing such quality retro games at a very fast rate, unlike another company that I know of...
While I do agree that local multiplayer is one of the best things about first party Nintendo, I have to say that their refusal to put in online in many of their games, which has been a staple since the PS2 days, does show how behind the times they are compared to other developers.
Nothing beats the living-room experience with friends, but I know for a fact I would have enjoyed NSMBWii a lot more if I could play it online with friends, and I probably wouldn't have sold it.
We have in-game voice chat and Skype which can replicate the living room experience well. It is very hard for some people to have local co-op due to busy schedules or simply living too far away. And their are games which have online co-op which make no sense whatsoever like Dead Rising. Nintendo need to catch up with the times if they want to remain relevant.
Pokemon X (obviously) and Far Cry 3 which I got on PS+. I also played the demo of Spelunky yesterday and really enjoyed it, so I might buy that this weekend and constantly die.
The sooner the Wii dies the better, the Wii U simply cannot survive with the Wii taking away its sales. Nintendo is losing potential game sales every time a Wii is sold.
No interest in this game now, it would be fine if they just kept only as a timed thing, but putting in micro transactions and advertising them to an audience which traditionally dislikes them just shows how greedy they are. I was somewhat interested in this game, but not anymore.
@unrandomsam I doubt a two week delay is going to make any difference in how well the game runs. The game will do just as well on PC as previous entries because of the PC's huge install base. The Wii U has an extremely small one, so any reason for someone to buy the same game on another console is crippling for its success on the Wii U.
The final nail in the coffin for the Wii U version then, and another port which publishers will complain about poor sales and make less games for the console...
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night while I wait for the post to come tomorrow, then Pokémon X! I'll also probably spare a bit of time for Rayman Legends challenges.
Luckily, I haven't been exposed to too many spoilers. Only a couple, and I wanted to know those ones anyway. I'm going to try to resist the edge to look at any Wikis for it until I beat the champion (assuming there is one!)
Why? Why overanalyse a 15 year old game just to bash it? I can understand GTA to some degree (even though I disagree with the non-gaming media on it), but why do so for a game which has done, if any, damage so long ago?
I might go for this as one of my starters, but at the same time I want to use more new Pokemon. I'll definitely use Bulbasaur and Froakie, but I might go for a Gen 6 Pokemon for a fire type.
12 Quick Balls? Basically 12000 Pokedollars (unless they changed the in-game prices) That's almost nothing really, I hope no-one buys from Tesco just for this....
If Nintendo doesn't perform some sort of legal action for this, I would actually be disappointed. Nintendo sees Microsoft as a serious competitor to them in the home console market (unlike Ouya, which I assume all the big three have just shrugged off). Microsoft is literally endorsing copyright infringement of one of its two major competitors, and that is simply unacceptable.
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Re: Flavoured Cats Is Inspired By Super Mario 3D World, And Is Stalking Its Way To The Wii U
Looks like a extremely bad PS1 game...
Re: Rumour: Mega Man Legends 3's Aero To Live On In Capcom iOS Title
I guess its good that they are using assets which would otherwise never be used, but this does feel like a giant middle finger to the people who supported Legends 3, and Mega Man as a whole.
Re: Review: Orion's Odyssey (DSiWare)
I was going to put in some money for the Kickstarter, but I didn't because they wasn't any 100% confirmation that it wouldn't be released in PAL regions. Seeing that there still isn't a confirmed date, maybe I made the right decision. But if this does come out in the UK at some point, I'll pick it up day one.
Re: Wii U "More Than Capable" Of Providing The Core Project CARS Experience, Says Developer
If what he is saying is true, it'll be great to see a third party actually putting effort into the Wii U versions of multiplat games. The reason that the Wii U has been struggling with framerates and textures with games such as ACIV is because the developers are simply not optimizing the game for the system. Of course the Wii U version of Project CARS won't look as good as the PS4 and Xbone versions, and definitely not the PC version, but with actual effort it'll be just as playable, and maybe the best overall version with the gamepad's features.
Re: Rosalina, Baby Characters, New Courses And Unique Rides All Confirmed For Mario Kart 8
I'm OK with Baby Mario, Luigi and Peach because they were characters which were established before Mario Kart Wii came out. But Baby Daisy is a giant waste of a slot who was solely created just to be in the game, when there are plenty of much more deserving light characters like E. Gadd and Toadsworth. If it wasn't for the big roster this game will presumably have, she would be a bigger waste than Honey Queen was, and I despise Honey Queen.
Pointless ranting aside, this game looks fantastic and I can't wait to play it! But where are these UFOs, and the buggies look like regular karts to be.
Re: Rosalina And Luma Work Their Magic On The Super Smash Bros. Roster
I wonder what the different colours of Lumas in the trailer are all about. Do they have different properties like the Pikmin with Olimar, or are they just purely aesthetic. Either way, Rosalina is a great addition to the Smash 4 roster!
Re: New eBook Will Analyse Wario Land 4 In Nearly 600 Exhaustive Pages
I've always been really intetested in game design, and Wario Land 4 was one of my favourite games when I was a kid. Might have to replay Wario Land 4 and give this a read!
Re: These Refurbished Nintendo 64 Consoles Go The Extra Mile
I got a N64 about a year ago now off eBay with a few games, but if I was looking for one now this might have been what I would have went for, simply because finding a controller with a functioning analog stick is a giant pain.
Re: UK Retailer Blockbuster to Close All Remaining Stores This Weekend
The Blockbuster near me closed down years ago. its sad to see them go, and I think my family used them a couple of times when I was younger. Condolences to all those that lost their jobs...
R.I.P Blockbuster, I will always remember that one Wii Points Card I bought from you, that led me to Majora's Mask
Re: Soapbox: Nintendo's Appearance at VGX Underwhelmed, But the Show Itself Was Far Worse
After watching clips of the show, I am very happy nothing from Nintendo was revealed. It was awful, and any major announcement would have been tainted by it.
Re: Extended Nintendo Network System Maintenance Scheduled for 9th December
The fact that the Wii U Miiverse isn't being affected by this makes me doubt its the Miiverse update. Since it affects all of the shop services, maybe its combining all of the shops into one like PSN and adding NNID to Wii, DSi and 3DS? I highly doubt it though, and I think its just general maintenance to be honest. Nothing to see here...
Re: Weirdness: Super Mario 64 Corruptions Yield Hilarious and/or Terrifying Results
Did someone say cartridge tilting?
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Re: Black Friday Madness Arrives in the UK, Too
Its also worth noting that the Amazon deals are going on all this week. That Mario Kart 7 3DS was also there on Monday I think (it was £130 then, amazing deal), and there was a Premium Wii with Rayman Legends and Lego City for £200 yesterday. There are also going to be deals on Saturday and Sunday as well.
And I just realsied I sound like a Amazon sales rep...
Re: Pokémon X & Y Online Battles Vulnerable to "Battle Analyser" Cheaters
I am honestly indifferent to people hacking the game to create Pokemon, as long as it would be possible in-game to raise the Pokemon that way, which was common in generations 4 and 5, but this is completely wrong. This gives the hacker way too much of an advantage in a battle, as just every Pokemon has multiple viable stat spreads, attacks and items, and a big aspect of competitive battling is to discover what 'set-up' the opponent is using.
I hope GameFreak comes down on this hard and as quickly as possible.
Re: iPhone Gaming Controller Could Mean "The End Of Nintendo", Claims Investment Site
Even if Apple release a official gaming controller, the install base for it is going to be so small that developers won't bother spending resources to make their games compatible. This device takes away the functionally of being a phone by sticking an extra inch of plastic to end of the speaker and receiver, how comfortable is that going to be? How stupid is it going to look?
Anyway, Android has been doing this for years, and so far Nintendo isn't dead, or has shown any signs of real signs of dying because of Android controllers. And Android is in 80% of the phones sold. The Motley Fool's name really does speak of itself.
Re: Nintendo of Europe Launches Free Super Mario 3D Land Promotion for New 3DS Owners
Great! I haven't registered my copy of Pokemon X yet, and I was thinking of getting a XL anyway. I had 3D Land before selling it, but I'd gladly take it for free
I wish Nintendo would do something like this for the Wii U though, that thing needs a lot more promotion than the already successful 3DS.
Re: Full Screen Mario Web Game Closed Down Following Nintendo's Copyright Complaint
Completely in Nintendo's rights. Unlike other fan-made games which in most cases use the game's assets to make a different game, this was just a direct, unlicensed port of a game that Nintendo is still making money off.
Still, which I got around to trying it out before it was taken down...
Re: Talking Point: Regional Online Multiplayer Misses the Point
@X-Factor Really, only 5? They've made me mad more times than I can count...
Re: Marth Confirmed as the Latest Challenger in Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS
If the Male Wii Fit Trainer is anything to go by, I'm pretty certain that we'll get a Lucina costume change for Marth, or at the very least a masked Lucina.
Re: Poll: Is Nintendo's Wii U Advertising and Marketing Doing Enough?
I've seen adverts everywhere for the upcoming consoles, especially the Xbone. The most I've seen for the Wii U recently is a short-lived Wind Waker TV ad, and Disney Infinity which focused more on the Wii version anyway. Nintendo needs to spend a lot more on advertising, there is simply no argument here.
Re: Feature: A Week of Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS Screens - Issue Eleven
Gotta go with the dual Spin Attacks, but Pit is also very good.
Re: Nintendo Download: 7th November (Europe)
I don't have a Wii U, so nothing for me. I would buy the Toki Tori bundle if I did, though.
Re: Rumour: Hacker Unlocks Three New Legendary Pokémon in X & Y
@Pinkman Those wouldn't be the actual levels they appear at. By the looks of things he hacked the game and replaced some random Pokemon's IDs in Santalune Forest with the IDs of these new legendries to force the game to make them appear, like people did through Action Replay before. If the actual conditions to encounter them were known, they would have most likely have released that information as well.
Plus, this guy has already released the Mew model, as well as Mega Latias and Latios. If they were fake, he would have a awful lot of time on his hands to make all these screenshots look so genuine.
Re: Nintendo Disables Swapnote's SpotPass Service Due to Online Safety Concerns
This is exactly why Nintendo needs a universal account system. There is simply no acceptable excuse for having to delete an entire service because some people were breaking the terms and conditions. If this was Sony or Microsoft, they would have just banned the use of online services temporarily or permanently depending on the severity of the case. Those companies have had account systems for years, and this just shows how far behind the times Nintendo really is in the video game industry.
Re: SEGA Confirms Western Release Dates and Details of 3D Classics Range
Streets of Rage is the only one that really interests me, so I'll most likely get that. It's very good that SEGA is releasing such quality retro games at a very fast rate, unlike another company that I know of...
Re: Nicalis Quizzes Fans Over Potential For a Physical Release of the Cave Story 3DS eShop Version
I have to say, releasing a physical version of a 3DS eShop game, when Cave Story 3D already exists, is just milking the franchise.
Re: Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies Proves That Capcom Really Needs To Hire More Proofreaders
Objaction!
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Clarifies That Local Multiplayer is Still the Priority for Mario
While I do agree that local multiplayer is one of the best things about first party Nintendo, I have to say that their refusal to put in online in many of their games, which has been a staple since the PS2 days, does show how behind the times they are compared to other developers.
Nothing beats the living-room experience with friends, but I know for a fact I would have enjoyed NSMBWii a lot more if I could play it online with friends, and I probably wouldn't have sold it.
We have in-game voice chat and Skype which can replicate the living room experience well. It is very hard for some people to have local co-op due to busy schedules or simply living too far away. And their are games which have online co-op which make no sense whatsoever like Dead Rising. Nintendo need to catch up with the times if they want to remain relevant.
Re: Nintendo Comes Up Empty at the Golden Joystick Awards
Forget Assassin's Creed winning over Fire Emblem, how DARE Smooth McGroove not win the YouTuber Award! Blasphemy I tell you!
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Nineteen
Pokemon X (obviously) and Far Cry 3 which I got on PS+. I also played the demo of Spelunky yesterday and really enjoyed it, so I might buy that this weekend and constantly die.
Re: Nintendo Provides Reassurances on Wii Availability This Holiday Season
The sooner the Wii dies the better, the Wii U simply cannot survive with the Wii taking away its sales. Nintendo is losing potential game sales every time a Wii is sold.
Re: Bravely Default To Feature Optional Special Attack Abilities as Microtransactions
No interest in this game now, it would be fine if they just kept only as a timed thing, but putting in micro transactions and advertising them to an audience which traditionally dislikes them just shows how greedy they are. I was somewhat interested in this game, but not anymore.
Re: Nintendo Download: 24th October (Europe)
Might get Ace Attorney, but I've yet to play the demo and I'm quite happy with Pokemon at the moment
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate Delayed in Europe
@unrandomsam
I doubt a two week delay is going to make any difference in how well the game runs. The game will do just as well on PC as previous entries because of the PC's huge install base. The Wii U has an extremely small one, so any reason for someone to buy the same game on another console is crippling for its success on the Wii U.
Re: Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate Delayed in Europe
The final nail in the coffin for the Wii U version then, and another port which publishers will complain about poor sales and make less games for the console...
Re: Weirdness: UK Tabloid Reports on Fictional Deus Ex "Eyeball Implant"
Yet another piece of proof that the Sun is completely incompetent and the only way it can sell copies is sticking a topless girl on its third page.
Re: Watch_Dogs Pushed Back to Spring 2014
@sinalefa coughraymanlegendscough
This is a bit of a shame, but there's already so much coming out over Christmas so I'm ok with this.
Re: Feature: Pokémon X & Y - All You Need to Know to Get Started
@Prof_Elvin_Gadd Luckily, I'm British so I have no idea what that is
Re: Feature: Pokémon X & Y - All You Need to Know to Get Started
My Amazon order didn't come this morning, now I have to wait until Monday
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Eighteen
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night while I wait for the post to come tomorrow, then Pokémon X! I'll also probably spare a bit of time for Rayman Legends challenges.
Re: UK Retailers Break Release Date for Pokémon X & Y
Guess I'll just be a good little consumer and wait until tomorrow for my Amazon order...
Re: PETA Clamours for Attention with Spoof Pokémon Flash Game
They did this last year, and no one cared. Why bother doing exactly the same thing again when it had no result last time?
Re: Nintendo Confirms Three New Wii U Hardware Bundles for Europe
The Mario Bundle looks really tempting, that'll probably be my choice when I can buy one after Christmas.
Re: Talking Point: Pokémon X & Y's Grand Global Release Plan Has, Sadly, Been Undermined
Luckily, I haven't been exposed to too many spoilers. Only a couple, and I wanted to know those ones anyway. I'm going to try to resist the edge to look at any Wikis for it until I beat the champion (assuming there is one!)
Re: Nintendo UK Launches Online Retail Store
£45 for Other M?
And I never went to that website ever again...
Re: News Site Claims That Zelda "Takes A Dim View Of Workers, People Of Colour And Women"
Why? Why overanalyse a 15 year old game just to bash it? I can understand GTA to some degree (even though I disagree with the non-gaming media on it), but why do so for a game which has done, if any, damage so long ago?
Re: Pokémon X & Y Torchic Distribution Announced
I might go for this as one of my starters, but at the same time I want to use more new Pokemon. I'll definitely use Bulbasaur and Froakie, but I might go for a Gen 6 Pokemon for a fire type.
Re: Tesco To Offer a Special Pokémon X & Y Serial Code Gift in UK
12 Quick Balls? Basically 12000 Pokedollars (unless they changed the in-game prices) That's almost nothing really, I hope no-one buys from Tesco just for this....
Re: Nintendo Download: 10th October (Europe)
Getting Pokemon X physical on release day, and that will keep be busy on the 3DS for at least a couple of months.
Re: Microsoft Wants You To Know That Its Surface Tablet Can Play SNES Games
If Nintendo doesn't perform some sort of legal action for this, I would actually be disappointed. Nintendo sees Microsoft as a serious competitor to them in the home console market (unlike Ouya, which I assume all the big three have just shrugged off). Microsoft is literally endorsing copyright infringement of one of its two major competitors, and that is simply unacceptable.