There are unfortunately events like this every so often, and it is inevitable that one of them was going to be a COD player eventually. Millions of people play it religiously and yet they don't go on killing sprees! It sounds more like the guy had a fascination with the military and it was this that would influence him more than COD.
However there has to be something seriously wrong with him to do what he did, and I don't think his obsession with the military or COD had a huge bearing on what happened.
Furthermore, for those that don't live in the UK - The Sun is a terrible terrible publication, owned by the same people that ran the News of the World(google them and see why they halted publication). The Sun - like most journalists nowadays sadly - sensationalise most things and all stories should be read on the understanding that they will not tell the whole story.
The Sun is sadly trying to cash in on a sensitive subject, and hope - by blaming something that millions are aware of or have an interest in - they will make more money from it.
What an incredible week! OK I already have Little Inferno(what a game!) and I have the WiiWare EscapeVektor but I'm tempted by ALL the price reductions this week! Plus Gunamn Clive!
Let's hope this isn't just a one-off with all these sales, and this is a regular thing! The only downside is it's gonna cost me alot!!
I'm getting an eShop card very soon so I will try to get this while the sale is still on. Have Little Inferno already but really like the look of this! Tried the 360 demo(briefly) and seemed cool!
There are probably less than 80,00 Wii U owners in the UK right now, compared to several million for all other consoles! Of course that's going to be a factor! Add to that the fact that people have only just shelled out a few hundred for their new console and I can totally understand why there's few Wii U games in the top 40!
Love this game, very nearly finished it on my first playthough after 2 hrs 53 mins, but it was late and i was knackered so I finished it the following day after 3 hrs 23 mins, though I've still got tons of combos to find! Love the game, and felt emotionally attached to the story too!
I would have loved to see another Dizzy game -I had several for my Amstrad CPC 464 Plus back in the day! But the target of £350k was overly ambitious. The concept art looks great though!
Limits are fine, especially for free demonstration software! In any case, XBLA arcade games have done this for a while! For example, Counter Strike gives you 45 mins to play before you have to purchase the game!
I'd much rather have a limit on how many times I get to play it than how MUCH time I get to play it for!
@1 & 2 the title is not misleading. To me it's quite clear!
It is always good when the truth comes out about these things. I'd have loved to see the game on Wii U, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it's lack of appearance.
Nintendo Kart would defo be a good thing, I'd love to race around Hyrule as Samus, or fly through the Lylat system as Captain Olimar. It could co-exist with Mario Kart, but I feel the next step forward for the MK series is to step outwith it's universe!
This game can be picked up in the UK for between £25 and £30, and it's a steal! I DO prefer Mario Kart, however the earliest I expect any NEWS on MK U would be E3, with a release possibly next christmas. And that's me being SUPER optimistic! So any MK fans on the fence, this is a great game and worthy of your time!
The principle is sound(that under 18's should NOT be able to access the content) but the application is 100% wrong.
In any case, I believe the law in the UK prevents the purchase of an age restricted product by a minor, however there is no law against them actually playing it. At least that's how it was when I was growing up.
Now I'm not for one minute saying that children should be playing ZombiU or any other age restricted title, but they cannot have a method to stop them that involves restricting those that are age-appropriate for the material.
I fully expect this to be fixed sooner rather than later.
What a bumper week! I'm still hoping for a last minute addition of a surprise title from the Nintendo Direct broadcast but if not, it's still a great week!
Yeah this is excellent news. Got to try it at the Wii U roadshow in Braehead and it was very easy to use, and I really was hoping it would be downloadable! I wouldn't be surprised if it was free for a limited time, before having a £4.99 price tag or something similar. I certainly wouldn't pay much more than that, unless more content was added to it!
I don't think many of the above hoped for announcements are realistic, but I agree that there will be some good news and reveals for us all tomorrow at 5pm!
I'd expect firm release dates for upcoming games in all regions, some news on upcoming DLC aswell as one or two surprise game announcements. Nothing on the scale of Mario Galaxy 3 for instance though, which is a shame.
My update took 37 mins to download AND install. Maybe I'm just lucky, I don't know. But it was worth it - MiiVerse is amazing! It really is the surprise package of the Wii U!
I'm expecting firm release dates for Fire Emblem, Lego City Undercover, Pikmin 3, and EU Scribblenauts unlimited. Maybe one or two surprise games aswell!
I got the ZombiU Bundle with NSMBU, Nintendo Land and Sonc & All Stars Racing Transformed. I'd already played ZombiU, NSMBU & Nintendo Land at an event, but loved them all, however the surprise package for me is Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed! A real gem of a game with enough depth that I'll be happy until Mario Kart U comes along! Plus it's one of the cheaper games!!
Whilst I do agree with most of the above comments that £50 is too much for a digital only download, i would also point out that most of the prices seem to match the R.R.P's for most of the games.
I should also point out that for quite a while now the PSN and XBLA have had retail games available for digital download and they are anywhere up to £60!! THATS ridiculous! Rayman Legends was getting grea reviews, and on the PSN it was £57.99. The very same day I checked the price I could pick it up in Sainsburys for £19.99, and Game had it for £24.99!
This was a while ago, but it's important to note that whilst the prices are at the top end of the scale, they seem more reasonable compared to others. Let's hope that some of these games go on sale at some point - Portal 2 was on sale on XBLA last week for £11.99!!
I think it was too big an ask for 007 Legends to be multiplatform and as good as Goldeneye. Goldeneye was great(not just because I loved the N64 one it was inspired by) but the Wii was the only focus for it, then after it's success was ported to the 360/ps3. For the follow up - only a year later, and now multiplatform from launch, and the Wii now abandoned - it's taken several steps backwards. The missions are often repetitive and unclear with what the objectives are, but the bottom line was I just didn't enjoy it. I thoroughly enjoyed Goldeneye on both the Wii and 360, but Legends just isn't comparable.
@stuffgamer1 your right, we should pledge......however I get my WiiU tomorrow and will be consumed by it's greatness for the weekend no doubt, so I'll maybe have a think and pledge on Sunday or Monday(I think it runs until Wednesday??) I have a 360 I could get if for as a fall back but I'd much rather a WiiU version was made, however I think my pledge would be the $45 one that gets me the 360 version, PC version and mp3 soundtrack! I'd like to see more support from people though. The $150k target is virtually assured as I type this($149,120 is already pledged) so fingers crossed over the weekend it builds some steam!
I'd love to see this come out for the WiiU even if there was no innovative use for the gamepad. The trouble is that even if it was the exact same game, plenty of reviewers would take a few % of it's score because it doesn't do anything different, which is stupid!
ONM in the UK gave it 92% and several other reviews I've read have been positive too, though I do agree that this seems to be the best and most balanced review.
I was lucky enough to play ZombiU at Braehead in Glasgow and it was great. I had already pre-ordered the ZombiU bundle and now I cannot wait to pick it up!
This is a great example of breathing new life into a classic. I have never actually owned the original in any form, but I would seriously consider a purchase if it was re-mastered in 3D!
@Beta If what jDarrell says is correct, then NA WiiU owners get 10% back BEFORE tax(TAX is not normally included in prices in the USA until the checkout whereas in the UK and Europe it IS) so if the tax was added the same way it is elsewhere then it would be less than 10%. So we all appear to be getting the same deal, which is still a great deal.
I'm dissapointed that I'm never likely to be able to play Excitebots on my EU Wii. However with some people still confused that the WiiU is not a Wii it's perhaps best the focus is solely on the WiiU.
This app is great. I saw the banner message advertising the app yesterday, but couldn't find it on the app store! When I downloaded it it was the 8th App listed for a search under ZombiU, which is strange. Great app though, i feel it would have been better if you could use the outer camera on the iPhone though so someone else could take the photo! It's too difficult to get me cat lined up with the inner one!!!
If it's between 8% and 0%, i'll take the 8%! It's still a great offer! I have pre-ordered the ZombiU pack, does anyone know if this deal is included with that too?? I'd hope so as it's the most expensive bundle and still comes with the 32gb Black machine!
@erv I agree that the user interface for the downloads will probably need some work, however as I am a UK resident I still have to wait for my WiiU to properly check it out. I would have assumed that a warning message of some kind comes up to ask people not to power off their console??
Also, people need to bear in mind that launch day is when almost everyone will be updating and it will therefore take longer than someone doing it in a weeks time. I'm not saying wait a week to update, I'm just reminding people that this is just one of the downsides of a day one purchase.
And as MisterRJ45 suggested, it's an ideal tie to start charging your GamePad, and take SpaceKappas advice and get some chores done while BOTH of these things are happening!
@erv this is the price we pay for getting the console when we want it. Doing it this way (some key features missing from the WiiU out the box) probably allowed Nintendo to manufacture consoles far earlier than otherwise, and if true then I would estimate that it would have been a 2013 launch had it not been done this way.
I paid £424 for my PS3 almost 6 months after launch and I got two budget games and 2 budget blu rays with it. For £100 LESS some 5 years on I am getting a WiiU with what appears to be a blockbuster game(ZombiU) a Pro Controller and the GamePad(which will probably cost around £100 when it's released on it's own!) so although I would love it to be cheaper, I don't feel I'm being robbed.
I don't accept that you cannot play games directly from the USB external hard drives. Even the SD card bit seems a little weird, though I'd accept it. I believe this to be some form of mis-communication or poor translation.
Historically Nintendo have done all they can to prevent consumers in the minority from being left out. Several games for the Wii contained some form of update for the system, I believe that key titles such as NSMBU and Nintendo Land will come with any required updates, however that is just an educated guess.
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Re: Wii U Version Of Need For Speed: Most Wanted Will Feature Off-Screen Play
If it plays just as well as the other versions then I'll defo be getting it!
Re: False Alarm! Wii U GamePads Not Going Solo Just Yet
Thats a much more reasonable price than I thought, so I'm quite happy personally!
Re: UK Press Pins Blame For Sandy Hook Massacre On Video Games
There are unfortunately events like this every so often, and it is inevitable that one of them was going to be a COD player eventually. Millions of people play it religiously and yet they don't go on killing sprees! It sounds more like the guy had a fascination with the military and it was this that would influence him more than COD.
However there has to be something seriously wrong with him to do what he did, and I don't think his obsession with the military or COD had a huge bearing on what happened.
Furthermore, for those that don't live in the UK - The Sun is a terrible terrible publication, owned by the same people that ran the News of the World(google them and see why they halted publication). The Sun - like most journalists nowadays sadly - sensationalise most things and all stories should be read on the understanding that they will not tell the whole story.
The Sun is sadly trying to cash in on a sensitive subject, and hope - by blaming something that millions are aware of or have an interest in - they will make more money from it.
Re: Nintendo Download: 20th December 2012 (Europe)
What an incredible week! OK I already have Little Inferno(what a game!) and I have the WiiWare EscapeVektor but I'm tempted by ALL the price reductions this week! Plus Gunamn Clive!
Let's hope this isn't just a one-off with all these sales, and this is a regular thing! The only downside is it's gonna cost me alot!!
Re: Developer Interview: Frozenbyte on the First Days of the Wii U eShop
I'm getting an eShop card very soon so I will try to get this while the sale is still on. Have Little Inferno already but really like the look of this! Tried the 360 demo(briefly) and seemed cool!
Re: Wii U Software Falls Off The UK Charts
There are probably less than 80,00 Wii U owners in the UK right now, compared to several million for all other consoles! Of course that's going to be a factor! Add to that the fact that people have only just shelled out a few hundred for their new console and I can totally understand why there's few Wii U games in the top 40!
Let's take a look in 12 months time!
Re: Review: Little Inferno (Wii U eShop)
Love this game, very nearly finished it on my first playthough after 2 hrs 53 mins, but it was late and i was knackered so I finished it the following day after 3 hrs 23 mins, though I've still got tons of combos to find! Love the game, and felt emotionally attached to the story too!
Re: Oliver Twins Admit Dizzy Returns Kickstarter Has Failed
I would have loved to see another Dizzy game -I had several for my Amstrad CPC 464 Plus back in the day! But the target of £350k was overly ambitious. The concept art looks great though!
Re: Nintendo Says The Play Limit On Demos Is Set By The Publishers
Limits are fine, especially for free demonstration software! In any case, XBLA arcade games have done this for a while! For example, Counter Strike gives you 45 mins to play before you have to purchase the game!
I'd much rather have a limit on how many times I get to play it than how MUCH time I get to play it for!
Re: System Faults Didn't Stop THQ From Bringing Metro: Last Light To Wii U
@1 & 2 the title is not misleading. To me it's quite clear!
It is always good when the truth comes out about these things. I'd have loved to see the game on Wii U, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it's lack of appearance.
Re: Sumo Digital: Mario Kart Should Incorporate Other Nintendo Franchises
Nintendo Kart would defo be a good thing, I'd love to race around Hyrule as Samus, or fly through the Lylat system as Captain Olimar. It could co-exist with Mario Kart, but I feel the next step forward for the MK series is to step outwith it's universe!
Re: Wii U Selling 1.2 Games Per Console In North America
I got the ZombiU pack, with Nintendo land, NSMBU, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed and ME3:UE! Plus Little Inferno! Love them all!
Re: Mass Effect Trilogy Could Yet Come To Wii U
I'd say their plans most likely start with DLC for ME3 that isn't on the disc as it's not been released yet on other platforms!
Re: Nintendo Network Premium Website Goes Live
Anyone complaining about ANYTHING to do with this please get some perspective! It's a reward programme, REWARDING those that purchase digitally!
If you don't want to purchase digitally, then don't do it! But don't complain about something that does not need to be given in the first place!
Sure, there are many ways it could be better, but where else do you see a console manufacturer running anything as rewarding as this?
Re: Review: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U)
This game can be picked up in the UK for between £25 and £30, and it's a steal! I DO prefer Mario Kart, however the earliest I expect any NEWS on MK U would be E3, with a release possibly next christmas. And that's me being SUPER optimistic! So any MK fans on the fence, this is a great game and worthy of your time!
Re: 18-Rated Content on Wii U eShop Only Accessible for Four Hours a Day
The principle is sound(that under 18's should NOT be able to access the content) but the application is 100% wrong.
In any case, I believe the law in the UK prevents the purchase of an age restricted product by a minor, however there is no law against them actually playing it. At least that's how it was when I was growing up.
Now I'm not for one minute saying that children should be playing ZombiU or any other age restricted title, but they cannot have a method to stop them that involves restricting those that are age-appropriate for the material.
I fully expect this to be fixed sooner rather than later.
Re: Nintendo Download: 6th December 2012 (Europe)
What a bumper week! I'm still hoping for a last minute addition of a surprise title from the Nintendo Direct broadcast but if not, it's still a great week!
Re: Google Maps Finding Its Way Onto Wii U
This is a perfect example of something taken for granted or other devices that will further enhance the Wii U's reputation! Looking forward to it!
Re: Panorama View to be Sighted on Wii U eShop in Spring 2013
Yeah this is excellent news. Got to try it at the Wii U roadshow in Braehead and it was very easy to use, and I really was hoping it would be downloadable! I wouldn't be surprised if it was free for a limited time, before having a £4.99 price tag or something similar. I certainly wouldn't pay much more than that, unless more content was added to it!
Re: Wii U And 3DS Firmware Updates Go Live
It has to be something to do with the eShop, 3DS and WiiU eShops were both down last night!
Re: Nintendo of America Confirms Its Own Nintendo Direct Broadcast
I don't think many of the above hoped for announcements are realistic, but I agree that there will be some good news and reveals for us all tomorrow at 5pm!
I'd expect firm release dates for upcoming games in all regions, some news on upcoming DLC aswell as one or two surprise game announcements. Nothing on the scale of Mario Galaxy 3 for instance though, which is a shame.
Re: Pier Solar HD Kickstarter Smashes Through Wii U Stretch Goal
This is fantastic! Cannot wait for it!
Re: Wii U Update Will Be Available Out Of The Box Next Year
My update took 37 mins to download AND install. Maybe I'm just lucky, I don't know. But it was worth it - MiiVerse is amazing! It really is the surprise package of the Wii U!
Re: This Week's European Nintendo Direct To Focus On Wii U And 3DS Games
I'm expecting firm release dates for Fire Emblem, Lego City Undercover, Pikmin 3, and EU Scribblenauts unlimited. Maybe one or two surprise games aswell!
Re: Wii U Premium Bundles Most Popular in UK Launch
I got the ZombiU Bundle with NSMBU, Nintendo Land and Sonc & All Stars Racing Transformed. I'd already played ZombiU, NSMBU & Nintendo Land at an event, but loved them all, however the surprise package for me is Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed! A real gem of a game with enough depth that I'll be happy until Mario Kart U comes along! Plus it's one of the cheaper games!!
Re: Nintendo Download: 30th November 2012 (Europe) - Wii U Edition
Whilst I do agree with most of the above comments that £50 is too much for a digital only download, i would also point out that most of the prices seem to match the R.R.P's for most of the games.
I should also point out that for quite a while now the PSN and XBLA have had retail games available for digital download and they are anywhere up to £60!! THATS ridiculous! Rayman Legends was getting grea reviews, and on the PSN it was £57.99. The very same day I checked the price I could pick it up in Sainsburys for £19.99, and Game had it for £24.99!
This was a while ago, but it's important to note that whilst the prices are at the top end of the scale, they seem more reasonable compared to others. Let's hope that some of these games go on sale at some point - Portal 2 was on sale on XBLA last week for £11.99!!
Re: 47,096 Perler Beads Made This Awesome Chrono Trigger Artwork
That is just superb! What a talent! There's not a chance I could do something like that, so hats off to him!
Re: Wii U Version Of 007 Legends Canned In Australia
I think it was too big an ask for 007 Legends to be multiplatform and as good as Goldeneye. Goldeneye was great(not just because I loved the N64 one it was inspired by) but the Wii was the only focus for it, then after it's success was ported to the 360/ps3. For the follow up - only a year later, and now multiplatform from launch, and the Wii now abandoned - it's taken several steps backwards. The missions are often repetitive and unclear with what the objectives are, but the bottom line was I just didn't enjoy it. I thoroughly enjoyed Goldeneye on both the Wii and 360, but Legends just isn't comparable.
Re: Pier Solar Kickstarter Campaign Successful, Wii U Port Added As New Stretch Goal
@stuffgamer1 your right, we should pledge......however I get my WiiU tomorrow and will be consumed by it's greatness for the weekend no doubt, so I'll maybe have a think and pledge on Sunday or Monday(I think it runs until Wednesday??) I have a 360 I could get if for as a fall back but I'd much rather a WiiU version was made, however I think my pledge would be the $45 one that gets me the 360 version, PC version and mp3 soundtrack! I'd like to see more support from people though. The $150k target is virtually assured as I type this($149,120 is already pledged) so fingers crossed over the weekend it builds some steam!
Re: Pier Solar Kickstarter Campaign Successful, Wii U Port Added As New Stretch Goal
Yeah I'd love this to come to the Wii U, but i won't back it without it being guarenteed to reach the Wii U.
Re: Lack of "OMG" Idea Explains Borderlands Wii U Absence
I'd love to see this come out for the WiiU even if there was no innovative use for the gamepad. The trouble is that even if it was the exact same game, plenty of reviewers would take a few % of it's score because it doesn't do anything different, which is stupid!
Re: Review: Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Wii U)
Looks like another great game for the WiiU launch, and it's only £29.99 from Amazon.co.uk just now!
Re: ZombiU Demo Coming To Wii U eShop
@Alexsays it may also tempt others to part with theirs! But I can see in your case that the glass half empty.
Re: ZombiU Demo Coming To Wii U eShop
I'm getting the ZombiU bundle, but this is great news nonetheless. More of this please!!!
Re: Review: ZombiU (Wii U)
ONM in the UK gave it 92% and several other reviews I've read have been positive too, though I do agree that this seems to be the best and most balanced review.
I was lucky enough to play ZombiU at Braehead in Glasgow and it was great. I had already pre-ordered the ZombiU bundle and now I cannot wait to pick it up!
Re: Don't Worry, Our Wii U Reviews Are Incoming
Good news, I've read other sites reviews, but the one's that count for me are NL reviews!
Re: Rumour: SEGA Looking To Bring Classic Titles To 3DS eShop
And If we can make requests, I'm still waiting on Soleil/Crusdaer of Centy to see a digital release, but I'd take 3D Shining Force any day!
Re: Rumour: SEGA Looking To Bring Classic Titles To 3DS eShop
This is a great example of breathing new life into a classic. I have never actually owned the original in any form, but I would seriously consider a purchase if it was re-mastered in 3D!
Re: Premium Wii U Owners In The UK Need To Spend £62.50 To Receive £5 eShop Voucher
@Beta If what jDarrell says is correct, then NA WiiU owners get 10% back BEFORE tax(TAX is not normally included in prices in the USA until the checkout whereas in the UK and Europe it IS) so if the tax was added the same way it is elsewhere then it would be less than 10%. So we all appear to be getting the same deal, which is still a great deal.
Re: Nintendo Has No New Wii Games In The Pipeline
I'm dissapointed that I'm never likely to be able to play Excitebots on my EU Wii. However with some people still confused that the WiiU is not a Wii it's perhaps best the focus is solely on the WiiU.
Re: Premium Wii U Owners In The UK Need To Spend £62.50 To Receive £5 eShop Voucher
@Mahe you CAN use SD cards, you just need to use a USB adapter for the WiiU to recognise it and allow it for WiiU stroage
Re: Dangerously Infectious ZombiU App Now Available On iOS
This app is great. I saw the banner message advertising the app yesterday, but couldn't find it on the app store! When I downloaded it it was the 8th App listed for a search under ZombiU, which is strange. Great app though, i feel it would have been better if you could use the outer camera on the iPhone though so someone else could take the photo! It's too difficult to get me cat lined up with the inner one!!!
Re: Premium Wii U Owners In The UK Need To Spend £62.50 To Receive £5 eShop Voucher
If it's between 8% and 0%, i'll take the 8%! It's still a great offer! I have pre-ordered the ZombiU pack, does anyone know if this deal is included with that too?? I'd hope so as it's the most expensive bundle and still comes with the 32gb Black machine!
Re: Halting Wii U System Update May Brick the System
@erv I agree that the user interface for the downloads will probably need some work, however as I am a UK resident I still have to wait for my WiiU to properly check it out. I would have assumed that a warning message of some kind comes up to ask people not to power off their console??
Also, people need to bear in mind that launch day is when almost everyone will be updating and it will therefore take longer than someone doing it in a weeks time. I'm not saying wait a week to update, I'm just reminding people that this is just one of the downsides of a day one purchase.
And as MisterRJ45 suggested, it's an ideal tie to start charging your GamePad, and take SpaceKappas advice and get some chores done while BOTH of these things are happening!
Re: Halting Wii U System Update May Brick the System
@erv this is the price we pay for getting the console when we want it. Doing it this way (some key features missing from the WiiU out the box) probably allowed Nintendo to manufacture consoles far earlier than otherwise, and if true then I would estimate that it would have been a 2013 launch had it not been done this way.
Re: Halting Wii U System Update May Brick the System
Yeah whenever I update my PS3 it always tells me not to power down until the update is complete, or the system may not be able to power back on!
@PeterW77 the WiiU does NOT have an ethernet port, however the USB LAN adapter for the Wii(which I have) will work with the Wii U.
Re: Ubisoft Boss Thinks Wii U Is Cheap, But Is Still Unhappy On Pricing
I paid £424 for my PS3 almost 6 months after launch and I got two budget games and 2 budget blu rays with it. For £100 LESS some 5 years on I am getting a WiiU with what appears to be a blockbuster game(ZombiU) a Pro Controller and the GamePad(which will probably cost around £100 when it's released on it's own!) so although I would love it to be cheaper, I don't feel I'm being robbed.
Re: Wii U Software Storage on USB Devices Detailed
I don't accept that you cannot play games directly from the USB external hard drives. Even the SD card bit seems a little weird, though I'd accept it. I believe this to be some form of mis-communication or poor translation.
Re: Fallblox Crashes Into Europe on 15th November
Watched the trailer in 3D on the eShop last night, looks amazing!
Re: You'll Need To Update Your Wii U To Play Wii Games
Historically Nintendo have done all they can to prevent consumers in the minority from being left out. Several games for the Wii contained some form of update for the system, I believe that key titles such as NSMBU and Nintendo Land will come with any required updates, however that is just an educated guess.