Still playing! And still zero money spent Have to collect all those seasonal / special event furniture! Although I kind of wish the game gave me a break from all the timed events for just a short while...
Anyway, I have level/stage 3 amenities in Natural, Cool and Cute (in addition to the Winter Sports amenity, natch!) Next stop: Rustic! The last one was going to be Sporty, but now there's Hip as well? In that case, there are still Japanese style furniture with the "Harmonious" category, but no amenities for those... Maybe in the future? That would be awesome!
Interestingly, the lowest kanji on the board are "Yamauchi Nintendo", although written from right to left. Also the beginning of the English name "Marufuku" is written as kanji "fuku"(=good fortune / luck) inside a circle (=maru) on both sides of the board - the same logo can be found written on the doors of the old Nintendo HQ that is still around in Kyoto. I would also add an intriguing point that they have even used Latin Alphabet to write the name in English, which I think is a bit surprising.
@SoIDecidedTo A money grab game that I can download and play entirely for free? Wow, I must be doing something right Have not and will not spend real life money, mind, and still have spend a good chunk of real life time and enjoyed it
And whether this model is joking or not, a home does not equal a camp site - I do think people want certain things out of places they want to spend time in Although I do agree some of the requirements are quite a lot
MUSIC! Why isn't that an option in the poll? I definitely want some music in my Switch menus and the shop, a la Wii and Wii U... Heck, even Game Cube had it! And the awesome rolling cube of course. Anyway, music. If I forgot to mention. That is all I'm asking!
-For multiplayer fun: MotoHeroz, Bomberman Blast (8 players locally!), Tetris Party
-Hydroventure (physics puzzling with cute graphics)
-Mega Man 9 & 10 (must-have for classic Mega Man fans)
-Muscle March (just for the pure craziness)
-Gradius Rebirth (gotta love that series)
-And of course World of Goo & Cave Story, but those you can get elsewhere as well
I have been a bit interested at least in MaBoShi and Chick Chick Boom, are they good?
I have a theory: Mayo players' skills were sharper, because they were playing for their team's victory all the time, whereas ketchup players became more passive while playing against each others, thus losing interest and not being at their best shape when actually confronting the "enemy". But hey, that's just a theory. A game theory!
@Maxz Not surprised the popular choice in Japan was mayo, because they have Kewpie, after all. Actually, that was the sole reason I chose team Mayo! If it were to any other mayo brand, probably I would have been ketchup as well. Kewpie is so good and works pretty much with any food - well, any Japanese food at least
I also did my fair share of making mayo the winner, which I am very happy about, to be able to help my team! I also played against my team mates, but only once, I think. It was quite intense sometimes against ketchup, I was very competitive about it... And it was fun to imagine ketchup and mayo being poured all over the stages - the theme of this Splatfest was a perfect fit for the game! As you can see, I had much fun during my very first official Splatfest (missed them with Splatoon 1, bought it too late...) and am happy to have won it!
Fox's reflector from Smash has been mentioned but no one has mentioned Meta Knight's tornado from Smash yet? Good that I'm here It's funny how the moves' sounds are also the same.
Anyway, this makes me miss a new actual Mega Man game from Capcom even more... When oh when?? Oh and btw, which game is the trailer music from? I can't remember it...
Is no one else missing the nice music and jingles that were there on Wii and Wii U menu and eShop? I just hope those would come back... And of course more browsing options in the eShop a la Wii U.
@maceng Sorry for a bit late answer! Actually, the whole menu (or mostly the food) is not really themed, but still it's a lot better than this new cafe: Desserts and coffees have Final Fantasy / Dragon Quest themed decorations, like a parfait with Cloud's (chocolate) sword and Slime shaped pancakes and FF/DQ latte art on cappuccinos. Also, the alcoholic drinks have names like Elixir, Blue Materia and Ifrit. FF/DQ are the only ones prominent in the menu, and have the most merchandise available, but of course other series, like Kingdom Hearts, are presented as well.
Luckily there is another Squenix Cafe near Shinjuku station called ARTNIA, where you can easily get a seat without a reservation (at least when I went)! Went there twice last year, very nice and calm atmosphere, even the neighbourhood is beautiful and peaceful in the evening. Besides the themed drinks and desserts, also has stuff to buy and an atmospheric room with figurines to admire, as well as a whole game music library to listen to with the offered earphones. Would warmly recommend!
Yeah I was wondering the same thing, what with people being quite careless with their phones. I was especially amazed how even Japanese youth handle their iPhones...
Of course the docking part is not the main reason to get a screen protector for me but rather for those times I do take it with me. Even though that might be not that often (but we'll see, I could be wrong when I finally get my hands on the device and don't want to part with Zelda) it would still be nice to feel relieved at those times as well.
Anyway, thanks for your comments! And yup, I'm sure I'll like it as well, I'm planning to get the neon one as I like colorfulness
Oh, did not know that could happen. Thank you for the information. I don't have a Switch yet but plan on getting one immediately when I'm able, so it's good to hear about these kinds of issues before buying everything. Hopefully when I finally get one, the hardware and these kinds of add-ons have improved a bit to take into account some of the issues (like left JoyCon). Did you come up with a different solution yourself for the screen protection? I was thinking if the soft pieces inside the dock would be a good idea, even though I will certainly be careful when docking - not sure if the Switch would even leave from the dock that much
And some people would prefer a screen made of glass? Even if not throwing and juggling around, accidents do happen and kids do use the console probably a lot. Accidents on smart phones... Not as kind on their glass screens. Nintendo's consoles have always been very resistant, so this was a good decision on their part, I think. Besides, you can get a tempered glass protector for the glassy feel if you like.
Seeing the name Klonoa in a news story almost makes me cry manly tears :') The first two are some of my favorite platformers ever, having awesome music and perfectly emotional stories! Who can play the first one through without crying? I welcome any and all efforts by Bandai Namco to keep the series alive. If only, one day, I could play Klonoa 3... In the meantime, I'll be eagerly waiting for this movie (hoping the voice acting is good) and maybe I should also try to play the GBA games one way or another at some point.
Wow, many people seem not to like 8, even though for me it's one of the best! Different, but very nice, with interesting stage designs and all. I very much prefer the graphical style of it to 7, which is at the bottom of my personal list, with 4 (played a bit too much maybe) and 1. Also 5 mentioned here a few times is maybe my favorite NES Rock Man. I also very much enjoyed 9 and 10. Maybe I'm a bit weird one out of the bunch
Then again, maybe playing 8 in Japanese also helped me love the game - I can imagine that if the English voice acting is really that bad, I wouldn't have as fond memories.
@3MonthBeef The part about good music is very true! I especially like Aqua Man and Frost Man themes.
Anyway, after all is said and done, I don't think there exists a bad Rock Man game, some are just better.
As someone who has been able to play the Arcade version, I just have to say that while it of course is fun, I don't think you are really missing anything with the courses. They are very simple compared to the likes in Mario Kart 8, for example, so I don't think they would really suit home consoles, at least not many of themat a same time. Of course they might look nice and having the extra weapons (which are quite similar to each others) and special characters is fun, but on consoles I definitely prefer the products we have seen. That said, of course if you have a chance to try the arcade version, try it because it's fun especially with friends (as is any game)! Just saying that you don't need to be sad for not seeing it on consoles because the system was created for arcades.
@Dave24 No it doesn't, at least Corrin. He has some very unique moves, if you happened to watch the video and see beyond the looks of the character.
Granted, there are quite many FE characters, but as long as it's not a copy character and is interesting, like this one, it's ok Can't wait to try! He/She seems quite strong though. All of the new ones do
As an idea and feedback for NL: There are already many tags used for news, like "rumour", "video" and so on, why not add another label called "spoiler" or something like that? You could use that in cases where you know something about a game that Nintendo (or another company) hasn't officially announced themselves, or if something is supposed to be for example a (secret) unlockable in a game. While reporting that kind of stuff (and labeling it properly), you should also remember not to reveal the content of the secret within the title of the article or the picture that goes with it. I am not entirely sure, but I have a feeling that there was a Sm4sh news article where I thought of the same thing, maybe something where you revealed a new character ahead of time. I like to read and get my news from Nintendo Life, but I don't want the surprise element of certain aspects of games get spoiled for me while doing so. Thank you. In any case, your site is still awesome!
What @Kaine_Morrison said. Have him appear in Super Smash Bros. (as a playable character, natch)! I would definitely play as him They could do wonders adding him to the roster, who knows.
I don't understand people complaining. Why should there be only one kind of Zelda games? I think diversity is good. I myself am a big fan of the top-down Zeldas and if I had 3DS, I would be more than happy to pay a full game price for this, as this is a full game. Don't forget, Nintendo is about doing quality content.
Woah, that was fast! And I really mean it! I never found my Wii U to be slow (and it probably is the same time as in that video) but now that is really some lightning speed!
What about Ice Climbers? They deserve more attention! Even Pit now has his own game after being in Smash Bros. but Ice Climbers don't despite being in it twice
The only one that I didn't know at all was J. So C-C-C-COMBOREAKER! for me! Of course I didn't get all on my first watch but I couldn't have counted them then as I was too amazed at the wonderful video, so many memories! I would also have said only Oregon as I didn't remember the whole title.
@marty389 Some good points but I have to comment even though it is your opinion Everybody, even the casual people, know Angry Birds so I think it has earned its place. BioShock is probably a bigger name than Banjo-Kazooie. Frogger is a classic, although maybe Final Fantasy could also have been there. Pokemon would have been good but there is Mario already so no need for Paper Mario. Worms has been around for ages compared to WarioWare and also as this isn't a Nintendo alphabet.
Hmm... At the information box on the right there is this thing called "Developer" and under it "Monolith Soft". Not sure what that means though...
Anyway, looks really good and the plot seems interesting, at least as much as I know about it. Also the music on the teaser site was awesome. Some great and epic RPG would be good addition for my Wii collection. This and The Last Story seem both good options, but at the time I'm more interested in this one.
For me, this is THE BEST Kirby-game and SNES-game! Even today is is still fun to play with its awesome gameplay, music, graphics... Everything!
What really makes it stand out from the other Kirby-games, aside the RockMan-esque game choosing, is that all the enemy costumes have many different attacks! It wasn't mentioned in the text (or I am just blind) and that is really worth mentioning as it adds much depth to gameplay. Many other games in the series have only one or few attacks.
Of course, the most fun you can get from this game is when played with a friend. I REALLY recommend this to anyone who likes platforming, Kirby, colors, fun games with friends...
Oh Nintendo, could we finally get that new real platforming Kirby-game for Wii with good music, multiplayer goodness and many attacks per costume, please? For so long have I waited for you... E3, save us!
@Ezekiel: If you're not good enough, why should you be able to get all the challenges? And besides, I think it's good that there is challenges for the more experienced players. That being said, I haven't done all of the challenges in 9, but that doesn't bother me... Oh wait, it does... Well, practise, practise, practise
Speaking of challenge, I hope this time there is more challenge in the normal difficulty setting because there is the easy setting also. I personally think 9 wasn't so hard (even though I also died some (read: many) times during the game). There just were many crybabies When I was a kid, games were hard and that's the way also Mega Man needs to be. Okay, maybe not impossible, but still...
Anyway... Can't wait, I even have some points left! But... Europe follows the next friday, right? RIGHT?!
Oh and you don't need to take my message so seriously... (if you are a crybaby ) No, seriosly, no offence. (or...?)
1 (N) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord 2 (=) - Water Warfare 3 (1) - World of Goo 4 (3) - Gradius Rebirth 5 (9) - Onslaught 6 (11) - Texas Hold'em Tournament 7 (4) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits 8 (7) - FUN! FUN! Minigolf 9 (6) - FINAL FANTASY IV THE AFTER YEARS 10 (8) - Bit Boy!! 11 (10) - Bubble Bobble Plus! 12 (19) - Tetris Party 13 (-) - Mega Man 9 14 (5) - PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus! 15 (13) - Bomberman Blast 16 (n) - 5 Spots Party 17 (14) - My Aquarium 18 (-) - Snowboard Riot 19 (18) - Swords & Soldiers 20 (16) - Brain Challenge
(N) - A new entry to the Top 20 that was just released on the last update
(n) - A new entry to the Top 20 that has been released earlier
(-) - A returning game that wasn't on the Top 20 last week
(=) - A game that hasn't changed place since last week
Welcome! Four entries this week that weren't on the list last week! I'm very happy to see our beloved 8bit hero... No, not Bit Boy! I mean Mega Man 9 make a return to the list, he deserves to be on it! Snowboard Riot also returns. And the new games: 5 Spots Party and... WHAT?! On it's first week, FFCC: My Life as a Darklord jumps right into the first spot! Amazing!
Sayonara Four new and reappering titles means four, yes, four casualties this week: Say bye to My Pokémon Ranch (12), BIT.TRIP BEAT (15), Defend your Castle (17) and Dr. Mario & Germ Buster (20). This means that no first WiiWare games on the list!
Up Well, I think everyone agrees that FFCC: My Life as a Darklord deserves the gold medal of the biggest climber this week as it jumps from totally off the list to #1, on it's first week! Impressive! Also both Mega Man 9 and Tetris Party make pretty good climbs, from off the list to #13 and from #19 to #12 (seven spots).
Down The big droppers are PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus! which fell down nine spots from #5 to #14 and My Pokémon Ranch which fell down from #12 to completely off the list. Also a dropper that should be mentioned is World of Goo which isn't anymore the king of the hill as it drops two spots to #3 this week.
All in all, this week was a week of many changes, some of them very big. Through the list only one game (Water Warfare, #2) kept it's spot when every other game moved at least one spot and we saw one incredible climber and said hello and bye to many games. So, very interesting week this was. How about the next? We'll see then!
Say hello to Finnish WiiWare TOP20 chart for the first time ever (if anyone hasn't done it before )!!
1. World of Goo 2. Water Warfare 3. Gradius Rebirth 4. NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits 5. PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus! 6. FINAL FANTASY IV THE AFTER YEARS 7. FUN! FUN! Minigolf 8. Bit Boy!! 9. Onslaught 10. Bubble Bobble Plus! 11. Texas Hold'em Tournament 12. My Pokémon Ranch 13. Bomberman Blast 14. My Aquarium 15. BIT.TRIP BEAT 16. Brain Challenge 17. Defend your Castle 18. Swords & Soldiers 19. Tetris Party 20. Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
And because this is the first time, you can't see where the games were last week so I'm just going to compare it to the US list this week and throw some random comments:
Unlike in the US, World of Goo is still high at #1. Water Warfare is high here too, actually one place higher compared to the #3 in the US. Last update's two newcomers Karate Phants and 5 spots party didn't make it to the list, but Bit Boy and Gradius Rebirth, games from the update before are both pretty high on the list, at #8 and #3. From the first games on WiiWare, one is on the list: Dr. Mario & Germ Buster, but on the last place. Will it drop completely off next week? Will some other game from the start of the WiiWare come back? Will World of Goo continue on top? Will the list change at all? We'll see next week...
BTW, about World of Goo: I bought it at the start of summer, in June and now I have completed the story and it totally deserves the first place on the list, it really is worth the points! I still have to do the OCD things and my Tower of Goo isn't really high. Does something happen when you have every OCD and is there something when you build the tower high enough?
Wow. Bit Boy looks interesting and Gradius too, and for 600 points?! Also, yay! A new Hanabi festival (Kirby's Dream Land 3!)! I actually have Pulseman on my japanese Mega Drive, I have to test it again, after many long years of not playing it...
I noticed also that you wrote "Corbie gave it a 9 out of 10" about Ogre Battle, but about other games, you wrote "WE gave it this"
The funny thing about the Wii no Ma service is that "Wiin oma" means Wii's own in finnish, so when you say "Nintendo's own Wii no Ma service" it can be turned into Nintendo's own Wii's own service
But now to the actual topic, I would personally love the possibility to rent movies for Wii, if it works well and the movie doesn't stop when watching. The price isn't bad either. When friends come over and you would like to watch a film but don't want to go all the way to rent a film in real life, or the place is already closed, you could just choose from Wii's rental library and start watching. So yeah, please Nintendo, do something because Wii want it!
Awesome! And finally... But the games don't actually play directly from the SD-card, it first moves them temporarily into the Wii memory so you have to have enough space for the game on your Wii memory, but as said, the transferring is really fast and easy so this is technically like playing the game directly from the SD-card. And also support for larger cards is a very good news!
Thanks (at last) Nintendo! My problems are now solved!
I bought the speial stage and it's totally worth the points! The fact that you have to clear it right away with no continues or such really makes it challenging and - of course - fun! I had some good time trying to get to beat that nasty Fake Man! But actually, I hoped that I will not see him for a while, because I didn't want the stage to stop So, that's why that endless mode really interests me after reading the text. And yes, the music for the stage was good!
Like I imagined, Hero Mode seems to be waste of points, too lame... But you really got me interested in Superhero Mode! As you probably have noticed at this point, I love challenges!
Last, but definetely not least, Proto Man! I would love to get that one too! Ah, I can't get enough of this 8bit madness, gimme more! I actually have cleared 3, 5 and 9 in short period of time and 2 and 4 are just the last castle away from credits. I love these games and the challenge they give! Shame that no more DLC is coming out (?) But if they give MM10, it doesn't matter at all!
I guess that I have to save the next 1000 Points for MM9 and use the rest 400 Points for Guitar Hero World Tour DLC if and when I get that (Good that we are getting that on Wii!)
This sounds really good, and I still have 100 points left, so I am totally going to buy this! Well, there are those Hero and Superhero mode which are harder, but I want a new stage! And I hope we get more DLC later, like some more levels, if possible. Actually, MegaMan 10 would be better option!
BTW, I've been playin older RockMans (MegaMan in Japan, and because I have Famicom, I have RockMans) and they really are good! My favorite from 1 to 6 is 5! In the whole series, I like 5, 8 and 9 the most
It's about time! It wasn't so hard Nintendo, was it?
I really haven't got any problems before these few months: Bomberman, Megaman, Strongma... I mean Strong Bad and this whole WiiWare-thing... That "copy game & delete game" process is annoying, needs some calculations and takes time! But now... this is really good news! Thank you Nintendo!
Proto Man is must and the new special stage sounds really interesting too! And superhero mode? Holy crap, if the game is already so difficult... Good that Wiimotes have straps
Awesome! This made me 200% sure of buying this (when before I was "only" 100% sure)! Good review and this sounds so good that I want to play it right now! Sadly, I have to wait three more days... But something good is worth waiting! And when I finally get my hands on Wiimote and the difficultiness of this game... Also, the challenges will keep me with this game for even more time and DLC is totally worth waiting too! Especially Proto Man and the new stage! How is Capcom able to do something like this? They're... awesome!
I really hope that this becomes a new fashion, because something like new old Sonic or Mario would be really cool! Old school rules (But the new one isn't bad either)! Hmm... Is Mega Man 10 possible? Maybe I should first play this one and that probably takes some time
Congrats to you, you got the honor of getting this mega thing first! But not much wait for us either (hopefully), only four days! If not, I'm gonna be (Strong) Mad and something (Strong) Bad is going to happen and then everyone will be (Strong) Sad! So Nintendo and Capcom, don't betray us!
I'm happy for you, and I hope that we get this next friday.
I think that Protoman thing is good, and I will - if not right after available, at least someday - download it! He is like Mega Man should be, with sliding and charging. I just hope that they are useful, for something like some secret parts on some stages... Maybe there are two ways to go in the last castle? And I hope that more DLC will come: Some new bosses or stages would be great! Of course, if they don't cost too much... But we'll have to wait and see! Argh, i wanna play it!
And yeah, Wii is definetely the best option for this
EDIT: If we don't get this next friday, something bad is going to happen somewhere... You know, Strong Bad!
I personally think that this is not very useful: 1) So what it uses only two batteries, you still need four of them, because it needs Wiimote to work 2) The Wiimote is still wireless, even if the Classic Controller is plugged into it so it shouldn't be so much of a problem. 3) The design is a bit... Hmm...
So I won't buy this, but good if somebody likes. You can't always please everyone
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Re: Here Are Your New Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Residents
Still playing! And still zero money spent Have to collect all those seasonal / special event furniture! Although I kind of wish the game gave me a break from all the timed events for just a short while...
Anyway, I have level/stage 3 amenities in Natural, Cool and Cute (in addition to the Winter Sports amenity, natch!) Next stop: Rustic! The last one was going to be Sporty, but now there's Hip as well? In that case, there are still Japanese style furniture with the "Harmonious" category, but no amenities for those... Maybe in the future? That would be awesome!
Re: Check Out Nintendo's Original Headquarters
Interestingly, the lowest kanji on the board are "Yamauchi Nintendo", although written from right to left. Also the beginning of the English name "Marufuku" is written as kanji "fuku"(=good fortune / luck) inside a circle (=maru) on both sides of the board - the same logo can be found written on the doors of the old Nintendo HQ that is still around in Kyoto. I would also add an intriguing point that they have even used Latin Alphabet to write the name in English, which I think is a bit surprising.
Re: Random: Model Chrissy Tiegen Rants About Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp's "Jerks"
@SoIDecidedTo A money grab game that I can download and play entirely for free? Wow, I must be doing something right Have not and will not spend real life money, mind, and still have spend a good chunk of real life time and enjoyed it
And whether this model is joking or not, a home does not equal a camp site - I do think people want certain things out of places they want to spend time in Although I do agree some of the requirements are quite a lot
Re: Poll: The Switch eShop is Hot, But Is It Time for an Overhaul of Its User Interface?
MUSIC! Why isn't that an option in the poll? I definitely want some music in my Switch menus and the shop, a la Wii and Wii U... Heck, even Game Cube had it! And the awesome rolling cube of course. Anyway, music. If I forgot to mention. That is all I'm asking!
Re: Nintendo Has Announced the End of the Wii Shop Channel
My recommendations:
-For multiplayer fun: MotoHeroz, Bomberman Blast (8 players locally!), Tetris Party
-Hydroventure (physics puzzling with cute graphics)
-Mega Man 9 & 10 (must-have for classic Mega Man fans)
-Muscle March (just for the pure craziness)
-Gradius Rebirth (gotta love that series)
-And of course World of Goo & Cave Story, but those you can get elsewhere as well
I have been a bit interested at least in MaBoShi and Chick Chick Boom, are they good?
Re: Mayo Wins in Splatoon 2's Battle of the Condiments
I have a theory: Mayo players' skills were sharper, because they were playing for their team's victory all the time, whereas ketchup players became more passive while playing against each others, thus losing interest and not being at their best shape when actually confronting the "enemy". But hey, that's just a theory. A game theory!
Re: Mayo Wins in Splatoon 2's Battle of the Condiments
@Maxz Not surprised the popular choice in Japan was mayo, because they have Kewpie, after all. Actually, that was the sole reason I chose team Mayo! If it were to any other mayo brand, probably I would have been ketchup as well. Kewpie is so good and works pretty much with any food - well, any Japanese food at least
I also did my fair share of making mayo the winner, which I am very happy about, to be able to help my team! I also played against my team mates, but only once, I think. It was quite intense sometimes against ketchup, I was very competitive about it... And it was fun to imagine ketchup and mayo being poured all over the stages - the theme of this Splatfest was a perfect fit for the game! As you can see, I had much fun during my very first official Splatfest (missed them with Splatoon 1, bought it too late...) and am happy to have won it!
Re: Fan-Made "Mega Maker" is Releasing Next Week
Fox's reflector from Smash has been mentioned but no one has mentioned Meta Knight's tornado from Smash yet? Good that I'm here It's funny how the moves' sounds are also the same.
Anyway, this makes me miss a new actual Mega Man game from Capcom even more... When oh when?? Oh and btw, which game is the trailer music from? I can't remember it...
Re: Feature: 30 Games We Might Get On The SNES Mini Classic Edition
"Star Fox 2 - Now we are really entering the realms of wishful thinking."
Re: You Can Now Save Credit Card Information on the Switch eShop
Is no one else missing the nice music and jingles that were there on Wii and Wii U menu and eShop? I just hope those would come back... And of course more browsing options in the eShop a la Wii U.
Re: Square Enix Has a Café In Tokyo, and It's Sold Out
@maceng Sorry for a bit late answer! Actually, the whole menu (or mostly the food) is not really themed, but still it's a lot better than this new cafe: Desserts and coffees have Final Fantasy / Dragon Quest themed decorations, like a parfait with Cloud's (chocolate) sword and Slime shaped pancakes and FF/DQ latte art on cappuccinos. Also, the alcoholic drinks have names like Elixir, Blue Materia and Ifrit. FF/DQ are the only ones prominent in the menu, and have the most merchandise available, but of course other series, like Kingdom Hearts, are presented as well.
Re: Square Enix Has a Café In Tokyo, and It's Sold Out
Luckily there is another Squenix Cafe near Shinjuku station called ARTNIA, where you can easily get a seat without a reservation (at least when I went)! Went there twice last year, very nice and calm atmosphere, even the neighbourhood is beautiful and peaceful in the evening. Besides the themed drinks and desserts, also has stuff to buy and an atmospheric room with figurines to admire, as well as a whole game music library to listen to with the offered earphones. Would warmly recommend!
Re: Random: Don't Try To Dock Your Nintendo Switch Like This At Home
@MoonKnight7
Yeah I was wondering the same thing, what with people being quite careless with their phones. I was especially amazed how even Japanese youth handle their iPhones...
Of course the docking part is not the main reason to get a screen protector for me but rather for those times I do take it with me. Even though that might be not that often (but we'll see, I could be wrong when I finally get my hands on the device and don't want to part with Zelda) it would still be nice to feel relieved at those times as well.
Anyway, thanks for your comments! And yup, I'm sure I'll like it as well, I'm planning to get the neon one as I like colorfulness
Re: Random: Don't Try To Dock Your Nintendo Switch Like This At Home
@MoonKnight7
Oh, did not know that could happen. Thank you for the information. I don't have a Switch yet but plan on getting one immediately when I'm able, so it's good to hear about these kinds of issues before buying everything. Hopefully when I finally get one, the hardware and these kinds of add-ons have improved a bit to take into account some of the issues (like left JoyCon). Did you come up with a different solution yourself for the screen protection? I was thinking if the soft pieces inside the dock would be a good idea, even though I will certainly be careful when docking - not sure if the Switch would even leave from the dock that much
Re: Random: Don't Try To Dock Your Nintendo Switch Like This At Home
And some people would prefer a screen made of glass? Even if not throwing and juggling around, accidents do happen and kids do use the console probably a lot. Accidents on smart phones... Not as kind on their glass screens. Nintendo's consoles have always been very resistant, so this was a good decision on their part, I think. Besides, you can get a tempered glass protector for the glassy feel if you like.
Re: Klonoa IP to be Turned Into an Animated Movie
Seeing the name Klonoa in a news story almost makes me cry manly tears :') The first two are some of my favorite platformers ever, having awesome music and perfectly emotional stories! Who can play the first one through without crying? I welcome any and all efforts by Bandai Namco to keep the series alive. If only, one day, I could play Klonoa 3... In the meantime, I'll be eagerly waiting for this movie (hoping the voice acting is good) and maybe I should also try to play the GBA games one way or another at some point.
Re: Review: Mega Man 7 (New 3DS / SNES)
Wow, many people seem not to like 8, even though for me it's one of the best! Different, but very nice, with interesting stage designs and all. I very much prefer the graphical style of it to 7, which is at the bottom of my personal list, with 4 (played a bit too much maybe) and 1. Also 5 mentioned here a few times is maybe my favorite NES Rock Man. I also very much enjoyed 9 and 10. Maybe I'm a bit weird one out of the bunch
Then again, maybe playing 8 in Japanese also helped me love the game - I can imagine that if the English voice acting is really that bad, I wouldn't have as fond memories.
@3MonthBeef The part about good music is very true! I especially like Aqua Man and Frost Man themes.
Anyway, after all is said and done, I don't think there exists a bad Rock Man game, some are just better.
Re: Mario Kart Arcade GP DX Gets A Sizeable Update
As someone who has been able to play the Arcade version, I just have to say that while it of course is fun, I don't think you are really missing anything with the courses. They are very simple compared to the likes in Mario Kart 8, for example, so I don't think they would really suit home consoles, at least not many of themat a same time. Of course they might look nice and having the extra weapons (which are quite similar to each others) and special characters is fun, but on consoles I definitely prefer the products we have seen. That said, of course if you have a chance to try the arcade version, try it because it's fun especially with friends (as is any game)! Just saying that you don't need to be sad for not seeing it on consoles because the system was created for arcades.
Re: Corrin Chooses to Fight in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS
@Dave24 No it doesn't, at least Corrin. He has some very unique moves, if you happened to watch the video and see beyond the looks of the character.
Granted, there are quite many FE characters, but as long as it's not a copy character and is interesting, like this one, it's ok Can't wait to try! He/She seems quite strong though. All of the new ones do
Re: Video: Super Mario Maker Contains Secret Fly Swatting Mini Game
@gamekill Same thoughts here.
As an idea and feedback for NL: There are already many tags used for news, like "rumour", "video" and so on, why not add another label called "spoiler" or something like that? You could use that in cases where you know something about a game that Nintendo (or another company) hasn't officially announced themselves, or if something is supposed to be for example a (secret) unlockable in a game. While reporting that kind of stuff (and labeling it properly), you should also remember not to reveal the content of the secret within the title of the article or the picture that goes with it. I am not entirely sure, but I have a feeling that there was a Sm4sh news article where I thought of the same thing, maybe something where you revealed a new character ahead of time. I like to read and get my news from Nintendo Life, but I don't want the surprise element of certain aspects of games get spoiled for me while doing so. Thank you. In any case, your site is still awesome!
Re: Nintendo's Kensuke Tanabe Wants To Make Tingle Popular In The West
What @Kaine_Morrison said. Have him appear in Super Smash Bros. (as a playable character, natch)! I would definitely play as him They could do wonders adding him to the roster, who knows.
Re: Weirdness: A Wii U Gamer's Miiverse Journey Through Super Metroid
That was funny, the best bit probably where he "found Samus" He probably wouldn't know the name of those if he wasn't joking, would he?
@GeminiSaint: Why does that sound familiar, jacksfilms maybe?
Re: Eiji Aonuma: Zelda 3DS Will Feature a Light and Dark World
I don't understand people complaining. Why should there be only one kind of Zelda games? I think diversity is good. I myself am a big fan of the top-down Zeldas and if I had 3DS, I would be more than happy to pay a full game price for this, as this is a full game. Don't forget, Nintendo is about doing quality content.
Re: Video: Wii U Menu Speed Upgrade Cuts Waiting Time By More Than Half
Woah, that was fast! And I really mean it! I never found my Wii U to be slow (and it probably is the same time as in that video) but now that is really some lightning speed!
Re: Sony Trolls Nintendo Ahead of PlayStation 4 Announcement
Oh, yay, another shooter. Also, that punctuation error (?) shows how childish the ad really is
Re: Nintendo Download: 20th December 2012 (Europe)
@Thomas I can imagine how you feel when I also downloaded it a few days ago... Maybe burning some stuff helps?
Re: Nintendo Land Was Originally Going To Feature Star Fox And Excitebike
What about Ice Climbers? They deserve more attention! Even Pit now has his own game after being in Smash Bros. but Ice Climbers don't despite being in it twice
Re: How Many Nintendo References Can You Spot In Alphagames?
The only one that I didn't know at all was J. So C-C-C-COMBOREAKER! for me! Of course I didn't get all on my first watch but I couldn't have counted them then as I was too amazed at the wonderful video, so many memories! I would also have said only Oregon as I didn't remember the whole title.
@marty389 Some good points but I have to comment even though it is your opinion Everybody, even the casual people, know Angry Birds so I think it has earned its place. BioShock is probably a bigger name than Banjo-Kazooie. Frogger is a classic, although maybe Final Fantasy could also have been there. Pokemon would have been good but there is Mario already so no need for Paper Mario. Worms has been around for ages compared to WarioWare and also as this isn't a Nintendo alphabet.
Re: New Shots of Xenoblade Look Awesome
Hmm... At the information box on the right there is this thing called "Developer" and under it "Monolith Soft". Not sure what that means though...
Anyway, looks really good and the plot seems interesting, at least as much as I know about it. Also the music on the teaser site was awesome. Some great and epic RPG would be good addition for my Wii collection. This and The Last Story seem both good options, but at the time I'm more interested in this one.
Re: Review: Kirby Super Star (Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
For me, this is THE BEST Kirby-game and SNES-game! Even today is is still fun to play with its awesome gameplay, music, graphics... Everything!
What really makes it stand out from the other Kirby-games, aside the RockMan-esque game choosing, is that all the enemy costumes have many different attacks! It wasn't mentioned in the text (or I am just blind) and that is really worth mentioning as it adds much depth to gameplay. Many other games in the series have only one or few attacks.
Of course, the most fun you can get from this game is when played with a friend. I REALLY recommend this to anyone who likes platforming, Kirby, colors, fun games with friends...
Oh Nintendo, could we finally get that new real platforming Kirby-game for Wii with good music, multiplayer goodness and many attacks per costume, please? For so long have I waited for you... E3, save us!
Re: Mega Man 10 Coming March 1st
@Ezekiel: If you're not good enough, why should you be able to get all the challenges? And besides, I think it's good that there is challenges for the more experienced players. That being said, I haven't done all of the challenges in 9, but that doesn't bother me... Oh wait, it does... Well, practise, practise, practise
Speaking of challenge, I hope this time there is more challenge in the normal difficulty setting because there is the easy setting also. I personally think 9 wasn't so hard (even though I also died some (read: many) times during the game). There just were many crybabies When I was a kid, games were hard and that's the way also Mega Man needs to be. Okay, maybe not impossible, but still...
Anyway... Can't wait, I even have some points left! But... Europe follows the next friday, right? RIGHT?!
Oh and you don't need to take my message so seriously... (if you are a crybaby ) No, seriosly, no offence. (or...?)
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (22nd July)
Here is the Finnish list for the 22th of July:
1 (N) - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
2 (=) - Water Warfare
3 (1) - World of Goo
4 (3) - Gradius Rebirth
5 (9) - Onslaught
6 (11) - Texas Hold'em Tournament
7 (4) - NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
8 (7) - FUN! FUN! Minigolf
9 (6) - FINAL FANTASY IV THE AFTER YEARS
10 (8) - Bit Boy!!
11 (10) - Bubble Bobble Plus!
12 (19) - Tetris Party
13 (-) - Mega Man 9
14 (5) - PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus!
15 (13) - Bomberman Blast
16 (n) - 5 Spots Party
17 (14) - My Aquarium
18 (-) - Snowboard Riot
19 (18) - Swords & Soldiers
20 (16) - Brain Challenge
Welcome! Four entries this week that weren't on the list last week! I'm very happy to see our beloved 8bit hero... No, not Bit Boy! I mean Mega Man 9 make a return to the list, he deserves to be on it! Snowboard Riot also returns. And the new games: 5 Spots Party and... WHAT?! On it's first week, FFCC: My Life as a Darklord jumps right into the first spot! Amazing!
Sayonara Four new and reappering titles means four, yes, four casualties this week: Say bye to My Pokémon Ranch (12), BIT.TRIP BEAT (15), Defend your Castle (17) and Dr. Mario & Germ Buster (20). This means that no first WiiWare games on the list!
Up Well, I think everyone agrees that FFCC: My Life as a Darklord deserves the gold medal of the biggest climber this week as it jumps from totally off the list to #1, on it's first week! Impressive! Also both Mega Man 9 and Tetris Party make pretty good climbs, from off the list to #13 and from #19 to #12 (seven spots).
Down The big droppers are PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus! which fell down nine spots from #5 to #14 and My Pokémon Ranch which fell down from #12 to completely off the list. Also a dropper that should be mentioned is World of Goo which isn't anymore the king of the hill as it drops two spots to #3 this week.
All in all, this week was a week of many changes, some of them very big. Through the list only one game (Water Warfare, #2) kept it's spot when every other game moved at least one spot and we saw one incredible climber and said hello and bye to many games. So, very interesting week this was. How about the next? We'll see then!
Re: Gaijin Games Releases BIT.TRIP Teaser
BIT.TRIP SPOGS. Definetely.
Wha-? Who?! Some odd bitforce took control of me and I went on a strange trip... Hmm... Yup, Bit.Trip Control!
By now your eyes should be burning by the randomness of this message. I end it here and laugh hysterically. It is the mindgame of Gaijin Games.
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (15th July)
Say hello to Finnish WiiWare TOP20 chart for the first time ever (if anyone hasn't done it before )!!
1. World of Goo
2. Water Warfare
3. Gradius Rebirth
4. NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
5. PUZZLE BOBBLE Plus!
6. FINAL FANTASY IV THE AFTER YEARS
7. FUN! FUN! Minigolf
8. Bit Boy!!
9. Onslaught
10. Bubble Bobble Plus!
11. Texas Hold'em Tournament
12. My Pokémon Ranch
13. Bomberman Blast
14. My Aquarium
15. BIT.TRIP BEAT
16. Brain Challenge
17. Defend your Castle
18. Swords & Soldiers
19. Tetris Party
20. Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
And because this is the first time, you can't see where the games were last week so I'm just going to compare it to the US list this week and throw some random comments:
Unlike in the US, World of Goo is still high at #1. Water Warfare is high here too, actually one place higher compared to the #3 in the US. Last update's two newcomers Karate Phants and 5 spots party didn't make it to the list, but Bit Boy and Gradius Rebirth, games from the update before are both pretty high on the list, at #8 and #3. From the first games on WiiWare, one is on the list: Dr. Mario & Germ Buster, but on the last place. Will it drop completely off next week? Will some other game from the start of the WiiWare come back? Will World of Goo continue on top? Will the list change at all? We'll see next week...
BTW, about World of Goo: I bought it at the start of summer, in June and now I have completed the story and it totally deserves the first place on the list, it really is worth the points! I still have to do the OCD things and my Tower of Goo isn't really high. Does something happen when you have every OCD and is there something when you build the tower high enough?
Re: Nintendo Download: Hanabi Festival 4, Gradius Rebirth, Bit Boy!!, Brain Challenge and Mario Apps (EU)
Wow. Bit Boy looks interesting and Gradius too, and for 600 points?! Also, yay! A new Hanabi festival (Kirby's Dream Land 3!)! I actually have Pulseman on my japanese Mega Drive, I have to test it again, after many long years of not playing it...
I noticed also that you wrote "Corbie gave it a 9 out of 10" about Ogre Battle, but about other games, you wrote "WE gave it this"
Re: Japan Gets Wii Movie Rental Service
The funny thing about the Wii no Ma service is that "Wiin oma" means Wii's own in finnish, so when you say "Nintendo's own Wii no Ma service" it can be turned into Nintendo's own Wii's own service
But now to the actual topic, I would personally love the possibility to rent movies for Wii, if it works well and the movie doesn't stop when watching. The price isn't bad either. When friends come over and you would like to watch a film but don't want to go all the way to rent a film in real life, or the place is already closed, you could just choose from Wii's rental library and start watching. So yeah, please Nintendo, do something because Wii want it!
Re: Miyamoto Unconcerned By Rival Motion Control Systems
WiiMote was FIRST of them all and with Motion Plus it is the best!
Re: Wii Storage Solution Solved - Finally A Use For The SD Card Slot!
Awesome! And finally... But the games don't actually play directly from the SD-card, it first moves them temporarily into the Wii memory so you have to have enough space for the game on your Wii memory, but as said, the transferring is really fast and easy so this is technically like playing the game directly from the SD-card. And also support for larger cards is a very good news!
Thanks (at last) Nintendo! My problems are now solved!
Re: Mega Man 9 DLC Round-up
I bought the speial stage and it's totally worth the points! The fact that you have to clear it right away with no continues or such really makes it challenging and - of course - fun! I had some good time trying to get to beat that nasty Fake Man! But actually, I hoped that I will not see him for a while, because I didn't want the stage to stop So, that's why that endless mode really interests me after reading the text. And yes, the music for the stage was good!
Like I imagined, Hero Mode seems to be waste of points, too lame... But you really got me interested in Superhero Mode! As you probably have noticed at this point, I love challenges!
Last, but definetely not least, Proto Man! I would love to get that one too! Ah, I can't get enough of this 8bit madness, gimme more! I actually have cleared 3, 5 and 9 in short period of time and 2 and 4 are just the last castle away from credits. I love these games and the challenge they give! Shame that no more DLC is coming out (?) But if they give MM10, it doesn't matter at all!
I guess that I have to save the next 1000 Points for MM9 and use the rest 400 Points for Guitar Hero World Tour DLC if and when I get that (Good that we are getting that on Wii!)
Re: Fake Man Content Pack Coming To WiiWare Next Week?
This sounds really good, and I still have 100 points left, so I am totally going to buy this! Well, there are those Hero and Superhero mode which are harder, but I want a new stage! And I hope we get more DLC later, like some more levels, if possible. Actually, MegaMan 10 would be better option!
BTW, I've been playin older RockMans (MegaMan in Japan, and because I have Famicom, I have RockMans) and they really are good! My favorite from 1 to 6 is 5! In the whole series, I like 5, 8 and 9 the most
Re: WiiWare Games To Be Playable Directly From SD Cards
It's about time! It wasn't so hard Nintendo, was it?
I really haven't got any problems before these few months: Bomberman, Megaman, Strongma... I mean Strong Bad and this whole WiiWare-thing... That "copy game & delete game" process is annoying, needs some calculations and takes time! But now... this is really good news! Thank you Nintendo!
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Bomberman Blast And Art Style: ORBIENT
Well that other game totally surprised... It actually doesn't sound very bad
Good you guys got Bomberman! As now it's time to kick some a... No, not really, I'm not that good But I'm good
Re: Mega Man 9 Downloadable Content List
Proto Man is must and the new special stage sounds really interesting too! And superhero mode? Holy crap, if the game is already so difficult... Good that Wiimotes have straps
Re: Review: Mega Man 9 (WiiWare)
Awesome! This made me 200% sure of buying this (when before I was "only" 100% sure)! Good review and this sounds so good that I want to play it right now! Sadly, I have to wait three more days... But something good is worth waiting! And when I finally get my hands on Wiimote and the difficultiness of this game... Also, the challenges will keep me with this game for even more time and DLC is totally worth waiting too! Especially Proto Man and the new stage! How is Capcom able to do something like this? They're... awesome!
I really hope that this becomes a new fashion, because something like new old Sonic or Mario would be really cool! Old school rules (But the new one isn't bad either)! Hmm... Is Mega Man 10 possible? Maybe I should first play this one and that probably takes some time
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Mega Man 9 and Plättchen
Congrats to you, you got the honor of getting this mega thing first! But not much wait for us either (hopefully), only four days! If not, I'm gonna be (Strong) Mad and something (Strong) Bad is going to happen and then everyone will be (Strong) Sad! So Nintendo and Capcom, don't betray us!
Sigh, I want Mega Man already...
Re: Plättchen: Twist 'n' Paint Going Up Against Mega Man 9
You will now have a tough choice: Mega Man or Plättchen! And I wanted to kick your asses in Bomberman... Well, maybe a little later
Re: Mega Man 9 Confirmed For US Release On Monday!
I'm happy for you, and I hope that we get this next friday.
I think that Protoman thing is good, and I will - if not right after available, at least someday - download it! He is like Mega Man should be, with sliding and charging. I just hope that they are useful, for something like some secret parts on some stages... Maybe there are two ways to go in the last castle? And I hope that more DLC will come: Some new bosses or stages would be great! Of course, if they don't cost too much... But we'll have to wait and see! Argh, i wanna play it!
And yeah, Wii is definetely the best option for this
EDIT: If we don't get this next friday, something bad is going to happen somewhere... You know, Strong Bad!
Re: Nyko Set To Release Wireless Classic Controller
I personally think that this is not very useful:
1) So what it uses only two batteries, you still need four of them, because it needs Wiimote to work
2) The Wiimote is still wireless, even if the Classic Controller is plugged into it so it shouldn't be so much of a problem.
3) The design is a bit... Hmm...
So I won't buy this, but good if somebody likes. You can't always please everyone