andreoni79

andreoni79

Praise the Sun, and Mario too.

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Re: Preview: Japanese Gamers Get Their Free Super Mario Bros. Deluxe Download

andreoni79

@Kirk I totally agree. As loyal to Nintendo since the 90s, I deserve the right to laugh at their VC policy. Years ago we had free Ocarina of Time with GCN Wind Waker, NES games inside Animal Crossing... I'm still sure they are not releasing N64 and NGC games because, according to the actual price policy, they should ask € 15 and € 20 or even more and they just don't have the guts to do that.

Re: Review: Mario Bros. (3DS eShop / NES)

andreoni79

Finally, this is what I was looking for!
Now I have a reason to spend € 5 because I want more of the same: I can play it on my GBA via Yoshi's Island (free extra), on my 3ds via VC Yoshi's Island (free extra in an Ambassador game), on my WiiU via SM3DW (free extra) and I'm sure there are other options I'm missing...
There are many good indie games out there for € 2. Wake up, Ninty!

Re: Yoshi's New Island Hatches in Europe on 14th March

andreoni79

I loved the original Yoshi's Island (played it on GBA) but I really didn't like the DS one: I just felt the controls were wrong. Anyone else?
@ MrWalkieTalkie only UK gets all the cool pre-order bonuses for Nintendo games, the rest of EU gets only overpriced basic versions...

Re: Talking Point: The Wii U's 'Relevance' Is About Sales, Nintendo's Strategy Has Remained Consistent

andreoni79

This will sound off-topic, but I think it isn't:
Last night I reinstalled Fallout 3 on my old 360 because I was missing such a good game. I installed it on a flash usb, having the dlc on the hard disk, looking for some better performance as seen with GTA 5. Result: halved loading times and the disc is not spinning at all! A 6 years old game on a 8 years old console. What about the Wii U? Do we have the option to do that? No. Someone than says "buy the digital version", forgetting that the Nintendo online service sucks and constantly punish customers with limitations of any kind. Can such a big company be so stupid? In addition to Fallout 3 I'm playing a wonderful game, Mario 3D world, while waiting for another wonderful game, DKC tropical freeze. But I just feel this is not enough to save Nintendo.

Re: Talking Point: The Wii U's 'Relevance' Is About Sales, Nintendo's Strategy Has Remained Consistent

andreoni79

When Thomas says that the Wii "created its own trends of third-party support", does he mean showelware? If it wasn't for those cheap, ugly, useless games that you were able to find in a bin for $ 10, the Wii would have been another Gamecube. 50% of Wii owners didn't know anything of videogames except a certain "Mario", ignoring all the other gems. No surprise they don't want to spend money for an upgraded version of their old console...

Re: 3DS Hack Removes Region Locking For Retail Cartridges

andreoni79

@fchinaski Etrian Odissey IV and Bravely Default can't be considered "niche" games.
Being Italian, I'd love to buy the american version of SMTIV, released months ago in a collector edition that's cheaper that any pal version, not localized and without any extra from Atlus, that maybe one day I'll be able to buy...