Just gonna point out that to get a content complete version of Mario Kart 8 in 2015 once both DLC packs were released it would have cost you $72, equivalent to $96 in 2025 dollars
And to get a content complete version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in 2023 once the Booster Course Pass was finished would have cost you $85, equivalent to $88 in 2025.
Both of those were praised for the value of the content on offer.
Is $80 a lot? Sure. But I have paid more than that in equivalent dollars on the last 2 Mario Kart games already. It all comes down to included content, which we know only part of, and support road map, which we know nothing about.
@dartmonkey that’s great thanks! I just want people to know there is still hope and you can budget out your purchases for a whole year rather than need to stock up a bunch of credit ASAP
I said this in the WiiU article but I’ll say it here too, you CAN add credit after August 29th just not directly on the WiiU or 3DS
Nintendo has said if your NNID associated with the WiiU or 3DS is linked to a Nintendo Account (you do not need a switch to creat a Nintendo account either) you will still be able to share credit across all platforms. You will then be able to add credit via the Switch eshop or on Nintendo’s website and use it on the WiiU or 3DS eshops (https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem/#/)
Please create a guide or something for this to reference rather than saying that there is absolutely no way to add credit after August 29th
I just bought a eshop card from this article and was able to add it to my Nintendo Account at that link.
So by what nintendo says, as long as you have created a nintendo account (you don’t have to have a switch to do this) and tied your NNID to it, you will be able to load gift cards to the Nintendo Account either through the switch or online and have it be accessible through the 3DS or WiiU eshop
“ can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until late March 2023.”
It says the balance is shared between switch, WiiU and 3ds if you have tied the NNID to Nintendo Account. They aren’t taking away the ability to add credit to Nintendo Account via Switch and since they are linked you can use that money on the WiiU or 3DS to continue to purchase games. August only ends the ability to add via the WiiU or 3DS to unattached NNIDs
“ you won't be able to add funds at all past August 29th, 2022”
Nintendo’s FAQ says the following about adding funds after august 2022
“ Users who link their Nintendo Network ID wallet (used with Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems) with their Nintendo Account wallet (used with the Nintendo Switch family of systems) can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until late March 2023.”
So just to be clear you can still add funds after August 2022 but you must have linked your NNID to the Nintendo Account (https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27841/~/how-to-link-a-nintendo-network-id-to-a-nintendo-account) and then you can load funds through the Switch or online
M2 is doing the emulation and the software so it should be great. Let’s see the full game list and see maybe how/if it can be modded but this is looking much, much more promising than it did a year ago when it was going to be just another AtGames piece.
And it isn’t just the game that is gone from the store but the DLC also. This may seem obvious but it makes it so even those who own it can’t get access to the full content.
Of the 2 dlc offereings one was a unlock all players time saver but I unlocked almost all the players anyway through normal play through the normal RNG pack mechanic without feeling too much of a grind. The 2nd offering had some exclusive players and tournaments. No micro transactions anywhere. When 2K swooped in it is because they saw Saber was basically leaving money on the table by not increasing the grind and milking that Loot pack mechanic.
Anyway I mostly enjoyed this game for what it was and what it cost me ($10), especially after the enhanced edition update. When I saw reviews and videos for the sequel come in I was reminded of the original and went back to play and buy the $10 pack of extras I had always meant to. That is when I found it was gone and I could now never have the complete, full game experience. Really, REALLY lame move by 2K. Typical and lame.
That said, the idea that a better selling console would bring more 3rd parties is not really coming to pass. I have recently watched as the remasters of Burnout Paradise and AC Rouge, two games I would have loved to have and play on the go on Switch, bypassed the system. Even if they were straight ports from the PS4/360 and not really "remastered" that would have been just fine with me.
Just feeling a bit miffed by some of the recent announcements and releases not coming to Switch :/
So I am excited for the Wii games I don't own... the ones I do have (like Prime Trilogy) I won't bother getting.
For those complaining about N64 not being on Wii U VC yet this may be the solution. Sure it wouldn't be the best solution but if, like these wii games, it launches the N64 wii VC game from the Wii U menu that is a start. All the games would have gamepad screen and controller support. They would not have the state save function that other Wii VC games have but that is less useful on N64 games than SNES or NES games. Also it will be able to access the save files if you own the game already. It would probably be a pipe dream for Nintendo to offer the game for free if you own it in Wii mode (although I think that would be a fair solution since it would only add gamepad-as-classic controller support) but they would certainly offer a discount, a la NES ($1) and SNES ($1.50) VC games, if you own the N64 game in Wii mode already. Following the pattern then N64 games would be $10 with a discount to $2 if you already own it in Wii mode.
I do still believe that GC games will come and I believe the GC controller adapter is the solution there. I do not think those games will be played with any other type controller which was the hold up. Now that they have a control solution they have to port the games individually as they always have. The pricing model suggests they would be $15.
My Capt. Falcon got canceled... Toys R Us had that 3 for $30 dollar sale on Amiibo preorders so I'm sure they had massive preorder amounts and that certainly didn't help the situation. What I do know is after getting my Link and Samus I am not sure I am going to dip in for more. I don't have the collecting bug and I am having fun with the charecters I have now
@Tainy Sorry I honestly don't see how Bill's translation can be interpreted to mean anything but what I said. In context, talking about segmented worlds with areas, he says they tried to make a TO sized world as one area on the game. But as you say this may be a moot point because the real meaning could be something else. Having done translation between spanish and english, even between such similar languages, so much gets lost.
@bro2dragons The article didn't explain it the way Miyamoto and Bill do. This is the transcript:
"Now, with the hardware capabilities of Wii U, we first started by saying if we can take an entire world the size of the world from Twilight Princess, and make that the size of one of the areas in the game."
@mizumaru has it right. This will be a massive world if it has 4 or 5 areas the size of Twilight Princess Hyrule
So it sounds like this is missing everything that made the first Disney Planes game "decent". That game did not follow any movie script, it has 4 modes ("Story" with 5 missions per charecter, Races, Balloon Pop, and Free Fly)has 11 or 12 different charecters that can be used and anytime (though I believe all their physics and abilities are the same) in about 8 different locations. It isn't great (or even good) but with a 3 year old who loves Planes it is decent to play with him. Unfortunatly this review removes any hope that this would follow a similar formula and improve upon the first
had a Wii but no GC (well obviously a Wii was backwards compatible but as a late Wii adopter it was hard to clear the Wii backlog and do GC games too) and seeing as Wii U is backwards compatible I'd rather see GC games. So... Luigi's Mansion (the idea of doing a 2 pack remaster with Dark Moon is interesting) Super Mario Sunshine FZero GX Eternal Darkness (super unique game) Fire Emblem: Path of Radience
Didn't have an SMS but I had a Genesis and Game Gear and litterally knew no one with a SNES. All of my friends had Genesis and we all had the power base converter and master gear converter so we would find SMS games at flea markets and garage sales and trade them around. Wonder Boy III is my favorite SMS game
UGH! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED... because I deliberately held my coins back and didn't achieve Platinum status! The last two years I hit platinum and took the Gold level games anyway (LoZ:MM & LoZ:LA). I would have chosen Game & Wario or NES Remix or Dillion's. Instead I'll probably get Zelda 2 (or maybe Mario Land 2). But I love this. I have little interest in merch.
With all the Sonic collections out there, the Wii VC and the Ultimate Collection (which I own) there is little incentive to move the SMS/MD games over. If the GBA games sell well I can only imagine that the sonic advance games will get ported at some point. They were good games
I think some people are overreacting to this. They aren't going to ban you for being idle for 10 seconds or for targeting the leader in a match to catch up. They are trying to prevent people from beating up on the idle controller sitting next to them or from going 3 on 1 for a whole match (which seemed to happen to me every time on brawl so I stopped going online).
It all depends on the game. I would absolutely buy character/track packs for Kart, and character/stage packs for Smash. I would buy a more expensive master quest type remix of a Zelda game or a smaller single dungeon add on the gives a unique and useful item, like Gerudo Training grounds (more useful item though) and color dungeon. Both of these things would give replay value.
I never had WW and seeing how its $45 used on amazon right now the HD remake is perfect for me. Those of you dissing DLC, if big N put out a "master quest" (remix the dungeons, mirror the world, move around overworld collectibles (I know that last one isn't actually in OoT MC but could be done easily)) as DLC for every Zelda game would you not buy it? As for controls I absolutely expect all control options to be used (motionPlus, Gamepad, and Pro Controller)
It would be fun to see nintendo use the 3ds and wiiU eShops in connection with the new SSB dojo. A charecter announcement could be accompanied with a coinciding release of a VC, retail (eg Wind Waker for Toon Link), or eShop original game (FZero, Ice Climbers, ROB could be some candidates) could hype SSB and the eShop. Get people on the eShop regularly and good things will happen.
They would have been smart to launch Wii U VC with Luigi's Mansion to 1. Generate excitement from gamecube games 2. Further accentuate the "Year of Luigi"
A slow constant release of GC and GBA games would create a level of excitement. Add to that the small surprises of NES, SNES, Master Sys, etc that were not on the Wii and you have a base to get people continually excited
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Re: Nintendo Comments On Mario Kart World's Controversial Price
Just gonna point out that to get a content complete version of Mario Kart 8 in 2015 once both DLC packs were released it would have cost you $72, equivalent to $96 in 2025 dollars
And to get a content complete version of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in 2023 once the Booster Course Pass was finished would have cost you $85, equivalent to $88 in 2025.
Both of those were praised for the value of the content on offer.
Is $80 a lot? Sure. But I have paid more than that in equivalent dollars on the last 2 Mario Kart games already. It all comes down to included content, which we know only part of, and support road map, which we know nothing about.
Re: Feature: 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
@dartmonkey that’s great thanks! I just want people to know there is still hope and you can budget out your purchases for a whole year rather than need to stock up a bunch of credit ASAP
Re: Feature: 31 Best DSiWare Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
I said this in the WiiU article but I’ll say it here too, you CAN add credit after August 29th just not directly on the WiiU or 3DS
Nintendo has said if your NNID associated with the WiiU or 3DS is linked to a Nintendo Account (you do not need a switch to creat a Nintendo account either) you will still be able to share credit across all platforms. You will then be able to add credit via the Switch eshop or on Nintendo’s website and use it on the WiiU or 3DS eshops (https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem/#/)
Please create a guide or something for this to reference rather than saying that there is absolutely no way to add credit after August 29th
Re: Feature: 23 Best Wii U eShop Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
@BulbasaurusRex @KITG_GROUP Yes. You can add credit online here:
https://ec.nintendo.com/redeem#/
I just bought a eshop card from this article and was able to add it to my Nintendo Account at that link.
So by what nintendo says, as long as you have created a nintendo account (you don’t have to have a switch to do this) and tied your NNID to it, you will be able to load gift cards to the Nintendo Account either through the switch or online and have it be accessible through the 3DS or WiiU eshop
Hope that helps!
Re: Feature: 23 Best Wii U eShop Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
@BulbasaurusRex No. read it again.
“ can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until late March 2023.”
It says the balance is shared between switch, WiiU and 3ds if you have tied the NNID to Nintendo Account. They aren’t taking away the ability to add credit to Nintendo Account via Switch and since they are linked you can use that money on the WiiU or 3DS to continue to purchase games. August only ends the ability to add via the WiiU or 3DS to unattached NNIDs
Re: Feature: 24 Best Wii U eShop Games You Should Get Before They're Gone Forever
“ you won't be able to add funds at all past August 29th, 2022”
Nintendo’s FAQ says the following about adding funds after august 2022
“ Users who link their Nintendo Network ID wallet (used with Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems) with their Nintendo Account wallet (used with the Nintendo Switch family of systems) can use the shared balance to purchase content on any of these systems until late March 2023.”
So just to be clear you can still add funds after August 2022 but you must have linked your NNID to the Nintendo Account (https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27841/~/how-to-link-a-nintendo-network-id-to-a-nintendo-account) and then you can load funds through the Switch or online
Re: Review: Swords & Bones - Ghosts 'N Goblins-Style Indie Action, With A Dash Of Castlevania
Maybe you should call out that the game is published by the NFT grifters you reported on yesterday
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/02/switch-publisher-reddeer-games-enters-the-world-of-nfts
Re: 25 Games That Are Better On Switch OLED
Try booting up Hollow Knight again. It’s VERY striking on the OLED
Re: Sega Mega Drive Mini Launches Worldwide This September
M2 is doing the emulation and the software so it should be great. Let’s see the full game list and see maybe how/if it can be modded but this is looking much, much more promising than it did a year ago when it was going to be just another AtGames piece.
Re: NBA Playgrounds Is No Longer Available To Purchase From The Switch eShop
And it isn’t just the game that is gone from the store but the DLC also. This may seem obvious but it makes it so even those who own it can’t get access to the full content.
Of the 2 dlc offereings one was a unlock all players time saver but I unlocked almost all the players anyway through normal play through the normal RNG pack mechanic without feeling too much of a grind. The 2nd offering had some exclusive players and tournaments. No micro transactions anywhere. When 2K swooped in it is because they saw Saber was basically leaving money on the table by not increasing the grind and milking that Loot pack mechanic.
Anyway I mostly enjoyed this game for what it was and what it cost me ($10), especially after the enhanced edition update. When I saw reviews and videos for the sequel come in I was reminded of the original and went back to play and buy the $10 pack of extras I had always meant to. That is when I found it was gone and I could now never have the complete, full game experience. Really, REALLY lame move by 2K. Typical and lame.
Re: Spyro: Reignited Trilogy Is Finally Officially, But Switch Is Left Out In The Cold
I expect this to come to switch eventually....
That said, the idea that a better selling console would bring more 3rd parties is not really coming to pass. I have recently watched as the remasters of Burnout Paradise and AC Rouge, two games I would have loved to have and play on the go on Switch, bypassed the system. Even if they were straight ports from the PS4/360 and not really "remastered" that would have been just fine with me.
Just feeling a bit miffed by some of the recent announcements and releases not coming to Switch :/
Re: Wii Disc Software Heading to the Wii U eShop
So I am excited for the Wii games I don't own... the ones I do have (like Prime Trilogy) I won't bother getting.
For those complaining about N64 not being on Wii U VC yet this may be the solution. Sure it wouldn't be the best solution but if, like these wii games, it launches the N64 wii VC game from the Wii U menu that is a start. All the games would have gamepad screen and controller support. They would not have the state save function that other Wii VC games have but that is less useful on N64 games than SNES or NES games. Also it will be able to access the save files if you own the game already. It would probably be a pipe dream for Nintendo to offer the game for free if you own it in Wii mode (although I think that would be a fair solution since it would only add gamepad-as-classic controller support) but they would certainly offer a discount, a la NES ($1) and SNES ($1.50) VC games, if you own the N64 game in Wii mode already. Following the pattern then N64 games would be $10 with a discount to $2 if you already own it in Wii mode.
I do still believe that GC games will come and I believe the GC controller adapter is the solution there. I do not think those games will be played with any other type controller which was the hold up. Now that they have a control solution they have to port the games individually as they always have. The pricing model suggests they would be $15.
Re: Rumour: Toys "R" Us Cancelling amiibo Orders, Including Exclusive Lucario Figure
My Capt. Falcon got canceled... Toys R Us had that 3 for $30 dollar sale on Amiibo preorders so I'm sure they had massive preorder amounts and that certainly didn't help the situation. What I do know is after getting my Link and Samus I am not sure I am going to dip in for more. I don't have the collecting bug and I am having fun with the charecters I have now
Re: Video: Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines Online Sharing and Rankings for Mario Maker Creations
@Tainy Sorry I honestly don't see how Bill's translation can be interpreted to mean anything but what I said. In context, talking about segmented worlds with areas, he says they tried to make a TO sized world as one area on the game. But as you say this may be a moot point because the real meaning could be something else. Having done translation between spanish and english, even between such similar languages, so much gets lost.
Re: Video: Shigeru Miyamoto Outlines Online Sharing and Rankings for Mario Maker Creations
@bro2dragons The article didn't explain it the way Miyamoto and Bill do. This is the transcript:
"Now, with the hardware capabilities of Wii U, we first started by saying if we can take an entire world the size of the world from Twilight Princess, and make that the size of one of the areas in the game."
@mizumaru has it right. This will be a massive world if it has 4 or 5 areas the size of Twilight Princess Hyrule
Re: Review: Disney Planes: Fire & Rescue (Wii U)
So it sounds like this is missing everything that made the first Disney Planes game "decent". That game did not follow any movie script, it has 4 modes ("Story" with 5 missions per charecter, Races, Balloon Pop, and Free Fly)has 11 or 12 different charecters that can be used and anytime (though I believe all their physics and abilities are the same) in about 8 different locations. It isn't great (or even good) but with a 3 year old who loves Planes it is decent to play with him. Unfortunatly this review removes any hope that this would follow a similar formula and improve upon the first
Re: Feature: HD Remasters That Would Be Perfect for Wii U
had a Wii but no GC (well obviously a Wii was backwards compatible but as a late Wii adopter it was hard to clear the Wii backlog and do GC games too) and seeing as Wii U is backwards compatible I'd rather see GC games. So...
Luigi's Mansion (the idea of doing a 2 pack remaster with Dark Moon is interesting)
Super Mario Sunshine
FZero GX
Eternal Darkness (super unique game)
Fire Emblem: Path of Radience
Re: Hardware Classics: Sega Master System
Didn't have an SMS but I had a Genesis and Game Gear and litterally knew no one with a SNES. All of my friends had Genesis and we all had the power base converter and master gear converter so we would find SMS games at flea markets and garage sales and trade them around. Wonder Boy III is my favorite SMS game
Re: Nintendo Goes Download-Only With The 2014 Club Nintendo Elite Rewards
UGH! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED... because I deliberately held my coins back and didn't achieve Platinum status! The last two years I hit platinum and took the Gold level games anyway (LoZ:MM & LoZ:LA). I would have chosen Game & Wario or NES Remix or Dillion's. Instead I'll probably get Zelda 2 (or maybe Mario Land 2). But I love this. I have little interest in merch.
Re: It Doesn't Look Like We'll Be Seing Sega Games On The Wii U Virtual Console Any Time Soon
With all the Sonic collections out there, the Wii VC and the Ultimate Collection (which I own) there is little incentive to move the SMS/MD games over. If the GBA games sell well I can only imagine that the sonic advance games will get ported at some point. They were good games
Re: Nintendo Shows Off Its Mario Golf: World Tour DLC Courses and Characters
@ChameleonBros why has no one else noticed this!!!! I now wish to go play mario golf (64) so I can pick out which holes these are
Re: Super Smash Bros. Online Code of Conduct to Lay Down Law While Global Smash Power Provides Ratings
I think some people are overreacting to this. They aren't going to ban you for being idle for 10 seconds or for targeting the leader in a match to catch up. They are trying to prevent people from beating up on the idle controller sitting next to them or from going 3 on 1 for a whole match (which seemed to happen to me every time on brawl so I stopped going online).
Re: Howard Lincoln: Nintendo Has "No Plans" to Sell Stake in Mariners MLB Team
MLB.tv and Ken Griffey Jr baseball (or pennant chase baseball) on WiiU. Get it done.
Re: 3D Versions Of Shinobi III And Streets Of Rage Coming To 3DS eShop
This is great. I'll take SoR II as well. Then someone needs to make a new beat em up in the same style. The 3D would be perfect for the game
Re: Poll: Are You in the DLC Brigade?
It all depends on the game. I would absolutely buy character/track packs for Kart, and character/stage packs for Smash. I would buy a more expensive master quest type remix of a Zelda game or a smaller single dungeon add on the gives a unique and useful item, like Gerudo Training grounds (more useful item though) and color dungeon. Both of these things would give replay value.
Re: Interview: Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma Talks DLC, Missing Dungeons And Majora's Mask
I never had WW and seeing how its $45 used on amazon right now the HD remake is perfect for me. Those of you dissing DLC, if big N put out a "master quest" (remix the dungeons, mirror the world, move around overworld collectibles (I know that last one isn't actually in OoT MC but could be done easily)) as DLC for every Zelda game would you not buy it? As for controls I absolutely expect all control options to be used (motionPlus, Gamepad, and Pro Controller)
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Should Step Up for the Wii U eShop
It would be fun to see nintendo use the 3ds and wiiU eShops in connection with the new SSB dojo. A charecter announcement could be accompanied with a coinciding release of a VC, retail (eg Wind Waker for Toon Link), or eShop original game (FZero, Ice Climbers, ROB could be some candidates) could hype SSB and the eShop. Get people on the eShop regularly and good things will happen.
Re: Talking Point: The Wii U Virtual Console Has Started, But Not With a Bang
They would have been smart to launch Wii U VC with Luigi's Mansion to
1. Generate excitement from gamecube games
2. Further accentuate the "Year of Luigi"
A slow constant release of GC and GBA games would create a level of excitement. Add to that the small surprises of NES, SNES, Master Sys, etc that were not on the Wii and you have a base to get people continually excited