Except that when the UE4 source code is given nobody will care for the Wii U or the Vita. The game will be released on March 2017 so the ports... who knows when. Still looking forward to the game though, I have pledged for the digital version.
@JaxonH Thank you for taking the time and writing this! I will definitely check Kirby. I have played a lot of the games of the series and most were very fun. I have Rayman, Stealth 2 and Shovel Knight on my Vita. I will check Shantae and the other eshop games. I wanted to try New Super Mario Bros U but for some reason it is still somewhat expensive. As for the Wind Waker I have the original on Game Cube and it is easily the worst Nintendo game I have ever played (excluding the super bad Superstar Saga games) so the remake is not really for me.
As for VC I have build a huge digital library and enjoy a lot of games there. Really Nintendo did a good job there. If it could have cross-buy or some way to play the Wii only games with the gamepad it would be great since Mega Drive and Master System are absent from Wii U for some stupid reason. The most recent games I bought were the GBA Castlevania games that are some of my personal favourite games, especially Aria of Sorrow. Next on my list are the two Golden Sun games. I still remember the battle theme and the epicenes of those games. Man I hope Ninty continues to publish VC games.
@JaxonH Yes it is strange. I am more of a PlayStation gamer after the demise of sega but I always enjoyed Nintendo, especially portables. For some reason the only Kong game I have is Land wayyy back in the Game boy era so I am not so sure about Tropical Freeze. I will surely buy the Bayonetta combo if I find it on a good price and will check Splatoon. Of course I am open to Wii U suggestions. The only other game I have is a good Avengers fighting game from Ubisoft. Also I have a TON of VC games. Any other good Wii U exclusive suggestion (digital or retail) except Mario?
@Mommar I am not so sure. If they offered a PS4-Vita Cross-buy pledge I would give them more money. I am sure more would join. PS4, Wii U and Vita are more powerful. A 3DS port may downgrade the vision of the game or make the porting hard.
@Hikingguy You are right SteamOS is based in Debian 7. However our point holds even if NX works with Windows, Mac, Lubuntu or whatever OS Steam gaming app is compatible. It defeats the third party problem and gives on both Steam and Ninty a lot of options.
@DarthNocturnal @Hikingguy Hey I thought I was the only one that NX would be a SteamOS machine. Way back when SteamOS was announced I saw a forum post on a SEGA forum that SEGA could create a new console as a SteamOS machine. They would offer every third party games and they would create their own application, like Steam, that would be pirate "secure" and would play DRM free SEGA games from cd or digital download (like PS4). SEGA games would be available only from the SEGA application.
Then when NX was announced the thought immediately came to me: a strong SteamOS PC (removes the third party problem) and a second application with Nintendo and Virtual Console games ONLY with the option to transfer Wii U VC games
SteamOS is basically Ubuntu, so you can program everything easily.
I have backed the project for PS4 but, at first, I wanted Wii U and Vita versions. But after watching the campaign I am afraid that they may have to downgrade their vision of the game. They said otherwise but it seems clear that Wii U, 3DS and Vita cannot handle the game. However those guys at armature have done some great Vita games, Injustice, Metal Gear HD...
So this means a late Bloodstained Wii U port without them downgrading the scope of the game is possible. I will get it on PS4 anyway but it is great to see it on more platforms.
I would like to play this game on the Wii U (or the Vita) but I don't want them to downgrade their vision of the game. If they port it or pay to a team to do the port the game may be an inferior version. I will stick with the PS4 version.
A Wii U or Vita version would be great but either of them may not help them create the game they vision due to technical specs. Anyway the PS4 is enough for me. Most SOTN long time fans are likely to have a PS4 anyway.
@Quorthon Seems that I may have been right though: http://www.siliconera.com/2012/08/02/hideo-kojima-turned-lords-of-shadow-into-castlevania-lords-of-shadow/ /QUOTE[Cox says that Konami gave the Castlevania license to MercurySteam, only to take it away soon after, as the publisher’s upper management considered the proposed new direction for the series “too radical”. Cox went to Japan with a video of Lords of Shadow to present it to Konami once more. The meeting consisted of Konami’s senior managers, and Kojima happened to be in attendance as well. Upon seeing MercurySteam’s demo, Kojima allegedly stood up and said: “This is awesome, why isn’t this Castlevania?”] Thus without Kojima we had LOS but with him we have Castlevania LOS. I also enjoyed LOS (all 3 games) but seriously it wasn't Castlevania. You could put Kratos there and have the game work fine. In this sense the series were "ruined".
@Quorthon Seems that my memory, that Kojima somehow influenced the gameplay of LOS, was mistaken. I will search some more. Guess I blamed the wrong person for ruining the Castlevania by God of War-ing it.
I really don't get all this Konami hate.
Why it is so bad to release only two games per year? Last year we had Lords of Shadows 2 and Pro 2015. Also they released some classics on PSP/Vita (Silent Hill Origins, Silent Hill SM, Gradius, the PSP Castlevania game et al). That's fine for me. Do we really need Konami to make a new Castlevania or Metal Gear per year like Pro?
This year we had Suikoden 1 and 2 and we will see Metal Gear TPP and Pro 2016. Seems enough.
As for Kojima I really enjoy his games but surely it was only Metal Gear. They have more games. Also Kojima was partially responsible for turning Castlevania to a God of War clone. Kojima can find a decent job elsewhere. Konami makes money from other gaming business in Japan and they already hire people for the next Metal Gear and may make a new Silent Hill anyway. They are not going anywhere
SEGA does what Nintendon't. Those 3D Classics play fantastic on the 3DS. Still they are somewhat pricy though. You can find Mega Drive game collections on other platforms cheaper.
We never wanted motion controls or other strange gimmicks like tablet controllers (although I love off-tv and remote play). Just a good console, friendly to developers with strong hardware. PS4 recently proved that.
So more 3DS games is always good. However Unity games are already available in a lot of other platforms and I don't think the New 3DS has that much of install base to interest the majority of indie developers.
I got a 3DS for about 240 euros about a week before the price drop was announced and man I was surprised of how outdated it fell and of how super slow it was. However I never regretted getting it. It has some very cool games. The Layton ones are my favourite with Layton vs Ace Attorney being my favourite game in the system. Other great games are Resident Evil Revelations, Sonic Generations, Dead or Alive, Mirror of Fate,my Dual Destinies and the backlog of my old time favourites Game Gear and Game Boy.
Seriously, as noted in the comments, I am afraid that Nintendo hardware will become somewhat irrelevant even for hardcore games. Someone suggested that if the mobile department is successful shareholders may ask Ninty to abandon consoles, just like they asked for mobile development.
I may get them if they ship to Europe. Or just order them from Japan. In the end of the day faceplates are somewhat expensive. Most are about 30 euros!!
Seems like I am the only one with zero interest in amiibo. They look like cheap 10 euro toys. I would prefer more games or content in games rather than focus on amiibo.
@Flopsy86 I don't think codes are forbidden on ebay. I have bought codes for Steam, PSN and Nintendo eshop for super low prices. There are also iTunes, android etc.
Anyone remembers the two Harry Potter games that were released on the Gameboy Color? (Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets). They are two of my favourite games on the system. They were final fantasy style rpg games that followed the books (not the movies). Prisoner of Azkaban on GBA followed a similar concept.
I am a huge SEGA fan. SEGA somehow manages to troll its fans from time to time but I really like how handles the Classic games except the Game Gear ones.
As far as Mega Drive is concerned there is the huge PS3 Mega Collection, a cool PS2 and PSP (Vita) collection, almost all MD games are in Steam and Wii VC (not on Wii U VC though). Master System Classics are on Wii VC too. And we also have those cool 3D Classics on the 3DS.
However I would also want more Game Gear games, as some friends stated above. Even some Jap imports. There is Sonic Chaos, the second Tails game, Phantasy Star Adventure, Phantasy Star Gaiden and more. GG is really a cool console.
At some point SEGA should offer classic games from Mega CD, Saturn and Dreamcast.
Anyway waiting for Outrun next week. Outrun if one of my favourite games ever.
@JaxonH Let me put it to somewhat more detail. When I said "worldwide" release I meant North America, Europe, Australia, other PAL regions and maybe South America. Japan was out. Just like how Steam somehow got it right. IOS and Android do this too. I am not sure since I never had an X-box but MS does the same I think. Same release date on all major western territories via Nintendo eshop and PSN. A unified rating system is not needed as proved by Steam. The only problem, as I see it, is translating the game in major EU languages but most people know English nowadays. A publisher that wants to translate a jrpg may do it, submit it to Nintendo or Sony only once and let the do the rest. Sony does this already for indie developers. I think a unified digital store for Ninty and Sony. Others have done it. It may be costly or unpractical but they surely can do it. Hope I made sense.
As for the Vita it may wasn't the best example but since it is the top chose these times for localizations I mentioned it.
Region lock is a bad relic of the past (when TV sets were different) and needs to go away. This is the digital age. Games should be available on the same date, just like steam does. Both Nintendo and Sony have delayed games for stupid reasons like "QA" and "Rating" although the problem is not as huge as the previous years.
@JaxonH "Ultimately, region free consoles can lead to less localizations." I used to agree with you but now we have tons of localizations for region free platforms like the Vita with EU dates almost same as the US ones to avoid import. In fact the only notorious EU game delays from recent memory are SMT4, the latest Blazblue and the first Persona fighting game.
I don't want to complain, I really want to see some Wii games on Wii U, although I would prefer some third party games as well.
The problem I have is with Wii U VC. We were told that there is no way to play them on the Game Pad (without the WiiMote) without paying some extra money and know they tell us that we can and ask again for money. Those games are ports that the Classic Controller buttons are somewhat mapped on the Game Pad and the Wii games are playable without WiiMotes or the TV. Why can't we do this with all Wii VC games that we paid a lot of money to buy?
@GloryQuestor Problem is that, as an ambassador myself, the GBA emulator is not so good. Some colours seem wrong, some games look very pixelated, there are no savestates and if you close the 3ds there is no sleep mode. They are good to give away for free but not so good to ask money for them. This is somewhat bad considering that the unofficial PSP emulator is better. Nintendo does not release half or broken products and unless they work on the emulator again the games won't be released. That seems not so possible now but maybe in the somewhat stronger new 3ds...
Got the e-mail! I am ambassador of the original 3DS and I have bought tons of VC games and retail releases from the e-shop or via GAME e-shop codes. 3DS for the most part, Wii VC and Wii U VC also.
However I am out of money and wanted an XL model since I find the screens in my original model small. The problem though is mostly that the quality is not that good. Long game sessions in the original 3DS give me a soft pain in the hand, another reason to get the XL model. Also 230 euros for very outdated hardware is a little too much.
Also I don't live in the UK. I buy from UK since Nintendo is not really popular here. GAME codes made buying games easy for me. Although I can pay I am not sure if they ship to South Europe.
@StarDust4Ever I totally agree that it is super awesome to collect videogame figures. However I wanted to buy some and ended up not buying since they look like badly painted 10 euro toys not up to the standards I wanted from Nintendo. Now if they were somewhat better looking even if they were slightly more expensive I would me more interested.
I am afraid they will simply dump the Wii U after the next wave of first party games is released next year. Nintendo has this habit, they dumped the Wii while PS3 and 360 still get major game releases. They did the same with GC too.
Missing from the Wii U are the Ethernet port, a media player, a huge hard drive disk, blue ray support, more VC games (N64, GC, SEGA platforms), a proper OS (still it is very slowwwww). But the biggest problem is the lack of games. Still waiting for Xenoblade.
In the end of the day that I would definitely want for the next home system is the ability to transfer all my digital games, including my huge collection of VC games (when I buy VC instead of Wii U software something is clearly wrong with the system). Nintendo seems to offer BC with only the immediate previous generation but I would like to play all my VC collection in the new system, even those only playable on Wii mode.
OK so I went today to buy an amiibo or two. I don't care about extra game content. I don't play Mario Kart or Smash. I wanted some for collector purposes. I ended up buying none! I was frustrated of how low quality and cheap they look. Seriously a 9.99 euro marvel action figure is better painted. I also checked the Disney Infinity marvel figures and they were somewhat better than amiibo but still looked cheap. I may get some either way but way later for less than 10 euros or something...
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Re: Rumours Surface of Android Emulation On The Nintendo NX and Potential Deals With Amazon and Disney
@DarthNocturnal There is a new Looney Tunes game on Vita, released last month.
Android Emulation? Sounds good to me. I may be a ticket to emulators for older system. Nintendo could use some to offer future VC games.
Re: Online Co-Op and Versus Modes Confirmed for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Except that when the UE4 source code is given nobody will care for the Wii U or the Vita. The game will be released on March 2017 so the ports... who knows when. Still looking forward to the game though, I have pledged for the digital version.
Re: Nintendo UK Confirms Its Community's Top 10 Wii U Games
@JaxonH Thank you for taking the time and writing this! I will definitely check Kirby. I have played a lot of the games of the series and most were very fun. I have Rayman, Stealth 2 and Shovel Knight on my Vita. I will check Shantae and the other eshop games. I wanted to try New Super Mario Bros U but for some reason it is still somewhat expensive. As for the Wind Waker I have the original on Game Cube and it is easily the worst Nintendo game I have ever played (excluding the super bad Superstar Saga games) so the remake is not really for me.
As for VC I have build a huge digital library and enjoy a lot of games there. Really Nintendo did a good job there. If it could have cross-buy or some way to play the Wii only games with the gamepad it would be great since Mega Drive and Master System are absent from Wii U for some stupid reason. The most recent games I bought were the GBA Castlevania games that are some of my personal favourite games, especially Aria of Sorrow. Next on my list are the two Golden Sun games. I still remember the battle theme and the epicenes of those games. Man I hope Ninty continues to publish VC games.
Re: Nintendo UK Confirms Its Community's Top 10 Wii U Games
@JaxonH Yes it is strange. I am more of a PlayStation gamer after the demise of sega but I always enjoyed Nintendo, especially portables. For some reason the only Kong game I have is Land wayyy back in the Game boy era so I am not so sure about Tropical Freeze. I will surely buy the Bayonetta combo if I find it on a good price and will check Splatoon. Of course I am open to Wii U suggestions. The only other game I have is a good Avengers fighting game from Ubisoft. Also I have a TON of VC games. Any other good Wii U exclusive suggestion (digital or retail) except Mario?
Re: Nintendo UK Confirms Its Community's Top 10 Wii U Games
The only game from those I have is Captain Toad. It was very enjoyable.
Re: Asynchronous Online Multiplayer to Feature in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
@Tasuki My username should tell you how excited I am for this game!
Re: Asynchronous Online Multiplayer to Feature in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
@Mommar I am not so sure. If they offered a PS4-Vita Cross-buy pledge I would give them more money. I am sure more would join. PS4, Wii U and Vita are more powerful. A 3DS port may downgrade the vision of the game or make the porting hard.
Re: Despite the Rumours, Nintendo NX Will Not be Android Based
@Hikingguy You are right SteamOS is based in Debian 7. However our point holds even if NX works with Windows, Mac, Lubuntu or whatever OS Steam gaming app is compatible. It defeats the third party problem and gives on both Steam and Ninty a lot of options.
Re: Despite the Rumours, Nintendo NX Will Not be Android Based
@DarthNocturnal @Hikingguy Hey I thought I was the only one that NX would be a SteamOS machine. Way back when SteamOS was announced I saw a forum post on a SEGA forum that SEGA could create a new console as a SteamOS machine. They would offer every third party games and they would create their own application, like Steam, that would be pirate "secure" and would play DRM free SEGA games from cd or digital download (like PS4). SEGA games would be available only from the SEGA application.
Then when NX was announced the thought immediately came to me: a strong SteamOS PC (removes the third party problem) and a second application with Nintendo and Virtual Console games ONLY with the option to transfer Wii U VC games
SteamOS is basically Ubuntu, so you can program everything easily.
Re: Natsume Planning Wii U and 3DS E3 Reveals, More Harvest Moon DLC and Loads of GBA VC Games
They also have CIMA: The Enemy a good game that no one played.
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gets a Wii U Stretch Goal
I have backed the project for PS4 but, at first, I wanted Wii U and Vita versions. But after watching the campaign I am afraid that they may have to downgrade their vision of the game. They said otherwise but it seems clear that Wii U, 3DS and Vita cannot handle the game. However those guys at armature have done some great Vita games, Injustice, Metal Gear HD...
Re: Unity 5 Support Underway for Wii U, Though First Releases Not Due Until After Fall
So this means a late Bloodstained Wii U port without them downgrading the scope of the game is possible. I will get it on PS4 anyway but it is great to see it on more platforms.
Re: Wii U Stretch Goal Seemingly Teased for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
I would like to play this game on the Wii U (or the Vita) but I don't want them to downgrade their vision of the game. If they port it or pay to a team to do the port the game may be an inferior version. I will stick with the PS4 version.
Re: Bill Trinen Appears To Have Left Nintendo Of America - Or Has He?
Even if he was to leave why should we care? Is not really like when Kojima left Konami or something...
Re: Former Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi's Kickstarter Launches, But Won't Come To Nintendo Consoles
A Wii U or Vita version would be great but either of them may not help them create the game they vision due to technical specs. Anyway the PS4 is enough for me. Most SOTN long time fans are likely to have a PS4 anyway.
Re: Weirdness: This Game Boy Macro Is Crafted From The Remains Of A Nintendo DS Lite
I may be only one that liked the GBA micro. Too bad it was not backward compatible though.
Re: Feature: What NEC And Hudson Did Next: The Disasterous Story Of The PC-FX
Very good article as usual for Retrogamer.
Re: Talking Point: Is Konami About To Exit The Console Game Business?
@Quorthon Seems that I may have been right though:
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/08/02/hideo-kojima-turned-lords-of-shadow-into-castlevania-lords-of-shadow/
/QUOTE[Cox says that Konami gave the Castlevania license to MercurySteam, only to take it away soon after, as the publisher’s upper management considered the proposed new direction for the series “too radical”. Cox went to Japan with a video of Lords of Shadow to present it to Konami once more. The meeting consisted of Konami’s senior managers, and Kojima happened to be in attendance as well. Upon seeing MercurySteam’s demo, Kojima allegedly stood up and said: “This is awesome, why isn’t this Castlevania?”]
Thus without Kojima we had LOS but with him we have Castlevania LOS. I also enjoyed LOS (all 3 games) but seriously it wasn't Castlevania. You could put Kratos there and have the game work fine. In this sense the series were "ruined".
Re: Talking Point: Is Konami About To Exit The Console Game Business?
@Quorthon Seems that my memory, that Kojima somehow influenced the gameplay of LOS, was mistaken. I will search some more. Guess I blamed the wrong person for ruining the Castlevania by God of War-ing it.
Re: Talking Point: Is Konami About To Exit The Console Game Business?
I really don't get all this Konami hate.
Why it is so bad to release only two games per year? Last year we had Lords of Shadows 2 and Pro 2015. Also they released some classics on PSP/Vita (Silent Hill Origins, Silent Hill SM, Gradius, the PSP Castlevania game et al). That's fine for me. Do we really need Konami to make a new Castlevania or Metal Gear per year like Pro?
This year we had Suikoden 1 and 2 and we will see Metal Gear TPP and Pro 2016. Seems enough.
As for Kojima I really enjoy his games but surely it was only Metal Gear. They have more games. Also Kojima was partially responsible for turning Castlevania to a God of War clone. Kojima can find a decent job elsewhere. Konami makes money from other gaming business in Japan and they already hire people for the next Metal Gear and may make a new Silent Hill anyway. They are not going anywhere
Re: Streets Of Rage 2, Gunstar Heroes And Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Are Your Next Sega 3D Classics
SEGA does what Nintendon't. Those 3D Classics play fantastic on the 3DS. Still they are somewhat pricy though. You can find Mega Drive game collections on other platforms cheaper.
Anyway I go for a ride on Outrun 3D!
Re: Egads, Shovel Knight Is Getting A Physical Release On Nintendo 3DS
Since I have yet to buy it on 3DS I guess I will hold and get the PS4 cross buy digital to play as Kratos on my Vita. There will be chaos!
Re: Games Consultant Believes Nintendo NX Could Be "The Defining Video Game Controller Of The Smart Device Age"
We never wanted motion controls or other strange gimmicks like tablet controllers (although I love off-tv and remote play). Just a good console, friendly to developers with strong hardware. PS4 recently proved that.
Re: Unity Support Is Coming To The New Nintendo 3DS
So more 3DS games is always good. However Unity games are already available in a lot of other platforms and I don't think the New 3DS has that much of install base to interest the majority of indie developers.
Re: The Legend of Zelda for Wii U No Longer Set for 2015 Release
Zelda U will be a release title on NX on 2017 and a downscaled version may be released in Wii U, just like Twilight Princess.
Jokes aside the scope of this game seemed just big for Wii U's hardware capabilities from the beginning.
Re: The Nintendo 3DS is Now Four Years Old in Europe
I got a 3DS for about 240 euros about a week before the price drop was announced and man I was surprised of how outdated it fell and of how super slow it was. However I never regretted getting it. It has some very cool games. The Layton ones are my favourite with Layton vs Ace Attorney being my favourite game in the system. Other great games are Resident Evil Revelations, Sonic Generations, Dead or Alive, Mirror of Fate,my Dual Destinies and the backlog of my old time favourites Game Gear and Game Boy.
Re: We Have Shigeru Miyamoto To Thank For The Super Stable 3D Of The New Nintendo 3DS
To be honest even though I like my 3DS the whole 3D concept is a useless gimmick to me and makes me dizzy easily. I would prefer a successor.
Re: eShop Games Added To The European Club Nintendo Store
The amount of prices they charge seems obscure to me...
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Heading For a Period of Major Change, and We Can't Fight It
DeNA does what Nintendon't
Seriously, as noted in the comments, I am afraid that Nintendo hardware will become somewhat irrelevant even for hardcore games. Someone suggested that if the mobile department is successful shareholders may ask Ninty to abandon consoles, just like they asked for mobile development.
Re: Nintendo Teases Cross-Platform Club Nintendo Successor In Conjunction With DeNA
About time they make a unified account where I can simply redownload all my games if I get a new 3DS.
Re: Review: 3D Out Run (3DS eShop)
Outrun is one of the best games ever. I have spent countless hours on the original and 2006 version.
Re: We're Really Feeling It With These Xenoblade Chronicles 3D New Nintendo 3DS Cover Plates
I may get them if they ship to Europe. Or just order them from Japan.
In the end of the day faceplates are somewhat expensive. Most are about 30 euros!!
Re: Reaction: Super Smash Bros. amiibo Support Shows That NFC For The New Nintendo 3DS Is No Gimmick
Seems like I am the only one with zero interest in amiibo. They look like cheap 10 euro toys. I would prefer more games or content in games rather than focus on amiibo.
Re: Weirdness: Club Nintendo Members Attempt to Sell Flipnote Studio 3D Codes on eBay
@Flopsy86 I don't think codes are forbidden on ebay. I have bought codes for Steam, PSN and Nintendo eshop for super low prices. There are also iTunes, android etc.
Re: Nintendo Pitched For The Media Rights To Harry Potter Back in 1998
Anyone remembers the two Harry Potter games that were released on the Gameboy Color? (Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets). They are two of my favourite games on the system. They were final fantasy style rpg games that followed the books (not the movies). Prisoner of Azkaban on GBA followed a similar concept.
Re: Satoru Iwata States That Around 5.7 Million amiibo Have Been Sold, Rules Out Current Games for Smartphones
New handheld next year? I am thinking of cancelling the new 3ds preorder. I can live with the clumsy and slow launch 3ds for another year...
Re: Review: 3D After Burner II (3DS eShop)
I am a huge SEGA fan. SEGA somehow manages to troll its fans from time to time but I really like how handles the Classic games except the Game Gear ones.
As far as Mega Drive is concerned there is the huge PS3 Mega Collection, a cool PS2 and PSP (Vita) collection, almost all MD games are in Steam and Wii VC (not on Wii U VC though). Master System Classics are on Wii VC too. And we also have those cool 3D Classics on the 3DS.
However I would also want more Game Gear games, as some friends stated above. Even some Jap imports. There is Sonic Chaos, the second Tails game, Phantasy Star Adventure, Phantasy Star Gaiden and more. GG is really a cool console.
At some point SEGA should offer classic games from Mega CD, Saturn and Dreamcast.
Anyway waiting for Outrun next week. Outrun if one of my favourite games ever.
Re: New Exploit Makes The 3DS Region Free Without The Need For A Flashcard Or Game Cart
@JaxonH Let me put it to somewhat more detail. When I said "worldwide" release I meant North America, Europe, Australia, other PAL regions and maybe South America. Japan was out. Just like how Steam somehow got it right. IOS and Android do this too. I am not sure since I never had an X-box but MS does the same I think. Same release date on all major western territories via Nintendo eshop and PSN. A unified rating system is not needed as proved by Steam. The only problem, as I see it, is translating the game in major EU languages but most people know English nowadays. A publisher that wants to translate a jrpg may do it, submit it to Nintendo or Sony only once and let the do the rest. Sony does this already for indie developers. I think a unified digital store for Ninty and Sony. Others have done it. It may be costly or unpractical but they surely can do it. Hope I made sense.
As for the Vita it may wasn't the best example but since it is the top chose these times for localizations I mentioned it.
Re: New Exploit Makes The 3DS Region Free Without The Need For A Flashcard Or Game Cart
Region lock is a bad relic of the past (when TV sets were different) and needs to go away. This is the digital age. Games should be available on the same date, just like steam does. Both Nintendo and Sony have delayed games for stupid reasons like "QA" and "Rating" although the problem is not as huge as the previous years.
@JaxonH "Ultimately, region free consoles can lead to less localizations." I used to agree with you but now we have tons of localizations for region free platforms like the Vita with EU dates almost same as the US ones to avoid import. In fact the only notorious EU game delays from recent memory are SMT4, the latest Blazblue and the first Persona fighting game.
Re: Wii Disc Software Heading to the Wii U eShop
I don't want to complain, I really want to see some Wii games on Wii U, although I would prefer some third party games as well.
The problem I have is with Wii U VC. We were told that there is no way to play them on the Game Pad (without the WiiMote) without paying some extra money and know they tell us that we can and ask again for money. Those games are ports that the Classic Controller buttons are somewhat mapped on the Game Pad and the Wii games are playable without WiiMotes or the TV. Why can't we do this with all Wii VC games that we paid a lot of money to buy?
Re: New Nintendo 3DS Prices Pop Up in Italy, and They're Not Bad
Still seems somewhat expensive to me. It is not that we talk about top new hardware...
Re: Retrospective: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - A Decade On
@GloryQuestor Problem is that, as an ambassador myself, the GBA emulator is not so good. Some colours seem wrong, some games look very pixelated, there are no savestates and if you close the 3ds there is no sleep mode. They are good to give away for free but not so good to ask money for them. This is somewhat bad considering that the unofficial PSP emulator is better. Nintendo does not release half or broken products and unless they work on the emulator again the games won't be released. That seems not so possible now but maybe in the somewhat stronger new 3ds...
Re: Retrospective: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - A Decade On
In my opinion this is the worst 2d Zelda game. It had the same recycled story and dungeons as the previous games. The oracle games felt more original.
Re: Nintendo Europe Shipping Ambassador Edition New Nintendo 3DS to Select Club Nintendo Members Right Now
Got the e-mail! I am ambassador of the original 3DS and I have bought tons of VC games and retail releases from the e-shop or via GAME e-shop codes.
3DS for the most part, Wii VC and Wii U VC also.
However I am out of money and wanted an XL model since I find the screens in my original model small. The problem though is mostly that the quality is not that good. Long game sessions in the original 3DS give me a soft pain in the hand, another reason to get the XL model. Also 230 euros for very outdated hardware is a little too much.
Also I don't live in the UK. I buy from UK since Nintendo is not really popular here. GAME codes made buying games easy for me. Although I can pay I am not sure if they ship to South Europe.
Re: Weirdness: Guess What, A Pokémon Title Exists On A Sega Console
Pico meh ... SEGA just give to your longtime fans a new console!
Re: Video: Hacker Demonstrates Fully Functional Game & Watch amiibo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
@StarDust4Ever I totally agree that it is super awesome to collect videogame figures. However I wanted to buy some and ended up not buying since they look like badly painted 10 euro toys not up to the standards I wanted from Nintendo. Now if they were somewhat better looking even if they were slightly more expensive I would me more interested.
Re: Video: Hacker Demonstrates Fully Functional Game & Watch amiibo in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
However why I should spend 100+ euros to unlock content in a game I already paid 60 euros for is beyond me. Reminds me of Capcom.
Re: Feature: Tales From The Frontline Of Game Boy Development
Very good Feature. An interesting read for handheld fans.
Re: Satoru Iwata Highlights Frustration at Missed Wii U Features and Aims to Improve for Next-Gen Hardware
I am afraid they will simply dump the Wii U after the next wave of first party games is released next year. Nintendo has this habit, they dumped the Wii while PS3 and 360 still get major game releases. They did the same with GC too.
Missing from the Wii U are the Ethernet port, a media player, a huge hard drive disk, blue ray support, more VC games (N64, GC, SEGA platforms), a proper OS (still it is very slowwwww). But the biggest problem is the lack of games. Still waiting for Xenoblade.
In the end of the day that I would definitely want for the next home system is the ability to transfer all my digital games, including my huge collection of VC games (when I buy VC instead of Wii U software something is clearly wrong with the system). Nintendo seems to offer BC with only the immediate previous generation but I would like to play all my VC collection in the new system, even those only playable on Wii mode.
Re: Poll: Fake Wave 4 amiibo Images Make Us Dream of More Figures
OK so I went today to buy an amiibo or two. I don't care about extra game content. I don't play Mario Kart or Smash. I wanted some for collector purposes. I ended up buying none! I was frustrated of how low quality and cheap they look. Seriously a 9.99 euro marvel action figure is better painted. I also checked the Disney Infinity marvel figures and they were somewhat better than amiibo but still looked cheap. I may get some either way but way later for less than 10 euros or something...
As for a new figure Bayonetta. Obviously...