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Definitely Chase. Loved Hotel Dusk and Last Window.

Mario Party Star Rush will almost certainly be bought after Christmas when we become a 4 3DS family

Still nothing on the My Nintendo Rewards though (that discount doesn't count). 7000 points and nothing to spend them on. Some will expire soon! It's almost a scam

It'll probably get overlooked due to everything else on offer, but I can really recommend Fairune.

Also, all the 3D Classics (except perhaps Hang On), but be aware there's a compilation card coming soon. So you might want to... clears throat Hang On drops mic falls off stage

Hardly surprising. Even if it turned out great, the concept was such a bad idea it was dead before release.

And fewer, not less!

@ejamer it's right there in the article: "PocketCHIP is available for pre-order now for $69."

@Damo It's slightly involved, but you have to install python, git and pip on it (easier than it sounds) then install this: https://github.com/PokemonGoMap/PokemonGo-Map
and the requirements for it.

Get yourself a new Pokemon Go account, find your Google API key for maps, and plug them into the code to run it. Once running on the PocketCHIP, use the surf browser on the device to point at localhost:5000 and you're away.

I turned mine into a self-contained Pokemon Go tracker. Use my mobile as a hotspot and I'm off!

https://twitter.com/deKay01/status/764556033096294401

@SamirMalik the setting and the style is what brought me to it. Not the story. I had no idea what that was. But what has kept me playing has been the mechanics - which are vitally important in a JRPG. The story is great too, though, but that's not why I bought the game and it's not noticeably changed from the original to those of us who haven't read about the original. They're really minor cosmetic changes anyway.

@SamirMalik I'm on chapter 5 now and haven't noticed anything out of place, so only did because I was told by you. It still doesn't change the game mechanics in the slightest.

Titan Attacks, Nova-111 and Thomas Was Alone are all fantastic. Get those if you haven't already.

@SamirMalik not to me, because I don't know what the original was. Makes no difference to the gameplay.

@C-Olimar You say that but my 7 year old daughter loves it. I've no issue with them making the changes they did, as it makes no difference at all to the gameplay.

PLEASE be a Mighty Gunvolt 2 as well!

@dizzy_boy Why not?

@dizzy_boy but surely you need Zelda Picross?

I've already got both of those

Almost 4000 points now and nothing to spend them on. It's almost like the system penalises those people who actually buy Nintendo games.

Still using it every day. Just wish there was something to spend my 1600 points on.

@Tsusasi I'm not sure what point you're making now. The 3DS was a new handheld, yes. But the 3DS/New 3DS/MH situation is exactly the DS/DSi/3DS situation.

The DSi was a hardware-improved DS with new features and virtually no games that use those features or better hardware. Two years after it came out, the 3DS was released.

The New 3DS is a hardware-improved 3DS with new features and virtually no games that use those features or better hardware. Two years after it came out, the MH is likely to be released (if indeed it is a thing and exists).

See?

@Tsusasi "but they didn't then release yet another iteration a couple of years later" - yes they did - the 3DS.

@DekersHekers so have I, but my 3DS isn't going anywhere!

@Tsusasi they also release a DS with drastic hardware changes - the DSi. For which they didn't release games for en masse either.

The (Google) translated text, by the way, is:

As a long-term investment, and continued investment decisions "Overweight". Target price was cut yen 34000 yen → 32200. Due to a change in the number of exchange premise, now 17.3 period - 20.3 period expected the downward revision. Change the contents of the medium-term profit growth story. Towing auditors, conventional "health services, theme parks, mobile game" from the new business, such as, but was switched next-generation game machine "NX" and next-generation portable game machine to "MH (tentative name)", medium-term growth of scenario was that there is no change. The expected future, new and weaving of the revenue impact of the whole picture announcement of NX and MH, if dispel the realization of skepticism for the monetization of mobile games, there is a high possibility that stock prices are largely re-evaluation, assuming long-term investment, now has to think and entry timing.

Which also suggests the NX is aiming for a £200 launch price. So probably £300 over here.

@DekersHekers it's more than 5 years old now. By the time any replacement is out, it'll be 6 at least.

The DS came out just three years after the GBA (which was less than three years after the GBC), and the 3DS came out 6 1/2 years after the DS, so it's not unexpected.

My Heart

Oh, never mind - check for spot pass data in the settings did it.

So how do you get the rupees and food then anyway?

@RainbowGazelle In your opinion. I've had so much fun with it. And adventure mode isn't grinding anyway. Same maps, sure, but different objectives and rules.

It's like complaining that FIFA only comes with a handful of pitches.

@RainbowGazelle "not enough content"? There's easily 200+ hours of content there. How much do you want?!

@Fath I'd like to be able to play the new Twilight Princess HD content on my Gamecube version, but that isn't going to happen.

It's a new version of the game, with new content. 90% of it is the same, yes, but that doesn't mean they should backport all the new stuff. They've already done more than they really needed with the extra characters!

@Fath "Hardware that can run it properly"? The New 3DS runs it just fine, in 3D with a higher enemy count and framerate than the Wii U version in two-player mode.

As I said, I own both so aside from not being able to co-op the new stuff, I'm not fussed it isn't available on the Wii U. I'm only 140-odd hours into the Wii U version so I've a good 75% of the game left to go yet - I'm not put out by some extra content not coming over.

I'm only 60 hours into the 3DS version so I'm not even ready for more content there either, actually...

@RainbowGazelle on the other hand... why would anyone buy the 3DS version if all the content was in the Wii U version?

I was happy buying both. There's no multiplayer in the 3DS version and 100% of my time with the Wii U one is co-op so if anything - to me - the 3DS version is missing essential content, not the other way round.

@RainbowGazelle I'm not sure how it's screwing over people? The Wii U game was done, finished, complete. Then Nintendo decided to add to it as a bonus for buying the 3DS version.

@Grumblevolcano But why would you not buy a New 3DS to play Legends on it? All I'm hearing are weak excuses here

@Grumblevolcano But why would you not buy Legends?

@Grumblevolcano Eh? They're all already in the Wii U version.

@lemonjellydude same here. I've over 2000 points going to waste. I bet they'll expire before I can use them

@riChchestM But it's the same price to buy at retail! http://www.base.com/Games/Legend-of-Zelda-Wind-Waker-HD-Selects-Wii-U/ZELWWHDSWIIU/

No new full games for points though? Bah. I've nothing to spend them on!

No new games? I've almost 2000 platinum coins but nothing to spend them on

Still waiting for something to spend my 1500 coins on

Animal Crossing on mobile? That's me out. Bah.

It's here on Play Asia:
http://www.play-asia.com/retro-receiver-for-nes/13/70a2f7

@Damo Oh, I know that - but there must exist (or must have existed) finished copies if the game was actually reviewed!

This was never actually released? I remember reading a review (of the Mega Drive version, I think) in something like EGM or GamePro. Either someone made it up, or finished copies made it out!

@manu0 Really? Which games?

Seems The Swindle price is an error. It's 50% off, and not until next week. Still definitely worth £6 mind, but not as good a deal as this.

The Swindle is a proper bargain at £1.99. It was £4.19 (reduced!) on PSN last week when I bought it, but would have preferred the Wii U version.

As always, I'll recommend Code of Princess (especially if you were a fan of Guardian Heroes) and all the Mighty Switch Force games. But of course, you should own all of them already

Thomas Was Alone at that price too.

@Captain_Gonru There's a difference between acronym and abbreviation (or initialism): an acronym is basically pronounceable as a word, but abbreviations are not necessarily so. Acronyms are a subset of abbreviations.
I say NES as "NEZ" rather than "NESS" simply because it's a single S. Not everyone here in the UK says NEZ, but it's certainly one of the most frequent pronunciations over here. Back in the 80s it was mainly just said as "Nintendo"
"SNEZ" is frequent, but I find it clumsy. "Super NEZ" sounds better.
Oh, and of course we all say "Megadrive" here

@AlexOlney I'm not really that precious about it

@Captain_Gonru NES has always been "Nez", "SNES" has always been "Super Nez".

You don't say EN AY ESS AY instead of Nassa for NASA, do you?