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@faint was tempted with rayman legends... but I can get that for like $15 on my PS3 so.... yeah.

@ricklongo Splatoon has minigames and challenges, Twilight Princess has an entire dungeon, Mario Party has a whole game mode that is similar to the retro style. Instead it is only the crappy car mode available as your "standard" Mario Party. Shovel Knight, you have an entire game mode in which it is the only way to play multiplayer though I guess this one isn't exactly Nintendo but at the same time, it won't help remedy the problem. Captain Toad has an entire game mode locked behind amiibo though.. this one actually isn't too bad as it was developed after the game's initial release so it isn't as much locked on disc content. Mario Maker had a whole new strategy when it comes to beating levels that could never be achieved by any other way except for the limited edition amiibo.

In the end, I am getting tired of Nintendo not selling me the whole game now with every one of their products and instead, I will need to spend a little extra to get at least one amiibo (often times multiple) to get all the content.

@abbyhitter It's more the fact that the majority of these games are the games that are put on sale on a regular basis though there are a few more different ones than normal.

Why is Rayman Legends so much when i can get it for like $15 on the PS3 at EB Games?

@Sligeach

Didn't... you guys just finish a sale?

@faint because Nintendo has a habbit of unlocking levels, minigames and such from games with amiibo and seeing how Star Fox is more like flying missions, it would make sense.

Man, I cannot remember the last time I bought something off the Eshop.

More game content locked behind amiibo. I am going to guess missions and such will be locked.

Lol at the apologists saying censorship/removal was a good thing.

I still have yet to understand the craze for the gamecube controller. The pro-controller feels so much better and much more ergonomic. Though at half the price of a pro-controller, it would be tempting regardless.

I never really cared for the idea of VR though that could have been tainted by Disney Land's version when I was younger and Star Trek with the holodecks. Even more so to wear something on my face to play a game seems weird. I even hate wearing headphones and will only wear them when I am talking to people... which isn't nearly as often as it used to be. Though in the end, VR will probably pass and the next new thing will arise a few years from now after 80%+ of VR's use it'll turn to porn.. trust me, it'll go there. I see more news and more videos about VR porn than gaming now and I mostly use gaming sites.

@empsolo There is zero evidence? Try to play the retro like style in Mario Party that they labelled "Amiibo Party." Try playing the minigames and doing the extra missions in Splatoon. The fact that Nintendo has done stuff like this already, the likelihood of them locking it is pretty high if it was "leaked." Do you seriously want to try and argue that there is zero evidence that Nintendo does this when it is plain right in your face? This just really shows me how blind you are and how you just slurp up what Nintendo throws at you.

@the101
yes, I can understand how you want to feel rewarded because you managed to fight the power and get a toy but sadly, not everyone is always as lucky as you. The thing is, Nintendo can make you feel rewarded without screwing some people out of game content that is on disc locked where it is entire gamemodes and game content. Skins, pet like things, sure. I was fascinated with those which is why I was totally on board with amiibo at the start but with how far Nintendo has gone with it. It has become very concerning. Overall, I guess it would feel a little underwhelming but again, that was Nintendo really dropping the ball there.

In my opinion, they should have used them for the stuff I mentioned above or similar and then created games completely around like what amiibo festival is... just not the price while having the small cute things in the other games. Now, yes you can argue that a game devoted to amiibo has locked content and then certain amiibo are for certain things but at the same time, that is the concept of the game and it is something you'd expect and you know what you're getting into. With Nintendo games in general now, you are losing out on content for every game and if you don't have the amiibo, well you're screwed. Overall, the idea of amiibo was just butchered by greed and it's potential shot out the window/gone down the wrong path.

Personally, a lot of this reminds me when AC Black Flag came to the Wii U and then the DLC was cut for the Wii U, Wii U owners were up in arms because the content was restricted from them and well, now we have Nintendo in a way, restricting content to their own fans to people who only manage to get the amiibo. Though it isn't the same, the idea is the same though Ubisoft didn't lock the content on the disc at least and it was available to all (for the systems that it was on).

@Shadowkiller97

They are still re-printing... Right. That is why Rosalina, Lucina, Roy, Robin along with many others near impossible to find for normal retail price... In fact, most of the amiibo that are not of the most recent wave are more than the retail price and have gotten only a few restocks if any. The only restocks I have seen lately are the ones from the last waves, that's all. The rest are still up there in price still making scalpers a problem. They might not be much of a problem with the newer waves but they are still a problem.

Also, why do you want people to stop saying what it is? The content was made and then locked behind a wall for amiibo. That is exactly what it is. There is no way to be able to access these dungeons that have been made prior to the games release except through the amiibo which you need to pay extra for. Now, if you had been fully reading my posts, you'd see that I was ok with the amiibo being used for something small such as costumes, or used as a pet to raise and train but when it comes to unlocking and using it for gamemodes, Shovel Knight, unlocks multiplayer, Mario Party, unlcks to only game mode that is similar to the old Mario Party style, Splatoon, missions and mini games, Zelda Twilight Princess HD, unlocks a harder mode AND (if the rumour is true) unlocks an exclusive dungeon. This is where the problems occur. Also, for your Mario Maker argument, I'd like to point out that you can get 99% of those costumes in game. I believe the retro Mario amiibo are the only ones that are amiibo exclusive.

You can argue that this content would have never existed without amiibo but at the same time, that is all speculation, even more so, shallow speculation as Zelda has always had a hard mode, Mario Maker could have still had the costumes mushroom in which many costumes could have been present, Splatoon could have still had extra unlockable missions, Mario Party could have had the more retro style of Mario Party. Overall, you don't know and are just speculating that they exist because of amiibo just so you don't seem like you're grasping at straws as much.

If this was the case, I'd consider buying it... a year after release of course though I have my doubts that this is true but We'll see at E3.

People hoping for good VC stuff are dreaming. Nintendo has gone blind to what people want and their stubbornness has killed an amazing service.

@John_Enigma
Nintendo broke a lot of promises this generation. Good be tough for them to earn back my trust.

@Donnie Even if they stand on their own two feet, Nintendo owns a third of the IP and Nintendo owns a lot of the Pokemon Company which also owns a third. Nintendo can decide a lot of how Pokemon is run if they so wish. Plus, they also do get a lot of money from Pokemon related whether it be games, movies or toys.

@TingLz So then what happens when the game comes where it needs an amiibo you don't have? Even still, 30 Amiibo is $400+. Also, for the pathetic part, it is when people defend these practices for Nintendo, even more so when you see people defend it yet denounce other developers for doing the same thing (or similar that is less worse than Nintendo).

@Shadowkiller97

Here is the thing though, how many games can you remember were so limited quantity last gen? Seriously how many? I can think of two, Xenoblade and the Metroid prime trilogy... even though that was a limited edition and you could still get the 3 prime games easily and play them all on the Wii. Even then, the ones that are super rare now, those are the only two that would be hugely sought after and the rest of the rare ones are more niche or not cared for at all. And no, the amiibo scalper argument is still very much valid. Sure, you're not spending as much as you were but you are still spending more than what the amiibo was at release. The scalper problem still very much exists. Need and example? Go try and buy Rosalina for $13 (or $15 CAD) any where. Even if you go for the Japanese imports, you are still paying more. The same goes for many other amiibo such as Robin, Lucina and others.

And yes, I am looking at the amiibo that way however, the problem is still the fact that these are now being used to unlock game modes in games in which an amiibo that may no longer be available, it could cause a lock out for someone. Another thing that they are making game content, removing it from the core game and locking it behind a barrier for only, essentially the lucky ones who got the limited stock. Locking out content with on disc DLC was seen as huge taboo and developers got ridiculed but yet, here is Nintendo doing it worse and people praise them? Very hypocritical.

Also, you need to stop with the "if you buy this, this will be free" when it isn't free because you paid for it, it is more technically a DLC that devalues over time that is required to unlocked the locked content that was removed from you before. Sure, it sounds sweet when you look at say "X amiibo is good with these 5 games" but the problem still remains that the content is tied to the amiibo that is limited in quantity and it was content that was developed and removed. This was wrong when Capcom did it, why is it not wrong for Nintendo to do it? Even if it is small (for now), it shouldn't excuse one party when it is such taboo for the others.

@TingLz So wait, you have all the amiibo? You do realize that is like $1,200+ worth of amiibo, even more if you collected the amiibo cards as well. It now makes me wonder, who is the one really winning on this?

@the101 ( and @Thatguywhoeats in a way)
And no...it's not pessimistic, it's reality. Sorry but amiibo are a plague that is getting worse. They started off as something small, like a costume, "pet" or whatever but now they are used for unlocking entire game modes. Even if Hero Mode is released from the get go (I missed that announcement), this is in a sense, still a game mode locked behind a limited quantity toy.

Tell me something. Do you support on disc DLC? Because that is what amiibo is except in worse form compared to what other developers like Capcom have done. This is limited stock DLC that you can be at the mercy of scalpers in order to get. This is the worst form of DLC to ever exist. You talk about how it is not required to continue while at the same time, neither is other developers DLC that everyone complains about yet this, Nintendo can't be wrong. Even more so this is now basically content that was created in the game, then they removed that content and locked behind a barrier away from the consumer. To be honest, I find it pathetic that people support the removal of content in a game so that the developers can sell it at a higher price.

@Donnie Why would I separate them when Nintendo is the majority player with the pokemon IP?

No thanks, I'd rather go to amazon, buy the DVDs for cheaper. You can get 4 movies for some for like $20. I am not paying Nintendo for over priced products.

Overall, Nintendo is really dropping the ball with them doing basically nothing and over priced stuff. Christmas, $300 of my money went to Sony because of Nintendo's lack of.... everything. This was the first holiday season where I bought nothing Nintendo in the last 15 years.

Amiibo is such a plague now with Nintendo. lol All those nay-sayers, open your eyes and see what amiibo is now doing to the games you love. Hard mode locked. lol

@VR32F1END

Pretty sure it was only free provided you paid $20 for the Wii Fit U meter.

@Joenen Sadly Nintendo didn't offer that to Wii U owners who bought their failure system at launch nor have they released the GBA VC titles on the 3DS for everyone else to buy but at an extra cost.

Looks the same to me... but then again, I haven't played it since there are better Smash games such as Brawl and Smash Wii U (only multiplayer though as single player stuff sucked for the latest one.)

The only smart phone thing I am interested in that Nintendo is involved in is Pokemon GO. Everything else seems stupid and pointless.

I still cannot justify the $10 price tag on these...

@IceClimbers I have yet to see a retailer drop the price on a Nintendo game. It is very rare when it does and it is only ever temporary.

You need to release stuff for stuff to sell. You need to advertise for stuff to sell. You need to do something for stuff to sell.

@PlywoodStick Yeah, we had all that crap and now we got a pot head for a leader. Really, I don't think any of the parties were good. They all looked crappy though the liberal win did annoy me the most as I no longer trust the liberals after seeing what they are doing to my province. But as for prices, yeah. Inflation, crappy economy while not getting paid anymore is well, going to make gaming an even harder/expensive hobby

@Xenocity

What are you talking about, Wind Waker HD is the same price as it was at launch as are most Nintendo games. If Twilight Princess fails to sell, it will remain the same price.

I wonder when this will ever be released in NA... my guess is after the release of the NX.

I am glad to see that the price for this game has dropped from $100 to $80 though I am still a little annoyed at the fact that the US is getting this game as a reduced prices, or full retail price with the amiibo yet Canada doesn't get that option. Though our dollar is going down the crapper and there is nothing showing it improving over the next year and with the new governments spending... we're in for a rough one.

You know it is sad when you need to make daisy news. lol

The sad part is this doesn't seem to be the case with Amazon.ca

@abe_hikura Really? i am sorry but I would much rather paying transactions for stuff rather being offered a limited toy that unlocks something. I was one of the lucky ones you can say since I got it on pre-order (though for some reason, it costs $100 here in Canada) but there are potentially thousands, 10s of thousands to maybe hundreds of thousands of people that will never get to experience this content even though they may wish it. No only is it an expensive content (In Canada anyway) but a limited content, something far worse to those games where it is "pre-order" exclusive and such because now it all comes down to if you got lucky that it hasn't sold out where you are yet.

@abe_hikura

I can see this easily being a problem as amiibo as a whole are now being used to unlock actual game content, not just some small feature. Even more so that a lot of these amiibo, especially this one being a special edition are limited meaning some may never get those feature. amiibo is turning into a rotten way of DLC, far worse than any company thus far.

If the NX is not released this year, then it will be a very underwhelming year as there is hardly anything for 2016 from Nintendo.

@faint

It's funny, they could easily solve that problem if they just stopped with the dismal releases and actually listened to fans, then we'd all stop complaining (or at least the majority).

It's about time, now about the other dozen or so titles.

What I would love is a NX launch with a pokemon 3D adventure like the handhelds.... but I'd probably become Jesus before that would happen.

Sounds like this guy wants to pin the blame on someone when his niche, over priced product isn't selling.

@SaKo

I don't know... VR seems more like what happened with motion controls really if you ask me. Really, VR has been around for a while or at least the concept and it never really got that big until now. Kind of like how motion controls were around forever and well... motion control is mostly dead and what isn't dead, is dying.

I refuse to buy this.

How did this get a 5? A 1 would be more fitting.

I am going to say it, Gen 5 was the worst one.

Too adorable for words yet you wrote 117 of them

The Wii U really only has delayed games scheduled for this year so far. I'm not very optimistic. I honestly don't understand how anyone really can be. It is even worse how we need to be optimistic that Nintendo will deliver this year which this year is already looking to be next to nothing.

I am still trying to decide if I should buy the over priced game or not.

Wow... 153 votes and 72% of nothing. lol

@ggnorekthx

it would do you good to never expect what the EU gets on the VC for at least 6 months up to never.

hmm... I would love it if these underwater games were better, Squids Odyssey was amazing and s the best one yet. I wish there was more.

@Zebetite

They are waiting for the NA Eshop post of nothing.

@Octane

I doubt Sony and MS will be releasing the PS5 and Xboxnext within 2 years (or 3). Those systems are only 2 years old now an both Sony and MS have stated that these are systems for 10 or so years. Plus with how well the PS4 is selling, they shouldn't need a reason to launch so soon.

@Xenocity What are you talking about? Samsung is ahead of Apple in the market share when it comes to mobile...