Im getting the 360 version because it contains a cool front end where you can play 3 of the titles. Also M2 are porting it so it isnt backboned.
One good thing for wii is that it has the superior dragons curse (wonderboy dragons trap) and Dynastic Hero (Wonderboy in monsterworld). These are the best versions of both of them.
I will be getting the 360 version because of the 60hz option.
Grey Lancer was listed as 60hz but only runs at 50hz so dont hold your breath.
On WII its best to enjoy dragons curse and dynastic hero which are two great monsterworld games that are better then the sega counterparts. 60hz turbo duo.
Honestly. If nintendo dont release this in the US. You can search on google and find a way to make it run. All you need is an SD card and to run a ahem update then you will be able to order it from amazon.co.uk and play the game.
My thoughts on why nintendo wont win with the third parties and the level that they will support wii u.
Namco for obvious reasons although id expect ridge racer and a tekken game. Ridge racer will be fun to play with a tablet control with non analogue shoulder buttons. Tekken will be fun to play with a tablet...............
Capcom will want to continue major assetts on PS3 and 360 and companies like sony and microsoft will pay them for exclusive rights of the major games. Nintendo wont pay.
Konami may release some classics but games like metal gear will stick with sonys machine. Also pro evolution soccer on that pad...............
Arc System works obviously are but that pad.............
EA will most likely release on all platforms but with a controller like that whos gonna want to play fifa or tiger woods with that.....
Square Enix will keep the best games on the above formats and release childish variants of Final Fantasy etc on WII U.
Activision will release games on all formats but I can see them being the same ports as the other platforms.
I sense that a lot of people on here are not completely happy with the WII U including some of the staff here. On many other forums like gamefaqs and kotaku the same opinion is going around.
Nintendo had better not screw this one up or they will be in trouble. Perhaps the final blow to them.
Its made even worse with that ex mcdonalds employee Reggie in charge of nintendo america.
@3 this game is that good. Its hands down the best zelda game in my humble opinion and easily the best gameboy / gbc game. I cant do it justice in my explanation but just get it. 6 dollars..... A steal.
Fantastic game. This is my favourite Zelda of all time and its even more fun then the Snes version. Seeing this makes me want a 3DS as there will be no battery backup problems.
I remember the original gameboy zelda version of this where you could teleport by hitting the select button at the end of the screen. Was of course fixed in DX.
This game could be the reason why I end up getting a 3DS..............
Any of you in europe should have got the warning signs from the WII to expect 50hz content in europe and a far worse release schedule. Its been like this for years and wont change.
Any 3DS or WII - U I get will be the american model.
WOW. I dont know where this game came from but it is hands down the best racer on Wii after F Zero GX. Utterly amazing suprise. This is better then at least 100 retail wii releases.
Get to it. Its so worth it. For all the hard work, you get to unlock all of the tracks from the f zero ax arcade machine and the selectable pods. The graphics are actually a notch above the standard gx tracks.
F zero on gc matches the arcade machine and betters it in so many ways. Ive had my disk for f zero for years now and I hope that it will run in the project cafe machine. Also my miracle memory card that I darent wipe.
The only other game I can think of that does that is outrun 2006.
And to think that people bigged this game up to be a killer exclusive on wii. After playing the first one i knew this wouldnt work. I wonder if the grinder will come out now. That one had a better theme.
The best exclusive fps games are still metroid 3 which i think is the best. Of course after that goldeneye and there is always modern warfare and black ops for non exclusives.
Dont like the sound of that, basically balance out means if your artichoke they will still keep you in the race. Blue shells should be taken away and it should be like a pure racer where if your in front on skill you cannot be taken down by the person in last position like bullet bill or the blue shell.
They are finally admitting to mistakes, this is amazing. The first party titles are not enough to carry the machine anymore as once people have bought the zelda, mario, mario kart games there has been nothing else to buy.
Third party support is what the new nintendo machine needs to bring back the glory days of the snes and they do have an opportunity here I think to go in front of the other 2 machines if they do this right.
Or maybe most people think of 3d as a gimmick phase that will not be around forever. It died once and I dont think it will be the standard in 2 years time.
3DS is not going to do well in the long run I predict and im certainly not getting one. I think the processing power of the psp2 is going to blow it away (sorry for saying that here). The game that they are bigging up mostly is a remake of an N64 game........
3DS should keep nintendo heads happy (who've parted with cash again for nintendo) but secretly everyone must be feeling this is an accident waiting to happen. I mean look at the battery life etc. . Even the kids these days want iphones / ipads.
While I still like my WII and Snes, the one thing thats better about sega fans as a pose to nintendos is that nintendo fans never ever will admit when nintendo has made a mistake yet the sega fans will definately stand up and admit where they have gone wrong.
Good to see that its acknowledged that there are more important things then how many units are sold.
Everytime theres a boast about sales figures on this site im like meh to it because what really counts is software sales and thats where the wii has been poor. Im gonna ignore those articles from now on.
Wii outselling PS3 and 360 doesnt matter to me because its not a superior machine and the audience actually buying them arent really sophisticated or serious about gaming. Nintendo has lost lots of street credibility that it had during the nes / snes / n64 days because of this.
Hardware units are sold quickly especially to children but allot of these people only have about 5 games including Wii sports and rubbish like carnival game pack. The people surely then move on and go and get PS3's later.
When the new nintendo machine comes out im sure it will be different.
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Re: Feature: Bizarre Emails Sent to Nintendo Life - Volume 5
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Re: Feature: Bizarre Emails Sent to Nintendo Life - Volume 5
Nice way to treat your younger viewers supporting your site.
Take the piss out of them.
Re: Game of the Month: May 2012 - Monster World IV
Great game but for europeans the wii is a terrible platform for retro games because of 50hz
50hz neo geo
50hz nes
50hz megadrive
50hz snes
Re: Miyamoto: "F-Zero Could Work on Wii U"
This has to come out but can only be controlled via analogue not tablet.
F zero is hardcore and needs full analogue control.
Re: PEGI Rates Monster World IV for Virtual Console
If its 60hz on wii that will be great for europe.
Im getting the 360 version because it contains a cool front end where you can play 3 of the titles. Also M2 are porting it so it isnt backboned.
One good thing for wii is that it has the superior dragons curse (wonderboy dragons trap) and Dynastic Hero (Wonderboy in monsterworld). These are the best versions of both of them.
Re: PEGI Rates Monster World IV for Virtual Console
I will be getting the 360 version because of the 60hz option.
Grey Lancer was listed as 60hz but only runs at 50hz so dont hold your breath.
On WII its best to enjoy dragons curse and dynastic hero which are two great monsterworld games that are better then the sega counterparts. 60hz turbo duo.
Re: First Epic Mickey 3DS Screen Shows Scrooge McDuck
wow bring it.
Re: Nintendo Download: 15th March 2012 (North America)
Awesome shinobi GG.
I would say both shinobi games on GG are the killer apps.
Re: Review: The King of Fighters '97 (Wii Virtual Console / Neo Geo)
Excellent addition in the series.
Better than 96.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
I cant take the way that the wii looks anymore as it hurts my eyes looking at 480 res.
Sticking to skyrim.
Re: Double Dragon II Coming to Save Wii Virtual Console
Pretty good game but has dated now.
When is the wonderboy game gonna come out.
Re: Review: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUvTQSssVaI
Brilliant music, brilliant stage design, brilliant era, never a sonic 3d game that bettered this since.
Just a stage out of the mediocre 6/10 release.
Re: Review: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)
Oh come on. 9/10 for super mario land 2 and 6/10 for this.
Just as well I dont go by your reviews.
Re: Disney Registers Castle of Illusion Trademark
Beautifull little game. One of the most interesting megadrive games.
Re: Review: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
cmon 9 / 10
My 4 year old daughter could finish this.
Re: R-Type Being Removed from Virtual Console
r type complete is one hucard with the whole game on it for a playthrough.
Best version yes.
Re: Japanese Virtual Console List - September 2011
kof 97 is a great version. has proper input time as a pose to 96. Saturn version was great as well.
Still I have this already.
Re: R-Type Being Removed from Virtual Console
Well if anyone wants to get the exclusive secret level found on stage 4 they should get this before it goes.
Its a good competent version of r type and one of the top 10 master system games. Definately one of the best arcade conversions on the hardware.
Re: Feature: Remembering the Game Boy Advance
Its about time you guys showed some love for the GBA. It is the snes of the handheld machines.
So many games that you havent reviewed on it when there have been droughts.
Re: Talking Point: The Most Memorable Third Party Game Boy Advance Games
GBA is an amazing Handheld console. The only one im interested in and im still collecting stuff on it.
I would have to add king of fighters ex2 howling blood. Basically a port of king of fighters 2000 with all the graphics, playability and sound intact.
Re: Review: Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (3DS Virtual Console / Game Boy)
This was a good start. Looks and plays exactly like megaman should.
I liked part 2 on GB and dont know why it got such a bad wrap. Part 3 was the best though for sure.
Re: Analogue Stick Add-On for 3DS Revealed
3ds is a failure already. No one seems happy with it.
After Mario it will be the same dry handheld console.
Re: Analogue Stick Add-On for 3DS Revealed
Damn this 3ds is failing and nintendo are in real troubled times.
Vita has everything it needs built into the hardware and no upgrades required.
Re: Current Wii Model to be Discontinued
No need to downgrade my wii to that.
Still like F Zero GX / Sonic Adventure 2 battle / Super Monkey Ball 1.
Re: UK 3DS Price War Heats Up as Tesco Drops Console to £115
Still dont think its worth it.
Re: Nintendo Trademarks Mii U, WiiWare U, Wii U Music and More
Junk games then. Just like the wii.
Re: GameCube to See New Downloadable Life on Wii U
Nintendo really have done it now. They know all the fanboys will yet again buy stuff that they already own again!!!!
They know that all the people who bought the 3ds will buy the upgrade model.
Just like people bought DS then DSI.
Now gamecube games will be included in this.
Re: Miyamoto: "Wii U is an Attractive Environment for Developers"
Nintendo are in trouble here because the 3ds is not selling well and the vita is going to have 3d and have no region lock and superior graphics.
Wii U also does not have a comfortable controller anymore for serious gaming.
Re: In Case You Missed It, We Have the Shinobi 3DS Trailer
This looks rubbish. These guys have butchered one of the fondest games franchises.
Re: Retro Roads Never Looked Better Than 3D Pixel Racing
looks good. A bit like outrun
Re: Xenoblade Artwork and Screenshots Show a Lot of Heart
Honestly. If nintendo dont release this in the US. You can search on google and find a way to make it run. All you need is an SD card and to run a ahem update then you will be able to order it from amazon.co.uk and play the game.
Re: Nintendo Collaborating with Third-Parties to Make Hits
My thoughts on why nintendo wont win with the third parties and the level that they will support wii u.
Namco for obvious reasons although id expect ridge racer and a tekken game. Ridge racer will be fun to play with a tablet control with non analogue shoulder buttons. Tekken will be fun to play with a tablet...............
Capcom will want to continue major assetts on PS3 and 360 and companies like sony and microsoft will pay them for exclusive rights of the major games. Nintendo wont pay.
Konami may release some classics but games like metal gear will stick with sonys machine. Also pro evolution soccer on that pad...............
Arc System works obviously are but that pad.............
EA will most likely release on all platforms but with a controller like that whos gonna want to play fifa or tiger woods with that.....
Square Enix will keep the best games on the above formats and release childish variants of Final Fantasy etc on WII U.
Activision will release games on all formats but I can see them being the same ports as the other platforms.
Re: Naka and Iizuka Drop Hints at Third NiGHTS Game
If its anything like any sonic game since sonic adventure 2 sonic team are better off not bothering.
Re: Reggie Discusses Wii U Branding, "Not a Difficult Sell"
jumpmanZ a fanboy lol
Re: Reggie Discusses Wii U Branding, "Not a Difficult Sell"
I sense that a lot of people on here are not completely happy with the WII U including some of the staff here. On many other forums like gamefaqs and kotaku the same opinion is going around.
Nintendo had better not screw this one up or they will be in trouble. Perhaps the final blow to them.
Its made even worse with that ex mcdonalds employee Reggie in charge of nintendo america.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)
@3 this game is that good. Its hands down the best zelda game in my humble opinion and easily the best gameboy / gbc game. I cant do it justice in my explanation but just get it. 6 dollars..... A steal.
It actually looks and sounds like a 16 bit game.
Real nintendo magic in this game.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (Game Boy Color)
Fantastic game. This is my favourite Zelda of all time and its even more fun then the Snes version. Seeing this makes me want a 3DS as there will be no battery backup problems.
I remember the original gameboy zelda version of this where you could teleport by hitting the select button at the end of the screen. Was of course fixed in DX.
This game could be the reason why I end up getting a 3DS..............
AMAZING GAME.
Re: Regional eShops Will Continue to Offer Different Content
Any of you in europe should have got the warning signs from the WII to expect 50hz content in europe and a far worse release schedule. Its been like this for years and wont change.
Any 3DS or WII - U I get will be the american model.
Re: Wii U Uses 25GB Discs and Lacks GameCube Compatibility
it is a really stupid thing and hard luck on them. Nintendo wont care about sales for people who havent got space anyway.
Im still getting it, but will be getting the american machine after having no confidence in virtual console 50hz rubbish.
Re: Wii U Uses 25GB Discs and Lacks GameCube Compatibility
THATS IT. Now ive found out that I need to keep my wii and cant trade it.
No GC means no F Zero Gx / Sonic Adventure 2. F Zero GX will never run in hd.
Talk about cutting costs.
Re: Review: FAST - Racing League (WiiWare)
WOW. I dont know where this game came from but it is hands down the best racer on Wii after F Zero GX. Utterly amazing suprise. This is better then at least 100 retail wii releases.
Im gonna be playing some serious time on this.
Re: Review: FAST - Racing League (WiiWare)
@7
Get to it. Its so worth it. For all the hard work, you get to unlock all of the tracks from the f zero ax arcade machine and the selectable pods. The graphics are actually a notch above the standard gx tracks.
F zero on gc matches the arcade machine and betters it in so many ways. Ive had my disk for f zero for years now and I hope that it will run in the project cafe machine. Also my miracle memory card that I darent wipe.
The only other game I can think of that does that is outrun 2006.
Re: Review: FAST - Racing League (WiiWare)
wow, this game looks amazing. Im a massive fzero gx fan and so proud that i unlocked the ax arcade tracks.
This game im buying tonight. 60fps fzero clone on wiiware. im in...........
Re: High Voltage Responds Badly to Scathing Conduit 2 Review
And to think that people bigged this game up to be a killer exclusive on wii. After playing the first one i knew this wouldnt work. I wonder if the grinder will come out now. That one had a better theme.
The best exclusive fps games are still metroid 3 which i think is the best. Of course after that goldeneye and there is always modern warfare and black ops for non exclusives.
Re: Review: Super Adventure Island (Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
I prefer new adventure island on tg16. Nes ones after that.
Re: New Elements Planned for Mario Kart on the 3DS
Dont like the sound of that, basically balance out means if your artichoke they will still keep you in the race. Blue shells should be taken away and it should be like a pure racer where if your in front on skill you cannot be taken down by the person in last position like bullet bill or the blue shell.
Re: Nintendo Reinforcing Western Development for Wii's Successor
They are finally admitting to mistakes, this is amazing. The first party titles are not enough to carry the machine anymore as once people have bought the zelda, mario, mario kart games there has been nothing else to buy.
Third party support is what the new nintendo machine needs to bring back the glory days of the snes and they do have an opportunity here I think to go in front of the other 2 machines if they do this right.
Re: Nintendo Expected Higher 3DS Sales
Or maybe most people think of 3d as a gimmick phase that will not be around forever. It died once and I dont think it will be the standard in 2 years time.
Re: Nintendo Expected Higher 3DS Sales
3DS is not going to do well in the long run I predict and im certainly not getting one. I think the processing power of the psp2 is going to blow it away (sorry for saying that here). The game that they are bigging up mostly is a remake of an N64 game........
3DS should keep nintendo heads happy (who've parted with cash again for nintendo) but secretly everyone must be feeling this is an accident waiting to happen. I mean look at the battery life etc.
.
Even the kids these days want iphones / ipads.
While I still like my WII and Snes, the one thing thats better about sega fans as a pose to nintendos is that nintendo fans never ever will admit when nintendo has made a mistake yet the sega fans will definately stand up and admit where they have gone wrong.
Re: Iwata Expresses Regrets About the Way the Wii was Marketed
Good to see that its acknowledged that there are more important things then how many units are sold.
Everytime theres a boast about sales figures on this site im like meh to it because what really counts is software sales and thats where the wii has been poor. Im gonna ignore those articles from now on.
Wii outselling PS3 and 360 doesnt matter to me because its not a superior machine and the audience actually buying them arent really sophisticated or serious about gaming. Nintendo has lost lots of street credibility that it had during the nes / snes / n64 days because of this.
Hardware units are sold quickly especially to children but allot of these people only have about 5 games including Wii sports and rubbish like carnival game pack. The people surely then move on and go and get PS3's later.
When the new nintendo machine comes out im sure it will be different.