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Re: Mario Kart 8 Drifting In For a May Release

suburban_sensei

May is good, and actually sooner than I thought we would get it...I expected mid-late summer. I feel like with DK Tropical Freeze and a few DS titles coming out, I am set on waiting a few more months, we all know the wait will be worth it!

Re: Talking Point: Is There A Future For The Wii U Without The GamePad?

suburban_sensei

I was one of those people unsure about the gamepad, but I find more and more I am loving it. I even use it more times than not with games that let you have different options (Wind Waker, for example) because I like having all my items/maps, etc. right there in front of me at all times. I am getting so tired of so much Nintendo news just freaking out over them losing money, maybe making poor business decisions. I think they are having a rough patch right now, but it will smooth out when AAA titles like Smash Bros and Mario Kart come out.

Re: Nintendo Download: 19th December (North America)

suburban_sensei

Nothing for me from that list, but I will be picking up NES Remix this weekend. We still have a little time left in the year (what 2 weeks?) so perhaps we will still see SMB3 before 2014 arrives. I doubt we will get Link to the Past anytime soon, so I'll just stop holding my breath and enjoy Link Between Worlds.

Re: Review: NES Remix (Wii U eShop)

suburban_sensei

Great review. I have $5 in my eShop wallet, so I think I will add another $10 and try this puppy out. As a gamer who grew up on the NES and SNES this looks down my alley. Just have to be patient and wait for Sunday when I get home from the in-laws.

Re: Review: Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)

suburban_sensei

This game is going to suck up so much of my free time. I knew the reviews would be good, but man it seems to be 9-10's across the board! This is just what the Wii U needed to show people Nintendo can take care of its fans and make an experience that's fun for everybody. Can't wait for my copy to arrive Friday!

Re: Performance of Batman: Arkham Origins Wii U Version Compares Unfavourably to 360 and PS3

suburban_sensei

This is extremely surprising to hear. I went through the entire story mode without a lot of trouble. I think once the screen froze on a black screen when I booted it up, and another time the frame rate dropped a bit. After I completed the game, I know one night I had issues with the framerate dropping so bad, it literally looked like it had frozen. On reddit, I remember reading that a lot of people said Wii U played better than the 360/PS3, I don't remember hearing about corrupt saves and things like that. Anyways, I am a Batman fan, so technical issues a side, I am still glad I picked this up.

Re: Review: Batman: Arkham Origins (Wii U)

suburban_sensei

For Batman fans, the story alone makes this game worth a purchase. While I agree technically it is quite flawed, and Gotham is rather boring to glide around in, they really knocked it out of the park with some of the stuff going on in the plot (namely with the Joker.)

Re: Poll: As the PS4 Arrives, What Do You Think of the 'New Gen' Environment for Wii U?

suburban_sensei

I could care less about the console wars. I feel if you have fun playing, who cares how much it is selling? Of course the investors and people at Nintendo care, we don't want them to have a failure, obviously. However, I think the Wii U is far from a failure, it's still finding its footing. 2014 will be a big year for the system, and I for one am happy to own a Wii U, and while im finishing college over the next 2-3 years, it will probably be the only console I have (other than my 3DS XL). After college maybe i'll spring for a PS4 if it's dropped to $300 or lower.

Re: Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3DS)

suburban_sensei

Excluding Turtles in Time, I can't really think of a great Turtles game, sadly. I am a big fan of the old show, Turtles in Time, and the movies, but can't really get into the new show, maybe I should give it another shot. This is a pretty typical score, I remember the last TMNT game I played was that Smash Bros. clone on the Wii, it was so "blah."

Re: Nintendo Download: 14th November (North America)

suburban_sensei

This is a nice update! I want to try out the Sonic Lost World demo for sure. As far as buying something, I MAY get Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening DX. I want to own and play through all the zelda games, I just sadly don't have a lot of money now to buy all 3.

Re: GamePad High Capacity Battery Available Now in Europe

suburban_sensei

Hm, I don't play enough with the gamepad now to really warrant buying this. However, in the coming years I am sure it will come in handy, so if it's released in the US, I may buy it. I feel like this is something they should just give to consumers though, who already own a Wii U. Remember the Wii Remote grips? They just gave them to you if you already had the Wii. With this, I feel we shouldn't have to pay an extra charge when they should of put a higher capacity battery in to begin with. Oh well, glad it's out there at least.

Re: Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition Isn't Coming To Wii U

suburban_sensei

I was going to wait for this Ultimate Edition, seeing as how much DLC there was in the game, but now it's kind of nice I don't have to. In fact, I may just skip the original release as well, since I don't hear the best things about it anyways, except from DC fanboys. After reading what CaPPa said about the Wii U version not getting all the DLC, I think it shows the Nintendo release was kind of just thrown together, so no big loss if I don't pick it up.

Re: Pokémon X & Y Torchic Distribution Announced

suburban_sensei

@Hunter-D

@eduardopaulo

Same here. I just posted in the thread about this, but it seems like a good idea to have one of each type, so seems like the logical choice for me. It works out great, because out of the Kalos starters I actually like Chespin the most, and Squirtle has always been my favorite (because Blastoise is awesome!) Pokemon Blue was my first Pokemon game ever, so I have a special place in my heart for Blastoise.

Re: Monster Hunter 4 Will Allow You To Dress Up As Link Through Collaborative DLC

suburban_sensei

This is really interesting, i'd check it out for sure when it comes to the States. For anybody into the Monster Hunter series, is Monster Hunter 3 a good game for a new comer? I have always wanted to check out the series, but never got around to it. I was thinking of picking up MH3 eventually (probably wouldn't be until early next year), but was curious if it's a bad place to start if it is the first entry I am trying out. Also, which version is better Wii U or 3DS?

Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Sixteen

suburban_sensei

Just started playing Skyward Sword (my first playthrough since I didn't have it on the Wii, but can now play it on my Wii U) I'm liking it, especially the colorful look of it (not quite as beautiful as Wind Waker, though.) I literally just got it in the mail yesterday, so I am only at the first dungeon in Faron Woods.

Aside from that, my goal over labor day is to beat New Super Mario Bros. U. I am at the final world, so it won't take long to defeat, just have to pry myself away from homework and Zelda long enough to beat it.

Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda (Wii U eShop / NES)

suburban_sensei

When I had an Ambassador 3DS, I played this a bit, after years of never playing it. Zelda is one of my favorite series, so I am a bit dissapointed in myself for never completing Zelda 1 or 2, so I will make a point to play and beat them both this generation.