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If the South African CN is anything like the Aussie one then you've got a whole lot of nothing to look forward to.
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Nov 21, 2012 10:29
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I already got nothing. Speaking of which, considering that games come with the redeem code anyway, I must have like +30 unused codes lying around. Does anyone want some? Also, Mighty Switch Force Hyper Drive Edition is looking pretty nice. I didn't get it on the 3DS, and I adore the soundtrack just as much as I adore WayForward. Probably gonna buy it once it comes out.
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Nov 21, 2012 10:34
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At a store that may have a pro but definitely has a basic. They're scouring for me right now but I'm tempted to just go with a basic if they don't have the higher model.
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Nov 21, 2012 10:42
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horriblePencilist posted:I already got nothing. Speaking of which, considering that games come with the redeem code anyway, I must have like +30 unused codes lying around. Does anyone want some? I'll take some v  v
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Nov 21, 2012 10:48
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AngryCaterpillar posted:I'll take some v So how does this work? Does the code register the game to your account, or does it just give you points?
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Nov 21, 2012 10:51
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horriblePencilist posted:So how does this work? Does the code register the game to your account, or does it just give you points? You dont receive a digital version of a game by doing it. It rewards you for having bought the physical game by giving you "stars" or "coins" that can be spend on exclusive rewards from an online catalogue of physical items. Do you think you could PM them to me? I 'd sure like some more rewards. AngryCaterpillar fucked around with this message at 10:59 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Nov 21, 2012 10:56
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horriblePencilist posted:So how does this work? Does the code register the game to your account, or does it just give you points? Club Nintendo is totally separate from Nintendo Network and everything else, it's just a goofy rewards program that lets you register your games for stars/coins that you can then redeem for a (slim) variety of Nintendo trinkets, most of which are pretty crappy.
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Nov 21, 2012 11:01
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AngryCaterpillar posted:You dont receive a digital version of a game by doing it. It rewards you for having bought the physical game by giving you "stars" or "coins" that can be spend on exclusive rewards from an online catalogue. Do you think you could PM them to me? I 'd sure like some more rewards. Don't I need a premium account for that? Anyway, I guess I'll be posting a code ever so often on this thread, so the early bird catches the worm. HZSCTMAV33ZQZBIO (This code was gonna expire tomorrow, lucky you)
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Nov 21, 2012 11:01
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It already expired! Oh well.
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Nov 21, 2012 11:04
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:It already expired! Oh well. Did it already? Aw man, that probably means most of my Wii games expired as well. Oh well, new code: DKHD4Q477FVI4083 I hate it when I can't tell the 0 from the O and the I for the 1 apart.
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Nov 21, 2012 11:08
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Hey, I'm doing pretty good here.
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Nov 21, 2012 11:12
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Club Nintendo is totally separate from Nintendo Network and everything else, it's just a goofy rewards program that lets you register your games for stars/coins that you can then redeem for a (slim) variety of Nintendo trinkets, most of which are pretty crappy. European Club Nintendo has soundtrack CDs, SNES-styled Wii Classic Controllers, a Game & Watch replica, several plushies, the Game & Watch DS game and other stuff. Most of it is pretty expensive but hardly what I'd call trinkets. Most of the cheap stuff is pointless though, I agree. I didn't know Austria didn't participate in that though (I'm German); if you really have that many codes you can sell them on eBay.de for a pretty penny.
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Nov 21, 2012 11:39
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Katana Gomai posted:European Club Nintendo has soundtrack CDs, SNES-styled Wii Classic Controllers, a Game & Watch replica, several plushies, the Game & Watch DS game and other stuff. Most of it is pretty expensive but hardly what I'd call trinkets. Most of the cheap stuff is pointless though, I agree. I glanced over the "Club Nintendo" results on eBay, but it seems they're mostly selling this stuff for a few euros, but that's it. Am I missing something here? If it's actually that little, I'll pass I wonder if I can get someone to buy me an avatar for CN codes?
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Nov 21, 2012 12:08
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horriblePencilist posted:I glanced over the "Club Nintendo" results on eBay, but it seems they're mostly selling this stuff for a few euros, but that's it. Am I missing something here? If it's actually that little, I'll pass How many do you have left? about thirty? I'd buy you an av for that.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:12
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Katana Gomai posted:European Club Nintendo has soundtrack CDs, SNES-styled Wii Classic Controllers, a Game & Watch replica, several plushies, the Game & Watch DS game and other stuff. Most of it is pretty expensive but hardly what I'd call trinkets. Most of the cheap stuff is pointless though, I agree. Does/has it ever had all this stuff at the same time, though? In my experience they tend to sell out of the good stuff really quickly and all that's left is Mario Washcloth #589430859430 or whatever. It's still better than the Aussie CN, which is thoroughly lacking in both quantity and quality. Very occasionally they might throw up a few units of some neat Japanese prize but most of the time it's completely barren.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:18
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Does/has it ever had all this stuff at the same time, though? In my experience they tend to sell out of the good stuff really quickly and all that's left is Mario Washcloth #589430859430 or whatever. The best we've probably gotten is the Gold Nunchuk (goes quite nicely with my Gold Skyward Sword Wiimote and Classic Controller  ), and the Legend of Zelda posters (I actually framed the Link group-shot 25th Anniversary one because it was on surprisingly fine paper). The rest is pretty much just cheap folders, stickers and individual DS/3DS game cases.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:22
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Neddy Seagoon posted:The best we've probably gotten is the Gold Nunchuk (goes quite nicely with my Gold Skyward Sword Wiimote and Classic Controller The best was being able to buy Wii points. I think most of my VC games were bought with points I got from buying Nintendo games. Especially since they didn't allow this until after a few years, or at least that is when i discovered it, so I registered two dozen games and bought VC stuff like crazy.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:35
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Does/has it ever had all this stuff at the same time, though? In my experience they tend to sell out of the good stuff really quickly and all that's left is Mario Washcloth #589430859430 or whatever. I was just going to look it up but they locked up the catalogue for a month because they're migrating it, I guess to coincide with the WiiU launch. However, last time I checked a week ago, the SNES Controller, Game&Watch replica, DS game, Mario Galaxy soundtrack, Animal Crossing Soundtrack (actually ordered that one) were all available. I ordered 2 of the SNES controllers last year so they've been in stock for a while.
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Nov 21, 2012 12:50
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AngryCaterpillar posted:How many do you have left? about thirty? I'd buy you an av for that. Considering Pokemon Platinum already ran out, it's probably much less than that. Sorry. Keep your eyes peeled for future single codes, though.
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Nov 21, 2012 13:09
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horriblePencilist posted:Considering Pokemon Platinum already ran out, it's probably much less than that. Sorry. Actually it wasn't expired. I know this because I snagged it!
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Nov 21, 2012 13:14
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AngryCaterpillar posted:Actually it wasn't expired. I know this because I snagged it! Oh, I guess you beat Ninja to the punch then. Still, I got most of my Wii games a while ago, so I'm not sure if they're still valid.
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Nov 21, 2012 13:23
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horriblePencilist posted:Oh, I guess you beat Ninja to the punch then. Still, I got most of my Wii games a while ago, so I'm not sure if they're still valid. Downloadable ones expire after some time, but I think if it had a code in the box, it's valid.
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Nov 21, 2012 13:33
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Newegg has a kickass deal on a Seagate 1.5tb powered hard drive. Already $60 off plus with this promo code get another $20 so the total is $69.99 for 1.5tb and free 3 day shipping. Promo Code: EMCJJHN36 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148886 Deal is only for today 11/21
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Nov 21, 2012 13:35
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I really hope there will be a Spotify app in the future.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:00
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greatn posted:Downloadable ones expire after some time, but I think if it had a code in the box, it's valid. European boxed codes expire as well, although I think it takes something like 3-5 years from the release of the game for them to do so.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:00
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SyRauk posted:I really hope there will be a Spotify app in the future. Didn't Spotify have a web based version somewhere online? If not, does anyone know if Grooveshark works in the Wii U browser?
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Nov 21, 2012 14:03
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Captain Flame Guy posted:Didn't Spotify have a web based version somewhere online? There is a beta going, using facebook though. This link should work: http://apps.facebook.com/get-spotify/?fb_source=notification&fb_ref=cazzette_us&ref=notif¬if_t=app_notification
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Nov 21, 2012 14:14
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I don't know why but I can't stop being mad about the 5GB update thing. I'm not even mad about it cause of Nintendo, I'm mad that this is apparently what journalism has come to. One journalist tweeted it was 5gb, this is now the official size listed in every single journalism article there is, on every website, when it had been disproven numerous times. I just can't believe one tweet (which he refuses to correct, saying Nintendo told him it was 5gb therefore it is) is now completely canon, not one journalistic organization or game website has so much as questioned it.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:37
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It's because no one really gives a gently caress and you shouldn't, either.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:43
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greatn posted:I don't know why but I can't stop being mad about the 5GB update thing. I'm not even mad about it cause of Nintendo, I'm mad that this is apparently what journalism has come to. One journalist tweeted it was 5gb, this is now the official size listed in every single journalism article there is, on every website, when it had been disproven numerous times. I just can't believe one tweet (which he refuses to correct, saying Nintendo told him it was 5gb therefore it is) is now completely canon, not one journalistic organization or game website has so much as questioned it. If it was 5gb, it wasn't, then my internet service provider just got a hell of a lot better because it took me 40 minutes to download it. Kind of in the same line of thinking, it kind of bothers me that Giantbomb never corrected their story about saying netflix wasn't/isn't available at launch. I'm more upset at giantbomb than the contents of the story, maybe making a correction to the story isn't a big deal but I feel like it furthers the negative hyperbole of the launch. I had just held them to higher standards than the rest of games journalism.
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Nov 21, 2012 14:49
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Is this slowly mutating into a game journalism thread? Anyway, how is the battery treating everyone?
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Nov 21, 2012 15:36
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It was at least 1GB in size. Finally started ZombiU. From what I gathered in the first 30 mins of playtime is that the websites who gave this game a low review have no loving idea what they are talking about. This is a very tense game and requires far more thought and planning than I thought was going to be required. It's probably one of the best survival-horror games I've ever played. If you want to mow down zombos then this is not the game for you. Oh jesus gently caress, rats can set off the drat radar. This is going to complicate things. SyRauk fucked around with this message at 15:47 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Nov 21, 2012 15:36
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horriblePencilist posted:Is this slowly mutating into a game journalism thread? With the brightness turned down, I can go more than 2 hours before the pad loses its first bar off the battery. It really isn't that bad unless you need the brightness up to 5 for some reason. I haven't had a WiiU marathon yet so I can't say how long the thing will last for sure, but for comparison, before I turned it down I was losing about one bar every 45 minutes or so. SyRauk posted:
I don;t think this is going to be a game that 3 or 4 years down the road people are going to be going "this game is a must play" but it really is pretty decent. The main complaint seems to be that it is repetitive after awhile. I still like it though and playing it in bursts of about an hour or so at a time feels just about right. Also, scan the rats, they all indicate that they have loot too, nothing like getting your hopes up... Underwhelmed fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Nov 21, 2012 15:50
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horriblePencilist posted:Is this slowly mutating into a game journalism thread? It honestly hasn't been a problem yet. The first day the battery light came on during firmware update, I never had charged it as recommended. I put it on the charging cradle and it was fine. After that I turned brightness down to 2 and power saver on, I haven't seen red light since, and I've used it heavily. I just place it on the charging cradle anytime I am not using it. Last night I played pikmin land with my wife for two levels, Luigi's ghost mansion, then 1.5 hours of AC3, some Miiverse, and it was still at full bars. The real test will come on Sunday, my "play video games all day" day. For other people it's drained really quickly though. Edit: Anyone know what power saving mode even does? I haven't noticed any difference. Does it decrease effective range at all? I have noticed a need to be closer to the tv for IR blasting. greatn fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Nov 21, 2012 15:57
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Underwhelmed posted:With the brightness turned down, I can go more than 2 hours before the pad loses its first bar off the battery. It really isn't that bad unless you need the brightness up to 5 for some reason. I haven't had a WiiU marathon yet so I can't say how long the thing will last for sure, but for comparison, before I turned it down I was losing about one bar every 45 minutes or so. I believe you can kill rats and crows for meat. I too thought that they held loot so I shot a crow before it flew off and what do you know the shots attracted about 4 zombies to my location. There goes about 8 rounds of precious ammo wasted. Headshots are not always a 1 shot kill in this game.
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Nov 21, 2012 16:04
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Underwhelmed posted:I don;t think this is going to be a game that 3 or 4 years down the road people are going to be going "this game is a must play" but it really is pretty decent. The main complaint seems to be that it is repetitive after awhile. I still like it though and playing it in bursts of about an hour or so at a time feels just about right. ZombiU, from what I've played at a friend's, seems to have this vibe. It also has the kind of vibe you get from games like Resistance where it can spawn its own franchise just by the virtue of being a decent launch game with enough buzz. I'm betting in 3 or 4 years, we'll be telling people "Oh yeah, ZombiU was pretty cool for the time but you can skip it to play ZombiU 2/3/<subtitle> instead." Just a hunch. I get the feeling Ubisoft will push this thing into a franchise.
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Nov 21, 2012 16:06
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Policenaut posted:ZombiU, from what I've played at a friend's, seems to have this vibe. It also has the kind of vibe you get from games like Resistance where it can spawn its own franchise just by the virtue of being a decent launch game with enough buzz. I'm betting in 3 or 4 years, we'll be telling people "Oh yeah, ZombiU was pretty cool for the time but you can skip it to play ZombiU 2/3/<subtitle> instead." Oh yeah put it in other major cities like New York, this is easily franchisable.
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Nov 21, 2012 16:10
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Policenaut posted:I get the feeling Ubisoft will push this thing into a franchise. There will be a wave of lawsuits by Bono when games named GameU2 start becoming a thing. *edit oh poo poo, they'll name the game 2ombiU won't they? Katana Gomai fucked around with this message at 16:15 on Nov 21, 2012 |
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Nov 21, 2012 16:11
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So what's the goon consensus on the Sonic racing game? Is it worth the 40 bucks? And does it have split screen local multiplayer and stable online play?
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Katana Gomai posted:There will be a wave of lawsuits by Bono when games named GameU2 start becoming a thing. And accidentally give people hopes of a Tombi remake? I doubt it. 
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