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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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| Waluigi |
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| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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The Y button being higher doesn't put it on a vertical axis 
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Feb 13, 2013 01:44
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Gutcruncher posted:Dangit, what are they teachin in schools these days?! Man I totally forgot about that. I will do penance to the Dreamcast Gods  AngryCaterpillar posted:The Y button being higher doesn't put it on a vertical axis X and B are on the X axis, Y and A are on the Y axis   Nintendo's placement makes no sense. Crowbear fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Feb 13, 2013 |
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Feb 13, 2013 01:47
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Crowbear posted:Man I totally forgot about that. I will do penance to the Dreamcast Gods Fair enough. That emoticon is hilarious.
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Feb 13, 2013 01:59
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Is there a thread for Skyward Sword, or a general Zelda thread? I need to vent about this game.
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Feb 13, 2013 02:06
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Crowbear posted:Man I totally forgot about that. I will do penance to the Dreamcast Gods
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Feb 13, 2013 02:08
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 Since 1991, jive suckas.
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Feb 13, 2013 02:08
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SNES controller came out before I took algebra, so its layout makes the most sense.
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Feb 13, 2013 02:16
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I always assumed it was because the Japanese read things right to left (well, I guess that depends, too).
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Feb 13, 2013 04:01
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greatn posted:In general you're right, but the browser during playing a game experience or Miiverse which is apparently browser based is pretty good. You're dead on about everything else though. It's something I think the new consoles can and will improve upon drastically (though maybe not browser experience, Nintendo surprisingly nailed that one). Well apparently they're patching up the Miiverse in april, which is yet another indicator that the real WiiU season starts next holiday. That is, unless it's overshadowed by Microsoft's/Sony's next offering.
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Feb 13, 2013 04:01
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EC posted:Is there a thread for Skyward Sword, or a general Zelda thread? I need to vent about this game. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3530083 Vent away.
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Feb 13, 2013 04:03
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Chronojam posted:Here's an article about it that includes the user you mentioned Speaking of awesome Miiverse artists, I just came across Emperor_Vo who is pretty amazing. Shes got some great multi-post drawings too. I discovered her, oddly enough, by the drawing of a nautilus in the Wheel of Fortune community!  
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Feb 13, 2013 04:03
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Crowbear posted:Nintendo's placement makes no sense. I'd argue that it doesn't really matter. The impact that this sort of thing has is a drop in the bucket compared to muscle memory which has never been an issue for me with any of the Big 3's placement of these buttons. The only thing which ever throws me off is the situation where I spend months playing a game using one controller and then switching to another due to a different game coming out or something. Even then, the muscle memory kicks back in shortly after. toxicsunset posted:Thank you for this informed, not-at-all-anecdotal evidence. It's not like summer exists, or there are exceptions. I didn't even have chores growing up My example is anecdotal, but a lot of statistics regarding this subject suggest that my situation pretty much fits the norm these days. This is actually a big debate amongst parents right now and there are many who firmly believe that keeping your kid really busy all of the time is good for them (I personally don't believe this, but I have little choice most of the time). Summer = putting your kids in a camp or something from 8am-5pm give or take an hour because in most households both parents work and don't take summers off. In other words, it really isn't all that different save for the absence of homework which is normally done by kids during whatever after care program they are involved with during the school year anyways so there is little time savings. In any case, the point was to show that even most little kids do not have over 4-5 hours of disposable video game time in a single sitting which is true and those that do have the time are often not permitted to use it like that.
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Feb 13, 2013 15:32
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Nintendo Direct tomorrow. http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/nintendo-direct-shows-off-3ds-and-wii-u-games-tomorrow/
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Feb 13, 2013 15:48
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Considering the last Nintendo Direct was such a huge info dump I'm not expecting much out of this one. I think they really should've staggered those game announcements across a month or two instead of just pooping it all out at once, now I feel like they're not gonna throw us any bones until E3 season.
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Feb 13, 2013 16:08
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Some Criterion guy talks about the Wii U version of Need For Speed: Most Wanted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eH3DmUgokk New stuff includes:
Sounds good, I never picked up the first one.
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Feb 13, 2013 16:28
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Xavier434 posted:I'd argue that it doesn't really matter. The impact that this sort of thing has is a drop in the bucket compared to muscle memory which has never been an issue for me with any of the Big 3's placement of these buttons. The only thing which ever throws me off is the situation where I spend months playing a game using one controller and then switching to another due to a different game coming out or something. Even then, the muscle memory kicks back in shortly after. Well I no longer have an Xbox, but playing games with a Classic Pro on Wii or on my 3DS, I'm constantly mashing X when the game gives me a Y prompt. And then you have the fact that both Microsoft and Nintendo make 'A' confirm and 'B' cancel, even though the buttons are reversed between their respective systems. I kind of appreciate the fact that Sony just used shapes.
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Feb 13, 2013 16:38
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Chaltab posted:And then you have the fact that both Microsoft and Nintendo make 'A' confirm and 'B' cancel, even though the buttons are reversed between their respective systems. I take it you've never played an early-era PSX game, or any Japanese version of a PS2/PS3 game? O confirm / X cancel!
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Feb 13, 2013 16:40
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Cuboidal 64 posted:Some Criterion guy talks about the Wii U version of Need For Speed: Most Wanted. That sounds fantastic but it probably won't sell that well. 
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Feb 13, 2013 16:41
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I never really liked driving games but I bought Driver San Francisco on a whim after seeing some of a let's play and really loved it. Is the Need for Speed series anything like the Driver series?
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Feb 13, 2013 16:45
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Cuboidal 64 posted:Some Criterion guy talks about the Wii U version of Need For Speed: Most Wanted. Looks good, but I haven't played a Need for Speed game since Underground 2 (though I did play Burnout Paradise, which I really enjoyed for just loving around in the world). Can anyone compare them?
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Feb 13, 2013 16:49
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Artix74 posted:Looks good, but I haven't played a Need for Speed game since Underground 2 (though I did play Burnout Paradise, which I really enjoyed for just loving around in the world). Can anyone compare them? The new Most Wanted is pretty much a sequel to Burnout Paradise, being made by the same developers.
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Feb 13, 2013 16:54
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greatn posted:I never really liked driving games but I bought Driver San Francisco on a whim after seeing some of a let's play and really loved it. Is the Need for Speed series anything like the Driver series? Need for speed is much more arcade. Cars can go 200 mph and then turn on a dime, and flying isn't uncommon. That said it's fun as gently caress.
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Feb 13, 2013 16:54
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For a long while the NFS series had become  and full of terrible riced out cars with awful paint jobs? The last NFS I really loved was Hot Pursuit 2. Please tell me the new Most Wanted feels more like the old school NFS games, if so I am definitely buying it. It looks that way from the trailer, but I don't want to get my hopes up  Is it so much to ask to have a solid racing game, with arcade-like physics and tons of room to run from cops without being GTA?
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Feb 13, 2013 18:00
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Huh, Need For Speed looks promising. I'm considering selling my Xbox version since I haven't gotten that far in it yet. Any indication how the Wii U version will handle acceleration and brake controls? I'm so used to analog triggers now.
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Feb 13, 2013 18:01
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Frozen-Solid posted:For a long while the NFS series had become It's made by Criterion (aka the greatest racing game developer ever), so it actually feels more like Burnout Paradise (aka the greatest racing game ever) with cops more than a NFS game. I didn't think it was quite as good as Paradise but it's a fun game.
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Feb 13, 2013 18:04
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Cuboidal 64 posted:New stuff includes: Wow, looks like the first true Wii U port.
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Feb 13, 2013 18:12
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Cuboidal 64 posted:Ricky Gervais's twin brother Looks pretty good. I was surprised how much I enjoyed playing the last version on a friend's 360 (before playing it I was also put off by the '2 fast 2 furious' style) but I only had Wii and 3DS and knew neither of those would be comparable ports. Balcony fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Feb 13, 2013 |
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Feb 13, 2013 21:12
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I was considering picking NFS up, but it really sounds worth waiting for the Wii U version.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:21
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 so apparently this is a thing found on a recent EBgames/GameStop list Watch Dogs and Rainbow 6 for the Wii U? color me surprised if its true.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:32
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The list I have has Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3 listed as releasing on the same date. If that was true Platinum is fighting an uphill battle, it would be a Rayman vs. Mario situation.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:34
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If Watch Dogs isn't secretly a next-gen project then the Wii U can definitely handle it, so it's not especially far-fetched.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:35
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I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs came out on both current-gen and next-gen platforms. You saw a bunch of that when the 360 came out.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:44
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Veotax posted:I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs came out on both current-gen and next-gen platforms. You saw a bunch of that when the 360 came out. Yeah I was just thinking that, we're probably going to see a bunch of games being multi-generation in the next couple years. It wouldn't be all that shocking if stuff like the next CoD or Watch Dogs getting multi-generational releases.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:45
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Veotax posted:I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs came out on both current-gen and next-gen platforms. You saw a bunch of that when the 360 came out. I think that will continue to happen if the adoption rate for the next consoles is slow due to expense, or something dumb like requiring new controllers and lacking backwards compatibility.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:46
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greatn posted:Nintendo Direct tomorrow. Maybe if we're lucky, they'll talk about a couple of upcoming eShop games and one of the two firmware updates they plan on releasing between now and the end of spring. Bobnumerotres posted:The list I have has Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3 listed as releasing on the same date. If that was true Platinum is fighting an uphill battle, it would be a Rayman vs. Mario situation. It's probably safe to say those are placeholder release dates. Given that Nintendo will be publishing both games, it seems unlikely they would release Pikmin and Wonderful 101 on the same day.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:50
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Veotax posted:I wouldn't be surprised if Watch Dogs came out on both current-gen and next-gen platforms. You saw a bunch of that when the 360 came out. I think we're all excited to see this kind of thing happen again... 
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Feb 13, 2013 21:54
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The Operative posted:Maybe if we're lucky, they'll talk about a couple of upcoming eShop games and one of the two firmware updates they plan on releasing between now and the end of spring. I believe it is just going to be showing off third party games for WiiU and 3DS.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:57
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Maybe we'll finally get some Bayonetta 2 footage? Please? Please??? Platinum come on guys don't be dicks about this just show Bayonetta 2.
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Feb 13, 2013 21:58
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zenintrude posted:I think we're all excited to see this kind of thing happen again...  Had a nice experience with Nintendo web support last night. I was trying to come up with some extra Club Nintendo coins, and I remembered a problem I had with registering Kirby's Dream Collection a couple months ago. I got a post-play survey, but never a product registration survey. I contacted Nintendo via the website about this, and within a couple hours they had the original 40-coin survey showing up in my account. Filled it out and snagged Paper Mario with 0 coins to spare. 
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Feb 13, 2013 22:00
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Minidust posted:I had no idea there was a 32X CD Its actually just having the 32X and CD hooked up at the same time. This way games take advantage of the capacity of the futuristic compact disc, as well as all those BITS! Edit: Come to think of it, the fact that Fahrenheit came with both the Sega CD and the 32X CD versions is pretty cool, like the DVD/Bluray combos of today. I kinda wish that would happen again. Well... aside from these of course 
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Feb 13, 2013 22:03
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