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9031 | 65.25% |
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460 | 3.32% |
| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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Jet Set Jettison posted:I thought you had to pay for the boards on Zen Pinball? Crowbear posted:Yeah the base game is free but the boards are all DLC. That's odd because it was listing some free to download boards.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:50
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You can get a board for like $3 though. That's a really reasonable price for a pinball. Edit: there are demo ones but they're limited. I don't think there are any totally free boards.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:51
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:That's odd because it was listing some free to download boards. They're trials. Nothing about Zen Pinball 2 is actually free.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:51
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:What's his network ID? No spaces in a network ID. Sorry, it's Folkloner.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:52
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Artix posted:They're trials. Nothing about Zen Pinball 2 is actually free. Ah. Well, even as a trial I'll play it a bit.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:52
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It's a good game if you like pinball at all. The package tables are a good deal.. My personal favorite is the Spider-Man table. It's not difficult but there's a lot going on and you can keep the ball in play a long time if you have even basic pinball skills. It's a shame they don't have Mysteries of the Deep in Zen Pinball 2. That was my favorite in the original game...
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Apr 23, 2013 19:55
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greatn posted:Huh, I know the remote interface you're talking about. Mine doesn't change any input. The IR signal the TVii software thinks your box needs must just be hideously close to the signal your brand of TV has for a command to switch inputs. I'm guessing it doesn't happen with the TV button because it has a more limited set of commands. Same result with watch now. I will try pointing it away from the TV since mine also requires something very close to a direct line to get input from the gamepad. I do have a question though. How does this thing know which input my Uverse box is connected to? Xavier434 fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Apr 23, 2013 |
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Apr 23, 2013 19:56
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Balcony posted:Sorry, it's Folkloner. Thanks. I like how he writes. It's almost Mr. Saturn.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:57
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It doesn't. Which is it connected to? I'm gonna guess HDMI3? It's probably just advancing the input by one, to coax, which comes after the hdmi on a lot of TVs. Or it could be documentation they got for the box assumed it was hooked to coax, so they included that when programming inputs.
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Apr 23, 2013 19:59
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Soul Glo posted:Also the posts complaining about posts complaining about the Wii U are just as bad as posts complaining about the Wii U. At least the latter are on topic. No, they're really not. You can almost set your watch by "Damnit Nintendo, why don't you do [this thing] it's so obvious, i'm a genius!" in this thread anymore. quote:Things should start looking brighter once we get into Summer and Fall with Pikmin 3, Blacklist, Assassin's Creed 4, Watchdogs, etc. But April HAS been a real bummer. This is true though. I'm hoping (and it should be if I remember) that Wonderful 101 is lumped into that summer release list. Only thing is it'll have me staring at the calendar everyday waiting for it to change. MinibarMatchman posted:A lot of great news come from wiiudaily.com, one of the best places to read about upcoming projects and industry buzz. I never played Road Rash but this new one in development looks pretty fun, even if it's an eshop addition http://wiiudaily.com/2013/04/road-redemption-wii-u/ I am a lot more hyped for that than I should be. I loooooved Road Rash back in the day. Punching at little ol' ladies with walkers to grab a chain to beat other bikers with. Such stupid fun. If it winds up playing anything like that irregardless of how it looks i'll throw some money down for it.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:22
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elf help book posted:It doesn't help that any time people start actually talking about games, they are told to take it to another thread about that specific game. That really only happened with Monster Hunter, which has a dedicated and active thread the discussion can move to; I do the same with the 3DS thread when new games are released, current examples being Fire Emblem and Luigi's Mansion. Some game talk in here is fine but really the whole point of this thread is to talk about Nintendo and the WiiU. Listen, I know discussion here is lacking and a big part of that is a lack of actual interesting news and games to talk about, but I feel discussion here goes through its cyclical routine of DOOMSDAY armchair analysis with a dash of NINTENDO SHOULD GO 3RD PARTY far too often and only to fill the silent void that is the WiiU news cycle. I'm sure a lot of that will change once the update is released and once E3 hits, but in the meantime my goal is to keep the thread on track with WiiU and Nintendo discussion, whether it be valid criticisms of what they're doing wrong/right or what they have planned for the system. Nintendo would rather go out of business than start developing games for a third party so don't even bring it up, it's pointless. PM me if you have any questions or concerns.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:24
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MinibarMatchman posted:This could be a thing http://wiiudaily.com/2013/04/f-zero-for-wii-u/ Random Stranger posted:It's a good game if you like pinball at all. The package tables are a good deal..
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Apr 23, 2013 20:24
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I suspect they will delay Wonderful 101 because it is too similar to Pikmin or something. I use "delay" but it's'd not like there's actually a release date.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:25
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Are Wonderful101 and Pikmin so similar that they'll compete against eachother? They definitely look similar which might be all that matters when it comes to releases. I guess what I'm asking is, if they released both games on the same day how would it effect their sales?
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Apr 23, 2013 20:29
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I think it would effect Wonderful 101 more than Pikmin. For some reason it just feels like Nintendo don't have a lot of confidence in Wonderful 101, they hardly ever mention it, and it's been a long while since it last had a trailer. But that could just be a marketing problem.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:32
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Jet Set Jettison posted:Are Wonderful101 and Pikmin so similar that they'll compete against eachother? They definitely look similar which might be all that matters when it comes to releases. As someone who's only vaguely paid attention to 101 and who knows about Pikmin (but isn't a fan), they look like the exact same kind of game to me. I'm sure they're different in their own ways, but they do look to play the exact same way. Pikmin got a July date, right? I expect/hope that 101 gets a release date at E3, but I don't see them coming out on the same day. Even if they're more different than they appear, I doubt Nintendo wants any two particular big sellers coming out on the same day. Then again, Need for Speed, Lego City Undercover and MH3U all came out within 48 hours, so who knows. Maybe they really don't care about spreading out games.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:35
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greatn posted:I think it would effect Wonderful 101 more than Pikmin. For some reason it just feels like Nintendo don't have a lot of confidence in Wonderful 101, they hardly ever mention it, and it's been a long while since it last had a trailer. But that could just be a marketing problem. Thats less Nintendo having no faith in the game, and more just Nintendo being Nintendo. Personally I enjoy how they dont show off their games too much before release, but Im a huge nerd that goes out of my way to know that these things are coming out. Soul Glo posted:
Three different publishers though. If all of those games were by the same company, they would have been spaced out a lot more
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Apr 23, 2013 20:37
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Soul Glo posted:As someone who's only vaguely paid attention to 101 and who knows about Pikmin (but isn't a fan), they look like the exact same kind of game to me. I'm sure they're different in their own ways, but they do look to play the exact same way. Pikmin got a July date, right? I expect/hope that 101 gets a release date at E3, but I don't see them coming out on the same day. Even if they're more different than they appear, I doubt Nintendo wants any two particular big sellers coming out on the same day. Pikmin is slated for August right now, after yet another delay. There were rumors about W101 coming out in June or July but nothing solid.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:38
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Pikmin 3 is August 4th I believe. This update promises to let your system continue downloading even after you turn it off. It would be rad if they added a feature in the next update where you can "preorder" a game on eShop and it automatically begins downloading at midnight even while your system is off. I'd totally do that for Pikmin.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:39
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japtor posted:I assume it's a sequel to FAST Racing League, WiiWare title they did a while back. That looks pretty cool, I never heard anything about that one. Is it very much like F-ZERO? Also apparently a few leaks here and there seem to pointing towards Wonderful 101 in June/July? Some flyer that predicted the release date of Pikmin also had a date for W101, and there was some kind of Germany store date set for the early summer months.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:42
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greatn posted:Pikmin 3 is August 4th I believe. What would be even more cool is if the pad's blue ring would slowly pulse to alert you something got downloaded (only if its plugged in though, of course)
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Apr 23, 2013 20:42
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Hopefully their servers for downloading full games get better if they do that. It took me longer than 12 hours to download Lego City and that's pretty crap. I hope their servers will ramp up in quality as updates come
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Apr 23, 2013 20:43
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Is there a dump of information available that has what all is going to be included in the system update? I'd love to get a notification system so you don't have to guess at what the flashing blue light means.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:47
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Hopefully their servers for downloading full games get better if they do that. It took me longer than 12 hours to download Lego City and that's pretty crap. I hope their servers will ramp up in quality as updates come Aside from improving their servers, allowing Steam style pre-loading would be a big help. In the week leading up to release, people can auto-download chunks of the game up until the midnight release, where the final bit of data gets sent out.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:47
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Maybe download a piece or pieces of the game before it comes out, then as soon as release day hits, just download the last chunk required to play. Kind of the opposite of how PS4 will do it(it downloads the bare minimum to play and continues foreboding while you play it) Edit: oh this apparently already exists!
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Apr 23, 2013 20:48
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Dr. VooDoo posted:Hopefully their servers for downloading full games get better if they do that. It took me longer than 12 hours to download Lego City and that's pretty crap. I hope their servers will ramp up in quality as updates come Same here. I bought a wired ethernet adapter because I thought the signal was too weak but nope. Nintendo really needs to sign up with some CDNs it wouldn't surprise me if they were rolling their own.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:48
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Soul Glo posted:Is there a dump of information available that has what all is going to be included in the system update? I'd love to get a notification system so you don't have to guess at what the flashing blue light means. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=542991 quote:Loading times will be improved when switching between software or when returning to the Wii U menu. e: Yeah pre-loading would be cool, it's one of my favorite things about Steam.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:49
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Maybe they could patch things up with Amazon and contact them as a CDN. It might, just maybe, be a good idea to have your products available on the largest e commerce site.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:51
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Wait, now I feel kinda dense. Is the Wii U Virtual Console supposed to be different somehow from the games I can already buy on the eShop, like F-Zero?
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Jet Set Jettison posted:Are Wonderful101 and Pikmin so similar that they'll compete against eachother? They definitely look similar which might be all that matters when it comes to releases. The only thing that seems similar between the two, to me, is the controlling a large army of folks. The difference seems to be that Pikmin always seemed more puzzle-oriented to me, whereas Wonderful 101 looks more action-oriented from the gameplay they have shown (though it does still have some puzzle elements from the look of things). I also don't know if Wonderful 101 will have the same kind of troop management system that Pikmin is known for.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:51
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greatn posted:Maybe they could patch things up with Amazon and contact them as a CDN. It might, just maybe, be a good idea to have your products available on the largest e commerce site. Haha, I just went to see what was up with the Wii U Amazon page these days and found this... interesting ad  
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Apr 23, 2013 20:53
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Ciaphas posted:Wait, now I feel kinda dense. Is the Wii U Virtual Console supposed to be different somehow from the games I can already buy on the eShop, like F-Zero? Not substantially but those are just a sneak preview. Ideally I'd love it if all your games were in one app and you could swap between them without going to the home screen, but I don't think they're doing that.
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Apr 23, 2013 20:54
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MinibarMatchman posted:That looks pretty cool, I never heard anything about that one. Is it very much like F-ZERO?
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Apr 23, 2013 21:05
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Ciaphas posted:Wait, now I feel kinda dense. Is the Wii U Virtual Console supposed to be different somehow from the games I can already buy on the eShop, like F-Zero? The VC's "launch" just seems to mean putting out a slate of games at regular price and adding them more frequently than once a month. It's assumed that they'll all work just like the 30 cent titles that have been released.
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Apr 23, 2013 21:05
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Crowbear posted:Haha, I just went to see what was up with the Wii U Amazon page these days and found this... interesting ad You chopped off the "Other consoles to consider" ad at the top thats not there on the 360 or PS3 pages. It's really kind of nuts they haven't patched things up with Amazon yet.
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Apr 23, 2013 21:06
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So why are Nintendo and Amazon fighting? Something like people returning a bunch of 3DSes because of headaches or something?
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Apr 23, 2013 21:07
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Gutcruncher posted:So why are Nintendo and Amazon fighting? Something like people returning a bunch of 3DSes because of headaches or something? Supposedly left over animosity from Nintendo not taking care of portable returns. Either from DS broken hinges or 3DS rubbed screens. You get different answers from different people which makes me think nobody knows for sure.
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Apr 23, 2013 21:09
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Atomicated posted:You chopped off the "Other consoles to consider" ad at the top thats not there on the 360 or PS3 pages. It's really kind of nuts they haven't patched things up with Amazon yet. Man, I hadn't even noticed that. It also pops up at the top of the search page when you search for "Wii U". That is way more aggressive than Amazon were being back during the 3DS kerfuffle.
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Apr 23, 2013 21:10
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The 3DS page also advertises a bunch of Vita bundles at the top. The Vita pages dont advertise 3DS
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Apr 23, 2013 21:13
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The weird thing is that there doesn't seem to be anything like that on the UK Amazon, in fact they're even promoting the buy 3 3DS games get 1 free thing.
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