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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Because playing on a game on a Nintendo console is a different feeling than playing a game on a PC.
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Also you probably were just playing with a keyboard on your PC 15 years ago and using a keyboard for console games is often not that fun.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:29
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Astro7x posted:The Basic system is what they are going to be bundling with Wii U Party and Just Dance 2014 So they are! I made the clearly stupid assumption they wouldn't relaunch the product they discontinued 2 weeks ago, but here we are. Mr. Mojangles posted:Like, they should be able to afford to not sell age old games over and over again, but use free access to classic games as a way to move their new hardware. I'd guess that people interested in playing older Nintendo games are probably the same people who bought a Wii U on launch because it's a Nintendo. Same people are the ones that are willing to pay $10 for Earthbound and thank Nintendo for the chance. edit: the bundles are listed on the Nintendo shop at £249, all three the same. I hope that's wrong. Edmund Honda fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Oct 10, 2013 |
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Oct 10, 2013 20:30
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In all honesty, part of the problem in attempting to use "you can play old games in the virtual console" to sell the Wii U is that a lot of people already had a Wii sold to them that way.. and that already has a whole bunch of games playable on it even though they aren't putting out any new ones for the Wii itself.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:33
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Edmund Honda posted:So they are! They are probably repackaging a bunch of Basic models that got returned because nobody was buying them... If all three are priced the same then the Mario/Luigi combo is really the best value out of all the bundles.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:44
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Mr. Mojangles posted:Am I crazy, or would this let Nintendo sell a poo poo ton of Wii U's: I don't think the demand is there. Twenty year old sidescrollers - whoop dee doo.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:45
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Install Windows posted:Also you probably were just playing with a keyboard on your PC 15 years ago and using a keyboard for console games is often not that fun. Hammerhead FX baby. Dual stick with four shoulder buttons and six buttons on the front. I still own two of them because it's the easiest way for me to play PC games that are in the style of console games. Still wasn't right. Almost Smart posted:I don't think the demand is there. Twenty year old sidescrollers - whoop dee doo. You sound like a movie executive dismissing Netflix. That said I think Nintendo is better off selling the games per item, only price the game by its worth and demand and not some silly "All NES games are $5"
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Hammerhead FX baby. Dual stick with four shoulder buttons and six buttons on the front. I still own two of them because it's the easiest way for me to play PC games that are in the style of console games. You can get current movies and series on Netflix. You can't get current video games on Wii U.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:54
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Shinku ABOOKEN posted:You can get current movies and series on Netflix. You can't get current video games on Wii U. But you can get Netflix on Wii U.
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Oct 11, 2013 02:45
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I don't think that idea makes a lot of business sense, because then you'd get a lot of people buying WiiUs, but not buying any games, and the games are where you actually make money.
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Oct 11, 2013 02:58
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Nobody would be buying a Wii U for Virtual Console games and nothing more. Let's just be honest...
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Oct 11, 2013 03:52
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Astro7x posted:Nobody would be buying a Wii U. Let's just be honest... Honesty restored.
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Oct 11, 2013 03:54
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So what does this even mean? 0 x 685 is still zero... Wii U UK sales spike 685% on Zelda launch
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Oct 11, 2013 15:44
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Astro7x posted:So what does this even mean? 0 x 685 is still zero... It means people buy Wii Us when big games come out on it. It seems obvious to me that it's going to pick up steam with each major release, I don't think it's going to be the most successful console ever but I could see it end up pretty decent. Kurtofan fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Oct 11, 2013 15:59
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Mr. Mojangles posted:Am I crazy, or would this let Nintendo sell a poo poo ton of Wii U's:
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Astro7x posted:So what does this even mean? 0 x 685 is still zero... That sounds nice, but it really is meaningless without knowing the previous week's numbers. Just to put in perspective just how bad things are in Europe though: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=85665421&postcount=160 quote:We got French monthly Wii U numbers a couple of months back. Let's assume the French market is equivalent to the UK market for the Wii U (I realize the UK market is smaller for Nintendo hardware, but let's just operate under this assumption). It's probably even less than that because France is Nintendo's biggest market in Europe and sales will likely have gone down the last couple of weeks in anticipation of the bundle. e: This also doesn't mean much if the bump isn't sustained for at least a few weeks. Still, it's way better than what happened in Japan 
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Oct 11, 2013 16:09
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Kurtofan posted:It means people buy Wii Us when big games come out on it. So, 685 WiiU's were sold?
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Fat_Cow posted:So, 685 WiiU's were sold? Math does not work that way 
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Crowbear posted:Math does not work that way Oh yes it does 
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Fat_Cow posted:So, 685 WiiU's were sold? it increased by 685%, so instead of one console they sold seven and most of an eighth (a piece must have fallen off).
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Oct 11, 2013 16:33
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Well, this is making the rounds... Oh, oh Nintendo. Oh this is just sad. 
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Oct 12, 2013 00:20
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:Well, this is making the rounds... They've done that in like every Pokemon game
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Oct 12, 2013 00:22
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:Well, this is making the rounds... Yeah, they did the same with Red/Blue/Yellow for the Super Nintendo, Gold/Silver/Crystal for the N64, and so on. It's nothing new.
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JAssassin posted:Yeah, they did the same with Red/Blue/Yellow for the Super Nintendo, Gold/Silver/Crystal for the N64, and so on. It's nothing new. Also for some reason R/B had Stand By Me playing on the TV screen in the house but I'm sure that'll become part of the nintenspiracy when they announce that Steven King's The Shining 2: The Videogame is going to exclusively come to the WiiU. Edit: I don't think the old games felt the need to point out the systems features though but its been ages.
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:Well, this is making the rounds...
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Wii U sales spike 589% as Pokemon owners learn system exists, has screen in gamepad.
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TheEggsBenedict posted:Haha, what the gently caress is this post. They've done that stuff in almost every pokemon game. No you don't get it. Nintendo referenced their latest product in Pokemon. This is a sign of desperation and not something they've done with literally every single product they have including the Virtual Boy.
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TheEggsBenedict posted:Haha, what the gently caress is this post. They've done that stuff in almost every pokemon game. Sorry I don't play Pokemon I guess? Wow, you seem really angry about it.
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Crowbear posted:That sounds nice, but it really is meaningless without knowing the previous week's numbers. Unfortunately, the only place I can think of that does hardware charts for the UK, is subscription based.
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TheEggsBenedict posted:Haha, what the gently caress is this post. They've done that stuff in almost every pokemon game. No, it's a clear sign that the WiiU is dead and Nintendo will be filing for bankruptcy shortly.
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Oct 12, 2013 00:39
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:Sorry I don't play Pokemon I guess? Wow, you seem really angry about it. Oh, well if he's really angry about it I guess that means you're right and he's wrong.
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:Sorry I don't play Pokemon I guess? Wow, you seem really angry about it. He's not the one seeing a cute recurring easter egg as a sign of Nintendo's sure demise.
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How would I know it is a recurring easter egg? I guess I should go and play every single pokemon game first to make sure it's a reference and not just a sad "Hey guys, The WiiU exists" insert into a game that actually sells on a device Nintendo makes that actually sells?
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:How would I know it is a recurring easter egg? I guess I should go and play every single pokemon game first to make sure it's a reference and not just a sad "Hey guys, The WiiU exists" insert into a game that actually sells on a device Nintendo makes that actually sells? You might have too much invested into the whole Nintendo is doomed mindset if you see it as the second.
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:How would I know it is a recurring easter egg? I guess I should go and play every single pokemon game first to make sure it's a reference and not just a sad "Hey guys, The WiiU exists" insert into a game that actually sells on a device Nintendo makes that actually sells? You're coming off as defensive. You could have said "oh, I didn't know that" as opposed to all of this.
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Nintendo isn't doomed, though. I've never said, or even inferred as much. The WiiU, on the other hand, is a barely animate corpse.
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:How would I know it is a recurring easter egg? I guess I should go and play every single pokemon game first to make sure it's a reference and not just a sad "Hey guys, The WiiU exists" insert into a game that actually sells on a device Nintendo makes that actually sells? You could point out how Nintendo sends messages to Wii's saying basically that, instead of reaching with that. Or how that should be their strategy, because no one knows what it is.
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OLIVIAS WILDE RIDER posted:How would I know it is a recurring easter egg? I guess I should go and play every single pokemon game first to make sure it's a reference and not just a sad "Hey guys, The WiiU exists" insert into a game that actually sells on a device Nintendo makes that actually sells? Because you're coming in here going "it's sad, it's sad" because Nintendo referenced one of their own products in a video game. Like even if this wasn't a reoccurring easter egg, it's stretching for something to be negative about. Nintendo making references to their own stuff happens all the time in tons of their games. Reading anything but "Oh, it's an easter egg" into it is a pretty clear sign that you've invested a bit too much into console warring. There's more than enough to be negative about with the Wii U that you really don't need to start stretching. It's doing a fine job of that on its own. ImpAtom fucked around with this message at 01:01 on Oct 12, 2013 |
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Oct 12, 2013 00:52
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It's still stupid and shameless, regardless of whether they've done it in the past.
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Nintendo and their second parties will never let an opportunity pass to reference something. Even if that something is a failure, not liked or just flat out unknown to the gaming populace. Your mom could waste money you sent to her on a Virtual Boy to put in your room in Pokemon Gold and Silver. My Mii wears a goddamn R.O.B. on his head for Mii Plaza street-pass purposes. Viewtiful Jew fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Oct 12, 2013 |
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