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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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808 | 5.84% |
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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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ArmyOfMidgets posted:Buying Rayman while you're waiting might help He's complaining that he ordered a refurb system and he's got 6 games and it hasn't even come in yet.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:14
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axeil posted:I finished Pikmin 3 today. Wow, that game was really, really short. I thought you'd have to go back and collect all the fruit but I guess not. I'm happy I didn't spend any money on it because I don't think 60 bucks is really fair for a game that only takes 8 or 10 hours to finish. They really should've added some levels before you go fight the last boss that build on the things you've already learned. I think I only spent a day or two with all the possible Pikmin. The game was cool and it sorta had a Metroid-esque feel where you're slowly getting more stuff that allows you to access past areas but just as I was getting into it it ended. You can still go back and get all the fruit even if the game doesn't force you to. Collecting it all is where the majority of the gameplay is, if you just blitz through the story then yeah it's pretty short. I got about 20 hours out of it, not counting mission mode.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:15
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Comrade Flynn posted:Buying a refurb when you are impatient is the worst goddamn decision I've ever made. Yeah... Are you getting MK8? I'm looking at the wiki to kill time - figure I might as well have a plan for what character and kart setup I want to use when I can actually play the drat thing. SeANMcBAY posted:Rayman Legends is $19.99 at Best Buy right now. This is also a good deal, thanks SeANMcBAY! Seriously considering picking this up, especially for just $20. Actually never played a Rayman game before, though I've heard good things. How does it compare to Tropical Freeze and 3D World?
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Jun 9, 2014 00:18
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CatsPajamas posted:This is also a good deal, thanks SeANMcBAY! Seriously considering picking this up, especially for just $20. Actually never played a Rayman game before, though I've heard good things. How does it compare to Tropical Freeze and 3D World? I'm sure people will tell you how wrong I am, but I think it's a better than DKTF and NSMBU. The music, art direction, and design once you realize you're supposed to run through levels is all top notch. The fact that most of the Rayman Origins levels are included is just icing on the cake.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:21
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CatsPajamas posted:Yeah... I think it's alright, but was greatly turned off by the presentation and the weird jumble of gameplay modes, so I'd definitely rank DK:TF higher on all accounts. DK is one of the best 2-D platformers out right now, and easily ranks alongside the original Rayman Origins, which I'd basically considered the absolute pinnacle of its genre at its release and it hasn't really lost any of that charm now.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:26
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Elliotw2 posted:How do you think splitscreen works in the first place? (hint exactly like that) Not drawing 2 scenes, drawing 2 screens. Having to fill in a separate what 840x576 whatever the game pad is after drawing the main 720p/1080p might have been too much for the graphics.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:28
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BingeHooligan posted:The bundle dear, it comes with a retail disc vs buying digital because you got the bundle with the console itself. This is more or less what I was saying. I only said so here because I somehow thought I'd be getting $10; just wanted to "warn" other people if they were thinking as ignorantly as I was.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:43
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That's really not how it works though. When you play split screen 2 or 4 "screens" are drawn. The reasoning for not having the gamepad be able to display it's users screen probably has more to do with fairness than graphical capability.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:43
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SeANMcBAY posted:Rayman Legends is $19.99 at Best Buy right now. Rayman Legends is by far the best platformer in Wii-U right now. Blows the non 3d Mario Bro's out of the water.
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Jun 9, 2014 00:46
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You guys keep convincing me to spend money, stop it. Now I'm gonna go get Donkey Kong and Rayman this week because of that Target sale and that Best Buy sale.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:04
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Holy poo poo this secret exit in world 5-4 is terrible, I keep getting one death and then restarting the whole level since there's no barrels to let me grab Dixie.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:05
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Rayman is great and literally the only game ever made that manages to make underwater levels fun.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:12
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Yoshifan823 posted:Donkey Kong ... Target sale. What did I miss?
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Jun 9, 2014 01:13
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noirstronaut posted:What did I miss? Pre-ordering a game for a dollar gets you 15 off any game.
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Jun 9, 2014 01:14
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Comrade Flynn posted:Good. Great. A 7th game for a system I don't own. ChaosArgate posted:He's complaining that he ordered a refurb system and he's got 6 games and it hasn't even come in yet. 
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Jun 9, 2014 01:54
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If it makes you feel better I just got back from Best Buy. 
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Jun 9, 2014 03:08
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Comrade Flynn posted:If it makes you feel better I just got back from Best Buy. It does.  You're gonna have a freaking blast when that thing gets to you, tho! And you'll have enough games to play until what they show off at E3 comes out.
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Jun 9, 2014 03:17
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I felt kinda like a sucker not waiting for a sale to get the MK bundle, but at least I'm not doing that to myself. Hasn't that refurb sale been going on for months? If only I had the foresight to realize I actually wanted the thing.
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Jun 9, 2014 03:22
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kater posted:I felt kinda like a sucker not waiting for a sale to get the MK bundle, but at least I'm not doing that to myself. It's not really a sale so much as just the price of a refurb Wii U. I almost ended up buying it myself, but I like knowing my stuff has only ever been mine and then the vanity from buying a bundle. Anyway, I think my next game will be 3D World. Is there a tl;dr of everyone's thoughts on it? I've been watching gameplay of it for a few weeks/months and it doesn't give me any 3D Land vibes (loved 3D Land)
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Jun 9, 2014 04:35
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Cloks posted:Pre-ordering a game for a dollar gets you 15 off any game. Following up with this, it's $1 to reserve a game (they hold it for a week) and you get $15 off a game $40 or more. I think there's a limit of 4 preorders per game per person, and you can get he discount once for each one. noirstronaut posted:Anyway, I think my next game will be 3D World. Is there a tl;dr of everyone's thoughts on it? I've been watching gameplay of it for a few weeks/months and it doesn't give me any 3D Land vibes (loved 3D Land) I've heard pretty much only good things about it. There was a LP going on where a lot of people commented on their thoughts about the game, but I apparently can't find it now. They were generally all positive things though. CatsPajamas fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Jun 9, 2014 |
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Jun 9, 2014 04:40
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noirstronaut posted:It's not really a sale so much as just the price of a refurb Wii U. I almost ended up buying it myself, but I like knowing my stuff has only ever been mine and then the vanity from buying a bundle. A lot of people think it's basically joy incarnate so enjoy
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Jun 9, 2014 04:44
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noirstronaut posted:Anyway, I think my next game will be 3D World. Is there a tl;dr of everyone's thoughts on it? I've been watching gameplay of it for a few weeks/months and it doesn't give me any 3D Land vibes (loved 3D Land) the best way to describe 3D World is that you're a kid inside the world's biggest candy store, and everything is free!
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Jun 9, 2014 04:51
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noirstronaut posted:What are people's favorite eShop exclusive titles? I was going to get Earthbound, but then I realized I own it in practically every form already. As far as games that can't be found on any other platform, Scram Kitty And His Buddy on Rails is a fun action/shooting game that just came out a couple weeks ago, Spin The Bottle is a fun party game that no-one but me cares about, NES Remix 1/2 are quality. Art Academy Sketchpad is a decent art tool (and the only one available for Wii U, I think) but it doesn't have the lessons or any of the other features from the 3DS game.
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Jun 9, 2014 04:53
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Austrian mook posted:Holy poo poo this secret exit in world 5-4 is terrible, I keep getting one death and then restarting the whole level since there's no barrels to let me grab Dixie. If you play co-op mode and have Dixie jump on DK's back you can take three hits before losing Dixie.
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Jun 9, 2014 04:56
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noirstronaut posted:Anyway, I think my next game will be 3D World. Is there a tl;dr of everyone's thoughts on it? I've been watching gameplay of it for a few weeks/months and it doesn't give me any 3D Land vibes (loved 3D Land) As someone who only sorta' liked 3D Land and absolutely adored 3D World, I think your head will probably explode when you play 3D World.
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Jun 9, 2014 05:21
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Can we just make the thread title "3D World is good poo poo, loving buy it you assholes"
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Jun 9, 2014 05:30
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Yeah. I think I'm more critical of pretty much everythign Nintendo does than almost anyone else in this thread but just loving by 3D World. It's easily the best Mario since Galaxy. Unless you just despise platformers and all that they stand for, you really don't have an excuse to not own 3D World.
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Jun 9, 2014 05:32
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SeANMcBAY posted:Rayman Legends is $19.99 at Best Buy right now. I just paid $27 for it and I'm not even mad. A game hasn't glued me to my couch this horribly since...
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Jun 9, 2014 07:39
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noirstronaut posted:Anyway, I think my next game will be 3D World. Is there a tl;dr of everyone's thoughts on it? I've been watching gameplay of it for a few weeks/months and it doesn't give me any 3D Land vibes (loved 3D Land)
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Jun 9, 2014 09:53
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Has the USA eShop's music been changing periodically? Because at least over here in EU that has been happening almost bimonthly and the latest one is absolutely lovely, probably my favourite shop theme yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9izPO8x7D4 Also, on Mario Kart release week there was some appropriate MK music. I love that they do this, it's so very Nintendo 
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Jun 9, 2014 10:11
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I understand that the chance of Nintendo announcing on Tuesday that Retro is working on a Metroid game for the Wii U is 0%, but I'm going to hope for it and get let down anyway 
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Jun 9, 2014 10:16
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Amppelix posted:Has the USA eShop's music been changing periodically? Because at least over here in EU that has been happening almost bimonthly and the latest one is absolutely lovely, probably my favourite shop theme yet: I thought we had that, and then we had a christmasy winter tune for December, something new for New Years, a return to that and then Mario Kart esque beats that are still currently up. I look forward to whatever they have planned for the eShop music wise come Smash release. Lemming posted:I understand that the chance of Nintendo announcing on Tuesday that Retro is working on a Metroid game for the Wii U is 0%, but I'm going to hope for it and get let down anyway
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Jun 9, 2014 10:35
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Metroid already got the LBW treatment ten years ago, it was called Zero Mission.
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Jun 9, 2014 10:40
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I can't disagree with that logic, but that's not really what I meant. A 10 year old game also doesn't help much if I want a new one either.
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Jun 9, 2014 10:59
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I'm still waiting for an action oriented Anthony Higgs spinoff 
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Jun 9, 2014 11:01
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Amppelix posted:Has the USA eShop's music been changing periodically? Because at least over here in EU that has been happening almost bimonthly and the latest one is absolutely lovely, probably my favourite shop theme yet: Its one of the things that actually makes me enjoy regularly checking up on the eshop, even if I won't buy anything. Much as I love Steam, it hasn't got charming background music.
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Jun 9, 2014 11:18
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Dudes, gotta choose my free game. Wind Waker vs Pikmin vs Wonderful 101 (leaning this way). I'm a Zelda fan but somehow haven't played WW. Never played a Pikmin but like the idea of it. I liked TW101 demo but couldn't find it in a store here and don't usually buy console games digitally. Any suggestions? Are any of these particularly long and/or replayable?
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Jun 9, 2014 11:24
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Digital Jesus posted:Dudes, gotta choose my free game. Wind Waker vs Pikmin vs Wonderful 101 (leaning this way). Wonderful 101 is not, like, 40 hours long on the first go-thru, but there's SO MUCH CONTENT it'll easily last 40+ hours if you want to put that much time in. Lots and lots of replay value!
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Jun 9, 2014 11:32
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Digital Jesus posted:Dudes, gotta choose my free game. Wind Waker vs Pikmin vs Wonderful 101 (leaning this way). Honestly, it really depends. Wind Waker is a fantastic Zelda game and absolutely worth playing. It kind of peters out near the end but is a solid and well-made game. Wonderful 101 is, in theory, the game with more value. It is a fairly long game on its own with a bunch of hidden characters and score attacks and optional difficulty modes to do. However if you're not looking to do those modes it does lose some of its value. (Although it's still like ~12 hours in length for a single playthrough a completely worth playing.) that said: http://www.amazon.com/The-Wonderful-101-Nintendo-Wii-U/dp/B002I08CSW You can order Wonderful 101 for like $23 from Amazon. Wind Waker is more expensive pretty much everywhere. If you have to get one and don't end up having a strong preference, get WW just because it is more expensive. Pikmin 3 is a good game but the other two are better.
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Jun 9, 2014 11:32
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Digital Jesus posted:Dudes, gotta choose my free game. Wind Waker vs Pikmin vs Wonderful 101 (leaning this way). Wonderful 101 is my personal favorite, but you can get it for cheap from time to time. I say get Pikmin 3 or WWHD because you can rarely find them for sub-$30.
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Jun 9, 2014 11:33
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