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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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I changed my mind and decided spending my allowance on a dead end wasn't a good idea after all. Instead I'm going to use it and all the money in my piggy bank and invest it in a suit tie combo so I can get a job with a salary attached.
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Jun 18, 2014 14:42
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Nolgthorn posted:I changed my mind and decided spending my allowance on a dead end wasn't a good idea after all. Instead I'm going to use it and all the money in my piggy bank and invest it in a suit tie combo so I can get a job with a salary attached. Good man
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Jun 18, 2014 14:47
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Nolgthorn posted:I changed my mind and decided spending my allowance on a dead end wasn't a good idea after all. Instead I'm going to use it and all the money in my piggy bank and invest it in a suit tie combo so I can get a job with a salary attached. You should buy a Wii U and a Pro Controller and then send me the Pro Controller.
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Jun 18, 2014 14:48
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Nolgthorn posted:I'm also becoming concerned about the eplay store, it doesn't even have mario galaxy in it, why not? Because that's a Wii game. The Wii U has to be in Wii mode to run Wii games, which means it'll only run games off discs or the Wii Shopping Channel. Which is also why Wii downloads won't run without going into Wii mode. Your best bet for Wii games is to buy the discs.
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Jun 18, 2014 14:49
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PaletteSwappedNinja's (I think it's him) avatar comes to mind for some reason. It's weird how the Wii U currently has the most exclusives yet gaming journalism keeps writing them off to focus on games coming out for both next-gen consoles and PC. E3 seems to have shifted the majority opinion a bit, but that's an image that'll take Nintendo a while to shake off, I guess.
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Jun 18, 2014 14:53
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elf help book posted:You should buy a Wii U and a Pro Controller and then send me the Pro Controller. I'm thinking about doing a group buy in the thread for Japanese Wii U pro controllers so we can all save ten bux. What could go wrong?
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Jun 18, 2014 14:55
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People keep talking about the Japanese Pro controllers from Amazon, and I'd be afraid they're counterfeits. Amazon is no stranger to listing knock off Nintendo stuff as if it's an official product.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:03
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Since that Target deal is coming up, I'm gonna get MK8, Super Mario 3D World, DKC tropical freeze, and use the MK8 code for NSMBros U. My favorite type of game is platformers, hence the choice of games. Anyone have a suggestion in what order to play the platformers?
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Jun 18, 2014 15:07
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Elliotw2 posted:People keep talking about the Japanese Pro controllers from Amazon, and I'd be afraid they're counterfeits. Amazon is no stranger to listing knock off Nintendo stuff as if it's an official product. Wait I thought they were from PlayAsia?
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Jun 18, 2014 15:07
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"Made for tiny kids" is such a funny phrase. I guess it shouldn't be since "small children" is said too.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:10
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ChaosArgate posted:Wait I thought they were from PlayAsia?
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Jun 18, 2014 15:10
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Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares:quote:Adds a total of 24 new Fit Meter Challenge courses: 12 Walking Challenge, and 12 Climbing Challenge courses
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Jun 18, 2014 15:17
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Fremry posted:Since that Target deal is coming up, I'm gonna get MK8, Super Mario 3D World, DKC tropical freeze, and use the MK8 code for NSMBros U. My favorite type of game is platformers, hence the choice of games. Anyone have a suggestion in what order to play the platformers? So far I only have Mario Bros U out of those but its really fun. If you played the Wii version you know exactly what youre getting with that one though so if you want something new I'd try one of the others first.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:18
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ChaosArgate posted:Wait I thought they were from PlayAsia? Oh, Play-Asia I'd be fine with, they actually check the suppliers. On platformers, a lot of people say they can't go back to NSMBU after playing 3D world, so you might want to start there.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:19
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: Interesting. I need to exercise some more so maybe Ill pick it up again.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:19
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Minidust posted:People have been posting links to both. As has been said, I'd avoid the Amazon link because it just directs you to a bunch of third-party sellers. Not sure why that was ever suggested in the first place. What's the shipping on these at play Asia? $25 for a pro is cheap. Brasseye posted:So far I only have Mario Bros U out of those but its really fun. If you played the Wii version you know exactly what youre getting with that one though so if you want something new I'd try one of the others first. I played the DS one and enjoyed it. I hear that DK TR gets really difficult. I have no issue with difficulty if it doesn't feel cheap.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:21
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Fremry posted:What's the shipping on these at play Asia? $25 for a pro is cheap. Someone said earlier that shipping was like $20.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:27
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Fremry posted:What's the shipping on these at play Asia? $25 for a pro is cheap.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:27
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Does MK8 support local and online play at the same time? I'm wondering cause my girlfriend and I would definitely love to play with two friends of ours who live half way across the country.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:51
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Wildtortilla posted:Does MK8 support local and online play at the same time? I'm wondering cause my girlfriend and I would definitely love to play with two friends of ours who live half way across the country. Yes, but if you're playing online you can only have two local players. If it's offline you can have up to four, of course.
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Jun 18, 2014 15:52
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CuddlyZombie posted:Yes, but if you're playing online you can only have two local players. If it's offline you can have up to four, of course. Perfect! Thanks for clearing that up. I'm so pumped for the Wii U + NSMBU + NSLBU deal at target this weekend. I'm planning to pick up MK8 + 3D World + something, then redeeming MK8 for Pikmin 3. I love Donkey Kong Country for SNES, but I think with all those Mario games I have my play forming needs secured. What are some other recommendations for the free game from Target?
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Jun 18, 2014 15:59
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: Don't suppose this or a previous update will mean it won't build you routines that require hardware you don't have? That's the only thing about the software I don't like. Don't have two MP Wiimotes? Main mode of the software doesn't work.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:06
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: Sweet, I really hope this fixes the "back in time" glitch that stops me from doing full check ins, I want to play those little balance games and get a Fit Age, damnit.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:19
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Wild Knight posted:PIt's weird how the Wii U currently has the most exclusives yet gaming journalism keeps writing them off to focus on games coming out for both next-gen consoles and PC. E3 seems to have shifted the majority opinion a bit, but that's an image that'll take Nintendo a while to shake off, I guess. The greatest crime Sega ever committed was convincing everyone that Nintendo was for kiddies. No matter what Nintendo publishes, they can't slip that reputation. My point being, it's been more than twenty years. I think we passed "a while" about a decade ago.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:22
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: I think the Wii Fit U gym has been down to two goons for a few months. Glad I'll have some more walking courses after I finish the last one.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:31
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: I'll have to start wearing my fit meter again now there are more courses.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:31
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Random Stranger posted:The greatest crime Sega ever committed was convincing everyone that Nintendo was for kiddies. No matter what Nintendo publishes, they can't slip that reputation. Well, Nintendo is basically a toy company aimed at kids. They protect kids from creeps the best they can and most of their games are designed in a way that little kids will go crazy about. They're also drat good at making games so fun that anyone from a literal child to a literal 20something goon to a grandma can enjoy. There's nothing wrong with their "soft" approach to videogames but it's a shame when idiot "journalists" decide Nintendo makes babby games for babby consoles and there's no reason to enjoy that when there are big serious next gen games around.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:41
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For anyone that recently bought a refurb Wii U, check the actual order details for the status. On the list of recent orders, mine says "Order Processing", but I clicked on the order hyperlink and it shipped last night and has the tracking info. I also did not receive an e-mail about it shipping. Edit: Kilometers Davis posted:Well, Nintendo is basically a toy company aimed at kids. They protect kids from creeps the best they can and most of their games are designed in a way that little kids will go crazy about. They're also drat good at making games so fun that anyone from a literal child to a literal 20something goon to a grandma can enjoy. There's nothing wrong with their "soft" approach to videogames but it's a shame when idiot "journalists" decide Nintendo makes babby games for babby consoles and there's no reason to enjoy that when there are big serious next gen games around. I think this will change as the "millennial" generation ages. As we get older, starts families, etc. I can see us embracing the soft approach to video games. We're the Nintendo generation, that as children made them a household name, we strayed away as we became teens and college kids, but I see that changing again as we become full fledged adults with families. Fremry fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Jun 18, 2014 |
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Jun 18, 2014 16:43
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Kilometers Davis posted:Well, Nintendo is basically a toy company aimed at kids. They protect kids from creeps the best they can and most of their games are designed in a way that little kids will go crazy about. They're also drat good at making games so fun that anyone from a literal child to a literal 20something goon to a grandma can enjoy. There's nothing wrong with their "soft" approach to videogames but it's a shame when idiot "journalists" decide Nintendo makes babby games for babby consoles and there's no reason to enjoy that when there are big serious next gen games around. Preaching to the converted but Mario Kart 8 is like 100 times more fun than almost all of the self serious 'AAA' titles Ive played in the last few years.
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Jun 18, 2014 16:50
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Fremry posted:For anyone that recently bought a refurb Wii U, check the actual order details for the status. On the list of recent orders, mine says "Order Processing", but I clicked on the order hyperlink and it shipped last night and has the tracking info. I also did not receive an e-mail about it shipping. I just checked mine and it says backordered.  I ordered last Sunday and haven't received any email updates. Goddammit. On the actual store page it says they expect to be shipping again the week of the 23rd.
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Jun 18, 2014 17:02
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Wii Fit U got an update today, in case anyone cares: I care, because I literally just got home from finding it on clearance!  YMMV, but I had to pick something up at Walmart, and the Walmart I was at was seriously clearancing out certain titles to "make more room," so I picked up the full Wii Fit U box for way cheaper than just the game/pedometer. So, if anyone is looking for the game, that might be an option!
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Jun 18, 2014 17:13
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Kilometers Davis posted:Well, Nintendo is basically a toy company aimed at kids. They protect kids from creeps the best they can and most of their games are designed in a way that little kids will go crazy about. They're also drat good at making games so fun that anyone from a literal child to a literal 20something goon to a grandma can enjoy. There's nothing wrong with their "soft" approach to videogames but it's a shame when idiot "journalists" decide Nintendo makes babby games for babby consoles and there's no reason to enjoy that when there are big serious next gen games around. Generally I think all the non-nintendo titles are for little babby kids. "Batman Arkham Asylum" yea I bet Steve Jobs, Donald Trump and Bill Gates sit down for a rousing game of that whenever they get the chance before borrowing money from their parents to buy a super sized bag of cheetos. Nintendo games on the other hand I feel do wield a certain level of distinction. I in fact can see some of those guys playing wii tennis, I mean I think they already have. The thing about kids is that they want to feel like they are adults, so that's why PS4/Xbone are marketed as though those are "adult" consoles. While walking out the door to buy that suit and tie I punched myself in the face, then changed the destination on Google Maps then bought a Wii U with Mario Kart and Nintendoland. It's sitting in front of me right now plugged into the tv. Nolgthorn fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Jun 18, 2014 |
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Jun 18, 2014 17:23
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The biggest problem with the other "next-gen" consoles is that they don't do a anything a PC doesn't already do better with basically the same catalog of games.
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Jun 18, 2014 17:31
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katkillad2 posted:I've seen this suggested several times as a good Wii game so I got it in from Gamefly and yea it's pretty great. Looks pretty amazing for a Wii game. I've been playing Muramasa on the Vita lately, which I'm pretty sure is just a port of the Wii version with jump mapped to a button. I haven't finished it so my advice may be completely stupid, but I feel like it's been a good idea to forge lots and lots of swords. The way the chart is laid out actually requires you forge every blade in order to get the best sword, since all the branches of the chart combine at the bottom into one, but forging swords as I level up to keep my attack power as high as possible at all times has served me well regardless. I recommend eating lots of food whenever you pass a tea house, even if your HP is full. I ignored them for awhile because they're almost always right next to a save point, but their real use is to fill up your spirit, so the only thing restricting your ability to forge new swords is your souls.
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Jun 18, 2014 17:40
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Can you use a non-wiimote plus wiimote for Mario Kart 8?
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Jun 18, 2014 17:44
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Fremry posted:Since that Target deal is coming up, I'm gonna get MK8, Super Mario 3D World, DKC tropical freeze, and use the MK8 code for NSMBros U. My favorite type of game is platformers, hence the choice of games. Anyone have a suggestion in what order to play the platformers? Out of all of those platformers I'd probably play Rayman Legends first.
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Jun 18, 2014 17:46
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Spacebump posted:I think the Wii Fit U gym has been down to two goons for a few months. Glad I'll have some more walking courses after I finish the last one. Every time I go on it's me and one other guy. But I met my weight goal, which owned. Lost the 20 lbs I gained from being unemployed for a long rear end time EDIT: How do I make it update? UPDATE GAME! Blackbelt Bobman fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Jun 18, 2014 |
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Jun 18, 2014 17:48
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:Every time I go on it's me and one other guy. That guy is probably me. Congrats on the weight loss, this game helped me loose a lot of weight as well. The Fit Meter makes it so much better than regular Wii Fit.
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Jun 18, 2014 17:57
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GreenNight posted:Can you use a non-wiimote plus wiimote for Mario Kart 8? Yes, I did this the other day.
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Jun 18, 2014 18:04
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GreenNight posted:Can you use a non-wiimote plus wiimote for Mario Kart 8? Yes you can. I'm pretty sure that every game that requires Motion plus will have it marked somewhere on the box as well.
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