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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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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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Hey just got a Wii U and loving it so far. I'm in the UK though, can someone tell me what this "premium network" thing is? The leaflet didn't really explain it. Has linking my Wii U Premium to my NNID or something? Are rewards something I can only see on my browser?
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Aug 11, 2014 20:52
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Dramicus posted:Holy crap, I didn't know about this until now. Had to do a google search and turns out I have over 1000 points. The more people not getting free money, the more money Nintendo could be making. EDIT: or Nintendo just sucks at online stuff.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:54
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PoshAlligator posted:Hey just got a Wii U and loving it so far. https://ddp.nintendo.com
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Aug 11, 2014 20:54
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Same reason you dont just have one nintendo store login for every system. Because nintendo is bad at everything other companies have had down to a science for generations.
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Aug 11, 2014 20:54
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What are the chances of Pikmen going on sale any time soon? I'm wondering whether to use my free money on it as a sort of discount, or whether to just pick something else up for free.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:02
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Dramicus posted:What are the chances of Pikmen going on sale any time soon? I'm wondering whether to use my free money on it as a sort of discount, or whether to just pick something else up for free. Oh man, like no recent first party games ever go on a universal sale, really. Places like Best Buy, Target, and Toys R' Us do have periodic sales on Wii U and 3DS games that are either straight discounts or B1G1 sales, so you could wait for one of those.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:06
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Dramicus posted:What are the chances of Pikmen going on sale any time soon? I'm wondering whether to use my free money on it as a sort of discount, or whether to just pick something else up for free. Don't do that. Find someone who used their MK8 promo but hasn't chosen a game and get Pikmin 3 for like $15 - $20.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:09
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Monkey Fracas posted:Oh man, like no recent first party games ever go on a universal sale, really. Places like Best Buy, Target, and Toys R' Us do have periodic sales on Wii U and 3DS games that are either straight discounts or B1G1 sales, so you could wait for one of those. I figured this would be the case, it's not like Nintendo has a need to put their first party games on sale.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:11
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Dramicus posted:What are the chances of Pikmen going on sale any time soon? I'm wondering whether to use my free money on it as a sort of discount, or whether to just pick something else up for free. I would take a chance at requesting in this thread I got NSMBU when I bought MK8 and used that thread to buy Wind Waker and Pikmen at much cheaper prices. Bonus is that those download codes count for the digital promotion, so you automatically get $5 back in eshop money when you redeem the code.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:18
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Kinda feel like buying a new WiiU game. Leaning towards Super Mario 3D World, downloading the W101 demo in a last ditch effort to make myself interested in that game. Any other games work well in short bursts running typically off the gamepad only?
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Aug 11, 2014 21:42
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Dramicus posted:What are the chances of Pikmen going on sale any time soon? I'm wondering whether to use my free money on it as a sort of discount, or whether to just pick something else up for free. Oh nevermind
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Aug 11, 2014 21:45
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Kaubocks posted:Kinda feel like buying a new WiiU game. Leaning towards Super Mario 3D World, downloading the W101 demo in a last ditch effort to make myself interested in that game. Any other games work well in short bursts running typically off the gamepad only? If you want gamepad only, don't get Wonderful 101. Super Mario 3D World is a much safer bet and is more universally enjoyable. 3D World should be a part of everyone's Wii U library. 
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Aug 11, 2014 21:46
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Kaubocks posted:Kinda feel like buying a new WiiU game. Leaning towards Super Mario 3D World, downloading the W101 demo in a last ditch effort to make myself interested in that game. Any other games work well in short bursts running typically off the gamepad only? Mario 3D World seems like your best bet. It can be played entirely on the gamepad
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Aug 11, 2014 21:46
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Mario 3D World or Shovel Knight would fit the bill nicely, or NES Remix.
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Aug 11, 2014 21:47
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Kaubocks posted:Kinda feel like buying a new WiiU game. Leaning towards Super Mario 3D World, downloading the W101 demo in a last ditch effort to make myself interested in that game. Any other games work well in short bursts running typically off the gamepad only? NES Remix 1 + 2
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Aug 11, 2014 21:47
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I already have Shovel Knight on 3DS.  Most likely Mario 3D World then. I looked at NES Remix 2 very briefly and it seemed interesting but I'm not sure just how content there is to it. Let's say I'm a perfectionist and want to 100% it. Roughly how long would that take me?
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Aug 11, 2014 21:58
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Kaubocks posted:I already have Shovel Knight on 3DS.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:07
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Quick question, which Street Fighter II game should I grab off of VC? There are three and all I want is to play some classic Street Fighter like I remembered playing 20 years ago.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:09
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homeless snail posted:If you truly a crazy perfectionist, then you can drive yourself insane trying to get rainbow stars. You should have seen me play Trauma Center: Under the Knife.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:19
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Handsome Ralph posted:Quick question, which Street Fighter II game should I grab off of VC?
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Aug 11, 2014 22:24
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homeless snail posted:It'll take you a couple of hours to unlock all the games and remixes. Getting three stars on all the levels might take a little bit longer. If you truly a crazy perfectionist, then you can drive yourself insane trying to get rainbow stars. I have played for 3.5 hours and if there isn't anything else to open, I've only played 75 of the 139 levels I have unlocked. That's 3 stars in all of them and rainbow in about half (but those are the easy rainbows, I haven't replayed any levels intending to get rainbows). It's quite a bit more extensive than I thought it was going to be. Edit: It turns out there are 169 levels, so I still have stuff to unlock. Fremry fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 22:32
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Handsome Ralph posted:Quick question, which Street Fighter II game should I grab off of VC? Super SF2 was the last version published on the SNES (but not the last version of SF2 to reach arcades), so like homeless snail said that's probably your best bet unless you have serious nostalgia for SF2 Turbo. Street Fighter Alpha 2 isn't a great version of the game and is one of the few SNES games with load times, so maybe skip that one. Of course you could always just buy Ultra Street Fighter 4 which came out on PC just last week. It runs well even on old PCs and has an active community that will likely be around for years to come.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:40
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Handsome Ralph posted:Quick question, which Street Fighter II game should I grab off of VC? Get Turbo, unless you care about the new characters. The game runs worse in the other versions and the music isn't as good.
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Aug 11, 2014 22:49
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I just bought a Wii U and Mario Kart and Wii Sports for the folks. And a princess peach wiimote. gently caress everything. E: I forgot to get Pikmin please kill me. Meowjesty fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 22:58
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Meowjesty posted:I just bought a Wii U and Mario Kart and Wii Sports for the folks. And a princess peach wiimote. Not owning Pikmin 3 will get you three months in the county clink, better rectify that before the local authorities find out mister.
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Aug 11, 2014 23:08
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No big, Pikmin 3 is pretty weak compared to the sequel.
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Aug 11, 2014 23:59
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I only played about ten minutes of the first Pikmin back when I was 14 but I think I can safely say Pikmin sucks because I don't remember liking it.
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Aug 12, 2014 00:52
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Kaubocks posted:I only played about ten minutes of the first Pikmin back when I was 14 but I think I can safely say Pikmin sucks because I don't remember liking it. I think I can safely say you suck.
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Aug 12, 2014 00:55
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Alteisen posted:No big, Pikmin 3 is pretty weak compared to the sequel. Wrong, it's good. Kaubocks posted:I only played about ten minutes of the first Pikmin back when I was 14 but I think I can safely say Pikmin sucks because I don't remember liking it. You are also completely wrong.
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Aug 12, 2014 00:56
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The wii u has been updating for like two hours now. I. I just want to play Mario kart. 
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Aug 12, 2014 01:35
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Stan Taylor posted:I think I can safely say you suck. Owned as hell. But yes, Pikmin 3 is the best in the series. It's not an opinion – it's just fact.
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Aug 12, 2014 01:35
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I sort of miss caves from 2, because they were super long little dungeons in comparison to gameplay being split up into 10 or so minute days, but these people are right. Pikmin 3 is the best.
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Aug 12, 2014 01:59
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Kaubocks posted:I only played about ten minutes of the first Pikmin back when I was 14 but I think I can safely say Pikmin sucks because I don't remember liking it. My story is also like this. I rented Pikmin (1) when it first came out but never got into it for some reason. However, I just finished Pikmin3 last night (my first finished game on the WiiU  ) and I have to say I adored it. There wasn't a single part of it I didn't love except the overly long juice-extracting/juice-drinking cutscenes that pressing + to skip didn't skip fast enough. And that's really minor in the grand scheme of things. I did not complete all the optionals/get all the fruits in existence and I think my game file is around 14 hours, so I assume it's worth 20 hours if you really feel like doing more than just the story. Also someone who is an experienced Pikmin-er might reduce that time simply because they don't bumble around as much as I do (and kill all but 9 pikmin vs the final boss, requiring a few extra days to replenish their numbers). I should add that it's one of the only games so far that I've played that makes such effort to integrate the gamepad stylus and the gamepad screen. It's really neat to get messages on the little screen and to scribble around it furiously with the stylus to get things done. I really liked the controls aside from the occasional camera slyness. The only thing I wasn't sure about was why the golden monster / final boss wanted Olimar so bad, I assume it was a reference to a previous game. turtlecrunch fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Aug 12, 2014 02:07
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Alteisen posted:No big, Pikmin 3 is pretty weak compared to the sequel. Well, at least you're not trying to convince anyone that it's weak compared to the original. You're still wrong and also dumb.  turtlecrunch posted:I did not complete all the optionals/get all the fruits in existence and I think my game file is around 14 hours, so I assume it's worth 20 hours if you really feel like doing more than just the story. Ultigonio fucked around with this message at 02:11 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Aug 12, 2014 02:07
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All the Pikmin games are amazing we ain't gotta fight like this guys
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Aug 12, 2014 02:10
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turtlecrunch posted:My story is also like this. I rented Pikmin (1) when it first came out but never got into it for some reason. Regards to the last bit it's a reference to Japanese mythology actually. Some kind of monster that crashes ships and absconds with captains or something like that. Olimar got snared and Louie (his copilot) had long given up on him by the time you showed up
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Aug 12, 2014 02:11
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Kaubocks posted:Kinda feel like buying a new WiiU game. Leaning towards Super Mario 3D World, downloading the W101 demo in a last ditch effort to make myself interested in that game. Any other games work well in short bursts running typically off the gamepad only? Armillo, Scram Kitty. Nano Assault may also be up your alley. edit: Louie is a dick.
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Aug 12, 2014 02:13
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Ultigonio posted:edit: Louie is a dick. Amen.
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Aug 12, 2014 02:21
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Relevant.
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Austrian mook posted:Wrong, it's good. Didn't say it was bad, just weak compared to the others.
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Aug 12, 2014 02:58
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