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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
| Maybe |
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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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jivjov posted:Nope, but when people bitch about something they were specifically prompted about (and can opt out of at any time) and decided to call it "the most sinister thing ever", I get a little upset. Let me paraphrase my post so that you can be at ease "heh, nintendo advert made me want to buy things that I probably shouldn't buy given how I probably won't be in any hurry to play them!". Now that probably won't have cured the underlying problem, but hope this helps. Can anyone recommend any not-brand-new but Wii U only indie titles that are worth a punt?
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Aug 16, 2014 01:01
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Trending Miiverse on the start page its actually brilliant advertising. I don't know if they realize they could actually prioritize certain games for money though.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:02
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TheRam posted:Can anyone recommend any not-brand-new but Wii U only indie titles that are worth a punt? I don't know what you mean by brand new, but the two best ones on there are Guacamelee and Shovel Knight.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:05
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Quest For Glory II posted:Literally every console is flooded with ads and Nintendo's has the fewest by far of any console Seriously, if you think the gamepad occasionally blinking on to alert you to a sale occasionally is bad (a feature that can be disabled, even), imagine half the tiles on the home screen being taken up by adspace like on the Xbox with no option to get rid of them.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:07
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TheRam posted:Can anyone recommend any not-brand-new but Wii U only indie titles that are worth a punt? Pushmo World is fantastic, but if you already have Pushmo on 3DS you may not "need" it.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:11
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Fremry posted:I don't know what you mean by brand new, but the two best ones on there are Guacamelee and Shovel Knight. Own and can't own because I'm a Brit. I've also got the NES remix games, Ice Cream Surfer, Pullblox World, Armillo, Trine 2 and Bombing Bastards. Wondering if any of the random little games with not-many-ratings have actually charmed the pants off of anyone. Also as someone who loved Jamestown I really really can't recommend Ice Cream Surfer. Looks good, plays  .
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Aug 16, 2014 01:12
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greatn posted:Trending Miiverse on the start page its actually brilliant advertising. I don't know if they realize they could actually prioritize certain games for money though.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:17
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TheRam posted:Wondering if any of the random little games with not-many-ratings have actually charmed the pants off of anyone. You could look at the Miiverse communities for those games. Some people buy literally everything on the eShop
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Aug 16, 2014 01:18
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A lot of people seem to like scram kitty, though I haven't played it. I really like 1001 Spikes, but it has a major downside of not being able to play gamepad only. Nano Assault Neo is really fun and has great local co-op.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:23
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homeless snail posted:Hulu has a golden "recommended!!" border on Warawara and is omnipresent. I think they realized it. I just realized that it's been forever since I last saw Warawara plaza. That quick-start up update is great.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:31
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TheRam posted:Own and can't own because I'm a Brit I couldn't believe this so I had a look at how far along they are on getting the game out to Europe and Australia and wherever else They still have a lot to go. I feel for you guys. Someone send a 3DS with Shovel Knight over to this guy stat
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Aug 16, 2014 01:32
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I shut off the blow glow for a notification on the original Wii when the light woke me up at like 4am to tell me the Weather Channel was now available for download.
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Aug 16, 2014 01:54
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greatn posted:A lot of people seem to like scram kitty, though I haven't played it. I really like 1001 Spikes, but it has a major downside of not being able to play gamepad only. Nano Assault Neo is really fun and has great local co-op. 1001 spikes another game I want but isn't out in Europe. The Toad game is coming out late here too. I hope we really get something to make the yanks hate us soon.
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Aug 16, 2014 02:01
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Dr. Dos posted:I shut off the blow glow for a notification on the original Wii when the light woke me up at like 4am to tell me the Weather Channel was now available for download. Man, am I the only one that misses poo poo like the Weather channel and especially the Everybody Votes channel? I remember coming home from classes and voting almost every single day. I loved that silly thing.
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Aug 16, 2014 02:02
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Two Tribes recently did some weird quasi-bundle type pricing dealio on their games that lets you buy 'em all for 12EUR, get those if you haven't already. EDIT: you have to buy Edge, Rush and Toki Tori (2EUR each) and it'll let you buy Toki Tori 2 for 6EUR instead of 15EUR. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Aug 16, 2014 |
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Aug 16, 2014 02:07
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TheRam posted:The Toad game is coming out late here too. EFIGS is going to be the death of me. 
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Aug 16, 2014 02:10
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Edge and Rush are actually really good too. To be honest I like them both far more than the Toki Tori games.
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Aug 16, 2014 02:19
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TheRam posted:Can anyone recommend any not-brand-new but Wii U only indie titles that are worth a punt? Muscle March. Okay it's a Wii game and not indie, but who cares get Muscle March.
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Aug 16, 2014 02:46
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The bitching about the totally optional gamepad advertisements is the weirdest thing. Like I can vaguely understand where people are coming from with how annoying it could be even though their own stupidity ignored the prompts and left the feature on, but it's weird that we had an entire thread bitching about the problems with the Wii U with advertising being one of the sizeable ones, and now that they have bought in some way of advertising their specials and promotions, a whole new group of people have crawled out of the woodwork to bitch about it.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:35
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FPzero posted:What is this? TheRam posted:Wondering if any of the random little games with not-many-ratings have actually charmed the pants off of anyone. I would recommend Toki Tori 2+ as well because it is one of the best games in its genre that I've played, but the PC version has a level editor and the Wii U version does not. I gotta' get Mighty Switch Force HD sometime. greatn posted:Edge and Rush are actually really good too. To be honest I like them both far more than the Toki Tori games. TheRam posted:I hope we really get something to make the yanks hate us soon.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:38
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It was a single winking comment about it suddenly flashing ads at him in the middle of the night. Wii U owners sure are defensive.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:38
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Wendell posted:It was a single winking comment about it suddenly flashing ads at him in the middle of the night. Wii U owners sure are defensive. Followed by others agreeing that its somehow "super lame" for your game console to inform you of ongoing sales and promotions.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:42
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Tiki tori is " Hey here's a bird. It can walk or chirp. So do something, there's probably a goal or something"
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Aug 16, 2014 03:43
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TheRam posted:Own and can't own because I'm a Brit. I've also got the NES remix games, Ice Cream Surfer, Pullblox World, Armillo, Trine 2 and Bombing Bastards.
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Aug 16, 2014 03:43
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greatn posted:Tiki tori is " Hey here's a bird. It can walk or chirp. So do something, there's probably a goal or something" and it owns
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Aug 16, 2014 03:55
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I'm not sure I would call Toki Tori "extremely short," since I think I put about 8 hours in before beating the game (though I did goof off to locations where I didn't need to be). I guess it may not be very long if you go straight for beating the game, but there's a huge amount of content beyond that.greatn posted:Tiki tori is " Hey here's a bird. It can walk or chirp. So do something, there's probably a goal or something" It sounds like you watched an ad for the game or only played it for a few minutes. It's a brilliant puzzle game that relies on clever, open-ended level design over amount of abilities. It teaches mechanics to the player without directly explaining said mechanics, meaning that the only barrier to entry for any area is your knowledge. The pace is slow, but it's compact, so something's always happening. The environmental elements are extremely strong, making for a relaxing, ambient experience. tl;dr You are dumb 
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Aug 16, 2014 03:56
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TheRam posted:Can anyone recommend any not-brand-new but Wii U only indie titles that are worth a punt? Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is unironically one of my favorite games on the system. edit: whoops, didn't notice we were talking Wii U only  I stand by my post still. vvvvvvv Gandalf21 fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Aug 16, 2014 |
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Aug 16, 2014 04:03
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Gandalf21 posted:Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is unironically one of my favorite games on the system. That said, its not Wii U Only. Its out on Steam as well. (And its narrated by Charles Martinet)
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Aug 16, 2014 04:06
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jivjov posted:Followed by others agreeing that its somehow "super lame" for your game console to inform you of ongoing sales and promotions. No one was actually angry about this. You guys need to chill out.
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Aug 16, 2014 05:24
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jivjov posted:That said, its not Wii U Only. Its out on Steam as well. Wait, what?
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Aug 16, 2014 05:25
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Austrian mook posted:Wait, what? He's saying PC games always tend to have the superior ports. I see nothing incorrect about that.
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Aug 16, 2014 05:29
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The Taint Reaper posted:PC games always tend to have the superior ports. Gather round the fire kids, and let me tell you about a little game called Watch Dogs...
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Aug 16, 2014 05:31
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The Taint Reaper posted:He's saying PC games always tend to have the superior ports. I see nothing incorrect about that. but what if i don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a computer? What then?
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Aug 16, 2014 05:32
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There are few to no Wii U-exclusive eShop indie games worth caring about... Scram Kitty, Spin The Bottle and Chasing Aurora are the only ones that spring to mind, as well as Nano Assault Neo which is based on the 3DS game but not identical. EDIT: Armillo might be okay, haven't played that one. Affordable Space Adventure will be exclusive to Wii U, and Stealth Inc. 2 and Swords & Soldier 2 will be exclusive at launch, at the very least.
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Aug 16, 2014 05:32
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Macaluso posted:Gather round the fire kids, and let me tell you about a little game called Watch Dogs... Those aren't glitches that's emergent gameplay becoming self aware and trying to escape into a better game. 
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Aug 16, 2014 05:32
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Austrian mook posted:Wait, what? The original request was for Wii U exclusive games, and Runner 2 (while awesome) is not a Wii U exclusive. And yeah, the narrator for the small handful of cutscenes in the game is none other than the voice-of-all-the-Mario-Bros Charles Martinet.
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Aug 16, 2014 05:33
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Macaluso posted:Gather round the fire kids, and let me tell you about a little game called Watch Dogs... Watch Dogs is a better PC port once you go into the game's code and turn the better graphics back on. 
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Aug 16, 2014 05:35
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Austrian mook posted:Wait, what? Charles Martinet is totally the narrator of the game! He announces it emphatically himself as soon as you load it up! 
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Aug 16, 2014 05:36
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Austrian mook posted:but what if i don't want to spend thousands of dollars on a computer? What then? Play inferior ports
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Aug 16, 2014 05:36
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ArmyOfMidgets posted:Play inferior ports I'm okay with that since I can spend my money on better things
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Aug 16, 2014 05:37
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