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RMZXAnarchy posted:They never said if they were going to release that DLC for regular release, did they? Preferring physical copies is fine...but how is buying off the eShop "not viable"? I can confirm that the eShop works, the games play just fine?
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Suspicious Cook posted:Waluigi supremacy. Ahahahahah this is awesome, I want to play!
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Aug 27, 2014 06:09
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jivjov posted:Preferring physical copies is fine...but how is buying off the eShop "not viable"? I can confirm that the eShop works, the games play just fine? If you aren't willing to spend as much on a game and the hours of enjoyment you can get out of most of them as you are a night out on the bar or a night of fine dining, Nintendo's full RRP digital pricing is not viable in every sense of the words.
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Aug 27, 2014 06:48
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Crawfish posted:Some people take being a tightarse in gaming to a professional level. Professional tightarsing if you will. I can maybe see that if you're looking at buying a game months after the fact, when you can find a used copy at GameStop or catch a Black Friday deal or something, but if its a game you know full well you want day-of-release, you're generally not going to find all that much of a deal on it at retail. Might as well go digital, have it always ready to click and play on your console and possibly get some deluxe promo credit out of it.
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Aug 27, 2014 06:56
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jivjov posted:I can maybe see that if you're looking at buying a game months after the fact, when you can find a used copy at GameStop or catch a Black Friday deal or something, but if its a game you know full well you want day-of-release, you're generally not going to find all that much of a deal on it at retail. Might as well go digital, have it always ready to click and play on your console and possibly get some deluxe promo credit out of it. Not everyone has a Deluxe Wii U, and not everyone has a stable or reliable internet connection, and space to keep all the games installed forever. This aversion to digital isn't exclusive to Nintendo, and it's understandable. I like discs because if my network goes out (which it does alot due to weather) I can still play whatever game. If my friend wants to borrow a game to try it out I can lend it to him. I still have digital games, like Wind Waker from the Mario Kart 8 promo, and on my PSN I have loads from sales/PS+, but I tend to stick with my favorites on physical just in case.
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Oh again, I can completely understand a preference for physical; but to say digital games "aren't viable" is, in my opinion, completely ludicrous.
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jivjov posted:Oh again, I can completely understand a preference for physical; but to say digital games "aren't viable" is, in my opinion, completely ludicrous. They aren't viable if you're buying them through Nintendo. Cracked your 3DS screen by accident? Oops, there goes all your digital purchases.
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Aug 27, 2014 08:41
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Slur posted:They aren't viable if you're buying them through Nintendo. Cracked your 3DS screen by accident? Oops, there goes all your digital purchases. You realize Nintendo support will transfer your purchases over to a new system....right? Again, I will keep saying this, there is nothing wrong with personally preferring physical games over digital ones, but Nintendo has some pretty great incentives for digital purchases and the system isn't even a tenth as bad as the echo chamber wants to think it is.
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Aug 27, 2014 08:53
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You can just transfer them yourself, though, unless the system's entirely inoperable.
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Aug 27, 2014 09:16
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You can't resell digital games once you're done with them. I sell 90% of my games once I've finished them, therefore I always go physical.
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less laughter posted:You can't resell digital games once you're done with them. I sell 90% of my games once I've finished them, therefore I always go physical. I used to do that (usually to make a quick buck whenever GameStop or Vintage Stock would offer a trade in bonus) but I always got the hankering to play whatever it was I just traded in...
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jivjov posted:You realize Nintendo support will transfer your purchases over to a new system....right? What exactly are the great incentives? As you say there's nothing wrong with one preference over another, but the only digital positive to me is not having to carry carts around, versus resell-ability and less hassle if the 3DS gets lost/stolen/broken. In PAL-land most digital titles are a significant amount more expensive than you can get a physical version for at retail.
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Froist posted:What exactly are the great incentives? They've done a couple promos now where ownership of one title through the eShop gets you a discount on another, there's the Deluxe Digital promo on Wii U, there's the Free Game from MK8 (although that one wasn't eshop exclusive, the free game is). Plus there's just the overall convenience of having a bunch of titles just ready to go at the push of a button rather than swapping out discs/carts.
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less laughter posted:You can't resell digital games once you're done with them. I sell 90% of my games once I've finished them, therefore I always go physical. I actually buy digital games sometimes just so I won't do this. I like the idea of just having them around indefinitely in case I ever want to play again, or in case I want to let someone else play in the future.
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Aug 27, 2014 10:21
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jivjov posted:there's the Free Game from MK8 (although that one wasn't eshop exclusive, the free game is). That's not an incentive for buying digital games, it was just an incentive for buying another game on the system. So it doesn't really have anything to do with this discussion.
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less laughter posted:That's not an incentive for buying digital games, it was just an incentive for buying another game on the system. So it doesn't really have anything to do with this discussion. Eh, fair enough, but the free game was digital; could potentially show people "hey, it's super handy to have my free copy of Pikmin just hanging out on the system menu". It's tangentially related.
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Chronojam posted:You can just transfer them yourself, though, unless the system's entirely inoperable. Or stolen. I'm pretty gung-ho about digital games but basically never do on Nintendo systems if I have a choice. Those of you who do buy digital Nintendo games and live in Japan, though, can now buy eShop digital game codes through Amazon.jp.
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Aug 27, 2014 13:53
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The digital deluxe promo is why I buy all my WiiU game digitally.
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Aug 27, 2014 14:27
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I'm never selling or trading these games anyway, and gently caress boxes and discs.
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Aug 27, 2014 14:31
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So hold up, how are you supposed to get the discount for buying both packs if they're being released 7 months apart? I get that you can save $2 if you buy both at once, but are they really expecting you to wait 7 months for that or does pre-ordering them get you that discount up front?
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Louisgod posted:So hold up, how are you supposed to get the discount for buying both packs if they're being released 7 months apart? I get that you can save $2 if you buy both at once, but are they really expecting you to wait 7 months for that or does pre-ordering them get you that discount up front? I believe you pay the 11.99 now, and then receive both DLC packs when they are released.
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Aug 27, 2014 14:54
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I try to download multiplayer titles that I always want to have on hand for a quick game. I downloaded Mario Kart 8, and intend to download Smash and Splatoon, but an adventure game like say Wind Waker I'd rather have on disc.
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Aug 27, 2014 14:56
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It's a SEASON PASS!!!!!!
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Handsome Ralph posted:I believe you pay the 11.99 now, and then receive both DLC packs when they are released. OH welp I should've thought of that considering that's what they did with Awakening. Thanks!
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Including Isabelle instead of K.K. Slider - or better yet, Kapp'n - was a huge mistake.
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Isabelle NEVER gets a holiday though. She didn't even get to go to the island. She at least deserves karting with the mayor.
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Aug 27, 2014 15:19
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Isabelle is the Danica Patrick of Mario Kart, she is my hero, my inspiration.
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zenintrude posted:Including Isabelle instead of K.K. Slider - or better yet, Kapp'n - was a huge mistake. Isabelle is the best Animal Crossing character in my opinion.
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Aug 27, 2014 15:20
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Isabelle was just going out of the village to get some groceries and oh no she's caught in this race somehow!
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Man, I didn't even think of K.K. Slider. That would have been awesome. I'll take Isabel, though. Also, I like that Nintendo is doing something season pass-esque where they actually tell you what you're getting, instead of buying a pig in the a poke like most other companies do anymore.
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Echophonic posted:Man, I didn't even think of K.K. Slider. That would have been awesome. I'll take Isabel, though. It just occurred to me that Booker and Copper in a crazy police car, Double Dash-style, would have been one of the best things ever. How do I get Nintendo to pay me for all my good ideas?
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I picked up The Fall last night and beat it just now, it's a very good puzzle game worth getting, one question though, does anyone else have issues with freezing or lock ups? I kept having to restart my Wii U due to locking up after the Mainframe Custscene.
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Why would they take so long in between releasing each DLC? Aren't people just going to lose interest in that time
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I think it's great because it gives me a reason to pull the game back out a few times months down the line. I wish more games would give out new content over such a long period! But the real reason is that it probably literally takes them that long to make all the new courses. Also from a business perspective letting people pre-order the bundle now with an immediate bonus for doing so is a great way to combat any potential loss of interest.
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I think Nintendo wants to keep people playing Mario Kart 8 for a long time, which I assume is the reason it's getting Amiibo support. Releasing a good chunk of extra content later on down the line is a pretty good way to keep people interested/get people interested again.
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It keeps people like me from trading the game in when I stop playing it.
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Davincie posted:Why would they take so long in between releasing each DLC? Aren't people just going to lose interest in that time If there's one thing Mario Kart games don't do it's sell forever
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PAL update (week of August 28):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA update (week of August 28): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS NOA didn't list the sales prices for the Capcom sale, so if you see 'em on the store, post 'em! Layton x AA is getting a midnight (eastern) release on the eShop, for those who wanted to know. Remember, it's out tomorrow, not today. Gunvolt buyers, take note: if you buy the game before the end of November you'll be able to claim a free copy of Mighty Gunvolt, a pseudo-8-bit game starring Gunvolt and Beck from Mighty No.9; I believe the free code is supposed to appear on your digital receipt, which you can view in the settings menu of the eShop. Again, Gunvolt's not out until tomorrow. SteamWorld Dig's cross-buy discount is only available in PAL-land due to the fact that NOA still doesn't support cross-buy for whatever reason. Oh well, it's not a huge discount to begin with. Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight is probably best remembered for being neither a Street Fighter nor a Final Fight game, but it's actually a pretty neat, idiosyncratic action game, and I don't think it's been re-released until now. No idea why it's coming out on Monday, that's kinda odd. (NOA is getting Nobunaga's Ambition on the Wii U VC next week, incidentally.)
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FINALLY the US is getting Donkey Kong Jr. Math.
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Is Layton X AA getting a retail release? It's one of those games I'll likely be sharing with my brother, so I'd prefer not to get it on the eshop.
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