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Old Swerdlow posted:For drifting it appears that you just hold the button down around the turn until you get your sparks. I don't notice any difference when attempting to 'snake.' Snaking was very polarising, a lot of people absolutely hated having to develop a skill to have any chance at competing in the game. So it was ditched in favour of the simpler "hold button down" mechanic of the games that followed it. Mario Kart DS was my favourite in the series but how can it even compare to Mario Kart 8? I think if you went back and replayed it you would be surprised by how quickly it dated, I mean you're comparing a nearly 10 year old handheld title to one of the most beautifully crafted works of art I've ever seen. Battle mode in Mario kart has been bad since the original. I think Nintendo are giving up until they come up with a new dynamic for it. You are likely a shallow monster with no reason to be alive so I don't even know why I'm talking to you. Pegged Lamb posted:Anyone here regularly use Wii fit It is hard to want to keep doing it, man. I just use my balance board and yoga mat to do pushups mostly. Otherwise a 30 min workout can take 45 minutes, with all the adjusting and button pressing.
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Chronojam posted:I could see some of the shortcuts changing. But I thought, at the very least, the MK8 course hazards change up for each lap? There's a volcano where paths fall into the lava, or a horde of cows cross the track, etc. That's the kind of thing I'm talking about...but Sonic Racing Transformed does is in a much bigger and better way than Mario Kart 8 does. MK8 has the cows wander across, SRT has a giant airship blow up an entire sky island and convert part of the course into a flying section on the third lap. Pegged Lamb posted:Anyone here regularly use Wii fit I need to get back into it, but yeah, what do you need to know?
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Basically if its viable for weight loss
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Pegged Lamb posted:Basically if its viable for weight loss I lost 25 pounds just being more conscious about my diet choices (i.e. I was not 'on a diet' I just drank nothing but water and powerade, and got the Salad Bar for lunch) and doing Wii Fit stuff.
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Oct 8, 2014 04:29
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I'm a fairly skinny guy and fell dead on the "optimal" lines. Then it forced me to choose a goal so I set it so that I would gain a few pounds which I successfully did in under two weeks.
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Nolgthorn posted:I'm a fairly skinny guy and fell dead on the "optimal" lines. Then it forced me to choose a goal so I set it so that I would gain a few pounds which I successfully did in under two weeks. This is my situation. I sometimes set a goal to lose a pound! It's not very hard.
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Oct 8, 2014 05:15
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Pegged Lamb posted:Basically if its viable for weight loss It really is if you also jog with the fit meter. I got the game when all you had to buy was the fit meter and I consider it easily worth the purchase. It caused me to get in much better shape.
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Famous TV Dad posted:http://store.nintendo.co.uk/wii-u-accessories/gamecube-controller-adapter-for-wii-u/11028551.html 
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Oct 8, 2014 05:47
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I'm playing mario kart 7 for the first time, since I bought a refurbished 2ds at the same time I got a refurbished Wii U. And I know people go "its a portable version of mario kart 8!" It really is not. If only because Mario Kart 7 hedges closer to mario kart wii in terms of the bitchiness of the items. Lightning bolts nearly every lap, blue shells once or twice per race... mario kart 7 loves those items.
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Who says its a portable version of MK8? Those people are dumb, MK8 is very different and way better.
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cynic posted:Yeah, 4 years old is pre-reading, pre-patience to mash the 'A' button 10 times in a specific place facing a specific direction even if there is an animated popup telling you what to do - it's all about instant gratification and bright colours. Mario Cart will do the job, as should simple party games, dancing games, and things involving hilarious punching (because I'm totally getting Smash Bros. for Christmas). Platformers, I'm not sure about - they require a bit more timing and coordination than is there right now, which is why I was looking at ones with no death and co-op so I can carry his tiny proto-gamer rear end through any hard bits. Buy him a bunch of old platformers on Virtual Console and mold his young impressionable brain into a True Gamer via a strict training regimen of Ninja Gaiden et al.
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Pegged Lamb posted:Basically if its viable for weight loss The best thing for weight loss is something you can stick to. For example, I'd like to do swimming more often (good whole-body workout, uses parts of it I don't use much elsewhere) but it's much more of a chore for me to get down to the community pool at appropriate lap swimming times than it is to say "I should go for a walk" put on my shoes and head out the door at any time of day or night. Finding that thing, of course, tends to be one of the difficult parts (the other one is getting frustrated when you don't see a change that matches what you expect). Wii Fit does give a good place for routine with a variety of things to do.
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So, here's a little developer interview with Platinum Games about the development of Bayonetta 2 for Wii U: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ggn-vhUxrw What's interesting about this video is what the producer says at the end of the video. He says that there's something he can't reveal yet that we should be excited for. Could it be that Nintendo hired Platinum Games to make a third game for them? 
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JordanKai posted:So, here's a little developer interview with Platinum Games about the development of Bayonetta 2 for Wii U: If it's anything but this I'll be distraught
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Famous TV Dad posted:http://store.nintendo.co.uk/wii-u-accessories/gamecube-controller-adapter-for-wii-u/11028551.html They've updated it and apologized - it will only work with Smash Bros for Wii U, nothing else and not in Wii mode. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/08/gamecube-controllers-will-work-with-more-than-just-smash-bros
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If I get the GC controller, I can just plug it directly into my old Wii though, right?
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Exioce posted:If I get the GC controller, I can just plug it directly into my old Wii though, right? Yup, it's just a rebranded, new make of old GC controllers. You'd be able to use it with your GameCube too, if you had one.
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JordanKai posted:So, here's a little developer interview with Platinum Games about the development of Bayonetta 2 for Wii U: We're finally getting the Platinum-made Star Fox game we always wanted!  ChaosArgate posted:Yup, it's just a rebranded, new make of old GC controllers. You'd be able to use it with your GameCube too, if you had one. I have a full set of four Gamecube controllers, and I still intend to get one of those fancy Smash-logo'ed ones  .
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More bad news for EU friends, the Gamecube Smash Bundle does not include the controller in your region, it has to be purchased separately. http://store.nintendo.co.uk/wii-u-game/super-smash-bros.-for-wii-u-gamecube-controller-adapter-for-wii-u/11028554.html
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Looks like Nintendo sent out a clarification saying the adapter only works in Smash Bros.  quoting from the Smash 3DS thread: DrPaper posted:Heads up the Gamecube Adapter for Wii U only works for Smash and nothing else
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DrPaper posted:They've updated it and apologized - it will only work with Smash Bros for Wii U, nothing else and not in Wii mode. Goddammit that's stupid. Figured it was too good to be true. Next they'll say it's not compatible with wavebirds.
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PneumonicBook posted:Goddammit that's stupid. Figured it was too good to be true. The Wavebird's apparently been confirmed to work with it, according to the IGN article. DrPaper posted:More bad news for EU friends, the Gamecube Smash Bundle does not include the controller in your region, it has to be purchased separately. EB Games in Australia's listing the same; adapter and no controller. Probably because they're flogging those for $50 apiece. Neddy Seagoon fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Oct 8, 2014 |
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PneumonicBook posted:Goddammit that's stupid. Figured it was too good to be true. Every Nintendo Twitter yesterday confirmed Wavebirds would work.
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"compatible with wavebirds" means nothing to me unless they're making new ones, I do not feel like paying an exorbitant amount of money for a piece of poo poo used one or a $100 for a new one
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JordanKai posted:So, here's a little developer interview with Platinum Games about the development of Bayonetta 2 for Wii U: quote:Initially we were a little concerned about having to adjust the game to Nintendo users, but Nintendo actually came back and really gave us free reign. 
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Zonekeeper posted:Looks like Nintendo sent out a clarification saying the adapter only works in Smash Bros. I'm going to commit murder.
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I wonder if it was a business decision rather than a tech decision. I don't have a pro controller yet, and there's no way I'd ever buy one if the adaptor let me use a GC controller. I already have a bunch of GC controllers laying around unused - why would I blow $50+ on a Pro when I can use something I already own that works fantastically?
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Polo-Rican posted:I wonder if it was a business decision rather than a tech decision. I don't have a pro controller yet, and there's no way I'd ever buy one if the adaptor let me use a GC controller. I already have a bunch of GC controllers laying around unused - why would I blow $50+ on a Pro when I can use something I already own that works fantastically? This is probably why they released the adapter, to appeal to people that have nostalgia toward the GC controller and may get upset that they can't use it. I bought my WiiU Pro Controller for $25 when Best Buy was marking them down so it's not a huge loss to me.
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I figured one of the reasons besides the business reason is that the GC controller has one button too few to use as a pro controller.
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More than that. No Home, no Select, no 2nd L, no clickable sticks. Plus we'd run into Nintendo's favorite dumb thing of mapping buttons by letter instead of position.
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Nintendo wants this as a sort of novelty. They don't want to manufacture Gamecube controllers again they want people to buy modern Nintendo products. If they give any more encouragement to use Gamecube controllers they could be in trouble. For example if you could map gamecube controller buttons to anything on the virtual console. Why in the name of hell aren't the Gamepad and Wii U Pro controller compatible with the Virtual Console and Wii mode yet? It's absolutely insane.
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Nolgthorn posted:Why in the name of hell aren't the Gamepad and Wii U Pro controller compatible with the Virtual Console and Wii mode yet? It's absolutely insane. The Wii can't perceive them because they're using wireless connection instead of bluetooth.
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The WiiU Pro Controller absolutely uses Bluetooth. The gamepad uses some 5.4 GHz signal for the image, I'm not sure if it uses that same signal for input.
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Polo-Rican posted:I wonder if it was a business decision rather than a tech decision. I don't have a pro controller yet, and there's no way I'd ever buy one if the adaptor let me use a GC controller. I already have a bunch of GC controllers laying around unused - why would I blow $50+ on a Pro when I can use something I already own that works fantastically?
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If the Wavebird does actually work with adapter I might finally getting around to buying a replacement for the one I lost years ago when I moved.
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I'm probably just going to give the pro a whirl before investing in an overpriced dongle that will only work for one game. I think it will be sufficient, but I know the Wavebird would be better.
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the truth posted:I'm probably just going to give the pro a whirl before investing in an overpriced dongle that will only work for one game. I think it will be sufficient, but I know the Wavebird would be better. No it wouldn't, it has less battery life and no rumble and is bulky and requires AAs.
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I'm going to use the mania to sell the 2 wavebirds I never use and pick up a pro controller. I never played in the gamecube days, so I have no attachment to that layout for smash bros.
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I wouldnt be too shock if some future games support GC controller because hey why not, but yeah it would be crazy to think it was fully compatible with existing games due to its missing several buttons from the Classic and Pro, plus the fact that each game would probably need to be programmed to use it specifically.
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Okay, I found out in the Smash thread about the OTHER kind of officially-licensed Mario themed Gamecube style classic controller coming for Smash Bros, so figured I'd see what the general Wii U thread thinks. So there's the one that was shown around E3, being released by PDP, which I have already preordered at Gamestop.  However, in September, HORI announced they're coming out with a similar controller, which can be preordered on Amazon.  Why are there two of these coming out? Does this mean I am going to wind up owning two Gamecube style Mario themed Classic Controllers? I don't care about Turbo mode that the HORI one has, but it DOES look more like an actual GC controller. But on the other hand, the PDP one looks like a GC controller more updated for today, what with two proper joysticks and whatever. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING (Both are also available as Luigi theme, but the PDP one is ALSO available as Peach and Yoshi theme)
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