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Today is the day retail stores get new shits. So, I mean, if you're looking for new shits, there ya go.
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CatsPajamas posted:Now I know that Toad in Japanese is Kinopio. Neat! the truth posted:I just realized that I have hardly played my PS4, PS3, or Vita since I got the Wii U. I don't have much time for games anymore, and everything I own for the Wii U is fairly high yield for fun.
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Dec 2, 2014 09:57
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Ultigonio posted:Also notable is that the Japanese word for "mushroom" is "kinoko." Beyond just Toad's localized name, it's kind of the reason I think the producer of Captain Toad was talkin' from his rear-end when it came to toads having no relation to mushrooms. It's because Nintendo is the only company not worried about making a computer with guns.
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Dec 2, 2014 10:04
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Ultigonio posted:Also notable is that the Japanese word for "mushroom" is "kinoko." Beyond just Toad's localized name, it's kind of the reason I think the producer of Captain Toad was talkin' from his rear-end when it came to toads having no relation to mushrooms. You don't suppose that it was the toadstool hailing from the mushroom kingdom that did it, eh? It took that Japanese pun to finalize it?
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Dec 2, 2014 10:31
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if your favorite games are platformers, Platinum games, and couch multiplayer, then the wii u is gaming's ambrosia truly the orson welles of consoles
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Dec 2, 2014 10:32
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Looper posted:if your favorite games are games that are fun, then the wii u is gaming's ambrosia
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Dec 2, 2014 10:33
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I still like The Last of Us, BF4, and GTA V, but my experiment to introduce my significant other to video games via MK8 and SM3DW was a success and most of my game time is now spent playing together. I bought the Galaxy games since we are almost done with 3D World. Super Smash Bros and NSMBU didn't click.
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Dec 2, 2014 10:53
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the truth posted:I just realized that I have hardly played my PS4, PS3, or Vita since I got the Wii U. I don't have much time for games anymore, and everything I own for the Wii U is fairly high yield for fun. This seems fairly common. I won a PS4 and a WiiU in a competition. Never planned to buy a WiiU and only begrudingly kept it while being thrilled with owning a PS4. Now the PS4 sits sadly and waits for MGS5 while the Wii is whirring its little heart out with Mario and Donkey Kong and Bayonetta and Shovel Knight and OH GOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH
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Dec 2, 2014 12:26
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I own a PS3 and a Wii U I'd be really hard pressed to find a game on the other platforms that I'd really like to play but just can't. PS4 might have a good lineup by christmas 2015 but right now the choice between the three latest consoles is easy if you had a system last generation and want to pick the one with the most content you can't get anywhere else. e. The backwards compatibility is also really nice since if the well runs dry I can always dip into the good Wii games I missed out on.
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Dec 2, 2014 12:46
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Oh hey, a new third-party game for Wii U!quote:Space Hulk® Blasts its way onto consoles everywhere! It's about loving time someone released a boardgame for Wii U, although I hear this one isn't too hot.
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Dec 2, 2014 12:54
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Oh hey, a new third-party game for Wii U! Sweet, I loved Space Hulk in about 1993. And I STILL DO.
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Dec 2, 2014 13:00
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Nintendo and Philips reached a deal to stop patent infringement lawsuits. They're cross-licensing an undisclosed number of patents to one another. We can only hope The Legend of Zelda: Wand of Gamelon Part Two is not far off.
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Dec 2, 2014 14:24
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Hey I don't know if this has been reported on earlier, but apparently there's a pretty bad Smash bug/glitch that can end up bricking your system. http://www.gamnesia.com/news/new-smash-bros.-for-wii-u-error-can-leave-the-game-unplayable http://youtu.be/eiLm7cvkDrY http://smashboards.com/threads/error-code-160-0103.380245/ It's error code 160-0103. Seems to have happened before as well.
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Dec 2, 2014 14:44
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Wow, wont be touching Smash again 'till that's sorted out.
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Don't let that scare you off, the bug looms very unlikely. Plus the only way for it to brick your system is apparently if you decide to format your system.
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I had a hankering to play some Rogue Squadron, and the idea occurred to me that it would really be super great if Nintendo would make a Star Fox game that played like Rogue Squadron. Because Star Fox 64 was good and all, but it really had nothing on Rogue Squadron's gameplay. Big open maps with a bunch of objectives to accomplish. Being loving harder than hell is... optional.
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snodig posted:Hey I don't know if this has been reported on earlier, but apparently there's a pretty bad Smash bug/glitch that can end up bricking your system. It apparently only happens to people who play For Glory. I'd bet $100 that it's due to players powering down the system as soon as they start to lose so they don't get a recorded loss.
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Dec 2, 2014 16:08
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Polo-Rican posted:It apparently only happens to people who play For Glory. I'd bet $100 that it's due to players powering down the system as soon as they start to lose so they don't get a recorded loss. In that case it sounds more like a feature than a bug.
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I was playing for glory and my power browned out, but nothing bad happened. I have accidentally disconnected two times. The gameplay is so smooth I forget this is an online game and I hit pause because my wife needs help or something, then I see the disconnect message and am like "Oh poo poo, cancel" and of course highlight the wrong option.
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Dec 2, 2014 16:27
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Polo-Rican posted:It apparently only happens to people who play For Glory. I'd bet $100 that it's due to players powering down the system as soon as they start to lose so they don't get a recorded loss. Which is so dumb. I eat losses all the time just so I can either leave a really laggy match, or because I'm fighting someone who I straight up can't even touch cause they're so good and I wasn't going to win anyway. But I don't deal with the 10 minute wait for disconnecting, so I'll just suicide. I imagine my loss percentage is all out of wack, and I can't seem to find any indication that there's any kind of real matchmaking going on so it's not like it matters
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RyokoTK posted:I had a hankering to play some Rogue Squadron, and the idea occurred to me that it would really be super great if Nintendo would make a Star Fox game that played like Rogue Squadron.
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Dec 2, 2014 17:11
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Why is Pikmin 3 so stupid expensive right now? Amazon has it new for over $70, and used copies are going for $50 on eBay. Limited print run? 
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Dec 2, 2014 17:18
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Vrikkian posted:Why is Pikmin 3 so stupid expensive right now? Amazon has it new for over $70, and used copies are going for $50 on eBay. Limited print run? First-party Nintendo games rarely, if ever, drop in price all that much.
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Dec 2, 2014 17:23
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Neddy Seagoon posted:First-party Nintendo games rarely, if ever, drop in price all that much. Yeah, but it costing MORE than it did at release?
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Dec 2, 2014 17:27
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That happens with low print games like Metroid Prime Trilogy or Xenoblade. If it's out of stock in all retailers and only affiliate sellers (AKA, scalpers) are selling it, it's out of print. Good news, you can buy it digitally if it's cheaper than what they are asking for it.
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Dec 2, 2014 17:30
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I bet there will eventually be a players choice release. I recently started playing Pikmin 2. My 4 yr old thinks it's incredible (me too).
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Polo-Rican posted:It apparently only happens to people who play For Glory. I'd bet $100 that it's due to players powering down the system as soon as they start to lose so they don't get a recorded loss. It happened to me and I never even played For Glory. (yes im upset i want to smash and play hyrule warriors and god nintendo hurry up repair my console and send it back already)
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thedouche posted:I bet there will eventually be a players choice release. I recently started playing Pikmin 2. My 4 yr old thinks it's incredible (me too). Has Nintendo even done any Player's Choice rereleases of Wii U titles? I know a handful of Wii games got it, but I haven't seen any Wii U ones.
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Pikmin 1 was a fun game, I'm glad I played it. Pikmin 2 was an even better game, and improved upon the first in every way. I haven't played Pikmin 3, but I can't imagine it being less cool than Pikmin 2.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:First-party Nintendo games rarely, if ever, drop in price all that much. Yeah, when I bought this I was like 'cool Pikmin and 3D World and W101 are all over a year old time for some cheap games' but nope, everything is either at full price or out of stock.
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Currently, no Wii U games have seen a "Players' Choice" or similar re-release (though I guess NES Remix Pack technically is a re-release but that's different). With the recent release of the Pikmin 3 demo and Pikmin short movies, you'd think that Nintendo would have tried to make the game a little more easy to come by, even if it just meant dropping the price on the eShop.Fix posted:You don't suppose that it was the toadstool hailing from the mushroom kingdom that did it, eh? It took that Japanese pun to finalize it? Whether or not the localization department decides they wanna' call stuff silly things isn't really relevant. See: Bobobo-bo bo-bobo
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Getting the Wii U for my family for Christmas. My TV is really far from where the Wii U will be. My HDMI cables are already wired, but do I need to get a wireless sensor bar? My TV has USB ports and it looks like the sensor bar plugs in via USB, so I'm thinking that I can just plug it the sensor bar to pull power that way. Or does it actually need to be plugged into the Wii U?
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Dec 2, 2014 19:23
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Vrikkian posted:Why is Pikmin 3 so stupid expensive right now? Amazon has it new for over $70, and used copies are going for $50 on eBay. Limited print run? Seems like it. You could probably find a copy at MSRP or perhaps on clearance at a local retailer that can't seem to ever move video games, however, such as a K-Mart or something.
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Dec 2, 2014 19:25
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Pretty sure the sensor bar isn't USB, it's a separate plug on the console used only for that.
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Yeah, the sensor bar isn't USB. As far as I'm aware, the only reason it even plugs into the system to begin with is because it needs something to power it. You won't be able to plug it into the TV, but a wireless, battery-powered sensor bar shouldn't be very hard to find.
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John Lee posted:Pikmin 1 was a fun game, I'm glad I played it. Pikmin 2 is Good Times Island but it doesn't even come close to being better than 1. 1's style and gameplay are so tight and polished. A lot of people don't like the 30 short days but I think you need it for the game's tone. There's palpable feedback to collecting the ship parts, as opposed to watching the fund count go up in 2. White/purple pikmin feel like an afterthought. The dungeons are a neat idea but they're sooo bland and uninspired. Pikmin 1 just feels a little more restrained in all the right ways
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Yikes A Zombie! posted:Getting the Wii U for my family for Christmas. My TV is really far from where the Wii U will be. My HDMI cables are already wired, but do I need to get a wireless sensor bar? My TV has USB ports and it looks like the sensor bar plugs in via USB, so I'm thinking that I can just plug it the sensor bar to pull power that way. Or does it actually need to be plugged into the Wii U? If it's the same as the original wii the wire for the sensor bar is really, really long so you might not need a wireless one, but its not a normal usb plug. There's no data actually sent between the bar and the wii, it's literally just 2 lights, so if you can figure out a way to jury-rig the power there's no reason it needs to be plugged into the console.
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And if you don't want to fiddle with batteries, you can even get USB powered ones, since you mentioned you have usb ports on your tv. http://www.amazon.com/Nextronics-Sensor-Bar-USB-Wii-Nintendo/dp/B001UAAX60 But I'd just suggest one of the wireless ones with an on/off switch, there's tons of them on ebay and the like.
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Man, I still want a Wii U, but none of the Black Friday deals were in stock when I tried to buy. You guys have a sense on if there's going to be a retailer that does another good bundle, or should I wait for some future price drop? Likely on I'm March, but im not sure I want to wait that long.
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