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Is Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U worthwhile? The sale price seems pretty good.
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Jan 7, 2015 02:40
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So, the next game to be made available for pre-load will be Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, which can already be preloaded on JP Wii U. (The game's ~3.5GB, by the way.) Speaking of, next week's JP Wii U VC games: Yie Ar Kung Fu (MSX), Ninja Spirit (TG16), Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (GBA), Cybernator (SNES).
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Jan 7, 2015 02:50
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Mad Katter posted:Is Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on Wii U worthwhile? The sale price seems pretty good. Depends. Do you like exploring? Do you like giant monsters? Do you like killing giant monsters so you can craft weapons and armor out of their flesh so you can kill even bigger monsters? Would you maybe like doing all that with friends? Do you like grinding? Because Monster Hunter is basically Grinding: The Game. That said, it's pretty charming and funny and there is a wide variety of environments to explore and a truly dizzying variety of monsters to fight.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:23
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Silver Falcon posted:Depends. Do you like exploring? Do you like giant monsters? Do you like killing giant monsters so you can craft weapons and armor out of their flesh so you can kill even bigger monsters? Would you maybe like doing all that with friends? That all sounds like fun, but I don't have a lot of time for grindy games at the moment, and none of my friends are cool enough to own a WiiU. Having friends to play with would have sealed the deal though. Thanks for the advice!
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Jan 7, 2015 03:39
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:So, the next game to be made available for pre-load will be Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, which can already be preloaded on JP Wii U. (The game's ~3.5GB, by the way.)
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Jan 7, 2015 03:42
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I honestly don't think that's a very good description of Monster Hunter. There's an easy 30 hours of single player content and you don't really need to explicitly grind things until way later on.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:42
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Even when you do have to grind to make a strong weapon or something it doesn't even really feel like grinding because you're killing giant monsters in fun 10-20 minute fights and not doing random encounters in a JRPG or whatever
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Jan 7, 2015 03:45
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Quest For Glory II posted:It's weird that Wii NA had TG16 but Wii U NA doesn't And Genesis/Megadrive, and third party games on NES/SNES that aren't Capcom or Konami. Granted those aren't entirely up to Nintendo but they should really be making a better effort to get a hold of that stuff because as it is the VC catalog is pretty poor. Basically I just want to play Sky Kid and Bubble Bobble without booting into Wii mode.
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Jan 7, 2015 03:51
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Fawf posted:Basically I just want to play Sky Kid and Bubble Bobble without booting into Wii mode. I just want them to get rid of Wii mode. Like, do we really need to boot from system menu to system menu to game? You'd think they could rig it so the games would be recognized in the WiiU menu and booted directly from there. And ditching the Wii Shop and bring everything on there over to the eShop would also be nice, but a shortcut to the Wii Shop in the WiiU menu would be enough for me.
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Jan 7, 2015 04:05
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Quest For Glory II posted:It's weird that Wii NA had TG16 but Wii U NA doesn't Konami ate Hudson and Konami doesn't give a gently caress about any of us.
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Jan 7, 2015 04:05
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Konami ate Hudson and Konami doesn't give a gently caress about any of us.
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Jan 7, 2015 04:07
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Konami ate Hudson and Konami doesn't give a gently caress about any of us. That's not true, we still get Metal Gear and
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Jan 7, 2015 04:09
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Some eShop news: -Adventures of Lolo (NES) is this week's NA 3DS VC game -There's some new footage and a hands-on writeup of The Next Penelope (Wii U), a top-down F-Zero-ish game from one of the old Arkedo devs: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/01/first_impressions_the_next_penelope_is_futuristic_retro_racing_at_its_best -Wii U is getting a Touhou Smash clone, and they've confirmed GC pad support, among other things: http://www.nintendonuggets.com/?p=1359
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Jan 8, 2015 01:07
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I'm interested in that Touhou smash clone, hopefully it won't be poo poo.
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Jan 8, 2015 01:21
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Tempted to take advantage of that Shovel Knight deal. Is it good? Is it best on the 3DS or better on another platform?
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Jan 8, 2015 08:43
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It's very good and a must if you ever enjoyed NES games. I like it on Wii U best for it's Dark Souls-like messaging feature but it's pretty much the same on everything.
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Jan 8, 2015 09:16
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SeANMcBAY posted:It's very good and a must if you ever enjoyed NES games. I like it on Wii U best for it's Dark Souls-like messaging feature but it's pretty much the same on everything. Wii U: Dark Souls-esque message system 3DS: Weird Streetpass based multiplayer battles PC: Nothin'! But you have Steam sales, so quit 'plaining PS4/PS3/Vita: Exclusive boss fight
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Jan 8, 2015 10:31
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Lolo is the new Yolo.
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Jan 8, 2015 12:39
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ProfZoom posted:Tempted to take advantage of that Shovel Knight deal. Is it good? Is it best on the 3DS or better on another platform? It's definitely good and you should get it! Platform doesn't matter; it's just up to preference. Want to play it in threeee deeee on the go? Get it on 3DS. Want to chill on your couch playing it at home? Get it on Wii U.
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Jan 8, 2015 13:23
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The Kins posted:Pretty much every version has some minor exclusive feature. I got the 3ds version and I regret it. All the others look much sharper, I don't care for the 3D and I have never gotten a single street pass for that game.
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Jan 8, 2015 13:27
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ProfZoom posted:Tempted to take advantage of that Shovel Knight deal. Is it good? Is it best on the 3DS or better on another platform? I beat it last night after coming to it fairly late, I haven't bought too many 2014 releases but I think it's my favorite game to come out this year.
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Jan 8, 2015 13:48
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Just announced as coming to the eShop in both Japan and the US, the Great Satan of mobile gaming is getting a Nintendo-themed facelift... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWVA2o8edDw
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Jan 8, 2015 13:49
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^^It's not just digital, it's a full retail game, just like PAD Z.
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Jan 8, 2015 13:50
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:^^It's not just digital, it's a full retail game, just like PAD Z. 
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Jan 8, 2015 13:54
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PAL update (week of January 8):quote:WII U eSHOP DOWNLOADS NA update (week of January 8): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS there are definitely sales missing from the NA sales lists, mostly just shovelware, I'll have another look later. (Stuff not listed like Shovel Knight is probably still on sale at the moment, so if you missed the sale you might wanna check now, just to be sure.) Battle Network 2 is the good one, right? The Shantae 3DS sale is finally active, no idea what went wrong the other day. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 15:16 on Jan 8, 2015 |
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Jan 8, 2015 15:14
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Some background info on that Underground game: it apparently started development as a training tool for keyhole surgeons, and whole the default control scheme uses the sticks on the gamepad plus the touch screen, the final game still has a control scheme that requires two Wiimotes, two Nunchuks and a laprascopic scaffold. I can't find any footage of this game from after it became an actual game and not just a dexterity tester, so I can't gauge whether it's even any fun, but at least they're fuckin' trying. Contrast that with the Maze game that's out in NA today, which as far as I can tell is Windows 95 Screensaver: Multiplayer Edition.
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Jan 8, 2015 15:58
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Kaleidoscope posted:I got the 3ds version and I regret it. All the others look much sharper, I don't care for the 3D and I have never gotten a single street pass for that game. I liked it well enough, but I prefer it on Wii U because it looks great on a massive TV, and the killer soundtrack is made better by a proper sound system. The 3DS version just feels more retro.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:10
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Battle Network 2 is the good one, right?
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Jan 8, 2015 16:24
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Holy poo poo actual good Battle Network games on eShop? 
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Jan 8, 2015 16:46
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Battle Network 2 is the good one, right? BN2 also has a hilariously weird translation. Things that generally wouldn't be acceptable in an E-rated game - alcohol references, "minor" swears like "hell" and "drat," the phrase, "oh my God," seemingly sexual references, hella' ebonics - are all over the place in this game. Not to mention some of the pretty bizarre typos all throughout. It's kind of surreal. Here's an example:     It's like the localization team didn't even care.
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Jan 8, 2015 18:31
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Heads up for you Battle Network dorks: apparently Capcom patched the VC version to include all the chips that could only be obtained via multiplayer/link cable stuff, making it possible to 100% the game on your own.
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Jan 8, 2015 23:49
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Heads up for you Battle Network dorks: apparently Capcom patched the VC version to include all the chips that could only be obtained via multiplayer/link cable stuff, making it possible to 100% the game on your own. That's really surprising and really cool.
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Jan 9, 2015 01:14
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Capcom: See, we love Mega Man still. We care about the fans! Stop saying we don't. But for real, that's really awesome of them, and something that needs to be in any VC release of games with additional content like that. Oh man, imagine if they released the GBA version of SMB3 on WiiU VC with all the eReader content unlocked.
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Jan 9, 2015 01:19
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Ultigonio posted:BN2 also has a hilariously weird translation. Things that generally wouldn't be acceptable in an E-rated game - alcohol references, "minor" swears like "hell" and "drat," the phrase, "oh my God," seemingly sexual references, hella' ebonics - are all over the place in this game. Reminds me of Mega Man VII, which had Bass say "drat" in Shade Man's stage yet was still rated E-10 I think. The funny part is, they censored it in the Mega Man Collection, but the Wii U VC version still has him swear. quote:Adventures of Lolo You'd better have saved the receipt!
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Jan 9, 2015 01:30
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Twelve by Pies posted:Reminds me of Mega Man VII, which had Bass say "drat" in Shade Man's stage yet was still rated E-10 I think. Better yet, it was just E like BN2. E10+ didn't surface till 2005.
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Jan 9, 2015 01:41
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Twelve by Pies posted:Reminds me of Mega Man VII, which had Bass say "drat" in Shade Man's stage yet was still rated E-10 I think. Wasn't that the same game where Mega Man threatens to murder Wily at the end of the game?
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Jan 9, 2015 07:27
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SereneCrimson posted:Oh man, imagine if they released the GBA version of SMB3 on WiiU VC with all the eReader content unlocked. That would probably sell really well.
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Jan 9, 2015 08:15
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As much as I love Battle Network 2, I still don't see the reason of selling games made for portable systems on a non-portable systems; it seems counter-intuitive, especially at the overwhelming price of $8/game. Even then, players will be missing out on probably the greatest aspect of those games altogether: multiplayer. I cannot tell you how much fun I had playing against my friends in Battle Network 3 when I was younger.
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Jan 9, 2015 08:29
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Probably because they got a working emulator for it on the Wii U more easily. It also gave them an out on that whole SNES Yoshi's Island thing by having the GBA version available instead. I just pretend it's like playing a GBA game on the Gamecube's Game Boy Player, and the Wii U Gamepad is like a larger Game Boy Advance with backlighting.
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Jan 9, 2015 08:33
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Rirse posted:Wasn't that the same game where Mega Man threatens to murder Wily at the end of the game? Yep, at the end, Wily begs for mercy like he always does, and Mega Man charges up his buster and says "I gonna do what I should have done years ago!" (yes, that typo is in the original AND the anniversary collection, despite them changing Bass's "drat" to "darn" in the AC, they couldn't be bothered to fix that typo) Wily reminds Mega Man that he's a robot and the first law of robotics states that a robot can never cause harm to a human being. In the Japanese version, Mega Man stops charging his buster and doesn't say anything. In the English version, Mega Man says "I am more than just a robot! Die Wily!" Either way, the place starts to crumble and a bunch of girders fall on top of Wily and trap him, and Treble teleports in and rescues Wily. No idea why the English version added that line, though I remember there being rumors that originally Mega Man was going to be the first Maverick, and that's why Light created X and put him through decades of testing, to make sure that didn't happen again. I kind of doubt there's any evidence even if that was the case and is probably just a fan rumor, though who knows. Capcom has constantly changed their own storylines in the Mega Man universe before so it wouldn't surprise me. Zero's ending in X6 would have perfectly led into the Mega Man Zero games, but then he was back in X7 so that hosed that up. The ending of X5 said Zero had been gone for three years, but then the beginning of X6 changes it to three months. And then of course there's the fact that X4 and X5 had Dr. Light talking to X and Zero as if he was still alive, and X's ending in X5 straight up establishes that Dr. Light is still alive in some form, only for X8 to go back to the capsules being pre-recorded messages and Light being dead. And they never did get back to the strong hint that Wily was still alive from the ending of X6. Yeah. The Mega Man X storyline is a train wreck.
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