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Scratch-O posted:I mean, the PS4 also had and has strong third-party support, and going by Wikipedia, it had at least two exclusive first-party launch games (Killzone and Knack), which puts it one ahead of the Switch. I'd say the PS4 doesn't need PS1 games nearly as much as the Switch needs VC. The PS4 to date has about as many worthwhile exclusives as the switch to date (Bloodborne) so it's probably a bad comparison
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In Training posted:The PS4 to date has about as many worthwhile exclusives as the switch to date (Bloodborne) so it's probably a bad comparison I think you're selling it a little short, but okay. E: Did they ever port Chibi-Robo to the Wii? I'd buy that on the Wii U VC, that's for sure. Scratch-O fucked around with this message at 01:19 on Mar 31, 2017 |
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SeANMcBAY posted:I hope it isn't true but I have a feeling Nintendo will pull the plug on online functionality on Wii U in a year or so. The Wii's eShop is still running, somehow. Even if Nintendo kills online gaming on the Wii U like they did the Wii, I don't think they're killing the Wii U eShop for at least 5 years or so. The eShop's only function is to make Nintendo money.
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Scratch-O posted:I think you're selling it a little short, but okay. I have a PS4 and don't have a switch but pretty much the only reason I play anything on it is because I don't want to mess with getting my dualshock to work with the PC version.
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Like I love my PS4 but I've thought about it recently and compared to the previous generations there's practically no reason to buy non-Nintendo consoles anymore
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Scratch-O posted:I think you're selling it a little short, but okay. They did but only in Japan.
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In Training posted:Like I love my PS4 but I've thought about it recently and compared to the previous generations there's practically no reason to buy non-Nintendo consoles anymore Well, I'll agree with you on that. SeANMcBAY posted:They did but only in Japan. That sucks. The later games never captured the feeling of the first one, I'd kill for some Chibi-Robo But With A Different House And More Tools.
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Scratch-O posted:Well, I'll agree with you on that. Check out the fan translation for Clean Sweep on DS. It's the closest to the GC one and is actually a direct sequel. A shame it never came out in English officially since it's easily the best one after the original.
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SeANMcBAY posted:Check out the fan translation for Clean Sweep on DS. It's the closest to the GC one and is actually a direct sequel. A shame it never came out in English officially since it's easily the best one after the original. Oh poo poo, I didn't know they actually finished a fan translation of that one! I'll check it out, thanks.
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Patter Song posted:The Wii's eShop is still running, somehow. Even if Nintendo kills online gaming on the Wii U like they did the Wii, I don't think they're killing the Wii U eShop for at least 5 years or so. The eShop's only function is to make Nintendo money. They didnt arbitrarily kill the Wii's online gaming, it was leased through GameSpy's servers so it died with them. The WiiU's is all in-house.
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They've never released any hard numbers, but from what I can tell the virtual console games don't sell anywhere near as well as people seem to think. I remember reading that Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow had sold 1.5 million copies combined several months after release and the way the article was worded made it sound like that was a huge number compared to even Mario or Zelda. This was on a system with about 40 million units sold at the time. Putting VC games on the Switch right now probably doesn't make a lot of sense financially.
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Mar 31, 2017 11:03
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Nintendo please put Binding of Isaac on the UK switch store.
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LoveBoatCaptain posted:They've never released any hard numbers, but from what I can tell the virtual console games don't sell anywhere near as well as people seem to think. I remember reading that Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow had sold 1.5 million copies combined several months after release and the way the article was worded made it sound like that was a huge number compared to even Mario or Zelda. This was on a system with about 40 million units sold at the time. Putting VC games on the Switch right now probably doesn't make a lot of sense financially. Plus they're still kinda-sorta trying to sell NES Mini's whenever someone can find a box of them to stick on a store shelf somewhere.
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LoveBoatCaptain posted:They've never released any hard numbers, but from what I can tell the virtual console games don't sell anywhere near as well as people seem to think. I remember reading that Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow had sold 1.5 million copies combined several months after release and the way the article was worded made it sound like that was a huge number compared to even Mario or Zelda. This was on a system with about 40 million units sold at the time. Putting VC games on the Switch right now probably doesn't make a lot of sense financially. For a game that sold well in the past, as long as porting is cheap the profit margin has to be sweet
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Posted this in the 3DS thread, guess I'll put it here too (since nobody's said anything about taking it):KennyMan666 posted:Because I had platinum points about to run out and got it while it was a free download from My Nintendo here's a EU Flipnote Studio 3D code, please say if you take it. The first letter of the code is the same as the first letter of the first word in this post. KennyMan666 fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Apr 2, 2017 |
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VideoGames posted:Nintendo please put Binding of Isaac on the UK switch store. No region locking rules rules rules.
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Junkie Disease posted:For a game that sold well in the past, as long as porting is cheap the profit margin has to be sweet Exactly. Which is why they put up all their big first party games for the available platforms and moved on to the next. More obscure games and third party games like they had on the Wii probably wouldn't make a profit with only 14 million consoles sold.
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LoveBoatCaptain posted:Exactly. Which is why they put up all their big first party games for the available platforms and moved on to the next. More obscure games and third party games like they had on the Wii probably wouldn't make a profit with only 14 million consoles sold. A good portion of those likely only ever ran Wii Sports for their entire lifespan without even being connected to the Internet.
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I can't get over the lack of region lock. I have a US and Japan account on my Switch and when I see Japanese news on my system, I feel like I'm doing something illegal. Not that I've bought anything but the NA versions of Zelda, 1-2 Switch, Neo Turf Masters, Waku Waku 7, and Shovel Knight - but I'm glad the option is there.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:A good portion of those likely only ever ran Wii Sports for their entire lifespan without even being connected to the Internet. The Wii had a rather strong attach rate of 8.84. There are definitely a number of Wiis that were Wii Sports machines but I think people tend to underestimate how many Wii games people bought.
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My Nintendo just added a 30% off coupon for Fates Birthright. Does anyone know if that applies to the $20 DLC version of the game as well as the full $40 version?
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Given this is a de facto Nintendo chat thread (but aren't they all?) because we can't have nice things, I thought I'd just say that I loled when jivjov changed his Twitter profile picture back to the egg
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Healbot posted:Jivjov has a twitter account?! Yep, feel free to follow me. @jivjov Alec Eiffel posted:Given this is a de facto Nintendo chat thread (but aren't they all?) because we can't have nice things, I thought I'd just say that I loled when jivjov changed his Twitter profile picture back to the egg I liked being an egg.
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Oh drat, Nintendo shut down Wii Karaoke U in Europe. I guess I can't torment my neighbors anymore with my renditions of Iron Maiden songs. 
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Pocket Rumble's release date has quietly slipped to "TBD."
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Discount Viscount posted:Pocket Rumble's release date has quietly slipped to "TBD." 
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LoveBoatCaptain posted:They've never released any hard numbers, but from what I can tell the virtual console games don't sell anywhere near as well as people seem to think. I remember reading that Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow had sold 1.5 million copies combined several months after release and the way the article was worded made it sound like that was a huge number compared to even Mario or Zelda. This was on a system with about 40 million units sold at the time. Putting VC games on the Switch right now probably doesn't make a lot of sense financially. well it might when it's been several months and they only have like 4 games for the system. the portable nature of this system makes on-the-go snes games more appealing for sure.
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So you know how we all generally agreed the WiiU was pretty much dead and done with Breath of the Wild? Turns out there is one final punchline to be told; The Warmastered Edition of Darksiders is getting a WiiU release on the 23rd of May, meaning that the console's library will actually end on a 3rd-party title  .
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MinibarMatchman posted:well it might when it's been several months and they only have like 4 games for the system. I'm actually hoping it kinda stays this way. It's been a month, and I have combined around 80-90 hours played on this thing between Zelda, Blaster Master Zero, SnipperClips, Shovel Knight and Binding of Isaac. And I only really started playing and understanding Isaac in the past couple days. I did finish Mom's heart with Isaac twice, but I haven't touched any of the other characters yet. There's a lot more content to this game than I thought, and I'm starting to get why people have like over 100 hours in it.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:So you know how we all generally agreed the WiiU was pretty much dead and done with Breath of the Wild? No, the best irony about that is that the system begins and ends with Darksiders... in the reverse order.
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FYI, if you have the Amazon Prime discount the physical version of Puyo Puyo Tetris is $31.99. You're functionally paying $1 each for the keychains over the eshop price.
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Phantasium posted:No, the best irony about that is that the system begins and ends with Darksiders... in the reverse order. Oh poo poo, it does too  .
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deadly_pudding posted:FYI, if you have the Amazon Prime discount the physical version of Puyo Puyo Tetris is $31.99. You're functionally paying $1 each for the keychains over the eshop price. poo poo, I thought people said that the physical and digital prices would be the same for all Switch games for consistency. I'm actually glad the prices are different. I'm still going to buy physical whenever I can, but it's good to see pricing that makes logical sense.
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Fremry posted:poo poo, I thought people said that the physical and digital prices would be the same for all Switch games for consistency. I'm actually glad the prices are different. I'm still going to buy physical whenever I can, but it's good to see pricing that makes logical sense. They are, Amazon just gives a 20% discount on new games for Prime members.
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ChaosArgate posted:They are, Amazon just gives a 20% discount on new games for Prime members. No, I mean, Puyo Puyo Tetris is $30 digital and $40 physical MSRP. I was under the impression that for parity, all digital games had to be priced at their physical price, and that's why Switch games were all more expensive than other platforms.
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The physical version of Puyo Puyo Tetris comes with some keychains or something.
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irlZaphod posted:The physical version of Puyo Puyo Tetris comes with some keychains or something. Can't wait to get those lovely cheap-rear end looking keychains later this month.
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ddogflex posted:Can't wait to get those lovely cheap-rear end looking keychains later this month. I'm going to attach them to the messenger bag that I bring to the office, because my old nerd talisman broke off. I blaze through manchild enchantments too quickly
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