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Yo NA Wii U dudes - demos for Rayman Legends and Sonic All-Stars Racing are live on the eShop. I guess demos go live at midnight, same as retail downloads? Okay. (EDIT: Rayman is 575MB, Sonic Kart is 1172MB.) Batman is also up for digital download. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 07:29 on Dec 13, 2012 |
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PAL update (December 13):quote:WII U eSHOP NA update (December 13) quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Crimson Shroud is the pen-and-paper-style RPG by Yasumi Matsuno (Final Fantasy Tactics, Vagrant Story, etc) and the last of Level-5's Guild01 eShop releases. May or may not feature actual gameplay! The Adventure Time game has been out at retail for a couple weeks now, and the verdict seems to be that what's there is good and there's tons of fanservice but it's really short (~5 hours).
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Dec 13, 2012 15:36
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Retail games (and retail demos, I think) go up at midnight in their respective territories. eShop games and Wii/DSi stuff go up at around 9AM PST in NA and noon UK time in PAL-land... I think, I suck at remembering the time zones. PAL stuff should be up now.
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Dec 13, 2012 15:45
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XSEED has finally managed to get Unchained Blades (3DS) through lotcheck! It'll be out on the NA eShop on January 3 for $29.99.
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Dec 15, 2012 00:16
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Yeah, NOE is based in Germany so that stupid law has affected everyone in Europe.
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Dec 16, 2012 04:42
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Pyrovile posted:So if the verification doesn't have to be 100% fool proof what's stopping them from just having an "enter your date of birth" field when you try to access 18+ content like every other thing that cares about age ratings does? Nothing, it's just Nintendo being Nintendo. In fact, they actually used the in-built age ratings as their justification for the region lock, but they're not even using it in the one situation where it might ostensibly be justifiable.
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Dec 16, 2012 22:43
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Japan is getting a bunch of discounted Megaman games as part of Capcom's Megaman 25th anniversary celebrations; MM1-6 on 3DS VC (yes, Japan has all six of them already!) and MM9/10 on WiiWare will be 20% off until January 7. No word on whether any of these discounts will be made available internationally, but Capcom-Unity said they'll be announcing some MM-related stuff later today, so here's hoping...
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Dec 17, 2012 02:42
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PAL-land has the first MM game on the 3DS VC, does NA not even have that yet? Maybe they're gonna be uncharacteristically generous and make 'em all available at once.
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Dec 17, 2012 04:32
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Capcom announced that MM1-6 are coming to the NA 3DS eShop - MM1 will be out on the 27th, MM2 on February 7, the rest "at regular intervals" ie not all at once and no quicker than the average VC release. No introductory / anniversary sale or any of that crap. Joy.
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Dec 17, 2012 09:58
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I use 3D all the time, and it looks particularly good on 2D games with lots of parallax (which there aren't nearly enough of, incidentally). 3D Classics Kirby's Adventure runs without the slowdown of the NES original, so that alone makes it a good alternative. The 3D is quite shallow for that particular game, no idea why.
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Dec 17, 2012 11:59
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PAL update (December 20):quote:WII U eSHOP
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Dec 17, 2012 22:57
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Sega Japan posted a bunch of info on Space Harrier 3D (click), here are the details: -Choose between original resolution, 4:3, full-screen and "cabinet mode" -Supports circle pad, d-pad and touchscreen for movement; options to invert y-axis, set rapid-fire and change "range of movement" (not sure what this is... bounding box, maybe?) -Basic dip-switch settings; difficulty, lives, extend numbers, etc -Stage select that lets you begin from previously completed stages -Some sort of time attack mode? -Supports savestates (only one, I think) -Replay saving/playback -"Cabinet mode" emulates the feeling of the original arcade cabinet by tilting the screen to match your movement and playing the outside-the-game sfx -Sound test includes an equaliser function that lets you adjust individual sound channels (!) tldr: this is how all the 3D Classics should have been handled. Comes out in Japan on the 26th for 600yen, and we know they're working on more of 'em, too.
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Dec 19, 2012 04:48
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First off, the last set of NSMB2 DLC has been announced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igOFOEA4q3k Secondly, the TVii launch is confirmed to be part of this week's update in NA. Here's the press release: quote:REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 19, 2012 The company that changed how we play is about to change how we watch. On Dec. 20, Nintendo will introduce Nintendo TVii, a free, integrated service for the recently launched Wii U console that combines what you watch and how you watch into one seamless, second-screen experience on the revolutionary new Wii U GamePad controller. They're even doing a "Reggie Asks" on the topic tomorrow. This oughta be good.
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Dec 19, 2012 23:29
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PAL update (December 20):quote:WII U eSHOP NA update (December 20): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS (I could be wrong about the price on the NA Wii U retail downloads, NOA doesn't list the prices for retail downloads on the press release.) Today's new NSMB2 courses will be the final ones, apparently. Nice of 'em to go full kaizo on us. BIT.TRIP SAGA is identical to the original retail release (ie same performance issues) but the devs have said they're looking into a patch. $15 is a good price, either way. Gunman Clive is allegedly pretty okay? Wario Land 2 is definitely worth getting. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 05:01 on Dec 21, 2012 |
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Dec 20, 2012 22:21
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I took that from the website which had five stars listed, I don't own the game anymore so I can't check directly. poo poo's hard, yo.
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Dec 21, 2012 05:01
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Obeast posted:That sounds pretty awesome. I was thinking it was gonna be like 3D Classics Xevious (I dunno about the other ones since I haven't played them), but this sounds really neat. Someone uploaded some footage with Cabinet Mode turned on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvaJ6jPyI8A
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Dec 26, 2012 09:21
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NCL is gonna be discounting a few 3DS games on the Japanese eShop over the new year - these games will be discounted from January 1-6: Denpa Ningen 2 (Denpa Men 2) - 700yen, discount of 300yen Rhythm Hunter HarmoKnight - 1300yen, discount of 500yen 3D Classics Kirby's Adventure - 400yen, discount of 200yen
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Dec 27, 2012 11:27
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PAL update (December 20):quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE Nothing for Wii U, not even Zen Pinball 2 which Nintendo said would be out this month. Figures. Who's up for Lost Levels?
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Dec 27, 2012 12:28
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PAL update (December 27):quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE NA update (December 27): quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE (sorry for the delay, NOA press release doesn't go out until after 1am my time, so I skipped it and went to bed)
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Dec 27, 2012 21:35
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Yo European XL-owning dudes, your free games have gone live.
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Jan 1, 2013 10:18
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PAL update (January 3):quote:WIIWARE
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Jan 2, 2013 23:48
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Anatharon posted:Are any of the 1.99 3DS Eshop games worthwhile? I have 2.19 on my 3DS right now. I think NA is getting Gunman Clive this week, so that makes one. I don't think any of the others are worth getting. Most of the $2 DSiWare stuff is junk, too, unless you really need a sudoku game. There are a bunch of Game Boy games that go for $2.99, including Mole Mania, Game & Watch Gallery and some of the Kirby spinoffs. I really should get around to finishing the OP someday...
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Jan 3, 2013 00:03
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PAL update (January 3):quote:WIIWARE NA update (January 3): quote:3DS RETAIL DOWNLOADS
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Jan 3, 2013 21:13
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Yo PAL-land dudes, both the full game and demo for ZombiU are now available on the Wii U eShop, but bear in mind that you can only download 'em after hours thanks to Nintendo's adherence to that ridiculous German law. Also, Mighty Switch Force HD is 30% off as of now, according to the WayForward twitter. Presumably that's only in NA.
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Jan 8, 2013 22:41
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I don't think you can switch countries on Wii U like you can on 3DS - as far as I know, you're stuck with whichever location you pick during the initial system setup.
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Jan 9, 2013 07:40
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PAL update (January 10):quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE So, how about that Wii U?
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Jan 9, 2013 23:58
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All the (non-VC) Nintendo storefronts launched with a few noteworthy titles then floundered for months and months, so this isn't really new, but the big difference this time is that Nintendo hasn't even bothered to offer up anything of their own yet, and probably won't until Panorama View or whatever the hell that thing is called now.
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Jan 10, 2013 00:29
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PAL update (January 10):quote:WII U eSHOP NA update (January 10): quote:WII U eSHOP Also worth pointing out: NOA confirmed a Fire Emblem Awakening demo for next week.
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Jan 10, 2013 15:44
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Thought people might find this interesting - the 2012 sales rankings for the JP 3DS eShop:quote:1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf ...and the VC: quote:1. Super Mario Bros.
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Jan 11, 2013 04:02
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PAL update (January 17):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Tokyo Crash Mobs looks to be a Zuma/Puzzloop-style colour-matching game, buried underneath a fuckload of incomprehensible 90's FMV-esque bullshit. I can't not buy it. Here's some footage from the Japanese version - from what I gather, the international version is almost identical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0odd5LIhX_E
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Jan 14, 2013 11:49
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The Sonic Racing Transformed (Wii U) demo is live on the PAL eShop, allegedly. Go take a look. Also, Sega/Double Fine has dated The Cave - January 22, ie next week. No idea if that's for both regions or just NA.
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Jan 17, 2013 02:26
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NOA just put out their Q1 release schedule, here's all the eShop-related stuff:quote:WII U eSHOP These things are never complete, so expect to see games that aren't listed here. On the flipside, don't expect to see all these games released in the timeframe specified by NOA, not even the ones with explicit release dates.
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Jan 17, 2013 14:46
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PAL update (January 17):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA update (January 17): quote:WII SHOP CHANNEL (NOA doesn't list the prices for retail downloads on their press release, so if anyone really wants to buy the Finding Nemo shovelware they'll have to look up the price for themselves.)
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Jan 17, 2013 15:41
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Two small bits of news: -The Trine 2 devs have confirmed an AU/NZ release for the end of January -Ikachan (3DS) is due for release in NA on January 31
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Jan 19, 2013 01:54
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PAL update (January 24):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS The New Style Boutique update is live now, apparently. No idea what it does.
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Jan 21, 2013 20:41
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NA dudes, The Cave is live on the Wii U eShop. No idea about the demo.
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Jan 22, 2013 06:10
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Two bits of news: -Capcom has officially announced Resident Evil Revelations HD; it's a (full-price) port of the 3DS game with a few extra bells and whistles. PC/PS3 release is due in May, Wii U/360 dates are coming "at a later date". (EDIT: there's also a retail release on May 21 for all platforms.) -NA is getting an Etrian Odyssey 4 demo on the 3DS eShop on February 7, and you'll be able to transfer your save file from the demo to the real game. Waldorf Sixpence posted:Any news on whether the puzzles will be better/bigger this time? Picross e was a bit of a disappointment compared to Picross DS. I know the demo came out earlier, but Nintendo puts 'em on the press releases anyway because Thursday is update day and they're not diligent enough to update people when things are actually released. RE: Picross e2, there are roughly the same amount of standard puzzles, but they've also added some giant "micross" puzzles and changed the interface a little. Nothing major, I guess. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Jan 23, 2013 |
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Jan 23, 2013 00:01
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Here's all the online/eShop-related news from the latest Nintendo Direct (Wii U): -Two system updates are in the works; one will be out in spring, one in summer. Both updates will address slow game/menu loading and make adjustments to the usability/filtering features of Miiverse. -The Wii U Virtual Console will officially launch alongside the spring update! A select number of NES/SNES titles will be available at launch; the service will also support GBA games in the future. Wii U VC games feature save states a la 3DS VC, Miiverse boards and off-TV play. Pricing scheme will be the same as on the Wii VC; users who have previously purchased individual games on the Wii VC will be able to re-buy them at a substantial discount. (99c for NES games, I think it said $1.50 for SNES games?) -Nintendo will be doing a "Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign" in the lead-up to the official launch; a select NES/SNES title will be purchasable at the price of 30c for 30 days, with a different title on offer each month. The games are: Balloon Fight (up now! (allegedly)) F-Zero Punch-Out Kirby's Adventure Super Metroid Mario & Yoshi Donkey Kong Jr. -Miiverse will be getting a community feature a la Mario Kart 7, available as part of the spring update. Wii Fit U will be the first title with community support. -Miiverse support for smartphones will also roll out this spring; it'll initially be via browser, but an official Miiverse app is in development and will come later. NNID login required.
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PAL update (week of January 24):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA update (week of January 24): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Konami's skipped the original Contra and gone straight to Super C, just like they did on the Wii VC. I wonder why they keep doing that...
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Super C has a neat feature: not only does it include local wireless play, but it supports download play, meaning you only need one copy of the game to play two-player. I think that's a first for the 3DS VC, at least outside of Japan.
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