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What's up with the lack of Wii U in Black Friday listings this year? I see stuff for xbone, ps4, even 2ds/3ds, but not a single mention of anything Wii U. I was thinking of finally getting one, too. No more twerking Samus  Where do you find all those avatars, anyway?
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mabels big day posted:This is only a very recent thing; for example, Brock was the only notable black character in the Pokemon games until the 5th generation came out. Brock is supposed to be black?? Level Slide posted:How do you optimize a game? Well, you start with tightening up the graphics. raditts fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Nov 18, 2014 |
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Nov 18, 2014 03:39
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I'm considering getting a Wii U so my kids can have something to play non-handheld games together without hogging the TV. Is there a reasonable case for getting an additional one of the touchscreen gamepad things, and if so, is there anywhere you can get one for less than $130? That's the cheapest I've seen searching online, Nintendo doesn't seem to have any refurbs, and for that price it seems like you might as well just buy an entire Wii U and sell the console part to get the controller.
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Nov 19, 2014 20:44
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Supercar Gautier posted:For additional controllers, instead of getting more Gamepads, what you're looking for are either Pro Controllers or Wii Remotes. The Pro is pretty broadly compatible with Wii U games and matches the Gamepad's button layout, but the Wii remote is necessary for original Wii games or for motion control stuff. I've got original Wii remotes / controllers still lying around, so if it's possible for them to play with the remote screen with two separate controllers that would probably work too. Sounds like that might not be an option either though...
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Nov 19, 2014 21:17
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I guess I'm part of the club now, I took advantage of the Toys R Us deal plus their 15% off coupon for today and a $10 rewards coupon I had to get Smash Bros, Mario Kart 8, Mario 3D World, and Hyrule Warriors, plus a few Amibos my kids liked. Now I just need the actual console, is there anywhere that is supposed to have a Black Friday deal better than the $200 refurb you can get direct from Nintendo?
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Nov 22, 2014 23:07
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Question for you guys - is the memory difference in the 8gb Wii U vs. the 32gb one like a matter of internal memory, or is it just like an included SD card that you could replace off Amazon for like $10-$15? Also, is that DDP thing only applicable to games you buy off the e-shop? Someone please answer my questions so I can make an informed purchase at deep discounts
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Nov 23, 2014 01:18
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Calaveron posted:Do they even still manufacture white Wii Us? I thought they were phasing them out and what remained were unsold stock and refurbished units. Toys R Us is apparently selling an 8gb white Wii U with that Skylanders game for $200 on Black Friday. I don't give a poo poo about Skylanders and can't really find anything explaining why it's so popular, but I do know I don't want my kids bugging me to buy $20 figurines so I'm trying to gauge whether I want that or just a 32gb refurb from Nintendo. I've read that a double pack of both the NES Remix games is coming out in a couple of weeks. Those are just snippets of NES games where you try to accomplish goals, kind of like Wario Ware, right? Anyone who's played them that can say whether they're worth a buy for $30? raditts fucked around with this message at 03:32 on Nov 23, 2014 |
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Nov 23, 2014 03:30
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Ultigonio posted:Ah, alright. That's not terribly surprising, since PDP was the same company that made those mediocre GameStop controllers a while ago. I'll be interested to know how Hori's feel. Did you ever get to try the hori controller out? I picked up the PDP one at Toys R Us yesterday thinking it was the Hori until I got home and took a closer look at the box. I didn't even realize they both had very similar looking controllers, and some of the Amazon reviews say the same thing about how cheap it feels.
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Nov 23, 2014 17:16
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Here's the first footage of the "new" Rodea the Sky Soldier for Wii U/3DS. You won't believe it used to be a Wii game! Why does that guy have a grappling hook stuck up his rear end?
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Nov 25, 2014 17:15
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Narcissus1916 posted:The Wii U's sudden success is a weird story, to say the least. Not really, I'd say it owes a lot to being the only presentation at e3 that was not only not dreadfully boring, but seemed to actually have cool and original stuff. It certainly got me interested.
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Nov 25, 2014 17:19
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Chasiubao posted:So I just pulled the trigger on the Best Buy Wii U bundle. Picked up Bayonetta 2 and Mario Kart 8 earlier on sale so I have a bunch of games waiting to be played. Is there anything I should know about setting up a Wii U / account? Need to pick up a Pro Controller as well. Are the third party ones any good? Where are you seeing it at the black friday pricing? I looked on their website and it's still listed at 400-some dollars.
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Nov 26, 2014 03:53
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Kaubocks posted:There's still a scene for Smash 64 though and it plays differently than the rest. The hitstun in that game is ridiculous and it's not uncommon to get 0-to-death combos off on people. Well that sure sounds like loads of fun!!!
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Nov 26, 2014 22:54
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Visitor K posted:Seems like Mario Kart is already out of stock Looks like it's still in stock to me?
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Nov 28, 2014 05:25
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So, while Best Buy still has eshop cards for 15% off, what are some pro-buys for digital-only Wii U stuff? I already have Shovel Knight on PC so I don't need that one.
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Nov 28, 2014 06:15
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ChaosArgate posted:Even then if you live near a K-Mart you might be able to get it for $6. I went by the local Kmart yesterday and it was still on the shelf marked at 24.99. Does it just come down to $6 at the register, or...?
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Nov 28, 2014 16:28
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:TRU has the 8GB Skylanders bundle (includes Nintendo Land and a bunch of Skylanders crap) for $200 right now, I think. Good luck finding it anywhere at this point, though.
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Nov 29, 2014 02:58
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How Rude posted:I want a Wii U, Smash Bros. Wii U, and a gamecube controller adapter (I already have plenty of controllers) If you're looking for deals, you usually don't want to wait until after Black Friday is over... Aside from the aforementioned Skylanders bundle, there have been $300 32gb models bundled with Super Mario 3D World at most stores, and Best Buy has a $360 bundle that also includes Smash and Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. Doubt those will be around after today though, if there are still any left now. raditts fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Nov 29, 2014 |
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Nov 29, 2014 03:04
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homeless snail posted:Because its a game for cool people, and cool people do not make or watch LPs. The man has a point.
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Dec 1, 2014 05:05
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enojy posted:You don't have to make full contact with the gamepad to scan in amiibos. In fact, you don't even need to scan in amiibos at all, because they don't d o poo poo They look cool  I got the Samus one just to put on my desk.
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Dec 2, 2014 06:27
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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. In that case it sounds more like a feature than a bug.
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Dec 2, 2014 16:10
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XtraSmiley posted: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. I got the Target one with 3D world, but it errored out on the order screen and didn't charge me or give me a receipt so I didn't think it went through so I also ordered the Best Buy bundle. Turns out they both went through and Target took like 5 days to put the charge on my card, so I have two of these sumbitches coming to me some time in the next couple of days. PM me about the Best Buy bundle if you're willing to cover the price after tax + shipping. raditts fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Dec 2, 2014 |
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Dec 2, 2014 20:33
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Skwirl posted:Who the gently caress lives near a Kmart? There's one still about 15 minutes from where I live. It's like a flea market on the inside though, and whenever I go in there looking for some odd deal I start to feel cold and depressed if I stay too long. Of course, the places that have these games in stock are like 45 minutes away, can't ever have anything worthwhile at the local one.
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Dec 3, 2014 16:36
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DoctorWhat posted:I warned this thread about putting games on flash drive. I warned this thread MANY TIMES. It's not "the game", it's the "external media". I WARNED YOU ABOUT FLASH DRIVES BRO
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Dec 3, 2014 17:29
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Nolgthorn posted:Wii Fit U on the eShop and a few small titles but if you are ever planning on selling your Wii U it's better if it doesn't have an external hard drive hanging off of it. If you want to be able to sell your games for any respectable percentage of their cost then they should be physical. "An external hard drive hanging off of it?" ...what? I would imagine you would keep your hard drive, sell the console, and let whoever buys it from you buy their own drat hard drive to redownload the poo poo if they want it. Blackbelt Bobman posted:That and the money I've gotten back via the digital deluxe promotion. Plus I always jump on eShop card sales. Through the various black friday sales I've probably already saved more on buying games than I ever would through that promotion. I think the only game I've paid full price for is Hyrule Warriors. raditts fucked around with this message at 04:37 on Dec 4, 2014 |
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Dec 4, 2014 04:33
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mamelon posted:Hi thread, please don't take this the wrong way because I intend to get a refurb Wii U and several first-party games... but I want to play devil's advocate: 'Cause they're really good and fun games and the other consoles don't have anything like them anymore. Stan Taylor posted:Of course, the one true path to gaming ambrosia is a Wii U and a PC that can run videogames. This is going to be my "next gen" combo, since the other consoles tend not to have exclusives that don't wind up on PC. I think I might be more excited than my kids are to play all the new stuff on Christmas. Currently I could probably not buy a single new game and between my Xbox 360, Wii Classic, 3DS, Steam, and now Wii U games, I'll probably have enough to last me until the next console generation. Gaming's ambrosia, indeed. 
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Dec 6, 2014 01:52
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Cialis Railman posted:I bought Captain Toad with my DDP bucks. Can't wait to play it. Does the same thing work for the Wii U that works for the 3DS, where it determines tax based on the location zip code you provide rather than the billing zip code on your credit card? If so, IIRC you can set your zip code to somewhere in California and you won't get charged tax at all. Skwirl posted:I keep hearing mixed things about New Super Mario U here (nothing bad, but not much enthusiasm). Is it just because it's an older game on the system that doesn't bring much new to table compared to the old Wii one, or is it lacking in some respect to the Wii one? Because being a dick to my friends in "co-op" mode on the last one is some of the most fun I had on the Wii. I don't think people really care much for the "New Super Mario" series in general. Like I don't hate the games, but it feels like there's something missing in them from the other 2D-oriented games in the series. They especially pale in comparison to 3D Land/World, which finally nailed a transition from 2D Mario games to a 3D space. raditts fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Dec 6, 2014 |
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Dec 6, 2014 14:47
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RyokoTK posted:Yeah calling them Happy Meal quality isn't really fair. My Samus figurine looks and feels great and Mario looks not bad too. Piss Link is not quite so great though but it's mostly because of the dumb pose. I was wondering at first what the gently caress Piss Link was, but then I looked up q picture of the amiibo and  'd.
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Dec 7, 2014 02:21
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King Crab posted:I'm interested in picking up a Wii U, if I grabbed the basic model and then got an external hard drive then that beats the big plus the deluxe model has over it, right? Probably, I haven't seen the basic model anywhere in the wild though. The Skylanders bundle is supposed to have the basic set presuming that exists, but even then you probably won't be saving much over just grabbing the SM3DW bundle (since you should be buying that game anyway) and at best it'll probably still cost more than the Deluxe refurbs from Nintendo. So, you should probably just hold out for more refurbs to come into stock if you can.
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Dec 8, 2014 01:11
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Yeah, the one I got has the disks inside the cases in the box. The SM3DW one was shrinkwrapped though while the Nintendoland one was not, is that a common thing or is my new console not as new as I thought despite ordering it online? Everything else seems to be pretty immaculate looking so I assume it just comes that way. Also XtraSmiley you could've gotten back to me about not wanting my extra 
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Dec 8, 2014 05:44
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Dec 9, 2014 01:03
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CatsPajamas posted:Trying to do some of the harder challenges in Smash, I sympathize with everyone being frustrated with Nintendo games. The same goes for three-starring every track in Mario Kart 8. And A-ranking the hard Adventure Mode maps in Hyrule Warriors. And Champion's Road / Mystery House Marathon in Super Mario 3D World. I guess you've never heard of the term "Nintendo Hard". At their hardest, today's games don't come close to the bullshit difficulty of the NES / SNES days. Let's see how many people I can trigger with this gif: 
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Dec 9, 2014 06:59
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Ultigonio posted:Oooh. Target will be selling a Deluxe Wii U with SM3DW and Nintendo Land for $250, starting December 14. Well Target, thanks for that middle finger for bothering to order one on Black Friday. Hope I can return the one I've got to the store, and save $25 since I haven't opened it yet.
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Dec 9, 2014 22:52
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Sire Oblivion posted:I don't know how Zero Suit Samus ruined her since in every game you're rewarded by her stripping down, it wasn't until Other M when There was the lovely ending part of Zero Mission. Mighty Dicktron posted:I don't think I have to explain the difference between "two seconds at the end of a game and changes every time" and "you play an entire forced stealth segment of Zero Mission". I thought for a while it was supposed to be canon that parts of her suit were fused to her. I thought I remembered something like that from Metroid Fusion, although I haven't actually played the game in over a decade. PirateDentist posted:I just want a new Harvest Moon for the Wii U. So I can obsess over crop rotations and animal husbandry in glorious HD. Come on Natume! Sadly, any Harvest Moon games from Natsume will not be actual Harvest Moon games. The real series is carrying on under the English name "Story of Seasons" but I don't know if that really matters anyway since there are more bad games in the Harvest Moon series than good ones. raditts fucked around with this message at 01:22 on Dec 10, 2014 |
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Dec 10, 2014 01:15
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Austrian mook posted:Wait, are people really bitching about the extra little bonus mission at the end of Zero Mission? Really? Last time I checked adding additional content to a re-make was a good thing. Not when it's bad content.
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Dec 10, 2014 03:34
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Well, guess I'm alone on that one then. I thought that part was terrible, stealth sections have no place in a Metroid game IMO.
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Dec 10, 2014 04:17
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Probad posted:Only if the cast of the last one comes back. It's gonna take more than money to get the cast of the last one back.
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Dec 12, 2014 13:52
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noirstronaut posted:I just really don't like the idea of longform Mario dialogue. What if it's Italian-sounding gibberish with exaggerated hand gestures?
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Dec 12, 2014 16:27
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Policenaut posted:Sony Pictures probably doesn't give a poo poo what Sony Computer Entertainment does, just like how they don't care that Xbox One uses their Blu-rays. Sure they care. They care about all that sweet licensing money they get from Xbone using them.
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Dec 12, 2014 19:04
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Bloodplay it again posted:How many released games support the figures? Link works with Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros, and Mario Kart, but I'm not sure if I'm forgetting any others. I was thinking of maybe dropping by Best Buy this weekend during the B1G1 40% off + $20 GC promo starting Sunday and grabbing a couple of them. Got any more info on this?
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enojy posted:Is Walmart having a sale? Because I think a Target sale started today; $250 for the Mario 3D World bundle. Great deal! Or, just get Walmart to price match that deal. Yes, it's started today. Gonna go price match the one I bought from them on Black Friday to get my $25 back  Buy it from Target, since as a corporation they are slightly less terrible than Walmart.Weirdly, when I called the main Target number they gave me some bullshit line about how they only price match up to the week following when you bought it and to get the difference I would have to literally bring it back, return it, and immediately buy it back for the lower price. But when I called my local store they were just like "yeah, just bring the receipt, anything you bought since November 1 can be price matched through the end of the year."
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