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9031 | 65.25% |
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| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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So it looks like there's going to be shortages in the UK.
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Oct 26, 2012 09:51
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A new console being understocked isn't news, it's the norm.quote:#1 Zarckan 26/10/12, 9:35 am 
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Oct 26, 2012 11:11
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Did the wii u version of sonic all stars racing transformed just get delayed? Amazon pushed back the delivery date to dec. 11 (gamestop still shows november 18 though)
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Oct 26, 2012 14:35
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Maybe Amazon didn't have enough units. I hope that's the case anyway, that's the second game I pre ordered bring delayed if that's the case. On the other hand, less than a month, would give me something to pick up later and more time to play other launch games.
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Oct 26, 2012 14:50
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Oh god, if Monster Hunter is a release title I might have to get this as an early Christmas present. I don't think I give enough of a poo poo about AC3 or Arkham but maybe I'll grab the Mario game too. edit: Oh, MH isn't a launch title? The OP is a little unclear on that. Pollyanna fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Oct 26, 2012 |
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Oct 26, 2012 15:16
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Pollyanna posted:Oh god, if Monster Hunter is a release title I might have to get this as an early Christmas present. I don't think I give enough of a poo poo about AC3 or Arkham but maybe I'll grab the Mario game too. It will be released in NA and Europe in March 2013 (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/31679).
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Oct 26, 2012 15:32
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Katana Gomai posted:A new console being understocked isn't news, it's the norm. Gamers.txt is going to explode with all the nerd rage when MH comes out in a bit. Oh God and Bayonetta in 2014 or whenever. "It doesn't matter if it wouldn't have existed without Nintendo! Nintendo should have funded it and then given it to Microsoft for free so they could sell it to true hardcore gamers like me."
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Oct 26, 2012 15:54
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japtor posted:I also like how console launches make some people go kind of crazy with buying games. Instead of staggering game purchases over time, all of a sudden there's an impulsive need to buy everything they want all at once with the console. I went almost a year without buying a single game for my PS3! It helped a ton that I used it as a bluray player a lot, but I survived off demos and discounted rentals from Blockbuster. Why would I pay full price for a game I can beat in 8 hours?
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Oct 26, 2012 17:47
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Robolizard! posted:Did the wii u version of sonic all stars racing transformed just get delayed? Amazon pushed back the delivery date to dec. 11 (gamestop still shows november 18 though) http://www.tssznews.com/2012/10/24/amazon-us-claims-1211-delay-for-console-asrt-in-error/ quote:Above is a shot showing the XBOX 360, PS3, and Wii U versions of ASRT’s bonus edition with the December 11th date as of 7:10 PM this evening, Eastern time. No date change has been seen on Amazon’s UK page, and no other retailer is listing the new date for the home console editions.
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Oct 26, 2012 18:30
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There were production issues in Europe if I remember, at least two big incidents that would be enough to hamper stock a bit. Going to play to their advantage, of course, making it rare to drive up hype. Hopefully they won't push the shortages much, not that I'll be able to get anything until January at the earliest. 2013's looking to be an expensive year, especially the first few months. 
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Oct 26, 2012 21:49
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I wish there was a way to change my vote, I voted "yes" before noticing "Waluigi" was a choice. 
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Oct 26, 2012 23:34
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bilperkins2 posted:I wish there was a way to change my vote, I voted "yes" before noticing "Waluigi" was a choice. I meant to click Waluigi and accidentally clicked Waa. It haunts me.
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Oct 26, 2012 23:34
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted seems to be coming to Wii U, which is cool I guess. Game looks pretty sweet.
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Oct 27, 2012 02:46
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 Just received these at work (Staples) today along with all the Windows 8 stuff. Also: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/26/report-silicon-knights-was-working-on-eternal-darkness-2 Turns out ED2 was in (extremely early stages of) development. Before you start going "What could have been!" they developed a sort of "Hey check out this idea and fund us if you like it" demo for publishers and it was far from a diamond in the rough. IGN posted:Kotaku's sources go into further detail, saying during their tenure at the company, not much progress was made. One even described the demo as being generally very poor, citing "bad tech, combined with a team composed of people who had not shipped a title since Metal Gear... I can't explain why things went so poorly for them [except that] a lot of key people responsible for the original Eternal Darkness are long gone." extremebuff fucked around with this message at 03:40 on Oct 27, 2012 |
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Oct 27, 2012 02:53
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I remember when SK lost their battle against Valve (or whoever built the engine they sued over) there were immediate rumors that Nintendo pulled out of a ED2 deal with them because of their financial situation. So that news isn't surprising to me, nor, to be honest, is the apparently poor quality of the mockup.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:22
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Nintendo should just try buying the rights to Eternal Darkness and doing it themselves/give it to a different developer.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:36
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So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one?
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Oct 27, 2012 04:38
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Glenn_Beckett posted:So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one? What killed the Dreamcast was lack of support and that people were burned by the previous systems like 32X, Sega CD, and Saturn.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:41
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Glenn_Beckett posted:On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one? You're kidding, right?
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Oct 27, 2012 04:41
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Glenn_Beckett posted:So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one?  The N64 came out late 1996, the Gamecube came out in late 2001, and the Wii came out in 2006. It's been a year longer gap than before for Nintendo consoles.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:41
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Glenn_Beckett posted:So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one? This generation's gone on for like 6/7 years now and the last one lasted from '99 to '05, so it's not that soon.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:41
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Cliff Racer posted:You're kidding, right? While it has been 5 years the 360 and the PS3 were supposed to be a 10 year life cycle. There are still games being pumped out for the PS2 which has allready surpassed 10 years of active game releases.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:42
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Glenn_Beckett posted:why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one? Since when is 6 years "so soon"? That seems fairly normal. edit: Vaerai Archon posted:While it has been 5 years
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Oct 27, 2012 04:42
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Q_res posted:Since when is 6 years "so soon"? That seems fairly normal. Yes but the economy is terrible.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:43
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Not sure how many of you use club nintendo, but they have some pre-surveys for Super Mario Bros U, Ninja Gaiden 3, and Nintendo Land that get you an extra 10 coins when/if you do buy the games and register them, expires Nov 11.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:46
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Glenn_Beckett posted:So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? On a related note why are they releasing a new gen so soon after the last one? The PS2 launching after the Dreamcast did not alone kill the Dreamcast. By that logic you could just as easily say the Playstation 2 should have failed because the more powerful Xbox/Gamecube released a little under two years after it. By that same analogy we could say the Wii U is positioned to see a similar level of success to the PS2 because it's spear heading the next generation of consoles. ReliableSand fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Oct 27, 2012 |
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Oct 27, 2012 04:51
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Glenn_Beckett posted:So does nintendo not remember that releasing so far in advance of the next-gen playstation is what killed the dreamcast? Dreamcast died because of Sega's idiocy and going apeshit because the PS2 had a built-in DVD player.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:52
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Vaerai Archon posted:Yes but the economy is terrible. The economy has been terrible before.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:54
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Policenaut posted:This generation's gone on for like 6/7 years now and the last one lasted from '99 to '05, so it's not that soon. I must be getting old because 2006 feels like it was a year ago somehow.
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Oct 27, 2012 04:55
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Q_res posted:Since when is 6 years "so soon"? That seems fairly normal. Glenn_Beckett posted:I must be getting old because 2006 feels like it was a year ago somehow.
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Oct 27, 2012 07:28
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Glenn_Beckett posted:I must be getting old because 2006 feels like it was a year ago somehow. Well you can thaw yourself now, Cartman.
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Oct 27, 2012 07:32
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japtor posted:Funny thing is that it's glacial compared to the rest of the tech industry, consoles are sort of a bargain considering how long they remain relevant. And compared to the life of AV products like televisions and DVD players its pitifully short.
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Oct 27, 2012 07:48
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To be fair TV manufacturers want you to buy a new TV every 3-5 years so loving badly.
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Oct 27, 2012 07:53
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:To be fair TV manufacturers want you to buy a new TV every 3-5 years so loving badly. True, but there are generally some advances in LCD/OLED tech to justify this a little.
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Oct 27, 2012 08:16
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Neddy Seagoon posted:True, but there are generally some advances in LCD/OLED tech to justify this a little. Yes but we all know the dark truth that many of us are stockpiling Trinitrons for our old videogame systems.
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Oct 27, 2012 08:22
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Cliff Racer posted:And compared to the life of AV products like televisions and DVD players its pitifully short. DVD players were relevant for maybe six or seven years before Blu-Ray arrived; TVs have been commented on already.
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Oct 27, 2012 09:51
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Katana Gomai posted:DVD players were relevant for maybe six or seven years before Blu-Ray arrived; TVs have been commented on already. If by relevant you mean "still vastly more common and put into use than Blu-Ray players" then DVD players remain relevant to this day.
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Oct 27, 2012 10:30
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I mean relevant as in state-of-the-art. Blu-Ray has definitely left the "early adopters/enthusiasts only" phase of it's lifecycle and is moving into the mass market at a massive rate. At least here in Germany, it seems like DVD releases are an afterthought to the Blu-Ray.
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Oct 27, 2012 12:11
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More Miiverse info is coming before launchquote:- Iwata wants to explain the Miiverse in detail prior to the Wii U launching http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=189037
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Oct 27, 2012 22:30
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Iwata posted:Iwata: "I don't know when our fans will get bored with seeing a regular guy in his 50s talking about games over and over, but I'd like to continue doing it for as long as they enjoy watching and paying attention to Nintendo Directs." I'll never get bored as long as important and interesting stuff is discussed.
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Oct 27, 2012 22:57
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