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9031 | 65.25% |
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1191 | 8.60% |
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808 | 5.84% |
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460 | 3.32% |
| Waluigi |
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1603 | 11.58% |
| Waa |
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748 | 5.40% |
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greatn posted:The clerk also noticed I hadn't pre ordered Mario, and when I said I was going to download it direct from Nintendo she looked very annoyed. I'm buying like $600 worth of stuff at launch from you guys, cut me some slack! The clerk was probably annoyed because they're grilled constantly to get more preorders, and someone who preordered a WiiU but not Mario is basically a guaranteed Mario customer, so s/he probably saw this and got excited for the free point.
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Nov 14, 2012 18:31
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Dr. Glasscock posted:Dell is selling Wii U Deluxe bundle pre orders - $459.99 with Madden and Just Dance. That bundle only saves 10 bucks. Really, It's way better to pay full price and get games you want.
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Nov 14, 2012 18:32
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Gutcruncher posted:That bundle only saves 10 bucks. Really, It's way better to pay full price and get games you want. I guess it's more about still being able to get one if you're in the US. At least Just Dance and Madden should be flippable since people love them.
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Nov 14, 2012 18:40
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Supercar Gautier posted:
You could buy food on the wii in japan. It even had a roulette option to randomly choose a restaurant for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoqQM_qnCKI
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Nov 14, 2012 18:45
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Katana Gomai posted:I guess it's more about still being able to get one if you're in the US. At least Just Dance and Madden should be flippable since people love them. Yeah, it's tempting seeing as how I've only got a white one preordered, but I've decided to just deal with it, I don't have that much money to waste. I don't have enough money to take advantage of that premium thing anyway at the moment.
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Nov 14, 2012 18:50
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Robolizard! posted:You could buy food on the wii in japan. It even had a roulette option to randomly choose a restaurant for you Why does this not exist in North America?
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Nov 14, 2012 18:55
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Is there a list of launch titles that can be played on the Wii U gamepad sans T.V?
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Nov 14, 2012 19:28
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Are all of the games going to be available for digital download or just the Nintendo produced games? EDIT: Also, Wii games (i.e. Super Mario Galaxy, Super Paper Mario) should look a tad bit sharper due to the HDMI connection, right? ...right? :/
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Nov 14, 2012 19:29
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It probably will look a little better to significantly better, depending on how terrible your tv's component input was compared to the hdmi ones, and how well it upscales content. 480p component input from the wii looked totally fine on my televisions, but I imagine theres a lot of lower end sets out there that cheaped out on upscaling and the analog inputs, resulting in a lot of the complaints you see about 480p looking like "rear end" (or maybe its just internet hyperbole, I don't know) edit: The charge from gamestop disappeared the day after it appeared. I tried asking my bank about it, but they just told me to call gamestop and make sure the order is going through. The site shows no problems and their phone number is completely unreachable (always a busy tone) moron izzard fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Nov 14, 2012 |
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Nov 14, 2012 19:36
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Gonna preorder from Dell since I want the black system but the white remote  Any goon who is ending up with a white console but wants a black controller, hit me up!!! Edit: clicking on the "show price" gives me "not available". 
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Nov 14, 2012 19:44
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Holy poo poo I have like 8-9 USB Mini-B cables and adapters because they're used in a device at work and this is the first time I've heard of anything else using one.
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Nov 14, 2012 20:03
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Paper Jam Dipper posted:Why does this not exist in North America? Vinlaen posted:Are all of the games going to be available for digital download or just the Nintendo produced games? Fergus Mac Roich posted:Holy poo poo I have like 8-9 USB Mini-B cables and adapters because they're used in a device at work and this is the first time I've heard of anything else using one.
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Nov 14, 2012 20:08
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Gutcruncher posted:That bundle only saves 10 bucks. Really, It's way better to pay full price and get games you want. Won't Walmart buy back anything pretty much? I remember buying one of those huge PS3 Bundles when that was initially released that came with 8 games, and returned every single one of them to Walmart.
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Nov 14, 2012 20:13
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Astro7x posted:Won't Walmart buy back anything pretty much? I remember buying one of those huge PS3 Bundles when that was initially released that came with 8 games, and returned every single one of them to Walmart. Woah, the PS3 had eight games at launch? quote:Why does this not exist in North America? There are also local variants like http://miami.eat24hours.com/
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Nov 14, 2012 20:21
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Bobnumerotres posted:Woah, the PS3 had eight games at launch? 12 games at launch in North America actually. Though most people just bought Madden, CoD 3, Resistance or Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
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Nov 14, 2012 20:51
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Astro7x posted:Won't Walmart buy back anything pretty much? I remember buying one of those huge PS3 Bundles when that was initially released that came with 8 games, and returned every single one of them to Walmart.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:07
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skog posted:Is there a list of launch titles that can be played on the Wii U gamepad sans T.V? quote:So, one of the WiiUs biggest features is the ability to play a given game just on the GamePad, allowing someone else to watch TV, play another video game system, etc. There does seem to be a lot of confusion as to just which games support this feature and since some in the other threads were asking for a comprehensive thread / list of all the games that do support it, I decided to compose a list to use as a reference of all games known to have this.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:12
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flyboi posted:The WBFS limitation was removed, FAT32 and NTFS both work now. Anyways, likely the reason behind this is much like how the internal hd works on PS3. I'm going to guess for security reasons the hard drive data will be entirely encrypted to a certificate unique to each console to reduce the risk of people snatching data off it.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:17
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japtor posted:Well it's fraud unless you bought it from Walmart...and it varies. I tried it with some GC games way back but they were competent and wouldn't take them without a receipt for proof. Back when I worked at Wal-Mart I saw them once take back a Kenmore microwave (Kenmore = Sears). But that's because I worked with imbeciles.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:19
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Good lord I forgot this was releasing in less than a week. I don't even remember what games I preordered at this point. 
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Nov 14, 2012 21:21
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:I doubt the WiiU is gonna be compatible with FAT32 because of its ridiculously unnecessary file size limit of 2gb. I don't know anything about NTFS, however. What? Did you pull this out of your rear end? Full games will be downloadable, and games like Tekken Tag 2 are NOT 2 GB.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:22
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:I doubt the WiiU is gonna be compatible with FAT32 because of its ridiculously unnecessary file size limit of 2gb. I don't know anything about NTFS, however. It will likely be like the PS3 - an encrypted modified HFS volume. Nobody wants to pay the licensing costs to use NTFS. I was saying the Wii can use fat32 & ntfs
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Nov 14, 2012 21:23
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Any word if Gamestop having a midnight release on Saturday? I talked to the regular at the store I got pre-order, but he couldn't find any info if they were doing one or not.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:27
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:I doubt the WiiU is gonna be compatible with FAT32 because of its ridiculously unnecessary file size limit of 2gb. No problem on a software level. Just split them up into multiple files.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:28
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Bobnumerotres posted:What? Did you pull this out of your rear end? Full games will be downloadable, and games like Tekken Tag 2 are NOT 2 GB. Pretty sure he's referring to the fact that FAT32 doesn't properly support files over 2GB in size without breaking them up into chunks.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:35
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Rirse posted:Any word if Gamestop having a midnight release on Saturday? I talked to the regular at the store I got pre-order, but he couldn't find any info if they were doing one or not. I know that my local Gamestop isn't because of Black Friday in the same week. They can't spare the hours to do a midnight launch on Sunday and have enough coverage for Friday. E: VV Lucky, mine's not even opening early. 11:00, and not a moment before. 
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Nov 14, 2012 21:38
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Artix74 posted:I know that my local Gamestop isn't because of Black Friday in the same week. They can't spare the hours to do a midnight launch on Sunday and have enough coverage for Friday. That's what my Gamestop said Oh well, I'm too old for midnight launches anyway. They said they were opening early, but not how early so I can get some breakfast or something beforehand.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:41
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I know a handful of Best Buys are doing a midnight release, but I don't know of any other store doing one. I think I'm just gonna wake up early and go to Sears to try to get one.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:43
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I'd go for that Dell deal if I thought there was a reasonable chance of getting it close to launch, but I could easily see that not showing up for weeks. I'm really not sure where the best place will be to try to find a Deluxe Wii U.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:44
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Midnight launches are great if you want the hours and work there I guess. Otherwise they are really dumb. Go the gently caress to sleep, go to your job in the morning, there's plenty of time leftover for video games.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:44
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too bad theres no midnight launch in my country
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Nov 14, 2012 21:51
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greatn posted:Midnight launches are great if you want the hours and work there I guess. Otherwise they are really dumb. Go the gently caress to sleep, go to your job in the morning, there's plenty of time leftover for video games. If people want to do them, then who cares? Maybe they don't have a baby on the way and can just do it.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:53
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Artix74 posted:They can't spare the hours God I hate retail. This is the most manufactured, self-inflicted problem ever. Also midnight launches are fun and are an excuse to party with a bunch of random nerds and get a billion streetpasses and play 8 player Mario Kart.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:54
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greatn posted:Midnight launches are great if you want the hours and work there I guess. Otherwise they are really dumb. Go the gently caress to sleep, go to your job in the morning, there's plenty of time leftover for video games. NO I NEED IT NOW so i can sleep then go to work and let it wreck my imbecile mind as it sits in the box waiting for me.
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Nov 14, 2012 21:55
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Boten Anna posted:God I hate retail. This is the most manufactured, self-inflicted problem ever. Some states have a minimum hours requirement for scheduling, as much as 2 hours, and midnight launches are usually done in a half hour or so, so you're paying for 2 hours of work per person and only needing a half-hour's worth. At least that's what it was like when I worked in retail.
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Nov 14, 2012 22:00
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You have to pay for like 3-4 people who make less than $10 an hour to show up to clear thousands of dollars of inventory. It's really not that bad of a deal.
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Nov 14, 2012 22:02
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Boten Anna posted:God I hate retail. This is the most manufactured, self-inflicted problem ever. The ROI for midnight launches is probably really low, especially for a console that 1) you've already completely out via pre-orders and 2) will have no problem upselling on when customers come to the register. When you have a midnight sale the clerks are given little time to explain the "benefits" of an extended warranty or whatever else they're trying to upsell and are forced to hand out extra hours to employees that they may have limits on. Midnight sales may be fun for nerds and people that aren't married or have kids but is there a real benefit for a business aside from selling all your inventory immediately?
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Nov 14, 2012 22:07
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Bobnumerotres posted:What? Did you pull this out of your rear end? Full games will be downloadable, and games like Tekken Tag 2 are NOT 2 GB. FAT32 has a file size limit of 2gb Admiral H. Curtiss posted:No problem on a software level. Just split them up into multiple files. I didn't know you could do this. Makes sense.
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Nov 14, 2012 22:08
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I know the Gamestop I'm going to isn't opening early so it's 10am which is fine by me. I've gotta work late Saturday night so I'm not really up for a midnight release anyways.
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Nov 14, 2012 22:08
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Louisgod posted:Midnight sales may be fun for nerds and people that aren't married or have kids but is there a real benefit for a business aside from selling all your inventory immediately? Without hard numbers, anything I say is drat near worthless and it has been a few years since my last midnight sale, but I have clear memory of people walking out of Gamestop with their bags filled with a lot more than what they preordered. The population density vs number of stores in the area probably plays a large role when it comes to determining whether or not it is worth it though.
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