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9031 | 65.25% |
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1603 | 11.58% |
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748 | 5.40% |
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So I'm guessing more reviews will go up around midnight? I just got my email from Best Buy saying my Wii U will be ready to pick up tomorrow during regular store hours, I didn't realize they opened at 11am. It was about this time of day on Wii launch that I got in line so I guess it could be worse.
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Nov 17, 2012 20:54
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Yeah my gamestop opens at 11 too. Whats the logic with a Sunday launch anyway? Surely Saturday would be the day to launch, you get Friday night midnight launches and the weekend to play. Come on Nintendo.
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Nov 17, 2012 20:58
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Akileese posted:I'm not surprised really. Seems like Sears.com is always having some weird issues (odds are they probably oversold the stock they had) and due to the amount of complaining you can hear about them from people on the internet something like this was bound to happen. Yeah, that's my plan. I'm going to check Walmart at midnight and Target the next morning if I can't snag one at Walmart.
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Nov 17, 2012 20:59
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KIM JONG TRILL posted:Cool, my Sears order just got "delayed" and they can't even tell me anything for 5-7 days. I feel you. I haven't received an update on the Toysrus order I placed in October, and when I punch my order number into the box on Toysrus' website it tells me that the order couldn't be found. I have the growing feeling that I am going to get dicked over with this, but I have been telling myself that they probably haven't processed the order because the product hasn't released.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:02
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Got my texts from Gamestop that my Wii U and games will be available tomorrow for pickup. I wasn't all that excited when the U was announced but now I'm getting pumped! I didn't think I'd be able to actually afford it, but after trading in a bunch of stuff I'm getting the Deluxe, Mario, and ZombiU. I've also got Sonic Racing from Gamefly, plus the pack in Nintendo Land so I'm set. One more day! And if anyone's looking for more info on ZombiU, Policenaut posted some gameplay videos a few pages ago. Looked okay to me. Some creepy stuff in a meat locker with a zombie crawling on the ground.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:03
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INTERACTIVE CD-ROM posted:So is the cricket bat the only melee weapon in ZombieU? That Gamespot review certainly made close combat look boring and repetitive, but surely there's other, better melee weapons to find? If so, I don't think "kills take too long with the default weapon" is really a valid criticism if better options are readily available. His argument was that the game was too hard and he died too much so he only ever used the weapons you spawn with and stock piled the rest.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:04
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Bombadilillo posted:Yeah my gamestop opens at 11 too. Whats the logic with a Sunday launch anyway? Surely Saturday would be the day to launch, you get Friday night midnight launches and the weekend to play. Come on Nintendo. It's because of the shipping logistics. The reason Tuesday is usually the day for entertainment stuff is because everyone gets their product throughout the week, including Monday of the next week, Monday night/Tuesday morning the week after everything ships out is the earliest that every retailer will have their entire allocation of product in. Most GameStop locations are opening an hour earlier at 10AM instead of 11 tomorrow.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:08
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As usual we really won't know poo poo about Zombi U until it comes out and a real person plays it.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:19
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Silver Falcon posted:I'll grant you the sky overworld being barren and empty. Lots of wasted potential there. And the flying controls were stupid and horrible, and you don't even get to name your bird?! Stupid. I didn't say I hated all of it, just that a lot of it bothered me. I just wish that 2 of the 3 worlds didn't feel so uninspired and generic really. The only one I really enjoyed exploring was the desert as it did a lot of cool stuff with the time stones. The forest was just a forest (albeit a very pretty forest) and the Volcano was just a generic mountain area. Groose was pretty great, I just wish Ghiriham (I probably spelled that wrong) was great as well. That dude had so much potential but it was always "I'm going to kill you for loving up my plans so often! ...just not today because" The bomb bowling controls didn't work for me most of the time, that's why I didn't like it that much. I just couldn't get it to work that well.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:20
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Static Rook posted:And if anyone's looking for more info on ZombiU, Policenaut posted some gameplay videos a few pages ago. Looked okay to me. Some creepy stuff in a meat locker with a zombie crawling on the ground. Yeah, it looked pretty cool. Although I could barely understand the guy narrating sometimes and there was that one point where he was blatantly exploiting the level geometry to kill a bunch of zombies, but I guess that's just being a good survivor I suppose. Gotta take what you can get!
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Nov 17, 2012 21:20
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Did anyone else who ordered from the Wii U bundle Wal-Mart.com get their game early? My copy of NSMBU came in this morning through FedEX, and the ship date on the label says November 17th. I even selected the cheapest shipping method when checking out. Oddly enough, I got an email this morning saying that my order for NSMBU has shipped today and that it'll arrive by November 29th. I'm hoping this means the system will arrive before Thanksgiving.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:21
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Belle Isle Tech posted:Did anyone else who ordered from the Wii U bundle Wal-Mart.com get their game early? My copy of NSMBU came in this morning through FedEX, and the ship date on the label says November 17th. I even selected the cheapest shipping method when checking out. Oddly enough, I got an email this morning saying that my order for NSMBU has shipped today and that it'll arrive by November 29th. I'm hoping this means the system will arrive before Thanksgiving. Post a review of how the edge of the disc feels.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:22
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Post a review of how the edge of the disc feels. It feels smooth like butter
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Nov 17, 2012 21:26
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:Post a review of how the edge of the disc feels. I got AC3, I did get a bit giddy when I say the WiiU logo stamped on the disk 
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Nov 17, 2012 21:27
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Belle Isle Tech posted:It feels smooth like butter What would you rate it out of ten?
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Nov 17, 2012 21:27
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:What would you rate it out of ten? I don't know, but It feels smoother than a Blu-ray disc, that's for sure.
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Nov 17, 2012 21:35
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Reggie was on TV last night, Mario looked nice on TV in HD and 60fps and the audience seemed to like pink Yoshis, coins, and clouds: http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/reggie-fils-aime-111612/1424403/ ONE YEAR LATER posted:Man, I really want to know what went down between EA and Nintendo over the last year. At E3 2010 they were out on stage talking about their massive support for the WiiU and now pretty much nothing. The whole Mass Effect 3 WiiU thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth, EA was hitting pretty great only a few years ago, what happened bros?  . Whatever the case with that Origin rumor it sounds like support for launch was a last second decision.TheKeeper posted:Question - is there any indication that this system launch won't be similar to the debacle that was the Wii launch where if you didn't pre-order one you couldn't find it anywhere for like six months?  ...after driving around to god knows how many stores on launch day and giving up. A friend in NY got me one from the Nintendo Store which was replenishing regularly. The Moffitt guy from Nintendo mentioned shipping more consoles more regularly this time so hopefully it'll be easier to snag one from regular stores. I remember Target being pretty good about supplies last time (and they've been pretty good with limited Apple stuff too since then), I think Toys R Us and Best Buy were the other big ones getting replenished decently too (presumably Walmart but there's not too many around me). Belle Isle Tech posted:Did anyone else who ordered from the Wii U bundle Wal-Mart.com get their game early? My copy of NSMBU came in this morning through FedEX, and the ship date on the label says November 17th. I even selected the cheapest shipping method when checking out. Oddly enough, I got an email this morning saying that my order for NSMBU has shipped today and that it'll arrive by November 29th. I'm hoping this means the system will arrive before Thanksgiving.
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Nov 17, 2012 22:04
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Anyone else in a line for midnight launch? I'm at the south Austin best buy. Still room for a few more people.
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Nov 17, 2012 22:08
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Fantastic, my BestBuy is going to be doing a midnight release! And it's the one day we've had the worst rain, which isn't much right now, but I fear it's going to get worse by the evening.
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Nov 17, 2012 22:11
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japtor posted:Reggie was on TV last night, Mario looked nice on TV in HD and 60fps and the audience seemed to like pink Yoshis, coins, and clouds: Jimmy is so giddy about this 
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Nov 17, 2012 22:11
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With all this talk about people so stoked to get their console tomorrow, I am getting bummed waiting til Monday. I want to go online and play with you wonderful folks tomorrow!
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Nov 17, 2012 22:34
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I was getting bummed waiting til Monday too, as I am in Puerto Rico. The plus side is I am in Puerto Rico. It just occurred to me that technically Puerto Rico would have the first release if Nintendo considers it the North American market, since it is part of the United States, and in the Atlantic time zone, one further than eastern. But I don't think I'll bother finding out. Triforce Johnson thinks he'll be the first guy with a Wii U, but it might be some random Puerto Rican dude.
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Nov 17, 2012 22:42
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It seems my Gamestop WON"T be doing a midnight launc hand have to wait until they open tomorrow at 11. :P Also, I decided to to try to kill myself on Black Friday to get me a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U at Old Navy, so I preordered that as well. Another reminder, I made an IRC chatroom for goons want/getting a WiiU Channel: #wiiugoons Server: synirc.net I plan to have a bot in there to keep track of goons' WiiU names and 3DS friend codes.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:13
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This seems to cover launch details for some stores: http://www.examiner.com/article/wii-u-launch-deals-on-games-and-accessories And the Black Friday (and/or 18-21?) game deals if you're willing to deal with hell: Target: Buy two, get one 50% off on all Wii U games Free $10 gift card with Epic Mickey 2 Toys R Us: Buy one, get one 40% off on all Wii U (and Wii) games 20% off any one regular-priced item coupon (in weekly flyer, valid 11/18-11/21) Flingsmash w/ Wii Remote Plus - $24.99 (although I think people mentioned getting it for cheaper)
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Nov 17, 2012 23:26
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japtor posted:This seems to cover launch details for some stores: There's also one for Old Navy where if you spend $40 or more, you get a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U. I checked the Old Navy here and said they'll have like 40 copies to give away, so it might be hard to get.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:38
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I guess it pays to know people. Wifes friend works at Best Buy, she went up to buy Black Ops, asked about the Wii U and he set aside a premium for her.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:38
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Waffleopolis posted:It seems my Gamestop WON"T be doing a midnight launc hand have to wait until they open tomorrow at 11. :P Seems most places, EB as well, are doing 11 or 10 am openings (11 here). Not the end of the world, system and games are paid for and all I have to do is walk in and pick them up. 
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Nov 17, 2012 23:39
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Oddly enough I never received a notification text for zombie u. Maybe since I got a Mario one it cancels out the message for zombie u.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:46
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Weird. I got a text for my Wii U and then the one for Mario immediately after. Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:50
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I really want to jump on the "You just don't get ZombiU" bandwagon but it's looking like I should wait. Doing a single swing with a single melee weapon for the entire combat-focused game does not sound fun. Tight corridors with no option to sneak past zombies sounds even less fun. It's enough to kill my hype, at least. Here's hoping the guy was a moron who wanted L4D and got Zombie Souls. No idea why Nintendo doesn't lift the embargo solely for that game to counteract the single, negative review.
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Nov 17, 2012 23:57
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Mailer posted:I really want to jump on the "You just don't get ZombiU" bandwagon but it's looking like I should wait. Doing a single swing with a single melee weapon for the entire combat-focused game does not sound fun. Tight corridors with no option to sneak past zombies sounds even less fun. It's enough to kill my hype, at least. Yeah, I'm approaching the game with more caution now. People seem eager to compare it to hardcore games, but there isn't anything in the melee footage I've seen to indicate a lot of depth or nuance, even on the level of Dead Island's directional swinging. It would be really nice if there is more to it. I'll be comfortable waiting to hear what more reviewers say, and to see what the opinions look like here after a lot of people have gotten past the initial excitement over a new game.
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Nov 18, 2012 00:22
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japtor posted:Buy one, get one 40% off on all Wii U (and Wii) games I got flingsmash both in store and on their site, with pick up in store. The former let me do the b1g1 -40%, the latter was doing an additional 20% off clearance items (but I could only put one in my cart per order), so it ended up the same. edit: I also don't remember the b1g1 40% off applying to wii u titles either. Waffleopolis posted:There's also one for Old Navy where if you spend $40 or more, you get a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U. I checked the Old Navy here and said they'll have like 40 copies to give away, so it might be hard to get. don't bother moron izzard fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Nov 18, 2012 00:25
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Destructoid just posted a neat retrospective at all the Nintendo console launches of the past. http://www.destructoid.com/watch-five-classic-nintendo-system-launch-clips-238853.phtml Peter Main looks like he aged twenty years in the span between 1990 and 1996.
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Nov 18, 2012 00:25
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Waffleopolis posted:There's also one for Old Navy where if you spend $40 or more, you get a free copy of New Super Mario Bros. U. I checked the Old Navy here and said they'll have like 40 copies to give away, so it might be hard to get. Closer to 5 per store. They've pulled this a few years and it is a rip off and you have to go through Black Friday shopping to get it.
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Nov 18, 2012 01:03
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Im downloading NSMBU, its 2 gigs and you get points back with deluxe action, so I dont see any reason not too. Question thats probably not answerable. Since theres dedicated memory for the OS, will you be able to download a game while playing another?
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Nov 18, 2012 01:07
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There is a download manager that lets you do stuff like that, yeah.
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Nov 18, 2012 01:10
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Plus being able to play without swapping discs is a big plus, also apparently there's no install options for games as of yet, so digital download despite being barely cheaper does have a lot of advantages, the only real disadvantage being you can't trade it back.
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Nov 18, 2012 01:15
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The local game store I buy all my games from has the shittiest distributor ever who didn't get them their WiiUs in time for the launch  I guess I'll have to wait a few extra days. Oddly enough, they were able to get most of the games for it, so maybe I'll pick my games up and pay the whole thing off tomorrow.
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Nov 18, 2012 01:21
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Via Kotaku, the firmware update is going live right now so Nintendo did keep their promise of having the day one update for Miiverse and eShop Good news on eShop from IGN http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/18/nintendos-steams-up-the-wii-u-eshop It is like Steam or the Apple App store, in that developers can set their own prices and determine when they have sales for themselves. greatn fucked around with this message at 01:42 on Nov 18, 2012 |
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Nov 18, 2012 01:23
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greatn posted:Via Kotaku, the firmware update is going live right now so Nintendo did keep their promise of having the day one update for Miiverse and eShop Well, drat. That is downright friendly. I'm still not planning on getting a Wii U anytime soon, but it helps; and I do have a 3DS, so I'm always happy to hear Nintendo is making smart digital content decisions.
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