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David Cross pulled a dove out of Phil Hartmans pocket. You're argument is invalid.
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Jan 18, 2013 19:09
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Cemetry Gator posted:I think you misunderstood what I said. I wasn't asking for facts. Allow me to introduce you to Newsradio. I love NewsRadio and remember that scene, I just thought the comment was directed at me  Although now that you've posted that I need to start yet another NewsRadio marathon. Also, that Armillo game looks nifty. If it doesn't get through Greenlight I'll probably pick up the Wii U version (provided they don't make it control with the gyroscope or something equally dumb). e: The devs did a pretty interesting interview on the game and it's development history: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/developer_interview_fuzzy_wuzzy_games_talks_armillo_and_developing_for_the_wii_u_eshop Crowbear fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Jan 18, 2013 |
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Jan 18, 2013 19:16
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Stealthed Zombie posted:I'm really enjoying Tekken Tag Tournament 2 so far. Also Warriors Orochi 3. Online is kinda wonky for me, but I am in Europe so it might be because we have fewer players. Ranked matches will have you face everything from players that destroy you perfect 3 times in a row to those who don't have hands and use their nose to press buttons. The matchmaking is really bad, or there are just no players. It is not rare to play against the same 2 people for hours on end, simply because there is nobody else. Expect to see Devil Jin, Angel and Kazuya about 80% of the time doing nothing but laser spams. Yes, you can easily dodge them, but it simply isn't fun. There are also a lot of cheap tactics here, because people only care about wins. It can get a bit frustrating if you care too much about rank. I've had more than one person adding me as a "friend" in the Miiverse and sending nasty messages because I knew how to block the one combo they mastered and spammed. Friendly has more people playing, but without the (broken) matchmaking system from Ranked at least trying to check for someone around your level you run into a lot more bad players. This is mostly because this mode is for learning new characters, trying Tekken online for the first time, etc. You can choose a rematch here, so if you finally found someone nice to play with it could last a few rounds. Once again, this is Europe so it might just be the small playerbase.
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Jan 19, 2013 11:14
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Hopefully this question hasn't been beaten to death. I had a Wii for a long time and amassed a nice collection of Virtual Console games. I sold the Wii a couple years ago, now I have the Wii U. Will I be able to get the VC games that I purchased on the Wii, in Wii mode?
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Jan 19, 2013 15:43
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bradzilla posted:Hopefully this question hasn't been beaten to death. I had a Wii for a long time and amassed a nice collection of Virtual Console games. I sold the Wii a couple years ago, now I have the Wii U. Will I be able to get the VC games that I purchased on the Wii, in Wii mode? You sold the Wii with the VC games before transferring them so no. Just curious, when you sold the Wii, was the VC games being included a selling point?
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Jan 19, 2013 15:58
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Nope, I wiped the system before I sold it.
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Jan 19, 2013 17:05
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bradzilla posted:Nope, I wiped the system before I sold it. That's... odd. When I sold my 3DS, the downloaded games were definitely a way for me to sell it for $10 more.
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Jan 19, 2013 17:19
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Is the store broken right now? The main page loads fine for me, but whenever I click on an item to go to its page, it just loads blank. I got frustrated after Dynasty Warriors hardlocked on me and wanted to check out the Sonic Racing demo  .EDIT: I had to reboot the app a few times, but it finally started working. Odd. Agrias120 fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Jan 19, 2013 |
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Jan 19, 2013 18:19
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Agrias120 posted:Is the store broken right now? The main page loads fine for me, but whenever I click on an item to go to its page, it just loads blank. I got frustrated after Dynasty Warriors hardlocked on me and wanted to check out the Sonic Racing demo Just treat the Wii-U like you did when you had Windows XP.
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Jan 19, 2013 18:47
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Re: TT2 online It's probably the same issue that Black Ops II is having: most people bought it for a console they already had, so the online player pool is small. It didn't help that the game was out for a month or two before the WiiU came out. Then there's the issue of fight sticks and trophies/achievements. I'll rent the WiiU version just to see the fun Nintendo items, but I've got too much invested in the PS3 version already to switch. If you're only going to play it on the U though, it's got plenty of offline stuff to keep you occupied as well. I feel bad that my U is just kinda collecting dust right now. I got burned out on NSMBU and haven't touched ZombiU in a month, and Nintendo Land kept freezing on me so I was scared to play it for any length of time. Right now I'm just waiting for the next wave of games to come around. Monster Hunter, Pikmin, and Wonderful 101 will keep me going for a good while. I'm not regretting my purchase at all, I've just got a glut of other games to play on my PS3 so the U is getting neglected for now.
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Jan 19, 2013 19:19
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bradzilla posted:Nope, I wiped the system before I sold it.
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Jan 19, 2013 19:50
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Static Rook posted:Re: TT2 online I actually might pick it up on PS3 as well, as a friend of mine really enjoyed the time we spent playing when she came to visit, but she only has a PS3. But yeah that makes sense in the online portion. I don't care too much about rank so maybe I'll just hop on and dick around for a bit and see how I fare.
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Jan 19, 2013 20:08
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bradzilla posted:Nope, I wiped the system before I sold it. Wiping doesn't mean a thing. VC purchases are tied to the system. The new owner just connects to the store and downloads them again.
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Jan 20, 2013 09:34
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Gamestop is saying March 26 for Pandora's Tower, $39.99. Not confirmed, obviously, but they had the right date for Soul Hackers a month or two before it was officially confirmed, so we don't really have a reason not to believe it yet.
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Jan 20, 2013 16:08
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Finally got to the last level in NsMBU and was disappointed to learn that it wasn't a super difficult level like Galaxy 2's The Perfect Run or 3D Land's last level.
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Jan 20, 2013 16:30
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Is anyone else annoyed by whatever that port is at the bottom of the Wii U controller? I use the controller from a couch and I must tend to build up static electricity -- whenever I have to turn the remote sideways, or just happen to touch the port by accident, I get a shock. I must have shorted it out by now. Why does it not have some kind of cover?
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Jan 21, 2013 09:48
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That Turkey Story posted:Is anyone else annoyed by whatever that port is at the bottom of the Wii U controller? I use the controller from a couch and I must tend to build up static electricity -- whenever I have to turn the remote sideways, or just happen to touch the port by accident, I get a shock. I must have shorted it out by now. Why does it not have some kind of cover? Odd, I don't think that's ever happened to me to be honest.
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Jan 21, 2013 18:02
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About the only thing I am annoyed about now with the system, aside from a lack of games, is this ridiculous rattle inside the gamepad. I used to think it was one of the shoulder buttons or the stylus inside it's holder, which it turns out it isn't. So when I move the gamepad back and forth I get this annoying small rattle, like it is just very cheaply made/designed. I played more with my Wii U this weekend simply because I wanted to get back into Xenoblade. And I am glad I gave Nintendo land a harder look. Those are some very addicting side games - and I like the Plinko effect reward system to get cool stuff for my theme park. Tvii has a lto of possibilities. This weekend was the 1st I had turned on my Wii U in about a month, so I had some updating to do. Tagging on the NFL playoffs was a fun way to interact with others, and they had some really good pictures of the game.
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Jan 21, 2013 18:12
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Utnayan posted:About the only thing I am annoyed about now with the system, aside from a lack of games, is this ridiculous rattle inside the gamepad. I used to think it was one of the shoulder buttons or the stylus inside it's holder, which it turns out it isn't. So when I move the gamepad back and forth I get this annoying small rattle, like it is just very cheaply made/designed. It's the stylus.
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Jan 21, 2013 18:13
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greatn posted:It's the stylus. It isn't. I took the Stylus out and it still makes that sound.
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Jan 21, 2013 18:22
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Utnayan posted:It isn't. I took the Stylus out and it still makes that sound. For me, the stylus was the biggest offender. I found that taking it out gets rid of most of the rattles, but the shoulder buttons also rattle a little.
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Jan 21, 2013 18:26
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Utnayan posted:It isn't. I took the Stylus out and it still makes that sound. I figured it out that it's the ABXY buttons, they are kinda loose so they easily shift if you move the gamepad. Waffleopolis fucked around with this message at 19:06 on Jan 21, 2013 |
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Jan 21, 2013 18:42
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Ok I am good with all those as long as it isn't a piece of electronics in the gamepad just waiting to falter 
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Jan 21, 2013 18:51
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Astro7x posted:Finally got to the last level in NsMBU and was disappointed to learn that it wasn't a super difficult level like Galaxy 2's The Perfect Run or 3D Land's last level. Have you done all of the ones on Superstar Road? I have access to all of them now, but have only beat 4 of them while getting all three stars. Such a PITA that they don't have checkpoints.
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Jan 21, 2013 20:14
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Hooked up a 1TB drive to the Wii U last week and as an experiment purchased the Rabbids game from the eStore. It literally took 24 hours to download. I understand that these games are a lot bigger than anything you could purchase from the Wii Shop Channel, but as a comparison, last year there was a 30GB update to a PC software product I own, which took only 3 hours to download- and I believe the content server was in Germany (I'm in NW USA). Since I'm doubting Rabbids Land is a 240GB title, I'm beginning to wonder if there's a problem with the eStore, or Nintendo downloads in general? The initial Wii U system update took two hours to download the day I set it up; don't know how big the update was, though. For what it's worth I'm using a DNS server that's geographically close to my location, since Akamai customers, like Apple, select your download server based on where your DNS is. Anyway- anyone else seen extremely long download times for system updates and eStore purchases?
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Jan 21, 2013 20:48
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Yes it takes forever I was hoping that my problems were due to being around launch but it looks like it hasn't gotten better. Even worse when the download errors out wanting you to start from scratch and wait another day.
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Jan 21, 2013 20:50
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I don't have a Wii U but I recently downloaded Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone on 3DS, a game that's only 506 MB, and it took literally three hours to download. I have no idea why Nintendo's servers are so awful, but for me it's just another reason to stick with physical copies of games.
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Jan 21, 2013 20:56
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Is there any way to update the Wii without using Nintendo's servers? (Like, downloading it on the PC and using homebrew to install it or something) After a month of trying off and on and various troubleshooting, I've determined that my error code 32007 is unsolvable with any advice the internet has to offer and I just want to update my Wii so I can transfer my things to my Wii U. My Wii goes online just fine, so I'm sure I could complete the transfer process if I was at the right system version, it simply refuses to connect to the update server.
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Jan 21, 2013 21:04
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Yeah, you can download Wii updates on PC and install 'em via SD card. The easiest* way to do this is to download Modmii for PC, punch in your Wii system paramaters (region, current firmware version, whether or not you have particular homebrew-related files installed, etc) and it'll download everything you need to install in order to update your console without removing/disabling homebrew. *there may be an even easier way, I'm kinda out of the loop
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Jan 21, 2013 21:12
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The Cave is out this week. If you're curious about it, Ron Gilbert visited Giant Bomb and showed off like an hour of the game. http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-ex-the-cave/17-6970/
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Jan 21, 2013 21:16
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TechnoSyndrome posted:I don't have a Wii U but I recently downloaded Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone on 3DS, a game that's only 506 MB, and it took literally three hours to download. I have no idea why Nintendo's servers are so awful, but for me it's just another reason to stick with physical copies of games.
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Jan 21, 2013 21:42
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TechnoSyndrome posted:I don't have a Wii U but I recently downloaded Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone on 3DS, a game that's only 506 MB, and it took literally three hours to download. I have no idea why Nintendo's servers are so awful, but for me it's just another reason to stick with physical copies of games. The last time I did a download was for the sonic racing demo and I think it took an hour or two and my typical download speed is anywhere from 5-15 Mbps - so definitely longer than it should take. Still, there's no way I would ever buy a physical copy of a game when I could download it; even if it took me a day or two to download a game, it's worth it to me to avoid the hassle of having to switch discs. I hate having to rely on discs to play my old Wii games and would gladly pay for another copy of BLOPS II if I could get it from the eShop. Disc swapping is so 5 years ago and it kills me that they can't come to agreements with all of their third parties to put every game on the eShop.
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Jan 21, 2013 22:01
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Crowbear posted:The Cave is out this week. If you're curious about it, Ron Gilbert visited Giant Bomb and showed off like an hour of the game. This looks pretty great for only $15, will have to pick it up tomorrow!
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Jan 21, 2013 22:06
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I want two games from the Wii U Luigi's Mansion: Not Dark Moon or a least just on the Wii U so I can feel like a ghostbuster while aiming the gamepad at stuff (no tv needed!). Tech demo Zelda graphics for a link to the past 3d remake. I'm talking same game but 3d (and filled out for 3d because obviously the overworld would be sparse in 3d). WW, TP, and SS all had the same problem: not enough dungeons. I want to go after Zelda in the rain in 3d LTTP Hyrule. I want to use the game pad to do actual puzzles on doors and aim my arrows. I want to pull the gamepad around to change my weapons then bust out a wiimote to murder a moblin. I want a glorious 3d bombos animation and I want to 1:1 control the magic hammer, sword, and shield. I want to fight and solve through a dungeon and face a beautiful hd Moldorm in a frantic fight and a helmasaur king that makes me poo poo my pants. Finally, I want to have the option to walk in place to make link move or just use a controller for everything. I fully expect this to never happen. I just really want a 3d 3rd person LTTP. LTTP remains to this day my favorite game of all time and "at the time". Art style, difficulty (self imposed or otherwise), and boss fights, world map, everything. While many review sites and "best" lists and people here also share the same opinion, and Nintendo has done a 2d remake-ish of it, moving it to 3d with the style of that tech demo would be amazing. And no, I don't want a remake for MM. Sorry for the post quality. Mobile devices are hard. Magnatux fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Jan 21, 2013 |
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Jan 21, 2013 23:02
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JohnnyWarbucks posted:Still, there's no way I would ever buy a physical copy of a game when I could download it; even if it took me a day or two to download a game, it's worth it to me to avoid the hassle of having to switch discs. I hate having to rely on discs to play my old Wii games and would gladly pay for another copy of BLOPS II if I could get it from the eShop. Disc swapping is so 5 years ago and it kills me that they can't come to agreements with all of their third parties to put every game on the eShop.
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Jan 21, 2013 23:54
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Magnatux posted:stuff The thing about pre-launch tech demos is that they either show something insanely good that will never happen, or they show something that will be massively improved upon as the years go by. I think the PS1 had some kind of Dinosaur tech demo that showed a jaw-dropping (at the time) t-rex, it was scary detailed and smoothly animated. 5 years of 3D PS1 games looking like total dogshit later, we saw that the tech demo was bullshit. N64 was pretty much the opposite with really ugly Zelda tech demos. Either way, it's inaccurate. Pikmin 3 looks really loving good but we won't see what the system is really capable of until a couple of years into its lifespan.
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Jan 22, 2013 00:01
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I would only buy a game digital that I know I will never want to trade in to Gamestop. A game I'm sure I'll replay. You know, Mario games, Zelda.. pretty much exclusively Nintendo games. And then I go and buy NSMB2 on 3DS digitally, and... bleh. I wouldn't mind trading that game in.
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Jan 22, 2013 00:03
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I hope Monster Hunter will be available digitally. I know I'll never return that and if I do it'll be when the game is worth 20 bucks three years from now (doubt it, played MHTri until the U came out).
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Jan 22, 2013 00:11
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Your daily reminder that Nintendo is bad at Internet has arrived! Wii Shop purchases don't get Club Nintendo coins through Wii U
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Jan 22, 2013 14:24
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I was wondering why a couple things I had gotten didn't show up there yet. Seriously, how hard could this be? They seen to really be struggling extraordinarily with this.
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Jan 22, 2013 14:35
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