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Are you getting the Wii U? This poll is closed.
Yes	9031	65.25%
No	1191	8.60%
Maybe	808	5.84%
I'm an idiot	460	3.32%
Waluigi	1603	11.58%
Waa	748	5.40%
Total:	13841 votes

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testtubebaby: Apr 7, 2008; Where we're going,
we won't need eyes to see.

Pixeltendo posted:

Also eshop related but 3 kirby games are up, if you buy 2 you get the third free.

Wow, when did Nintendo start getting good at Internet?

# ? May 23, 2013 18:59

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 05:29

Rirse: May 7, 2006; by R. Guyovich

zenintrude posted:

Wow, when did Nintendo start getting good at Internet?

It looking to be a regular feature too, as they made a new page on their website.

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/downloads/virtual-console/deals

# ? May 23, 2013 19:06

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

Maybe they listened to all the surveys I filled out where I said their pricing was bullshit.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:12

Cherokee Jack: Dec 27, 2005

Gutcruncher posted:

Yesss, Kirby Super Star, Dream Land 3, and Dream Course. I was already gonna buy two of those anyways, so getting the third for nothing is awesome.

I've got the first two as part of Kirby's Dream Collection so I guess I'll just get Dream Course. Is that one any good or just skip it?

Also, is Super Ghouls N Ghosts really hard? I'd like to try it out but at $7.99 I'm not quite sure.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:13

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

greatn posted:

Maybe they listened to all the surveys I filled out where I said their pricing was bullshit.

No, they listened to the surveys I filled out where I said I'd spend more money on the eShop if they made sales regularly. I was nice about it so of course it was me. :v:

Too bad they haven't listened to me about convincing SNK Playmore to put Neo Geo Pocket Color games on the 3DS VC.

Cherokee Jack posted:

Also, is Super Ghouls N Ghosts really hard? I'd like to try it out but at $7.99 I'm not quite sure.

All games in the mainline Ghosts 'n Goblins series are pretty hard, compared to any other game you might be familiar with. They were originally punishingly hard arcade games made to take your quarters, so expect to die a lot. In GnG games, you get two hits and are done, with armor power-ups being rather scarce, and jumping is dedicated. If you jump in a direction, you'd better hope that's where you wanted to go because you don't have any air control at all. In Super GnG, you can only fire weapons left or right (the previous game let you shoot up and, if you're in mid-air, down) but you have a double-jump which can be used to change your jump direction once. Expect to hear this music constantly because you're probably gonna be stuck on stage 1 for a while until you get used to how things work.

I'd say go for it, it's a really fun game, but keep in mind I say the same about any difficult game that requires a combination of skill, rote memorization, and luck, such as Battletoads, NES Castlevania games, NES Ninja Gaiden games, and every GnG game ever made.

Mercury Crusader fucked around with this message at 19:20 on May 23, 2013

# ? May 23, 2013 19:13

greatn: Nov 15, 2006; by Lowtax

Cherokee Jack posted:

I've got the first two as part of Kirby's Dream Collection so I guess I'll just get Dream Course. Is that one any good or just skip it?

Also, is Super Ghouls N Ghosts really hard? I'd like to try it out but at $7.99 I'm not quite sure.

I always play through the first few worlds of Dream Course then quit, but I find myself buying it enthusiastically every time it's released, and playing the hell out of the levels I'm good at. It's a really fun unique twist on mini golf.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:17

Cherokee Jack: Dec 27, 2005

Mercury Crusader posted:

All games in the mainline Ghosts 'n Goblins series are pretty hard, compared to any other game you might be familiar with. They were originally punishingly hard arcade games made to take your quarters, so expect to die a lot. In GnG games, you get two hits and are done, with armor power-ups being rather scarce, and jumping is dedicated. If you jump in a direction, you'd better hope that's where you wanted to go because you don't have any air control at all. In Super GnG, you can only fire weapons left or right (the previous game let you shoot up and, if you're in mid-air, down) but you have a double-jump which can be used to change your jump direction once.

I'd say go for it, it's a really fun game, but keep in mind I say the same about any difficult game that requires a combination of skill, rote memorization, and luck, such as Battletoads, NES Castlevania games, NES Ninja Gaiden games, and every GnG game ever made.

That's sort of what I was afraid of. I had the Genesis version and it was pretty fun (difficult but I think the SNES version was even harder, though I could be wrong) but I also was younger and was more tolerant of difficulty and had better reflexes. I'll seriously think about it though, thanks.

greatn posted:

I always play through the first few worlds of Dream Course then quit, but I find myself buying it enthusiastically every time it's released, and playing the hell out of the levels I'm good at. It's a really fun unique twist on mini golf.

It's probably something my wife would really enjoy (me too, probably). She really loves the Kirby games so it'd be a nice pre-birthday gift before I get her a 3DS XL.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:22

testtubebaby: Apr 7, 2008; Where we're going,
we won't need eyes to see.

I'd like to mention that if you like Dream Course, you may want to seek out this little gem:

# ? May 23, 2013 19:24

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Cherokee Jack posted:

That's sort of what I was afraid of. I had the Genesis version and it was pretty fun (difficult but I think the SNES version was even harder, though I could be wrong) but I also was younger and was more tolerant of difficulty and had better reflexes. I'll seriously think about it though, thanks.

I'd say it is the harder of the two. Ghouls 'n Ghosts on the Genesis is one of my top favorite Genesis games and I was able to beat it. I've yet to beat Super GnG. Losing the ability to throw upward was a big deal. The double jump is great for correcting some of your bad jumps, but a lot of the level design is built around using that double jump to clear crazy large gaps that you will barely make if your first jump wasn't close enough to the edge. But yeah, if you enjoyed Ghouls 'n Ghosts on the Genesis enough, I'd say give Super a shot, even if it is a harder game.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:28

ThisIsACoolGuy: Nov 2, 2010; Shaped like a friend

So Sega posted this, it's the new characters for Sonic: Lost World

I think they're less friends and more bosses personally.

# ? May 23, 2013 19:30

Bombadilillo: Feb 28, 2009; The dock really fucks a case or nerfing it.

Ive bought all the 30 cent sales and done the surveys for them for sweet sweet N points.
I always say I bought because of the sale and that I will buy more sale items.

I think we should all be supporting the buisness behaviors we want with out hard earned $$$. I think its working and they are experimenting ithe buy one get other cheap type sales. They are so close to a Kirby collection, come on Nintendo you can do it!

# ? May 23, 2013 19:31

testtubebaby: Apr 7, 2008; Where we're going,
we won't need eyes to see.

ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

So Sega posted this, it's the new characters for Sonic: Lost World

I think they're less friends and more bosses personally.

Is that the dragon from Mulan?

(obviously not)

# ? May 23, 2013 19:34

Balcony: Sep 8, 2005; Dear Deidre...

So are all 3 of these Kirby games worth it? (I never played the original versions, so have no nostalgic reasons for buying them.)

# ? May 23, 2013 20:04

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

Balcony posted:

So are all 3 of these Kirby games worth it? I never played the original versions, so have no nostalgic reasons for buying them.

Of the three, Kirby Super Star gives you the most bang for your buck, and is often considered the best Kirby game. If you're only planning on getting one of the three, that's the one you'll want to get.

# ? May 23, 2013 20:06

Random Stranger: Nov 27, 2009

Balcony posted:

So are all 3 of these Kirby games worth it? (I never played the original versions, so have no nostalgic reasons for buying them.)

They are very good, but I'd recommend the Kirby Dream Collection for the Wii before picking up them up that way.

# ? May 23, 2013 20:06

Nephzinho: Jan 25, 2008

Mercury Crusader posted:

Of the three, Kirby Super Star gives you the most bang for your buck, and is often considered the best Kirby game. If you're only planning on getting one of the three, that's the one you'll want to get.

Kirby's Dream Land 2 would like to have a word with you.

But yes, Kirby Super Star is a superb game with a ton of different modes and mini games. Getting a friend and fighting your way through the boss battle marathon is highly satisfying by the time you actually manage to clear it. I don't recall if it was actually difficult or if it was just that I was 10.

# ? May 23, 2013 20:09

Mercury Crusader: Apr 20, 2005; You know they say that all demons are created equal, but you look at me and you look at Pyro Jack and you can see that statement is not true, hee-ho!

zerox147o posted:

Kirby's Dream Land 2 would like to have a word with you.

My personal all-time favorite best Kirby game is Kirby's Adventure, so :shrug:

# ? May 23, 2013 20:15

Nephzinho: Jan 25, 2008

Mercury Crusader posted:

My personal all-time favorite best Kirby game is Kirby's Adventure, so

You don't even get to ride a hamster!

# ? May 23, 2013 20:20

Spacebump: Dec 24, 2003; Dallas Mavericks: Generations

zenintrude posted:

I've played nearly all of them in between... Prototype(s), Red Dead Redemption, GTA4, Just Cause(s), Mercenaries(s), and on... all have had their ups and downs, but Bully and LCU are both completely enjoyable romps from start to finish.

I know it's crazy, but some people have different opinions than you!

[edit] Come to think of it, I like the first Crackdown as much as I like Bully and LCU.

Red Dead Redemption was one of the best games of the most recent generation. It also had great DLC. (I agree that the first Crackdown was awesome, especially in co-op. They really messed up the sequel by rushing it.)

# ? May 23, 2013 21:03

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Is there any way to unpair or re-pair a Wii U gamepad? My TV bit the shitter, I bought a new one...but now I've got no video on the tv and my guess is that it's a pairing issue.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:07

Xavier434: Dec 4, 2002

Akileese posted:

Is there any way to unpair or re-pair a Wii U gamepad? My TV bit the shitter, I bought a new one...but now I've got no video on the tv and my guess is that it's a pairing issue.

I don't understand. The Gamepad syncs with the Wii U. Not your TV. Heck, you don't even need a TV to use the Wii U with a gamepad at all.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:12

SeANMcBAY: Jun 28, 2006; Look on the bright side.

Akileese posted:

Is there any way to unpair or re-pair a Wii U gamepad? My TV bit the shitter, I bought a new one...but now I've got no video on the tv and my guess is that it's a pairing issue.

Go to system settings and there's an option there.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:13

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Nevermind. I forgot this is Nintendo being the worst loving technology company ever. You cannot hook up the Wii U via an HDMI hub. It will not work at all. So I had to hook it in directly.

Akileese fucked around with this message at 23:19 on May 23, 2013

# ? May 23, 2013 23:15

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

Maybe buy a TV or HDMI hub that works next time.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:29

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Chronojam posted:

Maybe buy a TV or HDMI hub that works next time.

Helpful post! Two hubs and two tvs. Pretty sure that isn't the issue at this point.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:31

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

Akileese posted:

Helpful post! Two hubs and two tvs. Pretty sure that isn't the issue at this point.

You never said it didn't work with the old TV either, which makes me wonder why you thought it would work with the new TV (then again you blamed the miracast gamepad for your HDMI problems, too).

The following models have been confirmed to work by people in the US and Europe:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=101&cp_id=10110&cs_id=1011001&p_id=8147&seq=1&format=2
http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-High-Performance-Switcher-Switch/dp/B0015YWKYY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Switch-Switcher-Remote-Support/dp/B00264NZWS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1356474004&sr=8-6&keywords=hdmi+switch

I hope you didn't spend more than like $15 on your old hubs.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:36

Mobius: Sep 26, 2000

Akileese posted:

Helpful post! Two hubs and two tvs. Pretty sure that isn't the issue at this point.

Mine works with a hub.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:38

Rawrbomb: Mar 11, 2011; rawrrrrr

Mine works fine on a source splitter.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:40

Chronojam: Feb 20, 2006; This is me on vacation in Amsterdam
Never be afraid of being yourself!

These guys picked a couple different models to the ones I linked with more ports available, in case your TV only has one HDMI input and you have four devices. A bit pricier.

The 4x1 one uses a remote, the 3x1 they recommend (that I've seen others suggest) actually is smart enough to check which device is sending a signal, and then swaps automatically. Of course that means it's probably best for your consoles and not sharing the switch with an always-on PC.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:43

Supercar Gautier: Jun 10, 2006

Looks like next week's VC titles will be Ghosts 'n' Goblins and Spelunker.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:46

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

Chronojam posted:

These guys picked a couple different models to the ones I linked with more ports available, in case your TV only has one HDMI input and you have four devices. A bit pricier.

The 4x1 one uses a remote, the 3x1 they recommend (that I've seen others suggest) actually is smart enough to check which device is sending a signal, and then swaps automatically. Of course that means it's probably best for your consoles and not sharing the switch with an always-on PC.

I have a 4 in 1 monoprice one actually. I just happen to have about five devices connected through HDMI (including my PC). No idea why it's not working and my old one, which was a 2 in 1 didn't either. I find it extremely bizarre that a device like a Wii U would be picky as poo poo about which HDMI switches it functions with since each one does the same thing.

# ? May 23, 2013 23:59

Rirse: May 7, 2006; by R. Guyovich

Supercar Gautier posted:

Looks like next week's VC titles will be Ghosts 'n' Goblins and Spelunker.

Shame, as there probably won't be any neat specials for these games.

# ? May 24, 2013 00:17

Help Im Alive: Nov 8, 2009

Rirse posted:

Shame, as there probably won't be any neat specials for these games.

They put Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts on the store a week or two ago, they could do a discount on Ghosts 'n' Goblins if you already bought that I guess.

# ? May 24, 2013 00:24

Supercar Gautier: Jun 10, 2006

It's probably up to Capcom if they want to do a sale.

# ? May 24, 2013 01:40

pixaal: Jan 8, 2004; All ice cream is now for all beings, no matter how many legs.

Speaking of sales I hope Nintendo keeps up the sale on Mario games if you own previous ones. So next one 30% off if you own one 55% off if you own both Super Mario World and Super Mario Brothers 2. It would be an interesting take on how steam does it, and I could get a complete Mario collection on my wiiU for a pretty reasonable price if by the 10th game owning the 9 previous games gave you a 75-80% discount.

# ? May 24, 2013 01:58

AngryCaterpillar: Feb 1, 2007; I DREW THIS

pixaal posted:

Speaking of sales I hope Nintendo keeps up the sale on Mario games if you own previous ones. So next one 30% off if you own one 55% off if you own both Super Mario World and Super Mario Brothers 2. It would be an interesting take on how steam does it, and I could get a complete Mario collection on my wiiU for a pretty reasonable price if by the 10th game owning the 9 previous games gave you a 75-80% discount.

I don't think we're getting that high a discount on Super Mario Universe :v:

# ? May 24, 2013 02:07

Katana Gomai: Jan 14, 2007; "Thus," concluded Miyamoto, "you must give up everything you have to be my disciple."

Wake me up when the Kirby promotion hits Europe. We didn't get that Kirby collection at all by the way. :sigh:

# ? May 24, 2013 02:09

PaletteSwappedNinja: Jun 3, 2008; One Nation, Under God.

PAL-land has a different Kirby promotion - you get 30% off Superstar/Dream Course if you own Kirby's Adventure.

# ? May 24, 2013 04:15

ThisIsACoolGuy: Nov 2, 2010; Shaped like a friend

Well I'm super interested in this

# ? May 24, 2013 05:25

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# ? Apr 29, 2024 05:29

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ThisIsACoolGuy posted:

Well I'm super interested in this

WHAT please god let this be real. nintendo gonna win e3

# ? May 24, 2013 05:30

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