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Rirse posted:Wish they would reveal what happening with the WiiU Virtual Console. I was thinking of buying some VC games to fill the holes in my collection, but it's hard to buy stuff from the Wii side these days without knowing around the corner the WiiU VC will get announced and you would have to rebuy everything you had.
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PAL update (January 24):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS The New Style Boutique update is live now, apparently. No idea what it does.
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Jan 21, 2013 20:41
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NA dudes, The Cave is live on the Wii U eShop. No idea about the demo.
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Jan 22, 2013 06:10
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I can report that the demo is not up as of this posting. Dunno if it's a delay and it'll be up later tonight or we're not getting it until Thurs or what.
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Jan 22, 2013 07:06
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Any idea when the Euro shop updates? edit: Ooh. More Picross. Lovely. Teenage Fansub fucked around with this message at 12:06 on Jan 22, 2013 |
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Jan 22, 2013 12:04
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Teenage Fansub posted:Any idea when the Euro shop updates? Any news on whether the puzzles will be better/bigger this time? Picross e was a bit of a disappointment compared to Picross DS. Also the Sonic racing demo came out a few days ago, not on the 24th.
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Jan 22, 2013 17:12
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Two bits of news: -Capcom has officially announced Resident Evil Revelations HD; it's a (full-price) port of the 3DS game with a few extra bells and whistles. PC/PS3 release is due in May, Wii U/360 dates are coming "at a later date". (EDIT: there's also a retail release on May 21 for all platforms.) -NA is getting an Etrian Odyssey 4 demo on the 3DS eShop on February 7, and you'll be able to transfer your save file from the demo to the real game. Waldorf Sixpence posted:Any news on whether the puzzles will be better/bigger this time? Picross e was a bit of a disappointment compared to Picross DS. I know the demo came out earlier, but Nintendo puts 'em on the press releases anyway because Thursday is update day and they're not diligent enough to update people when things are actually released. RE: Picross e2, there are roughly the same amount of standard puzzles, but they've also added some giant "micross" puzzles and changed the interface a little. Nothing major, I guess. PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 00:05 on Jan 23, 2013 |
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Jan 23, 2013 00:01
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Here's all the online/eShop-related news from the latest Nintendo Direct (Wii U): -Two system updates are in the works; one will be out in spring, one in summer. Both updates will address slow game/menu loading and make adjustments to the usability/filtering features of Miiverse. -The Wii U Virtual Console will officially launch alongside the spring update! A select number of NES/SNES titles will be available at launch; the service will also support GBA games in the future. Wii U VC games feature save states a la 3DS VC, Miiverse boards and off-TV play. Pricing scheme will be the same as on the Wii VC; users who have previously purchased individual games on the Wii VC will be able to re-buy them at a substantial discount. (99c for NES games, I think it said $1.50 for SNES games?) -Nintendo will be doing a "Wii U Virtual Console Trial Campaign" in the lead-up to the official launch; a select NES/SNES title will be purchasable at the price of 30c for 30 days, with a different title on offer each month. The games are: Balloon Fight (up now! (allegedly)) F-Zero Punch-Out Kirby's Adventure Super Metroid Mario & Yoshi Donkey Kong Jr. -Miiverse will be getting a community feature a la Mario Kart 7, available as part of the spring update. Wii Fit U will be the first title with community support. -Miiverse support for smartphones will also roll out this spring; it'll initially be via browser, but an official Miiverse app is in development and will come later. NNID login required.
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Jan 23, 2013 16:04
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:RE: Picross e2, there are roughly the same amount of standard puzzles, but they've also added some giant "micross" puzzles and changed the interface a little. Nothing major, I guess. Sold!
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Jan 23, 2013 16:09
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You can get Balloon Fight now if you go to the Miiverse page for it and click on the drop down next to "favorite".
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Jan 23, 2013 16:41
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The Cave (full game and demo) available now on the EU shop.
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Jan 23, 2013 18:46
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When does the 3DS shop update? I want some more Picross  Also gently caress all the consoles for getting The Cave early. 
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Jan 23, 2013 18:55
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Waldorf Sixpence posted:When does the 3DS shop update? I want some more Picross At least it coming out on time. PC version got delayed until the 24th out of the blue.
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Jan 23, 2013 19:47
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Rirse posted:At least it coming out on time. PC version got delayed until the 24th out of the blue. That's what I'm talking about. Wii U and PS3 got it on time, PC is delayed.
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Jan 23, 2013 19:54
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PAL update (week of January 24):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS NA update (week of January 24): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Konami's skipped the original Contra and gone straight to Super C, just like they did on the Wii VC. I wonder why they keep doing that...
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Jan 24, 2013 15:36
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quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Oh man, it looks like they finally brought the funk
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Jan 24, 2013 15:41
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:
The original is probably something Konami figures they can apply the Square Tax to and charge more for. Maybe another ReBirth game is happening but more like a remake?
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Jan 24, 2013 16:00
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I was waiting to see what Ghost Recon would sell for in the eShop, but physical copies sell for half the price. -_-
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Jan 24, 2013 16:02
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Other than "So cheap its almost free" Balloon Fight on the Wii U, not much interesting this week. I guess Super C but I haven't played Contra so that doesn't really matter to me. I do love that the VC games are in the correct Aspect Ratio though, no more stretching to fill the screen.
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Jan 24, 2013 20:42
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drat, so if I buy something on the original VC, games will be stretched to fill a 16:9 screen, with no way to change it? Or is that a region-specific problem like that 50Hz thing I keep hearing about?
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Jan 24, 2013 20:47
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Minidust posted:drat, so if I buy something on the original VC, games will be stretched to fill a 16:9 screen, with no way to change it? Or is that a region-specific problem like that 50Hz thing I keep hearing about? All widescreen on the Wii was anamorphic, which is still true for Wii mode on Wii U. This means that even when you're in widescreen mode for a widescreen TV, what you're technically getting is a 4:3 signal that's designed to be stretched out. VC games don't do this because that would require compressing the image horizontally and distorting it, so those titles just send the 4:3 signal as-is. Which means you have to tell your TV not to stretch it.
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Jan 24, 2013 20:59
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Supercar Gautier posted:All widescreen on the Wii was anamorphic, which is still true for Wii mode on Wii U. This means that even when you're in widescreen mode for a widescreen TV, what you're technically getting is a 4:3 signal that's designed to be stretched out.  Thanks for expounding!
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Jan 24, 2013 21:15
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Super C has a neat feature: not only does it include local wireless play, but it supports download play, meaning you only need one copy of the game to play two-player. I think that's a first for the 3DS VC, at least outside of Japan.
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Jan 25, 2013 01:51
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So Balloon Fight on the Wii U is 36 mb and 30 cents. Both of these facts are surprises I wouldn't have guessed a week ago.
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Jan 25, 2013 03:36
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Yeah, the VC wrappers are massively bloated. The NES games on Wii were around 12-13MB at a minimum.
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Jan 25, 2013 03:44
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Spacebump posted:So Balloon Fight on the Wii U is 36 mb and 30 cents. Both of these facts are surprises I wouldn't have guessed a week ago. If 35MB of that is controller mapping I am perfectly fine with this.  Then again I'm also a crazy that bought at 2TB hard drive just for my U. That causes my U to randomly tell me was disconnected and I have to unplug it to get it to turn back on 
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Jan 25, 2013 04:56
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:Konami's skipped the original Contra and gone straight to Super C, just like they did on the Wii VC. I wonder why they keep doing that... Because it's the better NES Contra game. 
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Jan 25, 2013 07:03
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Boten Anna posted:That causes my U to randomly tell me was disconnected and I have to unplug it to get it to turn back on The only good external hard drive is an internal hard drive you put in a known good external enclosure (and if it's 3.5", it's not good unless it has a fan on it). Actually if you don't give a crap about warranties - and since they only get you back your storage, not your data, I'm not all too sure you should - you might be able to pop it out of its enclosure and drop it in one that doesn't suck. Unless it's a Western Digital 2.5" external, because those shitlords use a controller board with a USB port and no SATA port. Although if you do this, uh, SUPER back up your stuff. dont be mean to me fucked around with this message at 07:40 on Jan 25, 2013 |
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Jan 25, 2013 07:37
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There's a Trine 2 update out on the PAL eShop - I think it's a gamma correction fix, or did they already release that? I forget.
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Jan 25, 2013 07:42
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Sir Unimaginative posted:The only good external hard drive is an internal hard drive you put in a known good external enclosure (and if it's 3.5", it's not good unless it has a fan on it). What's annoying is it's painfully obvious it's just the external spinning down, and instead of the U freaking out it should, oh I don't know, try to spin up the drive again?
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Jan 25, 2013 16:44
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Boten Anna posted:What's annoying is it's painfully obvious it's just the external spinning down, and instead of the U freaking out it should, oh I don't know, try to spin up the drive again? Ahhhhh. Yeah, most external drives are 'green' or equivalent, which have aggressive power saving, and how the hell does Nintendo not compensate for that. You might not need to swap the enclosure then - go to the manufacturer's website (or get on Google) and dig up something that disables the spindown timer. You'll probably have to look it up by the drive's complete model number.
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Jan 25, 2013 23:01
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Two bits of news: -The Trine 2 devs have confirmed an AU/NZ release for next week, along with plans for a launch discount. The patch that just went live in EU should hit NA in a week or two. -Japan just got a Nintendo Direct Mini broadcast that mentioned the 3DS Save Transfer Tool would be out in March, so expect a similar date worldwide
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PAL update (week of January 31):quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS Whole lotta nothin' for 3DS owners this week. Zen Pinball 2 includes one table as part of the free download; all the others need to be bought separately. No idea if they're available as a bundle or if you have to buy them individually. The $AUD price for Trine 2 wasn't listed on the press release and probably won't be listed on Thursday, so you'll just have to go into the store when it launches and find out for yourself. The devs did say it'd be getting an introductory discount, though.
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Re-post with the Zen Pinball DLC listed: PAL update (week of January 31): quote:WII U RETAIL DOWNLOADS
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Jan 28, 2013 12:28
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quote:3DS eSHOP Why did I buy a 3DS again? Oh hey, those of you who were tricked by Club Nintendo's shaky wording of the whole free games for 3DSxl thing and registered your 3dsxl without clicking on some banner, (Which I did cos I got an XL at launch) should send Nintendo an email about it within the next few days. They promised to send me a late code.
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Jan 28, 2013 16:06
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Teim posted:Why did I buy a 3DS again? I will have to do that, thanks.... Apparently I missed this banner.
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Jan 28, 2013 16:13
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Let me guess this is for Europe, as I don't see any listing in the North American Club Nintendo about free games for buying a XL.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Ahhhhh. Yeah, most external drives are 'green' or equivalent, which have aggressive power saving, and how the hell does Nintendo not compensate for that. Yeah problem is, I think when you have big hard drives (1TB or bigger) a lot of them have the power down when idle routine. This is one that runs off it's own power supply right? I think you might have to ditch that and go for one that runs power off the USB.
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Jan 28, 2013 17:15
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Rirse posted:Let me guess this is for Europe, as I don't see any listing in the North American Club Nintendo about free games for buying a XL. It's exclusive to the European region, yes.
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Oh, yeah sorry that thing was a Euro only offer. I was told to expect a code "some time".
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