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It's almost 2013 and Nintendo is now managing four digital platforms simultaneously, and what's more, they're doing a reasonable job with at least one of them! Who knew they had it in 'em? Not anyone with a Wii or DSi, that's for sure! Here's a quick rundown of each platform that I'll edit later, maybe: The Wii U eShop is Nintendo's first real attempt at making digital distribution a core part of their home console business - not only are they releasing far more games of all varieties but the platform is friendlier to indies and other third-party devs and more intuitive and hassle-free for customers. Barring some catastrophous cock-up, it should do okay! Here's what's been announced so far:
WiiWare and Wii Virtual Console titles can also be purchased on Wii U via the Wii Shop Channel, accessible via Wii Mode, and can also be transferred from your Wii console. For a detailed rundown of the transfer process and the restrictions placed on Wii U when running Wii software, look further down the page. (tldr: if it's convenient, you can't do it.)
The 3DS eShop took a while to really get going but it now offers a good amount of supplementary digital material, including full retail titles, and has had a reasonably regular update schedule that's made it (marginally) more user-friendly. Here's what's on offer:
The Wii Shop Channel has pretty much run its course; it was notoriously restrictive on customers, devs and publishers alike, and the percentage of good-to-crap WiiWare releases is extremely low, but now we can look back on the few good games instead of lamenting all the bad ones, maybe? I don't know.
The DSi Shop Channel is available only on DSi, sells only DSiWare and isn't particularly remarkable besides, but for the sake of completeness, here's a rundown of what it can do:
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 14:33 |
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NINTENDO NETWORK INFO, FAQ, ETC later, I'm tired How do I buy Wii Virtual Console games on Wii U? Wii Virtual Console games (and WiiWare) can only be purchased from the Wii Shop Channel in Wii Mode. This channel uses Nintendo Points instead of standard currency and has a separate wallet from the eShop. You can buy Nintendo Points directly from the Wii Shop Channel using your credit card, but they can only be purchased in 1000-point increments. Can I play Wii Virtual Console/WiiWare games on/with the Gamepad/Pro Controller? No, and you probably won't ever be able to. WiiWare/Wii VC games require a Wiimote and in many cases a Classic Controller and/or Nunchuk. Can I play WiiWare/Wii VC games from my external hard drive? No, and you probably won't ever be able to. WiiWare/Wii VC games can only be played from the 512MB on-board storage reserved for Wii Mode, or a SD Card (32GB SDHC max). PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Nov 26, 2012 |
# ? Nov 22, 2012 14:33 |
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UPCOMING GAMES, RECOMMENDATIONS, ETC same deal
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 14:34 |
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PAL update (week of December 29):quote:WII U eSHOP DOWNLOADS NA update (week of December 29): quote:WII U eSHOP DOWNLOADS PaletteSwappedNinja fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Dec 29, 2016 |
# ? Nov 22, 2012 14:52 |
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Happy Crashmo Day!
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 14:52 |
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Fallblox is fun until I get stuck on a puzzle for ages and get frustrated. Then I come back, figured it out and life is good again.
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 15:52 |
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I always read it as Failblox, thanks Internet.
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 15:58 |
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Several people (including myself) were having issues with purchasing and downloading new content from the eShop recently. The Error Code I was getting was 005-6535, and after looking it up on Nintendo's support site, it turns out that it's an "Invalid Zip Code or Address" error. Even though my address worked perfectly fine before, I imagine one of their eShop software updates probably just messed things up a bit. I followed the "Additional Steps" on this page and now it works fine: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/wfc/en_na/ds/results.jsp?error_code=005-6535&system=3DS&locale=lang#country
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 19:01 |
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Pullblox and Fallblox are more descriptive names, but Pushmo and Crashmo are better names.
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 22:02 |
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Is the uplay app not up? I found the uplay menu on zombiu, and I'm supposed to use the app from the eshop to make an account. I can't find it though =/
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 22:32 |
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PAL update (November 22):quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE NA update (November 22): quote:WII VIRTUAL CONSOLE Nothing new for Wii U - I guess they figured all the launch titles would tide people over.
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 23:18 |
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How come Zelda 2 and a few other NES games don't get the update to get the new features?
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 23:21 |
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They don't? Have you tried updating them manually from the settings menu in the eShop? All the PAL Ambassador games that have been officially released have updated just fine for me.
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# ? Nov 22, 2012 23:33 |
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PaletteSwappedNinja posted:They don't? Have you tried updating them manually from the settings menu in the eShop? All the PAL Ambassador games that have been officially released have updated just fine for me. other NES game should be having a update. I might just try deleting them and redownloading them. Nevermind, I had to go to the store page to update it for some reason. [edit] And yet after updating, it still has the generic Ambassador menu icon. Rirse fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Nov 22, 2012 |
# ? Nov 22, 2012 23:35 |
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I'm going to have to make an early recommendation for Little Inferno for the WiiU. It's a little pricy at 15 bucks, but it's an experience. The premise is pretty simple, you're given a fireplace and a catalog of stuff to burn. Everything thing you burn gets you more money than you started with to buy more stuff to burn. All the while you get letters from your neighbor, from Tomorrow Corp, and from The Weather Man. It's absolutely bizarre and like nothing else I've ever played.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 01:39 |
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Echoing that sentiment. Little Inferno is oddly addicting. And strangely compelling. I know the $15 price tag is a little intimidating. But I love it, and I'm glad it was my first wii u eshop download.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 02:08 |
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Heads-up for PAL 3DS owners - neither Nintendo nor the publisher has mentioned it at all, but Virtue's Last Reward got a digital release on the eShop today. Price on the UK store is £30, haven't checked the EU stores. That's cheaper than the retail price, isn't it?
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 03:31 |
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It still shows up as Retail Only on the US e-Shop.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 03:51 |
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I got a 3DS a few days ago and I feel like I've lost my mind. The eshop is a pain in the rear end to navigate, but despite that I feel like I found F-Zero Maximum Velocity two nights ago. I was going to buy it but decided to wait until I played some original GB games. I logged in today to buy it and I can't find it. Is there some trick to this store I'm just missing that makes it less difficult to navigate?
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 04:50 |
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MassRayPer posted:I got a 3DS a few days ago and I feel like I've lost my mind. The eshop is a pain in the rear end to navigate, but despite that I feel like I found F-Zero Maximum Velocity two nights ago. I was going to buy it but decided to wait until I played some original GB games. You didn't, because Maximum Velocity was one of the GBA Ambassador games that isn't available on the shop. No idea what the hell you saw, but that wasn't it.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 04:57 |
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Artix74 posted:You didn't, because Maximum Velocity was one of the GBA Ambassador games that isn't available on the shop. No idea what the hell you saw, but that wasn't it. Ah. I simply went insane then, that's good to know.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 05:00 |
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Little Inferno sounds pretty insane and good, wonder if the 3DS will get a port, given how Nintendo's revising their digital fronts all over.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 05:04 |
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MassRayPer posted:Ah. I simply went insane then, that's good to know. It's possible you mistook Vector Racing for F-Zero which is a 3DS downloadable game. Though this seems like a longshot as the graphical styles are completely different.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 05:25 |
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Rirse posted:How come Zelda 2 and a few other NES games don't get the update to get the new features? This really confused me too, no restore feature and a barebones manual. I shouldn't have to search for an update to make this game on par with the other virtual console games I've bought.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 06:39 |
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I spend more time playing eShop games on my 3DS than actual games. There is a huge catalog of DSi-ware games that I feel gets ignored. Any idea if the new Picross game is ever going to come out in the US?
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 06:46 |
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Rirse posted:
That the odd part - They put on the shop the generic icon until like weeks after, they update it to have the NES splash that Super Mario Bros has as an example. It took quite a while for Donkey Kong Jr. to get a proper splash, so it's really a Nintendo thing why some VC games don't get a proper splash when they're finally available to the public.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 08:53 |
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Does anyone know if Crashmo looks better than Pushmo? I'm not complaining about Pushmo at all, but the gameplay footage I've seen of Crashmo makes it seem more polished.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 11:14 |
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noirstronaut posted:Does anyone know if Crashmo looks better than Pushmo? I'm not complaining about Pushmo at all, but the gameplay footage I've seen of Crashmo makes it seem more polished. Graphically, Crashmo is not an improvement over Pushmo, if that's what you meant; it seems to use basically the same assets. It has, however, got more robust camera controls (necessary, since you're now moving the blocks around along two axes), more music, more characters, faster unlocking of features, and some SpotPass functionality that I don't know what it is.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 11:43 |
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Oh no Crashmo looks almost like a portable version of Catherine. Oh lord give me strength. What's the deal with the art academy DLC in NA? I might actually want to drop 30 dollars on a drawing game if I can learn how to draw birds~
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 12:53 |
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I haven't been keeping up with the eshop, can I get some general recommendations for cheap 3DS eshop games? Aside from Pushmo or Crashmo, that is. I've already had my fill of Pushmo. Value/replayability is really important to me - the original WarioWare is by far my most played game on 3DS.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 20:59 |
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Solaris Knight posted:Little Inferno sounds pretty insane and good, wonder if the 3DS will get a port, given how Nintendo's revising their digital fronts all over. Both of those adjectives are accurate. There's some pretty great humor, including the Ren & Stimpy "Blammo!"-esque in-game "Little Inferno" commercial. The gameplay does occasionally feel a bit simple, but the length of the game is just right for that. By the time I was finished with it, I definitely felt like I had gotten a game experience worth my money.
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 21:27 |
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:What's the deal with the art academy DLC in NA? I might actually want to drop 30 dollars on a drawing game if I can learn how to draw birds~ I think NA is getting most of the DLC at the same time as PAL-land, NOA just don't put it on the press releases. noirstronaut posted:Does anyone know if Crashmo looks better than Pushmo? I'm not complaining about Pushmo at all, but the gameplay footage I've seen of Crashmo makes it seem more polished. I've been enjoying it a lot more than I ever enjoyed Pushmo, and I'm not even close to the end. I can't imagine going back to Pushmo after Crashmo.
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# ? Nov 24, 2012 00:25 |
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So I just got a Wii U after never having the original Wii. Will buying Virtual Console games via Wii mode tie them to my Ninendo Network ID that I set up for the U in any way? Or is it just a bad idea to go there until some proper Wii U version of the VC comes out (I believe that was supposed to be in the cards, unless I understood incorrectly)?
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# ? Nov 24, 2012 01:19 |
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Minidust posted:So I just got a Wii U after never having the original Wii. Will buying Virtual Console games via Wii mode tie them to my Ninendo Network ID that I set up for the U in any way? Or is it just a bad idea to go there until some proper Wii U version of the VC comes out (I believe that was supposed to be in the cards, unless I understood incorrectly)? I believe it just ties your Wii stuff to the Wii U as though it were a Wii, and not to any account in particular. Since Wii Mode treats everything on there as though it were a Wii proper, all purchases and the like will be similar, which means you still have to use Wii Points. No idea if they'll ever tie the Wii Shop Channel purchases to a Nintendo Network ID at all, or allow folks to buy Wii Shop Channel items through the eShop proper, or whatever they may have planned for it.
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# ? Nov 24, 2012 01:37 |
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Oh god I have to finish Pushmo before I buy Crashmo because then I'll probably never beat it.
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# ? Nov 24, 2012 01:40 |
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LightningKimba posted:That the odd part - They put on the shop the generic icon until like weeks after, they update it to have the NES splash that Super Mario Bros has as an example. It took quite a while for Donkey Kong Jr. to get a proper splash, so it's really a Nintendo thing why some VC games don't get a proper splash when they're finally available to the public. Its not just missing the usual icon, its also without Save States. I'm especially pissed that they didn't release the update since deleting and re-downloading it also wiped my End of Game save.
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# ? Nov 24, 2012 06:15 |
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They've updated Zelda 2 in NA now, apparently. Try updating again.
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# ? Nov 25, 2012 00:49 |
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I can't access the EU store. It just tries to connect for nearly two minutes, then gives me an error code. My connection's fine. Any clue on what's going on? e: the 3DS store. I forgot this thread is multiplatform. Saoshyant fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Nov 25, 2012 |
# ? Nov 25, 2012 05:04 |
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Ninja Master's actually is spelled "correctly." That's how SNK/ADK spell it on the cover and title screen of their game. I love Mighty Switch Force. Aesthetically and aurally it's very very very much like something Vic Tokai/Treasure/Alfa/Tenky/etc. would have dropped onto the Genesis or Turbo Graphx back in the day. This is the Wii U version, never played it on the 3DS. Neo Rasa fucked around with this message at 05:09 on Nov 25, 2012 |
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Neo Rasa posted:Ninja Master's actually is spelled "correctly." That's how SNK/ADK spell it on the cover and title screen of their game. Excellent!
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