The Wii U: From "cool" Sony to evil Nintendo
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Bought a whole box of Pokemon Rumble toys. Sigh. Didn't know all 18 were coming out at once.
#1202
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Woah, 18? How many in a box? do you at least get all of them if you order a box?
#1203
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18. Apparently it's not a "full set" as some people got doubles. It should be close enough to where I can buy the missing one or two on eBay. Apparently there are even Shiny versions! N
Ill open them up tonight. Need to buy another box. Sigh.
Ill open them up tonight. Need to buy another box. Sigh.
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My box had a complete set of figures. No shinys
I have extra Black Kyurems (need the other White GS exclusive if anyone wants to trade straight up)
I have extra Black Kyurems (need the other White GS exclusive if anyone wants to trade straight up)
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edit: I don't even like pokemon but I want to collect all the figures lol
Damn these blind boxes.... At least it's a lot cheaper than collecting kid robot figures...
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Finished Pikmin last night. 51 days(all fruit) and 6 or 7 of the secret codes. Took friggin 3 days to do the last level. I kept restarting since I thought you had to do it in a single day to rescue Olimar.
Started the Mission levels. Those are fantastic. I've only done a few but I'd buy more of those in a heartbeat.
Started the Mission levels. Those are fantastic. I've only done a few but I'd buy more of those in a heartbeat.
#1208
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I haven't opened them all yet, but I'm hoping for a complete set, shiny or not. One of the reasons I just went and bought all of them at once is that I know if I go in and buy a few at a time I'll get tons of doubles, at least this way there's a better chance I get all of them (though there are conflicting reports as to how these are packed).
Because you don't leave the figure on the portal, you have to scan them in before and after you do anything with them. I'm a little surprised this is the first game to use this feature of the WiiU pad. The game isn't anything super thrilling but I'm still surprised this is a gamestop exclusive... you'd figure they'd be able to at least get these in stores, even if the game is a niche title. Also regret not preordering from Gamestop for the exclusive figure (though you only get one), which may be the first time I've ever said that (all the more surprising because this is a digital title).
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Oh, wow! I knew that was the case for a couple of those but not all. Very good news.
#1210
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Dusted off mine last night and was playing some more of NSMBU....also picked up the Luigi version so look forward to playing that afterwards.
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Pikmin 3 sold 185k in August (not sure if that includes Digital or not).
I'm thinking a name like Zelda will move double that (not including bundle sales)
I'm thinking a name like Zelda will move double that (not including bundle sales)
#1212
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It's about $20 too expensive imo. At least it should be easier to track accurate sales on it, I don't think the digital copy included with the console bundle will be counted toward its total sales count.
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I'm buying it on the 20th. I can't wait 2 more weeks for a physical copy (I pre-ordered the Ganon one from GameStop).
#1214
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Thanks to the art style in the game, there really wasn't a need for extensive texture work with Wind Waker HD (anyone that has seen the Game Cube version in HD can attest), so yeah $50 is a bit of a rip off.
On the bright side, Ganondorf statue at Gamestop.
On the bright side, Ganondorf statue at Gamestop.
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$50 for a direct port of WW would probably be crazy. $50 for a port which has new art, fixed major game killing "bugs", new features etc. is not crazy, IMO.
The game is 11 years old. There are plenty of people who were not old enough to play it, didn't have a GameCube, or simply didn't like the 'style' at the time. This is an opportunity for them to play it. It also gives Nintendo another title to say is available in retail which has one of their biggest brand characters on it.
#1216
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Oh I have no problem with them bringing it back, catalog titles are always a great addition, I just take exception to charging full price for it - it's an 11 year old game, not a new, created from scratch title that I haven't played or experienced. It seems weird to pay the same now as I did 11 years ago to play it again.
Alas, the release obviously isn't targeted at me (as much as I love the visuals in WW, I didn't like the game itself) so I can't really complain about it too much.
Alas, the release obviously isn't targeted at me (as much as I love the visuals in WW, I didn't like the game itself) so I can't really complain about it too much.
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I hope we get more GameCube titles as I think it has one of the strongest library of titles from Nintendo (WW, Twilight Princess, Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion, Metroid Prime, Paper Mario etc)
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I think $39.99 would've been a fair price for Wind Waker. I'm biting at $49.99, although admittedly, I didn't have it for the GameCube.
I'd rather see their best parts and concepts incorporated into new games rather than HD updates, personally.
I'd rather see their best parts and concepts incorporated into new games rather than HD updates, personally.
#1219
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I don't disagree, I think the Gamecube was an underrated system that could have been saved (sales wise) if Mario Galaxy had come out on it instead of Mario Sunshine. Twilight Princess already works on the Wii U so I think it may be a while before you see that one.
I wish they could miraculously bring Blast Corps back though (and a new Waverace)
I wish they could miraculously bring Blast Corps back though (and a new Waverace)
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$39.99 would have been fine, but $49.99 is certainly a decent price for a Zelda game, regardless if it's a remake or not (how many consumers will even know it's a remake?).
#1221
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I'd have to assume with the console priced at $300 - $350, quite a few owners were around for the Gamecube days.
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I don't disagree, I think the Gamecube was an underrated system that could have been saved (sales wise) if Mario Galaxy had come out on it instead of Mario Sunshine. Twilight Princess already works on the Wii U so I think it may be a while before you see that one.
I wish they could miraculously bring Blast Corps back though (and a new Waverace)
I wish they could miraculously bring Blast Corps back though (and a new Waverace)
TP was great, but the Wii controls just annoyed me. I should have purchased it for Cube, but being a Wii launch title with new controls it just felt like something worth trying. It was pretty dark and gritty IIRC.
#1223
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In all honesty, I'd rather see an updated Skyward Sword with no motion controls and a few tweaks here and there. And, like Wind Waker, it'd be much easier to "next generation-ize" than TP. But I'm not Nintendo.
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I'll be getting WW for a family friend. Her kids have never played Wind Waker before (they played the DS versions and thought WW coming out is a sequel).
#1225
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Maybe an easy HD update for it with some tweaks etc.
But another Zelda on Wii U with no real new one? Not going to happen.