fujishig

? If you didn't buy it new, how would they know? I don't remember that game being tied to the console.

But yeah, those NES games were a great addition.

The other fond memory I have of the GBA connector was that Pacman game. Other than that, I don't remember using it much.

spainlinx0

The original Animal Crossing came with its own memory card. I think it was a gift given to your first character, and the information was on the memory card.

I just read the Wiki. "North American releases are packaged with a memory card that automatically gives the player two games upon creating a game file. Others are acquired in various ways."

fujishig

Ah, ok. But i think you could get all the games eventually without that.

Sonny Corinthos

I'm having trouble with my usb hard drive. Do I need to plug it in now or wait until my system is out of memory? It keeps coming up usb hard drive has been disconnected when it is still plugged into the system. I'm at the point of not knowing what to do.

ultimaton

Does you hard drive have its own power supply, or are you powering it solely through the Wii U's USB port?

stingermck

Use a Y cable, that way it plugs into 2 USB ports and has enough power.

I was just looking at release dates on Gamestop, and I saw 6 scheduled releases for Wii U this year.

6.

PerryD

Nintendo has more than that scheduled, but I agree it's limited right now. Perhaps they'll have more up their sleeve for E3.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Mario vs Donkey Kong
Yoshi's Wooly World
Mario Party 10
Splatoon
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Mario Maker
Star Fox
Legend of Zelda

Here is a link with most of the games previewed:
http://wallstcheatsheet.com/technolo...tml/?a=viewall

stingermck

Ah nice, forgot about Starfox. Don't they skip E3 now and just do an online event?

Adam Tyner

They've been attending E3 and have even done roundtables and the like. They just haven't put on the big stage shows that Sony, Microsoft, and a couple of the big publishers have.

Also, that list will also include The Devil's Third, the eShop-only Art Academy, Project Giant Robot, and Project Guard. Nintendo being Nintendo, there'll probably be a couple of wild cards we don't even know about right now.

My Other Self

Is Mario vs. DK going to be an eShop exclusive? I had been looking online and couldn't see anywhere that it's getting a physical release.

So, I have a question. I haven't played a MP game since Mario Party 2 for the N64. I had a lot of fun, but I was 14 and I had a group of friends to play with.

I game entirely by myself. Is there a reason I should pick up Mario Party 10? It seems like it's only fun if you play with others.

Adam Tyner

It's getting a physical release in Japan but is eShop-only everywhere else. Maybe we'll get a physical release down the road, like we did with Wii Sports Club and NES Remix.

My Other Self

That would certainly explain Wii Sports Club's high price-tag for new copies. I didn't realize it was an eShop original. I want it but I guess I'll just stick with the digital copy. It's going for nearly $60 a pop on eBay.

My Other Self

Looks like GameStop is accepting pre-orders for a May 1st reissue of the GameCube controller adapter. It's sold out online but you should be able to do it in-store.

Adam Tyner

Reviews are up for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. Generally positive to enthusiastic, with Gamespot as the one outlier so far.

mattysemo247

I've been playing a good chunk of NSMBU on the game pad while the kids watch TV. I have to admit, those games look (and control) pretty damn good using that thing.

slop101

I'm worried about the stylus controls for Kirby, having to mostly look at the tablet to draw his path correctly, and not being able to do it looking at the TV.

Supermallet

Giant Bomb also ripped it a new one, saying it felt soulless, that the controls meant you basically could never look at your TV while playing, and that they stripped out a lot of the elements that made Canvas Curse so great.

But I'll be damned if I don't want it for those graphics alone.

slop101

Goddammit! That's exactly what I was afraid of. Fuck, pour some salt in my wound, why don't you?

Supermallet

I don't know who at Nintendo thinks the Wii U should simply mimic the DS. The DS works because the two screens are close in size and right next to each other. Touchpad gaming on the Wii U should be much more reserved and strategically used. Do not make it the main input for a game, especially a platformer.

slop101

Seems like, with only being able to look at the touchpad instead of your TV, they should've just released Kirby on the 3DS instead of the U.

discostu1337

Yep, I was going to buy this and Yoshi but can't stand looking at the dumb game pad. Definitely should have been a 3DS title.

Adam Tyner

On one hand, I get it. I mean, the DS is neck and neck with the PS2 as the top-selling piece of video game hardware of all time. Why wouldn't you try to recapture that kind of lightning in a bottle? It's just that the 3DS and Wii U are both semi-failed attempts at cashing in on previous successes instead of braving new ground. (They both have tremendous software libraries, and I love 'em both deeply, but there's no denying that they've failed to have anything resembling the impact their predecessors did.) The gamepad is a solution in search of a problem. When it's used well, it's unbelieveably great, but there are so few instances of that actually happening.

I'm cautiously optimistic about Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. I kind of hate the idea of looking at the gamepad when I have a big, fancy, pretty TV a few feet away from me. Still, I'm salivating for a new game, the price is pretty reasonable, it looks super-cute and gorgeous, and I think the potential for local multiplayer fun is there. Reviews have been sort of polarized. You either like it or you don't, with only a couple of "eh, it's okay" reviews in the mix. Never having played Canvas Curse, I don't know which side of that fence I'll fall on, but if I don't like it, maybe my wife will.

I never would've guessed that the Wii U would basically be my go-to console this generation.

Supermallet

I might have gone for it anyway, except that in this game Kirby can't transform by eating enemies. To me, that's an essential element of what makes Kirby so fun.

Adam Tyner

It sounds like it doesn't move nearly as quickly as Canvas Curse either (which did maintain the transformation aspect).

fujishig

I've never heard the 3DS described as a "semi-failed attempt at cashing in on previous successes." Is it that much less successful than the DS?