I hate how the Stupid Club Nintendo coins expire. I had 180 expiring and had to spend them, but they had absolutely nothing I wanted so I ended up getting F-Zero X just so I wouldn't lose the coins. I've never played it before. How does it hold up?
Graphically it's fairly unimpressive, but there's a limit to how much detail you can take in at those sorts of speeds.
It's also pretty notable for having the right version of Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road (ten times faster, and without barriers), and a fantastic random track generator, which has a non-zero chance of coming up with a track that the AI racers all fall off.
New karaoke application for Wii U to enable users from around Europe to compete with each other to climb online leaderboards!
2nd July 2013 - Calling all seasoned karaoke veterans and newcomers alike - a unique Japanese karaoke box experience is coming to Wii U later in 2013, giving you the choice to have a private sing-along with friends in your living room, or compete to become one of Europe's finest voices! Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND is a new karaoke application that will double up the Wii U GamePad as both a fully-fledged music back catalogue and microphone, offering up the traditional features of a karaoke session for any occasion.
From launch, the Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND software will be a free download from Nintendo eShop, with an extensive library of music available via streaming. The premise is simple - you choose whether to use the application for one hour, 24 hours or 30 days, purchase the ticket from Nintendo eShop, and presuming you have already downloaded the application on your Wii U, it's time to unleash your singing voice!
Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND puts the music choice literally into the palm of your hands via the Wii U GamePad, which acts as the catalogue to browse songs and create song lists of karaoke favourites. In addition, the Wii U GamePad doubles up as a microphone, however the Wii U microphone and compatible USB microphones can be used for those wanting to pull off iconic poses like their favourite artists.
Aside from the regular karaoke mode, the application offers three main modes which will put your skills to the test by scoring your performance with points that are awarded when the right notes are hit! The first mode shows your score at the end of the song, allowing you to relax and just sing, so you can use it to learn a new song or try a new singing technique. In the second mode, your score is shown in detail via a performance analysis feature allowing you to get special feedback on your vocal strengths and weaknesses. The third mode, however, is when the competition starts to heat up, with your score used in an online ranking feature enabling you to compete with other users from across Europe to vie for the top spot of being the best singer of each song from the catalogue. Whether your forte is R&B, or more in tune with Country, each song available through the application will have a constantly updating leaderboard of the best performers, so you'll need to keep up the standards to stay on top. Whatever you achieve there will be a mechanism which enables you to post a screenshot on Miiverse to proudly show off your singing prowess to others!
Whilst you sing, your Mii character will be in the thick of the action on-screen, with the ability to perform in a range of musical backdrops, don a variety of different costumes, and tailor performance sets and song lists to create your own Mii karaoke identity. If you want to mix up your song list at any point, a History button is available on the Wii U GamePad, which shows a list of a user's previously sang songs for selection.
Sing with friends in your living room or compete against the rest of Europe to climb online leaderboards in Wii Karaoke U by JOYSOUND, when the application launches on Wii U later in 2013. Stay tuned for more announcements, and begin preparing those vocal chords!
zL and zR replace the tilt controls for the girders when using the pro controller. It's serviceable and probably easier really but nowhere near as manic and enjoyable. I know this because I just 5-starred NSLU this evening.
Fairly standard stuff but the last part about the gaming industry being much more mainstream nowadays was pretty interesting.
With Reggie, I always feel like it's tough to get really insightful answers out of him in interviews - partly (mostly) because gaming "journalists" asking stupid questions but also because Reggie tends to go on the defensive rather quickly and do his usual PR spiel.
Fairly standard stuff but the last part about the gaming industry being much more mainstream nowadays was pretty interesting.
With Reggie, I always feel like it's tough to get really insightful answers out of him in interviews - partly (mostly) because gaming "journalists" asking stupid questions but also because Reggie tends to go on the defensive rather quickly and do his usual PR spiel.
I'm not sure if Reggie has ever said anything informative. He's pretty much all script. I don't even know if he makes any decisions ever. Supposedly he decided not to localize certain games, but how do we know that wasn't just done by committee and as president he's always the fall guy?
Fairly standard stuff but the last part about the gaming industry being much more mainstream nowadays was pretty interesting.
With Reggie, I always feel like it's tough to get really insightful answers out of him in interviews - partly (mostly) because gaming "journalists" asking stupid questions but also because Reggie tends to go on the defensive rather quickly and do his usual PR spiel.
I'm not sure if Reggie has ever said anything informative. He's pretty much all script. I don't even know if he makes any decisions ever. Supposedly he decided not to localize certain games, but how do we know that wasn't just done by committee and as president he's always the fall guy?
Reggie's basically just a PR figurehead. It's Iwata who's the real decision maker.
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The thing is that Reggie is a guy who came up through PR.
You won't get a real deep answer from him no matter how insightful your questions might be, and gaming journalists don't really go for insightful. It felt like that guy wanted some kind of thoughts on the industry as a whole or Nintendo's future and the importance of gaming, but Reggie needs to remain on message the whole time. "We've got great games like X..."
I often feel like these interviews would be more interesting if you limited your Reggie questions to asking him about Xbox and PS4 games, and limited the Xbox and PS4 people to opinions about Nintendo. At the very least you'd start an internet flame war or two.
The thing is that Reggie is a guy who came up through PR.
You won't get a real deep answer from him no matter how insightful your questions might be, and gaming journalists don't really go for insightful. It felt like that guy wanted some kind of thoughts on the industry as a whole or Nintendo's future and the importance of gaming, but Reggie needs to remain on message the whole time. "We've got great games like X..."
I often feel like these interviews would be more interesting if you limited your Reggie questions to asking him about Xbox and PS4 games, and limited the Xbox and PS4 people to opinions about Nintendo. At the very least you'd start an internet flame war or two.
I'm sure I've seen interviewers ask Reggie about the competition and as I recall his response was always, "The competition is gunna do whatever the competition is gunna do. Anyway, how 'bout them Nintendo games, huh?!"
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Regarding the final battle in New Super Mario Brothers U (hardly worth spoiling, but whatever):
Someday, I want to see the classic setup, with the bridge, the button, and the axe, and then right at the start Bowser just jumps backward and drops Mario in the pit. Play resumes from the world map with an extra level or two as you try to climb back to the battle.
My favorite musical instrument is the air-raid siren.
Yah don't seek vengence on developers if they are good games. For instance do not not buy Rayman Legends because Ubisoft delayed it, don't buy it because Rayman is a terrible platformer.
There I was, 3DS: 2621-2671-9899 (Ekera), Wii U: LostCrescendo
I'm unsure about Wonderful 101, but I'd probably buy the digital version if it was $5 off or so. And it would earn me another $5 off through the Deluxe promotion.
This looks so good. Unless it's crazy short I expect I'll be buying it.
Some things that caught my attention:
- Turning into a plane during the loading screen
- There will be more 'Wonder Ones' than the Red/Hand, Blue/Sword, Green/Gun, & Pink/Whip characters already shown
- MP assigns a specific Wonder One to each player.
- The different weapons based on heroes used. Piston for less, Bazooka for more.
- Upgrade shop!
- Silly heroes to collect!
- Mini boss -> Major boss -> Crazy QTE, environmental destruction boss!
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Graphically it's fairly unimpressive, but there's a limit to how much detail you can take in at those sorts of speeds.
It's also pretty notable for having the right version of Mario Kart 64's Rainbow Road (ten times faster, and without barriers), and a fantastic random track generator, which has a non-zero chance of coming up with a track that the AI racers all fall off.
If you own Monster Hunter 3U, you can transfer your save between 3DS and Wii U copies of the game. Otherwise, nothing yet.
They do, but Nintendo will send you an email about a week before any expire.
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With Reggie, I always feel like it's tough to get really insightful answers out of him in interviews - partly (mostly) because gaming "journalists" asking stupid questions but also because Reggie tends to go on the defensive rather quickly and do his usual PR spiel.
You can sends Miis from the 3DS to Wii U. So you can set up profiles for your friends in advance.
I'm not sure if Reggie has ever said anything informative. He's pretty much all script. I don't even know if he makes any decisions ever. Supposedly he decided not to localize certain games, but how do we know that wasn't just done by committee and as president he's always the fall guy?
Reggie's basically just a PR figurehead. It's Iwata who's the real decision maker.
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You won't get a real deep answer from him no matter how insightful your questions might be, and gaming journalists don't really go for insightful. It felt like that guy wanted some kind of thoughts on the industry as a whole or Nintendo's future and the importance of gaming, but Reggie needs to remain on message the whole time. "We've got great games like X..."
I often feel like these interviews would be more interesting if you limited your Reggie questions to asking him about Xbox and PS4 games, and limited the Xbox and PS4 people to opinions about Nintendo. At the very least you'd start an internet flame war or two.
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I'm sure I've seen interviewers ask Reggie about the competition and as I recall his response was always, "The competition is gunna do whatever the competition is gunna do. Anyway, how 'bout them Nintendo games, huh?!"
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Streaming games and playing music
Have you informed customer support?
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I remember when I had time to be good at games.
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611791
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On one hand, I feel I should support dlc on wii u. On the other hand, I feel I shouldn't support publishers who treat wii u owners like dirt.
Buy it if you want to play it, don't buy it if you don't.
There's absolutely no reason to muddy it up with anything but that.
Because if so that's awesome.
I think they're a couple months apart actually.
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Even Reggie confused New Super Mario 3D World/Land.
He should have answered the real question on people's minds: What's taking Capcom so long with the Wii U version of Dungeons and Dragons?
That's probably a question better asked to someone at Capcom.
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If you have monster hunter on the 3DS you can play it online via a wii u app that acts as a little IP tunnel.
I'm unsure about Wonderful 101, but I'd probably buy the digital version if it was $5 off or so. And it would earn me another $5 off through the Deluxe promotion.
This looks so good. Unless it's crazy short I expect I'll be buying it.
Some things that caught my attention:
- Turning into a plane during the loading screen
- There will be more 'Wonder Ones' than the Red/Hand, Blue/Sword, Green/Gun, & Pink/Whip characters already shown
- MP assigns a specific Wonder One to each player.
- The different weapons based on heroes used. Piston for less, Bazooka for more.
- Upgrade shop!
- Silly heroes to collect!
- Mini boss -> Major boss -> Crazy QTE, environmental destruction boss!