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Nintendo Downloads - February 2012
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Downloading... I was about to post about the update.
MatthewB92
Member
Yea Nintendo Zone trick is nice. I had a feeling someone would find a way to be able to use it at home but I didn't think it would be that easy.
sakipon
Member
Interesting thought. Would be they in a hurry to fix such bug? Even without visible changes the updates kind of make Nintendo look like they're working all the time to fix rare problems or tiny details.
Yeah, that's what I thought Spotpass would do originally.
Oni Link 666
Member
So, does anyone know what any of the updates do to any of the games besides the Sakura Samurai fix?
So when those demos go up on Nintendo Zone, will we be able to download them with this trickery?
These have been coming for ages for basically everything in the eShop minus DSiWare games and they don't seem to do anything noticeable.
These have been coming for ages for basically everything in the eShop minus DSiWare games and they don't seem to do anything noticeable.
They're most likely either anti-piracy or minor fixes of any kind. Then again, I don't see the reason why they're not pushed automatically or featured in the correct section of the eShop. And it's not like they're randomly appearing because the console thinks they're not updated because the first time it started happening, it was the same games for everyone.
BalrogTheMaster
Neo Member
Hey guys! I just finished up a Sakura Samurai review, if anyone's thinking about getting it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIyLoiodmcM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIyLoiodmcM
Sammy Samusu
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woo and indeed hoo
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wat dat
I meant for the 3DS, I thought it was basically a handheld version of WC24 but better.You should've known better.
AceBandage
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They can certainly push downloads.
I think the problem is that they don't want to send important downloads and fixes for fear of breaking the system if you suddenly take it out of range.
I think the problem is that they don't want to send important downloads and fixes for fear of breaking the system if you suddenly take it out of range.
A less bigoted Deku
Banned
wii connect 24 was such a wasted opportunity. They obviously got it to work where the games do download packets of data large enough for Nintendo to send you new items, but a combination of limited onboard storage and friendlists likely killed support of it in a more meaningful way by other games.
I'm still dreaming of the idea of an asynchronous Animal Crossing where your friends can visit your town while you are offline. I guess we can exchange houses now, but visiting will still be a pain if both people need to be online.
I'm puzzled by this. Is spotpass really pushing downloads or just notifications of things? The Iwata Asks Swap Note had the des specifically mention one of the benefits of Spotpass is they can push the messages directly to the 3DS, yet, we have to sit through checking mail/downloading mail cycle when we get the blue dot notification. Maybe it's just poor streamlining by the devs, but I always felt like im downloading the messages right there and then.
Edit: Ok Nintendo Video/ MK7 does download the whole file as it only checks your SD card. Still not clear on SwapNote
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
In respect of Swap Note I have got the blue notification light, turned off my wi-fi and still been able to access the new notes so my impression is that it downloads them to your SD card and then tells you that they are there by giving you the blue light [unless you have turned it off].
AceBandage
Banned
Swap Note really should download and load the messages while the system is on stand by.
No idea why it doesn't. It's not a system limitation.
No idea why it doesn't. It's not a system limitation.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Play the minigames in the towns for prizes. After enough stamps you win new special attack gems. I'm on level 4 currently.
Okay, I kinda thought so, it's the only thing I haven't really done. Now here's another question... When I go to start the mini games, do I press A or X? Pressing A asks me how much Gold I'm willing to pay, and pressing X just tells me I can win a certain amount of Gold. I haven't actually played a mini game yet because I'm not sure which option I should do. And if I do press A and bet Gold, how much should I pay? What's the benefit of paying more?
I don't think this is problem since they already use Spotpass to push system updates and they are pretty much the most important download for the system.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Are you playing the American or PAL version? I'm not sure because in my game it's playing for gold or prizes as the option? When I play for prizes I pay 5G though.
Oh, wait, you're right, pressing A (which prompts me to pay a certain amount of Gold) is playing for Gold, and pressing X is playing for prizes. I only ever talked to one guy, and the prize for that mini game was 5 Gold. So I'm guessing the prize isn't always Gold then? And that's what I should do to get the Special Attack upgrades, right? I'm playing the US version, by the way.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Playing for prizes will always give you stamps, after so many stamps you get various prizes (expendable items or special attack gems). It's never gold though, unless you play for gold.
Also, winning items will allow you to carry more than your max if you are already full. I have 7 whetstones currently for example.
Ooh, okay, I must have been reading it wrong then. I'm guessing it costs 5 Gold to play for a prize, not that the prize for playing is 5 Gold.
It does download while in stand by, that's how SpotPass works. Just try it: when you see the blue dot, turn wifi off and load Swap Note. You'll still get your messages. When it says "downloading", it's actually loading/decompressing the messages, not actually downloading them. So it's even more egrerious that it takes so long to load them.
BTW, Swap Note also uploads the notes in background: you can create a new note and send it with wifi off. The message is sent whenever the 3DS has internet connection, even if Swap Note is not running. I believe the entire purpose behind Swap Note was to test this feature.
The problem with updating an app in background right now is that the app would either become unavailable during update or you'd need double the free blocks to store the updated version because right now SpotPass works automatically (it doesn't support prompting the user before downloading content).
I guess Nintendo is preparing a different process for updating apps which will be rolled alongside the DLC support.
El Pescado
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I just watched this week's Nintendo Week and Alison announced that it's her last episode at the end!! Noooooooooo!! ;_;
nincompoop
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Hopefully she goes back to doing Z-movies with full frontal nude scenes!
GeekyDad
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Finally got around to playing some of the Fire Emblem game that came with the Ambassador games. Really pretty, prettier than the DS game, from what I can remember. The overworld looks almost like it was drawn with crayon. And of course, it's very classy like all FE games. Solid dialogue, and it's nice to control a female protagonist for a change. Sad we didn't get Advance Wars, but this will do nicely.
I had hoped for a little more pop-out, but yeah.
I hope artwalknoon doesn't mind me posting this here, but he made it up in Art Academy and shared it over Swapnote (and I reshared it again with everyone else I know, heh.) A little bit of a tedious path to get it out there, granted, but still very cool.
Actually, I wonder if the original was larger now. I seem to recall my AA images (which were not nearly as cool) were 640×480.
I saw this on Swapnote too, it's awesome! And yes, the original should have been larger. Swapnote scales down images when you share them.I had hoped for a little more pop-out, but yeah.
I hope artwalknoon doesn't mind me posting this here, but he made it up in Art Academy and shared it over Swapnote (and I reshared it again with everyone else I know, heh.) A little bit of a tedious path to get it out there, granted, but still very cool.
Actually, I wonder if the original was larger now. I seem to recall my AA images (which were not nearly as cool) were 640×480.
abstract alien
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I'm still waiting for Yoshi's Island on the virtual console... I missed the ambassador 3ds thing
I really don't care for it honestly, as for most of the gba ports. I would give you mine if I could :^/
AceBandage
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Mudds
MasterShotgun
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Pushmo.
Somehow this doesn't surprise me
KirbYuuYuu
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Pushmo