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Nintendo Downloads - December 2012
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Conrad Link
Member
Gunman Clive is 20th on the NZ/Aus chart and 11th if you go '3DS only'. 
Been playing it for awhile now and I really like it, great game great price - brilliant!
Been playing it for awhile now and I really like it, great game great price - brilliant!
ShellyDeKiller
Member
Unbelievable, isn't it?
I think we're getting fucked because of last generations' cheaper prices in the UK.
No and never. Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings.
I was pleasantly surprised too. Best deal in the eShop by far and I hope more 3rd parties follow suit and go against Nintendo's crazy ass first party digital pricing.
Unchained Blades is also looking like a buy to me: it's listed as 51 reais in the "coming soon".
AndyMoogle
Member
All games run at 60Hz.
Rush2thestart
Member
So how is Bit Trip on eShop? Heard that it may have FPS issues, how true is that?
metsallica
Member
Unfortunately very true, at least in RUNNER, whether in 2D or 3D mode. Same issues as the cart version; I have both. 1.11 (RUNNER fans know the stage all too well) is unplayable in 3D, and annoyingly janky in 2D, though you can get through it.
That was me. In my defence, I rarely give out 5 stars. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the game.
Curse you nooferu!
Interestingly it seems the Review Charts completely disregard the number of votes and just go for the highest average, I guess with a low threshold so games with <5 reviews don't get on the list.
It's now up to 7 reviews in the UK and is #1 on the Review Chart. New Style Boutique and Game & Watch Vermin also have perfect scores, and NSB have a lot more reviews than Clive but is still just at number 2 for some reason. And of course games like OoT and Kid Icarus have thousands of reviews and a near perfect average, so listing it like that is kindof weird. I'm sure it will fall off the list soon, but it's fun to be #1 for a while at least
The review feature is kindof hidden in the eShop, but I like that it gives you a list of the games you can review instead of having to find the games in the store again, but there really should be a button for it on the info page for the games as well. Also the 1-hour playtime requirement probably inflates the review scores quite a lot. If you buy a small 2-10$ game and you hate it, chances are you won't play it for an hour.
PixyJunket
Member
I just saw Yoshi pull out a pistol and fire a round right into Bowser's face.
AKA: Game & Watch Gallery is awesome.
Thanks.
No I won't bring over Helium Boy, I'm tired of doing ports and want to get started on a new game soon. Also Helium Boy really isn't as good and hasn't been very successful on other platforms, so I don't really feel it's worth spending more time on. Though I guess 3D would help it since one of the key complaints is the depth perception. My next game will likely be from ground up for 3DS, possibly with smartphone ports later.
Well I'm all for an original game for the eShop. Looking forward to it!
And if anyone is unsure about Gunman Clive, just play the video in the eShop. It was enough for me (and I had just put enough money in for Denpa Men, Fallblox, Crimson Shroud and Mutant Mudds. MM lost out to this!).
Freezie KO
Banned
Is Gunman Clive a straight platformer or more of a Metroidvania? I never know what reviews are talking about any more when they say "platformer".
It's linear levels, akin to Megaman.
No level select though, so Mega Man might not be the best comparison in that regard
Freezie KO
Banned
Good news. Very interested now.
Getting those stars in Gunman Clive is proving to be quite tricky.
Those mushrooms gave me a hard time too in the beginning but eventually it will click.
Those mushrooms gave me a hard time too in the beginning but eventually it will click.
Caesar III
Member
a game from ground up for 3ds? that does sound too good.
Reading your postings here will make me download Gunman Clive as soon as I have completed Wario Land 3. Think, that won't take long.
The Hermit
Member
A bit, but turning off 3D fixes most of them. 60 most of the time.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
I posted the following in another thread t'other day but haven't had a response *sniff*.
Can anyone here enlighten me please?
I'm in the UK if that is relevant.
Can anyone here enlighten me please?
I'm in the UK if that is relevant.
Eshop vouchers will be sold 99% of the time at rrp and no less. Trine 2 is cheap atm and well worth the money
wackojackosnose
Member
Haven't seen any discounted eShop cards in the UK; the only way you really benefit from buying fake money instore is that you'll get the usual club card bonus points (e.g. Tesco, Game...).
Oh but if you have shit to get rid of, Game usually have a trade-in offer where if you trade in your games and they'll give you an extra ~33% towards any digital wallet (PSN, eShop, Steam...). There's normally a sign about that in-store.
Oh but if you have shit to get rid of, Game usually have a trade-in offer where if you trade in your games and they'll give you an extra ~33% towards any digital wallet (PSN, eShop, Steam...). There's normally a sign about that in-store.
eShop cards list their actual value on them right? You'd have to be very lucky to get them at a discount. It's the same with PSN cards, if a card has an actual monetary value on it then shops are less likely to discount them than if they just had an arbitrary points number like Microsoft cards.
Correct, they're very much like stamps in the fact they are "currency". You will never see stamps sold below face value.
Caesar III
Member
I bought some Nintendo Points back in the days for super cheap (13 for 3000 points). Never seen it for eShop Cards so far though.
:Motorbass
Member
Haha, I clocked 59 minutes on Gunman Clive from my 1st gameplay session, so I played one more level to be able to rate and give 5 more stars from germany :]
The
level in
mode is really fun because you
More levels would be nice.
Awesome that you plan on doing a 3DS game. And I hope GC gets more spotlight eventually.
:]The
minecart
duck
can flap your wings there as well.
Awesome that you plan on doing a 3DS game. And I hope GC gets more spotlight eventually.
sakipon
Member
It's not in the shop, the free lesson arrived in the way a friend can share lessons. Not sure if it can be still received or if it was a one time thing.
woo and indeed hoo
Banned
You are all awesome for your helpful replies, thank you!
I might as well treat myself to Trine 2 using a debit/credit card then. Less hassle than having to go and buy a card from Game or wherever first; although I will certainly bear in mind the extra amount if I have anything to trade in at Game.
Hopefully when Nintendo get the eShop updated we will be able to buy individual games from retailers as I believe they can in Japan. We might get a bit of price competition then.
I might as well treat myself to Trine 2 using a debit/credit card then. Less hassle than having to go and buy a card from Game or wherever first; although I will certainly bear in mind the extra amount if I have anything to trade in at Game
.Hopefully when Nintendo get the eShop updated we will be able to buy individual games from retailers as I believe they can in Japan. We might get a bit of price competition then.