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Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon for Wii U? wtf? [Up: Now at Best Buys]
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C00kie M0nster
Member
This was also rumored back in May of 2012.
Maybe it's been on the back burner and recently activated for release.
Maybe it's been on the back burner and recently activated for release.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
I'd buy it since I don't have a 3DS. They should totally bring more of those games to the WiiU.
sixteen-bit
Member
Why ignore the first one though :/
At the prices the GCN version goes for nowadays, it might be a good idea lol
At the prices the GCN version goes for nowadays, it might be a good idea lol
I hope it's true. I get the appeal of portables, but I end up playing them at home anyway, and would much rather play on my big screen television. I think Resident Evil Revelations looks really good, so I don't see why Luigi's Mansion wouldn't either.
What I'd really like is an update of Kirby's Canvas Curse - the only touch screen game I really loved.
What I'd really like is an update of Kirby's Canvas Curse - the only touch screen game I really loved.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
Why would you even say that? I keep coming back to this thread hoping to read a confirmation.
At least let me dream!!!
Yeah who knows. Well they did bother photoshopping a cover art together so wherever they got the idea they seem to think it's happening.
Hmm... interesting. No idea what to make of this rumour. I find it fishy that only one retailer got the "information" each time.
Space Runaway
Member
Hope this is false. Would rather them spend development time on something different.
Much as I liked Dark Moon, I really had to force myself to finish that last mansion and I cannot see myself ever playing that game again.
Much as I liked Dark Moon, I really had to force myself to finish that last mansion and I cannot see myself ever playing that game again.
Hope it is a mistake. Wiiu needs new games. I have already played this title on 3ds. They should push fìrst and second party teams on new products, put gc hd upgrades on vc and avoid overlaps with 3ds.
If with the next gen they want to push cross platform purchases, I could be interest, if done properly with accounts, right price positioning, and an hybrid console system similar to vita vitatv and ps4 but more structured
If with the next gen they want to push cross platform purchases, I could be interest, if done properly with accounts, right price positioning, and an hybrid console system similar to vita vitatv and ps4 but more structured
Aquamarine
Member
C00kie M0nster
Member
The news seems to stem from a distributor listing:
Other listings:
All of the sites that have it must have put up the information when they saw the distributor had it as a potential option.
Just so you know how many retailers currently have this set up.
Wowfunhappy
Member
Wouldn't it make more sense for them to port old games that gamers are less likely to remember or be considering purchasing already?
An HD version of the original Luigi's Mansion would make far more sense. Even better, do Metroid Prime Trilogy (or, even better, Twilight Princess, but I guess they'd want to hold off on more Zelda ports since they just did one).
An HD version of the original Luigi's Mansion would make far more sense. Even better, do Metroid Prime Trilogy (or, even better, Twilight Princess, but I guess they'd want to hold off on more Zelda ports since they just did one).
Well, usually we get the news from more than one retailer (cf: Mirror's Edge 2, CoD Ghosts on Wii U). Granted, it's not all the time, but it happens often enough.
1) no other retailer confirmed the news
2) Nintendo didn't ask for the page to be removed.
Never mind
About the NSLU leak, it happened a mere 3 days before the actual announcement... and I doubt Nintendo's gonna announce anything in the next few days... Unless they have something special right before the investor meeting on Oct. 30th.
Well, we shall see soon enough! Hopefully by then, I'll have figured out whether I should be excited about this port or not, ha ha!
izzyizzyizzy
Neo Member
I've withheld on the 3DS one thus far (was one of my potential games for the "drought" early spring/summer will bring) but I'd gladly buy it on Wii U instead.
Aquamarine
Member
I have an update to this saga.
Apparently, a Wii U version of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon wasn't all that was listed by the distributor.
There was also a Wii U version of Brain Age: Concentration Training that was newly listed:
Like Luigi's Mansion, it's also available at retailers like Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CIZ712A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Those were the only two new items listed.
Is Nintendo starting a trend of 3DS to Wii U ports? Or did the distributor just make a mistake? I'm not sure if this gives it more or less credibility.
Apparently, a Wii U version of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon wasn't all that was listed by the distributor.
There was also a Wii U version of Brain Age: Concentration Training that was newly listed:
Like Luigi's Mansion, it's also available at retailers like Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CIZ712A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Those were the only two new items listed.
Is Nintendo starting a trend of 3DS to Wii U ports? Or did the distributor just make a mistake? I'm not sure if this gives it more or less credibility.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
Someone needs to ask Geoff K to ask Reggie about this. I need those boxes checked.
I won't. Had enough if this bollocks and I'm amazed that most people here are just soon happy for whatever Nintendo dishes out as opposed to saying 'Bugger you'
I will when Nintendo get third party support rolling and release new iterations in their top tier franchises.
At least everyone else has good third party support and a healthy digital store.
lensoftruth
Member
Lol
I have an update to this saga.
Apparently, a Wii U version of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon wasn't all that was listed by the distributor.
There was also a Wii U version of Brain Age: Concentration Training that was newly listed:
Like Luigi's Mansion, it's also available at retailers like Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CIZ712A/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Those were the only two new items listed.
Is Nintendo starting a trend of 3DS to Wii U ports? Or did the distributor just make a mistake? I'm not sure if this gives it more or less credibility.
with how bad the 3DS Brain Age sold, it's very possible that they might want to port it to get more money out of it. it would work better as an eShop $10 game imo.
when i tracked the product code for that brain age game, it was an identical match to the already released 3ds one. type it in on newegg.com in the search bar
like i said earlier in this thread, this is not new info. this information has been available since february of this year.
Why not both?
Aquamarine
Member
I know the product code is identical, but they have different SKU numbers than the previous 3DS games.
Compare this:
to this:
Someone deliberately inputted a new Wii U version of these games with a different SKU number, but left the product code identical to the 3DS.
Is this because they received indication from Nintendo to prepare for a supply of retail copies? Or was this just some sort of error?
LiveFromKyoto
Member
Like, really, really good.
I don't see why Nintendo would bother brining over a game like this to the Wii U. It's mission structure is made to be played in a portable setting and would feel even more disjointed on a home console then it already is. They would hopefully be smart enough to bring a proper console version of the game over instead, or just port the first Luigi's Mansion instead. Paper Mario on the 3DS has the same issue. Kid Icarus would work though.
Lordwindowlicker
Member
Yeah, I doubt that this is true.
If so, I really don't see a reason to buy it. :/
If so, I really don't see a reason to buy it. :/
Chittagong
Gold Member
CTR codes are for 3DS, WUP are for Wii U :-(
Which reminds me that we still have no idea of the project names behind them
Which reminds me that we still have no idea of the project names behind them
Saint Gregory
Member
If this is a port (I'm leaning towards it being a mistake) they could take out the mission based structure and make every mansion an open level until you beat it to open the next. It would be perfect since I didn't really care for the way things were broken up.
Agreed, I really dislike the mission structure they are doing with 3DS games. I just don't see Nintendo doing that instead of making a new game based on the same engine/setting/story. I guess they did it with DKCR though (in reverse) so who knows, maybe they would.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Hmmm... Curiouser and curiouser...
http://www.nintendonews.com/wii-u/n...ansion-dark-moon-wii-u-listing-is-guaranteed/
http://www.nintendonews.com/wii-u/n...ansion-dark-moon-wii-u-listing-is-guaranteed/
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Thing is, Wii U needs games now and in the years to come. If they can take 1 team and instead of having that team work on a brand new game for 2 years have them do 3DS ports I think it would be worth it for them. If WW HD is any indication they could get 4 games out on that amount of time. I don't think they should have more than 1 team doing it but 1 team who's job it is to port games to Wii-U and release them every 6-8 months would be worth it.
Because it wouldn't work as the first Luigi Mansion used the Game Cube analogue triggers, also Luigi Mansion isn't going at high prices.
Oh please let it be this! That game was a chore because of all that segmentation.
Boy Wander
Member
In my opinion, the structure of Dark Moon makes it much more suited to 3ds than Wii U.
I would however LOVE to see a HD remaster of the original.
I would however LOVE to see a HD remaster of the original.
Graphics Horse
Member
Secret Halloween surprise for secret halloween direct!
that's kind of bullshit reasoning. while they could have helped out with their third party situation (the eshop's problems aren't library related), singling nintendo out for something they might do when other companies do it far more frequently doesn't make sense.
Rush2thestart
Member
Do they? lol
new update...
http://www.nintendonews.com/wii-u/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-wii-u-goes-ghost-on-newegg-com/
The long and short of it.
Newegg no longer lists the product available for pre-order, claims it is now out of stock. But since the "release date" is a couple of months from now there's a chance it will come back in stock by then.
http://www.nintendonews.com/wii-u/luigis-mansion-dark-moon-wii-u-goes-ghost-on-newegg-com/
The long and short of it.
Newegg no longer lists the product available for pre-order, claims it is now out of stock. But since the "release date" is a couple of months from now there's a chance it will come back in stock by then.
Mr.Squirrel
Tom
Graphics Horse
Member
They do need to make up for the lack of Luigi Golf this year.