Btw is it just me or Nintendo's DL revenues from this past quarter (Jan - March 2015) were about the same as the holiday quarter (Oct - Dec 2014)?
Pokémon Shuffle profits?
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Nintendo Downloads - May 2015
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Pokémon Shuffle profits?
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
Next week.
Sega seems to release their 3D Classics in the middle of the month, either on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month. So based on previous release dates, I would guess for the next three games....
July 16: Streets of Rage 2
August 13: Gunstar Heroes
September 17: Sonic 2
& just for comparison's sake:
January 15: After Burner II
February 12: Fantasy Zone
March 12: Out Run
April 16: Fantasy Zone II
I bought the first when it was on sale. I have yet to play it. I didn't realize it's episodic.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
It's a full-on sequel. That's just how they named it.
Yeah, it probably wasn't a good idea given the usual implications of "episodes" in gaming. Circle should just call it The Legend of Dark Witch 2 when they inevitably get their hands on it.
A bit off topic, but it's the thread about digital titles, so I think it's fine here.
So, if you don't know, each two months I post the eShop Charts threads, where usually twice / thrice a week, posters like me and the same tolkir who cures these Nintendo Download threads post their own country / region eShop Charts. Once in a while (originally, once every two weeks, but it's been quite some time since the last one posted XD ), we post All-Time Charts too. Thanks to these threads, we can see how titles are performing, specific trends, and, whenever digital numbers are released, it gives perspective to the charts themselves. And, thus, it can sparkle intersting discussions.
Now, the poster who used to post US specific charts recently had said he can't do it anymore, for personal reasons.
So...whoever feels he can do it and he has enough time to spend on it (it's a few minutes overall per week...but those 3DS charts sure don't make looking for reviews / discounts easy >_> ), feel free to accept to take his place.
Here's the most recent eShop Charts thread, btw
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040611
See you there too! /end OT
So, if you don't know, each two months I post the eShop Charts threads, where usually twice / thrice a week, posters like me and the same tolkir who cures these Nintendo Download threads post their own country / region eShop Charts. Once in a while (originally, once every two weeks, but it's been quite some time since the last one posted XD ), we post All-Time Charts too. Thanks to these threads, we can see how titles are performing, specific trends, and, whenever digital numbers are released, it gives perspective to the charts themselves. And, thus, it can sparkle intersting discussions.
Now, the poster who used to post US specific charts recently had said he can't do it anymore, for personal reasons.
So...whoever feels he can do it and he has enough time to spend on it (it's a few minutes overall per week...but those 3DS charts sure don't make looking for reviews / discounts easy >_> ), feel free to accept to take his place.
Here's the most recent eShop Charts thread, btw
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040611
See you there too! /end OT
JESUS, the demo for Legend of Dark Witch was going just fine (Oh hey, a platformer with a Gradius-style power up system, I can dig that), but then I reached the boss which is just much harder than it should be because of the stupid "surround the character with spikes but jump between the space but holy crap there's barely any space to jump" crap.
Edit: Uh, I just ran into a glitch where I'm on the stage select, but the game things the boss is still attacking. So I'm hearing the sound effects, seeing the attacks when I go to the skills screen, but the boss is a bunch of lines
Edit: Uh, I just ran into a glitch where I'm on the stage select, but the game things the boss is still attacking. So I'm hearing the sound effects, seeing the attacks when I go to the skills screen, but the boss is a bunch of lines
Btw is it just me or Nintendo's DL revenues from this past quarter (Jan - March 2015) were about the same as the holiday quarter (Oct - Dec 2014)?
Yeah, didn't notice earlier, but...their Q4 DL revenues trumps those from Q1, Q2, and they're around Q3 ones. As said by tolkir, it's possible Pokémon Shuffle had a role in this...I don't see what else could've been a factor between January and March, othe-oh, right, Zelda and Monster Hunter.
Tizoc
Member
When's the EU release? The first game was one of my top 10 GotY games in 2014.
Agent Unknown
Member
I honestly wouldn't call it "nobody" cares about Splatoon. It was honestly trending worldwide on twitter for about 1-2 hours. So it's "somebody" at least.
Right, of course it trended on twitter because many of those people are Nintendo fans and gamers, not fence sitters or mainstream type customers who still don't have a Wii U who probably "don't care or know" that NOA does tweets and Directs.
sörine;163172959 said:
Yeah, that's probably why. :/ I don't care if NX is BC at this point because the way things have been handled either way I'll be keeping my Wii U on my shelf next gen for all of my VC games.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
We don't have anything more specific than 2015 for any region.
Pokemaniac
Member
sörine;163172959 said:
Given how long it apparently takes games to get through the queue, I can definitely see why they might want to prioritize N64, GBA, and DS right now. With how slow the games are releasing right now, they need to be careful at prioritizing things, and it definitely seems like getting a decent amount of N64, GBA, and DS games up is the priority right now. Assuming that they don't have to reset VC again, we'll probably get to a point next gen where they have most major games up on VC, and they'll start looking to get more niche or special case games up.
That said, none of this would be an issue if they gave us more than one game a week.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I don't think so. They both have demos, they're both okay. I own'em both, never played them outside the first few times. They're both pretty meh, but the demos give you a good idea.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
Btw, was the fact that Swords & Soldiers 2 releases 5/21 for $20 known?
Also SteamWorld Dig is 50% off on Wii U /3DS starting this weekend until 5/21.
Also SteamWorld Dig is 50% off on Wii U /3DS starting this weekend until 5/21.
pots and pans
Member
Has anyone played Falling Skies? I know it's supposed to be a less than stellar XCOM clone, but is it worth $5? I've considered the Xbox 360 retail version in the past at around $20 but never pulled the trigger, 5 bucks seems like a no brainer though.
TheMoon
Member
$20 really is the new $10
TheMoon
Member
as long as it's for awesome A+ quality [exclusive]* games, I'm cool with that.
*=exclusivity is not mandatory
You have a point there. No b/c, NX will not be a secondary console to own since Nintendo love day one game prices and storage space might be scarce since they might stick to SSD, probably 64GB...
Yup, next week. Both versions.
They're pretty equal, but Blue has the FolderBack chip, which makes all your used chips available again, including the FolderBack chip itself. So you will have unlimited chips which is really overpowered and can make some tough boss fights easier. (White got NaviRecycle which is total garbage in comparison)sörine;163253449 said:
Colonel Mustard
Banned
So Metal Marines is like a weird Battle Ship meets tower defense strategy game, right?
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Grabbed Nano Assault WiiU and I need friendly folks for the leaderboards.
Gaffers only!
My NIN ID is on my profile
Gaffers only!
My NIN ID is on my profile
Looks like some stuff is coalescing for the next few weeks for NA.
5/12 - 5/14: Attack on Titan (3DS), Ultratron (Wii U), Funk of Titans, Nihilumbra, Mega Man Battle Network Blue/White and 3D Thunder Blade II
Week of the 21st: Mega Man Zero 2, Swords and Soldiers II, Puzzle and Dragons
Week of the 28th: MMBN4, Splatoon
5/12 - 5/14: Attack on Titan (3DS), Ultratron (Wii U), Funk of Titans, Nihilumbra, Mega Man Battle Network Blue/White and 3D Thunder Blade II
Week of the 21st: Mega Man Zero 2, Swords and Soldiers II, Puzzle and Dragons
Week of the 28th: MMBN4, Splatoon
sörine;163253449 said:
I got White back in the day so I'm partial to it but yeah the FolderBack chip in Blue is really good if you want to do some challenging battles after the final boss. The differences are generally minor (one exclusive Style for each version, a different Navi you can fight at some point, some different colours for various items in the real world, etc.).
They are certainly proving divisive. I think they definitely help with fine aiming, but they're going to take some getting used to.
Oddly enough, on the first of the two sessions I played I did better. During the second session, my coordination just went completely out of the window.
TheMoon
Member
Could you use words that mean something? Gimmicky makes no sense. Say you didn't like them, that's fine. But they're most certainly not gimmicky since gyro aiming has been a common, established and proven practice for years.
I have some eShop credit, and I'm agonizing over what to spend it on.
I'm toying with the idea of getting SSB Wii U, but I've never really played a Smash Bros game before. I think I might have tried the Wii one briefly back in the day, but never really clicked. Watching videos about it get me interested, and I've been playing the 3DS demo, which seems fun, but it doesn't give you enough to get a feel for it. Even the options menu is locked! It would be only single player for me.
It seems to be one of the few games on the eShop that I can't get a cheaper used copy of locally (along with Toad and Kirby). I resent paying more for a digital copy of a game, so I've pretty much written off getting other eShop games.
Right now I only have MK8, Mario 3DW, Zombi U and Deus Ex, so SSB is very different at least.
Decisions, decisions...
I'm toying with the idea of getting SSB Wii U, but I've never really played a Smash Bros game before. I think I might have tried the Wii one briefly back in the day, but never really clicked. Watching videos about it get me interested, and I've been playing the 3DS demo, which seems fun, but it doesn't give you enough to get a feel for it. Even the options menu is locked! It would be only single player for me.
It seems to be one of the few games on the eShop that I can't get a cheaper used copy of locally (along with Toad and Kirby). I resent paying more for a digital copy of a game, so I've pretty much written off getting other eShop games.
Right now I only have MK8, Mario 3DW, Zombi U and Deus Ex, so SSB is very different at least.
Decisions, decisions...
TheMoon
Member
Unless you're in it for the multiplayer or "Nintendo museum" aspects of it, you should stay away from Smash, honestly. I buy Smash for the museum aspects and not much else. You should instead show Affordable Space Adventures some love. The latest greatest Wii U showpiece game!
FriedConsole
Banned
Yeah I played the PS3 version. It is simpler and easier than XCOM. Not bad if this is your type of game.
Yay! We moved VT --> ATL and it's awesome so far. Got internet set up this morning.
Been playing Kirby: Triple Deluxe in the meantime to get the sunstones and keychains I missed and it's super fun as ever.
Hoping for some great gaming experiences and deals in ATL, not to mention the driving distance to the future Nintendo Land in Orlando
Been playing Kirby: Triple Deluxe in the meantime to get the sunstones and keychains I missed and it's super fun as ever.
Hoping for some great gaming experiences and deals in ATL, not to mention the driving distance to the future Nintendo Land in Orlando
Yeah, I've heard good things about asa. Must check it out.
The Nintendo museum thing might appeal to my OCD side. For example, playing Mario Kart, I'm not allowing myself to advance in class until I get three stars on every cup in the previous class. I dunno!
terrisus
Member
=(
and it's awesome so far. Got internet set up this morning.
You're going to love that Google Fiber.
Between that, and having an external hard drive now, you're going to be downloading like crazy :þ
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Based on the demo yesterday, I've already ordered Splatoon. It was love at first splat!
I've already got most of the cross-platform indies on other platforms.
At the moment, I'm leaning towards either:
A) SSB
Or
B) MK8 Dlc & Bayonetta
Or
C) Something on 3DS instead
I've played the SSB demo on 3DS a few more times now and I'm getting fixated on it!
If I can't decide, there's a few 3DS games on my wishlist, such as Fantasy Life, Animal Crossing, etc, but I have a copy of Xenoblade in the post, so I doubt anything else on 3DS will get look-in for a while.
I think I'm going to do some more research. It's a shame there are so few demos. There are a few games that look interesting, but not enough for me to risk.
TheMoon
Member
Yeah, I've heard good things about asa. Must check it out.
The Nintendo museum thing might appeal to my OCD side. For example, playing Mario Kart, I'm not allowing myself to advance in class until I get three stars on every cup in the previous class. I dunno!
Just note that you'd have to play Smash a lot to unlock all the things in the "museum" (trophies, music, stages, characters, etc)
Just note that you'd have to play Smash a lot to unlock all the things in the "museum" (trophies, music, stages, characters, etc)
You're making all the right
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