Yeah, the game on phones has a number of F2P design choices that I ultimately found frustrating: the stamina meter, feeding monsters to other monsters to evolve them, having to spend currency to expand your monster inventory or to try to get rare monsters. A version without that seems very appealing to me.
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Nintendo Downloads - April 2015
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Yeah, the game on phones has a number of F2P design choices that I ultimately found frustrating: the stamina meter, feeding monsters to other monsters to evolve them, having to spend currency to expand your monster inventory or to try to get rare monsters. A version without that seems very appealing to me.
brandonh83
Banned
I think it's pretty obvious that despite them finally getting other platforms on the VC that they just really don't care. I've sank a lot of money into the Wii U VC and my only hope at this point is that they step up the VC on the next platform big time and let me transfer my downloads over with no fuss. I'm not holding my breath.
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
PAD demo is way too short. Finished it in a few minutes. 
Like who? :/
TNT Racers is pretty fun, I liked it back when I reviewed it long time ago.
Kung Fu Rabbit is great!
Art of Balance Touch! another good game
Nano Assault Neo - Excellent launch game
It's pretty astonishing that they went with such a similar logo. Kinda seems like asking for trouble in a way. Game looks super cool though.
FWIW, if non-Nintendo developers want to have sales, I don't think Nintendo's going to stop them. I don't think this is any remarkably bad week between N64 VC, Amiibo Tap, and a few indies. I am disappointed in the last of Wiireleases, though.
I'm vehemently opposed to F2P games so those all sound like pretty frustrating factors to deal with. I hope the 3DS port skillfully removes those aspects! Did the demo give you the impression that it does so in a reasonable and fun way?
Unfortunately, the demo's just battles, so there's no way to see how it does that.
Ah, okay. Well, definitely eager to see what the reviews have to say!
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Your harsher than I am, but yeah it's been bad the past two weeks.
I'd also agree we need better sales from indies.
I'm just over the VC as well. Nintendo doesn't care like we all do about the service.
It's basically down to getting 1 MAYBE two good indie games a month, and that's about it.
Robin64
Member
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=69&v=ra3FQc0SCxc From this video, looks like there's still feeding monsters to other monsters for experience, but I think you collect items to evolve.
n64coder
Member
Pokemon Shuffle is F2P and I thought it was a lot of fun. I didn't pay a single cent.
I like Amiibo Tap quite a bit so far. I think that scanning in the figures to get random games/levels is a treat. I can't marginalize Amiibo as being $13 tap and play demo pieces because they're nice figures to have on the shelf and do a few other things (Mario Kart 8, Smash). I'm one of those people with incredibly short attention spans. I like flipping through different games ... and for a Wii U game like this to instantly load up a ROM and a series of save states, it's like heaven. I admittedly have the VC versions of most of the games I've unlocked so far so these three minute snippets of games I'd already play over and over again works for me. Super Metroid boss fights, check ... beginning of any World in Super Mario Bros., check. LttP boss fights, alright. ... maybe it's also the closest thing right now to an SNES Remix >_o ... the thing is Amiibo Tap would be boring with only one or two Amiibo. The larger the pool, the more exciting it gets (and, I guess, chance ... I haven't gotten a game out of the 11 I scanned I don't like).
Robin64
Member
Yeah, it does kinda feel like SNES Remix, as long as you have enough figures. 11 for me personally, which isn't enough to unlock everything, but I did get some nice things.
I do own them all on VC though, heh.
(You can delete the game and redownload if you have just one figure, by the way, you get a different game)
I do own them all on VC though, heh.
(You can delete the game and redownload if you have just one figure, by the way, you get a different game)
Oh, I see. Thanks for the info!
Don't get me wrong, I think F2P is fun for a lot of people. Just not my thing. I don't have the patience for the setup.
Starwolf_UK
Member
I personally have more objection to thou must have an NNID to do so much with the eShop these days than limited uses for a demo. But yes both are silly.
Celebrations might be early as it could be a glitch like Final Fantasy Theathrhythm was (initially it has no use limit, if you redownloaded it downloaded it later it had 30 uses).
As limited uses go I think the worst NISA Europe making Etrian Oddysey IV have 3 uses, a 90% reduction on the US version then trying to blame NOE for it (
that, their screwing over Europe with limited editions using a conversion of $=£ effectively making prices increase by 70% and never putting any of their Atlus games on sale on the eShop make me view them as the FOE in the room
TheMoon
Member
it's billed as a Special Demo in Europe, like those that don't have play limits.
yeah, I think it's the same here
DoktorEvil
Banned
In the OT of Paper Mario, someone posted that the game was on a limited print run.
If that's true, then that make's it a pretty good week for VC.
Robin64
Member
Was it? I saw a load of copies over here in the UK when it came out, and still see it on shelves in game stores used even now. And if the UK has them sitting around like that...
DoktorEvil
Banned
I asked him how he found that out. He was referring to Australia.
I have the game and manual. I didn't think it was a rare game either.
The Lamonster
Member
No DS games on the VC this week?
I couldn't resist and bought the 3D Classic Kirby game. The first Kirby game I bought. Always played them at a friend and liked them but somehow never bought on of them.
Quick question about external storage for the Wii U: Does it format the hard drive or can I just plug it in and use it?
Quick question about external storage for the Wii U: Does it format the hard drive or can I just plug it in and use it?
Kirby's Dream Course has a neat little easter egg as the name panel.
Am I the only one who doesn't get it? This is one of the games my amiibo didn't unlock but I've beaten it a few times.
It requires a format and it will become only useable with the Wii U unless you reformat.
TheMoon
Member
You're getting one or the other, not both. Take Paper Mario and be happy. You know how this works by now
PixalTheCat
Banned
NOA can only handle 1 VC game a week.