AbsoluteZero
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Hobbun said:I guess the Wii VC is dead.
Fuck, there are still games I want to see.
They'll continue onto the Wii U, I'm sure.
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Nintendo Downloads - October 2011
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They'll continue onto the Wii U, I'm sure.
nincompoop
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That's kind of lame that they gimped the Wiimote + Nunchuk controls, since I don't have a balance board.GameE said:
nincompoop
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Who in their right fucking mind would buy a retail version of Oregon Trail. Might as well try charging people $40 to play Number Munchers while they're at it.
GhostWriter24
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You'd be surprised.nincompoop said:
Javier said:
We knew about that ages ago... although, in the defense of someone, the DSiWare/iPhone version is a licensed title by GameLoft, while this one is licensed by a different company. I'm assuming that as GameLoft doesn't own the rights to the Oregon Trail IP, it doesn't have a license to the title on the 3DS, and thus are probably legally prevented from allowing the DSiWare version up on that platform.
Granted, a retail release still seems inane...
Electivirus
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Tyrant_Onion said:
DDDysentery!
Dash Kappei
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Cave Story is on the appstore?Javier said:
Nuclear Muffin
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Dash Kappei said:
It's on the Mac app store, not the iOS one.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Right, not iOS thenNuclear Muffin said:
Btw, Cave Story DSiWare PAL's date is this November or in February 2012? Can't remember which but I'm positive we had an official date finally, right?
Dash Kappei said:Right, not iOS then
Btw, Cave Story DSiWare PAL's date is this November or in February 2012? Can't remember which but I'm positive we had an official date finally, right?
We were given a "Q4 2012" release window on the last NOE release schedule, but NOE has listed it under earlier release windows before, so until it's actually dated you shouldn't hold your breath.
The PAL WiiWare version received a bunch of improvements/bugfixes so I can understand the delay there (plus they dropped the price, which was nice) but I have no idea why the DSiWare version is taking so long to release over here.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Has any gaming journalist specifically asked Reggie or someone at Nintendo why games like Yoshi's Island and Pilot Wings 64 have yet to be released?
It baffles me.
It baffles me.
nincompoop
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His response would be something like "The Virtual Console has hundreds of other classic titles available for you to choose from. Yoshi's Island will soon be available on the 3DS via our ambassador program. Pilotwings Resort on the 3DS provides the classic Pilotwings experience that fans of the series have come to love, but in glasses-less stereoscopic 3D. Keep an eye out for more great titles headed to your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DSi, and Nintendo 3DS systems!"ElectricBlanketFire said:
AbsoluteZero
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ElectricBlanketFire said:
Need to have something left for the Wii U launch.
lunchwithyuzo
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SmokyDave said:
GeekyDad said:
These aren't 3DS games, they're DSiWare and thus shackled to Nintendo's old store standards. Yes, you can buy them on the eShop, but it's not the same thing. The examples I listed are so far all we've got.
Nuclear Muffin
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AbsoluteZero said:
Yeah, I think it's safe to say that we aren't going to be getting any more Wii VC games. They're going to save them all for the Wii U (where they'll add GCN, Dreamcast and Saturn games and still manage to only drip out 1 game a week)
Cosmonaut X
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Futureman said:
Yes, but they have been ported to work on the new systems rather than emulated - which is why they are so few and far between compared to the relative plenty of the Wii (and soon 3DS hopefully) VC catalogues.
I could see WiiU getting the same handful of DC/Saturn ports that the PS3 and 360 have, but I wouldn't expect any kind of large catalogue.
Oni Link 666
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People still have problems emulating Saturn because the hardware was all fucked up. Saturn games on other systems, like Panzer Dragoon in Orta, are always ported and not emulated.
Ah, didn't know that.
So... Gamecube games will actually be emulated, not ported, when they show up on Wii U VC? Or I guess GC games even being on VC next gen isn't even confirmed.
Seems like you'd need something more powerful than a Wii U to accurately emulate GC games.
or is the assumption that the GC VC games will use some kind of backwards compatible chip in the Wii U?
So... Gamecube games will actually be emulated, not ported, when they show up on Wii U VC? Or I guess GC games even being on VC next gen isn't even confirmed.
Seems like you'd need something more powerful than a Wii U to accurately emulate GC games.
or is the assumption that the GC VC games will use some kind of backwards compatible chip in the Wii U?
GameCube games haven't been announced for the Wii U (in fact, nothing Virtual Console related has been announced for Wii U, as far as I know, but we're all assuming the existing Virtual Console will make it over), but one would assume that the fact that the Wii U can play Wii games means that it can easily play GameCube games. (It will just lack the hardware to run them from actual GameCube discs and work with GameCube controllers and memory cards.)
lunchwithyuzo
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Gametap had emulated Saturn and Dreamcast games on it's service, and Sega licensed out a Saturn emulator to Atlus for Devil Summoner and Princess Crown on PSP. I don't think the prospect of getting Saturn/DC games on Wii U Virtual Console is as far as some think.
If it happens though, releases will probably be few and far between. Like N64 on Wii VC.
If it happens though, releases will probably be few and far between. Like N64 on Wii VC.
AbsoluteZero
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lunchwithyuzo said:
It'd be nice for the standout titles at least. I'd love to replay the original Nights and the Panzer Dragoon series.
lunchwithyuzo
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That's pretty much all I'd expect, the tentpole or celebrated titles. Stuff like Panzer, Nights, JSR, Sonic, Clockwork Knight, SC5, Dragon Force, Guardian Heroes, Chu Chu Rocket, Sega Rally, VF, PSO, Rez, etc. Like what you found reissued in Sega Ages or remade on XBLA, and maybe not any 3rd party games either.AbsoluteZero said:
GeekyDad
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lunchwithyuzo said:
That's really the basis for your argument...really?
Even were I to stipulate the distinction, what has Nintendo done thus far to suggest their pricing strategy is or will be any different for eShop-exclusive content?
Bottom line, you can dice the shit up any way you like. Nintendo seems to be (currently, at least) still pushing their agenda of maintaining a certain value on downloadable content so far as it concerns their online marketplace(s). This is irrespective of the extreme polarity in pricing on other platforms for the same exact content -- in some instances, content that has been abbreviated on Nintendo platforms -- again, Cut the Rope as a case in point.
lunchwithyuzo
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We've been told that shop rules have changed, I don't see the issue? Was 360's online store gauged by what little was sold on Xbox 1?GeekyDad said:
And I agreed there was a premium being forced here, it just wasn't the ridiculous figures the previous poster had suggested and it's even comparably down from what we saw on DSiWare. You're overreacting.
VideoMan
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Jett Rocket sequel coming to the 3DS eShop according to Nintendo-Online.de (German site).
http://3ds.nintendo-online.de/news/9159/jett-rocket-erobert-den-eshop/
Jett Rocket should look really good in 3D. Plus the bigger size limits for eShop games should help as well.
http://3ds.nintendo-online.de/news/9159/jett-rocket-erobert-den-eshop/
Jett Rocket should look really good in 3D. Plus the bigger size limits for eShop games should help as well.
nincompoop
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Good news, the first one was a fun game for $10. I'm sad it's not coming to Wiiware though, my eyes nearly melted at the visual splendor of playing the first game in Dolphin at 1080p.VideoMan said:
F U. Nanostray 2, FAST and Art of Balance were all top notch.@MUWANdo said:
nincompoop
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You thought FAST was shallow? Granted the track design may not have been insane as something like F-Zero, but the polarity switching mechanic added a ton of depth to the gameplay by forcing you to plan ahead and manage your boost pickups (not to mention drive accurately enough to pick them up.) It was the very antithesis of shallow. Nanostray 1 was mediocre but the sequel was a huge improvement.OnPoint said:
nincompoop said:
My biggest problem with FAST was that, despite the "complexity" added by the color shifting, you had to race nearly-100% perfect to get in first place. There is almost no give to the AI at all, and one mistake usually has you locked into fourth or worse.
As for the depth, the color shifting in FAST wasn't some optional mechanic you had to learn the nuances of and could use to gain an advantage -- it was the only way to successfully get past some parts. There were no real tricks to it, though this dude's shortcuts are SUPER sweet.
I liked Nanostray 1 a lot, and it was admittedly pretty vanilla. I just couldn't force myself to play the sequel, despite having tried multiple times.