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Nintendo eShop Anniversary Sale starting June 9 in Europe
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lovely ladies
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NOA sale starts on the 14th. Details are on the bottom of http://e3.nintendo.com/.
I have the same doubt... I've a lot of games to play, but I can really use some futurist high speed races... at the end, the game is good ?
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
DS digital library transferred to 3DS
Wii digital library transferred to Wii U
So every single time you would've needed to transfer software to the next generation hardware, Nintendo have let you
What makes you think they would suddenly stop now? Especially with their plans for My Nintendo and having a singular digital ecosystem in the future...?
As it stands Nintendo are actually the only company who have let you transfer all software since their digital stores began and are also to only company to fully implement backwards compatibility.
It's something that clearly matters to them.
There's absolutely no way our games don't transfer to NX.
Ugh, we gotta wait till the 14th? At least tell us what's gonna be on sale.
Glass Rebel
Member
I think I have everything I want aside from the Pokémon TCG but it's a decent sale otherwise.
I respect their backwards compatibility from Wii -> Wii U but they charge an upgrade fee for a U native version of the VC titles you already own for the Wii. I'm not about that and I try not to make purchases based on assumptions of future support.
Metal Khaos
Member
It really is, especially compared to the Wii U sale. I ams dissapoints.
No game is worth playing in 50hz has become my conclusion.
-shadow-
Member
Yes and no. The game even in 50Hz is still great. However the WiiU can't output 50Hz so the image stutters a lot and the audio in the Crashed Ship is all kinds of fucked up. Probably one of the only times I recommend just downloading the game and play it on your PC. No use in this until they fix it.
Quoting myself because I hope someone answers
Yes it is. Real quick first person combats, a very fun catching/fusing demon system and a good story. The only problem is that the game can be very difficult at the beginning so maybe some grinding is required (but the quick combats help with this).
For 10 is totally recommendable
Is the audio bad in general? Or is it just that one area where its messed up?
I played Kirby's Adventure on Wii U but other than the dimmed colours it seemed to play ok
Are Mario 3 and World also rubbish on Wii U?
What about Earthbound?
I bought it on PAL Wii U (although it was the 30c super sale years back) and although I have beaten the game many many times on SNES, I still beat it on Wii U and didn't notice anything that would ruin the game. I mostly played it on the game pad, so maybe if you play on TV, it might not be as good experience (though there shouldn't be any other difference than the screen size).
All of those are the US versions as far as I know, so they're 60Hz.
Edit: Actually, Kirby's Adventure is "optimised" 50Hz, my bad.
Decided £2.69 was worth the risk for Metroid
Also picked up Fast Racing Neo, Super Mario 3 (for £1.69 I'll happily play it again) and also The Minish Cap, which is also half price despite not being listed in the OP
I think I'll skip Earthbound and skip getting another copy of Super Mario World, as the games I got today have pushed my backlog to 21 games
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
23rd June, so 2 weeks
Yes, I have games downloading as I type
Thanks.
Thanks!
In Service
Member
I'm looking at the UK web store and can't see the reduced prices.
How am I failing?
[Edit: Doh! RTFM:
It is possible to purchase download versions of games from Nintendo eShop on the official Nintendo website. To be able to purchase download games from Nintendo eShop on the official website, you'll need to have a Nintendo Account which is linked to a Nintendo Network ID, and you'll need to have visited Nintendo eShop on the device you wish to download on at least once. To find out more, visit our Support section.]
I got the Oracle games for 5.98, I've been wanting to play them again. I will get Fast Racing Neo later; maybe Dillon too, I'm not sure yet. I'm tempted by Earthbound but I'd rather get it on my 3DS.
GBC games look pretty good when using the original resolution, but I don't think I would do it on a regular-sized 3DS. That is one seriously tiny screen.
I recommend Colors! 3D for anyone remotely into drawing. The 3D painting thing is very much a gimmick (that can still look very good in the right hands, the gallery is proof of that) but even without that it's a great app.
GBC games look pretty good when using the original resolution, but I don't think I would do it on a regular-sized 3DS. That is one seriously tiny screen.
I recommend Colors! 3D for anyone remotely into drawing. The 3D painting thing is very much a gimmick (that can still look very good in the right hands, the gallery is proof of that) but even without that it's a great app.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Selection of games aren't that great and the prices are still meh. Nintendo lacking as always
Stronginthearm
Member
Oracle of Ages/Seasons any good? I'd like to try them.
Council Pop
Member
I played them on release, but they were absolutely fantastic from what I remember. The best handheld Zelda games.
Okay so I've got a list of games I want to get, but I'm worried they might not emulate well. What's everyone's opinions on this list?
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Metroid Fusion
Super Metroid
Mario Galaxy 2
Also planning to get Fast Racing Neo, and this is the only one I'm not worrying about.
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Metroid Fusion
Super Metroid
Mario Galaxy 2
Also planning to get Fast Racing Neo, and this is the only one I'm not worrying about.
They were really good on GBC, but I don't know how good the emulation is.
These games are not emulated. They are digital Wii copies of the game running on a Wii natively (since the Wii U has a Wii chip inside it for backwards compatibility). A much stronger machine would be required to emulate Wii games at a good speed and at a good accuracy.
So basically Prime Trilogy will work fine for the same reason I can play Skyward Sword on Wii U. Nice.
Link_enfant
Member
Game Boy and Game Boy Color games' emulation is pretty much perfect I'd say.
There's nothing wrong at all with it, maybe the only thing that could make it better is buttons mapping (unlike NES games which have X mapped to B, GB/GBC is A = A and B = B and you can't change anything about it) but I'm also quite picky in general.
They play well. I only have three minor annoyances: the GBA-exclusive shops are not included (you can get the unique rings they sold by fiddling with passwords though), there's no button-mapping (so you'll be using A and B, even though B and Y would be more comfortable), and the default upscaling makes GB games really blurry. You can play them at the original GB resolution by holding Start or Select on startup, but then you're using about a quarter of your screen real estate. Still, looks much better that way.
EDIT: beaten about button-mapping.
AppleSeason
Member
Done with shopping:
- Shin megami Tensei IV
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Super Mario Bros 3
The sale is helping me a lot with seeing how the Virtual Console handles each platform. I find the lack aspect ratios outside of snes rather disappointing, or not being able to use the Gameboy Color combinations for the monochrome games. At least the games run ok, but... It could be better. The button maps, although they are in the same position as nes and gb, are a major pain when you are used to Y+B instead of B+A
- Shin megami Tensei IV
- Kirby's Dream Land
- Super Mario Bros 3
The sale is helping me a lot with seeing how the Virtual Console handles each platform. I find the lack aspect ratios outside of snes rather disappointing, or not being able to use the Gameboy Color combinations for the monochrome games. At least the games run ok, but... It could be better. The button maps, although they are in the same position as nes and gb, are a major pain when you are used to Y+B instead of B+A
I resisted buying Prime Trilogy so far but I'm so buying it soon now!
Even the Wii VC seemed better, I don't the 50hz version seems off.
I'll add that I only played Super Metroid in 50Hz so I'm not saying that 50Hz is the issue, I'm saying that the WiiU version is.
I think it's probably the worst experience I've had with an official copy of the game.
Even the Wii VC seemed better, I don't the 50hz version seems off.
I'll add that I only played Super Metroid in 50Hz so I'm not saying that 50Hz is the issue, I'm saying that the WiiU version is.
Might skip the 2d metroids then. I already bought Neo, Galaxy and Prime, so I've got a bunch of new games to get into
Thanks
Hmm, that doesn't sound good
Oh well, I'll give it a try later on and see what it's like
What was so bad about the Wii U version in particular?
Vinegar Joe
Member
Picked up Mario 3 and Oracle of Ages/Seasons on 3DS.
Now I just need LTTP to go on sale again and I'll have every Zelda game up to Majora's Mask on the system.
Now I just need LTTP to go on sale again and I'll have every Zelda game up to Majora's Mask on the system.
I can't really explain it well.
I would personally stick to Wii for Super Metroid.
It's just a weird thing they did where 1 frame is doubled every n number of frame that gives the game a weird feel.
I'm not even sure if you can see what I mean without playing.
If you're lucky and have amiibos you can check the demo in the amiibo app.
Wii version is pretty much like hook a snes and playing the game like it was released.
It's like it's 1994 again (and since it's Wii it works with pad offscreen tv but no classic controller pro or gamepad only).
CrazyHorse
Junior Member
Will they be adding other games before the sale ends?
For EU, theres nothing about it in this week's PR, and the sale is still ongoing, so I kinda doubt it. I don't expect an E3 sale to overlap with this one, either.
Regginator
Member
I heard you get an extra 10% off if you buy from their website/MyNintendo, is that true?