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[tebunker]

So did anyone get Batman? I having a hard time finding impressions that aren't based on the 3ds version

 

[Yuripaw]

I too am curious about Batman. I didn't know it was coming out on Wii U, and I've got a bunch of money on my account right now...is that game supposed to be any good?

 

[Jucksalbe]

So did anyone get Batman? I having a hard time finding impressions that aren't based on the 3ds version

That's because it was delayed.

 

[Yuripaw]

That's because it was delayed.

What are you talking about? It's on the eshop now.

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

That's because it was delayed.

What are you talking about? It's on the eshop now.

It was only delayed in Europe.

 

[Jucksalbe]

I guess I confused something then? I was thinking of this:

Guess Aostia was right to be worried : Batman Arkham Origins - Blackgate delayed on Wii U.

Edit: Ah, that makes sense. Sorry, then. Don't really care about the game, I just remembered that post.

 

[lamaroo]

Supposed to come out on the 17th I guess, from the OT anyway.

Edit: Did it actually come out?

 

[L~A]

It did come out... in the US. Europe will have to wait until April 17.

 

[moltonasty]

Also curious about Batman. But honestly, with that price and my backlog, I can wait. Hopefully it'll be on sale in the near future.

 

[Yuripaw]

Also curious about Batman. But honestly, with that price and my backlog, I can wait. Hopefully it'll be on sale in the near future.

Yeah, I'm not liking this trend of $20 being the new $15

 

[Shauni]

Isn't only $20?

 

[GeekyDad]

Yeah, I'm not liking this trend of $20 being the new $15

Isn't it an expanded version of a $40 game?

 

[Yuripaw]

Isn't it an expanded version of a $40 game?

Of a $40 handheld game. Castlevania LoS Mirror of Fate HD was a $40 3DS game, but was $15 when it came out on digital download services for consoles/pc

 

[Shauni]

Isn't it an expanded version of a $40 game?

That was my impression. This is the re-release of the 3DS/Vita title, right? Not like a smaller DL title or something

 

[Boogiepop]

Just hit me, you think we might see WarioWare Twisted get a re-release, considering the GamePad is capable of motion controls?

Unfortunately almost certainly not. If there's one thing that's annoyed me above all else, it's that Nintendo absolutely refuses to put in the extra effort to get any accessory stuff running. Even though the Wiimote seemed perfect for it and IIRC Yoshi's Safari was in the first VC leak waaaaaaaaaaay back when, we never could get light gun games. And then the GBA can't even give us Super Gameboy/GBA enhancements or link cable stuff. And on the related note I don't think I'll ever, ever get a chance to play Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble unless I put in the effort to track down a physical copy.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Mother 3

I reckon they're prepping it.

 

[JoeM86]

Unfortunately almost certainly not. If there's one thing that's annoyed me above all else, it's that Nintendo absolutely refuses to put in the extra effort to get any accessory stuff running. Even though the Wiimote seemed perfect for it and IIRC Yoshi's Safari was in the first VC leak waaaaaaaaaaay back when, we never could get light gun games. And then the GBA can't even give us Super Gameboy/GBA enhancements or link cable stuff. And on the related note I don't think I'll ever, ever get a chance to play Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble unless I put in the effort to track down a physical copy.

You say that, but look at Pokémon Snap...

 

[Boogiepop]

You say that, but look at Pokémon Snap...

I suppose that's something, yeah. I'm guessing it was different because it's just the game outputting something rather than having to actually get something new to interface with the game code? I dunno. But yeah, it's a shame they haven't gone the "extra mile" to get basic features like link cable multiplayer running.

 

[moltonasty]

Mother 3

I reckon they're prepping it.

LOL.....oh wait, you're serious?

 

[tolkir]

Next week on Japan eShop

Wii U | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• D.M.L.C. (Kemco | ¥1,080)
• @SIMPLE DL Series for Wii U Vol.1: Misshitsu kara no Dasshutsu ~Subete no Hajimari 16 no Nazo~ (D3Publisher | ¥1,000)

Wii U | Virtual Console

• Hanjuku Hero (Square Enix | Famicom | ¥514)
• Super Punch-Out!! (Nintendo | Super Famicom | ¥823)

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• Skypeace (Sonic Powered | ¥300)

• Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi o Yobu Kasukabe Eiga Stars! (Bandai Namco Games | ¥5,119) Upcoming 04/10
• Penguin no Mondai+ Bakushou! Roulette Battle!! (Alchemist | ¥5,184) Upcoming 04/10

Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console

• Adventures of Lolo <Adventures of Lolo 2> (HAL Laboratory | Famicom | ¥514)

 

[frankie_baby]

Mother 3

I reckon they're prepping it.

LOL.....oh wait, you're serious?

Considering how well mother 2 sold ( and at a slightly premium price) I wouldn't be surprised to see it at some point

 

[GeekyDad]

Of a $40 handheld game. Castlevania LoS Mirror of Fate HD was a $40 3DS game, but was $15 when it came out on digital download services for consoles/pc

To be fair, I felt the original version of Batman should have been a $20 downloadable to begin with. I think it would have sold better and fared better among critics. Mirror of Fate, though, I think was fairly justified as a retail product.

Either way, I can respect where you're coming from. These are games that obviously didn't do that great on their maiden voyages, and this is their way of getting some extra mileage out of them. Still, $20 doesn't seem that unreasonable in this case, especially since they seem to have spruced it up a bit. But whatever the market care bear, and all that...

 

[zroid]

hmmm

 

[Zonic]

Was it ever confirmed that Super Monkey Ball 3D was hitting the eShop? Because I just noticed a page for it is now up.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Unfortunately almost certainly not. If there's one thing that's annoyed me above all else, it's that Nintendo absolutely refuses to put in the extra effort to get any accessory stuff running.

I'd have agreed with you but there one change now. M2 does the GBA emulation. Then again the options we see in these are a bit on the light side when compared with what M2 usually does.

As for Pokemon Snap. That was I think, NST rather than EAD (who handle the other Nintendo systems).

Was it ever confirmed that Super Monkey Ball 3D was hitting the eShop? Because I just noticed a page for it is now up.

It is coming to Europe today. Can't say the price excites me a lot but its better than what Nintendo does *glares at £40 steel diver*.

 

[L~A]

New Miiverse communities for the 3DS :

Nintendo : erm... what's a Metroid?

 

[llehuty]

I was expecting the W101 and Game&Wario price cut to be applied also on the EU eShop

 

[cws]

New Miiverse communities for the 3DS :



Nintendo : erm... what's a Metroid?

They really took their time with the Mario Tennis Community - finished the game weeks ago :-/

 

[terrisus]

http://news2know.net/nintendo/downloadB1endsu3.php

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week's Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball - Celebrate the start of the baseball season with a collection of baseball-themed mini-games. You can even haggle with hilarious ol' Rusty to lower the real-life price of additional batting, pitching and fielding mini-games in the Nintendo eShop. The custom-priced model of add-on content in Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is part of the fun. How low will he go?

Super Monkey Ball 3D - Play Super Monkey Ball as you never have before. In Super Monkey Ball 3D, join AiAi and his friends as you tilt and roll your way into the world of 3D.

Nintendo eShop on Wii U
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition - Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition amplifies the 2.5-D game with new maps, enemy encounters, difficulty levels, bat suits and enhanced visuals. A companion game to Batman: Arkham Origins, players can continue the storyline of the console version and discover more details of the Dark Knight's past.

Virtual Console on Wii U
Metroid Fusion - April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! Experience classic Metroid game play as Samus explores the secret passages of a massive research station teeming with hostile life forms. Master moves such as clinging to ledges, leaping to high ladders and firing new weapons like Diffusion Missiles. Along the way, collect iconic power-ups like the Morph Ball, Screw Attack and Wave Beam. All these skills will be useful when you encounter the SA-X, an unstoppable "dark" version of Samus who is on the loose and could be just around the corner.

Advance Wars - April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! In the face of invasion, you have been assigned as the tactical adviser to the Orange Star Army. Command 18 different types of ground, air and naval units if you hope to survive the coming wars. Take note of the terrain and weather as you lead your forces in 114 maps of turn-based warfare.

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - April is a month to remember with classic games launching each week! Prepare for an epic journey beyond the borders of the Mushroom Kingdom as Mario and Luigi team up for a hilarious, action-filled adventure. The evil Cackletta and her assistant, Fawful, stole Princess Peach's voice, and Mario and Luigi will need to work together to get it back by visiting colorful worlds, finding hidden items and taking on enemies using a clever RPG battle system.

Nintendo eShop Sale
Buy Dr. Mario, get $5 off Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop for a limited time - Is there a doctor in the house? How about two? If you buy or already own the classic puzzle game Dr. Mario from the Virtual Console service in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console, you can get $5 off the purchase price of its sibling game Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop starting today at 9 a.m. PT until April 10 at 8:59 a.m. PT.

Also new this week:
Evofish (Nintendo eShop on Wii U)
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove (Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS)

 

[oatmeal]

Are they up?

 

[Jethro]

Nintendo has updated their Wii U VC overview Page. The N64 is no longer mentioned.

Virtual Console on Wii U is the perfect way to rediscover your favourite titles from yesteryear, or pick up a game you might have missed the first time around! Jump into classic adventures starring Mario, Donkey Kong and more, available to download from Nintendo eShop.

See all Wii U Virtual Console games

 

[sörine]

That Dr. Mario/Luigi deal just screws early adopters like me.

 

[oatmeal]

N64 VC must be doing something different, I can't understand the hold up...

Whatever they decide, they better decide quick.

 

[zroid]

Nintendo has updated their Wii U VC overview Page. The N64 is no longer mentioned.

(&#9583;°&#9633;°)&#9583;&#65077; &#9531;&#9473;&#9531;

 

[Jucksalbe]

Nintendo eShop Sale
Buy Dr. Mario, get $5 off Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop for a limited time - Is there a doctor in the house? How about two? If you buy or already own the classic puzzle game Dr. Mario from the Virtual Console service in the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console, you can get $5 off the purchase price of its sibling game Dr. Luigi in the Nintendo eShop starting today at 9 a.m. PT until April 10 at 8:59 a.m. PT.

That's a strange way of doing the promotion, but at least it's something, I guess. If you don't own any of the games, it's still the same as the European promotion.

 

[jimi_dini]

N64 VC must be doing something different, I can't understand the hold up...

N64 in 1080p?

 

[Zonic]

Oh hey, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is out already? Thought it was gonna be out closer to the end of the month. Might as well see how cheap you can haggle.

Edit: There we go, resetting the system got the eShop to load. 615 blocks for the game/77 MB.

 

[oatmeal]

N64 in 1080p?

Hnnngh

All three GBA games acquired. *fist pump*

 

[Slermy]

I suppose that's something, yeah. I'm guessing it was different because it's just the game outputting something rather than having to actually get something new to interface with the game code? I dunno. But yeah, it's a shame they haven't gone the "extra mile" to get basic features like link cable multiplayer running.

I was going to point out that the Mega Drive's Puyo Puyo had online multiplayer added to it for the Virtual Console release, but then I remembered that'd be Sega's doing.

Still, it shows it's possible (along with the Pokémon Snap example) to muck around with Virtual Console games.

 

[Jethro]

(&#9583;°&#9633;°)&#9583;&#65077; &#9531;&#9473;&#9531;

Better that way than mentioning the console for over a year and nothing happens.

 

[tolkir]

Week finished

Wii U | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate - Deluxe Edition (WB Games | $19.99)
• Evofish (Moving Player | $4.99)

Wii U | Virtual Console

• Advance Wars (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | $7.99)
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | $7.99)
• Metroid Fusion (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | $7.99)

Wii U | Sales

• Blok Drop U (Rcmadiax | $0.99 until 04/09, then $1.99)
• Dr. Luigi (Nintendo | $9.99, if you buy or own Dr. Mario, until 04/10, then $14.99)
• Game & Wario (Nintendo | $29.99 Permanent, was $39.99)
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razer's Edge (Nintendo | $29.99 Permanent, was $59.99)
• Sing Party (Nintendo | $19.99 Permanent, was $49.99)
• The Wonderful 101 (Nintendo | $29.99 Permanent, was $59.99)
• Edge (Two Tribes | $1.99 Permanent, was $3.99)
• Rush (Two Tribes | $1.99 Permanent, was $3.99)
• Toki Tori (Two Tribes | $1.99 Permanent, was $3.99)

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• Rusty's Real Deal Baseball (Nintendo | Free-to-Play)
• Mystery Case Files Dire Grove (Tulip Games | $5.99)
• Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst (Tulip Games | $5.99)

• Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega | $19.99)

• Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games | $0.99 until 04/23, then $2.99)
• My Style Studio: Hair Salon (Cypronia | $3.99 until 05/08, then $4.99)
• Bubble Pop World (Cypronia | $3.99 until 05/08, then $4.99)
• Edge (Two Tribes | $1.99 Permanent, was $3.99)

Wii U | Virtual Console

• Advance Wars (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | &#8364;6.99 | £6.29)
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | &#8364;6.99 | £6.29)
• Metroid Fusion (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | &#8364;6.99 | £6.29)

Wii U | Sales

• Edge (Two Tribes | &#8364;1.99 | £1.79 Permanent, was &#8364;3.99 | £3.59)
• Rush (Two Tribes | &#8364;1.99 | £1.79 Permanent, was &#8364;3.99 | £3.59)
• Toki Tori (Two Tribes | &#8364;1.99 | £1.79 Permanent, was &#8364;3.99 | £3.59)

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• Bubble Pop World (Cypronia | &#8364;4.99 | £4.49)

• Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega | &#8364;19.99 | £14.99)

Nintendo 3DS | Sales

• Edge (Two Tribes | &#8364;1.99 | £1.79 Permanent, was &#8364;3.99 | £3.59)
• Monster Shooter (Gamelion | &#8364;4.00 | £3.20 Permanent, was &#8364;6.99 | £6.29)

Wii U | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• Alphadia Genesis (Kemco | ¥1,944)

Wii U | Virtual Console

• Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2 (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)
• F-Zero for Game Boy Advance <F-Zero: Maximum Velocity> (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)
• Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyuu <Kirby & The Amazing Mirror> (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)
• Made in Wario <Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Microgame$!> (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)
• Ougon no Taiyou: Hirakareshi Fuuin <Golden Sun> (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)
• Super Mario Advance 2 <Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2> (Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | ¥702)

Wii U | Sales

• Purchasing two GBA games, 2nd costs ¥490 until 04/06

Nintendo 3DS | eShop Original Software, Downloadable Content and Demos

• @Simple DL Series Vol. 25: The Solitaire ~Klondike·Spider~ (D3Publisher | ¥300)
• Initial D Perfect Shift Online (Sega | Free-to-Play)
• Sensha 3D (Arc System Works | ¥700)

• DoraKazu: Nobita no Suuji Daibouken (Shogakukan | ¥4,937)

Nintendo 3DS | Virtual Console

• Super Donkey Kong GB <Donkey Kong Land> (Nintendo | ¥411)

Nintendo DSi | DsiWare

• Amenra no Crystal Dokutsu <Crystal Caverns of Amon-Ra> (Teyon | 500 Nintendo Points)

 

[Penguin]

Seems starting the virtual hype for NES Remix 2 as they now have "As Seen in NES Remix 2" stickers on games like Metroid and Super Mario Bros 2

 

[Platy]

Will wait on a FAQ to see how to get the smaller prices before trying the baseball one xD

 

[pariah164]

I'm so salty that 3DS owners can't get in on that GBA goodness. Y u do dis, Nintendo.

 

[Tizoc]

How long is jett roket 2 gonna b on sale on eu eshop?

 

[Taco_Human]

Rusty's Real Deal is out. It lets you demo 6 really short minigames and then you gotta buy something. Guess I was too hopeful of letting you get maybe one or two actual games on it for free.You can haggle, but still.

 

[Agent Unknown]

Wow, M2 is doing GBA emulation, nice. Anyone know if there's a reliable list of other VC games they've worked on? I might bite on Advance Wars, only because I never owned a copy. Borrowed and played it heavily back in the day though. Also very cool the GBA games come with scans of the actual paper manuals:

https://mobile.twitter.com/scully1888/status/450737910644355072/photo/1?screen_name=scully1888

 

[tsab]

Wow, M2 is doing GBA emulation, nice. Anyone know if there's a reliable list of other VC games they've worked on? I might bite on Advance Wars, only because I never owned a copy. Borrowed and played it heavily back in the day though. Also very cool the GBA games come with scans of the actual paper manuals:

https://mobile.twitter.com/scully1888/status/450737910644355072/photo/1?screen_name=scully1888

Neogeo station, game gear vc 3ds, sega 3d classics,some sega ages 2500

All the cool stuff, they know their shit

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Wow, M2 is doing GBA emulation, nice. Anyone know if there's a reliable list of other VC games they've worked on?

Take it from the horses mouth, in English (1, 2) but to keep it simple. Some Wii VC arcade, all Wii VC Mega Drive and Master System, 3DS VC Game Gear and SEGA 3D Classics series.

The GBA games appeared in their news section.
Edit: Beaten but I looked up URLs, I regret nothing.

 

[Agent Unknown]

^^^^

Cool, thanks to tsab and Starwolf_UK
for the M2 info. I wish Nintendo would hire them to do everything on VC, then we'd have manual scans and extra options for all games and surely N64 by now.