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Nintendo Downloads - July 2014
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I've been vaguely considering upgrading from 16 GB since I'm getting close to full, and I was thinking of just going 64 since I'd probably be set with that for the life of the system. How cheap are we talking?
Wait wait wait wait wait. What? That's the most awesome sale ever of all time. What was the pricing? By the time I'm done with the 3DS, I'm going to have the most awesomely concentrated Me-Approved games all physically. An amazing library for a system I don't actually own. Ideally, this library consists of...
Zelda : ALBW, Mega Ten 4, Persona Q, Bravely Default, Final Fantasy : Curtain Call, Fire Emblem Awakening, and another 4 or more extremely high quality
Japanese
a couple of months ago
also I don't know if I like it yet
terrisus
Member
Oops, sorry, with Shin Megami Tensei 4.
$30 voucher with purchase of both
So I suppose not technically a "discount," but instead a "rebate."
Ah well.
That's pretty great. You could buy Bravely Default with that money for the ultimate 3DS JRPG Combo. Speaking of 3DS funds...
I bought Bravely Default with Target Credit from trading in Killzone and Soul Sacrifice. And those games I traded in, I got for free for some reason or another. Then, I bought Zelda and Kirby (Soon to be Fire Emblem?) and using some deals and something or others, basically got them for -$20. So I have 4 great 3DS games... for -$20. I'm doing something right. Even though, if I trade Kirby for FE:A, it'll be $0. Which somehow sounds more impressive...
Simply that for the spectrum of quality that an NES game could be, Bible Adventures was really not at the low end, and probably is Wisdom Tree's best game that they ever was able to release. The spritework, scrolling, physics, and the gameplay design were not too shabby among licensed* games.You should go ly dow,
Also, what's "for an NES game" supposed to mean?
I really hoped that that promo was going to lead into more news about SMT x FE, but they still haven't said a word about it.
In a world where the Chocobo Theme is butchered and beaten into a husk of it's former self, the Overworld music for ALBW is... music to my ears. It adds just enough new variances but not so much it becomes distracting. And more importantly,
doesn't devolve into just... this disgusting grand orchestral piece of whooshing and crescendos...
more of a general rant thing than anything I thought Zelda would ever do
terrisus
Member
BinaryPork2737
Unconfirmed Member
I guess I better put my chocobucks on that chocobo. I hope he's from hell.
Like this song.
Freezie KO
Banned
I'm really enjoying Mr. Driller 2. This series is one of my favorites from the action/puzzle genre. Glad they put this up on the VC.
NSMBU if you like platformers
Pikmin 3 if you like strategy type games.
Two different games, both HIGHLY enjoyable, just a matter of what your feeling like getting into. NSMBU is really really easy though, so that may turn you off. Pikmin isn't that hard but it trumps NSMBU on difficulty.
Leaning towards Pikmin 3 but I'm not really sure. Is there any chance Nintendo will release NSMBU + Luigi other than in bundles?
Neither. Pre-Order Splatoon.
I'd go PIkmin 3 if you put a gun to my head.
terrisus
Member
NSMBU
And I say that as someone who loves the Pikmin games (the original Pikmin was my most anticipated game around the GCN's launch).
But, NSMBU is amazing.
???
How long will Cool As J roam around the A Link Between Worlds Overworld aimlessly before he finds the next dungeon? Will he ever warm up to Kirby? Why do people hate Bravely Defaults 2nd half (Don't tell me. I still don't know why. I'd rather find out for myself)? Does Mega Ten 4 ever stop being such a grind? All this and more next time on,
Starwolf_UK
Member
Personally I can think of one thing worse. Releasing the FIGS versions of the Lost Age. I would imagine the passwords from the English version up on the eShop are incompatible (why they forgot the FIGS translation I don't know, the Spanish/Italian Pokemon Trading card game is a similar dropping of the ball).
I must have missed the part where Urban Champion was in NES remix. That would be the worst unlock ever.from Nintendo UK's twitter feed
edit: forgot to add: there's four weeks of this, games for the first week are in the pic below.
DrDrizzay101
Member
Has anyone bought a generic Wii Classic Controller, like this one? Is it actually functional? I want to use coins for Paper Mario but couldn't play it otherwise and kinda defeats the purpose of a free game to drop $30-50 on a controller. Really annoying that you can't use the Pro Controller for Wii VC games...
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Controller-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B004JKZUJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405930232&sr=8-1&keywords=wii+classic+controller
http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Controller-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B004JKZUJI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405930232&sr=8-1&keywords=wii+classic+controller
This week, in Europe
Wii U
Master Reboot €11.99/£9.99
Wooden Sen'Sey €9.99/£8.00
Super Toy Cars €7.99/£6.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 €4.99/£3.49
Mega Man 6 €4.99/£3.49
Mega Man Battle Network €6.99/£6.29
3DS
Siesta Fiesta €4.49/£3.99
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Special Offers
Wii U Virtual Console
Clu Clu Land (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Dr Mario (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Excitebike (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Super Mario Bros (Nintendo, NES VC) - €3.49/£2.44
Ice Hockey (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo, NES VC) - €3.49/£2.44
Urban Champion (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Discounted if you own NES Remix or NES Remix 2 from July 24th 2014 to July 31st 2014
Price Reductions
3DS
Pokemon Link: Battle (Nintendo) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends July 31)
Aqua Moto Racing 3D (Zordix) - €3.99/£3.39 (Ends July 31)
Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix) - €3.99/£3.39 (Ends July 31)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version (Zordix) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends July 31)
Wii U
Master Reboot €11.99/£9.99
Wooden Sen'Sey €9.99/£8.00
Super Toy Cars €7.99/£6.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man 5 €4.99/£3.49
Mega Man 6 €4.99/£3.49
Mega Man Battle Network €6.99/£6.29
3DS
Siesta Fiesta €4.49/£3.99
======================
Special Offers
Wii U Virtual Console
Clu Clu Land (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Dr Mario (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Excitebike (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Super Mario Bros (Nintendo, NES VC) - €3.49/£2.44
Ice Hockey (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo, NES VC) - €3.49/£2.44
Urban Champion (Nintendo, NES VC) - €2.49/£1.74
Discounted if you own NES Remix or NES Remix 2 from July 24th 2014 to July 31st 2014
Price Reductions
3DS
Pokemon Link: Battle (Nintendo) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends July 31)
Aqua Moto Racing 3D (Zordix) - €3.99/£3.39 (Ends July 31)
Snow Moto Racing 3D (Zordix) - €3.99/£3.39 (Ends July 31)
Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version (Zordix) - €4.99/£4.49 (Ends July 31)
Very nice, I'll get all of them. They should probably point out that Battle Network is not on 3DS, that image is a bit misleading.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
Well these are the same people that took forever to bring us Super Mario Bros 3 and still haven't given us Super Mario Kart. So they'll probably get here when Fatal Frame does. :/
I'm just hoping they'll give us the NES VC discounts that Europe is getting this week. But they've taught me not to expect much.
Glass Rebel
Member
Nice week for Europe. Probably going to get Battle Network on Wii U and Pokémon Link on 3DS.
Starwolf_UK
Member
This reminds me, did Battle Network even get FIGS translated, if it is the US version...
30% off the bigger NES vs. 50% off the rest. Almost suggests the prices of the games should have been tiered to start off with.
Pokemon Link is definitely bought though. As Iwata feared I will wait for sales but at the same time will buy when it is on sale rather than buy when I have time to play.
Oh I see. Ignore those Amazon prices for the official classic controllers, they are completely shot up in price (probably that whole Amazon don't stock Nintendo thing). Gamestop has classic controller pros for $20. I'm sure other retailers might have as well.
As for that generic one. It is a counterfeit. It is a cheap for a reason. Expect stiff analogues, cheap plastic, shoddy circuitry and various quality control failings (that is there being no QC, got to make it cheap, right?). Seriously don't buy those pieces of crap.
makes me wonder why Super Metroid needs to be 50Hz forced subtitles crap if they're just going to decide to drop existing non-English versions in games with much more text.
30% off the bigger NES vs. 50% off the rest. Almost suggests the prices of the games should have been tiered to start off with.
Pokemon Link is definitely bought though. As Iwata feared I will wait for sales but at the same time will buy when it is on sale rather than buy when I have time to play.
Why would a classic controller cost $30-$50? Unless you are adding in the cost of a Wii remote, which the generic one also needs.
Oh I see. Ignore those Amazon prices for the official classic controllers, they are completely shot up in price (probably that whole Amazon don't stock Nintendo thing). Gamestop has classic controller pros for $20. I'm sure other retailers might have as well.
As for that generic one. It is a counterfeit. It is a cheap for a reason. Expect stiff analogues, cheap plastic, shoddy circuitry and various quality control failings (that is there being no QC, got to make it cheap, right?). Seriously don't buy those pieces of crap.
mullet2000
Member
Is the first Battle Network game worth going back to for someone who's played 3 and 4?
It's not too bare-bones or anything?
It's not too bare-bones or anything?
I think it holds up well myself. It's a little different but it's still a pretty full-featured game. The biggest flaw is that all the Internet areas (only the home internet, not the "dungeons") all have the same theme, and the layout is a mess, so it's very confusing without a map.
And I believe they would choose the US version even if it had a translation because Ubisoft published it here, and their logo pops up when you start it so I'd guess they don't want to bother.
Yeah, why put the 3DS logo, actually? I mean, they're already available on the 3DS eShop, no need to put it again... Wonder when Europe will get the Mega May games, by the way.
Overall, pretty good week. Definitely picking up Siesta Fiesta, looks pretty fun and perfect for short gameplay sessions.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
Member
Hey Joe I think you made a mistake in your listing, you've only put one 3DS game for this week.....
Oh.
Oh.
I'm curious about this too, but it seems to have below average reviews.
frankie_baby
Member
Does it? That's a shame it looks pretty amazing
Pick it up to try it, but BN1 is pretty poorly designed compared to the rest of the series. The fix most of the issues (confusing maps, battle system) with BN2 onward. Growing pains with a new series.
Really need a collection of the series on DS/3DS with link capability, but alas, Capcom...
Yeah, but the reviews didn't give me the impression it is utterly trash or something. Rather that it has a great concept behind it but the execution is not polished enough. Which might not bother me. I wonder if they changed anything in the Wii U version.
Werewolf Jones
Member
MegaMan Battle Network is out and that's cool I guess but when is X3 out?
I'll be buying the Battle Network games in bulk but still.
I'll be buying the Battle Network games in bulk but still.
Team Top Hat
Banned
Wow what an amazing week for Europe.
NOE does what NOAin't.
NOE does what NOAin't.
What's coming this week in NA?