Nintendo Downloads - November 2012

I just tried out the Mickey demo. I thought it was pretty fun, but I'm afraid the game might be too easy, and that intro was way too long.
 
They've said there's a Wii Channel for Wii stuff. They haven't said anything about there being a Wii Shop Channel.
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You can see a Wii Shop channel on the Wii mode menu, and translated from the Japanese WiiU website:

You must download all WiiWare/VC through the Wii Shop Channel, not to be confused with the Wii U's eShop. It's unclear whether or not you'll have to re-download all of your old downloadable games through the shop or if they'll come over in the Wii To Wii U transferring.
 
The information about the Wii->WiiU system transfer quite clearly states that the Wii Points will transfer over to the Wii (Menu) Shopping channel and will not be able to be used on the WiiU one. (if points after transfer would exceed 10k points it will not transfer them)
So 100% certain.


http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/hardware/features/wiisoft/index.html said:
Wiiポイントは『Wiiメニュー』の『Wiiショッピングチャンネル』に加算されます。加算後の合計金額が10,000Wiiポイントを超える場合は引っ越しできません。

Wii points will transfer to the Wii Menu's Shopping channel. Will not transfer if ends up >10k
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/qa/software/index.html said:
WiiショッピングチャンネルのWiiポイントや、ニンテンドー3DSの『ニンテンドーeショップ』にある残高で購入できるのですか?
購入できません。WiiポイントはWiiショッピングチャンネルのみで、ニンテンドー3DSの残高はニンテンドー3DSの『ニンテンドーeショップ』のみで使用できます。

Can i use my Wii Shopping channel / 3DS eShop balance?
No. Points can only be used in their respective shops
 
They've said there's a Wii Channel for Wii stuff. They haven't said anything about there being a Wii Shop Channel.

Thw Wii Channel dumps you to the Wii's system menu, as shown in the pictures above. When you're in Wii Mode everything works exactly as it does on Wii. Aside from a new channel that lets you boot back to the Wii U menu it's completely segregated.
 
I think its because they've got an outside company handling the DSi/3DS and now the Wii U eshop.

It's not a huge deal as I don't expect many more games on the Wii VC unlike the 3DS shop suddenly breathing new life into the DSi shop.
 
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Why is this worse then the 3DS?
Probably the Wii having the least forward thinking online shop setup ever, DSi at least presided the 3DS by 2 years as I recall. Well, maybe the original Xbox was worse, but you would probably struggle to spend more than $30 on that.
It's not a huge deal as I don't expect many more games on the Wii VC unlike the 3DS shop suddenly breathing new life into the DSi shop.
Which is disappointing, something like that should only grow with future generations, not be treated as a one generation novelty.
 
I'm almost positive the new eshop will have a new VC.

Now if Nintendo will be nice and count your transfered license as a purchase of the new versions of whatever games they release that would be nifty.
 
I've got a question about VC on Wii U. Will the Wii U eShop have a VC section or I'll have to go into Wii Channel, then open Wii Shop and buy the VC games there?
 
I'm almost positive the new eshop will have a new VC.

I fear that this hypothetical new VC will have all re-releases trickled out over long periods of time, given how there is only one release a week (if we're lucky) on 3DS, at least in NA/EU. Japan will probably move at a much faster pace, given that they usually have 2-3 3DS VC releases a week. I guess I could see them unloading several titles all at once, given that they've already had releases... ._.

I'm just too pessimistic about VC, lol
 
I've got a question about VC on Wii U. Will the Wii U eShop have a VC section or I'll have to go into Wii Channel, then open Wii Shop and buy the VC games there?

Right now it's looking like the latter.

It was announced a while back that the Wii U will add Gamecube games to its VC lineup, which implies its own VC market... but there aren't any Wii U controller options right now that are compatible with the GC's analog L/R buttons. I'm wondering if NCL changed their minds and scrapped that plan.
 
I'm almost positive the new eshop will have a new VC.

Now if Nintendo will be nice and count your transfered license as a purchase of the new versions of whatever games they release that would be nifty.
I think they'll have to, or it'll be stillborn. Yeah, rebuying my favorites every generation is NOT appealing. Though I could compromise on an iTune plus-style one time fee to convert a bunch over.
 
Right now it's looking like the latter.

It was announced a while back that the Wii U will add Gamecube games to its VC lineup, which implies its own VC market... but there aren't any Wii U controller options right now that are compatible with the GC's analog L/R buttons. I'm wondering if NCL changed their minds and scrapped that plan.

That was just some random rep saying random words. And the Classic Controller has analog shoulder buttons.
 
And the Classic Controller has analog shoulder buttons.

Does Nintendo still produce original Classic Controllers? I think it's all Pros now...

I have no idea why they got rid of analog shoulder buttons. :[

If Nintendo ever does introduce GCN VC, I wouldn't be surprised if they put out a Gamecube WiiU controller. Could also be compatible with SSB4 to make those folks who play only with GC controllers happy.
 
Does Nintendo still produce original Classic Controllers? I think it's all Pros now...

I have no idea why they got rid of analog shoulder buttons. :[

If Nintendo ever does introduce GCN VC, I wouldn't be surprised if they put out a Gamecube WiiU controller. Could also be compatible with SSB4 to make those folks who play only with GC controllers happy.

It'll be a Club Nintendo prize, exclusive to Japan. Bwohoho..
 
Does Nintendo still produce original Classic Controllers? I think it's all Pros now...

I have no idea why they got rid of analog shoulder buttons. :[

If Nintendo ever does introduce GCN VC, I wouldn't be surprised if they put out a Gamecube WiiU controller. Could also be compatible with SSB4 to make those folks who play only with GC controllers happy.

I hope they release a GameCube controller for Wii U and then don't make it compatible with Smash Bros., just because those people are annoying and I want them to be unhappy.
 
So, those download cards for the west. Nothing?

Are you talking about retail game download cards?

Yeah, nothing. There was nothing for any 3DS retail releases, and there probably won't be anything for WiiU retail releases. I think I remember reading that they were supposed to be available worldwide, but I guess they never followed up on it. :/

I'd love to see them come out over here though!

edit:

For the latter, only NSMB2 exists... at GS for me. Nonexistant otherwise.

Well, this is news to me. Are there any pics of what it looks like? I havent seen it.
 
Are you talking about retail game download cards?

Yeah, nothing. There was nothing for any 3DS retail releases, and there probably won't be anything for WiiU retail releases. I think I remember reading that they were supposed to be available worldwide, but I guess they never followed up on it. :/

I'd love to see them come out over here though!

edit:



Well, this is news to me. Are there any pics of what it looks like? I havent seen it.

It was just a box with NSMB2 that noted that it was DLC. And considering it's GameStop, the code is most likely on the reciept.
 
I've got a question about VC on Wii U. Will the Wii U eShop have a VC section or I'll have to go into Wii Channel, then open Wii Shop and buy the VC games there?

WiiU eShop information doesn't list VC so it's very unlikely it'll be there (at least for some time).
Right now it's only for WiiU software, demos and promo vids.

Hmmm, if Wii Shop Channel is seperated, does that mean it won't be tied to the Wii U account for future references?

Hmm, not easy to tell. If in doubt I'd stick with "it won't be linked" until we know.
The Wii Mode will keep track of it like the Wii did I guess.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/support/qa/user/index.html#q1g said:
また、インターネットに接続すると以下の情報もユーザーごとに管理できます。

フレンド情報
Wii Uのニンテンドーeショップの残高情報やクレジットカード情報、購入履歴
メールアドレス、ニンテンドーネットワークID、都道府県情報、生年月日、性別などの登録情報

Furthermore, if a User connects to the Internet the following information can be managed
* Friend information
*WiiU eShop balance & CreditCard info , Purchase History
*mail adress, NiN ID, personal info stuff

So there's a comma there, but I'd say it's only WiiU shop information.
 
Yeah, it's extremely disappointing. I remember getting a bit excited until I remembered that you could by DD titles for home consoles already in retail. The problem with that was the fact that only GameStop really had it, and it was full priced compared to the package, which made me pessimistic for the idea overall.

I wanted to give em a chance for this, but all that has happened was my pessimism gaining ground.

EDIT: Potentially yes that could be the case.
 
Link to this? Good news if true

Ubisoft officials are also in discussions with retailers about selling download codes for full retail games in physical stores as well.

"It's something we are discussing with the different retailers because we think sometimes when people go to the shop they want to get information on what game to buy and also how to play it and so on," he said. "So the retailers are really bringing something that can help them sell the right games so they have a good experience."

Source

NeoGAF thread
 
I'd be willing to trade a Super Punch Out code for it or just pay $5

I'd imagine it'd be worth substantially more than $5.

Edit:
If I do end up getting one, I wouldn't sell it, in any case. But just in general, the difference would be substantially more than $5 between a $40 tax free eShop release and getting it from a sale (e.g. B2G1 would bring a $40 retail game down to ~$27 before tax, Newegg had Sticker Star for $30 tax free pre-release, Crosswords Plus and Art Academy have "bargin bin material" stamped all over them). I'd imagine something more like $10 would be a minimum just to cover cost difference between eShop and retail sales and could see eBay going higher than that (not that I could find one even being sold on eBay, at this point).

Probably coming down too hard here, but $5 just screams "ripoff" to me, though you probably didn't mean it that way.
 
Link to this? Good news if true

Ubisoft officials are also in discussions with retailers about selling download codes for full retail games in physical stores as well.

"It's something we are discussing with the different retailers because we think sometimes when people go to the shop they want to get information on what game to buy and also how to play it and so on," he said. "So the retailers are really bringing something that can help them sell the right games so they have a good experience."

http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/9/36...clude-uplay-support-selling-full-retail-games

Edit: damn beaten
 
Those digital cards would be amazing to have. I could still do trade-in deals for them at stores and get my 10% back for my digital downloads.
 
Am I missing something? I can't find fractured souls in the OP...anyone played it? It looks interesting...

I didn't like it much. Here is what I wrote on it if it matters.

So I impulse bought it. I'm bored at work, sue me.

The game isn't good. I don't really care about the graphics being bad, or the art(which is worse than the graphics), I just wanted three things. Good framerate, tight platforming and a somewhat satisfying mechanic. That's it.

- This game didn't do any of the three. The level design is extremely dull, and I'm not talking looks. The structure of it's layout is just boring as shit. Not only that, but it doesn't coincide well with his set of animations and limits as far as jumping, shifting, collision, etc. You see platforms and feel like you can reach them, and even though your character looks as if he is making it, he wont. Like his feet just decided not to collide with the floor during a tight jump.

- The shifting mechanic works about how you expect it to. It's a simple set up, much suited for twitch gaming, and can easily be hours of fun with a decent design. Well, it didn't happen here. Due to the horrid platforming and boring as shit level design, you are just left switching in the most rudimentary of ways. Not trying to compare this to a game like Ikaruga, but you NEVER get that level of satisfaction from working with it's mechanics. I didn't expect anything, and still came away disappointed.

- Yeah, the framerate isn't 60fps. Therefore, it isn't good for this type of game. End of
story.

- No 3D

- Not sure how big the game is space wise, but it took forever to download in comparison to others.

- The sound is...there.

- Didn't get that far, and I never will. The game should have started out good if they wanted me to get any further.

Overall 2/5
For the asking price, your dollar will go MUCH farther on the eShop. Or at the store. You could get a small pack of leg quarters, fresh veggies, and something to drink with it. A good meal while reading the Bayonetta meltdown thread.
 
Gosh darnit, Americans are just hours away from Paper Mario.

This is going to be a long month...
A month is pretty short for Paper Mario *glares at Super Paper Mario*.

(if points after transfer would exceed 10k points it will not transfer them)
I'm pretty sure you can't have over 10,000 points on the Wii Shop account. Its basically saying new Wii Shop account is just like old one.

I think its because they've got an outside company handling the DSi/3DS and now the Wii U eshop.
I thought that was the download servers for something more modern than a single Apache Tomcat server somewhere in America.

Those digital cards would be amazing to have. I could still do trade-in deals for them at stores and get my 10% back for my digital downloads.
Just remember you might not get 10% for any Wii Shop channel purchases but should in theory be able to put the $5 towards the Wii Shop as it sounds like you're given an eShop code.

The Wii Shop Channel lets you use credit cards or eShop cards now, so you don't need to buy Nintendo Points cards, but it'll still use a separate wallet from the Wii U eShop and it still uses Nintendo Points.
This point reminds me. Can you buy eShop credit in usual denominations (i.e. will it solve the leftover points problem)?
 
I'm pretty sure you can't have over 10,000 points on the Wii Shop account. Its basically saying new Wii Shop account is just like old one.

Yeah thought about that too but didn't want to google for it. The point is, if you already have Wii points don't load up with new ones on the WiiU before you transfer (unless you immediately spend them/they don't surpass 10k combined). Incredibly rich GAFfers beware, First World Problems.

I actually think you can't "system transfer" at all if the points ended up too high, so you'd need to spend some possibly unwillingly.
 
I have 200 points to Wii... I would transfer them to the Wii U Shop, but according to these translations I won't be able to do it... Meh.


So, it's less than a week for Fallblox! :D
 
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