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[BriGuy]

I called them once (or rather my mom did) because I was losing my shit trying to input the level select code for TMNT2. The numbnuts published the wrong code in their classified info section.

 

[Professor Beef]

I'm expecting a lot of prank calls with how redundant this is.

We get prank calls all the time lol

I wonder how many people will call and ask about the Switch.

Those calls are a lot less common than you might think. But this is an automated program (which I'm a little sad about tbh), so it's not like those are gonna matter.

 

[dampflokfreund]

Oh great, even more nostalgia for those 40+ year olds.

I wonder how many years I have to wait for the Gamecube nostalgia marketing machine to kick in.

I don't think 40 years olds are caring that much about videogames anymore, they have a life and kids.

 

[Lupin the Third]

Aww, they should also print one more issue of Nintendo Power.

No NP but there is an official strategy guide coming from Prima that covers like half the games.

EDIT: It actually has NP excerpts; wouldn't be surprised if it regurgitates old NP and Player's Guide maps/pages.

 

[MrCunningham]

Oh great, even more nostalgia for those 40+ year olds.

It's a good way to reignite interest from their OG (NA) fan base.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I wonder how many years I have to wait for the Gamecube nostalgia marketing machine to kick in.

Gamecube never captured the cultural zeitgeist like the NES. If anything they'll skip to Wii nostalgia around the 30th anniversary of that console.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

For those who don't know, the Nintendo Power Line was a tip line that charged per minute to answer questions on NES games.

There were 900-number game tip lines, but I don't think Nintendo's was one of them. Any charge per minute was just like another long distance call.

 

[Sanjuro]

Sega one time helped me through a Sonic 2 Game Gear level over the phone.

 

[MrCunningham]

Gamecube never captured the cultural zeitgeist like the NES. If anything they'll skip to Wii nostalgia around the 30th anniversary of that console.

Yeah, the GameCube will definitely not be remembered as well as many of the other Nintendo consoles. But if Sony's taking notes... The PS2 was the watershed moment of generation 6. Sony could win some huge nostalgia points with mini PS1 and PS2 re-releases.

I think Nintendo could do well with a retro Game Boy/ Game Boy Colour throwback.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah, the GameCube will definitely not be remembered as well as many of the other Nintendo consoles. But if Sony's taking notes... The PS2 was the watershed moment of generation 6. Sony could win some huge nostalgia points with mini PS1 and PS2 re-releases.

Yeah I remember there was a lot of hype for the 20th anniversary PS4 that came in PS1 gray.

 

[Professor Beef]

Yeah I remember there was a lot of hype for the 20th anniversary PS4 that came in PS1 gray.

One of my old coworkers from a previous job got one. I was SO jealous.

 

[BDGAME]

Will media create and NPD track sales of this?

Or it's more like a toy?

 

[Tansut]

The Power Line helped me beat Mega Man 3. For a kid who only had the game rented for the weekend or whatever they were a lifesaver in telling me Wily's weakness.

 

[Azure Dream]

So... is it free? Because the tip line cost quite a bit of money back in the day.

I would assume so, especially since it's only for 3 days, but...

(Someone should record the stories from counselors and put them online.)

Sega one time helped me through a Sonic 2 Game Gear level over the phone.

When Sonic 3 was brand new, I called about The Barrel. Only time I called them. They actually didn't have the game in and couldn't answer my question. It was on shelves, but their tip lines didn't have it yet. Organization!

 

[AtomicPumpkin]

I had the hotline number written on the top of my NES in Sharpie, though I think that I only called the number once because it was so dang expensive! Don't know what I was thinking by writing it on there -- I'm way to anal about my stuff to do something like that now.

 

[xzeldax3]

I need Hotline Miami theme ARG to tie into this.

 

[Stitch]

They should bring back the Club Nintendo Magazine with the crazy Comics.

 

[Damaniel]

I called the original Nintendo hotline so much back in the day (at least a hundred times over the course of a few years) that I still remember the number 30 years later. They used the 206 area code back then though.

 

[AtomicShroom]

Need to call them and ask them about why Battletoads is not on there...

 

[TheDinoman]

Need to call them and ask them about why Battletoads is not on there...

Where have you been since 2002?

 

[sixteen-bit]

Need to call them and ask them about why Battletoads is not on there...

Rare is owned by MS now. You can pick up Rare Replay if you want to play Battletoads on newer hardware.

 

[MANUELF]

Oh, they're fully prepared, the service is automated. You get to hear recorded game tips, but also, and this is what I find cool, anecdotes from actual persons who were Nintendo Game Counselors back in the day. I'd call for that last bit alone.

I know right? 2000 pesos, give me a freaking break. I heard it's so far a tentative price and Gamers may have it for 1800; still BS of the highest caliber though. Here's hoping Amazon Mexico comes to the rescue here, because even if I could miraculously secure one from Amazon US, chances are they won't ship it here (they don't even ship amiibo anymore, sad times for me, great times for my wallet).

2000 pesos?????
What a ripoff

 

[MisterHero]

This is just salt in the wound. "While supplies last" is the worst.

 

[GDGF]

This is fucking rad. I still have the old number with the 206 prefix memorized.