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Alcibiades · Jul 25, 2005

I think maybe only Mario 64 had ever gotten that high, though I could be wrong...

either way, the bankrupt news seems to have had an impact on online sales... :lol

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...ames/all/ref=pd_ts_vg_nav/104-6126084-0233555

hopefully the "news" spreads more wildly than the correction so the sales bump continues...

Musashi Wins! · Jul 25, 2005

I guess "rarity" is helping. It's getting average reviews from trustworthy sites.

Wario64 · Jul 25, 2005

nanostray is selling better than xbox, ha ha ha

nubbe · Jul 25, 2005

Buy it before it is too late!!!11

dam internet hype

Hope I get my copy tomorrow

littlewig · Jul 25, 2005

This is a great victory for hardcore gaming, indeed.

GamerShu · Jul 25, 2005

for the love of god, my copy better come in from walmart.com

Tarazet · Jul 25, 2005

Good for Majesco, bad for my attempts at enterprising... especially since I don't own a DS.

MrDaravon · Jul 25, 2005

I just got it today, and it's a pretty solid shooter except for the fucking retarded touch screen weapon changing. Glad to see it get some sales, hopefully we'll see an improved sequel or something.

Mayor McCheese · Jul 25, 2005

Yeah, but WTF? Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock is #1?! I don't trust this.

Suikoguy · Jul 25, 2005

Mayor McCheese said:
Yeah, but WTF? Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock is #1?! I don't trust this.

Amazon is a big seller of items like that, especially educational software. They are one of the few sites I had found that had software for my cousin who is homeschooled.

Unison · Jul 25, 2005

There's a reason there are 57 of those Nancy Drew games...

Mayor McCheese · Jul 25, 2005

I'm sure there are hax to get Nancy Drew naked. That game should only be on Adult sites.

Unison · Jul 25, 2005

You don't really even see Nancy... It's from the 1st person perspective.

olimario · Jul 25, 2005

How wierd... I just used that book in a photoshop.

Unison · Jul 25, 2005

I don't think there's any secret any more. :lol

border · Jul 25, 2005

What was the secret of the Oli Cock? :lol

Cathcart · Jul 25, 2005

border said:
What was the secret of the Oli Cock? :lol

It takes 60 hours to unlock the "fun".

Deleted member 1235 · Jul 25, 2005

is it actually good? I might go look for it tomorrow based on hype alone. that's worked out poorly for me in the past though.....

Jado · Jul 25, 2005

Yes, Nanostray gets good after you get used to the invisible sides and weapon switching. I'm really enjoying the level of challenge, and it looks and sounds pretty damn good as well.

Adventure mode on Normal is easy due to infinite continues, replenished bombs after each death, strong energy meter. Advanced and Expert have limited continues, weaker shields, less bombs. I'm personally having trouble getting through Advanced.

The 22 Challenges are difficult. They give you objectives or restrictions like 1 Life to get through a stage, earn x number of points which is usually a really high amount, no smart bombs, clear x number of waves, no autofire, no sub-weapon, etc. Each Challenge unlocks a gallery image (parts of a stage, enemies).

The big draw is Arcade mode, where you play individual stages for high scores... if you can finish them because they're set at Advanced difficulty. High scores give you a NanoCode to enter at the game's site for world rankings. You get two rankings: individual stage rankings and a total ranking based on the combined scores of all completes stages you've submitted under your account.

CoolTrick · Jul 25, 2005

Does NPD even count Amazon sales?

Jonnyboy117 · Jul 25, 2005

Cathcart said:
It takes 60 hours to unlock the "fun".

:lol

:lol :lol :lol

It never gets old. NEVER, I SAY UNTO THEE.

Frankfurter · Jul 25, 2005

Nanostray was about 10-15 for the last few days at amazon.com, so it seems as it's selling really good at least there.

@Sailor

Glad to see it get some sales, hopefully we'll see an improved sequel or something.

I think I read an interview or something like that a few days ago with the developers, in which they said that there next game is definitely on DS, so here's hoping

Musashi Wins! · Jul 26, 2005

Frankfurter said:
I think I read an interview or something like that a few days ago with the developers, in which they said that there next game is definitely on DS, so here's hoping

These sorts of interviews should ask obvious questions...such as, "Did you play your own game before releasing it? If so, why were you not concerned that the control functions seemed to be handled by retarded monkeys?"

Daigoro · Jul 26, 2005

catfish said:
is it actually good? I might go look for it tomorrow based on hype alone. that's worked out poorly for me in the past though.....

re-read what you just typed. then put your money back into your wallet.

Mr_Furious · Jul 26, 2005

The shmup LIVES!

Ruzbeh · Jul 26, 2005

http://www.gamespot.com/ds/action/nanostray/review.html

6.5

I just knew it. Everytime, I swear. I would check out videos and my gut feeling would tell me if the game was good or not. Everytime I would watch a Nanostray gameplay video, I wasn't impressed at all, except for the graphics. So far, I've been right with Super Mario 64 DS, Kirby Canvas Curse, Nintendogs.

demi · Jul 26, 2005

HOW IS THERE HYPE FOR THIS GAME!?

God damn.

Erdrick · Jul 26, 2005

My DS has had Meteos lodged into it since late June... And this game looks like it wont change that. I'm all for supporting games and companies, but at least have the game be worth supporting. It might be fine and all... but I own Gradius V, R-Types, R-Type Delta, R-Type Final and Einhander... Will Nanostray stand out? Not really.

More importantly, other than the fact that this game had some hype about it over this past week, and that it is the only one of it's type right now on the DS... what has it really got going for it? I did not buy Iridion (SP?) Nor the 2nd one.

Why should I buy this?

No offense to the developers or anyone who likes this though. If they improved it in a sequel, made it longer and fixed the control styles... Since it seems to have the presentation down pat...

Better luck next time guys.

Idioteque · Jul 26, 2005

PSP #7
DS #78

:lol

Musashi Wins! · Jul 26, 2005

Erdrick said:
Why should I buy this?

You shouldn't. But Iridion II is fun on gba. Nanostray isn't in the same league as the other shooters you own.

acidviper · Jul 26, 2005

Alcibiades said:
I think maybe only Mario 64 had ever gotten that high, though I could be wrong...

either way, the bankrupt news seems to have had an impact on online sales... :lol

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...ames/all/ref=pd_ts_vg_nav/104-6126084-0233555

hopefully the "news" spreads more wildly than the correction so the sales bump continues...

LOL. I hope they don't use this sales tactic for Zelda.

GamerShu · Jul 26, 2005

that would be crazy if nanostray somehow because the highest selling DS game, all because a million DSers had to get it because it was "rare"

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