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Nintendo Downloads - October 2014
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i read on neogaf sequels sell better than new ip's.
so maybe you should name your game * then: "Solitaire U 2: Solitaire Harder"
the real sequel could than be named: "Solitaire 3: With a Vengeance"
because i also heard dramatic sounding titles sell better.
*Disclaimer: I may or may have not heard all these things. Believe me, i'm not an expert.
because i also heard dramatic sounding titles sell better.
*Disclaimer: I may or may have not heard all these things. Believe me, i'm not an expert.
Robin64
Member
Heh, thanks. It actually moves a little, too.
(It normally runs at 854 x 480. Building this for the GamePad off-TV play first and foremost.
)
SerTapTap
Member
Dream Course is fun, but kinda hard. It's Golf with Kirby powers basically, with Kirby as the ball. Has two player as well. Though I personally save my club nintendo coins for exclusives like that Luigi diorama, rather have that than save $8 here and there.
Taco_Human
Member
Kid icarus again? I just redeemed that a few months ago man. :/
terrisus
Member
Heh, thanks. It actually moves a little, too.
(It normally runs at 854 x 480. Building this for the GamePad off-TV play first and foremost.
I actually like it better stationary.
It's kind of distracting moving.
But then, my eyes are terrible >.>
Robin64
Member
Haha. Oh dear. Noted.
terrisus
Member
It may just be me. I have some significant eye issues as a result of my stroke last year. In particular issues with saccadic movement (the left to right/down and back to left/etc. process you do while reading). So, the dots moving kind of throws my eyes off >.> But, that probably wouldn't be as big an issue to most people.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Curious trivia is the game started life not as a Kirby game. Special Tee Shot was this non-Kirby version (apparently it is even harder though of course was relegated to the Satellaview so almost lost to history...well apparently someone has a US prototype). Never let anyone say Epic Yarn was the first time Kirby Stole the spotlight. I'm going to ignore Avalanche/Ghost Trap with its weird talking Kirby for the purpose of that statement.
Robin64
Member
terrisus
Member
I'll add a "terrisus mode" to the options. Just a tickbox, sets the scrolling to 0.
Hah, if I could get games to start adding a "terrisus mode" to the options, to adjust things that I like, there are all sorts of awesome things I would do with it >.>
I wouldn't worry too much about it though.
Agent Unknown
Member
PSA: new Club Nintendo downloads are up:
Edit: Seems if you click the NES Donkey Kong, it takes you to the page to redeem for the GB version.
This kind of raised an eyebrow for me just for the fact that the 3DS version of NES DK was only available as CN promo for buying a selection of digital downloads last year for a select number of retail titles (Sticker Star, Layton, Style Academy and some others), so maybe it's a mistake in the listing?
OrbitalBeard
Member
You definitely get a code for the GB version of Donkey Kong. I already redeemed 150 coins for mine : )
Donkey Kong '94 is so great. Anyone who doesn't own it already needs to spend some coins and grab it!
Donkey Kong '94 is so great. Anyone who doesn't own it already needs to spend some coins and grab it!
terrisus
Member
WiiRevolution1
Member
No, nothing wrong here. The promo was the exclusive port of the arcade version (tho I think it still has NES sounds) which includes the missing pie level, where the NES version released publically, doesn't include the pie level and is of the real DK game they made on the NES.
Haha, I remember buyinng Art Academy just to get the "arcade" version since I knew it wouldn't ge sold any other way. When Nintendo says something is limited, for better or worse they mean it.
Killer Yakuza B
Member
They already fixed the icon to show the correct game.
DK94 is cool beans. I like it and my friends like it.
DK94 is cool beans. I like it and my friends like it.
Agent Unknown
Member
Yes, DK '94 for GB is a great game and a must own, nobody is saying otherwise.
Yep, I actually bought that DK code from a member here, it's a great port, very cool to have the missing pie level. The only other way to get it was as a pre-installed bonus VC game that was included on the EU version of the Red Mario 25th edition Wii back in 2010.
Yep, I actually bought that DK code from a member here, it's a great port, very cool to have the missing pie level. The only other way to get it was as a pre-installed bonus VC game that was included on the EU version of the Red Mario 25th edition Wii back in 2010.
PSA: new Club Nintendo downloads are up:
Edit: Seems if you click the NES Donkey Kong, it takes you to the page to redeem for the GB version.
I had zero interest in these but Donkey Kong '94 might get some of my giant hoard of coins, actually.
Believe it or not, this Thursday the Wii U will become the most consistent Virtual Console service ever.
If you count Sunday, Nov 19 2007 (Wii launch) and Tuesday, Nov 21 (first update) as separate weeks, the Wii VC was updated for 78 consecutive weeks before taking a break on May 12, 2008, which was the launch of WiiWare. It would go on to update another 61 consecutive weeks (though at a reduced rate of one or two games per week) before taking another break July 20 & 27 2009.
Of course, it needs to be mentioned (not really, because somebody is going to post about it regardless) that the total number of games released in that span is not even close, 223 for Wii and 118 for Wii U after Thursday's update by my rough count.
What was interesting to me, though, is that the main culprit for this seems to be the missing systems. I guess that seems obvious, but I didn't think the number of NES and SNES games would be so close: After the first 78 weeks, Wii had 68 NES games vs 62 for Wii U, while Wii had 32 SNES games and the Wii U has 4 more (!) at 36.
I don't mean for this to be Nintendo PR, I just find it interesting and thought maybe another person or two here would as well. The Wii U VC has a number of problems, but I'm at least pleased that they're not taking weeks off like they do with the 3DS.
Also, while scanning Wikipedia for some numbers, I noticed the SNES Street Fighter and Final Fight games were delisted this month. I don't recall hearing anything about this, did I miss something? It sucks if we got no heads up, though it could be because those games are available on the eShop (other Capcom games on both systems are still available though).
If you count Sunday, Nov 19 2007 (Wii launch) and Tuesday, Nov 21 (first update) as separate weeks, the Wii VC was updated for 78 consecutive weeks before taking a break on May 12, 2008, which was the launch of WiiWare. It would go on to update another 61 consecutive weeks (though at a reduced rate of one or two games per week) before taking another break July 20 & 27 2009.
Of course, it needs to be mentioned (not really, because somebody is going to post about it regardless) that the total number of games released in that span is not even close, 223 for Wii and 118 for Wii U after Thursday's update by my rough count.
What was interesting to me, though, is that the main culprit for this seems to be the missing systems. I guess that seems obvious, but I didn't think the number of NES and SNES games would be so close: After the first 78 weeks, Wii had 68 NES games vs 62 for Wii U, while Wii had 32 SNES games and the Wii U has 4 more (!) at 36.
I don't mean for this to be Nintendo PR, I just find it interesting and thought maybe another person or two here would as well. The Wii U VC has a number of problems, but I'm at least pleased that they're not taking weeks off like they do with the 3DS.
Also, while scanning Wikipedia for some numbers, I noticed the SNES Street Fighter and Final Fight games were delisted this month. I don't recall hearing anything about this, did I miss something? It sucks if we got no heads up, though it could be because those games are available on the eShop (other Capcom games on both systems are still available though).
Thanks for crunching the numbers on this. It certainly matches with my suspicions.
TG16 games are really the huge outlier here -- if we had 50 or so of those by this point, the gap wouldn't seem so big at all.
Good point, if we had 50 TG16 games and 50 Genesis games, the two VCs would be neck and neck. Of course, that's assuming that had those two consoles been in the mix, Nintendo would've released games at a more frequent pace. It's possible, though it seems Nintendo prefers to stretch out the schedule as much as they can.
Eh, my logic tells me that a lack of 3rd Party interest should have brought about N64 VC sooner (if anything), since I'm pretty sure a good part of that previous Wii VC N64 library was 1st Party. Like, 90%-ish. GBA VC seems to have perked up a few 3rd Party ears though. I wonder if the ''Upgrade Discount'' turned many of them off from re-releasing their stuff? Since, for example, Sega's Genesis efforts came at $8 a pop in the Wii days. If they did Wii U versions, a significant part of the U audience probably owns the Wii version already and would only expect to pay $1.50 to upgrade. That's gotta cut profit margins rather thin.
Still, I'd love to see Genesis again (Sega), as well as TG-16 (Konami, which is already doing so in Japan and are active with GBA here in the States), and Neo Geo. VC should increase titles/systems per generation, not lessen!
terrisus
Member
It's frustrating to me, since I had virtually no interest in the Wii VC (since it didn't offer me anything that the games I already owned didn't already do for me), while I love the Wii U VC (since off-TV gamepad play is great). I've probably bought 15x as many VC games for Wii U already as I did for the Wii in its entire lifespan. I would definitely buy more if there were more.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I bought an insane amount of Wii VC stuff, TG16 games in particular.
SerTapTap
Member
Gunvolt final boss is kicking my ass. Really hard to not lose a ton of health before the second form, and it's slow going after that. I enjoy the movement in this game, but the attacks, while novel, aren't really my thing. Even doing things perfectly doesn't feel as satisfying as it does in Mega Man Zero.
I do greatly appreciate that you can always go back and redo levels/bosses and get any items you missed. Though it's a bit annoying that even the basic challenges are locked the first time you beat a stage, I'd have completed almost all the B rank/under 8 minutes challenges on my first run.
Also, half of the craftable items basically require you to complete challenges because of how rare the specific items they require are. I wouldn't have guessed that, and wondered why I wasn't getting any new craftable things.
Good game overall, but not my fav of Inti Creates either.
To transfer all my Wii VC stuff, if I could, which I can't, I'd probably have to pay over $100 in those stupid transfer fees. As-is I have less than 10 Wii U VC games that weren't transfer (Kirby, Super Metroid and Harvest Moon are all I did) or 30 cent welcome games (and I don't like half of those)
But I own a ton because I bought them during the Wii's lifespan, I wouldn't go back and buy any new ones right now. Probably anyway, I'd really rather they put it on Wii U. Especially since I have a feeling I'll need an extra "transfer fee" for Wii 2U
I do greatly appreciate that you can always go back and redo levels/bosses and get any items you missed. Though it's a bit annoying that even the basic challenges are locked the first time you beat a stage, I'd have completed almost all the B rank/under 8 minutes challenges on my first run.
Also, half of the craftable items basically require you to complete challenges because of how rare the specific items they require are. I wouldn't have guessed that, and wondered why I wasn't getting any new craftable things.
Good game overall, but not my fav of Inti Creates either.
To transfer all my Wii VC stuff, if I could, which I can't, I'd probably have to pay over $100 in those stupid transfer fees. As-is I have less than 10 Wii U VC games that weren't transfer (Kirby, Super Metroid and Harvest Moon are all I did) or 30 cent welcome games (and I don't like half of those)
But I own a ton because I bought them during the Wii's lifespan, I wouldn't go back and buy any new ones right now. Probably anyway, I'd really rather they put it on Wii U. Especially since I have a feeling I'll need an extra "transfer fee" for Wii 2U
SerTapTap
Member
But they already have the emulators from the Wii versions and a lot of the good N64 stuff was by Nintendo anyway. Paper Mario, SM64, Star Fox, OoT, MM. They'd get plenty of sales with just those I'm sure. They also rolled out GBA without too much third party support, just Capcom and a tiny bit of Konami, which is...basically all they have elsewhere, too, at least in the US.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Is anyone else holding out for GC re-releases on VC/Disc?
I'd hate to pay for that Smash adapter and only use it for Smash.
I'd hate to pay for that Smash adapter and only use it for Smash.
Haven't a few TG-16 games trickled out for WiiU in Japan (through Konami/Hudson workings)? I could have sworn this was the case...
Edit: I think I quoted the wrong person. I need more sleep...
I more meant that they are holding back N64 for lack of VC in general, not lack of 3rd party N64 games. At least they aren't giving the Wii U the 3DS VC treatment yet.
There is no current plans for N64, and you are holding out for GC VC.
I wouldn't get your hopes up, sadly.
There is no current plans for N64, and you are holding out for GC VC.
I wouldn't get your hopes up, sadly.
terrisus
Member
Just did a quick count. For Wii U, I have:
NES: 18
SNES: 26
GBA: 7
Total: 51
So, alright, a bit fewer than I thought.
Can't check my Wii games at the moment, but at a guess, probably had in the range of 15-ish VC games for that (Neo Geo, Arcade, and a couple of TurboGrafx 16).
So, fine, more like 3 times as many...
But, if the Wii U had more on it, I would definitely have way more.
NES: 18
SNES: 26
GBA: 7
Total: 51
So, alright, a bit fewer than I thought.
Can't check my Wii games at the moment, but at a guess, probably had in the range of 15-ish VC games for that (Neo Geo, Arcade, and a couple of TurboGrafx 16).
So, fine, more like 3 times as many...
But, if the Wii U had more on it, I would definitely have way more.
frankie_baby
Member
The only way I see GC games coming is as windwaker style HD remasters, pretty surprised Nintendo haven't done any more yet just to fill out the release schedule
SerTapTap
Member
Yeah, Japan has PC engine, no one else though.
I hope but I'm not sure it's likely. I think I'm going to pass on the smash adapter bundle (also it sold out apparently). I actually don't prefer the GC controller for smash, so it'd only be for PC (potentially, if it's hacked and usable) and for friends to use in smash (most of whom have moved away). I'd love a VC for gamecube though, especially if they put some of the harder to find games on it. Would buy Cubivore digital in an instant...if anyone even still has the rights to that.
Well, there is that rumor of remasters next year.. Not that I believe it, but would be a good idea.
DoktorEvil
Banned
I ask because I managed to find Def Jam Vendetta and F-Zero GX super cheap for GC and now I can't play them on the Wii U.
I was hoping for some digital releases for GC classics so I don't have a reason to hold onto the Wii in my closet, but with no plans for re-releases/remasters, I guess I have to.
Nintendo could use the money. Pumping GC content onto the eStore would be a nice cash grab.
I was hoping for some digital releases for GC classics so I don't have a reason to hold onto the Wii in my closet, but with no plans for re-releases/remasters, I guess I have to.
Nintendo could use the money. Pumping GC content onto the eStore would be a nice cash grab.
frankie_baby
Member
I know about that rumour, I'm inclined to believe it because it'd be so easy to do and makes a lot of sense, then again it would've made sense to have a couple of remasters this year and none came
terrisus
Member
Honestly, there's not really any reason to hold onto a Wii.
GCN + GBA Player + Component Cables for GCN and all the GB/GBC/GBA games you could want
Wii U for Wii and Wii U games
SerTapTap
Member
The wii doesn't take up much space so I just leave it out as a gamecube. Really wish you could turn it on and operate the menu with the GC controller though. Fussing with the Wii's UI and tethering controllers to the wiimote made me hate the wiimote more than any waggle game ever could, it's a tiny little UX nightmare when used outside the context of a motion game.
TheMoon
Member
There is no current plans for N64, and you are holding out for GC VC.
I wouldn't get your hopes up, sadly.
N64 was announced last year. So there are plans. GC VC on the other hand will never happen on Wii U. Just won't.
DoktorEvil
Banned
Well at least MM HD is coming, hopefully soon.
The big incentive I have for holding onto my Wii has been homebrew for playing DVDs and some custom software/themes. Otherwise, I'd rather have that purple box any day of the week if the games were easier to store.
terrisus
Member
Oh yeah, I always forget about that, since I don't do that sort of stuff.