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Wii? Non! - Nintendo Land |OT|
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Miiverse is strangely addicting. I always want to look at what is going down on it
Me too. I'm having a blast with it and the game. Thinking about holding off on NSMBU for awhile, kinda 2D Mario-d out.
You've answered your own question. The keyword is "hate". Hate threads are more exciting.
And that, too
You sure there's not an unlockable stage? Might be tied to highscores or something.
Snowden's Secret
Banned
WHERE?!
Also: while piloting Samus's gunship I was wondering how you could replicate that on a non-GamePad controller and realized you'd need three analog sticks.
When I beat it a second time a path opened up which lead me to that blocked off door at the bottom of the stage.
olimpia84
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We're too busy having fun with Nintendo Land.
Davey Cakes
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I'm pretty sure negativity always gets more press and response than positivity.
Tap it.
Lucent
Member
Yep. It's funny how people want to waste time continuously talking about how much they hate a game and stuff than playing something they like and letting people who like the game just like it. =/
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I forgot to mention that one in my initial opinion of Nintendoland, it's not bad at all though I have to get used to fresh new analog sticks and moving them so accurately, I played the minigame once and got too many "ok"s.
It's like getting a C in school.
Twilight Princess
Member
slightly tilt the pad to the slope, and then hit R really fast.
Not really fast. Tap it once until you make it to the next platform then keep going.
Joeshabadoo
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There's actually also second iteration of the red course, and then a second iteration of the blue course. Anyone made it passed the second blue course?
Most games allow single player. Still fun.
Hobbestetrician
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I have played quite a bit just single player and there is a lot of meat there for just one person.
There are only 3 games that require multiplayer so ya there is a lot of content for a solo player.
linko9
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This is a really good game. I'm quite surprised. I've been playing a lot of DK, and it's a really well done and original arcade-style game
. So far, I also really like Pikimin, balloon trip, AC, and I actually think F-Zero is really fun. The games are not at all the "casual mini games" I expected; instead they're generally pretty challenging, if you're going for high scores, and are a blast to play. Very happy with this game, and I've still only played around half the games.
and the second board reveal is awesome
Phife Dawg
Member
Really? Looked so bad in the videos.
VGChampion
Member
The only problem I have with Captain Falcon's mini-game is my controller doesn't seem to calibrate or something and it's always slightly either to the left or the right even after laying it down on the table.
Yeah, I have to re-position my body to match with what the gamepad counts as 0 or whatever. Calibration is really off in that game, but like people said, it's probably because we move the controller back and forth so much it loses it.
so it's true to the series after all
Yeah, it's pretty crazy. I made it to area 2 before I died.
Also put some more time into Metroid Blast and I love it. This game....
I don't care how underpowered this console is, but this is the most fun I had in a while.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
After listening to months of trolling over this game's existence, I have come to the conclusion that a lot of people don't want nice things.
I've enough time in now, to fully believe the developers when they said that they wanted to create something that was more finely balanced between casual and core gaming, using this as the experiment. Most of the attractions really are quality, and have more meat and depth than anything in a Wii "minigame" collection. And more depth than most of the disciplines in Wii Sports Resort.
Presentation matters. Tying everything together in an elaborate park, the Miiverse layer, adds the context and motivation for delving deeper and coming back. I realize the common thought is that NintendoLand is no Wii Sports. I would agree that's true. I'm starting to wonder though, if it's not supposed to be Wii Sports. One should be careful of "fighting the next war like the last war". Wii Sports was largely shock value. Get loads of people who didn't pay attention to video games to come over and dare to pick a game controller up. Prove to them they could like games. NintendoLand seems different. Everyone knows about Wii now. The so-called casual folks are playing games all the time, even if on their phones. I wonder if this game's purpose as a Wii U conceptual tutorial with real depth is not meant to get people to stay longer. Get the social angle across, not just local play, but Miiverse.
It almost seems intended as something you want to come back to regularly to stop by, go around the plaza, play a few attractions, and be rewarded with a steady stream of trinkets, unlocks, prizes, and fresh faces that present their game statistics to you.
At this point my only real criticism remains the 3 multiplayer only games could have been fleshed out and given single player support. And it is true that online play could have worked for at least some of the attractions, unlike say, the problems it would cause in NSMB U.
But this is really good.
I've enough time in now, to fully believe the developers when they said that they wanted to create something that was more finely balanced between casual and core gaming, using this as the experiment. Most of the attractions really are quality, and have more meat and depth than anything in a Wii "minigame" collection. And more depth than most of the disciplines in Wii Sports Resort.
Presentation matters. Tying everything together in an elaborate park, the Miiverse layer, adds the context and motivation for delving deeper and coming back. I realize the common thought is that NintendoLand is no Wii Sports. I would agree that's true. I'm starting to wonder though, if it's not supposed to be Wii Sports. One should be careful of "fighting the next war like the last war". Wii Sports was largely shock value. Get loads of people who didn't pay attention to video games to come over and dare to pick a game controller up. Prove to them they could like games. NintendoLand seems different. Everyone knows about Wii now. The so-called casual folks are playing games all the time, even if on their phones. I wonder if this game's purpose as a Wii U conceptual tutorial with real depth is not meant to get people to stay longer. Get the social angle across, not just local play, but Miiverse.
It almost seems intended as something you want to come back to regularly to stop by, go around the plaza, play a few attractions, and be rewarded with a steady stream of trinkets, unlocks, prizes, and fresh faces that present their game statistics to you.
At this point my only real criticism remains the 3 multiplayer only games could have been fleshed out and given single player support. And it is true that online play could have worked for at least some of the attractions, unlike say, the problems it would cause in NSMB U.
But this is really good.
There's actually a
second level. It's "blue" and only appears after you beat the first level a second time. Not sure if there's any more levels after that. Haven't beat that one yet.
Edit: Sorry, beaten.
Hobbestetrician
Member
I know there has been some lamenting that certain Nintendo franchises did not receive attractions (Star Fox, Kirby, Pokemon, Wario, Kid Icarus) so does anyone think there will be some attractions added through DLC? I know I would buy an expansion of the park with 3-4 new attractions for $10-15. I would ask on whether or not we would see a sequel but I think they would want to keep it all in one park to further capitalize on the Miiverse integration.
I believe there's a Miyamoto or Iwata quote out there that mentions exactly this aspect as one of the core concepts behind Nintendo Land.
Twilight Princess
Member
metroid blast wiimote or upad? which one's more fun?
i lucked out when i beat lv1 area 10, i need to master it... man, crash course is so good, i'd buy a standalone version if they ever make one.
The gunship is kinda crazy, I actually like being on foot in Metroid Blast. Maybe if I spend more time with the gunship I'll like it, but wiimote+nunchuck ground combat is so satisfying.
Joeshabadoo
Member
the biggest criticism I can levy against this game at this point involves the lack of overall leaderboards beyond local leaderboards, if only at the friends list level to show you the high scores of your buddies. Yes, you can snap a screenshot of your high score and share it on miiverse with some smack talk, but given the focus on the miiverse integration that is already in place, it just seems puzzling
Crash Station
Member
Anyone else get a Lost Winds vibe from Balloon Trip Breeze? Nintendo should get those guys to make a new Balloon Fight.
Oh man, just played a ton of this and I'm loving it. So much awesome stuff in here.
Are the stars just for single player attractions, or are they for the multiplayer ones too? Also, on the DK game, I keep getting to the part where you move the platforms up tilting and down tilting with the right stick (not spinning) and I can get past that, but there's a normal jump/drop at the end that keeps killing me. Should I be taking that slow or hard, or maybe somewhere inbetween?
Are the stars just for single player attractions, or are they for the multiplayer ones too? Also, on the DK game, I keep getting to the part where you move the platforms up tilting and down tilting with the right stick (not spinning) and I can get past that, but there's a normal jump/drop at the end that keeps killing me. Should I be taking that slow or hard, or maybe somewhere inbetween?
Mr. Lemming
Member
If it is the drop in the bottom left, take it fairly fast... not top speed but quicker than you would expect.
aparisi2274
Member
God, Donkey Kong Crash Course is so much fun.
Currently my favorite Nintendoland game.
Currently my favorite Nintendoland game.
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