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Can someone explain this split d-pad you're all chatting about to me please? I genuinely don't know if I understand the concept. D-Pad on one side and buttons on the other right? Like the left and right of the screen - I don't get why people are talking about alignments and stuff! Did I miss a really obvious image at work or something??

Can't be doing that without pics, brah! (tho maybe when literally a little less shitty, unless they're looking fab!)

Absolutely fair man, I'm just absolutely a hoarder really :p. Don't think I've traded in or sold more than 5-10 games in my life, and even then most have probably been ones I intentionally bought to make some sort of profit on. Back to NX/BotW I'm not sure we'll see too different an experience between NX and Wii U - I could be wrong but I just think with the potential systems differences there isn't too much room to offer that. I do see some sort of NX specific gimmick for it(ala TP motion swinging) but nothing to really make or break the experience. If you do decide to get shot of your NX though I think I might know a guy around the South London area....

I say we roll with it and Let's See What Happens NX.

Heyheyhey @drahkon, I'm just expressing my thoughts the same as you. Ain't no need to argue or defend either side to the death - I'd hoped I'd left enough openness and optimism in my post to try and get that across. It's good to be open and talk, and as I said I don't have an issue with it to desire a stifling of conversation. I didn't mean anything to be accusatory - it's just how it possibly comes across to me but I still take it, as with many things, with a hearty pinch of doubt!

Well fuck you very much, doctor.

Why day 1 it with your own reported history of selling and sometimes re-buying consoles? Why not just get it for Wii U - though I'm presuming for that question that you still have one. I just find the idea of buying/re-selling almost a false economy; though I can understand it almost as a slightly more expensive rental, of sorts. I'm just personally not much of a re-seller/trader-inner. Actually I'd dare even ask you why even Day 1 the system at all, given previous experiences??

I personally disagree with the thread to a large extent, though I do acknowledge a number of points and issues made in creating it. I realise we have the 'Other' Wii U thread but I also think that was made in another time in another climate and that really we should be working to iron out whatever these differences/issues are rather than avoiding or skirting around them with threads in different sub-forums. I also disagree with the naming and finger pointing of members(a point you acknowledge, however). Yes, I realise(as I've said elsewhere) that certain people do not mesh with certain people; but I feel making a post to then name people is almost a veiled disguise to attack them, whether realised/intentional or not. I think in someways the thread itself is an excuse to express the issues and frustrations that we've tried to get to the bottom of before - again it's complicated and whilst individual PoVs exist the interests of fairness and community need to be considered, too. Every single member who posts in this forum appropriately retains that privilege within reason to express his/her point of view as much as the next(exceptional cases made for threads such as these that clearly arise from an issue, but one I'd personally rather try to address than avoid/workaround via another topic/thread). I don't moderate this forum though, and I express the above more as a member of the community than as a mod, though the latter is built on the foundation of the former. I absolutely have no desire to stifle discussion when it's sane, civil, in good faith and rule-abiding. That's what a forum essentially is and should be. Tbh I'm expressing these sentiments here where it's wildly off-topic because I feel it's slightly relevant and I'm not sure where there's room to express it otherwise right at the moment. I'm happy for the thread to exist/continue but I don't know how much I'll personally contribute as I'd prefer to stick to the one in the actual Nintendo sub-forum(never say never though, so yet we'll see). #HashtagJustSaying

Nope. This is a big worry. A handheld device can't even have huge storage can it? Does a tablet have bigger than 256g? With modern games approaching 50g it feels like it could be a huge problem. The dock could have a big hard drive and some decent transferring tools, but it doesn't seem elegent. Could huge games run off an sd card? Why not? Isn't storage tech constantly advancing? Aren't certain types of flash memory relatively fast(why it was probably used previously, and why SSDs etc came about). It's just ensuring it's good and appropriate tech. As for the 50gb etc - if they're sticking with carts/flash style then you won't have to worry as it's its own media(tho tbh I think games will be smaller than this). These are the sort of areas we're all so gray on though - and why we probably need more information. 128gb usb stick is ~£30 on eBuyer. atm I don't know if that translates to anything at all relevant but we've still got months for that to reduce and bulk buys to consider on the storage front. I specifically have always bought 1080p Display/TVs for exactly this reason. I will never go HD Ready/720p. It's silly to limit my capabilities of future technology, imo. The irony is - this is coming from someone who grew up on Nintendo and resultantly is almost absolutely not a graphics nerd(tho I got turned slightly when acquiring a HDTV after owning a 360 for a while). Boyyyy you best not be shitting me with rumours like that! That's the kind of thing Nintendo definitely need to be doing with this to keep a relevance to certain aspects of the market. If they are then I feel it bodes well for other online features as well.

Whilst I don't agree with liger's points I don't think it's an entirely unreasonable post given there certainly IS mixed reaction. I found out this weekend that my mate and his son just traded their copies in for Overwatch as they just weren't feeling it. I however agree that on a larger scale it looks like NMS has been a pretty good success in terms of sales. I personally never had any hype etc as I didn't follow it and I still don't own it but I'm still here posting in the thread too! I guess part of my motivation to post re: this was just given it's come up elsewhere about people almost telling people what they can and can't post(not saying you were doing that, though). As said I'm not fussed/complaining though - I'm hoping it's going to lead to a rather swifter than expected price drop Personally I see myself, having seen impressions and reports here, being one of the sort of people who'll enjoy it when I get round to it. If anything lack of multiplayer is a bonus on that front as it should mean my experience is still fairly the same! YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH, WHORE! (jk please dont hate me <3)

I'm still behind! Caught up on Episode 5 on Sunday(tho I think I've still missed one along the way) - really liked that kid who was basically entirely self-taught. Some interesting ideas and design, shows what can happen when you aren't conventional/traditional I guess. Glad he got his wins - gonna try and catch up on the final sometime this week(missed it because I was catching up on work, and I'm posting at 3.14am because...I'm currently catching up on the work I didn't catch up enough on :p)

I want to address this though - in case my enlargened and emboldened post was missed - let's not get to the point of telling people what they can and cannot talk about. Can't understand why people post what they do? That's fine, that's you - but let it be posted and move on past it. Can't stand someone's posts? Add them to your ignore list and if they provoke you intentionally after that then raise it with us. (not understanding and not agreeing are two different things) ^ It really is that simple. Anyone who's here and not breaking rules has every right to post their thoughts - regardless of whether it's positive, negative, neutral, or just general speculation and so forth.

Chill out @dazzybee, it was simply a throwback to an old joke I made once in response to similar sentiments

Used it BEFORE thoroughly looking around(ie not just google shoppping comparison) but I'm PS+'d up for another year now nonetheless. For anyone else - Argos have a 365 day membership card for £30, as opposed to more for the 12 month card(but I believe both are exactly the same right?). May still buy and resell an Argos one or just keep it in the bag for next year. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9099005.htm

Interesting thoughts on them actually selling it as a two-piece optional! What happens if you decide post-purchase to get a dock - is it a little pricier or same price? Does it open up the future to iterative dock upgrades?

As EEVIL says they'd probably have to be things you do yourself - though you could see if given the fall through and the issues if there's any money you can get off; but I'd say it's unlikely. I had Homebuyers Reports done on two houses, one I didn't end up with(had a number of 2s/3s though, notably evidence of prevous woodworm which I almost got a further survey out of) and the one I did end up with(still had 2s/3s but less so) - I've been here 2 and a half years now and I've not done any of them. House is still ticking over fine. Houses are old, they're not perfect, I'd be interesting in seeing what the general average stats are of HBRs on the whole. I think sometimes the HBR was just another way to be creating some business and work and ticking boxes - no Surveyor will err on the side of caution due to liability, and everyone seems to 'highly encourage' you to do one but really you can't seem to enforce much out of one unless there's a super terrible problem - or at least that's my opinion anyway. BUT - in no way take my word as gospel. I only had 2 HBRs done, I've only owned one property. I can't really say it's a full position to judge, but I know that if I buy again in future I probably won't care quite as much now.

1. Yes but maybe late september after Neo/Scorpio news. 2. I wish but probably not. 3. I'd have to say sadly quite likely. 4. No, but Mario and a possibly a new gimmick will 5. Yes, aiming for WW release, but it may get delayed in territories come time. 6. I thought it was but definitely so. 7. Not yet but I think they'll talk about Miiverse. 8. Not yet, possibly down the line post release. (EDIT: Forgot to say most of this was probably more my wishful thinking that actual predicted outcomes - they seem sensible/rational to me, but you sometimes just never know what Nintendo are going to do!)

Yeah I was gonna put 1080p in my list there but I thought it was being said that the chip might not be as capable - I'm not even sure I'd notice the difference tbh. Isn't there issues around the XBone doing 1080p across the board or am I confusing something there? I also don't really understand the whole upscaling thing too much either(like what the 'cost' is). Don't get me wrong, I do agree with the point that it should be 1080p at home if it's a system to last; I'm just not sure how much it will fuss me personally if it isn't. I was happy enough with how most of the stuff looked on the WiiU from what I recall. So there was actually nothing wrong with the Wii U then, it was just crap yeah :p?

I think you've completely missed or ignored most of his points there, Ronnie. Anyhow I wanted to come back to some of this display stuff - if it's hybrid what's the odds of there being given options on what handheld mode might be able to display? A bit like 3DS where you can have it on but have less battery life - maybe you can have 480/540/720p options but obviously the latter on the go may cause a bigger drain/strain on the console. However at home with the dock(extra-powered) you can easily have the 720p for the TV? Some might be happy with that, and it can help address those battery concerns, and it gives the people who aren't TOO bothered about the extra to use what works well enough for them?

Certainly an interesting idea. I think MM worked so well because they were re-using assets it made them have to think more about how to really make the game different - and they really did. I wouldn't mind seeing a bit more of that on occasion, but as long as it doesn't become a regular occurrence to prevent burnout/franchise fatigue and sub-par offerings. I'd really still like to see them try and remake a 2D game in 3D though(so like maybe a 3D LttP).

Not sure I enjoyed that as much as the previous but I think it's maybe just because MM's design just doesn't quite mesh with the series' focus as well. The wealth of its content is really outside of dungeons and dungeon design, and there's mini-dungeons as mentioned which aren't delved into. The well would have been an interesting focus in its nature of paying the Gibdo's for passage between doors as an alternative form of keys, whilst also recognising that much of the items required for said passage are actually very interestingly available within said mini-dungeon too. There are some barriers there admittedly but in my repeated playthroughs I think I recall thinking that I could find stuff if I had paid attention.

Hmm. Ok. I can see this potentially getting a bit messy/heated on the present situation. Let's try to keep it NX/system related - yes there are issues and certain people don't necessarily mesh with other people - but let's not get to a point of telling people what they can or cannot talk about(not a new issue, either). Can't understand why people post what they do? That's fine, that's you - but let it be posted and move on past it. Can't stand someone's posts? Add them to your ignore list and if they provoke you intentionally after that then raise it with us. No debate or discussion is ever going to be one-sided really - it defeats its nature. To expect that is foolish. I realise all of this isn't helped by the limited amount of information we actually have on the NX as Ashley mentions - but please let's just try to remember that everyone's opinion should be equally valid and they should be allowed to express it.

Sorry Sir, I forgot the party line. Nintendo is good. Nintendo is God. (I'M STILL WATCHING YOU @drahkon)

Still not an owner of the game but I found that pretty amusing. Was constantly waiting for Columbo to ask him just one more thing though Has anyone gotten bored/burnt out yet? I'm wondering with these mixed reactions if it's the sort of game that might see a lot of abandonment/trade-ins and price drops within a few months - I think I do wanna pick it up at some point but might wait for dat price point and when I've got a bit more time on my hands.

I do think they need to announce it at a show or something for hands on from other media(and preferably sooner rather than later); but I also think it'd be really nice if they have a surprise Direct at the same time to bring it to people at home as best they can in addition to it - just builds up the interest a bit more imo.