Sheikah

Oh, excuse me? If I choose to wait to buy Nintendo games, particularly ones from a long standing series that follow in the footsteps of the previous two games that I know I will enjoy but don't mind waiting for, that's my prerogative. And hey, look! Now I got it free. So I must be really dumb to have waited. And for the record, that doesn't mean I can't comment on the games I have already played nor does it mean I can't comment on Nintendo's strategy, lacklustre hardware, direction, marketing and network features. This again leads back to the whole 'you shouldn't be saying XYZ negative about Nintendo/your negative opinions are invalid' argument that you have been pushing recently.

Dude, you bring things on yourself sometimes.

I just have this image now of them releasing the Wii U Mk II and men in suits turning up to your house to repossess your console.

We had the GBA for at least 5 years. Unless you mean hardware revisions, but that's not a next generation handheld. Same generation.

Sooo...anyone else looking forward to Sword Art Online season 2 this July? There is something about virtualized MMORPG world settings that I like. It must be because I think it'd be pretty cool to be in one. I always thought the first season was brill. I heard some criticisms from people but generally I thought it was done really well.

QFT. That, or Funky Kong.

You can look between DS/3DS screens almost instantly, but with the gamepad you have to look down, which takes longer.

Damn, man, I don't think I've ever been more in agreement with you. The amount of times people have basically said you either buy the console and deal with it or don't buy it as a way of stifling negative criticism is ridiculous. And the constant remarks about hypocrisy/people (or rather person) telling you to justify your criticisms given you also like console X. Fucking sucks that some members on here are so attached to a company that they be like this. =/

Well that's simple. Based on what I'd seen, I didn't value the game to be worth the asking price. I was willing to wait. Apparently you've also got to justify to people why you haven't bought certain games yet, heh. :p

Yeah it's pretty straight forward but requires a little tinkering with the router to make it work as an amplifier (most will have an editable setting to let you do this). Powerlines are also good but I threw the amplifier suggestion out there since if they're like me they probably have accumulated more than one router over the years, so could pretty much do this without having to buy anything else.

Just remember you need to capture 10 of every enemy and defeat all the Monster Arena enemies, as well as lay spheres on every empty node and unlock them all with each character to get all the trophies and unlock and beat nemesis. So aside from that, you're golden!

Why would you consider other departments within Microsoft when talking about how the Xbox is doing? Likewise, Nintendo handhelds can be considered distinct from their home consoles - when people are saying they want third party Nintendo, they are usually explicitly referring to their ill-fated home console sector.

Excuse me? You're the one who said something about how it'd pan out for Nintendo if they did - I then contested it. You also didn't really counter any of my points. Here is another fact: Nintendo can't afford their future home consoles to all be like the Wii U. If they can't turn it around over the years, maybe they will reconsider. Not likely, but it's possible. Exactly. So silly to suggest that we shouldn't speak our minds.

This is why I don't get Nintendo's approach sometimes - they take the responsibility upon themselves for whatever reason to debilitate certain communication/chat/message features for kids. I don't get this - if you're buying a console for your child and you don't want them doing that stuff then you should change the settings yourself. Nintendo could even make the initial boot up screen display these settings in a clear and bold way such that no parent could claim they accidentally didn't see there were parental settings to adjust. For adults, censorship is only a bad thing and makes no sense.

Yup, like he says, voice chat is built into those consoles (as are parties). So you would have it if you played a MK game on another console. If parents don't want kids doing that then they can just change the parental controls.

Too simple Serebii? Third party: - They get a much, much larder audience to sell to; one that they increasingly distance themselves from by having their own console stray down an alternative route - Better sales due to new larger audience and existing audience on board. - No hardware costs. Great because their hardware is pretty shit and isn't selling, and is hampering their returns. - No need to work on online infrastructure - other consoles have their online services/buddy lists/tracked achievements/voice chat/parties done and there already. This could enhance their current output straight away. - No need to worry about establishing contacts with third parties to keep a console afloat. - Fuck loads of less criticism to do this and that. No one makes demands of, say, Bethesda to do certain things. - Rather than be seen as a straggler in the market they will rightfully regain their place as just a great developer of software. I would love it to happen, even though it probably never will.

Yeah, they'd have to downsize because of all the extra money they'd be making by releasing games on consoles that people actually own.

I have seen Nintendoland dirt cheap (like a fiver) in places like CeX since it is given away with consoles after all. Best to save it for one of the others.

Aye, during races is what I wanted to see. Oh well. Although... Pikmin 3, here I come.

Heh, so you resuscitated a dead argument in which I (and even another) already explained to you why your comparisons were invalid - my excitement towards barely evolving series in which several generations and titles have trodden the same tired path versus a couple of sequels not barely even covering one generation span. Must we shoot down the same old points again? To nip this bud finally - I loved Wind Waker, and praised it highly - this was the second sequel to Ocarina of Time. Likewise, Infamous 3 is the second sequel to Infamous 1, the first game in the series. My criticisms towards series like Zelda are levelled at the conserved nature of most of the home console titles which are rolling on far more sequels than the Infamous sequels. Regarding negativity on Nintendo - some people are mostly negative not because they have some ultra secret evil hidden loathing of Nintendo or hold shares in a competitor's company but because Nintendo are fucking up. Constantly and continuously. Seriously - Nintendo loyalists like yourself simply must understand this concept - if a company continues to fuck up their policies, features, communications and interaction with the gaming and developer community while at best producing games that don't wow us on any meaningful level then they will receive mostly bad press. Some people will hold their tongue about their feelings, or try see the positive for whatever reason. But that doesn't mean we should discredit people who might be making frequent criticisms so long as their points are valid. Regarding the demand for balance - requesting positive balance from people is in itself an element of bias introduced by loyalists - why must everything be balanced? A perfectly balanced post output would be applicable to something that was, technically, performing as bad as it was good. If something is, in your opinion, floundering, why would you balance your posts to make them appear that they may be floundering but may also be performing at an awesome level? The worst thing is that people seem to take this both seriously and in some cases personally. Nobody here hates Nintendo, nor wants them to fail. It is the reason we all came here, at one point at another. But that does not mean we should feel guilty or otherwise be shot down for taking an angle on most of their current endeavours, whether they are negative or positive. If you're able to challenge a person's negative views by offering counter facts then great, but a person's basis for shooting down post should never be 'you're too negative, be more positive'. And if people are really pissed off by negativity, there's always the ignore list. It's as simple as that.

Use another router to amplify your wireless connection, halfway between router 1 and your Wii U. Bit of a pain in the arse but it will work. http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_6830480_convert-range-booster-new-router.html

It's good to see we think of Nintendo in the same way.

Yes it does, actually. Because then you can't see their post content.

If people aren't able to cope with negativity towards an independent company then they should put those users on their ignore list. And maybe even seek help.

I find it so odd that if you're here with positive opinions you're 'allowed' to be here, but if your comments are negative (even if mostly negative) then you apparently don't deserve to stay. If you find someone 'boring' because their opinions are always negative, then just put them on your ignore list. It doesn't matter if your opinions are 100% negative of Nintendo. So long as people make valid, non spammy points and justify their point then I welcome them.