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What is actually included for purchasing software in order to get gold points? I had around 40 gold points at the start yet I've bought a reasonable amount of things from both eShops... is it only retail titles? I thought it was everything and then you'd get awarded the points at the end of each month, perhaps I'm due a load in a weeks time. Also, I'm at 990 Platinum points... When it states you get 10 points for visiting Nintendo.co.uk is that the coin that you find next to your Mii at the start of each week or is that for something else? I'm sure I've done all the weekly missions I can - excluding Miitomo because I can't get it - but it's so annoying to be just 10 points away, bring back some of those god awful surveys which we can fill out from a PC Nintendo, normally I wouldn't asl for them but come on... I've got to wait another week in order to get Twilight Princess Picross now.

Wow, and all for a bargain price of two to three times the RRP! I think it would be better to wait, pay a much more reasonable £40 and not run the risk of getting banned for playing it two weeks early. Still though, how does this happen? If word gets out from the shop(s) which broke the street date, those places could be shut down, they probably won't be... but it's possible.

While it may be true that we put in a lot of work to this site, which is part of what makes it such an excellent place, don't undersell the amount of work you do for this place. Also recently your What Happens NX? articles have been thoroughly absorbing reads, just saying. I feel a similar way a lot of the time, I just don't seem to talk about it as much, I possibly/probably should but meh... anyway I'm just trying to say that you're not alone. Today I went back to work after having a week off and it was "fine" as in, I seem to be good at the retail stuff even though it's not what I really want to do, writing for N-E falls into the category of something I enjoy doing for the love of it; as for what I'd want to do as a career? I'd always liked the idea of graphic design or even game design but I don't ever seem to feel good or accomplished enough for that... ...it's not easy is it? Sometimes I think about going in for another part-time job just to make some more money but then just thinking about doing two jobs that I never really intend to do for the love of it doesn't really appeal. It would be amazing to do something part-time, fun and that has a decent wage attached to it. (N-E is still fun, I don't mind that it's not paid, that's part of what makes the site great I feel) Perhaps it would be an idea to start an indie game studio made up of the N-E community, I'd be interested in that as I'm sure lots of others would be. I'm probably not that good at helping with advice but... I don't know, I just feel like sometimes there's got to be a better way, perhaps it's all pipe-dream stuff but it's a nice thought perhaps? I tried...

That should be fine for me, it was mainly the Friday which would have been the issue as I would still be travelling home at 10PM on that day. :p Saturday though? I usually get a lift home so that should be fine. Sunday I'm home all day, no worries there! Monday is a Bank Holiday so... I'm home earlier, so that'll be perfect.

£14.39 for buying it early AND I get a free theme? Sold! Take my money Housemarque/Sony this is how you do it! Downloading now, ready to play in just a couple of hours... (the unlock part not the downloading, that'll be done in five minutes) I think I'm going to enjoy playing my PS4 more this year. As for the game, it looks amazing, a bit like Cannon Spike on the Dreamcast, except less Capcom characters more trademark Housemarque, more projectile based, bigger, up to four players, online and about a tenth of the price... oh plus it's shinier... I have a feeling I'm really going to like this game.

SEGA does what NIS... Don't any more? :p Let's hope! : peace:

Hmm... how much is it? If it's £15 or less... I have about that in my Playstation Wallet I believe, very tempting.

Oh sweet! Super Punch Out!! is this weeks New 3DS Virtual Console game! That's one title I can definitely see myself dipping in and out of on a portable machine. : peace:

The first time I loaded up Flipnote 3D I got sidetracked by the fact that I couldn't import my old Flipnotes, but it doesn't matter as I've come to the conclusion that I only ever made a handful and only one of them was any good so it's no big deal. :P I'll try and make more of an effort on Flipnote 3D though, when I have the time.

Let's just say that Star Fox Zero certainly plays to the strengths of the Gamepad but it would certainly be possible to rework the majority of the game to work with the pro controller only even if it meant that it would no longer be quite as immersive overall. It's a trade-off whichever way you look at it. :wink: Star Fox Zero isn't perfect with the gamepad but it certainly benefits from being designed around it. : peace: Overall I've definitely enjoyed my initial run through of the game and will definitely be back for more, just not right away... it's not as if I don't want to either, I certainly do want to get stuck back into it, alas there are other games to play though; I'm certainly more than grateful for Star Fox Zero though and I feel that Nintendo & Platinum have done a sterling job on it all things considered.

Ouch... :/ I hear you on the PS3 death issue, The Last of Us nearly killed my original NTSC PS3 - fans were whirring really loudly at most points in the game near the end - which is when I decided to buy a Slim PS3 still brand new boxed off eBay... it lasted about a year and a half I think, it failed during the end of my original inFamous playthrough when I was trying to play through the whole series before inFamous Second Son came out, I still managed it even though I had to start again with inFamous... but yes it was so annoying as I had to redownload everything being that I had previously transferred everything over via ethernet from my old PS3 to my Slim which just failed to power on and that was it. Since my PS3 Super Slim I have had no issues though thankfully, really glad I got it, even though it's not the most elegant looking PS3 I do like the top-loading disc drive as historically everything I've had with a top-loading disc drive still works to this day :P - Mega-CD, Multimega, Dreamcast, Gamecube, PS2 slim - but yes, very tempremental machines PS3 units. I hope you're back up and running soon, those digital deals are good but not when stuff like this happens.

I'll buy it when it comes out on PS4 it looks well-suited to the platform. I'm guessing it will be around £10 - £15 on release? Surely worth that by the look of it. I've been interested since Bard described it as a cross between A Link to the Past and Diablo... coupled with the artwork, that's all I needed to know. : peace:

I personally don't mind Capaldi at all as the Doctor - though I still keep expecting him to have an outburst of expletives - he fits the role rather well, this new companion though... doesn't really appeal to me. But then arguably, she perhaps maybe isn't meant to appeal to me but more people of a younger age-group? I'll still watch it, just for the pure entertainment value though, nothing more.

You shouldn't have to format the HDD! That sounds a little extreme, especially for a downloadable episodic game. This is one of the reasons I don't like episodic games, more to go wrong by the sounds of it, I much prefer to buy the whole thing, on disc... this deal is tempting at that price but if you hunt around you can get a physical copy of the PS4 version for £12 - £15 so I'm sure it won't be long before it's that price or cheaper soon everywhere. Anyway, this doesn't help you as you've already paid for the game but I wish you the best of luck in getting it working, I hope you don't really have to format your hard drive for it though. : peace:

This move is going to help Amazon sell more games how exactly? Because if it isn't, which is likely considering many people don't want to pay for Prime then they really aren't helping themselves. I only really buy from them when they have flash deals on, if/when those are for Prime members only, I simply won't buy from them at all. Looks like Fire Emblem Fates Limited Edition - thanks Amazon Germany & Eenuh for pointing it out - will be the last game I buy from them.

I cobbled this together this morning, thought it might be useful to have for reference. It doesn't have any major spoilers to my knowledge but just in case...

OK, thanks all good to go... aside from... can we use Mii outfits while racing? It's OK, I think I'm going to anyway, I'll be using one where you can still see... most of the Mii face.

Done! Mii scanned, renamed and favourited... How do I turn on motion controls? I'm not even joking, I only ever use the pro controller. :p

One more space eh? I'll take a break from Star Fox Zero then.

R.I.P Prince

Same, I paid £77.49 or something in the end, definitely worth it either way, a bit of translation involved but it seems to work, thanks @Eenuh. I haven't ordered from Amazon Germany before but hopefully all will be well and with some luck I should have the special edition on launch day one way or another. : peace:

Well I've now seen the excellent cartoon, read our fantastic reviews, gazed at the stunning site banner, had my copies of both games arrive and I've also got - and am wearing - the awesome T-shirt! I'm definitely ready to play the Star Fox game which will surely be - almost - the title in the series I've been waiting for since Star Fox 64. Plus the Star Fox themed Tower Defence title I didn't even know I needed until now. So once again... "Let's rock and roll!"

R.I.P Victoria Wood.