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You are correct, the Nintendo GameCube launched in Europe on May 3rd 2002. Super Mario Sunshine didn't see a release until October 4th 2002. Just over five months after the GameCube came out... ...so I suppose we could call it a "launch window" title.

I've got a feeling this could be the new Devil's Third... except without the single player. :p Of course by that I mean, it'll be a blast to play online, a few people will play it initially and then next to no one, but I'd love to be wrong though as this title has potential.

Happy Birthday Cube! Here's a videogame related cake image complete with an outdated reference! "Have an eggcellent day!" :p

I'm hoping they will be available for the Wii U as one last big effort - I still have a pre-made Purple folder in anticipation of GC games, don't let me down Nintendo - which would then carry over to the NX, Nintendo could still support the Wii U with VC games even when the NX is out, there's no reason not to if you can play everything linked to your account on the new machine like I think will be the case; it would be like the backwards compatibility on the Xbox One where you can choose which titles you want to download except... not in bits and pieces hopefully but rather all in one go. : peace:

What's a Wii U? I've got the last hardware revision of the Wii which is black in colour, shiny in its finish, has rounded edges and supports lots of weird - yet strangely cool - plastic figures - again, no idea what they are - plus the games look all shiny now, almost as if they are displaying in some kind of higher definition even; it even has this strange controller with a screen I hardly ever use as well, I tried to turn on the console without it but alas it's no good... I don't know what that's about. But a Wii... U? I don't have one of those... unless, that's not a smudge next to the "Wii" logo is it? It seems to be some kind of letter... an "O" perhaps? Nah, I'm probably imagining it! Anyway, the NX won't be out for a little while yet so until then I'm going to play on my "Wii" as you can even play digital versions of games from past Nintendo consoles on it! Technology is incredible! : peace:

Thanks for trying Hero, I appreciate it. Alas... I have had that page open for most of yesterday and today, I've just come back from having my lunch. 15 mins too late. So frustrating!

Looks like Ninja Dark Souls Onimusha Gaiden is coming along nicely. While it's clear to see where the games influences come from after seeing it in action, I think this has potential as its own series providing it does well. Giving players the chance to grab some DLC for finishing part of the demo is a good incentive to pique peoples interest.

I'm not a huge fan of them myself but they have their uses, of course there are plenty of aspects about social media which I absolutely detest but it's nice to at least check out certain game communities and it's a useful communication tool for friends and family, that's just my Facebook though as for Twitter... I have an account but I only recently tweeted, just the once and it was game related too, it was when I pledged to support Yooka-Laylee, I just figured, why not? But never since... if Miitomo becomes an option for me though then yes I will use Twitter for that but probably nothing more, unless I use it to retweet some of our site stuff which I may well do. But as a general rule I don't really enjoy using them, I'd much rather spend most of my online time on N-Europe either browsing the forum or working on content for the site. I suppose at least Nintendo is giving us some sort of reward for these online efforts but it does feel like just jumping through hoops for the sake of it, though I do visit miiverse and the eShop regularly as it is so I might as well get something for it. : peace:

I already have social media accounts, I just never used to use them that much until recently when I started signing up to game groups on Facebook, plus people keep adding me on there for some reason... you add say one person from work and then gradually it seems lots of other people add you, I suppose that's the way it works though I mean I don't mind, so long as people aren't posting inane rubbish because if they are then I just unfollow them or if an account becomes "Inactive" on there which I just use as code for "you're not Facebook friends with me anymore" to which I just think... OK... *deletes* no problem. :p I have just over seventy people added on Facebook and even that feels like too many to me :p I get that it's used for networking and all that so people might have hundreds of friends on there but part of me just doesn't really get it at all... as for using it for Miitomo, I still don't quite get that either, do I need to add people from both Facebook AND Twitter or just choose one? I'm not too fussed about the whole thing but in the meantime if anyone from N-Europe wants to add me on Facebook then they can by all means but until Miitomo is available on other Nintendo devices or even as a web-based app - that would work surely? - then I'm out but I'll keep collecting what coins I can. Oh! Speaking of which... Audio Coin get!

N-Europe Presents VC Weekly #372 Mario Kart 64 Mario Kart 64 returns in all of its 60Hz glory! Plus it does have the best battle mode of course. :wink: Check inside for the verdict. Enjoy! : peace:

I don't ever want a smartphone, if I can avoid doing so then I will. I'd rather have access to a full-size physical keyboard where possible. Of course I have a "phone" but it's really just for emergencies, the way in which a lot of apps - including Miitomo - drain the battery proves that they really aren't meant to be running for as long as they seem to be. Miitomo is fine for messing around, I wouldn't call it a must-have piece of software though - or anything on a smartphone for that matter - but I can understand why Nintendo has chosen to go down this route as it will obviously drive their business further. If they don't forget their console fanbase in favour of a smartphone based one then all will be fine, as I understand it the smartphone part of the business if intended to drive their existing business anyway so having it all linked in with My Nintendo is a clever move but no matter what Nintendo does, I seriously doubt if it will be able to get a smartphone into my hands... if they can then I will be impressed but also disgusted. Let's hope it doesn't come to that. : peace:

I've only just found out about this... I wish Nintendo would have a standard time for putting up pre-orders on their website, how about a little earlier in the day? If I had seen this on Friday morning then I wouldn't have hesitated to buy it, as it stands though I was at work from just after midday and didn't get back until late, absolutely no chance. Probably no more stock to go up either, oh well... it's a no buy from me then, not that it matters to Nintendo as they've sold all their stock.

Ah so that was just a misconception? That's OK then, but my other points still stand. I'm all for Nintendo branching out into mobile ventures but not at the expense of their existing fanbase who don't really want to buy a smartphone purely to take "advantage" of a few apps in order to get a game which people would most likely not minded paying a few pounds for anyway. So the long road for us both saving up 1000 Platinum points starts here then...

So now that my account is all linked up to My Nintendo I understand that Platinum points can be gained by accessing the shop amongst other things. Does this mean it's just for the web-based shop or do I now get points from just checking the Nintendo eShop on the consoles as well? I'm just trying to work out how I can get some points without the help of Miitomo which I won't be getting as I don't have the time, technology, or inclination for it currently. Also the fact that there is a numbered amount of downloads for the My Nintendo Picross games is beyond ludicrous... I quite liked the idea of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Picross but not when so many barriers are put in place to reduce the chances of you obtaining it. While I approve of Nintendo moving things forward with regards to accounts, things need streamlining a bit further yet it would seem.

So what do I have to do in order to get 1000 Platinum Nintendo points needed for this? I seem to have 220 so far, Miitomo isn't an option as I have no way to run/play it so... I guess just buy more VC games and stuff like that?

I've heard reports that this doesn't run on Bluestacks, if there's a workaround then I'll try it out but otherwise I don't think I'll be partaking in Miitomo for now.

I'll keep my PS4 version pre-order *for now. *Until launch day.

No idea on the site in question, but for the sake of just over five pounds, you might as well stick with the physical release. : peace:

For a first post - indeed a first thread - I find this to be an excellent example. Welcome to our humble yet well-established forum @kettunen also, N-Europe is a lot like the Hotel California... you can check out any time you like but you can never leave! Now that's out of the way, onto the subject matter! So you are in your Thirties and you've never beaten the original Super Mario Bros. well that's OK, I've recently entered my Thirties and I've yet to fully complete a single game from various long-running series including *Castlevania, **Final Fantasy and even ***Fire Emblem! On the subject of games needing to have a certain "Resonance" I completely agree, if I'm simply not feeling anything from a title then I really struggle to continue with it if the game fails to grab me on any level. Then on the other side of things, you need to have something which motivates you as well I feel, titles like Zelda are good at this as you have these amazing adventures to go on in order to complete your quest; on the other hand you can play certain titles you were really fond of back in the day, yet you might not enjoy them quite as much but certain things keep you going such as the promise of rare items... I touched on this with one of my favourite games of all time in a recent Throwback Thursday article which you might find interesting... http://www.n-europe.com/features/throwback-thursday-15-phantasy-star-online But enough of me plugging stuff from our esteemed home page which you're quite possibly already familiar with and back to the topic in question! It is certainly still possible to beat games legitimately, this seems like a silly statement perhaps because of course games can be beaten as that's the whole point but these days with Restore Points on the Virtual Console in particular - which I'm more than familiar with in my line of work, perhaps too much - they are an ever-tempting alternative to just ploughing through the old-fashioned - and still the best - way, though I must stress I tend to use them more on titles I have legitmately beaten in the past so if I need to get through something quickly for a review, they have their uses. Certainly by using these modern tools of convenience you can test out various theories so they are interesting to play around with, as for getting to the end of a difficult game though I think it certainly helps if you are inclined to finish it because the motivation is still there and always has been from the start but there has to be a point for certain titles where you are merely just learning on particular section just so you can get past that "one bit" but once that obstacle has been overcome I'd imagine in most cases the game would become fun again, for a time... until the next trial. I wish you the very best in your quest though, indeed I look forward to hearing about it in this thread as I'm sure many of our other forum members will and I hope that we will witness many more engaging threads just like this one from yourself in the future. : peace: Anyway, back to the Mushroom Kingdom with you for now as it needs saving! Remember these key pieces of advice told to us through various games over the years... It's dangerous to go alone - so check back on the forum if you desire advice or just a break - Never give up! Trust your instincts! - wise words indeed which I'm sure many of us live by - and of course... The princess is always in another castle... until she isn't and you've beaten the game of course. :awesome: *Well there was Lords of Shadow but that really doesn't count for much of the series. **Again I would say that Crystal Chronicles on the Nintendo Gamecube really doesn't count as it's more of a spin-off. ***Though in fairness, we didn't really gain wide-spread access to this fantastic franchise until little over a decade ago but still... ample time for me to have potentially finished one!

If the disc is... less than perfect, you'll need to clean it, try with a dry cleaning cloth first, then use a disc wipe or something similar remembering to clean any residue left from it. Your disc should read fine after this there are more drastic methods for if you have a really deep scratch on the disc but I wouldn't recommend them unless the disc surface is really bad. Though I would imagine the disc is in perfect condition isn't it? If so... and if it starts doing the same thing with other perfect condition games, then I would fear the worst for your Dreamcast. Certain games might just have issues being read by your DC's laser though, could be as simple as that, I don't want to worry you for no good reason but I just thought I'd share my experiences. : peace: Tonight I ended up playing some Street Fighter III Double Impact as I replaced a non-working disc with a working one so I could sell my double of it, needless to say though I ended up testing it thoroughly which involved playing through the main mode as Ryu from start to finish... you know, just to make sure. Great game and an excellent replacement for Street Fighter V on the PS4 which I'm not touching until more content becomes available.

I wouldn't be so sure... We don't even know what the NX is yet. It's like me saying... "The NX will be better than anything Playstation VR has to offer" A ludicrous statement with no real basis. At this stage... let's just hope that both turn out to be successful in completely different ways, that's what is surely in the best interests for the industry as a whole. : peace:

Finally! Starfox 64 will be mine. I have Lylat Wars on the N64 and Wii Virtual Console version. True I do own Star Fox 64 3D on the 3DS which is amazing in itself but, to play the original game, with its original name and at its intended speed on a big screen AND decent sound? Priceless! Barrel Rolls will never be the same again. :wink:

Aside from the actual visuals and animations which look fine - I think, hard to tell really - to me the whole thing just looks like a waste of time, you don't battle the Pokémon then? You just try to catch them... with Pokeballs which cost you real money? Am I missing something here?

Precisely... Dean might finally get to play his copy of the game again, or possibly even for the first time? Rejoice! : peace: Not that I can talk... I have my own copy of the game, which no one has borrowed and I still haven't finished it! What's my excuse? Eh? EH? eh... oh yeah, reviews and stuff. But still, I'm going to buy the 3DS version as well! In order to make the tower of games that I never seem to play - except for once in an angry moon - even taller still. At least the limited edition comes with a compass watch, so I can at least watch all the time I don't have to play games tick away... Soon... I will get back to playing Hyrule Warriors and many other games on a regular basis, soon! At least this version is portable which will help. :awesome:

The Third Man - There's no point me trying to explain, just watch it : peace: I believe it was recommended to me on this forum, so now that I've seen it, I'm recommending it back.