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Yeah but... Ordered yesterday from ShopTo... ...and it arrived today! My excuse was that I needed a game to get me properly back into playing games regularly, as I've really hit something of a slump recently so being that Trackmania Turbo seems to have that instant pick up & play, get hooked, go for broke on the high scores, play for an hour or so then give it a rest kind of vibe, it seems like the perfect candidate. Plus take another look at that gloriously colourful artwork Flink... come on, you know it's worth it brah! Annnd in addition to that if you buy it then, I'll have yours and Ine's high scores to chase in addition to everyone else from N-E who has it, which will keep me coming back, the more time I spend playing it will then no doubt make me want to play more online games like... that lovely copy of Star Wars Battlefront which you both kindly sold me, then... who knows... I might suddenly be feeling adventurous one day and feel like I can finally revisit The Witcher 3 and play through it and the DLC from start to finish this time. But first things first, time to unseal the game and bask in the gloriously manic gameplay which is certain to ensue after unsealing this sure to be simple yet hopefully life-changing title! See you online! (hopefully) : peace:

N-Europe Presents VC Weekly #373 Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Final Fantasy on the Wii U... ...Virtual Console at least. Check inside for the verdict. Enjoy! : peace:

I found this handy guide... http://www.vitaplayer.co.uk/playstation-vita-ps3-ps4-cross-buy-guide/ Seems to have been updated recently as well, I didn't know there were so many titles with cross-buy so I'll likely be checking the guide myself at some point when I next feel like using my Vita. The Oli Oli titles, Shutshimi and Wipeout would be my choice though just at a glance.

I was searching for N64 and Nintendo news many years ago, found this site which I referred to for information along with various Nintendo magazines which no longer exist. I definitely lurked for a while, then I saw one fateful day that Cube-Europe were hiring, so I put together a piece just before the deadline, then shortly after I was offered the chance to join the staff by Jav in 2005. That's when I signed up to the forums and I haven't looked back since. I can't imagine what life would be like without this place and the community which makes it special. : peace:

I would be Fire Emblem Fates... if I could buy the limited edition but I can't so... Star Fox Zero, as I'm looking forward to it even more with each passing day.

Purchased, for PS4 for £24 on disc, because physical... irrational need to own game, also cheaper and I wasn't going to be buying any more games for a while but... what the heck!

I remember buying my Nintendo GameCube on launch day like it was yesterday. One console in Black was purchased, with one additional controller, a memory card 59 and two games which were Wave Race: Blue Storm and Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II... all purchased for around £215! Those were the days.

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.