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Thanks Alex. Set up privoxy last night but haven't tested download speeds yet.

For you guys with older receivers that want LPCM conversion and optical out, there's always this solution:


http://www.ambery.co...ddodtsdihd.html

Haven't tested it myself.

Nice! Hopefully they add on a Master Quest/Hero Mode.

Yeah, even though the graphics are pure brilliance, and no doubt the Gamepad controls will be an amazing adition, I hope they will add some more content instead of just features. I don't see how Miiverse intergration would work with a Zelda game, but I bet they find a way for it...

How about they let us explore a bigger portion of the Big Sea, with enough islands to contain one huge sidequest including a brand new dungeon? With new enemies, new items, new everything... Or maybe just change minor stuff to the existing game, like adding new enemies, making the Triforce hunt easier, stuff like that. I doubt Nintendo will change the storyline a single bit though.

The trailer mentioned that they'll "tune up the overall game experience"; that kind of ambiguity could mean anything, from adding motion controls to a few small bug fixes. I doubt they'll introduce brand new content but am hopeful that they tune up dungeons to be more challenging like OoT Master Quest.

IGN has posted some comparison shots. http://www.ign.com/w...shot_Comparison

Example:

Vive la France! Seems they added the French flag.

He's an insider or just an expert? I heard something like it too tho. At least gimme a dungeon for the third pearl! It felt rushed to just obtain it. Still a classic game though.

Here's an article with more info:
http://gengame.net/2...-directors-cut/

Hopefully this will spark some new HD gamecube remakes, super mario sunshine HD anyone?

Metroid Prime HD trilogy or otherwise would be amazing.

Great idea! Worth a sticky/pin.

I went to best buy & Walmart to buy sonic racing transformed & everyone was sold out, so I got those eshop cards & downloaded it. There are three possible big advantages & one big drawback.
The advantages are: 1. No disc to ruin/ swap out. No matter what game you were playing last, this game is always just one click away.
2. 10% back if you own a deluxe.
3. You can pick your region so that you pay less tax. For example I live in B.C. & usually pay 12% tax, by selecting the neighboring Alberta I was able to only pay 5% tax.

The drawback is that you are stuck with this game. You can ignore it, you can delete it, but you can never sell it/ trade it in.

Not that anything will happen, but you should probably not admit publicly that you're evading the Taxman. Also, not sure why you wouldn't go all the way and pretend to live in Oregon at 0% tax.

Honestly there is no way to get true surround from a head at on the wii u. The built in Jack in the game pad will only offer two channel audio. One plan I have to use my existing turtle beach headset is to use the head phone Jack on my surround sound receiver where my wii u is hooked up with hdmi. Then I can set my receiver to neo 6 or another mode to simulate surround sound on my headset. Just still researching to see which mode will give the best results. Most headsets only have single speakers anyway so even on say ps3 or 360 are still getting simulated surround sound.

Assuming you mean true surround from a headset on the Wii U, it is possible, just not really easy nor affordable to most at this point. You'd need a device that can split the HDMI into 6 analog sound channels; this usually involves a converter or a mid-range to high-end AV receiver. You'd then need a surround headset with analog multichannel inputs, such as the Tritton AX Pro.

Everyone seems to be rushing for an immediate solution, but I'd suggest waiting it out for a bit to see new solutions pop up via USB (perhaps a USB Dolby Digital decoder with optical out if someone decides to test one) or when manufacturers decide to move forward with Wii U-specific headsets.

Obligatory "why, in my day..." post.

Everyone has it so easy now; I had a Neo Geo CD back in the day.  Here were the load times for King of Fighters '99:

Loading Initial Start Menu - 21 seconds
Character Select Load Time - 9 seconds
Team Play Round 1 Load Time - 53 seconds
Team Play Round 2 Load Time - 20 seconds
Team Play Round 3 Load Time - 28 seconds
Single Play Fight Load Time - 48 seconds
Single Play Round 3 Load Time - 14 seconds
Comment After Fight Load Time - 22 seconds

I'm really glad they're optimizing the Wii U load times but take some solace in that you probably never had to wait like I did!

I saw this earlier today and this thread reminded me of it:

Sure ill post some pics and a review.  I have ordered their skins before for other devices and they were top notch.  Also I believe it did see a plain black one and all of the skins are available as either a matte or gloss finish...... so there you go.

Good lookin out! I whizzed by it the first time apparently lol.

Thanks for the heads up; some interesting designs on that site.  Would you be willing to give us some feedback once you've gotten yours and put them on?

Someone would make a killing if they made a matte black one.

Some hype-filled months coming up! Hopefully Xeno_____ comes out sooner than later.

Multiple tests have found that a wired USB ethernet adapter is actually slower than the wireless.

http://www.neogaf.co...ad.php?t=502022

Even though a wired connection might be more stable (less interference), it might be experiencing a bottleneck from the USB 2.0 port.  I'd stick to wireless.

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Really enjoying 3Dude's eviscerating posts right now.

Nintendo sold 100 million Wii's and 150 million Ds's. That's 250 million consoles at a profit from the start. This is not including software either. Nintendo has money to buySega if they want to. I just don't think they do.

Allow me to play devil's advocate for just a bit longer.

It is not as simple as Wii and DS sales alone. Those may be the hardware units that Nintendo sold for a small profit (I think the Wii was $6 per unit?), but what about the 3DS (until recently) and now Wii U that they sold at a loss?

As far as software, most software sales with Nintendo are first party titles, and they lose out majorly on significant licensing fees. Piracy was rampant for all the aforementioned systems, present one excepted.

And what about the billions Nintendo lost on the currency exchange when there was serious fluctuation?

I'm not saying that the coffers aren't substantial or that they don't have enough to acquire Sega; I just don't think they are as gargantuan as everyone thinks.

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Ha! Awesome!

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Honestly I can totally see this happening. Nintendo isn't Apple rich, but right now they are sitting on a HUGE amount of cash and they need every edge they can get against Sony and MS's next systems.
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Where are you getting this information from? To say they have a HUGE amount of cash seems like conjecture to me.

For over a year, Nintendo has been at an operating loss (their expenses are greater than their income). This has been known up until their last financial quarter ending September. There are tons of articles on this but here are two:

http://techcrunch.co...tendo-earnings/
http://www.theverge....nancial-results

Various sources have claimed that they have been selling the Wii U at a loss and only see a profit after 1 game is sold, and they currently average 1.2 games sold per unit.

http://www.gamesindu...mes-per-console

I honestly don't see how Nintendo could realistically purchase Sega from a financial standpoint without leveraging their assets, which they are unlikely to do with all the industry uncertainty revolving around the Wii U.

how many wii's and DS's and countless games for each did they sell last gen? The DS is the second best selling hardware of all time and they were making a profit that whole time, plus the wii owned this last gen in number of units sold. what makes you think Nintendo doesn't have a large pot of cash from the past six years stored up? one year losing a little cash while releasing the 3DS which is outselling the DS for the time it's been out, and a successful launch of the Wii U means they are more than fine money.

The facts:

Here's their cash flow in a 5-year trend to-date:
http://www.marketwat...cials/cash-flow

Numbers in parentheses are an outflow, not a loss. A company can have a negative cash flow and still enjoy a profit.

However, here is their income statement:
http://www.marketwat...tdoy/financials

Their net income is a net loss compared to previous years. If this trend continues in the long run (large outflow of cash and net loss), they will eventually go bankrupt. If the Wii U (and their other products) succeeds, they will pull out of the red. It is my opinion that Sega will not undergo acquisition by Nintendo until they pull themselves out of the red. A merger is also highly unlikely.

As far as your large pot of cash that I didn't address; I don't speculate on how companies store/spend their cash. Sure, Nintendo could have enough in the vault. What I will speculate on is that Sega has not created any highly-acclaimed releases in years to my knowledge, and I don't see why Nintendo at an operating loss would take expensive risks in that regard when it has its own uncertainties to settle.

Maybe not the best analogy, but if I'm behind on bills and have savings, I'd be taking a huge risk in going out and buying something major (say, property) to finance those bills.