"[Kawabata] Xenoblade Chronicles X is using up most of the space on the Wii U disk. It's really, really close to the storage limit. (To the point that at one stage we were considering using more than one disk for the game). To enjoy playing, the enormous seamless map must load quickly (which was achieved through the hard work of our programming division), but we had help from Nintendo proper implementing a further improvement to what we had. I believe we're going to reveal the details of that on the official page in the future, but to people considering purchasing the packaged version of the game, as one of the game's developers, I highly recommend you make use of this improvement."

 

Sounds like there will be an install from disc option.

 

I WILL buy the packaged version of this game. And I will absolutely take you up on your suggestion, Mr. Kawabata.

Yes, it sounds like he means that IF you buy the packaged version of the game, loading might slow things down a bit compared to the downloaded version. And that this has been fixed by an "improvement" that we can "make use of". Which sounds like install from disc, as you said.

I will definitely buy this eventually. It wasn't at the top of my last because I'm just not very good at combo-based action games

These are actually decent figures (although not great). Nice to see.

And then Pandora's tower and Sin & Punishment also. Nice, since I don't own Sin & Punishment.

All right, if anyone missed it: In Europe we'll get the regular New 3DS, and the Wii games will be

- Super Mario Galaxy 2, now

- Donkey Kong Country Returns, 22 January

- Metroid Prime Trilogy, 29 January

And later on: Kirby's Adventure Wii, Punch Out, Pandora's Tower and Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies.

OK, watched the US version on Youtube, have to look at the Europe version now. Apparently we get Donkey Kong instead of Punch Out.

My problem is I'm probably going to have to see this a few hours late. Is there a way to get a link to the whole Digital event, without having to go through places where everything gets spoiled by individual trailers and stuff? I suppose not.

Usually Nintendo will post a video of the whole event and then also in separate videos. I can add the video into the OP, if it gets uploaded as a whole (which it should)

Yes, that would be great, then I can have just the start of this thread open in the browser and just use that. Unless you plan on adding also individual trailers in the OP (please don't... )

Edit: If possible, the Youtube-link embedded in this site would be perfect, so I don't have to go to another site and get spoiled...

Yes, that was bad. I have hopes for Star Fox Zero though, especially with Platinum involved.

I'd say Splatoon is a great unfinished game.

... I do hope the game will have a "serious" vibe instead of a funny one like WW and SS.

Hi guys!
the question is...why the Wii U Console Stand aren't available in Europe??

Thanks ;-)

I bought mine with the stand in Europe, and I have seen them being sold separately here as well. Who says they aren't sold here?

As soon as they start to focus on the demographic where the money is, i.e. people who don't like high quality games, they have made themselves irrelevant. I mean, why would I buy a Nintendo system if the games are the same as on Playstation? They should listen less to what people claim they want, and instead make games that they themselves believe are great. But they need games like ZombiU, Bayonetta 2 and Xenoblade X that they can't make themselves, and it would also be nice if there were a lot of more games to choose from. How are they going to accomplish this? We'll see, but even if it will be difficult to win the 3rd parties over, they should at least try to make the threshold to port a game over to the next Nintendo as low as possible, without compromising with their own ideas.

I tried it. It was what I expected, a really good take on online shooters. I don't like online shooters, so it wasn't for me, but a great game of course. They should have some idea on how to compensate for lack of voice chat though.

Maybe people who like to play great games like ZombiU, Wonderful 101, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, Super Mario 3D World, Monster Hunter 3U and so on. And those, like me, who are looking forward to Xenoblade and Zelda.

Simple, the status for the Wii U at the moment is very good when it comes to exclusives and bad when it comes to multiplats.

Read the OP

It may or may not be a good thing with voice chat in this game. I'm all for the idea to leave it out and force people to cooperate in other ways, if it makes the game better. There are two things I want to say though:

1) The reason given is kind of stupid. As other people already said, if it's just about that - make it optional.

2) There are a lot of arguments in this thread questioning the very idea to have voice chat in the game. It might be better to leave it out, but it's certainly not crazy to want it in there, and it's an issue worth discussing.

If you want that then that's what Sony is for.

Well, Sony can't bring us Splatoon with voice chat.