Im pretty sure i explicitely stated that the previous games had pretty much 0 character movement. Yup I did.

 

 
Yeah, I restated it. Not sure why it's worth pointing out but okay lol. I saw you wrote it, no big deal.
 
 

This isnt a 'good idea', its simply the way things are done, you seem to give the impression that you dont understand the difference between an animation, and a skeleton to be rigged to models to use animations...

 

 
I do understand the difference, and although you're more knowledgable about this area, that paragraph was mostly aimed to clarify on the "10 animations" thing. I don't know why GF chooses to go the route that it does.

Every model is an increase in hr time and money. Although thats a direct response the the train of thought of 1 still sprite portrait= a fully modeled textured annd animated 3d character model. I dont really think a delay would be necessary for them to have made more models. In fact, im pretty confidant they MADE more new models, they just arent on the game cartridge... purposefully.

 

 
Yeah, it's more resources. I never said it wasn't, just that you seemed to think that the sprites take less work than they do. You don't think a delay is necessary? I was under the impression you thought that it was the reason and was a good trade off? I'd dread the thought of paid for DLC characters. The moment that happens I'd probably jump ship. Hopefully they get enough cash from Pokebank to not ever go that route. :/ I'm fine with questionable things like Pokebank as long as they don't nerf ingame storage, but... Nope.

Lol I saw this on the news. Must be a slow day. I thought it was Improv Everywhere at first.

Okay, this is just getting weird. Time to dump some info.

I think the tl;dr problem here is that fans sort of took for granted that the hardware leap would cause a graphically superior game, like it always has, but this is the first time that we're getting below 100 new pokemon. I don't see why it's any surprise that this is disappointing. Players obviously expected both.

Both Serebii and this event claim grid based diagonol movement http://ds.mmgn.com/A...-and-y-revealed 

As for the battle animations, there hasn't been enough footage uploaded to suggest that they're not going the old way of having one animation per attack like every game, and about 5 different unique animations per pokemon, to properly illustrate physical, special, damage, etc, like the 3D console ones. So there's not too much uncharted territory here. They're not gonna make individual animations per attack, would both be insane and prevent special move event pokemon without patching.

Furthermore, there was nothing forcing Pokemon to release this year. It could have easily been pushed forward to keep up with general expectations. Of course fans are going to feel that using something expected as an excuse for the lack of 30 pokemon is... an excuse. What's another 150 animations on top of 3600? Especially when combined with the fact that there will be no 3D overworld on a 3D system, it just seems rushed in general.

Of course, this is all assuming you don't count the mega evolutions as new pokemon. While they do not have separate dex entries, nor specific movesets, and therefor do not officially count as new pokemon in game, there has been over 20 found to exist so far by leakers.

http://i.imgur.com/X6GVi7F.png

http://i.imgur.com/jGHpqv9.jpg

So there may very well be 100 new pokemon forms total.

Pokemon X. I always choose by the package legendary. The deer's design has some cool features, and I'm really not into birds too much. I know some people think Yvetal is a Wyvern but... eh. It's not. Plus, I also like its role in the whole duality theme. As for exclusives, I just trade for them.

Although Greninja has the best overall design, I miss the bubbles, and I'm not too fond of its origami head lol. Delphox didn't end up quite how I hoped, but Chestnaught's really the worst. So overall, I prefer Delphox. X_X Although I'm sorta tempted to go Froakie-Bulbasaur-Torchic.

This took forever getting here. xD Didn't notice the starter was at 10 though. Berries were always on trees.

Every recap I go to forgets about the StreetPass Relay upgrade. It was one of the only actual announcements besides Kirby.

 

Oh, and Bravely Default has some terrible VAs. Yay for dual audio. 

 

I was almost laughing at this part, because of the obvious disclaimer about the dual audio. "WE KNOW IT'S BAD. HERE, HAVE THE ORIGINAL." xD

Zomg, Kirby. Gives me nostalgia about playing the 64 game. Totally worth watching for that. 3D World looks really shiny, I may pick it up sometime, though I have enough Mario for the time being.

Dec 25th! Bought at black friday. Right in front of a scalper's wife about to buy 5 to add to their hoard. Was kinda crazy.

I don't know if I'll be dressing up. I'm "too old" now, so I'd have to rely on my younger relatives as an excuse lol. I live in the ghetto so no kids to worry about giving candy to. I'll probably end up doing nothing but watching spooky stuff. Rewatch some Higurashi? Maybe try to talk to spirits or something lol.

The TV itself still works, right? You could always try changing the resolution on the Wii U console while you wait for Customer Service to open.

The best of the best.

I've tried out 8 on a laptop. The only real upside is that it boots quickly. It really doesn't show you how to do anything beyond the basics. I had been shutting down the long way until I learned ctrlaltdel could shut down in addition to task manager. lol
It's... okay, I guess. I just feel like I have to go through unnecessary screens sometimes, like going through the tiles to reach the desktop. Because of that, I'd stick with 7/Linux on actual PCs. It'd probably be fine for a tablet.

I never understood why people bought tablets... don't they cost like the same as laptops? Just get a laptop like seriously.

I basically agree with you, but I learned there's a few uses for them. X_X They're more portable, and my mom is currently using it as a gaming machine over her DSiXL since she found some new game, and the DS puzzle genre dried up.

Um... So yeah, they're good for people who want a portable giant touch screen to play free games? That's about it haha.

I don't think I've played any of their games but... If it's an interesting game, sure, why not? Hard to do worse than Gameloft's.

Depending on when your bday is and what the best timing is for them, I'd remove the two party games.  Though I may be biased since I myself don't get much use out of them.

Does Nintendo require you to send in your consoles to do a transfer, or do they do it remotely? They can remotely remove licences for the 3DS eShop. In any case, it SHOULD be possible for them to disable the new account's WWHD license, then give the person a new key to unlock after they transfer the account. Or they could just plain delete the new account.

I haven't really battled competitively since DPP but I wouldn't mind.

If you have a lucky day you can try calling up customer service and getting that fixed for you. There's at least one story of them transferring the account.

I have a driving permit and a college ID. I'm in NY so driving isn't really necessary at all.
I usually have both with me if I'm adventuring outside, especially to purchase something, since they're in my wallet lol. But if it's just a quick errand run outside to like... a convenience store, I may just take cash and not my entire wallet. (bad neighborhood) I can see people not carrying ID if they're planning to run/bus to a nearby Gamestop and aren't using credit or buying AO lol.

Edit: Just saw the story and that it revolved around a preorder... Yeah common sense says that you should bring ID incase they ask for it, but honestly the receipt should be enough. If he really doesn't own any, rather than forgetting to bring it, he should've asked about it before preordering. He really should at least have a state ID or something, if he doesn't drive...

It was like that in my highschool. Technically we weren't allowed to bring electronics to school, but they didn't enforce the policy to the point of searching bags. It was sort of a "don't display" policy. In the end, it really depended on the teacher. Some cared, some didn't. Some only moderately cared. For example, one of my teachers was fine with it if you didn't use it while he was talking or you were supposed to be working, but was fine with it if you finished your work early, or he wasn't speaking. Basically it chalked up to "You can use it but you still need to do your work and respect me"

I laughed so much during this direct. They're giving out a really nice Wii Fit U offer.

Kinda tempted to pick up bowling and tennis now, even though I have the original. >> Can't see them giving Resort the same treatment, as that would be $120 total. Perhaps $5 each would've been a better price point, especially since they didn't seem to give the remake that much love, (noticed lack of AA in screenshots...) but guess we'll see.

Oh my gosh. Yeah um, I'll stick to just frying steak in a pan. And defrosting using time or a microwave. Geeze, electric stoves look so weird.