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#317901 Member Title Change Request Thread

Posted by Hank Hill on 15 March 2016 - 05:22 PM

New rule for the member title change thread: You may or may not get what you want, but you'll certainly get it changed




#303971 Sony to compensate Vita owners for misleading advertisement

Posted by Hunter on 26 November 2014 - 03:24 PM

Another blow to Sony's struggling handheld console

 

Sony is set to reimburse customers who bought its PlayStation Vita after complaints that a TV advert for the handheld console made false claims.

The ad said the cross platform facility allowed users to start a title on the larger PS3, pause it and "pick up right where you left off" on the handheld. It also said it allowed them to take part in a two-person multiplayer game in which each player would use a different one of the two devices.

It added that the remote play option allowed consumers to "tap into" the PS3 to let them play one of its titles via the Vita while "on the go", providing access to more complex games than the Vita would otherwise be able to run.

However, the FTC took issue with these claims, saying:

  • The cross platform feature was only available to a few games, and not all of them as implied
  • When cross platform was offered it was more limited than shown. For instance in the baseball game MLB 12: The Show, the option could only be triggered after finishing an entire nine-inning game, rather than mid-action as the ad depicted
  • The ad failed to make clear that to make use of cross platform, the user needed to buy two versions of the same game
  • Multiplayer gaming using both devices together was in fact impossible
  • The remote play facility only worked with some games, and the one used to show off the facility - Killzone 3 - was not among them. In fact, "very few, if any" PS3 games of similar size and complexity could be played on the Vita                                               
  • In addition, the regulator said it was unhappy that Deutsch sent a company-wide email to its staff asking them to post positive comments on Twitter using the hashtag #gamechanger.
     

     

    To qualify for the pay-out, users must live in the US and have bought a Vita before 1 June 2012. Those affected should be able to choose either a $25 (£16) cash or credit refund, or a $50 voucher, which can be spent on a selection of video games or other services.

     

     

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-30212921

     

    Anybody on here effected by this?

     

    I find this interesting because I saw on another forum that someone had posted "pros and cons" of 3DS vs Vita and they claimed you did not need to buy the same game for each platform to allow cross play on vita. They said purchases were transferred between the two consoles, unlike Wii U and 3DS.

     




    #302556 Porhorse's Top 20 Games of All Time

    Posted by BrosBeforeGardenTools on 11 November 2014 - 03:52 PM

    Because the topic is Potato's Top 20, and the question is what do you think about Potato's Top 20. Otherwise you could've necro'd 500 other threads.
     
    BUT SINCE YOU ARE GIVING PERMISSION
     
    20) Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor/Successor to the Skies
    Nope nope, screw furry railshooters. Jetpacks, Hoverboards, and giant robot chickens trying to kill you with fire is where it is at. People turn into monsters, your dad is a monster, but you turn into a holy knight yeah baby. And the fight scene with Deko just oozes Isa for Smash Bros.
     
    19) Metroid Prime
    Nope nope. Screwattack them ammo counts. Wave lasers all dayzers. I seriously don't think any of the Metroid games ever touched the mysterious feel of ancient civilisations than this one did. Heck, probably did it better than any Zelda. Ugh, might as well change that to Metroid Prime Trilogy though.
     
    19) Metroid Prime Trilogy
    This.
     
    18) Chrono Trigger
    Bestest SNES RPG. No, not DS. Don't fool yourselves.
     
    17) Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (Gamecube)
    Because 2 Players that gotta go fast is better than one.
     
    16) Mega Man X4
    Best Mega Man X undisputed. Best music goes to Maverick Rising though.
     
    15) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
    Best Zelda because you can animorph. Wii because you can swords.
     
    14) Final Fantasy Tactics
    Game is hard to start with, especially if you keep doing the first level with just Ramza and Delita before figuring out that you can add more units to the field (shut up), but becomes really fun with a Ninja rape party.
     
    Ninja Rape Party.
     
    13) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
    From worst MMO to best MMO sans Runescape. Please accept this before I change it.
     
    13) Runescape
     
    I hate you guys.
     
    12) Earthworm Jim
    By far my favourite punish on the Megadrive. It was either going to be this or Super Star Wars. SSW can take a pencil up the arse.
     
    11) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap B)
    And at this point you can't tell if this is a legit list or not, because everyone knows I don't **** around with Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap.
     
    10) Call of Duty 4: Black Ops II
    I'm like, the best on Wii U.
     
    9) Natural Doctrine
    No seriously, go play this if you like crazy arse mechanics in SRPGs, it's dungeon crawling, shooter SRPG and melee SRPG in one and jesus Christ it makes you self punish so hard so fast. I didn't cry, honest. One mistake can shoot your morale to the bottom of a bottomless pit.
     
    8) Aliens Isolation
    I want to play this with a Wii Vitality Sensor and have Iwata tell me to stop playing because I'm going to die in real life.
     
    7) Tomba 2: The Evil Swine Return  B) B) B)
    Best PSOne platformer. Will also take Croc 2 as an acceptable answer.
     
    6) Kingdom Hearts II
    Wait, I can do better than that.
     
    6) Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix
    Better.
     
    5) Darksiders
    DARKSIDERS IS THE BEST ZELDA! SONIC RACING TRANSFORMED IS BEST MARIO KART!
     
    4) Super Mario Galaxy
    The only Mario that is truly enchanting. Honest opinion.
     
    3) Banjo Kazooie
    Because I really don't like Donkey Kong 64. Sorry, I just don't.
     
    2) Super Smash Bros. Brawl
    RIP Wolf Main. I pray day and night that you DLC.
     
    1) Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate
    Troll list complete.


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    #302184 Finish the story: Member Edition

    Posted by NintendoReport on 07 November 2014 - 04:42 AM

    Wow, this book is gonna be for sale in the dollar store if you don't get your acts together. 




    #302426 Top 10 Super Mario games according to Nintendo Life readers

    Posted by Raiden on 10 November 2014 - 10:06 AM

    World is the best but the list forgot a game.




    #302416 MONSTER ENERGY IS SATAN!11!11!

    Posted by Hank Hill on 10 November 2014 - 07:25 AM

    I was going to have a say on this and call the lady an extended version of "a stoopidhead", but I'll say 3 other things instead since I don't feel witty enough tonight.

     

    1) Potato is right. Ridiculous caffeine intake is bad, m'kay.

     

    2) The referencing is deliberate for the promotion of the product, that much is clear. People would probably relate to it better than a tamer looking product in the shopping aisle. It's not satanic messaging, it's marketing.

     

    3) While not explicitly stated in the rule set beyond 'etc.', arguments about religious material have received locks and temp bans in the past. Type carefully, my little Satans.

     

    While this is true, I don't think any real argument is going to happen. We're all convinced this lady is a moron.




    #302380 Miyamoto says they focused too much on two screens

    Posted by Waller on 09 November 2014 - 03:49 PM

    No, their problem was that they decided to make a console that was going to move away from the casual audience towards the "hardcore" audience, but they weren't willing to go far enough with it, so they ended up staying in a middle ground where they alienate both the casual audience and the hardcore audience. The Wii U is a console without a target audience, and moving away from focusing on one gimmick to another won't fix that.




    #288187 Triforce tattoo I'm getting.

    Posted by DanJiblets on 04 June 2014 - 06:47 PM

    Oh I should've clarified Nollogs' opinion is irrelevant.  I don't post a lot, but have been around enough to know you're a tool!  Thanks everyone for the support!


    #284374 Tecmo/Nintendo large scale collab project

    Posted by 3Dude on 07 May 2014 - 03:37 PM

    Fire emblem warriors.


    #282995 Currently playing thread

    Posted by 3Dude on 29 April 2014 - 09:16 AM

    Final fantasy crystal bearers.

    What a fantastic, criminally under rated adventure game.

    Fantastic world design, fantastic exploration design, fantastic world interaction, fun combat.... And one of the worst vo's EVER.

    Such a shame the large majority of gamz girnoliz were so damn stupid they couldnt figure out how the reaction system worked in relation to combat, and actually thought the only way to fight enemies was to throw rocks at them over and over and over again like morons instead of say, feeding those rocks to the large floating monster until it got too heavy to float and drowned, or shutting a giant robots visor before it fired its mega laser causing it to blow its head off....

    Criminally under rated game. Probably be a great buy for 10 bucks and anyone wanting a good 20 hour adventure with tons of replay value beyond just running through the events until the end of the game while we wait for wii u's library to blossom.


    #282764 Sony trademarks Dark Chronicle Dark Cloud 3?

    Posted by Raiden on 27 April 2014 - 09:03 AM

    If you're a fan of Dark Cloud then you'll probably be happy to hear that Sony are keeping the dream of a sequel (or remake) alive.

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    A trademark for Dark Chronicle was filed on March 27th, but has only just been published. The trademark had expired last year in July, but it looks like Sony have renewed their plans. Just to avoid any confusion, Dark Chronicle is actually Dark Cloud 2; they just have different names depending on the location.

    Of course, we can never be certain that anything will materialise from this, but hopefully it does.

     

    http://www.gamrrevie...ark-cloud-game/

     




    #282292 #gimmygam2012

    Posted by Trash Waifu on 22 April 2014 - 06:43 PM

    "Is that what Sonic Boom looks like?" ~Goomba 2014

     

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    #281771 PS4 officially sold through 7 Million Globally.

    Posted by Zinix on 17 April 2014 - 06:29 PM

    Speaking of Ryudo, he'll probably try and spin this around somehow. 




    #281766 PS4 officially sold through 7 Million Globally.

    Posted by Hank Hill on 17 April 2014 - 05:28 PM

    I don't know how this console is selling, it has no quality software worth buying. I guess advertising is more important than games.

    1. inFAMOUS: Second Son
    2. Assassin's Creed IV
    3. Need for Speed: Rivals
    4. Skylanders Swapforce
    5. Killzone: Shadow Fall
    6. Resogun
    7. Steamworld Dig
    8. Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition
    9. Flower
    10. Flow
    11. Rayman Legends
    12. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
    13. Final Fantasy 14
    14. Warframe
    15. Dynasty Warriors 8

    And that's just currently released stuff that I can think of. Over the Summer/Fall, it's getting Destiny, Arkham Knight, Assassin's Creed Unity, Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor, The Crew, Driveclub, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Dying Light among others.

     

    And surprise! Not one of those is coming to Wii U at time of this post.




    #281487 Post VGtunes you love (1 per post please)

    Posted by DANT3 on 15 April 2014 - 05:12 PM

    Under Heaven Destruction from BlazBlue. The game may be "Guilty Gear 4babby", but gosh dang is the soundtrack good. This song plays when the two main characters -- Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi -- fight each other.

     






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