Feld0

Nope, just Emo Dash being lasso'd off of that cloud. It's only about 2-3 seconds. I'm sure someone must have re-uploaded it somewhere, I'll keep my eye out.

Edit: Ah, someone made a GIF of the footage.

@lemonline: Reggie's also gone on record insisting that they'll have a system that outdoes both Live and PSN. They've already got a basic centralized online system with friend codes as is - odds are, they're not going to abandon having some sort of centralized infrastructure and simply make us log in to a ton of different separate third party online systems, which may or may not have their own respective online fees. The only people who've made more controversial statements who've led to speculation that Nintendo's somehow going to take a huge leap backward with their online are figures in the company who aren't actually involved in the development and design of their new online service.

Third parties are leading the development of their new online system - which Nintendo themselves will be using - and we've already had things from single usernames to achievements and so on confirmed. Odds are, we're going to see something akin to Steam or PSN - but likely closer to the former in its complete openness - where we have a single central online username and identity with a personal Mii as our online face and our stats tied to it, then that account would be tied in to any separate external online services and tied together with EA's Origin and other companies' respective services - Steam itself possibly among them, as Gabe Newell and Valve have taken an interest in the system too - so we'd only have to log in to our online Nintendo account to play anything, socialize, or check our stats and so forth. So far, we've only been hearing good things from third parties, which doesn't exactly lead me to believe that Nintendo will be giving us something even more archaic - especially given their own now open commitment to significantly improving their online to be more competitive - while third parties are merely talking about their own separate services when praising the Wii U's online. At this point, if we can be confident in anything, it's that the Wii U's online will be significantly better than anything we've seen from Nintendo before, and through firmware updates, the 3DS will likely see some significant improvements yet too, as incomplete as its online system is as of far.

@StreetPassWanter: Not bad ideas at all! There's already some light Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Collection elements at the heart of the Miitropolis concept, and I was thinking that some clothing and accessories unlocked from playing certain games and doing certain things in the game world like spending a coin currency earned through interaction of all sorts would be a great addition, but allowing for some personal customization and the social spreading of those like in Animal Crossing would certainly be a welcome element. Some light Mii racing - and perhaps a car or go-kart vehicle or some kind of public transportation like trains or subways to get around the city when it gets too large to easily cross on foot (Though some simple teleportation would also be an ideal addition for users who didn't want to go out of their way to go places on foot or by vehicle, just to keep everyone happy and the experience as convenient as possible for all users.) - would be a fun addition too for another light activity. Perhaps nothing too robust as so to compete with Mario Kart directly, but kind of like the likes of the simple, popular Family Go-Kart Racing on the Wii Shop Channel, with a few tracks, regular racing events, and a variety of things to win for participating or winning races with friends and strangers online. More lightweight little online activities to do with friends and earn things for your virtual space through is always a nice idea, at any rate, though some things could also turn into sort of demos for more robust "WiiUWare" games of sorts to download and potentially connect with Miitropolis

Lord N: Glad to hear you were able to get through the excesses of text alright. There's definitely no question that Nintendo's online has a history of being horribly archaic and inconvenient, as fun as their games have usually been once you actually jump through the hoops to play them. I'm confident that we're going to see a significantly improved online experience from them this gen, though - the single friend code, improved eShop (Though that's still in no way lacking in things that couldn't be improved with future updates, and they probably will be, considering how many times they revised and improved the Wii Shop Channel over the years too.), notably more DLC, SpotPass getting more use than StreetPass so far, pretty well-designed friend list with cards to exchange, etc. have the 3DS off to a good start, though it still obviously has a long way to go and a lot of features it needs and will hopefully see most if not all of in time - between the improvements we've seen on the 3DS so far (Even an online game as ambitious as Heroes of Ruin is on a whole other level from anything we got on the DS, and we're going to see that before the 3DS even finishes its first full year on the market! And the first year is pretty much always one of the roughest in terms of game support for any company or platform.) and everything we've been hearing about how far the Wii U is coming from the Wii.

People have a bit of a nasty habit of always assuming the worst of Nintendo, where the competition frequently gets a free pass on any kind of criticism, as well as - as we've seen in the news this past week - assuming every negative rumor is unquestionably true. Not the best mindset - Nintendo's definitely not to be unwary of given their shaky at best history with online, obviously, but there's no reason not to be optimistic, either. It's not as though it's exactly hard for Nintendo to significantly improve their online features, offerings, and overall structure after the DS and Wii, and the 3DS is much easier to improve through firmware updates in more meaningful ways than the Wii was with its much more rigid internal menu structure. Just because Nintendo's failed to live up to gamers' expectations for online in the past, it doesn't mean they're guaranteed to always be that way, as I've seen many continually assume on numerous forums these days - that kind of thinking is about as wise as thinking Nintendo's 'rightful place' in the industry is being dead last or becoming a third party, or assuming that companies like Sony and Microsoft are utterly invulnerable. Stranger things have definitely happened in this industry than Nintendo fixing their online, and at this point, I don't see any reason not to be optimistic. People just need to keep making noise, I think, so that both Nintendo and the third parties working on their new online infrastructure can ensure we'll all be happy with it. I'm just hoping that - as largely incomplete as the core of the 3DS's online service still visibly is - we'll see them make sure they release a major firmware update for the system next year so that while shifting from it using friend codes to our new username isn't likely, we'd at least be able to link it to our new Nintendo usernames for stat tracking, achievement sharing, and various online social functions aside from the expected eventual instant messaging and general connectivity with the profile system launching with the Wii U. There's no point in making us wait another generation to get that kind of support on their portables - especially with what the Vita will be offering in that regard - and I don't think Nintendo's likely to make us wait that long, considering how quick they've been to bring significant new features and content to the 3DS so far this year, particularly in response to its sales struggles between the price point and distinct lack of major mass market titles that distinguish the platform as its own thing, rather than a handheld N64/Gamecube - growing pains every portable has seen post-GBA.

Ultimately, we're just going to have to wait and see what we get, but I suspect that whatever we do, it'll be something evolving - as on the 3DS - and significantly better than the DS and Wii.

Hiya! It's a me, Auzzie Wingman!

I've become an eShop addict, shortly after discovering that eShop Cards had hit Australian shores. I've already bought over $100 worth of eShop Cards (because I can) and I figured I'd make a thread about it.

What this thread will generally hold is:
1) Recommendations for games that you should download for the eShop.
2) Helping people come to a decision about what they should download from the eShop.
3) Giving insight about a title beyond what the eShop tells you.
4) 3DS specific titles.

This is a 'by the community, for the community' sort of thing.

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How to recommend a title (or more)
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It's simple really. There are two stages:
1) You make a post, briefly reviewing your title in question. It doesn't have to have ratings or such in any form, just what you purely experienced as the player, and how the game essentially works. I've noticed that, once you start putting a rating on something, people miss out on an awesome experience... Samurai Warriors Chronicles anyone?

2) The like system. It sounds... weird. Like a lack of variant control or something... Basically, if you believe someone made a good review, cut down deep into the truth of the game, or it shares a similar experience to what you have of the game (obviously, all in a positive and therefore promoting manner), then you like. I'll take really well liked titles, stick them to the recommendations, and put a link to your post. That way, I don't have to retype your words.

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3DS DLC Titles
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• Pokedex 3D
• 3D Classics - Excitebike
• 3D Classics - Xevious
• Let's Golf 3D
• 3D Classics - Urban Champion
• 3D Classics - Twinbee

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Virtual Console Recommendations
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• Gargoyle's Quest
• Links Awakening DX
• Mario's Picross

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DSiWare Recommendations
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• Shantae: Risky's Revenge
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
• Dark Void Zero
• Mario VS Donkey Kong: Minis March Again
• Dr. Mario Express
• Zenonia
• Plants VS Zombies

--- Why do this, Auzzie? Why you so bored again? And why is Jigglypuff a topic tag?---


There are several reasons:
1) I could use this thread a lot.
2) I wanted to give back to the community.
3) I felt I'd get a better response here due to the sense of community I get from here.
4) Because I can. And I did.

Also, Jigglypuff is a topic tag, because that's what I do to tell others the thread is MINE!

I've only ever watched the pilot and I have to say it is a well produced show and the writer's care for the fandom ( Creating an extended music video just for the fan sites and talking with the fans on her deviant art page) is rather amazing.
I think one of the best things about the show is the fan interaction, if only all shows interacted with their fans once in a while, after all we do know what WE want.

I think its funny that nobody has mentioned Okami in some way

Right, how could I forget those? Numbers 3 and 14. 14 had an awesome song in it.

I can't believe I forgot all about this scene. 14 was a great episode.

I think the song's called The Art of the Dress. It's one of my favourite songs from the show. I'm hoping for more songs like it in season 2. I also loved Fluttershy's rant from that episode.

Yeah, it's been stated by at least a few third parties now at this point, I believe, that the Wii U will be able to "do everything the PS3 and 360 can." And at one point, Reggie did state that the Wii U would have an even more robust online service than Live or PSN, though his statements are typically best taken with a little salt, as their accuracy tends to vary. I'm looking forward to seeing what lies ahead, and hoping they'll make a show of this new ambition with some 3DS firmware updates sooner or later to show how set they are on making good on these intentions. It probably wouldn't be that tough to add something like achievements to the Activity Log at this point - with so few physical release, 3DSWare, and VC games out - to potentially update every game in those three formats to link up with it and to prep the Activity Log to eventually link up to a unified profile next year to share such information, with the potential of DSiWare games also getting updates to add them. It'd help to spur more digital content sales, at least, and provide a feature many have been asking for for years, which Nintendo themselves have implemented plenty of times now themselves, just short of finally giving us a unified system to link with and share with friends online - someplace to collect and view all these things together. And word has been that we'll be getting that with the Wii U. The 3DS certainly already has the framework in place, and if Sony can add trophies a ways into the PS3's life, with 3DS games being patchable and the firmware very updatable, it makes sense. Games with built-in systems like Street Fighter IV wouldn't take much work at all to connect as well.

I've seen it suggested in articles I've read before that Nintendo should consider implementing little achievements in every free app and channel they either have built in or release for free online, too, and that may not be a bad idea in terms of tapping into people's tendencies toward addiction to get them to get the most out of things like Face Raiders and the AR Games, as well as to fool around with apps like 3DS Sound and going out of their way to listen to the parakeets, or catch the help cats in whatever successors to things like the Photo and News Channels the Wii U may have. Emphasizing little hidden things and easter eggs has always struck me as a pretty delightful little way of drawing people in, and Nintendo does like giving us a lot of cute little mascot characters to interact with. Even on the eShop, we've got the little shopping bag mascot guiding us around. A little achievement pin for a profile with the shopping bag mascot just as a thank-you for shopping could be an effective encouragement for a lot of people to give the online shop a look where they may not otherwise. Same goes for things like StreetPass, having little things go on a profile for completing the little puzzle diorama images - which are practically trophies unto themselves - or finishing StreetPass Quest, and otherwise connecting with a lot of people. And of course, ideally, as I've mentioned, an achievement system's content might in some way extend into a virtual Mii world like Miitropolis, displaying collected figurines in Smash Bros., maybe a virtual shelf or rack displaying your Virtual Console collection with the original box art - which I'm quite glad they brought back on the 3DS and am hoping to see on the Wii U, along with the undoubtedly planned transfer of all Wii VC downloads to the Wii U - and so on, perhaps the actual systems in your VC library as well, from NES to NeoGeo arcade cabinet and more.

The more online social features and additional stat tracking, features, and metagames they can add to the links of the Activity Log, StreetPass Mii Plaza (Which they've already made clear they're going to continue building on), and things like the friend lists and potentially some kind of StreetPass-esque SpotPass metagames to play with online friends, the better. And as always, the sooner they can get a functioning instant messaging service on the 3DS, the better, too. They definitely shouldn't dawdle when it comes to more major updates and ambitious new features, both to expand their audience further by surprising skeptics and further give their current customers even more to play with and do. With word of a new Flipnote application coming this year and other updates planned, I suspect we'll see some more major surprises in firmware updates in the coming months, which new users will get to enjoy right out of the box as the latest firmware hits new units in the factories. But we definitely can't see improved online support and features soon enough, especially with Nintendo's own first first-party online titles coming later this year in Mario Kart 7 and seemingly Kid Icarus: Uprising.

In the least, I'm pleased to see SpotPass living a bit more up to the whole constant stream of regular new content ideal so far where WiiConnect24 didn't end up getting used to anywhere near its full potential and they didn't get nearly ambitious enough about the Wii's social online features or channel potential. Things like free downloadable content for Nintendogs, DOA, Samurai Warriors, and regular weekly updates for things like Nintendo Video are positive signs and definitely bring some nice little regular surprises.

If they have it, that's good and great. But I quite honestly think it's foolish for people who judge Nintendo solely on the fact that there's no achievements...I'd rather have more game than get some arbitrary medal for swinging link's sword 100 times. :/

Hey Jimmy!
Welcome to the Wii U Forums.

I'm Auzzie Wingman, a guide. Us guys with the orange titles are here for any help you need. You can also ask AMAC, our moderator, or Feld0, our administrator. A team of two, but really good at it, as you will no doubt witness in this rather troll-less environment.

That's a plus, right?

There is a lot about the Wii U, but there are still a bunch of things we don't know about it. Ergo, I've been told this is the best forum to grab the info. It has the collaborative energy of two Wii U blogs, so that should be rather handy. Those links are the first two tabs on the top left of each page as well. You should use those to get the latest news.

You can also have a look into the Wii U Hardware Forum, for all things hardware, and the Wii U Games Forum, for well... games. You can also throw in your opinions too. Don't expect the 'knock down your post' attitude you get at GameFAQs either. We are really open to suggestions here.

So, enjoy the Forums mate. It will be worth it, especially if you've been on other ones, where people can be rather nasty. The positive energy in here is reward in itself.

This really seems like a great idea and something that could be adapted to integrate facebook, twitter and other social networking support.

For example, if you upload a new picture to facebook and you have it connected to your 'miitropolis' your photo could appear in a frame on the wall, or if you have your twitter account linked your Mii could tell other Miis what you've been up to while you're offline. (Eg : You update your twitter saying "I had a great night last night" your Mii would have that above it's head in a speech bubble.)

I approve of this idea in its fullest.

Banned because homework tends to be useless most of the time.

My God. The ponies are armed now!

Thanks for the nod in the news post! Here's hoping they go someplace really interesting with this. It's definitely time that they cover their online weaknesses. Achievements fall into the same issue - fun optional features, I've found in Nintendo platform games that have them, and fun for profile building on Steam, but nothing that makes or breaks a game platform or experience, for sure.

I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what the future holds for both the 3DS and Wii U in terms of online features and experience - it's definitely increasingly sounding like they're going much more ambitious places, with some real evidence for that. They just can't start launching features like this - however Miitropolis-like or not they may be - soon enough.

Agreed on the holographic storage, too - I'm looking forward to seeing how that's eventually integrated into future platforms down the line and how that will effectively resolve internal space limitations for download titles and save files.

The more ambitious Nintendo gets as they continue to move forward, cover their weaknesses, and sharpen their competitiveness even further, the better.

MAKE ME A GUIDE BECAUSE I TOLD YOU TOO.

jking

Well, I have been to various forums such as YAF, YC, Yoshi Lore, Ninsheet, Kirby Rainbow Resort and many others that I forgot because I abandoned it fairly quickly. I do admit, I can sometime be one of those who register for a forum and never come back. It is not often I come across a forum where I get to see members who are active and generous to new members. That is what impressed me the most about this forum. This forum is home to many friendly and awesome members. It makes me regret not having been active here earlier. I have missed a lot.

Because I have came to admire this forum, I will be more than glad to continue to contribute to this forum and help the community to grow even more. It has always been my desire to help others and to make the world a better place. I may not have been active, but I have watched this forum grow since I first joined...only about 2 days after this forum was born. I am already proud of what the admin did in this forum, and has done an amazing job keeping this place live and active! I only want to make this forum even better. There is always room for improvements.

So thus, I would like to apply to be a guide. In being a guide, I am able to help the new members feel welcomed here, much like I did when I first became active. It will be an excellent opportunity to greet the new members and possibly make new friends as well. Each new member does have an opportunity to contribute more to this forum such as, being an artist, a musician, a programmer, an animator, etc. So, it's best to take advantage of every new member that comes and let them explore their talents. I'll be sure to help the new members with that! The idea of having guides is simply wonderful, and I just would like to take advantage in order to help this forum grow.

I am looking forward to being a part of the team.

~starrgrl24
a.k.a *insert real name here*

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