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well i missed them all! oh well. Will try to get the next deluxe bundle that is available.
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(rubs hands together like Mr. Burns) Ex-cellent...
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Looks like gamestop still has the basic package.
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Yeah, IF I end up getting this, same here.
Very excited for this so I went ahead and did a pre order at Best Buy in store for just $5. Not sure how much longer it will last but I would recommend doing the same if you have a Best Buy close. If you want to have a system at launch I would go pre order one asap. You may want to ask but I know my Best Buy will have a midnight launch.
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Thanks for the tip, but holy run on sentence.
I ordered a standard console. I think the Deluxe is a better deal, but I wanted a white console.
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In store best buy kiosk still has the white ones available.
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It comes out the day after my bday so I just got my wife to pre-order it for me lol.
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Buddy just tried Game Stop they are all out of the basic set. I pre-ordered a basic from them yesterday along with Mario U
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I posted a deal find for game pre-orders at some attractive prices ($38 for Rayman Legends for example): http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1039148191 , figured I'd mention it here since many Wii U buyers may be perusing this thread . Enjoy!
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So, I found some detail on the whole amazon vs. nintendo thing.....
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/3ds-xl-amazon.452616918/#post-465007728
Sounds pretty stupid on amazon's part, but for some reason I'm not surprised. It's amazing they continue to do so well, with the huge ego's running the place.
On that note, 3DS XL is now up and sold directly from amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-...ie=UTF8&qid=1347994430&sr=8-1&keywords=3DS+XL
Who knows whats gonna happen now.....Wii U's may show up, I wouldn't hold my breath though.
http://www.ign.com/boards/threads/3ds-xl-amazon.452616918/#post-465007728
Sounds pretty stupid on amazon's part, but for some reason I'm not surprised. It's amazing they continue to do so well, with the huge ego's running the place.
On that note, 3DS XL is now up and sold directly from amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-...ie=UTF8&qid=1347994430&sr=8-1&keywords=3DS+XL
Who knows whats gonna happen now.....Wii U's may show up, I wouldn't hold my breath though.
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It's utter nonsense.
Me, either, which is absolutely a wretched and dumb business decision by Amazon.
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I didn't get in on the wiiu preorder. I was about to go through toysrus, but I've become rather picky about what retailers I give my CC info to these days and so decided to just hold off for now.
Most of my online purchases are through Amazon, though, oddly enough, I'll often do business with extremely small online retailers as well if they come recommended from people I know.
It's nice to see that the 3dsxl is on Amazon now. Thanks for the link.
Most of my online purchases are through Amazon, though, oddly enough, I'll often do business with extremely small online retailers as well if they come recommended from people I know.
It's nice to see that the 3dsxl is on Amazon now. Thanks for the link.
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No prob boss.
Also I found a newegg $10 off code (Don't need to be on newsletter to use it)
EMCNAJB243
Code expires on 9/20/12 or sooner based on fund availability
Should work with everything, but official Nintendo WiiU products (Nintendo published games, controllers, etc.) don't work for whatever reason.
Just ordered ZombiU. Newegg has a full section ready for WiiU. Impressive.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=248&name=Nintendo-Wii-U
Also I found a newegg $10 off code (Don't need to be on newsletter to use it)
EMCNAJB243
Code expires on 9/20/12 or sooner based on fund availability
Should work with everything, but official Nintendo WiiU products (Nintendo published games, controllers, etc.) don't work for whatever reason.
Just ordered ZombiU. Newegg has a full section ready for WiiU. Impressive.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=248&name=Nintendo-Wii-U
Not sure where else to post this but after reading it I had to share
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http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/18/zombiu-hands-on-the-dark-souls-of-zombie-games/
ZombiU hands-on: the Dark Souls of zombie gamesWii U was always going to get unwarranted flack among gamers for being a casual console. VG247′s Dave Cook plays the punishing ZombiU to find out why they're dead wrong.
If you're still not convinced that ZombiU is a `hardcore' game for `hardcore' people, then you should at least check the game out through a friend's purchase. To all Dark Souls fans, you absolutely need to play this game. It's that simple.
`ZombiU is the Dark Souls of zombie games'. You're going to hear a lot of people say that after the Wii U launches in November. It's absolutely true, as the game is brutally difficult, and makes no attempt to coddle players as they wade miserably through post apocalyptic London.
One of the magic ingredients that makes a good survival horror game even better is making the player feel dangerously under-resourced, pathetically weak, and continually on the backfoot at all times. If this stresses you out, then ZombiU is not the game for you.
It has been absolutely engineered with hardcore gamers in mind, mixing the continuous dread of games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent with unforgiving trial and error format of Dark Souls. You will die a lot, but with each death you will learn what not to do next time.
Best of all, when you die, it's entirely your fault and - sorry to put this bluntly readers - down to your own foolish haste and stupidity. It's not that you' aren't smart enough to overcome Ubisoft Montreal's sadistic challenge, it just takes a lot of practice.
That's part of the problem. Wii U does have casual players who may take a punt on ZombiU - because, zombies - and that could lead to a lot of copies being traded in shortly after launch.
Our hands-on session starts with a dreary slog through London's sewer network, and up into the Tower of London's hidden catacombs. We've got a cricket bat - the game's default, unbreakable melee weapon - and a shotgun with only 30 bullets.
There's also a flashlight that runs down mercilessly fast, and it takes ages to recharge. Once it's off, the sewers are seriously pitch black, which is why the Wii U GamePad's radar screen is helpful for spotting movement in the dark.
Slow movement is the key, as your cricket bat will only down a zombie in about six heavy hits. That's a lot of attacking needed for just one enemy, so you have to avoid confronting packs of the buggers if you hope to survive long.
You could of course hit them with your firearms - but wouldn't you know it - gunfire attracts the horde to your location with every single shot, so that's not a dependable tactic either.
Drawing out zombies one by one using flares does help thin out groups if you have to kill a few of them, or you could lay mines in a tight bottleneck, fire a few shots, and stand back as they rush towards the sound and blow up in meaty, bloody chunks.
There are many ways to play ZombiU, but several truths remain throughout: never ignore your radar and make sure you're alone before using your inventory. Opening your backpack is activated by simply swiping down on the touch screen, but it renders you immobilised.
You can then drag your favourite items to the hot bar and organise loot gathered from corpses. You only have so many slots, so resource management is yet another problem facing your survivor.
This is where both the respawn and safehouse mechanics come into play. Safehouses do exactly what they suggest - they are respawn zones that play home to crafting benches and lockers that can be used to stash precious loot.
Lockers are crucial, because when you die and respawn as a different survivor, you lose everything - save for your cricket bat, flashlight and a pistol with just six rounds. Back at your point of death, your previous survivor reanimates as a zombie carrying all of your gear.
They aren't painted on the map either, so say they're holding that super-upgraded firearm that you spent ages crafting, chances are you will never find them again and the weapon is lost.
This poses a tough choice when faced with an area swarming with the undead. Do you avoid potentially dying and losing your favourite gun - by trudging all the way back to your last safehouse in order to stash it away - or do you rush in hoping that you'll make it through alive?
You have to constantly make these difficult decisions every step of the way. You'll ask yourself, `Do I walk blindly through the dark undetected, or use my flashlight to see threats even if it leaves me exposed?'
There are times when you may even think, `Do I take the long, dangerous, but silent melee route, or do I risk detection by shooting those zombies to create an easy path?' Everything must be considered. Even travelling through water is a risk.
When wading through water, your survivor lifts their backpack overhead to keep it dry, leaving you utterly defenceless and unable to attack. Rushing through the ravaged streets of London is a recipe for disaster and should be avoided at all cost.
Every inch of the game smacks of Dark Souls, and this comparison is highlighted further by ZombiU's messaging system, which lets you walk up to walls and leave graffiti tag messages for other players online.
These aren't actual words, but symbols. So you could select the `stairs' icon and a `thumbs down' - to basically say `don't go downstairs'. There are many symbol combinations geared towards highlighting hazards or killer loot, so it will be interesting to see how these are used - or abused - once servers go live.
Finally - and this is a stroke of genius on Ubisoft Montreal's part - once one of your survivors dies and then reanimates as a zombie, there's a chance they will also spawn into your friends' game too.
So you can hop on Miiverse and say, `hey I died at this location holding a brilliant weapon. Go find me to claim it', and vice-versa. It's a neat way of sharing weapons and collaborating with other players to beat the game.
It's hard to step back from comparing ZombiU to Dark Souls, but the parallels are blatant. This isn't a bad thing however, because survival horror games are supposed to make surviving a struggle, and this is one of those rare games that actually delivers that feeling.
If you're still not convinced that ZombiU is a `hardcore' game for `hardcore' people, then you should at least check the game out through a friend's purchase. To all Dark Souls fans, you absolutely need to play this game. It's that simple.
Here's a couple vids for those who have missed:
Official trailer @ Gamescon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J2lV...layer_embedded
Nintendo Direct Preview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nE4h...ilpage#t=1325s
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http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/18/zombiu-hands-on-the-dark-souls-of-zombie-games/
ZombiU hands-on: the Dark Souls of zombie gamesWii U was always going to get unwarranted flack among gamers for being a casual console. VG247′s Dave Cook plays the punishing ZombiU to find out why they're dead wrong.
If you're still not convinced that ZombiU is a `hardcore' game for `hardcore' people, then you should at least check the game out through a friend's purchase. To all Dark Souls fans, you absolutely need to play this game. It's that simple.
`ZombiU is the Dark Souls of zombie games'. You're going to hear a lot of people say that after the Wii U launches in November. It's absolutely true, as the game is brutally difficult, and makes no attempt to coddle players as they wade miserably through post apocalyptic London.
One of the magic ingredients that makes a good survival horror game even better is making the player feel dangerously under-resourced, pathetically weak, and continually on the backfoot at all times. If this stresses you out, then ZombiU is not the game for you.
It has been absolutely engineered with hardcore gamers in mind, mixing the continuous dread of games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent with unforgiving trial and error format of Dark Souls. You will die a lot, but with each death you will learn what not to do next time.
Best of all, when you die, it's entirely your fault and - sorry to put this bluntly readers - down to your own foolish haste and stupidity. It's not that you' aren't smart enough to overcome Ubisoft Montreal's sadistic challenge, it just takes a lot of practice.
That's part of the problem. Wii U does have casual players who may take a punt on ZombiU - because, zombies - and that could lead to a lot of copies being traded in shortly after launch.
Our hands-on session starts with a dreary slog through London's sewer network, and up into the Tower of London's hidden catacombs. We've got a cricket bat - the game's default, unbreakable melee weapon - and a shotgun with only 30 bullets.
There's also a flashlight that runs down mercilessly fast, and it takes ages to recharge. Once it's off, the sewers are seriously pitch black, which is why the Wii U GamePad's radar screen is helpful for spotting movement in the dark.
Slow movement is the key, as your cricket bat will only down a zombie in about six heavy hits. That's a lot of attacking needed for just one enemy, so you have to avoid confronting packs of the buggers if you hope to survive long.
You could of course hit them with your firearms - but wouldn't you know it - gunfire attracts the horde to your location with every single shot, so that's not a dependable tactic either.
Drawing out zombies one by one using flares does help thin out groups if you have to kill a few of them, or you could lay mines in a tight bottleneck, fire a few shots, and stand back as they rush towards the sound and blow up in meaty, bloody chunks.
There are many ways to play ZombiU, but several truths remain throughout: never ignore your radar and make sure you're alone before using your inventory. Opening your backpack is activated by simply swiping down on the touch screen, but it renders you immobilised.
You can then drag your favourite items to the hot bar and organise loot gathered from corpses. You only have so many slots, so resource management is yet another problem facing your survivor.
This is where both the respawn and safehouse mechanics come into play. Safehouses do exactly what they suggest - they are respawn zones that play home to crafting benches and lockers that can be used to stash precious loot.
Lockers are crucial, because when you die and respawn as a different survivor, you lose everything - save for your cricket bat, flashlight and a pistol with just six rounds. Back at your point of death, your previous survivor reanimates as a zombie carrying all of your gear.
They aren't painted on the map either, so say they're holding that super-upgraded firearm that you spent ages crafting, chances are you will never find them again and the weapon is lost.
This poses a tough choice when faced with an area swarming with the undead. Do you avoid potentially dying and losing your favourite gun - by trudging all the way back to your last safehouse in order to stash it away - or do you rush in hoping that you'll make it through alive?
You have to constantly make these difficult decisions every step of the way. You'll ask yourself, `Do I walk blindly through the dark undetected, or use my flashlight to see threats even if it leaves me exposed?'
There are times when you may even think, `Do I take the long, dangerous, but silent melee route, or do I risk detection by shooting those zombies to create an easy path?' Everything must be considered. Even travelling through water is a risk.
When wading through water, your survivor lifts their backpack overhead to keep it dry, leaving you utterly defenceless and unable to attack. Rushing through the ravaged streets of London is a recipe for disaster and should be avoided at all cost.
Every inch of the game smacks of Dark Souls, and this comparison is highlighted further by ZombiU's messaging system, which lets you walk up to walls and leave graffiti tag messages for other players online.
These aren't actual words, but symbols. So you could select the `stairs' icon and a `thumbs down' - to basically say `don't go downstairs'. There are many symbol combinations geared towards highlighting hazards or killer loot, so it will be interesting to see how these are used - or abused - once servers go live.
Finally - and this is a stroke of genius on Ubisoft Montreal's part - once one of your survivors dies and then reanimates as a zombie, there's a chance they will also spawn into your friends' game too.
So you can hop on Miiverse and say, `hey I died at this location holding a brilliant weapon. Go find me to claim it', and vice-versa. It's a neat way of sharing weapons and collaborating with other players to beat the game.
It's hard to step back from comparing ZombiU to Dark Souls, but the parallels are blatant. This isn't a bad thing however, because survival horror games are supposed to make surviving a struggle, and this is one of those rare games that actually delivers that feeling.
If you're still not convinced that ZombiU is a `hardcore' game for `hardcore' people, then you should at least check the game out through a friend's purchase. To all Dark Souls fans, you absolutely need to play this game. It's that simple.
Here's a couple vids for those who have missed:
Official trailer @ Gamescon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J2lV...layer_embedded
Nintendo Direct Preview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nE4h...ilpage#t=1325s
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Dude, thanks for that.
I saw the same yesterday and that pretty much secured my ZombiU preorder. Thought about posting it here, almost think it deserves its own thread. Cant wait.
I'm sold. I hope more Wii-Us are made available before the launch.
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/09/1...wii-u-is-the-most-innovative-system-on-earth/
Wow.
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/09/1...wii-u-is-the-most-innovative-system-on-earth/
Wow.
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Nice opinion.
Maybe if you were the 2nd or 3rd post, but 6 pages in? Really, dude?
Talk about a dick. I'm disappointed in you. After seeing your discussions in other threads I never expected such fanboy regurgitation from you. Pretty lame, man. NOT [H]
The rest of us will continue our excitement.
Trolls can stress all they want, as we continue to smile.
I don't get how anyone could NOT be excited about this. It's the first console to be released in what, over 6 years? It may not be up to PC hardware enthusiast standards, but I'll take 1080P at 60fps over the upscaled 30fps that consoles offer today.
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That sucks.
Did you get your order in early on, or was it a few days after they started taking orders? I know it shouldn't make a difference, but I'm just curious...
Did you get your order in early on, or was it a few days after they started taking orders? I know it shouldn't make a difference, but I'm just curious...
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Oh COME on. It was a joke. No fanboy feelings here, I own every system, including a Vita, what makes you think I wouldn't want to own one of these (regardless if I'll really use it or not)?
Besides, with all these great PC games coming out who on earth has time to do anything else anyway! I sure don't, at least.
Damn, times sure have changed.
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I dont know, why wouldn't you? You posted that completely-unrelated-to-this-thread pic, not me. (Honestly I would care if it was one of the first posts in here, but 6 pages in? Really hard to not see that as not trolling/threadcrapping.) What was the point if you actually have interest? All that did was derail the thread for no reason.
You can ignore it, I called fry's as I received the same yesterday.
It's an automated message that was triggered due to no stock (duh, its not out yet....), but no orders were canceled and everything should ship on Nov 18. She said they received a ton of calls about it. lol, time for upgrades
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I hope for you it is just an auto generated message since they don't have them physically right now. BUT it makes me wonder how many people here who think they pre-ordered safely and will get the shaft at big box places. At least at GameStop I know where I stand a very close 13 of 14 of their guaranteed launch day premiums. They have learned there lessons from the launch of the 360 and the Wii were they just kept taking pre-orders then didn't have anymore than a dozen on launch day per store.
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Of course I would. Providing there's some solid games for it (unlike the Vita
). Also we're 4 pages in.
Honestly, I am hoping there's some good games for it, but even if I did have a HUGE interest rather than a "meh" interest, I have too many games in my backlog to even think about that right now.
i want to preorder.. but i am also considering just going to the target or wal mart early in the morning since it comes out on a sunday.
i love buying games at wal mart hahahha there is a gamestop in the same shopping center and theres always like this hilarious line and i just laugh as i drive by, hop in to wal mart and buy the game theyre waiting in line for instantly
i love buying games at wal mart hahahha there is a gamestop in the same shopping center and theres always like this hilarious line and i just laugh as i drive by, hop in to wal mart and buy the game theyre waiting in line for instantly
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Of course I would. Providing there's some solid games for it (unlike the Vita
Also we're 4 pages in.
Honestly, I am hoping there's some good games for it, but even if I did have a HUGE interest rather than a "meh" interest, I have too many games in my backlog to even think about that right now.
All this happened yesterday:
Borderlands 2 shipped with my new 670.
was accepted into Mech Warrior Online Beta.
was accepted into DOTA2 Beta.
Torchlight 2 just came out.
Backlog? what backlog?
BTW condolences on the Vita. What happened to Ridge Racer made me stay far away. Persona 4 is all that interests me, but not enough to buy one. (Doesn't help that I played the PS2 version a while ago.)
All this happened yesterday:
Borderlands 2 shipped with my new 670.
was accepted into Mech Warrior Online Beta.
was accepted into DOTA2 Beta.
Torchlight 2 just came out.
Backlog? what backlog?
BTW condolences on the Vita. What happened to Ridge Racer made me stay far away. Persona 4 is all that interests me, but not enough to buy one. (Doesn't help that I played the PS2 version a while ago.)
theres like 2 games i play on my vita.
luminous and littlebigplanet
kind of lamesauce cause it was fucking 250$
i was excited for it though idk wiiU will be worth it atleast
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There are NO local stores in my area that are still taking Pre Orders... I managed to get 2 deluxe models thanks to my Nintendo Representative and a ToysRus Manager... No TV spots, No Advertising, infact most people don't even Know about it... Yet this thing is Selling Out FAST...
Persona 4 has a date, 11/20!!
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All this happened yesterday:
Borderlands 2 shipped with my new 670.
was accepted into Mech Warrior Online Beta.
was accepted into DOTA2 Beta.
Torchlight 2 just came out.
Backlog? what backlog?
BTW condolences on the Vita. What happened to Ridge Racer made me stay far away. Persona 4 is all that interests me, but not enough to buy one. (Doesn't help that I played the PS2 version a while ago.)
I mean, I love the Vita, and I did like the Hot Shots Golf game and Rayman, but I always wished they had more RPG's and all that at release. Sure they're starting to come out, back then would have been even better.
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If you want one, pre-order or don't expect one on launch day.
I literally camped outside for other consoles and still missed out. Software is cheap and easy to distribute now that it's just some plastic. Consoles are much more expensive and in high demand. Nobody buys the new call of duty to resell on ebay -- but you will be fighting the resellers on opening day if you wait for the console.