I never had trouble with lag, but I lost interest in beating it because the pace was so slow that there was a lack of urgency to it for me. That's probably why I played through New Super Luigi U pretty quickly.
I don't know... it feels the same when I play on the gamepad which should have no lag whatsoever. I probably just stink. I'll play around with the settings though.
EDIT: turns out I dont understand twitter embeding.
I did see that tweet. One thing I wonder is how younger kids are doing with this game. Most of us grew up with the NES/SNES and games were tough then. You just had to push through even if it meant stopping for a day to regroup yourself. I don't see many kids today doing such a thing because it's to tough and they want instant gratification. Hopefully I'm wrong about this though.
This is why I don't buy games like this, they are simply too hard, even for an adult. I don't buy games to make myself stressed out because I can't time a jump exactly right after trying over 100 times to do the same jump. I buy games to relax and play, not to challenge myself to the utmost extreme. Kids DO NOT take to hard games well, well maybe older kids (but over here the older kids over 13 are not buying Nintendo games like this one). But younger kids, whom this game is targeted towards, do not have any patience. Instead of trying over and over they will throw the controller in disgust and never play the game again. Parents just wasted $50. I have seen it a million times here. Its not good for game sales because then the kid doesn't buy any more Nintendo games and moves onto smartphone games because they are quicker and more suited to kids who have no patience.
. It's nice to get use out of my original launch (and still brand new, essentially) Wii Fit board. I also think my kids might really like some of the "fun" category minigames.I won't buy that game either. I remember playing the original back in the SNES days and enjoying it but I don't play games to just fill endless amounts of time any more. I play them to relax like you do. I simply won't buy this game and I wouldn't be surprised if it's sales are bad.
I have personally seen kids give up Nintendo games because they were way too difficult and go right for smartphone games because those developers know exactly what kids want, games that are quick and can be picked up in a second. If the game is too difficult move onto the next game. I think Nintendo is making these games for Japan, which is fine, because its a totally different society. Over here in the US kids want fast instant gratification that they don't have to pull their hair out over.
While I get what you are saying, I think you are going a little extreme with it. Super Mario 3D World is an awesome game and not that hard. If I can do it (at 45, and not having really played games as a kid except for the original Atari when I was 10-12 years old) then I think you can. It can be difficult to get every last collectible, but just getting through the levels is not that bad. And that is why that game (and NSMB, too, IMO) provides a decent balance. It is just slightly challenging to get through, but offers much harder challenges for those who want them (getting all stars or coins or medals or whatever).SaraAB said:
Classic "Heads I win, tails you lose" situation for NintendoDeader2818 said:
. We've seen it before. (I'd say another is when people say Nintendo needs to match specs of MS/Sony, but then those same people would just ignore the Nintendo system anyway since they are more comfortable/invested with the others - and Nintendo would then be stuck with an expensive console that sells even less than the Wii U).Well, now, this is a little in the other extreme from Sara's comments. I'm not sure what Little League you are referring to, but around here (a liberal West Coast area, no less) youth sports is still pretty damn competitive and they definitely keep score. My son is in a 5th grade basketball league and while his team is right in the middle (just finished league 8-8 actually) the teams at the bottom were getting creamed like 58-9 by the top ones. When that kind of stuff happens, you can see why people might try to change things up - those kids on the bad teams might just give up on basketball or sports in general and lose out on the exercise. They have some rules to help in tournaments (but not league games) - like no pressing if up by 20. But that is to keep people from trying to run up the score. It still happens anyway if there is a big talent mismatch.Explicit said:
If I could beat The Legend of Zelda with the original labyrinth 1 & 2 foldouts(When I was 10) and no internet/strategy guides, kids should be fine with today's 'hard' games which I still find pretty laughable.
Definitely, which is why I haven't picked up DKCR or this one.
I think it depends on your area. Kids over here are extremely coddled to the point where they aren't able to do anything on their own at all. I actually see this in real life, so its not some internet story. Our school system does not allow zero's or failing grades even if the kid gives a performance deserving of a zero score. I know a parent who will not let their kid touch anything electronic except the TV, for some reason TV is ok, I don't know why since TV is the one electronic that is supposed to be the worst for your brain and there is no telling this person otherwise. When they are somewhere with the kid since he is not allowed to even see other people play with smartphones she will tell people in the waiting room's to put their phones away because my kid shouldn't be watching someone behave like that. The she proceeds to give a long speech about how smartphones are bad for everyone, to random strangers. My area has something like a 50% high school graduation rate, which is horribly low. But in other states like Mississippi they have corporal punishment in the schools (at least they did the last time I checked). I am not saying one or the other is better, but I am just saying its different depending on the area you live in.
Yeah, Skylanders Swap Force is probably the easiest platformer out there. I was going to post that it isn't a platformer at all, really. But then I remembered there are places were you have to jump and avoid falling into water/lava/etc. So it has some very, very light platforming elements.SaraAB said:
Sony still sells MAG on shelves and that game is good for a drink coaster. Don't expect Nintendo to discount their games because they are shutting down servers.
Add to the fact that in most retail stores, you can only find the Wii Mini now, which doesn't have internet access anyways. The Venn diagram intersection of Wii owners who game online extensively (Animal Crossing, SSBB, MK Wii, Goldeneye, and the 2013 defunct MH Tri were the biggest apps) and those who have no interest in getting a Wii U is pretty small.
Good point, it does seem like most people that game online with the Wii on a regular basis would either plan on getting a Wii U or most likely have one already. Mario Kart and Smash Bros are both out this year and MH is already out they probably don't think they need to keep supporting online gameplay for the Wii.
Once the VC plug is pulled, people won't be able to move their content to the Wii U. I don't think Nintendo will be in a hurry with that. Besides, it's the difference between leaving a store open to sell stuff and allowing people to hang out in front of your store all day long bullshitting and not buying anything.
Yeah, its gonna take a while, but it will probably happen. It might not happen till after the Wii U is mostly dead, just like the way they released the Wii mini.
If you dont buy DK, there is something wrong with u and Cranky will beat u up if u dont get it.
