I'm very specifically getting in as the final games are coming out ... that's my favorite time to get a new game system
I'm looking forward to picking up lots of games on clearance (as well as $20 "Nintendo Selects" versions of all-time greats), and I have a massive 128GB Micro SD formatted as FAT32 -- with my pack-in game (Zelda Link Between Worlds) copied to it... and lots of slots ready for the inevitable Nintendo Store clearance sales.
I loved Wario Ware on the GBA (both Mega Microgames and Twisted) - looking forward to playing WarioWare Gold on my 2DS XL.
One final point - in regards the security risk of leaving credit card numbers in the Nintendo eShop -- NE146 has the correct answer, but don't forget the option to buy a gift card at a physical store (where they are occasionally discounted) and just uploading the code.
I just bought my first Nintendo portable since the Game Boy Micro...
...a 2DS XL Hylian Shield edition. The screen may be in 2D, but the case is gloriously 3D
I know you mean the original arcade hardware, knocker and diagonally mounted joystick and all. That said, the 2600 is still real hardware, and I have loved 2600 Q*Bert since I was a kid
We knew most of the details, but I learned a new thing or two about HSW - his life after going out of game development, and the fact that Speilberg wanted something more arcade-like (like Pac-Man)
Just found out about this - I own a Galaxy S6, and I'm seriously tempted to get a Gear VR for this.
Anyone have a Gear VR yet, or anyone tried Oculus Arcade?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwJCuihwW44
I even have fond memories of the Pac-Man box art -- I tried so hard to follow the narrative of the artist's rendition of the all-yellow "ghost quartet"!
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/19/4716444/how-atari-box-art-turned-8-bit-games-into-virtual-wonderlands
Go there right now - incredible article with some incredible web design. Then let's discuss
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Great post, and great rebuttal, Shaggy.
Just what I was thinking -- Home, phone, and tablet gaming isn't guaranteed to kill the arcade, just like how DVD's, Netfflix, and HDTV didn't kill the movies.