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As a Canadian.... You folks down South sure do have long election cycles. This one felt like it took a thousand years.

That is so convoluted, I love it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Strange to me that a relatively new member would create a topic about this thing, then defend it with a gusto. You on the team or have you just picked a weird hill to make a stand on? Either way, I have no patience or interest in any more of these crowd-funded projects. Come to me with an actual product and I might plunk down some cash for it. I'm getting really tired of being asked for money when all a company has are some bloody 3D renders and a video of some board with tape on it running a few seconds of a game. I remember the days when, out of sheer novelty, we handed our money over and in return received an actual product.

That's making the assumption they're telling the truth about money going to charity at all. Scalpers don't bother me that much. I figure if someone is empty-headed enough to pay 5k+ for a $60 gadget, they have more money than brains and deserve to piss away their cash.

I laughed harder than I should have at this.

You're doing the Lord's work here. But we're still going to end up with a million of these threads anyway.

In Canadian dollars, that would cost about $10,000. Seriously though, why would I want to dick around with finding a console, finding games, paying out the ass, then figuring out how to connect it to my flatscreen, make sure everything works, fix blinking lights, clean carts, store carts, store the console, and store the accessories; when I could just pay 80 maple syrup dollars and get a neat little console that connects to my TV via HDMI, looks cute, and just works. Plus I get the modern benefit of save-states, different display modes, and links to the manuals which I can read on my phone. To me it's a no-brainer, especially because I'm trying to reduce the amount of shit I don't use in my house not add to it. This thing ain't for the purists. This thing is for people like me who fondly remember these games, but don't want to empty their wallet and clutter their home to enjoy them on the big screen.

The Hindenburg was an uber-disaster. The Titanic was an uber disaster. The launch of the NES Mini? I don't think it qualifies as an uber-disaster. Some people are so dramatic around here. EDIT: I wonder if this really is a case of Nintendo trying to be big meanies and increase demand, or simply the actions of a traditionally conservative company with declining profits. After all, spinning up factories to produce this thing can't be cheap, and it's possible they decided to play it on the safe side and go slower with their manufacturing. Then, even when they saw the potential demand knew it was too late to start spinning up more factories so they decided to just go for launch and work to meet demand after the fact. I'm not saying that's the case, but it could be one reason supply is low.

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Being able to hide movies is worth it to me. No, I don't want to see shitty indie movies clogging my feed. I'm here for games. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's one thing that actually bothers me a little about the release, and not just for the NES Mini but for any game that drops on the 11th. They could pick any other day, so why pick a day that people use to honour those who fought and died for us? It's a shame really. I make a point to go to Remembrance Day (that's what we call it in Canada) services. But I notice more and more that young people don't understand or don't care about it. It's a real shame, I have relatives that fought and died, and some that lived with invisible wounds the rest of their lives. It seems onerous to spend the day rushing out to buy a new toy and not spend at least a couple hours at a service. I understand that not everyone cares about that stuff, or maybe even agrees with it. But I think at least people can agree that it took a hell of a lot of courage and bravery for those men and women to charge into hell so people like me have the freedom I enjoy. I digress. Off topic I know, that's just something that has always rubbed me the wrong way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

As an interesting note, my local game stores isn't even sure they're getting any of these at launch. I was in the other day and asked them about it, they had put in an order for some and they couldn't get any confirmation on the order. So their assumption was because they're a small store and the demand is high, they won't even get any at launch.

Honestly, I prefer the sharpness of LCD to CRT any day. Grew up with CRT's, and now having used LCD's for years and years I find them much easier on the eyes. Because YouTubers are a special breed, far removed from us mere mortals. It's at moments like these that I'm very happy in my ignorance. Because to my ears I cannot tell enough of a difference in the audio to care.

They never ported Red Dead to PC, so I never got to try it. Had to listen to all my friends burble on about how awesome it was though, so that ended being more of a turnoff than anything.

I dig it a lot, and can easily see myself picking it up at launch. Glad they did away with the silly dual-screen gimmick of the Wii U. Seeing NBA and Skyrim is a good start, hoping this means 3rd party support is stronger than previous consoles. Carts are a bit strange, but make sense when you realize the system is a handheld too. Wonder what the battery life will look like? Either way, I feel it's a step in the right direction for the big N. Instead of trying to slug it out with Sony and Microsoft, they're just approaching gaming from a different angle. I like that, and really it's the way things will end up anyway. I have a hard time imagining, with the gains in power mobile devices are making, that in the future people will have a console and a handheld. It's all going to end up being the same anyway.

Eh, I'll chalk it up to the weird reality-distortion-field that surrounds Nintendo games. And I say this as a Nintendo collector.

They come up on eBay very, very rarely so if you keep your eyes out you may have some luck. Alternatively, if you check out Brazilian retro gaming forums you may also catch some leads. Or you could hunt around for the Mega Duck system, which is the same as the Cougar Boy.

Bro, this thread is 13 years old. I am confident in saying he probably doesn't have them anymore. But hey, this is the most impressive necro-bump I have ever seen yet on AA, so that's cool.

Remember kids, there's still a thread for shitting on Mike. No need to piss in other threads as well. No pre-orders here in Canuckistan either, so it looks like I'll be waiting on stock to get my hands on one of these. I wonder how well Nintendo will keep up with Christmas demand. At $60 this thing is basically in tchotchke territory, and I could see it being an impulse buy for a lot of people.

The DS is one of my favourite systems of all time. There are a pile of kickass games for it, but here's a few I enjoy: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (Great RPG, remake of the SNES version) Hotel Dusk (Awesome visual novel with a cool art style. Great film-noir/mystery setting) Harvest Moon (If you haven't played a HM game yet, the one for DS is great fun) Okamiden (Great adventure game with some cool gimmicks) Metroid: Hunters (I'll be honest, even though I'm a huge Metroid fan I did not like the way this game controlled that much. Still, it's a really good experience on the DS) Scibblenauts (A really fun puzzle game) Super Princess Peach (Very fun platformer that focuses on a character that isn't the protagonist enough) Wario Ware: Touched! (This game is like crack on the DS. You just want to "play one more" minigame) Those are just a few of the ones I like. Check out Metal Jesus' DS videos on YouTube for some other great game suggestions and where to get started.

Haven't checked this thread in weeks. I'm still really looking forward to this system, it's cool to see the Famicom too. Personally I am still hoping for a SNES Mini at some point! No pre-orders on the Mini for me though, they seem to be non-existent in Canada. I'll just have to wait for release, and then wait to get my hands on one. I was planning on giving one as a Christmas gift, we'll see if that actually happens.

Well, a couple weeks in and I'm still enjoying my experience. Good game for relaxation. Now that mods are coming out for it I've been able to solve some of the minor issues I've had with the game like not being able to fly close to the surface and making space actually dark instead of nebula-filled. I'll get my money's worth yet I feel.

You didn't check your balance for two months? Hope it all works out for you, some nice stuff for sale.

Looks pretty good to me. 4K is overrated in my opinion, so the absence of that doesn't bother me. I wonder what the price point will be.