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    The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week

    Nintendo's Electroplankton Returns As DSiWare Download

    iPhone, DS, Touch and Kaossilator Make Beautiful Music Together

    Get Your Tenori-on On

    Original DS Browser For Online Retail Only

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    Image of Dreamwriter Dreamwriter
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    Just as a warning to y'all - Wonderboy III: Dragon Trap is already on the Wii VC in superior form. It is called Dragon's Curse for Turbografx-16. Exact same game, but of course the Turbografx one looks better and doesn't have any flickering or anything. #wiiware
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    Image of ph15h ph15h
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    Yay! It's not Excite Truck or Excitebots. :D #wiiware
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    Must remember to download exitebike when i'm next at my girlfriends apartment. #wiiware
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    Image of madammina madammina
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    I somehow misread elecktroplantion as Earthbound.

    I was ecstatic for 2 seconds, before rereading it. #wiiware
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    Image of GohanGVO GohanGVO
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    WiiWare's rather strong releases as of late is a pleasant surprise. Lostwinds, You Me &The Cubes, Tales of Monkey Island, etc.

    Excitebike crosses the finish line first this week, too.
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    Edited by GohanGVO at 11/09/09 9:01 AM GohanGVO was starred GohanGVO was unstarred
    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    Selling individual Electroplankton?

    Gimme a break.

    In retrospect, though, Electroplankton feels like a cheap iPhone app. A really cool cheap iPhone app, but a cheap iPhone app just the same, so Electroplankton just feels right at home lending itself to this business model.
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    Edited by mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta at 11/09/09 8:57 AM mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was starred mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/09/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Sigh... I wish I got that Electroplankton game a long time ago...

    At least they're releasing a new WiiWare ExciteBike game...

    And jeez, there's not really anything going on in VC anymore... #wiiware
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/09/09

    @(Starman) Cookie_Monster: Nintendo had a chance to rock us all with the Virtual Console, and they pissed it away. As far as cult fan favorites go, we got Sin and Punishment and Ys Book 1+2. No Terranigma, no Mother 2. XBL and PSN go all out to make their users squeal with delight by getting HD updates for games and fan favorites from a couple of generations ago. Nintendo just wants to take the path of least resistance: whatever they can make money off of the quickest without having to go out of their way to add a fan-cherished game to their collection. At this rate, I think I might not even care enough to get Cave Story HD when it hits in 2036. #wiiware
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    Image of ProfWho ProfWho
    11/09/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: While the graphics are not in HD, the Wii has the best offering of retro games, period. If I recall the games that were on consoles before the advent of 720p were pretty good. #wiiware
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    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/09/09

    @ProfWho: I think you missed the point. It's got nothing to do with graphics and everything to do with Nintendo's nonexistent willingness to go that extra mile for their user base, as opposed to Microsoft and Sony. This was about Nintendo squandering the opportunity they had to make amends for the treatment of their fans for the previous several years. You see, a large library does not a good library make. Nintendo knows full well what games (unless they really are that braindead) its community would like to see, and if you look at game developer's communities asking them if they plan to add 'X' in their installment, they'll play coy or maybe toss the fans a tidbit. Nintendo just flat out says "NO", "there are no plans", etc.

    The Virtual Console was a chance at recapturing the fans that left for greener pastures by flashing bits of nostalgic digital skin. Instead, they didn't even turn the red light on. They missed an easy layup with this one.
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    Edited by mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta at 11/09/09 9:50 AM mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was starred mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta was unstarred
    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/09/09


    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: There there, minty, there there.

    At least we still have emulators to play with! ^_^ #wiiware
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    Image of (Starman) Starman (Starman) Starman
    11/09/09

    @ProfWho: What difference does it make if the majority of those retro games are shit? #wiiware
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    Image of ProfWho ProfWho
    11/09/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: But besides Earthbound and Super Mario All-Stars I cannot think of too many retro games that are not available.

    Also, yes a large library does equal a good library. The Wii has more quality retro games on it than does the PS3 or 360. And on an added note, the PS3 and 360 retro games (either Xbox originals or PS1 ports) have no new features adn are straight ports as well. #wiiware
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    Image of Ueziel Ueziel
    11/09/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Yeah, because Nintendo has complete reign over what comes out on VC. Oh wait they don't.

    They have plenty of awesome games on there. Get over it. They didn't kill your dog by not putting Terranigma on there, which you only know about and enjoy because you've already played it via emulator so I'm trying to figure out why you even care anyway. #wiiware
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    mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment Ueziel was starred Ueziel was unstarred
    Image of mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta
    11/09/09

    @Ueziel: Maybe if you took the time to read my profile page, you'd know that Nintendo already killed my dog, Boney! They gave me this needy blob as compensation, and I'm still angry about it. I don't even LIKE jellybeans! #wiiware
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    Image of Rena Lanford Rena Lanford
    11/10/09

    @mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: It should be noted that, unlike Sony and MS, every Virtual Console game on the Wii works without any game-breaking glitches(not supporting N64 Pak data aside).

    Meanwhile, I get to play Wild Arms without any summons at all. That's quite a chunk of the battle system's fun. D:

    Nintendo goes out of its way to ensure the experience is just the same, which does limit how many games come out so soon.

    Oh, can't forget licensing issues with some games. #wiiware
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    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11/09/09

    In reply to The Nintendo Download: It's Old Home Week
    Still no Castlevania Rebirth, huh? Bah. #wiiware
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    Image of DrakeDatsun DrakeDatsun
    11/09/09

    @Archaotic: It hasn't come out yet? For some reason I remember an article about it... my mistake probably :P #wiiware
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    Archaotic promoted this comment DrakeDatsun was starred DrakeDatsun was unstarred
    Image of Archaotic Archaotic
    11/09/09

    @DrakeDatsun: It came out in Japan like two weeks ago. It can't possibly take that long to translate, it has like five lines of text in the entire game, and the voice acting is already in English. #wiiware
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    Image of DrakeDatsun DrakeDatsun
    11/09/09

    @Archaotic: Oh, right. I was thinking of the japanese release, how silly of me... #wiiware
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    Image of Fernando Paramo Fernando Paramo
    07/06/09

    In reply to Nintendo's Electroplankton Returns As DSiWare Download
    "Eventually, Nintendo has plans to release all ten Electroplankton via the DSi download service, doling each out 200 Nintendo DSi Points at a time."


    Wrong... each download contains two Electroplankton. To get the full game, you will have to buy 5 packages at 200 Nintendo DSi Points, which is a total of just $10.


    Thats way cheaper than the original cartridge, which can be found for at least $50 at Ebay.

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    Image of Michael McWhertor Michael McWhertor
    07/06/09

    @Fernando Paramo: No, at least not according to Nintendo of Japan.


    [www.nintendo.co.jp]


    Each plankton is listed as 200 Points by their respective release dates.


    July 8th

    Tracy

    Hanenbow

    Nano Carp

    Beatnes


    July 22nd

    Rec Rec

    Lumiloop


    Four left after that - Marine Snow, Luminaria, Sun-Animalcule and Volvoice.

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    Image of Edairu Edairu
    07/06/09

    In reply to Nintendo's Electroplankton Returns As DSiWare Download
    Whats the conversion rate for DSi points -> USD?


    If I have to buy all ten electroplankton for 200 points each. How much is that going to cost me?

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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    07/06/09

    @Edairu wants a Phantom Dust 2!: The same for Nintendo points. Thats $10=1000 points, €10=1000 points and £7=1000 points
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    07/06/09

    @Fernando Paramo: Thats fantastic value!
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    07/06/09

    In reply to Nintendo's Electroplankton Returns As DSiWare Download
    A unique great game, but the lack of saving your songs was a major oversite. Hopefully they allow it in this one
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    Image of Trygle12... NOW IN HD! Trygle12... NOW IN HD!
    07/06/09

    In reply to Nintendo's Electroplankton Returns As DSiWare Download
    It'll still be cheaper than what people were selling them for not too long ago.


    I got my copy through less than honorable means.


    Wait...


    I mean AceKard!!

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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    07/06/09

    @Trygle12 is FREE!... and waiting for Disgaea 2: Hmmm this sounds like an interesting story....(´ー`)y-~~ go on i'm listening
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    Image of ethanlechcharles ethanlechcharles
    01/07/09

    In reply to iPhone, DS, Touch and Kaossilator Make Beautiful Music Together
    I've become so fed up lately with all these "instruments" where to make music all you have to do is press a point on the screen. When I was little, our toy instruments were just bad sounding casio keyboards. Now all you do is tilt your iphone a little bit and you're "making" music.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    01/07/09

    @ethanlechcharles:

    You can make music by humming, whistling, or drumming your fingers on a desk. I think so long as the output is still really based on the input of the user and not just canned, then making the tools to create any art more accessible is a positive thing.


    It's still a far cry from being a professional musician, and a world from being an audio engineer, but it's an extremely positive thing giving a creative outlet to the masses.

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    01/07/09

    In reply to iPhone, DS, Touch and Kaossilator Make Beautiful Music Together
    Nice. Not a lot to coordinate there, but pretty listenable ambientish piece.
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    Image of somerandomgothperson somerandomgothperson
    01/07/09

    In reply to iPhone, DS, Touch and Kaossilator Make Beautiful Music Together
    LSDJ, maybe...
    its sounds more like ambience than a song.
    :D
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    Image of killah101 killah101
    01/07/09

    In reply to iPhone, DS, Touch and Kaossilator Make Beautiful Music Together
    With this kind of economic crisis, how do people still find time to do things like this..
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    Image of Falsoman Falsoman
    01/07/09

    @killah101: Yeah, people should do more productive stuff than music with gadgets... for example... er... complain in Kotaku about a youtube video?
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