Let’s Talk #29: What are you playing? – November 2015
It’s the beginning of a new month (close enough anyway, right?). November is upon us, and there are only a few months left in 2015. Tell us what you’ve been playing or what you intend to play soon!
As for me, I just wrapped up Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Great, great game. I’ve talked about how atrocious my backlog before, and the fact that I only beat this game a couple of days ago further shows that! Within the past few weeks I’ve also been playing a bit of Lumines: Electronic Symphony, and some of Dillon Rolling Western which I wasn’t enjoying too much.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Has your opinion on Nintendo’s November Wii U releases changed?
TruExtent
I think the line up has potential but they are focusing my the wrong things. I don’t care for AC Amiibo Festival and I have a feeling the new Mario Tennis will only generate so much interest.
Everyone is forgetting Xenoblade X.
If Nintendo wants to generate more interest this holiday, they need to market the hell out of Xenoblade to the level that Microsoft is pushing Halo and Ubisoft pushing Assassin’s Creed. From the very few times I look at a TV if I see a video game advert, it’s one of those two games; I never see Nintendo’s stuff. If Xenoblade can’t cut it, maybe Devil’s Third can (with the right marketing). I feel an action game will have far more potential than a party game and an arcade sports game.
Meanwhile, the 3DS should be just fine.
Steve793
Nope not really. Wasn’t interested in them before, still am not.
For me, the Mario sports series are just meh. I personally wish they didn’t exist and Nintendo had made sports games using new IPs with new characters and such, instead of just putting the Mario IP on it. Think of it this way, that would mean more characters from different series for Smash… But, they could have had a Mario Team, a Zelda Team, etc for in-game opponents or have Mario, Link and Fox as surprise characters. That’ll never happen, so whatever. But seriously, for sports games, I’d rather go outside and play the actually sport than do it in a video game, especially tennis. Then again, I’ve only played Super Sluggers, and while that was alright, I wasn’t hooked, but I could still be persuaded on Mario Sports games, but I’d still rather see new sports games with new characters.
And since I’ve never played an Animal Crossing game, and don’t particularly care for Party games like Mario Party and such, I’ll be skipping this, and playing my backlog until Xeno X.
JuleyJules
Not at all. Wasn’t interested in whatever is coming in November before especially a tennis game with no motion controls. Do we really need another Wii Party U/Mario Party 10 style game on Wii U with other characters? The whole rolling the dice by using amiibo was a pain in MP10 and quickly turned everyone I know off of it. Still not interested now. They need to step it up to keep people interested until the NX comes out imo.
ecoutercavalier
I can’t really justify either purchase yet. Amiibo Festival seems like a lazy excuse to make AC amiibo. I’m not sure what I would want out of an Animal Crossing themed board game, but what they came up with just isn’t doing it for me. Even with the new modes that have been announced I doubt I could convince a group of friends to play it more than once.
Mario Tennis looks sort of bland, but I’ll forgive it if we find out that there are loads of good mini-games or a compelling tournament mode. I like the amiibo support. If I’m not mistaken this is the first game that allows you to use amiibos in online play. It’s not necessarily enough to play perfectly if you haven’t bothered training your amiibo, but if you have then it might be able to cover some of your mistakes. It’s very cool in concept, but I’ll wait to see how balanced it is before passing any judgement.
Hello everyone. There are quite a few site-related updates that I need to get to, so let’s get things started right away.
First, since this is the first full weekend of a new month, I wanted to share an update regarding our Patreon. Super Mario Maker was our giveaway for $5+ supporters, and I’m happy to announce that paidenthusiast is our lucky winner!
We’ll be giving away a light blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo for November’s Patreon giveaway. As long as you’re pledging $5 or more by the time donations are collected (very end of the month/very early part of December), you’ll be automatically eligible. Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to our Patreon – every little bit helps keep the site going.
It’s also time to announce the winners of our Octodad: Dadliest Catch giveaway! After making the random selections, here are the results:
North America
Linktoreality
dannyxzero
Lolo
Europe
nintendo2kop
Derek Brown (Patreon)
link2metroid
I do want to quickly mention that we’re very close on the next big update for the new version of the site. This will mark the return of our games database, and we’ll be adding in some new features as well. We’ve also been making a number of adjustments to the site since our launch about two weeks ago so hopefully some of you have noticed the initial improvements!
Lastly, some of you may have seen this via Twitter already, but we have a spot open for a news editor. We’re looking to move fairly quickly on this, because, well… I’m exhausted, and I can’t keep the lack of sleep going on much longer. If I find someone who I believe is qualified right away, we’ll be bringing that person on to handle the site ASAP.
We’re looking for someone to cover Wednesdays and part of Mondays. Here are the relevant times:
Monday
– 1 AM PT – 2:30 AM PT
– 4 AM ET – 5:30 AM ET
– 9 AM CET (UK) – 10:30 AM CET (UK)
– 10 AM GMT (EU) – 11:30 AM GMT (EU)
Wednesday
– 1 AM PT – 4:30 AM PT
– 4 AM ET – 7:30 AM ET
– 9 AM GMT – 12:30 PM GMT
– 10 AM GMT – 1:30 PM GMT
If you have free time on both of these days and are interested in the role, please get in touch here. Note that this is a non-paid position.
That’s all for now!
Mixi has issued its latest weekly updated for Monster Strike 3DS. Get a look at the latest screenshots and art from the game below.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Monster Hunter X remains at the top, and Dragon Quest XI has now climbed up to the second spot.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between October 22 and October 28.
We knew that The Game Awards 2015 would be taking place in December. We just didn’t know when. In a new report about the show, the New York Times reveals a final date: December 3.
This year’s event will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Roughly 4,000 attendees are expected, up from last year’s count of 3,500. Geoff Keighley, who has organized the show, also anticipates that over two million viewers will tune in.
It’ll be interesting to see what sort of presence Nintendo will have at The Game Awards 2015. It was pretty surprising to see Zelda Wii U footage make the show in 2014, and we also saw new trailers for Super Mario Maker and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. That was on top of a Zelda musical performance from Koji Kondo and Imagine Dragons.
Nintendo just uploaded a new Japanese commercial to promote Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. We’ve posted it below.
Another Xenoblade Chronicles X gameplay video has come online showing on-foot battles as well as Skell exploration. You can view it below.
Several games came out on the European Wii U Virtual Console last Thursday, including Medabots AX. Take a look at some footage of the title below.
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can save a bit of money on Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. The game will come out to $49.99, meaning you’ll save $10 with an order. You should see the discount on the final checkout page.
Below are the latest titles that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:
North America
Wii U
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash – Amazon
, GameStop
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival – Best Buy
Devil’s Third – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles X Special Edition – GameStop
Xenoblade Chronicles X – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Terraria – Amazon
Mighty No. 9 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Star Fox Zero – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem – Best Buy
The Legend of Zelda – Amazon
, Best Buy
3DS
Rodea: The Sky Soldier – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Moco Moco Friends – Amazon
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – Amazon
(save $5 with Prime), Best Buy, GameStop
Stella Glow – Amazon
, GameStop
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairlytale – Amazon
, Best Buy
Final Fantasy Explorers – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Amazon
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – Amazon
Hyrule Warriors Legends – Amazon
Project X Zone 2 – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Terraria – Amazon
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright – Amazon
, Best Buy
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest – Amazon
Metroid Prime: Federation Force – Amazon
Zero Escape 3 – Amazon
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice – Amazon
, Best Buy, GameStop
Guides
Star Fox Zero Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon
(save $10)
Xenoblade Chronicles X Collector’s Edition Guide – Amazon
(save $10)
Other
HORI Amiibo Card Folio Officially Licensed by Nintendo – Amazon
Canada
Wii U
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Xenoblade Chronicles X
Devil’s Third
LEGO Marvel Avengers
Terraria
Mighty No. 9
3DS
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Moco Moco Friends
Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Stella Glow
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Yo-kai Watch
The Legend of Legacy
LEGO Marvel Avengers
Project X Zone 2
Hyrule Warriors Legends
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 
Fire Emblem Fates
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
Zero Escape 3
UK
Wii U
Rodea: The Sky Soldier
Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Xenoblade Chronicles X 
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Mighty No. 9
3DS
Rodea: The Sky Soldier 
Nintendo Presents: New Style Boutique 2 – Fashion Forward
Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers
Final Fantasy Explorers 
The Legend of Legacy 
Etrian Odyssey 2: Untold: The Fafnir Knight
Stella Glow
Terraria
Consoles
New 3DS – New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward w/ exclusive cover plate
