Nico_D
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Played three levels. Definitely not easy to get good rank. I don't know if that could hold my interest for long though.
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Played three levels. Definitely not easy to get good rank. I don't know if that could hold my interest for long though.
Gormless Noodle
Member
At least you gave it a try!
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
You don't like the neutral sound?
Not compared to Atelier Ayesha. The story is flat, the music is forgettable and I didn't care much for Ryza herself. Hopefully the sequel has the older titles' soul.
All you need is 2 good speakers and a great sub.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
I do, but you also don't need electrostatics to get that. The problem is that placing electrostatic speakers properly is a pain in the ass, and if you're not directly in the right position, it sounds like shit. Literally to the point where there's one good listening position, and if you lean too far to the left or the right, the stereo image falls apart. Anything that the mid-woofer handles sounds like crap, and the crossovers aren't up to the task. And depending on the size of your room, they do a really poor job at higher volumes - they're loud, but not impactful.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
I've had some ML bookshelves before and I didn't notice any of these things.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
Third party but seems legit.
That’s the plan. Going to build it out slowly. The toughest part is the receiver/TV. I have a 2017 Samsung and it’s already out of date. 60hz, HDMI 2.0, no eARC, etc
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That’s because they weren’t electrostatic speakers - they just used conventional cone drivers.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Prob, I don't actually remember what they were outside the name. I just remember they weren't boomy and they weren't ear piercing like Klipsch.
Do we even have HDMI 2.1 receivers out yet? I'll have to wait 10 years before I replace my receiver. (or 5 considering how much I use it)
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
A few have 1 or 2 2.1 ports. This is the only one I know of that is supposed to be fully 2.1 w/ future update.
RX-V6A 7.2 channel 4K / 8K Dolby AV Receiver – Yamaha USA
The Highest Resolution. This 7.2-channel, 100 Watt AV receiver boldly explores entertainment possibilities for an advanced home theater with the latest in video and audio, including Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization, DTS:X, wireless streaming and more.
usa.yamaha.com
Apparently there is a bug in the HDMI chips/board used in Denon, Marantz and Yamaha HDMI 2.1 receivers that prevents 4k/120hz HDR or 8k/60hz HDR pass through. I'd wait to see if it's fixable in firmware.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
...of course there is.
Everything after RCA was a mistake. Buying a TV and AVR is more complicated than buying a car now...
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Waiting is cool. I'm gonna play Prime 4 when it releases in 2024 with my Sony receiver.
Tesseract
Banned
maybe you should move on
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Are you saying it will never come out?
Tesseract
Banned
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Maybe it will be out when you come back.
Tesseract
Banned
Camreezie
Member
Bargain alert: £7.99 for No No Kuni.
Ni No Kuni Remastered: Wrath of the White Witch
Follow Oliver’s journey as he embarks to another world in Ni No Kuni Remastered: Wrath of the White Witch on Nintendo Switch.www.nintendo.co.uk
How is this , is it a big file size? Considering snapping that up for only 8 quid
bender
What time is it?
Good, not great. For that price I'd take the plunge. I've only played the PS3 version.
Gormless Noodle
Member
5.7 gigs, if you like JRPGs you really can't go wrong for that price. It's not amazing or anything but it's a good enough time.
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
Just under 6GB. I enjoyed the sequel on PC - the art style is gorgeous.
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Camreezie
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Eevee86
Member
I quit playing shortly after getting the second character. Her brain dead AI made her dump all her mana in the first fight she got in then spend most of the time swinging at monsters and getting murdered.
ultrazilla
Member
Is it me or is it very, very quiet on the Nintendo front? I mean moreso than the "usual 2020" silence they've had.
I hope when they finally wake up, the megatons come with them.
I hope when they finally wake up, the megatons come with them.
Eevee86
Member
What? We've had news from them each week for like six weeks now. Fire Emblem isn't huge news this week, but its still something. They'll probably be putting Pikmin and Hyrule Warriors front and center with maybe some other surprise announcement. I'm not expecting anything major until the Game Awards unless Pokemon Snap makes it out this year.
Walter Matthau
Member
ultrazilla
Member
I'm not into Pokemon nor the Fire Emblem series. Probably why I think it's slow. A matter of perspective. Cheers!
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
And let's keep it in perspective -- FE is a fucking Famicom game.
Y'all just gonna keep leaving the FE Radiant games on the lam?
Y'all just gonna keep leaving the FE Radiant games on the lam?
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
If I had it my way every FE game would get ported to Switch for the 30th anniversary but I also won't say no to Shadow Dragon. Honestly surprised they did anything.
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Bargain alert: £7.99 for No No Kuni.
Ni No Kuni Remastered: Wrath of the White Witch
Follow Oliver’s journey as he embarks to another world in Ni No Kuni Remastered: Wrath of the White Witch on Nintendo Switch.
All of u people should buy this.
I just saw an ad about Mario games on Switch with the whole 35 anniversary thing. Are we supposed to expect a sale for Black Friday? I know first party titles rarely go on sale (cause why would they) but am I crazy for getting little hopes up? I am still missing MK8D and 3D All Stars from my wishlist
Shaqazooloo
Member
The lowest Mario Kart 8 or any other big Mario game will be maybe $45.
3D All-Stars is a limited release so that's not going on sale.
-Arcadia-
Banned
Nintendo increases the price $10 for Black Friday, and still sees a 300% increase in sales.
Gaming Side loses their minds, and sets into mass canabalism.
Walter Matthau
Member
You can get All Stars for $49.94 in store at Walmart. Same deal for MK8D, but maybe you'll get lucky and see it for $40 for BF at one of the retailers.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
No more plastic? Buy me 3!
Walmart having them in stock in store is the tricky part. Specially Nintendo games, hell I've yet to see a New Horizons cartridge in person lol.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
There are a handful of games on sale physically right now Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Xenoblade, and Splatoon 2. Trick or treat even goes live in Splatoon 2 soon.
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Demand for Nintendo games is relatively inelastic. They don't have any trouble selling them at $60. That said, I have to wonder just how inelastic it is...how much revenue do they miss out on by not dropping the price later in the game's life?
In a world where games are all physical and there is manufacturing cost associated with printing and selling I can understand not printing additional units to fill demand at certain prices but with digital there it doesn't cost Nintendo anything to adjust
I know they have Player's Choice/Selects for this specific purpose but a lot of titles don't get that treatment and we don't even have that program for Switch yet.
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Demand for Nintendo games is relatively inelastic. They don't have any trouble selling them at $60. That said, I have to wonder just how inelastic it is...how much revenue do they miss out on by not dropping the price later in the game's life?
In a world where games are all physical and there is manufacturing cost associated with printing and selling I can understand not printing additional units to fill demand at certain prices but with digital there it doesn't cost Nintendo anything to adjust
I know they have Player's Choice/Selects for this specific purpose but a lot of titles don't get that treatment and we don't even have that program for Switch yet.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Speaking of $60...
I just love how we went from ,"WTF WHY ARE NINTENDO GAMES 60 BUCKS ALL THE TIME" to "I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY THIS PORT IS 70 ON NEXT GEN DUE TO INFLATION BDs COST MONEY TOOOOO!". That Next Gen sticky thread is full of tism.
Walter Matthau
Member
Closest one to me is 20 minutes so it's not really worth it to take the trip even if they had stock for most of these games
For those that do live close to one you can check this link to see if you can grab Ni no Kuni for $10: https://brickseek.com/p/ni-no-kuni-wrath-of/7777326#in-store-offers
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Brickseed isn't accurate. I used to use it a bit back in the day. So heads up.Closest one to me is 20 minutes so it's not really worth it to take the trip even if they had stock for most of these games
For those that do live close to one you can check this link to see if you can grab Ni no Kuni for $10: https://brickseek.com/p/ni-no-kuni-wrath-of/7777326#in-store-offers
-Arcadia-
Banned
I feel like they probably do well. A few other companies move 20 million copies between $20 and $60, with dips starting shortly after launch. Nintendo moves them all at $60, sans a rare holiday discount. With some Switch stuff on the way to 25 or 30 million copies, the longevity doesn’t seem hurt either.
To me the former approach just seems like such a bad way to do business. You’re positively reinforcing your customers to expect a game to dip well below it’s initial value, and simply to wait to pay you half-value or less, in which time preowned also becomes a possibility.
Maybe games wouldn’t need to be $70, if the market wasn’t becoming a race to the bottom.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
Don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting that Nintendo pull a Ubisoft and run a $29.99 sale 2 months after launch. I was thinking more about titles like Kirby, Splatoon 2, and Xenoblade 2 that had been out for three years now. They could probably either receive a price drop digitally and/or the physical + digital Nintendo Selects treatment at this point and move some more units.
Eevee86
Member
If anything I expect more people to stop buying at launch and waiting two months for those deep discounts with games going up to $70.
StormCell
Member
I have nothing but mixed feelings about Nintendo's pricing strategy.
Pros:
1. I get good resell value if I bother to sell my Nintendo games when I'm done with them. The challenge is actually knowing when I'm done.
Cons:
1. I don't get to experience every Nintendo game due to the prohibitive cost.
On Playstation, I have a lot of games that I paid very little or nothing for. I probably never play Horizon: Zero Dawn if it doesn't drop to $15. I've played a lot of good games on PS4 mostly because the price was right and I was bored at that moment. Conversely, I have paid full price for some games, and it can feel bad when the price is 60% off 6 months later.
Pros:
1. I get good resell value if I bother to sell my Nintendo games when I'm done with them. The challenge is actually knowing when I'm done.
Cons:
1. I don't get to experience every Nintendo game due to the prohibitive cost.
On Playstation, I have a lot of games that I paid very little or nothing for. I probably never play Horizon: Zero Dawn if it doesn't drop to $15. I've played a lot of good games on PS4 mostly because the price was right and I was bored at that moment. Conversely, I have paid full price for some games, and it can feel bad when the price is 60% off 6 months later.
Evangelion Unit-01
Master Chief
I’m assuming it’s just because there isn’t clarity on a release time. I’m expecting it to slip to FY 2021 so sometime around April next year.
TFW all digital and no resale value at all...
UsualNoise
Member
I'm lucky to have a Walmart nearby and live in a relatively sparse area for video gamers. I was able to get 3D All-Stars for $50 and most other games are usually available at some point. Walmart replaced my Best Buy GCU rather well, although it's not on all games obviously. I'm targeting Walmart for the new Hyrule Warriors game as well in November.
But yes, otherwise limited discounts can be tough and they only happen rarely.
But yes, otherwise limited discounts can be tough and they only happen rarely.