phantom_leo said:

Does it seems strange to anyone else that Nintendo has spread out the release of the Amiibo Series as much as they have? If wave 3 is coming out in February, and they release 8 per wave, that's 24 figures in the first 3 months the game has been available... That's about only HALF of the characters, IF they are going to release everyone... chances are IF Duck Hunt Dog and Mr. Game and Watch are coming, so is everyone else...

I don't think I am going to be sick of Smash Bros. any time soon, but, then again, is anyone going to be looking for a Dr. Mario Amiibo 3 months from now?

I am just wondering HOW Nintendo is going to keep Smash Bros. and the Amiibos relevant for so long...

I know you can use them with games other than Smash, but they are completely superficial uses, mostly costumes and graphical touches... Waiting so long after Smash and Christmas, who's going to care?

**I am wondering this because I pre-ordered a Mega Man Amiibo today, and am still surprised/annoyed it's taking THIS long for it to come out!**

I think it was done in an effort to give people a chance to be able to afford them all. Buying 10 Amiibos is $130. If you were to buy a full set, you'd be a fucking moron, but you'd also be spending more on figures than you would on a new console.

Shadow Warrior is the gift that keeps on giving. I'm close to 10 hours in and it just won't stop throwing madness at me. Such a great game.

Yeah, it's great how you can switch your gameplay on the fly without being locked into using one weapon or one playstyle throughout the game.

phantom_leo said:

Does it seems strange to anyone else that Nintendo has spread out the release of the Amiibo Series as much as they have? If wave 3 is coming out in February, and they release 8 per wave, that's 24 figures in the first 3 months the game has been available... That's about only HALF of the characters, IF they are going to release everyone... chances are IF Duck Hunt Dog and Mr. Game and Watch are coming, so is everyone else...

I don't think I am going to be sick of Smash Bros. any time soon, but, then again, is anyone going to be looking for a Dr. Mario Amiibo 3 months from now?

I am just wondering HOW Nintendo is going to keep Smash Bros. and the Amiibos relevant for so long...

I know you can use them with games other than Smash, but they are completely superficial uses, mostly costumes and graphical touches... Waiting so long after Smash and Christmas, who's going to care?

**I am wondering this because I pre-ordered a Mega Man Amiibo today, and am still surprised/annoyed it's taking THIS long for it to come out!**

It won;t be by design. Given the limited runs I would say the waves are as a result of using a single factory and doing a run, then re-tooling for the next run etc...  I really do think they way underestimated demand.  People care because A) Nintendo B) Reasonable Prices and C) Figurines are just cool in general, regardless of any augmented RFI tech they build into it.

Not for me, but then most things aren't.

Any of you partaking in the free dos games at internet archive?

I think this is fucking amazing.

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos

Nintendo To Use Sharp Free Form Displays For Next Handheld? (Screens Of Prototypes)

From The Verge


Sharp first showed off its unique Free-Form Displays last year, and the technology took on a whole other level of intrigue when it was reported that Nintendo would be the first customer — possibly for a new portable games console, or the company's mysterious sleep-tracking device. The latest prototypes are on display at CES 2015, so we thought we'd take a look for ourselves.


The displays are an evolution of Sharp's IGZO technology, and can be cut into virtually any shape. (Nintendo reportedly, inexplicably wants a doughnut-shaped display with a hole in the middle.) The gate driver circuits are embedded into the active area of the display, allowing for ultra-thin bezels and unprecedented form factors.


Sharp's prototypes are mostly showing demo loops of driving information; it's clear that one obvious application is installing displays that take advantage of any available space on unusual surfaces like a car dashboard. But what could Nintendo do with such a technology? We'll likely have to wait until next year, when the displays go into mass production.


Screenshots of Display (More At Source):

Kameo 2 being teased?

Excellent news....let them ruin the IP that caused Nintendo to sell them instead of one of their AAA IP's from the N64 era.

The Witcher 3 PC system requirements confirmed i7 processor and GTX 770 recommended for upcoming RPG.

Oh jeez....I only have an i5 processor and a GTX 680....I guess I can't play.....pfffft.

If I can't run this game at max settings, it will be the first game that I cannot. We'll see.

LOL I know it can handle it, I was being sarcastic.

These companies are starting to artificially jack up the spec requirements to get people to buy new hardware, which is hilarious when even the minimum spec is more powerful than the consoles which are running the games also. Not to mention, consoles held back the PC tech for years from being used to its potential, and yet now all the sudden you need stronger hardware when rigs like mine are already beyond the consoles? Please....its just funny. Like I said, they want you to buy new shit (even if you don't need it).

Plus, as Steel has proven, even an N64 level PC can play most games.

edgecrusher said:

LOL I know it can handle it, I was being sarcastic.

These companies are starting to artificially jack up the spec requirements to get people to buy new hardware, which is hilarious when even the minimum spec is more powerful than the consoles which are running the games also. Not to mention, consoles held back the PC tech for years from being used to its potential, and yet now all the sudden you need stronger hardware when rigs like mine are already beyond the consoles? Please....its just funny. Like I said, they want you to buy new shit (even if you don't need it).

Plus, as Steel has proven, even an N64 level PC can play most games.

Yep. The arbitrary directx 11 shit is so fucking annoying, and the minimum specs verge on straight up lies a lot of the time.

bugsonglass said:

Yeah, time zone difference would be a bitch, I think you are something like 10 hours ahead of me here.  Could we theoretically join each other's game if we bump into each other online?  

I'll check PSN for you when I'm playing Wolfenstein!

I really enjoyed Kameo myself so I'd be quite happy with a Kameo 2.