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This Week

3DS eShop

Governor of Poker £4.49
Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst £10.79
Mystery Case Files: Dire Grove £10.79

3DS Retail Download

LEGO The Hobbit £34.99

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts

4 Elements £5.39 until 8th May
Jewel Quest 4 Heritage £5.39 until 8th May
Luxor £5.39 until 8th May
Jewel Quest Mysteries 3: The Seventh Gate £5.39 until 8th May
Secret Mysteries in London £5.39 until 8th May

3DS eShop Permanent Discounts

Myst £8.99
Urban Trial Freestyle £4.49

masofdas wrote:

Governor of Poker £4.49

Governor... of... Poker.

Governor... of... Poker?

Archduke of Backgammon?

Jimbob wrote:

masofdas wrote:

Governor of Poker £4.49

Governor... of... Poker.

Governor... of... Poker?

Archduke of Backgammon?

Backbencher of Shove ha'Penny

Lord of Craps.

Marquis du Cribbage (pronounced "crib-ARGE").

This Week

3DS eShop
Nintendo Pocket Football Club £10.79 until 1st May, will be £13.49
Tiny Games - Knights & Dragons £2.49

3DS Virtual Console
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse £4.49

3DS Retail Download
Putty Squad £17.99

3DS Retail Demos
Mario Golf: World Tour
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl

3DS eShop Promotion
If you purchase Mario Golf: World Tour on the eShop from 2nd May until 29th May, you will receive a free download of the Game Boy Color Mario Golf for free — the download code will have to be redeemed by 30th June. The Game Boy Color title will then be available to purchase from the European eShop for £4.49 from 29th May or Free if you buy World Tour.

3DS eShop Temporary Discount
Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion £8.99 until 24th April

DSiWare
I Am In The Movie 200 Nintendo Points

All right, Jas, I'll get it this time.

Steamworld Dig developer thinks Nintendo eShop is like El Dorado. Worth reading for the overwrought language alone.

This Week

3DS eShop
Sayonara UmiharaKawase AKA Yumi's Odd Odyssey £19.99
Bit Boy!! ARCADE £7.19

3DS eShop Temporary Discounts
3D Mahjongg £3.29 until 8th May
Funfair Party Games £6.99 until 8th May
Gardenscapes £5.99 until 8th May
Secret Agent Files: Miami £5.79 until 8th May

DSiWare
Sea Battle 200 Nintendo Points

Balladeer wrote:

Steamworld Dig developer thinks Nintendo eShop is like El Dorado.  Worth reading for the overwrought language alone.

Oh Bjorn, you crazy man... but seriously, awesome dude (not awesomedude)

That said, I feel I should put this piece up as a comparison. Nintendo's communication problems have been talked about time and time again, but they're pretty inexcusable when it comes to small developers (that after all make up most of the company's third-party support nowadays), especially when it comes to those reaching out for information and advice.

Or the chap could just have a chip on his shoulder about being refused an interview.

Shouldn't that be in the Wii U eShop not 3DS.

Why? It's a general piece about both eShops and Nintendo in general, and fits better here as a comparison piece to Bjorn's raving.

I sort-of-read that article 3 times, but... what game has/is this guy worked/working on?

"An action-puzzle game", apparently. Looking at his website, maybe Gunhouse? But it's more the general outlook than his particular game that worries me. His game may be worth peanuts, but I'd still like to see some actual dialogue between him and Nintendo's people, and Nintendo reaching out to the smaller developers; and things like "a meaningless three sentence PR reply that failed to address any of his concerns" are concerning.

Like I said above, it may be just that he's bitter. But people have said time and time again that Nintendo's communication is not the best, which lends his rant a little more credibility.

This Week

Retail Downloads
Mario Golf: World Tour £34.99
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl £34.99
Hometown Story £29.99

eShop Games
Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst £10.79
Azada £10.79
Cave Story £6.00

Virtual Console
Galaga £4.49

Demo's
The Denpa Men 3: The Rise Of Digitoll
Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars

£6 for Cave story?

BUY. IT.

  

Yes sir! It's about time I got in some more Metroidvania gaming.

I'm looking at the demo of Conception either on this or VITA as it looks really good but the reviews for it haven't that been great, so haven't imported as it cost a few squids to do so on something not that great. So glad there is a demo for it.

I'd never heard of that Conception game before, but I looked at the cover and will now never hear about it ever again.   

I'm a big JRPG fan (bigger than Cappa anyway, although I suspect that I don't measure up to Athrun or S_L), but Conception II seems a bit creepy for me. Build your harem of woman, and breed with them to produce children to fight? Even if it's not really "breeding", the subject matter still makes me feel distinctly uncomfortable, and mentions of "innuendo and light sexual humour" (according to Nintendo Life) rub me up the wrong way (hem hem). I'll stick to sentient toasters.

'xactly. I'm no prude, but Conception's just weird.

I don't know if the first used the same system but with it's name it's likely, from playing FE:A which has the marriage system I can see why & how you would make a game based around that. But the question is it any good, which I will on Thursday.

Tried the Conception II demo. Confirmed: it's weeeird. It's super creepy how the girls are all over you, culminating in an uncomfortable bit when you do the "ritual" to "make a star child" with music with lyrics like "I just wanna make love to you", thereby outright failing to veil it as imagery that is, you know, representing having sex with a lady.

But I persevered into the "Labyrinth" and found it remarkably tedious. Looks like there's a lot of room for organising teams and stuff but I didn't really understand the way anything was laid out - it's not even slightly intuitive - and then I was just weirded out by the fact that you're running around this place with a lady and what are essentially a team of your own children that occasionally fall in battle after being whacked by evil monsters.

Weird.