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[pilonv1]

Batman Arkham City GOTY is $7.50 on steam today.

[cool breeze]

I get the feeling the Wii U was a pretty hard sell on Black Friday, with all those pallets of $200 360 and PS3 bundles around.

or

or




versus

[Himu]

Gamecube

When Nintendo was third place

 




 

OMG, I remember that song, I don't think I've heard it in like 10 years.

[Sho Nuff]

We were playing Tank Tank Tank

 

[pilonv1]

Gamecube

When Nintendo was third place

 




 

OMG, I remember that song, I don't think I've heard it in like 10 years.

how had I not heard this??

[DCharlieJP]

Does anyone have a clue as to why the discs are rounded on the side?

Its so when over exited fans stick them in their ass and pretend to be sexy disk
cleaning then N wont get sued for the ensuing anal botching.


Real reason: low cost "luxury" play with low cost to think N give a shit after short changing everyone to the tune of: Current Gen * 0.8 = your lot

[Diunx]

The last good nintendo console was the Snes, real talk.

[Joe Molotov]

I got out my Gamecube today, but I couldn't find the component cable and they're over $100 on ebay. I want to cry now.  It'd be cheaper to rebuy an old Wii to play GC in 480p than a component cable.

[mjemirzian]

I'm so angry at video games!!!

[MrAngryFace]

I cant imagine having that level of emotion towards a hobby lol

[cool breeze]

I got out my Gamecube today, but I couldn't find the component cable and they're over $100 on ebay. I want to cry now.  It'd be cheaper to rebuy an old Wii to play GC in 480p than a component cable.

The Wii component output is supposed to be of lesser quality than the gamecube one.  Image is blurrier and stuff on the Wii.  Gamecube wins again

The last good nintendo console was the Snes, real talk.

Agreed.  It's that high water mark fans (err, "fans" as in people who had reasons for liking the company; not the devoted) wish they'd get back to.  Same with Sony and PS2, I suppose. 

I mean, if we're only talking about consoles.  GBA was awesome.  DS was awesome (it has so many good games that its hardware flaws didn't matter much).  3DS is kinda trash.

[Tasty]

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*righ click, save as*

Andrex, you can expect to see this approximately 5 million times in the future

Cool, I'll use it on GAF too.

[mjemirzian]

I cant imagine having that level of emotion towards a hobby lol

It looks like he also microwaved a Vita. Equal opportunity console destroyer.

[demi]

Dovetastic is just one of those YouTube channels with a "thing" -- he probably gives zero shits about Vita or WiiU... he gets dat youtube paper while you guys flap your dolphin limbs

[demi]

Anyway Gamecube is so good. I'm still getting games for it.

Unfortunately I'm up to the more "pricey" games like Wind Waker, Zelda Collection, etc... so I haven't been so hard on about collecting.

[chronovore]

GameCube was awesome. Played mine plenty, and am sad that the controller has become finicky. If my Wii controller became finicky, it would be the excuse I want to throw the thing away.

[Human Snorenado]

Gamecube had some good games.  I bought one like 3 years ago, and played the shit out of everything worth playing on it for about 2 months or so.

[Mr. Gundam]

I came to the Gamecube right around the time RE4 came out, but I thought it was pretty great. The controller was odd, but it was totally serviceable.

[Great Rumbler]

The Gamecube was only the console to have a handle.

[MrAngryFace]

HANDLE = CONSOLE WARS WON

[MrAngryFace]

Also, gamecube was solid imo

[Mr. Gundam]

[Eel O'Brian]

[MyNameIsMethodis]

gamecube was the last system i think that i had in the "special" years between like 8 and 15 where theyre the best things u play. i still hold the GC launch dearly like Super MOnkey Ball and brawl

[Joe Molotov]

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You see me now a veteran of a thousand Melee wars...

[Don Flamenco]

the reggie thread is still going strong. 

anyone who saw that who isn't on gaf already forgot about it by now and didn't care in the first place.  these console warriors have zero self-awareness.

[Eel O'Brian]

that's 100% genuine Wobedraggled grime - or, as I like to call it, "Wobegrime."

[ManaByte]

[Don Flamenco]

Censored for "bush" i'm sure

[Human Snorenado]

Like most Nintendo systems, getting a cube at the end (or later) of it's lifespan is a great value proposition.  You get it at a cheap price, and there are a bunch of quality games to play at cheap prices. 

Actually owning a Nintendo system at launch or soon after is a fool's choice.  You'll find yourself saying stuff like, "It's ok, one release every quarter is enough- I should really be focusing on stuff other than games anyway" to try and convince yourself you didn't make a stupid decision.

Well, you made a stupid decision.  Try and learn from it is all I can tell you.

[pilonv1]

I know I'm alone but boy I enjoyed Billy Hatcher

[Phoenix Dark]

I had a lot of fun with the Gamecube, although I was also frustrated by the lack of games at many points. Still, I had fun with all the major multilayer games thanks to having three brothers - we played Smash, Double Dash, X-Men Legends, etc nonstop. I also had fun with RE4, Wind Waker, Freedom Fighters, etc

[MrAngryFace]

I know I'm alone but boy I enjoyed Billy Hatcher

You are not alone- I still have my copy

[G The Resurrected]

I know I'm alone but boy I enjoyed Billy Hatcher

You are not alone- I still have my copy

Add me to that list, absolutely loved the concept.

[ToxicAdam]

Fwiw, GameCube games held a lot of their resale value. I just dumped all mine and made about 250 dollars. Games like ToS and Fire Emblem fetched 40 dollars each. All the mario/Zelda games went for around 25-30. My biggest disappointment was Baten kaitos which one went for 10 bux. Not bad considering I bought them all used to begin with.

[cool breeze]

A minor quibble with the wii u: when the battery gets to the last bar, a bright red led turns on, and when it gets lower, the red led flashes on and off.  Considering the short battery life, it can get annoying. 

I came to the Gamecube right around the time RE4 came out, but I thought it was pretty great. The controller was odd, but it was totally serviceable.

I really like the gamecube controller for certain games.  One of the reasons I didn't transfer my Wii stuff to the Wii U is no gamecube port.  It's just not great with all games because of the c-nub right stick, button layout, crummy d-pad, and its lack of buttons (relative to the PS2/Xbox)

I remember people calling it small/cramped.  Both it and the original xbox controller are comfortable for me.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I liked the Gamecube for what it was.  I played the shit out of Paper Mario 2, which is probably my favorite game for that system.  In the end, it didn't have a proper Dynasty Warriors game on it and I was a poor college student so I sold it off.

[Cerveza mas fina]

No one mentioned Super Monkey Ball? That game was really mad good on Cube. I don't remember playing too much of other games on it. Wind Waker was ok, but a bit disappointing, I think it's the last time I finished a Zelda. I liked Eternal Darkness.

[tiesto]

I liked the Gamecube better than the N64 but it was definitely the weakest time for Nintendo's first party development. Mario and Zelda were both really weak on the platform, and I never cared about the Metroid Prime series. But GC actually had a few decent RPGs which puts it far above the N64 and some decent 3rd party titles. And of course Melee...

[cool breeze]

I think it was Andrex complaining about this earlier, but it sounds like the reason the 360 controller doesn't work in NSMBU is that it doesn't have motion sensing stuff in it.
 

[Eel O'Brian]

that thing is $50, and they couldn't throw a gyro in it? smh

[cool breeze]

they were copying the 360 controller; not the PS3 controller.

[Eel O'Brian]

still, you'd think with how much their bullshit is based on motion, they'd toss a sensor in there

i don't understand why they feel the need to make every single thing about their systems an awkward pain in the ass

[Steve Youngblood]

I think it was Andrex complaining about this earlier, but it sounds like the reason the 360 controller doesn't work in NSMBU is that it doesn't have motion sensing stuff in it.

That's possible, but that just seems really, really lazy. The GamePad already allows for simply pressing a shoulder button in lieu of shaking it (both work), so it makes no sense to not allow the same option on the new controller.

[Tasty]

I think it was Andrex complaining about this earlier, but it sounds like the reason the 360 controller doesn't work in NSMBU is that it doesn't have motion sensing stuff in it.

There's literally only one level in the game that requires motion controls. Uses the same garbage "tilt the controller to tilt the platform!" gimmick that was pretty awful in NSMB Wii (made even more cumbersome by the GamePad's huge size.) I think they realized it was trash but decided to include it for just one level anyways to screw over Protroller hopefuls.

[Tasty]

that thing is $50, and they couldn't throw a gyro in it? smh

Seriously, wtf.

[ManaByte]

Only 400k sold. Ouch.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I like this new disillusioned Andrex.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Only 400k sold. Ouch.

Really?  Whats your source?

Oh man if the 360 will outsell it this month I will love to see the spin on that!

[Takao]

That was first week sales in the US.

It'd be shocked if PS3, and 360 didn't outsell it in the US this month.

[maxy]

Only 400k sold. Ouch.

Really?  Whats your source?

Oh man if the 360 will outsell it this month I will love to see the spin on that!

Check sales thread

[bachikarn]

Really?  Whats your source?

Oh man if the 360 will outsell it this month I will love to see the spin on that!

Not to defend this POS, but that wouldn't be too surprising. It's more useful to compare Wuu's first week with 360's first week.

[Human Snorenado]

Only 400k sold. Ouch.

*masturbates furiously*

[archie4208]

WOW you haters.. The Wii U sold out.. That's good regardless of how you want to spin it.. The Wii U launch was a huge success in America. Europe is next so we will see how it fairs in Sony Land..

Initial estimates were they would sell out and that's great. Especially since the Wii at sub 100.00 did 300,000.. a 300-350 console sold very well.

Just stop trying to bash the Wii U at every turn we get it some of you don't like it fine.. Who really cares.. Your choices in consoles don't need to be defended...

Lets see if the Wii-U can maintain a good sales pace in the next few weeks however..

[Cerveza mas fina]

I guess 400k for a week is ok, but its launch time AND thanksgiving no?

[Joe Molotov]

Who really cares.. Your choices in consoles don't need to be defended...

*irony overload* 

[Cerveza mas fina]

Low sales are already being attributed to people wanting the Deluxe SKU.

[fistfulofmetal]

Who really cares.. Your choices in consoles don't need to be defended...

*irony overload* 

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44762764&postcount=67

[Great Rumbler]

Apparently he got banned for that post.

[Tasty]

WOW you haters.. The Wii U sold out.. That's good regardless of how you want to spin it.. The Wii U launch was a huge success in America. Europe is next so we will see how it fairs in Sony Land..

Initial estimates were they would sell out and that's great. Especially since the Wii at sub 100.00 did 300,000.. a 300-350 console sold very well.

Just stop trying to bash the Wii U at every turn we get it some of you don't like it fine.. Who really cares.. Your choices in consoles don't need to be defended...

Lets see if the Wii-U can maintain a good sales pace in the next few weeks however..

Goddamn dorfdad, most embarrassng fanboy on GAF since forever. Worse than Huelen and AceBandage put together (and I didn't mind them.)

Edit- Oh man he was banned for that? Maybe I can read a Wii U thread now without wanting to cut myself! GAF mods