Goldberg74

Downloaded the DLC for Mario Kart 8. Link is pretty cool and so is his bike.

EinCB

It's not possible to buy a Virtual Console game if I don't own a Wii U myself, right? My brother purchased a Wii U recently and I would like to buy him a VC game.

DVDChris

They have an online store now where you buy the game and they send you a code to redeem.

Goldberg74

Mario Kart 8 is $35 over at Amazon right now... 58% claimed with 1:35:00 left.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DC7G2W8/

My Other Self

Thanks! Picked it up.

fujishig

I know this is really late, but there's a ton of swearing in the game. It kinda surprised me when I finally opened it last week, since I didn't remember that.

slop101

Surprisingly good reviews for the Captain Toad game.

The Questyen

Not sure why it's surprising it's looked awesome from the start.

Supermallet

It looked like a cash-in on some throwaway levels from a Mario game. I'd say the reviews are surprisingly good.

bippitty

I don't remember that either, but I tend to filter it out.

slop101

Yeah, that's what I thought too, as I didn't really care for the Toad levels in the last Mario game, and I figured it would be just more of that, which I guess it still is, but much better.

The Questyen

From the start of them showing off the game it looked amazing. I expected great reviews.

My Other Self

Nothing screamed "I need to buy this!" from any footage I had seen, but since it was tied to the Mario-verse I figured I'd get it eventually. I played the demo at Target the other day and thought it was a lot of fun. I'm definitely going to pick it up a lot sooner than I had thought I would have.

Mazje

We took the plunge and got a WiiU for the family for Christmas (it's just sitting there, taunting me!).

Here's my question: I've got three kids. They want to play Smash Bros. I know the four of us can play together. However, would it be worth it to add Amiibos for them? As in, can each of the players bring an Amiibo into the game?

Hope that question makes sense.

Adam Tyner

Yup!

kstublen

Yes via eight-player Smash you could have four human players and each of them were teamed up with am Amiibo.

Mazje

Very cool. Thanks!

AndyCleveland

finally "beat" dkc: tropical freeze. have to go collect everything now, but it was a pretty great game.

i used another 70 or so lives trying to beat that final stage in Mario 3D World... i made it to the final green star several times, but died. I'm resorting to using peach with fire and catsuit backup. i'll come back to it at some point i'm sure.

im thinking of just trading in Super Smash Bros... its a game i SHOULD love, but i just cant get into it. Gamestop has a guaranteed $40 trade in by 12/10, so ill probably trade it for Toad.

Anyone get any of the latest eshop offerings? Some of them look great and are well reviewed.

Anubis2005X

Smash Bros. has always been that series that I feel obligated to love, but have never been able to really get into. I still have Melee, traded in Brawl, and have mixed feelings about getting the Wii U version. Maybe if I can get it for really cheap one day (not likely to happen)...

PerryD

I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, but is there any word when the Gamecube controller adapter will be available again?

Adam Tyner

The rumor is that they'll pop up in stores alongside the second wave of Amiibo, which is only a week away.

Goldberg74

Been playing Captain Toad this weekend... and it's pretty cool. My younger kids (10yo boy and 8yo girl) are loving it too.

SmackDaddy

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slop101

Using motion controls for looking around is so stupid - it's so much more efficient to just use a thumbstick for that.

Anyhoo, the game looks nice, though not as nice as Far Cry 4 or even Skyrim... Hopefully the world is more dense than those games, though it doesn't seem like it is.

My Other Self

Yeah, I hate that. I'd just as well be able to use the pro controller for a game like this.