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TalkBack / Re: Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, Bonsai Barber Lead the Latest Club Nintendo Games

« on: March 11, 2014, 11:11:41 AM »

Kid Icarus: MaM is a solid game and superior to the original, despite the black and white graphics. I have two copies of it on the GB (for some reason), but I'm tempted to go ahead and cash in on this.

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TalkBack / Re: Physical Games vs. Digital Games: The Face-Off

« on: February 23, 2014, 12:02:02 PM »

When I lived in town, I had to deal with data caps. Out in the country, it's a bit slower, but I can download as much as I like. It's a little backwards, but it still spells a significant problem on a widespread basis. Not everyone is affected by it, but it's just one of those little things that might keep physical media around a little longer than we all expect it to.

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TalkBack / Re: Physical Games vs. Digital Games: The Face-Off

« on: February 23, 2014, 10:00:28 AM »

One thing that almost never gets brought up in these discussions?


Bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth.


In at least the States, like it or not, we live with crippling internet limitations. My previous ISP limited downloads to a point we had to set Netflix to lower quality to prevent from getting charged for going over. Downloading a 4GB game or bigger on top of that? Forget about it. Nevermind how long it takes to download. For most, that's going to be leaving your console downloading overnight while crippling everyone else's internet speed. Why should I do that when I can stroll down to the store and in thirty minutes have the game I want?


Digital gaming is touted as convenient, but it's really not. Our internet infrastructure hasn't caught up to digital media and major ISPs not only like it that way, but are intent on making it worse. So I'll take my physical media where I can, thank you. It's not because of Nintendo's draconian digital policies that I shy away from buying games digitally, but because my ISP has a noose around my neck just waiting to pull.

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TalkBack / Re: February Club Nintendo Rewards Revealed

« on: February 11, 2014, 04:06:03 PM »

Agreed. I may get it anyway, but knowing that I'll do it only to drop in another dollar fifty for the full Wii U experience is disappointing.