TheFlyingGerbil

You didn't get A Link Between Worlds as your free game? Madness.

What was misleading about the ads?

I needed another game I'm never going to play. Also trying to decide if I should get Danganronpa for £11.99 or hope they bring out the double pack like they did in Japan

I just wanted to make sure you knew about this free game offer if you're still getting the 2DS bundle.

I don't know how they learn from other players, but they do learn to mimic your play style. I don't play Smash so don't know the terms but, for example if you never defend, and only attack, your amiibo will never defend and only attack also. Or if you like to attack in the air it will do that too. I guess it collects stats on how much % you punch kick jump dodge etc and roughly matches it's fights to that

Have any of you (probably southerners?) had boiled peanuts? They sound tempting but I need convincing to spend 4 hours boiling nuts.

seems like a good deal for anyone in the UK looking to get a PS4? Not sure if that's anyone here though. £350 for: Playstation 4 Console Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Minecraft Battlefield 4 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Wolfenstein The New Order

The uk term is excess. Do Americans use the term co-pay for all insurances or is it just for medical?

Any/all the Zelda games on the eshop. Professor Layton series (started on DS so older ones will be cheap). Luigi's mansion 2

SkySaga looks interesting. It's a free to play game where you "minecraft" your homeworld which has a portal to a procedurally generated adventure world where you may visit a village, a castle or a dungeon etc. It's a free to play game developed by the Oliver brothers who are/were famous British developers and backed by Smilegate a successful Korean company whose main game, Crossfire rakes in $1bn a year. You can register your interest in the alpha on their website and there is an article about it here that compares it to Minecraft, Zelda and Journey.

Why was Oedipus against profanity? - Because he kisses his mother with that mouth. ... I’m getting really tired of these motherfucking jokes.

an ultralight aerogel has been invented that is 7 times lighter than air. It's the lightest material in the world, but... if it's seven times lighter than air why doesn't it float?

well now I don't feel special any more.

Google's just given me Gravity for free, which was nice of them. Never got to see it in the cinema so am quite happy.

From 19-25 November, Nectar is offering "double up" vouchers. You can spend up to £20 of nectar points for a £40 voucher per department so that's roughly the price of a game. I'll definitely be having a look and hoping they have fantasy life there, or maybe AC Rogue as I usually wait for those to be around £20.

OMG, you sexist bastard you thought it was about the boy. No. I thought it was about the person who is clearly the focus of the photo, and bang smack in the middle of the poster.

When's it out? I have a soft spot for transparent electronics since I loved my glacier GBA.

Post from Eiji Aonuma on Miiverse. (I've edited out some niceties) First off - it's going to be a 4 year development by time it is out. For a remake. WTF, Nintendo. It's almost like any success the have had in the past is in spite their efforts not because of them. Secondly, it sounds like there is going to be some Wind Waker HD style tinkering. That worked out well in WW by all accounts, making it more enjoyable without effecting the heart of the game. Not having played Majora's Mask I don't know what was devilish about the gameplay that needs changing. Was it anything so big as the shard fetch quest or something smaller akin to the faster boat? What would you like to see changed and what do you think would be a step to far if they altered it?

I've never had it this bad but it's really felt like it some times.

I don't think the humour of the games would translate well into voice acting and it would lose a lot of its charm on the process. Nintendo game are all about polish and really how many games have polished voice acting that deliver everything you want? At best it is adequate but often distractingly bad. Plus if you add voice acting when the people who wanted it would complain it's not how they expected it to sound so no one would be happy. At least if you leave it out you have the people who don't want it left happy.

Here's how the Amiibo's work with the Mii racer in MK8. Pretty cute. This is what I just watched to get an idea of some of the new courses. It's nice to see the amount of detail they've put in to make the courses unique to the franchise they're representing. This is just F-Zero course, Zelda course and Excite Bike course but they have a whole race on each, not just the trailers where you can't really see what's going on. I find the Nintendo Minute's really relaxing to watch - even when they're playing Mario Kart. It's funny to see them muting their frustration in the middle of a race.

the only reason that can't be argued with is because it is pointless to argue with a madman.

I'd much rather a new zelda game plus a slightly ugly old game than only a pretty version of an old game. Maybe because I never played OoT/MM when they were released (OoT3D was the first time I beat that game), I don't have a particular fondness for them so am happier with the new experiences than other Zelda fans seem to be and have never been disappointed with any of the subsequent home console releases. I'm happy sticking with top down zeldas on handhelds too - I like that they provide a different experience to the home console rather than just a watered down version of them.

3DS ran the gussied up version of OoT fine and what looked fairly sharp on a small screen would look a bit pants on a 40" plus TV. Nintendo are only going to (be able to) do so much polishing to an N64 game or were you hoping for a complete remake? I'd rather Nintendo spend that sort of effort on new games or getting Zelda Wii U out sometime in 2015 instead of falling into 2016.

what was despicable me 2 like? I thought the first one was OK, but didn't particularly like the minions, not as good as the Madagascar penguins.