There's quite a few games in the Nintendo Direct, so here's what caught my eye...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania: I'd completely forgotten about this series! I'm tempted to dig out Super Monkey Ball 2 and give Monkey Dogfight a few rounds...

Mario Party Superstars: This could be a good one for pasta night - my sister and I borrowed one of the GC ( Read more... )

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My latest silly toy: Nintendo Labo VR! Surprisingly good, given that it's basically Google Cardboard with a not-particularly-high DPI display (6.2" 1280x720 display giving 237dpi - for comparison my Sony Xperia XZ1 has a 5.2" 1920x1080 display giving 424dpi). I think it works because of rather than in spite of the low resolution - because the ( Read more... )

*ring ring*
Production: Hi, we've got a parcel for you, could you come and collect it?
boggyb: Sure!


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Well, that's a nice little surprise. If you buy a discounted item on the Nintendo eShop, the amount of points you earn is based on the non-discounted price. So my little Black Friday Nintendo spending spree has earned me over double the points I was expecting!

I spotted a Smash Bros Mario Amiibo for a non-insane price in the local second-hand games shop so I picked it up and got home only to discover that the 3DS refused to read it, claiming error code 037-0523 (which at time of posting didn't appear anywhere on Google). The WiiU gave a different error - 168-0409 - which according to Nintendo translates ( Read more... )

Because I'm clearly not trying to complete enough different games, I bought the latest Phoenix Wright instalment (Spirit of Justice) recently. I am trying to limit the number of unfinished games I've got, honest ( Read more... )

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Bonus post, as the previous one is friends-only!

Anyway, enough ranting. In other news, the other day I did a spot of level grinding and reached this!


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elemnar is most envious that I get Nintendo shinyness delivered to my desk a day before the official launch date (thanks to preordering directly from Nintendo)...


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