Social NintenZone Social 4 - Bring It In, Guys!

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

I might be a bit late to the pricing talk, but $250-$300 with two dfferent SKUs is the maximum I see them charging for the system, and after reading something about Europe factoring sales tax into their prices right off the bat I'm not counting out $200-$250 in the US like most people because I don't count out the possibility that the leakers messed up during conversion due to that being math and not an actual leak.

Nintendo admitted the Wii U was overpriced and expressed regrets. No matter what they charge for the Switch, they're not charging an identical price for the Switch, and if they're dedicated and crazy enough about it they may try to dodge the price of both Wii U SKUs rather than just the one everyone bought.

If the switch is the same price as a 3Ds, id buy it

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Bug should just be SE to Fairy and maybe Poison to give it an offensive presence

I'd accept that!

I think I got my "mono bug" team

In quotation marks for a reason you'll see

Pinsir (mega)
Venipede
Larvesta
Scorupi
Dewpider or Wimpod
Joltik

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

WELL **** it went from a snow storm warning to a blizzard warning

 

[Erureido]

Just watched the newest episode of Pokemon Sun and Moon where Ash undergoes the first Island Trial.

Spoiler: Episode Review

The episode does a nice job showing how the Alola Ratticates and Rattatas are considered to be pests. A whole group of them invades a pineapple farm and eats the pineapples there, and when they get scared away, they scare a trio of Tauruses that are transporting several logs, causing the logs to fall onto the road and create a temporary blockage. Indeed, the term "regional pests" really fits the term for Pokemon like them as well as Patrats, Sentrets, Zigzagoons, etc.

Also, Geez Louise, Hala is super strong! That dude can carry four giant logs with incredible ease!

We also learn that the Hala is the one who made Ash's Z-Ring, and he apparently makes multitudes of them. That begs the question: how did Tapu Koko get ahold of one of them? Turns out Tapu Koko snuck into Hala's house during the night and took the one that had the Electrium-Z. If it wasn't for the window being open, I wonder how Tapu Koko would've snuck into Hala's House?

Hala also does a pretty clever job testing Ash to see if he is ready for the Island Trial. He asks Ash how would he get rid of the Alola Ratticates and Rattatas that have been eating up the crops recently. Ash says he would simply battle them, but Hala tells him that that's not the answer, as part of the Island Challenges is rooted in the tradition that not everything is all about battles. He tells Ash that he will only let him undergo the trial once he has figured out the answer.

The next day, we see that Ash has been thinking about this question nonstop, and the troubled look on his face leads to all of his friends intervening and asking what's going on. One of my favorite moments in the episode is when Kiawe sits directly in front of Ash and tells him, "What did Hala tell you? Let me hear it. I won't be able to help you if you don't." Kiawe is a total bro because he senses Ash is feeling troubled and is willing to give him a helping hand. I'm really looking forward to the episode when Ash visits Kiawe's farm, because I'm really liking the relationship that Ash and Kiawe are developing.

Also, I laughed when Rotomdex revealed that Ash has sighed 786 times since Hala gave him the question. LOL, Rotomdex just had to go to the specifics.

When Ash learns about the history of Alola Ratticates and Rattatas and their relationship with Yangoose and Gumshoos from Rotomdex, he realizes the answer to Hala's question is to use the Gumshoos and Yangoose against those Normal/Dark-type Pokemon. He tells Hala about it later on, and Hala commends him. Ash confesses that he actually got some help from his friends in finding out the answer, but Hala commends him again saying that one should always turn to friends whenever they struggle to find an answer. This idea of friendship really portrays Alola quite nicely. Ties of friendship are similar to ties of family, which is a major theme in the Hawaiian-inspired region.

The battle Ash has in the Island Trial was pretty cool. He managed to defeat the first Gumshoos and Yangoose by using the sand so that Pikachu and Rowlet could hide from them, with the latter also resorting to using the leaves to make itself more evasive in its attacks. When it came to the battle against Totem Gumshoos, Pikachu managed to defeat it by once again using the sand and combining it with Quick Attack so that Gumshoos couldn't track it down easily, and then Pikachu proceeded to use multiple Quick Attacks to wear down the Pokemon until it was finally KOd. Another really nice element I liked in the battle was when Totem Gumshoos picked up one of the rocks nearby and slammed it into Rowlet to KO it. It was really nice to see how the Pokemon made use of its given environment to attack its foe. We also see that Tapu Koko watches Ash's battle from afar. It was nice to see the Guardian Deity appear again!

The ending was pretty cool too. Ash approaches Totem Gumshoos and asks it if it's OK, to which Hala smiles. Surprisingly, the Pokemon is the one who hands him the Z-Crystal, not a Trainer like Hala. Ash also convinces it to scare away the Alola Ratticates and Rattatas that have recently been eating up the crops. The next scene shows the Totem Gumshoos, the normal Gumshoos, and the Yangoose breaking into a market storage that the Normal/Dark-type Pokemon just infiltrated as they scare away all the Ratticates and Rattatas. Hala then tells Ash he looks forward to facing him in the Grand Trial, and the episode ends. We're going to see Ash fight Hala next week, and it's looking to be a good battle thus far based on the previews.

I wish Hau and Ilima made an appearance though. It surprises me that Ilima wasn't the one giving Ash the Normal-type trial, and it would've been nice to see Hau introduced in this episode since he's Hala's Grandson. The only way I can see Hau appearing later on at this point is if it's revealed that he has already been tackling some island trials in other islands.

Probably the real best moment in the episode has to be this moment. It lasts from 10:53-11:10 in the video below:

Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you...

The anime directly acknowledged that Bewear replaces the blasting-off running gag!

This scene was hilarious because Team Rocket looked so happy that they were finally about to be blasted off for their first time in Alola, and being blasted away means that they can finally stay far away from Bewear, but then Bewear jumps in right when the blasting-off gag was about to kick in.

This is seriously the best Bewear scene by far.

 

[wedl!!]

I might be a bit late to the pricing talk, but $250-$300 with two dfferent SKUs is the maximum I see them charging for the system, and after reading something about Europe factoring sales tax into their prices right off the bat I'm not counting out $200-$250 in the US like most people because I don't count out the possibility that the leakers messed up during conversion due to that being math and not an actual leak.

Nintendo admitted the Wii U was overpriced and expressed regrets. No matter what they charge for the Switch, they're not charging an identical price for the Switch, and if they're dedicated and crazy enough about it they may try to dodge the price of both Wii U SKUs rather than just the one everyone bought.

Considering a PS4 with a game is $300, the Switch would be DOA with that price tag. It's just not feasible honestly.

 

[Mythra]

Im ok with 300 bucks for the Switch

$200 in tacocoin is a poopton
$300 in tacocoin is a poopton
$400 in tacocoin is a poopton

I see no difference :v

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

WELL **** it went from a snow storm warning to a blizzard warning

Thanks Obamasnow

 

[Chrono.]

This is interesting.

Rooster Teeth possibly caught stealing art assets for RWBY?

http://musicemo.tumblr.com/post/153338615954/slashmaiddeviantartcomartrwby-wtf-645284611

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

well my 3DS batterys life was worse then I thought.

 

[Opossum]

This is interesting.

Rooster Teeth possibly caught stealing art assets for RWBY?

http://musicemo.tumblr.com/post/153338615954/slashmaiddeviantartcomartrwby-wtf-645284611

This is reminding me an awful lot of "Shulk is a photoshopped Little Mac."

 

[Tree Gelbman]

Hope any and all Smashers in Fort Lauderdale area are safe as are their families after the shooting at the airport.

 

[Kurri ★]

Yeah, you're probably right.
Still, it would be cool for Sony to win once. Not maybe win over Nintendo, but atleast make a portable console that is succeful.
Oh well, atleast, we have still Nintendo for that.

Was the PSP not successful? It didn't beat the DS, but it didn't fail like the Vita.

Who knows. They might still consider it worth a try. It could be a learning experience for them.

That said, Vita's specs might have made sense now, for a 9th generation handheld, so I have no idea in which direction Nintendo or Sony would head for a handheld.


If that's the price, looks like it will be ₹28000 here (~US$400) factoring in taxes and all. Hmm, we shall see.

Yeah, I'd imagine, had the Vita came out some time now, it wouldn't be nearly as bad. One of it's biggest issue was that it was "too powerful."

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

I've been listening to old podcasts and discussions about the Switch's debut to look back at all the hype.

It really is hard to believe there was a time were we had no idea what this thing was. Not only that, but the console comes out in only a couple of months.

 

[praline]

Since I am one to have too many projects on the go I am now working on a tv miniseries based off the game "The Final Station".

 

[Coricus]

Considering a PS4 with a game is $300, the Switch would be DOA with that price tag. It's just not feasible honestly.

If any of the SKUs are being set to that price, I half expect it to drop in price within a year.

If Nintendo was referring to the Wii U in general when saying the Wii U was overpriced instead of just the Deluxe model, though, then there's a good chance they'll undercut that price. If the Wii U was overpriced by their own admission and the Wii U was priced at $300 at launch, then they might not want to sell the Switch at that.

I'd hate to listen to the reaction people would have to it being $300, though, I can already hear the mass complaining and hysteria. Heck, the fact that there might be any SKU at all over $200 is probably going to cause some problems, but I'm already getting a headache from just thinking about the reaction to $300.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

This is reminding me an awful lot of "Shulk is a photoshopped Little Mac."

Honestly I could barely see the similarities.

And some seem so darn coincidental, it's crazy.

Though Tumblr doesn't disappoint when the tags have "this literally makes me sick" or something like it.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

This is interesting.

Rooster Teeth possibly caught stealing art assets for RWBY?

http://musicemo.tumblr.com/post/153338615954/slashmaiddeviantartcomartrwby-wtf-645284611

Why would they steal stuff?

 

[Metal Shop X]

Was the PSP not successful? It didn't beat the DS, but it didn't fail like the Vita.

Yeah, I'd imagine, had the Vita came out some time now, it wouldn't be nearly as bad. One of it's biggest issue was that it was "too powerful."

I did mention in my pre-previous post that the PSN, while not beating the DS. Was still better than the Vita. Mostly because it had great games on it. (MGS Peace Walker, KH Birth by Sleep, etc.., the contrary of the Vita in a sense)
Sony tried to focus too much on power rather than games. And like the Wii U, it bited them in the foot. (Tough, the Wii U had alot more of good games and wasn't abandonned as early as the Vita)

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

If this video wasnt from The **** Theorists- i mean Game Theorists I would watch it

 

[praline]

For anyone whos played Doom 2016. Since I got into Hell how far into the game is that?

 

[WeirdChillFever]

If this video wast from The ****- i mean Game Theorists I would watch it
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The only title that would be more clickbaity would be "Mushroom Kingdom citizen became RICH with this SIMPLE trick"

 

[Kurri ★]

Hope any and all Smashers in Fort Lauderdale area are safe as are their families after the shooting at the airport.

Holy ****, really? And to think I had to pick up my friend at that airport just yesterday. Hope anyone there is okay.

I did mention in my pre-previous post that the PSN, while not beating the DS. Was still better than the Vita. Mostly because it had great games on it. (MGS Peace Walker, KH Birth by Sleep, etc.., the contrary of the Vita in a sense)
Sony tried to focus too much on power rather than games. And like the Wii U, it bited them in the foot. (Tough, the Wii U had alot more of good games and wasn't abandonned as early as the Vita)

Power pushes games, but you need to be moderate with the power. In the case of the Vita they were pushing console level budgets on a portable system and that's way over the usual cost.

 

[praline]

If this video wasnt from The **** Theorists- i mean Game Theorists I would watch it
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The Game Theorist is so dumb.

 

[WeirdChillFever]

I wonder if MatPat believes his own crackpot clickbait horsepoo

 

[Mythra]

If this video wasnt from The **** Theorists- i mean Game Theorists I would watch it
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"Luigi wins a million dollars by doing absolutely nothing"

 

[WeirdChillFever]

"Luigi wins a million dollars by doing absolutely nothing"

DOCTORS are SHOCKED

 

[Opossum]

Ah, I see it's time for our regularly scheduled "**** on Game Theory" session.



Eh, I have to go somewhere anyway.

 

[Tree Gelbman]

Holy ****, really? And to think I had to pick up my friend at that airport just yesterday. Hope anyone there is okay.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...d-airport-shooting-gunman-idd-esteban-n704001

Yeah, they're saying he got the gun in legally and came in on a flight through Canada?

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

DOCTORS are SHOCKED

"Bill Gates hates him!"

 

[WeirdChillFever]

"Bill Gates hates him!"

I hope someone takes one for the team to actually watch the video tho

 

[Metal Shop X]

Holy ****, really? And to think I had to pick up my friend at that airport just yesterday. Hope anyone there is okay.


Power pushes games, but you need to be moderate with the power. In the case of the Vita they were pushing console level budgets on a portable system and that's way over the usual cost.

Exactly, tough, Nintendo tried too to have more power with the Gamecube. But of the PS2 (with the CD/DVD player and all) and the games it got. Plus Microsoft entering on the market. And with the final nail that Nintendo decided to use mini-disc rather than normal one. Nintendo have done the worst decision at the worst moment and end up losing alot of third-party developper.

The PSVita is kinda the same in that regard. Really, Sony should have been careful with it and not try to win the 3DS/Vita war by power alone. The 3DS sur didn't need that much power to have great games. (Nintendo realizing too that the console was a little too expensif and lowering the price as fast as they can was also a huge plus for the console)

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Speaking of Clickbait, Alpharad made a video where he makes clickbat from requests

 

[Coricus]

DOCTORS are SHOCKED

Well I mean, if my brother could do that I'd be shocked too.

 

[Kurri ★]

Exactly, tough, Nintendo tried too to have more power with the Gamecube. But of the PS2 (with the CD/DVD player and all) and the games it got. Plus Microsoft entering on the market. And with the final nail that Nintendo decided to use mini-disc rather than normal one. Nintendo have done the worst decision at the worst moment and end up losing alot of third-party developper.

The PSVita is kinda the same in that regard. Really, Sony should have been careful with it and not try to win the 3DS/Vita war by power alone. The 3DS sur didn't need that much power to have great games. (Nintendo realizing too that the console was a little too expensif and lowering the price as fast as they can was also a huge plus for the console)

Pretty sure we had a discussion on this before. Gamecube didn't fail because it had more power, it failed partly because Nintendo already had flimsy 3rd party support and still decided to not adopt what was considered the standard back then. It's not like the PS2 being weaker was actually beneficial for it, it just happened to be weaker, and the gamecube just happened to be stronger.

 

[Fluttershy]

One I finish this dratini that's for a friend it'll be time for breeding my team for the Alolan Friendlies..
The only thing I have so far is munchlax which will become..

Spoiler

Snorlax @- Iapapa Berry
Ability: Gluttony
EVs: 252 HP / 132 Def / 128 SpD
Impish Nature
- Stockpile
- Recycle
- Toxic
- Earthquake
stall set stockpile to get defenses up recycle to get Iappa berry back so it can heal up by 50% HP more and toxic to wither down the opponent. Earthquake for having something against poison and steel types that aren't immune to it.

Don't know what else to bring but I'll be looking at what I can do..

 

[Knight Dude]

Got Demon's Crest, Super Metroid and Shantae: Risky's Revenge on E-shop. Should be fun. I might also try and get Mega Man 7 later down the line.

 

[Kurri ★]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...d-airport-shooting-gunman-idd-esteban-n704001

Yeah, they're saying he got the gun in legally and came in on a flight through Canada?

The part that bothers me most is that once he was done, he practically turned himself in. I can't help but feel like there's a lot more to this

 

[Swamp Sensei]

The part that bothers me most is that once he was done, he practically turned himself in. I can't help but feel like there's a lot more to this

It seems planned for sure but it seems like a rather odd thing to do for a group effort...

 

[Aurane]

Got an Xbox One! It's all set up and ready to go. I also got:

-Halo: Master Chief Collection
-Doom
-Skyrim Remastered Edition

Everything went according to plan. A fine start to 2017.

 

[Metal Shop X]

Pretty sure we had a discussion on this before. Gamecube didn't fail because it had more power, it failed partly because Nintendo already had flimsy 3rd party support and still decided to not adopt what was considered the standard back then. It's not like the PS2 being weaker was actually beneficial for it, it just happened to be weaker, and the gamecube just happened to be stronger.

Yeah, but still, you need good games to sell your consoles, that's what I mean.

But let's not go here again, shall we?
Also, my download of MGS2 is taking it's sweet time. I hope it will be over soon.