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Code Name S.T.E.A.M. to get a demo on the Nintendo eShop (via DL code)

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Starwolf_UK

Member
The best thing about these e-mail code demos is they have unlimited uses and you don't need an NNID to download them (both "features" the general release demos have) which makes the whole demo situation sound really dumb actually.

Also giving these to Gamestop employees, makes me wonder if a few employees are going to get them a wage raise via selling the code or is the code use going to be at gunpoint with the Nintendo rep?

Busaiku said:
Hopefully Marth and Ike are compatible with the demo.
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I spot a very small problem at the moment. The region with the demo does not have the New 3DS yet. No New 3DS=no NFC support (unless the IR adapter ever stops making love to the Vitality sensor in the forgotten peripherals drawer).
 
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rhandino

Banned
TheMoon said:
But I think they stick to the gender from the source material. So it has to be a woman in the source material
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The thing is that Zorro was based in the life of the bandit Joaquin Murieta and nobody is 100% who he was or how many for that matter since there is no precise account of his life and even his death. Maybe she is part of the band... but yeah, is a longshot.
 
TheMoon

TheMoon

Member
Starwolf_UK said:
I spot a very small problem at the moment. The region with the demo does not have the New 3DS yet. No New 3DS=no NFC support (unless the IR adapter ever stops making love to the Vitality sensor in the forgotten peripherals drawer).
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The adapter was actually announced for a summer release in Japan last week.

rhandino said:
The thing is that Zorro was based in the life of the bandit Joaquin Murieta and nobody is 100% who he was or how many for that matter since there is no precise account of his life and even his death. Maybe she is part of the band... but yeah, is a longshot.
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Sounds too convoluted to me, plus she's not wearing a mask. I really hope they talk about the inspirations for everyone somewhere lol.

Press better ask about this in interviews ...
 
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Lunar15

Member
I'm just going to go with scarecrow being scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. They just took some liberties, like they did with everyone.
 
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cooljeanius

Member
So I just realized... John Henry is from the folk tale where he had a contest against a steam hammer and won, right? Well then, what the heck is he doing embracing steam technology in this game? Darn it Nintendo, you're destroying the Luddite-ness of one of the most inspirational Luddites in history!

I'll still probably get the game and feel zero guilt about having him use steam in my party...
 
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Lombax

Banned
maxcriden said:
I didn't even check it out, TBH. I figured it was a pretty violent shooter/gun kind of series, but admittedly I've never followed the series.
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That's cool, the new XCOM is fantastic, so if you ever see it on a steam sale it would be worth checking out again, and the violence is not too bad (what is there happens to aliens).

Regardless Code Name S.T.E.A.M. is coming from one of my favorite developers, so I am hype. If you are still on the fence about the game I suggest checking out Fire Emblem: Awakening.
 
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maxcriden

Member
Lombax said:
That's cool, the new XCOM is fantastic, so if you ever see it on a steam sale it would be worth checking out again, and the violence is not too bad (what is there happens to aliens).

Regardless Code Name S.T.E.A.M. is coming from one of my favorite developers, so I am hype. If you are still on the fence about the game I suggest checking out Fire Emblem: Awakening.
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Thanks man, I appreciate the tip. FE isn't really my bag since I'm not super into turn-based stuff, but S.T.E.AM. should be a bit more fast-paced or action-oriented in comparison, right?
 
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Zonic

Gives all the fucks
maxcriden said:
Thanks man, I appreciate the tip. FE isn't really my bag since I'm not super into turn-based stuff, but S.T.E.AM. should be a bit more fast-paced or action-oriented in comparison, right?
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If it's like Valkyria Chronicles, then I'd say yes, especially since you have much more control over how you move & attack. I honestly prefer VC over FE because of how I feel I have more control over the characters.
 
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maxcriden

Member
Zonic said:
If it's like Valkyria Chronicles, then I'd say yes, especially since you have much more control over how you move & attack. I honestly prefer VC over FE because of how I feel I have more control over the characters.
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That's definitely more my kind of thing, at least, then. Thanks Zonic!
 
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stupei

Member
Planning to go by my nearby Gamestop first thing in the morning to see. They're kind of out of the way and don't get a lot of attention, so maybe I'll be in luck. (Unless they didn't even get any codes, I guess.)
 
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WiiRevolution1

Member
Just want to throw it out there that I have a MH4U demo code (US) that I'll trade for one of these codes if anyones willing.

Think I will buy it day one anywayz but always nice to demo a new genre before I buy.
 
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Dominator

Member
Grylvak said:
If this is PAXSouth stuff, I wonder if Nintendo will announce the demo on Sunday when it ends. I was able to "confirm" with my GameStop guy that the demo should be available on January 26th.

I say "confirm" because you can never really know until it's officially announced by Nintendo.
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Demo starts on the 26th for those who have a code, yes.

EDIT:
georly said:
Cool, I managed to snag a code. Apparently demo goes live January 29th. Wonder why that day?
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Where did you hear the 29th if you don't mind my asking. The info we got with the codes mentioned the 26th.
 
Rran

Rran

Member
Happy to see Queequeg! I read somewhere that there was going to be some Melville representation (deep down I was kinda hoping for Bartleby, but in practice I imagine he'd be pretty useless lol), and Queequeg just seemed like the obvious choice from Moby-Dick (can't see Ahab taking orders from anyone).

But yeah. Full S.T.E.A.M. ahead!
 
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Altima

Member
8BitsAtATime said:
I want a code! I'll buy one from any of you guys that don't plan on playing it.

I asked for a code at GS....I got a poster instead


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I would be pissed if that is all characters we have because they lock other 4 behind amiibo.
 
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Altima

Member
TheMoon said:
The FE characters don't factor into the story at all and only exist inside the missions, though.
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I know that but I expect at least 15 playable characters if they lock other 4 with amiibo.

Locking near 50 % of playable characters away is not acceptable.
 
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L95

Member
EDIT lol miscounted, there are nine characters on the poster, 30% does seem like a good chunk, I guess. I'm not bothered, but that's because I was getting the FE amiibos anyway...
 
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Hibiki Kurosawa

Member
So how many of you are lucky Gamestop employees who have a code :(

I'm sure Nintendo will eventually release a regular eShop version of the demo for anyone to download, but who knows. It's Nintendo after all.
 
Cbajd5

Cbajd5

Member
8BitsAtATime said:
I wonder if the demo gets released at midnight
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Nope, definitely not, trying to enter the code at midnight would be a wasted endeavor, no one should even bother to try, it's improbable, no wait it's impossible, that's a negative good buddy, nah, no way, completely isn't gonna happen, it's a fruitless endeavor.

I WILL CLAIM THAT CODE
 
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wiibomb

Member
I guess people haven't got more than one code, right? I do not know if I should buy this game or not, so I wanted to try the demo
 
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Mutagenic

Permanent Junior Member
Is this up yet now that it's midnight EST? I'm unaware of Nintendo's practices regarding demo release times.
 
Cbajd5

Cbajd5

Member
Mutagenic said:
Is this up yet now that it's midnight EST? I'm unaware of Nintendo's practices regarding demo release times.
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No, it's not up yet. I'm guessing it'll be around noon eastern (tomorrow) since that's when they normally update if it's not a midnight release.
 
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nusilver

Member
Cbajd5 said:
No, it's not up yet. I'm guessing it'll be around noon eastern (tomorrow) since that's when they normally update if it's not a midnight release.
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Hope you got it, because it's already been used.

Along those lines, if anyone has a code and doesn't want it, would you mind sending it to me via DM? As a huge XCOM and Intsys fan, I'm pretty stoked to try this game out.
 
Cbajd5

Cbajd5

Member
nusilver said:
Hope you got it, because it's already been used.

Along those lines, if anyone has a code and doesn't want it, would you mind sending it to me via DM? As a huge XCOM and Intsys fan, I'm pretty stoked to try this game out.
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Damn it, no I didn't. I tried it at 10 AM too...

will trade cool digital stuff for code

like any of those club nintendo games available now

or some club nintendo code(s)

or some of the numerous excess steam/origin codes/links i have from humble (or other) bundles

or cute/cool pictures of cats

or the secret to getting all of your wisdom teeth taken out and not being in any serious pain afterward

or i can gif/webm a scene/clip from a show/movie for you (this will take longer than everything else except for the cute/cool pictures of cats which may take less or more time depending on how the cats are acting)

or an anime/manga recommendation based on something you tell me you watch/read (this one's a scam, the recommendation will always be gintama or bobobo-bo bo-bobo if you provide gintama as the something you watch/read)

or a combination of the above
 
I

Illucio

Banned
This would work if the game was as popular as Pokemon or Super Smash Bros. But who is going to go out of their way to pick up a card for a download code to a demo of a new IP video game that most people aren't too keen on buying/playing in the first place?

Poor marketing strategy, Nintendo is limiting exposure of this game to it's already nearly non-existent pool of potential customers.

But considering that Nintendo is giving these cards to GameStop, the one store that is giving away Majora's Mask pins for pre-orders of the game, I take it these cards are strictly for people who are pre-ordering the game just to get the pin so they can actually try out the game. Maybe in hopes those people decide not to trade the game back in, or return it New for their money back (so they can keep the pin).
 
Cbajd5

Cbajd5

Member
Illucio said:
This would work if the game was as popular as Pokemon or Super Smash Bros. But who is going to go out of their way to pick up a card for a download code to a demo of a new IP video game that most people aren't too keen on buying/playing in the first place?

Poor marketing strategy, Nintendo is limiting exposure of this game to it's already nearly non-existent pool of potential customers.

But considering that Nintendo is giving these cards to GameStop, the one store that is giving away Majora's Mask pins for pre-orders of the game, I take it these cards are strictly for people who are pre-ordering the game just to get the pin so they can actually try out the game. Maybe in hopes those people decide not to trade the game back in, or return it New for their money back (so they can keep the pin).
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The cards/demo codes are for employees. If you get one and you're not an employee you're lucky. There'll probably be a public demo sooner or later, but this isn't it.
 
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