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Feature: GameCube - GBA Connectivity and Wii U

Nintendo has been known to dip into its past when looking for the future. Nintendo's newest home console is no different, and many of the Wii U's most exciting new features have closely related Nintendo antecedents in an unlikely source: the oft-overlooked connectivity between the GameCube and Game Boy Advance. With the GameCube-Game Boy Advance link cable the two systems are able to link up and exchange data, and when used creatively this pairing presents players with gameplay possibilities remarkably reminiscent of the kind seen on Nintendo's upcoming console. Nintendo Life looks at some notable examples.

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WeskerChildReborned5086d ago

I really hope i can play gamecube games on Wii U and it would be also awesome if you could play them through your tablet controller like the image is on the tablet.

archemides5185086d ago

just a heads up, can't play gamecube games on wii u. nintendo stated their backwards compatibility policy is limited to "one generation back"

WeskerChildReborned5086d ago

Aww that sucks but i'm still looking forward to the Wii U.

live2play5086d ago

if IRC it was stated that GCN games would be downloadable titles on the eshop of wiiu

WeskerChildReborned5086d ago

Oh cool, i'm hoping they'll add most of the games i liked. Did they say whether it will be all GCN games or just some?

DivineAssault 5086d ago

ya but whos gona rebuy games they still have & are playable on wii?

archemides5185086d ago

yes i have pacman vs and a gba and gba-gamecube adapter. so i'm not getting wii u

Sidewinder-5086d ago

*Remembers using Tingle Tuner on Wind Waker*

Knushwood Butt5086d ago

Yeah, I bought this cable, and it was a total waste of money.

Sidewinder-5086d ago

Depends what you used it for.

I also used it for transfering Chao from Sonic Adventure to Sonic Adventure 2.

But yeah, it was kinda limited.

Devinchi335086d ago

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Four Sword Adventures were some of my greatest multiplayer experiences on the Gamecube. However, I didn't get much other use out of my GBA cable.

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7784d ago (Edited 84d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS83d ago (Edited 83d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer109d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi108d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure107d ago (Edited 107d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer109d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot108d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box108d ago (Edited 108d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno108d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay108d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno107d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK107d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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