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Originally posted by Brad View PostHow big are the controllers? And are they any good? Was thinking I could mod them with proper NEO GEO Cables if they're any good.
The actual console looks like an awful idea made real though.
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That price is disgraceful it retails for £80 in japan so a nice UK £50 markup ripoff europe in full effect. But saying that i have one with 2 pads coming at some point, thankfully it cost me absolutely nothing. Amazon gift cards FTW, wouldnt have been getting one if it was my own cash as that price is just greed.
Weird how the extra bezel stickers are not available to buy like in Japan, they went on sale the exact same time as the preorders did.Last edited by importaku; 10-09-2018, 13:46.
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One interesting difference between the 2 regions is the placement of the power led, been looking at the pics of the international version as i haven't looked at it too closely since it was announced. On the Japanese version it's on the front of the unit near the right speaker grill but on the international version they have moved it to the joystick there is a now translucent ring around the joytick that glows blue when it's powered on thought it was just coloured plastic but apparently not. Seems the joystick panel has been changed too as it has angular recessed bits on the corners where as the Japanese version is totally flat as they provide a sticker to put on the button panel.
Seems odd that they would not just use the same moulds for all the regions.
Last edited by importaku; 10-09-2018, 18:30.
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Originally posted by Colin View PostIf this was a bartop and had proper controls it would make so much more sense, I just don't get it as is.
I definitely don't think it's going to sell well in the UK, because the price is way too high. £99 might have guaranteed a reasonable amount of sales, but being £130 is probably going to kill its chances of being an attractive item.Last edited by Leon Retro; 11-09-2018, 10:19.
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Yeah at that price they are certainly going to kill demand, in Japan the preorders sold out pretty fast. But here we are a day later and everything is still available on Amazon uk £130 is way too high but they will probably discover that too when they realise it's not selling as well as it could be.
They probably looked at how well Nintendos machines sold & thought they can get away with that price.
Be warned though about those USBc pads they will not work on anything else despite having that connector, people have tried them on pc's and other machines & they are not detected there's something in the pads stopping them simply connecting & the same for the mini itself it will not accept other controllers. Hopefully hacking will sort out that problem for people who want to use the pads elsewhere.
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Nintendo has far greater brand pull than SNK. I think Leon is right - this kind of falls between two markets that might have worked. One is the easy punt, but the price point is wrong here. The other is the hardcore enthusiast who might have paid a good deal more for something much more functional. I like the idea of this but the size just feels too small from what I have seen in the pics and I wouldn't drop this money to try it out.
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostNintendo has far greater brand pull than SNK.
Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostI think Leon is right - this kind of falls between two markets that might have worked. One is the easy punt, but the price point is wrong here.
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Originally posted by importaku View PostBe warned though about those USBc pads they will not work on anything else despite having that connector, people have tried them on pc's and other machines & they are not detected there's something in the pads stopping them simply connecting & the same for the mini itself it will not accept other controllers. Hopefully hacking will sort out that problem for people who want to use the pads elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Asura View PostThanks for this info.
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Originally posted by Brad View PostHow big are the controllers? And are they any good? Was thinking I could mod them with proper NEO GEO Cables if they're any good.
The actual console looks like an awful idea made real though.
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Yeah just a plain analogue stick in both the machine & the pads, while it's not entirely terrible it's also not a patch on the original clicky click ones either. Thankfully metal slug doesn't require crazy inputs so i'm relieved on that front, however from various vids the fighting games do seem to be playable if you are into that kind of game.
Weird that i'm looking forward to this thing as much as i am seeing as Neo stuff really isn't my bag but there we go. I blame Nintendo and their damn minis as now i'm on a retro nostalgia wave, i haven't had this much gaming fun in years. Been consuming retro games like a machine.
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