Coffee Bean Counting: Which launch Wii U Ubisoft game(s) are you interested in?

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Which Wii U third party publisher will have the most games when the system launches on November 18th? From my count, Ubisoft. As of now, Ubisoft will have six games available to purchase when the Wii U releases, with a few more games being published for the system before the end of March 2013.

The last Coffee Bean Counting poll ended last week, and which Ubisoft Wii U launch title had the most votes? Brew yourself some coffee, and let's take a look!

Coffee Bean Counting: Which Wii U digital title(s) are you interested in?

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Another Coffee Bean Counting poll was posted last week, and has now closed. While Nintendo has shown and detailed many of the Wii U's retail games, and we know the MSRPs on most of them, there isn't a lot of information on the Wii U's digital titles. We don't know specific release dates for any of them yet, though some developers have said launch day is what they're trying for; and more importantly (to me anyway) we don't know the prices of the Wii U's digital titles yet.

Hopefully, Nintendo will be answering here soon exactly what digital titles will be available to purchase when the Wii U launches on November 18th here in the U.S., and what prices new Wii U owners can expect to pay for the games. Knowing what the Wii U digital titles will cost me, will probably effect my buying decisions with other Wii U accessories, and even other Wii U retail games.

So, which Wii U digital game had the most votes in the poll that started last week, and which titles did I select? Brew yourself some coffee, and take a look!

The Brew
The poll ran from Wednesday, October 3, 2012 through Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The poll question and available answers to select from can be seen below (also in the main Wii U GamePad image above).

Which Wii U digital title(s) are you interested in?
Little Inferno                                                  15.79%  (6 votes)
Mutant Mudds                                                  7.89%  (3 votes)
Nano Assault Neo                                          15.79%  (6 votes)
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien          13.16%  (5 votes)
Toki Tori 2                                                     13.16%  (5 votes)
Trine 2: Director's Cut                                   34.21%  (13 votes)

How about some awesome charts? Well, PollDaddy even provided charts for the results, so I don't have to plug the results into any spreadsheet program. You can see them below:

Caffeinated Thoughts
I was surprised by the results. I had never heard of Trine 2 that I can recall, until I saw it at E3 this year. I wasn't sure how popular the Trine games were, so I wasn't expecting it to place first in the poll. What Wii U digital game(s) were on my short list of placing first?

I thought Little Inferno, Mutant Mudds, or Runner2 would get the most votes. The reason I thought this is because Little Inferno is being developed by Tomorrow Corporation, which consists of the guys behind World of Goo. I thought Mutant Mudds would be higher due to Renegade Kid's solid support of the Nintendo DS and 3DS, and the fact that Mutant Mudds is a solid, if challenging, platforming title. As for Runner2, it is being developed as a sequel to BIT.TRIP RUNNER and by the same team, so I thought perhaps it might get more votes as well.

So, I was basically thinking that games from developers that have a history of working with Nintendo were going to do well. Again, I just didn't expect the one game I hadn't heard of before E3, Trine 2: Director's Cut, from a developer I didn't  really know, Frozenbyte, to do so well; but that's not a bad thing!

As for which Wii U digital titles I voted for, I selected all of them. Yes, you could do that! It was an honest vote though, as I really think the Wii U digital titles we know about right now, all seem to provide something different from the others (at least from what I can tell), which I think is awesome.

Questions
Which Wii U digital title(s) are you interested in?

Are there any Wii U digital titles that have been announced, that perhaps I didn't include in the poll, that you are really interested in?

Coffee Bean Counting: Are you planning to buy a Wii U day one?

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The latest Coffee Bean Counting Poll closed Thursday, one week after the Nintendo Wii U preview events around the world. I tried to keep the question and answers pretty simple, but I was curious how the poll would end up since I get traffic here from a variety of sources, and I haven't done polls very often on the site.

If you have read some of the comments here or on other sites since the Wii U preview event last week, you may know that I have pre-ordered (reserved) a Wii U console, but I haven't clarified which one I went with yet. Did I choose to go with the Wii U Basic Set, or the Wii U Deluxe Set? Also, what were the poll results? Brew yourself some coffee, and let's take a look at the poll results!

Did You Board the Nintendo 3DS XL Hype Train?

Do you have any games you bring with you on the "hype train"?

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Nintendo just released their new 3DS XL model in the United States this past Sunday, August 19. If you don't know, the Nintendo 3DS XL has 90 percent larger screens than the original Nintendo 3DS system (which released last year), as well as longer battery life.

The new 3DS XL model has a retail price of $199.99, and is available in Red or Blue, and comes bundled with a 4GB SD card. Not only did Nintendo release the new 3DS XL on Sunday to entice gamers to stores, but they also released a new Mario game, New Super Mario Bros. 2, on Sunday for the 3DS system as well.

Last year after the 3DS released I did a poll that asked, "Did you board the 3DS hype train?" and you can see that poll and post HERE. Last week, I posted up a new poll that simply asked, "Are you buying a Nintendo 3DS XL?". The poll has ended, but what were the results (and can you guess which one I voted for)? Take a look!

Did You Board the Nintendo 3DS Hype Train?

Bean 1, since he can't use a 3DS, volunteered to drive the hype train.

Coffee Beans
When Game Stop started taking pre-orders for the 3DS back in December, I made a quick trip down to the store closest to my house on December 27, and put $50 down to reserve it.

Just today, I went back by that store and canceled my Nintendo 3DS pre-order.

Reserve receipt on left, 12/27/10; cancel receipt on right, 3/29/11...same associate both times.

Now, why did I cancel my 3DS pre-order?  Well, there are few reasons, and here they are:

Coffee with Games - Site Notes & Feedback

Coffee Beans:
     Site notes!  I don't do these often, but here's a few quick notes of things on the site that maybe have changed, or been added, and perhaps you didn't notice!

     If any of you are ever out and about, perhaps at a coffee shop drinking coffee, and you think "Hmmm, I wonder what new posts are on Coffee with Games?"(I'm sure this happens every day...right?!) and you decide to pop over to Coffee with Games and see what's happening; if you're using a mobile device such as an iPod Touch or iPhone, you may notice the site now loads a "mobile" version automatically.
     The mobile version has faster load times for mobile devices, but also gives you the option to view the regular web version of Coffee with Games by scrolling down and clicking "View web version".  I think it's a pretty cool feature, and it didn't require anything other than clicking a button to make sure it was activated!  If you have been using the "mobile" version, I'd love to hear what you think about it!

     Also, I have updated the top "Tabs" bar, and you can visit each tab by clicking them below:

• Contact Me - the tab where my email address, and video game system codes and friend codes are listed.  If you play online, this is where to find what Wii games I have that I can play online, and my friend code for each game.
• Home - Click this tab if you get lost in the darkness of the data posts, and it will redirect you to the home page for Coffee with Games.
• Reader Points - The reader points is where I show how active users are, and convert your activity into "Reader Points".  I am working on a rewards system of sorts, and hopefully that will be finished in the next 3 weeks.
• Game-Play Videos - If you aren't subscribed to my YouTube Channel, this is the tab where you can see some of my game-play videos
• Reviews and More - A tab that contains links to my only two reviews, as well as my interviews and previews
• Featured On - This tab shows other sites that have mentioned or posted some of my stories.  If you see my stories on other sites, let me know and I'll update this tab!
• Game Deals! - This tab is where I have a handful of game deals listed and linked...it may be going the way of the dodo bird, and I may resort to just posting them as I once was.

     Also, I don't know if I have mentioned it before, but I started writing on another video game site last year, Nintendo-Okie.com.  I have helped by posting random Nintendo news on the site, since I don't really do any reposted news pieces on Coffee with Games, unless it's mentioned in a data story of some sort.  I posted up the new Conduit 2 "Weapons Trailer" over there earlier today.
     Just today, I had a column posted on EpicBattleAxe.com, and if everything works out, I should be doing a bi-weekly column over there.  The column is titled "Gaming By The Numbers" and if you're familiar with my data stories here, you should find yourself right at home reading them there.
     I have both EpicBattleAxe.com and Nintendo-Okie.com, with several other fine sites, in my "Coffee's Connections" box in the right side-bar towards the bottom if you ever want to see what they're posting.

Feedback:
     I want to hear from you.  I do a lot of data stories, and they keep me pretty busy with editing pictures for the top banners now, and just recording the footage of the data in general.
     I haven't done but two full "reviews" on the site, but I did many more "previews" of games in the last few months...which I kind of used as a way of taking the place of reviews.
     I have a few opinion pieces in the works, and a few video projects as well, but I want to know what you would like to see more of on the site.  Reviews?  Previews?  Interviews?  Game-play videos?  I have a poll that you can vote on here, and if you don't see your option, leave a comment letting me know.
     If there is one thing that was added on a regular basis, what would you like to see more often?




     Thanks for your time, and I look forward to the feedback!  We'll take a look at the poll results in about a week!

Coffee with Games Poll Participation

Hey everybody,

I hope that everybody is having a great week so far.

I'm really grateful for all of the followers I've gained, and the many comments and discussions that have taken place on the different posts.

I just put up a poll, on the top right of the blog.  Look right ---------->

Here's a picture of it(just a picture, not the actual poll):

If you select, "other", feel free to leave a comment on this post, or even send me an email at CoffeewithGames@gmail.com, with what you would like to see.

Thanks again to everybody for the participation.  I hope that I can keep fresh content coming weekly, and that you all enjoy what you read here!  I'm always open for suggestions and feedback, and I thank those of you that have even emailed me some "tips" already!

Sincerely,

Scott Mullins

aka CoffeewithGames or CoffeewithChess