Hello!
The mother of a good friend of mine bought a PS4 for Christmas. It's a surprise for my friend, and she wants to buy two or three games too. He isn't a kid -28 years old. The problem is my friend is a Nintendo fan (he loves games like Mario, platforms and this type of games). For this reason I think a PS4 is an awful gift, but I must recommend her some titles. I don't have idea about the PS4 catalogue, but I googled and read about Knack and Lego Marvel Super Heroes. Any other suggestion? Thanks in advance!

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Not yet. And no, not even KNACK.

11 years ago
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Maybe they should sell the PS4 and buy a Wii U?

:D

11 years ago
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This. She should sell the PS4 for profit and buy him a Wii U New Super Mario Bros. Bundle and as extra games Super Mario 3D World and maybe Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101 or Zelda Wind Waker HD.

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This is actually a genius idea. Out of what anyone says on this thread, this is probably the smartest move here.

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Kind of agree. There's not much to good games to play on PS4 now compared to Wii U.
And I heard PS4 had some launch issues.

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Plus its cheaper and god does Super Mario 3D World look amazing, makes me wish I had one but cant justify the cost right now...

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I don't get why would her mother buy a PS4 to a Nintendo fan.
There's no game that fullfill your criteria on PS4 yet. There's a few interesting titles for PS3 though. And of course on Wii U.
Either wait or bring the PS4 back to be changed (which could be a bit rude maybe, it's not for me to decide).

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Probably because she just knows that his son likes videogames. Anyway, do you know your friends opinion about Ps4?

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there is nothing on PS4 right now
Lego Marvel is cool to play though

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Does he have a WiiU, if not tell her to get that, cheaper and more geared to him, if not maybe a 3DS?

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Guys, if she already bought it she probably won't buy him another console, and i doubt she will return it, at any rate imo it would be rude of the op to even recommend it.

From what i saw there aren't many games for either PS4 or Xbox One, i don't think any of the games i saw would suit your friend very well. I wanted to say to look into backward compatibility, and maybe play some games from PS3 or maybe even PS2, but as i saw it doesn't seem to be implemented yet, which is a bummer.

There are about 15 games on PS4 from what i saw, and a few more on Xbox One, and i don't think any of them would suit your friend. Check the games individually and choose what you think he will have fun with, you know him better then us

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"and i doubt she will return it"

Why would you assume that? I don't even see why it would be rude, she is asking him for advice on games in the first place which means she knows very little, if he just said, "Hey listen, this console isn't really tailored to your sons likes but this one for cheaper is" I think that would be better then saying get him Killzone 4....

Most stores accept returns, especially on wanted items like that, hell they would probably taje it back after the 30 days just because its a really wanted item.

Just my 2 cents....

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I doubt she will return it because i doubt my mother would if she bought it for me :P Then again refunds aren't all that popular here, so i don't know how that works exactly. I personally would think its rude to tell her she should return what she chose to buy for her son, but you are right, she did ask him for his opinion and suggestion.

I still think others should have given him a bit more detailed opinion, i'm not sure howmuch what i wrote will help, since i stopped caring for console gaming 4 years ago, due to having outdated consoles :P

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Ahh see my mom would want to know to avoid wasting money basically but I guess everyones different.

But its almost like she is paying more and giving less in this situation(WiiU would mean more and give more enjoyment probably) which is pretty unfortunate.

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My mom would probably ask me what i like more, rather than buying and then asking somebody else for advice to begin with, or she would ask somebody in the store

It seems so yea, though PS4 will get many great games in the following months, but it sucks she can't get him some nice games, that he would fully enjoy, right now

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Yeah he loves Mario and Platformers, honestly the 2 best platforms for platformers are probably Nintendo and PC. Sadly the PS4 even though it might have a couple gems here and there when it comes to those types of games will never hit the number of good ones the WiiU will have.

She probably wants it to be a surprise, which is why she isn't asking directly I am guessing.

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My mom always asked me, but she asked me in a way i didn't realize it :)

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the next game in the future will be better in ps4, wii u is mario, zelda, metroid, pokemon and anything more, nintendo is down

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Thanks for ignoring the OP.

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"wii u is mario, zelda, metroid, pokemon and anything more, nintendo is down"

To me, it sounds like you're contradicting yourself. :p
Those are awesome game franchises.
Super Mario 3D World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Pokemon X/Y are very popular and selling well aren't they?

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This is the stupidest thing I read today, thanks.

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Knack and Contrast?

There are not much Nintendo like games out there yet. The PS4 launch was more for the HardCore gamers, and not the more casual ones...

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Lets hope for a Katamari game for PS4 in the near future.

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Trine2, maybe lego marvel or Knak; there's also Kingdom Hearts III, or final fantasy but they'll be released at the end of the month.

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I don't think Kingdom Hearts 3 or FFXV are coming out till after March 2014 :( . They are listed as TBA on IGN

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RESOGUN

It's a very addicting side scroller with very simple controls and its free with PS+ (The PS4 comes with a 10 day trial of PS+ so he can try it out). PS+ also has a game called Contrast which he may like (its a platformer that has the main character shifting into and out of shadows)


As for a 2 or 3 game recommendation read below.

  • Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag - for platforming and jumping goodness. (Review) and as a warning, this game is also available for current Gen. So check to see if he has it before getting it.
  • $50 giftcard for PSN (for any indie games listed above my post)
  • 1 year PS+. The service gives a free game every month.

DO NOT GET KNACK OR ROBOCYLCE. THEY ARE SHOVELWARE.

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