I'm a little on the fence about this. I've seen a lot of the stages on youtube and all of them look amazing, but I'm worried about the slowdown this version might suffer from. I can imagine my self wanting to play online a lot, and it'd probably be a deal breaker if the frame rate wasn't properly smooth.

I do think it's odd that it's selling for a lower price though - I wonder if that distinction will carry over to the US release :/

Looking at videos of the 3ds gameplay I at the very least would be on the fence. I was considering a 3ds version purchase but I'm backing away feeling the inferior version remorse being too much this time.

I will probably pick this title up at some point or another but won't be for a good while. Still enjoying mario kart 7 - 3ds not about ready to put that game down just quite yet before I jump into another racing game. Maybe summer I'll pick this up for on the cheap but not now.

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

@Barbiegurl777 when you do, then try and find the bonus edition of the game.

@SheldonRandoms

I think that was just a fluke thing with the finding nemo - 3ds game but it cost the same as the other finding nemo game that wasn't a special edition game. Who knows.

Summer will be busy for me cause wii u, & animal crossing - 3ds. So Sonic is in the near future for me lol Summer/fall of 2013 maybe. Saving up cash right now.

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

Bonus edition?

I'm gonnna try and do a comparison video today of this game on 3ds vs Wii u gamepad

it's called bonus edition in the Untied States, in the United Kingdom, it's called limited edtion, I have no idea why they changed it, but whatever.

@Barbiegurl777 The bonus edition contains Metal Sonic with his modifications, the Outrun course with challenges and more stickers for your in game license, so for the same price as the normal edition, I would say get this version, but if you find the game cheaper, then get it cheaper.

Also, who agrees that Ristar should have been in the game...............as a racer and not the flagman?

Comparison video (sorry for quality)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym1d73Q0XNc

Thanks for the comparison video! The 3DS version is actually looking pretty dang good imo, and it's about half the price of the Wii version (or at least it is here :/)

Can many people here see themselves playing this online?

@Magikarp I'll most definitely be playing online. Getting it wednesday, and will have a blast. Take a guess who I will race as.

Tried playing online last night but no one was on it but it is new, hopefully it will pick up as I would like to see what its like online

@PinkSpider I'll be online within a week, you know, when the game launches in NA.

@knuckles I dont know when its out in the US

@PinkSpider Tuesday, but I'm getting it Wednesday, and I need a few days to train, so roughly a week.

So I caved and it's downloading right now. The ~6000 or so blocks is going to put a huge dent in my SD card, so I hope it'll be worth it. I'll probably be reppin' Beat, or maybe B.D. Joe! It's a shame that Ryo Hazuki didn't make a return though

_{no flying forklifts for me, it seems}

I hope you like it @magikarp. if you can get past the frame rate issues sometimes you will find a really fun racing game.
personally im loving it i was unsure at first but when you think what its trying to do cram everything that the console versions are doing its pretty good really

Whoa, it's out already??

I wonder what NLife will give the game, I'm thinking a 5 or 6 out of 10
I have only seen official Nintendos review they gave it 68% but then they gave the wii u version about the same. I was surprised by such a low review from ONM for the console version guess if it was made by Nintendo they would have scored it higher there such a proper biast magazine

@Pichuka97 The Europeans got it a week before us!