metroid blast said enough.... playing as the ship of samus or an mii in samus gear....YES

and beating an mech ridley?hell yeah!

How could they not have added Starfox, Pokemon, or Kirby!? Still a really cool game though!

DLC

The pre-order wiiU with nintendoland is huge value for money if you ask me. Controller and screen, great tech, game looks like lots of fun... I think nintendoland is a real winner.

dont know if its been answered or asked yet:

i plan to get the premium version with nintendo land, but reading the first impressions causes me a glitch.
i really hope the Wiimote nunchuk wont be required to play it, especially the zelda game. I dont own a Wii, so i dont have a nunchuk. i dont plan to buy one yet, ill keep that for much later for Wii classic games.
so, is it or not ? Wii gamepad will do the trick ?

I was really interested in Metroid Blast, and its demo at the preview event looked like a lot of fun, but reading the hands on impressions about how the ship controls just sounds TERRIBLE.
Out of all the Nintendo Land titles I have seen, Metroid Blast was the only one that I was REALLY interested in. The others just didn't grab my attention, though they may end up being great.

I really hope the ship controls are something that improve once you get used to them...

Does anyone know if this will come as a disc in the box or pre-installed on the console? Im not fussed either way, just curious

Its physical, but we're not sure if its in a case, or a sleeve.

I'm guessing it will be a sleeve, as that allows for smaller packaging. They usually try to cram everything in tightly, and with fewer chances of damage. I think the case would have more of a chance to break/crack in the box, than just a sleeve...
I would like to know who designs the boxes/contents, like...what was their major? Or, is it just a default "We know these need to fit and be safe for transportation, so this is the standard box size made up for similar sized items."

I'm getting the Basic Bundle, so I won't have NintendoLand on Day 1, but it does seem like it is going to be an amazing game. Down the line after I've gotten a few more games I desparately want (Assassin's Creed III, Mass Effect 3, Batman Arkham City, Zombi U, Lego City Undercover, and New Super Mario Bros U) I'll have to get NintendoLand.

Or perhaps a sequel? Like Wii Sports Resort was to Wii Sports?

I think DLC is the better way to go. Wii Sports at the time, at least what I can remember, didn't have people asking things like "why didn't they this or that?" There wasn't a blatant exclusion that we could easily point out, such as a missing Nintendo series in Nintendo Land. Producing a sequel would likely feel repetitive perhaps, or just put off those who bought the first one. Not to mention just having new attractions doesn't warrant a sequel. Wii Sports Resort had a Wii Motion Plus, I'm sure if that wasn't included it probably wouldn't have sold as well. Its better to just release DLC for those who already got the first one.

Thanks for the reply Hopefully it's a normal box, I don't like the cardboard sleeves.

So basically, I won't be able to play Mario Chase or Animal Crossing Sweet Day by myself?

I wish you could at least compete against computer players, or even online.
Not everyone has a party going on at their house with this thing.

Hopefully there will be computers or something. Otherwise I need to buy a couple of Wii Remotes

The thought of me possibly being REQUIRED to buy at least 1 wii mote/nun chuck puts a bad taste in my mouth

Well a lot of the people buying a Wii U would have had a Wii, and they don't want to charge you more for the system by including Wii remotes in the box, so it makes more sense.

Apparently you need Wii Motion Plus though.

...and friends. </3

This is the reason why I'm not very excited about this game and why I was only planning on getting it if it was bundled.
Most of the games are multiplayer, so it's going to be pretty sucky if you mostly just play by yourself.

So all attractions are now showed of. Yoshi's Fruit cart and Octopus Dance are rather boring IMO. But Falcons Twister race could be fun (and has some pretty nice music).

Yoshi's Fruit Cart
Falcon's Twister Race
Octopus Dance

NintendoLand looks so awful, I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't come with a complimentary Cyanide pill in case the gamer needs to quickly be put out of his/her misery.