I completely agree with Dazza above. And personally I've been sold on many games by playing the demo. Wii needs a more intimate system, right now everything's clunky, impersonal, and a pain to navigate.

I love Trent, it's cool to hear his take on the console wars. I'm actually listening to NIN now, it was surprising to see this article.

So the next Wii will have the current 360/PS3 specs? Bad idea, bad idea...

Started playing Contra ReBirth last night- it's not Contra 4, nor is it even 3, but still a hardcore game nonetheless.

Once it comes out, I'm gonna beat that Meat.

Well, I suppose it's time to sell both of the old classic controllers on ebay. I never used them, unless I really had to (SNES VC games).

My brain is sufficiently trained at the moment. Pass.

Edit: I do admire the fact that they're trying to make "brain training" more fun with quests/trophies. We'll see how it develops.

I'm really enjoying the characters in the game. This time it's a bull-man with a bull belt buckle! That's one badass bull.

This is great! It's too bad I have so many games to finish... I'll have to wait on this one.

Well there's not really anything I see here that catches my interest. Back to XBLA... Speaking of which- If any of you have a 360, I'd highly recommend Shadow Complex and/or Trials HD. Both excellent games, and highly addictive.

I like the approach, but there should be another way to get Nintendo's attention. I'm sure they have a long list of games people want- Nintendo surely knows that some fans would like such a game. I think if Nintendo saw an opportunity to make SSB:DS and thought it would sell well, they'd make it. I'm just a man, and I can see that this game might be a bad business decision- SSB is probably better left on a home console, especially considering how high-octane the game is. I used to wish for a portable version too, but now I think I'd rather see other games come to my DS.

@TourianTourist: Thanks, that's good to know- I appreciate it. Now I recall that you can indeed save data on SD- a friend mentioned he had the same problem you did when trying to transfer his Brawl data. That's pretty frustrating considering it's such a popular Wii game! Well take care of your console, cuz if you have to send it in, it's likely you won't get that data back.

As for the 360 issue, it's amazing how many people have encountered problems! Even I have had issues and I've owned an Elite 360 for about 5 months now. But I have to say, the online community is so great and the games so epic that I'd do anything to repair it. XD Xbox Live is a killer service- not necessarily because I say so- but because of the fact that not only the hardware is faulty, you have to pay for a gold membership. Meaning that if so many people still participate in Live, with both of these points considered, it must be damn good.

My Wii shorted out somehow and I ended up having to send it in to Nintendo. I paid them 70-80 bucks for the whole deal, which I can't complain about too much. I think it never should have happened though (I take good care of my hardware). If only Nintendo would create external hard drives! I had to download every game again (I have a LOT of VC/WiiWare). This was all before the SD card update, of course. And unfortunately all of my retail game data (Mario Galaxy, Zelda TP) was annihilated.

So it can be frustrating when your Wii needs to be repaired, but it's not nearly as frustrating as the fact that all data and downloadable content is contained the console, rather than external memory like the 360.. But now that I think about it.. Can you copy your save files from Wii games to an SD card? I assume you can, but I still have to complain about the hard drive issue.

Seems like a lot of people like Cyndaquil haha. I usually end up ditching my starter Pokemon, so it won't matter which I choose too much.

@Ezekiel: That's the best news ever- Kanto will be available! I'm officially sold.

I think it's funny that it was used for DSi advertisement! XD It's seems I just missed it though- it appears someone has already taken it down. Oh well.

@Chicken Brutus: I'm glad someone stepped in and stopped the whole "first!" thing- that gets irritating, and I'm simply a reader. Also, same thing with the "Corbie only gives 7's". Both of those type comments are indeed old- I was actually wanting to inquire about that a while back. Anywho, cheers to more engaging comments!

Terranigma said, "I think I'll just buy an actual notebook."

Ditto. Well put.

This is one of my favorite Zelda games to date. Thanks for the review, Corbie- I completely agree with your score.

The original Metroid is no incentive to buy the trilogy. It's nice and all, but seriously. That game is everywhere.

@ccatron: Thanks for the post man- I'm entertaining the thought of acquiring a GP2X Wiz. XD

The Facebook functionality is awesome- I'm glad they finally did this. It takes a lot longer to upload them to a computer and then post. Thanks Nintendo!

Think of the app as a way of "going green". Sure you could buy a notepad and pencil, easy. But think of how enviromentally friendly you'll be carrying your DSi instead, and you'll look much cooler doing so.

OMG that's pretty awesome. Might have to pre-order the game now, seems like it'll be a barrel of fun.

Music and sprite style remind me of Golden Sun in a way.

Looking forward to the release of "both tittles" as the article puts it.

"Those screenshots look simply gorgeous. My jaw hit the floor when I saw them."

My thoughts exactly! I can't wait to play this.

I don't understand why everyone is offended by the language. "you should probably take a look at yourself and grow up." How about you grow up and stop making such a big deal? I'd think letting something like "Cockawesome" offend you is a sign of immaturity.

"anthonyb's sawblade Starfy was one I really liked, but it was deemed ineligible because it wasn't set as his avatar."

Aww dang it!!!! Poo, I should've entered that one then! Well I feel honored anyway- thanks Corbie! I should've taken the hint haha!

Great job to everyone! This was a lot of fun! There were some really creative avatars- I laugh every time I see Rabbi Starfy hahaha!

Weird. I just logged back in and my avatar had changed. o_O Oh well. Changed it back.

Blackdragon's luma avatar is my new fave! I'm playing through Galaxy now, and love those guys.

@KnucklesSonic8: Thanks man! I was thinking of incorporating Kirby at first, but it looks like great minds think alike.

@sirgrim: OMG That's hilarious!

@theblackdragon: Thanks! Awesome Starfy is AWESOME!

Here's another my friend and I did- Incubus-style Starfy. It's hard to see but he has a goatee. A fun one hehe.

Ok- added mine.

Very cool. Enjoy Europe!

I use XBLA a lot too, and honestly, I would've gotten this on there anyway. If they bring the original to the Wii VC, I'll probably get that instead though.

Good call, warioswoods. I work my points the same way.

Last night I downloaded Pictobits, Flip Champs, and MvDK. I'm pleased with them all.

E3 2009 is about to make my head explode.

"Pass. $37 for a WiiWare game? Lmao, nice try Square."

Exactly.

Neato. I've never played any of the Harrier games, so maybe this will be the place to start. If it comes here, of course.

@Monkeh: We shall see soon, my child. Soon. But I agree, not super impressed; I'll wait to make the judgment call.

Just beat the original Meat Boy w/ all band-aids! It's quite a trip! Check it out if you haven't! (Great time killer)

'second the "i cant wait to buy this!"'

Third.

Wow, that's incredible. I can't wait! It'd be cool to see one of the Castle Crashers in there too.

Not much of a fan either. They just released an Arkanoid game on XBLA too. They look about the same.

Wow. The only thing I appreciate about this is the customizable interface of the Wii Menu.

I'm happy. We've finally caught up on some of these great games. Downloading Bubble Bobble when I get home.

WOOT WOOT! I wonder how good the multiplayer will be. Hopefully it won't be anything like MP2.

What Wiiloveit said. XD