@ XC warrior: you clearly are misinformed on so many levels.
But i'll comment only regarding mobile market: there is A LOT of money going around 99 cent/freemium apps.
An example: EPIC games, creators of Gears of War brand but mostly known for the Unreal Engine, just the most used engine in this generation, said that the most revenue they had last years came from the Infinity Blade brand on iOS, apps that cost roughly 3 dollars.
Think about it, do you have a slight idea of HOW MANY ppl own or have access to a smart device?
Talk about installed base...

@ Sony_70: that was one of the best LMFAO posts i saw this year. Bravo, sir.

I'll say this and get out of this flame gathering post:
The sole existence of the circle pad or, to a slightly less degree, the "Kid Icarus" stand, is proof to me that the 3DS could have been implemented way better.
Let aside the shameful screens resolution.

@ sonic-doom: Sure.
how much is rent there in dreamland, again?

"What would everybody write/tweet/troll about if Nintendo were doing fine with all their consoles?"

True gamers would be happy, since it would mean more competiton / more choices.
Haters would shut up.
Nintendo fanboys would be gloating stupidly.

But if you really wanna know what would happen, check how most of you reacted to PSVita's good sales week.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/vita_knocks_3ds_down_to_second_in_the_japanese_charts

Anyway, kudos to Capcom, i hope this helps enlarge MH fanbase in the "west".

@L-Lawliet: you have a point, i may expect a li'l bit too much from ppl dwelling on this website.
I'm from the "take good games despite the origin or the destination" school, so when i see potential unexpressed (and that's MHTU, for me) i get frustrated.
Same thing that happened to Fish, imho.
Another thing that frustrates me is one tracked minds, so that's why i dislike most of the comments above.

@XCwarrior: I explained pretty clearly what i found wrong in the game.

And i can't believe all the snobbish comments here.
He's got a point, you could see it if you took off your Nintendo shaped glasses.
And with all the "stupid", "jerk" and so on, your being no better than him.
Are you guys more entitled than he is?
I am not defending the guy, i'm just disappointed by the way things have been on NL since Nintendo have begun struggling for the industry approval.
Saying that everyone is wrong and stupid won't change facts.

Huge fan of MH series since the debut on PS2, owned almost every iteration of the brand, MH Tri was second only to MHP Unite in my list.
I SO wanted to play a new(?) MH game on my 3DS.
Then i tried the demo.
Besides the cranky controls, crankier than on PSP to me, it was the messed up visuals that made me step back.
Blurry text, confusing action on a low res screen, 3D sweet spot easily lost.
I found UNPLAYABLE.

So, i completely agree with Mr. Fish in every aspect.
And the tone of his words mirrored the frustration i felt to find out one of my gaming staples a shadow of it former self.
Maybe on the 3DS Xl things are better, but i don't plan to buy it cuz i HAVE a 3DS, and i want games to be playable on it.

@ hiptanaka: Are u referring to Wii mini?
I didn't know they made other versions of Wii besides that one.

Also, this article reminds me that Ninty did more or less the same thing for the 3DS.
Maybe next time they could come up with less confusing names.
That is , if they want to bring in the casuals, since gamers tend to be more informed.

I actually like it.
It is a gaming console, you put games in, you play them, period.
No online, no gimmicks of sort.
Make it 50 Euros and i'll buy it, Nintendo.

If all the ppl spitting on this had an iPhone with a GBA emulator on it they would be playing on it instead of posting.
And to be honest, piracy on an emulator is JUST AS despicable as asking 6 Euros for a 20 yo GB game.
And to those gloathing about ambassador games, do u realize how much you payed for them?
Or that you have to buy a NES game 3 times to play it on 3 different consoles by the SAME manufacturer?

And sorry for the off topic, but this is why WiiU is struggling: owners prefer to play for the 1000 times the same old Nintendo game instead of trying what the other developers have to offer. Which is plain dumb and counterproductive.

Oh, PIRACY IS BAAD.

It is my opinion, but besides TR, this was still the best choice.

Lol, Trilogy is an FPS, this is a TPS, controls ARE different...

Quick Heads up: DE:HR is a true Masterpiece of the last generation, period.
It fell a little short on the technical side so, if they want to do good and not some petty cash-in, this could be the occasion to make the ultimate version of one of the best games of the last few years.
If these "enhanced ports" can give a second occasion to titles such as DE:HR i say it can only be good.
But i'm afraid that Nintendo Consoles owners play mostly, if not only, Nintendo games.
Which is a shame, even more so seeing ppl more excited about another remake of an old N game.

@Haywired
Sir, you have my respect.
And my quote.

@LordGeovanni: you should reread it instead.
That phrase means that Nintendo wants ppl to move on and stop talking about it because if the masses start thinking that Nintendo steals other's ideas it could be bad reputation.
Court has decided.

Seriously, Damien, what Sony did to you?
You keep on posting flame articles.
I mean, did you really have to put that this man HAD worked for Sony in the title?
How could that possibly matter?

I'm fairly sure that the title of this article nor its text is:" PSVita sells! Nintendo is dooooomed!"
So why don't you ppl just chill out and sit back to enjoy these news like any real GAMER would do?

Yes, Nintendo.
Keep on saying that ppl can't appreciate Wii U until they tried it.
I tried it. Didn't convice me.
What now?
Maybeee.... games?
Games that would make me willing to spend my money on an otherwise prehistorical console?
Anyway, jeez...quit saying "it's really fun,folks! Just buy it and try it!"
It's ridiculous.

"The Wii U eShop is becoming a haven for indie developers"
Now that's overstatement.

LordLzGlad wrote:"So his contract with Sony bankrupted his company?"
@LordLzGlad :You should "reread" what you wrote a third time, then.

@NiBar : Clearly, you have no soul.
Nor eyes.
Or ears.

@LordLzGlad: aah, ignorance mixed with fanboyism, the perfect match.
"Development of Journey began in 2009, after the release of Thatgamecompany's previous title, Flower. The eighteen-person development team for Journey was composed mainly of creators of the company's other games; co-founder Jenova Chen was the creative director.[6]Kellee Santiago, producer of Flow and Flower, did not reprise her duties, concentrating instead on her role as the company's president, and was replaced by Robin Hunicke.[7] When development began, Sony expected the game to be completed in a year, rather than the more than three it finally took.[8] Thatgamecompany always expected needing an extension; according to Hunicke, they believed finishing the game within a year was "unrealistic".[9] Development ended up taking even longer than anticipated, as the team had difficulties paring down their ideas for the game and maintaining efficient communication.[9] Over the course of development the team grew from seven to eighteen people.[6][8] At the end of the second year, when Sony's extension had run out, the game did not spark the emotions in the player that the team wanted. Sony agreed to another one-year extension, but development ultimately exceeded even that.[10] The stress of the project led to the feeling there was not enough time or money to complete everything the team wished to, which added to the stress and caused arguments about the design of the game. The developers ended up reducing the overtime they spent on the project to avoid burning out, though it meant further delays and risked the company running out of money as the game neared completion. In a speech at the 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards in 2013, Chen admitted that the company had indeed been driven to bankruptcy in the final months of development, and that some of the developers had gone unpaid at the time.[10] Hunicke described the solution to finally finishing the game as learning to let go of tensions and ideas that could not make it into the game and be "nice to each other."[8]"

And Here's the page: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_game)#section_3

Long story short, they ended the development of the game THANKS to Sony, bankrupcy is totally on the hands of the team.

@Void: Honestly, you just confirm my point. Most consoles above 3DS have higher numbers in America and Europe than Japan, and that's why, well, there are more ppl in the first 2 than the 3rd.
What i mean is, consumer base outside Japan is lacking.
Not a surprise, since we have to wait A LOT to play games that are old in Japan, IF they bring them, that is.
Simply put, great games on both consoles are few and far between, and this doesn't help sales. We'll see after this spring of big games.
And believe me, i'm dying to blow the dust off my useless 3DS.

Developers go where money is.
Money is where people are.
People are not on WiiU.
Industry is changing.
Nintendo is not.

Oh, and to those "No Worries, look at 3DS now" guys, i ask what's the 3DS situation outside Japan.

I think Metroid Prime saga, especially the first, is one of the best games ever.
It was almost perfect in every aspect, and became closer to perfection by adding Wiimote controls.
But i'd never dare to say it's better than ME saga so hastily.
Surely not without explaining why.
This is misinformation at its finest.
Maybe next time you could say that Fifa 13 is way better than Dishonored, since they are even more comparable...

@DePapier: honestly, this is like asking if super mario games are better than animal crossing games.
Quck recap-

Metroid prime saga: First Person Adventure, heavily exploration driven, fantasy/esoteric sci-fi, basically a polygon version of the previous titles.

Mass Effect saga: Third Person Shooter Rpg, veeery heavily story driven, choices are to be made in how you want to progress through the story, "realistic" space opera, basically a "choose your adventure" with shooting.

They are different like Star Wars and Battle Star Galagtica are.

Battle 3D models and animations look fantastic.
Character models and animations, as well as environments, look awful.
Really, Gamefreak, they suck.
It's like they came out directly from Phantasy Star Zero on Ds.
Here's hoping they realize this and do something about it.
Anyway, pretty good news that Nintendo is making games like ppl want.

A quick heads up: Sony has just deposited a patent for preventing the usage of pre-owned games.
Nowadays depositing a patent DOES NOT mean it's going to be actually used for anything at all.
That said, On PSN ha s started the Cross-Buy initiative, which enables customers to buy a game and play it both on PS3 and PS Vita, which is exactly the oppsosite of what Nintendo does. (thinking about Monster Hunter 3U, among others)
For this and many other reasons i, a long time Nintendo consoles owner and lover, won't buy a WiiU.
TBH, i also hope it keeps on failing, so that Nintendo will be forced to review their business strategy and go back making the GAMES i love instead of gimmicky consoles.

It's very good news.
But i wish Nintendo and folks stopped teasing and started putting stuff on shops' shelves right away.

@Shworange
Article just above: "There's a low install base, for one, meaning that it's too early to proclaim the console to be in any kind of trouble; with that said there seems to be plenty of available stock, at the time of writing, at various major retailers."

@XCWarrior: i think ppl who aren't purchasing a WiiU won't be too worried, if what you say happens.

Wallet vote FTW.

@AltDotNerd : hopefully, the decision of NoE to restrict buying times for 18+ content will make them change their mind about that.

@Raylax: Fact is, it seems like Nintendo did what THEY thought ppl expect from them even if nobody asked them.
Also, for every parent doing a bad job there are ten doing fine.
This is like Nintendo saying that all parents are not good enough, which is not true.
And for the record, i would never let an international business company to teach ME how to raise my kid.

@AlphaIchimoru Nah, just dubbing the ol' good mobile gaming haters of this site.

Woot?!? Another smartphone port on Nintendo's sacred grounds?
HERESY!!!
Where is the world going, i ask...

Easily solved.
Use Gamepad to scan people's ID Cards.
Or even better, Nintendo should buy CIA's database to see who's 18 and who's not.
Or they could stop making consoles, to avoid offending software to run on them.

But seriously, NoE, did you think this was a smart move?
Because it isn't.
There's not a Kelly Family in every house.
Not in mine, at least, so for this and other questionable choices, BB WiiU.

Those who don't think The Walking Dead DESERVED to be GOTY probably haven't played it through.
And they shouldn't, it's a milestone on the road to the future of this media, so it's not for them.

If he wrote " I love PS and hate Nintendo", the fanboy posts in this thread might be understandable.
Like this, many here sound one track minded and more immature than he is.
Competition in industry is the way customers get to choose, you knew that?

@MultiMariosonic : Then why post here?

Maybe not everyone is aware of this, but since we are living in a full fledged digital era, laws regarding the matter are coming by.
Buying a digital item is regarded the same as buying its physical counterpart.
That means the purchaser has the rights to do whatever they want, as long as it's legal, with such item.
By not having a console-independent online ID but still selling (read: making profit out of) digital items, Nintendo is not allowing customers to manage their purchases as they should RIGHTFULLY do.
If ppl don't start understanding they have rights and they aren't just cash cows, or even if they don't wanna care, then they DESERVE to be milked.
I do care, because i like videogames but i don't like to give money to business men who don't listen to their customers, or even use plain common sense.
"Nintendo Difference" has become more of liabilty, and that's why i'm not buying anything from them until they start giving something worth of my hard-earned pay.
'Nuff said.

This is getting pathetic.
All the fanboys around not seeing the elephant in the room, throwing their "haters gonna hate" around, without realizing they are prey to blind consumism.
It is 3 years Nintendo has been following the " buy and you'll see" strategy, saying they got pkenty to come and never showing nothing.
No thanks, i deserve, as a worker with a passion as well as many expenses (most of them called "living"),
Too see BEFORE i give money.
For all i've seen now, WiiU is a giant, unportable HD DS, with prehistoric online functions and storage systems, which doesn't come complete out of a box that costs money.
"Haters gonna hate"?
I've been playing on Nintendo consoles for more than TWENTY years, and with the last 2 yes, now i hate Nintendo for not being what it was, but just stupid and greedy.

@SCAR392: It has the purpose to let me sell my 3DS maintaining the purchases i paid for, just like the console.
And honestly, in this day and age where almost everyone uses smartphones or tablets, i seriously doubt that anyone would be confused as you say.

@Tsuchiya: what is "2 days old"?
The concept of a universal online ID?

Well, just do a remake of Super Metroid, then.
The structure is alrdy there, so you just have to add Wayforward's amazing 2D taste.
Everyone's happy.

Many seem to forget that even if u buy a physical copy of a game (which, in the end, is an anti-sustainability choice), DLC for that game still occupy space.

"Do you think the Wii U has been priced too highly? Or is Guillemot missing something here? Drop a comment to let us know your feelings on the topic."

Yeah, right, the CEO of the house behind Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, Splinter Cell, Rayman, Beyond Good and Evil is bound to understand nothing at all about the videogame industry...

It is a personal opinion given as a buyer, not developer, and i agree to most of the points he makes.
Btw, i bought an iphone one year after the 3ds (which i bought on day one), and i found much more entertaining and innovative games on the first one. I have bought 5 retail games and 3 dl games, for the 3ds, while the ones that would make my money worth are all being delayed, when not announced for the western market.
I wanted to say this just because it's REAAAALLY getting old and boring, all this ignorance about iOS gaming.

Too long since the last Metroid.
Stop teasing and start showing.
And go back to the lonely, silent and dangerous atmospheres, ty.

not such a long time ago it would have been an unlockable?
Objection!
Back then, such content wouldn't have been included at all. I don't remember there being an unlockable director's cut for previous Ace Attorney or Professor Layton games, do you?

I was talking about when software houses didn't keep content already created for making customers pay more later.

If u are happy about being used for being a passionate fan ( or a slave to consumism), your problem.

So this is game content that was ready before release? And people should be happy to pay for it, while not such a long time ago it would have been an unlockable? This is precisely what Nintendo said was not going to allow. And this is a 3DS exclusive, so ir's not only a Level 5/ Capcom maneuver.