Er what's the point when all the mentioned games are already on the consoles non-Wii U owners have? Where's the encouragement for players to buy the console when they can enjoy pretty much the same game on their older console?

Getting the kettle on,hopefully this will be a good one

Time to get the popcorn ready folks

Makes me wonder how much of this flood of information was spurred on by the Coro Coro leaks...

Bull!

Bobby blames Wii U owners that don't want to buy ports of old FPSs on their new console. Sorry buddy - get out and come back when you make proper games!

What's been eating at me is the "let's delay all those AAA titles that we promised at launch/launch window". I do understand that delays can bring about a better title, but announcing a delay once fans have already invested in the console? :/

@MadAdam81 you mean like Pokemon games ? I've played an awful amount of those in my time.

I do find that dropping full price (£40-50) on a new game a very big leap of faith. I have burnt in the past by buying a new game only to realise it was utter rubbish/not my thing. In my own experience RPGs rarely fail at being value for money, when was the last time anyone finished on of those in a weekend?

I am absolutly certain TW101 will be heaps of fun - come on that art style and character design is fantastic, I am so weary if buying it at full price if I will have completed it within a day or two. I guess I'll have to sit and wait for more news on it, but this article is already convincing me to move my funds for this game over to another.

@MadAdam81 pretty much all those games you've mentioned are the kinds I tend to avoid. Personally I can't stand FPS games and I am baffled why the gaming market is flooded with them. Give me a good worth-every-penny RPG any day of the week.

I've played the demo on those Wii U tours quite a lot and really enjoyed it, but I am so not willing to pay full whack for a short game. I don't care how many extra content and unlocks it has post game, if the main game can be completed far to quickly then don't demand a full budget price from the punters.

I like a good bit of story/first play through experience. If this game becomes a "finish in one sitting" then I am not getting it. I expect more from a product I pay £40 for.

I'm really enjoying the App despite my annoyance at Ubi. Will I buy the game on release? Possibly not, as there is still no excuse to delay a finished game >_<

Hmmmmmm, it's better than the previous date, but once scorned....

As a fellow 3DS and App Store user I can add the following views:

Yes the App Store is littered with crap games and it can often be difficult to find a gem in the trash, but on the flip side there are many fantastic games that offer a lengthy demo/section of the game for free. When games are purchased they are often quite cheap (ignoring farming games and their in-app purchases).

The 3DS eShop is (I find) irritatingly slow to navigate, constantly updates the landing page, and reshuffles categories regularly. I do enjoy the demos that are offered, but £40 for a full game download? And that same download is tied to one console? I know I'm getting a full game but no.

@dimmerthanthat The Coventry one is at 60 Broadgate if that helps.

Still not played an AA game, still holding out for a Ghost Trick sequel - roll on E3...

I was wondering why I wasn't able to download the update (fellow European here), if I'm lucky it'll be available before Rayman Legends. Why does everything slip these days?

You missed this:"The firm also says it has ‘cleared the decks’ in terms of licensing, and Tomy International has been brought onboard to ensure that everyone around the world gets the same toys as the ones out in Japan."
When I start seeing Pokedolls and nonkiddie Pokemon clothes available in Europe I'll believe what TPCi has to say. Their current offering of "Official Pokemon Magazine" is a disgrace to Pokemon fans.

Heck yeah, I saw loads of download cards when I was in Japan recently (I would upload a pic but it would kill my data allowance for the month). These things would be way handier solution to "buying" a digital game than with the current system of: add some money to account, buy game, be left with 6p/10pts on your account for the end of time.

The Wonderful 101 and Pikmin 3, come on Ninty I'm getting sick of not having anything to play on my Wii U...

Dunno about other GAME stores but I've been in a few that have been looking for tablets for trade ins and already have stands with tablets for demo play. They even have tablet cases on some stands. I guess tablet games potentially reach a wider market than console games ever can.

This is the same W101 demo that was doing the rounds during the Wii U tours in the UK recently. I should know, I worked demoing it (and watching many, many playthroughs) at several tours

Ubisoft can go and (Keeping it clean here) fudge themselves, THEY abandoned the Wii U after investing time/money/resources to promoting Rayman Legends as a Wii U exclusive and then pulled the dirty. Fudge off Ubisoft, no one likes you anymore

So far I've only downloaded demos on 3DS and Wii U and purchased the odd eShop exclusive game. Top titles on the eShop are horribly overpriced on release week and only drop in price when all general interest is dead (I'm looking at you OOT, I bought you on release day- grr).

I only go truly digital for iOS games for the simple reason that I can share my purchases between my two iThings and the games are generally cheaper than the physical versions (when they exist).

Point in hand Angry Birds Trilogy costs almost £40 for the 3DS game but less than £10 (with change) on iOS/android and has free demos. Not forgetting (one of my new favourite games) Ghost Trick costs £20 odd to buy on DS but only £8 on iOS AND has extra features and free "try before you buy".

I love collecting physical games but it's all about making the money go further these days.

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Shut up and take my money!

Games, games, games and exclusive games. This is what the Wii U needs, not Shovelware, ports of old Ps360 games, and "exclusives" getting delayed and ported.

The launch line up was a bit meh with only a few stand out titles, and the last big exclusive title (Ninja Gaiden) got ported with better features?! WTF? Rayman is now dead in the water and well, the next few games worth buying come out in late March/April. Who the heck releases a console and doesn't keep the games flowing?

The target market for the Wii U launch was clearly the adult "gamer" market, not the "kiddie" market. Give the Wii U some time (and some actual game releases) and it will overtake the Wii in sales. I've been at those Wii U demo tours and kiddies go mad for the Gamepad, give 'em some kiddie games and they will be hooked.

That's the guy that owns Serebii.net

It's the whole price thing, why pay more for less? Physical still works out cheaper for players due to shops cutting the prices to get more sales. I really want to support download games where all my money going to the developers but I've got to watch my own money too!

Oh yeah, got mine pre-ordered over on Zavvi with 10% off, roll on April

Delayed again? There goes my interest

I downloaded this, then tried to figure out how to buy the Plants Vs Zombies table (selected it and Pressed A) and the screen kept reloading followed by my Wii U crashing. Why couldn't this be made more intuitive?

Why am I not surprised? First Pikmin 3 gets delayed outside the launch window and now this, does Nintendo not want my loyalty anymore?

The Sonic Cycle starts again...

@Hyperstar96 perhaps Mother 2 was not mentioned as it's not available in all territories? The UK (and I assume the rest of Europe) get Punch Out instead of Mother 2. Quite surprise to learn the line up is different between the regions though...

include these and you have me

I just wonder if Colette Barr realises that by sharing this link to this concert that she has also made her email address public knowledge?

Giving the fans what they've been asking for? Thank you Nintendo for finally listening

I am the only one not surprised by this? The Wii U had really only three or four killer apps at launch, nothing new since launch and the newer killer apps coming out in March. Doesn't take a member of Mensa to work out the Wii U isn't selling well - there just isn't enough great games on the console

After playing demos of both Pikmin3 and Wonderful 101 at the Wii U tours, my mind (and money) is set on 101

Really people are complaining about 40 seconds waiting time? Get out! I had to wait 40 minutes for games to load off cassette tapes when I started playing video games, and 40 minutes was a short wait.

Video Games have always been the soft target for negative news reports, I call rubbish on these newsrags.

I've made Pokemon plushes and a White Shy Guy out of scrap fabrics. Currently working on a Togekiss 3DS XL case for a friend. Making these things is easy, just time consuming

Did you get lucky and get DPD delivery Anthony? Mine is shipped by City Link and is due between 07.30-17.30, hate those long delivery windows :/

Eh? What about us early adopters who have a standard 3DS? No love for us?

Wasn't Yoshi Wii U one of the titles found in the "Oopie" of letting users into the moderator area of MiiVerse? Hope this is true, it will make my Yoshi clan even happier that usual

Not worth cancelling my preorder on Amazon for, but worth going down with a Gamepad cake to share at midnight. See you there

@Nibelilt And so we meet again fellow DarkSpyro Sprocket fan (I had no idea you were here until I saw your comment on the Wii U Skylander Giants Nintendo Life page)