@TrueWiiMaster I hear ya. Keep your Blue Shels out of my Sonic Kart.

@akabenjy Finally, someone else excited about Shining Force II! I was starting to worry for a moment...

@Emaan Then it'll take a couple years for us to get the same Dreamcast games on the PSN and XBLA with less features, and probably a higher price. I'm not looking forward to it, honestly.

@SparkOfSpirit They'd have to go through and figure out what has been changed and what hasn't. It'd honestly be easier if they started from scratch, as far as I can tell...

Oh God, another Sonic game I'll have to collect and play someday...at least this one will be good...

But the overall Sega/Nintendo Partnership sounds interesting. Bayonetta 1, anyone?

Oooh, AVP would be very nice.

Hurray! Not a ton in September, so hopefully it sells well.

YES! Shining Force II! Defenders of Oasis! Crystal Warriors!

...And I still need to get that Ninja game from the last batch.

^It's a remake, not a port. That means the old translation's not that helpful.

Still, I'd love for this to come to the U.S. It's a good series.

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I needs me some King of Fighters, and '99 will do the job.

Unfortunately, for a company this big, 2 million would be a "conservative" estimate...

I got a card waiting for it.

I guess this explains why they can afford to put random Japanese games on NA PSN...

@kkslider5552000 Yeah, I know what you mean. I guess if it means the series is doing well, it can't be all bad.

I like their philosophy. I just wish I was a bigger fan of the excecution...

I'm still waiting for this to go on Sale on the PS3. I'd never buy a 2D fighter on the Wii U, though. The D-Pad's no where near as good from what I've experienced.

In...ter...est...ing. That's the exact opposite of the usual bubkes you see, but still manages to be bubkes. If you gonna go with same sex marriges, you might as well go the whole 9 yards, you know?

@Chriiis Then why the hell does it look like a rabbit:

That must be a translation mistake or something...

@miletich3 Spinda was a rabbit, actually.

@Azikira Yeah, it kinda does, doesn't it? Mawhile was wierd-looking, too (albeit purposely so, since it's back was supposed to be frightening, but it's front was cute)

The panda(!!!) and the ...horned...thing....look cool! The birdy's alright. That last one's kinda weird, but still not as bad as anything from Gen V.

@Geonjaha Um, I don't know about you, but Wii Sports was a smash hit at my house. Sure, it's no Mario, but it was something new and interesting that moved a lot of consoles. The 3DS also has Kid Icarus - even if it's technically an old IP, it's revolutionary in nearly every other regard. People bought it for the promises that game held alone.

The Wii U doesn't have anything like that, though. They got a few that could be, like Wonderful 101, but they're just not getting the attention they deserve, mostly thanks to low advertising on Nintendo's part. I'm really hoping they pull out something really interesting at E3, like they tried to do with Nintendo Land, except with a game that's not a total sellout that just makes them look bad.

I like naunce in storytelling. Hoping they can deliver in that regard.

UN Squadron and Demon's Crest would make my year, but I'm not counting on it. Still, I'm looking forward to whatever they put out.

@SilverSeraph Digital Distribution doesn't make localization costs that much cheaper, you know, especially when the audience for digital distribution is smaller.

@Fusion14 The Move Controls work about the same, maybe even a little better.

Not surprised, nor dismayed. I still got my Wii version.

Thought so. I'm still okay with it, Okami got more deserved attention. Now everyone reading this: Go play Okami. Because I know you haven't actually played it yet.

Best. Delay. Ever.

@Einherjar While you're not incorrect, I do find such thinking absolutely abhorrent. There's a difference between dilluting a series, and making something that's widely popular...

Shrugs Fine by me. Mother 3 was practically perfect for the most part, anyways. No need to try to improve on perfection.

@Zhenya I did, too. Especially since we're supposed to have had an Okami Announcement yesterday (I checked, and there wasn't anything new. ).

Looks fantastic, visually. I'm not sure I really got a good sense of how the game is supposed to play from that trailer, though, but I do understand that it's early on. Guess I'll keep my eye on it.

As are some of the best games. So long as what's there is satifying to play, I'm good.

How about a supersonic mole? He runs things into the ground at the speed of sound, leaves people in the dark, and loves eating dirt. What better signifies our hip new modern Sega than that?

@kkslider5552000 I was thinking the same thing. With the machine gun, you could probably rub your finger around the screen and win every time...

Thank God, more Pokemon Black 2 events that don't involve Gamestop!

@Urbanhispanic The Wii version is going for under $20 new on Amazon. And has been for about 3 years now.

@Shiryu The animation in that one was amazing.

@Void That actually wouldn't be so bad. If it's anything like Ghost Trick on iOS, it'd probably be a worthy version.

The Vita also wouldn't be a bad place for it.

Neat. Madhouse always makes nice Cutscenes.

I don't care if it turns out to be a freakin' social game, so long as this series gets more attention.

@Linky_97 ...have you actually spent a significant amount of time with PSN and Xbox Live to actually say that?

Also, the picures change regularly in all their reviews.

The future is bright, Nintendo's is.

@ACK You want perspective? I've played every Mario Kart since I was a kid, alongside my brother. My brother would put in hours of practice and dedication, learning every track and every trick needed to win. I'd do the opposite, and just pick up the controller and race him. I still won half the time, all thanks to sheer Goddamn luck. I think that should be proof enough that the series is a freakin' dice-roll.

As for your criticisms of my criticism of Super Mario World: So what if I'm different and didn't "fawn over instruction booklets"? So what if I'm not a masochist who enjoys being beaten into the ground a zillion times before I finally figure out what I'm supposed to do? And so what if I dislike a bunch of games the idiot masses consider "classics"? How does that make my opinions any more "shallow and haphazard" than yours? As far as I can tell, you're just some nostalgia-ridden, simple-minded fanboy who can't take that other people think differently than you.

@XCWarrior I wouldn't call it "gimped" so much as "rushed". They could very easily patch in those missing features. In fact, it sounds like one is coming soon.

Also, I know you guys would be just as mad if they delayed the Wii U version even a day just so they could put in this feature. I'd see this as a lesser of two evils. Besides, who but a total noob plays online on launch day?

Anyways, nice review. It sounds like a prime fighter, and the right kind of competition from a western developer that we just don't see that often anymore.

^Bookmarking this comment, so you'll have a virtual smorgasbord of words to eat when the day finally comes. I'll be picking out condiments in the meantime.

@ACK ...Dude, this is Gearbox, not some horrible, evil company. I don't know who killed your dog and kicked your mother, but I can assure you it wasn't them. For ****s sake, one of the hire-ups is a big fan, and they're already preparing for plans for the series future: http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/1029/homeworld-acquisition-and-plans

So yeah, I greatly look forward to the day you eat your words.

Gearbox got Homeworld! That's amazing! Maybe now we'll finally see a sequel!

And Nordic got Supreme Commander? I thought S-E had Supreme Commander? What is this? These guys never catching a break?

Anyways, thank you Melkaticox for reminding me of the horrible fate it could've gotten had it fallen into the dreaded hands of Nintendo. Seriously, these guys are a publisher, so hopefully they'll hire a company that can do the series justice.

@Captain_Balko Personally, I don't believe in letting Nostalgia get in the way of my Judgment. If it's not fun to play nowadays, I'm not about to call it a good game. There are tons of games that have held up on the SNES, and I believe those ones deserve more recognition than games that only hold up under rose-tinted glasses.

I believe Star Fox is a bad game now. What marks a truly great game are ones that can stand the test of time and still be enjoyable today. Nothing about Star Fox stands out anymore, something that I can't say for most of other good series, and honestly, I find it hard to believe its controls and aesthetics were ever considered good.

I like most racers I've played, just so you know. Even other Kart Racers. Yet Mario Kart is the single most frustrating set of "racing" games I've ever played. The tracks and items take a huge amount of precedence over genuine racing skill, and it drives me insane. Winning through some lucky items just seems to suck out all the joy of winning for me.

I meant The first 6 Worlds of Super Mario World, btw.