This debate has been had already so I don't want to labour the point but for those of you are celebrating GAME's apparent imminent demise, you are misguided. I've had mixed experiences with GAME as customer and haven't always been impressed with their practices. However aside from the fact its going to put a lot of people out of work, this is bad news for gamers. There will be no specialist games retailers on a lot of UK high streets. This means less competition and means that more obscure games will only be available via the internet. If its only for the sake of the employees, I hope they find a buyer quickly.

What a great week! I never thought I'd see two wii virtual console games released in one week ever again! Kid Icarus and Mega Man X are definite's and I'll give Dead or Alive a whirl as well.

Online play = instant buy

@BulbasaurusRex You partly answered your own question. SSF4 has a proper story mode unlike Tekken. Perhaps my perception is colored by the fact that SSF4 was the first 3DS fighting game and had no competition but Tekken comes at a time when we already have SSF4 and DOA (which also has a more comprehensive single player).

I was tempted to pick this one up but the apparent limited single player is making me have second thoughts. I already have Super Street Fighter IV which seems to be more fleshed out in terms of game modes if not characters.

For the record, Nintendolife is one of my most trusted sights as far as reviews are concerned.

@Bass_X0. The KoF collection was available from an Amazon marketplace seller in the UK for some time priced at £12.99. Its definitely the English version (with the green triangle) and all games run in glorious 60hz. For that reason I will have to pass on KoF 97. Still I'm hoping for more Neo Geo games. Didn't Japan just get Garou: Mark of the wolves? I'd be overjoyed to see that get a VC release.

Can I get an hallelujah? And a good game to. Is this a one off or the start of a Virtual Console renaissance?

This is no great loss. The first one was decent but nothing spectacular. The fact remains that Sega continues to churn out Sonic games every year but still can't make anything that comes close to matching the megadrive/genesis versions. I wonder if the poor hedgehog shouldn't be put out to pasture. I didn't like the fact that the game was separated into different 'episodes' anyway. The idea that you are getting only half the game and paying a premium (as far as downloads go) just didn't make sense from a consumers point of view.

Its funny, I played this game on the GBA and didn't really care for it much, but playing it through again on the 3DS I'm enjoying it a whole lot more. It is a much briefer experience than Super Metroid but I would say the in game clock is very slow and it doesn't account for deaths and restarts. My 3DS calculates that I've spent twice as much time on the game as the in game clock suggests.

If I'm being honest I was hoping for a slightly better selection over Christmas. Still, the ambassador games should keep me going

GAME are also selling Ocarina of Time for £19.99!!

This list has exceeded my expectations. Although the first 5 games announced were all great games I had played all of them comprehensively. F-Zero, Fire Emblem, Wario Land 4 and Zelda give me an opportunity to play some games that I previously missed on the GBA.

Nice little promotion. A free copy of 3D classics Kid Icarus is not to be sniffed at.

Day one purchase, can't wait!

@ThomasBW84 - No worries, its all subjective and everyone's going to have different opinions. I totally agree with you that Dawn was the best of the DS games.

An enjoyable read but I don't understand why you would think Dawn of Sorrow would be a controversial choice. Imo its one of the best Castlevania games and if anything should have been higher on the list. I'd maybe rank it second behind Super Castlevania IV. The anime style has absolutely no effect on the gameplay and its probably the best metroidvania apart from (maybe) SOTN.

I don't think you can review Goldeneye objectively in 2011. When it was released it was probably the best FPS ever made, certainly the best on a games console and in many ways revolutionised the genre. Nowadays it feels very dated but the impact it had in 1997 shouldn't be underestimated. A true classic.

I still own this game and I think its better than the reviewer makes out. The sensation of speed is fantastic, much better than in Mario Kart 64. The track design is decent and on the later tracks it gets surprisingly difficult. The main downside was the weapons which were a bit rubbish. I'm not a particular fan of the disney franchise but I didn't find it to obtrusive here. One of the more underrated games on the N64, 8/10 for me.

Catrap looks interesting. From the video, it reminds me a little bit of Toki Tori, might be worth a look.

I've played a little bit of the single player and actually found it to be quite enjoyable, obviously the game is geared more towards multiplayer but for a free game this is pretty good.

Sorry but Nintendo of Europe needs to pull their finger out. There is no reason not to have a 3DS VC game every week. This is the second week without one. How can they expect people to be interested in a service if they don't support it properly?

I'm really looking forward to the 3DS rerelease of Star Fox 64. Its actually one of my favorite games of all time. Its just unfortunate that the subsequent games have so abjectly failed to live up to the standards set by this and the SNES version. I really hope if this sells well then Nintendo will consider a proper sequel, developed in-house or by Retro Studio's.

I don't really think its fair to dismiss disgruntled early 3DS adopters as 'whiners'. A sense of balance is needed. As someone who purchased the 3DS on launch day I was dismayed by the price drop but felt somewhat placated by the Ambassador scheme. I totally understand why a lot of people are still not happy. The net loss of £80 (or dollars or whatever...) cannot in many peoples eyes be compensated by a set of old games many of which will have already been played and completed by loyal Nintendo fans. Many of these will have been the same loyal fans who purchased the 3DS at launch. I agree with the sentiment that a free retail game or two would have felt like a more genuine apology. As it stands, I think people have a right to feel aggrieved and I have no problem with them expressing such opinions. To the people who say that Nintendo were not obliged to have offered anything, this is true. However, slashing the price of the 3DS and offering nothing to people who had already purchased one would have alienated their most loyal customers. Companies which do that don't tend to stay in business for very long.

Considering the dearth of upcoming Wii games, it would surely make good sense to release it on wiiware.

Bizarre. I suppose the reason is to reduce build costs but the fact remains this version of the console is inferior to the one thats been out for five years!

Sorry, but I really hope this isn't true. I bought my 3DS on launch day and have already had to watch it lose a third of its value. If they bring out a new version of the console (making the old one obsolete) so close to the release of the original then I think it would be disgraceful frankly. The people that suffer are the early adopters and hence the most loyal customers.

Not a high street store but its now £115 on amazon.

This is probably what it should have cost in the first place. I hope this helps give the 3DS a much needed boost. Thanks to being tied to a GAME pre-order I paid £220 for mine on launch day which was far far to much. At least the ambassador scheme provides some compensation for loosing so much money on my purchase.

I really hope Art of Fighting 3 gets a western release. Its by far the best game in that series.

Having paid £220 at launch, I can't say I'm delighted about this. The value of the 3DS is depreciating faster than my car!

I have been really impressed with this. It gives an aging shooter a new lease of life and I think the 3D works much better than in Excitebike. I look forward to the next 3D classics game.

The iphone version was a very solid golf game. I'm actually really looking forward to this.

This is great news. Europe seems to be getting most of the major releases at the same time as our US counterparts rather than having to wait months which was the case in the past. I hope this continues.

I don't buy into the idea of 'region targeted content'. I can't think of to many games which are popular in the US and not popular in Europe and vice-versa. This seems to be an excuse for laziness. I think Nintendo of Europe have made good strides recently in terms of release dates and not having to wait for months after the US for games but clearly there is still work to be done.

I still think it sucks that you can only add funds in multiples of £10. If I want to buy Shantae I have to spend £20 to get it . This system is actually worse and more expensive than the old Nintendo points system.

I own about 30 gamecube games so sympathise with madgears argument. However, i'm not sure its reasonable to expect a new console to be able to play the original discs of a console that was two generations its predecessor. Gamecube games are no longer commercially sold and apart from us strident Nintendo fans, I'm not sure how widely played Gamecube games are.

Disappointing. Online play is one of the best parts of Fifa. I won't be buying this.

This is the one Wii game i'm looking forward to. The first Conduit wasn't terrible but it failed to live up to the massive hype which was in part created by the developers and publisher. It looks like there have been a few lessons learnt and I'm hopeful this will live up to expectations.

I won't be getting this. Namco have got very lazy with portable Ridge Racer. The first game on the PSP was a best of compilation which recycled old tracks but generally worked well. The second game was practically the same game as the first one but with a few extra tracks. This 3DS version looks very similar to the PSP games (with many of the tracks recycled) but with 3D and maybe a few different tracks.

This looks by some distance to be the best launch game. Sufficed to say I've pre-ordered a copy along with my 3DS.

No doubting that the delay has harmed sales. It really should have been released for the holiday season last year when it would have fared much better. I was looking forward to this game last year but now its European release has finally come around I've really lost interest. With the 3DS out in just a month I've had to set money aside for the console and a couple of games, which means no money for Kirby. Hopefully Nintendo will take note and not delay another European release by that long again.

Undoubtedly the must-have launch game on the 3DS. I was disappointed this wasn't released on the Wii but this more than makes up for it.

Its easy to be nostalgic about Rare, on the N64 they were constantly producing brilliant games. Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie/ Tooie, Conkers Bad Fur Day and Blast Corps are classics and some of my favorite games on that console. The problem is Rare hasn't produced a good game in years. The sad truth is that the glory days are gone and and show no signs of returning.

I'll be getting Street Fighter IV and Pilotwings. I actually think thats a pretty decent line up, certainly compared to previous handhelds. The only game of note at the launch of the DS was Super Mario 64 DS which was a flawed port. The GBA launched with Super Mario Advance which was another port of arguably the weakest mario platformer.

I'm actually delighted that Pilotwings is a launch game. It may be one of Nintendo's lesser known series but the previous two iterations were quality games.

@Bass. The Wii version of the KoF collection is much better than the PS2 version, all those glitches and long loading times have been removed. Furthermore the games run in 60hz, the VC versions don't.

Never has the phrase 'good things come to those who wait' been more apt. Still at least were getting it.

Its been a while since we got two VC games in one week. The Neo Geo games seem to be coming (relatively speaking) thick and fast at the moment, hopefully there are plenty more to come.

Great news. The lower price point means I only have to purchase one points card to buy it as well.