I loved this game to death, loved building up my GBA characters on it, then showing my friends my 450+ yard drive

I am so angry this isn't coming to Australia... CURSE YOUUUUU!!!!

I have to ask something before I pre-order this sucker.

My Aussie games will work on it because it's European... right? I know this is true for the Wii but who knows what Ninty might have done with this lol.

It will look fantastic with my Zelda GBASP and Zelda DSLite

Well, I just hope Ubisoft don't bring out 5 mediocre games and a lazy port like they did on the 3DS

Done!

lol fair enough. I'm sure James'll have it sorted out

Glad to be a part of it James! I was a podcast virgin so forgive me if I'm a little monotone

A bit of weirdness here, but Metacritic's got Jamie giving this a 9 out of 10, lol.

@Rated_R_Superstar: I think a lot of the concern would more stem from the fact that if anything were to happen to either the Gamecube or the Wii, it'd be tough to go out and get a new one.

I know trying to get another PS3 with PS2 support was gonna cost me tonnes of money I wasn't willing to spend.

Also, getting progressive scan capable cabling for a Wii is much easier than getting it for a Gamecube.

8? 9? 10?

It doesn't really matter what the score is, read the review. I've gone back and played it on my original N64 and I believe it hasn't held up well at all. It's horribly dated, albeit an almost perfect mission system that should still be applied in shooters today.

Going back and playing it today? I'd give it a 7 if I was reviewing it. An 8 if I was back in high school playing it

Wow, I didn't know much about this game, just figured it was another traditional entry in the series, now it seems like something I'm not all that interested in at all

LOL @ tag line

It's ok Jacob, I get you

I wonder what kind of battery is inside a 3DS cart? I remember the GBC ones being the same as watch batteries that you could replace if need be. I'd say same case here if anyone's willing to open a cartridge up and have a look.

I loved the crap out of Tiptup in this game, I finished everything with just him.

And if they don't..... REMAKE!!

Seriously don't understand why this wasn't rated M in the first place. Shows how ridiculous our system is.

Dunno why everyone's obsessed with online anyway, I don't find it that exciting to be honest

I just got the White version purely because Zekrom looked cooler, then I traded a Manaphy I got from the old Pokemon Ranger game on the GTS and got Reshiram anyway.

So meh!

Limited Edition is more about the time frame it came out in, not the amount that they make. I'm still seeing Super Mario 64 DS on game shelves, this collection won't be out for anywhere near that long.

I am one of the ones who bought it, and I don't regret my purchase. I'm seeing it as a free game with my book and soundtrack, and I plan on keeping it in mint condition

@Token: Indeed, when Nintendo released 3 retro games a week

It's funny about the file restriction limits on WiiWare, for me it means I don't have to eat into my monthly download as much.

Case in point, Megaman 9 is obviously smaller than 40MB, but on the PSN I believe it was some ridiculous size like 120MB. Devs can also get lazy with deleting unused data and such too.

@Bass

Awesome avatar dude , and don't worry, I remember you from those days

Not as good as last year's Virtual Handheld, which even as a staff member at the time had me fooled, lol. But good one Zack

Happy Anniversary guys, the time I spent as a staff member was a great experience and I can't thank you guys personally enough for the opportunity you gave me.

This is still the only site I go for for my Nintendo news

This is after they announce Angry Birds Rio is only going to be on the Amazon Android store, meaning I can't get it anyway. Screw those guys. I'ma gonna play some more Pokemon, it's got actual depth.

I rented this out back in the day, and while it's not Mario Kart, it was still quite alright

As it did to me WaveBoy,

I especially love...
Barry (handing Jill ammunition, and not a weapon): Take this weapon, it's REAALLLY POWERFUL, it's effective against living things!
Jill: Thanks, Barry, but what about you?
Barry (raising hand, briefly showing Magnum, then quickly drawing back): I HAVE THIS!

Jill: What was that?
Wesker: Maybe it's..... Chris..... Jill, will you go check it out?
Barry: I'M GOING WITH YOU!!!! CHRIS IS OUR OLD PARTNER Y'KNOW!?!?!?!?

Did Chrono Trigger come out in Europe? I know it never came out in Australia. If it never came out in Europe you can expect it as an import at 60hz

"Not on the forums. :3 With regards to what news articles are published, though, the discussion needs to remain on topic and relevant to the article at hand is all, and of course we don't need any links provided — people can google for themselves."

I should however maybe point out that the link is provided in the news source

@Hardy83:

Ninjabread Man, while a terrible game, was made by a studio, who funnily enough used to distribute games made by Treasure on the GBA.

Flashlight for DSi was made by Kaasa Solutions, who are a German company who got the Commodore 64 revived on the Virtual Console

You might want to pick some better "garage" devs for your next argument

Sounds pretty awesome Corbs . Are Nnooo in America or did you finally achieve your dream of visiting my beautiful country?

@sillygostly: Quote of the day!

I'm damn sure there was a Golden Gameboy over here in Aus, except obviously it didn't have the Nintendo Power badge on it

Voted for SMG2, tough decision between that and Red Dead.

As for anything else on the list, meh.

facepalm

whoever thought of SCAT as a name needs to be shot, I might give this one a go though, it sounds pretty good.

I'm waiting for Hideo Kojima to oversee the brand new cinematic epic story that is a guy in a white suit blowing up crap for no apparent reason.

1) For support. If something goes wrong with an import 3DS, it's that much more of a pain to get the problem fixed

Depending where you get it from, it doesn't have to be, I sent my imported American Wii overseas to get fixed, the money for the shipping was transferred into my bank account upon e-mailing the receipt, and I had it back within two weeks with all my VC/WiiWare available to download again.

It took two months to get my damn L button on my DSi fixed in Australia.

2) To support the company. Yes, you'll save $50 or whatever (after shipping). You're also bringing Nintendo one step closer to pulling out of the market entirely. One or two imports won't hurt Nintendo. If it happened en masse, Nintendo won't be here at all any more.

Given that we're all meant to be Nintendo fans, and given that $350 AU is actually quite reasonable for the console, it's probably a good thing to support the local guys.

Perhaps Nintendo in its entirety for future's sake take region locking out, and support us by giving us an option, it's the only reason I didn't import a PS3, I didn't need to, plus I can access whatever Playstation Store I like.

And yes, I'm a Nintendo fan, so I'll be getting a 3DS without question, and I'll be waiting for the day when a game Nintendo brings out in Japan and the States doesn't come out over here, I can support them by still buying that game.

3) Importing every single game that you want to play is a pain. I'm all against region locking, but I also like to believe people that do import also occasionally buy local. Because it's more convenient and because, again, it supports the local industry. Having to import every single game you want to play encorages every other publisher to also pull out of Australia, and is a pain in the neck when it comes to those nice little impulse purchases that make a retail experience fun.

Which is why I buy half of my DS games over here, I have the opportunity, JB HiFi are often clearing out games I enjoy and I can get them cheap enough and still impulse buy.

I'm definitely surprised, but I guess I'll take this as an opportunity to build my Rock Band library now

"Should be fun watching the next 100-odd irate Australians misunderstand how expensive it is to even bring a console into the local retail environment."

It's not really the misunderstanding, it's more of a matter of choice. Why on earth would I pay 350 bucks when I could get it for 270 (including shipping) elsewhere?

I would've given it an 8 myself, but I'm a KH fanboy

Also I'm one of the few who doesn't mind worlds getting recycled, it wouldn't make sense to have new worlds being infested with heartless, only for Sora NOT to visit those worlds in Kingdom Hearts 2.

Also, for a side story, the licensing of getting new Disney movies in probably wasn't worth it.

I'm with Chibi Link, I've imported everything I own (except the PS3, which is region free gamewise) since the days of the Gamecube for this very reason. That, and everywhere else has it cheaper than us

Though I will bring to the attention of Chibi Link that it's not up to Nintendo of Australia on what DSiWare/VC/WiiWare gets released over here, Nintendo of Europe handle that. Nintendo of Australia only have control over retail games, which I thought was a retarded decision to release Punch-Out!! Wii only to JB HiFi.

@hurt138: Not to mention Sony coming out with the PSP, the PSP Slim & Lite, the PSP-3000 model with the TV Output and the PSP Go.

I totally commend Sony as well

Seems a bit silly to call it the 'Next Gen Portable'

Mostly silly when you pull it out in 10 years time and call it that.

I was going to say getting to go to Cockatoo Island to play Monster Hunter Tri with a bunch of Nintendo Reps and free booze.

But it only JUST got trumped by my daughter opening her DSi for Christmas

Awesome entry in the series.

Myself and the kids have actually been spending a lot of time on Mario Party 7 for the Gamecube for the past few months, lots of laughs and good times, and a great introduction to introduce the controls of different styles of games to my 4 year old daughter

Diddy is truly awesome Sonic and he are my two faves.

I unlocked all stages and characters and modes without any cheat sites, just unlocked them from simply playing everything it had to offer.

Same with Brawl. All Brawl did was take out the ability to move your shields and no wave dashing, 2 things I never used anyway.

Melee wasn't hardcore, after all my Gamecube saves got deleted, my son unlocked most of everything for me (at age 8) just as long as he knew what was required.

This sounds awesome, the Resident Evil series is one of my favourites! I am still however yet to play Resident Evil 5