It's weird that a game can sell so well in Japan and I can have absolutely no idea what it is or what it's about. I can tell that there are Miis in it...

@Magnox That is hilarious. This also sums up quite a lot of people's responses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL6OenBFGIQ

Even when the Wii U sells well they're still going to have trouble getting rid of those basic models. They're just not a good value, and they're ugly to boot. Nintendo should stop making them.

I really don't think any sort of crossover is going to happen. It just doesn't seem like the sort of thing Nintendo would go for. Especially not with a cart racer so soon after the latest Sonic & All Stars.

Challenge levels that aren't timed. Map editor. At least as much content as Pikmin 3.

These are my wishes. Please make at least a couple of them happen, Nintendo.

The only thing I needed help with was getting into morph ball mode. Yeah, I felt pretty stupid; I was stuck in that room for a good five minutes. For some reason pressing down twice just did not click as a possible command in my head.

@AJTsuki I know it's not the exact same thing, but a lot of people aren't going to make that distinction. It's a PR issue more than anything. Really I can see both sides of the argument, though.

"Perhaps [if Nintendo has a shred of decency or business smarts in them] undated titles like The Wonderful 101 and Wii Fit U will be pinned down..."

Fixed.

Really, REALLY disappointed with the RE:R demo. The controls are absolutely terrible. I was happy that the game was coming to the masses and Capcom could finally get an idea of the kind of RE game the fans want, but with aiming this terrible I don't think it will do particularly well at all. I mean, it's practically unplayable to me.

Normally I would say no big deal, but in light of the recent announcement that the PS4 would allow for easy video sharing, I think this was a bad move.

Sigh. Japan is PHASING OUT better colors than we've even got here in the US. I'd love a cobalt one...

I'm really looking forward to getting this game, though I might wait for a sale or until the editor is released. (Or I might just break down and buy it soon anyway. I really want to play it!)

"Various Legal Issues" sounds like a pretty boring ga--

Oh. I get it.

There's an enormous amount of potential in that game. Not giving it a sequel would be a sin. Flesh it out, give it more depth, fix up the graphics.

Digital distribution means that underrated games can get a second chance without a huge investment. Eternal Darkness HD on the eShop would be fantastic.

I refuse to buy episodic games on principal. I was incredibly excited when I heard the news of this game, but I'm not paying for it until I can get it all in one package.

But really it's not even going to get funded, so I don't know why I'm bothering to think about it... XP

He has a few good points, but I could argue SO many of the things he said. There's no point doing it here though, so I'm just going to say, "Keep trying, internet."

I've played through it at least four times, and I'm looking forward to playing it a lot more this fall. One of the greatest games I've ever played.

Yeah, I downloaded this and haven't gotten coins. Other people seem to be having this problem too. What's the deal? I didn't get coins for Wii Street U, either.

Darn it! I don't have the money for all these games! But then if I don't get them on sale, I'll be losing money LATER. Geez, the eShop is turning into Holiday-time Steam.

Every time they reveal something similar to LttP, it makes me less excited for this game.

In ten years? Maybe we won't have consoles anymore. In four? The idea is literally laughable. I wonder if these guys are taking bets...

Sonic has literally "returned to his roots" in some form or another in his last four or five games. I think they're just using it as a marketing gimmick at this point.

Boy howdy, now I've GOT to pick up Nano Assault!

Thank GOODNESS. It seems that sometimes Nintendo actually does know what they're doing.

Can't say I'm surprised. Maybe it might have been more successful if it hadn't appeared to be first and foremost an iPad game. Actual gamers are the ones who kickstart projects, and they want their games on actual systems.

Okay, now what about the buy-three-get-one deal coming to the US? Still waiting on that one...

You know you have an awesome game on your hands when the gameplay videos blow everyone away, but when you tie it all into a trailer it just looks like a boring old action game or movie. Usually it's the opposite; the trailer tricks you into thinking it's awesome and it turns out to be not nearly as exciting.

It's just not worth the price in my opinion. Maybe five bucks for the whole package, or a buck a piece or something. But who's going to pay for these tours and just watch them over and over again? It's really not that fun or interesting. I had my fill after two plays of the demo.

Now that I've read this, there's absolutely no chance I'll buy it until I can get it cheap. I know some people don't mind a short game, but I'm just not like that. Games cost a lot of money, and I need the experience to be appropriate for the price. If I can buy a game for $10 or $15 and get 10 hours out of it, I expect a whole lot more than that from a $60 game.

And the problem with replayability is that devs are almost always lying when they say their game has a lot of it. Adding a hard mode does not always add 10 hours to a game. It's things like challenge modes and unlockables and whatnot that really add replayability. And unless I can happily plunk down upwards of 20 or 30 hours at the very least into this game, I'm not into paying full price for it. (In fact I don't normally pay full price for ANYTHING, opting to wait for a price drop, but that's not precisely the point.)

That's funny, I thought you Brits were way more comfortable with boingy bits than we were!

I think this is appropriate.

http://youtu.be/8fGFjoeyc6I

Duuude, I remember that game! I liked it a lot, but I never could beat it. By the time I'd bred what I wanted I couldn't even compete in the last area because I didn't want to take the time to grind all my stuff up. I had the best dragon monster, too!

You know the Wii U is currently struggling when it's always the most far-off, crazy stretch goal. XD Just wait until the install base grows and we'll stop seeing this.

That is way too funny.

@Ryno Yeah, I don't normally buy too much more than I need. It's different with Microsoft points, because I can often get the cards for cheaper than they're worth, but unfortunately I can't seem to say the same for the eShop.

@Ryno But that fee is likely no more than 50 cents, and technically it's only when you purchase eShop credit. And one $20 purchase of credit can get you several games with no fees themselves. It's not quite 100%, but I imagine it's pretty darn close.

@Ryno But that's because there's a limited supply of physical cartridges and shipping costs are also a factor. With digital copies the supply is basically unlimited, and the profit margin is basically 100%. They're completely different markets.

It used to be worth it to pay all that money because it was the only way to get those games. Now it's just not true.

@Five-seveN Yeah, I'm excited. I'm bummed that the whole atmosphere thing might be a little lost on me seeing as I've heard about the beginning and the end so many times, but it's the gameplay that really matters! I've been meaning to play a 2D Metroid since the GBA titles came out. Hopefully they'll get released on the VC so I can play them too.

@DarkCoolEdge That's true, it's much easier now with save states.

@Five-seveN I'm actually really looking forward to getting Super Metroid for 30 cents! That's one game I really wish I had played when I was a kid, but at least now I get the chance.

It was worth a playthrough for the humor alone. Five bucks isn't bad, though if you've got to spend more on guns and junk just to get through it I'd say pick up the Wii one on the cheap and get the full experience instead.

How can you not remember Parker? Out of all the new characters he was just about the only one that wasn't HORRENDOUSLY ANNOYING. XD

People are seriously still willing to spend eight bucks on an SNES game? I'm voting with my dollar here and not buying a thing unless it's on sale or the prices drop. Those prices are absolutely ridiculous.

I concur, we need sales on those old titles. They can't still expect us to pay five bucks for an NES title. (Oh wait, I guess they can, because we still do.) With each generation the old stuff should get cheaper, in my opinion.

But you know what's funny? I really don't like old games that much. Everyone seems to like playing all these classics, but whenever I pick up an old game I usually end up getting frustrated by the difficulty and the lack of saving, and I know people liked how old games didn't "hold your hand," but I don't find it fun having absolutely no idea where to go or how to play the game. I also just don't tend to think they're very fun. They're incredibly simple and coupled with the fact that you've got to die and start all over after playing for an hour I find that I never have the patience or any sort of desire to continue. It was great back in the day, but now any kid with a computer can make the same thing, and when you strip away the nostalgia I don't see much of a point. There are obviously games that really are just great (Super Mario 3 comes to mind), but so many others...meh. But I realize this is really just me.

Anyone else feel this way? My friends are always like, "Aw, man, I just got Star Gradient Alpha Wolf 4 on my Neo Geo Pocket, it's super awesome!" And I'm just like, "Uh, I like Yoshi's Island... That's pretty old, right?"

At this point I'm just considering this year Wii U's "beta" year. XD

Another thing though. Why does everyone consider the Gamecube a failure when no one says the same about the Xbox? The PS2 trounced them both completely, but the Xbox barely sold more than the Gamecube did. Gaming really exploded this last generation, so 25mil seems like a modest success to me if anything.

Nintendo, I don't normally like blatant ripoffs, but due to the sheer perfectness of the idea I'm giving you my full permission to completely rip off Skylanders with a Pokemon game. This game with the cheap figures is a good start, but we need a huge adventure with awesome collectible figurines, and we need it now. And that leveling system is genius!

I guess it makes sense, and I can't even say I didn't see it coming, but...I can't help but feel like someone just told me we would be opening Christmas presents on one or more as-of-yet-undetermined days somewhere near Christmas.

@datamonkey Ha, that's true. Compared to COD it's not so bad at all! XD Though if they plan on only having one Mario Kart per system that means that it could be another five years or so before we get another one. If I were them I'd spread them out more.