@bro2dragons @bngrybt: They'd most likely have bundled some kind of shoulder button attachment with the game, calling it the "Super Control Plus" or something like that.

Looks very tasty. On a mac n' cheese level of tastiness.

@MarioPartyFan999: You took the words right out of my grey thinky-whale.

Iwata brings a thumbs-up...DIRECT to you!

Side-note: Mega Man in Smash Bros.! Can you believe it?!

Side-side-note: It looks like there's a lot to excite me once I pick up my shiny new white Wii U.

Oh, for the love of cheesecake... This is not what I had in mind when I said Australia needed a 3DS promotion, Nintendo!

I hope that Dino-Rang, Warnado, Sunburn, Wham-Shell, Camo, Ghost Roaster, Voodood and Boomer finally receive reposes in Swap Force. It's so hard to find many of them on the after-market for a reasonable amount. I only intend to get one version of each character, excluding a few overlaps from series one, so it may as well be newer versions. Make it happen, Activision!

@LordGeovanni: It appears that Hylians have a wider gamut of hair colours than normal humans!

@LordGeovanni: Link has purple hair in A Link to the Past.

I'm currently downloading Animal Crossing at the time of writing this post, so if this feature is categorised as "nifty" I just might give it a go. It'll be a good excuse to dust off my seldom-used Twitter feed.

Couldn't lack of game sales also be attributed to the game not being very good?

@TimLatshaw: Thanks for the info.

@Mahe: Of course! Everybody loves trilogies!

So different Flabébé have differently-coloured flowers? I smell a new Spinda gimmick.

Oh, I get it! Patricia Wagon! Patty Wagon! Sounds like "paddy-wagon"! Clever!

One question: is the first game's OST also available?

Okay, two questions: will Patty be a paramedic in the third game, to complete the "police fire ambulance" triad?

WOO! Character customisation is in! I'm one happy camper!

@jedisquidward: That would be the ideal option. Think of the ways you could customise your Mii.

Customisable characters that can be upgraded in the 3DS version then brought onto the Wii U would be a good addition.

@ZZlightning: I know, but @steamhare already mentioned Deerling and Bibarel's basic form. I was merely naming the ones s/he missed.

@steamhare: Technically it's the seventh, since Jigglypuff is (presumably) Normal/Fairy; Girafarig is Normal/Psychic; Meloetta is Normal/Psychic (in Aria Forme) or Normal/Fighting (in Pirouette Forme); and Helioptile is Electric/Normal. And that's not counting the oodles of Normal/Flying Pokémon!

Customise our Trainers like never before? So...customise them at all then?

To me, Clauncher looks more like a yabby than a crab.

And as for Talonflame...I think I just might be catching a Fletchling for my team! You know, if I don't see any other Fire or Flying Pokémon I'd like to add instead.

@NESuperior: One word: nickname.

It doesn't really help my progress in StreetPass Mii Plaza since I live in neither North America nor Europe. I live in the second-most-forgotten continent, Australia.

@MAN1AC: A cash grab would imply it wasn't free-to-play in the first place. Nintendo isn't one to often rush their games anyway.

As for possible revivals of classic franchises...hm...what about StarTropics? It's to The Legend of Zelda as Kid Icarus is to Metroid, and Pit made a comeback after a near-20-year leave-of-absence, so why not wheel-spinning Mike?

http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2010/11/29/294-frog-suit/

@edhe: That's adorable!

Who is kidnapped, you ask? Well, is there not another princess who was once held captive by a certain alien?

Shut up and take my...uh...what's the word again...?

I would also have expected Wii U Pro Controller as an option.

GamerZack7 is gob-smacked!
GamerZack7: OW! My mouth! But what an impressive game! It even has the sound effects from the previous title!

But what happened to Link's purple dye-job?!

Did anybody else notice that the arenas in the 3DS version trailer are mainly from handheld games, whereas the ones in the Wii U version trailer are mainly from console games?

"Whoa! The Helioptile you stepped on attacked!"
What?! You sometimes start battles by trodding on a wild Pokémon?!

Sony and/or Microsoft workers and/or fans must have hacked the stream to try and upstage Nintendo!

In all seriousness, I think it's great that Iwata-sama took the time to apologise. It really says a lot about Nintendo as a company, which makes me happy that I've stuck with them over the years.

@NintenU: Ah, thanks for the clarification.

I flipped out when I saw Game Gear games in the headline!

...but bummed out when I saw neither of the two I'd like made the list.

PlayStation 4 AND Xbox One competing with Wii U?! I'm not worried...I'm not worried at all! (O_O)

Sulu? There's a new Star Trek series?!

...oh, HULU! Is that like YouTube, or more like Netflix?

Anyway, I set up an NNID in the brief time I had a Wii U, so I'm wondering if I'm able to use that one on my 3DS and my eventual replacement Wii U.

Iwata-sama: "That makes me sound a little like a salesman, doesn't it?"
GASP! Tom Nook is posing as Iwata-sama!

Eh, I'm not interested in special edition Skylanders toys that, gameplay-wise, are no different to the standard versions. At least Molten Hot Dog is yellow in both toy and digital form. Incidentally, I'd nickname Molten Hot Dog "Mustard". This guy? Uh... "Hot...Puppy...?" Cause he's bronzed like baby's first booties, and he looks like a baby dog? Eh, never mind. At least I get it.

@RupeeClock: It was a four-piece Jiggy puzzle that rewarded Banjo with a red health bar, effectively doubling his health.

As for Donkey Kong 64...I think it is one of the greatest games to ever hit the Nintendo 64 without returning or even making a phone call! I feel so cheated not knowing where it is!

I really must try some, if not all, of those 3DS games...

@Mahe: I know. I was just kidding.

@Mahe: You forgot Wii Music U and Wii Play U.

Games I'd Like to See in E3 Direct
Wii U: Super Smash Bros. U; Mario Kart U; Super Mario U; The Legend of Zelda: Noun of Adjective; Pikmin 3
NINTENDO 3DS: All or some currently-announced first-party games; some surprising new games
MULTI-PLATFORM: Skylanders SWAP Force

Here's a solution: create new games to include in an Animal Crossing title! Nintendo wouldn't lose revenue from poor VC sales, so everybody wins!

I can picture it now...a massive end-of-year party to celebrate the Year of Luigi...
Mario: "Did-a you have-a good year-a, Luigi?"
Luigi: "Yes! Everybody noticed me! It was a dream come-"
Everybody: "1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
Luigi: "Yay! So, what should we-"
Peach: "Here, have some cake, Mario!"
Luigi: "Um...may I have some-"
Waluigi: "Mario! You are so great! You don't wear green! Red is second best to purple!"
Luigi: "But I like wearing-"
Daisy: "Hey Mario, let's team up for a doubles match sometime!"
Luigi: "I guess I was foolish to think that everybody would like me from now on..."

Bye bye, Butterf- uh...I mean, so long, Wii U Basic Pack!

We haven't had a Medabots game on store shelves here since the GBA days, so I wasn't exactly expecting a new release anytime soon. Now as for a new Yu-Gi-Oh! title...well, I most certainly was expecting one last year!

@SkywardLink98: I agree, SWAP Force does look interesting. I'm impressed with the slight tweaks in Giants to accommodate the use of larger Skylanders, so it'll be neat to find out how the SWAP Force characters work.

Still just under two weeks before I have the chance to play this...

I picked this up the other day, and I'm so glad I did. It's incredible! I don't think I'll go ahead and collect every single Series 2 toy though. It's best to just stick with a smaller amount, so I'm drawing the line at 75% of the normal-sized Skylanders.

I'd like to know why TPCI thought Fairy would be a good type to introduce! I'm used to Clefairy being Normal-type (and thus having few weaknesses), and now they're gonna pull a Magnemite and revise its type?!

Oh, wait...I'm not supposed to spoil future events, am I? Otherwise I might step on a bug.

What the...? Natalie Breez can regenerate her limbs?!