People look at a franchise like Zelda and refuse to believe any of its games are bad. Zelda II wastes your time so much, and it's balanced horribly. Still not as bad a sequel as Simons Quest though.

Having more standard Streetpass features for free may have meant more people are interested in the system, but I doubt it. I don't have a problem with them charging for this stuff - it's a completely optional distraction anyway. I don't get streetpassed much at all though so I have no incentive to buy any of it.

@Bass_X0 - Well put.

A fine idea, but if only Peach were a decent character. My sister apparently would still rather play as Mario, Luigi or Toad.

@bahooney - Lol...if pretending I wrote that in anger helps you then believe what you wish.

@bahooney - Which is a grand total of who exactly, besides ScorpionMG?

@Chunky_Droid - You're right! Better not criticise; he'll see us!

@Doma - I'd be willing to trade the code for something else if you want. :3

@SPUD - Yea, I'm waiting for an AC code as well.

Thank you for the official confirmation. The fact that people believed otherwise in the first place is surprising.

Well that's troubling news for Europe. Given the delays of retail releases from NA to EU though I'm guessing we'll end up getting it at least a half month later.

Was disappointed by the DSiWare game - pretty much the only great thing that stood out was the visuals, so I wont be getting this one.

@Ernest_The_Crab - Here's the funny thing about that: the 3DS has no direct competition besides the Vita, which itself has a big problem not having any exclusive games. Home consoles will be different, especially considering it took the 3DS this long to get all of those games. People choosing a next gen home console aren't going to wait that long.

That's quite the delay Nintendo. Luckily for me I have no interest in this particular game. :3

Wrong way round Nintendo. Wrong way round.
Get the third party exclusives, then you get the install base.

My god Nintendo. If you cant even keep your upgraded ports exclusive what hope do you have for third party exclusives?

I would have much rather had a new Metroid game personally. This also means that we wont be seeing a new Metroid title until at least 2015 in all likelihood - which is really bad news.

Which would you recommend if you haven't bought either?

I still have yet to buy 4,5 and 6 on the 3DS eShop. I'd rather have my whole MM collection on one console - and I'm not paying for them all twice. Too bad they don't have any Mega sales going on...

Animal Crossing was the first retail game to almost make me go digital. However the disadvantages still outweigh the advantages in my opinion. Once they tie games to accounts and not systems that might change.

Lets just say if they do, I'll be one step closer to wanting to download my retail games.

Wow. They're still adding games to the Wii VC?

It's a smart decision. Animal Crossing games are fun enough to stand alone without needing NES games on top of them. The games are all available on the VC if you want them anyway - no point in Nintendo adding inferior versions to other games.

5 more days? It might as well be years away.

Sounds good. Cant say I'm interested in the game though...

REALLY? This became this huge a news story and no one decided to check his house!?

That's kind of a sad story. Being tied to a franchise as successful on that - meaning you end up doing little else. :/

I hope he manages to get work on some other games done. Zelda games can be great, even in the hands of other developers - the fact that my favourite one was made by Capcom should show that.

@Caramel - Nope. Official title yet to be confirmed.

Well they tried it out, and now they know for sure what people want. The one with a decent amount of internal storage space...

"We imagine these predictions will trigger a fairly vitriolic reaction from most dedicated Nintendo fans, but let's not forget that Pachter is simply doing his job"

Do you guys feel the need to try and clear your names every time you post something from Pachter just for the outrage it creates?

"Oh, It's related to Nintendo!" - Yes, but so is every other analysts opinion, why are we only ever hearing about him?

Herp Derp AVGN comments.
A documentary about digging up copies of an old unpopular game? Yea, I'll surely pass.

@CanisWolfred - Why are you fighting against the opinions of 16 people? It is possible for someone to enjoy an upgraded port of an old game more than new ones. As for third party games - they're played far less across the board so of course theyre hardly going to appear in a list like this. Judging by the replies most people agree with a large majority of this list anyway. It's all subjective.

@Bass_X0 - The price and sizes of those games are hardly comparable.

"It's mostly about the Wii U and 3DS this week"
...What else would it be about? >.>

I'm still following my no 3DS/DS rule at the moment with exams still to go, but I'll pick up the Oracle games as soon as I can!

A game that was ahead of its time. A series that remained ahead of its time for quite a while. Now however, while it refuses to go anywhere, it is falling behind. Unfortunately I feel there's not much spectacular in new Pokémon games nowadays that you cant find in other similar franchises that have learnt to evolve.

I'll still hold precious memories of those early games though - they were great.

@Xlll - Many people believe that Pokémon came up with the monster catching genre, but it was indeed started before it came about. Dragon Quest V is where the Dragon Quest series started its forays into the area, but it still wasn't the first to create such a game.

How about remembering that your best franchise can exist in the West?

• Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 2
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D
• Dragon Quest 7
• Dragon Quest X
• Something on the VC maybe?

Get on it squeenix. >:[ (Why must I say this year after year? D:)

5%? He really needs to be more specific about where that statistic is coming from.

That would have been a real shame. Awakening is definitely where the series has reached its peak (so far that is...).

Too bad. It would have helped sell systems, especially considered its now selling at (presumably) retail price instead.

@DefHalan - Whether or not they can do it was never in question. Whether or not they should isn't really even much of a question either (Spoiler: the answer is no, they shouldn't).

@DefHalan - You'd expect not, but looking at the comments on this article there's a surprising amount of people defending Nintendo without understanding the situation. (Well it's actually not all that surprising unfortunately.)

You'd realise that if Capcom was actually listening to fan demand they would have made a new Mega Man game by now.

Oh my god. The comments on this article...
Anyone who thinks this is a good move on Nintendo's part - watch the video.

Too long didn't watch: 24:45.

I was interested in Vampire: Master of Darkness when I thought Castlevania would be months away from it, but now that I have it I don't really care. I might still get Defenders of Oasis at some point, but I have enough games on my plate right now.

Subtitles are annoying. These issues would easily be solved if Nintendo just let us choose which version to use.

I thought the point of the title change was to come up with something innovative that wasn't a blatant rip off (they'll say inspired by) of Super Mario Land. Oh well.

@FernandoMachado - Oh no, I read it correctly - the second part of my post wasn't directed at you, I was just saying that those people who are ranting about this issue don't (imo) have a lot of perspective.

@FernandoMachado - I respect you for that. Knowing when a certain group has been ostracised and insulted is important, and there are times when it becomes necessary to speak up about it. However, imo getting insulted at every possible moment just lessens the effect that those protests have - and means less attention is payed to them.

@theblackdragon - I like to assume you get a call regarding news posts like this. "We're going to need extensive moderation on this next article, it's going to be an all-nighter >:3" XD

@DrMonk - This is an example of reading too far into something intentionally. If this is indeed true, then yes, by definition it was a glitch. Why must that fact being stated automatically be linked to homophobia?

It's a video game. Out of all the places that this kind of controversy causes an issue there are really bigger fishes to fry. Sometimes games only have protagonists of a certain gender or race, and no, that doesn't make them sexist or racist - just as having a game with only same sex marriages isn't automatically a stance against homosexuality.

@PvtOttobot - Well, actually the normal can simply refer to how common it is. Since ~3% (Disclaimer: Rough estimate) of people are homosexual, it is not typical. I realise this could have been meant intentionally in a more insulting way, but when that assumption is automatically made I feel the need to point this out.