@Peach64 Thank you for bringing some much needed sense to these comments. Game development staff change all the time, it's not something that's exclusive to Rare and I don't know why it's constantly brought up when they're mentioned.

Also, Nuts & Bolts and Viva Pinata were fantastic games and probably would have been loved by most people here if they were on Nintendo systems. They're easily the amongst the most underrated games this generation.

@DanielHPoetry That's also been on the DS for a very long time. The sequel that's coming is a completely new game for the 3DS.

We've been expecting DLC for Sonic All Stars Racing for a while, I'd guess this is it. Although if it does happen, Sonic is a shoe-in for the new Mario Kart as well. I'm definitely thinking guest characters, over full blown cross over though.

@Buzzthebatgirl Probably not very much. CoroCoro was officially released today and the Nintendo site has always been updating on the same day, since the games are being released internationally simultaneously this time.

@Denkou "Cultural differences" are also used to defend the sickening amount of sexism in Japanese mediums. It's not an excuse and shouldn't be any more acceptable than discriminating against someone's race would be, which for the record, would also be completely fine in certain cultures. That doesn't make it right.

@LzQuacker Then why does any form of marriage need to be in the game?

Whether Nintendo want to be part of the debate or not is irrelevant, they're picking a side by removing the option.

@Rensch You can only ride the goat in the city and only the goat. Maybe that's something we'll see expanded upon in future games, along with character customisation. Here it just consists of picking between the three pre-sets, light, medium or dark skin.

Red and Blue on the Virtual Console, maybe? It would seem like a great way to hype up X & Y and get older fans interested again.

@GamecubeLad All of the Pokemon games were translated by freelance translators (some of whom post on other forums) up until Black & White when they shifted over to doing everything in-house.

I doubt they'd accept this one because of it now and there'd be a stupid amount of legal ramifications to sort out for including fanwork in a game, even with the creators consent. All in all, it'd be easier for them to just do the job themselves.

@Majin-Naruto It's a different form, not an evolution or new Pokemon.

Frankly, I think this new design is awful. But those of you complaining about how all new Pokemon are terrible or that only the original games were good, just sound like ignorant hipsters. Yeah, the original games were fantastic, but please take off your thick rimmed nostalgia glasses.

It's most likely just going to be the Deus Ex: Human Defiance announcement.

Since when was Nuts & Bolts badly received? It had very positive reviews and still has a very large fanbase. Hardcore Nintendo/Banjo fans complained that it didn't feel enough like the originals, but that's one of the biggest hypocrisy's in gaming. People complain about games like CoD and Assassins Creed being the same every year and then when a developer releases a genuinely original and very good game, people complained that it was too different.

Rare also made Kameo and Viva Pinata under Microsoft, which were equally amazing games that just sold badly. Why would Microsoft want Rare to keep making games that sell badly? This is why Nintendo sold them and why Microsoft put them to work on things like Kinect Sports titles.

Microsoft didn't kill Rare, the fans did.

@zoroarkrules25 Roughly $210.

@LunaticPandora Yes, they're gashapons, you can't choose which one you want to buy. If they're brought over here, they'll probably be in Lego style blind bags.

@Bluezealand Lego Batman was probably the worst of the Lego games. Lego Batman 2 however, is easily the best and the Wii version lacked a lot of the features and mechanics that made it so good.

I'm not sure there's much reason to bother now, especially with Lego City Undercover and Lego Marvel coming out later in the year.. but if you haven't played this one yet, it's very much worth the time.

@DePapier Maybe you should read it then. He's an ex-Epic employee, because he left to form his own company, not because they were shut down or were doing badly.

@Fillytase Considering he had nothing to do with Gears of War Judgement, I doubt it.

@Peach64 Pretty much every developer has been working on next-gen games for a long time now. The reason we're getting all this news about new sequels/releases coming now, is because we're obviously very close to them being released.

I'd say it's unlikely this would be a 360/PS3 game, those systems are more or less finished.

The second game was hugely disappointing, but there was a lot of potential. They were obviously building up to a large co-op game with all four horsemen and it's a shame that will never happen.

@cornishlee That's not exactly right. Microsoft never owned Bioware, they simply published Mass Effect, which is exactly what Nintendo are doing in this situation. It's also exactly what happened with Ninja Gaiden 1 and 2 on the Xbox. Those games were published by Microsoft but the developers eventually worked around that detail by releasing "different" versions of the games on the PS3.

It could be years or it might not ever happen, but these games COULD still make it to other platforms without Nintendo's involvement.

@TOMBOY25 Because you might buy it thinking you could play a game like Zombi U on the gamepad, without needing the TV at the same time, which is absolutely not the case. It may seem obvious to us, but they do imply that you don't need a TV to play the games, there's no indication that it'll only work on a select few games.

@LordJumpMad It's GameFreak handling the announcement, so it's one of the main games and it's a major enough announcement that it's getting a worldwide Nintendo Direct video. We also know it's a 3DS game, definitely nothing for the Wii U.

I don't expect them to show much beyond a logo and a new Pokemon or two, but it definitely isn't just going to be a spin-off or anything like that.

My bets are on the "Rainbow/Anniversary" rumours being true, with a new Dragon Eevee being shown.

Q2 for Animal Crossing now? Boo.

Lego City looks incredible. Everything else so far.. not so much. The Wii U needs more than just games that have been out for years on other platforms.

@3Dash Japanese hobby sites like Amiami or HLJ have them.

They're not being brought over to the US or anything like that. It's the same deal with the Mewtwo S.H.Figuarts, licencing problems. Nintendo seems to be very uncooperative.

@Grubdog I think you're slightly missing the point of achievements. Yes, many games misuse them and yes, many people sadly use them to boost their ego. But they're supposed to be there to add EXTRA goals and reward players for doing certain things you might not otherwise bother with.

They often just add an extra layer of challenges to a game and expand the replayability. Pretending like they're the scourge of gaming is just as ridiculous as going out and buying a game just to get more points.

This is a complete waste of time. If you're interested and for some reason haven't played the games yet, wait for them to release the trilogy on the Wii U, it's bound to happen.

Or better yet, just play the first one. The other two are significantly worse games, especially 3.

It's about time. Hopefully we see VIII follow.

This ended badly for the 3DS, it seems like a mistake to repeat it. True, there's a bigger library of third party games this time, but when most of them are ports of year old (or older) PC/360/PS3 games, I'm not sure what the big draw should be.

The lack of Nintendo games is exactly why I won't be buying one near launch.

Being sandwiched between Diablo 3 and Torchlight 2 probably didn't help. The fact it was a 3DS game wasn't enough of a selling point for me. There are much better games in the genre you can play elsewhere.

@Wheels2050 Every single one of the games has addressed this and it was the main plot in Black and White.

@warvad Because the Wii Ware service was pretty much dead on arrival. These are new DS Pokemon games, they will definitely be localised. Even Nobunaga's Ambition and Pikachu's Typing have been released over here.

This is probably some over eager GAME employee, accidentally thinking the game had been announced. I doubt it's any indication that it's coming soon.

Although it will, eventually.

Please don't let these people near Metroid again.

I'd love one of these, it reminds me of my old Gameboy Colour.
I also like that it's not the anime Pikachu design.

This is good news, I was really worried we were going to be loaded down with pointless guest characters. Sonic and Snake were great additions, but we don't need see barely recognisable JRPG additions.

Pac-man would be acceptable. He's a classic character that would fit in well, especially alongside Game & Watch.

Wreck-it-Ralph at least makes some amount of sense, unlike Danica Patrick.

@sykotek We very rarely get things like this and when we do, they tend to be very limited and expensive. Look at the rest of the stuff on our store, compared to everything you guys get on a regular basis.

These will most probably come to NA eventually too.

Considering there hasn't been a good Tekken or Soulcalibur game in years, this is pretty worrying. I also really do not want to see the game filled with stupid guest characters from hundreds of Namco franchises.

Leave it at Pac-man and Heihachi, please.

Not surprising, when they announced it last year it seemed like a desperate attempt at saying "we have games! really!!". Announcing it before it had even BEGUN development was pretty silly.

Dark Dawn had a lot of flaws, I especially didn't like that they pretty much disregarded everything from the previous games to try and sell it to a new audience. Focusing on those who were already interested would have been a better idea than making something that didn't appeal to anyone in the end.

But I'd be very interested in a sequel.

@Leon_Pryde They come with interchangeable faces that clip on and off. You can easily order these from any Japanese import site, but I wouldn't expect them to ever be brought over to the US.

Figma are very details figures, designed for collectors. They aren't cheap $10 things you'd be able to buy in Walmart.

I'm really excited to get Link, it's just too bad they went with the Other M design for Samus. I want nothing to do with that game.

Disappointing. This new Tomb Raider looks really good and the Wii U need third party games that aren't just ports of games that were released over a year ago on other systems.

What they showed was alright, but there wasn't anything impressive and they completely failed to sell the Wii U. I'm more looking forward to the 3DS showcase tonight.

It looks EXACTLY like a 360 controller, just with more awkward analogue placement. Why are the face buttons bellow the stick?

I think this is probably the first time I've been more excited for Nintendo's conference than any of the others (who have little to nothing this year).

Last year was also a huge step up for Nintendo, they seemed to have learned what people actually want to see at these shows and didn't just spend an hour showing pie charts.

Not surprising. I think they'll skip it in favour of 4.

Not a big fan, it looks very "toy-ish". I'm happy to see analogue sticks replace the circle pads though, even if the 3DS pads were really good.

@ChosenOne25 A lot of people will buy from retailers regardless. Some aren't tech savvy enough to know how to buy things digitally or simply prefer getting a physical box and instruction manual to use.

If digital games cost the same, what advantage is there?