Please bring this to VC this week NoA! I used to love this game as a kid.

I hope they have two versions available for people to choose. I prefer Nintendo's circle pads over analog sticks now and find them much more comfortable and just as responsive as sticks. Only difference to me is that the pads feels much more natural and comfortable to move than sticks. I can imagine that they'll be much more satisfying to click than analog sticks (I HATE how the click feels on PS3 controllers, feels way too disjointed).

Played Block Ball years ago, I'd rather have Dreamland 2. Lucky Europeans.

@rjejr
Kinda scares me to think that Ruby and Sapphire are considered old now. Where did all the time go? I played that game for over a thousand hours; played it until the battery died and the clock wouldn't work anymore and played it until the cartridge itself finally died and would no longer boot up.

Might get this game if it's good. We have a table at home, but I don't really have many friends that want to play it.

Sounds like a good week for Europe. Hopefully NA's week will be just as good. I hope.

How'd Kinect Star Wars get to number 2?

LIGHTSABER ON. (Is that still in the game?)

I...WAS WAITING FOR THIS GAME. Things like this make Nintendo look even stupider than ever for adding a region to their handheld. No matter what Nintendo says to justify it, and no matter how much Nintendo fans would try defending Nintendo on the matter (there actually are some), NOTHING stops it from being an absolutely stupid decision.

Should make it easier for consumers to figure out that the 3DS is the superior and newer system now. Phew.

I still want the limited edition 25th Anniversary Mario DSi XL though, freaking expensive for a new one now...

Wow, amazing how they were able to get this running on the 3DS browser, considering how limited the browser is.
Would be great to see a real MMORPG on 3DS, even if it's dungeon based.

I would hope for it to be true, though there are already rumors that Retro is working on a new Metroid game for Wii U. Are they big enough to handle two huge projects at once?

Didn't expect this to get such a high score! I'll look at some videos to see if I want it.

@ouroborous
That's like saying dual analog is just as good as mouse and keyboard.

My friend is ultra syked for this game. I'll probably pick it up sometime, just for the chance to play a Pokemon SRPG. Fire Emblem is still king of the genre though.

Nice interview. He's actually very honest and reasonable, though I still find that bit about his complaints on the certification process a bit iffy.
Maybe Nintendo was worse back then, this just shows how much better they've (finally) become.

@Samholy
Well good thing is that Nintendo has announced that 3DS and Wii U digital versions of games will release on the same day as retail versions.

Honestly, I've barely seen any advertisements for XBLA nor SEN (formerly PSN). I think I've seen an ad for an XBLA game on some site, but that's just about it. I've seen NO TV commercials nor have I've seen any advertisements in real life. In Houston. So what's this guy complaining about WiiWare not getting advertised enough?
True, Wii games in general really weren't advertised much, except for Nintendo's own games and for huge titles like Monster Hunter 3 (tri).

He says its his opinion, his comments are fine. Doesn't change the fact that Epic Mickey is still pretty far from being the best looking Wii game.

At least we get the game. Ni No Kuni DS isn't being brought over at all BECAUSE of its book.

@Shiryu
Whoa, I think your Wii might be defective then. Or just EXTREMELY dusty. I've never had any overheat issues with my Wii when I still had it.

@Djrr-ific
Please consider that these are just concept pictures. They're not photos, so they don't have that nice pretty shininess that the actual systems have.

KEEP GOING RIGHT!

Another idiot analyst?

If each disc is dual layer, then this game must be HUGE!

@James
I want pizza!

That was over FAST. I wonder if they're just preparing to do it.

Wasn't Arcade Edition FREE? Would be awesome if older games will be able to be patched and get DLC, then SSF4 3D might be worth the purchase now, if they can patch it to Arcade Edition 2012 for free and also do something about the framerate in 3D.

YES! Thank you NoA! You haven't abandoned Fire Emblem fans after all!
Now I might forgive you for FE12. Might.

Guess I'll have to import that game at a premium price now....

@Slapshot
Well now that 3DS is getting a firmware update that allows patches, maybe Namco can add CPP functionality to this game since the Japanese version has it?

@Shiryu
I've learned to be pre-disappointed in everything Namco does now. Assault Horizon on PS3 coupled with what they've done on Wii (with the exception of Sky Crawlers) and some of their choices on 3DS has left me not expecting much from Namco. I've repeatedly gotten over it and have again and again gotten excited for new Namco games, but I tend to get disappointed again and again as well.
Weird, probably deep down I'm a Namco fan who wants to keep playing more of their games even if it means the game doesn't live up to my expectations, I don't know.
Well, Sky Crawlers for Wii doesn't have multiplayer. Maybe with that in mind I'll go out and buy this game for 3DS sometime very soon. Used. Because I bought Tekken 3DS brand new and don't think I want to buy another Namco game new for a while.

So far I only have the waxy lines appearing on my top screen, most likely because I bought screen protectors to prevent the top screen from ever getting scratches. I've this Zelda 3DS for a good 5-6 months now!

If it's as good as Castle of Illusion, I'll buy it.

If the patch has to be downloaded from the eShop, can Nintendo at least do like a forced redirect to the eShop when starting up Mario Kart 7? So people who want to continue cheating won't be able to get around it?

Playing the TERA Online beta, will get some Kid Icarus Uprising and Phantasy Star Zero in, too.

Great, now give us a new Crystal Chronicles for 3DS that uses Crystal Bearers' graphical style but with the old-style gameplay. And don't make us wait forever for it just to find that it doesn't meet expectations for a game that was announced years and years prior to launch.

So Korea, Japan, Europe, and Australia are getting their Nintendo Directs soon. I hope Reggie is close behind with one for America, too. And please, announce Fire Emblem Awakening for American release! (Hopefully FE12, too...so I don't have to import it for $60+ on ebay...)

My collection of DS games that I bought in anticipation for getting a 3DS was stolen, don't know when I'll have a nice collection again :/
But at least I've started it up again with Phantasy Star Zero, Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon, and Gundam 00(Japan).

Pretty damn clever there!

@Reala
Wii has very little internal storage, and Nintendo doesn't expect many people to take advantage of the SD card slot. So to keep WiiWare games available for EVERYONE and not just the people who buy additional storage. Same situation it seems with DSiWare.

Now though, the 3DS actually SHIPS with a free 2 GB SD card, so 3DSWare can be MUCH MUCH bigger than its predecessors. I expect Wii U will be the same, except with more built in storage.

@Arkaein
Since you're an actual developer who know's Nintendo's process well enough, I think more people should read your comment. It'll enlighten more people on the subject.

Never heard of them and never heard of that game. And I really frequent this site a lot, too.
Right now, I wonder what devs are thinking of eShop. Considering it's an improvement over DSiWare and Wiiware, I wonder if it's an improvement over those older services for the devs, too.

Same thought went through my head when I saw the screenshots. Just what the heck is going on in this game?

@Samholy
Personally, I'd rather play a Mario game.

Even if this is only for Europe, still great to see that Nintendo actually rewards fans for buying games on their systems.

Europe getting both Zero games? I hope that that rumored upcoming Nintendo Direct broadcast will also announce some Wii games for North America (and also some old DS ones. Still waiting for my FE12).

Still getting it.

@DrCruse
It's the other way around buddy, smartphone and tablet touchscreens are much less accurate than the DS's resistive screen.

Sort of, but that's not a bad thing. It's Mario.

3DS version should definitely have Download Play.