This actually ticks me off even more. EA decided to say "Screw Nintendo and the WiiU". Then when their actions have consequences that they don't like they "correct" the "mistake in explaining" their WiiU activities. I think that they just started a game today/yesterday and are (correctly) stating that they are working on a game for the WiiU.

I really love Soccer (Futbol for the traditionalists). I have never actually played FIFA because I just hate EA that much. I actually was planning to get this game. On the WiiU. Even if they release it I still will refuse after all this.

Just keep in mind that they screwed us over yet again and then want to suck up to us because we told them "NO!". EA is just a petulant child that always wants things their way.

It will just keep going up this year. I know that Nintendo has plenty to show for the rest of the year! And of course that will boost sales even more.

There is no preorder in the NA region, right? I think I will pass until it hits below $25 then. The added effects are nice, but I need to save my money and I already have the Wii version. Even if I don't play it due to the waggle....

Sooo.... I am DEEPLY confused. If I have a video on Youtube, and it has an ad, Youtube gets the ad money, right? So Nintendo says that Youtube needs to share the ad money with Nintendo and Youtube says that that is ok with their end due to their Terms and Conditions.

So, where is the problem? It is not like the "Let's Play"ers have an issue. It is just that their movie will be benefiting Nintendo a little...

I really love the 3DS but I still voted "It's doing OK, but with plenty of room for improvement". It will always fail a perfect score from me until they implement a truly reliable user account that I will not have to worry about down the road.

The lacking line-up on the VC is another thing that I think that Nintendo should really look at. Even if it takes "time and money to convert the games into VC capable", there is no reason why they cannot devote more time to the process. We don't need sub-par Pacman games from Gameboy or NES when they can easily focus on more popular releases like some of their SNES games and GBColor and GBAdvanced games. We have Zelda: Link's Awakening in Color and the Oracles coming at the end of the month. Three games: one released in 1998 and the other two in 2001. But still no SNES games... And we were hinted/told about possible GBA releases...

If you want to follow up with their freeware, the Nintendo Video is great but I wish that Nintendo allowed users to save their favorite videos or at least made videos cycle more often. I have four videos on right now: Rerun, Rerun, Rerun, and Rerun. One of them hasn't even updated this month. With the possibilities, why isn't there at least a new video each day? That way we would have ~3 days to watch each one before they disappeared and another movie would be guaranteed so that I don't look at the same BearShark or Dinosaur Office again... The Mii Plaza is great too, however I have already maxed out almost everything that is not a stretch goal and I easily 100% the new puzzles each time they come out - and without even really trying. I gave up on using the playcoins to get the Luigi puzzle and still have them all already.

My full verdict: Great system, best of the time (currently), Needs improvements that everyone can see.

I am against PTP games. I only ever payed for Runescape and that lasted only a year... Horrible concept in my opinion. If you ever PTP, don't expect to be able to FTP on that game anymore after you stop the payments.

I may be against PTP, but as long as it doesn't affect the games that I play, Nintendo can do what they want. I will feel sorry for the people who have the changes, but it isn't my problem unless Nintendo makes it my problem.

Only three real thoughts from me:
1. New Zelda? YES!
2. 3D elements in the movie were causing issues for me to reliably realize that there were levels that Link would be bouncing up to. I think that was a bad idea.
3. 3D games take much longer to develop than sprite games and I like the sprite games. Why can't Nintendo make a sprite game Zelda in between the "great" ones? If they even made it possible to just edit an old Zelda to make your own dungeons I am sure that it would work wonderfully. It seemed to work with the Super Mario World ROM hacks... I think if Nintendo backed it, it would explode with people making Zelda dungeons...

What part of the message said July 25th? I don't see a "25" anywhere on the page...

I want the SwapNote Update....
And a few other things... Like confirmation on 30+ different games like DQVII.
This week? Nothing for me really...

@LittleIrves But if it hits the sales at all it will probably suffer quite a bit. Not to mention that the issue is mostly the fact that a NON-MMORPG series is being dressed up and whored around as a MMORPG. It didn't really work with Final Fantasy or so I heard. Why would they expect it to be different for Dragon Quest? SE should just advertise the hell out of DQVII (And release in NA/EU) like Nintendo did for DQIX. That game turned out great! (Even if I didn't like the concepts behind that game).

Let us do the math:

("Dragon Quest Game - as a MMORPG?" + "Rerelease game just released" + "Monthly subscription" + "No real love for DQ from main company any more" + "Failure to reach typical DQ competence level") * "SE Screw-up level".

Just my thought...

*Note: SE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY FAVORITE SERIES! (along side Zelda, both count as #1 because they are both great like that!) Stop Screwing Around and Make DQVII For My 3DS Already!

COOL! But I don't want any of those games...

I will not actually get into reading the comments here, I don't have the time, but anyway I just want to say that I completely agree. I got a PS2 and haven't bought a PSsystem except a PSP1000 since then. I don't even play it really. With the PS3 released in... what? 2006?... I STILL have no big reason to get it. In comparison, I have gotten a total of 2 Wiis, 2 DS original/fats, and 2 DSlites. As well as my 2 3DSs. I am actually looking for another DSlite for a cousin. And a second for my immediate family to be able to have for "travel purposes".

I still don't have a WiiU. Why? Price, lack of money, lack of games. Those are the reasons. I have a car payment that costs that much each month. And I am in college. I cannot afford to buy a paperweight. If Nintendo can supply a "killerapp" game list, I will have already bought the system. This did not happen. I am now just waiting for the "Killerapps" to be released. When they do, I will stop eating to get the system. Before that, I do not want to cut down on all expenses just because I "could" get good games in the future. And the only reason why that is a "could" is because of the FPS Shovelware that my countrymen (US Citizen here) seem to buy like a dying man. I cannot stand Shooters and that seems to be all that developers want to make any more. 3DS has shown a number of games that I currently have a wait list for what game I buy and when. When the WiiU hits that level, well my bank account will go on strike... but until then, I twiddle my thumbs and hope.

Haven't read all the comments, but I think that the price will probably stay the same. When Nintendo releases a game with HUGE demand (Pikmin3, SSB, etc...) we will probably see a jump in the sales. And a boost in the sales/week that will be high enough for nintendo to declare success.

@FernandoMachado
Umm... http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/zelda_game_boy_color_oracle_duo_heading_to_western_3ds_eshops_before_summer All the truth that I need. It WILL happen. Right Nintendo?

I am actually watching a 76-movie Let's Play of Spelunkey right now... It is the XBox360 version and I was just thinking that i would drop $10, (maybe $15), just to play Spelunkey myself. (The PC version would be interesting, however i am useless on setting things up like that and never can have something that requires y computer to concentrate too much to run... )

I was actually thinking about asking for Spelunky but I figured that Microsoft would have one of their "deals" be a major lawsuit if the game was made for another system... Is that not right?

Huh...

My Target list:
Games coming out soon (Last update on March 15th, 2013)

Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
.....April 11th, 2013
Flipnote Studio 3D
.....Before/During Summer 2013
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
.....?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
.....March 24th 2013
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
.....March 24th 2013
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
.....?
Project X Zone
.....?
Ace Attorney 5
.....?
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy
.....?
Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney
.....?
Super Smash Bros. (Tentative Title)
.....?
Dragon Quest VII
.....?
Pokémon X & Y
.....October 2013
Mega Man 6
.....June 2013
Mega Man 5
.....May 2013
Mega Man 4
.....April 2013
Harvest Moon GBC
.....?
Zelda Oracle of Seasons
.....Before Summer 2013
Zelda Oracle of Ages
.....Before Summer 2013
Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode
.....UNKNOWN IF LOCALIZED
Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy
.....UNKNOWN IF LOCALIZED
HomeTown Story
.....2013
Delver's Drop
.....PC game (maybe 3DS 2014)
SteamWorld Dig
.....Mid- 2013
Fantasy Life
.....TBA

Games already out

Etrian Odyssey IV
.....$39.99
Megaman 3
.....$4.99
Megaman 2
.....$4.99
PicDun 2: Witch's Curse
.....$4.99
Megaman
.....$4.99
Crimson Shroud
.....$7.99
Mutant Mudds
.....$8.99
The Sword of Hope
.....$2.99

(Recently got those last three today...)

Umm... Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is only $34.99, not $39.99...

Still unsure if I want either of the retails on the 24th though...

@Tony_342
I totally see that happening.

Still wish Nintendo would make all the games into VCs. I have plenty of GB and GBC and GBA games that I would gladly pay for again if I could just get them onto my 3DS. Even the Pokemon games would be welcome...

Let me just think of the games... Zelda (Seasons/Ages is on the way but there is still Minish Cap and LttP/4 Swords), Megaman (GBs), Dragon Quests I-III, Dragon Quest Monsters 1&2, Golden Sun 1&2, Kirby, Final Fantasy, Summon Night...

@TobieOBrown First of all, you didn't really answer my question. It just seems like you wanted to bad-talk me a bit. Second, I was actually specifically trying to reference the actual laws and terms regarding patent cases. If the "Trial by jury" is held, it needs to reference if it must be a "trial by a jury of their peers". If it does not specify, either side (or both) could specifically request a jury made up of qualified individuals. Because it sounds like the US has "patent jury trials" and the rest of the world does not, there would be little interest for Nintendo to see this trial through the US courts. That would specify that Tomita wants it through the US courts. Possibly for this exact reason - the "protection" of the patent holder. (Great Britian has similar court cases regarding slander on the internet. People actually go to Great Britian for the purpose of suing other people - even people in their own country.) Now, with that said, if the "Jury" does not specify "of their peers", then Nintendo could specifically request jury members that are knowledgeable in patents and/or technology development. That is explained more in my next paragraph. If Nintendo was able to request such, they would probably still win the case. Most likely, Nintendo would get a small penalty for treading upon Tomita's patent in an unintended manner. (This is not to say that Nintendo might not still get the same fee. That is a "small" amount for such a ruling.)

The biggest issue of patents (as I have already stated) is that they are too arbitrary. Tomita's patent uses several camera that then focus on the person and distance of the person to then render the 3D image on the screen. Nintendo's patent Does Not. How would Tomita's patent be in violation? Only by stretching the patent through a court case. With the two types of "patent" that I was specifying before, This would fall under the "idea" part. (Most likely, Nintendo did not actually copy the specs of the patent, you see). The "idea" that cameras used to render a 3D image is that patent "idea". Nintendo did not violate that. Tomita's patent was then stretched into "3D rendering", NOT 3D rendering by use of several cameras for the purpose of identifying distance of the user".

That last part (patent stretching) is the part that I am most upset about. That is PRECISELY the issue with "patent-trolls". And the other issue is the requirement of "prior knowledge". This specifies that Nintendo had to have knowledge of another's idea and the possibility that that same idea was patented. This was brought up and shown in the court when Tomita specified that the developers that he showed his idea years ago were the same people that developed the 3D rendering of the 3DS. The flaw in this part of the patent is that people end up developing ideas based on what they have experienced in their life. For example, if you have no knowledge of explosions, you could not develop gunpowder. You would not even be able to conceive the idea. Keeping with the concept, Tomita's patent would be similar to the idea of pouring gunpowder into the barrel of a gun like what was done prior to shell casings. (Other 3D patents could be something like the use of TNT for example). Nintendo then developed an idea based on life experiences - keep in mind that the developers saw several different 3D techs and that it was years prior that they saw the several ideas before the 3DS was created. If Tomita's patent is the loose gunpowder bullet-shot, then Nintendo made something like the shell casing. A bullet, gunpowder, and ignition all bound together in a new way. However Tomita's patent (loose powder) was stretched into a new shape (gunpowder inside a container) for the reason to get Tomita money and for Nintendo to get bad press. This is actually the most common issue with US patents (and court cases - specifically US Patent JURY cases).

With all this in mind, I am actually not "fanboys(ing)" for Nintendo only. It comes down to three parts:
1. If Nintendo was at fault, there should be no patent recognized for the 3D tech in the 3DS. With that, Nintendo is in complete fault.
2. If there is a patent for Nintendo's 3D tech in the 3DS, then:
2a. ...either the US patent office made a mistake and issued two patents for the same thing (Nintendo's and Tomita's 3D tech) and (the US Patent Office) is therefore at fault and Nintendo does not have to pay...
2b. ...or the Patent for either Nintendo's or Tomita's tech was made outside the US. At that time there is a multi-country issue over the creations of patents and the second patent (probably Nintendo's) would be voided only because it infringes on another patent. THEN the country that made the second patent (again, probably Nintendo's, however possibly Tomita's depending on who filed first and at which office/where...), would get penalized for not researching properly before releasing a patent. THEN Nintendo would get investigated (and Tomita could sue again, or sue to force the investigation) to discover if Nintendo techs and/or CEO/top execs were aware of Tomita's patent when they filed up to and or including immediately prior to the patent getting accepted. If they were aware, then Nintendo would be at fault, if they were not, then they would be free of wrong-doing).

And the idea of me getting tried by a jury of my peers worries me. I want people that are actually capable of understanding the issue to be judging me. Not 12 random people from the city that do not even know how their refrigerator works. (This, of course, is not specifically saying that I want rich people on my jury, but that I want knowledgeable people on my jury.)

I actually agree that Juries (of your/our peers) should not be evaluating the decisions of patent cases. In truth, is there a specific of "Jury of your peers" for such cases? Could it instead be a Jury of qualified individuals? I do not know if the US would be willing to make that change, however I think I would support it...

@Bliquid You really need to answer two questions for me:

First, do you live in the US? I do.
Second, do you actually follow Court Cases (of the US), AND researched the cases and courts extensively for the purpose of actually making that into your 40+ year job?

In the US, the courts are situated in a way that you can appeal the Jury's results. Additionally, at ANY time, the judge can find fault with the Jury's decision and overrule it. When the judge overrules the Jury's decision, it is called "having the Jury's decision (and/or "ruling") be set aside" This means that Nintendo is Actively requesting the Judge to overrule the Jury's decision. If that fails, they will then Appeal the case and request a higher court to hear the case.

There is NO chance that Nintendo is going to allow someone to make up a patent-case that they will pay for without fighting until the bitter end. If they did, there would be patent-trolls swarming them until they spend more money on the cases than they do on their games.

@Ren Reread the message if you need to, Nintendo did not "Lose and settle". A jury found Nintendo in violation of the patent and claimed that the damages amounted to 30.2 million US dollars. That doesn't actually mean that Nintendo is going to pay. In fact "Nintendo is confident that the result will be set aside.", which means that they will challenge that judgement.

Everyone, keep in mind the level that these "patent trolls" will go. It is not just the "Shape of a phone" that gets people in trouble. There was actually a case where someone (I forget who) sued over "Apps being square with rounded corners". Seriously. Not just the phone being rounded-corner, but the App Icons too!

There are two real types of patents: The first is an actual product. A specific game for example - Pac Man. It is usually fairly clear if someone violates the patent. Character being chased in a maze? Check. Collecting all the dots in the maze? Check. Food for bonus points? Check. Therefore, Pac Man game.

The second type of patent is the most insidious one. Mere "idea". I have an idea! How about a game where the main character needs to go around and free babies from cages where an evil character is imprisoning them.
-What is that? It has been done before? Oh! right, Spyro 2. How about a game where the player removes squared from a picture to make an image? Oh. Right. Picross... But MY game requires a minigame to remove each square! Even still, patent infringement. Even before you think of the fact that Picross has already done that "minigame to remove" idea.

It is almost IMPOSSIBLE to make an "original" idea anymore. Especially when someone will go out of their way to "prove" how "evil" you are for copying their idea. Even when they came up with it before the technology even existed. And they did nothing to actually MAKE the technology. Just think if someone patented something like concrete. Or swords. Let us see the Middle Ages without swords. Or you know, ANY RPG because swords are a common weapon...

@rastamadeus
@3Dash

Actually, Nintendo refers to that game commonly as just LttP. Or Zelda: LttP.
Even with that said, I can see aLttP being used. But the idea of using ALTtP? That is just weird!

Great to see that these are coming over. Any chance there will be a reduced price if you buy both games? And I still wish C(r)apcom didn't mess up on the third game when they were designing the trilogy. Or else we would be looking at THREE games right now instead of just two... The games are great and I recommend them to all.

Also: I always play Seasons before Ages. I don't know why, I just enjoy Seasons better or something...

Wish that I could get them. But I am in the NA... No Export for Me...

@LexKitteh
@Stratostar
@DarkNinja9

You can actually save the Nintendo Videos. But it comes with some Good News/Bad News...

Good News is that you can save them.

Bad news is that you must actually have the video that you want to save - no way to gift it to another. Then you need to take your SD and plug it into a computer. The folders on it should be "Nintendo 3DS" and "DCIM". Open the "Nintendo 3DS" one (The other is just your camera pics if you set the 3DS to place them on the SD card) and then there should be a "Private" folder and a folder whose name is in hexadecimal. Open the Hexadecimal, and then open the next hexadecimal folder inside that one. In there, the folder called "extdata" is all the Extra Data shown in your System Settings App in the 3DS. Open it and there should be a folder with the name "00000000". Inside that one is another folder with the name "000004aa". That folder ("000004aa") is the folder that contains all the Extra Data for Nintendo Video. If you were to copy that folder and replace it later, you would still have the same videos that you currently have.

This works best if you turn off your wireless when you are moving the files over so that you do not overwrite the videos again. Don't worry about the files that you replace because they are the current videos and you should be able to get them if you just turn the wireless back on. This, unfortunately, will not work if another 3DS made the data. Instead the new 3DS will just say that the data is corrupt and delete it.

Let me know if you have any problems. I have been doing this since "The Rifle's Spiral" came out and I have been collecting ever since.

Note: I apologize if anything in this message is not allowed to be posted on this site. This is Data Manipulation which is often referred to as hacking. Technically, this is more like Save Scumming, however it is possible that the discussion of such is not encouraged on this site. No malicious intentions, nor pro-hacking agenda is behind this discussion. I am also not responsible for any damage to a person's data that is incurred during the transfer of data or any occurred by that person by them attempting to follow my directions incorrectly.

@allav866
I actually don't know what those movies are. Could you explain them some more? I actually managed to get several Download-for-free movies: "Dillon's Rolling Western", "Sakura Samurai", "Kid Icarus", "Paper Mario", "Luigi's Mansion", "New Super Mario Bros. 2", and "Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D" Previews as well as a "Dinosaur Office" and "Kid Icarus Montage" movie.

There are movies, they just are usually only around for a very short time. After you download, you can just keep them.

@FOURSIDE_BOY
Agree. That is the problem with this iOS game craze. First everybody wants a game because they can have them on the phone. Then the other game companies thought that they should market to the millions instead of having them come to the companies themselves. Then the good games are not made because everyone is making another Angry Birds...

I still just wish that Nintendo (or possibly others) would focus on 16-bit/32-bit type games a little as well. Case in point, Cave Story. Tell me that we would not be throwing money to Nintendo if they made more sprite-based Zelda handhelds... It would be better than the touchscreen controls of the weapons in Phantom Hourglass...

Are people really that surprised about Dig Dug? I had that game on the PS1. It was part of one of the Namco Collections. It is not bad but it is just short levels like Pacman. I get bored of those types of games quickly but it was one of the best of its kind that I have ever seen.

@GloryQuestor How is DQVII the "black sheep"? I never found it to be all that different from other DQs. Maybe with the main focus of how you get tot he new worlds, however I found that to be a quirk that was never used before and one that was done well...

@Zombie_Barioth Truthfully, I enjoy the games like VII and VIII over DQIII and DQIX where the characters are created by the player. I like the interactions between the characters that you don't get when you make the characters yourself. Regardless of that, if I want my Hero to use a boomerang then I should be able to do that. At the same time, I see the opposite. DWVII had it best - Basic skills learned by default. Different weapons based on the character and not the class. Skills learned in the different classes. The whole basis of the class system was that the Intermediate and Master classes would be supported by the Skill/Spells that you learned in the Basic Classes that you had to take in order to even get permission to learn that class. DQVIII forcing you to raise characters a certain way always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Why can't I get the other characters to steal from the monsters in that game? Because SE will not let me. How about this game? There is no reason. I may not do good against bosses, however I am given the freedom to do such.

As for this being the last "true" Dragon Quest. I declare that statement based on one major ideal. These new ones are not made by Enix. It is now Squarenix. I have not seen a single DQ game since they merged that I enjoyed as much as this game and that includes the remakes. It might have been that I just love DWVII too much. Still that does not stop me from feeling that the newer games are just garbage. DQM has suffered by this too. Now we have Joker and Joker 2 when I really enjoyed the DQM2. And I believe that it is SE not actually having the same ideals that Enix had.

@LordGeovanni (continued with more thought)...

I was doing further research on this and I heard on the GameFAQs board that it is only the higher level skills and the hybrid skills. If I can keep the Cleric skills while training Mage it not only puts my entire rant in the trash but it rips it into little pieces beforehand. If SE was really worried about Overpowered skills it would be better if they did something like FFIX did with the passive abilities: Your level describes a certain amount of "points" that you can leave on some abilities that you do not naturally learn in that class and carry that ability while you have those points assigned. That would enable all sorts of combinations while limiting the "Godplays" that people complain about. It would also enable SE to change the required amount of "points" to make the "Godplays" too expensive to make while enabling the mixing of class abilities that the game was made for. 4 abilities on average is not what a class makes on its own. And I REALLY would not like to start a class change without any abilities every time I wish to improve a character.

@Zombie_Barioth I have the perfect response to that comment. The reason why this was the last "true" DQ? Square. After this game was originally made, Square and Enix merged and the ENTIRE DQ line was crippled. I could count off all the ways how DQ VIII and IX are sub-par to this but it really shows with DQX. And the US still doesn't have that game for a reason. For some reason, Square seems to think that we all just LOVE MMORPHs and just CANT STOP MAKING THEM. (FFXI, FFXIV, DQX)

Back before the merge, Square and Enix were warring over the games. Square was making FFVII, Enix made this. FFVIII and FFIX and even FFX were made before the merge. Since then, I have heard RAMPANT complaints about the newest games. Removing FFXI and FFXIV and DQX, have you actually looked at all the other changes made? Square has been making sequels to the FF-Main games. Battles were not in an independent screen in FFXII, FFXIII is too linear for a large part of the beginning to be called an RPG, DQVIII would be acceptable but there seems to be so many stupid little things in it that it seems that they were TRYING to make it bad (individual classes that only one character can learn? Stealing at an abysmal rate?). Then there is DQIX. Their focus on the after-game left a lot to be wanted during the game itself. It is nowhere near the level of this game. It was a horrible ending with such a stupid result that just handwaves in an after-game playmode. Then you have to deal with the ridiculous Legacy Bosses with horrible drop rates and a huge Difficulty curve and I just cannot share enough why that game was a disappointment.

As for the "ability only while in class". I would not mind too much if they shared the heal spells over into the other classes. It would be annoying for me to be forced to use two Clerics just because there are so few Healing classes. For example, what are the different Heal spells? Heal, HealMore, HealAll, HealUs, Vivify, and Revive (*note, not going to list EVERY single Heal spell because there are Song and other such, however the point is the same). Without looking at the individual character abilities (because I haven't heard anything on them yet), Cleric is the only one that learns several of the heal abilities while maintaining an easy way of obtaining. Sage requires you having a Maxed Cleric then train as a Mage for a while. Oops! Now you just lost your Heal spells. It is ok... After the next two-three islands you should have suffered your way through the Mage class. Unless you were not really going to focus another character into being a TeenIdol and had them become a substitute Cleric in the mean time... I still haven't heard anything about the Hybrid skills and the Monster Hearts yet either. I expect that they were neutered along with the rest of the game...

It most certainly doesn't help how few abilities that we actually get per class. Some classes get 3 or less. It just seems stupid to be that worried over "over-powered" characters when the game is still lengthy with even those strong characters. The bigger problem was the strong attacks that people spammed. Specifically Sword Dance. I never used it and the game was nowhere near easy for me. Just a nice enjoyable game.

Or maybe a high-demand game that I actually want. Luigi's mansion and Fire Emblem are not doing it for me.

Would love to hear about GBA or N64 on VC. Or maybe a new deal on the VCs like the Wii U got...

Paper Mario AND Kirby Super Star? Nintendo! You LOVE Me!
Goes off to get them
Wii only? I thought AT LEAST one of the two would be for 3DS... Nintendo! YOU HATE ME!!!

I mourn the loss of the original DWVII. No Multi-class characters? HORRIBLE. Is that a limitation on the cross-class like Pirate and Paladin? Or is it just where the abilities are unavailable if I chose to switch? Either way it is SE just saying "HAHAHA... I DONT CARE!" to destroying the game. This was the last TRUE DQ. Then Square and Enix merged and the same garbage is made out of the previous game ever since.

In closing: Removed random encounters = BAD. Only have one class = BAD. Hints to return to storyline = probably good. Streetpass the immigrants? GOOD. This game? PS1 Version = GOOD, 3DS Version = 5/10 max. I would rather devote my time/money to making a portable TV/VCR/PS1 hybrid to carry around than buy this with such HORRIBLE "improvements".

@Marioman64 I really take my time in games. We are talking about me taking 2 weeks in RL to just play Skyward thru the end. As that is, I am now on chapter 2 and I already have 23 and a half hours clocked. If you are "bad at this" then I am just horrible period.

I fell into it and bought the Download...

Love the game though. Except with the party change at the second chapter. Hate the fact that all my grinding was wasted and I started off with Level 1 characters with horrible gear, no followers, and zip cash.

...Back to grinding...

I completely support Galaxy's POV. For example, two thoughts:

First, what is Dementium II? I have NO clue whatsoever. I did not ever even HEAR of it or its original. Therefore there is a REALLY good chance that I didn't contribute to its sales...

Second, The biggest problem with Piracy, or at least understanding piracy, is the Percentages of abuse. For example, most piracy abusers are not willing to pay for the game no matter what, Those would all be no-sales anyway and therefore no money is lost. The second highest is the people who CAN'T FIND the game to purchase. I know that GameStop where I live is the only real place for me to get a game. They RARELY get more than 1 copy of any game when it is released. I HAVE to preorder or expect to purchase it online. Otherwise I have to just keep searching the Preowned and requesting them to search their system for other copies at other sites. Keep in mind that they NEVER transport from one store to another so it becomes difficult when the closest copy is in NYC when I am at Atlantic City...

@Hokori

One was stolen out of my car while I was working... Person busted the window and stole a lot including the 3DS.

The other was stolen from a locker at 6 Flags. The lock was broken on they pay locker by the thief. 6 Flags blames me and forced me to pay for the locker...

@Plutonian
So should I only buy games that are "good"? The problem becomes when more designers think that this is a "good" idea. I would rather pay $50 for a retail copy than $30 for the digital copy at this point.

If I did, I would have only lost $460 instead of $880. Just sick of all the people who say that it isn't that big of a problem. I just want to laugh when they lose theirs but I think I will just cry more...

Sick of "Download Retail Games". Had a 3DS and a 3DSxl get stolen on me. The second just after I bought all the retail games all over again. Someone is out there with my 3DS worth $160 with an additional $240 (6 games) in Downloads and the other jerk is running around with my 3DSxl with 7 games. ($200 plus $280). Imagine if I didn't buy the Downloads: I would have lost $200 on the first instead of $400 and $240 on the second instead of $480. As far as it is now... I AM DONE BUYING Retail on Downloads.

Just a note: I am quite willing to pay $30 or even $40 for a game. I am not willing to pay for the game and get screwed over because someone broke the window of my car and stole it. I should have just bought all them retail at Gamestop... At least they let you know that they are screwing you over and I can find a different shop when I want something. Nintendo is just screwing with us and saying that their system doesn't need a User account... Just a titanium or Diamond safe that cannot be stolen for you to put the system inside...

Reposted from the last news (because it is needed):

"I am half-way happy that this is coming, the fact that I cannot play my PS1 anymore has a factor in that... and halfway ENRAGED that they are remaking Dragon Warrior VII...

Simple enough, this is the last game before Enix merged with Square and started making all the mistakes that they did with DQVIII. They switched all the spells to new names that make little sense. What does "Squelch" do? Why name it that?... Well that is the Japanese version's sound effect for that sound. Truthfully. They changed the spell "Antidote" into "Squelch". Forgive me for hating that. Also, they added the weapon tiers to DQVIII. This meant that a character was limited to only certain spells/abilities. This was edited slightly in DQIX but still relied on weapons equipped and stuff. In this game, you were able to train in a Job and carry all that into the next job.

I really hope that they do not BUTCHER this game further than the spell names. That alone will make me cry... but if it is only that, I would be willing to download if it was only available as such. (Of course if it is a hard/cartridge copy it will be auto )."

And now, I cry even more to mourn the loss of random battles...

I think I died a little inside... I HATE non-random. Makes it so everyone and their left shoe get to the end with little effort. Want to level up? Ok, just stand in this spot and wait for a metaly (NOT A METAL SLIME) to walk by. Then kill it for a level. Rinse-and-repeat. I am just so SICK of all the changes that they made. I really want to just hack my PSP and play them all on that instead. And I don't like the idea of hacking...