Gamecube just didn't have the games.

Pikmin? Super Mario Sunshine? Who cares?

Should be better than 3D Mario, at least.

If Nintendo is over-reliant on Mario, players will get bored and stop buying the games. Nintendo needs fresh games like Wii Sports.

More Sega goodness, good. If only the 3DS had a better d-pad.

I've tried the game, but I'm not interested in buying this at full price. It just seems mediocre, and the music samples likewise. And the included stand is completely useless for me.

@PlatinumGamerX Hahaha lol

Still playing my DSi. 3DS has nothing on these games.

Nice to see Nintendo still promoting The Last Story and the other games.

The 3DS design is just... ugh. The poorly positioned d-pad? Stupid sleep mode reminder when you power off the console? HAVING to power off the console when you take out the SD card?! The poorly implemented backwards compatibility? Three different slider pads on the edges for the 3D, wireless and even sound volume... In many ways, the 3DS is taking steps backwards from the DSi. And DS games are just so much better than current 3DS games.

I'm still holding on to my "outdated" DSi, because the 3DS is just shoddily designed compared to the DSi and the backwards compatibility is rubbish.

1. Streetpass Quest
2. Mighty Switch Force

That's it. I'm not interested in these ports and rehashes that comprise most of the list.

^ Completely agreed. I have a 3DS, and there's very little to play on it. The game selection is just not for me at this point.

Horrible choice. The Last Story is a fantastic new game, not low-quality rehash of an old game like MGS 3D.

The last point is completely idiotic. What would you have had Nintendo do, another Gamecube? Now that was a blunder.

The 3DS button setup hurts this game. It's not as good as on NES, SNES or Wii.

The button layout on the 3DS Virtual Console is poor. It should be customizable by the player.

...not that it matters much when there's so little of interest on the service.

The games on 3DS just plain suck, both Nintendo and third parties. For third parties, it's a bunch of fighting games and boring console-style games. I want new and unique gameplay experiences, like the ones that were on DS and Wii. 3DS is just delivering tired rehashes and retreads. See how much those helped the PSP?

Boring, poorly designed game. The 3DS lineup is horrible.

Incognito_D, yeah!

Good 3DS Games Still to Be Determined - gamers play DS games in the meanwhile.

Just Dance 3 is the best Wii game of the year, and it's right there on the list. Nintendo really missed the boat by releasing only Zelda and not stuff like a Wii Sports successor.

@C-Olimar, you listed a bunch of 3DS games that just plain suck, like Luigi's Mansion and Animal Crossing. I don't want that stuff. Mutant Mudds is the only interesting game in your list.

The Last Story, Rhythm Heaven, Mario Party 9, Bit.Trip Complete, Boom Street, La Mulana - Wii's last year is looking great. 3DS, not so much, unless there are some surprises in store.

Skyward Sword is mediocre. Have people played the other games that came out?

Great lineup for Yule week. Isn't MotoHeroz 1500 points?

Eurogamer has a much better list: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-19-eurogamers-top-10-wii-games-article

What does SLG mean?

Crowded and boring.

Kinect is also laggy, and usually only supports 1-2 people. Just Dance gives you freedom to dance the way you like, and it's easy to have a Wiimote for everyone.

Out of interest... what are the other 8 games?

Just Dance was good, Just Dance 2 was great, hopefully this will be fantastic.

Out of my ~20ish Spotpass connections, none have added anything to the Pokédex.

N64 games suck and are best left forgotten. If Nintendo puts more N64 ports on the 3DS instead of new games, that's only going to make things worse.

The 3DS game selection looks a little better now but there are still a lot of problems. Witness Konami announcing their Suikoden Tierkreis sequel on PSP, not 3DS. The 3DS eShop is still completely barren of new, original 3DS games, and that's completely ridiculous. There were no new downloadable games announced for the 3DS either. Just what is Nintendo doing with the eShop?

The criticism about no new "Wii Sports" is valid too. There's nothing that really SURPRISES people like Wii Sports did.

The 3DS is such a failure, and this lineup doesn't help that one bit.

Game was boring. Bring on some FRESH games for 3DS, not stale leftovers.

Ports, ports, ports... oh, and a Pokemon game. This list sucks.

Just look at all that hedging. "It might lack..." "You might already know..." "It might not have..." "DS owners may have played..."

This is absolutely ridiculous. Lacking, offering nothing new, not having broad appeal and featuring games people have already played, that's the 3DS.

Blasted Nintendo. I want my money back!

"What's the big mystery? Developers are often told their release date and price only a week or two in advance, a fairly short time to build buzz around your game, whether in stores or online."

I assume that the idea is to build buzz POST-launch - when the game is already available. Advertise and campaign a game that is available right now, not some time in the future. Take reviews, user feedback and commentary and show why the game is good. Treat your games like you will get constant sales from them - which you should on a download platform.

You mistyped Vitagram.

Nintendo of America deserve to crash and burn.

Haha, Ocarina of Time? "Unstoppable"? Hahahaha!

Is the evade/magic evade bug and others still present in this version?

Bahta. Isn't there anything better? I don't like Super Mario Galaxy.

Just Dance 2 should at least be there.

2. Will it allow me to play music when i close the lid allowing me to use 3DS as a music player this time around?

Use headphones/any stereo connection or keep the DSi open. What's the problem with that?

Other than Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, the launch selection sucks. Street Fighter would be good, but it's a port.

The DS version is great, needs to be in Europe too.

Atomic Wii Man, the game is great. Try it!

"a beacon of missed potential", probably just like the 3DS.

But seriously, ask when the GOOD games are coming in, and why the system is so expensive.

Bah. Mario is boring.