None of the ones pictured.
Chrono Trigger or Super Metroid is the only contest here.

I don't understand all the doomsday stuff regarding Nintendo.
Yes, they've lost money this year.
Yes, their projected profits were reduced from 1+ billion to 284 million.

Sony lost a billion dollars in the PS3's first year. They lost money for the next 3 years. XBox 360 lost money for Microsoft in the first few years.
Nintendo lost a whole bunch of money from the Virtual Boy fiasco.

Nintendo has plenty of money, and plenty of future profits. They are not in trouble. Also, the 3DS will easily recover when it finally gets some AAA titles.

Me too.
I hope that camera spinning thing is an option, because I have no trouble telling left from right no matter what direction the car on the screen is facing.

"Hyrule Lake" -> "Lake Hylia"
I was hoping they would add in some deleted content from the original that folks around here were talking about, but I'm definitely still picking this up, probably on Monday.

If it took 5 years to develop Skyward Sword, I'd say there's essentially no chance a Zelda will come out this year for Project Cafe.
There could be one on the 3DS though.

Great, I loved the original Dragon Warrior but haven't played the rest.
Heard DQ3 was the best of the NES games.

I'd give it a 7 or 8. No mention of bosses? I remember them being pretty fun and the core of this game.

I can't wait to never buy another Mario Kart again.

@62: I am here!
I will be downloading this soon as both of my NES copies have been loaned out. It might be time to change my avatar back to the weapons merchant.

Chrono Trigger (truly baffling), Crystalis, The Guardian Legend, and why hasn't Faxanadu been released in the US yet? Both of my NES copies have been borrowed and I've been getting the itch.

Aw, I'm disappointed. I was hoping for at least a 9, but I'd give it a 10.
This and The Guardian Legend are the best games on the NES imo.

Also this game was published by Hudson Soft/Nintendo, developed by Hudson Soft, and Licensed by Nihom Falcom.

I just bought KEY and NBA Jam and Goldeneye.
Am I really supposed to buy DKCR and Sonic Colors as well?
Geeeeeeeez.

Apart from the mixed reviews, it's also a short game with little replay value (unless you're one of the few that decide to be bold and take on the harder difficulty).
I bought the game of course, but if I wasn't a die-hard Nintendo/Metroid fan, I would say it's not worth more than a rent. I need to have it in my collection, but most players would benefit more from renting it, beating it, and returning it.

Luigi's Paper Waffle Kingdom is genius.

Awaiting a review =/

I love that when Faxanadu is announced, people immediately mention The Guardian Legend and Crystalis.
Are we some sort of weird cult that loves these three games?
Anyway, <3 Faxanadu, great game, everyone here should dl it. I will also be saddened if it doesn't get a 9/10 on this site.

To this bit, though: "so there might be a few spots where you will have to grind on enemies before you're strong enough to continue."
The EXP system in Faxanadu is nothing like Zelda II. It only determines your "title" and how much gold you start out with the next time you die or load the game from your mantra. Your stats are based purely on the equipment you are using.

Publishers don't need passion, they just need to throw money around.

@34: Who are you?

PvZ is awesome, but just like Chinatown Wars, it's a much better deal on the iPhone.

I refuse to stop saying Zeebs.

I know that no one will ever read this, but I had to point out why the reader's choices appear to be "contradictory."
When you allow readers to choose best Wii game, best handheld, and best overall, it's definitely possible to get 3 different games, even if the best overall game must be the same as one of their other picks.
Consider that letters are Wii games, numbers are handheld games, and each column represents different voters.
Wii: A B A B B
HH: 1 2 2 2 1
O/A: A 2 A B 1
Best Wii game: B
Best Handheld: 2
Best Overall: A

@Nintendoftw: We Nintendo fans here at Nintendolife really don't believe the Wii is horrible or a failure. What makes you say that?
I couldn't find more than a few games worth purchasing for the Gamecube, but I have almost 20 games for the Wii, and I've sunk another couple hundred into WiiWare and Virtual Console.

Anyway...
With so many huge releases coming so close together (SMG2, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Metroid: Other M, Skyward Sword), it's tough to imagine that Nintendo isn't just winding down here. I really don't think that once these are out that they'll be developing a new game in each franchise for the current console.
I'm guessing that a new console will be announced early 2011 and will be released by the holidays.

I didn't know it was possible for Hudson to make 2/10 games...

Zombified telekinetic bully. Awesome.

@6 - Well, the song should at least be in the cutscene where Samus fights Mother Brain. I believe that was where this song played in Super Metroid.

Edit: Actually I think it also played during the Kraid and Ridley fights.

@4: Hell, this might be the first handheld I ever buy.

Sounds awesome but the word "Epic" needs to die.

@Burny:
I don't have WSR. I was basing it on my experience with Red Steel 2, which cannot be played sitting down.

No force detection would make it better for Zelda, but I'm still concerned at having to do stuff like bowl bombs. If the game frequently requires full range of motion, it's going to be tough to play it whilst sitting down.

I don't know if I like the idea of standing in front of my TV to play this game for 30-60 hours.
If that's something N really expects me to do, then I probably won't be able to finish the game until 2014.

@Marioman:
Really? Bohemian Rhapsody, Paranoid, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Interstate Love Song, Sharp Dressed Man, Self Esteem?
It's hard to imagine you haven't heard each of those songs hundreds of times.

@Corbie:
The iPod Touch gets almost too hot to hold when playing some games (Sim City is one).

@buffalobob: I'm pretty sure, given the context, that it's referring to online multiplayer. And if you believe that most games on the Wii have perfectly (or even marginally) functional online capabilities, then you are blind.

Rhansley why do you keep insisting that the Wii will be around until 2015 or 2016?
If I could I'd bet you $1k that a new Nintendo system will be released no later than 2013.
This generation, Nintendo has the most cripplingly underpowered hardware, and there's no reason for it. The tech is cheap now, so Nintendo should have a more powerful system.

Yeah, it looks like Elemental Masters is just a straight rip of the FFVIII card game.
That's just funny - I hope it has the same horrible music too.

While I hated Core, I may actually consider this one. Looks interesting and I love platformers.

@Donatello: "At least the Wii is getting Mega Man 10 first before the others. And again, playing it with the Wii Remote 'nes style on it's side Classic Controller is the only way to fly"
I agree 100%

@Hardy83: I fail to see how the 3DO had no third party support.
It had quite a few games, all of them 3rd party.
The hardware itself was also 3rd party.
The real issue was the cost of the system.

I can't being to imagine how bad a 256x192 game would look on a 46" screen.
Is that really what this is?

@kevenz: I was put off by this at first too but I quickly got used to it.

I said it before kind of jokingly, but I think it will be an announcement that one of the anticipated games (Zelda, Metroid, SMG2) will come out much earlier than expected.

Anyone saying that HD is worthless or unimportant, or isn't much better than SD, clearly does not have a nice HDTV.
I love my 46" Samsung, I wish Twilight Princess was in HD, and I really hope Nintendo pushes an HD console as soon as possible. The tech is really cheap now.

They will have a playable demo of Zelda, followed by this astounding surprise...
Zelda will hit store shelves on Monday! (after the summit, so March 1)

@JakobG:
The fact that it runs on iPhone OS means that:

• It won't support Java
• It won't support Flash
• You can't download any programs that are not iApplications
• You can't maintain a filesystem
• You can't move your work onto another system

etc.

Digiki hates fun.

@MasterGraveheart
I figured you were talking about Mega Man 3, and that is indeed the case:
http://sydlexia.com/mega_man_3_sucks.htm
I assume this Blade Man and this game in general will be much better.

And of course, Mega Man 3 wasn't made by Capcom, it was produced by Hi-Tech Expressions and developed by William and Stephen Rozner (but obviously licensed by Capcom for some reason).

@Rensch
The robot masters are always made for some practical purpose and then reprogrammed by Dr. Wily.

I'm not a graphics whore or anything.
I love my retro consoles.
Still, I would love to see Nintendo go HD as soon as possible.
I have a 46" Samsung and would like to make full use of it.

Never thought I'd say this, but this game seems a bit too kiddish...
It might just be the cut-scenes or the way Klonoa flails in the air when he does his "hover."
Also, the platforming is a bit tricky - I'm never quite sure if I'm actually going to land on a platform when I jump over a pit.
The boss fights are kinda fun though I guess. I may or may not return to this game to complete it.

@Ezekiel: They will just get a snapshot. Rather than the music and flashing lights and the ability to rotate the tree.

@vakama94:
This is Chokkan! Balance Labyrinth rather than The Incredible Maze.

Also, how pointless. I'd really rather just play Wooden Labyrinth 3D Lite on my iPod Touch for free.