Mmm. I love me some Yakuza.

This game is what I played instead of F-Zero X back in the day. I managed to get pretty darn good at it too, IIRC.

I'm not expecting much in the way of announcements for this ND, but it'll still be nice to get a little more info on Animal Crossing, Mario & Luigi and SMT IV.

Between Ruffles, Winston Payne's brother and Jin Yuugami, it appears as if there will be at least three prosecutors in this one.

Last Window: The Secret of Cape West

That the way ALttP2 progresses will be significantly different from other Zeldas was the most interesting tidbit I took from that article.

I've been meaning to download Art of Balance TOUCH! for a while now, and this might be a good excuse to do just that.

I'm still using the 2GB card that came with my 3DS, but I'll probably upgrade at some point this year.

Note to self: Next time you participate in the sad act of single-player Mario Party, don't try. At all.

I've already started re-playing the previous games in anticipation.

I'm currently on of the very best cases in the entire series (or at least I think so, anyway) - Farewell, My Turnabout.

I almost went with Mega Man 4 today, but I downloaded Zelda II instead. After finishing Mega Man 3 the other day, I just need a short break from the Blue Bomber.

I already have two of those games and I have Animal Crossing: New Leaf pre-ordered, so I'd obviously love for NoA to offer us a similar deal.

My absolute favorite Super NES game tends to change depending on my mood. The more I re-play ALttP, the higher it rises on my list of favorite Zeldas (and games) ever, but Super Mario World, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger and Yoshi's Island are all basically dead even with it when it comes to my affections. ActRaiser is high up there for me too, even with my hatred of end-of-game boss gauntlets, and I loved (granted, it was the DS remake) Dragon Quest V too.

OH, and Umihara Kawase is great too!

There've been many great Kirby games over the years, but Kirby's Adventure still stands as my favorite. I still replay it every 3 years or so.

Once I am appointed to my position as mayor of Squaresville, my first act will be to commission the construction of the Reset Surveillance Center.

Solely for the purpose of trolling one Mr. Resetti.

@JonWahlgren - I have a small question: during your time with the game, did you notice if Link's sword can still slice through walls?

A new top-down Zelda?
Bravely Default?
All three Guild02 games?
A new Yoshi's Island?
Release dates for Pikmin 3, Mario & Luigi and the Oracle series ports?
EarthBound?
Professor Layton?

Nintendo just has no regard for how little money I have.

I'm slightly annoyed that Square-Enix even needed Nintendo to pick up the publishing slack for all of us to get this game, but at least it's finally coming.

Though I don't think they're bad games at all, I have been somewhat let-down by the last three portable entries in the series, so I have high hopes that this will something of a return to form for top-down Zelda.

I hope physical copies won't be too hard to find a few months from now; I would buy this immediately if my 3DS backlog wasn't so bloated right now. It's all I can do just to put in an hour or two into Etrian Odyssey IV every day, I just don't think I have the gaming time atm to give Soul Hackers all the tender love it needs.

Viewtiful Joe was really fun despite how much I sucked at it (I never could clear the Magnificent 5 episode), and it's still one of the more visually arresting games I've ever seen.

I traded in my copy several years ago, and it didn't take me long to regret that decision. Someday I'll get around to buying it again.

A little bit of Ace Attorney 2 and Wario Land: SML3, some Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and a lot of Etrian Odyssey IV.

Oh wow, I'd totally given up on the DS game ever seeing a Western release.

I can't remember the last time I used the Check Mii Out, Everybody Votes, Forecast or News channels. They were kinda neat for a while, but the novelty wore off pretty quickly.

Day one purchase for me, should it really come over.

Getting EA to go all in for their cause would probably be better for Nintendo's shareholders, but as a gamer, I'd (much) rather see Nintendo work hard to encourage more indie developers to support the Wii U.

The list of Japan-only 3DS titles I desperately want always seems to growing, so it's great to cross off Project X Zone and now (hopefully) Bravely Default from that list.

Now, back to hoping for localization news on Rocket Slime 3, Dragon Quest VII, Terry's Wonderland 3D, Time Travelers, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Monsters Come Out on Friday, Sayonara Umihara Kawase and Fantasy Life.

For Little King's Story and Retro Game Challenge alone, I hope XSEED sticks around for a very long time. That they've published numerous other worthwhile games too almost seems like gravy.

I no longer care that this was a cruel trick, I now want Nintendo to make this a reality.

I'll be playing the heck out of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and wrapping up the final case in Ace Attorney 1.

This story would make for a great Elite Beat Agents level.

At $2, it was certainly one of the easier impulse game purchases I've ever made.

That list is in dire need of some Bionic Commando and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, but you did get #1 right, at least.

I'll be putting some time into both Aquaria and Fire Emblem: Awakening, as well as replaying Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Don't you do it Capcom, don't you dare make me fall in love with you again.

I'm really hoping that this game, Time Travelers, Monsters Come Out on Friday and, of course, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will all eventually make their way to North America.

Because I love me some Level-5 (and because all of those games appeal to my gaming sensibilities anyway).

Because Majora's Mask wasn't creepy enough already.

F-Zero is just one of those series I've never been able to get into, no matter how much I've tried. I respect the craftsmanship, the visual aesthetics and the love fans have for it, but the speed is just too much for me. GX actually gave me motion sickness on more than one occasion.

I don't normally like Kotaku, but the full article was actually pretty interesting.

Given his personality and his very geek-savvy body of work (of which I'm an admitted fan), it doesn't surprise me at all that Simon Pegg would enjoy that reference.

Also, I can't wait for The World's End!

Mostly Fire Emblem: Awakening (everybody's starting to hit Lv. 20, so I'm gonna have to buy more Master Seals soon), but I might sneak in some Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut too.

No sign of The Friday When The Monsters Appear? Darn, that's the one I want the most.

"Don't worry, ma'am, your son is in very good hands. His doctor cleared every level of Trauma Team on Specialist difficulty."

Ace Attorney is one of the few series where I'd be all over a compilation, despite already having each game in the series (AAI2 excepted).

I feel a little guilty for having both of the Devil Survivor games just sitting barely played (still in the plastic wrap, in 2's case) on my shelf while gamers in Europe haven't even had the chance to play them yet.

I will cry salty, salty tears if Capcom changes their minds about bringing AA5 over.

I wasn't blown away by this Nintendo Direct, but there were still a few bits of news that made me happy. The big one for me was Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and the announcements of Animal Crossing's release date (finally) and River King & Harvest Moon coming to the eShop were both nice too.

I might get Sakura Samurai when it goes on sale, if I feel like I have the time to actually play it.

While I'd like to see another 3rd-party developer put their spin on Zelda (Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons are two of my very favorite games in the series and The Minish Cap was good for what it was), I'm not sure MercurySteam is the one I'd like to see have a stab at it. I just haven't been impressed with their body of work so far.