@BJWanlund Finally, someone else mentions Michael Jackson's Moonwalker! Please make it happen SEGA!

@evanescent_hero now THAT was well said!

I'd really like to see Words With Friends. I'd gladly pay for it in the eShop.

@SunnyShores a nice RED console would be a perfect fit for Mario Kart U Bundle!

@Void That blue is awesome! The green is too. I'm okay with the way the console looks, I think Nintendo has dropped the ball on getting the public aware of what the Wii U is. And why people need one.

@Dazza Awesome! "The Carlton"

@Vorgot yeah, i'm in the US. And it could have been just good luck on my part that I got a sympathetic customer service rep. Sorry to hear you didn't have a good experience. Hopefully Nintendo will be paying attention to the campaign underway to get them to move to an account based system for downloads instead of system specific.

Also, for those that think the problem is resolved by just purchasing physical copies of the games, if your device is stolen, most likely you will have your games stolen as well. Especially if it's from a burglary of your home.

And if you lose your device, you have the same problem of losing the games with the unit. Don't most people carry some of their games with them in a carrying case with the unit?

If you really want to avoid this situation, the easy solution is don't lose your device or let it get stolen.

@Vorgot That's a shame they wouldn't transfer your purchased content. In my experience with Nintendo, they went out of their way to transfer my WiiWare and Virtual Console purchase from a stolen Wii to my new one.

I had a Wii stolen out of my apartment, along with other things like a DS and all my games. Now, I never expected Nintendo to transfer my titles, I called Nintendo Customer Service to report the Wii stolen and to have them deactivate my Club Nintendo account link and WiiShop account so the person who stole it couldn't make purchases. But, after they reviewed my Club Nintendo history (all your WiiWare purchases are stored in Club Nintendo if you link it to the system), they went out of their way to get my downloads transferred over to my new Wii. I did have to obtain a police report, which luckily I had done prior to calling Nintendo. They deactivated my old Wii's account and the Club Nintendo link for me while on the phone and asked me to fax over my police report, so they could begin the process of transferring my content.

Within 24hrs, and on a Saturday no less, I received a call from Nintendo's Customer Service agent that was helping me. He walked me through setting up the WiiShop on my new Wii, and I was able to download all my content.

Now, i agree this isn't the ideal solution, and it may even be I just got the right agent at the right time. Or it may have been because I had over 30 WiiWare titles and Virtual Console titles downloaded. But they went above and beyond what I was expecting.

I would suggest that if this ever does happen to you, get the police report and give them a call. They can remotely deactivate the eShop account so nobody else can use it, and they will probably do everything they can to accomodate you.

Ideally though, we need the solution many have described above. All our content should be linked to an account, and we should be able to download that content on new devices. I do think though, for Nintendo's part, it's okay to limit the number of active devices to 1. They already have this setup internally, its through Club Nintendo.

For those wondering about the legality of these consoles, I think it's more down to them using the names NES, SNES, etc in packaging and advertisements. Even though Nintendo's and SEGA's patents may have run out, their copyrights on the names haven't, and never will.

One thing that they note in the article is they are doing hardware emulation for some of it, that's one way to get around a patent on the physical components. But the use of the copyrighted names might be the issue here.

This is a smart move. It gives the consumer yet another choice. We have download codes available at retail in the US, thats how I bought my copy of Luigi's Mansion:Dark Moon. I just wish we had these fancy cards. At Gamestop, my download code I bought for Luigi's Mansion was just a number printed on my receipt. No fancy card.

I hope this software launch acceleration includes 3rd party, namely EA Sports.But, if EA and Nintendo havent worked out their issues, then my sports game budget is going to the Visual Concepts/2K Sports titles on Sega Dreamcast. They were better games, anyway.

@NES_Hoarder This is exciting news! There are so many good GBA games to enjoy!

Big surprise with this! And, with the new Yoshi Wii U title coming soon, maybe 2014 will be Year of Yoshi

I've been waiting for this since the 3DS launched. Add in online play, and it's going to be great!

To those that were underwhelmed by Mario Tennis Open, what didnt you like? The online challenges were fun. My main gripe was online was region locked. Other than that, its a solid Mario sports title

@MrWalkieTalkie Agreed! I dont have much faith in EA though. Need for Speed Most Wanted U was the last EA game I bought, and thats only because of Criterion was the developer. I won't buy anymore EA games unless they work out these differences with Nintendo.

I'm disappointed in EA Sports. I refuse to buy another system just to play their games. So, instead, I'll play NBA 2K1, NFL 2K1, and NHL 2k1 on Sega Dreamcast. They are better games anyway. S%*k IT EA!

I love the logo, I hope it is the official logo.

I wish they had nuclear powered batteries. No charging, ever!

@Amrulez search Google for HDD Low Level format tool. It will help you reformat your drive for use on a computer.

SEGA! Give us a new version of Chu Chu Rocket in the eShop, please! or at the very least, release the Dreamcast version! Sega Swirl would be nice too!

#Dreamcast4Life #WiiU #Nintendo #3DS #Sega

@Wiidsguy totally agree!

I'm buying, but Did they announce the price yet?

Does anyone know if battery life has been addressed in any of the updates for 3DS? I personally don't have any issue with my battery life, and I'm on an original 3DS model i bought on launch day.

Was just curious if they were able to update it and I just haven't been paying attention.

On 3DS, I prefer to download to SD Card, for convenience. On Wii U, I prefer to buy retail games, but I still use the hell out of eShop. Most of my games are from eShop. I can see a time in near future though where I would download a retail game if it was a small download, like 2-4gb. There is no way in hell I'm downloading a 20gb game though.

I am surprised that so many people come on here to bash Nintendo about their system and the way they handle things. If you're really unhappy, sell the damn thing. That is the only way for you to send them a message that you don't like their product. Coming on some internet forum to bitch about it isn't going to get change, you need to hit them where it hurts, bank accounts.

That said, there are things I don't like about how they do things, but the one thing I do know is Nintendo Customer Service will do everything & anything to address your situation should you have an issue.

I wouldn't trust Microsoft or Sony with my toaster, let alone my game machine

@RetroGamerFan could you post the model number of your drive? Thats the one I've been looking for!

@Rafie You said it!

Nintendo, please give use a Media app to stream data off our DLNA servers! PLEASE! Go ask the people behind Plexapp to make one for Wii U

Developers: Take notice, this is how it's done! VBlank totally nailed it. I am not a fan of these open world GTA style games, but this is cool. I love the Arcade Missions he has in the game.

Plus, the different graphics filters are a cool addition, totally wasnt expecting that level of detail.

Even if you're not a fan of WiiWare, GET THIS GAME!! HELP VBLANK HIT THE SALES THRESHOLD SO HE CAN GET PAID!

I know he said this was basically a gift to Nintendo users, lets give him a gift of high sales so he gets paid.

Nintendo should do the right thing here and pay out sooner or contribute to this outstanding developer.

I went with SAGA, and since RUNNER 2 was just released on Wii U, I will grab that as well. While waiting for RUNNER2 to finish, I downloaded the RUNNER demo on WiiWare as well. Awesome stuff!

@Zemus-DJ YES!!!!

So far, the Arcade challenges is all I have played. I like what I've played, though.

Is it me, or does the Chase McCain name sound like it's straight outta the movie Boogie Nights? Remember the cop-porn that Dirk and Reed worked on within the Boogie Nights movie? Their cop names were Brock Landers (Diggler) and Chest Rockwell (Rothchild).

Chase McCain FTW!

@Nintenjoe64 where is the pre-order toy from?

Maybe it something like this: they will cover so much, announce so much new content, So many new games and services, it will be B-A-N-A-N-A-S!!!

I think the key here is Zen Studios being first on a Nintendo platform to do it like this. It shows how Nintendo has grown when it comes to the eShop and digital distribution. Good for Nintendo!

Just played the WiiWare demo, it was a fun game. It had a nice arcade style to it. I cant wait for the 3DS version now, as the 3D effect has some potential here.

In the meantime, I am downloading the full version from WiiWare. Its worth the 1000 points.

Zen Pinball 2 is going on my Wish List. It includes the plants vs Zombies AND Marvel tables! Awesome!

now just give us a true DNLA app so we can access any DNLA servers on our network. I have 100GB worth of tv shows and movies ready to be streamed, Nintendo!

I got my pre-order in on the weekend after the release date was announced. I went with the Basic Set because I have no interest in Nintendo Land and I only wanted white. The memory situation is a non-issue for me, as I have intended since the Wii U was announced to add an external hard drive.

I seriously doubt the Basic Set gets a price drop early on. I can see them giving buyers a copy of Nintendo Land in some kind of basic set bundle, but not a price drop.

@OurWullie yeah, thanks for the FYI. After I saw your comments I went and read the translation of the Japanese Nintendo Direct from yesterday. It does say 2tb like you said. Which is fine, 2tb will be enough, and I can see Nintendo raising that threshold via Wii U system update in the future, much like they did for Wii

I bought the Basic set because I wanted white and I wanted it day 1. I only use the internal storage on Wii for game save data, and thats what I intended to do with Wii U. My intention all along was too attach usb drive. That hasnt changed, so the amount of storage is fine.

And what I say to those criticizing or laughing at the people who bought a Basic set, who cares what you think. Yes Nintendo should have included a hard drive or more internal storage, but they didnt. what they did do is give EVERYONE who bought a Wii U, basic and deluxe, options to increase the available storage. So you may laugh because I bought the Basic set, but when I attach a 3TB hard drive, it wont make a difference. I will then have more than enough storage space.

Bottom line is the Basic system was the system I wanted. And I'll have it on Nov 18th. Happy Gaming everyone!

@Nintendokim If this turns out too be the case, thats fine with me as well. In fact, that was my plan all along.my 32gb sd card on my Wii was going to store all my WiiWare and VC titles when I move to Wii U. The external hd is for retail and eShop diwnloads.
Make it so, Nintendo.
#FireReggie

@DrKarl thats my problem as well. i really think the translation is wrong here since the original webpage was in japanese. it makes no sense to release a console that wont be able to play a good number of retail downloads (like Tekken), but can have USB storage added on.

I want a Nintendo Direct for North America to clear this stuff up before launch, then I will feel better.

#FireReggie

@MikeDanger YES!!! Long live the Dreamcast!

How about a new entry into the Sonic Adventure series.

@Joshers744 I agree. I was a little bummed there wasn't a surprise Mario Golf for 3DS announced. Maybe for next year.