So... its the Wii version, but sacrifices some of the technical feats for a lack of waggle? I'm okay with this.

If we can get some sort of bundle for $15 including at least four new characters and new skins, it would be worth the wait. Or even better, if all eight suspected characters are released by then, give us ALL the DLC for $25 or $30. That way, they'd still be making almost $100 per copy sold and still buy some good will from Wii U owners.

I'm a very lucky individual indeed.

Why, do you ask?

Because I'm playing this for the First Time!

The 3DSi needs to have at least 32 GB of internal storage.

The lack of jumping makes sense. It wasn't in the previous Arkham games, and Batman already has a host of other similar abilities. So long as there are no VVVVVV-style 2 inch barriers, I'm cool with this.

That was surprisingly non-garbagey.

Hopefully The Last Ranger can fix the problems people had with the original game. It could be one of the best games for the 3DS this year if things turn out right.

If Mercenaries is a similar price in America, I know what my next eShop purchase will be!

Those are GREAT deals.

I can see his point. At least in KI:U, any player with at least basic skills could jump into the game and start playing, paying as much or little attention to the dialogue as they want. The story of KI:U was great, but when replaying it, it was nice to never be required to slow down for the plot to get ahead.

@idork99 I haven't seen a single review for the 3DS version. That said, I've heard the 3DS version sacrificed a few minigames and features for a more steady framerate.

More melee weapons would be welcome, but would have to be handled carefully. They'd have to be as valuable as guns, and as difficult and rewarding to obtain. Perhaps there could be some assortment of selectable melee weapons with strengths and weaknesses? Or maybe you can only carry one at a time? Perhaps more advanced weapons like halberds are harder to use until your character levels up a bit.

It's a great appetizer of a game he made.

@JustYourAverageBleh To clear a Canadian warehouse of spare Wii parts most likely.

$2.50 a game? Bargain!

@RupeeClock Call of Duty is actually a pretty big PS3 franchise over there, sort of like how Resident Evil is pretty big outside of Japan. Don't worry though; I have no doubt that Pokemon will have far superior legs.

@Zach777 That game doesn't even fit on the default SD card. I doubt we'll see it soon.

@HarmoKnight Those are some pretty hefty titles. How big is your SD Card?

I think they introduced a new Black XL this week.

@6ch6ris6 The same people who buy games presumably.

A service like this in the West would finally give me an excuse to retire the ol' iPod.

I'll watch a few minutes.

@DiscordedTeeJay It's a translation of the Japanese name. I don't think we ever got an official English name.

@DiscordedTeeJay There's no shame in that. The game has its merits. I just couldn't get into it.

I personally expect disappointment. The Wii U is lacking that one thing (a mainstream pricepoint, a 90+ exclusive, a trendy title) that will get a few more people to by it. That said, I expect the Wii U to possibly pass the Vita in at least some regions by April. That's a start.

@Falk_Sturmfels I found Zenonia to be bearable only by the low standards of DSiWare RPGs.

Honestly, I'd have thought DSiWare would be the home of lots of great RPGs, if only because you'd be able to port older and smaller DS games without a problem.

@WiiLovePeace They're probably basing it on Japanese numbers, which according to VGChartz are 7.7 million to 4 million.

@Bliquid There's Layton and a bunch of 3rd party titles like Zero Escape, Sylanders, Adventure Time, and Epic Mickey. But yeah, Holiday 2012 is not going to be remembered very fondly for 3DS owners.

Don't worry about the drop in combined DS and 3DS sales. Some DS games were still pretty big back in September 2011. According to VGChartz, Pokemon Black/White and NSMB1 sold at about 50 thousand copies each, and you had new releases like Harvest Moon, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, Kirby: Mass Attack, and Solatorobo adding to those numbers. In contrast, September 2012 was a dry month for both the DS and 3DS. Seriously, were any new games released for those systems?

If you're still worried, don't be. October sales are going to spike over last year, thanks to a couple of major releases: Pokemon Black/White 2 and the first 3DS Layton anyone?

It looks like the eShop is in for a second Golden Age.

I have class when this starts. -_-

This was a better week than a lot of months have been.

I'm actually surprised. The trailer for this was promising. Oh well... I guess there are no thing as good surprises.

There still should have been a 3DS version, especially with those 3DS appsthey're making alongside the game.

According to VGChartz, this is at about 800,000 worldwide. Admittedly, they have some accuracy problems, but I can imagine this selling a million worldwide easily by the end of the year.

Wut?

I doubt its likely to be much higher. I heard only 5% of sales were digital.

Let the football/soccer nomenclature wars begin!

Probably just confirmations for the Q4 lineup. Still, it'll be nice to see what does and doesn't come out this year.

Based on my knowledge of Mushroom Kingdom currency, 100 coins is a life. Based on the EPA, a human life is worth $6.9 million. So each coin is worth about $69,000. Using my calculator, I can therefore determine that the current value of coins collected in Mario is $2,512,422,351,936,000, or about as much money as the entire world makes combined over the course of 33 or so years.

That ought to buy Apple.

I expect Americans to download a lot more.

DQX is an MMO, these numbers are fine. What really interests me are the 3DS LL's and Mario's legs, plus the 30,000 jump for the Wii,

@Jamouse I'm not with you on this, but only because the original was that good. Days is one of my favorite DS games.

Der fuq?

Good luck James!

The West is still inhospitable to 3DS games I see.

I affectionately call my original model DS "Old Chunky." My brother still plays GBA and DS games on it.

I'm thinking this will sell 3 to 3.5 million in Japan total. Honestly, not releasing a 3DS version with at least added 3D effects and greater resolution is going to kill this game's legs.

Not my thing, but I know people who prefer having jumbo sized handhelds. They must be thrilled.