Sounds pretty boring to me, and the indirect controls, lackluster presentation, almost zero replay value, and fractured story just turn me off even more.

@Erica_Hartmann At least misspelling his name is better than how Nintendo Power constantly mislabeled his species as a mutant squirrel instead of a mutant fox.

I'm not sure what to think about new gameplay. On one hand, I'm not a big fan of the 3D gameplay style from Unleashed and Colors (although it's still a million times better than the gameplay in Secret Rings <shudder>). On the other hand, they usually screw up completely when they try new gameplay styles. I just wish they'd go back to Sonic's 3D gameplay style from the Adventure duology (and the mech-style combat from those games was pretty good, too).

@Musharna I didn't say it did require a 3DS. I said "(3)DS," meaning DS or 3DS. Where I mentioned just the 3DS was in relation to X & Y, which will indeed be 3DS games.

@Funny_Moblin I'm not sure they'll be able to release them digitally. Up to this point the save files have always been tied to the cartridge due to the ways the connectivity features work. For example, trading between my White and Black 2 versions requires me to put each game in a (3)DS and connect through IR. It would be a lot more complicated to work these kinds of features through system-tied save data, although they may be able to simulate it for digital releases by tying the save data to a digital copy as if it were a cartridge that's restricted to a single 3DS.

@DarkKirby Just be glad we're not still back in the days of R/B/Y when Psychic types, especially Mewtwo, were practically invincible.

@DrVollKornBrot If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You may consider them boring, but for most players the brilliant core mechanics have never needed updating, and they'd turn off most of the existing fanbase if they ever tried it.

@disco3000 And "Super Mario 3D Land," "Mario Kart 7," "Kid Icarus: Uprising," "New Super Mario Bros. 2," "Fire Emblem: Awakening," etc., don't count as "killer apps" because...?

Cool! My favorite is Polar Knight.

Are we ever going to get a Force Unleashed 3? I'll be extremely disappointed if we're stuck with the lousy open ending to Force Unleashed 2.

Ooooh, when this comes to the West, I'll make an exception to my usual rule of not buying a second version of a game I already own. In all my years of playing this game, I've only made it past the second zone once without the level select code, so the restore point (as well as the 3D visuals) will make this worth it. (And the GBA port was absolutely horrible.)

One thing I do appreciate about the later seasons is that they stick closer to the game mechanics. They started enforcing the "4 attack limit" in Johto, and, although they still make annoying mistakes at times, they've gradually gotten better at including more advanced mechanics and gotten more accurate with things like attack side effects and type match-ups.

Unfortunately, streaming these episodes on Nintendo Zone doesn't really work that well, since the max 3DS volume isn't loud enough to hear the show properly in a public place like McDonald's.

If it's that common of a phrase, I'd think nobody would be allowed to trademark it. Then again, the laws could be different in Japan.

@Suzakuryuu I was referring to Maya Fey. I didn't know about Ema Skye, but a quick search on Google Images reveals that she's pretty hot too, although not in the same league as the others.

I wonder what happened to Detroit that they needed a "New Detroit." Maybe it was burned down after the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup one too many times.

This looks very interesting, much more interesting than a standard SHMUP.

Is it just coincidence that both of Phoenix's assistants have been really hot 20-something women, or is he some kind of pervert?

You mean to tell me I could've avoided wearing those uncomfortable and ugly patches for 6 hours a day for a few years as a kid just by playing certain video games? I wish I had known that then. Oh well. The patches worked, and I haven't had the problem for close to 20 years, just the novelty ability to easily cross my eyes on command.

I'm confused. Isn't the Wii Virtual Console already available in the Wii U eShop? Why bother releasing them again, or are there Wii U specific features being added like the restore points in the 3DS VC?

Only on the Wii U?! No fair! Why can't they put it on the Wii shop as well?

@FOURSIDE_BOY I've always wondered, what can the Question actually do in a fight? It seems like all he's good for is looking for conspiracies and hiding his own face.

Cool! I'll add it to my Wishlist as soon as it's released in North America.

Ohh, goody! Liberation Maiden is a high priority on my Wishlist.

@Assassinated Occasionally, this site will review notable classic Nintendo games that haven't seen a release on any of the Virtual Consoles. It doesn't happen often, but they'll throw one in every now and then to be more thorough with their coverage of retro Nintendo games. You can look for them in the "retro" section.

Did anyone else watch the tie-in cartoon loosely based on the first game? I thought it had some interesting moments, but it was mostly pretty bland, falling into several poor juvenile clichés. Plus, it was cancelled after one season, so it didn't get the chance to adapt the sequels.

It makes you wonder what great games we could've had that could've been released with some better luck but unfortunately never saw the light of day.

I like the references to "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2: Rogue Leader." One of the best launch games ever!

You forgot to mention that Luigi also had his unique attributes in the GBA port of Super Mario World.

The 3D Pokédex was too expensive for my tastes at the regular price, and it's still higher than it should be, but I'll grab it at this price.

The Sega Genesis will always occupy a special place for me as my very first console. I've still got it along with a 32X.

This may seem blasphemous, but I think "Sonic 3 & Knuckles" is better than any game on the SNES. The SNES had better graphics and sound capabilities, but the Genesis had the more powerful CPU. Let's hear it for blast processing!

I don't think it could work. Including Meat Boy in Smash Bros. would likely push the rating up to Mature, which I can't see Nintendo letting happen to a franchise like Smash Bros.

They need to go after the Major League Baseball license. They certainly can't do any worse than the guys who make the MLB games under the current exclusive contract. Ever since the MLB license went exclusive, they have yet to make a good baseball sim on Nintendo hardware, leaving me with MVP Baseball '05 for GameCube as my best option.

Don't worry, PETA. Whaling is still illegal in Oklahoma. (Seriously, that's an actual law.)

Other than its D-Pad, I still think the GameCube Controller is the best controller Nintendo has ever designed.

If this comes to the U.S., I'll definitely subscribe to it.

Yeah, Tails's Adventure is a great game, but I've already got it on Sonic Gems Collection.

@Joshers744 According to Interplay's develpment page, they're making a ClayFighter game for DSiWare, but who knows if it will ever see the light of day, as well?

Woohoo! Now if only Interplay could give us some news either way on WiiWare Descent.

That's creepy. It's makes you think just how many ways the American Revolution and subsequent establishment of the United States's government could've gone horribly wrong. In many ways, the Founding Fathers were incredibly lucky to be able to pull off what they did.

Drat! I've already got Sakura Samurai, and I'm not interested in any of the others. Why couldn't it have been Liberation Maiden instead of Fractured Soul?

I think it's just a more powerful Normal type. It appears to just be using Eevee's standard attacks.

Hmm, interesting. Of course 256 possibilities means 16 new figures. Assuming this one will also be backwards and forwards compatable, I'll wait for this one before getting into the Skylanders series.

Ah, that explains why noone has received any shipments. I would just download it off the eShop, but I keep getting an error every time I try to purchase it, which I assume means the servers are full. C'mon, Nintendo, take my money!

Haven't we about reached the peak for video game graphics, anyway? Raw horsepower can always get better, sure, but how much better can the graphics really get?

Um, you guys do remember that the DS only has about the graphical power of a 32/64 bit system, don't you?

@Adam According to the FAQs posted at GameFAQs, they did indeed bring back that feature, complete with recruitable and marriable children. (Interestingly, although they made sure to make incest marriages impossible, it is possible to marry off a pair of cousins, specifically the children of Chrom and Lizza.)

I wasn't going to get this even after enjoying Sacred Stones, but the demo sold me on how awesome this game is. My first playthrough will be casual mode on medium difficulty, then I'll switch over to classic mode on easy difficulty after I get through the game the first time.

Hmm, I was expecting a higher score. This is one of my favorite NES Ambassador Games on my 3DS.

Maybe we'll finally get all of the Dream World areas made available for Pokémon Black/White 2.