Wait a sec... I read "unlockable." As in, we beat the game or achieve some feat and these extras are given to us for free, like the good ol' days?

This game just went from a "could buy" to a "probably will buy" for me, if that's the case.

@Elhijodelrio
It's just past 1 a.m. in the Central Time zone, my friend.

@fceramic

Looking forward to seeing some videos of the combat system. I love how open and professional you're being with all of the questions!

@steamhare

I think it sounds like an awesome idea, if tweaked a little and pulled off correctly.

Instead of offering the entire game for free, sell it in stores and in the eShop for $20 USD (and it's equivalence in other countries). If it were free, why would stores carry it? And if it's not in stores, a ton of casual fans may never know it exists on Wii U. And at $20, no one is going to complain at that price. Nintendo still makes a little cash off the top to offset the losses from development and hosting servers, and with weekly tournaments (I'd include different pricing tiers based on the prizes) that you mentioned, it makes a buttload of money over time.

If you only care about offline racing with friends or solo, then hey, you get a super cheap full version of Mario Kart. Eventually, you'll come around and participate in a tournament or two.

I get sad every time someone uses "download" and "Fire Emblem" in the same sentence. Why? Because I really wish I could download FE: RD to my Wii U and not have to spend the crazy prices people are asking for online. I really hope Wii games come to the WIi U VC. If full blown retail games sitting at 22GB like Lego City can, why not games that are easily less than a fifth than that?

@Deathgaze

He never said Nintendo owes it to us, he just said there was no reason to wait so long to give us what we want if there was no licensing issues. When it comes to games that could make it to the VC, I fully agree, because unless the game needs translation or code alteration, it costs Nintendo next to nothing to make someone's day, yet it just sat on this property for years and years and pretended like it didn't exist.

Only I'm wrong about that last sentence, it teased us with Earthbound in every single Smash Bros., so how were we not supposed to expect it?

In most cases, I agree that fans are insatiable and we demand way too much out of publishers, especially Nintendo. In this case, nope. This game was already translated and released in western territories before, the demand is there, and the risk/reward ratio is next to nothing.

Castlevania: Bloodlines was released on the American virtual console years ago. I downloaded it.

Cool. Story. Bro.

First this. Then DuckTales remastered. Then a new MegaMan. My head is about to explode and level an neighborhood.

@Gamer83

I hear he's leaving with $40 million in the bank. He doesn't need your sympathy. Feel bad for the people who get fired and lay awake wondering how they're going to put food on the table, not the douchebag CEO's who run a company into the ground.

@edhe

More like we hope this means EA will stop supporting the Wii U in such a half-*** manner and stop sending games to it to die.

XSEED is becoming my favorite publisher outside of Nintendo. Preordered the heck out of this game.

Has everyone seen this one for Mario Kart? It's a few years old and not from the same folks, but it's still awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG1ex0AAU5c

I'm glad they held it back to really take advantage of the hardware and make it a full Wii U game, not a Wii port with obvious last-gen visuals and tacked-on controls. If I'm going to pay $60 for it, I want the best they can give me.

After the awesome use of GBA-GCN connectivity in Zelda games and Pacman vs., I always wondered why we didn't see more DS-Wii interaction.

@Sonicfan11589

Crap, thanks for the heads up! If it had Need For Speed in that list, I would preorder that and MH3U instantly.

@Shadx

Thank you for being the voice of reason. MHT was region locked, and that game was fine. If you're worried about having enough people to play with, make sure you buy and play the game, and encourage others to do so. Whining and talking about boycotting doesn't help anyone. If we want more good games, we need to support the few that we do get.

@DarkKirby

YES AND YES. I know it was completely optional, but man was it a pain in the butt going back and forth snapping photos when the camera could only hold three.

I don't think it's any hype to say this Nintendo Direct > Nintendo's 2012 E3 presentation.

@edhe

Looks like it. I won't complain.

Shin Megami Tensei + Fire Emblem...

SOLD SOLD SOLD

YOSHI'S EPIC YARN KUNFIRMED!!!

Here we go...

3D Mario and Super Mario Kart confirmed for E3

Think of the repurchase as paying a dollar to add the functionality of playing on the Gamepad screen.

Super Metroid for 30 cents? YESSIR

Wii U VC service acknowledged and confirmed in Spring update!

Tri had USB keyboard support. I figured it went without saying for this game.

@tabris95

I believe Capcom said you will not be able to transfer MHT data. Oh well. It's been more than a year since I've seriously played, and I need to get back in the swing of things again.

Hey, what about Mega Man Soccer?

Capcom, you make it so hard for us to love you. And then you make it so hard for us to loathe you. I wish you would just pick one and stick with it. Wish I knew the price of this hoodie so I could know if it's going to be a Christmas present or not.

@Void

This is exactly what I'm expecting to happen, and why ME3 went from a Day 1 purchase for me to a wait and see. I refuse to get screwed over, that's for sure.

@HarmoKnight

Yeah, EA is sending Mass Effect 3 to Wii U to tank and have the excuse not to send anything else. I could care less about supporting that POS firm though.

Treasure has had a special play in my heart ever since I stumbled upon Gunstar Heroes for Genesis in K-Mart as a second grader. This is fantastic news.

I was kicking myself for missing out on Fluidity, but now I shall be redeemed!

What do Rareware, Factor 5, Left Field and Silicon Knights all have in common?

I hope you're taking notes Retro Studios, and smart enough not to leave Nintendo. You're not above escaping that curse...

I have been able to defend every complaint or misconception about the Wii U so far, but there is no excuse for this. So much for building that robust social networking community.

@FluttershyGuy

I know this is TOTALLY random and out of the blue, but remember the Symphony of the Goddesses concert coming to Dallas this Friday? I suddenly will have one extra ticket because my girlfriend cannot make it. So I need to either: find a friend or enthusiast to travel with me (from Tulsa or near, of course), or sell one or both of my tickets.

I couldn't find a way of PMing you here on Nintendo Life, so I had to message you here. If you're at all interested, e-mail me at marqmartin@yahoo.com and we can iron something out.

Mods, I apologize in advance if I'm breaking any rules, but this is an emergency that got plopped on me very suddenly. Like I said, I'd PM the guy myself, but NL doesn't have that function as far as I can see.

You want to know who is the voice of my generation? Steven Jay Blum . If you've been playing video games and watching anime, cartoons or even ad-supported television for a few years, it's impossible not to have heard his voice. See you, space cowboy...

@Scarkaiser

I remember that show fondly as well, but I think those guys were perfect as the voices of <i>that</i> era of Mario. I actually prefer Charles Martinet for the short yelps, grunts and exclamations we're used to, but if Mario was ever given a monologue, then Albano suddenly sounds better in my head.

Bookmarking this article for when this inevitably comes up in the future.

@noxusprime06:

I guarantee you there is a Metroid game somewhere in the Wii U's future.

@ajcismo

Nintendo announced way back in 2011 that the Wii U supports external storage in the form of SD cards, HDDs, and I even think I remember flash drives. So chill.

@Araknie
It was a problem in the GameCube days too.