@Trikeboy

Oops. I meant Don Mattrick.

As an aside, is anyone reminded of late actor John Ritter when they see pictures of [Don Mattrick]?

If the old Virtual Console counts, I've used the Wii U's backwards compatibility, but I haven't gotten round to playing my Wii games (primarily, The Last Story and Pandora's Tower, which I've yet to finish) yet. I'm glad the option is there.

@Master-Nas

I'm sure @kaisersalsek was referring to the two men who butchered the man in broad daylight, and not their creed.

It's unfortunate for Capcom, but it was definitely for the best that they cancelled the it.

I'd have liked to see it still happen because life still goes on, (I feel people people can be a bit over-zeolous when it comes to cancelling things in light of other, sometimes unrelated things) but the tabloids would have had a field day with this, and Capcom would suffer a PR disaster had they gone ahead with the event.

This declaration of a "Strong Partnership" is a bare faced lie when EA won't even release FIFA on the Wii U.

@GiftedGimp The hackers will either be a shadowy cabal of homophobes who oppose EA's righteous stance on homosexuality and video games, or a shadowy cabal of Christians who oppose EA's righteous stance on homosexuality and video games.

Damn it! I'm going to miss it.

It'll be an exclusive just like Scribblenauts unlimited was, in that you could get the game earlier (in Europe, at least) and at a knockdown price on the PC with Steam.

No way in hell I'm paying £50 for this on the Wii U when I can get it for £15-25 on Steam.

But will we see it in Europe this year? It just depends on whether NoE feels like gimping their release schedule.

Is this competition open to those outside of the United States? Could you clarify?

I've seen the Chris outfit, and now I refuse to play through the game with anything but that outfit.

The pipe is a nice touch.

They look like the respectable Bratz.

I'm fed up with reading through comments on these kind of posts and seeing all the denial.

"GOOD! I don't like them games anyway! Thbbbbbbbpt!"

This as a BAD thing. Stop kidding yourself.

"According to a post on 4chan..."

Fact into Doubt won't go.

Ooooh, British developer!

The game looks mediocre though. I can't really say I would buy it given the opportunity. What is its main distinguishing feature? The different styles to match the different eras and systems of videogames?

But yeah, I fear Nintendo are probably going to patch it out. The idea of two cartoon male bobbleheads bathing together is very surreal and Japanese, but the whole babies and romance thing will probably be too much for Nintendo.

Personally, I thought @invmat was being facetious, but I too misunderstood his comment.

But he'll be alright with his big fat paycheck.

The bastard.

Ah man, now Tomodachi Collection will never be released in the West!

I hope Nintendo do the right thing and just accept this as a feature (but not before patching in female same-sex relationships).

But can it Castlevania?

I've got my eye on the Super Retro Console [Destructoid] anyway. A handheld retro console looks incredibly clunky and unwieldy.

"The roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by level randomization, permanent death, and turn-based movement."[Wikipedia]

1) I haven't seen anything that suggests a game outside the Heroes of Might and Magic style battle system. Are the enemy loadouts supposed to be the random part?

2) It's not turn based. It's real time.

When I first heard about this game (on destructoid an hour ago), I saw the tag "roguelike" and was pretty excited. However, It looks more like Heroes of Might and Magic than anything else, but with a futuristic/zombie apocalypse theme and some interesting mechanics. I've seen the video and there isn't anything to suggest there is a world outside these battles so it can hardly be classed as a roguelike, let alone a subgenre of the RPG.

But like I said, I'm intrigued by the mechanics - I like how you can occupy squares and spawn various troops, and the bigger battles with multiple forces looks pretty hectic.

I have fond memories of Donkey Kong Jr., It being one of the NES games I played when I was young.

I have it on my 3DS, so I've got no need to buy it on the Wii U, and although I've played it only twice (1st Sept 2011 and 19 Dec 2012!), I think it's a game I can probably enjoy a bit more. It's definately more enjoyable than Ice Climbers in my opinion.

Summer Scramble has yet to be released in Europe, so I imagine they'll take the same stance.

Also, I've got to say, I find it quite funny how Chrom has an emblem design on his plain grey briefs as well as that tattoo.

@Pod

I was going by the claims on pastebin in the article. It turns out the video footage is actually a PewDiePie video (yeah...). The Pastebin links to the Scribblenauts Wiki which suggests that Nyan Cat was shown in the E3 2012 preview of Scribblenauts Unlimited. Also linked is an image with Nyan Cat in it which could be a still from the E3 trailer itself.

Remember kids, draw some poopy pixel art and steal appropriate a vocaloid track and you too could one day be a creative genius.

They're right to sue though. As stupid as it is that they were awarded a copyright for their respective ideas, WB were in the wrong. They repeatedly declined their requests for dialogue, and they did use both memes in promotional footage.

@Peach64

Ubisoft didn't run away like scared children. They committed themselves.

It isn't necessarily paying off, but that's because other publishers (and Nintendo) aren't releasing games for the Wii U.

@SilentHunter382

"Then they'll buy our many Wii U games..."

~~~

I'd really like to know the real story behind why EA are snubbing the Wii U after declaring their undivided support at E3 a few years back.

Mega Man, Super Mario Bros. and Street Fighter II? Well fancy that.

I was hoping the "a game developer's dream" was going to be Petit Computer. Publisher Dream, however looks like a cross between Game Dev Story on the iOS and a free flash game called Game Corp.

I'll have to wait for a review before I even consider it.

Slim pickings for Virtual console - I hope it gears up soon, and with games we don't already have access to on other Nintendo virtual consoles.

(In your face @AbeVigoda! We didn't have to wait until 2015 for Mega Man to appear on the Wii U VC !!)

Start as you mean to carry on, Nintendo...

@Vallu

They should actually be tied to your Club Nintendo account automatically - assuming your country has access.

Now, if I was lucky enough to win that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow competition, then I can buy Luigi's Mansion 2, and then claim my free Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

But that's highly unlikely... I'm right in thinking that Nintendolife hasn't declared the winners of that competition, aren't I?

I have Fire Emblem, and I'd like Animal Crossing and maybe Luigi's Mansion. Unfortunately, I haven't really got my eye on any of the other games on the list, so, at the moment, I can't really justify spending £60+ on games for a free one.

To be honest, since I already own Super Metroid on the Wii VC, I should only pay 30 pence for the privilege of playing it on the Gamepad no matter if it's during this special promotion or not.

Although the boot up to Wii Mode makes this a bit easier to take.

I fear they are going to do exactly the same thing as the 3DS VC - announce games already available for the Wii VC. A Wii U VC exclusive, like, say a Gamecube game would go a long way to convincing me that Nintendo aren't just going to drip feed the games we already have access to (minus the ones they no longer have the rights to), but lo and behold, one of the first games we get is Mega Man...

I can't get excited for the Virtul Console until they start announcing games I can't already get on the Wii or 3DS Virtual Console.

Will we be seeing Gamecube games at all?

I haven't played a 'Tales of' game since Symphonia. They haven't become the new Final Fantasy, have they?

I really did enjoy playing through Symphonia (I was an idiot and sold it along with Skies of Arcadia), and I rank it as one of the best games for the Gamecube.

I thought the whole point putting it on kickstarter was to bypass the big publisher.

It was crowd funded to the tune of $23,000, and now Ubisoft are involved, funding the release with their money.

Why didn't Pwnee studios go to Ubisoft in the first place. Pwnee Studios may have to hand their Indie cred card in.

I like the sound of being able to export the game on an SD card. Rytmik's method - connecting the DS up to a computer with a 3.5mm jack, having to balance the sounds and recording it into an audio program was far from idea.

A bit expensive, but if it has a synthesiser and much more samples, I'd seriously consider dropping £20.

If they release it in Europe. That BASIC code program was promised for Europe and never came.

Lots of awesome games for the 3DS on the horizon. I hope this bodes well for the Wii U, because apart from Rayman Legends, there's nothing I feel I really excited about (ignoring Wind Waker HD and Resident Evil Revelations HD - two games I've already played).

The 3DS is turning into a great little system, and I'm personally looking forward to this releasing in Europe.

Actually, I hope Nintendo continue to make WarioWare games as we know them, and that this isn't an attempt to reboot the franchise.

If this does mean the end of WarioWare's microgames, I hope we get to see a Rhythm Heaven D.I.Y installment (from the team that brought us WarioWare). You could create your own simple music (or browse a bank of tracks) and create your own rhythm games. That would be awesome!

But a more compleat, definitive WarioWare D.I.Y for the Wii U would be welcome.

I can't wait for them to release a proper WarioWare game. WarioWare D.I.Y 2 would be brilliant.

As such, I'm not particularly looking forward to this.

"With Wii U, the Nintendo market right now and their audience is not who we reach best."

Just like that Lars Gustavsson, more bull sprinkled with gobbledegook?

I bought Shock Trooper just last week with my last 900 points. I'll be sure to pick up the sequel.

It was on sale on GOG and Steam multiple times before it even hit the Wii (the last console for the game to appear on, naturally).

It's hard to say whether this had an effect on the WiiWare sales, but I can admit it would have been too big a risk to take just to release in on WiiWare.

Why should Nintendo drop the prices of the units when the retailers are already slashing prices - in the UK, at least.

So is Code of Princess coming out tomorrow then? It doesn't appear on the news post on the eShop.

In fact, the only thing I can find at all is HarmoKnight.

I guess we might have to wait a bit longer. I miss the days when you could enter the download shop at 7:00 AM and everything would be there.

Sometimes (before Monster Hunter, at least), I would turn my Wii U on just so I could browse Miiverse.

Having it on my iPod would be ideal. Having it on my 3DS (with support for certain games) would be even better.

I'm sorry, but what the hell is he [Lars Gustavsson] trying to say?

EDIT: Oh, right. As Creative Director, he fears that a Wii U port would reduce the quality of the game due to having to divide up the teams into a Wii U port division.

I somehow doubt that is the true reason though - or rather, it's not the full explanation. That would be that they just don't think they'll get a return.

Somewhat related, I happened across the following article [notenoughshaders.com]. EA have had a history of losing money on Nintendo consoles, and perhaps, they are right to be a bit aprehensive about diving headfirst into supporting the Wii U with games like this.

As much of a shame it is...

Was no-one from Nintendolife able to attend PAX?

It looks interesting, but it hasn't really been on my watchlist. I'll have to watch some more videos before I can commit to it.