-saves money for pikmin 3-

..what? oh...

-waits for pikmin 3 -

I wonder if the horizontal position of my wii U will impact its lens lifetime negatively.

I like nintendo consoles but the wii lens was so, so crappy, and the system died on me once with me having to replace it. Sad days.

Make me owning a physical copy eligible to have the downloaded version.

Once people know its convenience, they'll shop through your windows and not anyone else's.

Also, digital should not have the same price as physical, no matter how much you believe in value. And as long as I can buy a game on the street for 20 euros while the shop lists them for 50, 60, 70 even, you won't see me buying.

Simple world, isn't it.

Meanwhile, I'm playing this console an awful lot. Love it

Playing a lot of monster hunter 3 ultimate now, online. It will be the case till monster hunter 4 ultimate will hit on my wii U, and judging by most players I'm not alone.

I hope they develop this or some other wii U 4 version alongside in hd. That will make it the cream of the crop and really hit home.

Loving this series so far.

I am very impressed with toki tori 2, I'd advise anyone to play it. It is a great and clever game.

Yes!

"Another showing of new luigi bros! Sadly no pikmin date yet. But myamoto appears alongside iwata with a green hat and performs a plumber jump!"

edit: also, guitar cover of an animal crossing song. No game to announce.

I can't comment on the gameplay, but the movie seems to include soulless animations as of yet. Rigid, soulless animation that's not really designed, just styled.

As with anything, if it hits, I'll check out the reviews and make sure it's worth playing before I buy it.

It is the right decision, but it's a silly jump to conclusions...

He assumes nintendo doesn't have anything to show this year, or that nintendo admits there's little news. I'd argue the contrary: they know very well that the wii U is best to be experienced, not just shown in a trailer, and I believe they've got the attention of the press in just the right way.

I'm all for a few surprises with some guided nintendo hands on time. This could just be the setting that impresses people with something new to show, a new game or a new extra - anything - and make it count.

I can see nintendo running away with a very positive impression ingrained in the minds of the press. Whether they will, though, only time can reveal

@DePapier I agree. In the rush up to being first everybody just copied each others' jump to conclusion. It was easy enough to see that they were planning an doing this.

They get the right amount of attention for just switching stages, though.

bang!

Ooo the gx music

I loved gx as a game and its music was perfection. Also, I used to have a few rocking tracks from f-zero x that I loved, but could never find anywhere. Looking forward to this.

I like call of duty as a shooter, they're generally great games - just not on a once a year basis - actually, I might just be busy playing other stuff.

Maybe one or two years down the line? Or, this game might be great and I end up buying it... I loved black ops 2 after all.

If it's good.

It's still not monster hunter in its current form. Nor is it pikmin.

Beginning of may isn't really a practical time for a war game reveal or release. All of europe is honouring the memory of a bloody world war...

I remember being burnt down countless times saying the iphone and later the ipad were eating into nintendo's main market.

Oh well, now everybody can be hopeful again as consumers will learn about quality of dedicated experiences, and nintendo has it for them.

And this is why nintendo has fused the portable and console divisions.

The next nintendo console will probably be one device, sporting on tv play and portable gaming all at once.

When at home, you'll be plugging it into your tv seamlessly, on the road, you'll be playing a portable console.

Can't participate, so uhm... what's the point? You need a nintendo id, sure, but make it clear if the message is posted from outside nintendo systems and we'll all get along.

New, full hd wii U sequel game.

I'd buy it twice if I had to. For each day of the month. With confetti, lots of confetti.

here's my take, from my own experience as an avid apple user:

There's some great games on the app store, no doubt. How to find them is another question, though some of them get rightfully promoted. However, there's a huge load of lesser quality games. Lacking a balance of longevity and quality nintendo fans in particular are used to. So it's a jungle, and the amount of really great games end up as less than whatever nintendo offers even in a launch window:P

Add to that the play scenario: you're playing on your iphone or ipad. Bling! email message, short 0.5s moment of distraction. Bling, iMessage. Bling, Facebook posts likes. All of them are non intrusive in setup, but interrupt your gaming nonetheless.

Playing on my nintendo console is a dream because of the quality of games and the dedication to the experience. WiiU does it best, with just a blink from the home button if a friend pops up, nothing more. No interruption, no super short attention span of switching apps constantly. Once nintendo goes multitask and intrusive interface I'll start worrying about their right to exist in a gaming marketplace.

Quite low wii U sales, which to me is a bummer. We've just seen third party commitment evaporate with this report, lol.

In all fairness, they are turning a profit - this in a state that makes them actually very healthy: they just released a console which used go be a lossy time for console manufacturers, they are releasing in a time where the gaming demographics have changed, a time where the economics are down and where coverage to them has usually been bad. With a brand name that, well, makes people think this new wii controller is too expensive.

Microsoft will stick around, but this doesn't bode well for sony. Where nintendo will turn a profit the coming years out of a naturally improving situation, sony will be balancing the death toll on releasing another loss turning powerhouse.

Oh well, here's to more monster hunter

Ah, the concept of vocal minority is getting challenged in a great way.

Now, off with those brown and green shooters!

I love this game, it really is great. One of those rare occasions where I definitely didn't agree with the lower nintendolife score.

This game has great feel and playability, is quite clever and has lots of atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Hm, during the wii days, there was a slow start, but from the day red steel 2 hit and onwards, there were too many releases for my wallet and time.

Are people really concerned about NOT being flooded with software? I mean, that is just not necessary, there's already quite a lot to be playing...?

Too much zelda recycling if you ask me.

I will download it today. And I'm sure I'll enjoy it a lot, but tonight, I'll be playing on my big bright tv.

This update is very well worth it though, it makes the game that much better!

I've got 1200 hours in monster hunter tri that seem to disagree.

As nintendo will be making a profit and microsoft makes some regardless of the quality or costs of their products, sony is the one who is in trouble now.

All they know is how to create the technology. Which is fun, but they can't sell it profitably and there goes the advantage...

With nintendo actually having a viable business case, a set of customers right now and really just turning a profit - be it a less gargantuan one - nothing really stands in the way of them being a whole lot of fine. In the future, they'll be able to get the wiiU to people cheaper (as production will come cheaper too) and still make similar margins while install base grows.

I just don't get how people think this is not a great business case. It's a lesser perception case, maybe, but also a no bankruptcy case. Oh well, more monster hunter for me tonight.

I am rocking the downloads alright. But, only at cheaper or, at launch equal street prices.

I can find Assassins creed, batman and darksiders for 25 euros. 55 even at launch. Why should the eshop charge me 69...?

If they match the pricewatch prices within the range of 5 euros for a game, banzai - download it is.

Oooo discounts

Might download the cave and little inferno there...

Quite narrow-minded. Just because the worlds and their content are being perceived as childish or adolescent - purely because of their fantastical or non-real imagery - doesn't mean the scripts, actions or stories involved are childish or less socially relevant. In fact, there have been games that moved me and games that made me wonder about ethical challenges without having to deal with politics, policy or demographics and to be honest, those experiences were some of the most memorable and valuable. What I'm thinking when he says 'grown-ups' are things mainly related to me perceiving his lack of vision or his perception of grown ups naturally needing less fantastical elements to challenge ethics and social issues.

Looking at the popularity of the lord of the rings and the recent hobbit series, or the harry potter stories among adults, for instance, I think his starting point is moot from the get go.

On another note, we do have some strange regulation and culture in games. Why is sexual content, nudity or erotic material so shielded within gaming? Those are healthy aspects of any adult world, yet incredibly censored, sadly, due to silly regulations. Why is a game that challenges the psyche of a dangerous schizophrenic patient (second sight, manhunt?) perceived as disturbing and bloated in media? Even shed away from? What will he say to that? "Oh well, just watch an episode of dexter"?

Thinking grown ups need even less imagination is a silly position. To me, there are two kinds of people: kids and boring people, and I know which one my mentality is based on that's for sure. Adults need to lighten up and have the same sense of wonder and imagination as kids. It's the adults themselves that can use those elements to challenge more ethical or social concepts anyway.

Ah, I just downloaded it and love the convenience.

By the way, I think nintendo and capcom didn't anticipate the amount of sales this game would generate in the end. Which is, to me, very good news.

Pikmin, Wind Waker, Wonderful 101 perhaps, and who knows what will end up as legendary quality gaming

Very good review.

I think the score is somewhat disappointing to me, but it doesn't matter in that sense per se. The downsides listed in the review are actually positives to me.

This game looks like a lot of fun, I'll definitely pick it up at launch.

Toki Tori 2 is where it's at for me. I do hope that game will be as great as it seems to be though...

Use the touchpad to finally touch sylvia's boobs!

Lol, I'd love more no more heroes, but it needs to be even goofier

**looks up from playing Monster Hunter**

Hey, a letter.

**starts playing Monster Hunter again**

Monster hunter 3 ultimate is absolutely awesome. I'll be playing it for a long time coming, so I hope the sales will crowd the servers with people to play with

If the first one one wiiware was any indication, this will absolutely rock.

Digital is preferred, but it's more expensive.

Once it gets better deals than physical retail, physical is history to me.

When I saved a picture on my iphone 2 years ago, it was on my ipad within 5 seconds. When I edited that one on my ipad and saved it, it was on my iphone, updated and all, as well as on my mac, updated and all.

In other words: cloud integration. The save share feature is nice, but the user hassle should have been eliminated. This is an outdated process.

Dowloaded it from the wiiU eshop at midnight - it's finally here!

If this game isn't worth your money, with over 1000 hours played easily, nothing ever is.

It's a great game, even though it seems the hipster thing to do to bash it because of its franchise.

The multiplayer is a lot of fun to be honest. Very much worth it.

Any word on toki tori 2's release? I was told they'd know at about this events or even before.

Oh and yeah, pikmin and wonderful 101

Hm, an external power supply seems to be a must, sadly. I'll buy a drive one day, but the storage per dollar ratio is a bit steep on this one - there's always 1tb drives out there for about 60 euros.

Ultimate retail on wii U! Friday, be here quick!

This is actually a very well written review. Great stuff!

It is a great game, for sure. I can't wait till friday - it will finally be mine! Muhahahaaa!

Write all you want. GX was the best racer this world has ever known.

I want something like that on my wii u in high definition. Preferably not a port, but a full game, in that same vein, with at least thesame intensity.

I'd buy it for a hundred if they'd ask me.

Might pick this up later on. Monster hunter is first, both on budget and on time priority.

Looks like a really fun game!