Amazon still don't have these in stock–my order is still awaiting release. But you can buy them in a bunch of places on the high street: http://www.nintendoservicecentre.co.uk/support/3ds/how-to-buy-nintendo-eshop-cards

What is happening at Amazon?

Any chance of a review of this?

Monster Games! Wow. Wouldn't have guessed this was what they've been on.

Disappointed it wasn't a new Excite Truck, or F-Zero, but this looks like a good game.

I'm fine with shorter games, but I do think that perhaps this one should have a lower SRP

@Damo Thanks for the info. I only skimmed the article and watched the video in which it wasn't mentioned.

What happens when the battery on the gamepad runs out? Can you charge the gamepad in some way?

edit: Ah, there's an optional USB charging cable from the MaxPlay to the Gamepad: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/04/play_wii_u_from_the_comfort_of_the_passenger_seat_with_maxplay

I feel motion sick after watching that trailer.

I loved the SNES and PSX versions, and the DS version was much better than the poor PSP port. So I'll probably buy this regardless of the fact that the 3D doesn't add much at all.

This shows how much nicer it is to use an iPhone than the Wii U Gamepad.

@SanderEvers the Facebook app is now (mostly) native rather than a wrapped website. Instagram is still website. Not sure about Twitter, as I don't use the official app.

@GiftedGimp 60Hz is the "original" speed. 50Hz is just the short straw we were given back in the 80s and 90s. If you first listened to a song at the wrong speed, surely you'd want to play it at the right speed?

I agree the option would be the only way to please everybody.

So happy that we get the option of playing the game as it was originally meant to be. Hurrah!

Has a kind of Rod-Land vibe to it. No bad thing!

I'm all over this. Looks like solid arcade style fun.

Nintendo sent out retail copies to press last week. Oops.

Maybe Digital Foundry should hop on over to NeoGAF and let the people who sourced these images know that they've figured all of this out? I was on the understanding that what exactly these images is still largely unknown.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=511628

I'm worried if Ubisoft doesn't have enough confidence in Wii U to release an exclusive.

Crazy that we're taking a step back with Wii U VC after 3DS VC took such a positive step forward.

An update on this project just went out, pretty much confirming it's headed to Wii U

@BaronRudydog i thought it was a reference to the 1977 song by The Floaters "Float On": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_9OUvmb5I

Typo: Famicon should be Famicom

Hi really hope Nintendo address the disappointing 50Hz issue.

Let's hope the pressure being put on Nintendo in Miiverse about this will not fall on deaf ears.

10 years! Totally ready to play this for the second time, in HD with this tweaked graphical style.

@Mikazi exactly my thoughts, I've held 007 Legends Wii U in my hands. Get out there on the high street and you can buy it pretty much anywhere! I didn't buy it because it doesn't have Wii remote support.

I'm guessing Nintendolife are just regurgitating what a PR person has said?

This looks great.

Any chance this will have a decent frame rate? The other versions have been appalling.

What a horrendously ugly piece of technology.

I would actually still buy this if they add Wii remote support back in.

@jonwahlgren Can you please confirm that this game has had the Wii remote/pointer control method removed?

How about they actually fund the game themselves?

Did this come out in the USA? It was supposed to release on Dec 7th here in the UK but... nothing. I just want it for local multi-player.

His Parashoot Stan game reminds me of a little game called Terra Firma that I made back in 2003: http://www.gingerbeardman.com/archive/terrafirma/

So is the big thing in the picture is a stand? Or does the new battery make the back of the gamepad look really uncomfortable to hold?

I followed this over at NeoGAF last night/early this morning UK-time as it was happening. What he uncovered was admin and data for the Miiverse test screen (containing Yoshi, Gun, Wii Fit, Metroid, etc) used in pre-launch footage. It's referred to in an Iwata asks, where they also talked about how they can change the online stuff live - which explains how they fixed the issue immediately.

Happy they're not mandatory. I'd rather play a game my own way than be tempted to jump through hoops to play it the achievement way. I feel that approach moves the focus away from the actual gameplay.

@snax007 charging over low powered USB would probably take much longer than a dedicated charger, and would most likely not allow you to play as you charge.

Removed from Google Play

The Game Boys they do are HOT.

I preferred the Nintendo Gamer take on F-Zero U.

Edit: so it seems retailers and the press misunderstood this one. The ZombiU pack does not come with Nintendo Land, according to NoE: http://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/246602441250992128

I think @Tsuchinoko is correct with his translation. the other translation in the article is from Google Translate.

I never knew about Driver:SF link mode. from http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver:_San_Francisco#section_2

"A new feature for the Wii is the localized multi-player, where a second player may take control of the gun or, if they desire, can connect a DS, DSi or 3DS system through download play. The DS device can be used to make road blocks, look for police and buy player 1 some more time through playing various mini games."

Prizes have just been announced for this year's competition: http://www.agbic.com/prizes/

My backlit GBA SP (AGS-101) is the thing I would grab first from my house if it was on fire. Best handheld ever.

This is a really odd review. In fact, I'd say that it's the worst review i've seen on this site in recent memory. It just doesn't make sense.

There's no question Slitherlink is one of the greatest puzzles invented - better than Sudoku in my mind. To argue that a video game version offers nothing better than a paper puzzle is ridiculous. Just try erasing badly placed lines on the paper version!

I own an earlier DS version of this game, "Puzzle Series Vol 5: Slitherlink" (by Hudson) that I imported from Japan. It is 10/10 rated by Eurogamer.net ( http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/puzzle-series-vol-5-slitherlink-review ). That score, along with extensive playing by myself, confirms that Slitherlink makes a pretty much perfect videogame.

So, to the 5/10 score given here. It's perfectly possible that Hamster have done a bad job with their version of the game. But this review doesn't even begin to tell me why or how that might be. I'm thoroughly disappointed with @JonWahlgren and NintendoLife for not putting in the effort for this review.

Does anybody know if the 3DS XL will get it's own Mario Kart wheel?

Can't wait for this! Stoked that we're getting v2

This competition is now running

http://www.agbic.com

Really looking forward to this myself. I still think that we'll see a new, improved, standalone Wii U Sports game.