"Nintendo had also confirmed that the link capability of the originals — which back in the day would have set gamers back a fair amount of cash — would be included for those that buy both downloads".

You could have accomplished the 'link' capability with a password that you passed between the two games, so it wasn't like you had to have two systems to do it. I never did the actual system link, does that allow you to bypass the whole password system? Or do you have to keep re-linking them up when you want to go back to your other game?

I was going to pass on this actually until they announced this.

Hmmm, it almost looks "Super Mario Galaxy"-ish. It would be awesome if they could use the same formula that worked so well with Mario Galaxy to make a great Sonic 3D game. And work the bugs out too...

iOS games are cheaper than 3DS/Vita games, but generally people jump from one game to another in less than a week, whereas on the 3DS/Vita, people generally buy one game every few months. So we can say that, roughly, people spend about the same per day for each system. So then you have to consider how many 3DS and Vita units are there out there and how many iOS devices are out there. At that point, the higher numbers will simply go to the side with more devices, which I believe will easily fall to iOS.

Also, I do wish Capcom would take pre-orders for a retail copy and only fill those orders. I think that would be a great way to please those that wish to have a physical copy while still avoiding the cost of a mass retail distribution.

I would really prefer a physical copy of the game, but in all honesty, I'm a big enough fan of the series that if it's only available digitally, I will most likely still end up buying it. I do understand that digital releases present less of a risk and as a result, allow us to get games we wouldn't have otherwise, so for that I am grateful.

Wait, did they really bring up the Final Fantasy iPhone game? That game was absolute garbage....there was actually a pre-review of it on some gaming site that said (paraphrasing) "we don't have time to review this properly yet, but we wanted to warn everyone not to buy this game, it is awful".

@Einherjar Oh, I agree, I don't think length is a substitute for difficulty at all. I'm actually the opposite, I'd rather have a great, challenging, short game than one that drags out. I mean seriously, who wants to go watch a move that's 6 hours long and sucks over a 1 hour masterpiece? Metal Gear Solid 4 is a great example, as you mentioned, of a game that should've been a movie. I forget how many HOURS of cutscenes were in that game (like 9 or more), with the last cutscene being over an hour and a half long. I loved the story, but that game was brutal to play, it was just annoying and I found myself trudging through the gameplay just because I wanted to know the story.

Is it really that the games are dumbed down or that the challenges have shifted to other areas. I hate to say that all games are dumbed down, though I do feel DS titles tend to be a lot easier than console. I feel like most console titles make up for challenge with length of games. I remember beating Super Metroid in a couple of days, but it was difficult the first time through. But it would take me a couple of weeks to beat Assassin's Creed because there so much dialogue and cutscenes.

I approve, I like that it appeals to those screaming for a LTP remake and those wanting an all new game. Definitely looking forward to this as LTP was my favorite in the series.

Many digital games and DLC are for consoles. That 40% figure is a whole lot less staggering when you consider that a large portion of that may have gone to consoles.

@Jonny

lol, I was thinking the same thing. Works for me tho!

Hmmm, this would probably be the third or fourth time I've received Balloon fight somehow from Nintendo, so I think I will pass, but definitely looking forward to the next releases!

@tealovertoma

I still don't know why people hate on Other M so much....I thought the voice acting was fine and the only "legitimate" complaints I could hear from people were they didn't like the direction they took with Samus (which I also thought was fine).

And companies wonder why people pirate games.... maybe because emulators have been doing these things for years. Save states should have been implemented with the first virtual console titles. So basically features get withheld, you buy the game, then they make you pay to get "new" features. I think Nintendo should allow them to be downloaded free of charge as a courtesy to loyal customers who continue to support their systems. For people who downloaded a LOT of games, that $1/$1.50 charge will add up quick.

As much as I loved this game (In my top 3), I think Majora's Mask would have been the better candidate for an update....Just hoping they do more than port it and update the graphics. Miiverse is kind of, meh and doesn't sound like there will be any other extra planned at this time. I guess what really annoys me is how much time I spent getting all the trophies in the GCN release and now I know I'm going to be compelled to do it again!

Capcom is almost as bad as Sega in reselling old IP's over and over and over....

I could care less about PC Gaming too, but I'll still download and play this.

Amazing looking, but I will debate on it being more than worth 170 hours of time, lol.