a zelda-based lego set would be smeggin' awesome! i'd buy one for me, one for my grandson...2 for me, 1 for my grandson...and on and on and on.

i am so happy about pikmin 2 at a great price. add in dkcr and it is really terrific. (pikmin everywhere are quivering in fear of my drowning them...gurgle, gurgle).

@BulbasaurusRex
i had no trouble understanding what he was saying. perhaps your reading comprehension is more at fault than naramura's english skills.

@hydeks ...'than the first comment is something like "I like soup" or something that has NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING!! That bugs the hell right out of me lol'

i like soup.

@HeroOfWaffles

probably about the non-complainers complaining about the complainers yet again.

he appears, from the pic, to be a wee bit out of shape for something like that. good intentions for charity, but one needs to be in really good condition for the heat, stress of cycling etc.

i hope he continues to get better.

@Koto 'Maybe Nintendo was worse back then, this just shows how much better they've (finally) become.'

what shows how much better they've become? excellent interview but i didn't see anything showing what you mention.

just more proof that nintendo knows we will forgive them anything.

@Duney
i waited patiently for such an egg-sellent reply, sir.

here's my prediction:
nintendo will start with the digital, it will be so-so. people will post how we all have to be patient.
nintendo will upgrade a step at a time. people will post how we all have to be patient.
nintendo will give us some of their reasons for doing things their own way. people will post how we all have to be patient.

i have my doubts that ninty, as much as i love them, will ever really 'get' the internet/anything digital.

the biggest influence is the world-wide recession that is currently going on.

@Silvercube are you a representative for this company??

um...'it's a big ASK to keep up'?? (sorry, old english major here).

@demonic said: Don't forget, Ninty never follows the crowd and does it their own way, whether their customers like it or not.

somewhere along the line, nintendo needs to show that they do care what their customers like. reggies' smug mug doesn't cut it anymore.

@ChosenOne25 fair enough. i really appreciate that there are some reviewers here that are not hardcore ninty fans; i think it does make for a better mix. also, many gamers just want good games and don't really care about streetpass etc. different strokes and all that.

btw: i carry my 3ds most places, also (even tho i don't get many streetpass hits) but for those days i am working at home i sit and just wiggle the unit around by hand til i get my coins.

@ChosenOne25
it keeps us from having sunshine blown up our skirts all the time re: honest reviews of systems, games etc.

also, some of us have room in our hearts for more than one corportation and their products.

@ThomasBW84 actually, thomas, i would put that down to the fact that nintendo has never done the 'net thing well enough for some people to bother with. until they make it so people can easily communicate with others online, they will be sorely lacking in that important element of electronics. i would give up nintendo videos for youtube any day.

fun, interesting interviews.

the only thing that sort of bugs me is the concept that the public is made up of idiots who know nothing about systems. a lot of the parents who are buying systems for their kids today have been gaming themselves for years. i know each generation feels they invented everything from sex to video games, but it is just not true.

i have seen as many adults with 3DSes as kids, tbh. we have played these franchises from the beginning; at least some of us have. please stop with the 'the public is easily confused' type of nonsense. give us some credit for at least a modicum of intelligence and experience.

@Ecto-1

i've played thru black and loved it. my son just bought me soulsilver for my birthday. he takes my pokewalker to work with him so that works out nicely, lol. it is a lot of fun. my head keeps telling me it shouldn't be, as it is basically just the same stuff i've been doing for years, but i can't help it: i love pokemon games. plus he is giving me pokemon from other games which is cool (i always wanted shaman).

@Assassin87

easing into 3D doesn't work for some people. i have been pleasantly surprised that i can play games with 3D on, but some days my wonky eyes just cannot cope with the effect (i've had mine since december).

for those of us who have trouble with the 3D, we all know we can just turn it off, but that effect is what pushed the system; it's even in the name, for pete's sake.

for those that have no trouble with it, well, great. but for those that do it is a real issue and i, for one, get tired of seeing it dismissed as whining.

@dark-insanity

sob me too!

@Djrr-ific

why? aren't people allowed to voice disappointment in a company they support and expect things from?

wow.

@3Dangerous3Dash

then fire all the people who missed the mistake during the long process of ok'ing everything. right. sigh

until nintendo decides to link purchases to a person instead of a piece of hardware, i will opt out for anything big/expensive.

i, too, love shaun & company but i doubt we'll get these here in the states.

i love it BUT i keep hitting the 'b' button to jump and it's killing poor mario.

i don't feel that religion should be sacred when it comes to video games. (no pun intended there, it is just the correct word). but for the developers to think (seriously) that nintendo would touch a game such as this with a 10-foot pole is ludicrous.

is anyone really surprised? nintendo is not known for its edginess. as long as the game is available on other outlets, it is not being repressed or stifled.

yeah, 'conker's bad fur day' is an exception. a brilliant one, too.

@siconlolz

of course all parents who didn't/couldn't buy their kids a 3DS were just ignorant. never mind that the world's economy is in the toilet and they may have prioritized keeping a roof over their heads/feeding said kids/buying gas etc a wee bit higher than a game system.

however: there is no real denial in iwata's statement. he sounds more like a politician attempting to diffuse trouble after being 'misunderstood' as is happening here in the States a lot right now.

as i am a complete twonk when using the stylus in my right hand, i will have to pass on this one.

i was very disappointed with the demo and deleted it after just a few plays.

oh! the day after my birthday (time to start leaving hints for my non-gamer hubby!).

has there been any word on a US release??

it looks pretty good, imho. i do want the flags back: NL is a wonderfully mixed bag of international users and it was neat to just (easily) see where a poster was from and take into consideration when reading their posts.

@tysonQ7: i'd say you were extremely luck! are you near/in a college town or something like that?

i like streetpass, but wish there was a way to contact them so that friendship codes could be exchanged (if desired). is that possible? if not, why not?

street pass is indeed cool. however, if one doesn't live in a city, they are almost always going to be disappointed in the numbers they get. i've had mine about 5 weeks and have 5 streetpasses and 2 invitation miis. that is actually pretty good for from what i've seen for those of us who live in a more rural area.

there are many more rural areas than cities in the states; we're just so damn big a country. that's why i think 'meh' when i hear about nintendo doing concerts or gaming events or whatever: there is no way they can/will be made available to areas other than where they've already been for events.

remember back in the old days when nintendo had adverts on TV that showed actual game play? watching a few seconds of mine cart carnage from DDC is what made me crave that game, not anything a talking dog or reggie says.

slick looking site, guys. good job; can't wait for it to happen here at NL.

(the definition of a 'troll' here lately seems to be 'anyone who disagrees with me'.)

having gone thru the screenshots, i love the stylish art of this game. good use of colour and i am not put off by the button eyes. tastes just differ.

@randomname: nintendo is a corporation, not your best mate.

i am definately excited about mudds; just can't afford it til next wednesday. but i will definately get it then.

@koops: At first I thought of Operation Rainfall as nice people. Now I think of them as a metaphor for little children. Spoiled brats who yell to their mothers (Or in this case, Reggie) demanding what they want.

the gods forbid they should let a corporation with a product know what they as consumers want. much better to be real little children just sitting there waiting for whatever the parent/corporation dishes out to them.

i have always wanted a handheld that was a lovely, not-too-dark forest green. when they do green, it's always too olive or yellowish.

rest well, sir; you've earned it.

incontheevable!

i like it, but don't care for that fugly disney copywrite on the front.

@waveboy: don't feel badly: i did the same thing. (it's all in the details, pesky wee things!)