Seems like Nintendo lacks confidence.

Over the years I've considered it my parental duty and responsibility to make sure my kids are exposed to Ducktales, Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, and Rescue Rangers. I've seen season DVD sets in Walmart for about 10 bucks.

The controller doesn't look that bad. Seriously needs a D pad over the analog stick though. Otherwise looks like a slightly larger NES controller with more contour for grip.

Nintendo made a strong showing here. Could they afford not to?

I'm a little concerned about over reliance on the Mario Bros family of games as heavy hitters. Too much of a good thing desensitizes into a very average play experience.

Much respect. He was a Chicago institution.

Well written letter, with some good points. Too many fans defend Nintendo to the end, while they drop the ball over and over again regarding everything from child labor to fair use.

I find Kid Icarus to be a very strange choice for any one's NES top ten list. It's not a bad game but there are so many other really great games.

Duck Tales is a great game but it kind of seems like people are influenced by whats in the news lately.

Got wood?

For me it's totally the price point to value ratio. Not even close to there yet.

Nintendo financial from the Wall Street Journal.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323701904578273120108154866.html

face palm

Well at least this news shouldn't really have surprised anyone.

Love me some Bride of Pinbot.

@Kirk I agree. That "museum' looks like my basement. Except less organized.

VC Repurchase = Deal Breaker

@ryanthehedgehog Real war isn't actually fun for anyone but psychotics. Real musicians, however, may enjoy a buffet of worldly pleasures.

Why not learn to play a real guitar. Start your own rock band. 1,000 times cooler than any video game.

Used to be fun on the Intellivision as well.

People with problems are far more likely to be vocal than people with no problems.

It should be a big problem if you permanently loose digital purchases due to theft OR malfunction.

Trine 2 is 14.99 on steam, regular price. You'll probably be able to get it for less than $5 during Holiday Steam Sales. It's bad as in terrible.

I emailed Nintendo about my concerns this morning. Either this article is incorrect, or NOA is blowing smoke up my pants.

Hello,
Thanks for writing. I can understand why you would be interested in transferring your downloaded content from your Wii to the Wii U. To answer your question, Wii U owners can wirelessly transfer content such as Miis, and WiiWare and Virtual Console games to their Wii U systems.

You will simply need to have both systems in your possession and both systems will need to be connected to the Internet. Only the Wii U will need an SD card to facilitate the transfer. The process is very similar to transferring content from Nintendo DSi to Nintendo 3DS or from Nintendo 3DS to Nintendo 3DS XL; which has been received positively by consumers. Transferred Wii content is accessible and can be played through Wii Mode, an application on the Wii U's main menu.

I hope this was helpful!

Sincerely,

Ryan P. Stoffel
Nintendo of America Inc.

My SD card slot quit functioning several months ago. I've got over 200 VC purchases. Sounds like I'll be screwed out of transferring my purchases. Wouldn't have this kind of problem with STEAM. Even the ITUNES store now allows you to re-download anything you've EVER purchased from them on a new computer. Very very very sad when Nintendo's failing digital policies make Apple's seem enlightened.

It's amazing how many people are genuinely OK with children performing quasi-slave labor for the perceived benefit of cheaper costs. No problems as long as Western civilization does not expose their children to such practices.

This title is offensive. How about 'reaping hundreds of millions in profits' comes at a cost. Contrary to what multinational corporations would like us to believe, it is possible to pay fair wages, adhere to a fair work practices, AND to make a reasonable profit.

"My job is to work with retailers, work with other business partners to create demand for the product, and have the consumer get excited."

Translation: By creating a perceived shortage, more customers will scramble to pre-order.

It's a low brow sales technique for any consumer smarter than a donkey. While I'm on the fence about pursuing a Wii U close to launch, seeing Nintendo play stupid supply games like this makes me want to back off and wait.

Those photos look for suspicious for a simple 10 day experiment. I've been blowing in some of the same carts for more than 2 decades, and the pins look better than either of those examples.

I'm not claiming it's the best option , but the blow is still a quick and reliable fix. There should be no reason to 'blow' daily. Usually the dust is only a problem if the cart has been sitting for a long time.

Of course Nintendo advised people not to blow in their cartridge, because then you wouldn't be purchasing their overpriced and unnecessary cleaning kit.

Meh, it looks like someone printed that out on their inkjet, and placed it on the shelf as a joke.

With a much larger play book to choose out of Play Action Football has more complexity than regular Tecmo Bowl. It's certainly a better game then 10 yard fight or John Elway.

I would call it superior to standard Tecmo Bowl, which gets very boring quick having only 4 plays to choose from. Tecmo Super Bowl is the best of all, but we are unlikely to see it do to NFL licensing issues.

It might be slightly tempting if we got the same quality rewards as Japan. 50 coins is pocket change and the US rewards are mostly lame.

I'm sure Nintendo would like to claim it was there on launch, but I don't believe that was the case based on real live memories of 1985.

Too bad for VC. It was the main reason I purchased a Wii, about a year after launch.

The service was mostly disappointing from the get go. Too many bad games got green lighted while not enough time and money was spent in securing so many quality 3rd party titles.

It wasn't all bad but all the best 3rd party stuff (Megaman , Sonic, Final Fantasy, Chronotrigger...) are available in so many other formats. Would have been nice to see more 'exclusives' or reviving of forgotten franchises.

Do you really think they had any planning regarding a time line back in 1986? Where do the CDi games fit? I guess those don't count just because they are crap.

Zelda is a cash cow, and while the series includes some awesome games there is little rhyme or reason to connect some kind of greater meta plot to most releases.

Hopefully this means that Urban Champion will not be one of the free Ambassador games ?!

I would be happy to download it for about 99 cents.

Not a bad bone to throw out. Here's hoping for many more classic releases.

25,000/50 = an average of 500 hot spots per state.

Some of the less populated states will have virtually none, so that will leave more for those of us near population centers.

It should be noted that this game offers two player co-op. This makes the game fun and a bit more manageable once you get the hang of it.

Sorry NOA, too little too late. I've moved on. It was nice knowing you.

Mike #17 you are right about one thing. Monday morning used to be something to be excited about even if the releases were not always classics.

. I've never possessed the reflexes to pull it off, but I've seen it done many times back in 1986-87, on an original NES and SMB cart.

Nintendo should take a good look at the Steam community.

I bet it's chalk full of preservatives and artificial flavors. It should be safe to eat for another 25 years at least.

There's a ton of really bad games that proudly sport the Nintendo Seal of Quality. Deadly Towers, enough said.

Excellent release. We need more quality yet obscure games.

Jimmy Fallon is featured in this game because he won some contest as a kid. How bizarre.

Wow the graphics look worse than those of MW2...

Thanks Tony, I appreciate that.

How dare thee say the original Final Fantasy is less than epic, or some how lesser than the sequels. This is one of, and likely the most important of games that defined the next era of role playing games, it should be treated with respect and reverence. This is like the Harriet Tubman, or the Cesar Chavez of rpgs. That is to say a bold title that broke free from the chains of oppression and opened the doors for a thousand other games that would never have came to be without this proceeding epicness.

Go ahead and say this game is only for those with a vested interest in vintage games, nostalgia be thy name. This game is the book of Exodus, an early and important chapter so near the Genesis of RPG console games, and yet it takes us so far. This game is not unlike Moses and it will lead you through the wilderness to the Mountain of Sinai. Enter the land of Canaan and pay homage to the Tabernacle, warriors of light.

I have to agree that the GBA version is rubbish, the nes orignal is an excellent challenge that requires some time and effort. Forget about auto target, it's more fun to learn your enemy. After a dozen or so battles you'll have a good feel of how many more points of damage/attacks are needed. Ninety nine of anything is totally unneeded. I dismiss these complaints.

NES Final Fantasy's degree of challenge is superior. Playing the remakes is blah, incredibly easy.