I may need to keep an eye on this.

Quite frankly, I prefer the Wii U design, but, to be honest, both look superb!

Awesome! I'm surprised @pixelman wasn't the first to comment!

I was hoping this was the genesis version. :Sigh:

Oh well, good game nonetheless.

Send Sonic in, and I'm good.

As for character reductions, the 3DS version will probably have less-textured, lower-poly models. . . but seeing as the hand-held's display is considerably smaller, it probably won't be such an issue.

I agree with this 100%! Starting with NSMB.Wii, I felt that the Super maria games had lost their edge. Galaxy 2 was great, but even that game would've benefited from more interesting game-play mechanics.

That said, I know Mario sells systems, but perhaps if Nintendo held off on milking the Mario platformer genre, and instead focused on other series, like, oh say Star Fox or F-Zero, there would be a stronger love for future entries in the Mario platformer series.

In short, I think that the Zelda and Metroid IPs have been doing a good job, spacing out their titles, and maybe Nintendo should do the same for Mario platformers.

I may eventually get Mighty Switch Force 2, but I'd like to play the first, Hyper-Drive Edition first on my Wii U.

I also might pickup Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (a friend of mine's an addict).

MK8 with the Smash Bros. as a close second.

"Nintendo plans to boost digital sales with ... the first free to play game"

Seriously, does anyone remember Tank! Tank! Tank! ?

Thanks guys, I got Aonuma last night.

After reading this article, I turned on my 3DS, and Konno was there in a matter of seconds!

"Imagines carefully writing a message, only for the next player to throw it back into the ocean."

@crumpledpapyrus Just thought I'd mention that this time around, there's no "Returns" in the title.

Fantastic game, and I'd be looking forward to it even more if I wasn't already playing DKCR.

I'm actually more excited about this than the new Smash Bros!!! I really wish I could try it out.

Anti-gravity is really awesome, but I think they should add support for Pro Controller users.

Give me Sonic The Hedgehog, and you have my seal of approval!

I ended up missing the first half of it or so, and was finally able to watch the rest in stuttering 240p. . .And then I re-watched the whole thing on YouTube.

Such a shame that, for me, the closest participating Best Buy is so far away.

Perhaps it is Miiverse Tom!

@ThomasBW84
"Terry Cavanagh has forged a reputation as a master of simple concepts, and this gives the player just one main ability traverse the world — to flip gravity."
I think the word "to" may be a bit out of place.

I met Iwata last night around 10:00 PM (a little over 24 hours ago), to which I happily snatched a pink Rhythm Heaven piece. Sigh. Only one more to go for that board. (I've completed about half of them).

I just wish I came across more people who actually took their 3DS out with them; I mean, that IS the main draw between hand-helds and consoles (am I right?).

I don't think I know enough about the new Mario Kart, or Super Mario 3D to properly cast my vote.

For some reason, the Super Mario Accessory Box reminds me of decorated diaper boxes.

Colorful picture, but what does this article have to do with anything?

Definitely the right choice.

@Damo You might want to touch-up the above link to Javier Santana Panero's profile.

"He went on to claim that only 5% of players made use of the feature on their current system"

Maybe in the last month, but these things matter a lot more at the beginning of a console's lifespan.

As for me, I'm officially playing DKCR in Wii mode, but lately, the Rayman Legends Challenges App has been more aggressively cutting into my gaming time.

I knew this title would fetch a high review score, but a 10/10? WOW!!

Prepares for 30¢ transaction.

I remember this. Great little racer, I think I still have it.

. . .despite this, I think I never bothered to play more than the first course.

I wouldn't say that it is game-breaking, but, if it were me, I would find the clutter quite bothersome.

@HeatBombastic I was just wondering what became of the TV series.

At launch, people did say that the console's power supply was designed to handle a load many times higher than what the system was drawing.

. . . so, while Nintendo could have boosted the clock speeds, I'm highly skeptical that they would boost it that much in a single update.

I have to agree, not a popular decision, but indeed a practical one.

@All Let it be a lesson, Do your own research, make your own conclusions.

Nuff said. . . .Oh, and CNN is COMPLETELY WRONG!!!

It's good to get that off of my chest.

@BrightBeing

I agree. Also, I would think that the smoke around 5:02 would be harmful to the instruments, but perhaps it's juts an after-effect (seeing as it suddenly disappears around 5:23).

Regardless, I think the brother in the darker shirt is having a lot more fun.

This is one of those reviews where you didn't even have to view this page to know the verdict, the title alone is a strong enough hint!

10/10 and never doubted it for a second.

If they do release it this year, I can see a(n) "[Insert game name here] 2" towards the latter portion of the Wii U's lifespan.

Maybe they won't be so quick to cut WiiConnect 24 after-all.

Currently, I'm using a 32GB SanDisk Extreme class 10/UHS 1 and I have to say, I'm nowhere near using it all up! (ok, about 7 GB used) Some games even seem to load a bit faster than off a regular cart!

At the time, stories of 64 and 128 GB cards were rare, and success was somewhat marginal. Looking back, I don't regret my purchase, even though I seem to have more demos than actual games! XD

Seeing as I haven't had a lot of free time lately, it 's nice to play a short game knowing that If I want to, I can revisit it later. See Portal (1).

Most I'm a long-play kind of guy, but every now-and-then a short game can be refreshing.

"Everybody's Super-Sonic Racing . . ." yea, I'll just thy to leave with some shred of dignity.

I'm not sure about you guys, but I haven't been seeing that amber light when I turn the system off while downloading something.

@Damo "Software downloaded from the Nintendo eShop will include released updates and will no longer need to be updated after installation"

Actually, today when I tried downloading Zen Pinball 2, I had to download both the game and it's update data. What's more, I was able to prioritize the update data over the app itself.

Also, one more thing to add to the "Changes to Nintendo eShop" list is that app galleries (app screenshots on their respective "More Details" page) are now able to be cycled through, rather than returning to the gallery.

I think I might give this a pass, it's not like I don't already have a car inverter lying around.

WOW!!! I really did not see this coming, can't say I'm disappointed though.

Apparently, Nintendo has retracted the posted release dates.

Check the article's sources if you must.

@NintendoMaster I know, I made the same mistake myself. Reading a little deeper, you'll find that this message actually pertains to an old update (the first major update which ran the risk of bricking systems)

"GAME needs a new stock 3DS image..."
I see what you did there.

Oh boy, and I thought we had seen the last of him.
Spoke too soon.

While this is ok, I think we'd all much prefer the ability to post screenshots of all games through miiverse!

What, no mention of Mario and Donkey Kong.

I wonder if it'll be a bit like that multi-screen take on The Legend of Zelda from last November?