Blue and cyan, it's MOAR MEGA MAN!

Really, Damo?

Reporting on rumors from the 4Chan boards?

I am disappoint.

Makes sense. Like many others, I too thought Ubisoft was involved with this game when I first heard if it.

@timp29
False. There has been a plethora of litigation on that very issue (most notably Sony vs. Universal, back in 1984), and to put it simply, it is considered "time-shifting" and fair use.

No.
Just.
No.

Of course, i am a hermit who lives in a cave, so...

@ZIMMS
Are you thinking of this one, perhaps?

Back in the day, the Coleco tabletop games were awesome products. I remember being so jealous of that one rich kid in the neighborhood (i think everyone knows one of those — the kid whose parents got him everything) who had a bunch of them. Donkey Kong definitely wasn't the best, but Pac-Man was awesome.

@RikuzeYre

Congratulations on cutting-and-pasting the exact same response into two different news articles.

Also, congratulations on being completely out of touch with the real financial realities that led to Ubisoft's decision.

Have fun continuing to believe these things, along with the many others here who prefer to be ridiculously upset instead and angry at Ubi insead of actually taking 12 seconds to understand business realities.

@Peach64
I like you.
You are one of the very very few people here commenting on the Ubi articles who actually gets it.

@Zombie_Barioth
Actually, i believe the game is supposed to be a prequel to the tv series, following the Dixon Brothers before they meet up with the group in Atlanta.

Though with the development in the mid-season premiere, i can't help but think that there was some coordination going on, story-wise, perhaps in an effort to sell the game.

I love how everyone is calling this a horrible game when not a single person has played it.
Also, this game is not trying to "cash in" on the Telltale game's success. It's trying to "cash in" on the tv show's success.

People who are going to boycott this game (presuming they actually wanted the game in the first place), and/or boycott Ubi in general are seriously ridiculous. It's not even funny how stupid of a reaction that is.
I'm totally with you on this one, Waltz.

Wow.
You are all (or almost all) being ridiculous in your reactions. Seriously.

I can't help but wonder if this is a translation snafu — perhaps what he said was intended as referring to potential development for other platforms (e.g., smart phones, tablets), rather than actually developing different platforms/hardware.

I am disappointed with more "reading between the lines" being used here in another News article, immediately on the heels of the "Iwata implies he's stepping down" article. :

Funny. People complain when developers just do a straight-port to Ninty consoles from PS/360, then when a developer says he didn't want to do just a straight port, people complain.
Sigh.

Knowing that i tend to share Phil's gaming tastes and sensibilities (or however you want to describe it), i'll probably end up passing on this one.

That said, i'll check out the demo (XBLA), but the negatives addressed in the review are the kinds of things that, for me, will likely sap any enjoyment out of the game, and just encourage me to go back and play my beloved King's Quest games again.

Thou shalt not disparage Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!

Remember Herman Farbage,
While taking out his garbage,
He turned around and he did see
Tomatoes hiding in his tree.
Now he's just a memory!

Suggestion to everyone here who are younglings: Read up on who Nader is and the stances he has taken on issues in the past, and you will realize that this sort of statement coming from him completely fails to shock us old people in any way, shape or form.

I love how people magically become experts on contract law when they read stories like this.

Must.
Have.
Squirrel Girl.

Coincidentally, as i was playing with a LEGO Captain America with my neice this past weekend, i was wondering why this game didn't exist yet.

Instabuy.

@Retro
As the article mentions, the "indie" label is always debated with respect to what it means, but considering WF operates "independently" (i.e., it's not owned or run by EA, Activision, Ninty, MS, Sony, etc etc etc), i think the label certainly applies.

@lz Awesome game! Let's play!
/me is instantly drunk
_{granted, that was going to end up happening anyway}

For those too lazy to read, to sum up the comments section here:
"Whine whine whine, Kid Icarus was the best game in the history of EVAR, whine whine whine!"
_{it's a good game, but ridiculously overrated by members here}

Moral of the story:
The next time any of you lot whine or complain that your favorite game got a "low" score or "bad" review, you will realize that you are less mature than a 7 year old.

Lol @ the Altered Beast love!
I am also an unabashed fan of the game, although in the interest of full disclosure, i must also state that i am a huge fan of Legend of Kage.
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2007/02/legend_of_kage_virtual_console

I completely gave up caring about this coming to WiiWare many many moons ago.

Lindsey! Lindsey! LIndsey!
I can never sing her praises enough. Seriously, check out her YT channel, she is effing awesome.

@tbd
Lol, that's exactly what i was thinking.
_{love ya, smexi}

Also, as far as price, it makes sense considering it's at that same price point on PSN as well.

Gonna have to grab Ninja Gaiden just on principle. Having a Restore Point will be so sweet, just for that brutally punishing deal towards the end where if (when!) the final boss kills you, you continue from 2 stages back.

Translation as to why it's going to be on PC only:
"Well, it would actually cost us a little bit of money to put it on consoles, and the fact that all we did is snatch up and release a fan-made game should tell the fans all they need to know about how much we're willing to invest in MM at this point. Almost nothing."

@Shining-Void
I think you're thinking of the enagagement ring (diamond-y!), which is different than a wedding band. Wedding bands are more often just simple rings (typically gold).

The only thing i'm really curious about this is why it's only like this in the EU. Usually it's my fellow foolish Americans that encourage a company to do something like this ... there must be some reason why this policy is limited to the EU.

@Ryno
We can hope, but that's what i thought after the last one.

Iwata: (laughs)

@Malic
You're simply not correct about that. If Atari hadn't established that a home video game market even existed in the U.S., there's a good chance we never would have seen the NES come to the U.S.. Nintendo undoubtedly has done a tremendous amount for gaming, but you really need to review your video gaming history if you think Atari's contribution is "not even close".

I am dumbfounded (but ironically not surprised) by some of the comments here. Bushnell was a pioneer of the home video game industry. To cast him off as if he is someone who has no idea what he's talking about (or worse, to even suggest that Atari did nothing for gaming?) is just pure ignorance. You kids need to educate yourselves.

Being who he is, of course mainstream publications writing up the WiiU (most of which from what i have seen are taking it from the approach of "are gaming consoles becoming obsolete?" discussion) are going to seek him out for comment. And this is the same thing he's been saying for years — he believes console gaming in general is on the way out. I disagree with him, but that doesn't invalidate his viewpoint.

Calm down, peoples. This is nothing new; Bushnell's been of the opinion for several years that the home console market is dying.

I heart you for mentioning Gumshoe. I pumped hours and hours into that game, finiding the branching paths in each level, and beating it over and over again. I very unique, and sadly overlooked, game.

Also, big ups to Gyromite — another game that i dumped hours upon hours into, with the classic method of using my feet on the pressure plates to control the R.O.B. parts.

I wouldn't be surprised, but forgive me if i hold a giant grain of salt until this rumor comes from somewhere other than a Korean ratings board listing.

As others said, I would also love if it did come to PS3, sell exceedingly well, and maybe convince Capcom to stick to the roots of the series instead of the perpllexing direction they've decided to take the series in the recent console entries. Revelations was an awesome entry.

I always have a lot of fun with Pipe-Mania games, so i'll probably grab this.

Translation:
"If the WiiU sells like hotcakes, we'll port it over."

"(Because petitions are always super effective!)"

I LOL'd hard at that. Yet another reason that i love WayForward.

I think it's most likely as was said above a royalties issue. Or perhaps there was a limited term to whatever royalties contract or agreement that existed, and one or other (or both) of the sides decided not to re-up the contract, or one or other (or both) of the sides wanted to change the terms.

Or maybe they are going to feature the games on the WiiU eShop, but the agreement that they had with Rare only allows digital distribution through one forum (similar to the way a tv show may have the rights to air music while on broadcast tv, but not on the dvd or in reruns).
_Lawyered.

Or it could be something completely different. I tend not to think it would have anything to do with an HD collection or anything, but i suppose it is possible.

Good review, Jon.
And interesting too — a perfect example of why people need to not just look at the score, but read the review. The review itself reads like it would recieve a much lower score. Quite frankly, this is exactly what i wanted to read in a review — you hit on all the questions i had personally about the game, and while i'm sure it is a great, fun game, your review confimed all my concerns over the game and reinforced my decision not to pick it up.

I have one of the portable Genesis systems, and the emulation can be spotty at times, but perfectly playable. The one i have is awesome as it, although it only has 20 built-in games, it actually has a cartridge slot for playing Genesis (and MegaDrive) games.

Also, so people know — the "80 Games Included!" thing does NOT mean 80 Genesis/MegaDrive games. There are 40 Gen/MD games, and then another 40 games that are on-par with lame website-based flash games.

Cool! Though i still need to pick up VI.
(by the way, the article mentions that V and VI were released for DS, but you forgot that IV was also released for DS)

@Mahe
So if a game isn't a Nintendo-exclusive, it's not actual "Nintendo news"?
Yeah, no.