From the looks of it I'm going to really enjoy this game

(It made me think of Suspended from infocom)

I wouldn't read too much into these numbers. The game lineup is fine, the timing isn't optimal.

1. Some of the PS3, Wii and Xbox are just replacement purchases and other sales due to the installed based. The installed base is huge on these systems !

Example from twitter:
"Ashton Brooke-Thorne ‏@AshtonBrookeT 23h
Pissed off Matts bought himself a new PS3! Gunna have to break this one aswell now! ...P.S Don't tell him I broke his last one!"

2. Some people might want to check out what MS and Sony is releasing first.

3. With summer approaching, it's more likely the nintendo-fans are buying portable systems like the 3DS's. Consoles is an indoor activity.

4. Birthdays aren't evenly distributed. More people have their birthdays in the fall.

EAs Need for Speed most wanted is really great, and I'll probably be getting Mass Effect 3 in a few months.

It's understandable that they don't develop games if the volume isn't there yet, they're welcome back at some point. I've never liked the EA Sports franchises, but it would have been nice to se ME4 being ported over.

The controls are not perfect for this game. It really needs a real stick.

The game is simple, very hard and well documented:
http://gameinternals.com/post/2072558330/understanding-pac-man-ghost-behavior

I'm getting this when it surfaces Would have been nice with a wii u port as well.

No problem, NFS Most Wanted is excellent and with more than enough challenges.

Looking forward to a new racer on the "Nintendo Wii 2 U" in 6 years

A few games from 2008:
Mario Kart Wii: 33 million
Fable II: (XBox 360), 4 million
Fallout 3 (XBox 360+PC+PS3): 8 million

The DS games sales cycle seems a bit stretched out in time compared to for example PC games. Need to accumulate over a 1 year period to fully compare sales figures i think.

I got it last week. Excellent game so far.

Cool, i hope there is some improvements jumping into miiverse and back into the game as well

Having all games easily available is great, but i'm running out of space too quickly. Looking for a good compatible ssd which doesn't need powersupply

I'd like a copy. Apparently it's packed with fan-service.

I'm sort of looking forward to nfs, but I got very quickly bored with NFS Carbon on the WII because the motivation to win was somewhat lacking. I'll have to read up on some reviews first ... I might play RidgeRacer on the 3DS some more instad, which is a great speed experience (Although it should have had online multiplayer like MK 7)

I'm getting nano assault ex i Wonder what the orher surprise shinen twitted about is?

@Kyoto Last I read wsa that shinen said on twitter that the US release has been approved and the EU relase in under approval but the release date has not been confirmed yet. Hopefully Nintendo has a slot for it next week or so

I won't buy a thing until after Nano Assault EX

It's really anoying that the European release only has Japanese voice acting, while you can choose in the US release. Region locking sucks big time !

I've learned that the Publisher for europe Rising Star Games is owned by Bergsala, which also distributes Nintendo in scandinavia which is also the reason why there's no Nintendo Club in Scandinavia.

The problem isn't the speed but the fact that the UI is a simple press of a button, if they'd provide a hand crank instead to start a new application it would be more natural to spend a few seconds

Looking forward to this, it was on my wishlist but was never released in europe.

Looks like a very strategic shooter.

Excellent presentation and rewardning gameplay.

This one has a nice balance of being on rails and being able to fly around. I also liked the fact that the easiest route allows for some casual gameplay and go for a better score and medals. And when you're done there is alternate routes which demands some skill to explore.

A weakness with this game is the characters and storyline.

Ridge Racer would be a lot more fun.

This sounds like a truly rotten deal.

Cartridge benefits

1. You can use the game on multiple 3DS's.
2. You get a box with box-art and manual.
3. If you loose your DS you still have most of the the games in your collection.
4. Storage memory for the game is included on the cartridge.
5. You support your local game store.
6. Games on physical media will grow extinct, so we're in the last few years where we can obtain new games in this form.

Download benefits:
1. You can have multiple retail-games available without bringing along extra cartridges.
2. Higher profit margin for developers and nintento, pushing more money twoards the people who make the games and the platform.

Excellent news. Please push it in a slot next week Nintendo !

The 3DS XL is a wonderfull handheld, and for me a worthwhile upgrade to play . Marvel Pinball 3D, but i totally understand those who stick with their original 3DS because all games will work fine on both. For new buyers I think the 3DS XL is a must.

My initial tought was that this would be even less fun than the Machine language assembler cartridge on the Philips Videopac G7000 console, but then again it might be very cool if there was a sensible way to type in programs. Anyone know if a bluetooth keyboard would work on dsiware titles, or is that just 3DS ?

Looks cool. I might need to wait for 3DS XL for this one.

@dark-insanity The Ancient Beckons on dsiware is a pretty awesome table too.

This 3DS XL thing is a hard choice since system transfer doesn't allow for splitting up the eShop games. The original 3DS is a lot more portable, but then again the larger screen would be nice for home use and some trips. decisions, decisions.

This will make zen pinball play better on the 3DS

My guess would be a lauch price of $349.

The rationale is the wii 249 lauch-price in 2006 + inflation + percieved added value of the controller + affinity for prices ending in 49, 79 and 99,

IMHO I think the score is a bit high, I think the touch controls should have be punished harder, in fact with some play-testing and tuning of a few hit-margins they could have made the game much more playable. If this had been an iPad game it probably is the right score due to eye-candy, but as a nintendo 3DS game, playability needs to carry more weight .

This game is ruined by poorly tuned controls esp. for touch screen controls, there are much better implementations available on dsiware.

I liked the idea of scoring and some juiced up graphics, so if they released a fix my opinion might change

I hope I can transfer my wii stuff over to the new console

This will be an awesome console

It's a nice spin on a simple game. It's fairly easy to win for beginners applying the most basic blackjack strategies, the opponent doesn't automaticly hit hard and sometimes stays on 13,14 etc and it appears to be a single deck only.. A few of the opponents are not available in the evening, which is a shame because blackjack is suited for mindless procastination. It seems to take a lot of grindig to get anything to happen, and there's not a lot in there. The soft music and japanese speech makes this a release to consider as a meditation exercise. Presentation and user interface is flawless.

Unlocked memories can be replayed from the main screen, I do wish there was a much larger story to be played through. (There probably should have been zombies in the story too )

My son who is 5 plays this quite often and I'm surprised at the variations of formees you can create after a while. I've been playing some myself as well. It's a great game.

I like the derministic cost of pay-games, but not the cost-level and the inconvenience of physical media. Game design should optimize on entertainment value and not be restricted by business model.

Might be fun in 3D, but it somehow reminded me that I would have liked to see a game like Rez on the 3DS.

Excellent game. It is also a very modern game in how the story is told.

Nintendo knows their stuff. I feel great about paying a bit more for my 3DS I've only played Mega Microgames and Metroid Fusion before, both were truly awesome games.

http://www.denofgeek.com/games/1133955/why_galaga_88_is_the_finest_2d_shooter_ever_made.html

@NintendoKanalDE I see a trailer and game info with release date. Looks good

Yeah ! looking forward to this one

I remember a co-worker got fired for playing it. Even after the second warning, he just couldn't stop. It inspired me to get my first nintendo a few months later, the GBA SP Newer got around to playing Golden Sun, but it must have been one awesome RPG.

@Ran that's an interessting debate, but IMHO if you prefer casual games where a touch screen or cell-phone keys would work, Pyramids is likely not a game you would enjoy. But there's nothing wrong with games on phones, I play games on lot's of platforms and don't see any reason for loyalty to one ... I even found my self re-playing Photopia (If adventure using KIF) on my kindle ... even tough the keyboard isn't all that for text adventures. My smartphone (N8) is the least used of my devices for games, the reason is that I got bored with angry birds and the controls in other games is crap (Like NFS Shift, Tron, Tetris, The Sims 3, Hawx, Galaxy on fire). You'll see once you get over the graphics But I do hope to see more excellent eShop releases for the 3DS, the selection is too small right now, but I really enjoyed both Golf and Pyramids.

I think it's different enough from Solomon's Key ... let's call it spiritually destilled

Worked a lot better than the sound transfer used in Bangai-O Spirits

Hopefully this is even better than Solomon's Key (the latter was designed to suck money into a machine)