Angel_Fur

Grey, s'il vous plait...

@DanteSolablood: Game are not a specialist gaming store. They are - or have become - a very generic outlet that gives shelf-space only to a handful of blockbusters (indie/niche titles don't get a look in) and a ton of second hand stuff, which they sell at next-to-new prices without having to pay a penny to developers/distributors. Through their greed they have worked to undermine the very industry that sustains them, and that industry is now starting to bite back by refusing to distribute new games to them unless they pay up-front. The pigeons are coming home to roost. I feel sorry for the staff, though, who are often good, honest, well-informed gamers, caught up in a situation that is not of their own making.

Nice write up James! Did you get to speak to the great man?
Only seven sleeps now until The Last Story...cannot wait!

Really enjoyable article! Made me smile. I think Thomas is quite quite mad, of course, but mad in a nice way!

Ok so how are you meant to pronounce that idiotic word?! Sounds like something cooked up by committee.

I heard they've got a new office cleaner, too, as well as a fresh print cartridge for the Xerox machine. Its all change in the crazy, rollercoaster world of Nintendo UK!

@mariofanatic128: I agree that there are worse, but that's damning with faint praise. Starfox 64 may be super-cheesy but at least you can tell the difference between different characters with their accents, which gives it a huge amount of charm. When the fight happens here and they do the smacktalk it's impossible to tell the angels apart. Anyway, it's no biggie. Looks a fun game.

Looks like it'll do until a new Starfox arrives, although the voiceovers (both the script and the generic cartoon-matinee voices) make me cringe.

^ They may as well commit to US/Canada release ASAP, as the amount of piracy that's blighted Xenoblade as a consequence of its late arrival is a total disgrace.

Sweeeeeet! Xenoblade, Last Story and Pandora. The Wii sure is going out on a JRPG high!

Hmm...I don't buy this explanation. What need of textures anyway for these retro-styled games? They're just chasing the Xbox buck, which is their right of course.

@James. Thanks. Oh, and boo, hiss, gnashing of teeth, etc.

How do these coins work? Are they the same as points? And is this available on Euro store as well? (I am confuse)

The multimedia hub nonsense can go hang itself. Tell us about the games, please! Remember: this was billed by Reginald as the console for 'U' the gamer, not just 'Wii' the family.

Anyone confused by the Zelda timeline should check out Hideo Kojima's attempt to explain the Metal Gear timeline. There's a database you can download on PS3 with several thousand utterly nonsensical cross-referenced entries in it. Makes Zelda seem quite straightforward ...