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Also not sure why they need to be free. Nintendo has to create a new VC for the 3ds to run them. It costs them money. A discount i can understand. But there is no business sense in them giving you free games. Wii u and 3ds are very different internally.

@AhabSpampurse you can i imagine still buy the games on your old model. It will download the rom to the sd card. It just wont load. Then you just system transfer the games over and play them later this month. I may be wrong but the file itself can exist on the sd card so guessing it will be fine. U'd have to check though. Nintendo might have some lock on it to stop people downloading

Seems win win. With the shortage of wii u releases most people will pick this up day 1 who want it. So therefore its a free game in a collectable case. If it really takes off as a sleeper hit then others can get on board. Kinda wish it was a download code though. Seems like a fun game for short bursts that i can just click on and play. Not sure im gonna keep swapping the disc in just to play 5 minutes here and there.

Emulation is different to simply running a game. The machine has to run its own operating system and then basically run a super nintendo in the background. Its not like putting a mario world cartridge in a 3ds. I heard that the gba ambassador games were able to run as they simply used the the GBA part of the old DS PICA CPU in the 3ds. I don't know how it all works, but there is a lot more to emulation then most people think.

was hoping they had found a way to manipulate the screen to produce a higher resolution. As from what I know the 3ds screen replicates each pixel twice then splits them to create the 3d effect. Was hoping they had found a way to make the most of that 800 across screen. Resoultion is the only issue I have with the 3ds as a console. @shinesprite

Again it is annoying that there is no cross buy, but I want the games, so I am not gonna do the whole, cutting off my nose to spite my face routine. I will buy them again for £7.19 and enjoy 10 hours of mario world on the go.

As for the old 3ds. I am not saying that it can't run the games, but emulation or 'virtual consoles' are more complex then people imagine, the system is basically having to run a snes and a 3ds at the same time. So it puts a lot more strain on a system then simply running a snes game off an sd card. I am really looking fwd to having this amazing game library on the go

something called perfect pixel mode was announced in the US Direct I am hearing which allows the games to be played in their original aspect ratio. Seems like a cool idea.

Not sure on the reason but seems like Bravely Default will hit the US the same time fates hits the uk. Maybe staggered releases help with production issues. From looking at the leak last night im happy with what is likely to be said

@WiltonRoots I remember street fighter 2 on the SNES. Black bars and slow down all the way.

Shopto deliveries always comes early for me. Never had that with Nintendo store but good luck anyway. I didn't go with nintendo as didn't really want the free t-shirt.

I spoke to GAME when my Street Fighter V game was shipped 5 days early and they said it was just a precaution. And it was indeed posted on the release day.

To people saying their order has been posted. You could well get it early (especially with shopto) but my GAME order has been dispatched but they send it with an order that the postman not deliver till Friday. It sounds dumb and not sure how it works but its basically so they cannot be held responsible for non delivery.

Also...Every one to their own and all that. But I find it dumb that people played games for years without caring about frame-rate (unless it was pure shite) and now all of a sudden everyone is an expert. Not buying a game as it is 30fps instead of 60 ????? why. 30fps is fine. The human eye can read 60fps sure but 30fps is fine and fluid. film for years was 24.9fps. Settings on modern tvs revert to 24.9 as it is a popular effect. I get games are different as they are animated but I think you need to reevaluated why you are playing games in the first place if such an issue stops you buying a game. I am paying £38 for an amiibo a sound track and a £40 game, so I think its a good deal.

Glad I ebay'd my Mario All Stars game when i did (for a fair price btw) that thing was quite the collectable. Nice to see Ocarina get a new print run. These select versions though don't seem to come with manuals or the little quick start guide cards that came with some of the older titles, to my knowledge anyway. Might be of importance to some out there.

The money generated from Pokemon Amiibo cards would be huge. it is a no brainer. Weather it fits the game seems irrelevant if it makes Nintendo a profit. Game Freak however is not Nintendo so they may have some say.

Even so being able to save your Pokemon to amiibo cards and then bring them into some Pokemon Stadium type game for NX seems a good fit. Train them in that game (I dont play Pokemon but I know you can train them in some way) and then move them back to the handheld version.

Either way I think that the way the game links with home console, smart phones etc will be what makes it different from X and Y. despite the narrative.

@Jefownt03 yeah back and white 2 came out after the 3ds to maximise the audience share. Difference here is that the did not launch together it was just a compatible game on a pre gen system and second that the 3ds was back compatible. Will the NX be. Anyway as normal, no one knows its just fun speculation. Hopefully know more in half an hour.

Not to go all NX rumour on here or anything. But kinda puts a 'X' in the column of any handheld componant being released this year if these indeed are 3ds titles. Be odd to release your best selling portable franchise on the 3ds this holiday season as well as releasing a brand new handheld console at the same time. It has always been in my mind anyway that the NX would be a home console with portable options rather then anything like a new 3ds anyway

Amazing that the 3Ds sales are bemoaned as being poor and on the wain, and yet they are still 2x the projected WII U sales. Id be interested to know how much stock Nintendo made during the release window and how much additional production has actually been required since.

I have never played a Pokemon game. The craze past me over as a kid and now im just not fussed but as a punt maybe the much awaited 'Z' but released in 2 flavors. One of which is NEW 3ds exclusive, although Pokemon can be transferd between games as normal the 2nd variant has various visual improvements. Would explain the long release gap between this and X&Y. Remastering Ruby Sapphire couldn't have taken that long as the engine from X&Y was already there along with the narrative. Like I say its just a fun punt in the dark. Be interesting if nothing else

So I just clicked on pre-register and it said done. I had created a Nintendo Account earlier by linking it to my Nintendo ID. But I am not sure how the Miitomo thing knows where to register my interest too. It didn't ask my sign in or email details. I just clicked pre register and it said "you have successfully pre-registered. But what has it registered too ? I have not got an email or anything saying the usual thank you for registering stuff. Am I being stupid? As I am more then happy if that is the case

@Grumblevolcano I agree that I want one. My only point would be that Nintendo could make their life a lot easier by not drip feeding info. They still come across very much as a closed shop despite their improvements. I don't think they communicate well enough outside of the directs which then makes the lack of them harder to take

Id love a direct, just so I know what to expect in the future. As all Nintendo is right now is a mill of rumor. Odd seeing as Sony and Microsoft to my knowledge have never used a "Direct" style approach and yet people are not bothered. It is maybe because we expect there to be one from Nintendo around this time that it is harder to deal with when it doesn't arrive

Allowing 2 consoles to share a game at once. Old vc titles not full download games. Would allow easier 2 player gameplay. And negate the 2 player download play thing. All in all this is good news. A stable network framework is imperative for whatever nintendo has planned for the future

Sold my New 3ds as I was just not getting the millage out of it. Nintendo is currently doing the same thing they did last gen - release an updated model to spark interest DSi/NEW 3DS, then localise a bunch of JRPGS to block out the schedule. 3ds has some good games left in the pipeline, most notably Fire Emblem. But that too me is the last big hitter we will see. No more Marios, Zeldas, Donkey Kongs etc. Everyone is turning their head towards the NX, it is all anyone on these sites mentions. People are in my opinion holding off. Why spend £150 on a NEW 3DS when a new console appears to be close at hand.

Metroid NX confirmed then. called Metroid Prime share index. Where you play as Samus on the 30th of January as she tries to give reason why energy tanks can be considered as a business expense. I see no other explanation.......seriously tho i would welcome some concrete news next week as the rumours are going crazy.

smash bros ultimate. Probably inclucde a percentage of DLC content. Stages, Costumes, but not all the DLC characters. But will allow you to transfer over all DLC you have purchased to that point. Comes with Master Hand Amiibo, that does something special. Unlocks a new stage or something. If Back-compat is a no go then this as a port seems obvious, as Smash is a huge selling point for Nintendo in all reigons

Does this have any relevance Sonic Generations 2 ???http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5290776/

D'oh........The Dever Broncos......you just dont know football SEGA...

5 quid for a Tshirt I probably won't wear. Pretty sure GAME will bundle something. Pin badges seem to be there thing at the moment. Cancelled my Amazon order before realising I had it pre ordered with amiibo for £35 ordered again hoping for a price drop before release.

Like to say a good job to Nintendolife. They seem to be one of the only sites that promoted this event during its actual run.

A final thing to note, is that I imagine a lot of people have got a wii u in the last 18 months and are writing their comments of it lasting into 2018 in hope more then expectation. Skylanders and Infinity will probably come out until those dates on the wii u. and you might get a new dance party game each year. But no big budget Nintendo game (that we don't already know about) will be released on the Wii U from now on. Much in the same way that in 2011 Skyward Sword was the Wii's swan song.

I think the point being made here is that even if the console goes off in a drastic new direction, In the eyes of the general consumer and retail, it will take over from the Wii U and 3DS. As Nintendo cannot support 3 devices fully, and retail will basically only want to display the newest and best thing Nintendo has. Thats why Nintendo sections in stores these days are basically just amiibo shops.

I imagine most people outside the hardcore Nintendo fan base want 'an' Nintendo Item in their life so they can have a Mario Zelda fix. They will just buy the newest item available, not all 3.

If Nintendo struggle to support two consoles, it makes no sense to introduce a 3rd into the mix. It will also just confuse the consumer further as they try to see the difference between them all.

I also don't see why it would be more powerful then the PS4.That system is so successful and is not going anywhere. Activision, EA, Ubisoft etc will optimise their games for PS4 (and XBOX) and then port to the Nintendo Platform. If Nintendo makes a console more powerful then the PS4 EA are still only going to make the next FIFA as good as the PS4 can handle. And Nintendo has proven that their first party games are no overly reliant on processing power.

The current state of development by Nintendo shows what they can produce for 3 platforms at once......not a lot. Once the thing actually releases this is likely to worsen

I make the same point every time when this discussion comes up but I can't in anyway see Nintendo waiting till 2017 to release the NX. Peoples only evidence is that it correlates with prior release cycles. There are almost no games slated for the Wii U this year. I count 6. Marvel Avengers, 2 Zeldas, Pokken, Star Fox and Fire Emblem Cross. It is unlikely Nintendo will release anything else in the next 6 months outside of these titles. Third parties are finished until next Christmas when we get the usual multi-platform games. When you consider fire emblem x is finished in Japan, Pokken is an Arcade Port, Twilight Princess is a remaster and Zelda, Avengers and Star Fox are all delays from last year, then Nintendo currently has ZERO original games in development for the system (that we know off)...Ok that is a bit far fetched, but you can see what I mean. The idea of this trend lasting another 18 months is impossible to me. Nintendo will do well to release this year. Something to run up against Sony and MIcrosoft/facebooks VR sets.

There is a listing on IMDB of voice actors for Sonic Generations 2 due to be released this year. Includes a whole cast of characters, Troy Baker plus others.

Sad, but in no way a surprise. Unlikely to change too until February.

Dont understand the people blaming stores for Nintendo's poor sales. They sell what people buy. Its a business. No one was buying the vita so they stopped selling it. Same with Wii U. It is why most Nintendo sections are filled with Amiibo as that is what sells. It is entirely Nintendo's fault. They made some poor decisions over the last few years and this is the result. I hold my breath for the NX hoping it does something truly worthwhile to capture the wider demographic, outside current Nintendo fans.

arn't although those games mentioned, pack in titles ? Seems people are buying the consoles but then not really buying the games to go with it. Was similar with the Wii. Some people brought the console just to play Wii Sports

I ordered Twilight Princess off them yesterday thinking all these woes were behind them . Just changed it too Amazon as it seems this is an ongoing problem. Their stores drive me crazy the most. Some of the staff are just dicks.They think they work in the game industry when they actually just work in GAME. Saw one guy tell a couple the Wii (Original not WII U) still had some life left in it. Was dying to cut him off and step in.

Not surprising. It looks great but I like a lot of other adults may be put off by the fact that you have to put so much time into the game. I just don't have that time. It coming after most people have purchased Fallout etc, means it is probably down the list a bit. Glad to see Nintendo has at least one decent game this holiday though and that those whom own the console are supporting it to the best of their ability.

Bit depressing if this is the big news from today, which it seems like it is. This game has been out forever on other platforms. I can't understand how those whom wanted to play it haven't already -Unless they only ever use Nintendo hardware. I love Nintendo (although Its a lot lot harder to maintain at present) But this is like Mircosoft announcing a big announcement that the final fantasy remake its being ported to XBOX ONE 5 years after PS4. Whats happening to Nintendo. To those that want it on Wii U however, congratulations I am sure it will be awesome with the dual screen set up.

Nintendo only have themselves to blame. Two new games both of which have not only been labelled terrible but more importantly as disrespectful in terms of their amibo centric approach. Also it was possible to get an Xbox one with all its extra media dodads for £220 with 2 games. Cheapest wii u was the same price . With 2 great games but the public impression is that the xbox is the better deal. I got Infinity on Wii U as it was cheaper then PS4 and i want to support Nintendo. But as a owner since launch what else is there to buy that i dont already have.

But they are Nintendo exclusives. As in they are designed for that system and not multi platform. It has the whole '64' 90s vibe too it.

Haters gonna hate X or no X. Maybe that should call it The 'Nintendo 3rd Party'. So no matter what happens, every time you play a game you can say you are playing a third party game. Haters wont like that.

Anyone else thinking that Nintendos next console might be called Nintendo Cross (X) I have heard it mentioned around the web in conversations. It just seems that a ton of Upcoming Nintendo games have X at the end. Xenoblade, Monster Hunter, Puzzle and Dragons. I get that applies to cross over style games, but it seems like everything is getting an X at the moment.

Also...People who say there is 3rd party support for the Wii U are using some rather rosey glasses. 3DS....sure, it sells really well so has good support, especially from Japanese developers. There is also a lot more scope with the portable experience. But the WII U to my knowledge has 5 retail games coming out next year, 2 Zeldas Mario Sonic Rio Olympics and Star Fox and Poken. All Nintendo or coop projects. This holiday the system has the toys to life series which are regarded as lesser ports of next gen versions, guitar hero live and just dance. I may have forgotten a couple of games but it is simple not viable for for 3rd parties to release on these consoles. And why would anyone with an X1 or PS4 buy a game like Guitar hero on the WII U over PS4. If the base investment of the Guitar etc is supposed to last multiple years, why but it on a console that will be replaced within a year. It is clear all support is now on the NX which is great for that system, but I wish Nintendo had learned more from what happened at this stage in the Wii's life cycle.

Without being disrespectful to he reviewer, it seems that Nintendolife are often making excuses for Nintendo games. Pretty much every site I have seen has said this is an incredibly boring game that has a couple of fun distractions in the mini games that last minutes rather than hours. Everyone to their own, but it seems all too common to see a games glaring flaws and say that it is this that makes it great for small kids and families. 'It's not hugely limited.....its simple'. Games can be amazing and also do that. The old 'New Super Mario Bros' games had a great Game and then 20 fun mini games attached. It seems people are really looking for a reason to like Nintendo games at present because it is Nintendo and there are so few games to choose from. Simply put their content of late has been really poor, and lackluster when compared to their past endeavors. These kinda of releases would never have passed for good quality 10 years ago. Or if this game was released by a third party without animal crossing attached. This is all coming from a big life long fan. To use a cliche, I am not angry just disappointed. I appreciate the reviewer is coming from a family perspective, I have seen his channel and he does good work on that regard. I just think recently the bar has been lowered a lot in terms of what is acceptable.

@Sakura from working in tv News I can say with some certainty that ASDA toning it down this year is due to the horrendous scenes last year of fights between shoppers and just complete anarchy. I made a news report about ASDA stores alone last year. Amazon seems the place to be.

Says on site it wont discuss either mobile or NX on the direct. Which is interesting as they keep talking about the NX in a "We are not gonna talk about it but we keep mentioning it" kinda way. Just don't mention it at all then Nintendo, as every time you mention you are not mentioning it, It just reminds people that you have a new product coming soon that will replace what you are currently trying to sell people for Christmas.

It will be the day before Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival releases so I imagine we will get a lot of info on that plus related amiibo/amiibo card news. Plus the Smash Ballot results. Unfortunately I am not fussed about any of that so I do hope there is something about what they are gonna fill that big empty hole of 2016 with - Extra characters for a year old game doesn't get me too excited when there is such a lack of releases on the horizon. I see a Fire Emblem fates and Star Fox release date being the most exciting thing we see. But I am being overly pessimistic so I don't get too hyped, as we all remember e3. FINGERS CROSSED EVERYONE

As an adult, its not really feesable to just have people round my house on demand. Online play would have made the game a lot more appealing. After the GameXplain videos I was a little more interested, but with no online i wont be able to get anything out of it anyway so whats the point. After Happy Home Designer, I thought they would at least have some kind of network features, leaderboards or something, trade items etc. This has to be Nintendo's worst 'Holiday' release schedule on record surely. I mean its just awful.

I don't like feeling full of doom, but Nintendo is all over the place at the moment. Chibi Robo has come across in Reviews and gameplay videos as very underwhelming. Not surprised it is not selling well. Nintendo's christmas of half baked spin off to somehow entice gamers to their platforms doesn't seem likely to do them too many favors either. (although HHD and Triforce Heroes will sell well weather they are good or otherwise). Not sure Nintendo believe in dropping the price of the WII U either. Feels as if they have given up and moved almost all passion to the NX. It is odd though that in the UK it is now just marginally cheaper than an a Amazon/Shopto priced PS4 (although with a free download or two)

Considering the limited print run and now rarity and price of the first Xenoblade game i am suprised more people are not pre ordering the special edition of X. Both GAME and Nintendo Store still have it available. Its frustrating that with the right momentum and awareness this could be a huge success. You have to wonder if we will see another Western release if this fails to get sales. However its a long way off and have a feeling as far as this list is concerned that it simply was not included.

@ravens326 Im a video editor for Tv so I geek out at stuff like this. I also briefly did QA testing for SEGA. So maybe I am in the minority in liking this stuff. As long as it isn't used to diminish the magic of the game itself im good with it. If you want to see crazy skills. Go watch some of the AGDQ(awesome games done quick)videos on youtube. The nerd in them is turned up to 11 but their skills on games like Mario is Jedi like. And it is all done for charity too. Nice chatting with ya.

@ravens326 I think it is more for people who like the ins and outs of how the game is actually coded and put together. Like I found it interesting that all the cave screens are basically on one separate big map. It isn't meant to replace the game but is a nice aside to people who maybe have played Zelda to death but still crave a challenge from the game. Pretty sure this guy is not advocating people playing the game this way on your first run through. It is however like everything, Horses for Courses. Like how behind the scenes extras on a DVD might ruin the magic of the film for some people. But to those interested in film making are seen as a cool insight. I think we both agree that ALTTP is a beautifully made game, however you play it