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I posted the reddit thread this is sourced from, and I wasn't doing it out of any sort of anger or malice against Nintendo, but I also don't think it's a non-issue.

I genuinely love Startropics, and I hope people who didn't get to play it back in the day will give it a chance now. I really just wanted to get the word out to anyone who might be too stubborn to google game puzzle solutions that this will halt their progress.

I do find the disparity in Nintendo's attention to the matter between VC and NSO disappointing, but it does seem to just be an oversight and I hope to see the code added as a footnote in the game's NSO details box.

I'm glad some sites have picked up the story because it gets the information to more people who might otherwise give up on a great game.

"Here's What The Game Boy Might Look Like If It Was Designed By Someone Who Never Played a Video Game In Their Life"

FTFY

I wish people would stop coming up with terrible ideas that would ruin a theoretical Switch Mini.

@shaneoh I think Homepass relies on Nintendo's relay servers to function, it just spoofs IPs so that the relay servers think all the homepass people are at the same relay hotspot. So homepass will probably go down with the relays.

It really is a shame that such a cool feature is going to be gone for good.

@clvr I'm not positive but it looks like the left Joyccon's buttons could be put in whatever configuration you want. One of the user images on the JP one is different from the manufacturer's pic. I imagine you could make it match the right, or do Left-Red, Right-Green, Up-Yellow, Down-Blue so that they match in single-Joycon mode.

I'm assuming this game doesn't support single player with bots since the trailer says it requires a broadband connection. I'll still probably grab it. Expecting around $10.

@ThatNyteDaez @TommyTLG There was an interview with the devs where they said they originally had Miis, but decided they didn't fit the game's premise (idk why not.)

Anyone who owns a Wii U and is saying there's nothing good this week needs a reality check. Kuru Kuru Kururin is a fantastic game and has never been released in North America before. That alone makes this a special week.

Terraria is tempting, but $20 is twice what it costs on PC (4x what I paid,) and more than it costs on most other platforms too. I guess that's the downside of something getting a retail release. I'll wait for reviews and/or a sale.

I'll probably grab FAST, I doubt it'll really scratch the F-Zero itch but it might come close.

Can't wait for this, but I really hope the spending cap for the west ends up being low enough to at least end up comparable to the -e series' pricing.

I've enjoyed what I've played of the game. Sure, it's a fairly simple board game and the winner is often determined by your luck playing the Stalk Market, but it's relaxing and charming in the way only Animal Crossing can be. There's also longevity in developing your board game town to add to the variety of vignettes that play out and which villagers show up. Plus the island escape game is pretty cool and the AC amiibo are adorable.

@Dief88 Examining videos and screens, it looks like Picrites are needed to unlock stages, and also there's an Energy Meter that tops out at 200 and goes down by 1 every time you place a pixel. This has a timer under it so I assume it slowly refills, and it has a Y button icon so I assume you can spend Picrites to refill it. Also, according to Serebii it has a spending cap much like Rumble World did.

@sillygostly It could still end up being something like with Rumble World where there's a max limit to how many you can buy and buying that many is essentially like unlocking the full game. Fingers crossed.

I've been keeping my eye on the physical copies for ages, but I don't want to pay over retail price, so I really hope they come to NA.

I love Picross and this was actually my favorite surprise from the direct, but I hate how every Pokemon spinoff is getting shoehorned into f2p. I want to pay my $6-$10 and be done like with the Picross-e series. Hopefully the pay model will be generous enough to either let me buy a full unlock or at least play a couple puzzles a day for free.

I'll give the online demo a trial when it's live, but since I don't really have anyone to play the game with and I'm not a fan of playing with randoms, I'll probably end up passing on the game. Shame too, everything about this game - other than the forced multiplayer - looks great.

@Nomad I don't know, I loved Lost Vikings but that was a finely crafted single player experience that relies on switching characters. This just looks like they tacked on an unpolished way to play when you didn't have the ability to play multiplayer.

Year Walk sounds like it could be great on Wii U, I might consider it even though I haven't played my Steam copy. I remember hearing tons of love for Car Battler Joe back in the GBA days, seemed to be one of the sleeper hits, and Plague of Shadows looks fantastic. Seems like a pretty decent week to me.

Well, I wanted the black model, I only like one of the sets of included cover plates, and I can't afford to spend an extra $180 on a system this month, so I guess I'll just start saving up just in case NOA releases a black system in the coming months.

Sticking with my MH4U New XL for now.

@rjejr Yeah, the CS rep I talked to mentioned several times that the book won't ship right away, and my order shows as "Pending." I won't be bothered if I don't get it right away, since I wasn't expecting to get one at all when they first announced the book.

@Mr_Zurkon @rjejr You can get the physical book with your digital order if you live in US, Canada, or Mexico. Just check the phone number on your receipt.

Source: I did it myself already, also: http://supermariomaker.nintendo.com/#/buy

@DiscoGentleman Yup. A simple 5 minute phone call is all it takes to get the physical book with your digital copy. Check the official site for the game, it says right there "The book comes with all physical copies of the game. For digital purchases, check your Nintendo eShop receipt for instructions on how to request a copy. You can also download a free digital version of the book on the official microsite when the game launches. Offer only valid in US, Canada, and Mexico."

@Chaotic_Eevee There's no precedent for this on console AFAIK. I don't think you get discounts for preloading on Xbox or PlayStation either. Preloading is generally there so you don't have to wait for big downloads when the game releases. If I had to guess I'd say release sales on Steam usually serve the same purpose as most Steam sales: getting people to actually buy PC games.

@sleepinglion The incentive is that you can start playing the game the moment it releases digitally after a tiny download update, while all the people getting the physical version have to wait until the next day or later, or at best wait in line at a store at midnight while you're playing already.

FYI, you can order digital and still get the free PHYSICAL book.

For people in US, Canada, and Mexico: if you order digitally your receipt will have a toll-free phone number to call. All you have to do is give them your name, address, and Wii U serial number and they'll send you the physical Mario Maker idea booklet for free when the game releases. I just did this, it was quick and easy and my order is shown as pending on my Nintendo online store account.

I've been waiting for them to put this up. I'm a little disappointed that it's the same price even though it doesn't come with the physical bonus booklet, but this is a game I want to have always in my system ready to boot up. And regardless of size, preloading means I can get started right at midnight when it releases instead of spending an hour or two downloading on my meager 1MB/sec connection.

I don't even know what exactly it was supposed to do. Without cable or satellite it was useless to me, it seemed like it was supposed to have some level of support for Netflix but I wasn't able to figure out what you could do with it. I'll be glad to be rid of the useless icon on my home screen.

@FragRed To be fair, at this point it could outclass PS4 and third parties would probably still not support it because of the Nintendo stigma of "people buy Nintendo systems for Nintendo games only."

The best we can hope for is support for game engines that allow for extremely easy ports that require very little work/budget, and even then who knows if it'll get support beyond what Ubisoft has been giving Wii U.

If it's a handheld hybrid as has been rumored for ages, this doesn't seem like a huge deal. Otherwise, while I'm a bit disappointed that Nintendo will yet again release a system with less power than systems already on the market, I'll still be there for the games. Wii U has been an utter failure, and I don't regret my day 1 purchase at all.

I'm really looking forward to HHD, and I think AC amiibo Festival looks great, but as a solitary player I'm not sure I'll be able to play it.

@sonicmeerkat StarFox Command is pretty different, but I enjoyed it. They basically tried to make a game out of everyone's favorite SF64 level and it wasn't the best but plenty of people enjoyed it. It's worth playing if only for all the different endings you can get.

@Donjwolf The music probably has nothing to do with it since some of it is in Smash Bros.

A StarFox game and a M&L game in the same week, Art Academy, and a sale on a couple of good Sega 3D Classics. Just because you don't happen to want any of that doesn't make it a bad week.

@SKTTR Oh man, "after" gave me SO much trouble on MHTri (NA version) on Wii when playing online since it had a single universal swear filter. "Hey, do you want to do Rathalos ***** this?" "Rathalos what?" "***** we finish this" "What?" ...eventually we learned to spell it atfer on there.

I think everyone is misinterpreting his quote.

To me, he's basically saying "We don't have plans to bring the small model to NA at this time." and following that up with "Keep your eyes out for new SKUs [of the New 3DS XL]" because to them, new special colors of XL is as good as a replacement for the faceplates, and they don't think people care about the size.

@bezerker99 Most people who watched the Treehouse demo seem to agree it looks fun.

I thought the puppets were great. Star Fox looks amazing, I actually think Federation Force looks interesting even though I don't care for the Prime series. Happy Home Designer looks better than I expected but the cost for cards will add up. AC Mario Party is a real head scratcher. Overall though, it was underwhelming, and far too much multiplayer focus for my personal tastes. It feels like they're winding things down for Wii U and next year they'll drop some NX bombs.

I'll probably pick it up for 3DS sometime. I might wait and see if any game-breaking bugs sneak in this time first. Nicalis doesn't have the best track record for QC.

Where's the love for Mii Brawler? I main that and would totally buy some costumes if they didn't have all the awesome ones for gunners and swordfighters and then give brawlers... a T-Shirt and a Cat Suit.

I don't understand why so many people want AC on Wii U so badly. City Folk was heavily panned for not being portable (in addition to being basically a port of Wild World) and I'd assume AC just does better on handhelds.

I did play AC:PG and AC:CF extensively and I would do the same with a Wii U version, but I'd prefer they just keep the series portable until they make it cross-platform with save transferring like MH3U.

@Esiwlwo GameStop exclusive.

Not really pre-orders since it's on the Street Date. Walmart.com has already shipped my Splatoon 3-Pack and Wario, if I had paid for faster shipping I'd have them tomorrow before Amazon's go up, and Amazon has Street Date delivery for Prime so if I'd been able to pre-order at Amazon earlier then I'd get them tomorrow with free shipping.

As Nintendo fans, there are constantly times when the grass is greener on the other side, this just happens to be the latest time. Whether it's releases delayed in one region, VC games missing in one region, bigger game selections for some promotions, better eShop sales, or even specific colors/models of hardware not making it to one region or the other.

For what it's worth, I'd happily give up this humble bundle (which I did buy) for a NA region small n3DS.

Unfortunate to hear, but at least this shows that - contrary to some peoples' beliefs - GameFreak doesn't want to put out bad Pokémon designs. Hopefully it'll get an awesome one later.

Even if he had appeared on a Nintendo system, SSB doesn't have blood and gore, and Meat Boy is literally made of blood and gore. It would never happen.

I personally gave my vote to Shantae.

@rjejr Yeah I figured. When the news story went up it said "available now."

Not available on the NA eShop yet. Still says TBD and "Coming to Nintendo eShop."

This is entirely in Nintendo's right, but may have been prompted by all the news sites calling it a "Mario 64 remake." Heck, I even saw it pop up that way in my Facebook trending sidebar.

@Peach64 Half-Life 2: Update is a fan mod that requires owning Half-Life 2 to run. That's a huge difference.

I like the parchment on the bottom screen for the first one. The top screens seem a bit busy. I'd prefer a landscape view of the lighthouse or something. If the music is cool I'll consider the top one.

I'm still not interested in gaming on mobile, even from Nintendo. I'll probably try any f2p stuff they put out on iOS, but I'm more interested in the experiences on their dedicated gaming hardware, and if releasing some stuff like Pokemon Shuffle or Puzzle & Dragons Mario Edition on mobile allows them to stay afloat while not abandoning their dedicated gaming machines, then I suppose it's for the best. It's still a little sad to see Nintendo essentially buckling to the silly demands of what their investors have been asking for years, but I'll try to remain cautiously optimistic about it.

Actually NOA's website has it listed for this week. http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/rJlxnhjkty3QD_dJSZeXsipryilfSbGb

I'll definitely be buying it, as it was one of my favorite GBA games. Too bad we'll likely never get Climax here.

@Spartacus3765 No, the charging contacts are in a different location (direct center on n3DSXL.)