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I think the mobile market will profit from the quality Nintendo brings. Maybe others will up te ante as well and everyone wins.

Well as the Vita is not regionlocked.......

It's a Nintendohouse. Who wouldn't like to live in that? It will be pink mostly and full of consoles and things to keep you healthy and fit.

We'll forgive them for being late.
Really like the music!

I'm actually quite angry about this. I looked forward to it.

You can't phone someone with a Vita.

Last time I checked the UK was part of Europe.

This looks fun!

Donkey Kong isn't going to change anything.

It's kind of sad to have your adolescent ramblings laughed at by so many people.
They have the saddest Mii's as well.

It's not just a Nintendoproblem. The list is filled with boring shooters en stupid sport and dance games. Look at Tearaway at no. 36. That's a wonderful game as well. First decent game (except maybe assassin's creed and GTA V) is at number 21. Gaming more and more resembles the musiccharts.

Time for some good news: The WiiU (4.32 M) has now outsold the Atari 7800 (4.30 M)!!

@okamiki @WYLD-WOO

Fair points, both of you. I understand this is an UK based website so I also understand it's focus. And indeed what goes for the UK also goes for the rest of Europe. That's why we get the crappy shop.

The UK is just a small part of the world. And where Nintendo is concerned completely irrelevant. US and Japanese charts are what it's about.

@ThomasBW84 Fair enough It would be cool if the 3DS sold more in one week than the PS4 and Xbone in their respecitive launchweeks. Let's wait and see.

@ Artwark That's total sales I guess. Just look on the weekly hardware chart on the homepage.

274,000 WiiU's sold in the world in the 30 november week. It continues it's rise. And most spectacular of all: 1.3 Million 3DS sold. In one week.

See vgchartz.com

Name still sucks

Just received mail that my pre order for the first one has been sent. Great news! Twice!

The WiiU base is still small. So it's no surprise. And you can't expect people to buy two or three consoles in one week.

It might well be that Atlus is testing the waters with PersonaQ on the 3DS. If it sells well we might get more persona related stuff.

And the winner in the category best Nintendogame is..............

GTA5!!

This really is the BIG ONE, isn't it?

I don't want to be rude but it doesn't say anywhere that he's a fan. He played it. That's all. There are also far more interesting things he had to say. About Metroid to name one.

more than 83,000 WiiU consoles sold in the week of the 5th of October. It's now getting close behind PS3 and Xbox360 saleswise. Things are picking up. Albeit slowly.

@Bliquid Not trying to take anything away from GTA. Both are highly succesful.

The Pokemon franchise has sold 245 million games. I wonder if GTA can beat that.

@Squashy It's from Kentucky Fried Movie. A parody on American TV from the 1977. Some of it is dated, but other scenes are still brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Occg29DsI7k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqTpqIUWVrc

Where have the days gone that I actually looked forward to what de 3DS eshop had to offer?

@Damo Fair enough. I'm not a great fan either, but it's easy to see how this can be explained the wrong way.

Would we have this article if it DID come out on the WiiU?

I'm very happy with the Fire Emblem sales. This bodes well for future releases and translations in the west for strategy games and JPRG's.

I really enjoy playing on my Vita. I actually bought it for the PSP catalogue but am now close to 100 hours of Persona 4 Golden. I think it is shame that Sony puts so little effort behind it. Never bought a PS3 because that one has not much games I like. I have a PS2 however. Lots of good Squeenix and Atlus games on that one. On the other hand I also don't have a WiiU yet. That will change however this Christmas. Than there are too many games to ignore it any longer

It's all down on good games. I love Nintendo but I also like playing on Sony gear. No Microsoft for me though.

Predictions:

1. The Vita will sadly die.
2. 3DS will continue to rock.
3. WiiU will sell respectably from the holiday season on but will not match either the Wii nor the PS4.

Nintendo should take note here. Well done!!

The cheapest second hand cartridge on Amazon is $ 170. $ 10 is a bargain.

Some people - on the other side - seem very worried.

http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-General/SONY-DON-T-LET-NINTENDO-BUY-quot-ATLUS-quot/td-p/40653083

It would be great move. The games they make are more for the adult market. That's where the competition is. Also there is a growing interest in the West for these deeper RPG experiences. Nintendo has the power to back up that development. Plus: It might be niche here, but it's not in Japan. And that's an important market for Nintendo. Plus they acquire a talented crew of developers.

Most of the backcatalogue I own for older Nintendosystems are First party games anyway. Nintendo was en still the most innovative company out there. I haven't bought a WiiU yet but before the year is out I will a have one. Truth be told Sony for me is a good second choice. It's nice to have a little diversity and I'm a big fan of games like Disgaea. Plus they own Naughty Dog who are just as brilliant as Nintendo first party developers.

It seems that it will happen indeed.

http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/82s5n1dbV4gstayVNhVYtOneSXTIXACS

@ThomasBW84 Maybe it was a lucky guess and they put it at the end of the last summermonth. Just glad that it is coming

My retailer already had that date up for two months. I thought it was already well known. Weird.

Be prepared for Epic Epicness!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yli68Q4C1q4

7 more days. This looks soooo good!! And I really LOVE the music.

"We try to make decisions that will respect our fans and their intelligence and win their support."

What a great line! I wish I could come up with a smack in the face like that.

However...

What about Regionlocks?
Downloaded software gone if my 3DS gets broken or stolen?
I have a household with 3 boys and 4 3DS consoles. I have to pay for the same download game 4 times!
Our Nintendo club account is registered to my 8 year old son. We bought 3 games for the free game promotion and a 3DS XL. But you have to 16 to get the free game. We even asked Nintendo if we still could get it. No way they said.

So a little self reflection won't hurt either.....

We get at least one great game each month for either the 3DS or the WiiU until the end of the year. Still people are unhappy. It's sound to push this one to 2014.

And now we wait for the Sauna DLC pack.

I will buy ANY machine if it has got decent games on it. That's all that matters. Good games. So, I don't play games on an i-phone. And for that same reason I don't have a WiiU yet.

A 7 is a bit low. I saw an 8.5 and a 9 on other sites. I will get it anyway. Played all the other instalments and I really love the series.

One thing we can be sure of: Nintendo has indeed given this a lot of thought. This was not a lightly made discission.

They should sell the FE trunks. They'll be be a hit!