Buster13

Warning for those who are looking at the Super Metroid discount. It's current messed up and the discount is applying to the Wii U version and not the N3DS version. I'm leaving on a trip in a few hours so I hope they fix this soon.

Edit: I see others have the same problem

No "My body is ready" jokes? I guess that's more of an E3 thing anyway.

Still can't wait to wake up to the news tomorrow. I hope it's substantial.

@Blizzaga

That is the correct answer. Everything else pales in comparison.

3DS Ambassadors probably shouldn't waste their coins on Dr. Mario Express. WarioWare Inc. has an impressively fleshed out minigame called Dr. Wario that's to my knowledge essentially the same thing. (Not in aesthetics, of course, but in gameplay itself)

The North American system works that:

50 coins for a Wii Game
30 coins for a 3DS/DS Game
10 coins for a Downloadable game

Two weeks after filling out the initial survey, a post-play survey is made available for each title, which is worth 10 coins. There are sometimes special deals which can add a few more coins per game (for example, with certain games registering within a month of its release will add another 10 coins)

Anyway, compared to the physical items available, these are all really good deals. I've already snatched Xevious, and I plan to pick up Super Mario Kart and Fluidity later today.

Also, it might be worth noting only the eShop version of Mario vs Donkey Kong is available, as the DSiWare shop doesn't support download codes.

This is the first time I can recall seeing the idea of paid DLC and Mario used in the same instance.

This is actually kind of neat though, bringing the song to the West and whatnot. When the time comes though, I wonder how Nintendo will handle DLC for its own titles.

Those voice clips...!

You know, even considering we probably won't get this anyway (at least for a while, if ever), would using the arcade version have been too much to ask? I mean, Capcom has been a decent supporter of the VCA (Well, as decent as one can get), wouldn't using the most superior version for this update make more sense?

Whatever comes out of this will be... interesting, to say the least.

One of the things I really loved about this game was how I kept thinking about it even when I wasn't playing it. For example, after I'd find a bad ending or two, I'd question myself "Well, that was grisly. I wonder how I can prevent THAT from happening again." and then I'd think about what was allowing each character to do and what path could I take that would prevent them from doing it, or allow them to do something else that was beneficial. Thinking like that, I was (eventually) able to reason my way to the good endings.

What? No hammers?

This looks really nice though, but would it kill to add real shadows instead of just circles under the characters? I know Mario games aren't supposed to be realistic, but when the rest of the game looks that good, small things like that become really noticeable.

It's at this moment I realize I somehow don't actually own a copy of the original Metroid in any form. Well, that won't last long.

Overall a pretty cool list. Can't wait to see the GBA titles.

I thought I wouldn't have to pick up another DS game after I bought the 3DS. Obviously I was wrong.

20 titles, 10 coins each, so 200 coins. Yipes, that will just about net you the calendar right there!

And I thought I wasn't going to make Platinum this year.

@Sh00kst3r
Haha, It seems like it, huh?

@WiiLovePeace
If it's anything like the Mario Flipnote Contest last year, then the winners receive nothing tangible, only recognition on the website and having the note posted on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.

@Crunchy_in_milk
The animations can be from 20-25 seconds. (That's 240-300 Frames at speed 6 for those saavy to Flipnote Studio). However, the music sample notes the contestants are to build off of only contain 20 seconds of music, so expect many to be that length.

Flipnote is the reason I didn't trade in my DSi when I bought the 3DS. I figure I'll enter this, I had soooo much fun with the Mario Contest last year...

Oh, shoot. I kind of wanted to try Xenoblade.

I'm pretty sure they did the same thing when Brawl was first announced at E3 05. They said it existed, and THEN the got Sakurai to work on it.

I'm getting a Drawn to Life vibe about this.

Pity, the Unleased style gameplay could have been awesome in 3D.

Oh well, I'll still probably end up getting this.

I wonder if Generations will be a port of the HD game, or a dedicated handheld version?

Either way, exciting news for both titles.

@ Capt N: From my understanding, while Nintendo is a Japanese-based company, their consoles are actually mass produced in China. The consoles that arrive on western shores may never have even been to Japan.

At first I couldn't quite make out exactly what the game was supposed to be, but after watching the trailer a few times I think I get it. It seems like Sonic Adventure, but only if Sonic could fly, and the homing attack can target onto any land mass.

Whatever it's supposed to be, the art style looks beautiful, and I'll definitely pick up a 3DS copy when (if) it comes Stateside.

"Oh, Mario! The Power of the Stars is restored to the castle!"

What Stars?

I just finished my entry last night, and this sure would have been helpful!

Well actually, not really. It only shows you how to draw him from the front, head on, which wouldn't be THAT helpful at all in a dynamic animation.

Also, for those wanting further torment, the song can be downloaded in Flipnote form from Hatena in French and Spanish.

Is it because I got the question wrong?

Just kidding. Congraturations to the winners.

This just made my forever.

So at first I thought, you know, 25 winners, I gots me some good chances!

And then I saw how many comments had amassed on the first day... and wow.

But win or lose, holding this contest is incredibly awesome of you guys. Seriously, this is freaking radical.

After seeing that trailer, I realized just how much I want to see a Sonic game for 3DS. The "behind-the-back" game play opens a whole bunch of potential for 3D effects (Imagine the grinding sparks coming out at you, or the dust clouds as he skids). Add the blistering speed and the enhanced sense of distance and it could end up being one hell of a roller coaster ride.

As for Colors, I'm optimistic about it. As long as SEGA doesn't drop the ball with some new, crazy, gimmick before the game's launch, then I'll definitely be purchasing. Probably not day one, though.

But that theme in the video... I'm not so sure...

This is how you play Tetris in hell.

Long Animal Crossers are long.

Hope it looks good in motion, because the screen shots look just enough "Out There" to get me interested.

They're better then some that were introduced in 3rd and 4th gen.

Except the fire ape. We totally needed another flaming monkey.

Isn't this a sequel/remake to X, a japan only Gameboy game, because it definitely looks like one.

I don't know why, but I couldn't help but chuckle at the picture of Fils-Aime in the article. It's just sort of funny to me.

Anyway, industry asks the same old broken record questions, Fils-Aime gives the same old broken record answers. Nothing really special.

Add another slot to those who got into the series thanks to the Apollo Justice demo.

A more permanant demo could really do the Pheonix Wright series some good.

Well, now seems like a good time to finally check out Gunstar Heroes, and maybe ToeJam and Earl.

I'm really interested in Rubik Rush, at 6 dollars, it seems like a pretty good deal to me, even if the game isn't that good, four different sizes of Rubik's cubes are well worth that price.

Other than that, I'll probably get EarthWorm Jim 2, but not until I get more points.

@ryanknight717: From my experience, a decent Rubik's cube will cost you at least ten dollars. You spend anything less and you probably bought a cheaply assembled knock-off.

Not to mention, the actual Rubik's cube is included as a bonus, as says the press release. The main attraction is that puzzle mode. At only Six dollars, you've got a purchase right here, Two Tribes!

Ten dollars says they wanted to call it "Puzzle Fighter," but after learning that that name was already in use, this was the next best name they could come up with.

"Is it possible to have too many Sonic the Hedgehog compendiums?"

Yes. I'm pretty sure the original Sonic the Hedgehog game is in the running (pun not intended) for "most ported console game of all time," and the other three probably aren't that far behind.

They also better have this at a discount price straight from the get-go. Portability and save states are nice and all, but when for the same thirty dollars you can net the 360/PS3 Genesis Collection with these games and 45 others, you really have to question how much these four games are worth.

Does anyone else find it strange that Warner Bros. let a game based on the family- friendly liscence of LEGO be developed by a team called HellBent games? I don't know, it just seems wrong...

I would love to see the reaction of the random passerby.

This game had my intrest when it was first announced for WiiWare, but after seeing some of the reveiws (some of which weren't quite as forgiving as N-Life's, but never entirely negative) I became a bit hesitant. Still, psyched about the contest!

Well, only the earliest of the original and DS Lite models can print money. As far as I know, the money only comes out of Slot-2, so unfortunately I don't think the DSi can do it without a yet-to-be-released attachment.

On a more serious note, isn't the DS's Market big enough to shrink and still pull a profit? I mean, there's millions of systems sold. I mean, wouldn't shrinking in the DS's market be like taking an ice cube away from an iceburg?

To tell you the truth, when I first heard about Frank West I was kind of disappointed...

After after seeing that trailer, not no more! He looks awesome.

Don't cheat off of me, but the answer is that Samus is... female.

Good luck to UK-ians entering, although I doubt anyone on this site is finding themselves lacking a Wii.

My Wii has been running great ever since launch. The only Nintendo system I ever had a problem with is the GameCube which stopped reading discs after five years (Which, thankfully, was only about a month before the Wii was released)

Well if everyone else is doing it, it HAS to be a good idea!

I got a chuckle out of DS DS. That's about it.

Only wish I could hear that jailroom conversation.

"So what you in for? I robbed a bank and I killed seven people."
"I set fire to an aparment complex. Killed 50. What about you new guy?"
"I illegally copied video games and sold unofficial copies to the unsespecting public.."
"..."