That Zelda tech demo all those E3s ago showed us what a realistic Zelda can look like on Wii U. This looks so poor in contrast.
Having said that, I need a version of this with button controls, so I guess I'll just buy it. I hate you, Nintendo -_-

Another swordfighter... and it's not even a character remotely linked with Nintendo. We got him yet we're almost certainly not getting Isaac. Yay.

Nintendo are such mugs for giving free publicity to third parties disinterested in their consoles. No Street Fighter for Wii U, just one Metal Gear game on Nintendo since GameCube (a remake on 3DS to boot), no proper Final Fantasy since 6...

@Geonjaha The crafting system breaks the PC version for me. It's so damn tedious having to constantly look up recipes!
Plus I can never get it to run at an acceptable frame rate on any PC I've had, though that's more my problem than the game's

@IceClimbers good point.

Releasing on Direct day?
Digital only then perhaps?

What a coincidence, I was thinking about this just a few hours ago after watching the Walking Dead and noting how similar the companies' names and logos are.

Such a shame to see a very enjoyable game tank like this.
At least Chibi Robo will go out on a high (imo), even if this game doesn't live up to earlier entries in the series.

I want the Dreamcast one! Still pretty cool themes, might pick up Game Gear or Mega Drive.

Who has time to compose 68 pointless pages of writing about a video game!!!!

I love the 'Family' games on 3DS - they're surprisingly fun clones of Mario Kart and Mario Tennis. Looking forward to this.

@TeeJay What @Just_Ethan said
I for one was delighted to see her in it. So random!

"Nikki has lived on in some official artwork and is still used in some areas of Nintendo's websites"
As well as appearing in Mario Maker. Pretty big cameo to completely overlook, Nintendo Life...

Anyone who doesn't have Siesta Fiesta, buy the sh*t out of it on sale. The game is a steal at its original price; 99p is just ludicrous value.

Glad to see TriForce Heroes selling poorly; it sends a message to Nintendo that we expect a certain level of quality when it comes to Zelda titles.
I hope Chibi Robo somehow surprises next week with decent sales, but I'm not holding my breath.

I ordered this a couple of days ago alongside a restocked greninja. Just need Lucario and the DLCs and I'll have all the characters I want!

We'll see if Yokai Watch is still around in 15 years time.
I'm certain it won't - Level 5 take the Nintendo approach of releasing the same game over and over and multiply it by 100.
Like with Professor Layton and Inzuma Eleven, people will eventually get bored.

I am pining so hard for a Direct right now.
I need my fix.

Delighted to hear Adventure Time's good track record with games continues (Explore the Dungeon notwithstanding). Can't wait to pick this up

Finally, some good amiibo support!
Much more likely to buy this game now.

Nice to see it sell so well. Nintendo need to make damn well sure they keep hold of this series.

@Ogbert I concur.
We now know that Nindies are capable of producing their own amiibo, so Image & Form... step up!

We don't really need another Toki Tori do we?
Has it ever been on Vita? Bring it to Vita.

@MitchVogel As a multinational corporation, I don't think benefit to the consumer is high on Nintendo's list of priorities.

@SpookyMeths In fact I am likely misinformed on this, so disregard my comment if so

@SpookyMeths You're confusing The Pokemon Company with Pokemon itself.
While Pokemon is jointly owned by Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, TPC is solely owned by Nintendo (AFAIK).

"Quantities extremely limited!"
Why? For God's sake why? It's a children's toy at a toy store.
I'm not in America but this still p*sses me off.

"it feels like there's something of a gap in the 3DS library when it comes to fighters"
Um, have you been living under a rock since the 3DS launch?
Street Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, BlazBlue and WWE All Stars are the good ones I can think of off the top of my head. I personally quite enjoyed Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion.

That looks so bloody tedious in single player.
Worst Zelda ever? (Including only games featuring the 'Legend of Zelda' moniker). It's looking that way.
And I'm still pretty peeved about no two player - screw you Nintendo for that.

RIP Chibi Robo... it's a shame Nintendo rushed your last game instead of giving it the effort it deserved.

@DoomTurtle I feel like the Dev has no interest in releasing those.
@RCMADIAX is this true? I bought blok drop u expecting free DLC to arrive within a year. I'm still waiting and tbh the whole situation reeks of false advertising.

@rjejr If you're on a tablet just ask about the price. It's easier than booting up a PC!
I miss Nintendo Directs too

@rjejr Price is up in the corner - $9.90!

@jakysnakydx Gotcha. Just doesn't seem to represent $7 worth of value to me.

@jakysnakydx I skimmed it.

$7 for a gem matching game...damn.

Really like this game.
I hope once 3D Sonic & Knuckles is released owners of 3D Sonic 2 and 3 can unlock Knuckles as a playable character in those games. That would be cool

One thing I've just noticed about these titles is that many of them are linked to upcoming Wii U releases; namely Yoshi (in the US - assuming this promotion hits the US), Starfox, Mario Tennis and Zelda. (I assume Starfox was selected before the release date was moved).
A great move on Nintendo's part.

Or under £14 on ShopTo! Bagged Starfox 64 3D

I sense the developers themselves weren't entirely keen on the change in direction for our robot friend. But platformers sell, and the series deserved one last throw of the dice. I'm buying this, and I hope plenty of others do too.

@Soren Agreed. I don't understand why they need such a (seemingly) large profit margin on this. It pays for itself through tens of millions of new amiibo customers.

Nice idea to have ads on the web version - if there's revenue to be made why not? As long as they don't include ads in the console versions I'm OK with this.

I only use adblock on annoying websites, so I'll unblock Miiverse. (I don't block on Nintendo Life btw )

@Dankykong Not the point.
The damn thing sold 100 million units. There's still gonna be some owners. Ubi wouldn't bother supporting it if not.

Gotta be xenonblade. Damn I am excited for that!

I heard the multiplayer was local only on 3DS and online on Wii U, so I'm surprised to see the opposite stated in the article.
IMO both systems should have online.

@rjejr The Wii and DS also connected in certain games, such as Ultimate Band, Jam With the Band and I believe a Final Fantasy game that was on both systems.

I for one want to see more games implement the 3DS as a Wii U controller. Instead of a specific Smash Controller app, why not a universal one used for compatible games, such as Mario Kart.

@MussakkuLaden Don't forget Infinite Space on the DS!

@abe_hikura 100 million people bought a Wii... do you think their Wiis all just disappeared?

I remember this was announced originally yonks ago. Nice to see it wasn't canned as I was really interested in this one

@rjejr About the K'Nex deal, I would normally think this would indeed prevent a Nintendo tie in, but Doctor Who building sets are licensed to Character Building. I'm not sure about the other franchises represented in the game, but in this instance the LEGO Dimensions set doesn't seem to have affected pre-existing deals.

Ummmm....
It's ummm....very...
It's a song
Fair play to Ubi for doing something different though.