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@NintendoFan64 Its a franchise that has been on Nintendo systems before. It has relevance. Face facts and get over it.

@Kalmaro Gates to Infinity was uninspired and uninteresting.

Pirate's Curse was just okay, but I really liked Risky's Revenge so I'm willing to give this a shot. Lovely looking game to boot.

It's a good system, it deserves to sell well. It could do with more games though, but then again I suppose that's what E3 is for, isn't it?

Fun looking game, I'm eager to play it. I just wish they'd drop those annoying Yoshi voice samples and bring back something more akin to the original Yoshi's Island sound effects that were not only much more expressive in my opinion, but much less grating on the ears.

The Wii U game wasn't good but it's definitely impressive if they're able to have it run solidly on the 3DS. I would have thought it would be a n3DS exclusive, surely.

@Tsurii Are you kidding me? You said you understand the decision from a business perspective but you simultaneously call it unreasonable. What?
Let's say, theoretically, they do make a sequel for the PS4/Xbox. How could you hold that against them? It's not as if game developers are running a charitable operation here: they are trying to make money. And there's no morality issue here either - they made a game for one system and it didn't sell well; the reasonable move would be to see how it fares on other consoles, especially since the console in question that it launched on was the Wii U.
It's not like Ubisoft (or any other third party company) owes allegiance to Nintendo and its consumers. The simple fact is that most people complaining about this are butthurt that a game for their system may no longer be exclusive to that system. And the beauty of it is that I'm willing to bet a good percentage of the people complaining didn't even buy the game at full price, around its launch period.

@Tsurii You acknowledge that Ubisoft made a good game yet you fault them for being annoyed that it sold like ass on the Wii U. Do you even know how much time and effort had to be put into making that game? It must be heart breaking to have that go unappreciated commercially.

If this is true then it saddens me that this couldn't have been a successful Wii U exclusive but I can't blame Ubisoft in the slightest for wanting to see it on other consoles where it has at least a slightly higher chance of selling.

Suddenly it seems more promising. Not that it could have been much worse than Gates to Infinity to begin with.

@Zyon

Ah, I was hoping that would be the case. Much appreciated!

I have a question - On my XL I'm already using a 16GB micro SD card, with a converter. So will it be quicker for me to do the transfer? How will I go about doing that?

@RudysaurusRex Those are actually the monochrome skins for Kirby and King Dedede that appeared in Brawl

I used to love The Magic Key books.

@Rin-go I honestly couldn't say; outside of PW2, I've never played any of the crossovers.

@Octane "Am sad see no online co-op."
Clearly the idea of no online co-op is disappointing enough to him, regardless of any other online modes. What amount of "research" or comment reading would change that?

@Rin-go Pirate Warriors 2 was a crossover and it featured online co-op. Hence why I thought it would be a given here.

Aaaand the hype is dead. Yup. G'bye hype. I hardly knew you.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still getting the game, But this game should have had online co-op. There's simply no two ways about it; past games in the "Warriors" series have had online co-op and this should have it too. I'm sick of never being able to play Nintendo games with my friends simply because they live too far away to play games locally on a regular basis.

I want one.

So happy about this; the Grand Battle games on DS were good fun, despite how simplistic they could be. I'll definitely be getting this, if it's available. The only complaint I have right now is that these 3D models don't look nearly as charming as the sprite work used in the DS games.

@Sockymon No.

Hrm, the name of the DLC quest that comes with the Straw Hat Edition is called "Flame Fist and Straw Hat" so unless I'm mistaken then this is definitely new. Which is good. Extra content is always good.

@XFsWorld He's telling you that fans requested this game, because they did.

The figures look okay. IMO, they're not good enough looking to warrant £10 but whatever. I can't really complain; I already know I'll be getting at least one of these things.

I'd take Crash Team Racing over any Mario Kart incarnation any day.

Am I alone in thinking this game looks awfully rough? Kind of like the earliest of 3DS games.

This is cool.
And there's still plenty of options for alternative costumes... Bass and Protoman anyone?

@Bolt_Strike Do you honestly think Lucario would be as popular recognisable if it wasn't for Brawl? He was popular, but I'd argue not AS popular as you'd expect to appear as a new SSB character. But rather he made a good Gen 4 representative becaus he was the first Gen 4 pokemon to be revealed

@Peach64
As someone who has never played an Etrain Odyssey game, I couldn't speak on that front but I can safely say that with a title such as "Persona Q" rather than the usual numbering system, I would expect the game to be a spin-off - which it is - and therefore I would expect a different style of gameplay, especially in the battle mechanic department. The change in art style helps run that point home. So I can't say I'd buy Shadow of the Labyrinth expecting a "proper Persona game."

ShopTo dispatched my copy earlier today and I am becoming increasingly hyped by the hour.

Something that has concerned me from the start though is the handling of Maya's voice acting. God, I hope her dubbed actress is good.

Sonic, Tails and Amy always looked fine to me. That Knuckles design is flat out terrible though. It just looks stupid, simple as.

Welp... bizarre. But neat at the same time, I suppose.

@Frank90 I don't see why this is being compared to Animal Crossing as much as it has been other than both being "life-sim"-esque games. They just share genres; it's not like Tomodachi Collection is trying to be another Animal Crossing. That's like comparing AC to The Sims.

@Frank90 Oh, you've played it?

I'm glad this is happening; I'd heard of the game last year and was disappointed to discover that, at the time, there was no word on a localisation. If it reaches the EU shores, I will buy.

@rumple88 Simply start with "Pheonix Wright: Ace Attorney" on the DS. It's the first game in the series, essentially.

Much whooping.

I love the Ace Attorney games, so any excuse to play another is perfectly alright with me.

@Lithium I'm sorry, what? You think Nintendo have become stagnant and refuse to move with the times yet you yourself "don't support digital distribution" which will, without a doubt, eventually replace physical games altogether. Maybe not any time soon, but it's something that will definitely happen.

So looking past all your heavily opinionated points (remember that just because you some 3DS games "don't interest" you doesn't mean they don't hugely interest others) aren't you being more than a tad hypocritical..?

@theblackdragon
Pretty much. I think one of the best examples is with the likes of the Super Mario Galaxy OSTs. Not being able to legally own one of the most acclaimed gaming sound tracks other than racking up a ridiculous amount of coins/stars is an odd decision.

I actually really like the look of that thing.. wouldn't mind one myself.

Why doesn't Nintendo offer up these sorts of things as purchasable items as well as Club Nintendo rewards? Personally, I think they could make a fortune.

@TG1 I'm doubtful the 3DS would be able to handle a port of Legends as well as the Vita could at all..

@moomoo
Because it was once labelled as a Wii U exclusive...

I still stand by my opinion that, had Rayman Legends remained exclusive and came out for the Wii U when it was supposed to, this current spell of Nintendo doom and gloom wouldn't be as intense right now.

Even so, I not all that bothered. It was coming to the PS3/360 anyway, so who cares if it's also out on another system too? As for the "exclusive content", well, I can safely say that on a personal level, a couple of themed costumes and Murphy oriented levels really doesn't interest me anyway. Let the Vita have its games, god knows it needs it.

Out of interest, any idea on when the competition closes?

A match made in heaven, really. I'm interested in hearing the outcome, especially with how quirky the Banjo-Kazooie OST is.

There's no really much to say to this as of yet. Right now though, those shapes look kind of unusual. Not bad, per se, but a little out of place in the Sonic world. But that's based on the silhouettes alone. Guess we'll have to wait until they're fully revealed.

The original Pokémon Conquest was easily my favourite spin-off that came from the franchise. I'd love to see a sequel to it on the 3DS.

Not really surprising, to be honest; the stream of big-title 3DS game releases have been slowing down a bit and it's still impressive that 3DS software continues to pretty much dominate the charts over there. ...and yet people doubt the Wii U's potential to recover like it did.

I've always been a sucker for a good rhythm action game (Elite Beat Agents absorbed a huge portion of my life back when it came out), so it's nice to see they can still be successful. Never played a game in the series before, though.

I think it's a positive that they seem to be getting the majority of the games we already know exist - and have seen before - out of the way before their all important E3 Nintendo Directs.
That is, of course, assuming this is the strategy they've actually adopted. Who knows, really?

I liked the Pikmin 3 coverage; it's been a while since we've heard so much solid information about it and the variety of control schemes is promising.Game seems to be shaping up well.

Overall, fairly lack-luster except for the Pikmin 3 coverage. Personally, I loved that. Seriously, those water water effects? Yum. And, off-screen play too. Always a bonus. Everything else, on the other hand? Meh.. kind of disappointing but I guess they're saving the big guns fore E3.. at least, I hope they are.

I kind of feel that a Lost World screenshot or two wouldn't have gone a miss though. I'm hoping the Wii U version is a 3D Sonic game, preferably in the vain of the Adventure series. I'm not too confident, however...