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I'll not buy it at a high price.

The fact that the Japanese manual didn't fit the box after all this time did make me laugh quite loudly. This has to be one of my favourite stories from this year in terms of general buffonary. Although my heart goes out to the people who were given such a turd as a reward for pledging.

I can see lawyers parachuting onto their premesis shortly.

Nice.

Star Fox 2 makes this for me, assuming it's the full version we supposedly haven't seen.

Let's just hope they'll actually keep this product going longer than the Virtual Boy's lifespan this time!

Really, Krystal. Who would've thunk it?!

I can certainly get behind Chandler Bing. It makes no less sense than the Wii Fit Trainer.

Nice to know they have the series of the future thoroughly planned out.

@Franklin Well, red isn't too far from pink.

Put quite simply, this is going to be incredible.

@Noonch

It's Shigsy tinkering around with a stealth release.

@Kanbei Great minds think alike.

The conspiracy theorist in me would wonder if this is due to licensing on the Rare front. Not long left to go if this were announced at E3.

It's clearly forgetting to shave in the morning, or brush one's teeth. Pesky daily tasks.

I think this is best suited to animation and a short series. I'm glad more companies are investing in shorter series for the sake of keeping a story as long or as short as it needs to be. I'm in!

I'll never get over the fact that Bowser works for Nintendo.

This is what Joseph Conrad really was talking about when he wrote Heart of Darkness.

I had to go with Rawk Hawk from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Other than that I'd go Issac from Golden Sun, or a CO from Advance Wars.

Is this what Aonuma meant by a new open-world Zelda?

To be honest I think they're both going for different things and each one has its own strengths. The fact that we have an industry where both can be released in the same week is truly remarkable. 2017 is an amazing year for games all round.

Ah good old Crawfish. I remember getting a VHS with GBX magazine that took a look inside their office. They seemed like cool guys to boot.

I really really hope this isn't real.

I know only five people bought the original but I'd love another Zack & Wiki game.

But a new IP would be cool to have from Capcom. But a safe bet is that it's probably Monster Hunter.

Whilst I think this is a good read on a magazine I didn't know about, I don't think it's necessary to compare them to the western magazines and call other mags crap in the process. It sounds like it was still a different type of audience.

@Angelic_Lapras_King @electrolite77 I'm with you both on N64 Magazine (which of course followed Super Play) and its follow-ons. They managed to strike a good balance between good journalism but also not taking it all too seriously. I loved the fact they had dedicated joke pages, and even joke competitions such of Lex Luthor's Solve My Maze.

I haven't tried this, but I do find comedy in seeing a wolf howl, immediately shooting it with an arrow, and then hearing the sound effect of it dying whilst meat suddenly.

I felt that if Mario Kart 8 had a decent battle mode it would perhaps be the best Mario Kart ever. This is looking pretty damn promising. If they ever added Block Fort from the N64 then I will fill many buckets with my tears of joy.

I'm waiting for a Russian Direct hosted by Putin.

I love Rayman Legends but don't turn up to the party if you don't bring the cake.

@martynstuff Oh dear God. I'd almost forgotten about that. It shall haunt my nightmares now.

Would he be allowed the Easter Bunny wearing Mario's clothes? Or possibly he could dress Santa as the King of Hyrule, but that might be a bit too niche.

Ahhh Dizzy. I still have fond memories of all the Dizzy games, especially Prince of the Yolkfolk.

It's Bitmap Books. I'd be surprised if they didn't hit the target!

I'm guessing this won't be too long, but giving some info on releases mainly. It also begs the question of what E3 will contain as well.

Most intriguing my dear Watson...

I must admit, Ninty and Squeenix becoming more cosy with each other does make me wonder what is coming around the corner.

There are a couple like Super Mario Maker and Smash Bros. (the latter I'd like to see as an ongoing game where it just receives updates - lord knows Sakurai needs to take it easy!) but apart from that I'd rather they just focused on new things.

To be honest I'd much prefer seeing Gwent on Switch. But hey, if they did do it then all the power to 'em as it's a ridiculously successful game.

For a long time I thought I was the only one who appreciated the DK Rap; however, the version in Super Smash Bros. Melee was dreadful.

This reminds me of the time when it was discovered the iQue version of Ocarina of Time was technically the quickest. Quick scrolling for the win!

@PikachuForeva You'd be correct, the Hedgehog engine was first used for Sonic Unleashed.

@ThanosReXXX Hey, no problem.

I honestly couldn't be happier about this. There was much profuse swearing and joy poured into my monitor when this was revealed. Factor 5 were a brilliant developer, even if not every game was amazing. Also, I'd trust Julian Eggebrecht's opinion on the hardware as they were very knowledgeable about the hardware side of things; they were also consulted on parts of the GameCube's hardware and made middleware tools for Nintendo as well.

Now, if only they could strike a deal with Disney, then that would be amazing.

@ThanosReXXX is absolutely spot on with the development roles. Factor 5 were the ones who made the Rogue Squadron games what they were. There were only a couple of Lucas Film people involved in the Rogue Squadron games and Factor 5 were left pretty much to their own devices. Lucas Film mainly provided the licence and material needed to make the game.

I know few people want it but a Mega Man Battle Network collection with online play would make me a very happy chappy.

Wow, this is brilliant and a shining example of how you do a remaster for a game of this sort. And the password system is a stroke of genius. Bring it on!

Perhaps this is what Soundgarden were singing about in the 90s; the visionaries that they are.

On a positive note, I still have the poster of the main image. Back when NGamer was still a thing!

To be honest I dig that choice. It wouldn't be my number one but I had a blast with Phantom Hourglass.

My choices might be obvious but my top 3 would be:
1. Ocarina of Time
2. Wind Waker
3. Majora's Mask

Okay, so John Cena is promoting a Ninty product at a ranch in the middle of nowhere. And Bowser is making statements about it. What the hell's going on in this crazy world?!

Regardless of where people stand on the issue, they really should allow the option purchase each pack separately. That's pretty much standard and was something you could do in Mario Kart 8 as well. Or have they changed that aspect of it?

Young hunks drawing bows and ample amounts of fairy cleavage. This is where the real innovation lies people.

Sounds like the first case for Detective Pikachu.