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I like the look of the Poke ball bra.

You shouldn't have to keep yourself up to date through the internet (and come across spoilers) so that you can play a game that you've already paid a lot for.

Epona?

The Pro still looks awful to me.

If the 3DS version is as good then I'll get it.

@13
Exactly.
Well, not exactly, MK64 and MKSC code would be fine with me too, just not MKDD or MKWii

Shame they didn't take the same stance towards Wind Waker.

Good to hear, but if you refrained from buying a 3DS because the right colour wasn't available, then you're an idiot.

As Martin Luther King said, you should judge a console by the content of it's games, not by the their colour.

Why have 2 Resident Evil games on the GameCube list, but not both Galaxy games on the Wii list?

I really liked this game. Some of the courses gave you more of a feel for Mushroom Kingdom than say Mario Tennis.

I loved the Dreamcast version and this port. One of my all time favourite games.

Wind Waker:

Trick and Treat

Well, excuse me, James!

Something similar to that is what I'll be expecting at the end of each episode.

Are they releasing this game in installments?

Hmm, I hope the mystery box thing isn't essential to complete the game.

Alluring. The gloves look nice as well.

I'm disappointed with the inclusion of levels. Nintendo should have made a Mario cartography game.

I like brown bags.

I don't play Mario for the story that's for sure. I like a simple world map like in SMB3, or a liner level select with nice backgrounds like in Yoshi's Island. Level select in this one seems a bit too simple for me, but it's not a big deal.

Regarding hub worlds, I personally would like to see a SMB3/World style map (perhaps more impressive graphically, though not extravagant for the sake of it) where you wouldn't actually know whether the level was 2D, 3D, 2.5D, or whatever until you entered the level.

Hmm, you start as Super Mario, and then get smaller. Seems odd to me that they would do it that way after making such a big break from health meters of other 3D Mario games.

James has to be one of the best writers on video games anywhere.

These features are getting better and better.

What is this 'Nothing like a real Mario game' nonsense?

Were Mario games defined by 1991? After that there was a cut off? Well nobody told the development teams of Super Mario Kart, an audacious and hugely successful spin off. Brilliant Super Mario RPG developed by Square was 'Nothing like a real Mario game'. Super Mario 64 is no good, because with its huge 3D worlds, it's 'nothing like a real Mario game'.
Heck, I was disappointed with Super Mario Bros. 3 when it came out, because with the addition of suits and grotesque looking Koopa Kids, it was 'nothing like a real Mario game.'

This is starting to look pathetic from Nintendo. No time? It's a remake for goodness sake. Were they too busy making great games available at launch ? Obviously not. Costs? If Nintendo want to fall behind the competition (in making an alleged costs based calculation) in regards to online play, it's up to them; and up to consumers to make a choice, but this explanation is lame.

@Warioswoods

It was in the shops in the UK. Great game.

As someone suggested, region lock was a mistake. Well, it's annoyed me anyway.

This game just looks unbelievably good.

I think this add on just looks bad against the backdrop of the mistakes at launch, if the console had't had any problems I don't think this add on would have generated as much negative comment.

Does look really ugly though.

A lot of winking is going on, it seems people are suffering from chronic ticks.

So much about this console seems rushed.

Lack of online multiplayer is shocking, Nintendo need to get their act together on this stuff.

I still want the game though.

I'd buy a Nintendo Life magazine, especially if it was written by the same people.

What a shambles.

The swords aren't big enough!

Donkey Kong Country 2

I think it's more likely to be the next GameCube. Kept afloat by Mario and Smash Bros. when it comes out.

Original price: Smacks of complacency
Price of games: Still an issue
3rd party support: Absent
1st party support: Currently thin
Region lock: Idiotic for a portable console
Launch: Clearly rushed
3D: Not a priority for most people
Price drop: Annoyed some loyalists
Price drop remedy: Annoyed some who want to at least be able to buy games that others have got for free
Iwata apology letter: Desperate

The whole thing has not been managed well.

Having said that, look at the situation after Mario.

I could live with an N64 level of 'failure', and so could Nintendo I think. On a Virtual Boy scale though, perhaps not.

Title is growing on me.

Hmm, I can see why such a prospect would have been daunting, but surely no more so than following Super Mario World and A Link to the Past into the 3D world? I think we take for granted now that Ocarina and Mario 64 are 2 of the greatest games ever; it wasn't guaranteed to work.

And as someone else said, Jet Force Gemini was surely the example for them to follow.

How amusing.

Should of released alongside 25th anniversary edition and replaced the 'Converse All Star' logo with 'Super Mario All Stars'. Missed a trick there.

Want these so much!

I think this letter makes Nintendo look desperate, probably appearing more desperate than they actually are.

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Indeed. I'm mindful of how 'limited' Super Mario Allstars was on the Wii.

Intention is not the same as outcome. Nintendo may be wanting to please 'loyalists', and they may succeed in that, but a byproduct is that the GBA policy has annoyed me. I can't speak for anyone else, but I would have thought it was Nintendo fans not yet with a 3DS like myself that they're aiming for.

I thought that Nintendo had categorically stated that GBA would not be purchasable, it seems I was mistaken. Regardless I don't intend to buy a 3DS unless Nintendo states that they will be made available.

Such a policy is basically creating a 2 tier customer class, where those who spent more before a certain time get exclusives. Whether this is Nintendo's actual intention is of little importance. If there is any evidence that others feel like me (admittedly there seems to be little indication that there is) then it might be a bad business move on their part.

I'm not going to petition parliament or anything, but I do choose to vote in the marketplace.