Deathgaze

I don't think they're doomed but they have plummeted downhill. The last Nintendo console I loved was the SNES (Heck it is my favourite system of all time). GameCube had some great games too though. But N64 and Wii were meh IMO. Wii U is looking grimmer with each and every day. I have no reason to turn it on.

I don't mean any disrespect to the big N but I don't think they're anywhere near as good as their 8 and 16 bit self.

@Glare And Gyarados and Charizard don't have Dragon in them. Your statement of it being 'fake' is invalid. While these have not been confirmed by Nintendo they should be treated as a rumour, not fact, but not totally dismissed as 'fake' either.

Iwata wasn't the best choice for President of Nintendo IMO... If it does sell consoles (which I doubt) they will fall back into the category that the Wii was placed in, 'casual'.

Oh well. I don't buy Nintendo systems for 3rd party. That's what my PlayStation is for.

@Jellitoe FE:A was complete at launch... in Japan. But for whatever reason they didn't treat North American and PAL gamers very well.

Looks like I'm still getting the PS4 version as I planned.

@Snkfiend Please ignore @yuwarite
Every post of his just makes him look an immature Nintendo fanboy.

@IKAY No, say "no" to digital full stop. You're just encouraging publishers to skip physical copies all together. I've refused to purchase every digital game ever. It's hard but put your money where your mouth is.

Not physical = no sale from me. Digital is rubbish. I rather own my game, not have a licence to run some code.

@SMT4Protag
SMT4 - Nope not in my region.
Etrian Odyessy just got released a few days ago so haven't gotten around to picking it up. Too busy with Hatsune Miku Product Diva F
Monster Hunter - Got it on my Wii U
Mario 3D - Great game, finished it 100% when I got it. But it's just amazing, it's the same thing as every other one.
Mario 7 - Didn't like it. Has nothing on the other handheld ones, Super Circuit and DS.
Luigi's Mansion 2 - Yeah pretty good
Soul Hackers - Once again not in my region
Project X Zone and KH don't interest me. I like main series KH though on PS2.
Mario and Luigi DT - Got it just haven't gotten around to playing it.

@SMT4Protag Yep. No amazing games like The World Ends With You, 3D remakes of FF3 and 4, Phoenix Wright 1-3 (I don't support digital distribution so haven't played the 3DS one), Metroid Prime, Advance Wars, Radiant Historia, Ouendan, the first time PAL regions got Chrono Trigger and other heap of A+ titles. My 3DS is a Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem machine. That's all it's good for. Most games that look like my kinda thing I can't have because they are not released in my region. And you know, region locking is such a consumer friendly thing and makes sense even more so when you put it on a handheld. As much as I love my NES, SNES and GB to DS, I want Nintendo to go software.

All I'm reading is the comments of many angry people. The man has a point. The gaming market as a whole is moving away from what it's been for the last few years very, very fast and Nintendo refuses to do anything amazing but gimmicky nonsense, now they will feel the burn. I don't want Nintendo's handhelds to go away but the 3DS is a huge step down from the mighty DS. Both for games and region locking. With that being said I'm looking forward to the day Nintendo pulls a Sega and goes software.

I love it how people think this man's opinion is invalid because of Atari. I don't think anyone here is smart nor old enough to truly understand how much good the 2600 did for the industry. Arguably without them there would be no video games in the western world. Show some respect.
_{Watch the insults please, your points stand just fine without them — TBD}

FF6 is my favourite game of all time. But this... oh God no.

@Senario Sadly you're correct. I know what Nintendo will do, but it's the wrong thing to do. Reggie said Nintendo will go down before selling or developing their IPs to other companies. Sega quit when they knew they couldn't recover, Nintendo is going until they're dead.

@Relias GameCube had 3rd party support. It had heaps from Capcom and a tad from Square and Konami. 64 on the other hand had... nothing.

@Krzysztof When was Nintendo for hardcore audiences? NES and SNES. The only A+ Nintendo consoles. NES advertised as some family friendly easy-going system. But bam and hit us with some of the hardest and iconic games of all time. Wii just has crap like those horse games and what not.

I just don't see why they picked WW. It still looks fine due to the cell shading which was an excellent choice for a Zelda game. They should have redone MM in my opinion. The graphics have aged the worse.

@Mytoemytoe I hope that was a joke. Apple's last good bit of hardware was the Apple 2 home computer.

Nintendo needs to either:
1. Rethink their strategy. It's been all down hill since the N64.
2. Pull a Sega and back out of hardware.

Nintendo sucks for 3rd party support, what did everyone expect?

Capcom has lost it. They're ruined every great franchise. Mega Man, Resident Evil and Street Fighter mainly. Let them die off.

Nah Nintendo will screw it up as usual. Let's hope Sony or SEGA pick them up.

@feline2 Absolutely not. Shipping bluray/dvd cases with a manual and disk is about 7-8 dollars. Considering games are $59 more here on average. And if the game wasn't released here if people really want it they will take on shipping fees. It will be cheaper than a game on our shores.

@feline2 My point exactly. Many niche publishers don't bring games down here. So if things were region free I can import. That's my whole point, you just summed up why we need region free systems.

@feline2 Now let me bring you back to reality. I live in Australia where the Recommended Retail price (RRP) is $119 for console games, and $69 for handheld. Consoles are also very expensive, the PS3 was $999 (lucky its region free though). On top of being screwed over from pricing we get a very limited selection. Our Nintendo systems have far less third party titles than the NTSC-U/C audience. We get no Atlus titles with some very few exceptions for instance. When we get something that can be considered slightly niche it will be in our retail stores for about a month then you will never see it again.

There isn't 1 advantage for the consumer when it comes to region locking. Not, ONE.

@feline2 Are you trolling? I can't tell if you're seriously brainwashed by corporal nonsense or are smart enough to tell that there isn't a single benefit from region locking and it's all anti consumer.

Let's be honest. Nintendo was the top dog with the NES and SNES. Sega and others couldn't compete. Nintendo had A+ first and third titles pouring out left, right and centre.

Then the N64 hit and Nintendo did everything they could to drive away 3rd party developers. Using non-standardized media formats, N64 cart, mini DVD and a Wii U disk. Wacky controllers which won't work with most games not made by Nintendo. Poor online support and sub-par system specs. Compare Nintendo to every generation Sony has been in; Sony trumped Nintendo every round for good reason. Sony used standard media formats; CD-Rs, DVDs and Bluray. A traditional control. PSN. And competitive system specs.

Nintendo is doomed and I'm glad. I've supported from the NES days and since the N64 they found more and more ways to screw up. They should do what Sega did and pull out of the hardware business and become a 3rd party dev.

Please come to EU.

This is absolute rubbish. If they want to limit the sales to certain countries due to cencorship they can, and legally by not officially publishing or giving out licences to publishers to distribute to certain countries. BUT that is the whole point of region freeing, to give people access to their games REGARDLESS of their unfortunately policies of the country in which they reside.

I'm fast getting sick of their business model and on the verge of supporting the Vita in place of Nintendo.

I hope you go out of business and become a 3rd party dev.

@undead_terror You should get the GBA game then. I think it's called SMB Advance 4 from memory.

@GamerJunkie Are you serious? RE6 is a complete joke. RE:R is amazing. -_-

I was really looking forward to this but I only support physical copies.

So nope, I'll happily keep my money.

@Peach64 Irrelevant. That was speculation on behalf of a spoke person from EA. Also, they haven't had a single good game since PS1 days. They're poopiedoodledingdongs, get over them.

@Jaz007 Please tell me who won the reward of worst company for 2 years in a row again, I forgot.

Here's a little hint:
http://au.businessinsider.com/ea-voted-worst-company-in-america-2013-4

@jpfan1989 Sorry no, it's only a mock up from someone at Zeldainformer or some other site.

I see nothing offered by cloud storage except problems, so meh.

I will get it on Wii U if it's out on it. If not PS4 if it makes that. My last option would be PS3.

Day 1 purchase. Love the DS games.

I contacted their support and they said Australian retailers will have physical copies.

Score.

I love you NIS.

@Burning_Spear It was delayed for all the wrong reasons. They decided to not go exclusive Nintendo and multi platform instead. Micro$oft however won't accept anything that is late to their system. At the time of launch they haven't yet made a PS3/360 port.

@BennyFresh Of course not. I just didn't like his manners, he came off as childish. That's what I've been trying to get across.

I'm happy 3DS is really picking up.

Now just do the same with the Wii U. Please Nintendo. :

@KnightRider666 I'm a moron? I have the money to "waste" on the cartridge, manual, box, scratch and sniff cards and a acrylic case to protect it. I have a job and the finances to fund my hobby. I'm happy with my purchase and do not regret it the slightest. Have you ever thought that gaming is my biggest passion. That I love the 16 bit era (as I grew up in it) and JRPGs? Probably not. Don't think just because it will be a waste of your money that it's a waste of mine.

And no, I didn't make my initial comment because he didn't buy the cartridge such as myself and many others. I replied to him because he came off harshly and basically said that Nintendo owes it to him. He only deserves it if he is willing to pay for whatever it's going for. I don't decide the market value for collectables, but I choose to accept it and don't whine like a little school girl because it costs too much for me. Get a job and learn to spend money wisely and you won't need to act like a poor fool on the internet.

@KnightRider666 "Get a life" when I have some 34 year old man from the other side of the world having a go at me, hah. I don't care who I may offend or agitate, sir. I come here to express my opinion. You may take it or leave it. It won't be changing any time soon.

@KnightRider666 Yes there was good reasoning, marketting. They are a business and they release things when it suits their pockets best. They do NOT owe you anything apart from what they promise. Saying they owe you something makes you sound like a child.

@dragon_rider It's not overpriced if that's what the community is willing to pay. And why the hell would you touch the SRAM? You need to replace the battery that powers it. And you don't need to solder it, just tape one in. I bought it for $350, and do not regret it.

@BennyFresh I paid $350AUD for a complete in box copy. Don't see me complaining.

@bahooney Trust me, I understand completely what you're saying. I just didn't like his attitude and the others that attempt to demand things from developers and publishers.

@MikeDanger And there was no reason for you to wait when you could have got the SNES cart. You make it sound like they owe you it.

I already own a complete in box copy but will buy this to show that EarthBound fans exist and ready to support them if/when they decide to translate MOTHER1 and MOTHER3.

Classic.