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Nintendo Selects mean one thing - a consoles life cycle is coming to an end.

It's a tricky subject, and its always hard to find a happy balance. Each game is different so it all depends on the individual game and the audience its for. Most times people don't know because news outlets don't mention them. But when they do, such as changes in Fatal Frame/Project Zero, Xenablade X and Fire Emblem Fates, that is when people make a fuss.

'Poi' looks better than this, shame its not coming to Wii U anymore

Japan already have Series 4 of these things, so there is even more to come, Im guessing 500 cards to collect.

I'm oddly sold on this game now! Reminds me of retro word searches. And it can use amiibo, whats not to like.

The Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princess HD will likely sell about 1 million by the end of the year. It'll do well, but nothing amazing.

I'd be lying if I didn't wish this game was at 60fps. HD is fantastic but a smooth awesome frame rate of Twilight Princess would have been my ultimate dream. 30fps is fine but after playing several 60fps games, its a bit disappointing going back to 30fps. Im not a framerate nerd or anything but it is something everyone will notice at one point in there gaming lives.

So any game made on the Unity engine can be easily ported to New 3DS'? Unleash the 'new' 3DS games.

Not so much a slow motion glitch, but more a frame-rate issue. Like any game that has too much going on in one part of the game, the frame-rate drops. I've seen this happen quite a lot in the game, especially when there's lot of enemies. I'll give it to NintendoLife though for trying to make seem like a glitch - Frame-rate problem.

A bit Nintendo unrelated but, did Xbox One really sell just 52 consoles in Japan?? I know Xbox One isn't doing so well in Japan, but I didn't know it was doing that bad. I feel bad for the little guy.

Love it, good style, gothic look, cool idea; reminds me of Contrast.

Looks good, not great. For an indie game, its pretty decent, would look better if the game was cell-shaded the look of Zelda Wind Waker HD. But I prefer Poi, which I wish was still coming to Wii U.

Awesome! It will properly do better in Europe (the game & anime) - reminds me of Inazuma Eleven which I wish Viz Media would release on as a collection on DVD already.

Did Nintendo tell you to axe it guys?

GAME LOOKS BETTER! MUCH BETTER!!!

This looks like my Majora's Mask new 3DS XL...... oh.... wait a minute.....

Bayonetta is bad-ass! Just completed Bayonetta and it was AWESOME!!! Nintendo need to purchase Bayonetta as a series as it works really well with Nintendo IP as something a little more mature and because its fun as hell. I say; bring on Bayonetta III for NX.

Bayonetta is bad-ass! Just completed Bayonetta and it was AWESOME!!! Nintendo need to purchase Bayonetta as a series as it works really well with Nintendo IP as something a little more mature and because its fun as hell. I say; bring on Bayonetta III for NX.

So new 3DS players will get the game with a decent frame-rate and be able to play the game in 3D. 2DS & 3DS owners will have a bad frame-rate and will have to play the game in 2D (as previously stated weeks ago). With this in mind, I don't see any point the game being release for anything, other that new 3DS'. Of course its business, and a lot of gamers are likely to buy this game, most properly on older 3DS' and 2DS', and most will be disappointed with it.

Love that Nintendo UK has an edition with all the Zelda amiibo included. You can get the Limited edition from GameSeek for just over £40 at the moment. So anyone who didn't preorder from Amazon UK earlier in the week - this looks like the best second price going.

I wish there was english subtitles. Plus is it just me or was there a lot of hearts during parts of the gameplay, like.... loads!

if true that there is a new area or dungeon, thats great. if you need to unlock it with the new amiibo thats fine - its new. fair enough if this was a new game but its not, people know how much content is in it and extras are always welcome.

Wii U version's coming, its just likely to be coming in Autumn/Fall.

This game always interests me for two reasons.
1. It's a 3DS version of the Wii U game - awesome.
2. This game is on Nintendo's home & portable console - just like Smash Bros, just like a small number of other games have and it works. Does this mean Nintendo's NX is part home, part portable console? Its more likely than ever.

Seems an odd choice to have amiibo unlock co-op mode.

NX (if a home console) will not be as powerful as PS4 or Xbox One but I do think it will be a similar par to the capabilities as the two other consoles, be it, a little worse. But there is nothing wrong with this. Also think NX won't be released until 2017 at the earliest. But I do think NX, Wii U & 3DS will all exist in the same timeframe for a year or two.

A game that finally uses the gamepad on the Wii U to its advantage..... about time really.

These games are always fine, they're just decent 'mario party style' games but featuring Sonic and is based around sports. Plus they are much better than current Mario party games. I will say the amiibo support is poor though; other than that, its a decent game to spend the summer over.

@Sligeach You might want to read this article; you might think twice about Shibata.
http://mynintendonews.com/2012/12/23/nintendo-europe-president-says-he-was-initially-too-shy-to-do-nintendo-direct/

Shibata-san is a legend! I'm so glad to see him in Directs in Europe.

Wow! So many characters.

I hope Kimishima-san comes out of his shell a bit at E3 in 2016. My hope is he shows us NX. Cool interview. And something tells me, Nintendo might still release games for Wii U, even when NX is released and, for a bit, then after.

O_o Well..... I didn't expect Nintendo UK to slash the price that much. A good sign for more offers up until Christmas.

Looks the part, very Japanese in style. And it seems like their is a lot of dialogue to dub from this game, so Im guessing the International release will not be until the end of 2016.

Gerudo Valley theme is the best music Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Remix is pretty decent (minus the first 40 seconds). Sounds more like a Zelda Remix though.

I still prefer the name Project Treasure. From what I saw in the trailer, the game did look a bit off at times and frame rates did drop quite a lot. This is a free-to-play game (at least in the beginning) so I can't knock it down too much. Looks like it could be fun though; I wonder if this will be an 18+ game, then perhaps voice chat might be included. But then again Devils Third doesn't have voice chat even though that is an 18+/M game.

The solo squid amiibo has been available from Nintendo's UK store for weeks now, so too has the small yarn yoshi amigos in all 3 colours.

I'd prefer if they show all the deals on games they have from the beginning as I will be away on the Weekend so will be unable to purchase any Wii U games. 3DS I can, as thats coming with me.

Wii U can support 2 Gamepads - I recall Reggie stated that at 2011's E3. They should sell a gamepad mini too.

Fantastic video. I still get upset about it This Legend will never be forgotten!

Not been mean, but it looked a bit average, from the actual gameplay that was shown. Framerate was also a bit choppy in places - reminded me of Devil's Third in that sense.

People don't buy poor games.

I'm confused? If a game is good, it will get good ratings; if a game is average, it will get an average rating. And if a game is poor, then it will get a poor rating. If Tom gives a poor game a poor rating, it means the game is poor. If Nintendo releases a lot of poor games, they will get poor ratings. It would be odd if a 'mostly panned' game released by Nintendo got a positive review by one NintendoLife reviewer. 2015 has been a good year for Nintendo games; its just October & November 2015 that hasn't been so good, that's all.

It's quality, not quantity. Having said that if this game is lacking in features then its a game that would likely be played for a few minutes. The visuals look great, but it does seem this game was rushed for Holiday 2015. Its very passive fun, and ultimately too much (right now). Nintendo games are in a weird place at the moment and it seems they are going to continue on a weird mix of good and not so good.

Dumb excuse if you ask me. EA is a video game company, so not releasing your game to a video game console does not really make much sense. Their is 10+ million Wii U users, so EA's loosing a potential 10 million sales (potentially that is). If I had a game, I would want as many people to have the opportunity to play it as possible.

Having said that what games has EA released recently? FIFA, Battlefield Hardline, Sims 4, Need For Speed, Titinfall and Battlefront. Most of these games are lacklustre anyways or console specific. The games that EA has released on Wii U have all been great releases; its a shame that Need for Speed, Battlefront, and upcoming Unravel are not on Wii U.

Smart move really. These gold and silver editions are just ways to get more money off fans. Its the same amiibo but its gold. American's will be happy to through their dollars at this, but Europeans know better. Gold/Silver Mario amiibo hasn't been officially released in EU so this news is no surprise.

Wii U is a great console. Gamepad is great and the games are great; the only issue is that it is an outdated console. Wii U is more a competitor with PS3 and Xbox 360 and not PS4 and Xbox One. Wii's cycle lasted 6 years and Wii U is already half way through the same cycle. I feel the Wii U has at least two more years before NX is even released. Nintendo started talking about Wii U a year and a half before it was released and I feel they will likely do a similar job with NX. NX is extremely unlikely to be released in 2016.

Nintendo did a decent job with their first HD console, hopefully they learn to be up-to-date with the NX game structure so that third parties can easily import their games to the console. But still have something unique and individual that makes it Nintendo.

Great Direct overall. Hope to see more every few months & the odd special one.

Watched all 3 Directs eventually - watched the European one live as that is where I live. Love the formula of the Directs, simple, less-is-more, to-the-point approach works. Of course, Nintendo America always like to do their own thing with really childish/cheesy skits and slightly, overly, gentle speaking (which I notice Bill does a lot). All presenters did a good job for their region Direct. European's Ed seemed cool too. I see him as the 'Bill' of Europe; you go Ed! I may be a little bias, but the European Direct always seems the best one of the bunch. Shibata does a great job. Hopefully the next Direct presentation is in a few months time (minus the Special Smash one in December).

Great to see the Directs back. I just hope that Nintendo continue to do them every few months. I hope they don't change the format too much in the future. I like the simplicity of the European/Japan Directs and America likes to do its own thing, which is fine. Have special Directs like the Smash Bros. one coming in December, but I hope these Directs stay how they are, a 'less is more', to the point style.