Dreamz

I wish the article has emphasized that this poll is what we think the best Zelda game is, not what our favorite Zelda game is. I think that A Link to the Past is the best Zelda game (though to be fair, Windwaker HD wasn't far behind it), and thus it gets my vote. However, my favorite Zelda game is actually Ocarina of Time, followed by the original Legend of Zelda.

Oh geez, I wish I had remembered this game for the difficult NES games thread. I remember this game being brutal and one of the few I never managed to beat back when I was younger.

I'm not sure how much of this was playing for the camera. My niece is 8, and she has both an iPad and a DS. I can't imagine her having most of these reactions to the old Gameboy.

Definitely Bayonetta 2 for me, followed by Captain Toad.

If this doesn't have a dam level, I'm going to be disappointed.

I plan to grab Samus, Zelda, and Link. I may consider Peach if they give us a version from the Super Mario comic series. As I grab more, I plan to have them slow phases out the Krosmaster figurine collection I currently have decorating my TV stand.

@Hong Agreed 110%.

A combination is best. I love Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc as much as the next person, but Nintendo can't survive just by spamming those titles alone every year. New IPs bring some much needed new life to the console.

While I'd like to pick up Rayman, I get retail versions when possible, so...

As long as it's not Dark Souls style...

@andreoni79
To be fair, the DLC doesn't fit any worse than the sports coupe that you can unlock normally. Though I generally don't use the coupe either for the same reason.

Minecraft is nice, but I'd much rather have Everquest Landmark.

Advertising and product placement have already infected just about everything. I'd rather not have it do the same to my game. So no, I won't be downloading the DLC. Even though it's free. Even if they were to pay me.

@Kirk

While I agree that it would have been amazing, it's unfortunately not feasible either monetarily (most sources still say that Nintendo is paying ~$100 per gamepad, and the vast majority of people aren't going to fork over ~$300 for additional controllers) or in terms of hardware capability - the Wii U's GPU has to render the gamepad video separately . In order to be able to render five separate video streams simultaneously, the Wii U would need to be at minimum 3x more powerful than it currently is.

@torotoid64
To be fair, Nintendo had paintguns and mutant squidboys/girls.

I'd love to be able to connect multiple gamepads just for the gameplay possibilities it would open up for Splatoon.

Yes! I've been waiting for this since I picked up my Wii U.

Games I hope to see:

• Super Mario 64
• Star Fox 64
• Blast Corps
• Pilot Wings 64
• Bomberman 64
• Perfect Dark

Blaster Master plz and thank you.

@earthboundlink
You're not going to see Skyward Sword style controls again. The new game will confirm to the current Wii U controller, not the last generation controller.

While I liked the control of Skyward Sword, even the MotionPlus wasn't enough of an improvement to make it work as well as it could have.

Is it too much to ask to get one of these on the Wii U? The 3DS already RPGs out the disposal crevice compared to the Wii U, which has like....one.

At this point, I think it's just a Major effort to Mask what they're really up to.

I can't say I disagree with Miyamoto on the VR issue. I know that for myself, personally, I'm super excited about Occulus and Sony's version. However, like Miyamoto I'm not sure the widespread appeal is really there to make is a ubiquitous feature in the gaming world.

@Kirk

Maybe I'm misinterpreting what you're trying to convey, but how is Nintendo supposed to fix their major issue (severe lack of 3rd party support) with a convention that's designed simply to build hype for upcoming games? It's not like they can somehow build help build support for something that isn't there. The only thing that's really going to fix the 3rd party support is pushing more console units, which MK8 and SSB seems to be addressing currently (as well as the plethora of other interesting games like Zelda, Splatoon, etc).

Do I think that Splatoon will be anywhere near as popular as Smash in the long run, or even that it will even be a franchise? Possibly, possibly not. But I'm simply trying to ponder what the poll results mean. Everything you've said in the previous two posts is merely your own projected personal conjecture.

However, even for an informal poll like this, the fact that a previously unknown title beat, by a significant margin, the main title of the show (a massive amount of Nintendo's E3 coverage revolved entirely around Smash - the amiibos, the character reveals, the Smash invitational, etc) is a really telling thing to me.

@2Sang
Splatoon was my favorite game shown, so I was super happy with the coverage it received. Given that Splatoon currently has double the votes that Smash Bros does in the poll, I highly doubt I'm alone in that stance...

My hope:

2D: 3DS Metroid game that takes place after Metroid Fusion
3D: Wii U Other M-style game that takes place after Other M but before Fusion.

@Kirk (#182)
Given that in the poll Splatoon was second only to Zelda, and beat out even Smash Bros by a landslide, methinks your opinion is in the minority.

I don't ever use the Off-TV functionality myself, but I still really like the gamepad. All else aside, it's a really comfortable controller, which is quite an accomplishment since I find most large controllers to be a bit much for people like myself with small to medium sized hands.

The vast majority of the time I use the gamepad, even though I have a pro controller - the pro controller really only gets used when I have other people with me playing local multiplayer.

Definitely the Zelda U feature, but Splatoon was a huge surprise, and definitely nailed second place.

Finding out that we would get Bayonetta 1 for free alongside the sequel was also pretty amazing.

This is fantastic news. I haven't played the original, so having it bundled together is huge.

I just want to finally be able to step into Zelda's shoes. Link's had the limelight long enough!

Wow, the editor's picks for this list are really bad, to the point where I wonder how many of these games they've actually played. NES Remix being #1 in particular is rather horrifying.

Child of Light at the very least should have been #1 on the list. Scram Kitty, Giana Sisters, Little Inferno, and Stick It to the Man should have rounded out the rest of the top five.

(Note: I didn't include Ittle Dew or 1001 Spike as imagine they were likely released after this list was put together.)

What I learned from this list: the Wii U is really, REALLY in dire need of some RPGs.

My vote went to Wonderful101 (I wish ZombiU had been on the list), though SMBU was a very close second. As for MK8...it's lots of fun, but massively overrated.

Oh, I love Taylor's stuff! Taylor Davis, Lindsey Sterling, and Kate Covington are like my holy trinity of Youtube musicians.

@kirk I can't speak for everyone, but I actually prefer the Gamecube layout over the standard diamond format.

I imagine that it's for the same reason we played with dolls when we were little - simulating reality and being able to tweak it to our desires is fun.

@readyletsgo

I just treat each individual page like it is a folder. Problem solved!

@sinalefa
Ahh, that makes much more sense than what I was thinking. Variable acceleration is definitely something to be desired.

I have three of these controllers, but sadly the left shoulder button on my Wave has been messed up for ages...I may have to finally attempt to fix it.

@sinalefa
That simply will not happen. You cannot introduce features like that that cannot be utilized by the primary controller.

I'll be giving Gravity Badgers a try (and pretend all the text is read by Randall). No need for MK8 since I'll be getting a physical copy of it.

@Geonjaha
You don't have support everything someone does to support one facet or stance. This sort of all or nothing approach is why the US government is so stupidly polarized and more akin to rooting for football teams than reasoned discourse. That we see the same thing in something as innocuous as video games is incredibly disheartening.

While I enjoyed playing all the Double Dragon games with my older brother on the NES back in the day, my favorite NES beat 'em up still goes to:

Well, considering that Watch Dogs isn't available until fall for the Wii U, MK8 sort of wins by default.

@TopLaytonsHat

I agree fully. I've never really gotten the stance that Youtubers should be able to make money from streaming a product created from somebody else. It's non-nonsensical.

And before somebody comes in and counters with "But it's their commentary/additions that people come to watch, not just the game!" keep in mind that that is exactly why people watch Zero Punctuation's reviews, and he does it without so much as a screenshot. If you're really that entertaining, you can do it on your own merits (like Yahtzee, though some may disagree).

Not bad, but I think I like Thousand Pounds Action a tad more:

Oh, for Farore's sake. There's exactly one game on that list that isn't a platformer. Can we PLEASE get some other genres?

What's this, a positive article about Nintendo? This simply won't do. Quick, we call Gamespot and have them post another doom and gloom article, stat! Before this toot toot gains momentum.

I don't want to see DLC unless it's done New Super Luigi U style. AKA, large updates that add a lot rather than small bundles that nickel and dime you to death.

@Kirk
Given how much they tout off-screen play, if it was even remotely feasible they would added it. The Wii U simply isn't powerful enough to render both streams and keep a consistent frame rate, most likely.

Forget Minecraft, I'd much rather we get Everquest Next Landmark:

Of course, Everquest is owned by Sony Online Entertainment, so that will never, ever happen. But I can still dream!