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The Prime installments are my least favorite in the series. I really didn't like being in first person for that type of gameplay, and this was exacerbated by having to scan absolutely everything. The thing I liked most was the chozo lore throughout the first game, which, ironically, were gained mostly through scanning everything.

The less said about Echoes, the better.

I knew this was going to happen.

@Chubblings
It's a problem that's been creeping up on the industry for awhile now. The crux of the issue is that game development costs are too high. It's probably going to take another industry crash to bring them back down again.

Child of Light is my favorite game for my Wii U so far, and it was $15. If bringing prices down means we shift to smaller scale games like Child of Light (it was significantly shorter than your average RPG), I'm all for it.

@faustcoolio
The distribution channels for games and movies are very mature. Transportation, packaging, etc are all a tiny fraction of the overall costs due to the volume moved. I'd be very surprised if totaled more than $1 per unit. Take a look at the massive credit list on any given game - that's where the real cost lies.

Miiverse is so pleasant compared to similar services. I love it.

@Will-75 I was just about to post the same thing. Even in Windwaker HD, you have the giant, mostly naked fairies littered about. Of course, it's the little girl fairy that actually hits on Link...

This reminds me of the System Shock IP issue after Looking Glass Studios closed their doors. It's the reason Bioshock was a 'spiritual' successor rather than a sequel - the IP rights were fragmented and scattered to the winds after the studio's demise.

I agree with @HaThready that games are simply more expensive than they should be. That's for all systems, not just the Wii U. In my mind, $25-$30 is the sweet spot for a Wii U game. The only games that I think can justify the $50 price range are games like epic RPGs or Oblivion/Skyrim that have an obscene amount of game to play.

This seems like a game that would benefit immensely from Wii-remote support.

@Nintenjoe64

I did. When I played Street Fighter 2 back on the SNES, I would always swap the L/R buttons with the Y/B buttons.

This was the first (and only) Gameboy I ever owned.

Well, given that the Wii U released after the Fukushima incident, I wonder if this was perhaps a conscious decision made with power scarcity in mind?

Wow, so much hate for Lindsey in this thread.

So...Imma just leave this here.

Taylor Davis has a bunch of really great Zelda covers. I've been a subscriber for ages. I especially recommend her Song of Storms cover.

Oh, excellent! I'm much happier about this than the NFC stuff. I really hope we see a summer release here in the west as well.

I'm not really excited about this. I wanted to see Nintendo expand into different areas, not double down on Pokemon-style cash grabs.

The Wii U's sales were weak during the quarter that both the XB1 and the PS4 launched? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.

Cue doom and gloom.

Rosalina definitely owns Rainbow Road. Sadistic <censored>!

(And yes, she'll be my go-to character for 8, much like she is for 3D World currently.)

@Laxeybobby
It is simply a good faith donation. There is ZERO protection for such contributions. Hence why I've only ever donated to one kickstarter project (I was already familiar with the head developers from having played several of their other titles).

...no.

@rawbear
I've seen some very slight slowdown in places, but nothing major.

Stupid.

It's not going to be a new console. My guess is something to fit their beyond games initiative.

Has there been any indication as to whether this will be retail, or eShop only?

@midnafanboy Agreed; I love ZombiU and was really disappointed to hear they weren't planning on a sequel.

As far as Watchdogs goes, I wonder if this is related to Child of Light's success, since it comes only a day after its release? The critic reviews of the game thus far have been overwhelmingly positive.

I agree with @AugustusOxy 100%.

If you live in Europe, you should definitely grab Wonderful101.

As for me, I'm torn between Wii Party U and NSMBU.

@Einherjar
A rose by any other name. It's essentially a preview put together by NintendoLife.

35 consecutive previews for a game that isn't being released for several more months is utterly ridiculous. The Wii U has games beyond Smash and Kart, after all.

@ChessboardMan
You could always do what I'm going to. I plan to buy the Wii U version on launch day, then later buy the PS deluxe edition once it pops up on Amazon and give the extra code to my sister.

My anticipation for this game is off the chart. I'm really glad to see the review indicate that they didn't seem to drop the ball anywhere. I can't wait to explore Lemuria!

@Desend
Apparently the HD stands for 'Highly Delayed'

These are the alternate costumes for his armored form. There's also a Xero Suit Mega Man that's a completely different character, where he's completely topless except for a cape and helmet. Oh, and rocket boots, can't forget the rocket boots.

I'm just happy to see X - out of the all the Mega Man games I've played (and I've played a bunch of them, starting with the original on the NES), the X series on the SNES was definitely my favorite.

Really nice to see Nintendo post this on their main channel. I can feel the 3rd party love!

@Xtremetdifan
Nevermind, @DreamyViridi and @Tlink7 beat me to it.

Quite frankly, Samus is probably my favorite Nintendo character, and comments like this never cease to annoy me.

@Dave24
I really hope you don't mean you're playing a pirated version. That does no one any favors.

@markybbop

If you watch all of the videos it's actually rather involved - you have exploration, puzzles, traps, crafting and jRPG-style combat. While we can't know for sure until we have our hands on the game, the gameplay thus far looks like it will be as strong as the artistic direction.

This game is higher on my wishlist than MK8 and Smash Bros. combined. I'll be nabbing this on day one. My only regret is that there's not a deluxe edition for the Wii U version.

Also, I just noticed that the end panel for the second video shows April 29, 2014. Did they move the launch up one day? It was originally April 30.

Honestly, I'm so sick of hearing about how the U and 3DS aren't selling. You know what's no selling? The PSP and Vita.

I'm not trying to big friends with the popular kid on the block. I want to play games. The U has plenty of good ones so far, and more are on the way. No amount of sales figures are going to change that.

Nintendo isn't anywhere near dying at this point. Even if the current underwhelming sales were to suddenly implode and die, that would still be the case. If the U doesn't turn around, that's fine. Nintendo can always wait until the next generation to turn it around.

Either way, I'm just sick of hearing about it.

@Gladius_X

It's not quite that broad. The patent basically describes a device that sends a video stream to multiple outputs; it works off of a single input stream, but can stream to different timings to the various outputs. Which is entirely different from the Wii U, since with the Wii U both screens are handled independently.

Read the abstract. The Wii U's implementation is nothing at all like the method described by the patent. It doesn't make it any less annoying that Nintendo has to deal with it however.

I really wish US patent law would catch up to the 21st century. Specifically, I would like to see them implement damages for obviously malicious litigation like this.

I don't think this was a mistake on Nintendo's part. Isn't Skylander's basically a direct competitor to Pokemon?

Where does this idea that Mario Kart is some kind of magical hardware sales miracle come from? While I don't doubt that it will help sales quite a bit, it's not going to magically fix the Wii U's hardware sales by itself.

@hiptanaka
If the Varia suit had simply been opened the moment you hit the first magma area, there would have been no reason to have it deactivated at all. It's a pacing issue.

I wrote a much larger post on the the subject here.

Wow indeed. I hereby dub thee, 'Failtendo.'

See, those heels DO have a function!

Rosalina > Peach

@element187
Agreed 100%.

I'm not sure Kickstarter will fade to irrelevancy. But the days of every halfway decent idea getting funded are definitely over, which is a good thing. I think it will remain a fantastic resource for small development studios.