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I find it hilarious that almost every article on Nintendolife has comments such as: "I love Nintendo and I am their biggest fan, but they clearly dropped the ball on this console - by the way, I do not own a Wii, DS, 3DS or Wii U. I saw hours of footage of New Super Mario Bros U on YouTube and it sucks, there are no games for me on the Wii U and the battery life sucks too".

One of the coolest (and most helpful) little features of Miiverse is the sign that indicates that the poster indeed owns the software in cause.

These are excellent figures, considering that:

• the Wii U is expensive (compared to other available consoles)
• doesn't have a lot of games just yet
• new games for it are quite expensive (compared to games for other consoles)
• the GamePad, while cool, doesn't scream "new" from the top of its lungs (not like the Wii remote did).

It's mostly the enthusiasts like us that picked up one at launch. The moms around the world will get one later this year, when there are more hot games and their kids will get to play the Wii U at a friend's place and start crying for one.

I received this game as a gift. This is a budget game (not a masterpiece but competently realized) that sadly is sold at full price.

I want to point out a major flaw in this review. This game is clearly designed for local multiplayer, and the review is more like a "first impressions" in single player.

I believe that the reviewer has not tried this game with two or more players!

Thank you for the useful review, Damien!

NintendoLife, give us more stuff like this and leave tabloid reporting to Kotaku!

I think that ZombiU is perfect. if this was another FPS, I would not have picked it up.

I bought two lessons for Art Academy so far, and plan on buying the Reflections lesson too.

Miiverse is awesome and I love helping to make it clean. I have reported a post by one claiming to work for NintendoLife.com, where he wrote "yo bitches"... and it was removed promptly.

Nice review in which the reviewer actually talks about the game, instead of attempting to sound clever. Thanks.

This lineup of games is perfect for me, as one who does not own other HD consoles.

Since the 3DS launch, I learned that many professional review sites are biased against Nintendo. So I take most reviews with a large grain of salt.

I do deplore the way IGN and Gamespot have degenerated since the Gamecube era.

This feature has been more useful to me than most reviews. Thanks guys!

Great interview - thanks! I am very excited about this game, ever since I saw it in the printed presentation brochure for the launch of Nintendo 3DS.

I think that Guillemot takes into account that now, in many European countries, a PS3 or Xbox 360 cost less than half the price of Wii U. Those are strong propositions for the holiday (at least for the casual market). So the Wii U is expensive compared to a PS3 or Xbox 360... but maybe still cheaper compared to an iPad. We here ofcourse don't compare the Wii U to an iPad. But the average consumer will make that comparison.

A demo for a game that I was interested in. Very nice. I hope they release the Epic Mickey demo on the European shop too.

Stand back and watch the so-called "fans" get inflamed that the Wii U doesn't do this & doesn't do that. It's like it's the 3DS launch all over again.

If this is anything like the Gamecube game, then it will be a joy to play on the 3DS.

Fun!

Kotaku is just a tabloid.... but that article is a brilliant piece of work. If you like that article, I can encourage you to also look up Eurogamer's article about another former developer for Nintendo, Rare (look up in Google "Who Killed Rare").

Two companies whose success seems to have had a lot to do with Nintendo's internal work processes and standards.

Actually this ad was much better than the one for NSMB2.

When it comes to handheld devices, the trend is that, at some point, one or two titles "click" with the public in a special way... and, from then on, everybody starts buying the device and all games released for it.

So most complaints about the 3DS (no games, don't like the design, blah blah blah) are not really relevant. What has yet to happen in Europe is that special "click" with the public consciousness. Until that happens, the vast majority of potential buyers will not care one bit about the device.

In Japan, the "click" seems to have happened with "Monster Hunter". So now many releases (like "Bravely Default" and so on) enjoy great reviews and excellent sales. It's like an "on/off" switch has been activated in the mind of the public.

But it's obvious that this has not yet happened in Europe. Not even with Mario Kart 7 and New Super Mario Bros 2.

It's funny that not even Nintendo can tell what will click. They were surprised at the success of "Nintendogs" and "Art Academy" for the DS.

Who knows what will ignite the public this time... "Animal Crossing", maybe?

I dare to guess that it will be some game with a lot of content, rather than something like your average mobile phone game.

If voice chat in most games is anything like in "Heroes of Ruin", then no thanks.

I am very excited for the additional lessons in New Art Academy!

Thanks for the review. Critics were very harsh with this game when it was released. And yet the game seems to have been played a lot by many of those who purchased it.

It's a good sign for the Wii U that this is the best that Kotaku can find to complain. They try real hard, I know.

I love it, but now I see the same Red Bull skating clips return. I think that the focus at Nintendo has moved past that feature.

I am very sorry that Nintendo has given up on Nintendo Video, the service with 3D clips.

I think it's great that you started again posting reviews for older games. It's what brought me on Nintendo Life a couple of years ago.

There is a small number (maybe a couple hundred) very vocal people who use the comment system of various gaming outlets to just blindly repeat whatever is the most common criticism about a video game or system.

If, for example, the press writes that one game is rather short, you will immediately see hundreds of posts saying all the same thing: "There is no content!".

Whatever main criticism is identified by the press, it becomes the haters' mantra.

A year ago the 3DS sales were one such mantra. Nowdays it can't be used anymore.

Let's see what the trolls will latch onto next.

Miiverse sounds like a very good idea. It happens often that I am in love with a game that might have been ignored at launch, so all game forums for that game are dead. I hope Miiverse will help games live a little longer, before players move on to the next big new game release.

Just to chime in with the others: the Kotaku blog has a years-long history of finding fault with anything produced by Nintendo. I'm not sure what makes their opinions worth quoting.

Seems like a great idea. I would love to have this!

What a difference can sometimes one person make!

You are comparing a retail release with a downloadable title.

This squirrel... isn't he more like a "newt"? Just guessing...

I tried the Picross demo via the DS trial download service on the Wii and was intriguing. So I'll download the 3DS version.

Thank you very much for this guide!

Thank you for the explanation!

I accidentally unlocked the rainbow course in world one and had no idea how it appeared!

I will be definitely getting this game.

I was excited to get the original game, even before the launch of the 3DS... but the game didn't see a European release.

It's nice to see that this model is so well received. Personally, I am very happy with my original 3DS. I actually find the smaller screen size very cute.

Great news! I had this one on my watch list for quite some time.

The 3DS XL is clearly for the 40-years-plus market segment who got the DSi XL but did not change to a 3DS just yet.

So it's curious why would anyone think that the XL would be an "upgrade" for current 3DS users.

I am very happy with my 3DS. It packs a lot of features in a compact package, with sleek, edgy design.

@Damo: Congratulations, Damien!

Congratulations on the promotion, James! It must be indeed very exciting for you. Your enthusiasm was one of the main reasons why I kept returning to this website. I am sorry to say, but to me it seemed that you are the only writer here at Nintendo Life who actually plays Nintendo games.

It's been one minute since the article was posted... Where are the "nothing for me" comments today??

It's a fantastic concept, and one that has the potential to quickly convince the non-gaming parts of the family that the Wii U was worth purchasing.

It was a nice surprise to see the blue light on the 3DS this morning.

Let's hope that they will soon find somebody who can promote their products better.

Iwata mentioned recently that the performance of the 3DS in the UK is the weakest of all territories, and that actions will soon be taken to correct this situation. I wonder if this is part of that plan...

Riccitiello was in the front row of the audience at the Nintendo conference, so the partnership still stands.

I have Heroes of Ruin on my preorders list, and tried the demo out of curiosity. The game feels great. To me, it brings back memories of another game that I used to play many years ago on the PC, sadly I forgot its name (not Diablo though).

We are talking about a developer that have a special relationship with Nintendo's competitor. And reading some of the headlines on Xbox sites, you would think that SmartGlass technology has already buried Nintendo.