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I downloaded all three the day they came out. Pokemon4Lyfe

@DualWielding
I still think motion controls are cool.

@AyeHaley
Seriously, this is truth.

I'll probably pick up NES Remix Pack, Yoshi's New Island, and maybe Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and Animal Crossing.

I'd love to do this. The PSP's stick isn't great, but I can't STAND the little nub that they call a C stick.

Nintendo is the master of getting great gaming experiences out of underpowered hardware.

I trust EA less than I trust Donald Trump.

@Soren You can't have an opinion on a game if you haven't played it. You can criticize the settings, the characters, the story, and the concept of features, but the game itself? "Don't knock it til you try it."

DREAMCAST THEME!!!

Only an idiot would think that the NX won't be more powerful than the PS4 and the Xbox One. The Wii was more powerful than the Xbox; the Wii U is more powerful than the PS3 or 360. Obviously the NX will be more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One. It's a 9th gen console; of course it will be more powerful than 8th gen consoles.

As for the rumor, I think it's very likely that Final Fantasy VII will be on the NX. That's been my theory since Cloud was first announced for Super Smash Bros.

I said Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Minish Cap. I know the first two are the ones EVERYONE says are the best, but honestly, those were my two favorite. For my last one, I was torn between Minish Cap, Wind Waker, and Skyward Sword. Minish Cap, though, man...that game blew my socks off when I played it. Definitely my favorite handheld Zelda (even with the 3DS port, I still consider Ocarina of Time to be a console entry).

I have both versions preordered. I'm going to play through Birthright first (I can't choose, so I'm just doing alphabetical) and then immediately dive into Conquest. By the time I finish both, Revelations (or whatever the third DLC chapter is called; can't remember for sure) should be out for me to play.

That's super boss, but holy crap, I can't afford that.

I whole heartedly agree. To launch in 2016, giving the Wii U only a 4 year lifespan when Nintendo consoles have always have 5 or 6 year lifespans in North America, would harm confidence in Nintendo to support its consoles. That's a large part of what killed Sega - they killed consumer confidence. They need to tough it out another year and release the NX in the fall of 2017.

Does it feature Mandeer? I'm not buying without Mandeer or an disturbingly arousing equivalent.

Does it feature Mandeer? I'm not buying without Mandeer or an disturbingly arousing equivalent.

What kind of bonuses do you get if you transfer the data from the demo to the main game? And does the demo's story relate to the main game's story like a prologue or anything?

@Mogster
"A delayed game is eventually good. A rushed game is forever bad."

Why does this game seem to be so ridiculously rare? I haven't seen it anywhere except Toys-R-Us, and I've heard almost NOTHING about it online.

As long as the drop isn't because of Nintendo's decisions, I don't think this will be a big long term issue. It may show a lack of faith in the overall market, but it doesn't indicate a lack of faith in Nintendo, and that's what's most important long term. The market will always fluctuate, but if faith in the Nintendo brand stays strong, there's nothing to worry about.

I'd rather it run 720p60 rather than 1080p30, but I'm happy either way. Totally triple dipping on this.

They need to do a Pokken Tournament line of amiibos for this. I'd buy the crap out of those.

@The_BAAD_Man
It definitely has been blown WAY out of proportion. I mean, I'm really upset about it, but really, it's a super minor thing. People buy Fire Emblem games for the tactical RPG gameplay, not for a waifu dating sim.

DANG IT, I WANT TO FONDLE MY WAIFU

@RCMADIAX
DEFINITELY downloading the Smash DLC when I get home, and I'm gonna check out the aforementioned super-sale.

That kid knows the value of Nintendo hardware. It's a precious gift from the gods to be treasure and protected. Good on you, kid, for treating your 3DS with the respect and reverence that it deserves! Even if you accidentally damaged it, you felt true remorse; I'm confident that Iwata-sama smiles on you from Gaming Heaven.

Gimme dem sexy squid sisters as amiibos! I want my waifus!

Unfortunately, I already own all the games I'd have been tempted to buy.

That still seems too steep for DLC. That said, I'm a Fire Emblem fanatic, so I'll buy pretty much anything with "Fire Emblem" in the name.

@EVIL-C
Can't you just order it from an American site? Would that not be cheaper?

@UboaNoticedYou
I definitely agree that we need a system of the gaming master race, but it is pretty cool to see the SG-1000 getting some love on the North American eShop since we never got the console 30+ years ago.

@PlywoodStick
This. All of this.

@AtlanteanMan
That's the least intelligent comment I've ever seen on this site. An amoral lifestyle? It's a very well established scientific fact that it's not a choice; that's like saying that having red hair is an amoral lifestyle.

I'd also like to know why my comments get censored for using the world "hell," but this jackyouknowhat is allowed to spew inane homophobic nonsense. I used to respect NintendoLife, but if that crap is tolerated, then that's out the window.

"Remarks towards others about racism, sexism, origin, creed and handicap will NOT be tolerated and will most likely be deleted by staff, and the poster will be warned, suspended or banned."

They did conveniently leave out any protections against remarks about homophobia and transphobia in their rules. Maybe the site agrees with that crap?

How can something that didn't exist decline? Do developers now have negative interest in the Wii U?

That all-in-one edition has been sold out for weeks, at least online in the United States.

@A01
Definitely, either that or make it specifically to run smoothly on the regular 3DS. If nothing else, they could have released a New 3DS-centric patch to take advantage of the hardware (or do what they did with the DSi or N64 and have it made for the regular 3DS but take advantage of the extra hardware power of the New 3DS if you've got it.

I think it'll be a good year for Nintendo gamers, but I think it would be a mistake to release the NX this year. It needs to wait until 2017 so as not to make Wii U owners feel cheated by a four year life span and to let hardware get as cheap as possible before launch to minimize the MSRP of the console.

fewer Tears of Light*

Yeah, it's a really sloppy translation (though I thought the "insert anything to do with finance here" thing was supposed to be a joke, not a translator's note that didn't get finished), but I'm still really enjoying reading through it so far. It's been taking up most of my relaxation time at home lately.

@faint
Neither you nor I can know precisely; that's the point of speculation.

@aaronsullivan
Good point, but he also said a day or two ago, I believe, that development was "progressing" and that Nintendo wasn't going to "rush [the NX] to market." Nintendo almost ALWAYS releases their hardware between August and November, so unless they're going to break that several decade long trend, "not rush to market" means "fall 2017, not fall 2016" to me.

As I have said since the beginning, my money is still on a 2017 launch. I think they'll spend 2016 revealing and hyping, and then they'll launch it sometime in 2017 (probably towards the end of the year - November, like usual).

I LOVE visual novels. I'll definitely be downloading this when I get home.

...maybe I'm in a minority here, but I think Shovel Knight is a pretty nifty character regardless of whether or not he's a Nintendo exclusive or in Smash (though I must admit, I'm disappointed he's not being added to Smash). I'm also a huge amiibo fan, so I'm super excited about this amiibo release.

Moon Chronicles was bad, but in general, I'm a huge fan of their games. I'll give it a download when I get home from work today. I know my one purchase won't change anything, but they always say "Vote with your dollar," so I'll do my small part to support them.

With the exception of the Virtual Boy, Nintendo has never made a bad console. Unpopular, sure, but never bad. With that said, I'm not worried about whatever their next console will be. In terms of keeping them financially viable and competative, though, they definitely need either something that keeps them unique and interesting or - better yet - both that and a system architecture that can attract third party support.

Ideally, the NX will be significantly more powerful than the PS4 and Xbox One - something that can compete with the inevitable PS5 and Xbox StupidNameRevolvingAroundTheConceptofBeginningsortheNumberOne. It's not enough, I think, to stay so underpowered in comparison to the competition, so the NX needs to be able to compete with whatever 9th Gen consoles Microsoft and Sony produce.

The only thing that disappointed me is the lack of Shantae and Shovel Knight (especially Shantae). I'm not at all upset about Corrin as I'm a super Fire Emblem junkie, but I think it was a great last Smash direct. I'm still hoping for some future DLC, but if this truly is the end, I think it ended well.

@AVahne
Downhill with Awakening? I thought that was the best handheld entry in the series.

@SquidxKid
Same. Hip hip hooray for reflexively preordering every third party Wii U exclusive. =P

I'd rather just have Geno added as a character instead of a Mii Fighter costume....