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Wouldn't it be great if Nintendo snapped up all these developers and gave them free reign to make new IPs or revitalize some dormant ones (F-Zero).

Still a better Samus than Other M Samus.

I'm not exactly ready for the next-gen for a number of reasons. One is mainly where I stand in my life, another that I think that as I move forward with each iteration of console or handheld I tend to leave back a ton of games I missed in the past. I may wait out the NX just so I can look back at all the old games I missed. I bought a lot of GameCube games in the Wii's lifetime early. And I'm starting to do the same with the Wii U.

Don't mind the YouTube app especially because I just control it by syncing it with the app on my phone.

Holding out for Nintendo to create their own game. And no AC amiibo festival doesn't count.

@abe_hikura My cousin's kids have a Wii still. Pretty great system for younger gamers and easy on the wallet since all almost all Wii games can be had for cheap.

It'll be a good game but I don't expect much content beyond what the other console entries have done (wish they had an optional Mii RPG mode like in Color and Advance). Backlog catchup time (honestly a good thing) for all Nintendo fans until NX.

I remember a Best Buy back in the old days of the 16 bit and 32 bit era where they had these massive displays of Mario and Sonic signifying the aisles where the SEGA stuff was and where the Nintendo stuff was.

This hopefully can streamline the development process so Nintendo doesn't have the slow down that occurred for both the Wii U and 3DS. The Wii U would have benefited from having the heavy hitting titles out within the 1st 1.5 years. No 3D Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, or Metroid with year old 3rd party ports didn't help,

So he was there throughout the GameCube and Game Boy Advance era and the Wii and DS launch. Hey that was the last time an F-Zero game came out.

I think the 2D series should take a bit of a hiatus but not as long as it took last time (between SML2 and NSMB). Maybe somewhere towards the middle of NX's lifespan come out with a new one.

I'd like to see the costume design inspired by the artwork for Mega Man 1, 2, 9, 10.

That thumb strap is connected to my 3DS now! I'll go back to this game every once in a while, got 150 stars, & yes the 3DS Circle pad makes this game handle a lot better. Not analog but it allows you to make the sharp turns to pull of the side flip better.

I'd rank the Mario Party games I've had as follows: 2, 4, 7, 9, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, Advance. Never played DS, Island Tour, 10, or e.

If Nintendo could work it out to be like better online distributors like Steam or sow thing then I could see it working. Ever since the Wii I've seen a lot of value in digital downloads. Sure seeing stacks of games in a room still gives me a warm feeling but the ease of digital only is enticing. Maybe have an optional disc reader that can be installed and just allow people to order the discs online made to order. Don't have to deal with retail middle men and old-school collectors will truly have more coveted games.

The Gamepad isn't innovative though. The only thing remotely new was off-TV play. But the touch screen is the ancient single touch technology the DS used at a standard def output despite the Wii U finally being HD. The thing was outdated by a lot upon arrival. As much as Nintendo uses Gunpei Yokoi's ideals of using outdated hardware to make magic at a cheap price the Wii U wasn't cheap. The iPad and other tablets had already been technologically superior and one cannot tell me that Nintendo's R&D department couldn't have seen that coming. I wish Nintendo had foregone the Gamepad, continued utilizing the Wii Remote and its extensions and bumped the Wii U's power to at least sit close to the competition. Nintendo did themselves in this generation and it won't be pretty if the NX cannot deliver something that can entice anyone that isn't a Nintendo diehard.

@Anneke It took 164 comments for someone to do this. Shame on the first 163 for not doing the obvious.

Samus was in Super Mario RPG, or as I like to call it "Metroid Prime: Mushroom Kingdom Force"

@Boxmonkey Plus it's tech (aside from the quick streaming of video) was outdated already by the time it was released. The Gamepad will hopefully be nothing more than an optional accessory for those who want it for the NX.

I can't think of another video game company that this type of things happen to. It's a testament to Mr. Iwata and his vision. For all the dude bro gamers and hardcore gamers out there that forgot what pure unadulterated fun is, Nintendo stands as a beacon of hope for the industry. It really is a culture all its own and I hope we can cultivate it to keep the company thriving for decades or another century to come.

@whodatninja Duke Nukem syndrome

Funny they're so concerned about quality of the game yet released Metroid: Other M.

@rishisquid The Star Fox series seems to always reimagine the original game. I kinda don't mind retellings. We get hundreds of retellings of classic fairy tales and comic book heroes so why not video games?

@macmilk Indeed. I bought the Wii day one and DS day one. PLayed it to death. When it came time for the U and 3DS I was ready to upgrade because I had more than played my money's worth on the older systems. But with the NX I will have to wait because I don't believe I've played out the Wii U like I did the past systems before it.

I honestly hope they don't go this route. Nintendo has a nasty habit of not seeing their innovations realized to their fullest potential. I honestly would have preferred if they had foregone the Wii U gamepad in favor of a more powerful console that had the Wii remote and Nunchuk/ classic controller as an input device with 3DS connectivity.

Wow a complete disconnect between the Japanese arm and American arm. This happened to SEGA too. It's the reason we had a 32-X and a Saturn.

@Toadthefox They should have ditched the Gamepad after year 1 like Microsoft did with Kinect on Xbox One.

I honestly don't see what else Nintendo has beyond this year and 2016 besides Star Fox, Zelda and Xenoblade. The Wii U has only seen major entries in the Mario, Donkey Kong, Pikmin, Kirby, Wii series, and Yoshi franchise with the aforementioned three other major franchise titles coming. It may not be right to release anything more for Pokemon, Metroid, or F-Zero with a new system around the corner.

The near-term games are fine but how is a Metroid spinoff, Fire Emblem, Zelda spinoff 3DS game that will release "in 2016" without definitive dates near term. The stuff that are near term are Devil's Third, Xenoblade, Fatal Frame, and Mario Maker and they only really focused on Mario Maker which honestly doesn't need a whole ton of time to explain. Animal Crossing were quick spinoff games that scream "milking." Yoshi's Woolly World was showcased way too much for a game that was to release in Japan and Europe in a couple of weeks. By that time any U.S. consumer would have already looked up if it's any good on YouTube. So Nintendo's brass are still out of touch.

Still have my Zelda Collector's Disc. Now safely in its box thanks to good old Homebrew Channel.

That Fall/Winter Direct better bring it. Nintendo has got to have something up their sleeve.

@cbkummer Better than what was shown at E3! runs and hides

That's what happens when you deal with the devil like EA.

No it's fine Monolith. But do you guys like making race tracks? I hear there's a certain Captain that could use a comeback.

I think a lot of fans turned off Nintendo after the digital event. I know I did. So Treehouse Live and the other 2 days of E3 wasn't seen by me. Making these compilations ought to help those that were like me see some of the good that did come out of E3 even if many still believe nothing good came out of it at all.

Yeah who needs VR. Make F-Zero instead.

@MrGawain The only person who listens to fans is Sakurai. And he isn't even on Nintendo's payroll.

The Gamepad should have been dropped much like Microsoft did with Kinect early in the Xbox One's lifespan. That extra processing power and going back to flesh out concepts based around the Wii motion controls would have been better to me. Skyward Sword's control won't be seen again in a Zelda game? A new Metroid won't have pointer controls? What was the point of innovating to make those game's better if you go and do somethign that brings the franchise back. Pikmin 3 controlled far better with the Wii Remote than the Gamepad. Just seems like Nintendo's old guard really dropped the ball and the confidence is waning among the shareholders and fans.

@DarthNocturnal Sonic Maker would end up with everyone in the entire world making better Sonic games than Sega has the past 15 years aside from Advance/Rush/Colors/Generations.

@Royalblues I think it is no question the game will be good. It's just that it is not accompanying a Metroid main entry that got people riled up. E3 brings expectations of grandiose and Star Fox alone is not at that level. Metroid is a 1st tier franchise and Nintendo lacked first tier main entries. Thus people feel like E3 was either ok to horrible.

@BonafideInfidel Spot on. It's a lack of communication that is bad. Nintendo's old guard are great but at the same time they may also be holding the company back. The mobile games division should have been done a long time ago, the Universal theme park too. Look at the recent video game-centric movies that show love for Nintendo. The YouTube love that Nintendo slapped in the face with their policies. I can get behind most of these games but don't just throw Federation Forces up there and not address the elephant in the room (or in this case not in the room with no Samus in sight).

I'm just gonna hope the next 2 days show something. If not maybe October they'll have a Fall Direct that will show more new things. No point in wasting time on Wooly World since its coming out in a couple of weeks. Pretty sure everything we need to know about the game was already revealed.

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Other M was an all right game but all right is pretty bad for Metroid's high standards. The game had simple controls for no apparent reason other than to see if it could be done. And of course the storyline to flesh out Samus' character backfired especially after the infamous Ridley scene. Smash 3D/U did well in keeping her speaking to a minimum.

Sorry Link come back when you're a little MMM richer!

I honestly would have stopped playing video games a long time ago if it wasn't for Nintendo. Them and pre-2006 SEGA were what gaming should be about.

Mega Man Boom?

Japanese Johnny Bravo?

Metroid might be a nice way to fill that Metroid void Nintendo.

Funny because this was the plan for the original Classic Controller as it has those latches for likely an accessory to cradle and combine the Wii Remote behind it.