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If you've played the versions form the Mario Advance games (Yoshi's Island for the Ambassadors out there) then you already have the best version of this game albeit without the multiplayer function on 3DS.

This game is the best version of Super Mario Bros. save for the reduced view due to screen size. The Lost Levels are also included in it so this is actually 2 games in one. However the multiplayer mode is gone due to Nintendo's inability to tailor older releases for the 21st century. Lack of Printer function is understandable though Miiverse may prove a way to revive the feature in a way.

@Farmboy74 Might be more like the N64. It was not exactly a 3rd party haven, was tough to develop for, and looks like Nintendo may need to throw out masterpiece after masterpiece to keep afloat while the handheld provides a financial buffer.

@bugaham I'll agree with you on the strive for innovation that Nintendo keeps alive in the industry. But I wish they could have stuck with the Wii Remote/Nunchuk exclusively for another generation so they could master it. Zelda: Skyward Sword was the beginning of that and I would have loved to see them build upon it. Much like how the games of the SNES were games built upon the work done on the NES and how Super Mario Bros. 3 was the point where Nintendo began to master 2D game play.

I voted to cut it off mainly because the use of it on the system so far have not been as eye-opening to me as the touch/dual screen was for the 3DS or the motion/pointer controls were on the Wii. Just the fact it may be more than 2 years into the lifespan and Nintendo still won't have delivered a big game that uses it in a defining way makes me think even they are struggling with using it and selling it. Off-TV, TVii aren't that big a deal to me. Wii U's best features for me are backwards compatibility, the eShop and Miiverse.

Yes us "kids" here in Nintendo land sure hate hockey, football & (for those who are into it) soccer. Cause those games are for the "grown ups" on the Xbox and playstation.

Gamepad killer app still MIA going into 2014.

Personally I don't see why Nintendo doesn't try and do what companies like Hasbro do and make television shows that are driven towards a young audience but ring with adults as well (i.e. MLP:FIM). Can you imagine a "New Super Mario Bros: New Super Show" with the live action segments intact? Definitely have a lot more story material to work with compared to the late 80's & 90's plus Charles Martinet leading the way. Then cash in on the popularity through games and even toys. Also a Wii U and 3DS channel that offers all the episodes of every Nintendo series made so far (kinda like what they do on the eshop with Pokemon). Mobile apps that do that could work too. I think that's a way to go without resorting to cheap mobile games.

Saving the coins. I still have a Game Boy carrying pouch that has serviced me and my Game Boy Color, Advance, DS's and now 3DS very well.

@warlocknem Indeed. It's too bare bones and slow for its own good especially when compared to smartphone apps that can do the same thing but better.

I'd love Mario Party Anthology (eshop Wii U & 3DS) in which you can play any board, mini game & character from the tons of MP games remastered in HD/3D. Could be free to play with users purchasing boards & minigames.

@Shiryu Give this person a medal. That is a brilliant idea. Heck rebrand it with Mario or go big and get the NHL license.

2006 called. They want their frivolous lawsuit back.

My suggestion to them for 2014. Start tapping into more franchises. Not just 1st tier like Mario (including DK, Wario & Yoshi spinoffs), Zelda & Pokemon. Star Fox, F-Zero, Metroid & the like. Fire Emblem & Pikmin were great examples of using the stable correctly.

I wish Nintendo would put Zones at all MLB stadiums since they are the owners of the Mariners. Or at airports, train stations, bus stations, and more.

Yikes. Glad I got Zelda and Batman physically now. Looks like someone tipped over Nintendo's Pokemon cash cow on Christmas and now everyone is crying over the spilled milk.

This may be her look for the Zelda U for all we know.

"Just look for the 'U' on the box". That really boils it down for people. Too bad it took more than a year for them to realize that. Also they forgot to mention backwards compatibility. I know a ton of people would jump ship knowing that it's the only console that offers it.

Didn't really partake in any of these promotions seeing as how the backlog never seems to dwindle fast enough. But got Links Awakening as a Club Nintendo platinum reward and that was indeed fun.

I'm guessing the cynicism behind DK is that some may feel it's like NSMBU and is just a Wii game that received an HD upgrade. Also yes no Metroid. On that note I'm sure Iwata's emphasis on Hyrule Warriors not being the next Zelda installment is to quell the worries that it'll be another Metroid: Other M flop.

@Doma It should have been Dr. Captain Falcon. You go into the body and Falcon Punch and Kick the viruses out of them whilst speeding through the veins in the Blue Falcon.

$15 is too much. I'd love if they had an upgrade discount for owners of Online Rx cause that's what this game basically is. An hd upgrade with a new game mode. Plus Virus buster doesn't look multiplayer to me.

This is the definitive version of Super Mario Bros.

Wario Land 4 was awesome and I'm glad I bought the 3DS early and got it. Already plan on picking up the 1st 3 games.

I'm guessing it's a random selection of possibly launch date users, users who play the most or users with the most games. Hope to win but oh well if don't.

I kinda always wished Nintendo would make the Wii U a Streetpass hub.

@FutureAlphaMale Kinda what they should do with the concept of the Gamepad. Seriously how many years until we get the game that justifies it?

Streetpass is fantastic for those in a large urban area. Suburban not so much but darn it if that little green light doesn't put a smile on my face.

The GamePad's killer app is still nowhere to be found more than a year later.

Yikes this is quite the "major" announcement. Reggie going "what more do you want" after wearing a Metroid pin is not exactly a nice thing to do on a hardcore gamers award show. Cranky Kong isn't exactly a household name either.

Super Luigi 3D World would be great.

If Nintendo goes to smartphones they'll do it in their own way meaning that they'll create the platform itself and try to avoid the race to the bottom mentality that plagues the smartphone markets.

Maybe a look into the new Zelda or maybe Samus has a return?

I'm not entirely convinced. Pikmin has shown me the potential but I still play the game with the Wii Remote since it's the best option. Tablet/gamepad has yet to have a game that delivers that "this changes everything" moment. I guess organizing your inventory and having a map just doesn't have that "oh wow" feeling.

Better start preparing for Judgement Day. I hear that John Connor guy knows a thing or two about this.

@Warruz Awesome tips. Gonna have fun with Photoshop today.

Man I wish NintendoLand had DLC.

TVii isn't that great to use anyways. There are apps on smartphones that do what it does but better.

I don't know why Nintendo doesn't use Charles Martinet to do some CG Mario shorts.

It would be nice if they actually got some real stars. At least get an athlete from the big 4 sports but then again no NBA, NHL, MLB or NFL games on Wii U for this season.

I look at Pikmin 3 as a form of the GamePad's innovation but also it's drawbacks. Using the map to send other members to other areas while working on an area yourself is great. But controlling the playable character with the Gamepad is not as good as the Wii Remote and nunchuk combo with the pointer controls. Yet the "Wii Sports" game for the Wii U hasn't arrived yet. Maybe it never will. Wii Remote and Nunchuk was a better control scheme for Zelda & Metroid. I don't see much the Gamepad can do past touch controls or inventory/maps & the token asymmetric section.

Hopefully something akin to the N64 or more happens. But the games they need to reach that number will have to be the same philosophy as it was then with the "Dream Team" of 1st and 2nd party devs making hit after hit and diving into the less used franchises of Star Fox and F-Zero.

Looks like the Mario hat they've given away to Club Nintendo members in Japan and NA already. Have mine but one can never have too many Mario hats. I've got 3, the CN, one from Nintendo World and the one for the costume.

Didn't Sega have an educational/early childhood console before?

Should have been Super Wii. And then Wii 64 after that. And then WiiCube. And the WiiWii.

More and more Nintendo!

@luke17 Nintendo's never had the most unique names. Usually they attach whatever the consoles signature part of its name is ala 64, DS, Super, 3D, Wii & now U.

If it's Luigi Bros...then who is the other bro?!?!

Is anybody else disappointed that the secret unlockable character wasn't Captain Falcon? Then again any game he doesn't appear in loses a little value.

No more taking photos of my 3DS screen with my phone! Except for DS, GBA & DSiWare games I play on it.