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This really needs voice chat functionality between teammates.

Aw come on! Arcade Pac Land would've been WAY more desirable!

Awesome news! I wanted Miis in Brawl so finally I get my wish!

Better to have something so synonymous with Nintendo than to have some obscure Fire Emblem character.

Really hoping that it is a seperate download code.

F-Zero can probably wait a year with Mario Kart out in full force. Let's have Starfox U with large scale online dog fights. I don't really want a short e-shop title, I want them to give the franchise everything they have.

What is X Factor?

Move over dad cause I'm a double dipper.

So does this mean we are no longer firing Iwata? Hard to keep up with the Internet...

Loyalty program is a great idea. Hope that kind of thing keeps up.

Either way, I'll get this on my Wii U if it ever comes to Australia.

If these are required to play GameCube VC games I hope they also can substitute for a WiiU ProController! And I hope the Wavebird works.

Zuh?!? No @Mew2King?

@moroboshi "Do you want Digital Foundry to close down? If so, I think you're wrong. Personally I'm interested in game tech, and am intelligent enough to know that engine performance and game design are two separate things."

Alright, let's start again then. offers olive branch

What I want is for the conversation to only matter to people who are "industry insiders and those with a keen interest inengine tech". And I want everybody else to be able to say "none of this matters at all" so that we can start talking about what is actually important in games (without somebody else telling them they should just stick to Metacritic). Instead we have the "Great XBoxOne 1080p War of 2014" because people DO actually use Digital Foundry for all the wrong reasons. Until we can acknowledge that performance specs are almost completely irrelevant to the kinds of discussions we should normally be having about gaming 40 years after Pong, we can't hope to move the discussion forward.

@moroboshi "Digital Foundry articles are exclusively targeted at industry insiders and those with a keen interest inengine tech. You have completely misunderstood why the site exists. You should ignore it and stick to metacritic."

And you have completely misunderstood how the Internet works if you haven't realised the ways in which people use it to form their opinions. Maybe you should ignore it and stick to magazines?

@Peach64 "Seriously guys, it's getting embarrassing, whenever an article is posted, most of the comments just turn into 'Oh, who cares about THAT anyway?'."

The only thing embarrassing around here is your constant attempts to pass yourself off as an intellectual. How about for once you actually contribute to the conversation instead of just telling everyone else why their opinions are wrong?

@moroboshi "If you have no interest in the tech behind games, then don't read Digital Foundry. If you like knowing how the sausages are made, then it's an excellent resource."

Thanks for the guide on how to use the Internet. :/

If only it were that simple. The problem arises when this sort of over-analytical "number porn" influences the conversations we have about the quality of a game. When this occurs, it devalues gaming as both an art and as a form of entertainment and does nothing but fuel baseless playground bickering while continuously obstructing bonafide discourse.

@MAB "Hopefully that missing frame will come as DLC "

If that were the case I'm sure Australia won't get the DLC.

I think a lot of people missed the point of this article...

Anyway, agreed! Real men use green shells!

@smikey "If only they would keep the Nintendo premium services for good & add it to 3ds purchases too it's a great way to award loyalty long term & i've already had £45 worth of free e-shop codes"

Totally! Such a shame that is expires this year.

Still playing Zelda 3DS but at least I know this will be there to download once I'm done!

Good to see Digital Foundry is still as pointless as ever!

I'm in the "Hands off Cia" camp. Objectifying women may be degrading but so is censorship.

Got S Words and Soldiers downloaded and waiting for me!

@Dr_Corndog "Reasonably priced figurines that add new characters to a roster that's of ample size to begin with? Good idea."

Also a bad idea if it is the only way to add the characters. I'll take DLC, but I don't want toys.

@rjejr "Maybe he's wrong and it's not SSB but a spin-off. They aren't putting Subspace Emissary in the game so if they made that as a separate game, calling it "SSB Adventure" or something, THAT would be ok as a toy game."

That is something I could deal with. Actually, I could deal with anything if there was a way to use the feature without having to buy a figurine (through DLC or whatever). I'm trying to remain cautiously optimistic.

I really hope it isn't mandatory. I do not want to contribute unnecessarily to the mounting landfill crisis.

I'd rather they go full Team Ninja than hold back. The less this feels like a Zelda game, the better for me. I want Team Ninja Zelda!

Very envious of anyone who takes the opportunity to go to this.

Come on "Nothing For Me" guys. Just get Swords and Soldiers at that price.

@JaxonH I have a Seagate that still works but your experiences are very common with them from what I've since heard anecdotally. I'd probably steer clear of the brand, personally.

@mjc0961 Watch out! The propaganda police are here! I've seen Nintendo replace the digital library of a stolen Wii U, so I'm pretty sure they'll replace the library of a broken one.

The only sports game I want to see is another Mario Strikers game. ^_^

I just want more UbiArt stuff. Child of Light and Rayman Legends are both must-own titles.

@Reuf Woohoo! Sold! Can't wait!

@Turbo857 "They already stated that they will not release a new console until Wii U owners are "satisfied" with their purchase. It's not good business and Nintendo is already aware of that."

Two years from now they could have reasonably released all their major franchises, so they could probably say at that stage they've done their best to make people satisfied. Personally I already think the argument of being unsatisfied with the Wii U has run out of steam as the library is solid on exclusives alone (especially after Kart hits).

This day and age you can't please anyone, though.

Portable Wii U that can also display on your TV.

@Reuf Is this coming to Australia? fingers crossed

Oooh! It's one of those weeks again! Two options:
1) Complain that the Wii U has no games
2) Shut up and buy the awesome exclusive Scram Kitty.

Nice. So good.

Battle Mode is boring to me anyway. This looks like a boring version of something boring.

Awesome! Can't wait!

Except Australia will probably get shafted on this...

@Kirk "Convince me the Wii U is a system I just have to have, Nintendo, as well as a system that once I have it I will actually be able to afford the games and services on it, enough that I will get enough from it that I will be satisfied with my purchase by the time this generation comes to an end and even a bit beyond that..."

I'm waiting for the competitors to convince me of the same thing. The Wii U is the first console I've owned that has left me completely satiated. I was going to go PS4/Wii U this gen but I no longer see the need to waste my money on a PS4 when I still play my PS3. My XBox360 is still buried somewhere under a mountain of dust...

How come all the guys who are so quick to cite negative articles as "proof" of the Wii U's problems are usually so quiet whenever a developer praises the system?

I see normal as the default difficulty and hard the challenging difficulty. By contrast, I see casual as my wife's difficulty and expert as my difficulty. There is a lot to be said about the nomenclatute we consciously use. Must we do everything to appease the NuHardcore who grew up on XBox360s?

Wii U Mini. No GamePad. Pro-controller. Bundled with Smash Bros for Christmas.

Not that I want it, but that is my guess.

@shaneoh Shaneoh! You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar!

Is this in Australia?

I think Nintendo should just follow their vision and people should vote with their wallets whether that vision is in line with their needs as consumers.

Two great looking Wii U games in one week! Nice!

I have zero interest in this character. Bring back Game & Watch!

@ThomasBW84 No mention of the Kickstarter for the second season of The Smash Brothers documentary?