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According to the All-time Bestsellers tab on the e-shop, Trine 2 is the 3rd Highest selling e-shop download. The list is almost exclusively games that have at one point or another had a sale or are already cheap (VC games). The only two full retail games on the Top 20 all time best selling downloads to date are Wind Waker and Mario 3D World. Maybe if the 20 Au dollar price tag wasn't standard for Indie games these days we'd see more top sellers?

Finally! More restrictions!

Nintendo could totally rip off this game with their own tunes.

No mention of The Smash Brothers documentary sequel?

Also, they should do an E3 presentation and then simulcast a Direct during Sony's E3 presentation.

I've only ever watched the last two Directs (Smash and Creepy Stalker Sim). I just read summaries of the others. So, I guess the focused Directs work better for me.

Been thinking the same thing lately. Great editorial.

Wow! Imagine being able to have access to the same digital catalogue as the rest of the world! It's like it's the year 2000 or something!

Does NintendoLife know why this game is not available in other regions and if there is any plan to bring it outside Europe? (Specifically to Australia)

@Starwolf_UK "That is the design they used in my Pokemon ranch. You know the developer Ambrella thought Polygons would be good idea for displaying up to 1000 Pokemon on screen with. Leaves you with very few polygons per Pokemon hence the art style."

Yeah, it was an ugly design then as well. Either way, toys aren't limited by processing power so there isn't any reason to keep the Blockachu design.

Still surprised that Sonic Racing hasn't seen a huge discount with Mario Kart skidding around the corner.

I don't have any interest in buying ANY toys (nothing wrong with it, it's just not for me) but why do the Pokemon Rumble dolls look so ugly?

Hoping the Wii U version has a "Play As Melee" unlockable, where the speed and minutia are tweaked so the game plays like Melee.

Anyway, The Smash Brothers documentary has a Kickstarter for a sequel for anyone interested.

Maybe they should prioritise on an Australian release... :/

@Mizore "I stopped caring for Miiverse, he should too."

Why? Because everyone should do what you do?

It's hard not to get infringement warnings on MiiVerse, especially since there is a "report infringement" system. I think gamers in general are overly sensitive about spoilers; Rather than just avoid communities to prevent possible spoilers, they'll continue to interact in the spoiler-ridden forums and get annoyed when someone ruins something for them.

@Of_Folsense My thoughts exactly.

@Mew2king Thanks for taking the time to be interviewed and to jump on the site to reply to a few comments. As a totally non-competitive Smash player I was thoroughly entertained.

Apologies for any self-entitled, ungrateful commenters who struggle to interact socially with others. (Aren't we all?)

Love to see the Amiga fans in the comments!

@element187 "indies are the only developers (besides Nintendo) that are experimenting. All the other platform holders and publishers keep releasing the same exact games with zero new gameplay mechanics, just prettier graphics and no interesting new ways to play...."

Totally agree with you there. I'm so bored of reskinned shooting galleries. I'm about 5 hours into the Last of Us and I don't feel compelled to go back in. Instead I kept returning to Knytt Underground. I'll get through the Last of Us eventually but I'm certainly not waking up everyday excited to play it.

I don't know why people preorder psychical things either.

Anyway, this is another step showing where Nintendo is heading. They're just walking very slowly.

I applaud their efforts.

The Classic Controller Pro is a good controller, but I think we've mostly all moved on to the Pro-Controller, right?

Prediction #1: They'll do a Smash Bros Wii U bundle for the Christmas season.

Prediction #2: Nintendo actually knows more about business than some random commenter on the Internet.

I will totally be in to this! I don't have a Twit account so it would entirely be dependant on Nintendo Life telling me when it's happening.

Some really great looking games potentially coming!

@aaronsullivan Totally agree with you. I couldn't see a thing on that screen back in the day.

@jrob23 They give you a roster and then you unlock characters by meeting certain conditions (beat the game, finish the level with a 2 as the last digit etc). Brawl was a game where you would constantly be unlocking things. It was very rewarding.

Can you spend points on digital stuff? I've never spent any of my points and I don't want toys and whatnot.

Yoshi announced as a playable character.

The update is annoying and a slight step backwards. I want my Activity Feed to be the first thing I see (and usually the only thing).

Does this game even need leaderboards?!?

Nice! Congrats!

It would be a potential selling point, except that we all know it'll scale back to one generic release a month after the initial launch.

Toki Tori 2 was better than the first game, even before they added "Captain Obvious" mode. It was a game about a childlike sense of discovery and revelation - A rare find in the abundance of handholding that plagues modern gaming.

@shaneoh Cheers, matey! Bummer.

No need for a trailer. I'll buy your game.

Does this update come with an Australian release? :/

Volleyball is still rubbish...

@Damo "The price of the game is very cheap compared to other Wii U eShop releases, and the DLC is entirely optional. How is this a rip-off? Even with all of the content, you're only looking at just over £12 - which is what many eShop games cost anyway."

People have an inflated sense of self-entitlement. I personally see this pricing scheme as a "pay what you want" model and it baffles me how people are complaining about an optional purchase that is purely cosmetic and in no way enhances the experience of the product.

I buy this kind of stuff just to send a few extra bucks towards an Indie developer. This is not the same as a COD map pack.

The base product is already great value so I'll probably also throw them a few bucks extra for a DLC pack.

Don't think it's good value? Don't buy it. Life is as simple as it sounds.

I want to be able to go to a community and click "posts by friends". This will allow me to go back to a community of a game I had just beaten and clearly see the opinions I value.

Please make it happen!

That is one sexy game! Sha-wing!

I'm not into chess but the tutorials and roman peices have sold me!

Those lucky... lucky... barstewards!

@ULTRA-64 I totally agree with everything you just said! People need to look after their friends, and Zen are friends of the Wii U.

What an awesome list! I'm very pleased with my Wii U so far and eagerly anticipate seeing how the library grows from here. Like many, I'm ecstatic to see the Wonderful 101 make the top 10. Can't wait for the Digital/VC lists!

At that price this is a purchase that doesn't need consideration. A 1-man team makes a cool puzzler with Atari-style graphics and charges next to nothing for it? Sold!

When people are so vocally dissatisfied with business decisions coming from the 3rd party giants regarding the Wii U they had better be willing to shut up and throw a bone to the little guy who actually needs their support. Or do people just have an inflated sense of entitlement?

Buy Runner if you don't have it already. It is so, so good.

And then spend some of the money you've saved on Blok Drop just to show your support.