GamerZack87

I prefer the scene with Stan Lee on The Big Bang Theory. The moment when he sarcastically invites Sheldon inside (and Sheldon takes it literally) really cracked me up!

@Nibelilt: I had no idea! I guess the packaging isn't always truthful, is it?

@Katzii: I think they would since the light-up feature is drawn from the Portal of Power itself and not the game.

@Katzii: Wow, I didn't know that. Thanks for enlightening me!

I'd like to download this, but Nintendo still hasn't released the white Wii U Premium Pack in Australia.

Wait...so Pop Thorn is actually called Gasteroid? BWAHAHAHAHA! I'm looking forward to picking up the Tower of Time Adventure Pack more than I was before! These punny names are so...punny!

Crud! SWAP Force's release is only three months away...and I still don't have a Wii U! Plus there are gaps in my collection! D:

@Katzii: I doubt they would work on older Skylanders games. The programming for LightCore characters is only in the game that introduced them due to the special features, which is why LC PB, Eruptor, Hex and Drobot only work in Giants and future games.

Eh, I'll pass on this one. I'd much rather stick with the show and toys.

Isabelle has a guy's voice in that clip...?! O.o

It's...beau...ti...ful...

Oh noes! Why did it have to come out at the same time as the OD&D box set? Why did it have to cost the same amount as the OD&D box set? Why did they both have to come out 3-4 weeks after my birthday? This has quickly become a Ganonian nightmare! D:

WOO! New Skylanders ga- hey, wait a minute...

WOO! New Pokémon Rumble game! I just downloaded the 3DS release last night from the eShop and finished the first Battle Royale. I'm curious to learn how the NFC feature works for the Toy Pokémon though. Wouldn't they slide off the GamePad?

"What time is it...?"

"BMO TIME!"

They should do an arrangement of Bubblegum K.K., complete with original lyrics.

Seriously? Link? An elf?! The Hylians have pointed ears so they can hear the voices of the gods! Tell me that that isn't some decent storytelling right there! I'm siding with Sammy, since he has actually played several Zelda games.

So is this one coming out in Australia? My best friend is eagerly awaiting its release with anticipation.

I doubt we'll see Shantae in our eShop, after all we never saw a release of Risky's Revenge for DSiWare...

If anybody has a problem with the host, they can find a way to make him say his name backwards.

@retro_player_22: True, but they were asking for the name of the game that started the entire franchise.

Personally, I think that's entirely reasonable. In many game shows details are crucial, and Jeopardy! seems to be the type of show that needs answers to be specific. I don't know if other questions need such accurate answers since I've never watched it. The only show I've watched that accepts incomplete answers is Weakest Link.

Elminster would have finished the coding in a day!

If you ask me, the European names of the SPMP minigames have better rings than the NA ones. StreetPass Quest sounds so much more epic than "Find Mii". This makes the rest of them sound better thematically rather than the jumbled mess of names in North America.

@Dev: You are correct about that. Several characters in the Mega Man series are named after music styles:

Mega (Mega Man) = His Japanese name, Rock, is derived from rock music.
Roll = Mega's sister, so together they are Rock & Roll. Her name makes no sense in English, though.
Proto Man = In Japan he's known as Blues.
Bass = The name speaks for itself.

Those are some examples.

@SirQuincealot: Pokémon Z could end up being a sequel to both X and Y, much like B2W2 was to BW.

I am looking forward to this game so much. I probably won't be buying it straight away though, since I'll likely be interstate when it's out. That and the eShop will be slow as a Slowpoke sipping a super-slushy smoothie on a warm sunny Sunday until excitement wears off a bit.

According to the Pokémon Adventures manga (which is apparently the closest interpretation of the game's story), Red ended up picking Bulbasaur, which is my favourite Gen I starter; my second favourite is Charmander, which was chosen by Blue Oak. In fact, I've noticed a repeating pattern with my preferred starters in each new generation of games:

GEN I: Bulbasaur > Charmander
GEN II: Cyndaquil > Totodile
GEN III: Mudkip > Treecko
GEN IV: Turtwig > Chimchar
GEN V: Tepig = Oshawott + Pansage

It muddles up a little in Gen V since I like both Tepig and Oshawott equally, but since Pansage is my favourite monkey I chose Tepig in White and Oshawott in White 2. Gen VI throws the pattern completely off-course as I like all three starters exactly the same! Pokémon X will mark the toughest time I've had choosing a starter Pokémon in a long time!

@Drainos: Well then, I guess there's no question about which version you've picked.

I usually tend to choose the version which has the more appealing version-exclusive Pokémon to me, which at this stage is X. I prefer Xerneas to Yveltal since its theme is much more preferable, Clauncher to Skrelp since I like the colour azure and crustacea, and Swirlix to Spritzee since fairy-floss (cotton candy) is enjoyable in moderation.

Also, hooray for the confirmation of Professor Sycamore's English name! Keep the researchers named after trees!

SOURCE: http://serebii.net/index2.shtml

@Drainos: You mean you forgot about Murkrow and Honchkrow?!

I read a rumour that to evolve Inkay into Malimar you need to rotate the 3DS upside-down as it levels up. If so, that is pretty cool! Also, it's more likely that the professor will be named Sycamore in English based on his Japanese name, which was a rumoured researcher's name if I recall correctly.

Nice! I wonder who else will be making a comeback. Will we see Red...I mean "Pokémon Trainer"? He was one of the characters I liked in Brawl.

@ThomasBW84: No problem. A quick search on Google reveals that a minster is a real thing. It's a type of church found in parts of England. Wow, I guess you really do learn something new every day!

@ThomasBW84: "Minster Manor"? Shouldn't that be "Monster Manor"?

Congrats, North Americans! You're in for a real treat. Well, personally I find StreetPass Garden (aka Flower Town) a bit boring. I still play it anyway, plus it was free, so it wasn't a waste.

I never got to play Bowser's Inside Story.

I never had the chance to use the Rumble Pak. It only came bundled with Metroid Prime Pinball in Australia, and I never got around to getting...whuzzat? Oh, we're talking about the Nintendo 64 Rumble Pak! I thought you said "Nintendo DS-teefour"...whatever that is.

Anyway, I remember the good times playing Lylat Wars with the Rumble Pak, the rewarding vibration that came with blowing up the Sarumarine or preventing Independence Day from being filmed on Katina. I also wanted to try out the rumble features in Ocarina but I never figured out how to find the Stone of Agony.

"What are you playing at Nintendo?"
Nintendo looks up at GamerZack7 with an adorable "I'm sorry!" look on its face
"Don't give me those puppy-dog eyes! That won't work on..."
Nintendo whines and begins to sob
"Aw, I can't stay mad at you! Of course you're forgiven!"

@OdnetninAges: Ah, thanks for the clarification. I've never watched FHfIF, hence my bafflement.

Awesome new username, btw.

And once again the option I want to vote for in the poll isn't listed.

Wind Waker is one of my favourite GCN games by far, but unfortunately I lost my copy during the big move interstate. Picking up this remake once I have my shiny new Wii U will be a wise decision. Basically, it'll be replacing my missing copy.

Also, it's "Hyrulean", not Hyrulian. A common misspelling to be sure - even my Choose Your Own Adventure-styled Oracle of Ages novella had it spelled Hyrulian on the back cover!

A new franchise?! I wonder if we'll finally get to play NintIn-Laws at last!

@MrWalkieTalkie: What is that thing?! It looks like Inky from Pac-Man.

@sinalefa: That rules out every fictional character, then.

Wait...can an airbus even be called a "character"?

@Damo @Knuckles: Agreed.

@Blizzaga @hydeks: You mean there are others who don't hate Sonic R?!

"I love the Power Glove. It is a subpar peripheral for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and I like what others don't."

That's interesting, the guy from The Wizard nobody likes. ^_^

@ultraraichu: ARGH! You beat me to it! Oh, you ninja, you!

@RevolverLink: Me too, it's the only Guild02 game which interests me. Then again, the only Guild01 game that interested me was Crimson Shroud, and I ended up disappointed by it.

So what exactly is this tournament? People playing fighting/action games for charity? Sounds like a good cause.

Gone are the days when pirates sailed the seven seas, drinking rum and singing shanties whilst the Jolly Roger rustled in the wind, letting other seafarers know to fear them as they pillaged for treasure...

1: The Fast and the Furious
2: 2 Fast 2 Furious
3: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
4: Fast & Furious
5: Fast & Furious 5
6: Fast & Furious 6

...does anybody else see the problem? There are three movies missing: Fast & Furious 2, Fast & Furious 3, and Fast & Furious 4! Seriously, who names these things?!

I am excited! XD

Wasn't the DSi the first Nintendo handheld to be region-locked, not the 3DS?

Forget a new Super Mario Galaxy game: the next step is Super Mario Universe, a game that sees Mario travel to various alternate realities, each one with similar-yet-very-different takes on the Mushroom World. This is one idea I thought of ages ago.

@KongFu: I noticed that too. My guess is either Nintendo had a fifth game lined up but canned it; or Nintendo is working on another game, perhaps even a free one.

@OldMan-Tech: I agree. I sometimes walk in excess of 10,000 steps when I go out, so I should be earning as many as 100 Play Coins for my effort!

@Adam: Ah, okay.

Isn't UFS discontinued though?

Uh...she was, by a technicality, playable in Spirit Tracks.

More "Denpa" Men can only be a good thing, right?

@zenarium: The pixel count is greater than the DS and DSi had when using 100 Classic Book Collection.

@TheKingOfTown: The wool has been lifted up from my eyes. Thanks!