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Seeing some of these kids know all the words to the original Pokémon Theme... maybe there is hope for the world, after all. OK, the outcome of 'do you play the games?' was a tad depressing, but at least they know what it is! It's more than kids in Britain know, at least.

@RainbowGazelle Oh, don't worry about it! Despite being a Brit, I've only seen footage of the American version of the game, and I know she's named as Mary O there. I didn't actually know it was different between versions!

@RainbowGazelle Which one is that, just out of curiosity? I personally didn't see anything that seemed wrong, but I could easily just not have been paying attention!

Am I the only person that thinks this sounds like a bit... much? Surely there's a point where the level of depth, and amount of menus and customisation, get far too much for it to actually be enjoyable? To me, it seems like X may be bordering that line. Don't get me wrong, I adored the original Xenoblade and I'll surely pick this up, but even in the original the amount of... stuff, that you could deal with and tweak got overpowering and slightly unenjoyable, and this game looks set to amplify that. Maybe I'm just being pessimistic?

@IceClimbers Good point, actually. I completely forgot the rewards that Nintendo did win last year. But still, you know as well as I do what the general gaming community's thoughts on Nintendo are.

I know what WON'T win. Anything from Nintendo. Purely becuase all these gaming market 'experts' wouldn't touch the Big N with a bargepole for fears of being uncool.

Happy tenth birthday, you wonderful people!

Awesome video, it even taught me a few things! And seeing Lanky as Guy Fawkes really made me laugh!

I still honestly can't believe the sheer lack of content in Mario Tennis right now. They'd better have some good free updates planned. As for Yo-Kai Watch... come on, they made 'Blazion'? That's not even trying to differentiate itself from Pokémon! (Don't worry, Blaziken, you're still my fave!) I may pick up the game one day from curiosity, but certainly not at full price. I'll go in with low expectations, that's for sure.

Yeah, Serebii said it. It's essentially iust Mega Mewtwo X with a palette swap, but good God, it's an awesome-looking palette swap! And seriously, if Mewtwo isn't playable, I'm sure we'll be giving a few stern words to the folks at Bandai Namco! Surely he must be playable, right...?

Looking at that original gameplay footage... That is disgusting! How was that allowed to happen? The music is ear-bleeding material. I'm sure that was all we could have hoped for for the system, but still. I do like that they had DK's barrels and the hammer to destroy them, though!

Clearly, love isn't always on time. Either way, the game sounds like a jolly good time... If I had people to play it with! Is it me, or does this seem a bit similar to other recent eShop party games? Is that just me?

I still struggle to see why Game Freak thinks these code distributions are a good idea. All it serves is to screw over a large percentage of fans who don't have easy access to a GAME or GameStop and could easily download it online, myself included. Guess it's another rarity I'll miss out on. Not that I fully mind - I'll whisper it, but I think Hoopa is a little bit silly...

I do love how Nintendo's birthday is only one day after my birthday! It must have been a sign! Happy birthday, Nintendo!

@Takerkaneanite6 No, I enjoyed it, too. It was very easy, but good at what it did, even if that was nothing new. I mean, a game must be easy and short if even I can be OK at speedrunning it!

I'm not gonna lie, I'm quite excited by this. Pokémon in real world? Count me in! Let's be honest, who hasn't wanted to be an actual Pokémon Trainer? It's a darn sight better sounding than past Pokémon mobile games, at least.

@Starwolf_UK And a good thing, too. They shouldn't have the guts to purposefully overcharge just because they're one of the first retailers to have it on sale. If anything, they should match the Nintendo UK Store price of £10.99 but hey, I'm not complaining with money saved!

Meanwhile, I get an email from GAME this morning saying the price of my Shivel Knight amiibo pre-order has gine down by £2... Are they trying to compensate fir this nonsense? Probably not.

Jeez, I'm not pre-ordering anything from GAME. All I've ever got from them is two amiibo, but seeing how they purposefully priced them up, on top of all the many pre-order problems people have experienced (luckily not me, for now), I dare not order from them again. What an absolute joke. The Nintendo scene in the UK couldn't look much worse at the moment.

I absolutely adore New Super Mario Bros., and it was actually the first Mario game (and the first DS game) I ever played! What a way to get into the series, huh?

The only thing I never understood about the original NSMB is what exactly Mario says when clearing a level. Is it actually Italian? Or just English that I don't understand? A question that's haunted me through the ages...

Oh, Reggie, you wonderful man. Surely that's all that needs to be said?

Yay, I got a code! Thanks, Nintendo Life! I'll download that one tomorrow morning!

Doubt it will be very interesting, but I've entered anyway! No point turning down free stuff!

I might be kicked out of the internet for good for saying this, but I honestly didn't enjoy Sunshine all that much. I feel like there was an awesome game trying to peek through, but it never properly got there with all the problems the gane had, with its awful camera and (in my opinion) seriously clunky physics. It just didn't feel like something worthy of all the praise it got, even with its great visulas for the time.

I pre-ordered mine this morning from GAME, just to make sure I got it before it goes. Sure, that may not guarantee anything, but I can hope. I'm not exactly happy about the price increase, but what can you do? I need that amiibo!

Ah, so glad to hear this has been confirmed! I guess I'll be preordering the amiibo (and presumably buying the Wii U version, even though I already have it on PC!), even if it is a tad annoying about co-op only being accessed this way. Oh well, it never really was a game built for co-op, and the other amiibo unlocks sound awesome.

Plus, kudos to them for using the Game Grumps to advertise it! To anyone wondering, they make a thing of intentionally making their adverts poorly acted and cringeworthy, it's just their style. Regardless, hyped!

Absolutely yes please. I'll be sure to pre-order this one, as my love with Shovel Knight has been rekindled with the upcoming DLC! I'm still praying that he makes it into Smash, but I guess it's less likely now...

Didn't they announce this at the end of last week's stream? Regardless, I'll never turn down the chance for more Mario Maker! I've got a feeling I won't be able to get enough of this game once it comes out...

Now, I hate Minecraft with a passion. I hate its art style, its gameplay and its fanbase. (The worse parts of it, obviously, there are always good sides to fanbases!) This game probably won't change my views on that, but I will say that the narrative thing sounds like a very good idea for the world of Minecraft, and will probably work quite well. I certainly find it preferable to the sandbox stuff. And it may draw some people to the Wii U, so who knows? Maybe it will do some good.

I would adore seeing Shovel Knight in Smash, and I would love to see the stars align in the right way so he can be announced soon, but it's a shame the amiibo leak is fake, at least. The design used for him there is the fan render made by Artsy Omni as part of his Smashified series, and I'd highly doubt that Sakurai and co. would use that as the official art! I remain ever hopeful, though.

@Fernink Unfortunately, Eevee is one of the support Pokémon, not playable. Sucks, I know. :/ With any luck, one of its evolutions could be playable? That would certainly be better than having two Pikachu - that's two too many, in my opinion!

May not be quite as exciting, but I think we've learnt to expect this from Euro Splatfests now! I'm fine without transformers, regardless. And, for the record, singing.

Wow, that's so cool! I'd be down for watching some of that! Of course, I'd be even more down for it to come to the UK, but that's never gonna happen.

Oh, Game Freak, looks like you really are scraping the bottom of the barrel now. I mean, having a green blob in the first place with Reuniclus and such was a silly idea, but doing it again? Come on now.

OK, having Torchic and Fennekin in little neckerchiefs like that is flipping adorable. If I had a New 3DS, I'd probably buy this! I'll certainly buy the game on its own, though.

Never heard of this guy, is he not exactly the best, or something? The video was pretty funny itself, I'd say. Always loved the Song of Storms!

It's a pretty funky song, but the 'vocals' aren't really my thing. Doesn't really compare to the Squid Sisters, does it? At least the backing music's awesome!

Well, this game looks... alright, I suppose. The cross-platform multiplayer certainly is interesting, though. If it can happen here, surely it can happen more often, right?

And now, I must join in with the surprisingly large group of people that doesn't like PewDiePie. His stuff just isn't for me, and I can't honestly understand why he is as popular as he is. I'm glad Chuggaaconroy was mentioned here, as he's the perfect example of someone who deserves all the attention he gets.

Ah, the Team Players! I've been subscribed to these guys for a while now, and I love their work! They're criminally short on subscribers, so it's good to see them getting some recognition!

@AVahne Do you own any amiibo? While these figures are obviously better quality, that's because they are presumably gonna be less mass-produced. Anyway, quite a few amiibo are very high quality - ones such as Link and Zelda are insanely detailed! So actually, they're not as bad as you'd think!

@jariw Ah, brilliant! Thank you! Somehow, I managed to miss that info when it came out!

Can someone explain to me what exactly the Rainmaker mode is? I'm a tad confused about that one.

Ah, Blaziken. My favourite Pokémon of all time! Nice to see him in the game. Now all this needs to make a console appearance in the West...

That music, though. I swear, if that trailer doesn't get anyone hyped for the game, I don't know what would.

"...the 3DS was definitely the stronger of the two titles last year."
Really? You don't flipping say...

Hmm, pretty nice! I've always wanted a Lego Doctor Who, and while that Doctor minifigure looks... awful, it certainly does make me excited! Shame I won't be buying Lego Dimensions, though. As cool as the concept is, I'll never fall for the "buy more stuff to get more game" sham that Skylanders and Disney Infinity has done.

Ah, Disney Infinity. Pay without limits. Typo fully intended.

Oh my sweet gosh, that woolly Koopa is far too cute. Need.

Is that 'April Fools' in Hylian, by any chance? Well played, guys! To be honest, I would pay to see this if it was real!

I tried Spaghetti Junction. It was considerably more disappointing than I was expecting it being. Apart from that, great idea, Google!