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NES VC games right now really highlight the big problem. I want Mega Man 3, but paying twice on 3DS and Wii U is impossible to justify. It's principle rather than money, I would just feel ripped off no matter what I picked.

Obviously the account system still needs to be fixed, handheld / console needs to be unified, and Wii U virtual console needs to actually get some games. HOWEVER, Reggie's doing a good job lately sparking interest and doing his job as PR guy.

I would love to see Reggie watering his flowers and getting his fossils in a Reggie Direct. Animal Crossing seems to have given him a new lease on life.

@Rafie what's interesting is that when those 2 consoles hit their "post-launch drought", Mario Kart 8 and Smash Bros will be arriving. I think they'll be fine.

Not my problem.

Finally, something that uses the microphone. Will buy.

I never played it before on NES (nor watched the show) either and It's magnificent. Controls are perfect and I never had problems with the pogo or level design. I have encountered some bugs though, including the leaderboard one and a boss that just didn't appear, I had to reset after standing around waiting. The leaderboards in this game are pretty pointless anyway, total playtime and how many times you've beaten it? Out of all WayForward's games, this is the least necessary one for a leaderboard, not that I'm complaining. I guess a budget really does help with features like this.

@Metalslime Etrian Odyssey, are you in the right region? Still waiting for that

Finally, a magazine with tutorials

More people would have bought Heroes of Disappointment if they actually finished making the game. A loot game ending after 8 hours (and capping at level 30) is mind-boggling.

How long until EA's technical experts correct them?

This thing makes a lot more sense on Wii U with the Miiverse behind it. Look at the huge impact the Art Academy Community has had in such a small time. Nonetheless I will check it out on 3DS.

Pikmin 2 coming back makes me happy, and shows the quality of Pikmin 3 in a way advertising and reviews can not. It also shows the importance of Wii U playing Wii games.

There's no such thing as a perfect team though, every team is flawed and you should just be proud to fight with whatever Pokemon you can muster. There's a point where perfect Pokemon become predictable and it can hurt you when the opponent knows exactly how much damage he's going to do.

Doesn't get much lower than that. I'd imagine the younger people get more enjoyment out of the game, while the older cheaters would be more desperate to accomplish something in their lives and forget they're playing a game.

So some random dude approaches you and says he's made your game? Well done.

While I like the idea of more Zelda gameplay, I find it offensive they don't even care about having their own style.

@sinalefa nah, just using it as an example. I think all of Shin'ens games have been on time so I used Mutant Mudds.

Hahahaha wow. You're welcome, Konami.

Looks stunning, can't wait to see it in 3D. You guys are ridiculously fast too, that tweet was 15 minutes ago.

Anyone have an idea how long Shin'ens games usually take to get released after approval? Some games it's not too long, but there's stuff like Mutant Mudds Deluxe (EU) that disappears off the face of the earth.

@unrandomsam you're not making much sense. I've beaten the game twice and didn't have a single problem with collision detection. Once you learn the enemy patterns it's almost impossible to fail. Cutscenes can also be skipped in less than 1 second before they even start, without any loading. This is better than 95% of games on the market.

DuckTales is proving an entertaining contrast between gamers who can think for themselves, and those too used to the comfort zone of modern game design (or lack-of-design). That's fine, but everyone else needs to support this amazing experience. I'm starting a third run now on Extreme and you know what? I don't care if I fail. The game is pure joy. It's easier than most NES games I've played too.

BUY DUCKTALES RIGHT NOW

The whole thing is baseless anyway because Nintendo never really cared, it was poor communication on both parties that dragged it out. Everything else is speculation, but interesting points raised nonetheless.

Is there any new levels on the way?

My Wii U is ready. Beaten every level of MSF HD and MSF / MSF2 lately and I've fallen in love with these games. Can't wait to see how much crazier things can get with the hose in Hyper mode.

It's by WayForward. Play any of the MSF games and you know this will be quality, I'm buying it.

Hot Wheels Track Attack on Wii was pretty damn good, and extremely fast when you got the F1 racer. One of Firebrands best games along with Trackmania Wii.

Damn, he needs to block all this crap out. I feel sorry for him, the fans should be grateful for whatever they get.

"The pain goes away, but your work always remains." amazing quote.

It's a really fun game to explore in, I found them all quite easily just by being curious. Really looking forward to any DLC announcements now, I've already beaten Story Mode twice and got every Platinum medal (50 hours play time). Such an amazing game, all they really need to do is slightly alter the Mission Mode layouts and i'll have completely new strategies to think up. There's so many ways they could add content, the videos are a cool hint at some kind of second adventure. I want to play this game forever.

Yep, a lot of gamers these days disgust me. I see more tweets about opening, planning and buying games than actually playing them. It's impossible to enjoy a solid meaty game when you have notifications popping up every 7 seconds.

Surely a troll. If someone ran this lame article past me and I had to print it, I'd throw in something like that to kill its credibility.

escapeVektor is definitely worth it. I was shocked to see I've spent 27 hours on the game getting medals, just above Kid Icarus Uprising.

I'll get Steamworld Dig and maybe Romance, nice to see KOEI supporting the Wii U VC. The GamePad is so perfect I'll almost buy any classic game for it.

Be careful what you wish for Capcom, the year of entitlement will take no prisoners.

Remember when companies made a game they wanted, THEN consumers decided if they wanted it? The whole focus group approach is what's killing companies left and right, and it made Resident Evil 6 into the abortion that it is because they tried to target 16 markets that didn't exist.

It's a lot of fun. I thought my leaderboard was empty because nobody else had played the same random levels as me, I guess it's free-for-all. Nice encouragement to keep playing.

Interesting. If they play their cards right this could make great use of Miiverse.

@LeVideoGamer is there really a small team dedicated to VC? That would make no sense considering it's one of the best features and a huge selling point of the Wii U

You guys have your own great writers, no need to link to this trash.

@ToniK absolutely the Wii U version. It has less content but it's far more refined and impressive, a lot more fun and has a better survival mode. I've put 30 hours into it, 7 hours into the 3DS one. The 3DS one has some fantastic one-time bosses, but not as much re-playability

Oh god yes. Press A to kick butt, B to take names. Final Smash is "Not My Problem", Reggie shrugging off the entire screen into a black hole.

Imagine 4 different coloured / clothed Reggie's all shrugging and laughing. I would spend so much time in photo mode.

Alternatively, make him the final boss in a campaign mode, as the true owner of the Master Hand is revealed.

Beating it without losing a single Pikmin, that sounds like a much more motivating challenge than the Super Luigi "zero coin" one! Lives are at stake!

I'm happy to stroll through the game at my own pace first though, it's so pretty.

@Haxonberik if a game needs a guide then yes it is hard. Love Kid Icarus though, but Nintendo has a weird trend of releasing games already on 3DS lately for Wii U. This, Metroid, Kirby's Adventure, Excite Bike. It's not doing them any favours.

Haha true, but at least they didn't release an unfinished buggy product. It can still be salvaged.

Actual effort being put into a Cricket game? This is good news, hardly #Disappointment worthy. It would be disappointing if the game came out and all 3 people who bought it didn't enjoy it.

Iwata screwed my dog, too. Can't believe that guy.

It's a thing that happened, which changed a few decisions. Nobody is using it as a baseline excuse, if you're taking it personally then you have issues.

@Peach64 It's a good thought but I would not let S-E near any good franchise these days, they're dead

He's interested, but has no plans. That simply means whatever they are working on now, isn't for Wii U. Could they be working on Mario & Luigi 5 so early?

I think a great compromise would be to have the very first Mario & Luigi on Wii U Virtual Console. One of the best GBA games to showcase if that's what they're planning.

Seems like merging both handheld and console is the best solution for Nintendo right now to solve high development costs. Anyone agree?

@AugustusOxy it's still fast dude, calm down. The sense of speed is actually higher since you have more control over it.

Great news! This is by far the best game on Wii U and something everybody should play. I can't believe how good it is.

It's exciting when you think about Wii U's holiday lineup this way. Sonic, Mario and Donkey Kong all back in their purest forms.