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@ChessboardMan yes Tost Arena (or something - the inverted pyramid)

@Oldstalk Here you go pal

https://www.polygon.com/silksong-permadeath-hard-mode-steel-soul-how-to-unlock/

People are ignoring the fact that there is an environmental warning before you get there. Hanging next to the door that gets you into the bench area is a wicker representation of the trap instead of the usual bench sign.

There was a hint that this wasn't what it seemed.

Not enough is made of the motion sensor in this alarm.
As someone who is very prone to hitting snooze and over sleeping the fact that this keeps going till I get up is a life saver.

Amazed there aren't other alarms that work the same way!

I'm genuinely pleased I can hide all the demos and network tests!

How do you get Pikachu onto a bus?

You poke him on

Is that byline a reference to AIOTM/RHLSTP?!

This looks great. Really hoping to see more stages like this in the game!
I totally agree with @Luffymcduck about the look of NSMB. I think they all look very 'cut and paste' as opposed to Rayman which has a real charm to it. personally i'd love to see a NSMB game that uses the same art style that Wario Shake Dimension used on the wii. That game was beautiful!

I would be more than ok with Retro working on Metroid, Star Fox or even (unlikley at best) a new F Zero. Though given the job they did last time I think I'd rather Sega got another go at that one.
I really don't think they're going to have been given Zelda, though i'd be happy to be proven wrong!

I can see the logic behind this; letting the media play the games as opposed to just watching videos of them and wasting time istening to endless stats about sales figures etc. HOWEVER the problem is that a lot of the mass media (newspapers etc) report on the E3 conferences, so they kiss out on this sort of press coverage unless they make sure they get them behind those doors playing on the games they have there.

Really looking forward to this. Hopefully all this dumbing down will be kept soley in the easy mode.
It is a shame the original version won't be included though. although io appreciate the new artwork and VO's!

Bit trip saga is like £8 from Shopto.net if anyone is desperate for it.

I'd be more interested if we had any idea how many games were included in it. I thought I'd read around 10 somewhere else, and that seems like a very small number for a Wario Ware game.

I've never played this, so am looking forward to seeing if it lives up to the Hype! (Assuming it also gets a European release)

I was certainly not expecting new game reveals today! Very happy to see this and a new Yoshi's Island. Also especially happy about Earthbound since I missed it the first time around.
The art style looks a bit odd on this, but i suspect it will really pop inn 3D. looking forward to the 3D trailer!

Some kind of twins stick shooter, character using a jet pack to traverse up and down between levels? (2nd screenshot)

The sort of sequel to Firefighter sounds really interesting. Nice to see they've got a lot of Wii U support coming up!

@MrGawain Depends on the game. mario U costs the same on the eShop as it does at GAME in the UK. I downloaded it as with the premium eshop bonus it worked out marginally cheaper to buy it on the eshop

Not sure about the monthly fee, kind of depends on how much it is.
I guess it's fair enough since the software it's self is free and those servers don't pay for themselves!

The problem with the AR cards is that you lose the image the second you try to move around.
I like your idea of using the NFC for EShop points. I'd also like to see it get used for the Club Nintendo Stars/Coins cards that come with games so i could add them to my account without having to type in the long code.

Personally I think Skyward Sword's controls were great as it made each new enemy into a mini-puzzle. That said, i didn't like the number of fetch quests or the limited number of areas to explore. Definitely preffered TP.

The main problem with the New Super Mario series (for me) is that the art style feels a bit cold, a bit 'copy and paste', I'd love to see a new art style for the next 2 D mario game. maybe something like Wario Land: Shake It! Which had an absolutely beautiful style that has sadly not been used since.

I really enjoyes kid icars uprising, though I can understand why people have an issue with the controls. My hand does suffer from cramp with it after extended play, but I find using the stand helps dramatically.

Paper Mario Stuicker Star was very good, but i did miss the levelling up, as it meant that at certain points you were better off just running away from enemies.

I'm getting a WiiU at the start of April. Will almost certainly pick this up as long as it reviews well!
so far it's looking like exactly the shot in the arms the system needs. Though let's face it, it's going to fly of the shelves in Japan once Monster hunter is released

Surely the Wiiu version of this game should be cheaper as there's no need to include the NFC device?