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@Max_the_German If Sega really are being bought by Microsoft and the next xbox console launches with the Sega branding, can you imagine how much it would invigorate the xbox brand, it may even lead to sales in Japan for a change.
Getting back to reality though, I doubt it will be this news probably just an exclusivity deal with Sony or Nintendo or maybe Shenmue 4 back under the sega banner, who knows though.

@MegaVel91

At the end of the day I come here to read the articles, first and foremost. Usually there and hundreds of comments and I just don't have time to read them all, besides they aren't all going to be full of knowledge and insight as I'm sure you know yourself, there is quite a few nonsensical posts out there

@MegaVel91 Maybe so but that's not my fault I'm just replying to the so called 'news' that the site puts out.

@Anti-Matter I agree to an extent and hope you are right, however some of those types of games are what entice people into buying consoles plus missing out on the gems in between. We'll have to wait and see.

What this shows me is, that developers just don't have any faith in the console at this point.

Nintendo is seriously going to have to work tooth and nail to get games out of the door to get customers on board in order to get third party devs back on board. Can they do it? I'm not sure, but I know for a fact that no one will put up with releases every 6 months like on the Wii U.

Well done that lad, a true inspiration for anyone who is coming of age in the near future. God knows I wish I'd been more committed when I finished school. Hats off to him.

@BinaryFragger We had this with the Wii U on here, people trashing developers and their titles because they weren't coming to Nintendo consoles. Sour grapes.
What is the strategy to keep the switch relevant in the long term? We already know from the Wii U Nintendo games alone won't sell the console.

After playing the Twin Snakes, my psx version of MGS was never played again such a quality remake. The Gamecube era was great in so much as Nintendo really tried to get many varied games and developers on board.

The Gamecube was criminally overlooked and full of little gems like this that many ps2 players missed. I hated the ps2 and never understood its popularity as the Xbox, dreamcast and the gamecube were superior imo. Oh well there's no accounting for taste is there?

I never said it was I said I never played 'the Xbox one' as in the one on the Xbox!

The first Toejam and earl was great, loved the way it played. However, the sequel 'panic on funkotron' changed the formula too much. Never played the Xbox one.

A decent bit of kit, sadly I won't be buying one. Well, at least until it has a good library. Bought the Wii U early doors and Nintendo has to win me back this time around because of the software shortage on the Wii U.

@FullbringIchigo or the Mail and Express for that matter 'mcdonalds toy responsible for 500 thousand immigrants shocker'.

Making the right noises, it is a start. First sign of a gimmick and all hope is lost if you ask me.

@Platypus101 I don't think 'we' do claim to be experts but in over 30 years of gaming it is possible to notice trends and disagree with the direction a company is moving particularly when you think back to.how successful said company was when they were at the cutting edge and gimmick free.

@IceClimbers My point is the Wii U is severely underpowered compared to just about anything this generation. I dont ascribe to this idea that Nintendo machines should be only for first party titles, however amazing they are they are just too infrequent we need the third party titles to fill in the gaps. The Sony strategy seems about the best right now.

I am finding some of the comments here quite incredible. Its like the mid 90s Sega era all over again. The goodwill in this house is long gone

That's all well and good that they are trading strongly and all but the way the company direction has changed under Iwata hasn't impressed many long time Nintendo enthusiasts. I hope the NX is everything we've dreamed of; the spiritual successor to the SNES but I doubt it, not with this guy running the roost it's all about underpowered gimmicks. If it wasn't for the strong catalogue of first party titles, Nintendo's home console division would have tanked years ago.

@ValiantPixel You really believe that? I can't say I'm so sure. The Wii U has really highlighted to me how badly managed Nintendo is from the top downwards, they are really at risk of becoming irrelevant in the console market. I feel burned with the Wii U next time nostalgia will count for nothing, I'm out...

Excited? Hah! This is surely a joke? C'mon there is nothing new to get excited about. I mean I was excited about the Wii U reveals last year but..bugger all!! 2016

Dreadful for Wii U owners, after this generation is over I'm done with Nintendo

@BigH88 I know I know, I'm just as sad if not sadder. Unfortunately life gets in the way of a good gaming session..to be 16 again, sigh*

@BigH88 There was a time when I'd have lapped this up, sadly I just don't have the time anymore to learn dozens of intricate move sets. Maybe I'll pick it up on the cheap one day.

@LUIGITORNADO exactly! We all remember the 'we have no plans on releasing a successor to the wii'...and then they announced the wii u a few months later :-/

A bit of positive news for once, Nintendo needs to make sure this gets a worldwide release though to show that the Wii U is a diverse machine.

I really hope Nintendo don't throw the towel in with the Wii U, if this console only lasts until next Christmas then I'm afraid I'm going to call it a day on Buying Nintendo products after 25 years. Sounds like Nintendo are looking to move into new markets anyways with this Quality of Life platform.

Probably because in my large Tesco Extra supermarket there is only one game on the shelves and no sign of any consoles or peripherals...

Aren't all games consoles manufactured in China anyway? How difficult would it be to ship consoles from China to, er, China?

I was going to get it for the Wii U regardless, online multiplayer does not interest me in the slightest, never has. I think a large number of Nintendo users feel the same, I for one would rather play local multiplayer any day than against some snot nosed kid who has nothing better than to spend 24 hours a day 'practising'. Which is why I was really surprised Ubisoft went with online mp for Splinter Cell and omitted the local co-op mode.... :/

RIP Yamauchi, you made my childhood magical. The likes will never be seen again.

Sounds like sour grapes. I'll take good games where I can find them. Of course the game is overhyped but it is still an enjoyable title.

Is it available on Steam?

I agree, who wants a world without Nintendo consoles its bad enough without Sega.

Nintendo are between a rock and a hard place right now.

Absolutely terrible excuse, c'mon Nintendo you'll have to do better than that!

@Link41x Plenty of people from the UK do mate, this is a UK based Nintendo site after all.

I build motor homes for a living but I don't want to own one myself.

@ThumperUK Exactly!! When I was a kid Nintendo's ad campaigns were really creative and memorable. Go checkout the Rik Mayall Super Nintendo adverts, they were genius, the way Iwata is running the Wii U as a product leads me to believe he is rather inept...

Do you know what's even more hilarious than Pachter's comments? The overly sensistive commenters who keep on replying to these articles in such a defensive way lmao talk about troll bait, just don't listen or even better take it all with a grain of salt.

Wont be getting this, was recently re-playing the original and tbh it still holds up pretty well tbh. I see no need to re-purchase the game if there are going to be minimal changes/additions. It sound like a "Get this if you haven't experienced the Windwaker before" kind of thing.

@Yorumi I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens next, I do agree that the Wii U won't be a commercial flop and in no way a Sega.

@Yorumi fair enough, I can appreciate that the media is getting carried away with the whole Wii U is dying a death story. Although we have to be realistic, I'd be very surprised if the Wii U became the market leader...unlike the 3DS did in its market.

@Yorumi I see what your saying but I still don't think its truly a fair comparison as they are both different products, the 3DS is not an extension of the Wii U. Not everyone who likes console gaming likes handheld gaming and vice versa. I myself am not a fan of handheld gaming as it doesn't offer the same experiences that I crave.

@Yorumi And what of the PS Vita is that indicative of Sony's fortunes or shall we dissect the performances of each product on the market it is placed? We all know Nintendo is the market leader in handhelds and the goodwill from developers is much better. Nintendo have been cast adrift from third parties in the home console division for years.

Again, what does a Handheld gaming system have to do with a home console system?? Apples and oranges imo.

At the end of the day people going on about the 3DS 'rags to riches' story is not going to parallel the Wii U's fortunes I'm afraid. The home console market is crushingly competitive in relation to the handheld CONSOLE market. The cost of producing games on home consoles nowadays is a gamble some developers/publishers cannot take, its quite depressing really that creativity may suffer because of this but its no different to any other entertainment medium. Sorry to keep banging on about this but Nintendo really needs to try and balance its innovation with hardware parity if it wants to stay relevant in the games market. Times have changed, its not 1993 anymore, third party developers give gamers a lot of choice and its about time Nintendo understood this. Sony has been taking advantage of this for a looong time and it is the path to emulate, as well as having fantastic exclusive franchises (which Nintendo has).

@Pianist88 I would think Iwata is quite hands on with the strategic planning of Nintendo. The blueprint that was set out after the Gamecube was very much Iwata's doing, I remember him coming out and saying that the day of Nintendo competing for the most powerful console around was over, hardware designs were to be more innovative. This worked for a while, the Wii and DS were a breakout success but as everybody knows the casual market moved on and Nintendo failed to have a plan b in place.

I wish he would step down, as much as he is a pleasant enough fellow he's shifted Nintendo into an area where its sort of alienated old school gamers. I much preferred the Yamauchi era (Nes, Gameboy, SNES, N64, Gamecube) to Iwata's tenure thus far. I sort of feel that they aren't the Nintendo they once were and although the hardware is more innovative the games have suffered for it, I didn't really get on with the Wii and its motion controls, I like the Wii U but right now the software isn't taking advantage of its features, then again it could be nostalgia talking :/

@DerpSandwich well said, who really cares?

@wombatkidd See Sega or Atari for further details. Goodwill is very easy to lose but very hard to accumulate. Any retailer will tell you that

I'd say it sounds to me like they are nervous or a little out of their comfort zone with regards to the Wii U perhaps. When you are an indie dev the last thing you want is to be using all your resources on a tricky console port.