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don't blame ubisoft, blame nintendo. they've sunk more money putting content on the system than any other third party. nintendo more or less wrote off the first half of the year, the 'launch window', while the console sold terribly.

third parties are right to see if nintendo's new strategy bumps up the install base before investing any more in the platform.

will wait for a price drop.

drip, drip.

looks like the wii U VC is hitting it's stride after the fantastic launch line-up.

legit 10 right here. i wish the NSMB games handled and sounded more like this baby.

this is what i call a hot rumour. some of that shiny 3d mario goodness coming real real soon.

nice. and X has the best soundtrack of the series, by miles.

at last. now wonderful 101 date. probably won't be buying this, at least not at full price (even if it's a 'budget' title). £15 seems about fair.

either nintendo is taking the hit or these retailers will not be stocking the wii U in the future.

nintendo has made a lot mistakes in the launch of the wii U, so it's good to see an article that reflects this reality. that's not to say anything about the long term prospects for the console or quality of output, when it does start to flow.

if somebody makes a mistake you want them to learn from it. fanboy rationalizations don't help anybody. nintendo continue to learn the hard way, very slowly and stubbornly adjusting their business. i hope they start to be a bit more forward thinking so the changes aren't so last minute, on the fly or blatant fan pandering as they have been recently.

great fun! the daily challenges where you see how well people around the world and your friends are doing is addicting ;]

the nostalgia is not strong with this one.

release date please!

nintendo is doing a great job with the virtual console, especially in the west. couldn't ask any more of them really.

@Pikminboy i know reggie is still around, it's just symbolic that Iwata will be more directly involved in running NoA. maybe he was all along? someone over there is out of touch with western markets, that's for sure.

the body is no longer ready. RIP reggie.

poor effort nintendo.

jungle boogie i like it

can't wait. i'm all about mario golf 64/gc so the online this time around will be great fun. i only wish there was a new console mario golf too.

great news. don't like the new art style though.

weegee

will play the free app, nice idea if i may say so.

blame the sugar daddy.

@Emaan exactly. that the 'q2' wii U games still haven't been dated is crazy. nothing to do with e3 either.

a new 3ds direct? what about the wii U? you have to be kidding me...

the smurfs game on the SNES was rock! this could be good if its anything like that game. and wayforward nailing the 2d style games.

really fond memories of playing this to death on the GBC, won't be forking out to play it again though.

anyone still cared about this after the shocking reviews? lol...

given their recent track record, i wouldn't put too much faith in wind waker hd being 'fall' or 2013. depends whether its more a remake or reskin. having said that, it should be a hard hitting year for wiiU, most likely from titles not shown yet like Mario Kart, Retro project and a 3D Mario if it releases.

the release date situation right now is shocking given the lack of software. nintendo badly need to get dates for games like pikmin and w101 and get them out. the whole list is pretty much TBA.

need some better XL colours, forget about the cradles for now.

dat HMV deal

release date?

prices. i expect a digital version to be at the very least 10% less than the cheapest boxed copy and on super fast servers. on pc i am all digital because storage space isn't an issue and steam is a cloud based service not tied to a particular machine.

if i get a digital game on the wii U it is locked to one machine, costs more AND i have to have to sort out external storage. so where it's an option, discs all the way. funny because digital is more convenient, loading times, no disc drive spinning up noises.

brand new NSMBU is £30 from zavvi/hut right now. eshop - £50.

X is the best.

surprisingly soon, very nice.

the broader US (and UK) economy is not going anywhere in the next few years and probably the next decade. nintendo will be wise to focus on the wealthier european nations and other emerging markets.

ugly, lets get some good colours please.

Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, when I was dead broke, man I couldn't picture this.

yup, X is the series pinnacle, better than GX for me. this is a great achievement for a SNES title though and no walk in the park from a difficulty perspective. great soundtrack too. at 30 pence its a no brainer, methinks this VC 'trial' is more of an early adopter bonus, thanks Nintendo ;]

not so bad considering you get a nice red motion plus included. and the retail price on those things individually is +/- £40. nintendo will have an idea of how many people ever connect their wii's to the internet and it's probably a lowish percentage. so this seems like a reasonable model to push in the future, especially in 'emerging' markets.

good form.

how about some new XL colours. purple, i'm looking at you ¬_¬

really impressed with this title after the latest media blitz. was writing it off but looks like a lot more time and effort has gone into it than i imagined. like the style a lot.

not so stealthy smash bros tease.

the DS Phat was a lot more ergonomic and better for MK. screen is a huge upgrade on the Lite and the later revisions getting close to the best of both. OG 3DS is kind of the same dimensions as the Lite - not good for larger hands!

it's something you would presume, i was pretty surprised at the uncertainty and then confirmations about games that would NOT have off-tv play. and the small matter of existing VC and Wii games. after the initial E3 showing it was letdown to learn this feature isn't hard-wired into anything the console outputs.

miyamoto the troll - 'f-zero, who wants f-zero?' - puts f-zero in nintendoland :3

Wii-U.

its better to have choice than no choice at all.

OS level voice chat (parties) needs to be a feature.

i'm not sure this is a very good commercial but it's alright.