HeroOfTime32

Sweeeet. In for Ecco & Gunstar Heroes

@Sir_JBizzle my thoughts exactly. I think Pokemon and a few of the other additions were reactions to the entitled "internetz" overreacting.

But if the past is anything to go off of, Nintendo always has something to show that is a surprise...they definitely keep a few of their cards close to their chest.

@shani yeah most definitely. I don't think I've picked it up to play since holiday '14. Hopefully this weekend when I boot it up, it's like you said--a whole new game.

That's pretty cool. The head developer should be pretty moved. He created what is essentially, the most successful new IP of the past couple years. I just hope Nintendo doesn't let the heat fizzle. They should definitely ride splatoon into the next gen of consoles and keep the hype going.

Everything is so fresh. The mechanics. The art style. The characters. My favorite part is....the music! Na na na na....nananana!!! I love the theme.

Even though voice chat isn't needed in this gen of splatoon like others mentioned, I hope they take the core game and expand upon it in the (hopefully eventual) sequel. There should definitely be at least private party chat in that. fingers crossed

Whaaat!? They're still doing updates and weapons for this? I thought they were done. Very cool.

Haven't played in months. I think I've got the "inkling" to boot it up again soon.

I'm very hopeful we see a continuation of this franchise on the next generation of Ninty consoles too. There's definitely a fresh demand, and I think it could help draw in new, timid customers.

@ninjapenguin1 boom! That would be SOOO epic! ...but one can only dream

@Mario-Man-Child cool, I'm gonna give it a shot. Didn't know there were difficulty options. Thanks!

Dude, this guy is an absolute bro. Props to him!

@Mario-Man-Child is the difficulty really high on this one?? I'd like to pick it up, but don't want to get too frustrated either.

Hahaa this is absolutely epic

If the NX is as easy to port to as the rumors suggest, then I see no reason why this won't come to NX. Also, Activision won't miss a chance to gamble on the NX, especially if it comes at a low cost. '

Also, let's not forget that at launch there is a LOT less competition in regards to other available titles. This seems likely.

I like seeing stuff like this. Iwata was the man. I hope his spirit lives on in Nintendo for years to come

Guess I'll join the Golden Sun bandwagon.... hands down my favorite (and most time-consuming) game for the GBA back in the day.

Most fun GBA game: Minish Cap

I wonder how many of those cards are throw-away bellsprouts.

Yeah, no way this is anything less than 10/10. Masterpiece.

NICEEE!!!!! Good to see it working well overseas. Hopefully it catches on and becomes a hit in the Americas as well. This is very positive news though.

Great to see some incentives tied to purchases/achievements now. This is a step in the right direction. If it catches on, it will only grow and get better.

This is actually pretty cool that these guys aren't just directly competing, but are TRAINING others to compete. I like the sense of community involvement here. I really wasn't on board with Pokken Tourney until I read Alex's review on NL. Def think I'll be picking it up.

@Splatburst Hahahaa, this is great.

@AlexOlney great, that's good to know. That's what typically deters me from the fighting genre, but I may be picking this one up now. Thanks for the great review!

For someone who doesn't like certain fighters due to combination inputs and having to remember certain moves, is this something I would like?? I like Smash Bros because of the input simplicity. There's only a handful of button inputs you need to remember, and the rest is just mind games / style choices.

@Rei I remember there being a "Player's Choice" line on N64

@technotreegrass Wait... FF7 Remake is being done in episodes??

@pandarino Wholeheartedly agree. There has been a serious lack in innovation regarding gameplay and structure mechanics in the 3D games. Sure they've introduced odds and ends here or there, but the basic mechanics formula hasn't changed much.

This is very exciting news! I'm anxious to see how this "something new" comes into play.

Also the analogy comparing Japanese food to Western food has me intrigued. Maybe they are catering to Western audiences more with this release.

Whatever the case is, I'm just excited that the "Zelda formula" is getting shaken up again.

Hahaa, who knew this was a thing??

@Xaessya watch 'The Smash Bros Documentary' on youtube. I stumbled across it a year or two ago... and it's a really well done and entertaining documentary. It's broken up into multiple episodes. I actually looked forward to it each night after work I liked it that much!

@ZAZX Absolutely. I don't mind the NL videos, they're very well done most of the time. But I don't want them to replace text altogether either. It's starting to happen more frequently lately and it's sort of bugging me.

I don't mind buying it again, IF it finally carries over to NX. I have a suspicion that Wii U & 3DS VC purchases will be 'discounted' on the NX. Let's hope at least..

@hYdeks I felt the exact same when I first saw it... But I'm starting to come around.

I may be the minority here...but I was actually very pleased with the Metroid Prime: Federation Force presentation.

Man that game got a bad rap from last reveal... It really doesn't look bad at all. I'd love a "mission-based" cooperative Metroid. Between having the original director + Next Level Games, I'm sure it'll be great.

But...I'm sure I speak for the minority

@GeminiSaint if that's it, then it's almost hardly worth mentioning.

I can't think that ALL of this is believable.... But I do think the idea of using either the same, or an enhanced version of the Wii U wireless video transfer technology would be a given...but we'll see. Nintendo likes to compound on their ideas, and from what I remember, their Wii U signal sending technology was actually WAYYY ahead of many other tech items on the market at the time in regards to lag time, etc.

Well this gives me an excuse to finally buy Tropical Freeze. Will these be branded on the packaging as Nintendo Selects or have different colored boxes of any kind?? That always put me off... If they are branded and packaged as the normal first print editions then I'm totally cool with it.

@Uberchu go on YouTube and watch The Smash Bros Documentary....trust me, it's fantastic.

@SepticLemon well I don't recall the actual hardware display being white either. I think what they do in their emulation gives a truer representation for the games original feel and display. At least that's how I remember my GB pocket looking.

Thinking about grabbing one of the gen 1 Pokemon games. I owned Red & Yellow ages ago... Aside from having Pikachu follow you, are there any large differences between Red/Blue & Yellow?

Wow, and this guy is actually a CEO of a company??? Sounds like a punk teen on a tirade about how he/she didn't get their way...

It's true though that Nintendo needs to invest the time with the large publishers first. There is an ACTUAL install base for those types of games. Sure, you need indies too... but that's a little more niche.

If Nintendo wants to be successful, they need to have all loose ends tied up PRIOR to a big console reveal. That's what I feel like they're trying to do now. Get on board with EA, Activision, etc. let them see the product and commit to supporting the platform. That way when the big reveal happens, they actually have something to show for.

The indies can come afterwards... it's business.

@Zoda_Fett For real... jeez.

But on the topic of whether Retro has produced a high volume of titles or not, I'm less concerned about quantity and more concerned with quantity. Everything they touch turns to gold, and I do like how it's Retro who revives the old franchises that nobody else will.

My personal hopes for the future include: 1) Metroid 2) F-zero 3) Animal Crossing.

It's not that I didn't like their venture with DK, it's just that I'm ready to move on. Aside from the obvious choice of Metroid, I feel that they could actually breathe some of the fresh air that Animal Crossing has been longing for. I'd be all for it.

Hands down my favorite Final Fantasy...I mean, it had such character!!

I'd love to have a properly running port of this on a Nintendo handheld. Alas, a man can dream.

I personally liked "turdburglar"

@PlywoodStick I missed the days of having a reliable tony hawk game to go to...ssx was fun but I really miss wave race

@Milton_Burle yeah, that's not exactly made clear

@Yorumi You're missing the point here. In a perfect world, yeah I'm sure Nintendo would take their time and do this project the justice it deserves. Does their massive back catalog of games not imply this already??

But stop to think about the situation they are in. These development decisions need to be made VERY FAR in advance. Nintendo obviously thought the Wii U would be faring better than it is currently, and they probably hoped the 2016 release schedule looked a little more full. The reality is that Nintendo really needed something to fill the '16 release calendar. I'm sure TP was a project they wanted to remaster at some point, but found themselves in a situation dictated by time. In fact, I look at this as a POSITIVE from Nintendo, not a negative. Would you rather the Wii U get pretty much nothing in 2016?? I know I would feel pretty burned by that. The dev teams are stretched super thin right now holding two platforms up by themselves with hardly any 3rd party support. Let's not forget how many teams have been moved or partitioned to NX development.

At the end of the day, let's be happy with the fact we're getting TP released this March. I think the improvements are okay. I 100% agree with you that there could have been more improvements such as FPS and the like. But to say that this wasn't accomplished because they are LAZY??? Ha, it's quite the opposite. There is a lot on the plate right now for one company to be juggling. At the end of the day, they always think about their fans and always aim to please them. It doesn't happen all the time, but I will say that I like to think that Ninty thinks from the gamer's heart regarding business decisions.

When does Nintendo's fiscal year start? Is it April?

Cool! I support the smash scene doing their thing. Hopefully Nintendo lets it live in peace.

@jbopatrick It was first announced as a 3rd pillar, but quickly just became the replacement for GB/handheld line of devices.

@John_Enigma I'm inclined to agree with you here. Look at the wireless/streaming technology they implemented into the Wii U. It's actually quite impressive lag-wise. Nintendo loves finding emerging and developing technologies and finding ways to implement these technologies into their games. Case & point with analogue sticks, motion controls, touch screens, etc.

I'm thinking we will see some updated version of "Remote Play" like you're mentioning, coupled with the free-form screen patents we saw just recently (with the connected LG rumors prior to that).

The biggest part of the equation is having a HEALTHY gaming ECOSYSTEM for gamers tho. Whether that be true cross-buy, or having access to older purchases, or a unified account. I think that's actually one of the biggest things that needs to be done.

Lastly, on the topic of the Club Nintendo rewards program... Take the "achievements" model from PS & Xbox and implement it into actual, physical rewards or digital discounts rather than just trophies. THAT WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER.

Everybody's speculating about a unified platform between handheld and console... And while I feel that may be the road we're headed towards, let's not forget how Nintendo ALWAYS shocks or surprises us with something we never even thought of.

I'm hoping this is the case, that something completely new is introduced that isn't a "gimmick" in the truest sense of the word. A "gimmick" is fine, so long as gameplay and 3rd party support aren't compromised.

The news articles floating around a couple months ago from industry insiders were telling us that Nintendo is doing something completely new and innovative. Naturally, the Internet is going to speculated wildly, that's what Nintendo fans do LOL.

2016 is gonna be EXCITITNG

I loved this game. Glad it's still getting some support. Hopefully this fixes "quitters" who didn't get the level they wanted, since there is now SOME incentive.

On another note, this game is easily a 7/10, although 6 is somewhat fair too. Definitely no worse than that though, this game is tons of fun!

Awesome. Good on Nintendo & Square Enix for this move. I was honestly losing some faith in Square for a while there, but this was definitely a solid move. Unexpected too. I'll for sure be buying both.