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@SMF96: From Gaijin. Got some interesting little details.

Is that image in 3D or 2D? I can't tell.

Also, George Michael, haha.

Pretty pleased with my tote bag and red pouch purchases. If only that black Remote holder was still in stock!

@lex0plex: It's when you're trying to support the (3)DS with only your left hand, resting one finger on the L button and your thumb on the Circle/D-Pad. The other hand is pressing against the touchscreen with the stylus, causing the left wrist to sometimes cramp up if you're not used to it. Definitely not the most comfortable of positions, but you can get around the cramping if you rest the handheld on your leg or other surface.

@ballkirby1: I think we've played more DS shooters on average than other sites. I reviewed 3 DS FPS within a month this past holiday so I'm pretty used to the claw hand.

@Sylverstone: I'm just talking out-of-the-box, but good to know! I thought the 3D camera was really cool myself, but it's hardly high quality. Plus, not sure what exactly to do with the photos or potential videos...don't exactly have a lot of 3D devices kicking around yet!

@warioswoods: Correct about the multitasking. As mentioned, you can only hop between your game, Notifications, Browser, Friend List and Game Notes. While the main menu screen pops up when you hit Home and you can jump to another application, jumping anywhere apart from those destinations will exit the current application/game.

The second image is what happens when you press Home. You can see the multitask bar at the top of the bottom screen and the main menu filling out the rest.

@Bensei: Definitely used a PNG, don't know why it looks like that on the main page and not here.

@mark3: They didn't say either way. All we know is that the cameras won't do video recording.

Pre-ordered already and awaiting the midnight line. GOOD TIMES AHEAD so long as the weather cooperates.

@V8: In what way?

@WolfRamHeart: Chicken bucket reviewed the WiiWare version and will return for DSiWare.

Awwwwwwww

@JumpMad: What, does it threaten you? Make everything else on the console worthless? Lighten up, yo.

Pretty decent week. Might pick up Rocks n' Rockets and will fo sho get Jam City.

@AtomicWiiMan: Now that you mention it, correct.

Circle and D-Pad worked for me.

@BJWanlund: Re: your answer to @14:

The original Game Boy's resolution is much smaller than what the 3DS's top screen is capable of, so the image has been stretched to fit vertically. As a result, it's noticeably blurry but certainly not unplayable. It's tough to judge from a video, but in person it's very apparent.

@Rapenzie: It was referred to as Virtual Console at the New York event.

That's settled, then.

@8: Grab a DS and try to imagine it's in the blank spot on the left below where the D-Pad currently is.

@Bass X0: When was the last time you actually played Mario Land?

I called it "bizarre" because it does stuff that no other Mario game has even tried to incorporate since, like exploding turtle shells and hyper-bouncy fireballs. Plus the physics are a little wacky compared to other ones.

1. He's not talking to gamers, he's talking to investors when he says these things. Investors like lots of money. A higher price tag for an item that will surely sell out this fiscal year is good for them.

2. He points out how surprised he is by how consumer-friendly Nintendo is being in this case. That's a nod to us and how not-quite-as-screwed we all are by the price.

I think $250 is pretty hefty, but it's no $300 like everyone expected it to be.

EDIT: And it won't be $250 forever. Early adopters always get screwed in every case, so if you have a serious problem with the price tag then don't buy it until it comes down.

The fighting is like a simplified Punch-Out!! more than anything, and the 3D effect actually worked pretty well in its favor.

i r excite

I played one or two rounds of this via Steam and had a blast, but it's a shame my laptop can't run it. Really looking forward to spending more time with this one.

The dropbox is for anything at all that you think would be a good fit for the show, so long as you hold the rights to upload it to the internet.

Layton is developed by Level-5 and published by them in Japan too, so not first-party.

@bboy: JellyCar 2 on iPhone.

@Mickeymac: To play devil's advocate a little, the only non-Nintendo games here are GoldenEye and Cave Story. The rest were either developed or published by the Big N (in North America, at least).

@Odnetnin: Report back, please! I'm curious as well.

You all need showers.

@Omega: It's not a contest, it's a Game of the Year award. If you would like to vote for your favorite then by all means please do so. No prizes, open to all.

@Odnetnin: Available on one of the current Nintendo platforms we cover, yes.

@Link79: Mario 64 had a perfectly workable camera for 1996, which is the rub of the whole thing for Epic Mickey: it seems that the camera is nowhere near what the "standard" should be for a 3D platformer in 2010.

Do they add game facts for other VC games?

Do they charge $30 for other VC games?

I played the crap out of this game back in ze day. Probably got more enjoyment out of it than I did with the SNES games, even though it's obviously not as strong. But hey, portable!

^Game Dev Story yo. Sorta.

@Hypno1001: By "no local multiplayer", I mean you can't play splitscreen, so having two Classic Controller Pros would be useless for this specific game. If you want to do a lot of splitscreen multiplayer, you should get GoldenEye.

@Hypno1001: No local multiplayer, sorry.

@GammaGames: Man, I hate Nuke Town. I get crushed every time on that map. Gimme Launch any day.

@22: You can talk to anyone.

I accidentally messed up the file name when I uploaded it (double extension if you must know), so I'm re-upping it as I type. Go make some tea and it should be done by the time you get back.

EDIT: After re-uploading it, same problem. Argh.

No love for NFS? I'm kinda interested in that one actually. Anyone play the DS game last year?

Yeah, why play Madden when you can just go join the NFL yourself?

@CCEFanboy27: I called it bizarre because it always fires three shells at a time when you pull the trigger. I'm not up on my weapons, but that seemed really odd to me.

@CaptainDingo: Yep, the House Party games are relegated to their own mode and don't appear in the other modes.

@James Worldwide, so bring it on! Anyone else up for a game with fellow NLifers, plop your Friend Code in the online gaming thread.

@Monteblanco: I mention the objectives:
"Newer conventions like regenerating health and weapon carrying limits have wormed their way in, and older ones like added objectives depending on difficulty are still here, if a bit on the bland side."

Grrr, profits for a business, how dare they!

Seriously, you might want to loosen that tin foil hat of yours. Casting the fact that Ubisoft is trying to make money off of their popular franchise using one of the biggest musical stars in history known for being awesome at the game's premise as overly exploitive is kinda silly.

And the whole re-issues are evil argument is bogus. So just because someone died means that estates have to stop commercializing the artist/actor/whatever because it's somehow wrong, and thus deprive fans and future generations from enjoying what they love? It's bad to enable people to discover a massive talent after they've died? iTunes should have pulled the entire MJ catalogue so as not to inadvertently make money off of fans sad about his death, Ubisoft should cancel this game because it's too conveniently timed and nobody should be allowed to see This Is It because it's all just exploitive and evil.

"But there are bootlegs of these things, why do we need a commercial release?"

Because your average person has no clue how to get ahold of said bootleg performances. Also, because they might want a professional release. When the Nirvana Reading performance was released on CD and DVD I scooped it up. I already had the bootleg video, so why spend money on it? Better quality, collectible, and it looks great with the rest of my albums.

Actually really looking forward to this.

@JirachiFan: Those aren't through Netflix, those are through the Microsoft-owned-and-operated Zune Marketplace. Netflix never sold movies on XBLM.

@Captain-Delton: Have you been able to get them to work? I've been unsuccessful.