King47

Thinking about the DS virtual console on the Wii U makes me a bit sad. I'm not against it. But I think the entirety of the first party DS games should be on the 3DS eshop, as I do think the Wii games should be on the Wii U. The only exceptions are for games that might have licensing issues or games that are being remade. It makes no sense that if people are willing to pay 100+ for a used Wii game that Nintendo doesn't make it available new, or digital, for 60.

The only worry I have is that Nintendo keep on insisting on mediocre, pathetic VC offering. So once this rolls out, I'm expecting horrible games no one wants coming out every other blue moon. And in the special rare occasion we get a good game.

That being said, I'll keep an eye and see how they do it. But I don't trust Nintendo with being remotely logical.

@JaxonH
Thanks a lot. W101 was totally on my list of games that I would get when I get a Wii U, it wasn't high on the list though. So this is good. Ninja Gaiden is plus.
Mario is on my list, but I'm so burned out on Platformers, especially Mario. But I will definitely get it.

I will get Pickmin 3, it's in the same boat as W101.

I will consider MH3, but I didn't feel very interested in I tried it. I will see to it if I get a chance. I just got Xenoblade Chronicles, used but mint condition, so I'm guessing that will take my time. I heard nothing but praise for this game. I'll use it as a warm up for my only anticipated Wii U game, X.

I'll probably Skip Mario U and Wii Sport, but thanks for the suggestions.

Ahh, Wind Waker. My favorite 3D Zelda, and one of my favorite games ever. I can't wait till I try it again.

As I said, I need sometimes away from platformers so Rayman will wait, unless I see a good sale.

Of course, I am waiting for some Direct announcements. For me, Wind Waker is enough worth the purchase.

Thanks for the suggestions.

@Airola I'm one of those people.

Just bought it. My plan was to buy the Wii U when I moved out of my parent's house in May for work. But this deal is pretty awesome.

Thanks Thomas.

This will push me to buy the bundle. But I'm not ready yet.
This is very tempting.

We should be able to play 3ds games on the wii u. All they need is have them communicate with each other.

This pretty much means Nintendo is trying to become more of a conglomerate.

Ultra Super Ultimate Deluxe Edition? hmmmm

They could do that, or, wait for it, stop being stupid. Make game that we want, release your VC game, advertise your stuff, and fix your online offerings. I'm sick of platformers, I want F-Zero, Metroid, Crashmo 2, Advance Wars, anything that is not a platformer is okay with me at this point.

Also, there has been no Direct This month, I hope they have one this week. They need it now more than ever. They did have one every month last year.

Somehow this trailer made me want the game less than I did before. And I was sure I don't want it. I'll wait for the reviews.

This is my favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTRAaH0qz8E

I'll get it for the 3ds, but I would like to support them in the wiiu.

I've been waiting for this.

Take that Europe!! That's what you get for getting bravely default before us.

Can't XSEED do an eshop release in europe?
Or, you know, drop the region lock.

@unrandomsam
That's a fair point. But from what I hear Sony's PSN offerings aren't as sad as Nintendo's VC, and yet indies do well there.
This whole thing is so that we don't go buy the good games and skip over bad vc games. I don't care for a tennis game from the mid eighties. I want Link to the Past, GBA games, Gamecube games and more.

So when is the vc going to stop being pathetic?
When it's your marketing department going to start working? Hmmm..

I don't support crowdfunded projects. If this makes it to the market, I'll consider looking into it. 2.8 million seems unlikely.

@johndevine

I played a portion of the game but didn't beat it. It was my friend's game and he need it back before I could beat it. I don't recall all the insanity effects and I don't read on it. I'm not dying to play it, so this might be good. Thanks though.

@johndevine

Arghh. Oh well.

@johndevine

I'd be willing to buy it, depending on how much you're asking for it. But I wont trade it for anything, though. Is it NA or PAL?

Reading 'ministry of culture' reminded me of Orwell's 1984. And the "to get some fresh air" thing is a bit ironic.

Jokes aside, I think Nintendo can make the original ds and Wii there if the wages seem not good for the 3ds and the wii u. I see Nintendo benefiting from this since their game are the kind of game that can be seen hostile.

@Ezekiel
Then that's Nintendo's fault for not making them system easier for developers.

I just want path of radiance and radiant dawn on the wii u eshop. If they can manage to put them on the 3ds, I will but them for whatever price.

I really didn't like the anime, but I wouldn't mind if this comes to the west. I will have to wait for reviews though, I don't like the series and I usually don't like games based on shows and movies.

IS is probably my favorite developer, and now I'm starting to looking more at Monolith as well.

I hope they work on a real Wii U Fire Emblem and a 3DS, or Wii U, Advance Wars. I also like Crashmo, but I want them to work on a full games.

I hope they just stop making lesser games like Game and Wario.

March 14th is my birthday, yay!!! I don't like yoshi so I don't care for the game.
No no to everything Disney.
Waiting for the January direct though.

This looks interesting.

The narration and music transformed it from sad to funny.

Assuming this is true, after laughing very much about this I can't help but think that this kid must have issues. Maybe bullied or something. Also, they should be concerned more about punctuation, grammar, and spelling than love.

I liked their work on Luigi's mansion, so I've been waiting to hear about their next job. I'm looking forward for more news.

I hope it's for another game.I don't want this game rushed. But again, we don't know it's release date.

I hope it's on the wii u or 3ds not ios or android.

Bouncing? Haha

Just to point out the IGN poor review. While it seems the game wasn't all that good (I only played the demo), IGN had a Sony fanboy review it.

As for me, I never cared for the series, so I don't care either way. It seems better for Konami not port the game onto the Wii U, it'll just cost them lots of money.

I just downloaded the Bravely Default Demo, it took me 5 minutes to realize that I will not like it. I'm glad that I didn't pre-order it.

Layton is out this year in North America.

How likely is bayonetta 2 to succeed without the first released in the system? I'll probably get it, but this fact makes me somewhat worried about the game's fate.
But X is my most anticipated game.

That's a very good article.
While I agree that Nintendo needs to start marketing the Wii U, and even the 3DS, more. I doubt that their pathetic marketing department will get it done, or done well for that matter. I think they also don't want to pay for the ad costs.

As for the network, I would hope it doesn't crash every time a new game with online play comes out. Like, say, smash and kart.

As mentioned already, they need to work on their Virtual Console offerings. I don't want to play an NES tennis game from the eighties, I want GameCube, N64, and GBA games.

@Olmectron
I love the game, but it was very easy. Most of the Zelda games are easy, especially the later ones. And the sidekicks make it even worse.

I would love for a challenge.

@jkgatling
It doesn't need to make sense.

They should start selling GBA games I the 3ds eshop as an apology.

@JaxonH

They're both great games. If you play Radiant Dawn, make sure you get
Haar. He is the best character in the game. Also make you get your characters supported, it really helps on the more difficult levels and settings. Especially when fighting the Black Knight.

I have those games on my list for when I get a Wii U. I'm well aware of the Wii U's library. I just haven't seen anything besides Wind Waker that made me want to buy it. But I played Wind Waker, and it's one of my favorite games.

@JaxonH

Sadly, I had to move to the US and had to sell my GameCube. But I'm looking to rebuild by GC collection. Money is scarce though.
My main issue with GX was that it too difficult for most people to play that my friends and I tended to play Kart instead. And I loved both, but I played GX by myself usually. Or destroyed whoever played with me, since I played it regularly. I've accepted, sadly, that we're not getting another. But I would like if they just make GX again on the Wii U with online gameplay, because that should take care of the issue I mentioned earlier. I don't even care for better graphics, though that would be welcome.

What!!!? I would really recommend you play them and you'll see what I was talking about. And they have a much better story than Awakening, since it's more mature and had two games to tell it. I'm weary of a cross over, but I will wait to see before I judge it. I read that as well. I bought SMT4 to try it and stopped a few hours into the game, I hope this isn't SMT gamelpay.

I don't have a Wii U yet, since it has none of the games I mentioned earlier. But I think X will be the reason I buy it. So I might get a Wii U earlier, since I plan on getting it eventually for X. I might consider Tropical Freeze. I'm sure Retro wouldn't disappoint. But they better start working on Metroid after that. Or Eternal Darkness 2.

@JaxonH

I know it's an unrealistic analogy, but I hope you get what I'm saying. And I do agree with you, Fire Emblem wasn't going anywhere. What I don't understand though, is why Nintendo didn't release the earlier games? Wouldn't you think that this game's unexpected success, and a relative number of new comers would warrant the release of Sacred Stones, PoR, and RD on VC, or straight up remakes? Plus FE x SMT would need people to know these characters a bit more. But again, it's Nintendo.
I think I'm just bitter because I waited for years for this game. I knew about it from when it was announced for Japan, and I waited and waited, and then just got so disappointed. But I will give them one more chance. Or Advance Wars would do. And not a wimpy Advance Wars. I don't recall complaining about the game's difficulty, I complained about the game shifting from strategy to more RPG. Not every game has to be challenging, but I think some have to be. I can't tell you how many times I restarted my Wii while playing Radiant Dawn (I refuse for my characters to die). But that was part of the fun. In other games, like Mario, I enjoy them casually.

Some of the older Zelda games we difficult. I loved Link between worlds, but the game was very very easy. Though I haven't played it on Hero mode yet, that's for next year when I have forgotten the game a little.

I have never played DKC before. I am a weird Nintendo fan. I love their lesser known franchises. So I am the more difficult one to please. Though I have my eyes on Tropical Freeze, but I really had hoped it was Metroid.
You see, I can live without Mario, Zelda, and all those games. But if a FE, F-Zero, or Advance wars game gets released I will buy the system without hesitation. And then I'll buy Mario, Zelda, and the rest of their games for the system. Never will I buy a system for Mario, and I know I am in the extreme Minority. I hope you see that the three franchises that I mentioned are almost abandoned by Nintendo.

@JaxonH

I'm not saying the game is bad, it's just not a good Fire Emblem. But as I said in my first comment, I understand that it's a niche franchise and it is difficult for it to survive as is. But imagine they made the next Metroid like Call of Duty of some of those shooters. Even if it gets lots of praise and sales, you would still feel bitter that it's not what Metroid is all about.

What really scares me is that if Fire Emblem gets more games that they become less and less hardcore and more casual. I love Zelda, but they are very easy. I just want this one hardcore franchise to remain the same. The alternative, of course, is to make another F-Zero. But you know that's not happening. But again, as I said, I will give Nintendo one more chance for another good Fire Emblem. And if they mess it up, I'm likely to quit them.

But on a happy side, I bought Crashmo (I didn't play Pushmo though) two days ago, also made by IS, and it's really good.

@JaxonH
Don't get me wrong, the game had an excellent presentation, I can't deny that. They did many things right. I would really like some elements to return. I will agree that Radiant Dawn, my favorite game, had a very tedious weapon layout.
I liked that every character had a number that showed their total stats, rather than having to do it manually with every new character that I got, like Stefan. I also liked that you can combine the same weapon, I didn't like in previous games when I had 3 or 4 silver swords that are below 10/25, for example.
They also showed very clearly the probability of a hit, unlike in previous games. I thought that was nice, but I don't mind if it goes. The music was good, so was RD's.
The story was below decent, but it doesn't matter since all Fire Emblem games have the same stories. But Awakening's story and dialogues were very very silly. Not that the others were much better though.

Now, allow me to explain why I hated the game. The major issue I have with the game was that it was more RPG that SRPG. Grinding in the game was made so easily accessible that it lessened the impact of strategy. And before you say anything, I didn't even do it, but the game was designed that way. While it had the benefit of giving later characters a chance, it still negatively impacted the game. Second, the pairing system. If it wasn't for the pairing system, I would have accepted the game. For one, the enemies don't pair up, which is BS. If I can do it, then they should. There's not point of it being a strategy game if I overpower the enemy. And artificial solutions like the harder settings don't solve this issue. Many times my characters were supposed to die, but they ended up killing the enemy because someone was next to them, not intentionally. If you cluster your characters you can easily win the game, pretty much. In the other games carrying someone resulted in a stat reduction. Unlike previous games, this one allowed for two people to fight, or defend, in the same battle. They should just give stat boosts, and that's all. I also didn't like the way the special moves were managed and the second scroll should not have been made. Another thing that bothered me about the game was the high abundance of weapons, money and experience. Even if you didn't seek it by DLC or other means. When you play Radiant Dawn, or Path of Radiance, you think if who you're giving experience, who you're buying weapons, and what weapons you bought. That was part of the strategy that this game took away. At the end, the game looked really nice, but the design was very broken.
They did make the game very accessible, but it is a hardcore franchise.

Don't get me wrong, I don't mind that they added a casual mode (I actually do), but playing on classic mode didn't feel like a Fire Emblem.

As for the map, I don't particularly mind it as long as it's well executed.
And when you compare this game to Radiant Dawn, for example, you'll see what I'm saying. That game had biorhythm, magic triangles, scarce money (for most of the game), better dialogue. The only thing I don't like in Radiant Dawn was the Laguz. They were absolutely, most definitely, useless outside of the story, except for a few royalty.

An no, I didn't play the game on Lunatic or higher difficulty levels, because the game was bad and not worth the time. And I beat the other ones many times.

Am I the only one who hated Fire Emblem Awakening?
I'm a huge fan of the series, well I used to be before Awakening, and I bought my 3DS for it. But the game was so bad compared to Radiant Dawn. The pairing system broke the game. Also, the abundance of practically everything made lose a lot of its strategical value.
On one hand, I'm happy that the game received so much praise and attention, as I fear this niche franchise I like will disappear. But on the other hand, I worry that my favorite franchise will become too casual and different.

I will give Nintendo and Intelligent system another chance for Fire Emblem. But I do love my 3DS.

They better fix their online infrastructure before Kart and Smash come out. And if X (Xenoblade 2) and other games have online gameplay, they really need to fix this.

I don't have a Wii U yet, so I got excited for the 3DS Miiverse release, but the extremely slow log in and loading made lose all interest, though it does look very interesting. eshop always loads very slowly, they better work on it. I'm not mad for this server crash, but I fear it will take Nintendo a decade before they start doing anything about it. So it seems these crashes will persist and reappear.

@ChronoPower
It is a Ghibli style Zelda picture. I didn't make it though. But I melted when I saw it.
Damn, I want to see Laputa again, now that you mentioned it. I know what I'm doing tonight.
No worry, you made my day, thanks.

No wonder the 3ds is selling so well.
Jokes aside, this guy is pretty awesome.

I had 450 points so I bought pokemon x just to get these.

I'm still bitter from the Layton 7 announcement.
I'm still excited for the game, and I'm glad it's coming to NA next year as I'm very busy this school semester.