LordTendoboy

So Nintendo is just releasing these games for free to the Ambassadors, and then they're done with them? What a waste of coding and emulation. If Nintendo were smart, they'd put these games on the eShop next year so they can make some money back.

I did the Faron Woods part first, and now I'm at Lanayru Desert. Did I do the events wrong?

They should change the name to "LEGO DC Heroes", since it's not just a Batman game now that Superman and Wonder Woman are sharing the spotlight.

If they won't go back to using buttons for combat, then they should just forget about the upcoming 3DS Zelda. And don't do touchscreen combat, I don't want to be poking and swiping at my 3DS screen to fight enemies.

@shingi_70

He isn't leaving Nintendo. He's just stepping down from his "General Producer" of all the big Nintendo games to focus on smaller projects. He will still be at Nintendo, he's just going back to actual game development.

Are you NLife reviewers calling Smash Bros. Brawl a poor outing for Sonic's rivalry against Mario? Cause I remember when he was announced, everyone was ecstatic about having a Mario vs Sonic fight.

So they actually updated the graphics? Kirby's Adventure didn't get updated graphics...

Kirby's Adventure doesn't use red curtains. It just has a pink background. I don't know why some of the 3D Classics fill the entire screen (Excitebike, Xevious), while others have a fit 4:3 aspect ratio (Kirby's Adventure, Twinbee).

@nintygaming

If it really is about legal issues, then why did they port Yoshi's Island to the GBA, complete with all the fancy Super FX stuff?

If it isn't dead then why not release more games on a consistent basis?

@Stimpy

Love your avatar, but I didn't know Ren and Stimpy was popular in Japan.

Another terrible week for Nintendo downloads. I bet we'll get Mega Man X2 the week before Christmas, then Street Fighter 2 (online?) the week after Christmas.

@SteveW

RetroCityRampage might not even come out on WiiWare. It's been advertised for Xbox Live Arcade though, so it might just stay exclusive for that.

@Yogsoggoth (7)

How did you get the game? Are you a reviewer for some big-name website?

14 levels isn't bad at all. It's more than the console version (which was way too short, IMO). There wasn't enough level variety (no ice stages, and the only lava stage was the horrible Crisis City). The best levels in the console version are Green Hill, Chemical Plant, Speed Highway, Seaside Hill, and that's it.

I was slightly disappointed by the lack of variety in stages in the console versions of Generations, so hopefully the 3DS version doesn't let me down.

I love how they kept the Sonic Rush-style gameplay for Modern Sonic (in both 3DS and console versions). I absolutely love the speed boosting through enemies, going as fast as you can.

@32

Oh but the 3DS is another DS, just like the Game Boy Advance was another Game Boy and the PS3 is another PlayStation.

And someone should change the article's title. It isn't a rumor anymore if there is video proof.

Gameloft is well known for their blatant copies of more popular games (Uncharted, God of War, GTA, etc. have all been copied by them).

@motang (165)

Agreed about the save points thing. Ocarina of Time allowed you to save wherever and whenever you wanted, but then Majora's Mask limited it to only save points or by playing the Song of Time backwards (which reset your progress and item collection).

The fact that Skyward Sword brings back this feature from Majora's Mask is only a minor inconvenience.

If you think save points are archaic, then you'll hate the Metroid series.

Sega is "publishing" the Virtual Console version of Super Street Fighter 2? Why? Capcom made the game, not Sega.

I guess Capcom doesn't care about the Wii VC anymore.

Sega couldn't develop this themselves? They had to outsource it to some obscure 3rd-party developer?

Good thing most Sonic games are still developed in-house. Most of the ones made by Dimps have been mediocre. Though if it wasn't for the influence of Sonic Rush, the 3D Sonic games would be nowhere near as fun.

And those graphics are terrible. They look like cardboard cut-outs laid on top of bland, textureless backgrounds.

Is this a permanent model? Or just a limited-edition thing?

$99 is a steal, but I guess that's just the Black Friday price... Or is it an official price drop?

@zeeroid

It's more bizarre than the Katamari games. In a bad way.

Freaky Forms gets old quickly. I made 2 creatures and just wandered around a lifeless environment. That's all you do in this game.

I just wasted $7 on Freaky Forms. What a piece of crap.

No Virtual Console game? For Wii or 3DS?

Lame Nintendo. Aside from Freaky Forms, this week is horrible.

IT'S NOT A REMAKE! Learn to read people!

He said the next game will not be a remake, it will be an original Zelda built from the ground up. I don't want a Majora's Mask remake, or any remakes for that matter. New, original content is what the 3DS needs.

We already got remakes of Street Fighter 4, Ocarina of Time, StarFox 64, Rayman, Splinter Cell, etc. Need more original content please!

sigh another game North America misses out on. You get Kirby, but we get Kid Icarus (NES).

Gah! So excited! When does it come out (North America)? On the 13th or 15th?

This game is basically like Galaxy without the gravity effects. The levels look just as imaginative. They even brought back the Beat Blocks!

Horrible name.

I thought THQ wanted to get third-party support for the uDraw? I guess Ubisoft wasn't interested...

@Onett (33)

You only play Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii? You're missing out on a ton of good games.

• Donkey Kong Country Returns
• Kirby's Epic Yarn
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii
• Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2
• Mega Man 9 and 10
• All those Virtual Console games
• GoldenEye 007
• Kirby's Return to Dreamland
• Wii Sports Resort

Compared to the N64, GBA, and GameCube, the 3DS had an amazing launch. Plenty of quality games were available right when the system launched.

Compare this to the N64 launch, when we only got 2 games (Mario 64 and Pilotwings).

Stupid name.

Who owns the rights to Eternal Darkness? Nintendo or Silicon Knights?

Cinemax the movie channel is making videogames now?

Oh Nintendo, always late to the party.

This proves that NoA and NoE have given up on the Wii's Virtual Console. Months without any new VC games is a sure sign that the service is dead outside Japan.

@Jonisme

The Vita has a touchscreen, rear touchpad, and 2 analog sticks. Sony has all their bases covered, Nintendo should too. The more control options, the better.

Just look at the Wii U controller, that thing has everything. Good thing Nintendo planned ahead with the Wii U controller.

I agree with all of you. This promotion is just Nintendo trying to get rid of extra stock, right?

I have Mini-Land Mayhem. It's quite fun. and I absolutely love the level editor. I love being creative.

Mario 3D Land and Skyward Sword release on the same day in Europe? Wow that was a brilliant move. One game might cannibalize sales of the other.

Aww what?! A Mario bundle would be a perfect way to boost sales in North America.

NoA sure knows how to displease us.

@SKTTR

You really think Nintendo would release a redesigned system this early? That would make the early buyers even more angry.

The second slide pad is an OPTIONAL accessory. It's not required at all. There is no guarantee the 3DS will be redesigned. Nintendo might think it's not worth it.

Do these developers need a license to make games for these old consoles? Or does SNK not care?

And hooray for this having sprite/pixel graphics and not done in Flash!

Master System games are a poor imitation of NES games. NES games are far superior in gameplay, sound, graphics, music, IMO. Sonic Chaos is nowhere near as good as the Genesis games. My score: 2/10

I downloaded this game to try it out. Bleh, the controls are terrible, the presentation is dull, the graphics are completely lifeless, and the gameplay is monotonous.

Level editor please. Do it Nintendo.

The Mario vs DK games have excellent level editors. Imagine a full-fledged platforming adventure with a robust level editor... It might not work for a 3D game, but 2D games like New Super Mario Bros. would be much better with one.

If Kirby and Kid Icarus were coming out in the US, NoA would have included them in their press release.

I just watched the conference and didn't see anything about a Youtube app.

You can do stop motion animation, which is really cool.

@ennan

Nintendo is cheap, we just have to deal with it. The iPod Touch Gen4 shoots HD video and pictures (up to 720p), so I don't see why Nintendo can't put better cameras in their handhelds. Even the Vita has better cameras than the 3DS!

I just want them to update the sound recorder so we aren't stuck with a 10 second recording limit per sound file. Adding a "Play All" option would be nice as well.

@Raptor78

Nintendo doesn't really seem concerned about homebrew this time around.

I have a feeling the video recording feature will be extremely short, like less than 2 minutes of recording time. Just like how the sound recording only gives you 10 seconds of recording time.

Prove me wrong Nintendo. Stop holding back and do something amazing for once.

Here is what I want Iwata to reveal:

• Add StreetPass people to your friend list
• Allow us to transfer our purchased Wii Virtual Console titles to the 3DS
• Announce more GBC games, and more systems in general
• Flash support for the internet browser
• Youtube app
• Facebook & Twitter apps (for those that care about that stuff)
• Allow us to save different types of image files from the browser, not just JPEG images
• Messaging and IM feature
• Yahoo Messenger, AIM, etc. apps
• update the eShop so games are categorized better, no more useless categories
• Give us an option to sort the Home menu icons by name, by type
  (3DS software, DSi software, VC software), by download date, by most played, etc.

Dance games shouldn't work on the Wii, since the Wii Remote only tracks your arm/wrist movement.

Isn't Kinect better suited for dance games, since it's a camera that tracks full-body movement?

@StarDust (4)

You don't have to switch cables to fix that problem. All you do is go into the "Operations Guide" and press Z A 2 to activate the "component cable interlace mode".