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Glad I got my Little Mac from Best Buy online. I never even saw the thing in the stores here.

Another tactic would be Mega Man I would think. Jumping twice and using the rush coil to get as high as possible, followed by pressing up+a to use his tornado could work, but that's yet to be seen.

No email for me, though it could be any moment... I only ordered Lucario though, so all should be good hopefully.

I did the rest of my preorders for non exclusives with Best Buy though. I figured they would be a little better with this than Toys R Us, and so far have been correct. Still waiting for Pit, Luigi, and Captain Falcon to ship from them though.

My jaw just hit the floor...
That's really impressive, more so because I've never seen the original kiosks in that nice a working condition. I'd love to go down and just spend a day observing all of that stuff.

I got a soft spot for Melee so I'll be going with that. I do like both the Wii U and 3DS entries, but there just seems to be something missing. Like it's a little more generic for some reason. Though I will say the gameplay tweaks are top notch.

I'm no Melee elitest though. I just really liked and played that one a lot with my bros. and sisters.

Merry Christmas NL. You guys have always been my number one source for news and info from Nintendo, and I don't see that stopping anytime soon. Thanks for the awesome year!

@Midnafanboy All of the ones revealed so far currently. The only one that eludes me is Rosalina & Luma since Target isn't taking preorders yet.

I was only orginally getting just the select few that I liked, but then it turned into a bit of a frenzy for me. Still, I've managed to get all that have released so far at regular retail price, and have preorders on the rest I can, so I'm good.

I sure hope we get some more. Even with all the confusion from stock shortages, canceling preorders, and reinstating them again, these are at least decent looking figures. And some of the characters being the first time as a figure too.

I doubt they will stop production though. Amiibo has been a gold mine so far for them, so stopping short wouldn't make a great deal of sense. This is Nintendo we are talking about though, so we will just have to wait and see.

My problem is that I got the whole game and adapter bundle, but it is yet to arrive in the mail even though it was supposed to arrive the day before Thanksgiving. I've practically lost faith it will ever show, but maybe it will be a Christmas Miracle and show on the last day in the post before then.

Amiibo has been a different story. I've preordered all the figures going into wave 2 and 3. Only one I'm not certain on is Rosalina and Luma, Since she's not available to preorder.

@Aqueous Understandable. I guess my figure collecting bug got ahold of me again. I even told myself to just get only a couple, and then it blew up. Lucina is my next figure I look forward to most, followed by Robin. I hope to have a nice little Fire Emblem set eventually.

I had a feeling this would happen. Went to the midnight release of Smash Bros. U at the local Gamestop, even though I had my copy preordered online (which I'm still waiting for...). I decided to pick up some amiibos since I was there, and asked which were available. The employee I talked too listed the amiibos in this article as not being available past preorders, and alarms went off in my head. I knew then and there that if I wanted a chance of getting them, I'd have to check other stores that would carry them ASAP.

Long story short, I now have 9 out of 12 of wave 1, which includes Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer. The ones I'm currently missing are Yoshi, Mario, and DK. I figured if any would still be on shelves, they would be for an inevitable sale.

I'm not taking any chances with the rest of them. Have both Shulk and Metaknight on preorder since they are exclusive. Would have preordered Lucario, but that's sadly not an option anymore, since the nearest Toys R Us to check is 100s of miles away. I may be at the mercy of scalpers on that one.

@Aqueous By all means. Even if it's not going to be used by you, you could make a decent profit if kept sealed.

Huzzah! I still have this on a physical cart, but digital will be nice. Now to just await and see if it shows...

This is much more punishing than Awakening ever was though, so watch out if you expect it to be a walk in the park.

Honolulu?! That's just a half hour plane flight away! I wonder... Yeah, probably not. Still, hope everyone who can has fun.

@Aqueous with you there. It's not quite as bad for me, but still costly.

@ThomasBW84 I think you made a slight mistake with the pricing...
"Mario Golf: Advance Tour (Nintendo, €6.99 / £6.29)"

Unless America's Currency has changed overnight.

Good selection this week though.

I played the sequels more than this one, so I can't give it a fair shake. Never owned it either, so that doesn't help.

What I do remember is that I did have fun when I did play it. I'll always prefer Star Fox though, but all personal taste there.

Hmm... That date seems viable. I would have expected a date by now if this was any other game. Nintendo must be worried how the 3DS version might perform I suppose. Still, they are running out of time to keep the official date hidden much longer.

@Midnafanboy you are probably right about Watch_Dogs. Still, there is a slight possibility you could be wrong, so best to just wait till we see something conclusive. Don't plan on buying either way, however.
PS Love that avatar.

As much as I love this game, I must give props to the 3DS remake for just making everything better. Improving on perfection really. Everything looked so good and smooth, and added to the overall experience.

Doesn't knock my score at all for the original, but I'd highly recommend that version over the original, especially if you have a 3DS XL

Never owned this for obvious reasons. The games title alone screams "Do not buy!" to my parents if they ever looked at it.

Interesting though that the ground concept for open worlds was there, though buggy.

I know you guys linked this in your last feature with the N64, but I think another link featuring this somewhere prominently on the front page would be good as well.

Mario Party! Now we're talking. I never really played any of the other games up for review so far besides Mario 64. Even though I had a 64, my scope of gaming was rather limited compared to today.

Glad I can finally participate in another.

I'll be needing to pick up a new 3DS at some point. My XL took a really nasty knock of falling off a moving vehicle, but somehow functions almost perfectly still. I'll probably wait for the New 3DS XL comes around. This Smash one seems enticing, but it's not worth it to me with a new model coming soon.

What's more interesting to me is that Alienware console in the ad. Never knew they were entering the console space via Steam. I'll need to research that...

This was tough... Ultimately went with Super Mario World though. The visuals were just so colorful and appealing on that SNES game.

And then it's the first appearance of Yoshi. Nuff said.

Well, technically I'm still in the last generation if according to what some may say about the Wii U...

But no, I love my little deluxe black box, and still think it's been a worthwhile purchase since day 1.

However, I'll probably go with my tried and true method last generation. That was own a Wii since day 1, and own a PS3 after some time had passed and was cheaper. So that means I'll pick up a PS4 somewhere down the line. Just nothing that really makes me want to purchase right now...

Well, this escalated quickly...

As a fan who has played every Zelda out there (besides CDI Zelda games. Sorry weirdo Philips Link ), I'm really not against this. As long as they do it right and optional. Judging from this book, the concept was there, but in the end rejected. I wonder who it was that said no...

How interesting that this happens right after being a counselor at a camp myself.

I'll probably not make this challenge, but I should be able to make some others. I look forward to finding out what they may be...

@AdmiralThrawn Umm... for people like me. I missed the whole event pretty much do to other activities, so it's nice to get a roundup served in a video.

Thank you NL team for your coverage.

I'll most likely miss all the big streams this year. I hope we see some exciting stuff though!

Got the game, but yet to play it. But when I do, it's rest assured to get some quality play time.

All those videos on Miiverse make me envious. If only tests were finished for me, instead of needing to study... Oh well.

Huzzah, I say! I was figuring on possibly stockpiling some Wii U Pro controllers for this game, but seems I may not need as many as expected. Now to pull out my wave bird when the time comes...

Hopefully, this means GameCube VC is also on the way. Though I'd love to stick my old collection straight into the console's disc reader, according to @Discostew, that isn't going to happen. Still, digital would be nice!

Just checked for Hawaii (even though there is no Best Buy on my island) just for the heck of it. To my surprise, Hawaii isn't even listed...

Oh well, I guess I'll sit this out same as last year. Why not try having these demos at Gamestop as well, Nintendo?

@outburst That could have been the case, if it weren't for the fact that Pikmin came out in 2001, whereas Minish Cap released in 2004.

Just realized as well that I already have this digitally via the ambassador program. Maybe I'll hold off then for a little bit...

Most likely getting it when it comes out. Even though I have the original cartridge, can't miss owning it digitally.

@Jaz007 I agree with you there. I know that in past Zelda's there were always some characters that showed off some of their assests, but this is easily the most seen despit the fairies in Ocarina of Time. I'll just chalk it up with the developers trying to squeeze in their mark. Still though, not as bad as others, but yeah, not much of a fan.

All that aside, I am really hyped for this! I was hyped back when we had the first trailer, but now it's gone higher. I know my brothers will get a kick out of multiplayer. This can't come soon enough!

So not totally confirmed now, but still possible...

Well I would like to see what could come of this NFC stuff, just so long as they proceed with caution. To make it mandatory could upset a whole bunch of people, though could see it used for small add on things that don't matter. have to wait and see

I know one thing though, I'm gonna buy all those figures eventually...

Oh yeah! This is looking sweet! Never really could get into the warrior series a great deal, but this looks like it will be a nice combination of the 2 series. Add in the fact that it has local multiplayer with the gamepad with multiple characters from the Zelda series new and old, and this has the makings of being awesome.

Can't wait for more at E3.

Yay! I got me a code!

The first time having platinum has ever gotten me something useful besides the end of the fiscal year rewards. Missed the chance to try the Wii U before it released since I couldn't make it, and the Pizza Hut gift promotion from Reggie.

Sad that there seems to be a bunch of people not getting it though. I hope your emails come soon enough, and good luck!

@Bulbousaur I second your statement on Lucina.

This is why we can't have nice things... Someone's always going to complain about something, no matter how nonsensical and insane it sounds.

Awesome! I'm glad the villager has some more variety now. Looking forward to burying people in a waste deep grave with that yellow shirted dude.

"No one knew that Damien was secretly amassing a MegaWatts clone army after his forced participation in the Wii U Baila Latino incident."

@Yoshis_VGM I feel your pain. In Hawaii as well, but no stores near me having it, even though there are 3 near enough. Sigh...

Might I say that using Yoshi in that vehicle is my personal favorite for the DS game. Good times that was.

Hmm... interesting.... I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this one for sure. Nice to see another developer putting stuff on Wii U.

Well that's... odd... I never really considered much canon besides a few of the games, but flat out saying everything is a bit extreme. I can still see lots of game stuff before episode 1 still fitting in, as well as a couple in between for the prequels.

I guess they are just covering themselves in case the new movies step on something that was established in the EU of Star Wars so they don't get major backlash.

Still, looking forward to seeing what they do with these new films. I'm a fan of Abrams Star Trek Films, so this could be interesting to see.

I'm looking forward to see what their presentation is like going forward here. Smash Bros. is the only game that has been announced that it's solidly coming out this year (and their biggest trump card), so of course they are going to be pushing that before E3 to gain hype. I wouldn't be surprised if we see some other games revealed for the later half of the year, and some other demos also popping up at Best Buy locations, but that remains to be seen. (And I can't play Smash or anything during the event anyways, since I am nowhere near a Best Buy sadly... )

Funny way to get their info out though. love the Reggie Mech.

I'm happy that they finally got the game to be available on Wii mode through the transfer and in the Wii Shop Channel, but I'll have to repurchase it? I think I'll wait a little bit before I make any conclusions of what I should do to get my copy over to Wii U.

Ah... Memories... I'll never forget the day we got that grey brick of awesomeness. Christmas of 95 was the day I believe, with getting that big ol' grey unit with a pocket system bundled with Mario Land. I believe the other game that day was Tetris, but Mario was where it was at for me. I couldn't get enough of running around in that tiny pixel game, and played that again and again.

Unbelievable to me, I still have the original box and Manuel in near mint condition all these years later, as all the other games over the years had their manuels and boxes mutilated to a certain degree. Guess I was to young to care about the things that it came with and just chose to play.

Happy 25th Gameboy. You earned your mark on history.

@midnafanboy Well, at least you have gotten to play it. I never laid a finger in that till today. Thank you once again though. It is indeed from the comics, the last issue in the main series released so far. 'Twas such a heartfelt moment, that I needed it as an avatar.

@Aqueous after playing a few hours, I can see what you mean. Everything seems to be a relative breeze to accomplish, given some work around. Still, I'm enjoying it, so that counts for something. Now, to find your Shadow Link...

For me it'll be a mix between Advance Wars, Golden Sun, Professor Layton: and the Azran Legacy, and Zelda: Link Between Worlds. I know it's a travesty that I haven't played the latest handheld Zelda yet, but I'll be fixing that soon... hopefully.

@Pinkkitty That would be 11 PM UK time. Not sure if that's your time or not though. You'd need to figure that one out.