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I actually enjoyed the Sly Cooper on Vita quite a bit. Looking forward to see what they can do with sonic on 3DS.

Quite a lot for me this week: Rayman Legends, Splinter Cell Blacklist and Cloudberry Kingdom on Wii U and Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS. 63,5€ total, which is a steal!!!

Hope this goes fast to the EU eShop!

This doesn't seem to have been brought up, but I'm very glad the price on this deals fairly with change between currencies.

Little people know that outside of Japan, but Nintendo never stopped producing and selling Hanafuda cards. They're even pretty common.
This looks very cool thought. I like the pop culture figure on the retro classic hanafuda design.

Super happy about this, as Kirby is, dare I say, my favorite nintendo character. The game looks great, and very well suited for the platform.
But am I the only seeing strong similarities with mutant mudds?

I would really like to see platinum take on a great Wii U metroid game. I love what they did with metal gear this year: classy, over the top, great yet accessible and fun gameplay. It could potentially be was Other M tried to be. And on top of that they've shown multiple times that they can work pretty fast, so it wouldn't be too far off.

And beside that, a 2d one made in-house on 3DS would be amazing.

That looks great! I like the clubs, the pricing is fair, wiimotion plus... I just hope golf will not take too long to come, as it was my favorite.

I have to say, I think this ND was great. Wii fit U seems like a good evolution, with good pricing, and what I see like a very generous trial.
The clubs in Wii Sports also seems like fun!

I have to say that personally, I'm growing out of videogames reviews. I've playing for more than 20 years now, and I feel like I don't really need them anymore. I now have the experience to quickly see if I would enjoy a game, based on some gameplay footage or a studio curriculum. Sometimes I'm wrong, but that's ok. Put it to the side and go back to it later. Still not good? Sell it.
I don't have anything again reviews, I think they are necessary as games can be outrageously expensive passion, there needs to be some sort of guiding. For me, it's a nice way to compare my experience. But sometimes I feel like guys who have played dozens, maybe hundreds of games still put opinions of others over their own personnal perception. They shouldn't. Your money, your collection, your opinions.

For now, I think making an HD remake of Skyward Sword would make no sense. Nintendo needs to sell the Wii U... aka the gamepad. Skyward Sword is way too tied to the wiimote for that. Wouldn't mind the fantastic art style not being butchered on my HDTV though.
... And I think before any other Zelda remakes on WiiU we can expect Majora's Mask on 3DS. (Next year?)

@Emblem I think it's a good thing. One of the pleasures of karaoké is going threw the catalog and sing a song instantly. Having to think "Is it really worth buying?" kind of defeat the purpose in my opinion. My guests shouldn't have to ask me if I can purchase this particular song they want.

@Sanquine I agree, the (initial) pricetag really broadens the target. I also think the "PS4 on the go" thing for the classic vita is a good idea. It's very nice for people who move around a lot (or got a lot of free time in wifi areas). And as you said, maybe more dedicated games, so It would be good for me in the end , as I mostly play my handhelds on the subway.

This idea comes around a lot, but I honestly think a 500/530$ bundle PS4/VITA would kill all competition (3DS excepted maybe). They would lost a lot of money initially, but man, they would rule the world once again.
But do they even need that? PS4 has such momentum right now. Good for sony, they're doing things right, and the company seems to be in a lot of trouble financially.

@Sanquine You know, I think the vita is a great system, and compared to any piece of modern tech out there, I think it's very competitive price wise (shame people don't see it that way). So yes, sony has to find money somewhere. One way is to overprice the memory card. Fine. Honestly, I don't care. But you can't say a 16gb doesn't cost 40$. Because they do. What matters is the price on the established shelf, may it be virtual or physical. You can't take deals into account for their business strategy. You paid 20? Great! But 90% will pay 40, so it doesn't matter. At all.

@Sanquine Ergh...You had one for 20 bucks, good for you! But just go to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk, amazon.fr, amazon.whattheFyouwant, it's 40.

And for your information, "dude", I own a vita since launch (and a ps3 if that matters to you). "Don't be all knowing" if you don't know me. wink wink

@Mytoemytoe Yes it does. Vita only accept specific sony memory cards, and they cost A LOT.

Honestly, I don't think this vita tv thing will have any positive or negative effect for nintendo's business. It's just sony desperately trying to sell its handled and getting foot in the micro console market, just in case.

I'm surprisingly interested by Olympic Winter Games after this trailer. I'll add that to my "pick it up when it's 20 bucks" list.

Was waiting for a discount on toki tori, so almost half price and a big update? No brainer for me!

That's a smart move. Every person who's going to "like" this because they loved their nes or snes or else will now have Wii U advertising on their feed.

@Dreamcaster-X I think they argued in the past that Pokémon was very much a portable experience, mostly because of the local mutliplayer/exchange thing.
But online as come a long way since then, so I guess the argument is not really relevant anymore.
I would also like a full Pokémon game on Wii U, but I think they will go for the Pokémon Stadium model once again... or regular smaller eShop releases on 3DS and Wii U, all tied to Pokémon bank.

Now THAT'S a poster!

I honestly don't care much. I don't even think it's that important for Wii U sales. It would boost sales a bit, sure, but not make it a success.
Did the Wii sell like crazy because of third party support? It was a great, easy understandable and perfectly marketed concept that sold it, not the crappy EA games.

That's very impressive,even more when you compare installed bases. Goes to show to publishers that Wii U is a viable market if your product speaks to the nintendo crowd. Very good news.

I gave my vote to Mario 3D World, but actually I'm very happy with this line up, with 3 really great looking platformers (including rayman), my favorite Zelda game with nice additions, some interesting indie games (really looking for Scram kitty) and some blockbusters if I'm in the mood (I would have added Batman Arkham Origins to this list though)

I'm really impressed by the build quality of these things and the consistency between figurines and in game character models. Smart design move.

Unlocking specific levels after the tv broadcast is a very interesting idea. I would kill for an Adventure Time game with this.

This is probably going to be my next purchase on the eShop... But I just have too many games waiting to be played. I haven't even open the wonderful 101 yet.

Does anyone knows where it's going to be sold in france? I can't find it anywhere.

@JaxonH I agree.

@Xcape_DuCkMAN_X @feelthesarcasm Thanks guys! Appreciate it! So yeah, New Super Mario, Mario Kart 7, and if I can find it cheap, a lego game (which could actually be a nice starter since you can't really die). I think I'm gonna hold off the pokémon mayhem until he can read properly. Oh, and obviously, a kirby game, to share my obsessions

@element187 You're right about core. For the rest I'm not sure I completely agree.
Well, I can speak for what I see around me. Here in france, and I'm sure it's the similar elsewhere, I see 14yo buying like 4 games a year, including Call of Duty and Fifa, some guys into playstation first party games (which is a very strong brand here)... and the vast majority playing on smartphones. Everywhere, all the time. I'm not judging, and if I wasn't as much in videogames as I am, I would do the same. A device they already own, 1€ games... Why shouldn't they? It's just good enough. So of course nintendo has a better shot than the others for this market. But at least for now, Apple owns it.
People still want to play games, and that's great. But for now on, it will be very hard to convince them to buy yet another device when they can have fun with what they have.
Local multiplayer could be the answer, I don't know.

@Xcape_DuCkMAN_X Nice. What does she enjoy playing? I plan on getting one for my 5 yo nephew for christmas (he'll be 6 at that time), but as for games I'm not sure where to start. I think I'll go for some New Super Mario (the first one on DS maybe). I just want to blow his mind

@WoottWinds Sure. I'll maybe pick one US one down the road if some games I'm really into are just released overseas. A japanese one to play some quirky games would be quite tempting though

@WoottWinds Good point! Does this have been announced for Japan as well? I see nothing on the japanese nintendo website.

@DerpSandwich (oh, so I guess I can't say kick a*s here, funny.)
That's interesting. Do you feel like people have high hopes sales wise for this season? I mean, everyone knows it's important for the future, but let's face it guys, the Wii U is gonna be crushed by competitors. And I love my Wii U, I think it's a great system that is now takin' off software wise. It offers the kind of experiences I'm looking for. But am I, are we, is nintendo in touch with what the market wants? I really feel like most gamers just want perfect deathmatch, bigger explosions and better graphics.
I'm sure I'm gonna enjoy the hell out of Mario 3d World and DK Tropical Freeze, but for now, there's nothing really "sexy" about those games. No fuzz, it's all about the gameplay. That makes me happy, but that never drove hardware sales.

@DerpSandwich Well, I don't know. 300 with a game is surely reasonable to me, but you can't compare Wii and Wii U. The hype around the Wii U is nowhere near the hype around the Wii back then. 200 less than the Xbox one is just perfect, but right now it's all about ps4, which hardware wise has a very much aggressive price than Wii U... and I fear holiday season is going to be very tough, even with the price cut.
Everyone knows that the answer is (at least one) kick donkey game, and I feel like they hope it's going to be the next zelda. Everyone loves this franchise, and they seem very ambitious about the next installment.

@Unit_DTH Good to know, thanks a lot

@Unit_DTH Thanks but... well, I don't own a controller for my mac, so I think I will just wait for the release on Wii U. But glad to see you enjoyed it though! Thanks for the feedback

@Interneto Well, It's written on the front of the box, and I bet it will be on every commercials. It's already starting, just look at the video. "It plays all 3ds games and over 2000 ds games"

@NewBond Honestly I don't think they care about this lawsuit. They would have if they had to put 3ds out of market, but money? That's nothing. It's almost like they won.

I've already said that, but I think it's a perfect version for LITTLE KIDS. Very focused, very nintendo, solves issues and has a popular form factor for this specific market. But come on nintendo, just market this thing correctly! Just look at this feed. Tons of people don't understand it's not aimed to them, just say it clearly! It's for kids! K-I-D-S

@Alshain01 It doesn't matter. Parents won't just take that risk. And the slider argument doesn't work either.
I actually had this argument with my sister when I upgraded to the XL. I wanted to give my original 3DS to my 5yo nephew, and she didn't want me to. Why? "Well, you never know."
Saying "There is not 3d whatsoever in this" is so much simpler than "Hey but if you want you can turn it OFF and lock via parental blablabla"...

If nintendo took some of his precious time to design this, than it's a real issue for them. And it's been from the very beginning.

The more I think about it, the more I can see this selling like candies at christmas. They are loosing the kid market to apple and need to take it back, and I honestly think that's a very good weapon!

And as things go with nintendo launches nowadays in europe, I bet you amazon will sell that for 100€

Honestly, I consider buying one for my 5 yo nephew for christmas. He would LOVE that. His first nintendo console. Prepare a camera, I know I'm gonna cry .

That was... unexpected... As many other said, it's really kid oriented. The fact that's its not even introduced in a nintendo direct is just another sign that's it's not geared to us AT ALL. "Your kid wants a new nintendo but you're scared about 3D? There you go, it's completely safe, it's cheaper, and it's flat like the ipad mini he wants so much" That's kind of genius actually.

The art style is mind blowing to me.
This and Teslagrad are the two indie games featured in the last EU Nintendo Direct I'm the most interested in.

Happy about this. As others here have pointed out, this "e" series has some issues (just put bigger boards dammit!), but picross is just too good to pass on this. Day 1 for me.

@Captain_Balko I've also seen this. I live in Paris and for the first six months I was lucky if I had 3 streetpass per week. Now through my daily subway routine, I usually get 5 or 6 per day, and if I come close to a place selling anything somehow tech related, I get 10 in no time.

I don't see what's the big deal. I've been playing my 40go ps3 for the last 5 years and there's always been mandatory installs. Yes, it's been kind of a pain in the donkey, having to uninstall things to install new ones all the time, but it never stopped them making that mandatory.
So the problem is the 8go basic model? I taught no one buys this model and nintendo only kept it so they can say "WiiU, starting at 299". I remember reading a report saying that the ration was like 90% premium pack/ 10% basic model.
So really, it don't see where's the problem.

(And quite frankly, if you really care about super hd textures and the likes, maybe a nintendo console is not for you.)