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Train buffs will lap this up. Seriously, there are plenty of people who love to play games/sims like this.

Since we don't really know what the NX will be this dicussion seems rather premature and pointless

Managers... don't get me started

@kantaroo Actually, ACGL was always their official company name. Ultimate PlayThe Game was "merely" a label / publisher for their Spectrum releases. Hence the ACG key in Atic Atac!

BTW: in my little world, coder brother Chris Stamper is a demi-god. His work in the 8 bit home computer era cannot be overestimated. This award is long overdue.

Problem is that if you ask consumers what they want, they tend to answer "more of the same but different"

Yes, i agree with those tweaks. All in the name of balance!

True. The current crop of VR tech just isn't viable as a mass-market medium. The hype is generated by companies looking for investors / cash to burn but it won't catch on..

Oh please... i'm starting to feel embarassed by all the negative butthurt spread by my fellow "fanboys". E3 was just fine with plenty of surprises and some interesting news. People should just stop acting like Nintendo owes them anything.

Don't worry about the graphics & textures. It is common practice to use old artwork and models as placeholders during game development.

As if Miyamoto personally oversees amiibo production & distribution. Wise up guys, he's busy with the next.big.thing - that's his job and his nature.

Now who said Nintendo doesn't listen to its fans?

The sheer amount of effort (ie. lots of money) needed to construct a consistent artificial language suggests that it is in fact gibberish.

Tim and in particular his brother Chris the coder are demi-gods to me, right up there with Miyamoto

Well if anyone knows how to milk their franchises, it's Disney. But sadly, their games are just a steaming pile of shiny poop. So Nintendo still wins

One thing is for sure... Retro Studios must have been working on something

The Legend of Zelda: The Powerful Tongue

i am so not going there...

Some highlights from my list:
Mario Wheelchair Basketball 3
New Mario Bros. (Working Title)
The Legend of Zelda: The Naughty Bathtub
Wii Feeling U
Metroid: Brother-in-law Online

It's indeed extremely annoying but also makes them look very silly. And it's not even a very effective defense because once you've sussed them out, they are easy targets.

I would drop World of Warcraft and nominate Space Invaders instead. Otherwise it's a fine list

People still wear watches?

Methinks the game is hectic enough without voice chat. And indeed, with compact maps and short matches you don't really feel the need

Splatoon is exactly the kind of game that you can use to convince your mates to invest in a Wii U. Show it, play it and they're hooked

@RupeeClock short answer: yes. IIRC, the US introduced legislation that forced toy gun manufacturers to use bright colours for their products.

AC:NL is a huge hit in Japan and to create a "collect-a-thon" spin-off coupled with collectable cards is a pretty savvy marketing move. Minimal outlay, maximal profit.

People cheat in this game? Sad losers

IMHO the cabbage name refers to the children's tale that new babies are born in a cabbage field. Much like those horrible Cabbage Patch Dolls.

Translation: we thought we could build a Wii U version using the same codebase but we have discovered it would never perform decently unless we rewrite large parts of it to better suit the hardware. Given the economics of such an effort I'd say this will never happen.

All the more reson for Nintendo to give us a new F-Zero !

The extended period did NOT go more smoothly. I finally managed to get in a battle but got kicked out after about a minute. This also screwed up my connection and i had to reset my router. Then i couldn't get back in.

Finally got in a match after an hour of frustration but after 1 minute the connection was lost and the game stopped. i had to reset my router after that. Get your act together Nintendo or I'm not buying this!

My body is ready to dye

Nope, can't afford it.

I've got an "offical" amiibo store display unit that holds all my boxed first wave figures.

Still beats working for 20 hours at t' mill for tuppence a week

Only in the US would they host a national competion and call it a "World Championship". So funny

Suggestion: drop the AM/PM nonsense and just use "military" notation when writing down times. Much clearer for an international audience

Excellent game witth breathtaking visuals and frantic action. Well worth a purchase.

woot! (500 stars in my wallet...)

Mario Maker is shaping up to be a much bigger "thing" than i expected. Not a release schedule filler at all. In fact, i think it could be the killer app the Wii U so badly needs.

I really don't get the griping re. the MK8 Battle Mode. It's fine, just a bit different than in previous instalments.

Excellent call. No need to stoop so low

Those dresses look very nice indeed. Pity i'm not a girl

his vision for Midora kept growing during development

As any experienced developer can tell you, that is a big no-no and probably the main reason why the project failed. Amateur hour

Mario Maker is already a solid must-have for me and Yoshi is like the cherry on top. Anything is better with Yoshi.

Are they going to give all the different graphic styles a single, unified physics engine?

The actual engine would be the same but it will implement different a physics & action model for each style / era. So Mario's jump will differ from level to level.

@allav866 Actually, DK64 does not really use the Expansion Pack. The game has a programming error that only occurs when there is no Expansion Pack installed.

@Kirk releasing anything nowadays requires certification in most countries. Here in Europe Nintendo has to get age certificates from four or five different boards and the procedure and timeframes vary wildly between them. So it really is not that simple.

Now, who's still complaining about the Wii U being underpowered? Hah!

I know when I went from component to HDMI for my 360, the change was drastic

Now you get 50 shades of grey instead of just one!

It's a ploy to make us open up our amiibo boxes. i must resist...

I felll for it, until i read the song titles. Nice one!

Thanks for the warning! Turns out i had a 5 euro credit in my Wii U Premium account.

I never expected it to be released before 2016. A full-blown Zelda takes time and we should thank our lucky stars that at Nintendo the release schedule is not decided by the bean counters.

Too late? No worries, when the first Nintendo mobile games come on the market, they will obliterate all previous sales records. Then those birds will have something to be angry about