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I just hope that the "smart device" Nintendo products don't eat up what is left of the dedicated handheld market. On the other hand: as a collector it is good that series / franchises / things come to an end at some point

@Tazcat2011 Excellent idea - Escher levels in particular would be awesome - but those works are usually heavily copyrighted so it would be a legal nightmare and expensive.

Not really shocking. They already announced they'd be looking at new ways to leverage and sub-license their IP. And it looks to me like the development work for smart devices will be done by DeNA so it won't distract from Nintendo's core business.

The "funny" thing is that Gameboy is actually a much better name than New 3DS (XL). Nintendo should learn to leverage the incredible brand value it already has

Folks, these are INDUSTRY awards. Nothing to do with high art or superior gameplay. It's all about money.

Thankfully, OOT3D is out of print

Friend of mine has an original stand-up Outrun arcade machine and it is still a joy to play that game after so many years.

A Nintendo franchise is like a volcano.. it may lie dormant for ages but can suddenly become very active.

damn, that's one fugly console

Looks pretty good but i don't have any money.

Got a Mega CD 2 but i don't think i've ever used it to be honest... so many games, so little time

You guys obviously have no idea what it takes to bring a product to the international market. How much stock would you make? BTW: if you overestimate demand, the profit margin disappears into warehousing and inventory costs and you will be fired.

As long as Zen refuses to fix the leaderboard issues, I refuse to purchase any more tables.

Only one choice? 1080 Snowboarding for me, with Sin & Punishment and F-Zero X in close pursuit.

Folks, perhaps you all have not noticed it but Nintendo is having trouble with getting enough shelfspace in stores as it is. In that light, a smaller product range makes a lot of marketing sense.

I am seriously miffed about this. Not unexpected that it is cancelled after all this time but TVii was one of the reasons why the Wii U appealed to me. Very disappointing news and no, i'm not going to watch some lame kiddie stuff instead.

@aaronsullivan yep, in particular the part about leveraging their own legacy. Nintendo is sitting on a goldmine of Disney-esque proportions.

Good, that should scare off most of the wannabe pirates. It's not only "against the rules", it's against the law in most countries to circumvent any DRM system.

@aaronsullivan I totally agree. And thumbs up to your kids for wearing Zelda costumes in spite of the ignorant masses. You obviously raised them well

Meh.

Mmm... could be awesome or awful. Let's hope it gets made anyway

UK only? drats!

Excellent ! [/Mr. Burns]

I'm not worried the game will be too short. Back then, SF64 was severly restricted by the limitations of available cartridge memory. Just look at how they re-used almost every texture to squeeze the most out of it. But now a game has so much more resources available that there are almost no limits to what could be done.

Makes sense... people tend to soak up the music that is popular in their teens and twenties

@Quorthon actually, i was responding to that other bloke PewDiePie.

Animal Crossing for Wii U == instant purchase.

Nintendo games now at the bottom? That sounds like "play for pay", doesn't it? If he doesn't play particular games because they pay a little bit less money that seriously undermines his credibility.

All it took to convince my friend to buy a Wii U was one evening of Mario Kart 8. We all need to spread the Nintendo gospel

Concern troll concerned.

Wasted my precious points on the Kirby soundtrack they sold off for 2 UKP just a couple of weeks later.

Please Nintendo Life... no more video. I like to READ this site, not watch video.

One of the best N64 games ever and it has really stood the test of time very well. Easy to pickup but difficult to master.

Big shop here in Euroland... got 60 wave 3.A amiibo. Not a single Rosalina among them! so sad...

Very bad form. And now they are toast, nobody in the industry will want to work with them.

Toad for the win!

@FritzFrapp the only excercise i get is Wii Sports and i don't drink but i do smoke plenty of greens. perhaps my kidney isn't a "prime cut"

Darn! Now i feel cheated with my Ambassador edition. Not really, but that MM edition does look very very nice and tempting. Anyone want to buy one of my kidneys?

Yup, ordered one first thing this morning after i spent yesterday evening frantically searching for my credit card

@bouncer0304 These promotions are limited by design. They are intended to generate excitement and a "must have" feeling before the launch, not as an alternative distribution channel. When the original Phat DS was launched, NoE did a similar VIP program to get people talking about it.

Axelay is indeed a very good shooter but i already have the original NTSC and PAL cartridges so i'm not going to fork out 8 euro.

Got the special offer in the mail... woot! I will certainly buy it, even though i don't really have the money. It's an instant collectable and i will keep it sealed for my collection.

BTW: NoE did a similar thing when the DS was launched, the DS VIP program and i took part in that as well

Defects will only bring in a bit of extra $$$ if they are cool (ie. wielding two cannon or swords). Nobody will buy a Samus with a missing foot.

Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire

Iwata often gets a lot of flak here but I've often said that he's crucial to keep Nintendo on the right path. There are very few CEO's in the business who "grok" the development process or even the fun of playing games. Replace him with a typical beancounter and the Nintendo we love will cease to exist.

Friend of mine had an Apple II back in 1983 and i fondly remember playing this game, Choplifter and the original Castle Wolfenstein over and over again. Good times!

No. A Zelda movie could be interesting but Mario? Think i'll pass

just 3500 stars short...

Fans of the Nintendo 64 should check out [removed]

_{Who reported this nearly two years after this was posted..? - Octane}

No way! It would eat up an awful lot of money for R&D and marketing and the chances of it being a succes AND make some money are very close to zero. Look what happened to Sony Erickson, Nokia or the Windows Phone platform.

Told you so. It was no coincedence this rumour surfaced during the weekend so Nintendo could not deny it for a couple of days. Pump and dump!