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Re: Japanese Virtual Console List - September 2011

MmBuddha

This is such a shame. As much as I like the idea of WiiWare, it pales in comparison to how great the virtual console is, and I wish Nintendo Europe would localise more games for i - ESPECIALLY, as far as i'm concerned, for the Neo Geo. I desperately want King Of Fighters 96'.

Re: Japanese Virtual Console list - February 2011

MmBuddha

Could I get some opinions from anyone who has the collection about KoF 96 vs 98? They're both considered classics of the series, I'm not sure which one I want to hold out for. From watching videos online, I got the impression that 98 is the benchmark game, but 96 looked like it had a more simple/pure presentation. Is that true?

Re: Nintendo Defends European Retailers' Pricing of the 3DS

MmBuddha

Now don't get me wrong, I can't wait for the 3DS, and I will definitely own one at some point, but £220 pounds? That's the same price as a Playstation 3.. with Blu-ray capacity and a 160GB hard drive. UK retailers have definitely hit off the mark with that price.

Re: Lots of Monkey Business in New Donkey Kong Country Returns Trailer

MmBuddha

I don't want to write this game off, in fact I expect it will be great. But in the graphics department, am I the only person who's disappointed? The graphics seem very jaggy and pretty bland, especially when compared to the original Donkey Kong Country games which had an incredibly distinctive visual style that still holds up to this day. I can't see this game looking good in even two years time, so let's just hope the gameplay can deliver that old-fashion Donkey Kong magic.

Re: You Can Watch Nintendo's E3 Presentation Live

MmBuddha

I want to see footage of The Last Story, Zelda Wii 2, Pikmin 3, maybe even of Dragon Quest X if anything's ready. As for announcements, of course I want to see Starfox and F-Zero, but also I really hope there'll be some kind of completely unexpected new franchise from Nintendo. It's been far too long.

Re: Only 8.8% of Japanese Consumers Want to Buy a 3DS

MmBuddha

A luckwarm reaction at best is only to be expected, after the complete hash-announcment on Nintendo's part, I mean it's been a complete mess, very uncharacteristic for Nintendo. And yeah they've gone way to fast on the DS releases. I question whether they should have even bothered with the DSi XL. However, I'm actually really exited about the 3DS, I can't wait to try one.

Re: Happy "Nintendo Life" Anniversary!

MmBuddha

It was a happy day when I discovered this site. I've been checking it multiple times every day since. It's by far the best source of Nintendo news and reviews on the net, and just as importantly, the community is great too. Happy anniversary.

Re: Live Text: European Gamers Summit 2010

MmBuddha

Well I can't pretend, all things considered, that I'm not disappointed. And it's not because I was expecting this "big announcement" that everyone was whipping themselves up into a frenzy over. The reason I'm disappointed is that, while I didn't expect a big announcement, I did expect SOME KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENT. Instead we got nothing, a wall of silence. Some exiting release dates, but that really isn't what we come to expect from a conference. I mean, you don't need to hold a conference to announce some release dates. Pass the peas. Gimme some more. This isn't enough Nintendo, it hurts more because I love you.

Re: Review: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (Wii)

MmBuddha

I loved Monkey Ball 1, am loving Monkey Ball 2, but was utterly disappointed by this, I think the review gets it right. This is definitely a game that suffered from being released on release, they didn't do a good job of using the hardware, included way to many mini-games, didn't spend remotely enough time on them to make them balanced/deep/in some cases even playable.

Re: Big Nintendo News Incoming

MmBuddha

If the Zelda team has faith in the game being first-person, then I have faith in them. The best Zelda games have always been the most daring ones that have broken away from what came before.

Re: Sonic Playable in Super Mario Galaxy 2?

MmBuddha

I really hope this isn' true, it feels like a weird clash of franchises. Sure, in party-games it's great to have the mascots together, but in the next Mario game!? How would you feel if you were plodding through a dungeon in Zelda the suddenly Knuckles pops up out of the blue? Having said that, I can imagine it working more if it was maybe a Sonic planet, or a really short cameo of some sort.

Re: Monster Hunter 3 (Tri~)

MmBuddha

I'm almost nervous about this, because I desperately want it to be incredible. I've heard mixed things. Some import reviews I've read (although all from websites I have very little trust in) seemed to say it was good, but they weren't exactly raving, but then Famatsu gave it 40/40, which they've only awarded 12 other times in their 20+ year history. What to make of this confusing intel...