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@ChosenOne25 I'm not a Vita fanboy. I don't even own one; handheld-wise, I just own a 3DS. I was merely pointing out that 3DS devs should stop trying to shoehorn ports onto the system — because the Vita is far better suited to them — and actually do something that makes use of the 3DS' capabilities.

I just spent on and off around 52 hours downloading DC Universe Online. So until my area of Cardiff can get fibre optic broadband — at a reasonable price; my brother pays £30+ a month for it; I pay £50 a month for Sky+ TV, broadband, phone and line rental... who's getting the better deal there? — I'd rather the industry continues to lean more towards physical media than digital downloads.

@Tare Duke Nukem Forever sucked because 3D Realms spent 14 years making it though, and it got left behind technologically and in terms of cultural relevance. If it had come out in 1998/99 when it was supposed to it would have been groundbreaking.

@SuperSherbet good idea

@Ryno I agree with you: to an extent, achievements governing what games people buy is ridiculous. But these people do exist. I know a few of them myself, in fact.

@everyone It'd be remiss of me to not remind you all that a 6/10 in no way means the game is awful. If you have nothing against the series and its hit and miss nature, you'll probably love M&S London 2012. But its faults needed to be addressed in the review for those readers who have no prior experience with these games.

Remember: 6/10 = "not bad"

@GrandChaseLover I've got a few good nicknames for you, but the website will filter out all the best bits

After extended play, this actually isn't very good at all. Review soon.

@Krishaa you're perhaps getting just a tad worked up here. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with your views on StreetPass trading; you just didn't seem to initially comprehend how the Internet trading worked (ie. unless you've specifically connected to one person, Internet trading does not work in real time). I'm not saying StreetPass trading should replace Internet trading, I actually said in the article that perhaps trading could extend to use this particular function of the 3DS.

I'm not being argumentative. After all, I asked for your opinions. Whether you agree or disagree is irrelevant. My only aim is to promote discussion which, judging by the 100+ comments, I've achieved. I don't value your opinion any less than anyone else's.

@theblackdragon THANK you! I was beginning to wonder if he/she would ever understand :/

@WhiteMage75 I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. Of course, you could by all means be a Pokémon fan despite having not played the RPGs. However, in my eyes, if you're a true hardcore fan of what the series is all about, it's the RPGs that really float your boat, with any of the innumerable spin-offs merely being there to satiate you until the next generation of RPGs rolls around. That's what I was getting at.

Also, while I don't always respond, I always make a point of reading every comment posted on whatever I write, even if I haven't responded. Unfortunately, writing for NLife isn't my actual job, so I have lots of other stuff going on and don't necessarily have the time to respond to every comment made. But trust me, I do read everything.

@Krishaa I actually stated that the StreetPass trading would work in the same way the Internet trading works at the moment, thus no one would get screwed over. Read the section again.

It's not out until March, so if we do review it — I don't know if we will be yet — you'll have to wait a while, I'm afraid.

A* @theblackdragon. I'll be singing your praises at the next parent-teacher meeting

@theblackdragon yeah but we only used that terminology when we were still using the old version of our currency. So 11 pennies back then would have been a vastly different sum to 11 pennies in the decimal currency we use now.

We all mocked that picture when the game was announced. In retrospect, his pained expression seems entirely appropriate given the poor quality of the Wii version

@Nilkad_Naquada lol I couldn't tell you mate. We don't use currency like that anymore. In fact, I made that statement on the basis that thrupence eightpenny was a small amount of money, when it could very well be a shedload of money.

That's your homework for tonight: find out the modern value of thrupence eightpenny in both GBP and USD.

Going by what I saw and experienced, I estimate the cost of development to be somewhere around the region of thrupence eightpenny.

@Dodger Not my fault you carried on reading after the fourth comma

@NintyBoy Don't worry. It's miles better.

Playing this for review as we speak. First impressions?

Not bad actually.

Word.

I'm glad someone got some enjoyment out of it. I, on the other hand, shall be contacting my Union representative.

Or possibly National Accident Helpline.

@FuzzyYellowBalls I concur

This would be a good opportunity for Sega and Sumo to properly capitolise on Sega's rich heritage. The first game had a great roster of characters, but so many franchises weren't represented in track form: OutRun, Shenmue, Phantasy Star, Virtua Fighter, the list goes on. More variation in the tracks would be nice too. Was there any need for three of each type of Sonic course, for example?

My money's on Fantasy Petz. Anything that replaces an "s" with a "z" is hip and happenin'.

Word.

Brilliant news. If Rayman Origins is as beautiful to look at and enjoyable to play as the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, it'll be a real treat for 3DS owners. My Game of the Year just went portable!

I'm going with @theblackdragon, ie. I couldn't give a toss.

I didn't get any Nintendo related gifts for Christmas, although I did buy my brother Mario Kart 7.

And he gave me Skyward Sword for my birthday last Friday. Does that count?

@theblackdragon I just watched the 3D video. It was as if James was right there in front of me in my living room.

In all honesty, I almost called the police.

James Newton in 3D? Yikes!

@mariofanatic128 I should have put an "all of the above" option in there.

@RaylaxKai Yikes. We should probably send him a basket of fruit or something, poor guy.

@RaylaxKai Is that man undergoing:

A) a kick in the crotch
B) a painful bowel movement
C) the effects of watching "that video" from The Ring

Lines close at midnight tonight. Calls placed after midnight will not be counted but may still be charged.

I owned Animal Crossing on GCN and I never really got on with it. I tried playing for just 20 minutes a day, and I tried spending hours at a time with it to see if it would click... but it didn't. Its innovation and desire to bring millions of gamers together into a real community should certainly be commended, but for me there's something that I can never put my finger on that stops it from gelling with me.

To be fair, that's probably got something to do with the fact that — at its core — it's a dancing game. It's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but I was actually genuinely surprised at how well The Experience on 3DS turned out.

I almost picked this up today, but remembering how Dimps added the homing attack to Classic Sonic's repertoire of moves — instead of keeping the move exclusive to Modern Sonic, a la the 360/PS3 versions — is putting me right off, no matter how much I'd like to play through the 3DS version's set of levels.

Maybe when it goes down in price I'll take a look.

@SMW Lego Batman is the only Lego game I've ever got on with. Henceforth, today shall forever be known as "HELL YES!" Day.

Anything goes when it comes to taglines

(plus I didn't come up with it, although I wish I had)

Side-note: I love the picture that Thomas chose to accompany this article. Made me chuckle, that did.

That was a rough estimate; it depends where you go, obviously.

I wouldn't worry about it. Every console has a few gems hidden within a sea of crap in their first year. After that, third party developers tend to get a better grip on the hardware and the good/bad game ratio evens out a bit.

You're forgetting the fact that it's an amazing game.

@poptartcaper it still makes sense though. Personally I think they were just ignorant of the existence of "thus".

@Acebobbyskill That's not a spelling mistake. Thus — believe it or not — is a real word; it's in the dictionary and everything!

@BalrogtheMaster As I said, the bumper car AI ruins this game. If this had been an arcade racer, this would have been more tolerable, but not here. Have you ever been watching F1 and seen 20+ drivers all ramming into each other and trying to clip each others' wheels?

I wholeheartedly agree. Its graphics are definitely rubbish, it's definitely a racing game and it's definitely on 3DS. But a good game?

No.

Review soon.

@Radixxs - Thank you, I really do appreciate that

And the controls are tighter than... well, I can't really use an analogy of that caliber on here. But trust me, they're tight; not once during my playthrough did I feel cheated by sloppy controls. Even the trickiest situations can feasibly be gotten through on your first go

@Burny - They're all supported. The remote/nunchuck combo or the classic controller are your best bet. I used the remote/nunchuck for the majority of my playthrough.

@Rockmirth Game of the Year 2011 for me, without a shadow of a doubt