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@GoldenGamer88 @KTT In 99% Australia/ NZ and Europe get games on the same day or both within 2 days. And in the last few years it happened often enough that BOTH regions got games before the US or sometimes even before Japan. I'm pretty confident this will be one of the 99% cases and NoE will soon follow with an announcement.

A Nintendo rep told me yesterday the star shop will remain open until Friday 5 pm CEST, because of the heavy traffic the last two days.

This is probably the next big series after the Smash series, lol.

huge selection? The 3DS section alone in my local Saturn is bigger than those combined Nintendo shelves in the pictures above. Including Wii, Wii U and DS it's about 3 times as big, lol (and that's without hardware, accessories and amiibo).

There is no public holiday today in Germany. I'm pretty sure we will still get our weekly update today.

@crimsontadpoles There are basically no arcades left in Europe.

@whodatninja It's available in all of Europe plus Australia and New Zealand.

@Grumblevolcano You make it sound like NoE does a terrible job with indies, which just isn't true. We have fewer games than in America, but that's simply the result of a complicated market with different languages and age ratings in combination with a terrible selling console. That we are getting sometimes more and "better" VC titles is a reaction from NoE to these circumstances and not their general policy. Those indie games that get an EU release are often better promoted on the eShop than in the US.

@CB85 Yup, the guys who would have loved to work with Nintendo again, who are big Nintendo fans and who not only promised a Wii U version from the beginning (without stretchgoal), but also ensured all versions would be published at the same time, will cancel the Wii U version. Makes sense.

@MullacSenpai Phonetically the word "unique" doesn't start with a vowel, which is why "a" is the correct indefinite article. A counterexample would be "an umbrella". I just googled it, didn't know that before as well!

@Hero-of-WiiU It has been released in June in Europe and the only released games that are playable on Gamescome are competitive multiplayer games (Splatoon, Maio Kart 8, SSB).

See you 2017 in Europe!

Julius is attractive. Damn

So we will get that one earlier than the US and with a physical release, but still have no confirmation for Story of Seasons (which probably will be eShop only, IF it will get a release) or the PopoloCrois spin off. Really?

You know, Europe is part of the West, too. :rolleyes:

@KirbyKirbyKirby The N64 cartridges are no physical games, but usb sticks.

@ThomasBW84 It already has been rated by the USK, so I guess they must have made a mistake with the date.

@DarthNocturnal We are talking about a publisher here, that has never, ever released a game with additional European languages. Ever.

@ikki5 Is this a joke post? Of the not so many first party releases the last few months: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Super Smash Bros for Wii U

@Kaze_Memaryu: Domtendo has to be the worst of them all. I absolutely cannot understand how he can have any fans. He doesn't have skill and is always blaming the game when it's really his fault. German youtube is pretty terrible in general, though.
@rjejr This is in addition to the games that were playable on E3 and some new Nindie games.

@97alexk Alter Schwede!

@MagusDiablo So you posted that comment before E3 2015? Because that was when they explained how level sharing would work.

@raccoonboy Are you kidding me? Europeans still don't know, if they will get "Story of Seasons", "Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons", "Zero Escape 3" or "The Legend of Legacy" at all. For some games like Rune Factory 4 or Shin Megami Tensei 4 we had to wait over a year longer than you and didn't even receive a physical release.

@rjejr: You are comparing the company's loss of its CEO mere days ago with a terrorist act anno 2001. Are you serious?

I'm still in shock over this news. I just can't imagine a Nintendo without Iwata.

@Bolt_Strike "LOL, no. Co-op can't be unique by nature because it has to be designed to be optional, not everyone can find another player to team up with."

Those are not mutually exclusive, though. Co-op is optional, yes. The levels are still built up around it and are more fun to explore with others. 3D Land is the better single player experience.

"Also, every platformer on console this gen has co-op. Literally every single one of them. That's not unique at all, not in the slightest."

Oh, yeah? How many of them are 3D platformers? Exactly. (I was even emphasizing the aspect, that it's a 3D (!) platformer that's doing it.)

"Fact of the matter is, it doesn't, and you don't need to play the game to know that. Because ideas don't need to be experienced, ideas are theoretical."

Fact of the matter, i does. Ideas don't need to be experienced, but unless you've seen a complete Let's play of the game, you just don't know about them.

@Bolt_Strike "Different physics do not make a character unique, they need actual abilities."

No, they don't. The simple fact that 3D World is built around the co-op mechanic makes it an unique experience. There is no other 3D platformer that plays like 3D World, with levels clearly designed for multiplayer sessions.

"You don't further franchises by using the same mechanics in new levels, so it's not enough to just have a sequel. The sequel needs to do something that no other game does."

Dude, I won't discuss a game with you, you didn't even play. Yoshi's Woolly World introduces lots of new ideas and does stuff, that never has been done before in a platformer.

@Bolt_Strike Dude, have you even played 3D World? Because every character has different physics and the levels are all built around the multiplayer aspect of the game. It's the definition of "furthering the franchise". Yoshi's Woolly World is part of the Yoshi's Island franchise and includes its mechanics, yes. It's not only a brilliant game, but also the first sequel that does the original justice. So, why do you complain? Oh, I know why. Since you are from the US, I doubt you played the game yet. So, the only logical answer to me is that you somehow assume, that it doesn't include many new ideas (which is totally wrong btw). It has nothing to do with KEY, except for the aesthetics and even those are as different as two games made out of yarn could be.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is the only sequel of a 10 years old game with very unique gameplay mechanics. Many fans wanted a sequel to that; it doesn't have to reinvent the wheel.

@Yorumi Oh Really? I don't know if you've been around when the first Metroid Prime or TLoZ: WW were announced, but the backlash was comparable to the one we got this E3.So, naturally, I'm in favour of giving Nintendo the benefit of the doubt. You can still get your pitchforks ready, if the games really turn out terrible. Funnily enough, that didn't happen with any game the so called fan base was unfairly judging prior to its release, up until now. And yes, if the loudest mob is the Animal Crossing fan base, that only got a new mainline entry two years ago, that's laughable and really shows how entitled this community is.

@Bolt_Strike: So, adding actually working and fun 4-player multiplayer to a 3D-Mario game is not furthering the franchise? And Yoshi's Woolly World and Kirby's Rainbow Curse are safe and generic? What? Tropical Freeze might be safe, but it has also outstanding level design and that is the most important aspect of any 2D platformer (not to mention the GOTY music). There is only so much you can do with this genre.

As of the spin-offs. You are quick to judge games, you've maybe seen 5% of.

@Bolt_Strike Examples?

In a world where Nintendo always listens to its fans, the whole Metroid Prime franchise wouldn't exist and the IP probably would be dead now. We never would have gotten Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, one of the best 2D platformers of all time. TLoZ: Wind Waker wouldn't exist and every Zelda game would have the same dark, grim, boring and colorless look, because whiny kids think it's "mature". in short, we would have missed many great games AND variety, because a vocal part of this annoying fanbase always asks for a new iteration of the same thing. They want all the same games every year, basically. I mean, really, we are talking about a franchise which only got a new mainline entry two years ago, but the annoyed Nintendo gamer make it sound, like the last one was on the Gamecube. Jeez.

@xVAKAR1ANx Yes, because the GB(A) link cable and DS WiFi are hard to emulate. Console games always used normal controllers so the problem doesn't apply there.

@xVAKAR1ANx Of course it would have.

@kurtasbestos You have access to tons of games that will either never be available in the West or only months/ years later. The indie games you could just get on Steam.

@Peach64 We already had proper cross buy-promotions, that work automatically without download code. The wishlist on my 3DS also shows automatically all the stuff I put on it from my Wii U and vice versa. I don't believe this garbo for one second.

@MegaMii She is a new character and will be introduced in Happy Home Designer!

@ThomasBW84: You have to misremember. While only four of them have been leaked before, Nintendo actually showed off all 8 AC amiibo during E3.

@nessisonett The most likely scenario is, that there already is an European publisher and that it will be Rising Star Games, again.

@nessisonett What has NoE to do with this? It's not their franchise and they've not published the other two games.

@MightyKrypto 'Great' looks different. http://page-featured-1.gamewise.co/PS4-vs-Xbox-One-vs-Wii-U-Europe-Lifetime-Sales-April-2015-Update-407281-large.png

@MightyKrypto Yeah, Xbox One sure sells like hot cakes in Europe and Japan, lol.

@khaosklub er, it's a name from the Harry Potter-franchise.

As of the rest of your questions. I'll summarize 1 and 1 for you: New Online Multiplayer IP on dying system. What possibly can go wrong, if the game flops? Well, maybe, just MAYBE you wouldn't find new matches after a few weeks, because no-one were playing it anymore. So, what can you do to prevent this? Release new content every week for the first few months after release. But NO, that can't BE. The only reason Nintendo is locking the fully developed content is to screw its customers!!!!!

The Smash comparison is bologna, because Smash is one of the biggest franchises Nintendo has and the Multiplayer aspect of it isn't nearly as big as of Splatoon.

@Yorumi Yes, because making sure the community of your newly released online multiplayer game doesn't die too fast, as well as giving away some costumes to your die-hard fans that collect amiibo, is so anti-consumer. The whole "lulz, Nintendo can do anything and won't get criticized" stuff isn't even true. Nintendo gets even criticized, if they won't do exactly the game YOU want, because this whole community is full of self-entitled beautiful people.

@Yorumi Which makes sense with an online multiplayer focused game, that is also a new IP and released on a system with a very small userbase. I'd like to ask people to think before they start complaining.

Yeah, not gonna happen.

@KillScottKill If the rumour is true and they introduced NX the first time to third parties this E3, there is no chance in hell it will launch in 2016.

@Pigeon How is there little information? We know it's coming this year in autumn and that it will get a retail release.

@TeeJay Yeah, me too. Though, living in Germany, these discussions are really baffling to me. We are not very religious people and there are only very, very few adults in Germany who are against homosexuality. I've never met one in person, to be honest. Heck, I am part of an organization, which is going into schools to educate kids about LGBTQ-related matters and just a few weeks ago, I was in an elementary school, talking with 10 years old's about trans- & homosexuality, because their parents wanted (!) us to come. I'm really glad the US finally allowed same-sex marriage in all of its states (something Germany still has to do -.-), but in discussions as these I often feel like some US-Americans are still living in the 50's.

@Morpheel No attack, just a statement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ZMLsw8HUQ

@VeeFlamesNL: Ok, fair enough. Hope, you have a nice day, too.

@Morpheel May I ask why you deleted the Youtube link I posted?

@tsukipon It was really bad, believe me. I was so disappointed, not only in the community, but also by the way the mods handled it, that I asked for a ban for my first account (after being a member since 2006).

_{Sorry, but let's not reply to deleted messages.-Morpheel}

@NorthLightSuplx Well, believe it or not, gaming industry is pretty progressive. That's especially true for Indie developers. Maybe you should consider a hobby that's full of people fighting the evolving world around them. Maybe something with the NRA? Go on, find your own niche. You won't have much time until there is no niche anymore.