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Honestly, if it weren't for the button font, I would have at least questioned its legitimacy. That, combined with the fact that we've been duped with 3D printing before, and I haven't even given it a second glance since its reveal.

But yeah, aside from the buttons, it looks really really good.

(looks at thumbnail) Ah geez!! Could you pick a worse mii to put that wig on?

@Exy: Or they're purposely undersupplying it to give the illusion of demand.

..someone was going to say it.

@Grumblevolcano: Does that mean it's eligible for next year?

I kinda hope Pokémon GO doesn't get it. Don't get me wrong, I completely understand why it was popular, and I played my fair share of it, but it's a really flawed game. It doesn't really seem deserving.

Oh yeah, it's totally possible for Super Mario Galaxy 3 to release this year along with Mario Maker 3DS, with Mario Maker Deluxe, Sunshine HD, and Super Mario Switch coming next year. Oh wait, no it's not.

I thought I heard something about misdreavus being exclusive to Moon, was I wrong? If that's the case, then I'd rather have sun, as I prefer Sogaleo, alolan vulpix, Tortunator, and Lycanroc's midday form.

@Tlink7: @Ryu_Niiyama: It's not that crazy to think of, actually. Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, famously dreamed of inventing a device so catastrophic that no one would dare use it, thus bringing peace to the world.

@Equinox: Technically, marketing is responsible for all of those things you listed. It's easy to forget that a company's market department practically designs everything about a product in an indirect way. Yeah, Nintendo has engineers, but they're mostly building prototypes around end goals that the marketing department came up with after analyzing the market. I'm certain they're responsible for 1) the name, and I'm sure it was their idea to make the Wii U unique at the expense of power, hence it being 2) underpowered. This naturally causes 3) lack of third party support, which therefore results in 4) no games for months.

(watches comparison footage) omg Europe, I'm so sorry.

My favorite New Super Mario Bros. game! That's honestly not saying much, though.

It's easy to forget just how much is at stake with a company as big as Nintendo. Even though it's just a video game company.

I was just going to say the title is misleading too, but for a different reason. There is currently one other missing coin in the final level. It would be a bigger deal if someone collected the one from the Mystery Goomba.

That's actually a big relief that I won't have to make any tough decisions on what to sell or trade back.

However, I guess it would have been really nice to sell my Wii U with its really gross-looking Gamepad. Plus, it has a bunch of controllers that needs regular charging, and double AA batteries. The Wii U isn't quite like previous retro consoles, where I can easily leave it collecting dust under my entertainment center until I get the urge to play. After months of Switch focus, I'll likely get the urge to play Splatoon, then realize after hooking it up to the TV that I have to charge the Gamepad. Then, someone wants to play smash, but none of my Wii U Pro controllers are charged, I'll have to dig the Gamecube adapter from the other room, and at some point I'll have used up all of my USB ports. The Wii U was actually a pretty complicated console, now that I think back on it, and with its accessories, takes up a lot of space.

Waaugh! That thumbnail scared me!

Does it come with the pretty lady's living room? It looks nice in there.

Can you set gifs as your desktop background? I want that last video to be my desktop background.

Guys, it's heeeere!!

I have class right when it starts. Luckily, it just so happens that I plan on being about 5 minutes late tomorrow

@OorWullie Lol, yeah, I was worried at first when the game wasn't planned to have proper local multiplayer. But it was way more fun with everyone at Nintendolife joining in!

My 3DS is so stable, its... wait, wrong gag.

@OorWullie: Same here. This is the one game I'm gonna remember playing years from now.

As someone who can't really tell anything above 720p anyway, I usually say that frame rate is more important. I think 60 fps is a must for fast-paced games, and while slower-paced games are okay at 30fps, 60fps is certainly welcome so that you can move your camera and still take in the nice view.

However, I'm no technical expert, but if the framerate and resolution came at the cost of the physic engine, I'd rather have the fancy lighting effects, shadows, large draw distances, anti-aliasing, etc, so long as the framerate is consistent and not choppy.

I'm no game developer, though, so feel free to call me out if anything I said was completely ignorant

This guy was clearly doing this on purpose cuz he somehow thinks he can get away with trespassing. Idiotic.

@Simbabbad: They do.
The number of original non-Nintendo projects out there is uncountably high.

Hmm.. its still up? I downloaded this on my phone (to later transfer to my computer) while I was out in case it got taken down, but I guess I didn't have to.

I definitely don't mind the wait, as long as it still launches in March.

"This certainly isn't surprising..."

It isn't? How often does a console cease production before its successor?

Wow, I was a naysayer for a long time, but if this isn't proof that the NX is a hybrid console, I don't know what is.

[howls in laughter from that still shot]

@SanderEvers: Im playing that now (Four Swords Adventures), it's an underrated game. Unlike the other multiplayer Zeldas, the single player campaign in this one is really well done. Yet it remains the only core Zelda game not available on Nintendo's latest consoles.

I would be all over this if I had an iPhone.

I dunno about this... it really depends. The best case scenario is that someone at Nintendo really had a good idea, and Miyamoto thought that the Pikmin branding was the best option. I can see this as having some really cool puzzle elements in it if done right. Heck, maybe they could kinda merge the RTS and side-scrolling genres into one (unlikely, I know)! But if this was just the result of someone at Nintendo who said "let's just make Pikmin a side-scrolling platformer because why not?" then this game will likely be uninspired, like Yoshi's New Island or Chibi Robo zip-lash.

@123akis, I agree that we weren't really due for a full new 3D Pikmin game. Pikmin 3 is by no means outdated.

I mean, who said a 3DS has to be themed after a video game?

I love how the Team actually looks intimidating this time. They look like street punks, instead of weirdos wearing bright red suits.

Also, all of these new ghost Pokémon we're getting! I'm definitely not complaining.

I also disagree. They need to be driving nostalgia as hard and as fast as they can. That's Pokémon GO's key to success.

Oh, nice! I remember reading about this comic on Nintendolife a little while back, and I've been wanting to read this.

Edit: Pre-ordered! ^.^ Glad it's so cheap.

I was scrolling through the news page quickly, and for a second I thought this game stole its graphics from Breath of the Wild. I guess Nintendo's not the only one that's figured out that games on the Wii U look best with bright colors and lots and lots of glare.

This is one of those weird rumors that no one expects that usually ends up being true, like the Mario Maker leak.

Not only is Augmented Reality a very broad hardware feature, I doubt "invisimals" was the first to use it. It's like saying the Oculus Rift copied the Virtual Boy, because virtual reality.

Alright, another ghost Pokémon! I think it looks cool!

Unusual dual types seems to be the theme this time around. They're really filling out their fairy type, and nearly every new Pokémon seems to be a dual type that's either a first or is really uncommon.

There's a Nintendo anime channel?

Wow, really? I figured the NX was for a favorable tax break, and Nintendo was putting all of their hopes into Paper Mario: Color Splash! How could I be so blind?!

Yay! I like new kinds of things!

I'm liking the art style, but I'm no fan of the music. I've never liked the sound of female pop singers, at least while they're singing in English. I may pick it up anyway, though.

My gut tells me this is merely Nintendo following up on their social media by coming up with a cute harmless post. They may be using the # for its actual intended purpose, linking it in with other posts under the MK8 hashtag, because they know people are into Mario Kart 8.

I don't care where this happens, I just get excited whenever Splatoon stuff happens

Be still, my beating heart.

This is a recent episode? Family Guy still fills their episodes with nothing-content like this, and people still watch it?