Nintendophile

This is exactly what Mario's and Zelda's anniversary should have gotten.

@Neram Yeah, but when you buy games on Steam, you can download them to your computer as many times as you want, and can even download it on other computers as long as you log in with your Steam account.

Not to be petty, but: After all those special collector's edition bundles that Europe's been getting, it's about time we Americans get the upper hand on something. -_^

@WiiAboutU: But if the PSPGo HAD been a phone, it might've done better. And that's pretty much what the new Xperia Play is.

If they made a phone that just tapped into the DSi/3DS eShop, that'd be pretty cool.

Watch, Nintendo will make an awesome game/phone hybrid, but then only make it offered and usable in Japan... Because I'm an eternal pessimist. lol.

It's interesting news, but it's not the first time they've had a "Zelda" that wasn't a princess. Tetra in "Wind Waker" was a pirate, though she WAS a descendent of the princess Zelda, so I guess technically she still had royal blood in her.

It would be awesome if this came to the U.S.
@Gavin_Rozee: Completely off the subject, but where did you get your awesome Tanooki Mario icon? ^_

Yes, most people have other means to watch DVDs. But it's the CONVENIENCE factor that an included DVD player would have. I know I'm running out of plugs in the back of my TV, so anything I'd be able to combine would be wonderful. Is it lazy to not want to have to turn off one system and plug in another? Yes. Would it be convenient to have a DVD player included in Wii U? Also yes.

I despise the way Zelda says "realm" at 1:13..... "Re-eelm".

@Burn: In Photoshop, they were tracing the shapes with the Pen tool, so that they'd be vector shapes. First they enlarged the card to the size they wanted (at 1:03), then they traced the shapes (at 1:07). If they hadn't done that, it would've been a giant, pixelated mess. lol.

Really, at this point, what did you expect him to say? "Yes, we'll be releasing a better model relatively soon, so please, everyone wait to buy THAT model instead." Hehe. No, he said exactly what he was supposed to say, so that people will want to buy it NOW.

@James Newton: Lesson learned.

@ James Newton: I believe you're right. By going to Nintendo's official US and UK sites. The UK site has the live stream predominantly advertised, and the US site mentions nothing, so I'm assuming there's only a live stream for the UK press conference.

If it really is pushing the 300 simoleon mark, I'd expect it to come with an HD screen. But seeing as how you can see jaggies all over the place, I'm comparing it to standard def Gamecube AT BEST.

Nintendo had mentioned the possibility of wanting to release full-length 3D movies for the system. I'd imagine films could utilize that extra storage capacity. (Though I don't know about filling the full 8.)

Whew, talk about a quick edit on this post's title!

I was REALLY hoping there'd be more to this than just the actual SNES game, but I guess the included art book and soundtrack are nice additions.

I really hope they add more to the disc than just what was on the original Mario All Stars. Maybe if they had the both the original NES graphics and SNES graphics versions? That'd be pretty neat. But I'm not holding my breath for Mario Land 1 & 2, Mario 64, or Mario Sunshine. (Though if it had all those, I'd be one happy camper!)

Not only is there the Light Gun reference, but the box art is reminiscent of Back to the Future! Awesome!

Not only does the character move slowly, but it seems awfully "floaty". Her feet barely seem to be touching the ground, and they're sliding on the floor without her hardly moving at all. Perhaps this is just the set-up for a few levels?

@bro2dragons: And yet that's exactly what they did / are doing with the DSi and 3DS.

I didn't notice the new Legendary Pokemon or the video chat... I was too distracted by the strange blue-faced Luche-Libre-Robot-Super-Hero.

The "2-D Transition Levels" kind of remind me of something you could make in Little Big Planet, level-design-wise. Which isn't a bad thing. I love classic platforming!

I think they look pretty cool unpainted, as well. Then you can really see the impressive sculpt. If I got one, I'd probably leave it un-painted. lol.

"Hey McFly, you bojo! This game won't work... Unless it's got POW-WAH!" lol. Couldn't resist shoe-horning a quote in. But seriously, this is epic news! I love TellTale, I love BTTF, so this seems very promising indeed! The people they have working at TellTale are very talented, (especially the writers), and if they keep the game in the same spirit as the movies, this'll be HUGE!

Ohhh, you British... I wonder if they'll drop that silly "u" and spell it "Color" for the American release. Hehe. -_^

Looks like Sonic's got a targeting/homing attack. And did anyone else notice the player had over 100 lives? Ahh, debug mode is wonderful! lol.

I think people are missing a key point in the write-up here: It mentions April 15th as when more INFORMATION will be revealed on the Japanese site, not when the new game will be coming out in Japan. Just because new info is coming out so soon, doesn't mean that the game will be shipping in the next few months.

Plus, HeartGold and SoulSilver are indeed remakes, and weren't meant to be considered the next chapters in the series. The last official chapters were Diamond and Pearl, and those came out quite some time ago. Looking at it that way, this comes as no surprise.

Take Smash Bros. Pit along with the side-scrolling levels from the story-mode in Smash Bros, make it into a full-fledged game, add a coat of Greek Mythology to the whole thing, and I'd be a happy camper. Heck, you've already got all the source code to do it!

I just don't understand why Nintendo seems so hesitant to adopt technology that others have already been using for quite some time, and that some consider an industry norm. It happened with the N64 still being cartridge based. It happened with the Gamecube not being online. And now it's the Wii not having HD. Getting Nintendo to support "new" tech is like trying to pull teeth!

Crash-landing on a strange planet? Native, tiny creatures helping you fix your damaged ship? Pointing at the screen to control the little critters? This game's story sounds vaguely familiar... cough*Pikmin*cough
lol, But seriously, the game's art style does look really good.

Wooooo! Man, all of these great games coming out within months of each other. I'm seriously not going to be able to get them all! Crap crap crap. Why are ya doing this to me, Nintendo, WHY?! lol.

So, am I to gather that Billy Mitchell isn't as much of an a-hole that they make him out to be in the movie? I mean, some of the situations that they record in the film would be kind of hard to put a spin on.

With these improvements, it seems this is really more of what I was expecting from the original version of the game. I'm glad they were able to polish it a bit more for this release, but it stinks that we might not see it over here in the states.

It's three in the morning here, but that still counts as the night of SMB3's birthday, right? If I whip through it real fast, I could beat it before the sun comes up, in honor of all those late-night gaming sessions of my youth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Super Mario Bros. 3! You always were and always will be my favorite!

Commander Video is described as having a "floating jump" in the one screen cap, not unlike Princess Peach in SMB2. Perhaps the other playable characters' abilities will mirror other players in SMB2? And the character select screen in Super Meat Boy even resembles the character select screen in SMB2..... Coincidence?

For all the guys skipping on this because they think it'd be "gay" to play it: It's the fact that all the characters are huge, over-the-top muscle bound men that MAKES IT FUNNY! The whole scenario of a bunch of burly guys running around Benny Hill style is just plain hilarious! It looks quirky, it looks entertaining, and it looks like good arcade-style fun.

I really liked these titles. I was surprised at how faithfully they recreated the Mega Man experience, and I always felt they never got the attention they fully deserved. So, I re-release would be perfect!

@Stuffgamer1 & Corbie: The Play Choice 10 was indeed a real arcade cabinet, with some of them featuring 2 screens. (By way of adapting old two-screen Punch Out!! cabinets to Play Choice 10 cabinets.)
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So, at least THAT part of the "back-story" is real. But, as for the rest, I think it's just a clever way to tie-in the past with the present.

@Terranigma
Sadly, Godzilla rarely gets the recognition he so richly deserves... Godzooky, on the other hand, can rot in the special circle of Hell reserved for Scrappy-Doo, Cousin Oliver, and the rest of television's useless, annoying second bananas.

(He's a special, special boy. Ugh.)

@ JimLad: I, for one, would welcome our new Giant Mutated Mario overlord. I don't think he'd be a terror, but a protector. He'd be the perfect foil to Anguirus, (classic Godzilla nemesis), whom I always thought bared a striking resemblance to Bowser.

It's all in the spiny shell. Eh? Eh?

I never had a TG16 growing up. I'm glad I'm able to get a second chance at playing these games! I was always a Mario / Zelda fan-boy in my youth, and anything side-scroller is aces in my book. I'm really enjoying these titles, along with the Bonk series.
In short: Highly Recommended.

I'm thinking maybe, just MAAAAYbe, one of the hidden characters might be Alien Hominid. It would fit with the indy-game theme they're going for with the hidden characters. (How cool would it be to see that lil' yellow guy again? )

I don't want to be one to judge a book by it's cover, (i.e. Solely on the spruce of the animation), but it seems to me that usually when a game takes the effort to make hand-drawn anime for (I'm assuming) cut scenes in a game, there's probably going to be a high level of polish in the game itself. (There's certainly exceptions to this rule, but I'm just sort of making a generalized statement.)

And here I was, going into this article thinking it was about some kick-ass special addition "Gold Wii". face-palm

This seems like a clever idea uniquely executed. A definite download, I'm thinking.

Retro Game Challenge is seriously one of my favorite games I own for the DS right now. It's been my go-to game for quite some time. To anyone that hasn't already purchased this game, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy!

Gee Whiz, Wii can only handle a 3-D side-scroller? Hmm... Something tells me Miyamoto was just trying to cover his ass. lol.

We haven't seen two Mario games in one generation since the original NES! I'd love to see this happen!
(Note; Handheld gaming notwithstanding.)