NorthLightSuplx

Nintendo does not want your glitch ridden games. Go learn how to program.

Donkey Kong country tropical freeze

@rjejr

Gladly. I disagree with your thought process and your grand conspiracy argument does not hold up.The only thing I can guess you are thinking is that Nintendo thinks if the price drop is immediate it will upset retailers and they will not want to promote their product etc. Do you think it would affect nintendo and the retailers relationship one bit if the retailer had to refund $50 to a) the handful of people that purchased a Wii U within three days of a price drop (typical coverage for the policy you are basing your argument on) b) even know that these policies even exist c) follow the business enough to even be aware the price is being dropped. The reason no one has brought up the price protection policies in the comments section as you pointed out is because there are very few people who even realize that such policies exist. Retailers do not usually go out actively promoting these policies.I happen to know about them because my father use to be assistant manager at a Wal-Mart It is a retailers policy so it has absolutely nothing to do with Nintendo. So why would Nintendo care one bit? There is no way for me to know why Nintendo announced the price drop three weeks early. My guess would be to build 3 weeks of social media buzz. They did the same thing with the 3DS. It is their business and they can do whatever they want to do with their business model (as long as it is legal).

@rjejr

If you didn't want to pay $350 for a Wii U then why did you? If the Wii U was only worth $299 to you then you should have either a) waited for a price drop b) purchased the basic model c) purchased one from a retailer such as Target who has been running good promotions on the Wii U via gift cards, or d) waited until black friday when everybody knows all the videogames systems (excluding xbox one and ps4 due to supply issues I am sure) will be on sale. It is obvious to me that the Wii U was worth $350 to you when you purchased it, however you sound bitter and feel entitled to something because you paid the full MSRP for something. I am sure Iwata, Reggie, Moffett and the rest are all up in the Nintendo Tree House right now smoking cigars, doing cartwheels, and laughing like the Duck hunt dog because they we able to pull off the big conspiracy with every major retailer regarding the "price protection policies" screw job.The Nintendo "A-Team" loves it when a plan comes together.

Pikmin 3, Animal Crossing, and miiverse

@JaxonH

Thanks! Everybody seems to think if they get on forum and complain enough that the company should drop their plans and bow down to their every whim. They are a business not a charity.

@rjejr
"I feel bad for people who paid $299 for an 8Gb Basic, they deserve something."
No they do not they got a Wii U for $299.

@SkywardCrowbar

You will learn patience my friend. Never purchase anything based on a promise no matter who is making the promise. Hate you feel screwed but it is a valuable lesson to learn early on in life. You are really only out $50. Personally, I have gotten more than $50 worth of entertainment out of the Miiverse community but that is just me.

Do you have the release dates backwards? DK is November and Mario 3D World is December.

@SkywardCrowbar

If it was worth $350 to you when you bought it then you have nothing to complain about.

@3Daniel

What is wrong with just turning the 3D slider off and using the included parental controls?

Might be marketed toward kids 7-8 but the parents will be confused as all get out. Come Christmas parents will be asking………Where is the 2DS games section? And Target/Wal-Mart employees will be like do you mean a DS?

Thinking about this one now. I was going with Wonderful 101 as my September purchase until I tried the demo : (

I really wanted to like Wonderful 101 but I just can't.

I could less if EA ever releases another game on any Nintendo platform. EA is dead to me.

Gotta love the Miiverse. I have spent so many hours on it.

R.I.P. E3 2013 community. You stole many hours of my life.

@Cohort

I don't know why but every time I see your avatar it looks like a seahorse when scrolling reasonably fast. Like a Horsea or a Seadra from Pokémon.

Pikmin 3 GOTY

Well trees grow and bear fruit in 3 days on animal crossing. I would prefer this game and HM to follow in AC footsteps.

Sold mine on e-bay for $85

Pikmin 3 and Mario Kart 7

I want another metroid other m game on the 3ds without the first person mode and long cutscenes.

@Azooooz

Sell the Deluxe at a steeper loss than it already is to increase profits? that does not sound like a good plan.

I would purchase a Xbox One and a PS4 for $199. Will that increase Microsoft's and Sony's profits? no. These are all businesses and they need to make money.

Software sells the console. The software is coming. Iwata is just communicating to a impatient generation of consumers.

The social media buzz this created IS the marketing. I think Nintendo directs are brilliant in this respect and I majored in marketing. The memes and social media buzz they create is the future of marketing and is very cost effective.

Not a drawn out release haha

@Nintenjoe64
haha good analogy

If people want to play Nintendo games then purchase a Nintendo console or shut up. There is no need for Nintendo to go multi-platform in any way , shape, or form. If Nintendo decides to make tablet games it will be for a Nintendo branded tablet.

Why must everyone expect 25+ games to be released every month? Do people do anything but play games all the time? I think the Wii U has plenty of games to keep anybody occupied. There is no need to have a backlog of 50+ games.

Sounds good

I would have bought it but the boxart sucked

He is the only upper level executive that I know that would take a 50% cut in pay like Iwata did after not meeting sales expectation with the 3DS. I have the most respect for Mr. Iwata and he is why I am Nintendo exclusive.

This topic is in some ways very ridiculous. If there was no region lock then there would have been less demand for the localization of Xenoblade Chronicles, etc. Therefore fewer people in the States and possibly the U.K. wouldn't have got to enjoy such a good game, Not everybody wants to purchase a Japanese language version of a game. However, I can see where people in Australia and New Zealand have a legit complaint.

Star Coin and secret exit hunting in New Super Mario Bros. U and Animal Crossing: New Leaf......ALWAYS Animal crossing: new leaf

Traded in my Vita in order to purchase some these Wii U games. MarioKart should have really came out before Christmas this year. It will all work out though. August-December is strong. If they will release one game each month that is steady enough for me. no need to release 15 games in one month. Who has the time and money? I am now exclusively nintendo for the first time since 1996. 3Ds and Wii u is more than enough to keep me busy and poor.

Super mario cats this was not what I was expecting.

good lord 2014! I am very upset

I took off of work to watch the Nintendo E3 direct it better be good.I think the
Wii U is the greatest nintendo console ever. Right now almost everybody is just to impatient and blind to see it.

The Starship Damrey and Super Metroid

A 3DS Smash Bros game featuring characters from the following e-shop games....Dillion's Rolling Western, Mutant Mudds, Liberation Maiden, Pushmo, Mighty switch Force, Etc.. Yes Reggie, I will take that and make it a 3ds xl bundle too while you are at it.

Never played a pmd game before however I liked the demo so I picked this one up over the weekend and I cannot put it down. It is nice to be able to play a game and not have a line a cuss words and bullets flying. Perhaps my taste as I get older are changing. I am 25+ years old and loving this game. Glad to finally see the review posted on NL.

Finishing up Ghost Trick friday night and starting Pokemon Conquest Saturday morning.

Ducktales!.....WOO ooo

@Slapshot

Amen on the nintendo downloads being tied to a console. I complained to customer service about that yesterday.

Are you still in alabama?

@Le_Gazman

Gamestop will be glad to take it off your hands in the US.

@LDXD

Mario Kart and a 3d mario is coming as well this year with SSB coming later. The .30 games being released each month right now can tide me over until Mario Kart comes out on Wii U : )

@theblackdragon

Thanks for the info. I may give it a whirl!

Never played any of these. Is it similar to Ghost Trick? I love Ghost Trick.

@Gnoll

Fo' Sissel my Missle

Ghost Trick

@Vayby_Brown

No 1st party sells the system then 3rd parties make more games for the system because of the larger install base. Skylanders sold more on Wii than any other system due to the large install base

And when Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Smash Bros, Animal crossing etc. come out and parents are buying the cheaper family friendly wii u as opposed to the expensive ps4/xbox 720 he will eat his words and come crawling back.