Objection

"Previously Nicalis has teamed up with Studio Pixel (Cave Story, Ikachan), Nicklas Nygren (NightSky) and NIGORO (La-Mulana)."
So...Cave Story...since those other games never saw the light of day for this console audience.

The gameplay reminds me of Catherine, which is a good thing. Hope it turns out well.

Nice feature, although I imagine that it'll send out a total of 2-3 messages: one being "hey you signed up for this" and the other being "hey its out now lol"

Downloaded mine. Hope the singleplayer is good, don't have any nearby friends with DSi's or 3DS'.

I was kinda expecting these to be lame and look more like Miis than anything like the characters. I was correct.
I can't complain too much since they were free, but I don't really see the point at all, either. Hope RE on 3DS is good though.

If you didn't want to take the time to make a full game, you shouldn't have released it for full price. And if you are of the "online wouldn't be worth it" crowd, that's fine, I kind of agree. But then there's no way to excuse the full-price ($40) price point. Slightly improved graphics do not make one game a full price re-release. You'll notice when they do this on PS3, they add features (3D, trophies) on top of the better graphics AND they feature 2+ games! There is no excuse for this, and frankly OOT 3D is nearly in the same boat. (Well done port but not equivalent to a full-price new game.)

I really liked this game until about 10 or 11 missions in. I've attempted it probably 5 times, losing 5-7 hrs of wasted time and each time I get cheap shotted at the end. The AI purposefully all targets one unit (when they rarely if ever do this under normal conditions.) Seeing as this is about 1/3 through the game, I can only imagine it gets more frustrated and BS-y. I can't recommend it all to anyone anymore. Proceed at your own risk.

There was nothing wrong with the voice acting. Seriously, what standards are people using?
The main thing that has me apprehensive is the controls. Oh, and actually buying a CAPCOM game without something happening that severely lets me down. Because that's happened a lot lately.

@ffxiii09-
i didn't know you could be the best system for rpg's while having none of those released as of now.
Unless several of those make it over, we have to face the facts: even the 360 gets more RPGs than the Wii, which is pretty sad.

Apparently, the "PS Crap" is capable of having JRPGs and the Wii is not. If you were waiting for this Tales, now is prolly a good time at switching systems.

Meanwhile, I go back to playing PS3.

@spoonybard 66-I rather doubt it, although it'd be interesting and better than nothing, I suppose. But I think some people, including myself, aren't going to hold out and buy the next console to maybe get games we expected on this one.
@67-"It'll just cost more." That would be true and doable and I would not complain at all if the Wii was region-free. Which it's not, unless you mod it. So either I do something illegal or I have to buy another Wii. Neither is happening any time soon.

Oh i see. Apologies for not getting the humour.
_{See what I did there? Cuz its not funny for us lol}

To anyone who says people should import and shut up: no. You realize the cost of that? Another console (yes lets support Nintendo further, BRILLIANT,) adapters for another region, might still be inaccessible for language barrier. Why don't YOU shut up? You're an enabler, the kind of weak-pants consumer that lets Nintendo get away with aiming as low as possible to make a buck. You won't take risks? Then neither will Nintendo.

See what I did? I demonized you. Which is exactly what you're doing. Either help or keep silent. You're not being wronged in any way; hell, if the Operation somehow works, you'll owe this group and its members.

A lot people seem to think its just about "three hardcore JRPGs." Its about much more than that. As some have listed above, there are over a dozen BIG games that have not made it over to other regions. At the rate this is going, don't be surprised if Nintendo decides not to bring over the next Metroid or the next big new IP they do. They'll stick to Mario and Zelda and that'll be about it. And I guess if that's all it takes to make you happy as a gamer, then to each his or her own. But variety is the spice of my life and if a company isn't willing to invest in their console (at least a year before their next) then neither am I going to (for either.)

What was the point of this article/tagline? It said nothing about anything of a NA release.

@kkslider- I don't agree. Tonebone, the argument ISN'T that the Wii has had amazing games, its that THESE and other great-looking games are not coming out anymore. Wii MIGHT have Zelda:SS this year? The other systems are getting dozens of big titles, Batman, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Mass Effect, Gears of War, etc between now and Q1 2012 and we MIGHT get a Zelda? And notice that I didn't put a "new" Zelda, because Skyward Sword looks fun. But it does not look new.

@silverskywalker-Sounds interesting. Might help to be less vague and post a link or something.

I would love to care, since Monolith is a great developer, but Nintendo of America hates releasing their games over here. As in, it hasn't.

@Incognito D- Except the Wii is region-locked so you'd either have to hack your system or buy another console.

Considering the dead last year, and the fact that it looks highly unlikely that this, Pandora's Tower or The Last Story will be released in NA, I think I have finally given up on the Wii and maybe even NoA/ Nintendo consoles in general. So that's my ultimatum, if anyone in that company cares, give this gamer a game or else lose him to your competitors.

hmm, gonna have to remember the info on my twitter that i pretty much only use for contests anyway lol

I saw this trailer on another site the other day, and i hate to be the one to vocalize this, but I really hope that its the trailer that is making the models and texturing look so mediocre. I genuinely hope its compressed video and not lackluster art,since the trailerlegitimately looked worse than Conduit 1, among many other games. I'm hoping that's not the case, and I like that there's a co-op campaign this time around.

Damn I really wanted FFIII out this week that I'm actually using the Wii, although I guess it doesn't matter. I can wait, Nintendo. I'll just be playing the other systems by then. Also,woot,3DS.

Agree and disagree wih Tasuki and the like. I personally like FFX the best, and I enjoyed XIII. But other FF's after VI did not do it for me as much as I, II, III/VI.

As for the review, spot-on and I hope NA gets this Monday.

Lol, watch an Alien pop out of people's chest and freak out the people looking through their new 3DS.

@Jafri/Corbs-I really think complaining about that should be grounds for temp-ban. The frequency is getting ridiculous.

As for the chip, I hope that its a decent one that Nintnedo stuck in for actual use rather than some kind of obscure bragging chip ("we have that built in lol", "but does anyone use it?", "no it's awful")

Pretty solid update if only for the VC, hope we get the FF love come Monday.

@Hyperstar-okay so its $3 instead of $8 and it looks a lot crisper and runs smoother. It has all the content this version has, except 4 minigames instead of 5.

PvZ is pretty awesome. I'm a little worried about the downgrade on DS, from what I saw in a preview vid, the frame rate took a hit among other things. I'll wait for the review to see what they thought, hoping the reviewer can compare to other versions.

DUDE, I would totally download both. Please to be releasing, Squeenix, kthanks.

For muliplayer, winning isn't everything. But I do kinda play single-player campaigns to have fun and win, it's kind of the point.

Idk, the LEGO games are cute and all, but as actual games they've never impressed me. And by that I mean, I found them quite frustrating and sometimes quite buggy/annoying. I'm basing this off of the LEGO Star Wars and Indiana Jones games.

@VoltSlash-Corbie has a PSP and has played his fair share on there. PSP ports tend to be pretty meh from what I've read.

"It's a right royal knees-up" I've never heard this expression, is it an English thing? I'm assuming it's positive. Kinda confusing if it is for a story for N.A. then.

"Ever wondered what the b*stard offspring of Breakout..." To me, either you have to use the word or not. I don't think it's too offensive to use, since it is of the original meaning rather than a slur against a male. Just my opinion, but I thought I'd share my thoughts.

I'll probably never get to it, but it's cool that they are including it.

Bomberman Hero is a pretty damn good game. Definately worth $10. I think I'll celebrate by playing my cart.

They finally outright canned it for WW? I thought that had been confirmed back in 2009.

But I am interested that this might still see a release on other platforms. But I'll believe it when I see it.

Although I haven't played either, the general consensus of my friends and online buddies is that Colo(u)rs was great (espeically for a Sonic game) and Episode 1 was short and kinda meh. I'd like to see them continue to make good full retail games instead of short, episodic titles. Very rarely does that format work. Like, usually only if your name is Telltale.

Flux is the highlight here, for sure. But I'm not a fan of the series.

@RyuZebian-oh lets not even go down that road. Theres really no reason to bring that up when talking about the 3DS' launch. Feel free to make a donation yourself though as a good example to others.

**FFVI!!!** And I also want Puyo Pop!
It would be super special fudge borwnie awesome if we received those in March as well.

Always good to see devices and workarounds to give those great older consoles some fresh/extended life.

I would like to see this on VC. I'd be willing to pay extra points if its (mostly) properly translated,unlike most of the Import titles.

Well, Rare has been dying for years in my opinion. I'm not yet convinced that anything they did after Starfox Adventures was that great. I'm playing through the beginning of Kameo right now and it's pretty mixed so far, but I hope it turns out decent by the end. Those other titles (besides maybe B&K) don't interest me (and apparently lots of gamers) in the slightest. It'd be a shame to see them completely close, but...what can you do? You can only support something mediocre for so long.

@portista- no.

Faxanadu looks good, so I'll call this a good update.

A good DS JRPG? Nice, wish it wasn't a Dragon Quest, as i can't really stand them. It's just too archaic for me, but it's good to hear that they did a good job updating it aesthetically here.

This is seriously a pretty damn good game. Un/fortunately, I already have it for N64, but I can wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone who likes the genre. And I always love hearing (N64) VC titles hopefully coming soon.

@Angelic Lapras King-That would be cool. I am excited for the possibilties of the AR cards. Hope that Nintendo actually sticks with it, unlike the eReader. (Selling booster packs of AR Cards would totally be cool as long as it was handled right.)

God, this reminds me of one of my favorite lines from the Dark Knight:
"Let me get this straight: You think that your client, one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the world, is secretly a vigilante who spends his nights beating criminals to a pulp with his bare hands. And your plan is to blackmail this person? Good luck."

I do agree that if Nintendo (and the other companies who do this, which is a lot now) are saving money and sacrificing container integrity to be "greener," the least they could do is pass the savings to the consumer. As it is, we're really only getting the cruddy end of the stick.