Phobos

Turn-based strategy? Go back into the shadows.

@tbd - Madagascar never gets old.
Yay for NL, happy anniversary!

'...beaming light into your eyeballs...' O.O
Is this really an April Fools' joke? I don't see anything that points us in that direction... But on the plus side, at least I realise it's that time of year again.

6/10. Yikes. When I saw the review, my attention perked a bit, regardless of the fact I was never interested in Steel Diver. Oh, well. Plenty more better games to come. Nice one, Corbs.

Never played a Lego game, so I wouldn't know how to judge this one. Seems it will stay that way, until I catch a bit of Pirates of the Carribean.

How ironic, I've never watched any of these films which have Lego games... Or at least, fully. xD

Even so, most people would go for Sony Bravias for HD 3D. Oooh, sales for competitors. Wouldn't be good. And those things are expensive, don'tcha know.

Please, Rovio. You just release one game that has a decent purchase rate, then you rookies start flabbing your gums on Nintendo? Pfft.

I've actually been downloading a lot of mobile phone games lately - it's no match or even comparable to Nintendo. Their 'Ware' series, I guess you can compare it too. But anything else, VOID.

I'm fine with it. Bring us the new revolution!

Thank God I didn't pre-order this one. 'My Name Is Hurl.' Priceless!

Oh, this 3DS just keeps getting better and better.

By the way, good luck to all peoples who entered.

Say you were out of the U.K. for a while (but you do live there), yet you still had a postal address in the U.K. you could use to pick it up? Or would it still be disqualified?

Flippin' heck, that saves some quid. I may be buying it sooner than I thought.

/me dies of envy.

I swear, my eyes bleed with all the opportunities you can get down there. Nice stuff.

@Deesotilio I suppose so, but a demo doesn't exactly give you a full-fledged in-game experience either.

Oh well, it's up to Nintendo and their judgement of sales.

Demos? To the Underworld with demos. Check the pics, the title and the brief description, use your common sense, boom. You now know whether or not to buy the game. I get what this guy is saying. I downloaded a demo of a phone game today, and I was just too unbothered to go for the full one.

Demos practically give the game away, if you really are money-conscious, try a video or a review. Demos = loss of sales. I guess for a really hefty game with costs quite the quid, you could have a demo. That would be worth it. But anything else, just a waste of resources.

Nice one, Corbs. Now this has helped relieve my doubt - it's a hooked purchase for me once again.

Okay Nintendo, you are forgiven. Now get your behinds in gear.
On a serious note, I prefer this approach. At least we won't need countless polishing updates in future. And we'll get the full experience from day one.

Crap with a capital c. It's times like this I wish I was actually in the country for the launch.
All the lucky beasts who get to go, have fun!

I've never played Super Monkey Ball before, so this should be enjoyable! Great review, Corbs; it actually changed my mind - now I might pick this up at launch.

Doubt I'll get a 3DS in time. Boo hoo. But for all the lucky ones who do: Gamers, start your bunyons!

Didn't pre-order mine. I am in a heck-load of trouble? ...To heck with all this, the night before the release, I'm sleeping outside VMH. Shiny black 3DS, it'll be just me and you.

Nice article, by the way - it answered a few lingering questions.

triforceofcourage said: "This may be what convinces me to buy this. Thanks Nintendo."

Launch day. O_O
(blood pressure sky-rockets)
(then head asplodes)

@2 - Yu-Gi-Oh. Phobos thinks deeply. That would be flipping awesome!

_{@Mowzle - Chevre!}
Anyway, I'm not too happy/sad about it being cancelled. Sure, it's a bit of a loss. Sure, it was lookin' pretty. Sure, it was shovelware. Sure, it was EA. But, oh well, it's not the apocalypse.

10th March. London. Maybe if I can make plans to move my visit down there around March...

This... for 3DS retail? To be honest, I really don't see the point. I'd more or less expect something like this to keep to the DS.

I got this game about 2 years ago. Terribly disappointed. Animal Crossing remains the best.

That's a darn high price! Wonder who's actually gonna buy it...
_{"WTF" tag needed urgently.}

Call of Duty: Black Ops may steal the win with all those brain-washed Xbox smashers.

I am liking this line-up!

Oooh, I'm very curious. I'd buy this, if they can manage to make it work.

@KaiserGX - Can I buy your cheese?

Uh-huh, so how much battery does it consume in stand-by mode?

I like the idea, but I really gotta be wary with my 3DS battery usage when I'm strutting my stuff with it.

Ka-blam. Saw this coming from the start, really.

I'm listening right now. Good stuff.

So many racing games, and only one choice for me... I guess either Ridge Racer or Asphalt. Man, it's so hard to decide.

I'm pretty glad they went with the final design. This... just isn't as appealing, nor as sleek.

Wow, this game looks neat. Gameplay looks great too. Not picking this up, but still, nice game. Good review, by the way.

That "Mamacitas in my Valley" composition is real funky.
_{Love the weekly podcasts by the way.}

@Xkhaoz - (cough) PEGI-18 (cough)

13th Feb, my birthday.

I pretty much just flipped at this. I mean, DUDE...

I dunno why, but I think I like this game. Anytime I see a game where you can actually roam a virtual world or landscape... sorry, but I'm a sucker for these games, even if it's set in the Jurassic era.

Wow, I'm totally gonna keep an eye on this.

@James - What, so you mean it's not like 3D at the cinema anymore?!

MP3 support? Done deal.

No bloomin' price! AND the stream was bloomin' terrible! What the bloomin' heck?!?

ONLY ONE FRIEND CODE, OMG!