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The 3DS has sold 17.8m units in Japan alone... That really is incredible!!!! I remember the room and gloom 6 months after launch. What a turnaround!

@TromboneGamer That 'small land' has a population of over 125m people...

This is very sad news. I have been buying this magazine since the wii was released. to have no dedicated Nintendo magazine in the uk is a sad state of affairs. Got my final copy yesterday- although I read this site every day printed media actually compliments websites- they shouldn't be seen as diametrically opposed to one another

@ULTRA-64 you ate so right about the U.K. and Wiiu shelf space. The main GAME in my city has a tiny half-shelf that is hidden from view as you walk in - the other platforms have full sections of the shop each!

Best moment - when two miis who were in love broke up - one if them was heartbroken and kept remembering all their good times - which were played out on the screen to some heartache music. Unexpectedly moving!

I picked up 2 physical copies in store today without knowing about this, neither did the sales clerk..... When he ran it through the till I got one half price! Very nice surprise

At least you are all getting responses from the developers, guys! Give them a break, they haven't deliberately misled anyone here...

Is this the same Mark Green who used to work on Ngamer magazine and it's predecessors?

I read onm every month, but ngamer was better. Matthew should do a good job, he has a v distinctive writing style. Nrevolution was even better tho...

The only thing I wil say is mass effect 3 is one of the best games ever made. The multiplayer still has an awesome community on wiiu. Anyone else here played it? Spent more time in my wiiu than any other game, by a long shot

@Dxblord - what in the world are you going on about?

I did share all of the scepticism and negativity about on getting 3 at first. Then I actually played the game... Having been a lifelong Nintendo gamer I had not played any of the first 2, or indeed any game of this kind. But jeez am I glad I did. It truly is one of the finest examples of a videogame I have ever had the pleasure of playing. A unique, unbelieveably wonderful experience.

I got the wii u on launch day, with zombiiu, mario and Nintendo land. The problem is, nearly everyone I know, parents, aunts, cousins, friends... Hell I'm not exaggerating when I say most people I know... Own a Wii. Nintendo did something which is practically unrepeatable with the Wii... They convinced the world that they needed the machine. I now do not know a single other person who owns a wiiu. There's no Wii sports/Wii fit that mothers can play... Quite ironic considering the thirst for hardcore games... The lack of casuals could be its downfall.

Darksiders 2 was a great game on the Wii u, a thoroughly epic adventure. Death was a joy to behold...

You wouldn't think my girlfriend was into video games by looking at her, so I get how she feels. Wonderful collection- the only Nintendo syst I haven't played is a virtual boy... Would love to have a go on one

Merry Christmas everyone! I got game related - assassins creed 3, some game pad covers, to go along with me3 and dark siders 2 for my birthday last week.... Not to mention copious amounts of single malt... Happy days

I went to a midnight launch in my city up north, and I was expecting queues as had read of the hmv event etc, but was able to freely browse around the store prior to midnight and was second to get the console ( zombiiu pack, plus mario and Nintendo land) and was out by ten past midnight! Great night tho.

Got this with my wiiu last night, and it froze 6 times in the first hour! Anyone else had this problem (and yes, I did the long update and all other required updates)

I am just in a pub round the corner from my GAME store, ready for the midnight launch! Gotta share with you fellow Nintendo lifers .... Very excited

My retail store called and asked if I was going to the midnight launch to collect my wiiu... What a silly question.

I got a 3ds on launch day, paid the premium for getting it early, was pleased to get the ambassador games (for free!) and can't have any complaints about this deal - we should be giving Nintendo credit not slagging them off! 24 hours til midnight launch of wiiU...

I preordered mine from grainger in oct, and anticipating shortages preordered one from game just last week, as insurance. Sure enough, grainger rang me today saying they could only meet half their preorders and I would have to wait till early December! So off to the midnight launch at game I go...

I've got premium pack preordered at grainger, zombiiu pack preordered at game, plus nintendoland and nsmbu! Just in case I one is sold out, sad I know but I need the console on launch day...

@waxxyOne - jeez you put a lot if effort into that! Impressive.

The silent realm in skyward sword - the perfect example of a creepy, nerve-wracking level in a game! Jeez when those reaper things came after you, the desperate rush to find another spirit drop - very fitting for Halloween!

@RupeeClock what trick do u mean on world 3-4?

This is really sad news. i have bought every single issue for the last 6 years. although i also read onm this was always my favourite, and the reviews were mostly spot on. 8000 readership sounds extremely low tho considering there are 20m + ds/wii users in the uk - where does this figure cpme from? must have been a business decision

EUROPE!!!!!!!???????? I ask this every time there is a mutant mudds article, I guess no-one has the foggiest about a release date for europe....?

@ zerox what on earth do u mean, stupid excuse? you arw complaining about getting moreblevels in an excellent game? sheesh, kids these days... this is the freshest nintendo game for years, very impressed. and so much rwplay value - i keep replaying levels at a higher intensity to get better weapons before i even move on. fantastic stuff ninty - more please.

Where on earth is Mutant Mudds? Anyone know the release date?

I wouldnt read too much into this. i have no doubt that one of the main reasons for poor sales relates to supply. I live in a major uk city, and the monday after it launched, u could not buy the game in any of the major games retailers (seriously, i tried game, gamestation, grainger games, hmv, aswell as asda and morrisons). they all told me the same thing - there had been a problem with shipments of copies, and they had gotten like half a dozen copies each from capcom! so i for one physically could not buy the game when i wanted it.

Thank you very much, Hadaa! Now what does "VR" stand for...?

@James - I think you need to remove the word 'combined' from the article - the UK has a population of about 60m alone. Italy and France are somewhere around 60m each as well, I believe.

@James and Mud985 - how do you see your current coin total?

Great article James, and a fantastic game. I'm 2 cups away from a star rating in all cups...

@spookybif - that would be fantastic, a wind waker game, with cel shaded graphics in stereoscopic 3D. Please make it happen...

"British English" - so, erm, English then.

Tanooki's extended ability to turn into a statue would be fantastic! Seriously, what is no 5 talking about!? SMB3 is one of the best games ever made, and the powerups were beyond useful - magical game design.

I'd agree with most of the comments - it's certainly a distinct improvement from the wii/dsi versions, and loving mario land/zelda but it's very bare here in europe - why the (unfair) distinction? Good start.... needs to do better.

This does look amazing, the first two games were beyond excellent.... but can't see the trailer in eshop - has it come to uk yet?

Like shinesprite, I am a newcomer to the series. Currently playing thru link to the past and phantom hourglass in preparation, and will get this on launch day. Never played it before, so will be a whole new game to me, hope it's as good as everyone says it is...

Hey all, i'm new here. Just wanted to add my twopenneth. I love my 3DS, and there are a couple of really fantastic games (SFIV is amazing, Pilotwings very enjoyable while it lasted and Ghost Recon is recommended), but there really isn't a killer app yet. I remember in the months prior to the 3DS being released there were so many good games announced, and it is a real shame Ocarina, Star Fox, Resi Merc and Rev, Kid Icarus, Metal Gear etc are taking so long to join the line up. The slowish sales so far are simply due to the fact that there are not enough good games yet to get people to want to buy one. As for E3 - more details (and release date!!!) for the new Mario 3D platformer.