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@Darknyht good luck on your Wii checklist (I also waited a bit too long for quite a few of those titles, and boy were they hard to come by... Cheap)! as for your gaming ha it's, I believe you maybe in the minority, picking up a next gen console for its backwards compatibility, and playing mostly those games I figured most folk would have moved onto the WiiU from the Wii (hence why I think sales are rubbish, few upgraded, very few.) as for the Wii menu on the Wii U, I agree, WTF mate? Could there be no better way? Non gaming apps would also have been better than TVii (I do not use, since it service provider based, and I watch all stuff streaming). BTW I too am a budget gamer, having only paid 53% overall on all titles currently on my U (I own quite a few Nintendo titles thanks to the SSB sale urging September/October!) we did just get Cruchyroll... but like my Apple TV, I would like to see some additional apps.

@SeVok I've been asking the same question... If they wanted it that way, they could have at least done a"buy on your wii u and play anywhere on your DS" so we could play on both for one great price!

@MysticX actually... The controller is what sold the Wii last Gen

@Sir_JBizzle wow... Seems you are quick to blame Nintendo... Let's not forget that all the major publishers were on track with Ninteno, THE devs/Pubs bailed on us, not Nintendo, they responded with excellent first party titles. Blame the devs/pubs. Will everyone stop with the "Backwards compatibility" complaint. Do you still own and play daily, any wii game? I would find any answer greater than "occasionally" to be more of a lie... VC is nice. I agree, it should launch with some weight, but don't you think that EVERY VC title would be a bit much, seeing as not many of them sold well (hence removals)? As for a multi-media game console? LOL. I remember when I had my N64 and you could play old SNES game... Oh wait, you couldn't. You're gonna tell me that instead of playing the great new games on the latest gem console, you want to also be able to go back and play old games? Why not just keep your old console? Eh, that's enough of my diatribe. Your turn!

@shaneoh they said they were moving forward, not backwards compatible c'mon man.... They sell USB to Ethernet adapters BTW

@rjejr I like your comments (even though I disagree on occasion)! I too am a LBP fan, Not great at it... But it is fun with friends.

@RainbowGazelle hey! What's the reason for that? Is it because Europe has so many languages? Ratings? WTH?

@OMC79 totally there with you on the "Acti-lodeon" titles. What gets me, is that developers/publishers claim "poor install base" every time a decent title is released, but should said company come out with a total carp title, they make sure that it is released on the Nintendo console. So in the end, aren't the devs/pubs to blame for lack interest in their titles on said Nintendo console?

@edgedino I got that on last sale... Frustratingly fun! It is challenging like old school Castlevania at first it felt like I might have purchased a mobile app, but twenty minutes later, I'm searching for my lost feline buddies! Still ain't beaten that, yet...

@shigulicious how is that? I am totally looking at that!

@cmk8 LOL! "wonder how many will still be playing duck hunt in a week" seeing as a majority of gamers on this site LOVE to brag about how much quicker they get bored than the next player.. I say 3 people will be playing this in a week. They will all have gone back to bemoaning the lack of third party support and why all games are not just free!

@3DS So you you feel bad that you supported a developer so that they can continue to offer you great titles in the future? We all know, prices drop after the initial launch (perhaps not as quickly as we would like).

Nice write up! Merry Xmas!

@spizzamarozzi you are so right! How dare someone attempt to make money to survive! Shame on him! Lord forbid he try to do something he loves AND get paid for it... The man is an indie Dev, your argument would make sense against, let's say Nintendo. But there is no "Scam"... its 1.99$ not something to to fret over. Anyone remember Ninjabread Man for the Wii? They charged me 20$ for what was essentially garbage, and that was 20$!

Fun game! Still have my GBA SP with this still in it! I agree 7/10!

@Peach64 "Have a blast..." LOL! I like what you did there!

@Peach64 LOL! Just as I had suggested! Next time I should read ALL the posts before replying

@Peach64 that post did come off as negative, but I have my reasons... it's not that I would like anyone to be left out of great gaming, first and foremost. When vendors break street dates, many a time store employees will pick up a few said "pre-release" items and scalp them... Not a favorite. Also, if Nintendo was behind this, why not just make a statement like "Happy Holidays UK"... It would have been just as effective.

@BakaKnight Italians are not lazy, just smart. Breaking street dates is not cool. The only reason they did this was because they knew they had a hit on their hands and didn't want to get stuck with inventory after the holidays (once everyone is done buying for the holidays)... I wish they would fine the stores that do this. They didn't even bother to hide the fact that they were breaking date... Scandalous.

@Ryno thank you... I needed that.

Again... With a hilarious taglines for the article. although I have never heard or played this game, it is now going on my "must play" list.

@Tsuzura ! holy cow... Only reason Im speaking up is, that a friend once tried that with target. They kept 50$ of the return... It's like returning sale items for full price (or trying to return two for one items for full price) they will give you the actual price you paid.

Hehehe... I felt this may have been one of the creepiest games I have ever played... And I LOVE the horror genre! picking this up as they say, "Day One!"

@danjohnson141 so... I don't understand. Why would the studios not make them? Like you said, regardless of their quality, they make money.

@Folkloner preach it brother! I wholeheartedly agree! How you gonna run out of virtual shelf space? When was the last time Amazon claimed they were unable to stock additional product due to "limited shelf space"? C'mon...

I would say it's gonna flop, but let's be honest. Hollywood makes bad movies, (especially Sony) because Trolls watch 'em. Don't anyone get offended, we have all been part of the curiosity of what looks to be a promising movie with poor presentation (Mortal Kombat in my case) and paid handsomely for it (opening night in my case). Kids are gonna want their own bad Mario movie, so I'm sure this will get butts in seats. whether or not it's good.

I understand the disappointment that a lot of people seem to be voicing... They just got the ball rolling on Wii U eShop last year, and now that there are only two weeks left for promotionals, the pickings seem slim (seeing as that Novembers CN offers were rehashes of Wii offerings from less than a year earlier)... I hope @Sinalefa is right about them updating on Xmas that would be a nice gift on Xmas morning.

@BaffleBlend I'm sorry offended you with the word... Please don't ever mis-quote me again... I take back the new age "carp" comment... Now go ahead and read. But don't put words in my mouth I never said.

@BaffleBlend also, please don't mis-quote me... Because that was NOT what I said.

@BaffleBlend I'm sorry... I offense you... Would you like to keep discussing? I take back that statement... Now go ahead read.

@BaffleBlend you're still funny... Sustainability Is not really a business term... that a new-age hipster carp. People move on from media all the time... I find it funny that when a sequel doesn't do well, people immediately claim fail. As for losing the casuals as you call them, they'd are as you claim "casual", so like they did with Harry Potter, simply moved on. Does that mean that JK Rowlings not making a movie of her following stories is a failure? I don't wanna get into this.. Too long.

@BaffleBlend you are so funny... Nobody uses the word mistake when discussing the Wii... (Trust me, not even Wall Street) The Wii U, absolutely. But the Wii (weather you liked it or not) was a clear winner last Gen.

@KeeperBvK yup. And people are gonna sell ''em, as new on eBay, with the caveat of "no returns accepted"... eBay has made the greedy and the gullible both very happy.

@russellohh what you described is honest.. (And yes, they are "ripping themselves off"). Scalpers on the other hand generally start the auction at three to four times its value... I don't like scalpers, but not as much as I can't stand the people that keep them up and running.

@the1andonlyIKY probably the same reason pro co trollers are 49.99

@Quorthon ignore last post... As it was I tended for the person above you... My tablet is trippin' these days...

@ungibbed does it really matter if you know? I mean... What would you do, not use your system any longer? strange... Also, do people no longer read their EULA/TOS? Weird... Really weird.

@DESS-M-8 told you they were moving! but at this point, I am starting to believe they purposely (like the Gamecube Adapters) underproduced to see what demand was... Unfortunately, Nintendo is not known for reprinting much if anything I did want my own collection, we will see what happens for x-mas.

@AmazonianBeauty great now I can't repost my post, cause I'll look like an even bigger dimwit.... Now if only I could find the tab that the tablet reloaded...and that dude was trolling!

@AmazonianBeauty wait?what? ROFLMAO! I must have somehow tapped this instead of whoever the hell I was trying to respond too! LOL! Yes! You are 100% correct! Wait for the NN3DS... I'm not gonna say it... It's a stupid name. I would have even taken an old discarded name, like the revolution or something anything but...

@SkywardLink98 sorry sir, I did not respond to your comment, trying clarify myself... my statement was not at quantity is important... It's that everyone is claiming that the majority of playable games seem to be only on the other two consoles... True 7/10 of the top games are identical to each other (only real difference being one is Sony edition/whilst the other is XBOX1edition). Nintendo has different choices (with the exception of SL and DI) yes, everyone has great games, but how different is your collection compared to some one else? Why have two different machines if 75% of all games are identical to he next system? If you ask me, the smart bet would be to see who sold the most number of consoles and titles you like, and go with them (if you are looking to play against others/online) as that will give you the best of both worlds

@SkywardLink98 I agreee..l wholeheartedly! But.. For people saying to skip he Wii U this gen because a few of the vocal minority? THAT'S "trolling" (looking your way @AmazonianBeauty) th truth is, I have shown naysayers the Wii U, and after playing it, they bought one! I agree that Nintendo miffed this one, but there is no need for anyone to lose out on any of the great titles the Wii U has to offer (unless you want to part of the masses 15-20 years from now saying "I wish I had picked up a Wii U back in the day, so many titles I missed out on.") I speak from experience... I believed the negativity surrounding the Gamecube, now look at me, standing outside in the rain like the rest, clamong foR GC titles on my Wii U (which may not happen)...

@AmazonianBeauty LOL! There is no new console coming out for at least 2 years... The investment on a project of this scale is enormous! Everyone needs to stop whining about the seven games the Wii U does not have and look at the 9 games we have that don't exist on the other consoles. Do some research, check it out. You will see that in the top ten on both XB1 and PS4 seven of the ten games are multi plat... Not very creative.

@Shambo nice! Winning!

@DESS-M-8 I still believe that (at least on the U) Amiibo could match the popularity of either DI or SL... As long as adequate support (not skins or free nothings) and some sort of Mii-style game or nintendo-land DLC or something else to really make them pop. But it has to be both... With no real title for them to fit in (excuse me, not including which collection they are from) and just lame skins, this will fail.

@DESS-M-8 ah... There needs to be a better way to emphasize words that is not all caps... You hear THAT NL?! (That time I inteded to yell...)

@DESS-M-8 Brother, can I get a list of the words that set you off? Damn... I ended my statement with "In My Humble Opinion" with the Letters IMHO... I am not a videos sales analyst. So my opinion is based on what I see (or no longer see) on store shelves. If my experience is not valid you just say so.

@DESS-M-8 dude... Have you been to the store? They have a few models "Sold Out"! With the addition of the store limited models and the "oops I had 1 job and I screwed it up" versions with no legs/Paint/2 Right arms popping up for 10 times the MSRP on eBay? These things are doing well enough... Between collectors and the familiarity with the brand, they have potential to match SL or DI. IMHO

@k8sMum you are aware that NL is part of Gamer Network and is not affiliated with Nintendo? it seems many people feel anything positive (not just concerning the Wii U, but nearly anything these days) is a "forced" attempt at being positive, which is not always the case. If something good happens, why not be positive? After all, people jump at the chance to be negative when something bad happens... Just a thought

@Savino I'd rather they release footage closer to the actual release date... I hate being shown "amazing" images... Then not seeing them in action for a year (or more in some case).