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This thing is not cheap which needs an awesome PC rig to run. Who is going to put their noise and huge rig on the living room. I don't. I know there is going to be steam box and all which is probably gonna be small but will it run everything in ultra graphics? Nope. This will never effect or change anything IMO. It won't effect the Wii U, PS3, PS4, Xbox One and other consoles as it seems more than a product for die hard steam fans.

I am so glad about the 3DS. But i'm really not sure if Wii U could ever do something like this.. yet.. First party games seems alright but 3rd party games..not so much. For those who only plays on a single platform(i'm a multi-platformer though) it doesn't seems that Wii U will be a real option to them. People want to be able to play 3rd party games as well on it and Wii U has yet to provide that, so far I can only see Ubisoft doing quite well with it but the other big companies... i'm so sad

Should I really try this game? I like Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei, Persona and Final Fantasy and a lot of other RPG games. But i'm not really sure if I will love this one. Let me know what is unique about EO compared to Fire Emblem at least. I have a lot of mix feelings about this game.

I've played more than 250 hours of Animal Crossing and i'm still loving it. I play a little bit less due to GTA V and Fifa14 but still on a regular basis. I love the game and i'll be playing it until a new one comes out. The same thing happen with Cityfolk so yeah I'm not gonna stop playing New Leaf till a new one comes out

@MadAussieBloke You mean the Vita isn't getting any sales right?
Problem is all those games are pre-orders and has been shipped out already. In my country there is more Vita owners then 3DS, and used games and hardware has a better reselling price for the Vita then the 3DS.

It's not only the 3DS that has the label special edition. The Vita has it too.

@Discostew That is true about Wii U. It's very fast after the latest update, and i'm really loving it. It's pretty slow before and everything seems to be fine now. I wish they told us what the number was and hopefully people will be able to utilize the amount of RAM is has. So far I don't see them using it that much and pushing it to the limit, maybe Project X and the new Zelda tech demo but that is pretty much it.

The Wii U just needs better games I guess, with more Nintendo stuff. I bought it solely for Nintendo games and about 3rd party games, not much love from me as I have those on PS3 and PC. But having it isn't bad either considering it will definitely boost sales. So far I find a lot of 3rd parties abandoning it which is a shame. Only Ubisoft seems to be the one that is supporting it until now with so much love. So little love for Wii U, even I who owns it has mix feelings about it.

@Discostew Developers for PS4 however could get 1 additional GB of RAM from the 3.5 reserved, provided the OS has sufficient amount of it. Same goes to Wii U which uses 5-10% of the RAM for their OS. Do not forget about that. You know in future updates they will optimize it for a less usage of RAM. They always do at least for PS that is not sure about Xbox. The 8GB is a bit of too much anyway but it gives freedom for the developers to develop without that much limitation and the need to optimize and compress.

That is not really great news. But still ok in some ways. Not really gonna move the Wii U sales as well, but still alright.

The problem is they can't make great looking games that looks as good as PS4 and the Xbox One. And he only compares it with the current-gen, look how this is not a next gen lol. Somehow I feel ridiculous seeing Nintendo fans saying this is next-gen. 2gb ram compared to 8gb ram for the truly next-gen, that is a lot of miles different. I have a Wii U too but it is certainly not next gen. Just saying.

Yes more options the better and will increase sales.
If Nintendo fans stays this arrogant, we will probably not see anymore new Wii.
Wii U is struggling and it needs every new game it can get.

Lol the update took like 2 seconds for me...

@Senario This is not a reason for being a multi-platformer. If money isn't really a problem you should pretty much own every single thing you want. I'm in it for the exclusive games. I have a high-end pc with everything able to go ultra and I have to say that if your budget is as low as a PS4 console you won't be getting a good graphic that is as good as PS4. PC Gaming is an investment and it will cost more to get a graphic as same as the PS4. PC master race is the bomb and owns every console but when it comes to exclusives games, not so much as all the games on PC is also available on the PS and Xbox.

I have a high-end PC, Wii U, 3DS, PS3, PS Vita and OUYA(for emulation) for this gen. And of course PS4 for next gen with their PS Vita TV. I shall embrace all the goodness of each exclusive games. I am not at all at a lost for owning everything.

When you are in a budget your point is good. But instead of the Wii U which pretty much doesn't have that much game libraries at the moment i'd switch it with the PS3 and a PC. Opinions are opinion in the end, to each his own.

@Senario Up to you. I can see a lot of butt hurt fans out there. I'm a multi-platformer so I embrace every single console.

Win

Can't believe all this negative comments.
This device is targeted for kids and those who don't use those 3D option.
Having more options is always good. Stick with your 3DS if you want 3D and stop complaining.
It's good to see Nintendo giving more cheaper options to enjoy playing the 3DS.

I personally like the design as it reminds me of those old and stylish looking Game Boy.

It sadden me to see the Wii U not having all this games which is already on other platforms. At least what Nintendo can do is encourage the 3rd party publisher to release it on the e-shop only without physical copies. That is the best option I know to encourage the 3rd party to be confident about the Wii U when they see that digital sales on Wii U aren't as bad as what they think it is now.

Well it seems that I won't be getting this... unless it gets cheap which is a different story.

Snowy Solitude, Mii beer and Pikmin one are really nice.

I'm glad the right score was given for this review. I can't really call it a real game it's more story driven and a slice of life kinda anime to me then a game. I really liked it, and i'm glad that I bought it. Worth my 7.99usd, even though the game is just 3 hours long for me when the credits roll.

@Pixel-Perfect It's true and kinda sad without link. I don't really plan to get it though. Just throwing out some of my opinions. No hard feelings.

Lol the frustration of all the Nintendo fans.. Don't get me wrong i'm one as well but since i'm a multi-platformer i'm cool.

Will definitely pick this one up as my first EO game...if there is less game backlogs at hand..

@Cevan Both are great. But my favourite if I had to choose between those two would be Bowser's Inside Story.

It's going to be awesome. Even more awesome than the DS version.

@element187 Well I just googled it. As much as I wanna agree with you the limitation of the amount of ram of the xbox and ps3 is the problem. I am a multi-platformer so it doesn't really matter to me which one is good or not. Some Nintendo games is 60fps but how realistic is the graphics compared to the new console on PS4. As much as I want the Wii U to succeed it isn't really that clear with most of the developers skipping the Wii U. The best graphic I saw on Wii U is Monalith Project X and that can't even beat the graphic that Killzone Shadowfall has which is using only 3GB of ram out of the 8GB that the PS4 has.

In the end, what really matters is the gameplay each console have. Graphics, fps rate should be secondary as long as the game has an awesome gameplay.

@element187 Yes I can name a lot of them.

Forza Motorsport 4
Rage
Mortal Kombat
Gran Turismo 5
Super Street Fighter IV
God of War III
Fight Night Round 4
Flower
WipEout HD
Soulcalibur IV
Ninja Gaiden II
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Devil May Cry 4
Burnout Paradise
Super Stardust HD

Just to name some...and not only 60FPS...but also 1080p.

Definitely getting the Vita version.

Going to get myself Oracle of Ages and Season.

I just started this game and i'm kinda stuck somewhere. Awesome game nevertheless

@belmont You can always buy them online.

I have a Wii U but i'm not quite sure how it could really be called next gen. The specs and everything are current gen and the only thing that makes it good would be the gamepad as a 2nd screen.. and then you could see the PS4 has Vita for that and Xbox One has Smartglass(phones and tablets) for that. So now...how unique is the Wii U besides the Nintendo Exclusives? I know i'm in the wrong place to say this but just how in the world are Nintendo going to win this? Against Xbox One maybe, but the PS4 maybe not.

They are doing nothing to actually reviving the Wii U, it's disappointing.

Well I buy Fifa on PC anyway so I don't care. F EA for closing down my favourite Sim games of all time Sims Online and F them for screwing up with the always on DRM for the new SimCity!

Sales for the Wii U will go up next year, I'm sure of it. Some game announcement at E3 and maybe a price cut will do the trick.

Out of all the games that was HM, The New Beginning was one of my favourite. Oh and of course Back to Nature is somewhere there as well.

@Ryno There isn't much to look forward too. I'm keeping it and hopefully by next year we got all the games we wanted. I'm still thinking it has potential, I like Nintendo games btw. I have 11 3DS games and I love them all and bought every single Mario, Luigi and Zelda. It's just that there isn't much stuff on Wii U..... and Nintendo isn't announcing anything.... which is kinda sad..

Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Metroid, Harvest Moon and Mega Man 5!

Hoping they will announce something new for the Wii U. Like seriously after i'm done with MH3U and the soon to come Wind Maker HD, I might just sell it off. Though i'll keep mine if there is a new Smash Bros. Mario Kart, Mario Galaxy game on the Wii U would be awesome as well.

I'd get another 3DS for that price tag. Like seriously. It's really nice that it could boost my battery, but having another 3DS would be a much better choice. Or probably investing on some other new games would be even better. It's not like I am able to play any games 10 hours straight at my age. In high school maybe but not anymore

Who games on their smartphones anyway? I don't

And more games will be skipped on the Wii U. This sucks, maybe I should sell off my Wii U once i'm done and bored of MH3U

Picking this up for sure!

Luigi's Mansion on the 3DS is awesome. I skipped Gamecube, so i'm planning to get it to play the previous one.

Looks bigger than ever for the 3DS XL. I was going to get it until I saw the price tag. Way to expensive for me.

I'd say the sales for the 'next gen console' so they call it, will be better compared to the Wii U. In the end it depends on the starting price of the console. If the price is just right, everyone will probably buy it at launch, if not it's the 3DS, Wii U and Vita all over again. Also the game line-up will also determine the sales, as always.

Poor Wii U... guess there is less holes in my wallet. Not like Insomniac really makes games for Nintendo anyway. It has always been for Sony.

@Fusion14 We are talking about Vita against Wii U not the 3DS or all the Nintendo console. I have all of them anyway so I don't mind. But the one who is going to DESTROY everything is going to be the PS4. So just be on the lookout. Get your Nintendo fanboy shelter ready.

@ngamer155 Vita did better. That is the problem.. Ok bye

Good I have my PC, PS3 for that. No need to have it on my Wii U