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Jump from the tallest mountain, glide for a while, then try dropping and shield surfing the rest of the way. =)

I love Layton titles, they're really unique games. Perfect art, music, story, cutscenes and gameplay. I sold my 3DS about a year ago, so I'm hoping it comes to smartphones too... =)

Also, Skyward Sword remaster may not be coming now, but NX will get it at some point. If Nintendo keeps its practice of making new consoles compatible with previous generations, NX is gonna have WW and TP from Wii U, and OoT, MM and the whole Hero Lost Timeline from Virtual Console, but it won't have access to SS, perfect timing for a remaster in my opinion. Personally, I love SS, so I wanna play it in HD.

More rumours... One of these days, Nintendo is gonna spread some rumours just for the fun of it. I don't have any idea of what to expect from NX; horizontal thinking with Wii and DS worked in their context, but it was a huge mistake with Wii U... I don't know if they wanna try it again or aim for current technology and easier environment for programmers to port their games without losing quality.

One way or the other, though, Nintendo is gonna bring us outstanding games; that's for sure. Breath of the Wild being a day one title is the best possible start for NX.

So at least we know NX is a videogame now, not a toaster that plays Zelda as we wait or something.

@ThomasBW84 Too bad... I'd love to hear something about NX, though.
P.S: It's a sunny afternoon here yet, hehe... We usually need to watch E3 late at night in Brazil, but this year it seems you guys got the worst time... Sony at 2am is tough... =)

@ThomasBW84 Any chances of Ubi announcing something being produced for NX?

I know Nintendo is the queen of surprises, but I really believe they should keep their consoles apart from each other.

The main attraction of Nintendo's portables isn't portability (as weird as that sounds), but the experience that comes bundled with the console. I haven't met a single Gameboy/DS/3DS owner who got it for portability; most people play it at home actually. These systems were born to make greater usage of "old" technology, horizontal thinking as Nintendo called, instead of building a high tech piece.

I never owned a Gameboy as a kid, but I played it using emulators and borrowed it from friends; and I owned a DS and a 3DS. The lack of power made developers get creative with their games, building experiences that couldn't be made for home consoles. Actually, 3DS was my least favorite portable from Nintendo, 'cause although it has awesome games, they aren't really unique. They feel more like a portable copy of a home console title.

Anyway, I hope they have a better link between the portable and the home console, but Nintendo should keep two different consoles.

Looks amazing! I loved it since I first saw it, now my expectations are even higher... Dammit!

But the question that remains... Is it coming for NX?

I like the date, it gives me some time to try and get the money for it. I hope I can find a part-time job by the 2nd semester...

@Giygas_95 I only played 3D Land, actually, and as far as I've seen 3D World feels like a sequel to that one. Don't take me wrong, they're awesome games, just not the same kind of game as the 3D-collect-120-stars Marios. In my opinion, there are 3 main Mario series going on now:
1- New Bros series, the 2D series remade with 3D models;
2- 3D Land/World series, the 2D-made-3D games, that aim to bring the feeling of 2D games to a 3D world (I believe Nintendo said something about aiming at players who didn't feel confortable with 3D Mario yet);
3- 64/Sunshine/Galaxy/2 series, the open-world collect-120-stars series, that didn't show up on Wii U yet. <-- This is what I meant with Wii U lacking a 3D Mario.

@jsty3105 Hahah. That's a good point. I wanna play Nintendo again, though, and I'm waiting for NX since I have to choose... Heheh

Since we're talking rumours and possibilites... Isn't it the time for Nintendo to bring Super Mario Sunshine back? I mean, all Marios up to Super Mario 64 are available for Wii U (and even 3DS now); Galaxy 1/2 are available thanks to Wii U playing Wii games; Sunshine is still missing though. They could remake it for NX, or maybe for Wii U - since it doesn't have a proper 3D Mario yet.

I hope NX is revealed at E3! Since I skipped Wii U, a courtesy of Nintendo leaving Brazil and putting prices 2x higher or more, I really miss their games...

Oh, come on! Put battles in the code as well! Otherwise, this is not Pokémon. I wanna battle wild Pokémon and real people through AR. Imagine this: Two people fighting through AR watching the same thing over their phones' camera; and a third person can watch as well through the app pointing its camera to the same location the trainers are fighting. How cool would that be?

I think they've left the game before its final boss... Really, Wii was a huge success, and still is. Much like SNES and N64, if you have it, sometimes you'll want to play it (specially when friends come over). Considering how popular it got, Nintendo should have improved upon it with a Wii 2, making a more precise Wiimote, maybe with more buttons and a slider (3DS-like) to allow traditional gaming as well. If you look at Playstation, can anyone not think of Dualshock controllers? Wii put Nintendo on the top, and its image became really strong, they could have used it more, but decided not to - unless you consider the name Wii U, but aside from Wii on the title, it has nothing to do with the older console.

@manu0 Sure! And we gotta be! If we ain't cautious, our little bros or kids can be stalked or whatever.

@manu0

Hi, manu! How are you?

I totally agree with you about safety and everything; but I believe we must also take some other things into consideration. First, when he played with this girl, he was a teenager, not an adult. For all he knew, the girl on the other side could be a grown-up, a teenager or a child, not to mention she could be a he. I don't really think he was in love with this girl, he was attracted to the one he imagined that was on the other side. This was a romantic text, everyone always writes it in a way to make the story better - at least, I know I do, and not necessarily what you thought at that time. He looked for her, because they had a relationship from the past - not a romantic one. Once they started talking, they trusted each other enough to exchange more than "25000 words", as he said, so they probably mentioned their ages at some point. After all, at no point through his story he came across as seeking for a kid; I'm sure he was interested in knowing if she was a girl and her age. As they begin to know more of each other, they exchanged pictures as we can see in the article, and at some point he travelled to meet her. Anyway, considering everything I read, I don't believe for any second this guy was looking for kid. I ain't saying he wouldn't do it, just that you can't interpret it from his text. Although, I believe that what you wrote about security is a serious concern overall that must be talked about; just not in this story and article.

Feel free to tell me what you think. I'd appreciate to debate different understandings of his text. I only ask you to not insult me, ok? I'll respect your opinion, no matter how different it is from mine. =D

I was rooting for them, but thinking they would never really meet. Great story! And aside from being a female gamer (instant attraction, right?), she is very pretty! Congratulations for the couple!

There are many Nintendo games that could be great on Mobile. Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is such a game, Mario VS DK as quoted by someone else, Layton series... Pretty much all the DS library that focuses on touch. Let's not forget that if it wasn't for DS, there wouldn't be smartphone games using touch, Nintendo showed how to do it. Now, they'll show how to do meaningful gaming experiences on smartphones, at least I trust them to do it.

i can understand them. I'm waiting a few days each time to read NLife in hopes of good news, anything about Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, DK, Metroid, new IPs... It seems like Nintendo gave up. I hope they announce details about NX and the sequel to 3DS soon - and new games, please!

Nintendo Phone, anyone?

It may be just me, but Nintendo seems to be out of the spotlight lately. Where are the AAAs? Nintendo Direct? Mario, Zelda, Pokémon? New games and IPs? I don't expect IGN or GameSpot to deliver news about Nintendo, but NLife is talking about galleries, memories, late games coming to e-Shop, indies, opinions for weeks now. Don't take me wrong, I know there are many great indies, but they don't make everyone go insane for 'em. Where are you, Nintendo?

@Cyber-BLP-- I love Pokémon 1st and 2nd gen, specially. The first and second ones offered outstanding gameplay and simplicity when gameplay ruled over graphics. XY was a problem, though... Fighting became a thousand times better in 3D, finally, but the game just ends when you finish the story. There should be more post-credits content.

@Kaze_Memaryu You realize consoles also can't be upgraded to fit your needs, right? Smartphones aren't what phones used to be, just as consoles aren't what they used to be. My point is that technology changes according to creativity usage, so my argument doesn't end because PCs are upgradable.
I never said the same games produced for consoles will be produced for phones, I actually hate playing with emulated analog stick. I believe games should be created having phones in mind, not consoles [when working for phones, obviously]. Skyward Sword would never work the same in other platforms, and it's an awesome game. If you consider depth to be games produced for consoles only, mainly with traditional controls, then there's nothing else I can tell you.
Also, Phantom Hourglass was fully played with touch, so yes - it would work perfectly on phones, how wouldn't it?
Games with depth can be produced for phones with phones in mind, not just ports of console titles - in that, I agree with you; there's no way emulating buttons will be as good as actual buttons.

@kiigu That can be a problem for now. But think how much space does a SNES, GBA, DS or N64 game takes. And they had awesome games.

@Kaze_Memaryu Although I can see your point, I don't agree with you, dude. Most things aren't or weren't created for what they do. Computers were war machines, today they can do pretty much "everything". Videogames played games, now you can browse around the internet, watch videos... The thing is: Creative people find new ways to use technology, if you don't think outside the box, you're never gonna move anywhere. Wii and DS wouldn't exist if someone hadn't thought about mixing a TV controller and motion tech with gaming, or how touch screens could bring something new to the table. Phones are used for much more than communicating, they have touch screens, "motion" sensor, etc, that can be used for gaming. Think about Prof. Layton or Zelda: Phantom Hourglass; these are brilliant games that would work perfectly on phones to name a few.
The fact that mobile gaming is mostly used for making easy money out of poor games with no depth or creativity [for what smartphones can offer] doesn't mean that a interested developer can't come up with something original. Every single console is limited by it's hardware, but you can do thousands of different things within these limits if you want.

Well, I get that. Fans usually forget it's an industry. I live in Brazil and just now we're starting to get translated games: some w/ subtitles, others dub too. The solution is quite simple - if you like it, then learn the language required to understand it. We all wanted videogames and had to make money to pay the required price, right? It's the same thing (except for region locked games, then you also need a JP console). I wouldn't understand the games I like if I didn't learn english.

Hahahahaha. Really, Capcom? I'm sorry, but these games are so old, I don't even feel guilty to emulate them. Why don't you create something new for a change? Say, a new Megaman X; I had the trilogy on my SNES, awesome games.

@Crimzonlogic Pretty much every fighting game includes "hot guys". If you look at it, most of them are tall, w/ strong bodies and powerful. That's just how hetero men usually understand "being hot". Since these games are mostly produced by male developers, it's their understanding of a hot guy that shows up in the game. Perhaps if a female developer created a fighting title, male characters would look different.
People usually remember how woman are affected by male culture (and it's important they do), but they tend to forget that superheroes and strong males are shown to boys as what they must be as well.

Ocarina of Time has been released in almost every single platform Nintendo created since N64; they got so much money out of it that I think it should be called public domain and be distributed for free already. That aside, it's a fantastic game that anyone who enjoys gaming should play. And I believe fans should give newer Zelda titles a chance to shine. They improved in many different ways, less inovative than moving to 3D, but still a lot of fun.

NLife could come up with statistics of most of these data... Would be fun to know what's the profile of these gamers, although I'm quite sure if you asked only NLife readers, the profile would be a bit different than, say, Pushsquare readers. =)

No! I'm really mad at Nintendo right now! So what? Those who bought WiiU and 3DS should throw them out now because nothing new will come unless we import it? You lost my respect, Nintendo.
I've read so many times Nintendo being against the idea of dropping WiiU for its bad sales out of respect for its costumers. At least you should've done the same to us, brazilians. Ugh! It's like PS4 with absurd prices and Xbox forcing online all over again...

@LtAldoRaine True story. I guess every generation have its uninspired pokémons. Personally, I love the Gen 1 and Gen 2 pokémons the most.

Nice choices, but for me there are uglier and more uninspired pokémon than these. Think about that sword-like pokémon from XY. That is not even a creature, it is an object! It feels like the designers still didn't realize what made the Red/Blue pokemon so cute and awesome.

I just started playing Smash Bros. Brawl. I'm a late Wii owner, so I'm catching up with older games. Aside from gaming, I'm watching Dragon Ball again. Great anime, it never gets old (just watched the second Tenkaichi Budoukai).

@oblivion123: I'll wait a couple days to see what happens, but send me an email asking for the code, so I'll remember. It's [email protected].

@ThomasBW84: I'm in Brazil, and I've received a demo code on my email. I think it's from Pokémon website, we don't have Club Nintendo in Brazil yet. Anyway, it doesn't work at our e-shop so far. I searched at Google, it seems to be a common problem. Can you guys ask Nintendo about this issue? Thanks.