RevolverLink

I'm really hoping that this game, Time Travelers, Monsters Come Out on Friday and, of course, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney will all eventually make their way to North America.

Because I love me some Level-5 (and because all of those games appeal to my gaming sensibilities anyway).

Because Majora's Mask wasn't creepy enough already.

F-Zero is just one of those series I've never been able to get into, no matter how much I've tried. I respect the craftsmanship, the visual aesthetics and the love fans have for it, but the speed is just too much for me. GX actually gave me motion sickness on more than one occasion.

I don't normally like Kotaku, but the full article was actually pretty interesting.

Given his personality and his very geek-savvy body of work (of which I'm an admitted fan), it doesn't surprise me at all that Simon Pegg would enjoy that reference.

Also, I can't wait for The World's End!

Mostly Fire Emblem: Awakening (everybody's starting to hit Lv. 20, so I'm gonna have to buy more Master Seals soon), but I might sneak in some Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - Director's Cut too.

No sign of The Friday When The Monsters Appear? Darn, that's the one I want the most.

"Don't worry, ma'am, your son is in very good hands. His doctor cleared every level of Trauma Team on Specialist difficulty."

Ace Attorney is one of the few series where I'd be all over a compilation, despite already having each game in the series (AAI2 excepted).

I feel a little guilty for having both of the Devil Survivor games just sitting barely played (still in the plastic wrap, in 2's case) on my shelf while gamers in Europe haven't even had the chance to play them yet.

I will cry salty, salty tears if Capcom changes their minds about bringing AA5 over.

I wasn't blown away by this Nintendo Direct, but there were still a few bits of news that made me happy. The big one for me was Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, and the announcements of Animal Crossing's release date (finally) and River King & Harvest Moon coming to the eShop were both nice too.

I might get Sakura Samurai when it goes on sale, if I feel like I have the time to actually play it.

While I'd like to see another 3rd-party developer put their spin on Zelda (Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons are two of my very favorite games in the series and The Minish Cap was good for what it was), I'm not sure MercurySteam is the one I'd like to see have a stab at it. I just haven't been impressed with their body of work so far.

Instead of dwelling on my lack of a significant other on Valentine's Day, I can spend my morning hoping for news of a Rocket Slime 3 localization.

Lots and lots of Dragon Quest V, and maybe a little bit of Code of Princess, while I wait for my copy of Fire Emblem: Awakening to finally ship.

That they're pushing back the release of an almost completed game so far is irritating, particularly for those Wii U owners that bought the system partly because Rayman Legends was coming within the first 6 months or so, but that they're producing PS3 and 360 versions is one of the least surprising things that has ever happened. Ubisoft is almost as notorious as Capcom and Nintendo are for porting their games (and Rayman especially) - everyone knew that part of the story was always going to happen, and it's perfectly understandable. And, to be perfectly honest, releasing all three versions simultaneously will probably be better for Rayman Legends.

What annoys me much more is that, once again, another (likely fantastic) Michel Ancel title is probably going to be screwed over by a poor choice in release date, when it will now have to contend for sales with high-profile mega-sellers like Grand Theft Auto V. Has Ubisoft really not learned from what happened to Rayman Origins and Beyond Good & Evil?

I'm definitely going to check out the Etrian Odyssey demo. Atlus does great work, and I've been meaning to give that series a try for a while now.

Physical is the way to go for me as far as Nintendo platforms are concerned, unless it's something that can only be purchased on the eShop, of course. Until Nintendo puts a proper account system in place, I just won't feel comfortable buying the digital versions of full retail titles.

The delay is kind of annoying, but I'm playing other stuff anyway, so waiting for my physical copy isn't too much trouble. And I'm just not willing to buy full retail games from the eShop, if I can avoid it.

Only 15x15 puzzles? That's disappointing.

@Five-seveN - I'm not an enormous Metroid fan (though I do quite like the series), but I'd be all over a Metroid art and history book.

February 4th can't come soon enough!

I'm enjoying the book immensely, but if I had one nit to pick with the Hyrule Historia, it would be that it hasn't gone into as much detail with The Legend of Zelda's dungeons as I would have hoped.

My absolute favorite thing about the book has been seeing the architecture of various areas evolve over the course of their development and all of the neat ideas the designers had while they were initially conceiving them (the same goes for the character designs, which are, thankfully, much more plentiful), and it just seems slightly odd that such a major part of the series wouldn't receive much attention with this sort of thing.

I found my lovely copy sitting on my doorstep when I arrived home today.

It's really disappointing, albeit perfectly understandable, that we'll probably never see an official Western release for Retro Game Challenge 2; the first game was one of my absolute favorite DS titles, and the sequel looked like it was even better. I had some small hope that a digital-only release might happen, but this looks like the final nail in the coffin; the licencing issues on top of the lackluster sales for the first game are still too much of a barrier. I guess I'll just have to consider myself lucky that the first game even made its way over to North America.

Someday I'll try to import RGC2 and play it with a translation guide - and maybe I'll play Tiny Cartridge's fan translation too, if/when that gets finished.

That's a shame, I was hoping Nicalis and Pixel might use this as an opportunity to refine the game a bit. Oh well, I'll still probably get it at some point, but just not anytime in the immediate future.

That reminds me of these 16-bit RPG Doctor Who (major spoiler warning for people that haven't watched anything post-David Tennant) and Jersey Shore videos.

I'd provide links to the two 16-bit Game of Thrones videos the same guy made but, much like the show itself, some of their content definitely wouldn't be kosher here.

I'm loving these pre-release demos.

I'd consider it if I had the necessary coins, as I tend to like the more practical CN rewards.

I might get Tokyo Crash Mobs at some point, but for now I'll just take the demo.

I usually pick English anyway, but I always like the option to choose between the two.

By a pretty wide margin Pandora's Tower was the Operation Rainfall game I was least interested in, but I'd be willing to give it a shot if it's priced around $30 or so. Even if XSeed prices it higher though, I'm glad that the NA fans that most wanted to play it are getting their chance.

@TwilightV - I'm with you there. Even as a digital-only release, I'd be on Retro Game Challenge 2 like white on rice.

I'd watch Amazon Instant more, but it seems like every time I look at their selection, there's a ton of overlap with Netflix Instant.

Now that I've beaten Paper Mario: Sticker Star, it's time to start really focusing on Code of Princess and Virtue's Last Reward.

I've been hesitant about this new Castlevania, so a demo is certainly welcome news.

It's better than not getting it at all, I suppose. Physical copy or not, Code of Princess is really good.

If it comes this year, my most anticipated game is Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney; I'll take all the Ace Attorney goodness I can get.

I just bought this game with some of my Christmas money, and what little I've played of it so far has been quite fun.

Hopefully you folks across the pond get to play it sooner rather than later.

Well, I suppose there's a first time for everything.

I'm still busy with my CN rewards (TwinBee and Metroid II), so no downloads for me this week. I will get Wario Land II eventually, though.

I can't wait for this game to ruin all of my free time.

Mega Man with restore points? Yes, please!

@RupeeClock - Well, you learn something new everyday!

@Tetsuo_808 - That room is a fine spot to pick-up some quick Rupees, but my favorite method is to jump off the top of the drawbridge's chain to collect those two red Rupees hidden in mid-air.

I can't think of many theoretical releases I'd like to have more than online-enabled ports of Power Stone and Power Stone 2 on my 3DS.

I had somewhat high hopes for this game just a few months ago, but between the lukewarm impressions in most of the final reviews and my own lackluster experience with the demo (gorgeous visuals aside), I'm going to pass on it.

Maybe I'll scoop it up if it's ever in a $10 bargain bin, but until then, I'll look to Adventure Time: HIKWYSOG for my sprite-based, side-scrolling, licensed property kicks on the 3DS.

I'm trying to squeeze in a playthrough of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones and a re-play of Pikmin 2 before Christmas. We'll see how that all ends up.

Orange and blue (well, bluish). Hmm...

I'm so glad I bought myself a Wario Land 3 cart back in June; this game is a masterpiece.