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@ShigKirby don't get me wrong I think uprising is a great game, but I feel the controls make it a bit too hard to get into. It is of course a comment about my own personal experiences, but I haven't beat uprising mainly because the controls are too hard for me (big hands/small 3ds, or maybe lack of circle pad pro). I'd hate to see the controls be a turn off for the star fox game. I can play a day or two and hurting hands end up getting the best of me.

My worry is star fox u will end up the same: a solid game that is set back bc of wonky or tricky controls. As has already been pointed out in these comments, perhaps the hush hush of the title was Nintendo testing the waters of the controls at e3.

I for one thought the control scheme detracted from kid Icarus uprising and held the game back. I am worried the same thing will happen here, but I am cautiously optimistic.

I read that as "probably 2016". Too bad, but better to be done right.

How disappointing...

That the Wreck-it Ralph Pac-Man meme hasn't been posted yet!

Not a fan of Pac-Man as a fighter, but it's good to see the character get a nod. Now perhaps Namco can put out a Pac-Man collection for Wii u!!!

Trying to catch up on the coverage now.

Was SMT vs Fire Emblem not mentioned at all today? Lots of good news, so only a slight bummer, but a bummer nonetheless.

I love a good tower defense game. I really wish they'd do a dungeon keeper style game with a bowser theme. Looking forward to this.

@Heiki Seconded!

I consider my 32 GB precious space, and am always going to pick the physical copy over the digital. If they flatly declared "no physical for NES remixs" then I would go ahead and buy them digitally.

@Jazzer94 Stop reading my mind! Finally retail waiting the sports games has paid off!

Considering they didn't completely support the DLC for Injustice (never released all characters the other consoles had), I'd pass on this even if it did come to Wii U.

@SuperMikey
You are asking an impossible question to answer. It is a great game. If you are "done" with MK, then you are done with it. It's a refinement of the game, but it isn't going in new directions (and I'm not sure what the new directions would be!).

Really enjoy the game, a very solid 9/10. I think everyone has covered the same complaints I have: no map on main screen, roster issues, too short Rainbow Road (N64 version) and I didn't care for the new battle mode (though I admit, I don't do much battle mode anyway, so it is always underwhelming), and all in all, I think they are minor quips.

The good thing: they could solve all of my gripes with minor patches/DLC!

My biggest gripe now: how do I play single player with a different controller? I am a wiimote/nunchuk guy on MK, and although I wouldn't call the gamepad bad, it is not my first choice.

Pikmin 3 is a real gem of a game. My only complaints were it was too short and no online multiplayer. I'd highly recommend it to anyone, especially if you have good local multiplayer options.

I will be picking up wii party u as it is the only game the offer in the US that I don't have already.

I find the lack of King Boo disturbing...

On a serious note, I swear I read somewhere there were actually 5 weight classes, not 3, which smoothed the roster out a bit evenly between weight classes. Perhaps it was just a hypothetical thing though, as I can't find it again.

I put my vote for minish cap! Oh, wait....

I am travelling this week so I can't even play til Saturday! It's been a really long time since I was this hyped to play a game. Not sure how well I'll do after a red eye and 3 hours sleep tho...

As I was frequently conned into playing Peach by my daughter, it was extra satisfying to plow over bowser after taking a mega mushroom. Too bad it didn't make it into MK8.

I am in the minority as I don't care much for the arenas, but it couldn't hurt to add them. Expect massive outrage if Nintendo does add them, as they were "Taken out" of the game to make money...

I'd love to see one more 4 new/4 retro set with the tracks and of course more karts would be great, in spite of how many great ones are already in the game.

However, I think a character DLC pack would be the best selling of them all. A "retro" pack with all the of the characters that have ever been in a MK game, and a "new" pack with nothing but first-timers.

Overall, I think a Thanksgiving/Christmas timing on a DLC pack would be ideal. It gives enough time for people to really enjoy the game, and not feel cheated. Barring of course those that feel cheated for any DLC whatsoever, you cant make everyone happy.

Characters

Interesting tidbit of news. The utter meltdowns this will cause as some extrapolate this tidbit into a nightmare scenario is going to be a get-your-popcorn event!

If we get a full roster (same number of characters or more as previous SSB) I will be fine with it being optional... Thing is, what first run figures would they put out as figures that aren't already in SSB???

Good to hear! I picked up the season pass and really enjoy the game (even though I am awful).

Nabbit, however, I put on the same level as King Dedede: I want to do severe bodily harm to him!

Good news but isn't e3 a trade event? Maybe they are doing public tickets this year. I should know these things since I am about 1 hour away (2 hour drive tho, it's LA!)

@Blue-Thunder Same here. Hoping we get a physical game for this as well as NES Remix 1 & 2. I consider my 32GB precious space, and something not gobbled up when I can avoid it.

Finally! I know the name of Adventures of Lolo! I remember borrowing that from a friend back in the day but could not recall the name to save my life! Not a bad game from my recollection.

Picking up scram kitty without a doubt, in spite of my embarrassingly large backlog!

I hope whatever game this all fits into is high enough quality to warrant the purchases. If this is a decent quality figure in a crummy sandbox, no thanks!

Also I don't want to see 15 forms of Mario (fire flower, taniooki, boomerang, etc) and 1 form (or worse, zero) of everyone else.

As was also mentioned, no blind packaging of anything. I don't want to gamble on what I already expect to be $10ish items!

Too bad they took out the mega shroom. That could make a funny commercial as well.

I find the lack of King Boo disturbing...

Hopefully we get an article on the forgotten racers that didn't get a nod in MK8. I am still hopeful for DLC (and expect that to generate a lot of heated discussion if it does occur).

I'm not big on metal or baby characters but I can understand they have their fans. What about Fawful for a lightweight? He'd make a good New racer, as well as Bowser Jrs mom

You guys get double digit negative scores? Wow I am worse than I thought! I am still trying to master putting. I blame my suckness on this game and Kirby coming out the same day!

This video made me check the item list, and no giant shroom That was always my favorite way to mow people down. At least we still have bob-ombs!

I was hoping Nintendo would go this route. If they make this into a sandbox/world building game, it could really take off.

Shame to hear this news, but I'm not sure what else Nintendo can do this generation except weather the storm. Making a new console isn't a short term project, and rushing the next one isn't helpful either. 3rd party support has become a chicken/egg excuse from 3rd party devs, and there is no reason to believe it would change with the next console, since it pretty much happened with the Wii as well.

Thing is, I just read bad news about Sony and MS just recently as well. Bad news sells. Also there's an inordinate amount of people that have this Hatedom relationship with Nintendo, who knows why. I just hope they keep putting out great games for as long as they are able.

@Vriess
I hope you're right. I am looking forward to both of those games.

Nice article. I played Princess Peach on the Wii as my daughter liked her. I was a proud father when she got her first gold cup in MK7, so she gets to play peach herself in MK8! Sadly, no King Boo for me! Let's hope we see an article and poll about those racers left out of MK8!

Luigi skin for me as well (unless a Peach or Rosalina one comes out, then my daughter will demand that).

I don't know about everyone else, but I hate the wheel (though these look nice). I play with wii remote/nunchuk.

@shinokami
Don't bother. Some people will believe it is a scam by Nintendo, no matter what anyone says, and despite any proof beyond the fact DLC exists. The X-Files had less convoluted conspiracies than some of the DLC theories you will likely hear in this thread! Anyone that thinks this Mario Golf DLC discussion gets heated, just wait until (if) there is Mario Kart 8 DLC!

I picked up the season pass and am really enjoying this game. I also am horrible, but I hope to get better

Finally got to sit down and watch it. I am trying to keep my hype levels low as I will be travelling on the release date! Overall a well done direct, and the music part was very cool. Why on earth would Nintendo do a press conference when they can do this...

My only disappointment is the roster, and even then it is minor. I think my problem is that the koopalings (whomever their father may be...) seem to "feel" like a single racer, and not the individuals they are. I will hold out hope for a racer DLC (something I think Nintendo would be foolish NOT to do). Finally I have an icon, to show my support for King Boo!

I was thinking about picking up the original for my daughter. Now it sounds like I should just wait and get the new version. Am I reading that correctly, and is that the correct interpretation?

I can't watch this til lunch. I feel I will be heartbroken at the lack of King Boo, but that's life.

An awesome DLC would be to add any missing characters that have ever appeared in a MK title. One can dream!

@therealmario101 all I have to say is "welcome to the internet", where hatedom is all the rage. If anything, that entire concept should explain why Nintendo's take on E3 is smart: too many people just love to jump on the bash-anyone bandwagon, and more so would jump all over Nintendo for a "bad" press event.

Good to see I'm not the only one that has an unruly backlog! Definitly will pick this one up once I catch up a bit.

72nd post and nobody has said it yet? Ok, fine.

Gamestop is DOOMED!

I actually buy most of my games from either Best Buy or Toys R Us because I am on their rewards program, and $5 is $5. The only time I check GameStop is as a last resort when a game isn't carried by one of the other 2 stores, or around Black Friday as they tend to have pretty good deals.

Running out of April for Scram Kitty...

I'm still holding out hope for Bayonetta as a playable character. If so, just watch how ZSS gets shoved to the sidelines!

I don't get why people take a good or evil view on DLC. To me, it is a case by case basis.

Is mario golf "supposed" to have x characters and y courses? How do you determine what someone "took out" of a game? This tends to show people who already have a bias.

I will pick up mario golf demo this week (I hope), and if I like it, get the game, and if I love it, get the dlc.

My past experiences with dlc (all wii u) were:
-arkham origins (not worth it, go glad I got season pass refund)
-injustice gods among us (got characters and they stopped short of full roster other games got)
-castlestorm (enjoyed game and dlc)
-Pikmin 3 (game was too short, but dlc was good)

So for what it's worth in my view, Nintendo and zen studios seem to be doing dlc right, and WB will not get another cent of money from me. I get the feeling those heavily anti-dlc have been burned a bit too many times by Xbox/ps/PC games.

If this was a 39.99 release with the same amount of day 1 dlc, I could maybe see why people would complain. It's 29.99 here in the US. Most of my non-Nintendo gaming is blizzard PC games, so I guess I don't get the outrage that is associated with dlc.

If Scram Kitty comes in April, we're running out of April!

Good to see I'm not the only one holding out for a physical release! Nintendo should really state if physical releases are on the table for the remixes and the new sports games. I am holding onto my money because I prefer a physical copy.

@WiiULoveGBA I am the same way. My hype has gone way down. I think what got me was playing the wii u sports golf during the free weekend. I really enjoyed playing golf that way, and actually consider other methods a step backwards!

This game will highly disappoint ubsisoft on the wii u. Low install base + delayed launch = low sales. If it gets good reviews, I'll grab it for wii u, but this just reads like a sales pitch and nothing else.

If this is a plan to make Wii U version a holiday system seller, it's a dumb plan...

If it is wishes and dreams, may as well go crazy:

-lack of sunspace emissary was just a distraction, it's in
-5 player local play on wii u (4 and gamepad)
-cross promotion for owning both is steep discount and allowing stages to be used on either platform (local only)(I expect 0 cross platform promotion)
-bayonetta is a new fighter

A good joke would be Nintendo announcing they are getting out of console business and would go exclusive software to the highest bidder. Would love to see the Nintnedo hatedom beg for them to go to their fav "big two" console!