Seanmyster6

I'm a huge fan of Brawl In The Family, and this is exactly the level of quality I've come to expect from good ol' Matt.

$14.99 sounds like a great price to me, I was honestly expecting it to be more.

I think I might be in some kind of minority, because I hate Federation Force, but love Star Fox Zero. (I don't find the controls bad at all, they're very responsive and allow you to do things that you couldn't do with traditional controls)

"You do a spinoff when a series is active, not after it's been sidelined for years."

Exactly this

Let me explain my views on why Federation Force is such a disappointment:
Imagine that you have a friend who cooks really good steaks that you like and would often invite you over for steak dinner. Now, imagine that this friend hasn't invited you over for a long time. Then one day, out of the blue, your friend invites you over for steak once more. This time, however, instead of that delicious steak that you remember, all you're given is a bag of steak-flavored potato chips from the dollar store.
So, yeah, that's what Federation Force is like: being given dollar store chips when you were expecting home-cooked steak.

(Then there are the people who defend Federation Force with things like "It's a spin-off", "It's better than having no new Metroid games", "You shouldn't care so much about the name", etc.; They're like another friend who was invited to the same dinner, happily munching down on his chips while saying to you "How could you be so ungrateful? You should be glad that you were given anything at all!")

I would buy this in half of a heartbeat if it came state-side!

Btw, Arle and Arie? LOL, that's even worse than Sauron and Sarumon.

ME WANT

Tadpole Treble is out now? "Let's throw money at it!"

I had been starving for a good shmup lately, so what better time for R-Type to show up on Wii U!

@Agent721 The Konami Code might not work, but R-Type does have its very own 21 Continues code.
EDIT: ryogo666's comment explains how this code is done.

I will now coin a new term: "Nuts & Bolts Sticker Force".
Named for Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Paper Mario Sticker Star, and Metroid Prime: Federation Force, a Nuts & Bolts Sticker Force is an entry in an established franchise which drags said franchise through an unnecessary identity crisis by introducing a number of changes which make no sense and nobody was asking for, either in a misguided attempt at variety, or because they never heard the saying "If it isn't broken, don't fix it."
Nuts & Bolts Sticker Forces are not always bad games, but they're usually just an "interesting experiment" at best, and would often have made more sense as a new IP.
Sample sentence: "Anyone remember Bomberman: Act Zero? That game was such a Nuts & Bolts Sticker Force!"

I'd be a fool NOT to pick this up!

Eh, I was planning to get Star Fox Zero soon, anyway.
EDIT: Actually, I think I'll also want Star Wars Pinball.

I need to go back and finish the first game sometime soon.
I don't know if I'd call The Fall a "Metroidvania", though, since it's more like a "roto-scoped platformer" (like Out Of This World) with elements of a point-and-click adventure.
EDIT: As it turns out, the term I was looking for is "cinematic platformer".
The Fall is a cinematic platformer, not a Metroidvania.

I'm bookmarking this for sure!

btw, I wonder how many people saw "Zelda - Second Quest" on the cover and thought that it was the name of the upcoming Zelda sequel?

I've been meaning to try out the Darksiders series, so this is good news for me.

Btw, wasn't Gotta Protectors supposed to release today, or is that not until August?

Alright, Star Fox Zero demo! I've been waiting for them to release one, due to the whole control controversy. (Some said the controls were actually good while others said they were as bad as all the game journalists were saying, so I wanted to try for myself)
I'll also look into Ninja Smasher, since that description sounds like something I'd enjoy.

Cool mod, by the way.

@FlowOfDough Because Nintendo has made it abundantly clear for the last 15 years that only characters who have originated in video games are eligible to appear in Super Smash Bros.
Period.
This argument has gone on for far too long, and people like Detective TeeJay and myself are sick and tired of having to beat this dead horse by repeatedly trying to explain such a simple concept to stubborn, thick-skulled morons.
So there, I just "explained crap to you". Happy?

Btw, has anyone heard any news lately about River City Ransom Underground? 'Cause I sure haven't.

Wow, looks incredible! I'll admit I've been less than impressed with most of Arc's contributions to the current Nintendo systems so far, but giving this game a worldwide release would more than make up for that.

@MIDP Because she's a horrible person.

You mean Ms. Gets-a-free-pass-on-domestic-violence-because-she's-a-woman? Yeah, no, I don't want her ugly mug anywhere near Samus.

As soon as I saw the "Space Block" in action, I was like "GALAGA SHIP-CAPTURE BEAM!"

At least it's not MatPat's stupid face telling us that Bayonetta is insane or secretly the creator of the universe or something.

You know what? I'm getting really sick of hearing about this game and all of its stupid awkward crap. From the western release getting split into two full price games, to the "fondle your waifu" minigame, to all the homosexuality crap, (don't even get me started on fans now asking for polygamy and even incest options in FE, mirroring the real-life "love is love" idiocy) it's really turning me off. I may even skip out on the Corrin dlc in Smash because of all this nonsense. I just want nothing to do with this game anymore.

This isn't the first time NL's written a lousy review of a Circle Ent. published game... (has PTSD-style flashbacks of the Witch & Hero review)

fingers crossed for Mario Kart 64, Mario Party 2, and Super Mario RPG to release in the US soon

You can never win with some people. Here's how it usually goes:
Review a game positively = "You're just a fanboy!"
Review a game negatively/indifferently = "You're just a hater!"

Here's how I like to think games like these make it onto the eShop...

Developer: Ok, Nintendo, here's my game!
Nintendo: Alright, let's have a look... Hmmm... Yes, this is a very good proof-of-concept. Can't wait to see the finished game!
Developer: ...This IS the finished game.
Nintendo: (faints)
Developer: ...Ok, thanks for distributing my game! I'll see you in a week after I make the sequel!

Happy birthday, Shiggy-Sama!

Down with pachinko, up with video games!

Some "Warriors" mashups I'd like to see:
Castlevania Warriors
Mega Man X - Maverick Warriors
Dragon Ball Z Warriors
Transformers - Cybertron Warriors (Gen 1, of course)
Tatsunoko Warriors
Godzilla Warriors
Super Meme Warriors Turbo Champion Arcade 4Chan #GamerGate Edition & Knuckles, featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

...Okay, that last one was just a joke. (though I'd still play it if it were real, just sayin')

Sad to say, I'm not enjoying this game as much as I thought I would. I like the fighting engine, and I enjoyed multiplayer when my brother and I played the demo; but the single player content just isn't doing it for me, and I don't feel like waiting for the online mode to eventually be added in North America, if ever.
It's not a bad game, really, but there's other games I'd rather spend my time with. :

I think I might get this. I've had fun with other game makers, like RPG Maker and Wario Ware D.I.Y., though this is probably more advanced than those.

It still baffles me why Natsume decided to give the Wii U Virtual Console this lousy game before the far superior SNES original.

Please stop giving Lame Theory coverage.

Looks like the only great shmups on Wii U are Virtual Console games.

@RaiRiggs Aw, I was gonna say that!

Kinda looks like a DOS platformer.

Would be getting Extreme Exorcism, except that I hate when Wii U games exclude off-tv play for no reason.

"Natsume's Pocky & Rocky..."

"...with Becky..."

Super fighting wizards...
MEGAMAGIC!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufVQIUEiYc

Am I the only one who's nicknamed this game "Chibi-Vania"?

It would've been in keeping with Rare's usual collect-a-thon Euro-platformer style, but in this case I think they made the right call by keeping it more simple.

Here's hoping North America gets StarTropics this week, as well!

I'll keep this on my radar. I enjoy the occasional rip-your-hair-out difficult game.

Awesome!

I love Guru Larry!

Notice that it wasn't a "gun-free zone" sign that stopped them.