Shworange

I predict that big big studios won't see another... Oh wait, they themselves are defunct? Oh, ok.

I think it could also be great as that annoying, insulting robot from Skyward Sword that picks up all the heavy stuff and delivers them for you.

Sold out at 3 targets that I was at. Mario WiiU bundles are sold out on Walmart.com. None at best buy yesterday (for the first time in a long time). Seems to be selling alright in my neck of the woods.

Very cool

It's a great idea. As a kid I dreamed of something like this. That controller looks horrible though. Hopefully you can get an adapter to use original controllers.

Is that actually Reggie's face on seaman? Lol

@ULTRA-64
You are so damned right on the money! I can't escape the new console's branding. Nintendo plays hide and seek with their commercials.

Is this a spin off of the 80's nickelodeon cartoon? I must admit. It looks really stupid.

That's funny. I wonder how they convinced miyamoto to do this.

Wow. That makes me smile

It begins!!!!!

The game looks great. I can't wait to give it a whirl

That commercial was way ADHD. Who the heck signed off on that?!

Good. Next.

@ajcismo
I guess you and I will always have to play this with the internet switched off.

Ahhh yea. I'll be getting street passes at the mall of America in Minnesota!

@FishieFish
Lol! That would have been awesome if he was here with chibi feet!

Thank god

Until last night I have only seen one WiiU tv ad. Then last night my kids were watching the Cartoon Network. There was a Mario 3D world commercial on every other commercial break. That's great. They do however need to also hit the primary networks.

It seems like short term gains and long term losses. They need to post more sales. This may help during the holiday buying frenzy. It may again detract from people buying the WiiU. I don't know. It seems to be a tight rope being walked.

It's so amazing that it truly is breath taking! What an incredible job! It only critique I would perhaps offer would be to inquire why he didn't include an awesome, cracked, worn leather strap for the back of the mask. It doesn't really matter I suppose. I'd have it on my wall starring back at me and whispering inspiration.

I loved swap note, but we all knew this was bound to happen. Once the 3DS MiiVerse begun, there was no real need for swap note. I'm assuming also that our long wait is almost over for MiiVerse

Altered beast will be mine!

As long as the game play is good, I can usually come around on most artistic visions. When Wind Waker first came out in GameCube, I had definite doubts. As soon as I played the game, I was won over. I have faith they will carefully craft a world making the most of the WiiU's capabilities. I'm very excited for the future.

@D3athBr1ng3r187
Hey, I was joking. I say the same thing every time with these types of articles. Take it easy, lighten up and relax. By the way, the next time you call someone a moron, don't forget the word "are" in your complete sentience. Thanks.

It's the Microsoft/Sony conspiracy at work once again.

Just in time. The top LCD screen of my flame red 3ds just got a crack in it. Oh darn, I guess I'll have to get this one.

Wow. If it was rated 3 stars on the e shop, it must be rated 1 out of 5 in the real world.

My bet is that at the end of A Link Between Worlds, the darkness of Lorule will be stripped away and the kingdom will be renamed "Termina". A wild shot in the dark, but remember me if it comes to fruition.

Is peach choking out fox?

@Rafie
I was kidding, not debating.

It's a conspiracy. Sony and Microsoft are secretly paying studios money to sabatage Nintendo's 3rd party games. Then when they don't sell well, there's data to show that third party games don't sell with Nintendo. At least that's my tin foil hat musing for the day.

I bought the X version of the game for my son on Saturday. He beat it yesterday...

It just goes to show that when you have no real approval process in place, a free for all will occur.

This poke whatever thing will never take off.

Probably poke park 3

Any reason why or just because they didn't feel like it?

I have a feeling that regardless of whether or not the goal is hit, there will be a 3DS version. Seeing as it's the best selling system, it would be a great way to get his fledgling company going.

Come on North America! I want that mushroom cup!!'

Maybe I'm wrong, but it looks like perhaps you can level up your characters via smartphone. What a great idea. The problem with many RPGs for me
Is that I just do not have the time to sit and grind levels in my living room. A little leveling up on the go is a great idea! (Unless of course I misinterpreted the iphone in the trailer).

I love nano assault. One of the best looking games on the WiiU!
To address the freezing some of you speak of, I've only encountered it on Skylanders giants.

Waiting for Zelda on disk on the 4th. For now I'll just spend a buck for Mario.

Waiting for Zelda on disk on the 4th. For now I'll just spend a buck for Mario.

Wow! He took the company over as president at the age of 21?! That is amazing. Imagine all of the changes he saw in his lifetime. Going from cards to toys to little electronic games to a massive world wide video game and cultural phenomenon. What a life!
心よりお悔やみ申し上げます (kokoro yori okuyami moushiagemasu) [From the heart I give you my condolences]

Her glasses must be superglued to her nose. Usually when people fight monsters in anacrobatic fashion, they loose their glasses.

@LinktotheFuture
Yea, amen!

I wonder if they will eventually bundle it with the system. Also, I wonder if they will give an option of a retail release with all sports on a disk. When you buy it, you get full unlimited access. It seems like a cool option for those who own the system, but it may be difficult to communicate to those who don't own a system without giving it a retail presence.

Damien, I'm entirely in the same boat as you. I am 31. I'm married and have three small children. I had a remarkably similar discussion with a coworker yesterday. He was pumped for GTA5 and thought for sure that I would share in his enthusiasm. I categorically did not. I logged in around 20 hours with GTA4 and felt uneasy while playing it. It just did not fit who I was. It's like trying to maintain understanding for Walter White in Breaking Bad. I really just want to see the guy caught at this point. I of course may sound like "Grandpa Shworange" here, but what happened to playing games as an escape. In a world where the bad guys can and do win, it's nice to complete a game where good triumphs and a whole family can rally around. I just finished Super Metroid the other day. My kids would watch me explore the vast planet and would cheer after a boss' defeat. I've been watching my kids explore the world of Pikmin 3 and have been guiding them with helpful tips. It really is a great bonding experience.
While I would never advocate censorship, I will whole heatedly vote "no" with my wallet on this one and any further installment in the series. It may be fruitless, but it just goes against what I'm trying to teach my boys. The Wind Waker on the other hand will be snapped up day one.

Ha! You have to be freaking kidding me! This company owns Magiquest! They're this really crappy game in which you buy a wand that hardly works and you have to run up and down three floors completing fetch quests. It would be okay in theory, but the freaking wand never works!!!!! Half your time is spent shaking your wand vigorously trying to get the small infrared sensor at the tip of your wand to register anything! If the Wii had that big of a problem, no one would have played it. Next time I go to the Great Wolf Lodge, I'll just skip those patent troll low life's attraction.

Looks beautiful.