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Another excellent bundle. If people who don't have a Wii u don't pick this up, I don't know what's wrong with them.

@JaxonH I gotta' agree. This game is a perfect blend of action, stealth, difficulty, and has a very neat story. Spies VS. Mercs is amazing, too.

I asked them on Twitter if they intend to deal with the load times at all, they are yet to respond.

I love this game, when it finally loads.

Why is there always a litany of "awful week" comments on the weekly download update posts? It's a a slow drip of titles, what exactly are people expecting?

From what I was told by the manager at my Gamestop, you couldn't find one on launch day unless you had it pre-ordered because they blew through the stock that they got for regular retail.

It would seem that kind of success carried on past launch day. Very good news!

On a slightly related note, are we ever going to get the Splinter Cell: Blacklist review? It's quite a fine game.

My only complaint thus far is that this game seems to be crying out for the player to be able to create their playable character at the beginning of the game.

Certainly excited about this. Pre-ordered!

Picking this up tonight. Very excited, but I need to finish Blacklist and Super Luigi and Pikmin 3...

What part of the 2DS being for small children don't people get? It's a great idea and will help Nintendo expand its market share.

I know the good folks in Europe are a game behind, but take it from me, Unlimited is worth it. I'd give it a 9/10. Excellent game, lots of fun.

@SuperPeach You are incredibly incorrect. The Wii U has had a ridiculous amount of game delays and an exodus of third party support that was promised when the console was launched. Also, if there's a price drop under a year of launch, then that is bound to create some ill will for people who paid full price for an inferior bundle and THEN had to go through a games drought.

No, it's not as sharp or as quick as the 3DS, but it's still something that is kinda irritating.

I have calmed down some from when I first saw the news on the Nintendo Facebook page, but I still am peeved.

Already got it pre-ordered. I will certainly take the controller packed in!

Yes, the release dates have been switched. Sound marketing, IMO.

I'll be getting both because both will be great.

@NorthLightSuplx If I would've known they would cut the price so soon, and that they would delay tons of games all year, I might not have gotten at full price.

I just called Nintendo, they told me that they have zero plans for an Ambassador Program. The guy I spoke to took my name and phone number as a person requesting one, he told me to tell other people who want one to call or tweet or otherwise make noise about it.

Ok... Where's the Ambassador program? This is great for sales and all that, but I shelled out $350 for the console without all this stuff. I want something in return.

I'm a little mad right now. By a little, I mean I'm screaming.

@element187 I paid the $59 for it... Hmm. I need to ask my Gamestop about this.

@AyeHaley I think it's going to be $59... It's a really big release. Nintendo will want that money.

@Pachterkid Pretty funny troll username... Might want to step up your game, though.

@sinalefa I was wondering if that had some significance to the North American release date... Filled it out yesterday!

@tchaten YES. I would love more Friday releases. Picking up a new game on pay day is the best feeling in the world.

Delighted! I assume the bundle will get announced soon, as well.

Wii U isn't going to appeal to the "hardcore" gamer type who mostly cares about graphical performance. Yes, Wii U will probably lose out on a fair amount of 3rd party titles due to the performance gap (just like they did with the Wii) but in the end, people buy Nintendo consoles to play Nintendo games. Simple as that. I don't think it will really matter all that much.

I think Nintendo solves this problem by putting out a 2TB official Nintendo external.

This game is getting rave reviews all over the internet. While I am certainly still getting it, and am excited to play it, it does sting thinking about what this could have done for Wii U sales earlier in the year...

@element187 All Nintendo needs is one killer app. Something like Wii Sports to show off the Gamepad. I think they might be sitting on it, waiting for what they think is the right moment to unveil it. We'll see.

That box is so beautiful... Can't wait to pick up my pre-order on Sunday!

@element187 Of course a tablet has more value than a games console overall, but it still doesn't have comparable value as far as gaming is concerned. I think that the casual market can still be successfully courted by Nintendo with the likes of Wii Sports, Mario, Donkey Kong, and Mario Kart. I think that the casual market can see, contrary to what some people think, the difference in quality between games for tablets and smart phones and games on a dedicated gaming machine from Nintendo, a company they are familiar with and trust.

I absolutely agree about the pre-order situation with PS4 and XBox One. They'll have a big holiday, but then struggle with a weak game release schedule and the fact that their consoles are very, very expensive. Remember, you also have to pay for good online support with both consoles.

Nintendo needs to keep the big game a month strategy going throughout 2014 on both 3DS and Wii U. That will bring in consistent sales and keep the console in the minds of potential hardcore gamer buyers who just blew all their money on a PS4 or an XBox One for holiday 2014.

People are used to buying very expensive electronics nowadays. iPads and the like. The $350 price point isn't going to hurt Wii U. What needs to happen are more games, which are coming. Nintendo games sell Nintendo consoles.

Now, the thing that interests me is if Nintendo is actually going to bring out the "new types of games" that Iwata hinted at in the Investors meeting awhile back. Nintendo is still the #1 family entertainment name in the gaming market, if they can bring in something like Wii Sports U and maybe some new casual friendly IP's, then they could gobble up tons of casual gamer sales like they did with the Wii. For all the bellyaching about the price point for the Deluxe system, it's still going to be the cheapest on the market by $50. And that comes with a good game in Nintendo Land. And potentially Wind Waker.

I'll need to switch my pre-order type. This is super exciting! I've bragged on this game for awhile now on this site, and I love that Sega thinks as highly of it as I do!

This is going to be a big hit for both Nintendo and Sega.

If this doesn't come to the US, I'm going to be massively PO'd.

Excitement level: OVER 9000!

Didn't Ubi say that they wouldn't be bringing any new games to Wii U unless sales pickup this holiday for both Wii U hardware and Ubi software on Wii U?

I certainly hope this comes to the eShop. JRPG's are best RPG's.

Good thing I picked this up when it came out! Saved a lot! The metal case is a thing of beauty. All 3 games are either perfect or nearly perfect.

Love the Wave Race 64, Martin!

I'm finishing Batman Arkham City Armored Edition and then I'll get back to playing Pikmin 3. Might finish Mega Man as well.

Crap news. I might still get it, though. Looks interesting enough.

Also, "it'll hit the eshop as well as PS3, Xbox 360 and PS3." PS3 is listed twice.

I'm getting Splinter Cell when it comes out in the States in a week. I'm not getting any new VC or eShop only games until I play all the ones I already have.

I've got my copy paid off at Gamestop. Looks great!

Neat offer, but I'll still just buy a new one.

Ok. Well, I suppose that was the announcement. A bit underwhelming, but I'm used to that by now considering these last two Directs.

That said, I'm still super excited for this game!

@sinanziric: Yes, obviously all of Europe+Russia has a larger population, but slightly more systems and games are sold in North America. Larger gaming culture.

@ThomasBW84: Was that the special announcement, then?

@tchaten The special announcement was supposed to be after the Direct. The demo was announced at the end of the EU direct.

NoA is starting to rustle my jimmies with these release dates being later than everywhere else...

Also, when is that special announcement from Platinum going to happen?

My question is, are we still going to get those unannounced games this holiday? It's almost August 10th. They need to announce them soon if they are at all.

Also, where is that system update?

When I pre-ordered it at Gamestop two weeks ago, they had a street date of October 3rd.

I live in the States, btw.

I am going to guess that the last thing will be a new game reveal.

There should be 1 or 2 companies that make all the licensed film tie in games. All they should focus on is making every one of those games at least decent. That's not too much to ask. It could be done, and they would sell better.

I am stoked for Cloudberry Kingdom. Definitely picking that, and Harvest Moon up this evening.

I picked it up on Saturday morning... Seems decent enough for $4.99.

Looks very interesting, but after the Epic Mickey games, I don't trust Disney titles. I'll wait until I see the reviews.