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Fantastic week. I'm going to pick up Colors 3D and Wario Land.

awesome. I'll pick up SML2 now.

Here's a question - is there a difference between streaming a 3D movie for a glasses 3D experience on a 3D capable HDTV and the glasses-free 3D of the 3DS? If it requires different files and an entirely different 3D format I don't think it would happen with Netflix for quite a while. I would think that Netflix would first tackle offering 3D content for people with 3D TVs and glasses, and of course the Studios would have to make the files. So would it require a different file stream entirely to play something on a 3DTV and then on the 3DS? If that's the case I would think it's much more likely that the studio itself like Disney would just partner directly with Nintendo and put out cartridges or downloads for their movies that are formatted for the 3DS. But it would be very risky because there's no proof at all that the market/demand is there.

The snes and the n64 versions were revolutionary to gaming for me. Those were the harvest moons that really kept me enthralled.

@iphys that would be nice. I think I'll get the playing cards, but I'd like the option to order that Luigi's Mansion poster later as well.

i hate options! It's going to be hard for me to choose.

Wow. 3 for 3 on Nintendo's sale games. 3 weekends in a row a game goes on sale that's on my short wishlist. And I'm very glad to try the heroes of ruin demo. How about Link's Awakening next week? Let's go for 4 for 4.

The answer is that I find attempting to better my score and the scores of others as the entertainment.

@Bazly I don't fault anyone who feels that way about puzzle games. I'm just speaking personally when I say that the leaderboard is the entire purpose for me. It doesn't necessarily have to be worldwide but it absolutely has to keep the top scores of my family and I. And it better have fireworks or something for me when I beat my score. =)

a well implemented leaderboard is vital for a puzzle game for me. It drives me crazy that treasures of montezuma on the vita wipes your scores clean every week and doesn't keep track of your high score. That is literally the only point to a puzzle game for me personally.

Now I'm hoping for Link's Awakening and Sakura Samurai to go on sale.

@Ren I agree completely. I'm happy to vote yes for sales by buying VVVVVV. It will be one of the first icons on the eshop this weekend and labeled game of the weekend, if it's the same as last weekend.

More VC! More Sales! Online accounts and achievements that tie our digital library together and keep us coming back and feeling at home! Make it so Duncan!

wow this is a great week. I think I'll get VVVVV and bomb monkey... on July 1st of course for Club Nintendo reasons.

I'm going to wait until I get my hands on it in a store. If it's more comfortable to hold and I don't have any reservations about the resolution then I may go ahead and get one.

Also, I agree with Token_Girl, I'm going to buy Super Mario Land just so Nintendo gets the point about sales working. And I hope Ymmas is right about getting another sale next weekend that's a pretty good hypothesis.

I ain't complaining, but it sure is a bummer that both the Vita and 3DS are taunting us with digital sales in Europe only at the very same time. Bad luck for us I suppose.

This is just great stuff. Love it.

I think Reggie is very accurate in his description. I also think Nintendo is doing great. The upcoming 3DS games are highly anticipated. I actually enjoyed Nintendo's E3 the most, and I REALLY wanted to like the Sony E3. Do I want to see surprises like Startropics or Earthbound? Absolutely. But they are a business first and if they don't think that will make money then I guess that's my loss.

Scribblenauts looks like a lot of fun.

Black is by far my preference. If it's up to me, I'd probably wait for it. But I wouldn't complain if someone gave me white for Christmas.

I don't care how long it takes to post "that level was fun", but that much of a delay seems to really defeat the purpose of asking for help in a game. Hopefully you can still send out mass messages to your friends without delay. I can't help but think that parental controls would be simpler. Turn on word filter, only allow communication with friends, don't allow online communication, etc. Then it's on the parents to moderate who their kids are friends with.

But I'm not complaining that they're trying to protect kids and weed out obviously stupid abusive drawings and whatnot. I just want to be able to send out a question to all my friends in a timely manner.

Sticking "U" at the end of game titles is very forced. Very awkward. Who comes up with this stuff? Since when is that a requirement? Someone in the naming department needs a lot less power and a healthy dose of good taste.

new games and Nintendo automatically wins by default.

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/ubisoft-lists-trials-evolution-bgande-hd-i-am-alive-more-as-fre/

here's a snapshot of the screen I'm talking about. I'm glad to see them do something with Clash of Heroes, but what I really want is a Vita version, not a version that tries to nickel and dime me.

so at the end of the section on free-to-play stuff, when they have the screen with all of the different game titles on it, one of the games was Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes. So they must be doing something new with that game right?

wait a second. did they fail to show the actual system again?

well... I liked seeing a black gamepad and the nice classic controller pro. The social connectivity looked okay. I'd like more info on the friends list (do we know if we are going to have an actual online account or a system friend code yet?) and hopefully something about achievements. Was really hoping to hear that 2 gamepads would work at once. And it's a real bummer that he suggested they won't really talk much about 3DS.

If we're dreaming give me a new Earthbound. Nothing else could blow my mind more.

missing a "who" in that last sentence James.

I'd like to have one of those on my desk for sure. And a N64 plug usb stick.

I hope Capcom is taking notes. Making people happy, loyal customers who proclaim that Wayforward is one of their favorite companies is obviously a good way to go about things. While on the other hand there are lots of people who aren't even going to give Dragon's Dogma a shot because Capcom are boneheads.

I've got Xenoblade from gamefly for the weekend. If I have any other time it'll be something like Awesomenauts with the wife!

I just rented this one from gamefly for about a week and it didn't leave me dying for a sequel. Very pretty game and funny and great for short bursts of gameplay. But in the end I didn't feel compelled to buy it. I'm always up for a classic 2D platformer though.

I like gameboy the best.

@waltz Relax. The name of the game is weird.

Temporary sales and permanent price drops that reflect street value are all I desire from the eshop on Nintendo HD (still crossing my fingers for that name change)

I want this game to be as amazing as I imagine.

I want this game to be good.

Bahooney is absolutely right. Haven't been to the Wii Shop in a long while now but I will be buying Monster World IV. (that is assuming it comes to the US)

I don't see many CoD players switching over to the Wii U to use that big hunk of a controller for an FPS. And what if you want to play split screen? unless Nintendo announces that you can use 2 of the new controllers, then someone has to use a wiimote? I think not. But just the fact that it exists as an option should help Nintendo's image with those people if that's what they're going for.

*edit: now that I think about it. I hope Nintendo announces 1 of 2 things. 1) compatibility with multiple tablet controllers or 2) an entirely new controller for the other 3 people in the room that doesn't suck like the wiimote and has lots of input options but no screen.

He is certainly correct when he says "The needs of society shall be determined by the choices to be made by the consumers." It's their right to price something as they see fit. It is clearly the consumers choice whether they think a digital download should cost the same. I just think it's a bad idea and won't lead to the type of digital sales/impulse buying that they could get with a more logical price drop.
But he is dead wrong that a digital game has the same "value".

@kirkdouglas You are not wrong. Iwata most definitely said he didn't want to overpromise a rich launch, and then tried to use vague CEO speak to make it still sound promising somehow. He's saying don't get your hopes up too high people.

With these newer models did Nintendo fix the 3DS design flaw that lets the top screen rest right on the bottom causing smudges?

As Geonjaha said, the only possible advantage I can think of for choosing digital is so you have it on your system and don't have to change game cards. If that's a good enough reason for some people then that's cool. I am of the opinion that the digital alternative should always be very significantly cheaper, because it is by far the better deal for publishers when the customer chooses that option.

Nintendo most definitely does not get it. If Nintendo does not pass on the savings from digital distribution to the consumer and make the prices cheaper then there is absolutely no need for it. Mind boggling. It's also worth mentioning that Sony doesn't get it either (although vita seems to be trying to improve on this). A new retail copy should never be found that is cheaper than the digital alternative. Heck you shouldn't even be able to find a used retail copy that's cheaper than a download that's locked to one console and can't be resold. Give everyone a real legitimate reason to consider going the digital route and watch it flourish.

I'm not crazy about AR as it is now with the cards. I guess I don't understand the technology, but why do you need cards to do it at all? Face Raiders seems to work fine without cards. It's frustrating when a game stops because it lost sight of the card.

I will preorder this too. There has never been a bad Mario. People are crazy.

this is a very good update

Diablo 3 beta and Rhythm Heaven from gamefly

What I really need to know is this: will this game give me my WoW fix? Will teamwork and doing your job be imperative in dungeons? I guess what I really need is reviews on how people feel about the battles.