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I'm pretty much done with the Amiibo at this point too. I have way too many, and outside of Ness, can't see myself getting any more. It's nice to have fairly cheap and readily available characters in figure form that I otherwise would have never gotten, but their usefulness is extremely lacking.

CAPP'N! Well, now I can finally say "Shut up and take my money" to AC Amiibo. Give me a Brewster and I'll say it again.

I wonder if Mewtwo Strikes Back is the heavily edited version released for international audiences, or if it's the original uncut movie.

I don't know what it is, but Sonic games just haven't felt 'right' to me since the early days. I tried really hard to get into Generations, Colors, and Lost World; none of them do it for me. The controls just don't feel as tight or responsive as I'd like them to be, and after a while, I just go back to Sonic 2 and CD.

I'd like to hold out hope that after Sega's recent apology for Sonic games being so crappy, whatever they have in the works will be everything I'm asking for. All I want is a a nice 2.5D platformer without any weird gimmicks or control schemes that plays as well as the older games.

If it wants to succeed and compete with the latest generation, then the NX need to be everything that the Wii U isn't.

It needs to have at least one solid title to draw people to it that isn't another New Super Mario Bros. title. Looking back, the Wii u launched with 32 titles. The only interesting one was ZombiU... and that wasn't special enough to draw anyone to the system.

The marketing needs to be significantly better as to associate it as a separate and new system. I'm still encountering people that think the Wii U was just a $300 accessory for the Wii rather than being an entirely new system.

As far as hardware goes, it needs to compete with Sony and Microsoft and function similar to how they do. It needs way more internal memory and it needs to not be weird about adding more.

@FRANKLIN_BADGE I had thought this too. We're getting Twilight Princess as an appeasement for when Zelda U is launches on both systems. A good final title for the Wii U and a good launch title for the NX... kinda like how TP did the same for the GameCube and the Wii. Hey... wait...

My 3DS system was starting to show its age and I was getting frustrated with some of the load times for certain games, so I snagged a New 3DS Xl on black friday. While I'll agree that it's definitely not a necessary purchase, it's certainly the ideal version to have.

I also enjoy having reasonable access to Xenoblade Chronicles without having to pay a hefty price for the Wii version. So, there's that.

@Dakt RIGHT! It's as though they tried to appeal to the widest audiences as possible, while missing everyone completely. It's like trying to shoot a heard of deer with a shotgun from 200 yards away.

"Let's throw in some arcade stuff and reference to The Wizard for the 80s culture, add in some washed up comedians from the 90/00s era, and make sure it's bright and colorful for the kiddies. Oh, and throw in Olaf's voice actor for good measure."

@A01 Your best bet is the Scott Pilgrim video game for a current beat-em-up. It manages to capture everything that made these types of games great, while still being its own thing. It's also filled with subtle/not so subtle references.

@LilC Is an enhanced port really considered a remake? It was just made to look a little better with a few features that were mostly available on other versions of the game prior.

I suppose my Ecco the Dolphin, Sonic 1, and Out Run ports for the 3DS should also be considered remakes then?

"We're seriously considering quality..." You know how you do that? Produce a proper Sonic game. Give us a nice looking 2.5D side-scrolling platformer without janky controls. That's all we want. Oh, and classic Sonic too, not this edgy, tall and lanky one.

You know what, just redo Sonic CD with some updated good looking graphics. Put it out on all consoles. Have it control as fluid as it should. I'd shut up for like a decade.

@G0dlike I'd easily throw my money at Super Mario Sunshine, but whatever Nintendo.

Of course Duck Hunt, ROB, and G&W all come out in the same wave. They're the three I've wanted the most and I'll probably never be able to track any of them down. Refusing to pay over recommended pricing to scalpers also doesn't help me, but I'd rather not own something than give my money to some jerk.

Personally, I think it's pretty damn cool how I can be thrown into a random team composed of people from around the world, most of whom don't even speak the same language, but still know what we're supposed to be doing. Splatoon is pretty easy to pick up on and understand. I honestly, don't know how voice chat would improve a 3-minute crazy attack fest.

@kobashi100 While the single player is lacking, the game revolves more around the multiplayer aspect. Apparently DLC will be dropping all throughout the summer. 3 days after release and we already have a new gun, map, and mode.

@Sunnyleafs Clothes are too mainstream for K.K. Slider.

@Grumblevolcano Well, we're not stupid. There hasn't been a quality Sonic game since the Sega CD.

@Windy I do so miss the days when I would get on and see cheeky and inappropriate drawings that my friends sent me.

Good thing tomorrow's first stress test is at 11PM EST. Girlfriend and I have nothing planned, so I'll be playing Splatoon. It would be nice if there was an actual demo or tutorial to get familiar with the controls though.

@hydeks I know, right? Or older Animal Crossing games. I'm not sure Nintendo understands that their intended target audience is not their actual audience. This would make more sense if their primary user base were kids that didn't grow up with (S)NES and have never played any of these games. I, however, am 26 and own all of these games in some form or another.

Plus, it has 30 games to sample... which means that, at the very least, I'd need to own at least 30 Amiibo to demo every game. At that point, you'd literally spend less money buying every single game on this app.

Backed for a digital version of my choosing! All aboard the hype train!

@MrGawain But did you go directly into the eshop and purchase the game? I think that was the point!

I was inspired to play Kirby games again... but since I already own them all, I'm not making any additional VC purchases.

@LawRulesALL Well, that sucks. I think he's available to everyone on the 28th. I prefer him on SSB4 over Melee, but I also prefer the whole game over Melee. Everything feels more fluid and responsive.

@LawRulesALL I guess we really were beta testers, huh. I didn't experience any issues, but I guess I got lucky for a change. I'm glad they were able to test it on a small group and resolve the major issues before this went out to everyone.

Look, I just want my Ice Climbers back.

I've yet to buy it on 3DS... and now I may wait. If this includes some extra and exclusive content, I'll totally pick it up. I own it and beat it on Wii U, but it was so good I can't help but want to keep throwing money at it.

@StraTTtheRipper I finally got in to a point where it actually recognized I had a status, told me I had a platinum reward to redeem, go for DKCRTF, tells me I already redeemed it. I wish that were the case, because then I would have gotten an email with a code and one less headache.

@Tazcat2011 I may just resort to calling them tomorrow if I can't get in at some point tonight.

@Tazcat2011 Nintendo's "please understand" politeness only goes so far too. Please understand that all I want to do is sign into your service for the literal amount of one minute to redeem a code before signing out and it's nearly impossible to do.

@Tazcat2011 I's had three devices trying to log me in for an hour now. The closest I got to getting it was it telling me I reached Platinum, then telling me I didn't when I tried to get the game. This is utterly frustrating. I really hope the new program actually works.

Awesome, I can get Tropical Freeze for free! I was totally hoping that would be up there. Maybe I'll actually be able to sign into Club Nintendo before June to get it

Animal Crossing really is the perfect game. I'm glad to see it helped get someone through a rough patch in their life. We need more stories like this.

Two very simple solutions to this problem:

• If Link's gender is irrelevant to the story, then give me the option to play as either gender.

-Just make a Zelda game where she's the protagonist. It could be a really neat and original concept when you consider what magical abilities she has. And considering the success of Majora's Mask, no one can argue that a radically different Zelda game wouldn't make money.

@StephenYap3 I don't understand what it is that granted those two being something more than just an alternate costume. I'd throw Toon Link in there too, but he at least feels different.

I could have done without them and had some fresher IP characters in there.

@StephenYap3 I would have rather seen Paper Mario over Dr. Mario. Actually, I think PM could have had some interesting attack choices when you consider how the game works. It would have been more interesting than, "Here's Dr. Mario. He's like regular Mario, but he shoots pills. Please understand."

I was kind of "meh" about this game until today. It looked like just another game where you navigate your ship in some corridors and avoid the walls and enemies. I've played so many varieties of that game, i just don't care anymore. But, after I read about the elaborate controls and multi-player action, I can easily admit that I was wrong. $20 for this game? I will gladly purchase on day one.

@Krambo42 While I still enjoy Banjo-Kazooie and a lot of the other games from the N64 days, they feel awkward to play now. The constant camera shifting makes me think, "How did this not irritate me as a kid?"

@Krambo42 That's fair; the N64 was a very transitional system. We went from the 2D SNES era to this bizarre 64-bit polygon 3D world. A lot of games didn't handle it well; the camera angles were wonky, the textures all looked like mud, and they all seemed to turn out to be collectathons.
The reason OoT is so good is because it really redefined how these games played, and games have been following suit ever since.

I mean, this is bizarre... and kind of baffling, but I'm not choked up about it. If it's any good, I'll just get it on PC.

I don't understand why people get so upset about delays. I'd rather have a complete, working product than something that's pushed out because we demanded it. Sure, it sucks... but would people really rather have something broken?

All I would have gotten out of that would have been the system and MH4U. Oh, and a Mario Amiibo.

@King_Boo I kinda feel like, for the money I've spent on these damn things, every game should have some content for them. I might be a little upset if Splatoon doesn't give me character costumes/equipment.

@wisdomsprince So that they can announce it on the same day pre-orders go live. And then none of us get to have anything because scalpers.

[insert "Amiibo stock shortage" comment here]

@TeeJay They're crazy stupid difficult games from the NES/SNES era. But, they were still pretty enjoyable.

Tengami is half off? Well, I think now's a perfect time to get it!

@JellySplat I'll just snag a regular Mario and spray paint it gold. Then I can really pretend that it came from Walmart!

@A01 Oh no. Now that you mention it, that definitely hints at a runner of some sort. ewwww

Well, that still means nothing to the adults that have to work jobs every day. By the time I get to a Walmart, these things will be gone.

Do I care about this enough to skip a days worth of work to get it? No, No, I do not.

I got a shipping confirmation on Tuesday, but with Nintendo's absurdly ambiguous email details, I have no idea where its at or when it's supposed to arrive. For all I know, it got lost in the mail.