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@rjejr To "whip it out" in the UK could get you in trouble.... not that I've ever done that sort of thing.... promise

Am I the only one here who wants to play Battlefront 3?

Do you guys REALLY believe this to be legit? The phrase "clickbait" comes to mind reading this. Move along folks...

Please be ready before the new Top Gear starts

The funny thing though is that the Wii has the Iplayer which makes it a more media capable system then the Wii U. Heck I'd be happy to watch the Iplayer through Wii mode but they've removed it!

Even the videos on the e-shop buffer way too much, a 2 minute trailer usually takes about 10 to watch, which is odd cause I can watch them with no problems on the youtube app on my Wii U.

If the PS4 and Xbone can have media functions at launch, why can't my Wii U have them a year after its own?

Having owned a 360 I think an under powered CPU makes sense. Last Gen we had the RROD for 360 and YLOD (to a lesser scale) on the PS3. I think an under powered CPU makes for a more reliable piece of hardware, atleast by looking at previous generations, I'm no tech expert.

With regards to who this anonymous source is, wasn't there an EA guy saying some rather negative things about the Wii U:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/17/ea-senior-engineer-the-wii-u-is-crap

@Nico07 OK I'll bite, you do know that SC:BL on the Wii U was the only one which ran in native 720p, didn't have the framerate the PS3 has or screen tearing issues the PS3 and the 360 have. Yes the Wii U version has god awful load times and the odd bland texture but it is not visibly the same as the others.

But the originally argument wasn't about visuals but of a certain game not coming to my favorite platform. Watchdog is (unless ubisoft do an AC 4, which I got for the Wii U) going to have all the bells and whistles of the others with gamepad integration and better visuals then last gen but the the likely outcome is that it is going to be the worst selling version of all platforms given current performance of third party games on it.

@MadAdam81 I have Black Ops 2 as well, the game which didn't get the DLC support like Splinter Cell has done. Also, if we're going by Black Ops 2 as a gauge of third party sales then that doesn't paint a pretty picture for future endeavors on the Wii U

Hate to say this but after Watchdogs, the only third party support we're going to get is from e-shop. And let's be realistic here people, Watchdogs is going to tank on the Wii U just like Splinter Cell Blacklist did. AND don't come back with the nonsense of the local co-op missing cause that's the least used aspect in those type of games, COD on the Wii sold decent and that didn't have local multi-player either!!

Bugger, I'm still trying to get everything in Kid Icarus!

Anyone know how much space ZombiU takes up?

Do you think someone at Nintendo reads these comments

@unrandomsam
The internet browser wasn't introduced until later and it wasn't until later that it started to perform well sales wise. When I mention TV services I was referring to on demand TV such as BBC Iplayer, 4 Ondemand, Demand 5, Skysports etc... all of which aren't available on the Wii U but will be available on both Xbone and PS4 (with the exception of Sky)

The reason why the 360 outsold the Wii in the UK wasn't because of it's massive library of exclusive content cause over the last 2 years there hasn't been anything apart from Halo 4. The reason for it was because they made it a universal box which had a decent library of games, not so bad internet browser and most importantly (for sales of the system) a fully functional television and movie service.

Both the PS4 and Xbone have or will have these features available close to launch yet in the UK the TVii service is still unavailable a year after launch. This along with the anemic software support from both first and third parties along with the low advert presence has only compounded Nintendo's situation in the UK.

@Ony I don't even know what Nintendo TVii is. #Europe

^^ This!

Urgh CNET, watched a video of theirs once called 3DS vs Vita. Was so poorly informative, contradictory and blatantly one sided that I can't take anything they say seriously.

There's a typo, you said that EA released FIFA 13 on the Wii U when it was actually FIFA 12, problem is no-one told EA of the mistake either. I'm no EA hater, have Need for speed on the U and will get Mass Effect 3 later now that it's at a decent price but EA can't act the victim in all this either. I really want EA back on the U only cause they have the license for Star Wars now

Having owned a Wii, 360, DS and PSP last gen I can say I'm done with being a multiplat owner. Sticking with the Wii Uand 3DS this gen. But Nintendo, sort out TVii in Europe already, no BBC Iplayer or any of the other on demand services is just pathetic, the PS4 and Xbone are going to have those things at launch so what's your excuse?

Pretty happy with the direct myself, would still love to hear something about TVii over in Europe though. It says on the Nintendo UK website:

Nintendo TVii will be available in selected regions throughout Europe in 2013.
More details will be announced in due course.

Don't mean to rush you Nintendo but we're half way through November and heard diddly squat!

Shovel Knight is coming to 3DS as well isn't it?

Why not release the War For and Fall of Cybertron games on the Wii U instead?

Mario Kart 7 is already laggy as it is with the hit detection from my shells and the delay before someone spins before they hit my banana's. Would hope they would have ironed this things out in time for MK 8 and Smash :-s

Don't suppose NL would give the developers an interview, would be nice for the guys we worked on this to get their insight on a system which has been having a rough record so far.

Cautiously optimistic about this one. Last time I saw an impressive engine demo I bought The Conduit I wouldn't say this has the best graphics though or am I the only one who played Resident Evil: Revelations?

man that was sweet, should have been docking bay 64 though

The sad thing about all this, EA are the ones currently in charge of the Star Wars brand

Hmmm, maybe they're trying to recover losses what with F1 2013 selling only 160,000 units on the XBOX 360 and PS3 COMBINED!
Be as pumped as you want but I really think this next gen is going to see a shrink in market penetration. If these Dev's are so pumped then why are Titan Fall, Wolfenstien, AC 4, Watchdogs, Fifa, Madden, NBA, 2K14, Battlefield 4, Need for Speed Rivals and Destiny all coming out for both current AND next-gen.

I'll be playing EMBARGOED along with REDACTED. Still need to catch up on CENSORED and try and squeeze some time to play OSTRACIZED!

So when I finally get my Wii U i'll be downloading this and Wind Waker HD... Wonder if DKC:TF will be small enough too checks fill size of DKCR 3D.... guess i'll get that one on disk then

Download here too, still have about 80,000 blocks left on my 32GB card so should have plenty of room when Monster Hunter 4 and the next Metroid come out... if they come out :

@Nintenjoe64 keeping dreaming, still amazed that in order to watch the Iplayer you still have to go through the Wii mode!

Could be something as simple as not being able to get the shipment out in time. If this was really due to the "deteriorating" relationship between Game and Nintendo I doubt Nintendo would have announced this in the first place.

Was going to get the black skull addition, I can wait till this comes on discount then. Well done Ubisoft, you just lost a day 1 full retail price purchase. Not that they really care anyway.

does this include sales from the hardware bundle?

This tells you how well Microsoft monitor what get's put on the App Store

Was interested when it was announced LAST YEAR, now my interest has shifted to other games coming out on the 3DS

Not ever saying goodbye to my Wii, still playing Goldeneye on it... takes forever to reach level 56 on multiplayer, and I haven't even started playing Xenoblade yet :

TVii for UK/Europe with BBC Iplayer, ITV player, 4 Ondemand and Demand5 all in HD... sorry got carried away. Have to be more realistic and except this is never going to happen!

@Cohort I have to go and watch Red Dwarf again

The only thing Nintendo need to do is release a system with all the features ready at launch.
The Wii didn't have online multiplayer until Battalion Wars 2 and Mario Super Strikers Charged released on it.
The 3DS didn't have the internet browser available for a while and I've gotten fed up of bringing up TVii not being released in Europe (and not fully ready in NTSC either).
Their games are great, but release a complete console Nintendo!

And yet TVii is still not available in Europe.

Getting the Lego City bundle and the Special edition of this one, should do me good. Please Nintendo release a special edition of X that would be SHA-WEET!

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and yet still no bbc iplayer, itv player, 4 on demand, demand 5.... good job!!!

Speaking with a level head, this actually makes sense from a business perspective. Like it or not the 3DS is competing with mobiles and tablets, by reducing the price this makes the 2DS more competitive.

Ugly as it may be, those shoulder buttons like a lot more comfortable then the ones on my 3DS.

Ok seeing some people write here saying that Ubisoft are lazy developers and comparing the graphically performance of it to Pikmin 3 need to stop right now. For one thing Splintercell Black List is a multi-platform release where as Pikmin 3 was built from the ground up for the Wii U. You don't think it's a good excuse then look at The Last Of Us for the PS3 and compare that to the PS3 version of SPBL.

Can't say i'm surprised that that the Sony consoles continued good sales AFTER the launch of their successors cause Sony supported them. God of War 2 came out during the launch period of the PS3 and it also received several ports from the PSP later on(ironic when you think that at the beginning the PSP was filled with PS2 ports). Then look at the nintendo consoles, the software support usually ends about a year BEFORE the new console arrives!

Even with the price cuts the Vita memory cards are still too expensive. I would love to get one and want to download my games like I do with the 3DS but £80 for a 32GB card is just way too much. My 32GB SD card I use for my 3DS only cost me £15!!!

3DS purchase it is then, got fed up of waiting for Cavestory+ to come over to Europe now!

I think it'll likely be the regular black one as both the Zombiu and Monster Hunter bundles were like that. Although it could be a white 32GB model after they recalled all those ones back a while ago... just a thought.