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I used the news channel every now and then. Found it handy to use the wiimote to move the globe and select news from certain countries like how unpopular Gillard is down under

Day 1 purchase for me, last played it on the Wii. Best 1000 points I ever spent... Apart from Lost Winds... and Lost Winds 2: Winter of the Melodias.. and Fast Racing League... and Retro City Rampage... and the Strong Bad games... and the Rebirth games, were was I going with this?

I didn't really mind his comments about the 3DS before but after reading this I have to say the guy is a plank, saying that he's special to get on Steam... URGH:
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=157653&page=1

@ULTRA-64 have to agree with you there. When you compare the functionality of the other 2 consoles on the market selling for less with bigger hard drives and software libraries it's difficult to find the value in the Wii U, that's why i'm holding off cause at the moment my Wii and 360 cover all my entertainment needs and my 3DS is my current main gaming console

Each to their own I guess. It's not like he's going to change my opinion on the 3DS cause I loves it do!

I would do if Cave Story came to 3DS in PAL but seeing as that is not happening don't see the point. Good thing Shin'en support the PAL eshop!

One thing he failed to mention in the LTD sales of the 360 and the PS3 is the RROD and YLOD issues. I would imagine a few million of those would be in relation to those issues.

Patcher also has a history of getting things wrong. Even at the VGA's he said that none of the download only games would win GOTY and then The Walking Dead gets it. He also said that Wii Fit would be a flop so I really wouldn't worry about what he predicts.

Wouldn't mind another Rugby game, shame that Jonah Lomu Rugby Challange never came to the Wii U which is odd seeing as it went to the PS Vita. But that's Sidhe's call...

A few people here are mentioning the IGN review but you have to remember there will always be difference in opinions. If you want to make the best decision look around the web* and make your own opinion and also download the demo.... it's free so you've got no risk there. I'm planning on getting the game simply due to my experience with the demo.

*There are a few other sites which have given this game a solid score

so no further discounts on 3DS games then... can't say I'm surprised that much!

@3dbrains Walking down the streets of Bradford one realises that nobody speaks English here anymore. Most individuals elocution consists "in it?" and "y'know" and " I fink"... my point is more people here speak chav rather then English in the country were the language originated from

Good week to be a 3DS owner me thinks

Great interview, would of been nice if you could have got him to spell the beans on that vampire game that was cancelled for Wii but otherwise top job

That's tidy butty!!

The thing that gets me is that we had the same problem with the 3DS when most people didn't know what that was. I thought Nintendo said they wouldn't repeat the same mistakes of the 3DS but so far it looks like it's doing worse!

Just recently got tiger woods 11 for the Wii. Was shocked that it only runs in 576i and not 480p. But if EA wants to get my money in a sports game bring back the Rugby series!!!

@Windy Although it's appreciated that you're boycotting them until they release it here in the PAL area i doubt that they ever will now that there is Cave Story 3D over here. I guess they would prefer it if us PAL people bought that version instead :

This isn't really surprising, Anybody remember this:

http://infosoldier.com/ea-wii-caught-us-surprise

If/when the WiiU becomes successful you can bet they will shoehorn something on the system at the last minute to compensate.

Just me two cents on the situation:

Wii U Deluxe edition - £300
Hard drive - 32 GB
Optical media playback - No
Streaming Media services - Netflix, Lovefilm, Youtube
Most anticipated 1st party game before June 2013 - Pikmin 3
Most Anticipated 3rd party game before June 2013 - Monster Hunter Tri ultimate/ Lego City: Undercover

Playstation 3 Superslim - £250
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Optical Media Playback - Blu Ray
Streaming Media Services - Netflix, Lovefilm, Youtube, BBC Iplayer, Itv Player, 4 Ondemand, Vidzone, Playstation Video Store
Most anticipated 1st party game before June 2013 - The Last Of Us
Most anticipated 3rd party game before June 2013 - GTA V

Xbox 360 - £180 (additional fee for Gold membership to access streaming services)
Hard Drive - 250 GB
Optical Media Playback - DVD
Streaming Media Services - Netflix, Lovefilm, Youtube, BBC Iplayer, 4 Ondemand, Demand 5, Xbox Video, Crackle, Now TV, Daily Motion, Vevo
Most anticipated 1st party game before June 2013 - Gears Of War: Judgement
Most anticipated 3rd party game before June 2013 - GTA V

This is just a brief comparision between them, but in a nut shell both the playstation 3 and xbox 360 provide more external services, have larger hard drive memory, more up coming third party games and are going at a lower price point. Now I know that the Wii U just came out but in these times of austerity, people on a budget are going to go for "value", so cheaper price and most services.

One other thing that has been lacking is that must have game which really shows off the gamepad. New Super Mario Bros U isn't that title and NintendoLand has been advertised as a mini-game collection.

That and the fact that the Wii U isn't getting the likes off Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Dead Space 3, Crysis 3, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 and GTA V all of which will be available on competing platforms, it isn't too much of a surprise why the Wii U isn't shifting as much as Nintendo would like.

Given that Iwata himself admitted that games on the Wii U have been a bit on the slow side coming out (after the last Nintendo direct), it would have been a perfect opportunity for them to get another studio under their belt to bolster up their game production. I wouldn't have wanted them to make a Zelda game but rather come up with something new to keep things fresh and interesting on the Wii U

Surprised that GBA games will be on the Wii U, thought they would have announced that for the 3DS but he did say that there will be another Direct for 3DS and third party games. Oh and those new Yoshi and Monolith games look super sweet, just hope you guys across the pond don't have to wait too long... still don't understand how Disaster never went stateside!

Actually looking forward to this game, oh and just checked the new trailer on the uk nintendo 3ds youtube page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oe6K35fdpU

This weeks new release at Blockbuster - The Staff

What? Too soon?

@LonDonE Would be nice if the system had more TV functions as well. Look at the PS3 which is cheaper and has bigger internal storage, it has bbc iplayer, 4 on demand and ITV player along with netflix and lovefilm . Don't see the point in getting it until they provide more services as I use the BBC Iplayer alot on my Wii

@Bankai In order to have a market you have to create it. Call of Duty became the must have FPS during the last generation because it wasn't trying to be Halo. Angry Birds become so popular yet there wasn't demand for it when it came out. Henry Ford said if we make what the customer wants then all we would have is bigger and faster cars.

The point is saying that there isn't a market for a certain type of game is showing lack of risk management in EA, but when you look at their portfolio which is filled with games that have numbers at the end of their titles it isn't surprising.

Look at the last original game that sold well by EA... Dead Space, was anyone looking for a space survival horror when it came out? Nope, they created the demand for it with that game. Now you could bring Mirror's Edge as a counter argument but that goes back to the whole point of risk management... Speaking of Mirror's Edge I would much rather have that on the WiiU then some generic first person game!

The only major gripe I had with Other M was those first person parts where you couldn't move until you scanned something, just broke the pace for me. Story wasn't the best but wasn't the worst I've come across either.

Luigi's mansion and Shantae's new game are day one purchases for me. Will get around to Castlevania sometime but also need to buy Scibblenauts when they release that in Europe as well!

I would rather have this on the 3ds eshop. The changing perspectives in the game could work a charm on the 3ds

@Byuu Sorry should have been more specific, I was on about the Wii version note the WiiU

Is europe ever going to get the youtube channel that the ntsc guys got?

Oh and Hydroventure: Spin Cycle for me, loved the first one on wiiware!

For me it would be in order:
1) Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
2) Scribblenauts Unlimited
3) New Super Mario Bros. 2

I think it makes sense to announce it now rather then at E3 cause that will be all about the Wii-U

I can't understand why they haven't added retail DS titles to Nintendo E-shop. But Nintendo have a habit of promising things and not delivering. I still remember Reggie at e3 2006 talking about WiiConnect24 saying "Imagine you switch off your Wii only to comeback and find Dowloadable content already installed".... Yeah that worked well didn't it? Don't get me wrong I love Nintendo but when it comes to these things I now have a "wait and see" approach.

I just want F-Zero back

Really Nintendo? You were able to fix the bug in Zelda, the excuse of an unfair advantage would be moot if you made it available in a system update and made everyone install it. Like you did with the blank screen issue in one of the launch racing games (can't remember the name of it now though).

Wasn't the SNES POP an unlockable in Forgotten Sands?

The 360 doesn't upscale original Xbox games and the PS3 doesn't upscale other games either so why should we expect the Wii U to do so?

@10: Have you tried using the proxy server settings on the 3DS?

Would have been nice if they had added this to the Zelda bundle

Let them do Star Fox, that franchise needs more attention then Zelda at the moment!

Ah, good memories of this game!

Meh, I'm still playing Goldeneye on my Wii at the moment. Will probably get this when I get to level 56... Which takes FOREVER!!!

Sigh... Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader ignored again

Sooooooooooo..... What about the penguin suit in New Super Mario Bros Wii?

Don't EA own Pop-Crap anyway?

I hope the new Rainbow Six game comes out for Wii U, that looks mint!

NOOOOOOO!!! Santa is no more!!!

The very little that I've watched of G4 TV on the net puts it in the same light as Fox news

@TheDarkness: Factor 5 San Fransisco shut down but the one in Germany is still going. As far as I'm aware this is some legal battle between former employees of Factor 5 and the owners over there. Still, would love to see them do a new version of the Wii U and Lucas Arts could always out source to another developer like Crytek

I liked the part where she jumped up and down!