I'm really looking forward to this title so I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see it during E3. Seeing how packed this year is, it's not that bad a thing though.
This is the point i've been trying to convey amidst all the disappointed people. The games Nintendo revealed may be safe, and there weren't a lot of surprises, but they'll sell well. As much as people wanted a sanbox style Mario game, 3D World will probably sell better overall and it should provide a nice push during the holiday season.
I don't think David Wise composed all of third game's soundtrack, I believe it was done by Eveline Fisher with some help from David. He did redo the soundtrack for the GBA port of DKC3 though.
Man, I don't care what other people say, I'm super excited for this game! Sure, it would have been nice if Retro worked on something new, but I can't complain about more DK.
I don' have the means or the time to own more than one console. I'm still buying Gameube, Wii and DS games that I missed out on so I'm set as far as games go.
I've been having pretty bad allergies the past few days, and when lying around in bed, I found myself playing my 3DS much more often than my iPod Touch or iPhone. There are some good games on mobile devices, but it will never be a substitute for a real gaming console for me.
I might pick it up because it's one of my favorite 2D platformers of all time. The new stages look pretty neat, and I'm sure the 3D effect will be amazing.
@rjer Yoshi's Story is a much different game than the Yoshi's Island series. I haven't played Yoshi's Story myself, but I understand the goal is to collect frit while Yoshi'd Island takes a more traditional platforming route, albiet with loads of creativity.
I've calmed down quite a lot since this whole incident started, but I could never be angry at the development team in the first place. It's nice that they're taking the time to give us Wii U owners some extra content since the game is pretty much finished anyway.
I think Nintendo is right in saying that people need to give the Wii U time. With the Wii you could see the potential right away with it's motion controls, but the Wii U is a bit more complex. I think we'll start to see some really creative stuff but it's going to take a while.
Happy Birthday Nintendo Life! The site has become my number one visited website because of the great articles, reviews, and community. Here's to many more years!
@Deathgaze I can't say how I felt about the game back when it came out, but from a modern perspective I just don't think the game is that fun to play. If is one of the most influential games out there for sure, but I'm just saying I don't see the appeal. This is coming from someone who legitimately likes Zelda II so i'ts not like I hate Retro games either.
Very good article. I agree with many of the points you made. Developers need to start making some of these multiplatform games come to the Wii U. Apparently that takes a certain amount of effort so they just give us old ports instead.
Man, I really feel bad for him. It would suck for anyone to have that but he's also the leader on a huge project as well. We hope you get better soon Sakurai!
This is in my top 5 games of all time so i'll definitely be picking it up. Kinda disappointed that it's not a brand new game, but i'll enjoy it nonetheless.
This is pretty great. It shows that the developers are just as upset over the stupid decision and really want to see the fruit of their labor be released. I highly doubt anything will come of it though.
I just finished Batman Arkham City this week and moved on to Luigi's Mansion like Jon. I'll also been playing the GBA Fire Emblem and wrapping up the final case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Great review Corbs. I really enjoyed playing through Metal Slug 4 both solo, and with a friend. You can play as a monkey with Uzi's? Yep, the game is just that awesome.
Why the hell do we have to wait to play Rayman Legends when it's obviously almost finished? The game was going to be released in less than 20 days but they delay it so its released at the same time as the other consoles. Other publishers haven't been delaying their games because the Wii U version isn't ready. Screw Ubisoft.
This game has me hyped so much. It looks like it could be a cross between Xenoblade and Xenogears. After the success of Xenoblade on the Wii, I find it hard to imagine that they would abandon that series completely though.
I'm loving all these developers bringing their games to the Wii U! It's great to hear how optimistic they are about the eShop and I hope these devs continue to support it.
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Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Fourteen
Happy Birthday Jon! May it be filled with gaming and bacon.
I'll be playing some more Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon as well as Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance this weekend.
Re: Feature: A Miiverse Adventure With Mega Man X
NIce one Phil, I was cracking up reading some of those posts. It's even funnier when you know hoe good he actually is at Mega Man.
Re: Nintendo Confirms That Yarn Yoshi Just Wasn't Ready to be Shown Off at E3
I'm really looking forward to this title so I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see it during E3. Seeing how packed this year is, it's not that bad a thing though.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Wii U Lineup Makes Commercial Sense
This is the point i've been trying to convey amidst all the disappointed people. The games Nintendo revealed may be safe, and there weren't a lot of surprises, but they'll sell well. As much as people wanted a sanbox style Mario game, 3D World will probably sell better overall and it should provide a nice push during the holiday season.
Re: David Wise Returns To Compose The Soundtrack To Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze
I don't think David Wise composed all of third game's soundtrack, I believe it was done by Eveline Fisher with some help from David. He did redo the soundtrack for the GBA port of DKC3 though.
Re: Kensuke Tanabe: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is "Kind of a Road Movie"
Get ready for Kiddy Kong in HD people!
Re: Link to the Past Sequel Officially Named The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
I really love that logo with the Triforce. Can't wait to play the game!
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Hopping To Wii U This Year
Man, I don't care what other people say, I'm super excited for this game! Sure, it would have been nice if Retro worked on something new, but I can't complain about more DK.
Re: Ian Livingstone: Nintendo Should Have Their IP On Every Platform
Or maybe the young people could just buy Nintendo's consoles in the first place. Seriously, comments like this are pretty dumb if you ask me.
Re: Weirdness: Capcom Selling a Rush Tissue Pouch in Japan for Mega Man Anniversary
Whaaaa......
I think Wierdness describes this pretty well, you will never cease to astound us Capcom.
Re: Mighty Switch Force! 2 Blazing Into The North American 3DS eShop Next Week
Woah! It's releasing way sooner than I had expected. I'll definitely be giving this one a spin seeing how great the first game was.
Re: Poll: Do You Follow and Watch Rival Console Reveals?
I don' have the means or the time to own more than one console. I'm still buying Gameube, Wii and DS games that I missed out on so I'm set as far as games go.
Re: Shantae 3DS Virtual Console Release Confirmed for 20th June
Sweet, I'll be downloading it as soon as it comes out. Now we need a release date for Shantae and the Pirate's Curse.
Re: Europe Gets An Unobstructed Flash Of Tharja's Bottom In Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC
You lucky Europeans.
Re: Nintendo Download: 2nd May 2013 (North America)
Well the Wii U VC offerings are somewhat disappointing after seeing what Europe got, but I'll never complain about more Mega Man.
Re: Super Retro Trio Plays SNES, Genesis, NES and GBA Games
I've been considering the RetroN5 when it comes out, but I'll be keeping an eye on this now as well.
Re: Smartphones And Tablets To Be "Primary Screen For Gamers" By 2017
I've been having pretty bad allergies the past few days, and when lying around in bed, I found myself playing my 3DS much more often than my iPod Touch or iPhone. There are some good games on mobile devices, but it will never be a substitute for a real gaming console for me.
Re: Mario Kart, Wii Sports And Animal Crossing Named In Violent Games Rundown
Animal Crossing is considered violent how? Maybe they're going to try banning fishing next.
Re: Nintendo To Reveal Retro's New Wii U Game "In The Not So Distant Future"
Considering Metroid Prime 3 left room for a sequel in its ending, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the next entry in the Prime series.
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th April - Virtual Console (North America)
@3Dash
You need to get on Sunshine man!
I'll be downloading Super Mario World as soon as I am able. That, F-Zero, and Super Metroid are the only decent games confirmed as of now.
Re: Hyperkin: Nintendo Hasn't Contacted Us About the RetroN 5
I'm actually really excited for this console! There's a store near me that sells NES, SNES, and Genesis games so I can't wait for the release.
Re: First Impressions: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
I might pick it up because it's one of my favorite 2D platformers of all time. The new stages look pretty neat, and I'm sure the 3D effect will be amazing.
Re: Celebrate The European Launch of Fire Emblem: Awakening With This Tribute Album
@Shiryu
Thanks a lot for making this album man! I'm downloading it right now.
Re: A New Yoshi's Island Title is Coming to 3DS
@rjer
Yoshi's Story is a much different game than the Yoshi's Island series. I haven't played Yoshi's Story myself, but I understand the goal is to collect frit while Yoshi'd Island takes a more traditional platforming route, albiet with loads of creativity.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Watch The North American 3DS Presentation Live
Wow, that was another amazing ND!
Re: Guild01 Titles Set For Discount in North America
Looks like i'll have to pick up Crimson Shroud now.
Re: Disney's Planes Jetting Onto All Nintendo Platforms The Year
Maybe now people will see that Pixar isn't the god of animated films like they always claim.
Re: Rayman Creator Michel Ancel "Wasn't Shocked" By Backlash To Legends Delay
I've calmed down quite a lot since this whole incident started, but I could never be angry at the development team in the first place. It's nice that they're taking the time to give us Wii U owners some extra content since the game is pretty much finished anyway.
Re: Feature: The GamePad - From Waggling Remotes To Dual Sticks and a Touchscreen
@DrSlump
My shoulder buttons have never leaked
I think Nintendo is right in saying that people need to give the Wii U time. With the Wii you could see the potential right away with it's motion controls, but the Wii U is a bit more complex. I think we'll start to see some really creative stuff but it's going to take a while.
Re: Site News: Happy "Nintendo Life" Anniversary!
Happy Birthday Nintendo Life! The site has become my number one visited website because of the great articles, reviews, and community. Here's to many more years!
Re: Kung Fu Rabbit Comes Out Kicking on Wii U eShop
The Wii U is just raking in these indie games. I'm pretty excited for a lot of these titles.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life's Staff Favourites - NES
@Deathgaze
I can't say how I felt about the game back when it came out, but from a modern perspective I just don't think the game is that fun to play. If is one of the most influential games out there for sure, but I'm just saying I don't see the appeal. This is coming from someone who legitimately likes Zelda II so i'ts not like I hate Retro games either.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life's Staff Favourites - NES
People still like the original Legend of Zelda? It's aged horribly in my opinion, I much prefer the second game but each to their own.
Re: Talking Point: The Problem With 'Old' Wii U Ports
Very good article. I agree with many of the points you made. Developers need to start making some of these multiplatform games come to the Wii U. Apparently that takes a certain amount of effort so they just give us old ports instead.
Re: Pachter: Wii U Will Sell Between 30 to 50 Million Units During Its Lifetime
"The Playstation 4 and its huge RAM will likely make for innovation."
/watches Killzone 4 footage
Seems legit.
Re: Review: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (3DS)
Great review Damien! I'm considering the game after reading what you had to say on it. How long did it take to beat the game though?
Re: Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Twitter Account Hints At Localisation
Please let it be announced for NA soon. It looks so wonderful and the 3DS could use a good JRPG.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai's Arm Injury Impacts His Work On Smash Bros.
Man, I really feel bad for him. It would suck for anyone to have that but he's also the leader on a huge project as well. We hope you get better soon Sakurai!
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Swinging Onto 3DS
This is in my top 5 games of all time so i'll definitely be picking it up. Kinda disappointed that it's not a brand new game, but i'll enjoy it nonetheless.
Re: Rayman Legends Boss and Dev Team Protest Wii U Release Delay
This is pretty great. It shows that the developers are just as upset over the stupid decision and really want to see the fruit of their labor be released.
I highly doubt anything will come of it though.
Re: Wii U To Get An "Exclusive" Rayman Legends Demo Soon
Really? I can get this instead of the finished game? Awesome
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue Nine
I just finished Batman Arkham City this week and moved on to Luigi's Mansion like Jon. I'll also been playing the GBA Fire Emblem and wrapping up the final case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Re: Review: Metal Slug 4 (Wii Virtual Console / Neo Geo)
Great review Corbs. I really enjoyed playing through Metal Slug 4 both solo, and with a friend. You can play as a monkey with Uzi's? Yep, the game is just that awesome.
Re: Rayman Legends No Longer a Wii U Exclusive, Delayed to September
Why the hell do we have to wait to play Rayman Legends when it's obviously almost finished? The game was going to be released in less than 20 days but they delay it so its released at the same time as the other consoles. Other publishers haven't been delaying their games because the Wii U version isn't ready. Screw Ubisoft.
Re: Nintendo Download: 31st January 2013 (North America)
I'll be getting Fire Emblem from retail this Monday. I might also check out Puddle sometime or the other.
Re: Review: Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
Great review Jon!
I really am getting to love this series. Monday can't come soon enough!
Re: GAME Doubles Up On Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
That's like a 5 dollar difference
If you're going to have a discount, at least make it worthwhile.
Re: Nintendo Shows Off Monolith Soft's Wii U Project
This game has me hyped so much. It looks like it could be a cross between Xenoblade and Xenogears. After the success of Xenoblade on the Wii, I find it hard to imagine that they would abandon that series completely though.
Re: Wii U Direct Scheduled For Tomorrow
Probably just info for some of the upcoming games. I won't expect any new games to be announced, but I have plenty of stuff to be excited for already.
Re: Maestro Interactive Games Bringing Super Ubi Land To Wii U eShop
I'm loving all these developers bringing their games to the Wii U! It's great to hear how optimistic they are about the eShop and I hope these devs continue to support it.