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I want the SMK course where the Monty Moles attach themselves to you.

And this comes about a month or so after I bought the cartridge.

OMFG I WANT A 3DS NOW! 8-BIT COLUMNS FTW!

Must have.

I'm playing it on relaxed mode, and while the hidden object puzzes are still almost impossible, the side activities could be solved by a one-year-old.

Nothing for me this week.

Nintendo doesn't hate money. They just don't have anything right now.

And, apparenty, WiiWare and DSiWare is where the money is.

VIRTUAL CONSOLE
1. spend a lot of money buying the rights to release third party games
2. spend a lot of money emulating the games so they can be released to the download service
3. hope that anyone over the age of twelve actually downloads the game

WIIWARE
1. spend some money to attract publishers to provide simple games for download
2. hope somebody downloads it

DSiWARE
1. spend some money to attract publishers to provide simple games and apps for download
2. hope somebody downloads it

Basically, WW and DSiW are easier to provide.

I can't wait.

Boring week. Petz sounds like a Nintendogs ripoff.

I give up. Nintendo's exhausted its resources.

Well, so much for me wanting a points card so soon. Maybe by the second it'll come out, since I'll have the cash by then.

I've been getting my favorite old games used, since they obviously won't be coming to the VC any time soon.

It's the economy. Used goods rise in popularity as businesses make cutbacks.

I hope this is still on.

Yeah, I can't wait til I get this. Once I do, I'll have a good eighteen days to play it before I have to fly to Texas to visit relatives and see New Orleans (I live in Texas). Will be there for just under two weeks.

I want.

If Mario Tennis comes out, I'm getting it on the second (when I have the cash to get a points card).

What's Shantae?

Nothing for me.

What's Shantae?

Just saw some gameplay footage. Holy crap! That game is awesome!

Ben 10 sucks. I've also never heard of Wild Guns. Nuttin' for me.

@Kevin: Why would they cancel the VC? It makes them money, and they already have many good games. Just because they aren't releasing VC games regularly doesn't mean it's gone. It just means they've run out of games to squeeze in. Shut up and download Yoshi's Story.

@Winter: A Tron ripoff, you say? How much are they charging?

Long gap in VC = big game
Weekly releases = mediocre games

@EdEN: I got lost in the Cave about halfway through, and then gave up. I was playing the remake.

I also like the graphics of Dream Land 3 a lot better.

This release also completes the Kirby series.

I didn't like Super Star Ultra, and I already have Dream Land 3, which is probably far better.

To all "No VC?" whiners:

Shut up and download Yoshi's Story.

Interesting to see them revive NG after two years. Hey, at least they're doing NG games again, so shut up about it. At least I don't download every other game that's released to WiiWare or the VC.

The reviewers believed this to feel more like SMW because of Yoshi. Really, this is even more like SMB3 because of the inventory window. Critics only play the first few levels.

I just looked at some gameplay of the G&W remakes and I'm so getting it now. The remakes are based on SMW.

I saw G&W Gallery 4 at GameStop the other day for six bucks. I was getting Sonic Classics Collection, so I didn't have the cash for it.

Just got it, and it's really cool. I had a Game Gear with Sonic, Sonic 2, and Chaos, so this is definitely a plus for me.

Maybe NOA will get Mega Man 4 now that Europe has it.

@buffalobob: Wouldn't Mexico count as NOA?

It's too bad that you're framerate is bad, but it won't be changing any time soon.

Congrats Europe.

I agree that this was a bit much. It's like pranking kids by telling them it's Christmas, only to have them find a fake tree with no presents.

Good one. You had me going for awhile.

The first game on the MSX is also known as Nemesis 2.

Nothing for me.

The Japanese have a silly sense of humor.

It's hard for Nintendo to find games to release to the VC, save for their many (often obscure) first-party titles.

If it wasn't so dang expensive, they'd be releasing the good titles left and right.

Kay?

VC #350 next week. Hope it's good (for everyone else, at least)

Only 2 games left til 350. Still, I doubt that counts as a milestone in NOA's opinion.

Neo Geo? Isn't this, like, the first release since 2008?

Kids these days wouldn't even touch a Wii, because all they care about is playing M games with the latest graphics and no censorship. {sigh}

However, I'm a victim of WiiWare before VC. I downloaded Excite Bike World Rally because the original didn't look all that appealing. I've found it fun, and don't think I'd like the original as much.

Now that they're essentially done with the Genesis, they can concentrate on the other systems for awhile. Get back to NES, you lazy bums.

Good update. If I had a DSi, I'd get Scrabble for sure. Now that S&K is out, I couldn't care less what Genesis games come out from now on.

Nuttin' for me, as usual.

@BurningSpear: The NES version has the icicles.