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I never understood why they put in starter Pokémon in the first place, if there's no way to get them to evolve.

Well the power-up/evolution system in the game's rubbish anyway, what with the need to catch dozens to literally hundreds in some cases of the same Pokémon, then trade them in for candy and manually evolve them. :/

I like the actual graphic on the 3rd party one better than the original Nintendo one.

Also, of this is some tie-in with a surprise release of then Mario Galaxy games on 3DS, then surely Nintendo wouldn't have chosen such a boring generic design, especially considering how spectacularly over-the-top crazy and colourful those games are.

This has to be Nintendo's single most awkwardly named product ever.

Why 'New Galaxy Style New 3DS XL'? Instead of 'Galaxy New 3DS XL' or whatever? 2 'news' in the name, really?

Also... Why are the hinge and the inside blue, instead of purple? It looks so mismatched.

Such a weird and randomly awkward model... XD

How had I never heard of them before now? XD

@IceClimbers I'll believe it when I see it. ;] Kimishima-san seems to be steering his company in a much-needed fresh and healthy direction, being unafraid to let go of old and archaic ways and traditions, while embracing new directions and ventures. :]

Considering Nintendo stated on several occasions that NX would be a 'clean break' and move away from Wii, Wii U and all that they embodied, I very much doubt Wii remotes will be compatible with NX, even if it were just for 'certain games'.

Even moreso in light of Reggie's very recent comments about how they learned their lesson with Wii U about how not to convey a convoluted and confusing message about new systems.

Dae this a while ago when they released the Japanese original. This localized version's voice acting is pretty bland and awkward by comparison, but still nice to know they're taking the effort to push this IP in the West! :]

@PleaseUnderstan While Nintendo could indeed be willing to commit to physical media for the foreseeable future, the article really only mentions Nintendo's gaming systems, not the software: '... selling mainly video game systems through their nation-wide distribution network'.

Cool. :]

But 'several million units sold'?

Hasn't 3DS sold like 60 million units?

Seriously? People are finding this too expensive at 40 bucks? That's honestly not expensive at all, for what it is. Especially considering the outstanding quality Dark Horse usually delivers.

'Each one has a different look to it, and there's also a PlayStation 4 version'

'The use of hardware is different for each system, so it's quite a challenge'

If anything, this sounds very much like NX won't boast visual parity with PS4.

That was unexpectedly cool!

Only Nintendo have officially announced NX.

Only Nintendo have officially announced NX.

Such a random thing for Nintendo to suddenly upload a video about...

Probably NX, then.

Anyone remember the time Eurogamer were positively certain which hardware architecture 3DS was going to incorporate, back in 2010? They were so certain, yet turned out to be so wrong. Déjà vu anyone?

Classy. I approve. :]

Widescreen? As in a stretched-out TV image? Also, 720p? What is this, 2005? The Mini NES Classic Edition or whatever it's called from Nintendo sounds much more appealing to me.

... And can they just simply rip off the original NES design like that? I'm pretty sure Nintendo will take action against this thing, one way or the other.

Good. Too bad for whoever made it, but they can't let some people do whatever they want, yet sanction others.

It's their games and their characters, and people aren't allowed to do with them whatever they wish, however big a fan they might be.

Whoa, those are all awful! -_-
I bet they're fake though, because they all look too humanlike imo, for Pokémon.

@shani You're right, but you're not reading my comments right. Wii U wasn't a casual-friendly system, but it was INTENDED as such, very much (like I said).

Nintendo wanted it to be a Wii 2 that attracted the masses, only they failed to make it easy to understand and appealing.

@shani Wii U was in fact a gimmicky console. And made to attract a casual audience. Its name says it all - it was meant to be a Wii 2. The whole tablet controller with motion sensing and NFC capabilities are gimmicky. Only it didn't pan out the way Nintendo intended at all, due to them counting on people buying into the whole Wii thing and ignoring clear messaging about what the system actually was, and more importantly, games.

Then fact that it is a commercial flop doesn't change the fact that it was very -very- much intended as a gimmick-centered, casual system.

Sounds like Nintendo are going with another gimmick-based system aimed at casuals with NX.

Why does everyone keep saying Breath of the Wild will be a NX launch game? Nintendo have constantly and everywhere stated NX is penned in for a March 2017 launch, while for Zelda, they've constantly and only said '2017'. They would not have have been doing this (repeatedly, not just once), if Zelda was planned as a launch title.

It's likely not coming out alongside NX - I wouldn't be surprised if it got pushed to holiday 2017, actually. They never ever even mentioned Zelda being a NX launch title, simply that it will come to NX, and everyone jumped on that and claimed the two would come out simultaneously.

I have a feeling Niantic/The Pokémon Company are overestimating this app's longevity... What with how long they're taking to roll out their precious updates, by the time they finally do come out, the majority might have lost interest...

I'm L5, so well on my way!

@ThanosReXXX Yes, that's what I meant exactly, thanks!

Weren't Eurogamer the ones who 'confirmed' what chipset the (then unnamed) 3DS would have in 2010 or so, (also Tegra I think), then were proven completely wrong a short while later? They claimed to be sure and well-informed back then, too, same as now.

I'm hoping Nintendo would opt for something more sturdy and comfortable than those horrendous 3DS analog nubs.

I got like 8 or 9 so far, I think.

Native 1080p rendering resolution, doubled all the texture resolutions, rendering improvements and rework, better shadow rendering quality, post processing effects...

... This sounds almost too good to be real on Wii U. I'll see it when I believe it. But I'm really excited about this game! I loved the sequel, bar its technical hiccups.

Nintendo's sure getting a ton of positive press recently!

First with Breath of the Wild's overwhelmingly grand reception, then the unprecedented phenomenon that is Pokémon Go, and now this. And we still have NX to look forward to, as well as Nintendo's upcoming mobile games/apps, including both Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing. And that's not even taking Pokémon Sun and Moon into consideration...

This is pretty much their hottest year since the Wii heydays. XD Who'd have thunk it.

I'd love that.

I wonder if the games are the modern updated versions like on the 3DS and Wii U, with save states and all that, or basic bare-bones originals.

@PlywoodStick True, however I don't think investors are in a hurry to pressure Nintendo to give up their own dedicated gaming systems anytime soon, as long as they also continue to seriously support mobile (which they will as it's a goldmine).

The dedicated gaming market is still very much an extremely big and robust industry (just look at the incredible success story that is the PS4), and that isn't likely to change anytime soon. As long as Nintendo is profiting off it, they will continue to do so, and investors will want them to.

There's zero reason for Nintendo nor its investors to not want to chase both mobile and dedicated gaming, as long as the profits are there.

I find it funny (and positive) that the entire world is talking about this new Nintendo game/app, and how Nintendo's fortunes have changed, and how Nintendo still have it in them to create crazily popular games and all that, yet Nintendo had hardly anything to do with this game's development. XD

Sure they own large parts of The Pokémon Company (which Nintendo actually founded together with Game Freak and Creatures) and Niantic, and Pokémon games can't just be made without Nintendo's consent as they own the rights and all that, but Nintendo itself was hardly involved at all in Go's development.

But like I said, very positive for Nintendo, obviously.

Whoa that's a LOT of moneys!

So they didn't even mention Nintendo in the credits? Shame.

That's just very bad planning.

Time will tell, I guess.

@Gold_Ranger You're wrong. It's even stated in this article; Digital Foundry were @ E3 and captured their gameplay, so it's direct-feed video they're using. There's no other way they could've tested and analyzed all this. XD

OT: The game's looking marvelous, and I'm super excited Monolith Soft is assisting with the game - especially after the miraculously wonderful world and visuals of Xenoblade Chronicles X!

How does that statement from Nintendo in any way hint that his leaving was somehow not voluntary..?

Well boo-hoo. Obviously Nintendo were going to fight this, you can't just take their property and sell it yourself.

It's a pretty nifty piece of tech, and although I never got one back in the day, I sure wouldn't mind owning one now, just for the novelty of it.
Still nowhere near as adorably gorgeous as the GameBoy Micro though. :]

Another electric Pikachu-like mouse Pokémon? Besides Pikachu, there's already Pichu, Raichu, Plusle and Minle. Maybe more, I haven't been following Pokémon for years. :/

'I think probably only Wii U owners will buy Zelda, but I think everybody who buys an NX will absolutely buy it'

What? I don't understand this sentence.
Also, I don't understand how Zelda BOTW, (a Wii U game) being on NX, tells him NX will be a high-spec system...?

How about focusing on getting BOTW out first, Aonuma-san?

Meh. Too bad Marin sounds like another generic dumb Japanese teen waifu. :/ Her singing and giggling is cringe-inducing.

She had so much potential, too - I could've thought of a whole bunch of better moves and abilities than what she appears to have now... T_T

Well at least she summons the Wind Fish, that's cool I guess.

Definitely a big step forward! Their old website was awkwardly dated and unintuitive to navigate.