TreesenHauser

Free games are good for me! Hope that's the case if and when it comes to North America.

I'll still get it. A friend of mine has the PS3 version which he says is good. I still have yet to check it out though, who knows,maybe I'll try it out and find it uninteresting... but I doubt that because this sounds like the kind of game I could play for hours on end. I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.

Now that the update's installed and running, I like it! Everything runs smoother and like someone else said, very snappy. The Quick Start Menu will be very convenient, I can tell.

The second I fired the console up it began preparing the update. Now at 14%. Looking forward to seeing these new features in action!

I love absolutely everything about Mario Kart 8 so far, but my only problem is that I keep getting communication errors when I race online. I'll be in the race for about 30-45 seconds then I get an error code and I'm forced back to the main menu. I'm just gonna write it off as launch week issues though.

"As you can see from the video, he also lists travelling the world, taking long baths and singing about Mario Kart 8 as some of his key interests and hobbies."

Sad part is, that's not too far off from my real life. Minus the traveling part. Thanks for the inclusion guys! I was laughing my MK-loving arse off at this.

And good luck to future participants!

I loved Diddy Kong Racing. I would give anything for Rare and Nintendo to come to an agreement so it would release on Virtual Console someday, though that's doubtful.

@Damo scrambles to get his QR code together Awesome, thanks!

I like it!

Thanks for the tips! I'll be playing in just a few short hours now.

So that needs two USB ports to work? sigh

That kinda stinks. I'm already using the two on the back for a USB hard drive, and soon I'll need a LAN adapter to experience the best possible online connection for my Wii U. So I'll already have one of the two on the front used. Oh well, here's to hoping that controller PDP is making utilizes the connection on the Wii Remote. If not, oh well. I'd rather use a Pro Controller I'm thinking, but GameCube would be a great option yet again.

Don't take this like I'm whining or anything though, I think this is a great idea!

Then again, it's not like I'll always be playing Smash Bros online, I've always enjoyed local multiplayer the best.

Nothing for me in the download sector, but I can't wait to pick up my Mario Kart 8 pre-order tomorrow morning!

Gotta wait just one more day... with that said, I'll be hanging out in front of my local Gamestop tomorrow morning, giddy with anticipation.

Mario Kart 8, definitely. Pre-ordered it for my birthday so I've been waiting since then for this. As far as Watch_Dogs is concerned, I'll wait for the Wii U version. Hoping that Ubisoft will surprise us with a demonstration of how it works/looks on there at E3 or soon after.

The closest Best Buy to me that's having this event is 4 and a half hours away. ROAD TRIP!

@ThomasBW84 Yeah. Wario's Woods makes me a saaad panda.

Oh and regarding the games we're bad at... Wario's Woods for me. I'm terrible at it.

@IxC Ohhhhh. That makes sense now. I blame my lack of coffee this morning. Thanks!

I don't get it...?

Yay, my first event Pokémon!

Green Shells are awesome! They're also great defensively. I love holding onto them to prevent getting hit by another red/green shell.

@ThomasBW84 Absolutely! I just finished checking out the article itself and it was a very good read.

"That's it, I'm canceling my pre-order!" -No one

As someone who didn't get on board with Minecraft until the PS3 version, I would love to see MInecraft on Wii U! The GamePad second-screen controls would be perfect for it. Here's to hoping Nintendo put some cash down for a version to happen.

3DS on the other hand... sigh I dunno. I don't see it. But I certainly wouldn't argue it either.

@Damo keeps fingers crossed

"Martin made a joke about Aonuma being responsible for the CD-i Zelda games, and things went downhill from there."

They'll take a differing approach I believe. We'll have to wait and see I guess.

I'll try the Alien on the Run demo since I'm broke this week.

I'm still interested, just let me save up some more money...

I love Adventures of Lolo! Awesome puzzle game that definitely keeps your brain on its toes the entire time. Though I would understand how some may be put off by it. Great review!

Lolo 2 and 3 are great as well!

gets ready to complain, then sees that was the PREVIOUS controller

Ohhhhh. Can't wait to see what this actually looks like. Should be cool.

@rjejr I see what you did there

@rjejr Correct, I've been able to stream live from YouTube on the Wii U browser before. Not sure about the YouTube app. With that said, reliability's another factor.

If I lived on the west coast, I'd make the trip.

@Jazzer94 Agreed. It's a code for a demo, we're not talking a full game download here.

If someone out there got a code but has no interest in Tomodachi Life (doubt it), let me know. I'd love to try it out after the awful last couple of days I've had.

Oh that's cool, this is only my fourth year in a row being a Platinum member, wish I got one of these codes.

Yeah, I'm not seeing it on the eShop either and I live in New York.

To the three criticisms...
(1) Well, that's obvious. The Wii U isn't doing too good right now, so it would take a whole lot of console sales to have Mario Kart 8 match up to previous console entries in terms of sales. We didn't need a pie chart, a graph, or even a hastily written opinion piece to tell us any of that. Though I am confident that Mario Kart 8 will help the Wii U in some way, I know more people that are holding off on a Wii U until Smash Bros.

(2) While it's slightly disappointing that Arenas won't return for Battle Mode, it won't affect my Mario Kart experience too much because I don't really go for Battle Mode when I play Mario Kart. And even if I do, this iteration of Battle Mode seems like it'll be mixing it up by pitting players against each other on a selection of courses. It'll be interesting, it won't "ruin" the game.

(3) Leave the political and social issues out of my kart-racing game. Neither have any place in Mario Kart. Besides, where were those complaints during THE LAST SEVEN MARIO KART GAMES? Granted, the internet wasn't much of a thing during the SNES and N64 era, but I still didn't hear friends or family going "Man, where are the black people in Mario Kart? How racist." Besides, there's a character selection called "Mii," which allows one's own custom character to appear in the game. This argument is invalid.

None of those three criticisms will ruin my enjoyment of Mario Kart 8. I won't let them.

If you're even thinking about getting it, get it! Incredible game.

To anyone who might be ready to complain about this week's lack of VC games on Wii U; if you've never played Adventures of Lolo, look up a video of it and decide for yourself if it might be worth your time. If it is, by all means download it, I promise it's worth it!

OMG LOLO! Sorry, that one excites me because I wasn't really expecting that. Think I might go for it.

My sister and her husband bought a Philips HDTV, which stopped working for them less than two weeks later. They got a replacement which had dead pixels and eventually dead lines within the same time period, and Philips flat-out refused to replace it after that. Plus, anything Philips I recall ever using or buying was awful. Universal remotes, DVD players, even their HDMI and other cables, all garbage.

So of course Philips would try something like this. Besides, considering they were responsible for the rip-off known as the CD-i along with those unspeakable excuses for Zelda games for it, I think Nintendo should sue THEM.

@AltDotNerd HAHA! Love this.

15 days! Can't wait to pick up my pre-order!

"This wasn't what I had in mind when I wished for more sets of hands..."

@FalconPunch Ironically, I liked the story the best. Samus' portrayal could have been better I guess, but it wasn't so bad. My biggest complaint involved the controls. I rented it through GameFly and was so excited to play it, I liked the idea of a 2.5D-ish Metroid with FPS Wiimote controls, but to me it was better on paper than it was by the time the game rolled around. I was just so continually frustrated by it.

Then again, with the fanbase that has developed for the game I've been thinking about giving it another go.

I like these illustrations and all, but yeah, I hated Other M.

These titles make me sad.

@Iggly There ya go! Sounds like a good idea.