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Wanting to innovate instead of iterate is fine. I like that. But sometimes that bar is too high. No Waverace or F-Zero because they can't think of a new thing to do with them, for example. I would argue that each game doesn't need to be a completely new experience, that an older concept on newer hardware is frequently plenty.

It's the same with hardware, really. So new, unique ideas are great. Having them get in the way of producing for your audience, however, is not. Nintendo needs to innovate, not reinvent the wheel with every idea. That's the way of winding up with the occasional tech demo but no real content.

I'd love that leaf cup trophy. Ah well.

@Darknyht And the DVD player in the PS2. I know a LOT of people that bought it over the GCN because they wanted a DVD player.

Sorry, I still can't picture anything but the drummer from the E3 presentation.

Meh. Unexciting.

I'd love to be able to get all three paths together. Me being me, I'd love three cartridges in a limited edition pack. All on one would cool, though.

I expected weeaboo to be slung around, but I expected more people to use otaku, too.

@Bagels "But in Pokemon,Nintendogs,etc. you don't get pokemon/dogs/etc. spouting lines of dialogue implying incestual relationships and you don't get to walk in on your Pokemon/Nintendogs bathing."

I know you're making a serious point, but I can't stop laughing at this.

Just keep it around long enough for us to get Etrian Odyssey 3 Untold. It would drive my OCD nuts for that to be on a different system.

@EllenJMiller I cannot overstate how good the new Rhythm Heaven is. I've been playing it non-stop since I imported it.

Do you exit to DOS when you're finished?

I got a Vita for niche games, and the 3DS does okay with Atlus support.

But it's pretty simple, and I say this as someone still getting the basics of Japanese down: knock it off with the region locking. Let me import Rhythm Heaven and the like without having to buy a system.

Then, as others have said, just do subtitles. I don't need voice acting in every game.

I can't believe that NIS America is getting killed bringing Vita titles to the West, and we know the install base. So I'd rather Nintendo not be so dismissive of us and our ability to read the market.

It saves costs, but the problem is that the eShop is a two-dimensional environment. Three-dimenstional physical retail allows a consumer to browse around easily and fluidly and for multiple levels. A screen can't match that, and I for one find it very frustrating to browse on the eShop compared to a game store.

That's just me. If this is the route they want to go down, then it's time to actually hire a marketing department.

I'd like Zero Suit Samus and Olimar, but it's possible I'll be in the middle of moving across the country that day. I'll trade a better job for two amiibo, though.

I did my part and bought the Fire Emblem games. And my copy of Animal Crossing was from the same week sales went over 4 million, so that's cool. This Rhythm Heaven game, though, is magnificent - my favourite in the series so far.

It doesn't feel like the X1 and U are direct competitors. The U is getting comparatively killed in the West and the X1 is lucky to outsell the Vita TV in any given week in Japan.

This new Rhythm Heaven title really is great fun. They should localize it. Soon.

I would pay money to find out how many people pay for The Lost Valley's DLC.

With how long we've waited for this, a month or two more doesn't hurt.

Just got the physical version for Vita, so I'll probably pass on this version.

He and Reggie have the exact same smile.

I've got the Japanese version and it's great motivation for learning the language better. A shame I haven't gotten further in it.

@Pixelorez I didn't love that. I've never played Pokemon.

I liked how Animal Crossing was straight forward: you buy the game and play the game and enjoy the hell out of the game. This money-grab from compulsive collectors is a bit much.

Ugh. Good business decision? Sure. But I don't like the game and I'm sick enough of hearing about it to the point of loathing.

There are getting to be fewer and fewer places I can go in gaming and be anti-social.

@jfavreau I still haven't forgiven you for Couples Retreat.

Plenty of blame to go around, I feel. The third-party publishers are making an economic decision, one that hurts their standing with Nintendo fans. It's also hurting Nintendo's console sales. The best solution seems to be Nintendo developing in conjunction with the third parties, everyone doing a better marketing job, and finding ways not only for a larger install base, but ine that wants multiplats on Nintendo instead of something else.

I mean? You can't blame a developer or publisher for not wanting to lose money through poor sales on a system. That's not great PR, but it's not laziness either. It's a sensible business move. Something has to change in the console dynamic to shake everyone out of this position.

I'm still baffled by how much they're pushing Isabelle. She's just been in the one game, and she's the kind of saccharine cute like the alpacas at ReTail that feels a bit much for the series.

Please let the NX either stream games or have proper built-in storage. 16.4gb for one game totaling more than half of the "deluxe" version's storage is crazy.

@Ichiban If you manage to collect three amiibo you 100% the game?

I am shocked SHOCKED that an Atlus game is on discount.

Nothing I need this week.

I just can't find a reason to use it, honestly. But I generally avoid social networks and only use Twitter as it's connected to my blog.

I'm feeling old.

@rjejr That's a good point with the way the editing in Minecraft captures the imagination of a certain age. This will probably be a good litmus test for Mario's popularity these days.

@rjejr Honestly, as a Wii U owner, this game doesn't interest me at all. But I didn't buy it for the New Super Mario Bros games either. Just not my thing.

I wish it would give a big bump, but I just don't see it. Almost all of the people I know who like the side-scrolling Mario games already have the system. I don't know that the option to generate new levels attracts the people I know.

Animal Crossing over 4 million. That's an insane rate of purchase considering the size of the market.

@westman98 It wasn't on Kickstarter and their crowd funding model didn't promise a specific version. In fact, the notion that it was coming to PS3/360/Wii U/PC seems to be in their initial presentation that talked about what platforms their engine could run on.

Did the marketing folks take that and run with it? Yep. But they were very careful in their wording, and funding SMS was considered literally an investment, where you would share in quarterly profits.

@SavoirFaire Technically, all people were doing with their money was investing in the company and receiving certain perks along the way like early builds, etc. Those supporters are still entitled to a share of the profits paid quarterly, but can also get a refund if I understand correctly. The funding scheme got them into trouble. So it wasn't like Kickstarter, where it's support for specific rewards.

Also, in the overview document, they talked about the Madness engine running across platforms, including the Wii U. They never said there—or as far as I know in their WMD funding pitch—that Project CARS as a specific title was coming to the Wii U. Just that their engine could run on it. (Not well, apparently)

@kensredemption Project CARS, to my knowledge, was never on Kickstarter. It was on World of Mass Development and they got into trouble with the Financial Conduct Authority for how they were doing it.

The right call, really, and as far as I remember, they only talked about PC during their funding drive—a drive that got them in a bit of trouble with regulators in the UK.

Thinking I might get a PS4 if I get the new job/big bump in pay that looks likely. Between this, Star Wars Battlefront, and No Man's Sky, I'd spend a lot of time on that system.

Between periods during Blast Ball, Samus will come out and blow up 10,000 copies of Other M.

It makes sense if they were concerned about there not being enough players to make online work.

@Kneesofgomorrah I figured you knew that. I just couldn't resist.

@Kneesofgomorrah What does any of this have to do with insects, you ignoramus?

Can't say I was interested in Devil's Third in the first place, but at least we get a car crash of a media war out of it.

Is there any popcorn left?

I wonder if they could afford to slash the Wii U's price maybe 6-9 months before NX. I mean, I haven't always kept up with the games industry, and the $99 GCN caught my attention. There's great software there for a budget consumer. Might form a nice bridge to the next system, too.

I've grabbed it in both English and Japanese. Having a blast.

@LztheQuack I'm sorry you drew the short straw and have to clean this up. I appreciate it.