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I was waiting for someone to make a South Park 'Brack Friday Bunduru' joke, lol!

@Kodeen I think @rmeyer is talking about reviews like this from Game Central here:

http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/19/super-mario-3d-world-review-the-cats-meow-4193103/

They start the review off with this line:
"Super Mario 3D World is not the best game ever made. Which is about as far as we have to go in order to say anything negative about it"
...and then go on about the constant game saving messages, lol!

I've seen alot of reviews on other sites which are similar and sound more like the reviewer wants to hate the game, but can't find a good enough reason to do so.

A great chance thanks to this:

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/56039/mega-mario-bundle-hits-the-nintendo-uk-online-store/

Seriously Nintendo should advertise that bundle to death.

So let me get this straight:

A game that isn't even out yet and is for a console that isn't doing well at the moment is beating both Xbox One and PS4 on Amazon?

If you went back in time and told me that this time last year, i'd laugh in your face, lol!

Nintendo adverts are like buses... you don't see one for ages and 4 come at once, lol!

BTW that voice over guy sounds alot like Rufus Hound.

I remember playing the 2nd Arcade Mario Kart game and spending lots on it because you have a boss race after the 4th course of the theme (ie: you race Metal Mario on the Rainbow Road theme).

I also remember a weird Pac-Man course where it's in Pac-land, then you hit the pixelated symbol from the old games and go into a Pac-Man maze.

Pitty they don't bring these Mario Kart Arcade games to the Wii U, either as an eshop title or DLC courses for Mario Kart 8?

Nice review and I agree with it, although you forgot to mention unlockable clothes and the fact the FitMeter counts altitude too (my stairs are 3ft apparently, lol!).

The best part for me is that my Wii Fit favourite, Boxing Aerobics, just got a whole lot better with the addition of a Free Mode (i'm still hoping you can unlock 30 minutes for it).

I'm suprised at the translation issues as places like where i'm from (the UK) have alot of Polish people living there, so they should start adding Polish to all PAL games to be honest.

The weird part is in Europe you've got single countries and a lot of UK regions (ie; i'm in UK North West).

So do you Yanks not get several states in the game?

Is the the Wii Fit stage that is 3rd from the top?

I see alot of people complaining about how Nintendo could lean towards casuals because of this sales urge, but I have a great solution to this problem...

...bombard the emails of third parties with a link to this article to show that the WiiU is on the rise and now have the 'install base' to buy there games.

What's the worse that could happen? We get GTA V perhaps?

This and the Luigi free running viral should be used as TV Adverts.

Here's a better idea - advertise the Wii U more and point out in the advertisements that it's backwards compatible with the Wii?

Why are they showing this now? Is this Ubisofts way of saying "look at what you've could have won?"

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@unrandomsam said " Somehow Facebook and Google don't have that reputation. Even though the things they do make it much easier for a child to be tricked into revealing their location at all times to somebody. (Google latitude at least used to allow you to reveal via your phone your location to anybody else at all times. Dunno whether it still does)".

Exactly my point and lets not forget that the ios has had it's fair share of problems (ie: kids buying games 'accidentally') yet that didn't get the same amount of news coverage that 'the 3DS makes you go blind' BS did.

Also what about the negative Nintendo news as of late? Yet very few of those sites talking about WiiU losses, don't mention about the success of the 2DS... but sadly if this situation got worse, the media will be over it.

@TheOneHacker I agree with you everything that you've said there.

Fingers crossed they bring Miiverse to the 3DS.

I applaud whoever wrote that article because someone had to say it.

Whilst I understand everyones anger about Swapnote going (I too am gutted), you have to remember that with all the negative press Nintendo has been getting as of late (and alot of people jumping at every chance to do so), the last thing that Nintendo needs is another media scaremongering story and the 3DS getting a reputation as a 'pedo device'.

Seriously have we all forgotten about The Suns Newspapers attack on the 3DS during launch and how they claimed "The 3D effect makes kids go blind" and how people were asking for refunds because "The 3D effect made them sick and go dizzy"?

Whilst I agree with the article that Nintendo have been heavy handed here and that they could just disable the photo feature, I feel Nintendo are wise to be cautious, after all 1 person complained to ofcom about a WiiU ad 'being misleading' and i've not seen any since... sadly Nintendo have alot of enemies that want to see them fail.

Wii U does badly - all over the news.

2DS does well - barely any news coverage.

Does anyone know if you can unlock the full free game with the Fit Meter after the trial ends?

ie: if I download the free trial now and it ends before the Fit Meter arrived, can I still keep the full free game when the Fit Meter arrives?

Just curious because it says 'during the trial' alot.

I kinda feel sorry for Nintendo here because if some sicko sends a selfy of his privates on Swapnote the media will be all over it due to Nintendos Family Image.

However sending your friend code to people you don't know is the equivalent to talking to strangers outside, so parents should point that out, explain how to delete friend codes of naughty people and monitor their 3DS usage more.

Unfortunately I think Nintendo have done the right thing at the moment, perhaps bring it back at a later date by removing the upload photo feature (sad, but it has to go) and add a report button and god forbid... an age limit?

Wii Fit U because I can get the Fit Meter for free on Amazon using my Gift Cards that i've been given... SO I GET THE FULL GAME FOR FREE!!

BTW do I have to sinc the meter with the game during the trial or can I do it after the trial? (ie: if Amazon are late delivering my fit meter and my trial period is up, can I still unlock the full game once the meter arrives?)

@belmont I agree with you there as EA are doing well but you missed my point a bit.

The point I was trying to make is that despite the 3DS doing well, EA still does a rubbish job with it, so what makes people think that if the WiiU starts picking up, that EA will start putting more effort into WiiU games?

In my opinion if WiiU sales pick up next year EA will give WiiU users Fifa 15 Legacy edition and if Wii Fit U takes off they'll make an EA active: legacy edition, lol!

Two things that puzzle me here:

1) EA releases more games on other consoles, so basically this is like saying 10 games put together sold more than 1.

2) The 3DS is dominating the handheld market at the moment, yet EA still does a rubbish job of supporting it.

I've seen this article on a different site where it also states EA made more off the Vita than the 3DS... so if you go where the gamers are, then shouldn't you pull support for the Vita too?

Yeah good luck with that Nintendo, it took the 3DS atleast 2 years before it took off.

I hope the Sonic 1 will be the updated version from ios that contained Tails, Knuckles, time trial and other extras because that was a good idea, but trying to control it on a tablet/phone ruins it.

Used it a few weeks ago to muck about on 'Wii Street U' with, lol