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@booker_steve Do you still get Nintendo Network premium points if you buy a GAME download code? I always wondered about that.

@johndevine Yeah Amazon almost always seam to have the best prices, but online discount codes are pretty easy to find for sites like Tesco and Zavvi. I would love to download straight to the system but it will probably be nearly twice as much for the privilege.

@johndevine £26.10 at Tesco, although I used a voucher. I want to download but can't complain with these prices.

I assume it's by Retro, please don't tell me thats all they have been working on?

So this will work with Wavebirds, right?

A capacitive touch screen, but they could start by getting rid of the rattling noise the pad makes

What's the excuse for the PAL version of Super Metroid? There is probably less text than in Super Mario World.

Maybe the will be the previous owners eshop games still on there!

@DESS-M-8 If your 3DS is linked to your Club Nintendo these games will count

All 3DS eshop game download codes are priced the same as the eshop versions in my GAME store. Most are £39.99

My 3DS would often crash in seep mode. Normally the blue power light would blink and it would wake on opening, but on quite a few occasions the light would remain solid blue and it would not come back on. Not noticed this since the update so fingers crossed.

So what resolution is the Wii U outputting when in Virtual Console mode? And do they stretch the image on widescreen TVs and GamePad or display it correctly in 4:3?

Has anyone seen a load time comparison article for different class SD cards on 3DS? Would be interested to see if a class 10 is worth the extra money. Maybe this is an experiment Nintendo Life can conduct for a feature?

Reminds me of the Panasonic Jungle
http://www.1up.com/news/panasonic-handheld-game-system-canceled

I feel the Wii branding is really hurting its reputation in the UK. Awareness still seams abysmal.

Hope a version comes to Wii U

For some reason the Wii mode on my my Wii U looks poor on my TV. Like its coming through a composite cable, even though it's HDMI. Also it's letterboxed around all 4 sides of the screen. It's no problem because I was planning to keep my Wii connected anyway. Anyone else noticed anything similar?

Great to see they included support for the original classic controller. It also displays far better on my TV than when I saw it at EuroGamer and in HMV the other day.

So how exactly are we supposed to play GameCube games on the Wii U? Many of Nintendo's own titles made extensive use of the analogue shoulder buttons and their unique 'digital click'. There simply isn't a current Wii U control method that could support Luigi's Mansion and Super Mario Sunshine. I imagine if they are going to do GameCube Virtual Console they will have to first release a pro controller 2, and they won't want to do that in a hurry because they have only just launched the first one.

3DS will overtake PS3 next week then by the looks of it

These are the figures from last week, 3DS was about to overtake PS3 lifetime sales, probably managed it this week.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=501734

Ok I had my suspicions but this pretty much confirms it. It's not a bug or a glitch. Nintendo has decideded to ban the viewing or purchase of all 18 rated content before a certain time each day to protect minors, regardless of the parental settings on the system.

I got this exact error message a few weeks ago when I tried to view an episode of Nintendo TV (UK) on the 3DS. That episode was rated 18 as well. Not sure if it fixed itself because I didn't bother trying again.

Tesco Direct seem to have sold out, or perhaps they just lost them all?
http://casuallyhardcore.com/how-tesco-ruined-the-uk-wii-u-launch/

Do those chart positions for Nintendo Land and ZombiU take into account copies sold in the Wii U bundles, because I know in the past software packaged with hardware is not included.

@Sefton_d Nothing! Had a message from Tesco on Facebook earlier saying it should be still today, then another saying if its not today I will need to wait another 10! Looking on Twitter it seams some people have received theirs from Tesco this morning, someone even got one after he canceled his order last week because they could not guarantee delivery for launch! However we are not the only ones missing systems at this point… https://www.facebook.com/tesco/posts/444177418974728

Still not a word from Tesco regarding my order, would be interested to hear from anyone else that has pre ordered online with them

@Pikminsi Well F-Zero is in Nintendo Land, that could be a good sign. Personally I hope they have Monster Games on the job, they did Excite Truck and Excitebots, and they have a lot of experience with racing games. They also did PilotWings Resort so Nintendo clearly trust them with their property.

@Pikminsi The interview is from Nintendo UK, unfortunately they don't get to decide what games actually get made for their systems. I want a new F-Zero as much as anyone, but I don't see it happening.

And a Deluxe Wii U will set us back £300, thats $481

@CapnPancakez Yes just over $80. Our 3DS games on the eShop are £40, thats about $64

@ToxieDogg Most N64 games were £60 for the first few months, Turok was £70! Must be about £100 in todays money

@Tsuchiya Actually I ordered it back in September when it was still Tesco Entertainment, then they merged with the Tesco Direct section on the website. Thing is I can't view the status of my old Entertainment orders now that part of the website has gone, but I have been assured all orders will be sent as normal.

@Tsuchiya I had an email on Saturday, it said:

"Dear Customer,
Thank you for your recent pre-order for a Wii U console.
You may have seen that Nintendo have confirmed a market wide shortage of stock for this product at launch.
However we are pleased to confirm that we will be able to deliver your order on the release date of 30th November.
We hope you enjoy your new Console!

Kind regards

Tesco Direct Customer Service "

ZombiU was despatched in the early hours yesterday but was not in todays post

@Dogmansp I imagine its all about keeping the high street retailers happy. If they were cheaper to download retailers would probably reduce the self space dedicated to Nintendo products, don't underestimate the importance of a visible presence on the high street. Nintendo probably aren't that fussed if digital sales are low at the moment, but at least they have the infrastructure in place ready for when the retailers go bust and everything goes download only.

Don't know if to get Nano Assault Neo or wait for the 3DS eShop version

Anyone ordering from Tesco heard anything yet?

@Tsuchiya Oh no thats even worse, two whole weeks without Zelda while everyone else is finishing the game already! I'm sure the wait won't be as bad this time around, I know if mine doesn't appear tomorrow there will be some angry phone calls to be made!

@Tsuchiya Where on earth did you order it from to get it two weeks early? I've heard of places breaking the street date by a few days but thats ridiculous! Was is imported?

@Tsuchiya When I ordered my GBA I got Castelvania 2 days before the system!

I ordered mine from Tesco, no email yet to confirm it has been dispatched so I guess it will be tomorrow. Ordered my 3DS from there and it came a day early

@Luigifan141 Wow I never thought of that, they should have included a code so you can download the game after a system transfer

Surely it's only 8-axis at best, the earth doesn't have a magnetic field radiating from the center so the GamePad won't be detecting relative altitude?

It worked really well in the panorama demo, or whatever they were calling it at Eurogamer expo. Hope they release these 'demos' on the eshop, but I guess the files would be pretty huge.

Brawl online is broken anyway

Let's face it, every house has a Wii at this point. To sell any more units Nintendo must target their existing customers. We've seen them takeover the living room, this is an attemp to conquer the kids bedroom.

The original Wii had online?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nE4hLZDg88&t=5m28s

Skip to 5:30

@seronja I would imagine that would depend on where you live and what rate of tax is applied to your purchases
<a rel="external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_value_added_tax</a>

(see table near the bottom)

They did not lie, it was in the small print in on on the European Nintendo Direct videos, its 10% off the price excluding any tax, and in the UK we pay 20% VAT.