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What do the golden mushrooms do?

Really interesting graphical approach there. The sprites look so out of place in the scenery... I almost kind of love it... but I'm not sure.

Why should it have to be drastically different? I can no longer play F-Zero GX (the best BY FAR) once the Wii U comes out, so I want one I can play. That's it. Make it fast. Make it pretty. Make cool tracks. And make it smooth. That's it.

@Raylax: NintendoLand.

This has been my number 1 most anticipated game since its WiiWare announcement. I LOVE this genre and this atmospheric style.

Unfortunately, I let a friend borrow my 3DS... six months ago... and then she moved. I still haven't seen it and until I do... can't play this game...

Nope. Still buying for the local multiplayer.

The idea is fine. PETA is targeting kids who play these games, though. And the kids who play these games realize what the games make clear: that pokemon, being different from animals, enjoy fighting and enjoy the bonds they form with their trainer in doing so. The trainer gives them purpose and fulfillment. And they also enjoy being inside pokeballs. The rare few that don't (like Ash/Red's pikachu) have shown themselves more than capable of breaking free. It's not a cage, it's a home; they're not captured against their will, they submit when a trainer proves himself worthy of them.

I could see Sony coming away with something from all this... but never winning on all counts. Tortious interference is difficult to prove, even based only on a preponderance of evidence.

I don't think many companies could start it up and do justice to the established competition. But if Kindle were to make an eShop (both 3DS and Wii U) app... I mean, they're already wonderful on iOS and Android, so why not? THAT, I would download quickly.

Looks very action-y. How much exploration is there? Is it legitimately Metroidvania or is it more Castlevania NES?

@Varia01: I love gyro aiming. But I really hope we don't ever see anyone try to implement it with the GamePad. It will have good gyro uses. NOT shooter aiming. Try grabbing a plate (or other flat ~12" object) out of your kitchen and pretending it's a gun and shoot things in your house. It's just not intuitive.

Seeing as how you guys are the one saying there could be a remake, it's not really a rumor. The rumor starts with you.

That said, it's probably not even that. I'd be willing to bet it's simply a routine updating of property trademarks.

I found a R.O.B. by complete accident a few years ago. I don't have a NES or any controllers, but as a Smash player who specializes in the character, I do have him sitting above my TV charging his gyro.

I'm with GameCube on Shulk. The game, perhaps, never got the widespread exposure it deserved, but a Xenoblade sequel (or prequel) would be great and could happen if Smash gives the game a bit of the spotlight. They could pretty easily replace Ike with him, as well (similar fighting styles/swords) and give us a new Fire Emblem character... like one with an axe or lance or magic (even though I love Ike as a character, more gameplay variety is never bad).

@zezhyrule: Whoa. Easy, man. Regardless of your opinion of the magazine and its quality, that's people's jobs you're talking about there. This is sad news, not only for the industry history the publication represents, but because it means everyone involved is about to lose their livelihood. Being in the news industry, I feel for them and their families right now. They put out a pretty solid product and sadly, these kinds of things are ultimately just out of their hands.

I have a lot of good memories with that magazine. I no longer subscribe, but only because I don't have a mailbox at the moment. When I got it, I always looked forward to reading their features and I trusted their reviews, and used to take them hand-in-hand with NintendoLife's before I ever bought a game.

Good news. More people should add significant changes to their "ports," giving people a reason to actually buy them or rebuy them without feeling slighted.

I will get this game almost regardless... especially if I enjoy the original I just won. A level editor would be a HUGE addition, though, and would GREATLY amplify my longterm enjoyment of the game.

I can't believe I had that many spelling errors. Kinda embarrassing.

Very awesome, though. Thanks, Two Tribes!

Well, we've never seen them barefoot. They could very well all still have robotic lower legs... just with boots put on over to look less jarring/perhaps help with running over rough terrain.

Ignoring the quite possible Rolling Western 2...

Could it be Miyamoto's new IP project?

You guys really leapt off the diving board with this one. I mean, I read through it all the way, so that says something about the entertainment value, but... tighten down them head screws. Haha

The Wario Wars idea, though... Yeah, I'd actually play the heck out of that.

Cool. i think you should post several of the top choices, even anonymously if needed, just for kicks and giggles. I'll be interested in seeing what some of the responses were.

Traditional controls? As in... joysticks and buttons? Like the ones on the GamePad?

Much better than a poll question everyone will get right.

Will you be posting the winning answer?

In other news, I never picked up the retail version but always meant to, so I'll probably download this when it lands. Looks fantastic.

Wait... isn't that one TINY warp pipe?

Not for Wii U?

Why do you do this to yourself Nintendo? Non-commitment is not a good look for you.

These decks (or taglines or whatever you want to call them) just keep getting better.

And here I thought losing James might hurt amount of laughs I get from NL news articles.

@Miroku: Did you just imply that you think there will be Xbox and PS3 versions? Are you outside your mind?

I don't want several. But I have no problem with having third party characters. I love the variety Snake and Sonic brought to Brawl. I wish they would stay and that a few more would be added. I don't want an influx of some particular third party, though. If Namco's to be represented, great, but don't do many and make them varied. At most, I'd be game for PacMan, Heihachi or Yoshimitsu Tekken (or Panda, who would probably fit in the game the best), Nightmare (Soul Calibur) and Lloyd (Tales of Symphonia 1 &2). Four characters, five maximum. Beyond that it will feel more like a Capcom Vs. game (albeit without Capcom) than a Smash Bros. game.

To translate: "We like making money. So if the Wii U takes off like it's the reinvention of bread and it sells 100 million worldwide in a month or two, then yeah, we'll probably port it. Otherwise, I don't think it will be worth the time and money investment to get it running on the system. So yeah, it could happen. Don't rule it out."

I'm with him on this one. I think the XL will boost sales. Considerably so, in fact. And now, don't get me wrong, I don't think that the 3DS is or will be a failure, either. I don't think handhelds are going away just yet.

I don't think, however, that the 3DS will ever have the success of the DS or the GBA or the GameBoy. And I think handhelds will continue to fall slowly in terms of sales numbers. The 3DS XL, while it will move more 3DS consoles, won't be any sort of kickstart for the system and won't send it's sales figures into orbit like previous Nintendo handhelds.

On the other hand, I don't think Nintendo ever thought it would become the MUST-HAVE item in gaming. Just a solid boost. Nothing more, nothing less. Pachter may be putting words in their mouth in interpreting it that way, but his literal words aren't incorrect this time. As I see things, anywho.

If we're only getting one, I hope it's 4, because I probably won't buy 3G.

Never played the game, so I have no idea how it's done, but these screen shots remind me of Link's Awakening...

I saw the picture on the homepage on got really excited.

Then I saw the headline.

YOU BIG TEASE!

@LittleIrves: Sure, but most chalk that up to the timing and lack of marketing. BG&E is NOW pretty well regarded, however. It has a very dedicated fanbase and a LOT of core gamers looking intensely at what a sequel could offer. I think that could be the game to really change minds if it somehow were to come.

@ajcismo: If Nintendo were to SOMEHOW work out an exclusivity deal for Beyond Good and Evil 2... the Wii U would begin jumping off of shelves and into shopping carts almost on its own.

You know... it's not hard to get a license to carry a tazer. Nor are they really all that expensive, though that's probably not a major factor for royalty, anyway. Why is Peach not armed at this point? I mean, a pistol is pretty easy to get a hold of. I would totally play a game where the unarmed plumber bros get 'napped and Peach goes on a rampage capping koopas in the face.

New Super Gangsta Princess... Bros.

I just hope it contains all the modes of the other two consoles AND the extra features. The Wii U is a more advanced system. Maybe not by a whole lot, but it's still stronger. There's no reason at all why it couldn't have as much content and more and I'll start getting really worries about the system's future if it starts off by getting lesser ports of PS360 games.

I have no idea what this game is even like... but because of World of Goo, I'll get this on day 1.

Just to be clear, guys, "the guy who makes Call of Duty" isn't saying these things. "That guy" isn't even quoted in this article. In fact the only reference to anyone involved in Call of Duty development in this article is to say that Michael Pachter hadn't spoken with them.

Yes, Pachter's an idiot and has always seemed to have some sort of bias. But he's not got a hand in Call of Duty's pocket, people.

Yeah, they're definitely cheaping out on us. I mean, I won't be buying this, anyway, since I have them all on my phone. But Space is the best of the bunch... if not, it's at least equal with the first. Rio is by far the worst and feels like more of an Angry Birds knock-off than an actual Angry Birds game. The physics aren't as reliable, the necessary hit zones for the higher scores are far too specific and instead of the ball-shaped pigs, the game uses monkeys that actively try (and often succeed) to regain their balance after they or their platforms have been hit.

The 4 games together WITH exclusive content would have made this decent. 3 without one of the best ones... this honestly won't be worth much.

You're losing one of the best, but, if nothing else, you guys will have a great inside source moving forward.

I'd be quite happy with just having it display the same thing as the TV, so I can do that whole "play your game while you're whining sibling takes over the TV" thing.

I would like this to be a free download on the eShop so that it A) doesn't take up internal memory space if you don't want it to, and B) is another incentive (like the free 3DS downloads) to connect your system to the internet.

I barely missed Platinum... but it's not that impressive this year, anyway.

Metroid it is.

I'm a college student with no debt, few obligations and a substantial paycheck (or at least I will be in 2 month's time when I return to school). I'm quite literally being paid good money, on top of my very easy and well-paying job, to go to school. The only bill I ever have is a $45/month cell phone charge. And yet, even I can't justify buying TWO Nintendo systems within months of each other and dropping (when you include games and all) what could exceed $700. I just can't bring myself to do it. I'd love a bigger 3DS as much as the next guy, and I love knowing that the devices I have are the best they could be, but I'm going to have to stick with my now-outdated launch 3DS because two systems is just too much to ask.

Got it on preorder...

Couldn't you just use an infinite 1-ups trick to get infinite coins, leave your 3DS plugged in and running and hit 1,000,000 coins in a couple days?