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Can't wait for this event, especially for a look at the new Mario Party and Color [sic, should be Colour in the UK] Splash.

Boo is mine!

Neat, I've been anticipating this game for a while. Roll on tomorrow!

Personally, I'm excited for this, but the "everyone moves at once" will probably turn away 95% of the Mario Party fanbase.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE "average games"

At least one of the games you've just listed is much better than average....

Whilst I totally agree that the Vita has more games, most of them are very niche and don't appeal to a wide audience.

Not too bad this week, with some good Wii U and 3DS games. Personally, I'm picking up Kirby: Planet Robobot.

As long as Monster Hunter Generations, Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE aren't the only games being shown off on the second day, I'm somewhat looking forward to E3.

I say this because their E3 website (which is pretty cool, by the way), states that "Nintendo Treehouse: Live will showcase upcoming games such as Monster Hunter Generations..."; the use of 'such as' could mean that they have more games to show off...

I wouldn't mind to see more MK8 DLC!

Meh, someone wake me up after E3...
falls asleep

@ekreig No problem! I'm just as shocked on the short turnaround for this game...

@gcunit Yes, you'd be correct. It was only announced a short while ago, in the Direct, as you stated.

I expected a score of 9, so happy days!

I was expecting a 7/10 or 8/10, so this is spot on. Honestly, if people can look past the amiibo implementation, it's a good game, honestly!

Eugh, this better not start an argument over gaming journalism as we currently know it. It's bias, uninformed and condemning and it's not going to change for the time being.

@JubilifeRival I must've confused them. I know that Turnabout Across Time is releasing (now) AFTER the game comes out (isn't it like late June?). My bad.

@JubilifeRival Err... Since when did I say it wasn't?

@azelf The Japanese eShop has a demo of this game, and from what I can see, there is no voice acting - it, as I originally proposed, was probably just added in for this video.

I can see the Wii U version taking longer so they can properly use the GamePad, but this looks really good. Probably won't pick this up straight away but it is on my radar.

"whether the franchise has another extended break ahead of it"

Yeah, it probably does. They really screwed up with SFZ, in some regards. Now then, who's up for a Star Fox Adventures: HD Edition! Kappa

"Fireemblem" xD

@azelf I dunno, it could be. However, if it is, given the fact that it's a digital download only in the West, that must make for a massive download. Or, it could've just been added in for the video.

For those that are wondering, I'm pretty sure this is from the DLC that you get for pre-ordering this game in Japan, which is called Turnabout Across Time. Why?

Edgeworth is prosecuting; the main prosecutor in the game isn't him, but rather someone else (I won't spoil it). Plus, Phoenix's portion of the game takes place exclusively in Khura'in, from what I've learned. And, this takes place after the main game - there's a few subtle hints that point at this.

@Kroko I completely agree; for 720p/1080p, sure. But 4K, or 1440p? Then power becomes directly proportional to resolution.

Can we please get some info about the NX soon? Dear god, Emily Rogers is starting to really annoy me...

Seems fun. Also why is this post categorised under 'Retro'?

@daveh30 Hmm... I didn't see that change. I guess just signing in wouldn't really be much of a benefit to Nintendo, whereas forcing people to read their newsletter would be. Knowing that, I take back what I said before, they'll probably just stay the same value.

I wouldn't be surprised if future Platinum Point rewards cost just a bit more due to the fact it's now even easier to get them.

Managed to get the Pressure Suit and UFO Skirt. Not bad.

I hope they do a Special Demo Version, like for ORAS. I'm sure people wanna try playing in the new tropical setting!

@Jimmy_G_Buckets Eugh. I agree; why are we giving the guy press for making shoddy games?

The issue with scores nowadays is that opinion often dictates the score more it should, which is basically the point I tried to make over the last 2 comments of mine.

@Dave24 You're taking my essay example too literally. Of course if you hand your essay in on a piece of toilet paper you'll get an F (or even U). Though, I have seen that happen...

I wasn't trying to outright say an essay is exactly like a review, I was merely saying there are a few elements that carry over - in specific, the fact that a teacher shouldn't be marking based on opinion (such as, for example, if they liked it). I understand a review cannot be 100% objective - but, on the flipside, a review shouldn't be too heavily weighted on opinion. I'd point you towards Kotaku/Polygon's review of Star Fox Zero for what I hate in a review.

Still, you present a valid point. Whew, there's been a lot of controversial news posts on NintendoLife lately, eh?

A review should be an objective look at a game/movie/song/whatever that should be assessing its merits and faults. I feel that a score is basically a summary of the merits/faults and which side has a bigger weighting. A review should be objective for many reasons. Think of it like an essay in school - did your teacher mark you lower because he/she didn't like the font you chose or the format you presented your work in? No - it has to purely based on the quality of work. And that is what a review should be:

"a written piece assessing the quality of a game without bias"

A score should complement this. If a game has lots of good things about it, the score should reflect this. Yet, time and time again, I see reviews about games with many good things, yet because the writer didn't like a specific element, even if it was 'good', the score gets bumped down - which is why many news outlets seem to be dropping scores because they become too opinionated. Scores should be a representation of the quality of a game, which is why I vote in favour of them. As long as they aren't opinionated, and come from a true assessment of how good a game actually is, I'm fine with them. If a game that is actually good gets a 6 because the writer didn't personally like it, I get annoyed. If you want to include your opinion, it's not a review, but a personal recommendation. Why else do you think I don't trust IGN anymore?

Scores are also good for the lazy, I guess.

Metroidvania isn't really my style, so I'm gonna pass. Looks good though, always nice to see great Indie titles come to the Wii U.

@Fezatron Nintendo clearly doesn't see that, though. I have no doubt Zelda will be amazing but that won't sway my opinion as I don't intend to pick up Zelda.

They could hold a Nintendo Direct before E3 instead, rather than a Digital Event. This would still mean that E3 is entirely focused on Zelda and it makes fans that don't care for Zelda happy.

If Nintendo want to make themselves more relevant at E3, this isn't helping.

It's not being delayed?!

I'm personally quite happy with My Nintendo. Maybe that's because I must be one of the few people here that truly like Miitomo.

Regardless, physical rewards and points from physical copies of games would be nice. Even if it's only half as much as you would get from buying the same game digitally would be good, and still allow Nintendo to try and push people towards digital.

March isn't even that far from Christmas. People could easily save the amount of money required (instead of buying/being bought gifts), depending on their circumstances, of course, and wait the three month period. If the games are fantastic, when it launches may not be a big factor in influencing it's sales.

I've never played Fire Emblem nor Animal Crossing - this may be my first chance to experience a game from their respective series. Furthermore, if Animal Crossing NX is a thing, it's even more incentive to purchase it, in my eyes.

I'll be sure to pick these up the day they arrive.

@A01 Both Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge were also made on the Nintendo Web Framework. It can produce excellent games when people put effort in.

@Spin @MISTAH-JOSH I've also used Construct 2, thinking about it. It takes like 20 seconds. This just makes RCMADIAX look worse!

@bezerker99 Yeah, the sound effects ruin it for me. How hard could it be to add sound effects? I'm not entirely aware what engine he uses to create his games (isn't it like HTML5 or something), but it mustn't be too hard, surely?

If there were Pokemon amiibo cards Nintendo better produce enough... or we'll face another shortage.

I'd say this, from the numerous amounts of footage I've seen, is going to be the best Kirby game yet. I too, like many people here, skipped Triple Deluxe - but I've decided to pre-order this just because of the premise alone.

I'd recommend to everyone Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge. It's one of the most unique and well crafted Mario vs. Donkey Kong games in the series - and it's free! Well worth your time, provided you have at least half of the required amiibo.

@Mario-Man-Child My apologies; you tagged both of us, so I could only assume. Despite that, I have to agree with you.

@Man-in-Green At least the 3DS gets good games because of that! dies waiting for Kirby Planet Robobot

@Mario-Man-Child I never said I hated Miyamoto. I said I was frustrated with some of his design choices, but I still like the man. Besides, without him, we wouldn't have Mario! Still, you're being really narrow-minded about this.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Have you seen what Microsoft and Sony do? If anything, they can be worse than Nintendo!