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I applaud Ubisoft for starting new franchises at all. With some clever new ideas, as well. You could hear all this pessimism about Assassin's Creed back in the day as well, but fact is that franchise has resulted in some excellent games (playing AC II right now).

It's a shame Nintendo doesn't really seem to consider Retro's titles to be canon, because they have much nicer designs IMO.

Stupid age ratings screwing up releases over here =/ Why not just 1 age rating in all of Europe?

People feel more passionate about what Nintendo does cause they've been around for so long and people grew up on their systems. Any failure will of course be blown out of proportion.

Good to see Amazon UK supporting Nintendo, even if Amazon US is not. (No idea whether that's Nintendo's or Amazon's fault.) Amazon has had my business and will continue to have it as long as they keep up the excellent customer support and fantastic prices.

@JaxonH

My first paragraph was being facetious and indeed indicative of what I think the problem is.

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<Insert crazy conspiracy about every 3rd party publisher hating Nintendo, ever since 20 years ago>

It's true the Cube had some amazing games, both first and third party. We'll see if Wii U gets anywhere near that.

Man, why aren't any 3rd party developers bringing games / content to Wii U anymore? I'm going to stop buying 3rd party games / content!

Seriously though, this does feel like the vicious cycle of a dying console. Good thing Nintendo has its first party games and some indie support, but this isn't looking good.

Kinda sad to see people taking this so personal (as always), it's just business, guys. Do you expect publishers to lose money out of the goodness in their heart? =/

This is honestly a pretty weak list, and that's disregarding the fact that X likely won't make it this year, and we have no concrete release date on many of these titles (including Bayonetta 2 and Super Smash).

I blame Nintendo for never showing titles more than a few months ahead. You know they're gonna show titles at E3 that will release this holiday, why not show them before, build some hype? I'm looking for an excuse to buy a Wii U here, Nintendo.

Also, lol @ calling Need For Speed, Deux Ex, Monster Hunter and Resident Evil "new", when they're all ports from older games.

Fact is the Wii U has a ton of excellent platformers and is lacking in a lot of other genres. Would've preferred to see Retro do something with those.

Of course, this'll be an excellent titles regardless. But I do think it's lacking in innovations. Where's the catch? New secondary characters and dynamic camera angles? =/

Not showing the percentage of games that are still in development is a significant flaw to these statistics. The percentages shown don't even add up to 50%. The delivery rates could very well be around 70-80% for all years, which would be perfectly acceptable. Time will just have to tell.

Literally the only thing these statistics prove is "it takes a while to make a game" and "basement studios asking for a $5000 budget might not be entirely trustworthy".

Metroid "inspired", heh.

@darkgamer001 3rd party titles have sold badly for generations (with a few party game exceptions) on Nintendo consoles. Nintendo doesn't reach out for 3rd party support. I don't think Nintendo expected to be backed up, they just point at 6 (quality) games a year and go "what, that's not enough?". For most gamers, it isn't.

On the plus side, when Nintendo's hardware doesn't deliver sales (Gamecube, N64), the software still can deliver quality (see: some of the highest rated games ever).

But I guess we can kiss 3rd party support almost complete goodbye at this point. Not counting indies.

Personally hoping to see Nintendo and Sony team up with hardware next time around, then I'll only need to buy one console.

Uh yeah I don't see X launching in 2014 in the West

Lol, this game is all over the place.

Guess we've got another Cube and N64 on our hands. Let's hope it gets as many jewels as those.

That Master Reboot game looks gorgeous and interesting. Shame its reviews have been mixed, but I'd like to read a Wii U review when it comes out.

I haven't played ALBW yet, can anyone tell me what the Majora's Mask tease was? The mask hanging in the shop, that's all?

Whoa, whoa, whoa. The first generation of games on a new console generation aren't that visually impressive yet? Has someone told the BBC yet? It's almost as if it'll take a year or two before actually impressive games start popping up in new generations.

PS4's success will likely be a self-fulfilling prophecy. It barely has games out, but because people are hyped for it, it will get exclusive games, thus selling more.

Shame UK has pretty much given up on Nintendo.

I don't see Nintendo impressing either the non-gaming crowd that they captured with Wii (they've got tablets; gamepad won't impress them) nor regaining the main gaming crowd, that has moved on (since the PS2 days) to pretty graphics, violence, online multiplayer and grey/brown and other games that Nintendo isn't offering.

That leaves families and Nintendo fans - such as you, the person reading this. There simply aren't 100 million of those. This'll probably sell a bit more than the Cube and N64. Do I mind? No, I just want my quality first party Nintendo titles, along with some indie goodness. Console sales won't impact that. Although I do hope Nintendo starts adding some more franchises to the bunch. They're going to have to, when even Mario isn't selling consoles.

I hope there's a lot more new in this game than what we've seen so far. Absolutely everything would've fit right in with the original game =/ A by-the-numbers sequel to a great game might still be a good buy, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I expect more from Retro.

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@dumedum For every example there's an opposite example. Gamecube, Wii. Nintendo's handhelds always do well. Of course, the PS3 made a remarkable recovery, but I don't think any Nintendo console has ever done that.

The Wii U will be a Nintendo-only system, even more so than the Wii (let's not pretend that had fantastic 3rd party support). We'll see more indies, though, which I'm excited about.

I just picked up a secondhand PS3 for all the games I've missed out on, and I'll likely pick up a secondhand PS4 at the end of this generation. I simply care more about Nintendo's games than the big blockbusters, and playing them, I feel I've made the right choice. Nintendo is still all about gameplay.

I have a huge backlog anyway (50+ games). Don't have a Wii U yet, I'll probably get it next year.

@Kaze_Memaryu I don't think they're hint lights, I think they're visual feedback to where you're sending the characters (with touch control, I assume).

Bigger planets, a little bit more exploration and a higher difficulty level. That's all I want in the new Galaxy.

I, too, find the gaming world to be shallow and pedantic.

From what I've read between the lines on all reviews, this is simply a masterful puzzle game rather than an unforgettable Zelda adventure with fantastic new items and a unique world. I'd rather have the latter.

I'll still pick it up, of course.

Odd, other reviews mentioned there aren't enough new items. From what I've seen, I'm inclined to agree with them.

Looks like a good clone.

I prefer stylised games. Sad to hear Aonuma's afraid to be reckless due to fanboys who want everything to be ultra-realistic and gritty, like every other video game out there.

Beating Link To The Past. Yup, first time. Figured I might as well before I pick up a 3DS and Link Between Worlds (sometime next year).

How original.

I think these replaced the fully white XL as my favourite. If they bring it to Europe I'm likely to pick one up.

Orange is getting a lot of love, but I think the blue one's just as stunning.

Man, I still need to get a 3DS. I was gonna get the White XL one, but it's currently almost twice as much as this...

Well, good thing they're spending time on this rather than a full-fledged 3D Pokemon console RPG, huh?

Having just beaten Asylum, I'm not ready for City - let alone this. But it looks great, navigating the environment looks very smooth.

I love the art style. Got it for free on iOS, only played a level or two. Gameplay was quite generic.

Well, this is gonna sell well on Wii U in Europe, then.

@Peach64 While I see where you're coming from, because I do feel NintendoLife overrates "bigger" and divisive games, always being on the higher end of the scale and giving them the benefit of the doubt, fact is according to GameRankings their average score is 64.62%, whereas Edge's is 64.53%. That's a negligible difference. And well under the average of gaming reviews as a whole. Eurogamer is on 66.80%, btw.

"If dealing with frustration to reach high points is an acceptable sacrifice of your gaming time then this is worth strong consideration"

I realise this is the unpopular opinion, but I felt the same way about Colours. The precise platforming segments were just too frustrating when Sonic responds like molasses, so I stopped playing. I won't be purchasing another Sonic game until they get all of it right. Seems like getting the basics right shouldn't be this difficult.

Insert generic BS comment about how Ubisoft would've sold millions if they released Rayman half a year earlier, exclusively on Wii U. Because Wonderful 101 sold so well.

Anyway, Ancel just can't catch a break, huh =/ I hope Ubisoft still made some money off Legends because I'd hate to see the franchise die. Don't really care about Splinter Cell.

@MrGawain Why is it better to waste time watching pointless things on TV than on youtube? At least on youtube you choose what pointless things to watch rather than zap through all channels 20 times.

Maybe it's just me, but I think this looks awesome.

I think the best thing they can do is to make the hand-holding optional, right from the start. When you play through the game a second time, you certainly don't need a tutorial (Skyward Sword).

I'm loving the style that is objectively worse! I definitely hope more developers look into styles that are objectively worse so that we can see other awesome styles.

@Kirk the developers have made it pretty clear from several comments/updates on the Kickstarter that the new style was chosen for maximum visibility in big environments on HD screens. Details have to be enlarged to still be seen from your sofa.

Looks great, not a fan of turn-based either, but it can be done well I suppose. No grinding in artsy indie titles, please.

Getting Fiesta Run. Jungle Run is fantastic, and the Mexican-themed Legends levels look great.

Likely to get Child of Light as well. Indie-esque game from one of my favourite developers? Yes please.