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@micronean It's a good point which always leaves me divided between systems - as a fan of platformers and third person action and adventure games (brawlers not shooters) no one system quite delivers the games I want. I can say that my favourite retail games on the Wii U have been third party releases so far (go figure) - Darksiders 2, which I've now played through countless times (I really do love that game) and Rayman Legends, which I only downloaded this week, almost a full year after being excited and ready to buy it at launch.

Publishers really should learn to look at the quality as well as the size of a userbase if they don't already.

I was beginning to think the Wii U was immune to low scoring games. Oh well.

"that time suggests that the company aims to reach more people, rather than the standard broadcast at around 10am Eastern."

Or more people in the US at least. Those times in Europe are not good. I suspect most people will be checking the news after they get to work the following day. I understand that simultaneous global scheduling is difficult but this seems terrible to me.

Interesting to see what their ambitions are - eShop or retail, what type of game, etc.

As other have already suggested, although factually correct the press release reads like a comment from this very website.

"Before the Wii U was launched Nintendo made the right noises about third-party support."

Sorry to say that I bought it. Hook, line and sinker. That was a main reason for me buying a Wii U. If I'm honest, even though I love the system and no promises were made, I do feel cheated and I do now regret my purchase.

As others have pointed out, the Viurtual Console is something that Nintendo should really be pushing on Wii U at the moment. Sure, they probably don't want it to get a reputation as simply being a machine for old games but it would at least demonstrate that they're constantly expanding the catalogue. Three or four a week wouldn't seem like too much.

No option for 'I don't care about smartphones'?

Really? I was away last summer and missed this. Sadly, for me, this game has just gone from must-buy to skipping-it.

Lessons can certainly be learnt from Steam. I imagine they'd also be looking at how many full price games are bought on Steam.

"that previous optimism" played a large part in my decision to purchase a Wii U. More fool me.

Interesting... DMC HD Trilogy for Wii U? I can but dream.

Who knows how long it will last for but Wii Fit U has been a big help for me regaining fitness over the last month. A foot injury in the summer left me hobbling for months. Gentle exercise on the Wii (including running - basically bouncing on your toes when you're doing it on the spot) helped me to strengthen those muscles without impact/stress on the damaged foot as well as build up fitness. I've now returned to running outside and I'm going twice as far as I ever managed before Wii Fit U.

@DESS-M-8 Yes.

@Cyberbotv2 You're probably burning more calories because you're bigger and heavier (just a guess!). Newton's Law.

Thor: Beyond Oasis?

@turbo409uk

Thanks, I guess my memory's more fickle than I realise. Or maybe there was something else on ITV at the same time. Two whole channels to keep track of!

Did this ever get shown in the UK? I first heard of it about six years ago from an Aussie friend, the same age as me. Reminiscing about our childhoods and cartoons from the early 1980's she brought this one up. I assumed it just never got aired over here but perhaps I've simply forgotten all about it.

Yes.

@Rief
How strange. Thanks, I'll give it a try!

That was quick. Now, how about an update to use two wiimotes in boxing?

I was looking forward to this until I read 'turn-based combat'. Oh well.

@sillygostly I kind of agree, although probably for different reasons. If Hitman released on the Wii U I'd buy it day one but the all-American-heroness of this title puts me off.

A permanent discount for Splintercell already? Ouch.

@MadAussieBloke I opened mine when I got it. Never since though.

Pretty certain al those conditions applied to me and yet I had no problems.

Now, about that red-top writing style...

@Marshi Agreed. That Wii Fit U promo deal is great but it will achieve nothing if people don't know about it.

@Nintenjoe64
Haha! Thanks for the video link... I've worked the luge into my regular routine the last three days but a) couldn't get the hang of the arm-swinging thing (I was rocking backwards and forwards too) and b) I somehow never noticed that I was allowed to hold the edges of the board. Having been working out like that though, I think I'll continue to punish my abs and keep my arms folded in front of me.

Enjoying Wii Fit U a lot. Never thought this would be the game in which they'd finally implement the much discussed two-wiimote control system. Having done that though I'm even more amazed that it's not an option for the boxing.

Red Steel 2 was a great game and I did kind of like the aesthetic, despite being neither a Western or Sci-Fi fan.

I'd love them to do a similar thing in Feudal Japan though. Never going to happen, but still...

Realistic works for me. That said, I find that the plotting and dialogue tend to reflect the style - for example the teen-romance narrative in Skyward Sword and its bright palette. If they make it dark and realistic the rest of the game has to take its cues from that.

The only thing stopping me saying 'urgh', 'who is this guy?' and 'why does he think that's funny' is the knowledge that the adverts aren't aimed at me but at people from a different culture. I seem to remember a lot of those comments whenever UK adverts are featured here (especially the Rufus Hound ones for some reason). Take note people.

Good news.

Yes. Because people have chosen not to buy a Wii U yet because they don't like the colour black. If this is genuine then I can only stand aghast at the marketing idiot behind the idea.

Interesting. If widely adopted it would take away one differentiator - i.e. 'I'm getting this game on 360 because I like to play on-line and that version will have the bigger community'.

'Robocot'?

I'm interested in this now - not least because this trailer showed that this will be an effective single-player game. The last one kind of implied that it was geared up almost entirely for multi-player.

@Senario
Yes, I understand that Nintendo wanted to give third parties room to sell software and, despite lacking exclusives, the line-up was pretty good. I've played Darksiders 2 and NG3:RE several times. What Nintendo could, and should, have done, however, is back up the launch with marketing. That was where they failed to deliver and left those publishers which supported them at release floundering. If I was one of those third-parties I'd have scaled back my support too.

@Senario
Obviously most of the games available at launch were third party, which I think is the point you were trying to make and the one which I alluded to in my first post. My point is though that it was an almighty mess-up that's lost them a lot of goodwill from publishers and consumers alike. The soft launch hasn't done them any favours.

One year after launch. I know they had few first-party games last year, but still, what were they thinking last year?

@Jazzer94
Seconded.

I'm pretty excited about these announcements. I just wish they'd also consolidated the workout stats from Wii Sports into Wii Fit U. It always struck me as odd that they didn't do that - and even more so now.

@Captain_Gonru
My thoughts too. Interested to see how this develops...

I guess it must have sold well, which is nice to know.

Also, how come I didn't know about this Direct?

That's a helluva deal. It almost makes up for the near-interminable delay.

Two questions:
1) I loved Ocarina but loathed the childishness of Skyward Sword. Those are the only two Zelda games I've played. How would I feel about this?
2) What the hell is a 'selfy'?

I played both the first two titles on the Megadrive and remember the second one as being OK. If a new one were to grace the Wii U I'd certainly check out reviews but I can't say I'm that excited.

@AyeHaley My thoughts too - this is more or less exactly what Aonuma said in the initial Nintendo Direct reveal.

You had me until 'turn-based'.

This kind of suggests that Nintendo lied at E3 2011 when they said they were working hard to bring third parties on board for the Wii U - and if true it would explain a lot.

@XCWarrior
Agreed.

@NorthLightSuplx
Glad to know I'm not the only one.

NG3 remains one of only two full retail purchases I've made for the Wii U to date. If Team Ninja can develop more third person action games for the system then I'm all for it - original IP or not. The wait for Bayonetta is long!