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What I don't get is why was there not a Christmas Day sale this year? There's been one the past couple of years, at least covering Christmas time frame. Was looking forward to some good online sales on games. Just seems like its the normal sales.

Welcome and congratulations.

Thomas, thank you to your huge contribution to the site. You've helped make Nintendo Life my nightly web stop before bed for the past several years. I wish you all the best in your new career.

Big thumbs up for that!

Awesome! Love Sky Force Anniversary on the Wii U. Great that a new game will be heading to the Switch.

@RupeeClock Totally agree! Frustrating. I don't know anybody else with a 3DS, but this game looks fun. Would be great to connect with others online.

Soon as I get a Switch I'm getting this. Still have 9 tables to play on my Wii U. I thought I read that there were challenges with the Star Wars & Marvel license. But maybe those are getting resolved.

@tsdenizen I love my Wii U and still buy games for it frequently. I am one of those Wii U owners that still checks every Thursday for the possibility of new releases or virtual console releases and see which games are being discounted. Heck this past week I bought Darksiders Warmastered Edition and Stick it to the Man. As I am trying to only pick up the cream of the crop I depend on a site like NintendoLife to let me know which eshop games are good or are crap. I'll move to the Switch in six months or so, right now I am really enjoying my Wii U.

@Fuz Thank you. Yeah, I get annoyed having to move the figures around the base to solve the problems. I get what the developers were going for in trying to have physically interactive toys, but I would enjoy the game a lot more if I wasn't constantly reaching for the base to move characters around. I'm still okay with the game, and looking forward to playing the expansion sets.

@Fuz I too am enjoying playing it. I have a list of expansion packs on my list and these are part of my huge Wii U backlog. My biggest frustration has been having to use the portal for everything including all the puzzles. Really hate that. Wish they would do it just like is done in Lego City. Now, I just recently finished the main story line and am about to do the adventure worlds, so hoping the portal is not as integral other than to swap characters.

@Ralek85 Totally agree, that is one of my favorite DS games too. Would love to see more of this type of dungeon crawler.

Stinks. I don't know anybody else with a 3DS to play. This looks like it could be a lot of fun.

Paper Mario Color Splash, Lego Dimensions, and maybe some Zelda Twilight Princess HD on my Wii U. Steamworld Dig on my New 3DS XL. And, I have been revisiting some of the great games on my DS XL lately.

Never played a game like this before, but I've been interested since I first saw info about it months ago. Been on my wish list, but now I have several 3DS games on my list to get, starting with Metroid. I do think I would like to give this game a try though.

@sillygostly That was one of my favorite DS games of all time. Would love a 3DS dungeon crawler in the same vein.

This looks right up my alley. My 3DS is getting lots of use this year. Eager for Metroid too.

Just picked it up this morning on the eShop. Been wanting it for a long time, but really preferred getting a digital version. Glad it finally came down in price. I now have a HUGE backlog of Wii U games to still get to. Might take me another year until I'm ready to move to Switch. Maybe that will give Nintendo time to get the kinks worked out.

@ACK Thank you for your detailed description of what to do. Both my teenage boys have been playing it for years. I keep thinking I might want to try it, but the idea of playing a game without a formalized end goal kind of bothers me. Also, I don't know if I want to spend time just building.

That said, so many people seem to enjoy it, and it looks cool. I've been trying to get me kids to explain the ins and outs and they haven't done a good job. So, I appreciate you descriptions.

This so pisses me off. I was really looking forward to a decent baseball game for the 3DS. Why do the other platforms get somewhat competent baseball games and Nintendo doesn't. Heck, I'm thinking about putting in my Mario Super Sluggers in my Wii U so I have some kind of baseball game to play.

This might be what actually pushes me to finally get a PS4. Really was looking forward to a good portable baseball game.

@CB85 I spent about 140 hours on Skyward Sword. Really loved it. Finished the last dungeon and have the last boss left to beat — hadn't touched it in months. There were parts of that game that were too challenging for me and it took me months sometimes to pass them, like that challenge in which you had to fly your bird to destroy 10 targets in the limit time. I must have done that challenge well over 100 times before I could pass it. This was played over 2 years.

Now playing Twilight Princess HD and about 30 hours in. Really loving it.

Since I am waiting a little while on the Switch, but wanted some Bomberman action decided to get Bomberman Blast on the Wii U... technically the Wii. Went to the Wii eshop on my Wii U and downloaded Bomberman blast for $10. The online play doesn't work anymore, I just wanted to play it with my friends and kids. It supports up to 8 local play and there are a crazy amount of game options and modes. And graphically, it holds up pretty well.

Realizing that I need to wait on buying a Switch for a while as I still have a huge backlog of Wii U games that will keep me quite busy this year, I still wanted some Bomberman action. So, I went to the Wii eshop, inside the Wii U's Wii compatibility mode and bought Bomberman Blast. Now of course I don't get the online play, as that as long been killed. But, I can play up to 8 players locally (not that I ever will). Game holds up great! Had some friends over last weekend and they wanted to play it for hours. Biggest downside is that I don't have an icon for it on my main Wii U menu, and have to remember to put it into Wii mode. But small price to pay to play Bomberman now.

I am really excited about this title. When was the last time there was a good baseball game on any Nintendo system? Super Mario Sluggers for the Wii. There hasn't been anything decent at all on the 3DS, nor on the DS. At least not in the States.

I am so glad this is coming. I have been wanting a baseball game on my 3DS since I bought it! I still think its nuts that there hasn't been one for the system yet.

Happy New Year all. Even though the Wii U is taking its last breaths, I find myself with a HUGE backlog of games, and several on my slate still to get. I am very much looking to the Switch this year, but I really have more than enough Wii U software to tide me over and then some. Heck, just last week I decided to crack open the Shantae and the Pirate's Curse that I got in the Humble Bundle a while ago — crazy, awesome game! Hope we all have a wonderful new year!

Instead of complaining that your favorite wasn't picked, how about telling us what game was your favorite and a paragraph explaining why? I'm behind the curve in getting games and always looking for new ones. What game should I get next?

Don't quite know how I feel about this. Finally started playing through this a few weeks ago, finished the story mode and now about 40% in. Wanting this to be one of the games that held me over to the new Switch. Well, haven't played Skyrim yet, and rumor is that is a launch game too.

Read early on that the Wii U version wasn't going to get the DLC and the port wasn't on par with the rest of the versions. Since I've had a busy summer and tired of fighting with my kids for the PS4 or XBONE I got it on the 3DS. It is really a very competent port. I have been having a great time with it. It looks great and they didn't compress the video or audio too much. All of the cut scenes seem to be in it. I would have loved to see a review of the 3DS version early on, but I decided to take a go at it and have been fairly happy.

Sad. Just got 3.0 and a Star Wars play set this past week and have been blissfully playing it. While this announcement does nothing to diminish my fun, it is sad that the series will not continue and that the developers are now out of work.

Bought a large external drive from day one for my Wii U. I've started buying a most of my games digital on the Wii U. But, if they want us to go digital why is "Super Mario All-Stars" not available from the e-Shop?

It's a shame my favorite isn't even on here — Mario Pinball Land. I am sure there aren't many that would agree. But I love that game.

The ballpark is local, right outside of Dallas, TX. Guess I am going to have to go to that game.

For the past 3 years or so I have checked this site out at least 3 days a week. While my kids are playing XBOX, I am still enjoying my Wii U and 3DS. This seems to be the best site so that I can stay current with what is happening in the industry surround Nintendo. Thank you for great content and a very well designed site!

One of my favorite games of all time. I'm 45 and remember playing this the entire day I was waiting for my youngest son to be born. I recently played this on a modern day big screen and was blown away with how well the game holds up. Everything pops. I do have to say that I have always found it rather challenging and for as many hours as I have sunk into it have only made it about half way through the game. Only recently did I discover through a video that there was so much more I had never found. Check this out, it is a true gem, and one that I wish Nintendo would give an updated take on.

Actually the first home version was licensed and designed by Coleco for the ColecoVision. They had rights to port to home consoles at the time prior to the NES in the US. I do have to say that I have played both the ColecoVision and the NES version and I can't tell a difference. Even that little spot on the 1st screen on the ladder where you can pause and then hurry up the ladder are in both versions.