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The EU CN was always really bad. All the good stuff sold out within a week, and we don't even have the choice to buy games. Really hope NoE does something really special with its last batch of rewards...

Agreed, the alien waiting times take way too long.

@Lukey64000 GAME BOARD. explosions

7.8 Too Much Water

~IGN

Still a no buy for me. Maybe if the 32gb version got a similar price.

Finally...WE GOT THE POWER! NINTENDO POWER!

MH4U and MM3D being released on Friday 13th...

The video was a bit too simple; it basically told us what we already know, rather than going in to detail on how stuff like the Super Stable 3D actually works. You also should have said about things that only people who actually have it can answer; e.g. How comfortable it is. Hope next week's video is more 'in-depth'.

@abbyhitter I completely agree. Absolutely no idea why they moved the stylus position, having the headphone jack on the bottom means that the cord will poke into you, having the game card slot and power button on the bottom seems a bit dodgy, especially if I rest the 3DS upright on my lap and thighs. However, if Nintendo know what they are doing, I'm sure it will turn out fine.

Trading NA/AUS codes for an EU one! Thanks!

@rayquaza_master OMG THANKS You just made my morning.

@rayquaza_master I'm pretty sure AUS codes don't work with UK 3DSs, but I'd still accept it gladly in hope that I'll be able to trade it for an EU one. Email: [email protected]

NoE? Ya know we exist...

I just remembered: Bring on the code beggars

@rjejr Shibata said during the announcement of this game "or why don't you give the second copy to a friend?" confirming that the codes will not be NNID locked.

Amiibos have been out for over a month. This is actually ridiculous now. By now, everything should be fine, but it isn't. Who's idea was it to make certain amiibos store exclusive? Nintendo seem to have forgotten that they have THEIR OWN online store. They should stop making silly excuses and just make more of the damn things.

Nintendo have Parental Controls, why can't they just make the ability to access Gallery World able to be restricted by it? Same with online chat. Oh well, people will probably make their own services anyway.

In GAME, even with the trade-in offer, it's £80. Plus, it seems it is only currently for the normal new 3DS. That's trash compared to the half price offer for the XL in NA. I'm quite dissapointed. The upgrade isn't big enough to spend £80 on it.

Tip for getting codes: Go on about 3 different Reddit exchange threads and carry on refreshing on each one. That's how I got mine

Codes: How Nintendo gets people begging on the internet

Dammit Ubisoft, you just ruined the memories of many people's childhood.

Being a Diddy main myself, I think that his damage potential is amazing, but his recovery is very hard to master. He's one of the most fun characters in the game, because when you successfully pull off the D-Throw U-air U-air combo it is really satisfying. Diddy Kong is a very popular character at the moment, but is he OP? No.

@Olmectron It was never actually obtainable without hacking until now.

Melee: Best for competitive players
Wii U: Best for casual players

Being a pokefan, I would have chosen OR/AS as best retail 3DS game. But effectively having only 2 games on the entire list doesn't show that much variety.

@BensonUii Yeah, it's a bit disappointing that they didn't stick to the original lyrics for this line. How can 10 Captain Falcons be punching when there is only one? If they weren't going to stick to the original lines, than they could have done lines like '8 players smashing', which was very popular for being the 8th line. Really, they could have done something a lot better than this line :/

@ollietaro It's F2P (the first on 3DS)

I don't get why you put Shroomish and Rhyperior on the list, especially since Mr Mime exists. I mean, I don't even mind gen 5, but some gen 1 pokemon are just BAD. Muk, Eggcecute (which imo looks much worse than its evolution), and Voltorb, for example.

@tsukipon Well, it's backed up by numbers. You can only get a maximum of 24 EVs from 1 ST regimen (with double-up bag), but you can get up to 50 EVs in horde training. However, to do horde training effectively you need special items and Pokerus, so if that's why you prefer ST, I can get it.

@tsukipon Horde training is a million times better

@KodyDawg Nintendo Life is based in UK, so it makes sense that they're only giving away EU codes.

@BensonUii According to VGChartz, Europe are slaves to CoD, Assasain's Creed and Fifa. (Eugh ) There needs to be more Ninty fans in my continent

Funny that Smash is rated PEGI 12 and she's 10...Just shows how useless age ratings are :/

Another America exclusive deal.

Judging by the fact that the NSMB2 DLC is £2 each, I assume Mewtwo will cost the same. I'll probably buy him, not sure if I'm going to main him though.

The reason why he has such a massive loss ratio is because the majority of people who play him are noobs. The problem here is that the only stage in 1v1 For Glory is Final Destination. In official tournaments, stages like battlefield can be used. But since there are no platforms, a skilled Little Mac player will pwn.

Does anybody think that it's a good idea to send it to only 15 GAME store throughout the entire UK? Come on, at least 30! Well, I hope it comes to the one in Watford/Edgeware...

@Caryslan That seems like a good idea: after all, in tournaments you can use stages like Battlefield and Yoshi's Island, so allowing more stages would balance the game. Maybe you could select which stage you want out of a limited selection, and there would be a 50-50 chance that it would select that stage for the match.

Also, why are the FD versions of stages different to the actual FD? For example, in the FD version of 3D Land, the bottom of the platform is flat, which means you can easily get caught in it when you try to recover. In the FD version of Wily's Castle, there is no space below the surface! Why can't they all just be exact clones of FD with a different background?

@SphericalCrusher Good point, now that MS owns Mojang, Minecraft will probably never come to Nintendo consoles. Well, I hope these clones can deliver!

A price drop wouldn't be very wise. Ninty should keep it the same price but bundle it with big system-sellers like Smash. A bundle with Smash plus GC controller adapter plus GC controller for, say, 30$ more will sell the Wii U. More money needs to be spent on advertising, less lost on price cuts. I really hope Ninty make the right decision.

Man, after all these features I feel as if I've been ripped off by the 3DS version...

A guy on reddit has like 10000 EU codes on /r/pokemongiveaways. You should check it out if you don't find one here! (It will be frustrating finding a code that isn't used, but totally worth it!)

I tried every single letter/number. That's sad.

@3DS that's a fake code.

Have they been sent?

I understand why they did this: if there are, say, 15 new megas in ORAS, then if they patched XY to have these new megas without adding the mega stone locations then it would be unfair for people who get XY to have to get ORAS to experience the full content.