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I don't see any third party IP getting more than one character in Smash (only one Sonic character, one Mega Man character, and so on). I would also be very surprised if Bayonetta makes it into the game. She has one Nintendo exclusive and another multi-plat game and that's it. The most likely contenders, to me, that keep popping up are King K. Rool (a major character in a Nintendo IP who has been in several original games spanning 3 separate Nintendo consoles), and the Inklings because Nintendo has stated several times that Splatoon is considered to be a major new IP and I assume they'll really want to cement its place in their pantheon. When it comes to 3rd party characters, I assume it would have to be someone equally as classic as Sonic, Pac-Man and Mega Man; good contenders being Bomberman (Hudsonsoft), Simon Belmont (Konomi), Bub/Bob (Taito), and Rayman (Ubisoft).

Long story short, I voted for the Inklings.

What a frustrating day on the Internet for Nintendo fans. I've been trying since yesterday to get onto Club Nintendo to redeem my Platinum reward with zero luck. And now today I've been refreshing my pages for almost three hours just to get Ness... Rage.

i've been trying to get one from gamestop.com since noon Pacific time and there is nothing there.

Club Nintendo keeps telling me that my reward has already been redeemed even though I haven't been able to do so yet. Anyone else have this problem?

@Achoo @ThomasBW84
I actually read from another German that the English translater mis-translated the 720p upscaling part. He basically said that the original German post made no mention of the upscaing and that the translater seemed to add that part on his own.

Another American here that wants the standard white model. I prefer the pixel density, the SNES abxy color scheme, and the face plates. I really want to hold out in hopes of it coming here eventually, but I'll probably break down and get a boring old black xl that I don't really want.

@Miigato I just checked and I got the email too. I hope they stand by what they're saying and we get the Lucario without further incidents.

Has anyone received this supposed email that is going to detail how our Lucario pre-orders are NOT cancelled?

@Dinosaurs ah!! Of course!! The list is never ending!! Thanks!!

2015 is going to be an amazing year for Nintendo:

• Yoshi's Woolly World
• Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
• Splatoon
• Mario Maker
• Star Fox U
• Devil's Third
• Mario Party 10
• The Legend of Zelda U
• Xenoblade Chronicles X
• Continued growth of Amiibo support
• New Nintendo 3DSs
• Majora's Mask 3D
• Final Fantasy Explorers
• Codename S.T.E.A.M.
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
• Xenoblade Chronicles (N3DS)

Not to mention the second DLC pack for Mario Kart 8 and Mewtwo (plus more?) for Smash Bros. As well as whatever surprises they have up their sleeves...(Metroid!?)
They're also going to release their Quality of Life sleep sensor to hopefully tap into a new market. I can't wait for all the poverty Nintendo is going to create.

People should stop judging this game based on their wanting of DKC. This game is great, quirky fun and that cannot be diminished by the lack of another game.

He never says they are genderless. He just says they never went out of their way deciding what gender they will be and then mentions that obviously one looks more like a girl.

I think people are going to jump to conclusions based on a lack of information in this article. I'm pretty sure there was a limited MH4 edition of the New 3DS LL in Japan that came bundled with the game. If that is the case, I don't think people were choosing larger screens and better battery life, but rather a system bundled with a game.

I'm fairly certain that an LL model was bundled with Monster Hunter 4G. If that is the case it would obviously play a huge factor in the sales discrepancy between the two systems. I wouldn't be so quick to assume the new LL will continue to dominate the sales over the regular new model.

Yup. Just redeemed some Club Nintendo coins for Wrecking Crew and put the download code in on my iPhone and was told my download will begin immediately. I guess I'll know for sure when I get home!

K guys, mine are gone. I wish I had more to give!!

I have some NA codes if people still need them.

I just hope that the US gets that beautiful white one this time around. We haven't been getting white handhelds lately because Nintendo claims no one likes them. I never bought a 2DS because I was waiting for the white/red version released elsewhere, and I really don't want to have to settle for another boring black or blue 3DS this time around. Those classic (albeit European and Japanese) SNES abxy buttons are beautiful. I also hope they don't give us a white one with purple buttons to pay homage to the NA SNES. Basically... I want what is pictured here.

@FlaygletheBagel you can get a 64gb micro SD card on amazon for about $35.

Jools Watsham made this colorized mock up of VB Wario Land on the 3DS a while back. I wish nintendo would do something like this for real.
http://www.tallon4.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Wario-Land-3DS.png

Hotel Dusk is one of my favorite DS games! I would absolutely love a sequel. Maybe even just an eShop exclusive.

GameFAQS has a poll going on right now asking who "won" E3. Much to my surprise, Nintendo is in the lead with 54% of the vote. With Sony and Microsoft well behind. I completely agree that Nintendo knocked it out of the park, but I'm surprised the GameFAQS community felt that way (as I find them to be typically very PS/XB centric). Makes me happy to see Nintendo love.

Perfect! I really didn't want to have to buy the physical version, but I absolutely would have if it was the only way to get both games. I buy all my games digitally now and have since my PS3. People fail to realize that an hdd and a disc are both just storage mediums (albeit one is ridiculously small and expensive and the other is massive and relatively cheap). The difference is if your disc breaks you're out of luck, but if your hard drive crashes you just re-download the game for free. Oh, and if you download you don't get another box to put on your crowded shelf... So there's that.

While Splatoon isn't my most anticipated game, I still voted for it as my "favorite reveal" because it was completely out of left field and looks like a ton of fun.

I am 100% digital download now and I read that the digital version doesn't come with the original game... If that's the case, it will be a huge draw back for me.

It would be great if they re-released Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 in the eShop as well!!!!

i hope that when/if they give us folders that they're not just the boring blue like the 3DS's. I want the folders to be able to have themed icons like NES or SNES or Mario or Zelda and so forth. I just don't want to ruin my pretty menu with bland, unimaginative folders.

I'm super excited for Little Mac because he's a great Nintendo character, but why are people begging for so many third party characters?? To me, Smash is all about Nintendo's first party ip's kicking each other's cans. I can accept Sonic and Mega Man because of their rich history with Nintendo (as a huge rival of Mario in Sonic's case). Even Snake's inclusion in Brawl, while cool, made little sense to me as he was only in two games on Nintendo systems. Am I alone with this?

Why can't we just get the SNES Yoshi's Island??

I just learned something interesting. It turns out that, in its history, Nintendo has sold more consoles (handheld and home) than Sony, Microsoft, Sega, and Atari... combined. Whoa.

@daveh30 now if only they allowed the L and R buttons to function as page scrollers when pressed separately. It's a nice quick way to scroll through the pages on wii u.

@SavantSupreme
NSMBU + NLBU
Nintendoland
The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD
Pikmin 3
Zombi U
Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate
Ninja Gaiden 3
Assassin's Creed 3
Darksiders 2
Epic Mickey 2
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham Origins
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Deus Ex: Directors Cut
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Toki Tori
Toki Tori 2
Trine 2
Mighty switch force hd
Mutant mudds deluxe
Ducktales remastered
Star Wars pinball
Nano Assault
Wheel of Fortune

I never knew this existed. I just bought one on eBay based on this review. Thanks, Nintendo Life!!

I still plan on purchasing the Wii U version, but am disappointed in the lack of DLC. Some people are so quick to point out how poorly third party titles sell on Nintendo consoles, but fail to acknowledge the fact that many times the publisher shorthands said versions. I think the worst example recently was Mass Effect 3. How on earth are Wii U owners expected to buy that when they know that the entire trilogy was just brought to the other consoles (you know, the consoles that already have other games in the series). I avoided getting 3 just hoping we'd eventually get the trilogy. EA saw a "lack of interest" and had no reason to bring us a Wii U trilogy. I digress, but it is frustrating when developers and/or publishers offer less to certain crowds and act surprised when they don't sell as well.

If you have the deluxe set there essentially IS a discount on retail downloads. As long as you download one retail game, the next game will be $5 off an so on. On another note, I'd like to be able to control the menus with the pro controller. I shouldn't be able to open an app with the pro controller if I'm not able to navigate the app with that controller!!!!

Miiverse on 3ds before WiiU!!

Does this number include the digital downloads? If not, I wonder how that might change things up.

I could see Nintendo bundling New Super Mario Bros. Mii with the Wii U as a strictly digital download. The basic framework for the game would already have been completed and just need a bump in resolution. It could essentially be seen for the Wii U what Face Raiders and the AR Games were for the 3DS. Probably just wishful thinking but, a new Nintendo console BUNDLED with a brand new (albeit rehashed) Mario game would go a long way.

@Grubmeyer It was played with two controllers originally but, the first player controller was the only one capable of pausing the game.

@WolfRamHeart They did update the button mapping. But, instead of using 'y' and 'b' you use 'x' and 'a'. It's the same idea and way more comfortable. I'm surprised no one is mentioning it in their articles about the update.

@James
I'm pretty sure that DSiWare games are the only ones not playable from the SD card. I've downloaded 5 Virtual Console games, both 3D Classics, the 3D Pokédex and Let's Golf 3D and play them all from the SD card. I do hope Nintendo offers an update to allow DSiWare games to be playable from the SD card because my system memory is full and I hate having to swap out the files and re-organize my library. It has honestly stopped me from buying any more DSiWare games for the time being.

To all the people asking about the need of a bigger SD card:
I'm not sure of the file size of eshop games but, I have a 2gb SD card in my Wii and it has roughly 80 games on it spanning NES to WiiWare.