kensredemption

Looks like fun! I'll definitely look into it. So seldom do indie games look this good, let alone fun. I do agree with some of the comments here of the peculiarity of a Wii U AND PS4 release, but that could be for any number of reasons...I just hope cross-platform play is one of them.

@MrRight Bravely Default was developed by Square Enix. Not Nintendo. Koei Tecmo developed Fatal Frame V and Monolithsoft developed Xenoblade X. When it comes down to brass tacks, Nintendo's not making these changes. It's the developers.

@JaxonH If DQX is going to force PS4 owners in Japan to pay for PS+ to play it on top of the subscription for DQX itself, it's going to fail horribly. The PS4 has a lead over the Wii U in Japan, but the gap between them isn't nearly as wide as it is in the west.

Though the Wii U isn't as hot as Nintendo had hoped, they're not even sweating it. New titles are coming to it almost all the time, and each region is strategically planning their releases to coincide with the usually spending seasons for games. In the US, that tends to be at the beginning of summer and around the holidays.

Xenoblade X and Devil's Third could not come at a better time for the US and StarFox Zero will be released in time for spring break. That should be just enough time for me to play Xenoblade X as extensively as I can, and Devil's Third as well. They're both even coming out in the aftermath of Battlefront, Black Ops III and Syndicate which will have been out for over a month now. I've even been able to spot a couple ads for Devil's Third and XenoX at least three times the last time I was at GameStop, and the Smash/Splatoon Wii U bundle coming out Black Friday for $50 less than the regular retail bundles? People would be insane to pass that up. Stark-raving mad.

I'm sorry, but I don't share your pessimism. Your cynicism is justified, at least...even though you haven't linked where you got the statistics for the sales yourself.

@pandarino If EA developed sports games for the Wii U, they'd be churning out titles each year with one new character added to the roster. Hell, they might even make up characters like Linkle.

...You know what? That's not a bad idea. They should make a Nintendo sports game with mascots from all their franchises a la Smash Bros.

Maybe call it Super Striker Bros. for soccer, Super Charge Bros. for football, Super Dunk Bros. for basketball, Super Strike Bros. for baseball, etc. EA could churn those out annually and Nintendo could make amiibos for them.

...and then Square Enix could throw Cloud, Kefka and Tidus into the roster as guests. Maybe even make a blitzball mini-game 'cause, you know, blitzball's a thing.

@westman98 And yet, the 3DS and DS outsold both the PSP and Vita. Mobile gamers don't care about processing power. They just want decent games that don't drain their batteries with useless gimmicks.

I mean honestly, who uses a handheld console with 3G or a map app in it? Even the media apps on the 3DS and Vita are barely supported because people who have them use them mainly for PLAYING GAMES.

Processing power means nothing to people who ride buses, trains or taxis to get where they're going...unless they're more about streaming media and social networking, in which case they should be using a smartphone to begin with.

@FullbringIchigo If someone can confirm that the XBO only has 11 mil owners, the Internet will collectively lose their sh*t. lol

Reggie extends them an olive branch and they spit in his face? Screw them, then. I even bought the Wii U and 3DS versions of BoI, but now I'm regretting my decision.

"Barely more powerful than the Vita" my arse...lazy sods.

Well, you guys DID get Fatal Frame V as a physical release AND a Collector's Edition.

Tell you what, I have the CE edition for this reserved. I'll trade it for anyone who has a complete CE of Fatal Frame V - opened or not, it just has to be complete.

@Tasuki Sega boasted the same thing, and look what happened to them. If memory serves, people even did research and found that Sega worked with the Yakuza to kidnap a developer's sister to keep them from collaborating with Nintendo.

Nintendoes everything...except for cloud saves. Not yet at least.

@Chaotic_Eevee Since when did Sony ever decide what Square Enix could do with their IPs? XIII and XI have been on the 360 which basically gave them free reign to do whatever the Hell they want with Final Fantasy.

Also, the GameCube, DS and Wii have been exclusive hosts to the Crystal Chronicles universe of the Final Fantasy franchise. There have also been the ports of Final Fantasy I through VI on the GBA as well as the 3D remakes of III and IV on the DS.

You think Sony would've let Square Enix get away with doing that with Nintendo if they really had control of them?

@Jazzer94 An amiibo feature that can carry data between TPHD and Zelda U.

For an admin, you're obnoxiously whiny.

lol And some people thought it would never happen.

I missed my chance to get Meme Run, so I'm setting aside $2 for this just so I have something on the Wii U to set it apart from the others when it inevitably gets pulled from the eShop.

Anyway, do indie titles on the eShop even have to have the Nintendo Seal of Quality on them? I haven't seen anything attached to them when I buy them off the eShop, and I always thought the seal was meant for physical software?

@palatinus "If a Sony/Nintendo collabaration resulted in an amalgamation of the best aspects of both companies it could be an excellent result."

That's what I've been thinking about for quite awhile. Nintendo's always been top-dog when it came to making great, quality games whereas Sony's always had beastly hardware. Microsoft's contributions to the console scene have been purely social-networking gimmicks, but it did make gaming accessible to a lot of people. I imagine if all three companies came together to make a super-console, that'd be the console to end all consoles.

I think I discovered this site when I was looking for news about cross-platform games that could connect players from different gaming networks together. Pure Chess seemed like the promise of that, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. I know there's supposed to be one that's like a Minecraft-ish FPS that lets players share their levels or something, so there's that.

Anyway, happy birthday NintendoLife! May your site and your sister sites (PushSquare and PureXbox) continue to thrive for even more decades to come!

@DarthNocturnal How about Uwe Boll-

HAHAHAHA!!!! It's impossible to say that with a straight face!

All I really want from the Nintendo Account is to be able to tie my purchases to it, so I can access them on any system I want. Everything else is icing on the cake.

Miitomo seems like a nifty idea, though, and the real life implementation of the Nintendo Account will actually encourage me to try out different places - maybe revisit theme parks I haven't been to in years.

The pros at the moment, in my opinion and regarding only Fatal Frame V:

The price for the full game is roughly $15 less than what I'd pay at retail, and being able to sample a good portion of the game beforehand was a HUGE plus and pushed me to spend my money seeing how visually impressive it was.

The cons, in the same respect:

I've had to delete my other retail downloads to make space for Fatal Frame, which may force me to buy a bigger hard drive in the future, and the download and installation times take a while.

So where do I stand on the matter? Well, if the download option is my only resort, I'll do it. If not, I'll buy the physical version.

As far as the future's concerned, well, faster internet will eventually become easily affordable for people and hard drive storage will also eventually become affordable and accessible. Physical copies of games are slowly becoming obsolete, but until that time I'm going to commit to them as much as possible.

...People are making a big stink out of this? Meh. If it's DLC for the west and if I get bored I'll indulge, but other than that it's not a deal breaker for me. I'm still getting it.

@MoonKnight7 Xbox and PlayStation are gonna bury the Wii U this year? With what?

The only new game either platform's coming out with this holiday is Halo 5. The rest is re-hashed, turd-party nonsense.

In NA, we'll be getting Fatal Frame, Rodea the Sky Soldier, Xenoblade X and Devil's Third. I, for one, am grateful Nintendo's pushing back their IPs for next year. I wouldn't be able to afford it all.

I'm hoping Nintendo snatches him up and has him work on Metroid games. Perhaps with a PT feel?

So, repetition knocks off 3/10 by default? Pshaw. I'm still getting it this week alongside Guitar Hero Live.

@wiggleronacid I wouldn't call them microtransactions. It's true you can use the tokens for vanity items, but it's not like a pay-to-win type of system. Me, personally? I'm going to be using tokens for GHTV tracks. I may not have permanent access to the tracks, but at least my DLC library won't end up like Rock Band's where all of my previous purchases failed to carry over.

I feel like I wasted all of that money on those export packs...

@KO-Cub Way to make mountains out of molehills, bub. Nukes out of flashbangs.

This game in particular introduced me to the Tower Defense genre. I'm not a HUGE fan, but I will play it again. I never did beat it, after all, and frankly it's because I felt it was too slow on the PS3.

@SebCroc My little brother doesn't like him either. He especially hate the "Link is Dead in Majora's Mask" theory, as well as the anti-religious theory.

@Megumi Barthandelus from FFXIII, for me, is the dumbest villain in gaming history. His presence is lacking, as well as his motivations, and you know what they say about "re**rd strength".

It's a shame, after reading the comments section...I feel that amiibos would've done Minecraft a favor, and whether big or small it would've at least been exclusive to the Wii U/3DS.

In any case:

"The sets and the environments and everything that looks like Minecraft is actually built in Minecraft and that gets shifted over to all the different platforms."

I don't see any mention of switching from one engine to another. Just that the game is built in Minecraft's engine itself and then ported.

I actually know and follow GandaKris' page on Facebook and some jerk-off was giving her flak for doing this. She could have just as easily sold this off for herself, but she didn't. She makes a whole load of custom amiibos for a living, and I invite you all to check it out. She does really amazing work.

I work as an aide for special needs clients and not even I could pay 4k in 40 days. Hell, I can barely pay my bills with my salary. The Pokémon Company seriously needs a reality check. Give the guy a break. At least give him a year to pay the fine.

I'm just getting in my advocation for Shenmue U before Quorthon crashes the party again. lol

...What?

The torture hype sold plenty of Souls games. If it brings more attention to SMM, I can live with it.

Not like you'd see me trying levels like these anyway. lol XD My levels are generally hard, but not impossible. I'm also a huge fan of pitfalls and perils. Let's just leave it at that. ;D

Nintendo's a toy company, eh?

...Yeah. I can see that. It's the only reason their games are worth playing: Because they're fun.

I don't know what the PS4 and XBO think they are, but they're not toys and they're not PCs. The games aren't fun, they're just rage-inducing and habit-forming with the achievement systems. The games don't even look as good as most do on PCs with the exception of those made specifically for the platform, of course.

Nintendo's been in the video gaming scene for over 30 years - the toy industry over a century. To count them out is a fool's errand. I'd argue this point again like I usually do, but I have to revise my Mario Maker levels. Apparently no one can clear them.

I read "Extreme Exorcism" as "Extreme Eroticism". -Facepalm-

Have it and still play it at parties.

So a 3-4 month delay for StarFox Zero is going to kill the Wii U?

You people have been crying about the death of the Wii U for too long. Mario Maker and Splatoon have proven to be big enough to overshadow any other first-party IP for the next couple of months. There have been plenty of new Wii U adopters because of SMM alone.

Stop whining. This was nothing more than clickbait.

Just made my first level with the barebones toolset. "The Longest Walk-Skip-Jump" is the title. I just wish I had more stuff at the moment.

Cross-platform? Sold.

"SteamWorld Heist: The Smoky Bandits"

...That's all I got.

I played the Hell out of the Project Diva games on the Vita and while I love them, I feel that they're going to be inferior compared to Mirai. I don't care for how Miku and co. are presented, but at least being able to play on the 3DS lets me actually see the background music video without having to cover a fifth of the screen with my thumb to hit a note. There's even more side stuff to keep me occupied than the Vita versions, plus an even longer set list without having to pay for DLC. This is the most definitive portable version of Project Diva I've ever seen in the west.

I use AT&T U-Verse with a bandwith I share with my entire family and I still don't lag against Japanese players. I don't know what people are whining about. I hate saying this because my cousin's part of the mainstream gaming crowd, but seriously, stop whining and git gud.

Addendum: Stay briny, Squiddies.

"If you had to lend your voice talent to a mascot from Sony or Microsoft, which one would it be?"

I expected nothing less for Super Mario Maker. However, calling this the definitive Wii U game is a bit of a stretch. Sure, it utilizes a lot of the Wii Us capabilities, but there's always something more Nintendo can do with it.

@Boxmonkey MGSV blowed. It's basically a Peace Walker clone, and that was my least favorite MGS of all. MGS died after 4, as it should have. I blame Konami for trying to flog a dead horse.

Not even Phoenix Wright could make these idiots look innocent...then again, he can't make Capcom look innocent either. LOL

@EllenJMiller Glad to hear it. Only three more months for me.

@rjejr A 100 page art book, a flash drive with 10 songs and a lithograph. Those alone would retail an extra $50. Just get it. $89 is nothing compared to the obscene price of that stupid Juggernog edition of Black Ops III.

I was hyped about this as soon as they made the original announcement as Project Treasure. I also spent hundreds of hours playing Warframe on my PS4 and XBO so it's about time we got a F2P title of this caliber on the Wii U.

I'm in.

Addendum:

This is going to be what Deep Down never was for the PS4. Suck it, Capcom.

@Bowser908 You sure talk a lot. I'm no fan of NeoGAF either, but damn. By the way, we get it. You hate Devil's Third because you're on THAT train. I'm just hoping some other troll derails you at the next junction.