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Nintendo capitalize on what you have, offer cross platform buy and cloud saving to play seamlessly from one device to the other. Unleash the VC games, make it rain and make it cheaper too.

@Nomad you are right that we should wait since Mario Kart and Smash Bros are around the corner and potentially they attract new players. But what if it's not enough? Isn't it better to try and think now about alternative solutions?

I think Nintendo should push harder is effort to attract loyal 3DS owners to the Wii U and vice versa before deeper phone interactions.

I see a lot of people saying it would be wrong for Nintendo to put some of their games on the smartphones and while I respect that and understand that, I don't see anyone proposing an alternative way to regain profitability.

And that's the problem Nintendo is facing.

So ok no games on smartphones and for sure no games on concurrent platforms but then how do you make the extra money? I am sorry I don't have a proposition either then.

@b5234 me three

@PinkSpider I still can't believe there have been no Wii U footage of the game yet. But if you search there are also no real footage of the game on any consoles. The only version being displayed is always PC I believe.

@MAB Allelujah to that!

Nice game, definitely should reward the creators with a purchase when it's out. When, where and what was that event again?

allright allright, I will play it on my PC then when it's on sales on steam...if it's any good of course :-

I know it's an old game but the gamepad would be a great asset for this title I believe

A 3rd party title utilizing the gamepad well? Count me in!

@JustinH but you can't double jump with it can you?

Cool now they just need to dissociate the attack button from the jump button and add Pro controller support

@Kirk Great list, you just forgot to tick the box that makes the console region free.

The best part is that WiiU is the superior version with all the gamepad possibilities: map om the gamepad or quick character select on the gamepad or choice of coop spit screen or no coop splitscreen with the gamepad. Only regret, no wii classic pro controller support while wiiu pro controller is supported.

@withoutdk The console doesn't really need more ram or better performances, what it really need is more good games or system seller games if you prefer.

I am not convinced by this usefulness of the gamepad in that situation. Hopefully there is more to it that I don't know or realise.

I forgot to add that I really hope the next Nintendo home console will also come with a gamepad

I think the gamepad appears as an odd or clumsy thing for most of the people who haven't owned it. Even trying it out in a shop doesn't reveal its value. But once you become a WiiU owner it becomes a love story. Sure the screen definition could be better or the battery life should have been sorted straight away. But still, it offers so much and at the same time the developers can choose what to implement. So much more possibilities such as:

• Off TV play
• Map or HUD display on the gamepad
• 2 players without screen splitting
• Asynchronous play
• Touch play
• Drawing
  and I think we haven't seen everything yet. And not only for games it's a blessing, look at the WiiU browser with youtube and its use in the karaoke from joysound. I think it's somewhat a hard thing to market and sell but once you adopt one it's really hard to go back.

@kokirii it's only temporary.

At 2 euros the game is a steal, even if you are not into puzzle, just buy it to show our interest in cheaper games too.

I think and feel exactly like you Thomas, I am not only a Nintendo player, I am also a PC gamer and I appreciate genres like FPS, RTS, dota-likes etc... but I really hope these and Nintendo can coexist because I need both. And if I have to choose I would prefer Nintendo because I am not really convinced or attracted by ultra realistic graphics. Life is realistic enough, let me enjoy dreamy unrealistic colorful worlds instead. I hope Super Mario 3D World will be like a Christmas fairy tale and will sell Wii U like hot breads and let the Wii U build some confidence and a bigger audience. We need more titles like this.

Man for 2 euros, whether you like it or not or whether you have it on another platform, you should just buy it. So that send the message is sent around that price has also a big weight on purchases decision

the red button icon down right looks also a lot like a triforce too

Nice guy and clever. I like him really.
But Nintendo's problem is not that they have or had the wrong message, their problem is that the casual crowd (the one without kids) has moved on to tablets and phones and might never come back until they have kids. Gamers will be split between PC, XOne, PS4 and WiiU. Nintendo can attract gamers by releasing top notch games involving their famous intellectual properties icons. Let's see how Christmas works for Nintendo, before doing further projections. I am confident.

Good that I didn't transfer any of the data then

"Nintendo, whether digital or packaged believe price should be the same, claims once buy digital more likely to buy again digital" by David Gibson (@gibbogame) https://twitter.com/gibbogame/statuses/395728245758238720

This though saddens me a lot. They really think that digital and retail should be sold for the same price Why should price be the same if you can't resell, can't lend or have no way of transferring or re-download your games later on with no account system and no guaranty of the future?

Mine is under the coach collecting dust. But not for long obviously. I just hope Ninty is going to release an official Balance Board battery with a charger

On the European eShop it says not available yet so there is hope isn't it? I just hope they won't try to rip us off like they do in Australia.
By the way same topic different game: was Mass Effect 3 never on the eShop or was it pulled out at some point?

@sketchturner couldn't have said it better. Especially if Nintendo wants to please kids and gamers alike. Even if they allow to play online with friends only that would a least be something. Of course local is better but in 2013 in the new gen having the choice should be the norm. I really want nintendo to succeed and to do so it needs to step up in the online compartment. When you grow up your friends and family are most of the time living very far away so the chance to play with them locally are rare. This way of treating the online coop play reminds me how they dealt with CDs vs cartridge and later on the HD vs SD. I hope they change their minds before 10 years

Basic or deluxe is no difference, if you want to go digital you will need an external hard drive anyway. And the deluxe 10 % promotion is crap since digital games are more expensive than physical even with the 10% discount.

Great package for kids (and parents looking for an excuse to upgrade ^^;)

@rjejr I wouldnt mind paying 35$ for a download version then I think it's still a win win? I like to have this kind of game digitally as you play in small bursts and the kids will come back often to it so we don't need to pop the disc in and out all the time. Also I don't really need that wiimote nor the stand. If only there was a way to install the games then I wouldn't mind... That would be so nice if we had such a feature with a CD key like PC or something

Good review Thomas. I particularly liked that you mention how hard it is for kids which can be important for parents buyers. I liked Sonic Colours would I like this one too then?

@ScorpionMG Why? Apple sued Samsung for tablets with round corners

What if Capcom is to sue them for blatantly copying over their famous ip megaman? Maybe then they rather publish this game with their help.

How long does it takes to download? How long does it take to install? Does the WiiU switch activities much faster or is it not that update yet?

oh and 60 eur for a digital version of Wind Waker is waaaaayyyyyyyyyy too much. Come on Nintendo

Great WiiU week! Totally pumped up for karaoke other than that I still think 8 eur is too much for Snes titles but that might be just me.

I am ready for a WiiU update. Anything else which hasn't been announced yet will be a bonus.

@Gridatttack yes they are and that's why these games are so popular. I But I hope they can increase their level cap of experience too

Did they greatly improve the graphics compared to skylanders giants on WiiU?

I don't know why but I don't see the "sharing to other social network" buttons on my web miiverse, is it a setting to activate or something?

The thing is, I have a PC and a WiiU and most of the time with third parties such as Ubisoft I am faced with the same problem: For the games that are releasing on WiiU and PC I see a huge price difference and while I prefer to play on WiiU, I am not rich enough to ignore such a difference.

Duck Tales is going to be hard to resist to On another related topic I wouldn't mind being able to play NeoGeo titles directly on the WiiU or on the gamepad.

PC and WiiU, best of both worlds:

• PC to play all the major 3rd party games with better graphs and framerate than Xbone and ps4 and at a cheaper price. If I had no PC it would have been a PS4 and a WiiU
• WiiU for all the Nintendo games and 3rd party children friendly games like Rayman, Lego games etc...

a 3DS game would be their first right?

Bayonetta playable in smash bros?

Free I guess (hope)

Well I do smell like their next device could be a fusion between a handheld and a home console which let you play on the go while at the same time having the ability to play on the TV. Is it gonna have the shape of a tablet not sure and who knows what Nintendo have up their sleeves, they always ending up surprising us no matter what and that's also why I love them. But I don't see that happening before at least another 4 years

Intrigued and waiting firmly for the review

instabuy!

@McHaggis Do you mean how many of these sales were brought by new WiiU owners?