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Ehhh, I was hoping for some kind of Wii U firesale. Bit disappointing.

OOoooooooh, first VC release I've been excited for in a while. Definitely one of my favorites on the Wii.

I'm a little disappointed, but not too much. The game didn't exactly get rave reviews. In fact after its Steam launch it was kind of considered a disaster. They've since patched it up to make it decent, but I still don't think the end result was anything more than an average quality game.

Oh man I had completely forgotten about this game. I remember being so frustrated this wasn't available in the West. Will definitely look into grabbing this at some point.

I don't know. Most of the Harvest Moon DS games were buggy or just boring. I'd give Grand Bazaar a second go around though.

I'm kind of disappointed. I'd hoped this was going to be good.

The guy is talented, but he took the easy way by using pre-established characters to get noticed. He's got enough of a following that he could use his own characters and still make a few bucks from fans. It will take a while, but if you want to run a business that's how it goes.

And then one day when his work gets popular he can force legal action on people who are trying to ride the coat tails of his own characters.

Damn, why the harsh words for Bayou Billy? It was tougher than old chewing gum, but it was a lot of fun.

I like the art style, and I'm always up for a good Metroidvania game. I'm curious to see how linear the gameplay will end up being. Regardless of that, this is now very high up on my interest list.

That's not entirely accurate. The DC only lasted that 18 months in the West, but it was released in Japan nearly a full year earlier and that was during a time when console sales were much bigger there.

Not really excited for Bonk, but if this means TG-16 games are coming I'm all for it. Got to get Lords of Thunder on the Wii U pad.

This was always a game I was interested in but was never able to pull the trigger on and buy. Maybe I will give it a look now.

Huh...I thought he was done developing for the Wii U.

The Mekazoo guys gave away some mp3s of a couple of the songs on the game soundtrack earlier this year. I have a couple of them and this really is shaping up to be one of the best game soundtracks I've heard in years. Totally feels like it could have fit in a classic Sonic or Donkey Kong Country game.

Nice they finally got around to it. This game froze up on me half a dozen times. Totally unacceptable given it's short length. The is pretty solid, but the number of bugs I encountered left a terrible taste in my mouth and I've told everyone I can to avoid it.

I liked it back in the day, but I can't really say I'm dying to revisit it. This is definitely one of those games where its easy to make an argument that Nintendo needs to reconsider the VC pricing.

I like the premise, but something felt off in the trailer. Maybe it was how the game slowed down during an action (breaking glass/hitting someone).

@Vineleaf ahhh okay. Fair enough.

I'm curious why there's anger. I grabbed Block Drop U and there's no question this and others like it are better suited for a mobile audience that just wants to drop a buck or two on a small game rather than for a console audience that wants a full experience. Makes total sense to me.

Wow. This looks surprisingly good. Nice mix of DKC and Sonic. It is officially on my radar.

Wow MappyLand. I used to love that game as a kid, but I have a feeling it wouldn't hold up so well today. Maybe if it goes on sale at some point I'll pick it up.

Slow news days when we're referencing 4chan related stories huh?

This actually looks like a step backwards from Wario Land Shake It. Why would you want the next Wario game to look worse than the last?

So should we expect to see these guys launch a Kickstarter campaign to make a Star Wars game next?

I wanted to like this game so much and I even put 30 hours into it to give it a more than fair shot. But the fact is, it was terrible. My biggest disappointment of 2013.

I like her passion and I like the backgrounds. I'll drop $2 for this.

I was so disappointed when this didn't hit its Kickstarter goal. Very nice surprise to see that Atlus got involved and picked up the ball so they could finish it.

So very brown...

I was in the mood for a good puzzle game and picked it up tonight. Got through all 30 levels in an hour. Definitely agree that a score or timer would add incentive to replay the levels. Tough to post bragging rights on Miiverse without that. Still, it was enjoyable and worth the $2.

Well better a new Harvest Moon then another Hometown Story.

Yay another DQ game I'm not going to be able to play. Wheeee....

This game is remarkable. The 3-D is so good. I have it at around 75% and there's no eye strain at all. It's closer to arcade perfect than any other version. The game itself does get a little repetitive, but even as a casual fan of the game I know I spent more than $6 in quarters on it, so this is definitely worth grabbing now.

I've heard a lot of great things about FAST. Definitely curious about this.

Take my money! Oh wait... they did. That was easy.

It's going to be very hard to decide between this and Hometown Story.

I remember going into a department store and getting to play this when I was 10 years old. I think that's all I need.

It was a pretty average fighting game after the novelty of it wore off. If anyone really wants to play it they can probably find the game used for around $20 and then you can pay for all the DLC and still have it cheaper than the Ultimate edition.

Ugghh... I remember this book. I bought it for a 10 hour car-ride for a family vacation. Just flat out awful on every level. It guaranteed that despite being a young Nintendo junkie I would never pick up a Worlds of Power book again. Hell it was so bad I'm surprised I ever picked up a book again.

its funny how much nostalgia can affect a game so much. This was one of the first nes games I ever played and I'm not even sure I enjoyed it back then. But I will still play this today and oddly enough have fun despite it being unplayable in some spots.

Looking forward to it. Loved the original.

Its tough to pick two games much better than those two. Very tough to live up though. I hope he pulls off something good.

I loved River City Ransom. One of the all time great 8 bit games. I'd grab this in a heart beat. As it is, since I don't own a Vita and don't plan on getting a PS4 for a while, and I don't use my PC to game, a Wii U or 3DS version is the only way I'd play it. I wonder why no PS3 version... I guess they're not planning it on coming out for a while?

I have a bad feeling they won't make the goal though I'd live to see this game. That video is really awful due to all the attempts at humor. Plus they need to commit to console versions even if it means asking for more money, and not as stretch goals. Plus their timing is not good. Kickstarters for Mighty 9, Shantae and others have made for a really crowded place and time.

I was amazed at how much fun this game was. As soon as I started playing it, I didn't put it down for about 4 hours. The next time I started it I played until I finished it, and then started back up again.

I also kind of considered the $.30 game program pretty darn close to the Ambassador program. If Nintendo wanted to reconsider I think that's the route they should go, and offer nearly free games again. Tough to complain at that price point.

I wonder if they'll "edit" some of the leaders. The guy who has clocked in the most time playing has pretty clearly just left his system on. Last I checked his time spent playing was 137 hours and the next closest person was in the 40's.

I'm curious about it. The creator of the game, Yasuhiro Wada, kind of made it in response to the Harvest Moon series focusing too much on the social aspect of the game, and losing the balance that he originally intended between working and playing so to speak.

Wow, give GameStop the Devil's Tarot card. When asked to comment on an accusation of bad business, they spun it into a promotion. That takes 20 pound balls.

@unrandomsam Disney and Nintendo also have a business relationship in place. A lot of Disney games (including Wreck It Ralph) are exclusive to Nintendo consoles. So the use of Bowser was just an example of the "you scratch my back, I scratch yours" relationship they have in place.

@C-Olimar - The original Harvest Moon is a little more basic than HM64. For the most part, all the same elements are there but there are less of them. Fewer crops to grow, fewer villagers, fewer festivals, etc. It's still fun though, but it does get repetitive quickly. The only real negative is that there is almost nothing to do in the Winter.

Sadly Natsume has said time and time again that they cannot bring Harvest Moon 64 to the Virtual Console, so this may be the one chance for retro Harvest Moon gaming that we'll get for a while.