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I dream of the day Nintendo merges both 3DS and Wii U Virtual Consoles.
Why we have to pay twice for the same game?

Nintendo: crossbuy, please.

I voted Urban Champion fighter!

I completed it 100% because is DK, but this game is horrible.

I really hope the app will also have access to Miiverse, eShop and news, so it will be the definitive Nintendo app for smartphones.

I won't pay almost twice for the same game, sorry.

@Kawaiipikachu So all developers are wrong:
http://dsibrew.org/wiki/Hardware
[Matt Bozon (Wayforward): "Matt: I'm not a tech guy, but yes it appears that we can push our games further when they're exclusive to DSi."]
http://www.cubed3.com/news/12630/1/interview-wayforward-answers-your-questions-on-lit-wii.html:
http://www.engadget.com/products/nintendo/dsi/specs/

DSi has a better CPU (133mhz vs original 66mhz) and RAM (16MB vs original 4MB), only used in native mode.

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About Sonic Classic Collection... The game is DSi enhanced, it's confirmed by checking the ROM header or... checking this picture:
http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mCM1Re0ZvrfTi-m-NCJNJUg.jpg
TWL means DSi game (Warning: there are bootlegs with the classic NTR id, they are pirate games that won't play in native mode).
The region lock is embeded in software, so the game checks the console region before run itself. In this case, Sonic Classic Collection won't play on japanese DSi, for example. But it may work in all regions that it was released (EU, US and AU). I haven't tested, but it should work.

Also take note that flashcards in a DSi are ran in compatibility mode, so all DSi enhanced games work at original DS speed and no DSi features. Maybe people saying that the game works the same in DSi are playing it with a flashcard, and that means they won't ever see the speed boost.

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So... Yes. DSi is more powerful than the original DS. Most DSiWare and a few retail carts make full advantage of new DSi power. Believe it

@Kawaiipikachu
1 & 2) No. I don't know what Iwata said, but some developers and hackers already confirmed these a long time ago. Months before the DSi announcement, developers already had access to a new SDK+documentation with new info about the new processor's speed and RAM. Even Wikipedia has the real specs: the processor works at DS's double speed, and RAM is 4 times bigger.
A game is DSi enhanced when a byte is setted in its ROM header. DSi enhanced means that it works in what developers call 'native mode' so it has access to all extra DSi features (including RAM and CPU).

Sonic Collection is confirmed as a DSi enhanced by checking its ROM header. Play it on a DSi/3DS and you'll see that most slowdowns are gone

I don't know how did you search. But the info you found is totally wrong. Everything I found are people talking about a noticeable difference between the game played on a DS vs. DSi/3DS.

@Kawaiipikachu DSi had better CPU and RAM. Some games like Sonic Collection took advantage of them.

I love pinball games, and I hate this one, sorry

Metroid Prime Pinball was much better, it had at least better physics.

What will happen to the online mode?
Will they create two groups, one for those who bought the extra tracks and another for those who didn't?

I'm usually against DLC.

But if they offer good prices, it can be a way to lengthen the game's life, specially with those extra cups. I hope you can play them online too.

Don't forget about the special Pokeball pattern Vivilion!

Relasing Watch Dogs so late will also hit sales, have it in mind, Ubi Soft.

Megaman's face on PAL MMIII's cover wasn't so ugly!

I'm sorry, but I don't want to pay again for the same game. I wish the crossbuy was real.

I will be probably picking Dedede's minigame. I loved the Triple Deluxe version (got all four platinum badges!), but it was too short.
The price seems to be very fair.

Don't forget Mutant Mudds Deluxe update for 3DS!

You can play with your Mii.

Mega Man got a huge quality boost since MMIII in GB.

I agree that MMII is the worst in the series and its cheap soundtrack is forgivable. But it deserved at least a 5!

Skip II.
PLAY IV and V. These are the best, and are probably over some of the best rated MM NES games. V has also cool and exclusive robot masters

Xtreme and Xtreme 2 are also very enjoyable. A lot of unlockables and things to do.

I also thought on Altered Beast at first!

They used the 2010 ROM released with the european red Wiis that include the lost level from the arcade version!

Mario Pinball is a very bad game Pac-Man collection is a nice addition!

But I won't buy any VC game until they merge Wii U and 3DS virtual consoles.

I hope the infrared is emulated and we can trade records. It was so fun in the original game!

This is how a game company have to treat its users! Thank you Renegade Kid!
I'm looking forward for this free update, and for your next game too!

If this means that I make a single purchase and then I can play it on both 3DS or Wii U, then I'm in.

Cross buy, please!

A fan made game and now fan made music.
What's next? A fan artbook?
Come one Capcom, revive your mascot. Let Inti Creates make Megaman 11!

I'll wait for a discount, but I'll get it for sure!

Will the Pokémon be kept online even if I stop paying? Then I don't care paying the annual fee every year a new Pokémon game is released.

5$ or 5€ it's not a bad price (but it isn't a good price neither). But since I will be only using it once to transfer from previous gen to new gen, I don't want to pay a year fee if no new generation is released.

This means that users will be able to have the whole Shantae trilogy on the same console!

And the Sonic cycle starts again!

I hope they make it multilanguage.

They could fix the annoying bugs of Terragrigia 2 in Raid mode at least.

This is epic.

@Raylax Cart savegames were stored on SRAM, that it's something completely different from a ROM. A ROM is a Read Only Memory, so you can't store anything there, you can only read from there.
Savestates, on the other hand, were not obviously on the real hardware. So are stored depending on the emulator.

Anyway... It's very easy to extract the SRAM from your VC games and use them in other emulators. Nintendo is just a bit lazy to create an app that transfers the SRAM from Wii VC to Wii U VC.

This could be my first Dragon Quest game! I love how the Toriyama's style is finally shown as it should be!

Sega made a complete Professor Layton ripoff with Rhythm Thief... So, what's going on here, Sega?

Mercenaries 3D should have been a download game from the first day. It's full of bugs, but it's still a very good game to play from time to time.
I guess they have fixed some of the bugs this game has.
Will the retail users get the update too?

Some games like Animal Crossing may not be able to be transfered. The Animal Crossing savegame stores the MAC address of the Wii that created it. If you transfer it to another Wii (using homebrew methods), the online functions won't work on the new Wii.

I hope they can fix this!

GBA widescreen would look nice in 3DS/XL!

Universal account system coming?

They will announce that Animal Crossing will be released in 2012 after all!

crossed fingers

NES Open Tournament Golf for 4€ is a very good price (is it a typo?).
Donkey Kong Jr. for 5€ is too expensive.

My less favourite is obviously Kirby's Pinball Land. I'm a pinball videogame fanatical, but Kirby's one has simply bad physics and no choices for beating bosses (just drop the ball and let's start again the level).

The best one is Power Paintbrush by far. An incredible beautiful and addictive game. It's hard, but it's fun to play and it's very long too!

I still have to buy and try Tilt 'n' tumble, I hope Nintendo releases it for VC using the 3DS motion sensor.

I didn't expect to win!
Thank you Two Tribes and Nintendo Life!

Entered.
Good luck to everyone!

I'm worried about this not being released on Europe.

I'm from Spain and I can download it too

Rhythm Thief is a poor game IMHO.
If you want to revive (I didn't know they were dead) please make a better game. Rhythm games must be very polished and Rhythm Thief is not very well balanced, some minigames played great, others didn't seem to had been tested: they were unplayable even for music games players.
I was very disappointed with it. A Professor Layton rip-off (and completely linear) with a story that looks promising at first and then it's killed by a silly ending, with a lot of frustrating minigames. Although it had some tributes to Samba de amigo and Space Channel 5 (killed by touchscreen controls).

If you want to revive music games, I hope you realize that motion controls don't work with them.

I completed it some weeks ago!
I have to admit that the first stages are very boring. But then the game gets better at every stage!
It's one of these overlooked GB gems. It can offer up to 10 hours of puzzles. Very recommended!