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Yeah, but vgchartz.com is not really a trustworthy source.

For me it looks great, hopefully this time it gets at least an 8^^-

"A good example is Defend Your Castle for WiiWare. It has stylish but not so detailed 2D graphics, top notch game play and sell more than 250,000."

Wow, nice to hear some insider information concerning sales figures =).

@ Str33t Racing:

Looks interesting =).

@ AlexSays (#22): "Because you realized a storage solution would only be nice if there was an actual problem?"

Oh no, not again one of these ridiculous statements from you concerning the storage problem...

Will the DLC be for free? I think we don't know, so i would wait to call it a good point.

@ Objection_Blaster (#39):

Capcom said there is a chance for a release outside of Japan, so let us hope^^.

@ KDR_11k (#38): "Modern versions like MM9 and Contra 4 are actually harder than the games back then."

For me Mega Man 9 is easier than its NES predecessor because of the shop, but even without it is not that hard like Mega Man 1-4.

@ Pavlos2094 (#26):

I think they would sell it through the internet and (hopefully) would ship it in the whole world.

@ wanderlustwarrior (#9): "i'm sorry, but can we please get one good, normal fighting game on a nintendo system?"

You mean Tatsunoko vs. Capcom?

@ News: Cool, i like games with unique gameplay =).

@ Omega: Can it be that you dislike every videogame merchandise which costs money?

@ News: Depends on how much money it would costs.

@ Mickeymac (#88): ""What more could you want?" "Structure? Better level design? Good controls? Fun?""

Okay, for me this was all present.

@ beastman93 (#78): "Still won't buy this even though it is a platformer. Can I have at least 16-bit, please?"

I don't know how these sentences can't refer directly to Pole's Big Adventure.

I don't understand why Donkey Kong 64 shouldn't be a (at least) a good game. Just because you can/must collect some stuff?

For me it is an absolutely great and awesome 3D-Jump'n'Run, because it has such wonderful worlds, great bosses, beautiful graphics, some very nice melodies, 5 different characters, ... .
What do you want more?

MarkyVigoroth (#71): "Except for the mushroom, I have yet to see any real For Adults Only content in the game..."

And why should the mushroom be a "For Adults Only content"? Because it is a Japanese slang term?

The game makes jokes about the 8-bit era, so it can (and i think it is) just be a reference to Super Mario Bros.

Can it be that some of you interpret too much sexual content to this game?

EDIT: Argh, sorry for the double-post =(.

@ beastman93 (#60):

This game makes jokes about some 8-bit games (for example SMB), so it wouldn't make much sense to do it with 16-bit graphics.

How can you say that there are better games if Crystal Defenders R1 is still not available?

@ Pocketim (#23): "I just want to have Donkey Kong 64 and Banjo Kazooie, but that's not going to happen due to RARE and Microsoft..."

If you also mean DK64: There is no problem to release it, except maybe the expansion pack think. (DK64 is for me one of the best 3D Jump'n'Runs of all time =) ).

@ Betagam7 (#46): "Axelay is available quite easily via the region swap trick."

I tried it, but then there were so much warnings (for example that i loose all Wii points) which keep me away from doing it.

@ News: Great update =).

I am very interested in this game and the whole humor and jokes about some classic games^^ (that's what i also read about it).

@ Chicken Brutus (#46): "It HAS a graphical update! Compare it to the screenshots on vc-reviews."

Yeah, but i mean it still has NES graphics.

And don't get me wrong, i absolutely agree with the point that the quality of the game that matters, not the quality of the visuals. I also love Mega Man 9, but because i'm not a huge fan of Bubble Bobble (although i like it), it would be much more attractive to me (and maybe to others, who don't know the game, too) with a graphical update.

@ RadioShadow (#20): "Why wear headphones while interviewing someone?"

Maybe to hear him better?

@ -TR: You don't know the sales figures of the WiiWare games, that is the problem.

@ Omega: Can you wear TV-commercials? Or use them (as a customer) in a practical way? I don't think so...

With your argumentation every CD from every artist would be promotional material (to make the artist more well-known or to inveigle the cusomer to go on a concert for example).

Mmh, why without a graphical update, like Toki Tori?
So probably i will pass on it.

@ Chicken Brutus (#20): "Megaman 9 proved (and hopefully Bit Trip will reinforce) that graphical quality means nothing."

Yeah, but the whole Mega Man series is defined by the NES games. For me Bubble Bobble Wii would be much more attractive with a graphical update.

I don't like 'Tower defence' games that much, so probably i will pass on it. (Unless it is absolutely awesome, than maybe^^.)

Ah, thanks, i fixed it.

Absolutely great =)

@ Omega (#16): "I cannot understand people who pay money for advertising a product within the circle of family and friends."

Maybe because it costs money to produce and to create the whole stuff (music, material, ...)?

For me it is too pricey.

@ Adam (#28): "So like it or not, a 7 in most game reviewing score systems indicates a game that isn't that great but isn't that bad either (aka average)."

It's not average, it's good. Look at the Scoring Policy of WiiWare-World:

7 - Good

A seven is not average in our eyes. This game will sport a few areas where the game is blatantly let down to the detriment of its overall quality and enjoyment, but it is NOT average. A seven is still a recommendation, but you might want to consider what we thought let the game down and decide for yourself if it would bother you before buying.

@ Wiiloveit (#77): "@Ness: The best drifting was in MKWii, because it allowed for less cheating (snaking)"

It allowed you maybe the first time to be really good in a Mario Kart game and not so depending on items...

Toki Tori is still one of the best WiiWare games available, so it's nice to read about the development and other things.

@ HOT-ROT (#7): DLC is very unlikely because of the technical factor. A function like that (to offer DLC) was not included.
(Although i think a release of a new version of the game (like it happened with some VC games) wouldn't be impossible.)

As i said in the other news before, very nice to see stuff like that in the Nintendo-Channel.

@ RGVEDA: Alles klar, danke =).

@ VC-Reviews: Here is the Interview with Ian Livingstone from the Nintendo Channel.

@ KnucklesSonic8 (#51): "@ness: That's debatable. MKWii requires more skill as far as I'm concerned."

What? MKWii should require more skill than MKDS in case of drifting? I absolutely don't think so. Do you know that you can get non-stop boost with a special technique in Mario Kart DS?

@ "Case in point: How many KART (not bike) racers do you know that have attained an 8000 Rank?"

Me too, and that shouldn't be a big problem if you are good.

Wiiloveit (#26): "Mario Kart Wii is awesome, with the best drifting techniques"

The best drifting techniques? Shouldn't Mario Kart DS get that "honor"?

@ RGVEDA: Kann man sich das Video mit Ian Livingstone denn schon anschauen? Auf der Startseite ist es noch nicht, oder?

@ News: Yep, a really nice feature on the Nintendo Channel, hope to see more of things like that.

Very nice, hopefully MUSHA comes with the next Hanabi-Festival to Europe, too.

Ricardo91 (#47): "EDIT: btw, you really need to change that avatar. Christmas has been over for a while now.
Same goes to Ness."

I will keep it until January 31th^^.

@ Wiiloveit (#51): "and VC-Reviews's five star system is harder to differentiate from than an out of ten rating, and is therefore harder to misunderstand."

The solution: A five star user rating system.

And the average of the whole ratings could also be a rating out of ten.

@ Terranigma & Wiiloveit:

That is the risk.

But why do IGN have a rating system? Or VC-Reviews? Or nearly every other popular gaming website?

@ Bahamut ZERO (#31):

Yeah, and that is the big problem, you have to read the whole comments to get impressions from other users. With a rating it would be so much easier...

@ Bass X0 (#39):

They don't have to localize their game.

Wow, that's not a big update. I expected as usual at least two games. Mmh, hopefully Lonpos is leastwise a good game, but 9 DLC with 500 Wii Points each are really, really expensive.

"I just typed them all in and theyre all there!"

@ VC-Reviews: Are you then going to update the news?

@ Wiiloeit (#83): "I personally think that it would be best for the service if Nintendo released some more big-name franchise games on the service, to gain attention and MONIES."

I think AlexSays, Ren and KDR_11k name some very good arguments against the strategy of releasing big-name franchise. And without doing this Nintendo maybe get even more money .

@ Bass X0 (#20): "or realised its not profitable for them to do so."

Why shouldn't it be profitable? I mean they have nothing to loose by releasing a game.

Beetle Adventure Racing was great and one of the best racing games of the N64:

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/196751.asp

No, not in this generation. Don't forget, GameCube games are 1,5 GByte big .

@ Jonny United (#67): "Sorry, I just don't see a game as confirmed til I see it in action or at least a picture."

Yeah, but Miyamoto said that a new Mario, Zelda and Pikmin title are in development. You ask what Nintendo do, and this is a part of the answer.

I agree with KDR_11k's 1st and 21th post.

@ Jonny: "Other then wii sports resort or a bunch of GC remakes what are nintendo cooking up that we know about?"

At least a new Mario, Zelda and Pikmin game.

The soundtracks of Kingdom Hearts, Chrono Trigger ($21.90) and Disgae (Custom Soundtrack) ($9.90) are available, and they aren't that expensive.

And sadly Animal Crossing doesn't have an own O.S.T. CD =(.
(I love the music, too^^).

A nice video, hopefully the gameplay is at least as good as the whole concept sounds =).