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I normally think that Spector is a ham head, given his past efforts, but YES he is right. Most of my most influential digital experiences these days come from the more experimental and risk-taking indie scene. It may take a few more years for games to catch up with the likes of Aronofski, Nolan, et al... but they are slowly getting there. With no help from EA.

Yes... I am OLD. Which is also RAD!

YES!!!! I still have tons of Battle Beasts stored in a shoebox somewhere. They were basically like my first Pokemon... elemental affinities and all. The heat-sensitive stickers on their chests were totally RAD!

I think it's a clever economical way to push Wii Sports to the frigid Canadian wasteland (and other emerging third-world markets).

This is great news. Third parties (or even Nintendo itself in a few years) will likely come out with replacement batteries that last longer, and all we will have to do is swap them in.

I wonder if there will be state saves... that should help.

Hopefully, unlike the 3DS version, it won't crash your save file when you try to access the leaderboards. Shin'en never fixed this bug, so with no reason to go for high scores, I was done with Nano Assault in two days. Lame.

Yep, the original was one of the better offerings on Wiiware. Looking forward to the sequel.

@Henmii Seriously! That game looks like it is running at 10fps. And yes, F-Zero GX is still the best futuristic racer ever made. Nintendo needs to round up some of that old Amusement Vision staff (who also made the equally kick-butt SMB2 on the same speedy game engine) for an F-Zero WiiU sequel.

Great interview... I also loved that Zynga line. Really looking forward to this one. I hope there are more Obsessive Completionist Disorder challenges.

Anyone else notice that the XL is positioned slightly closer to the camera, so that its screen looks even bigger? Ah, perspective...

Dude, I actually HAD the Miracle Piano!

Glad to see BIT.TRIP lead off this article. Catharsis is great, but my pick would be Epiphany. Man, I have listened to the FLUX soundtrack so many times...

Not only can my US system not play games bought in my new European home, but I can't even play multiplayer or properly streetpass (only the Mii plaza features work) with everyone around me. DAMN YOU REGION LOCK.

Streetpass in Munich depends on the weather. I got a bunch of hits on the U-Bahn last winter, when people were wearing heavy coats with plenty of room to carry a 3DS. However, in recent months my hits have dropped dramatically (maybe only one a week). I'm going to chalk this up to skimpy outfits without big pockets. I certainly have a harder time taking my system with me when it is 30C. We'll see if my theory holds true next winter. Anyway, I have a US region 3DS, so the games don't streetpass well with all these european 3DS's. And I can forget about multiplayer... STUPID REGION LOCK!!

UBER3DS!

I never paid much interest to the KH series, but I must admit, that demo is pretty fun... especially all that Flowmotion rail grinding. Quite perrrty too.

FINALLY! One of the biggest limitations of the 3DS has been the inability to touch 3D objects on the top screen. Force Feedback in the stylus is a brilliant touch that should help those objects feel real.

@ 6ch6ris6, I totally agree. The PS3 can do way better, but this would look great on the 3DS. There is a LOT of stuff popping out of the screen in those videos, so maybeee...

@ "Why did he say 25 years though?!" Because the game didn't sell particularly well, considering the amount of resources that went into it. My guess is there won't be another high-profile Kid Icarus game for quite a while. I would be down with a 2D eShop downloadable, though.

Sounds like dual analogue wasn't impossible at all, but that Sakurai-San felt a moral prerogative not to include it. I mean, after all, they implemented an option for aiming with the face buttons- dual analogue would take very little time to program with that already in place. His comments strike me as defensive and even a touch arrogant, but in the end it was his game and his decision to make. Yes he is correct that the stylus can offer more speed and precision to a skilled user, but why not offer all control options and let the gamers decide what to use? This would have netted the game a broader acceptance, and those who really wanted to push their skills with the game would use the stylus aiming anyway.

Purple is Pimp.

Having the rear view in on the controller screen sounds absolutely fantastic, especially when driving in 1st person view. It will make it so much more fun (and feasible) to block oncoming cars.

It is interesting that Nintendo is just figuring this out now. They have always performed poorly in the UK compared to other regions. Time for Mario FIFA.

@ mario300: Your comments made me smile. This is remix of the soundtrack to the original pilotwings for the SNES. Those "3D looking" images are pictures of the old SNES game. Although, come to think of it, this does seem like a no-brainier candidate for a "3D Classics" remake. I think the effect would work really well.

Framerate looks a little choppy. Since so much of this game's appeal banks on online co-op, it better be lag-free.

Sweet news indeed. Now I will longer need to display my menu in super-zoomed out mode.

"the game's cast includes Mii characters in addition to characters from the Mario family, which are difficult to work into an [RPG] scenario"

I honestly couldn't care less, but this comment is a little funny given the awesome addiction known as Find Mii / StreetPass Quest.

Also, a touchscreen level editor (for both WiiU and 3DS) and cross-platform community level sharing is a must for the game, don't ya think?

James- any idea yet if the there will be download play with the local multiplayer or if everyone will need to own a copy of the game?

@ #4: As for Nightsky, my guess is that Nifflas wants to move on to other things. There are still issues getting the game to run in proper fullscreen because it was coded in Multimedia Fusion 2, so the resolution is locked. There was talk of recoding it in C++, but nothing has been released. Still a great game, but I wish I could get it to look crisper on my TV. I also wish it had controller support... lazy.

The original Zelda is an amazing game, and one of the few ambassador games that is easily completed without restore points (at least the first quest). If you find yourself lost, just google yourself a map. Purists would have you face Death Mountain without guidance (as I did when I was 5), but honestly it's just as fun with a little help from the interwebs. Granted, I've been playing games nearly as long as Corbs and Zelda was my first true love, but if you don't "get" Zelda, then you don't "get" videogames. Period.

Dude, did anyone else notice that "Peru Nazca" (minute 1:49) has what appears to be the bird-shaped ruins from XEVIOUS ??!?! Gmaps be kickin it old-skool.

Slow news day, James?

I didn't put much time into the Wii original and DKC Returns is a perfect fit for the 3D display, so I would be perfectly happy with a 3DS port... provided that they maintain a slick frame rate.

Her picture of "all those things combined" is indeed AWESOME!

@LittleIrves I thought exactly the same thing when I read that. My mind nearly imploded trying to understand how Art Style could do a soccer game. Bringing the Art Style series to the 3DS would make my retinas very happy.

Hey James- does this mean that Metroid has been updated with VC features (!state saves!) for us Ambassadors? That would be awwwesome.

"Need for Speed: The Run takes racers on a wild ride across North America, from the eastern coast of California to the downtown streets of New York city"

The EASTERN coast of Cali, eh? Oh no! Did a big quake finally send the golden state sailing off into the Pacific? Say it aint so!

This video has taught me that to survive high-intensity flight sections, one should move the analogue slider in circles like a mad-man. Either CW or CCW will do. Fun?

...colors, more layers, and dare I hope for animation?

BEST... 3D... EVAR! I have high expectations for this one. Go Indies!

Clever, Bass_X0, very clever. So you can get your fill of the demo in "one play". I think 30 plays will be pleeenty.

Hi James,

So I take it that the demo play count will be tracked in the activity log, like all other software (and all those E3 movies). "New Software Added" indeed.

w00t! I wonder how bulky these demos will be. I assume they will fit easily on the packed-in 2GB card, but RE does have a lot of assets. Has Nintendo put a size cap on demos, like they have for 3DSware, Wiiware, etc.?

I wonder if it will plummet in price as quickly as the console versions? 20$ with free shipping from Toys-R-Us. Great for consumers in the short haul, but sad because I love platformers and would love to see more made instead of the truckloads of uncreative "shoot soldier dude in the face" games.