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No GameCube controller support? What's the GC adapter for? come to Europe!

I've watched the video and I'm currently nearing the climax of Wind Waker HD. Yeah it's a ripoff. The world, gameplay movement/combat, and a kid protagonist. Even the developer is a bit Anouma clone. I still want it on the Wii U though.

Why couldn't Nintendo slapped a 16gb or 32Gb into it? I understand the 4,GB one but if you're to release one bigger, why not go the extra mile? A Samsung 16GB is like 8 euros, and that's retail and class 10.

@kobashi100
Except he won't find the "premium" experience he'll find in a dedicated Nintendo console. He'll find out later that his favorite Mario platformer or Pokemon RPG are only on the Nintendo hardware.

Ragarding the gamepad, you can always buy a pro controller if you don't like it. But most of us like it. It's convenient to use for browsing the web, eShop, map, inventory, etc. I like the gyro controls too over the R Stick for FPS aiming. Nintendo would be stupid not to include one on the Wii U. If a developer would utilize the gamepad, he's 100 sure every Wii U console has one so no risk of losing a possible buyer if he wish to utilize the gamepad features. One big mistake of Nintendo is not including a high capacity storage. Common users aren't inclined to buy an external hard disk. Let alone a Y cable to complicate things.

That's why Nintendo would never go full 3rd-party (as long as they have plenty of money/resources). They design their games on their hardware and vice versa. They aren't limited to what their hardware has to offer because they could modify the OS or the hardware as they see fit.

The Wii U isn't doing well not because of the gamepad. I think it's primarily because it isn't graphically superior by a huge margin against the X360 and PS3 when it was released so no point to jump or upgrade. Not to mention the Wii U naming which is confusing. And thirdly the architecture is different making it difficult to port games. The wii u succesor should be graphically superior by a huge margin than the PS4 and XOne, it should be easy to develop games, a sizeable hard drive and a good name if they want to win 3rd parties back.

@Gelantious
Going with the mobile market with hundreds of millions, if not billion, of users will help Nintendo brand awareness. Parents will just hand their kids tablets or phones to play with right now and won't bother buying them dedicated gsme consoles. Now if Nintendo could pull these parents or kids into buying NX then it's awin win.

I'm excited about what's NeXt. Will it be the Nintendo 3DX? Or the Nintendo Wii X? I just hope it'll be graphically capable and be 3rd-party friendly. Regarding DeNA, let's see what they can bring to complement Nintendo.

Nice! Also same name as my daughter's but different spelling. More videos please!

Among the different Indie games that Nintendo lately showed on YouTube, this is the one I'm most interested in. Please be good!

F-Zero Origins: Rise of the Falcon. A Hideo Kojima game. Make it happen Nintendo!

What would be crazy is if some mobile publishers/developers would rush to release games and patent words that could potentially be used by Nintendo and ask some royalties later. I'm looking at you King for the word "Saga" or was it "Candy"?

I'm okay with it honestly. They're still making their own hardware for their core games. Plus games on mobile are developed for mobile so they could be good. They won't be straight ports. Probably some DS/3ds games that are touch-based.

First week 10% discount would be nice for early buyers. Also I'll wait for reviews. A demo would be nice.

I was super excited when I saw the new rewards. Then I found out I already most of the Wii U offerings. Also there are different pricing even for games on the same VC category. GBA mostly. I'll probably pick some 3DS VCs but:

Will they add more physical rewards? I want Game & Watch back. Maybe SNES Classic Controller or gold nunchuk.

@Yorumi
So they a are still going full third party? Here's the answer to your post on the other article.

Come to EU Klonoa!

@BLPs
Followed by:
"How about a selfie together?"

Mine would be:
"Can I shake hands with you Mr.
Miyamoto?"

@Yorumi
You prefer Nintendo go full 3rd party? LOL no. They specifically said they will make hardware that'll complement their vision on softwares. By going full 3rd party, they'll be stucked to whatever mobile or PS4 has to offer limiting their abilities to incorporate gameplay and controls in their games. Going with mobile alone limits them to just touch-controlled games.

@TwilightAngel
Why would they put "your" Zelda where they could opt for the recent "tough girl" Zelda on the Wii U and promote the game as well?

@Yoshi_Prime
+1

@xPH03N1Xx86
Yeah I'm thinking those who are on the list have a game on the Wii U and 3DS or have upcoming games. So SM Galaxy HD or 3? Metroid Another M?

:'-(

So it's confirmed iOS only or you guys are just ignoring Android like in other DeNA articles?

I'm gonna watch this with my kid (if it's for kids and up) because it features one or two of my favorite videogame characters regardless of the reviews. Movie reviews suck anyway because they rate movies if it's an Oscar-worthy or not regardless if it's fun or fulfilling. Plus I'm not jumping on the Sandler hate bandwagon like most of the internet do. ('can't view the video for some reason).

Please Don't Hate Japan For Getting More Amazing Sega 3DS Themes

... and new upcoming Club Nintendo rewards too! :/

@Quorthon
I don't think they can fix the problem with 3rd parties on the Wii U and 3dS. Generation-behind consoles compared to the PS4/X1, different architecture, inferior account system, etc. If they could fix anything, it'll be with the NX. They just implemented an account system with the NNID on the Wii U. I didn't expect Nintendo to get it right the first time. As I said before they're testing and learning. That's why I'm confident going digital with my Wii U games. I expect (hope) it'll carry over on the next system (at least in VC form).

@rjejr
Nintendo of Korea will have a Direct on the 19th. Quick-scanning their previous Directs, they are mostly the same dates as Europe's and US Directs. I hope we get one on Thursday since it's my day-off.
http://nintendo.co.kr/main.php

Anyway on the resolution issue, they could do two settings/resolution for every games they make. Handheld resolution/settings and home console resolution/settings. It's like low/medium/high settings on PC.

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Also F-Zero NX confirmed as a sequel to F-Zero GX. (I'm kidding)

Rather than thinking Nintendo is doomed going mobile, why not: Nintendo will save mobile gaming from its bad reputation by releasing quality games on that platform?

As someone new to (N)3DS, ... home console (Wii U) + mobile gaming with Nintendo FTW!

I'm afraid I won't need a handheld (N3DS) if the Nintendo games on my phone will be good enough.

Anyway, Nintendo Korea will have a Direct on the 19th. I hope it'll mean US and Europe too!

@chibichibi
Hey I'm on the Sandler side. Not one of the haters..

Thanks for the Q&A Nintendo Life!

@Josaku
I could be wrong but I was thinking there'll be some sort of dock that'll make the handheld more powerful where you could also connect multiple cotrollers and addons. Hence my comment. I see now that it could also be two separate consoles but with the same OS like Android/iOS phones and tablets. Sorry for the confusion.

@Josaku
If the speculations are true, then it won't kill the other platform because it'll be the ONLY one (home x portable console).

@JusticeColde
Yeah I completely forgot those. I'm sure there are other good movies of Sandler. It's just that most, but not a all, of his recent movies are bad and the internet are quick to jump on the hate bandwagon.

@retro_player_22
It's because it's based on a YouTube short film entitled Pixels?

@Quorthon
The Wedding Singer, Anger Management, Reign Over Me, Hotel Transylvania, Click, Waterboy, Just Go With It. Some of those are cheesy or mediocre but they are still enjoyable. I have yet to see Happy Gilmore/Billy Madison. Zohan is terribly horrible, or horribly terrible.

Warning: Adam Sandler haters detected. More incoming. If this is SOLELY a Happy Madison Productions movie then it's likely to be bad. But it's not, so I have high hopes this will be good or at least enjoyable. Not every Adam Sandler movie is bad. I'd like to see the trailer first to make a first impression.

This will be my first Mario Party. I think it's better than Nintendo Land or Wii Party U anyway. So yeah I'm getting it within this week or next.

@drkdtvngr @chewytapeworm @RainbowGazelle
If you happen to live in France or Spain, their respective Amazons are selling them (boxed with download code) for 15 or 16€). You might want to buy there or wait for your local retail to have them on discount soon.

MP10 for me. I think I'll skip MvsDK.

@IceClimbers
Fallout U would be total internet meltdown. Plus HL3 on Steam and Wii U. It would be nice if they port Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics on the Wii U utilising gamepad features.

@sketchturner
+1

Seriously Nintendo, give me Yoshi's Wooly World, MK8 DLC, Mario Maker and Splatoon for the Wii U all before E3. I don't give a suck on Kirby Rainbow. Give us codename STEAM next month and not the Wii U-filled May.

As for announcements:

-new/remaster Metroid on the 3DS
-Metroid U
-Metroid 3DS XL
-SNES and GBA VC crossbuy on the New 3DS
-GB and GBC crossbuy on the Wii U
-DS VC crossbuy on both Wii U and New3DS
-remasters of a number of N64 and GC games on either the Wii U and 3DS. Forget N64 and GC VCs.
-new club Nintendo
-new Gamepad for the Wii U.

"We didn't want to start 2015 with announcement of delays so our second direct will focus on announcing the delays. Yoshi's WW is delayed that's why you didn't see it last time. Splatoon is delayed on last week of June for Europe. Mario Maker is delayed as well. Amiibos are delayed but it's not a bad thing:

New club Nintendo is delayed until next gen. Mewtwo DLC is delayed. "

@Quorthon
They are re-introducing the franchise to newer audiences and old ones alike. Its not that we're not getting new games but remasters are "easier" to make needing only little resources and/or with little help from outside developers. They also act as fillers since we're lacking games compared to other consoles. Yeah, you already knew that of course. Nintendo screwed up with the Wii U. I hope they'll make it right on the next gen.

@ULTRA-64
I'm with you. I prefer them on the big screen as well. I'm a first time 3DS owner with the N3DS and I'm underwhelmed playing Luigi's Mansion 2, 3DLand, Smash3DS, etc. I prefer them on the Wii U even with NES/SNES/GBA VC games. The only ones I would probably enjoy on the handheld are turn-based games or puzzle games (not puzzle platformers) like Fire Emblem, Codename STEAM, Pokemon-like games (since I'm not into Pokemon), Animal Crossing, etc.

@ULTRA-64
I don't think we'll have n64 or GC VC anymore with remakes being popular,. Plus the 3DS and Wii U remasters are the superior versions. Why would Nintendo bother releasing an inferior version for a cheaper price? Plus you can still access it through Wii mode. I wanted them on the wiiU before but at this point, I prefer the remasters.

The SNES-colored buttons on the N3DS could also hint that SNES VC is coming to the N3DS?

@Kirk
If it's true then he is contradicting his statements then.

@Kirk
Oh, okay. I thought you've missed the line. Sorry.

@Kirk
"Oh definitely! Wouldn't something like Super Shovel Knight be incredible! We'd love to take the franchise through the ages. It'd be amazing to make Shovel Knight 64!"

Super Shovel Knight = 16bit