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Congratulations, James! Best of luck at NoE!

"Killer Freaks From Outer Space"

YES

The first Darksiders is pretty good, if glitchy. Interesting story and designs with a fun DMC-like combat system. Looking forward to the second one.

I just wonder about the controller's ergonomics and battery life. The start, select and home buttons really shouldn't be way down there - and in even harder-to-reach places than the power button of all things.

Still, looks great so far. Built-in mic and speakers, massive 6.2" touchscreen... this really is quite exciting.

Dang, Pinball Pulse was one of the best DSiWare games. Otherwise no biggie.

Nice, another 3DS game on my wishlist.

Nice. Re-releases are always welcome. I'd totally get Animal Crossing at this price and, if it's released, Smooth Moves as well. A little puzzled about Wii Sports since everyone already has it. (And $20 is a little high for what you get.)

Exciting! I might have to get some DSi points just for this game.

Actually, a fighter where women duke it out using their handbags would be awesome.

@irken You know what, a western release of Monster Hunter Frontier is a far more exciting idea than MH for the 3DS. Yes please!

@sgotsch That sounds more like Pandora's Tower than The Last Story. TLS is by Mistwalker, not Nintendo.

Yaaaay, announcement impending.

/me scowls
Scowl quota met!!

P.S. More people lined up for the Kamen Rider medallions because you can't preorder them.

_FF6!

FF6!

FF6!

Ewww.

...Ewww.

@14 LOL

Y'know, for a publisher who seems so business-oriented, they sure forgot about the fact that sales stop if you saturate the market with self-competing products.

I still have an old Game & Watch in a box somewhere. This reward is pretty darn awesome, considering it's free.

Ooh, mark me excited for this game.

The tagline is awesome, lol. Sounds surprisingly good with some original gameplay. Still I agree it doesn't seem to be worth the 1000 point price tag.

@Omega NL: Will there be a Jam City demo?

BG: Yes! Stay tuned for this!

Now if only I could find a copy!

BEAT was great, I don't mind more. I expect FLUX to be wonderfully difficult. But I also can't see how anyone could get really hyped about this.

However, one question: why is it only 2P coop when BEAT was 4P? Is there something new that prevents 4 players from playing together?

@2 The miracle never happen...

Sounds cool. I love "extreme" arcade sports games and it's a shame that they didn't release this as a retail game so it could have more content and polish.

Maybe they could release an upgraded, more complete version for Steam?

Innnnnnnnnnnnnteresting. I like these new games Nintendo is coming out with.

Some of the prettiest graphics on the Wii. I wonder what all that swishy arc movement is about? Colour me interested.

The distance between Australia and Japan is not too different from the US and Japan, both geographically and culturally speaking. Far enough that Australia would have its own separate economy from Japan, certainly.

It's too bad the computer and video games market in Australia is so small, relatively speaking. I wonder if that's one of the reasons Aussie distributors use to justify the high prices. I suppose they would have to mark up the price due to shipping and customs, but also to make up for the smaller number of eventual sales.

Looks amazing. I haven't played a Puzzle Bobble since number 4. I demand chain reactions!

@6 KeeperBvK Are you serious? A decade's worth of Suikodens, Castlevanias, Silent Hills, Metal Gears, Beatmanias, Dance Dance Revolutions, Gradiuses and Contra 4 just aren't enough for you? What kind of mind-blowing publishers have you been following? (Well apart from Capcom. But they're a special case.)

@Robo-goose Um, was that in reply to my comment? I was asking about eShop purchases, not MP3 support.

@Atlantis1982 Hey, good eye. Videos, demos and user ratings are exactly what was needed for the Wii and DSi shops all this time. So happy that it's being done for the 3DS.

Sounds good so far. Glad to have MP3 support back on the device!

So how about tying your eShop purchases to an account rather than a single device?

Overall it seems already. No 802.11n wireless card, but that's not a big issue since b/g is fast enough for pretty much anything and the added range isn't necessary in most cases. My biggest problem is that 3-5 hour battery life. And it may get even shorter than that depending on what other functions are being used? Sigh.

@Robo-goose I refresh for the classy comments.

@PSICOffee All 3DSes will have a black lid. Apparently it's less intrusive to the top screen's 3D effect. Perhaps there will be some limited edition ones with different lid colours, but don't expect a totally red 3DS any time soon.

£229 is a ridiculous price btw.

Three launch titles is no biggie. The post-release months should have at least 25 new releases for the 3DS.

@Rensch It definitely won't be the converted US price in Euros or GBP. It will likely be more expensive in the EU.

Yeah, the event on stage was pretty poor but I didn't mind. The Japanese producers and developers were totally confident and knew their stuff. Very professional and in the zone. Their translator on the other hand was sweating buckets. The French dudes were nervous as well. Very interesting, but also a little embarrassing.

And the price being unannounced isn't a surprise. Each country in the EU will have a different price so announcing one at the event will just make people jealous of one another.

Of course the EU show couldn't announce a price. Every country will have a different price for the system. Ah well.

I like how Yves Guillemot said you'd be fighting dragons in Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs 3D.

ONLY ONE FRIEND CODE!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, and you can see who's online and what they're playing. Joining games with friends is supposed to be much easier too. Exciting stuff.

Yeah, Laurent Fischer is a little nervous there haha. Probably because this isn't his native language. This is interesting stuff anyway.

Is there a way to watch the US show streamed online?

EXCITING!

@34 HeroOfTime007 First of all, Nintendo (yes, even NoJ) will never publish hentai games. Period. Getting involved in the seedy side of things would ruin their mass market family-friendly reputation forever.

Secondly, if you think import gamers are only wapanese losers who play "archaic" JRPGs then you really have narrow-minded misconceptions about gaming everywhere. So much of gaming as a whole has come from Japan and they continue to deliver excellent products. As an old example, you do know that the real Super Mario Bros. 2 never had a western release until NoA luckily decided to include it in Super Mario All-Stars, right? Then, like @edhe said, there are the poor, poor EU/AU gamers who are quite severely handicapped unless they can import NA titles.

Thirdly, yes, if hackers open the 3DS to be region-free then import gamers will jump on board with that and potentially just start pirating games for free instead of importing. It just gives people one more reason (and a legitimate one) to hack their 3DS. This is a stupid move by Nintendo.

Japanese opera is so... cheesy.

CLAPPING!

Already have it on Steam, but I have yet to try it. Got a nice deal on it thanks to one of the indie packs. It's supposed to be a great game.

Signed it. Doesn't matter if it's poorly written or whatever, if it does gather enough steam to land on Mistwalker's doorstep then everyone benefits. If not, there's no loss in signing it.

What is the effective viewing angle for the stereoscopic effect of the top screen? Outside of that angle you get a blurred or double image. I think this is a pretty important question for a portable device.

@zez Isn't it obvious? The included SD card is there to clue people in and get them started with the online store. That was one of the failings of the Wii and the DSi. If someone downloads more than 2GB worth of apps then they'll know they can buy a bigger SD card.

Besides, if a larger capacity SD card was included then the retail price of the 3DS would increase even more. You don't actually want that, do you?

BIT.TRIP TAEB

Looking forward to the review of Cosmo Fighters.