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@jesse_dylan The reviewers that game Dragon Age a lower score were the ones that liked it in the play test but liked it less when the full game came out. No scores below a 60 last i looked so nobody was outright negative.

@jesse_dylan You couldn't make giant boobed characters with original breast slider anyway. It was maybe D cup max and A cup minimum. Now everyone is a B/C. It was just an unnecessary removal.

@jesse_dylan The people that were invited to the playtests and were critical of the game didn't get review copies; It's that simple.

@LikelySatan Specifically what they did is have a play test and later only provided review copies to those that were positive of the game and excluded those with critical views of it.

@LikelySatan Sounds exactly like Dragon Age; Except Dragon Age only gave review copies to people politically aligned with the left.

Amazing price for this game. One of my favorites of all time. I just might have to play it again.

Part of me kind of wishes that this was reserved for the Switch 2. I'm expecting that this might come across as more of a port with some art style changes than an upgrade.

The female characters in Dragon Quest III were censored so of course this will be too. The mission of the western political class to remove all femininity from existence marches on.

We'll know if this is truly the 'Definitive Edition' if they finally give the US the breast size slider in character creation.

Sad to hear this. I like Renegade Kid as a developer very much. I personally think video games may very well be the most competitive market in the world. This is the primary reason that it is difficult to have a hit.

@shani Nice suggestions. Anyone have a preference between the new PDP or Hori Gamecube style controllers? I only have the Hori one myself as they have a long history of great controllers. Actually the Wii U has the most comprehensive control options of any console ever.

@chess227 If the classic controller is supported, you could get one of the new Hori gamepads that are designed around the Gamecube controller template.

@ kensredemption: Well said. Just curious; How many Wii U owners have a Pro Controller?

1. 1 The spacing on the gamepad and pro controller are the same but the buttons are closer to the edge of the pad. With bigger hands the pro controller is more comfortable.
2. 2 The analog sticks are the same on each. I've ad some trouble with the durability of them and have had to replace a set on the gamepad.
3. 3 Not to mention the shortish battery life of the gamepad. By the way I've never run out of batteries on the Pro Controller even with it just sitting out for a long time. Amazing battery life.

In a game that offers little use of the gamepadscreen, the pro controller is my preferred way to game on the Wii U. It is one of the best controllers I've ever used. Better than the Xbox 360 controller and slightly better than the PS3. However, I do think this is an excuse as to why he didn't add gamepad support. The real reason likely is that he didn't have the funding and the manpower to put a strong effort into gamepad development. I bet it would have been useful in the fort building aspect of the multiplayer. I'm still looking forward to this game.

@Aneira ZombiU was a very good game. Just too hard for the Nintendo crowd, and too hard for me.

Picked it up for 89 cents. So far I'm having a pretty good time with it.

@IceClimbers You bring up some good points. I'm wondering if Nintendo's silence in the US is due to some Gamestop exclusivity or something similar. Anyway, Nintendo seemed to have stumbled upon some publicity for the game over all this.

@Jay1984 NOA has a history of not releasing some pretty good games because they don't think they are good enough. Just look at Pandora's Tower, Disaster: Day of Crisis, and The Last Story.

I hope it is XSEED that publishes this. They do a very good job on Japanese ports.

@antipop621 I preordered it as well. Looks like the kind of game I can get into.

Yakuza 0 Wii U edition!!! Yeah right.

I strongly believe that a big reason for Nintendo to release consoles that are somewhat under powered is to make development costs attractive to Japanese games developers. Cutting edge games are getting ridiculously expensive to develop games for. The best bet for attracting 3rd parties is to make the system easy to port games to from PC and other consoles.

2016 would be far too early to replace the Wii U plus they just released the New 3ds. Nintendo is starting to look a bit too similar to SEGA in hardware business decisions. The difference is that Nintendo has AMIBO and has been able to deliver on its games more consistently.

@AlexSora89
Even back in the day of the Capcom 5 the 'mature' games didn't sell as well as Nintendo's other IPs so they tend to disappear. I don't think that Nintendo will gain a lot of gamers back with a focus on mature games as its competitors already do that to a great deal. Nintendo is going to win the most fans by releasing polished, quality, family friendly games. Splatoon looks to bring a great game to the shooter crowd that is family friendly. While LEGO City Undercover brought GTA like gameplay to the family. I like that Nintendo is a bit more family friendly system overall, but I do worry that exclusive mature games will disappear from its systems all together.

This time it includes the rights for Phillips to make 3 Metroid video games and a Zelda animated series. The spokesperson for Phillips indicated that "We wish to take Samus in the direction of a live action soap opera raising a baby metroid. The trilogy would focus on the daily challenges an intergalactic bodyguard single mom would face in caring for her child while trying to find time to incinerate space pirates and brain sucking space creatures. We feel that we will be able to take Samus's character in directions that she had nev...uh...been only once before."

I preordered this. Definitely more fun and less annoying than playing a new Sonic.

@rjejr Bingo. Obviously this makes no business sense. This sounds like a way to try to make people freak out that their favorite series is going to be cancelled and buy 2-3 copies of games than any real business strategy. Most Capcom PR statements have backfired on them recently anyway. They seriously need new management.

The Wind Waker HD remake has sold roughly only 2 million copies when you included both physical and downloadable versions. Capcom expecting a repackage of two Darkstalkers games to sell this much via download only is just plain delusional.
Moving the Resident Evil Revelations series away from the DS will probably be a mistake too.
The videogame industry is an extremely difficult industry to be successful in right now. You really have to be on your game with business decisions to make it anymore. I just don't see Capcom having the leadership to make it much longer. They will be sold off to someone else before too long. Lets just hope the new owner will be able to restore some of the former magic the company had.

I hate to say it. But this will probably be the next Madworld. A game that is unique and fun but underloved. I love Nintendo for it's family friendly games when the kids are up but I'm glad that a game like this is coming out. A more 'mature' game to call our own.

I''m from the USA and I've been a subscriber for the last two years. They were very good and had comprehensive reviews on every single game released on Nintendo platforms including the classic game eshop releases. Definitely a better magazine than Nintendo Power was at the time of its demise. I think it is the last of the Nintendo magazines in English. I was hoping they could make it to 2015 because that looks to become the Wii U's golden year.

@WanderingPB
You bring up a good point. I hope Nintendo will make the 3ds or the new 3ds compatible with the Wii U because then they could sell the base model of the Wii U by itself and increase the fan-base substantially.

So Capcom waits 12 years and claims 50 games infringe on their patent. Even if there is patent infringement Capcom should only get money for 1 game. All of the games after that they should only get anything if they notified Tecmo-Koei of the patent infringement and Tecmo-Koei didn't take steps to correct the problem. This is like a woman that waits until a child is 18 then wants back child support for 18 years.

According to TreeFall Studios youtube channel autosaving, a new start screen (with continue option), and increased detail on the levels has already been added to the game (version 1.1)

@Emblem
The Genesis Buck Rogers game is my vote for the most underrated game of all time. That game was awesome! It was even better than the PC version.

@Nintenjoe64
Since that is about the cost of a custody battle I'm guessing evil ex-wife.

Does anyone know who manufactures these figures? I expect a toy company outside of Nintendo is involved.

Trolls calling themselves journalists and writing mind numbing crud for attention.

I like Renegade Kid they make very good games for their small team. I was looking forward to Cult County as I enjoy the Dementium games. I am not real comfortable pledging on kickstarter.

The first one was good fun. Will preorder.

It is done to gain attention and to sell games. Ignoring it is exactly what would make it go away.

Just port Yakuza 1+2 HD to the US and all will be forgiven.

I loved this at the arcade when I was a kid. I also had the pack-in when I bought the Sega Genesis on launch day (the only system I ever got on launch). I think I'll have to get this as well.

@unrandomsam
I agree. Didn't mean to sound down on the game. I would recommend it to anyone that likes the 3d platforming genre.

@Gnoll
The arcade games within are new games that resemble old arcade games. There is a Defender type game, a Scramble like game, Tanks in a maze game, and one where you fly through a tubular environment dodging cars and shooting ghosts. The last one is probably the most fun as it has the greatest challenge.

In 6 months check the bargain bins for this thing.

Who the heck wants to pay for a $120 data plan every month for their 7 year-old. Yeah the games are cheap (and often poor quality) but you pay for an iphone dearly with contracts.

I would pick this up day 1 if released in the US. The first game had a great story and I would really like to play number 2.

Playing the game now. Very solid platforming with decent variety. My only real complaint is that textures are reused a little too often giving a bit of a budget feel. The Aztec themed levels are downright great. I just wish the fire, ice, and city levels were as inspired.

No!!!! I so much want that game here.

This reminds me of an updated version of the best and most underappreciated Atari 2600 game of all time, the BMX bike event from California Games. In fact, the Atari version was more fun than any of the other more powerful systems. I'll have to pick this one up for nostalgia.