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Here is something crazy. What if it is releasing this month. And this direct is the kick off to a crazy month of promotions for the game. They have released kart and smash a month apart last time. Maybe that is the plan this time too. I know that sounds crazy but they have stealth launched games before like this. But most likely is a later date revealed, characters, some game modes, and maybe even how the online will work this time.

Since this is a spin off the chances of this leaving Japan is pretty slim.

That google one is pretty cool. That frostbite one is garbage.

Smash is still my most wanted game this year but I really want x and Mario kart 8 too. And this list is reminding me of 2011 wii. I really hope they have more to announce than this.

I was not buying a months old port I could have on other systems. I bought monter hunter 3 ultimate instead because unlike need for speed that was a game that really was worth getting again or for the first time. And the game was like $30 on other systems versus full price on wii u. If the game came around the same time it may have did better. Sure a little better is good but not if it comes with a wait a is barely noticeable to the average person.

@Shade_Koopa I recently got back into brawl and it is still laggy. I have 30mb Internet connection and trying to get online can lead to a disconnect. Or waiting in the lobby too long does the same thing. So what ever was used to get it to run sucks. Never had these problems with Mario kart on wii.

The wii u version was only shown for a few seconds in a nintendo direct last year. And no gamepad use has been shown. The game was supposed to come out last year and still nothing on the wii u version other than this and maybe it cancelled articles. I don't think they can use the gamepad for anything other than a menu and off tv play. And by the time it comes out the other versions may already have their prices dropped. If so one wants to save third party games on wii u with this go ahead. I will cancel my wii u preorder on amazon. I may just wait to I get a ps4 to get this game.

Weird how some of you just turn on people bringing games to the wii and now the wii u. The gamepad has not done what the wiimote did. The wii mote brought in a new way to play, the gamepad to most just seems like what happens when the low res tablet meets consoles. The result as seen as been not so great. Rayman is the only game I have played that really used the gamepad well. Normally that is nintendo job to showcase there games the best but they are not using the pad to great degrees. And the games this year look great but don't any of them, minus maybe x, look to use it for much other than a menu.

@JohnRedcorn dude you trying to be funny? Ps4 probably beaten the wii u sales now. That has happening and with the way things are going nintendo does not look like it can change that. I just hope nintendo gets on the ball this year and releases games on time.

@unrandomsam monster hunter 3 was made for the wii. And ported to the 3ds. And a year later to wii u and 3ds for the rest of the world. Game was not made for the wii u original but they got it to work good. Meaning even if a game is not original made for the system it can be changed like re4 on wii. Don't tell me that is not the best way to play that game. They can make it work but they see no profit in doing so. So like I said crap excuse. Also deus ex was released on multiple systems before the wii u and after the wii u. Square did it with that game why not this one?

Something is wrong here. That was one of the worse excuses I have ever heard. Brutality honest is, "third party games don't sell so we are not bringing it over." This crap excuse is just crap. The best games on wii u barely use the pad in great ways. Rayman used it good but was brought to other systems. And the wii u gamepad has all the buttons so any excuse pass it won't sell is crap. Remember that.

@Haxonberik the game is over a year old.

I was going to buy the game last year. But this delay screwed with that. Now by the time the game comes out I may have a ps4. I may just get it on that. And at this rate cancelling this game would be better than the fate it is going to get. Third parties have been bad on nintendo consoles for almost two decades. This is the worst it has been and with so many things to put games on nintendo is at a very big disadvantage. It is really going to depend on how nintendo does things this year. It may not bring third party but at least it will show they can still can keep us fans coming back.

@JimJam707 it is made by some of the people who made both the games and uncharted. So this may just be the sonic that maybe can get the people back in.

I read another article and it sounds like the new engine while adaptable is only for ps4, x1, and pc. They will just continue using mt on wii u going forward since that is about as strong as the previous gen consoles.

You need to edit the article. The wii u version of the YouTube app can now be controlled by tablets and smartphones now. And it works pretty good.

We need to stop acting like this is an EA and nintendo thing. This is a nintendo every major third party thing. You people talking are not buying third party games and neither is anyone else for the wii u. And this has been going on for years now. Sure they have not been good ports but they are the games nintendo let the third parties put out. And we need to stop acting like nintendo is competing with the other consoles. They have said they are not. And since they are not, especially with the hardware they have out what do you think third parties are going to do. Sure the wii u is closer than the wii was in specs to the systems it is up against but the sales are about to be eclipsed by the other two in a few months. So unless nintendo changes expect the worst third party support nintendo has ever seen. And that may lead to other things if nintendo does not get the support and fans don't buy the third party games.

The reason the wii came out on time was wii sports. I bought a lot of new people in. Us nintendo fans were there but were pretty outmatched by the new gamers young and old. Now that was died. It is pretty much us nintendo fans supporting it now and a very small number compared to the wii numbers of new gamers. Unless nintendo has another wii sports like game coming out next year third is sadly were they are staying. Smash and Mario kart are big but they did not bring the numbers like wii sports brought in. I am still going to support it but I may get a ps4 before the first price drop.

I went to check the parental settings in the system and it has a feature that blocks sharing of data. Which means if they their parental controls and told parents to put them in place nothing would be getting out to kids. Meaning there is no reason to shut this down. And you write this like this is a new service. This has been out for almost two years. I have not seen any articles especially ones that say this is not safe for children to use. This is the first I seen from you guys. The only thing I have seen is articles saying this needs to be more user friendly. So it is weird seeing this article up when in the past you all would have not written this for this app.

The concept behind it is cool. If you have a balance board and a wii u just buy the $20 meter and you are in. But I don't have a balance board so this is worthless to me. And paying $90 for something I will use for a little is not a seller for me. And since people already know what wii fit is I doubt they will be selling a lot of these.

Now if they made like a smash or Mario kart beta for this holiday that came with systems and was available to download now they could build buzz and start moving more systems. They have to understand their casual efforts are not going to be that effective anymore thanks to other devices out their.

What was effective though for them this year was the 3ds. And it worked because they released games we wanted to play for it for almost the whole year. But seeing as how they are struggling to even make casual games on time with the wii u I fear they may not even close to get the wii u where they need to get it before the x1 and ps4 completely make it look like just the other console.

Nintendo needs to get some third parties on board to full out next year and more first party games or wii u might not even be a quarter the success the wii was.

I love to see someone defend this. No flipnote and now they take away this. I wonder when miiverse is gone to. Only way people will be able to talk on nintendo systems is going to be by going out and sending smoke signals. Unless the smoke makes a unappropriate shape.

Since the site is not updated past this pic it is probably a costume swap. The name of the character is called wii fit trainer. So costume swap sounds right.

This brings back down my hype for this game. The first Mario game on a nintendo system is supposed to bring the system up. I did not feel that last year and I am not feeling it this year. After galaxy I was kind of expecting next epic now I just don't know. Good games can come in small sizes but this is going to be the biggest game they have for wii u this year. I hope like someone you this is good compression but seeing how they have been missing there mark this year and pushing back games. I am a little worried they pushed this out just to meet the holiday need and did not go in feel.

We can blame third parties all we want but at the end of the day it is nintendo that signs off on this. We should get the same game on all systems but since nintendo has not been the best at getting support they let some third parties take shortcuts on their games. Unless a third party has a hit on the wii u expect this just like the last few gens to continue. I would say it should not continue but I don't want nintendo to start dipping on first party support just so they can have on more games from third party games and more on par games.

Leaks are a thing that are nothing new in their digital age. We know all about the next iPhone or ipad months before it is out. Most know to avoid leaks by not following the game or going to unconfirmed articles. Outside of this article I would not know this was happening. And the previews you guys do and other sites do pretty much spoil most games anyway. And this is Pokemon. It is not like they are spoiling much people already don't know in the leaks. There are gyms, Pokemon, towns, and it is 3d. Not really much to spoil here. And if you are talking about the Pokemon as leaks I don't really care. We are going to know who most are in a week. So leaks are bad but if you want to avoid just don't look for them.

This would have maybe been smart two years ago. Now it would be stupid. The has been going down since 2011 even before the wii u was a thing. It would have help that year. Now wii u and 3ds are the priorities. The vita tv exist because Sony is very desperate. The vita is tanking bad. And no games are in site to fix that. The wii u is not doing great but unlike vita it has some big games coming next year that will push up wii u sales. So unless you want a super downgraded wii or wii u this idea does not need to be liked at.

I don't really care. If nintendo cares they can do something if not oh while well.

Summer is over so this better have flipnotes in it. Or better yet as soon as the direct is over it comes out.

I don't like buying games twice. So I am happy just playing it on 360. And for anyone saying this is the same game or not your cup of tea you are probably just fooling yourself. From the two days I have played this everything about it is awesome. Violence is the draw but they and so many full on activities to this game that even you haters of the franchise might be swayed to give this a look. You can play tennis, golf, save people from getting mugged or chasing a purse snatcher down and returning the purse, towing cars, scuba diving, racing on and off road, parachuting off mountains, and a lot more things that don't involve violence. So things are full featured enough they could be their own game but it is one game. So haters play this at a friends house (if you are 17 or 18 in some places) and see this is more than just driving and shooting, and why a lot of people are saying this is probably the best game of the year.

I understand what you are doing with this article but it comes off more like a Fox News article like the one against mass effect than a play happy games article. I love wind waker and will get it again since my last one on GameCube got messed up before I could beat it again. But I am getting gta. And you generalizing San Andreas because you did not play it is messed up to me. That game had a lot of fun things in it. What other game can you fly in a jet pack or and bike around Los Angeles to Las Vegas. And by now most have the systems to play this game on. And remember this is a game. It is not real. So if you feel bad when fake things happens what about real things? And just because you are in a part of your life where you can not play it don't make it seem like the ones of us who can are bad people. I am nice. But I have to see the world from all lights. That means from colorful games to red games. And I hope you do not watch breaking bad because that would also defeat your argument. Like I said I understand the reasons why this article is up but your opinion is more in the minority on this one.

Where is flipnote? Summer is almost over. So if it does not come next week, it might not come out at all this year.

Is flipnote still coming? Or is wishing for it pushing it farther away?

I wished I waited for this deal. But if you have not played any or just a few of these games get this, you will not be disappointed.

They have done this before with games like marvel vs. capcom 2. But as soon as that became available digitally the prices went down. So the only way to stop them from doing this on old games is for companies to make games available digitally. And seeing that nintendo has been adding old systems to the vc and now the eshop and full games are available for wii u games. It is only a matter of time before GameCube games and wii games are on eshop. But to be a little fair here in the US this game can almost go for $200 used.

I watched the anime for this and played the gba game for this but I thought the franchise had gone away. Nice to know it still has some kick but seeing what looks like the same robots from over ten years ago does not make me think they are adding much to it. So even if this some how came here I would past on it.

@Bliquid how can you say that why Microsoft has said Japan is a tier 2 market? You never hear Sony or nintendo saying things like that. And most here have other systems so stop attacking him.

Are you sure this is true? I did not think stores could print anything. They order the games from companies and I thought the companies send them companies from there manufacturers they use. GameStop does usually not send used games in their normal cases. The only thing they did was order cases and printing the the slips in the cases. Nintendo would not be down with this so you guys really need to make sure this is true because it just sounds false.

Looks like I am randomly taking the L this week.

When is flipnote coming? It was early August now it is tbd. Can you all get in contact with nintendo to see if it is still coming this month? I know they said something about the servers not being able to satisfy the world but they dated it and with all the 3ds's out there they should have been ready for this.

@kevinaa and what is wrong with that. They can do commericals and tv appearences or give a gaming site a scoop if they want a lot of people watching it. This is a cheap way to spread a message they control on a semi monthly basis. The game sites post if it is anything good and of course gamers will talk of forums and social media if the message is big enough. And it is weird to hate on them for giving messages like this on this monthly basis.

@Rizsparky this is also a free app that you don't have to pay for. So less complaining and more waiting is nice.

@MrBlutzIII activision has gone on record saying cod will not sell as much and behind that is now skylanders which went down too. And outside of those their games do not sell all that well. And since they now are using investors, all their moves will be watched. And if the that earnings report next year shows a big drop in profit the investors they have may back out. Meaning that reserve money they have may to be used to run the business. And they may just start the downfall there.

@MrBlutzIII they make a lot of license games and license games is part of the reason thq is no more.

This is not a good time for them to do this. Cod may go down in sells this year. WOW is going down. And they killed all their other big franchises they had. What they think is a smart move could be the start of their fall.

@ScorpionMG wii u and other systems have digital services to release this game. I have most of the angry bird games for free. I don't play them much I just like getting free things on the App Store. They are trying to sucker people into buying these games. They probably think because it is in a package and close to full price it adds something. Nothing that merits this price seems added.

The rewards are better this year. Been platinum 5 times now and even though I wanted a download game as a reward again I think I will go with the cd. It is nice though if I went with a download game I could get it now.

@BlackStar9000 the game is in more languages there and localized in Europe. If you want region free replying to a comment I made is not going to change it. And it is a extra month is not going to kill you. Japan gets it a week after Europe. I am not even going to get it next month. I will probably wait some months so it bothers me not. And like I said we can go back and forward things will not change. Super point made!

@LAA how are you annoyed it is not region locked. None of the other consoles they have released have done so. What makes this different? We have know it was region locked for over a year now now so come off that. And people say end region locking but never give a game as a example.

I was not getting this. But since I do want that cross over game (I am a big sucker for crossover games) and I have and registered fire emblem I see no harm in getting this. There is nothing else coming this month I was going to get.

I would not expect a game like this to sell well. But that may also be to low shipments of this. But yeah it is a niche game that only some gamers like me would like. It is something kind of cool though having all these characters even from games I never heard of coming together.