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Nintendo still needs more games and at a higher rate if it expects to maintain momentum, it would be nice to see a summer release of something / anything.......yeah, yeah, I know about Sports Club, but personally I don't find it all that exciting.

@Peach64

Good point, there was nothing major to purchase since DKC: Tropical Freeze in February, it's no surprise that the attach rate for MK8 is huge. When you have been starving for sometime, you'll eat anything, and MK8 is a delicious ice cream cake.

As said above, MK8 seems to have had a decent impact as far as encouraging fence-sitters to pick up the Wii U........now Nintendo just needs to sustain that energy.......no peaking when a killer title arrives and than diving back down in sales once a few weeks have passed.

@billychaos

Judging from how Nintendo handled MK8, online for Splatoon will be fine.

Anybody else think that Nintendo prob held back a game or two from being unveiled? My only worries is that the Wii U schedule for this summer is pretty bare bones. 3DS is also kinda hurting.....lots of 2015, not so much 2014.

Don't get me wrong though, great presentation in general, kudos for sure.

@Peach64 @SecondServing

Agree that gamers won, The big three did great in general, Nintendo refined its digital presentation as well IMO.

Nobody had a bad show really, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft all were solid.

Still getting MK8 on release date as well......which I'll probably have more fun with as it looks amazing and easy to get into.

Already bought Watch Dogs on the PS4,

I'm personally more excited for MK8, but I think in general, Watch Dogs has more hype / media attention,......hopefully it dosen't distract from MK8 too much.

Live action Street Fighter comes off as a bit corny, no matter how good, but the fight choreography is pretty impressive for sure.

So gameplay wise, if this more of an old school twitch FPS where you blast everything in sight (like Quake or Blood, etc), or is it more about exploration / atmosphere?

It's legal issues with the Super FX

Agree that this looked very bland, like a budget PC FPS from 2006, no thanks.

Yoshi's New Island by far as the worst music, the main menu theme will make you want to pull a Kurt Cobain.

Agree with the over complaining, I own the SNES version, but I was more than happy to replay it on my Wii U with screen smoothing,.......this isn't a bad version.

Nintendo has not / can not emulate Super FX / 2 chip games, prob due to some legal issues, hence why no Star Fox or Yoshi's Island.

One of my fav games of all time, regardless of genre.....this is pretty much a masterpiece, and although very different, I prefer this title over Super Mario World.

This biggest area where New Yoshi's Island stumbled was the level design IMO. It was all very linear, point A to point B stuff, pretty uninspired, the original, on the other hand, has some of the best 2D platform levels ever........as in ever.

Ok to good for Nintendo fans....

Bad for Nintendo's press relations, overall media coverage, and long term standing within the industry.

What's up with IGN giving Yoshi's New Island a 7.9 and Kirby TD a 6?
New Island was a piece of dog poo, only reinforced by playing the original Yoshi's Island on the VC. Kirby on the other hand, while rarely ground breaking, is always enjoyable.

Damn, that was one purdy trailer, kudos to Slightly Mad for bringing this to the Wii U.......Nintendo needs more games like this. Looks like a legit competitor to GT and Forza, hopefully it's not saddled with in game purchases.

The real Nintendo 2014 E3: Vaguely reference future quality of life product for twenty minutes, notify us that Nintendo has overcome the technological challenges of playing Game Boy games on the Wii U gamepad, introduce New Super Mario Bros. 3 for the 3DS, and notify us that Smash has been delayed to 2015 for the Wii U, please understand.

I think given the lack of big directs this year (nothing even close to being on par with January 2013) and the question marks surrounding new hardware and software developments, Nintendo will probably hit the stage at E3 2014, as they should.

The Dreamcast had sold more copies then the Wii U at this point in its comparative lifespan, ugh. Nintendo should make the Wii U a 4 year console, like the Saturn and Xbox, the U has failed the catch the consumer bases attention to any significant degree.

IceClimbers, I think thats a pretty solid prediction, but I still believe Nintendo will unveil something during E3 for the 2014 Holdiay season, even if it's a HD remake in the vein on Wind Waker.

I don't see them trumping the PS4 or XB1 anytime soon though.

I'm hoping Nintendo becomes pro-active on HD remakes for the Wii U as well,.....that strategy worked pretty well for Sony and the PS3, it's a cheap to make guaranteed seller that helps to fill the voids.

If it was not for the 2013 January Nintendo Direct, the 2013 E3 would have had quite a few surprises outside of DKC: TF and Zelda: ALBW......so I'm optimistic that Nintendo still has a few surprises left in order to full up the second half of the year. For sure the 3DS must have something new in the works, like a Metroid title or a remake of Majora's Mask, given that both have been teased.

My guess....

May: Mario Kart 8
Jul: Bayonetta 2
Aug: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Oct: Hyrule Warriors
Nov: E3 unveiled title (hopefully) or Yarn Yoshi
Nov: X

Year of the Yoshi is announced, Yoshi's new island is releasing on the 14th, we haven't seen anything on Yarn Yoshi in ages, Yoshi has yet to be announced for Smash Bros., and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is coming to the VC.

@WaveBoy

I bought my other version on today's PS4 release today, the graphics are comparable, but I agree with URAmk2 that the hues and colors pop a bit more on the PS4.

Yup, I was playing alone, hence I like other versions of the Murphy levels more, but I can see how it would be cool in co-op.

On that note, who here even played as Rayman?? Barbara the Barbarian was so much cooler of a character.

@MAN1AC

It didn't do great sales wise, albeit not horrible, but neither did Origins, however, I think percentage wise, the Wii U version was the best selling in consideration of the install base.

I prefer the non-Wii U versions where you still control Rayman / Globox during the Murphey levels.

It's a drought, no denying that,..and no, indie games (with the exception of a very few) are not the same, Reggie lied. Either buy a PS4 or a 3DS XL to fill in the gaps.

Nobody takes Australia seriously, they are a lonely bunch of people in the middle of nowhere (south Pacific)!

The key phrase is "relying on exergaming".

Nothing beats actually getting off your @$$ and going for a run outside or hitting the gym + a solid diet.

If it's worth the $30, no complaints here.

Yes, of course, dedicated online will come standard,.........except for the Wii U version.

Point well made, I know when I was 13 I was more excited to be fragging on Quake 3 vice playing Mario Party, etc.........I still think it was a solid commercial, better than some of the god awful early Wii U adverts.

I will take a 720p game at 60 FPS over 1080p at 30 FPS..........every time, especially so for a racer.

Looks great, memories of Virtua Racing and Daytona USA are dancing in my head.

I don't think this is a bad commercial at all, Nintendo's main target audience is kids and teens, not 20 some year old guys. The add nicely focuses on the game itself, instead of showing a bunch of Wiimotes and gamepads (which just confuses people), and although it's a little cheesy, it's all in reason and not just plain embarrassing like some of the earlier Wii U adverts. Keep this kind of stuff up N, the 3D never sold the 3DS, it was the games, and that applies to the Wii U as well.

Seriously, if you have been thinking about getting a Wii U, jump on this right now!! Thats a pretty awesome deal.

I realize it’s “Mr. secret developer”, but do you think Eurogamer would publish it if they knew it was complete BS.?

The guy isn’t even hostile towards Nintendo, he comes off credible, and why would he say he works for X or X company when he doesn’t want to hurt relations nor possibly lose his job from his head shed? He probably just knows somebody at Eurogamer, he was explaining the situation to them, and they say, “cool beans, can you write me a article on that?, and we will keep your identity hidden”. Happens all the time.

I’m just saying, for the people who are saying this article is BS, your kinda putting your head in the sand. The lack of third party support from numerous developers (not just EA, etc), indicates that probably quite a few developers / companies feel the same way.

Yup, it’s all fake and make believe, Eurogamer (the guys who called Super Mario Galaxy the #1 title of the 7th gen) just has a vendetta against the Wii U, and they decided to risk their credibility so they could make Nintendo look bad.

Look, Nintendo is an amazing developer, but they have made same big mistakes with the Wii U, stop being “this has to be fake, etc. etc.”, just look at the release schedule, outside of a couple of titles from Ubi and Activision, with Slightly Mad, mostly every other developer is skipping the console wholesale under current conditions.

Nintendo f’ed up a bit, that’s not saying the Wii U is the next Atari Jaguar, because it isn’t, but hopefully Nintendo learns from their mistakes and stops riding the Wii wave which sank a long time ago.

@Link41X

Check the release schedules, both the Xbox One and PS4 have healthy Q1/Q2 lineups, c’mon brother,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_One_games

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ps4_games