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Great news, glad to see that more people will get the chance to play the game!

It's a very underrated game, and an amazing experience that I can wholeheartely recommend!

Still confused... What does "holiday" mean then?

I could just as well have stopped watching after Pikmin 3...

@Mercury9 I really don't see the problem here. It's just the same as investment, though instead of yield in the shape of money you get enjoyment from something that otherwise wouldn't have been made.

Do you oppose the concept of investment as well?

@Mercury9 The difference between Nintendo and these guys is that Nintendo has all the financial backing they need. In this case, the developers have already emptied their pockets, without support from us they won't get any further. That means worse graphics which in turn may turn off potential buyers, preventing them from gaining anything from their hard work.

I'll be finishing FlingSmash and if I find the time I'll start with Pandora's Tower. I'll probably play some MotoHeroz for iOS as well.

Just found FlingSmash used, so that's what I'll be playing. I've been interested in it for a while now, and so far it's definitely better than the 3 you guys gave it.

A perfect game for digital download, no more switching cartridges for daily play!

Not this crap again...

Ah, hilarious! Love Mega64!

It's not really that odd, no games sell as good as the 2D Mario games. If Nintendo want to go with risky projects (new IPs and even older ones such as Kid Icarus), they need to release games that they are sure to make a good profit from as well. Kid Icarus Uprising likely required a great amount of financial backing, and it was in no way sure to be a success. The existence of other games likely depend a lot on Nintendo making good money of the NSMB games, but none is forced to buy them.

Finally a release date! Glad to be able to play in Japanese, but waiting till July will be difficult...

As much as I want to celebrate Kirby's anniversary, I own pretty much all the games. Unless they remake the games included, I'll probably have to pass on this one.

Then again, if they throw together a nice limited edition with a bunch of nice bonuses (not like the weak Mario 25th anniversary), I'm sold!

I find it a bit odd that you paint out Pandora's Tower as the only faulty game of the three. While I enjoyed The Last Story, it too suffers from performance issues. Praising The Last Story's graphics are also a bit silly, other than the main characters it really doesn't look very good at all.

I have yet to play Pandora's Tower, but I knew from the start what to expect from it. Truth to be told, I don't think anyone has claimed it to be anything more than it is. It was included in Operation Rainfall because it too was a recently released "core" game for Wii, which Nintendo seemed to ignore despite their promises about the next generation. A seven is anything but a bad score though, so I find this article to be a bit negative, perhaps giving some the impression it isn't worthy of a purchase.

The review sounded a bit more negative than the final score, I was half expecting a 6. Seems like a game that I will appreciate, The Last Story have already taught me to look beyond frame-rate issues and dull palettes.

This is why I really wish that Sweden would be part of Nintendo of Europe. Why can't we ever get anything good? I want these so bad, but now I guess my only chance is finding them (for a far too high price) on ebay...

I tried the demo of the Wiiware version and found the controls to be too difficult, but luckily they sound much better this time!

I really want the G&W one, I wonder what the chance of finding a white one in the right size for a reasonable price on ebay is...

Ah, I guess that explains it.

Wow, Samus' face looks so wrong...

@shingi: Why would NoA have more trouble than NoE? NoA didn't even have to do the translation of Xenoblade themselves thanks to their European branch.

Most likely they don't think this game will sell, or maybe they somehow think it's better to wait with an announcement (don't ask me why).

I just love how he never has a clue what he's talking about

Just wanted to mention that it has been announced for Europe under the name SpeedThru: Potzol's Puzzle. It will launch in April here.

These limited editions really make the games much more interesting to me.. I just wish Xenoblade had gotten the same treatment, rather than a uninteresting controller I don't need.

@Lordlz: Sure, it's very much possible Nintendo may be helping out in more ways than just handing XSEED the publishing rights. Fact remains though, Nintendo wasn't willing to publish it themselves, nearly costing a whole region the chance to play it.

@Lordlz: They have a lot of pressure from the fans, they just want to take some credit for the localisation. After all it is a Nintendo game, so it would only make sense for them to reveal it after all of this.

Dammit, give me a release date for Rhythm Paradise already!

It's a bit surprising to see that NoE has managed to surpass NoA in several ways. NoA still refuses to publish The Last Story (though I'm glad you still get it), and no confirmation of Fire Emblem 3DS. There also was no release dates given.

Japan are still miles ahead though. Calcibit (a football management game shown in the European and Japanese Nintendo Direct) seemed really interesting, with actual divisions for different regions of Japan in online play. I'm not really a fan of the sport, but the online mode seemed really impressive, especially for Nintendo.

Nintendo is giving up the publishing rights? NoA has really fallen behind NoE...

No Sakura Samurai?

The number sequence 032760 appears at the teaser site... A hint?

I'm kinda looking forward to this. Sadly it's likely to be a retail title, these kind of everyday exercises are better as download software, so that you don't have to switch game card each day.

Anyone else who noticed that Marth appeared in the trailer? He was masked and fought against the main character. This is getting interesting...

I know that some people love them, so not including them seems like a bad choice.
That being said, I really don't think developers should be forced to include them, or any specific number of them. The primary reason I dislike achievements and trophies is that far to often they objectives are the kind of stuff you'd do simply by playing the game (Beat world 1, etc.), or simply "Do this x number of times". They are only good if they add any new challenges, which is why they should be optional for developers.

I also think it would be best if achievements/trophies were personal and no total score/number were counted, as to avoid the silly bragging and comparing, not to mention games selling just for their simple achievements.

No nomination for Skyward Sword in the Artistic Achievement category? Makes the whole thing look a bit silly...

Still missing the old look a bit, but the new one is growing on to me, a lot of things are improved. I really wish the flags next to the user names in the comments still were there though, I loved seeing where everyone comes from!

You're in for a treat! I almost wish I hadn't played it yet, just so I could get the chance to enjoy it fully again...

This game seems to be getting a whole lot of attention right now, but still no release date for Europe...

I'm sure NoA has gotten the point already...

That being said, I wouldn't mind them bringing out some new games into the spotlight. The latest DS Fire Emblem comes to mind.

Still bummed about the USK rating ruining the beauty. Maybe I'll just go for the stand-alone game so I wont have to see it (and save some money ).

Looking good, but I HATE that the German rating has to ruin these boxes for all of Europe. Same thing with Skyward Sword, why can't they make it the same size as Pegi, it's not like it's too small to notice...

Still only 2012 for Rhythm Paradise?

Just give me a release date already!

Really loved this for the DS, but I doubt that I'd pay twice for it...

Wow, my prediction was pretty much correct. Awesome.

Do they even want to be taken seriously?

Sad to see that neither Pikmin game made the list... Super Monkey Ball would also be included in my Gamecube list.

As for Wii games, I personally place Xenoblade and Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies in my top 3 (along with one of the Galaxy games), so I'm a bit disappointed that they didn't even make the list. Punch-Out!! would also be included if got to decide.

No wonder gamers insult each others as much as they do, when the developers are just as bad... Where's the role models?

Seriously, does this David Bishop even realize how successful the Wii and DS have been? The 3DS is simply a small setback, the price cut and high profile games have already improved the situation considerably.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aDss5_XTOE

Only this time it's not just a commercial.

I was going to wait until a new model was released, but this seriously makes me consider buying the current 3DS model. Damn you Nintendo, why do you have to make it so difficult!?

@11 JakeTheChao
I don't think we need to worry about the number of levels. If I understand the official site correctly, there should be more than 90 levels in the game.

(Someone who actually speaks Japanese may want to confirm that, here's the link: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/arej/course/index.html )