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It appears that Nintendo has bowed to the inevitable and conceded defeat in the hand-held gaming genre to phones and tablets. They're not even trying anymore.

is it a deliberate oversight that the Christmas wonderland 4 game isn't listed in the voting options?

Everywhere I look online shows a release date of 4/29/14 still. I don't see anyone with a release date of 4/22/14. I'll just have to wait one more week!

On another note, it looks like Cooking Mama 5 will be released on October 31, 2014!

rats! I was hoping that there would be a new Easter hidden object game today. No such luck.

Typo alert: it's spelled 'separately'. As in 'Moustache grown separately' .

I keep buying them. And I will continue to do so.

I loved Gardening Mama and have been wishing for a good sequel to it, so I'm very excited. I hope it's well-made and as colorful as the first.

I would love to have this here in NA. I'll never get to France but I've always wanted to tour the Louvre.

For HOG fans, it's not a bad game. Yes, there are a few glitches, but I'm still enjoying the game. I've enjoyed all the games in this Christmas, Easter and Halloween series. I do have to agree with the creepy kid faces...

Can't agree with you on the previous Christmas Wonderland releases. I enjoyed both very much and am looking forward to this new one. I also hope Jewel Match 3 is actually released today, since it was on the list to be out last week.

I'll be interested to see if the Jewel Match 3 game does make it over there. It was on the list of eshop games for NA last week but it's not in the eshop.

Great review. It had me laughing out loud. I think in this case the review would be much more entertaining than the actual game.

I have to agree with this review. I've been stuck in the bathroom looking into a hand mirror for two days and have no idea what to do next.

Does anyone know what happened to the Jewel Match 3 game? It's not showing up in the eshop.

Ha Ha...I just shared the page to my son's Facebook page, and i had to click a button 'Share Link'. That made me chuckle!

4 Elements was released as a retail game in North America in January of 2012. Is there any way of knowing if this download is the same game?

I went to the store the other day to check out sd cards for my 3DS, and the clerk told me the 3DS would only support up to a 4g card. I've found that statement not to be true.

This was the game that convinced me that I needed a 3DS.. I was doing fine with my DSi until I saw this game was coming out for the 3DS only, and I knew that if I wanted to play newer games that were only being released for the newer system, I'd need to upgrade. The game is fun and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Oh wonderful! Finally, a new time management game. It's been way too long since the last one. I'll be picking that one up right away!

This is coming out today in NA. I hope the kids aren't as creepy-looking as they were in the first game!

It looks like it's maybe coming out today 9/19/13 in NA.

I really hope Secret Mysteries in London will make it over to NA. It looks like a good game.

It's coming out today 7/25/13.

Why aren't they sending some of these games to NA? This game looks like a lot of fun.

I picked up this game yesterday and finished the main goals today. It's pretty short with just 3 aquariums to complete, but you can continue playing even after you've attained the goals. The hidden object screens aren't too difficult to see, although there are only a few scenes to search in. You can play either in relaxed or timed mode. The main problem I ran into was during the 3rd aquarium, the game glitched out and shut down twice and I had to restart the system to continue. All in all, it wasn't a bad game, but I'm glad I didn't pay more than $5 for it.

I'm very excited to see a new cooking Mama game, but even more thrilled to see the possibility of a new Gardening Mama game in the future. I loved the Gardening Mama game more than the cooking games and have been wishing for a sequel for a long time.

Glad to see a hidden object game being released. I'll definitely be picking up Fishdom H20.

This looks like a great game. Hope it comes to North America soon.

I'm looking forward to Winter Wonderland 2 next week, and it looks like Ninja Gaiden will be released next week as well.

I personally can't wait to read the review for Smart Girls' Playhouse Mini. Will Chicken Brutus have the pleasure?

It looks like this game is coming out on September 13 for North America.

Awesome! I've been looking forward to this game forever!

It can be pre-ordered at Amazon for $20.99. I've ordered it for a Christmas present for my son (it'll be a late present, but better late than never!).

I have to agree with Froggie. I enjoy the match-3 games even if they do get repetitious at times. I actually had my eye on this game to see if it ever got released in the States, and when it surfaced as a DSiWare game for only $5, I was very pleased. I'm having a good time with it.

@Shworange The demo only had one component of the game. According to the retail game descriptions, there are multiple restaurants and activities to play. I think it will be worth the $10, especially if the download version is the equivalent of the proposed retail cart.

Order Up is/was slated to be released as a retail version at the end of August. I don't know if it will still be coming out as a cart or if it will only be available as the download. I know that I'd rather pay the $10 than the $30 for the cartridge.

Well I'm very happy with today's offering. Order Up, Lola's Fruit Shop (I have a mental block when it comes to sodoku--hopefully the preschool version will finally bust it down!) and a surprise match-3 game. I'm liking today's download selection!

I wonder if the game differs from the retail version? I bought that a long time ago.

The 3DS cartridge is supposed to come out this summer in North America. Now you say that the full game will be available as a download game? That'd be great if I could download it instead of buying the 3DS retail game.

I admit I bought the game. Actually pre-ordered it back in April 2011, which was good because I locked it in at $20. When it was released this month the cost was $30, so I did like the savings. The game's actually not bad. The hidden object scenes were rather easy but after so many games that required you to randomly tap in dark murky spots in order to find something you just can't see, it was a welcome change. The puzzle games in between levels were mostly pretty challenging but if there was one that you just couldn't figure out, you were able to skip it. The story line was pretty goofy although it did have a good plot twist, but I enjoyed the back story given in hidden diary pages.

I like hidden object games and this one wasn't too bad at all.

I miss the days when you could look forward to 3 DSiware games each week.

This game is apparently coming to North America via DSi download on Thursday March 15th.

This game sounds like it might be fun.

It looks like this game is coming out in the US in February! It looks interesting.

Well, I'm very glad that this game was finally available for North America this week. I am a hidden object game fan and have been enjoying it.

I love hidden object games and really wish that Christmas Wonderland had made it over to North America. I even enjoyed the Halloween hidden object game. True, the kids were creepy-looking, but other than that it was an enjoyable experience.

Thank you!

So it's Thursday morning and there's no North America download post yet. C'mon, don't leave us hanging!