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Thanks for the comments everybody!

@Knux - One of my favourite things about the Wii U's name is that it's incredibly easy to turn every review tagline into a hypothetical Prince B-side.

@AceSpadeS - Ah - that makes sense! And it's a shame, silly car companies...

@AJWolfTill - You can see and interact with your online buddies the whole time, the entire experience is seamless! That's what makes racing to the next event so fun - people will try to get a jump start on you, smash eachother around, or just sit in circles honking and doing donuts until the race starts!

@squashie Bubble Bobble was my #1! Such a great game. All these are brilliant though!

GET IT Europe! It's a blast! Anyone know if there's cross-region co-op? If there is maybe it'll be easier to play online - I was never able to find anyone for co-op but I'd still love to try it!

Great review Martin!! This is at the top of my list for when I work my way out of the pile of ridiculously great games I've still got to play through!

Haha these are so great!!

Woohoo!! Fingers crossed! And man, that's a fantastic trailer. Nice wistful start to the afternoon!

For NA too?! Brilllllliant!!!

Awesome! I just grabbed a reversible pouch! Those look pretty cool and I'm hoping to pick up a Pikachu XL next week, should be a nice case for it!

Hey that's great news! I really like the looks (and sounds!!) of this and I'd love to play it on the Wii U!

So good!!!

=O Woah, that's amazing news!! Awesome!!! Next time I see an Gamecube AR somewhere I'll haffi try this out!!

Really excited to try this out!!

@Rod64 I actually haven't! This was the first time I spent any real time with a roller coaster game, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well the experience translates to the small screen!

@Barbiegurl777 I totally agree, the first level was far and away the hardest for me too!

This'd be great news!! Fingers crossed!

I'm definitely up for that! This looks like it's going to be a blast!

Shoutout to Boidoh & Preston for awesome races!! And showing me a bunch of shortcuts I'd never seen!

Sorry to people I was playing with - got disconnected!

@sandwhich I'm in that group haha! Don't think I was on the track for more than ten seconds at a time!

About to sign on! See you guys on the track! =D

Hey that's awesome! I've never played the original Paper Mario, will have to give it a try now!

@Mart2006 Haha! Fair play

@DashDG There is! But it's a bit cryptic - you need to go into Settings and change "Doctor's Appearance" to "Off". It also makes his head go away, leaving just a pair of disembodied spectacles - odd but effective!

That is a seriously impressive console collection! And the beadwork is awesome - Zero Suit Samus looks like she's on the run in Mighty Switch Force!

Excellent interview! I'm really looking forward to this game, so happy it's coming out on the Wii U!

Great review mate! I love the idea of Ice Climber but the actual game doesn't live up to it. Time to unthaw them for a remake!

@Adam Haha!

Excellent, excellent review Jon!! I'm off to replay the demo!

Great review Katy!!

@True_Hero Absolutely - glad you picked it up!

@uel It's definitely necessary, but it's only frustrating if you're wanting to be super specific with which monsters you catch. It's pretty easy to just unchain when the opportunity presents itself and amass a good group of Followers without thinking about it! I think it's a really cool part of the game, just one that could've benefited from a more predictable implementation.

As for the Skill Map, there doesn't seem to be any way to reset it or reallocate points. You can view the whole map anytime though, and pan/zoom around, so you can at least plan ahead a bit!

Awesome writeup! I got a silver GB Micro from a friend in the UK last year and it's been my constant companion on trains and buses since then. One of the coolest handhelds ever!

(And Ron's right, it's amazing where you can get away with gaming on these! )

@KnightRider666 No problemo mate!

@KnightRider666 Unfortunately that's still the case, even on the 3DS - it's one of the platform's odder limitations for sure! But I find you can store enough on the system for day to day play, at least in my experience!

"Not your nainai's Mahjong" - awesome! Thanks for my first Mandarin fix on Nintendo Life, and a great review. This looks like a blast!

@eks I believe they're randomly generated - at least, you get a new one each time you select Sudoko or Kakuro (or even hit "Restart") and I haven't noticed getting the same one twice! The Kakuros are in a 6x5 outer grid and the Sudoku is all 9x9.

Edit: Woops - I didn't mean to steal your thunder @Windy! I love how helpful the NL community is!

I'm really happy to see Ace Mathician came out on top - that's definitely one of my favourite games I've played this year! People who like puzzle platformers and missed it should check it out!

Just gonna put this out there: Style Savvy!

@Retro_on_theGo YES. (To Power Stone!)

Also Rival Schools/Project Justice!

Great review Phil! This looks brilliant, I can't wait to try it out!

That's great news and an excellent precedent, but nowhere near as awesome as that tagline. Bravo!

Beautiful rings! Love the pixel-perfect font!

@Longaway You got it!

Great review Damo!! I'm so excited for this game!

@Longaway Thanks, that's a really good point! It's especially confusing with the two generations of controllers being used simultaneously on the Wii U, and a full breakdown is important. To answer your questions for this game:

-Head-to-head multiplayer always uses the GamePad for player 1, and requires a Wii Remote & Nunchuck for players 2-4.
-Trap Attack uses the GamePad for the 'trap-master' and players 2-5 are on Wii Remotes & Nunchucks.
-Single-player mode is only playable with the GamePad, and is playable without the TV.

Hope that helps!

WOOHOO!!! =D That's the news of the day for me, I can't wait for this game!!

@Stuffgamer1 Oh that's awesome! Cheers! =D

This is great!! I learned how to knit this past year and would love to get some sprite-stitching started! Thanks for the inspiring feature!

Hey that's wonderful news!! I will definitely pick this up! @SpaceKappa I'm hoping so too - as cool as the new backgrounds look, I prefer the old school look!

Love Link & Layton!!! =D

@Pikachupwnage You're very welcome! Yeah, the minigames aren't anywhere near as deep as the Nintendo Land collection, but they are fun in their own right!

BTW - I'm still playing the single-player mode on the daily, if anyone wants to score-attack some levels with me on Miiverse!

Great review Damo, and no kidding about the difficulty! Seriously, sorry baby Yoshis - I'm trying my best!

@Ideal_Hero Hey that's great!! I'm glad to hear it!

@sinalefa Thank you!! I'm really glad it was helpful! And I'm chuffed you caught the Guthrie reference, too. I almost went with "Made for U & Mii"!