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A playable Goron is the only thing that would make me interested in this. Goron Link is the most fun of all the Links, after all.

I know this comment isn't aimed at me, but the only time I ever found myself looking at a map in Mario Kart was on DS and 7. And that was only when I got hit with a blooper (Which I felt ruined the point of that item). In every other game, the on-screen map was so small and undetailed, I found it completely useless. So I'm not gonna miss it one bit.

I'll settle for that then. It's the next best thing after joining a game through the Friend List.

Kudos, I can't argue against that logic.

So how did everyone do in the European/World tournaments? I got Silvers on the Near-Pin and World Tournament and a gold on the European Tournament! Pleasently surprised by that. My collection is coming along nicely now.

Challenge mode was by far the best thing about Mario Kart DS's single player experience. I wasted loads of time on that. I'm kinda sad that it's probably never getting a comeback.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't this hit the frame rate? I'd rather have 60 FPS for a racing game. TV's are big enough these days to accomadate vertical 2 player split screen comfortably.

I vaguely remember that... I never actually did any of them though. Were they along the lines of the DS ones? (Collect coins on a track, defeat bosses, etc.) I still wouldn't say it counts, mind. It's not exactly a "mode", is it? It was only temporary.

You mean that one-off mode in Mario Kart DS? That's been missing for quite a while now. I've given up on Battle Mode ever being great again. But that's what the older games are for. (Then again, I've always preferred racing to battles, so... *shrugs*)

You know full well that's EXACTLY what's going to happen.

I still find it amazing that the option to jump into a friend's online game via the Friend List is so unused. What a wasted feature...

It's a new visual effect for her Down B. She dodges with the power of crazy motion blur! This is my favourite Assist Trophy, ever! So wonderfully inspired!

All this pessimism can bum out a guy, you know? Can't I just have my Christmas release please?

Was that due to a delay? Because if not, then surely that's bald-faced lies on their part? Then again, I do interpret March as Spring. Seasons can be confusing when it comes to release dates.

Baby Rosalina is the one of the few things I absolutely hate about the roster. (And Pink-Gold Peach, that's like Honey Queen levels of dumb) Is not that I have nothing against the baby characters, but Baby Rosalina sticks out to me especially because if someone had just given it a little more thought, they would have realised that if you were going down the "Younger Rosalina" route, this would have been a far more inspired choice! You look me in the eye and say you wouldn't rather see that!

Double checked the direct. It definitely does say "Winter 2014"

I know it's possible, but the Direct did say Winter 2014. I'm optimistic about this one. Anyway, should kinda get back on topic... I'm also in the "English Voices > Japanese voices" group, mainly because of Reyn and the other voices are just fine. Plus some Americans can't understand some of the characters, which is always funny.

I laughed. Makes me appreciate that I can't get my WiiU online reliably where I live. The rare moments I do get my WiiU online, I spend most of my gaming making posts. Don't buy the Autumn release date one bit.

Fire Emblem X SMT is still a thing!? Seriously, how long was it since that was announced? If X comes out this year, I don't think I could cope with the stress. I'm too poor for all this awesome! Still getting Smash first though. But I'll regret any game I have to put on hold...

Why bother translating stuff if we're not gonna pay for it? Thinking about Flipnote 3D makes me feel awfully bitter...

Yeah, I could have put that clearer... Sorry. But, I disagree with Iwata. I don't think that one game can change a console's fate that dramatically anymore.

Call me pessimistic, but I get the feeling fresh and unexpected normally gets a response of poor sales these days. I'm sure most gamers are satisfied playing the same thing over and over. Were Pokemon to be introduced today, western gamers would not eat it up as much as they did back then. At least that's what I think.

Mario Kart and Smash Bros. is mentioned quite a bit. I know they said that E3 will show more new titles, but I don't think they can count on those two to be as influential as Pokemon was for the Game Boy.

This and Revelations are the only Resi Evil games I actually enjoyed. The Wii version will always be the definitive version to me. Those controls make the game so much fun to run through. Especially with a Chicago Typewriter. That and the corny dialogue makes me smile every time. ("Your right hand comes off?") I never was that much of a fan of the Mercenaries mode. I'm not quite sure why, I loved Mercenaries 3D. It's probably because of the lack of co-op.

Recoil damage? So Charizard is the new Pichu? I can't be the only one who's sick to death of Mega Charizard X, surely? It's everywhere! I'm gonna miss that "It's Super Effective!" text box...