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Nintendo didn't try with Skyward Sword. I love the series but it's quiet clear to see it's many, many faults. They knew it was late in the Wii's life cycle, required you to buy motion plus and no excuse to us the loyal gamers but they didn't try. It's appalling on so many levels. Easily the worst ever. Music, repetitive, Fi, repetitive, empty world, repetitive, worst minigames, repetitive, unskippable dialogue boxes, repetitive. Did I mention repetitive? Yes some boss battles were great but some were truly awful and Demise(how original) was over in 30 seconds.

Stopped reading right there.

So it would appear Super Smash Bros. 3DS is 2.1GB's in size. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was 7.92GB by comparison.

Hyrule Warriors Special Edition Treasure Box: Unboxing

This weeks UK sales chart: 1. (01) [PS4] The Last of Us: Remastered 2. (02) [360] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition 3. (03) [PS3] Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition 4. (04) [3DS] Tomodachi Life 5. (07) [PS4] Watch Dogs 6. (06) [360] Grand Theft Auto V 7. (08) [360] The LEGO Movie Videogame 8. (11) [XBO] Titanfall 9. (21) [XBO] Forza Motorsport 5 10. (12) [360] Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 11. (19) [XBO] Call of Duty: Ghosts 12. (14) [360] Terraria 13. (05) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V 14. (13) [WIIU] Mario Kart 8 15. (NE) [PC] Command & Conquer: Ultimate Collection 16. (17) [PS4] Call of Duty: Ghosts 17. (10) [360] FIFA 14 18. (09) [360] Watch Dogs 19. (26) [360] Skate 3 20. (23) [360] Call of Duty: Ghosts 21. (25) [PS3] FIFA 14 22. (33) [360] LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 23. (22) [PS4] Battlefield 4 24. (24) [PS3] The LEGO Movie Videogame 25. (20) [360] Sniper Elite 3 26. (31) [360] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag 27. (32) [PS4] FIFA 14 28. (28) [3DS] Pokemon Y 29. (35) [3DS] Pokemon X 30. (29) [XBO] FIFA 14 31. (30) [360] Battlefield 4 32. (15) [PS3] The Last of Us 33. (39) [360] Titanfall 34. (18) [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV 35. (27) [360] WWE 2K14 36. (37) [DS] Frozen: Olaf’s Quest 37. (16) [PS3] Watch Dogs 38. (RE) [PC] Football Manager 2014 39. (40) [PS3] Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag 40. (36) [PS4] EA Sports UFC

This weeks Japanese software sales: 01./01. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Ganso / Honke (Level 5) {2014.07.10} (¥4.937) – 120.682 / 2.093.992 (-16%) 02./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2 (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.08.07} (¥6.145) – 81.584 / NEW <42,89%> 03./00. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Crimson # (Marvelous AQL) {2014.08.07} (¥6.998) – 46.494 / NEW <49,13%> 04./00. [PS3] Ultra Street Fighter IV # (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) – 42.327 / NEW 05./02. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo) {2014.07.24} (¥4.936) – 22.752 / 114.229 (-31%) 06./03. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 20.860 / 599.414 (+15%) 07./00. [PSV] Shin Hayari Gami (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.08.07} (¥6.264) – 12.585 / NEW 08./04. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.119) – 8.435 / 127.842 (-5%) 09./05. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch (Level 5) {2013.07.11} (¥4.800) – 7.355 / 1.234.622 (-14%) 10./00. [PS3] Shin Hayari Gami (Nippon Ichi Software) {2014.08.07} (¥7.344) – 5.745 / NEW 11./11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Bargain Edition) (Rockstar Games) {2014.06.26} (¥5.389) – 5.323 / 38.997 (+7%) 12./12. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 4.935 / 4.121.836 (+1%) 13./00. [3DS] Bravely Default: For the Sequel (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) {2014.08.07} (¥2.700) – 4.720 / NEW 14./06. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.07.17} (¥6.264) – 4.548 / 123.884 (-42%) 15./13. [3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo) {2014.06.19} (¥3.908) – 4.326 / 84.588 (-11%) 16./17. [3DS] Gundam Tri Age SP (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.17} (¥6.145) – 4.112 / 37.043 (-4%) 17./00. [WIU] Dragon Quest X: All in One Package (Square Enix) {2014.08.07} (¥5.184) – 3.945 / NEW 18./18. [PSV] Freedom Wars (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2014.06.26} (¥6.264) – 3.869 / 275.667 (-4%) 19./00. [PSV] Lost Dimension (FuRyu) {2014.08.07} (¥6.782) – 3.868 / NEW 20./20. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.566 / 2.362.577 (+6%) 21./25. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) 22./10. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemist of the Dusk Sea # (Gust) {2014.07.17} (¥7.344) 23./00. [PSP] Urakata Hakuoki: Akatsuki no Shirabe # (Idea Factory) {2014.08.07} (¥6.264) 24./23. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment # (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.04.24} (¥6.664) 25./38. [PS3] Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late (Arc System Works) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) 26./24. [3DS] Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo) {2014.03.20} (¥4.800) 27./14. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) 28./28. [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe (Nintendo) {2014.01.11} (¥4.800) 29./22. [PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft) {2014.06.26} (¥7.992) 30./00. [360] Ultra Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2014.08.07} (¥4.309) 31./21. [PS4] FIFA 14 # (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) 32./26. [PSV] Persona 4: Golden (Atlus) {2012.06.14} (¥7.329) 33./07. [3DS] Happiness Charge PreCure! Kawa-Run Collection (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.31} (¥5.627) 34./29. [3DS] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥5.119) 35./00. [PS3] Lost Dimension (FuRyu) {2014.08.07} (¥7.754) 36./31. [3DS] Hoppechan: Minna de Odekake! Waku Waku Hoppe Land!! (Nippon Columbia) {2014.07.17} (¥5.184) 37./34. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters – Tokimeki Up! (Nintendo) {2014.04.17} (¥4.936) 38./15. [PSV] Tokyo Shinseiroku: Operation Abyss # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥6.264) 39./16. [PSV] Corpse Party: Blood Drive # (5pb.) {2014.07.24} (¥7.344) 40./35. [WIU] Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo) {2013.11.21} (¥5.985) 41./32. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2014: Samurai Blue Challenge (Konami) {2014.05.22} (¥8.208) 42./37. [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) {2008.01.31} (¥6.800) 43./19. [PSV] Child of Light: Special Edition (Ubisoft) {2014.07.31} (¥2.678) 44./41. [PS4] Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts) {2014.02.22} (¥7.665) 45./42. [PSV] God Eater 2 (PlayStation Vita the Best) (Bandai Namco Games) {2014.07.10} (¥3.024) 46./45. [3DS] Tomodachi Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) 47./30. [PS3] Dead Island: Double Zombie Pack (Spike Chunsoft) {2014.07.24} (¥4.968) 48./39. [PS4] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) {2014.04.14} (¥3.394) 49./44. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) 50./49. [WIU] Wii Sports Club (Nintendo) {2014.07.17} (¥3.996) 00./00. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – * / 290.000 Last weeks hardware sales: |System | This Week | Last Week | Last Year | YTD | Last YTD | LTD | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 3DS # | 41.045 | 38.759 | 57.771 | 1.309.759 | 2.268.364 | 15.971.679 | | PSV # | 18.428 | 18.685 | 17.639 | 798.218 | 646.303 | 3.153.575 | | WIU | 13.598 | 9.646 | 9.950 | 346.320 | 409.092 | 1.871.750 | | PS3 | 6.486 | 6.605 | 12.228 | 338.081 | 544.964 | 10.047.755 | | PS4 | 5.470 | 5.695 | | 658.847 | | 658.847 | | PSP # | 301 | 464 | 6.303 | 95.722 | 333.055 | 20.164.131 | | 360 | 151 | 157 | 275 | 7.545 | 17.285 | 1.646.861 | | PSVTV | 1.344 | 1.506 | | 55.717 | | 131.961 | | PSV | 17.084 | 17.179 | 17.639 | 742.501 | 646.303 | 3.021.614 | | 3DSLL | 33.172 | 31.740 | 38.822 | 979.187 | 1.471.447 | 6.405.073 | | 3DS | 7.873 | 7.019 | 18.949 | 330.572 | 796.917 | 9.566.606 | | PSP | 301 | 464 | 6.303 | 95.722 | 333.055 | 19.988.144 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/08/16/nintendo-has-responded-to-robin-williams-petition-to-include-him-in-next-zelda-title/

I concur. Don't forget his best decision of the Summer. Making Rooney captain.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

I've chopped and chopped, and changed and changed my team a million times. I can't decide, I'll leave it as is now, me thinks.

There's more than just a few. SMG2 is no.97 and Super Metroid is no.94. That's wrong. They should be at the exact opposite end of the scale. Super Mario World is at no.20. Right beside COD4. In what alternate universe does that make sense? Sure the game's fun but it's not the 21st greatest game of all time or anything like it.

http://nintendoeverything.com/smash-bros-picks-up-gamescoms-most-wanted-consumer-award/

Mario Kart franchise sales: Year Platform Title Sales (in Millions) 1992 SNES Super Mario Kart 8.76 1997 Nintendo 64 Mario Kart 64 9.87 2001 Game Boy Advanced Mario Kart: Super Circuit 5.91 2003 GameCube Mario Kart: Double Dash! 6.88 2005 DS Mario Kart DS 23.56 2008 Wii Mario Kart Wii 35.53 2011 3DS Mario Kart 7 9.62 2014 Wii U Mario Kart 8 2.82 It's the weakest of the series sales wise but there's a long way to go and MK has legs. It's entirely possible at the end of this console cycle it'll be the least sold which would be wrong. DLC could help spike sales some more. Battle Mode needs to be fixed.

That list is a load of w##k. Mario 64 listed at no.16 and Super Mario World the only token 2D game at in the top 20 at no.20. FAIL! I haven't played The Last Of Us but I heard it's more an interactive movie than a video game, more akin to MGS with all its cut scenes. Surprise, surprise Empire a movie orientated magazine chose it as no.1.

The only Snap I want is from Pikachu's neck in the photo above.

Hopefully it has nothing to do with that yellow stained rat. They did after all say "you're gonna love it". There's nothing loveable or likeable about that rodent.

2 other candidates, Super Metroid and Eternal Darkness. Eternal Darkness being the more likely.

Also:

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/play_and_win_the_uk_mario_kart_8_championship_heat_one_is_on_saturday_16th_august It's great that they're doing this but once again the Irish get screwed. We're not allowed enter which is wrong. This is an official event in conjunction with Nintendo. It's meant to be UK & Ireland. It says so on their site. We're good enough for them to take our money but after that we can get lost.

http://nintendoeverything.com/dreamfall-chapters-dev-would-love-to-make-a-wii-u-game/

July 2014 NPD: Nintendo’s response – Mario Kart 8 crosses 1 million, 3DS software hits 40 million Mario Kart 8 has now sold more than 1 million total units in the United States alone, becoming the second Wii U game to cross that milestone, along with New Super Mario Bros. U (1.69 million). Mario Kart 8 continues to drive momentum for the Wii U platform. Through the first seven months of 2014, total sales of Wii U hardware and software have increased by nearly 60 percent and more than 135 percent, respectively, over the same period in 2013. Notable Wii U games on the way this year include: Hyrule Warriors (Sept. 26), Bayonetta 2 (October), Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Holiday) and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Holiday). These games will be joined by amiibo, Nintendo’s foray into the toys-to-life category, which will launch this holiday season. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U will be the first game to support amiibo. Other games that will support amiibo include Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Mario Party 10 and Yoshi’s Woolly World, with more to come. The continued strength of the Nintendo 3DS platform can be attributed to the breadth and quality of its overall lineup of software. To date, more than 40 million Nintendo 3DS software units have been sold in the United States alone. This includes 41 titles with a Metacritic score of 80 or higher, seven of which have a score of 90 or higher; and nine games that have sold at least 1 million units in the U.S. alone: Mario Kart 7: 3.48 million Super Mario 3D Land: 3.09 million New Super Mario Bros. 2: 2.28 million Pokémon X: 2.10 million Pokémon Y: 2.01 million The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D: 1.39 million Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 1.36 million Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon: 1.33 million The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds: 1.09 million Source: NPD

Ideally I'd like a new F-Zero but I'd take a GX remake if it's going. I think it was perfect back then, maybe add a few more tracks and online and we're good to go.

http://mynintendonews.com/2014/08/14/minecraft-creator-takes-a-dig-at-the-wii-u/ Any other developer feel like taking a dump on Wii U? Wasn't likely coming before now, that probably cements it.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28796277

Thank you. Come on you lazy N-Europe louts. Get joining or are you chicken?