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Damn. I'm actually starting to get a little bit hyped for this direct... It's more just the fact that we're getting a new Nintendo Direct, rather than whatever the content may be.

And I get to use that GIF for a second time today.

I never noticed this on the first mission or sub mission (pretty sure the sub mission only had 1 shrine anyway). But does that mean I'm gonna have to work my way back to the shrine that's near the last boss on the 3rd mission?

The IN! list: ■ = always IN! punio75 Brian58 BowserBasher RedShell Wii nekunando S.C.G Nicktendo (maybe) ? ? ? ? Hmm... @Glen\-i, are you guys retiring too?

They could be doing a much better job even without giving away physical items. I mean why not add digital downloads of game soundtracks? Or instead of discounts locked to specific games, just let us choose a game to apply the discount to? Wouldn't that make way more sense from a business perspective as well? Surely more people would actually make use of an unrestricted discount.

At this rate I'm going to have to spend my points on Miitomo stuff...

Mario Kart 8 definitely does use analogue controls. You can totally adjust the amount you turn by when using the stick or motion controls, whereas with the D-Pad it just flicks straight to the maximum levels.

My top 10 for DS and 3DS retail games at the moment probably looks like this: NDS: Animal Crossing: Wild World Contra 4 Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland Jam with the Band Mario Kart DS nintendogs Rhythm Tengoku Gold Taiko no Tatsujin DS WarioWare: Do It Yourself WarioWare: Touched! With special mention to non-games, Electroplankton and KORG DS-10. 3DS: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive! Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX Kid Icarus: Uprising Mario Kart 7 Monster Hunter Generations nintendogs + cats Resident Evil Revelations Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Tomodachi Life would be in there too, but again left that out due to it being less gamey. Anyway, yeah it's super hard to call. I guess the DS just about wins though... Its Rupeeland/Rhythm Tengoku/WarioWare combo is just too good. At the end of the day one thing is for certain, both DS and 3DS were pretty damn fantastic in terms of software! :awesome: If the NX ends up with a similar selection, I'll be very happy indeed.

I finally beat that boss! Well, with some help... Quite a lot of help actually. But yeah, glad to have made it. Especially as it revealed a couple of really awesome things:

Having spent quite a bit of time with the PS3/4 pads now, they're actually pretty good.Yeah, the original Nintendo D-Pad design is better and I obviously prefer it, but it's not as big a deal as it seems. Would be very weird to see Nintendo drop the traditional style though, we shall see... eventually.

Hehe! No you didn't. That is another one I'm looking forward to though.

A big mainstream exclusive at least. They still got a big exclusive for me.

1 week to go. Still no word on the price of the Founders Pack in the UK though...

Would be great if this is the case, as a share button is something I'd love to see on NX. It's by far my favourite feature of the PS4, and although I have a capture device anyway, it's so much more convenient having that functionality built in to the console itself. As for a split D-Pad, I suppose it'd be so it can easily be used as the face buttons for the other detachable controller when held sideways.

We might be having a big break if nobody takes over from The Mole. Or I guess the N-E MK League could just become the N-E MK Weekly races for fun and not at all in any way shape or form a competition?* *Will need a better name. *EDIT* The IN! list: ■ = always IN! punio75 Brian58 BowserBasher RedShell Wii nekunando S.C.G ? ? ? ? ? Who else is IN!? : peace: *EDIT2* Quoting this for the new page:

Aw man. Sorry to hear that. Cheers for running the League until now though, hopefully someone will be up for taking over.

We have a shiny new logo for the mini-League of 2016, thanks to Dcubed!: And here's the first theme: The IN! list: ■ = always IN! punio75 Brian58 BowserBasher RedShell Wii ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Who else is IN!? : peace:

Cool to see you going back to Nintendo Land and enjoying it. Glad to hear my tip was useful too. Kind of tempted to revisit NL myself now.

Damn, I completely forgot that was even possible. Will have a few more goes later on, and then try to summon help if I still can't beat him. I often managed to get to the point where his balls drop and he starts freaking out, but that's also when the increase in attack speed really messes with my stamina management. What stance do think is best for this particular fight, or do you actually switch during it? That's something I really can't get my head around in the heat of battle though, so prefer to just choose one and stick to it.

This game is amaaaaaaazing! Unfortunate then that I am so extraordinarily shit at it. Still can't beat the first boss. (Although at least I can reach him now! ) Team Ninja, please include a super easy mode for utterly incompetent samurai, so that I might be able to purchase and play through this wonderful game.

Here you go then @nekunando: LOL @ old longhaired, pale Mii. Not as bad as I was expecting, but still pretty bad. Would've definitely been better if it hadn't given me bloody baseball, I've always been terrible at that. No one else taking on the spontaneous Wii Fitness challenge?

Here's a shot of the moment I got Blue Shelled in 2nd place: Unfortunately the camera angle changed just before impact. But you can clearly see the shell has already rotated, ready to drop. So much for this: :p And a pic of my revenge in the following Electrodrome race: Think that's only the 2nd time in this league that I've shroom dodged the Spiny. I'm not usually in 1st place enough these days, so don't get many chances at it. Anyway, highlights are done, should be online soon. : peace:

Congrats @nekunando, looks like 4th place is yours. Mental night. I got Blue Shelled in 2nd (nekunando, AKA Captain Lag ) was in "first" at the time. And I shroom dodged a Blue Shell on one the the Electrodrome races. :awesome: Anyway, Thanks For Playing! It's been a great league. Bring on the next one! : peace:

First NX footage will be of...