Josh64

Yeah the Joy Con name is terrible but forgiveable considering they did everything else in this reveal so well. In fact, it's not just the name I hate about the Joy Con, it's the thing itself, as using them seperately in multiplayer looks more sinful than holding a Wiimote sideways for Smash Bros. I accept that it's more of an optional extra than a proper way to play multiplayer though so I can let it slide :p Hopefully they push the normal controller setup/Pro Controller in adverts though as someone on our Instragram already said they're not sure because of the horrible looking controllers so it doesn't bode well for first impressions.

I think the 3DS can happily live alongside it for a year or so as it has the long lasting GBA appeal to it unlike the Wii U which has very clearly been pushed out the door (understandably). I think after a few more big hitters next year, the 3DS will slowly fizzle out naturally with a few more 'Nintendo Selects' or whatever to see it out nicely. As for a new Nintendo handheld? After seeing this reveal I'm thinking similar to Serebii, probably a cheaper model a bit later on without the home dock.

My bad, when first watching I thought it was a fixed camera behind Mario like on these levels: After re-watching I've noticed it does move freely! A big sigh of relief. I always overreact to new Mario games, oops

The camera angle, those tiles, ugh, this looks disgusting to me. But I'm over it, I accepted we'd be stuck with the lame style of 3D World a good while ago when Miyamoto said something along the lines of "Mario Galaxy is too hard for casual Mario fans". I'd still rather have this than NSMB I guess.

Just tweeted by NOA too! Very surprising, I thought we wouldn't hear any more until after Christmas now!

I've just completed the game and oh man, what a journey! I loved it from start to finish, it's my favourite experience on Wii U and possibly my favourite game in the last 5 years. I agree @FireMeowth - That ending had me on the verge of tears - not to mention the opera of light I love that with the final battle, meeting up with the team for the last time and credits that the ending ended up being like 3/4 hours long. I usually feel a bit deflated at the end of a game but they really made sure you got true closure with this.

Melee - My favourite Nintendo game of all time and what turned me into a mega fanboy. I probably wouldn't be posting this message if it wasn't for Melee. I can't really put into words just how much I love this game so... I guess I won't :p Mario Kart DS - Such a fantastic game, it makes me woefully nostalgic just thinking about it. Local wireless at school, the return of block fort, THIRTY TWO levels, R.O.B., missions, my first online game, WiFi Karts, snaking, the list is endless. No Mario Kart before or after has come close, truly the Melee of Mario Kart games. Mario Party is a bit meh, I've played all of them apart from the original but simply because of the time of my life, Mario Party 8 gets it. Came out near the start of college, at the start of the Wii boom, so I had a lot of fun drunken nights on that at friends houses. Wii Party is where it's at though. If we're doing Mario sports titles then Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is the bomb!

Haha wow, $350 is surely worth it to immortalise Banjo in a videogame

The game itself is really fun in multiplayer and relatively fast paced for a Mario Party game. The classic mode is as good as always and has plenty of games on offer (classic mode meaning 4 Wii Remotes) but as these guys have said, whilst Bowser chase (or whatever it's called) is really fun it's just so limited. They really dropped the ball by not including more GamePad centric games. So if you're after a Mario Party Experience then by all means go for this as it's a great entry but if you're just after a multiplayer party game then I'd definitely suggest Wii Party U over this. It has minigames that are more fun and whilst the boards are more limited (there's only really 2 classic Mario Party type boards) the extra modes are far better. There's one that me and my friends play a lot which is a plinth about 5 stories high and when you pass a minigame you climb up a step with the first one to the top winning. Super simple but it cuts out the board game stuff and just lets you sink your teeth into the 70-something minigames. There's also a few fun Nintendo Land type Minigames. There's one where you put the GamePad on one side of the room with the TV on another. The GamePad is a bucket of water and the TV needs filling, you have to go to the gamepad, scoop water up with your Wii Mote, carefully go to the TV and fill it up. It's really stupid but a lot of fun, there's a few quirky little games like this. One great one involves the Wii U camera (I actually forgot it had one) and you get given a ridiculous description like "convey deep sorrow after dropping an apple" and you have to take the best shot you can as everyone has to guess what you were acting out from 3 answers. It's the kinda fun and quirky 'Wii era' party game stuff you find in early Wii U games that you wouldn't find in a Mario Party but I guess it depends what kind of party experience you're after.

Yeah, Tokyo Mirage Sessions is a must if you're into RPG's. I haven't been able to stick with an RPG for years but I'm 65 hours in now and still enjoying the hell out of it, it's definitely my favourite game of the year and possibly my favourite Wii U game ever (but that's partly because it's just really up my alley as far as themes and characters go) As far as Kirby is concerned, I loved the game and the graphics are freakin' amazing but I was just so annoyed that I had to view it through the gamepad the whole time It looks so nice in HD! I wish they'd have released a premium Wii U gamepad that displays in HD. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is an absolute must. In a generation where I grew woefully tired of 2D platform games this was a breath of fresh air and reminded me why the genre is so great in the first place. Some absolutely amazing levels and as has already been stated, a wonderful musical score by David Wise. Not to mention that it's the first DK game in a very long time that actually feels like DK canon and not a 'new take' on the series like Jungle Beat or Returns.

Power is incredibly important to get third parties on board. Personally I am more than happy with Wii U level graphics, especially for the types of games I play, but I know that it's something that holds them back and makes porting harder. It's my biggest fear with the NX being a hybrid, if it's a handheld at its core and a home console dock second, can we realistically expect it to output graphics that are much better than the Wii U currently is? If it isn't at least on par with PSBox4 then I fear we'll have another generation of barebones third party support or a bunch of really rubbish toned down ports like on Wii. The Wii U got so much wrong, but it only had as many flaws as the Wii. In fact, I think they fixed a lot of the problems you'd come across on Wii. The biggest problem is that unlike the Wii Remote which had everyone super hyped, there was nothing magical or groundbreaking either about the Wii U hardware or software that allowed people to overlook the flaws like they did with Wii.

New Super Playstation 4 would have been my preferred name but we can't have everything.

This looks cute but as a huge fan of MineCraft and regular player I don't know how I'll find it. I'm downloading the demo now though so we'll see.

I've got my PS4 and it's all setup now! I also started downloading Miku a few hours ago, it said it would take about 5 hours for a 7gb download which with my crappy internet didnt surprise me but within in an hour it was downloaded and ready to go I tried out the audio through the controller and it sounds amazing, as clear as when I have them plugged into my laptop so it's a step up from GamePad audio. Not much else to say yet but I'll be sure to add you guys when I get used to the (pretty rubbish) OS :P

I can't wait for the minecart reveal in a couple of years

All the pages either broke or the deal disappeared but I managed to get a £150 ps4 500gb with Lego Star Wars from Tesco! I can collect it from Friday afternoon thanks for your help finding me deals the last few days guys! http://www.tesco.com/direct/lego-star-wars-force-awakens-blu-ray-ps4-500gb-console/772-5050.prd?pageLevel=sku&skuId=772-5050 Thanks for the heads up but I just got it from Tesco a few minutes ago!

True thing man, I just wanna play it tomorrow :p if it is at Argos too then I can order and collect, so I'll order midnight tonight and swoop in tomorrow morning!

I'll be getting it for that price! Do you think I'll be ok getting to my local game when it opens 9am tomorrow? Or should I get it online?

I like the new characters though I'm not too keen on the art style, they have that pointy edged, sketchy feel of Nuts & Bolts, I'd have preferred the old bug-eyed silicon graphics look but I know I'm the only person in the world that prefers the latter so in the grand scheme of things they made the right call :p

That latest trailer is great, it's really got me pumped for the game now. It looks beautiful graphically and my biggest concern was that it didn't have the Paper Mario vibe but it certainly seems to have it now. The only thing I'm slightly concerned about is that card based battle system controlled by the GamePad, I like to do most of my gaming with the Pro Controller now, but it's only a small niggle. I'll be picking this up relatively soon, but I'm going to complete Tokyo Mirage first and have Xenoblade X and Pokken recently purchased that I plan to sink my teeth into so I'll keep this on the horizon as a Christmas or New Year purchase. Kind of crazy how suddenly my gaming plans are completely filled by the Wii U again as I'm hoping to get Bayonetta 2 at some point too before Zelda lands. At this rate I can hang on to not getting an NX until the famous 6 month post release Nintendo system price drop panic!

Thanks, I'll get a few more coins tonight then! I've never really had to grind that much in this game but I just had to at the start of Chapter 6 to get enough 6-star prestige for the groups new weapons and skills, still, I don't mind at this point because with all the sessions and dual-arts, every battle is really fun and dramatic, not to mention the dungeon music for Chapter 6 is fucking wonderful. And I wish I could set Chroms 'enemy nearby' shout as my text tone, his delivery of 'ITSUKI' gets me every time.

I've stupidly only just discovered the arena :p so I kinda blasted through beginner and intermediate. What do you get from the coins? And where can you trade them in?

I always fear that Nintendo will just repeat the past with the NX and this thread about hardcore vs casual is doing just that, I bet I could rip most of this conversation from a topic in 2007, just replacing mobile with Wii and COD and Fifa with...erm, COD and Fifa. And oh man, a Yokai event, NOA are trying so hard to make Yokai happen but I think they should just accept its not going to do well over here :p I can see why they're scrambling to get it off its feet though, I couldn't believe how much Yokai stuff there was in Japan, you 'd have thought Yokai Watch and Kirby were the only videogames to exist over there. Also am I missing something with these rumoured pictures that people keep getting excited about? What in particular makes that roughly drawn picture of a Frankenstein Wii U special? I could draw that and throw it out into the wild with ease. Is it the people reporting on said rumours that's the big deal? Or are we just that desperate for NX stuff?

I'm going to take the plunge on a ps4 soon for Hatsune Miku but want some advice. Is the original model gonna drop in price dramatically after the slim and neo? Will the slim be cheaper anyway? Basically, should I wait or just go for it :p

His voice is beautiful, I don't care the character myself but it's good exposure for both Yooka and Shovel Knight I guess