Josh64

@Animal Just Dance isn't on the list so hopefully that's still playable! I know the DLC will still be available but I'm not sure about the World Dance Floor! Here's hoping!

No problem! I should probably wait a while before I buy any more games anyway, I just remembered I also got Metroid Prime 3 recently and whilst I haven't played it before, if the original is anything to go by then I'll be on it for quite some time :p And I really hated Returns. For a start, I couldn't stand the controls. Some people could get used to it, but I just hated having to shake to roll, it wasn't as precise as a button press and felt really gimmicky and annoying. And for reference, I played and loved both Galaxy games and never thought the spin jump was a problem. Secondly, the levels were just too short for their own good. Just as I was getting drawn into a level we'd be at the end. It also seemed to lack variety in gameplay. Not being able to swim was a huge factor but also, apart from some of the interesting mine-cart levels, it all just felt like the same old and it seemed as though they tried to mask this with unforgiving difficulty. Finally, it just didn't feel like a Donkey Kong game to me. The enemies, the fact that DK and Diddy were the only original Donkey Kong characters in the game (and the sad, old looking Rambi) made it feel like a Crash Bandicoot title with DK pasted in. And the music was rubbish, it was all so bland that I can barely remember a single track... apart from what I'd call a lazy remix of Aquatic Ambiance. I'm probably not the best person to ask about the game though, because I really have a grudge against it and whenever I ask other people, they tend to rate the game highly. What I will say is though - pretty much everything I hated about Returns has been rectified in Tropical Freeze, to the point where I love the game. Additional characters such as Cranky and Dixie not only make it feel like a DK game again but also add a lot of variety to the gameplay with their new moves and the return of David Wise brings back some of that trademark atmosphere from the original trilogy. The main thing for me though is the levels. They all have a nice length and are just so fun and exciting - Just as you think you've seen it all, something new is thrown at you. So yeah, give Returns a pop, 'cause whilst I didn't like it, many others did and if you have a Wii U, you must try out Tropical Freeze!

I'm desperate to play this game again, so if you feel like selling you should let me know! Otherwise I'll just get it from CEX. I know your comments on the game aren't exactly incredible but... I'm just feeling really nostalgic! AND - I'm playing Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze! It's so much better than I thought it would be and really has that 'one more stage' feeling to it. Considering I completely hated Returns, this is a really great return to form. Next on the list and waiting in my unplayed pile is ASS CREED Black Flag!

That doesn't really make it any better :/ But I see your point, Nintendo aren't the only ones doing it and seemingly they can just leave it on the box.

This is rubbish and nothing like the original Xbox Live situation. For one, whilst they're not exactly incredibly popular, Nintendo still sell NEW Wii games such as Mario Kart and Boom Street, so surely after May, having 'Nintendo Wi-Fi connection' on the box would be misleading the consumer. How is it even legal for them to promote online on the box when it's not actually an option? If they were no longer selling them new then I could understand, even if it is a bit pre-mature. It makes me worry about the Wii U, too. I bet a few months after the release of their next console, Miiverse will be completely dead on the platform and all the online ga... oh wait, I guess not many games are online anyway :p

Oh man, imagine if that box was a pre-order bonus? And my brother was over today, he has the same initial gripes as me and was moaning about how Nintendo should do more than 2D platformers. But just like me, he was blown away. It was like we'd gone back in time and we're playing DKC2 on my SNES!

I always forget about him being a bit rapey, that is off-putting! I also forgot about writing this, sorry to pester you all with my drunken melodramatic rambling :p

I can't stop listening to this, what a beautiful man. Also this, but mainly for that damn cute bear

I hope this QOL thing isn't their 'third pillar' because the DS was third pillar to GBA and GC and look what happened there, as soon as it gained traction, the classic GameBoy brand was dead in the water.

My IRL dating is as none existent as always but that's partly my fault for being so sociable one minute and then the ultimate introvert the next. I really cba, I'd rather just play Donkey Kong in by myself. BUT i may have had a bit to drink this evening so I decided to get back in touch with old Edson/Mexican boy/burrito boy. I asked him why on earth we don't talk anymore and that I miss his stories. He tells me he misses me too and he's just been SUPER busy (though he didn;t use caps) with work and stuff. Sure I thought, so mega busy with work for 3 weeks he couldn't use his fingers to text once a day. I didn't text that him though, that wouldn't help matters. I did though, tell him that I am Chuck Bass and he is Blaire. He knows his place now. And he said he loves Chuck Bass and his messed up ways. I told him, chuck bass is just half as messed up as me. He watches Gossip Girl so he'll understand. But yeah. He's as exictable and eager as he ever was even after our 3-4 weeks of barely any speaking. Almost makes me wonder if it's all a bit fake... ...Then I remember that our whole thing is over text and we met via Instagram and I suddenly realise I shouldn't really take it so seriously anyway :p But still GOD MAN, JUST COME HERE AND MARRY ME SO I DONT HAVE TO PLAY DONKEY KONG BY MYSELF, FUCK.

This is too much to bare! I love playing BOOM STREET online! This news hit me hard, and the Wii has suddenly lost masses of appeal. How does it feel... When you're alone and cold inside? I guess I'll know now, every time I turn on my Wii

I am now madly in love with Will' and his spice GameCube <3 And my purchases: Which brings me to 22 Wii U games! Someone's gotta keep it alive, eh?

Was told just two weeks ago that my Auntie has cancer. She's already on lots of medication so they couldn't do the tests right away so we didn't know quite how bad it was. Turns out it was worse than we thought as she died on Sunday It was really unexpected and still feels pretty surreal. Last month I was talking with her at my nans and everything was fine, we didn't even know she had cancer. A month later and this has happened. Crazy. It didn't really sink in to start with. It still feels a bit surreal now.

Just to be a complete hypocrite I went out and bought this game (£29) To be even more of a hypocrite, though I haven't played much, what I did play was amazing. I still really don't like Returns at all, but this game just seems so much better. I think for one, it actually feels like a Donkey Kong game thanks to the likes of Cranky, Dixie and Funky. Also, that music. Again, it's the addition of David Wise that suddenly makes this actually feel like a true Donkey Kong Country game instead of a shadow of its former self. And lastly, being able to swim underwater. The first few levels alone just felt so fresh for being able to jump in and out of water, hearing the music change accordingly and just the length of levels in general. Can't wait to get my teeth stuck into this game. But yes, I'm sorry for my constant complaining in the Wii U thread about this game for the weeks leading up to release :p I'm gonna go eat a hat.

It's a Mii (U) Mario!

Pretty much every game I've played in the last year that hasn't been a multiplayer party game or Animal Crossing... Perhaps I need a new hobby!

But hate them or not, they at least delivered titles in time of need. The likes of Banjo Kazooie and Goldeneye are what kept the n64 alive at some points, with the Wii U the way it is, we desperately need a Rare right now, even if it's not Rare themselves.

You must have been playing a different game, man. This game was full of LIFE. The music, the characters and the world were amazing. Not to mention that, at the time, the graphics were just incredible. RARE expanded the Starfox universe more than Nintendo ever could. This game alone was such an evolution in the series and it just pains me that Nintendo let them go. What have Nintendo done with the series since? They let Namco have a pop, and did a 3D remake of the N64 game. They don't give a crap about the Starfox franchise, and when they DO release a new game, it seems like a half-arsed attempt at pleasing desperate fans. Starfox Adventures felt so... next-gen. Like a true evolution of a classic Nintendo series. I'd love to see a sequel, but obviously that will not happen now. Because one, RARE are gone and two, Nintendo fans proved long ago that they don't care about evolution or change, they just want the same old crap year after year. Instead of loads of Mario Galaxy iterations, we get New Super Mario Bros. 17. and instead of a true sequel to DK64 we get Donkey Kong Country Returns again in yet another 2D side-scroller. But I'm rambling, I should just accept that, along with Monkey Ball and Viewtiful Joe, all things have to come to a bitter end and sadly, Nintendo is one of those things.

As long as the game is good, I don't see why it's bad putting a popular character in it. I loved epic Yarn, and the new style was great, as well as breathing new life into the KIRBY franchise. And this is going back a bit but Starfox Adventures was amazing. I know a lot of people hate it because it was an actual evolution of the series instead of being the same old shit (see DKC Returns for that) but I was a huge fan. I'd be happy if this happened more often to be honest.

I can totes do number 4! And Ke$ha is a paid downlaod, but totally worth it if you gave two players!

I guess we know nothing about sales of VC games, for all we know, they could sell really poorly and it might just not be worth their time.

I really don't understand the trouble with emulation, so perhaps someone with more knowledge of this stuff could shed light on the situation... I hacked my Wii and SNES 9x worked fine, with every game I played. In fact, better than the VC games, as it had options to blur games so they looked how they would on an SD TV, widescreen, save-states. Why could Nintendo not create an Emulator of sorts which works for all SNES games making VC releases easy and painless? I'm not being sarcy btw, a genuine question as I know nothing about programming etc :p

I am totally up for a song! And I downloaded the new Kesha song this week - THE PANDA RETURNS!

Online just wouldn't work for N-Europe. It would be a completely gimped experience.

If Nintendo simply keep releasing sequels to Wii titles that had more sales, it's not going to work. As some of you have pointed out, the 'Wii' branded games are pretty dead in the water now. Wii Party did surprisingly well though, even if it was because of the included remote. Don't quote me on this, because it's just a GAF estimate, but apparently Wii Fit U sold less than 20,000 in January in the US. Wasn't that its opening month over there? These titles sold well on Wii because, for the most part, everyone already had a Wii for Wii Sports at that point. Right now, Nintendo need variety to reel people in. Not to mention, the new Donkey Kong faces exactly the same problem that Wii Fit U, New Super Mario Bros U and the Wii U itself all faced - It looks nearly identical to the Wii counterpart. Sure, we can see that it looks miles better and appreciate the beautiful fur on DK, but to the average consumer, it really doesn't look very different at all. I don't even particularly like Metroid, but I really think, despite what past sales have told us, it would help out the Wii U as a console far more than DK right now. And with the original Returns hitting in 2010, with the 3DS port last year, DK has gone from resurrected classic to yet another over-used Nintendo mascot.