Josh64

I know it's not confirmed yet, but it may as well be Geez, man. I thought 2013 was a bad year for Nintendo, but in this month alone the Wii U has really been completely destroyed. It'll be interesting to see where we are next January. If this actually does get cancelled then I think it's actually worse than the Legends delay.

Oh my GOD! No, just a normal yellow one! I had no idea those even existed! It's... it's beautiful :'( I'll have to add it to the dream list, along with the Panasonic Q and that clear blue N64.

Oh man seriously, I had a yellow controller! If only we also got the yellow cartridges.

Creepy Castle was amazing! And if I remember correctly, also quite a compact level to the others. @Sméagol I meant I don't understand the general hate it gets, though reading it back I can see why it sounded directed at you :P I just meant I thought the £60 was fine considering the quality of the game. But yeah it sucks if you already had an expansion! Seems almost bizarre they wouldn't sell the game separately. I've seen a few yellow cartridges around but mine was grey, so maybe they released a copy without the expansion later on (though it's still stupid they wouldn't have done that at launch :P)

The lack of steady titles throughout 2013 was a huge blow, I think that (along with the obvious lack of advertising) was the main reason the Wii U failed. Look at LEGO City, that managed to sell an impressive 240k because it was released in March, Wii U owners were still clearly very interested in the system and wanted more games, but as time went by people stopped caring and sales dipped and it basically faded into obscurity. (sorry for the and and and, I'm tired :P) How can he let that happen? He should have made sure that things such as the Scribblenauts delay and Rayman multiplat situation didn't happen, even if he had to throw money around. Saying that, he shouldn't retire. He was the head of the company for the Wii and DS days, some of the most successful Nintendo systems (and systems in general) in history. I think people forget that. EDIT: I also think not being at E3 was a LOT more damaging than people think. Really sent out the wrong message IMO and led to a lack of hype for the reveal of Mario Kart/Smash. Imagine the audience reaction to the Mega Man reveal, instead it was just a very formal Iwata in a suit.

From the looks of things I need to get back in with the Vita crowd, I have no idea what's been released since Tearaway (which I still need to get) - ANYWAY

I'm honestly curious as to if anything will happen at all. I know stuff needs to happen but knowing Nintendo I can't help but think they'll just keep plodding on as they are and claim that "one game can change everything" until Mario Kart and Smash are out, at which point they'll find themselves in the same position this time next year and probably spout the same old "we're learinng, lol" shit that they usually do. It will be an endless cycle until they stumble upon another success, like the original Wii, or they just completely fade into obscurity and get blasted off to the Forest of Hope in their onions.

That phone idea would be a complete disaster, more so than the Wii u :p Nintendo wouldn't provide enough/frequent content and hell, we've seen it all before, phones are fine, handhelds are fine, but whenever you mix the two like the N-gage and that play station phone, it never takes off.

So just Rambi as the animal buddies? /sigh/ Though at this point I don't know why I expected anything more. At least it has David Wise I guess, and the video replays could be good it they're implemented right but we'll see.

@Hero\-of\-Time If this doesn't bring a tear to your eye I will be shocked: <3

I'll come back on here on my laptop properly tomorrow but for now... I fucking adore this game. The naysayers need to back off or I'll squirt them right in the face with my darling FLUDD And of course, where would we be without creepy bowser jr?

You went back to his, aye? Maybe the orange people did you a favour. Did he offer you pizza and introduce you to his master?

Oh man I don't know what was with me today but my mind was a mess. Some of you probably know by now how I switch from completely normal to bumbling nervous buffoon every few weeks for some reason and today was that day. Went back to work and as soon as I went in actually started shaking, could barely speak without my voice going all funny like I was going through puberty/about to cry so just avoided people for most of the day. Also just had the constant sick feeling from anxiety so couldn't really eat anything, which never helps. Then I read about the crazy Nintendo financial situation on my break which helped surprisingly, gave me some non-real life stuff to think about and theorize how they can fix things etc which suddenly made me forget where I was and I regained some normality. I was no longer OMG PEOPLE ARE AROUND ME AND THEY MIGHT STAB ME OR SOMETHING and more "oh wait yeah Im at work, and people are around me, anyway..." *back to daydreaming and imagining Iwata and Reggie wrestling over who to blame.* When I got home I went for a walk whilst listening to some music, think I regained normality a bit then. Then it got dark and I thought shit, better get in before the wheelers arrive. I don't know where I'm going with this post :p But yeah i did hit the hay very late again last night which also doesn't help (ended up being around 4am I think) so I'm gonna try get to sleep at a normal hour and start again fresh tomorrow!

Yeah a Pokemon Snap game would be fantastic! Especially now with Miiverse, it'd be the perfect fit! Though I think the closest we'll get is an N64 port And I suddenly remembered an amazing GamePad minigame! On Wii Fit U, you're a waiter and move your feet on the balance board to walk or run, the GamePad is your tray of food, by moving left and right you move direction and by tilting it you keep all of the food balanced! It was a really simple but really fun idea! An entire game filled with these kind of bizarre and creative GamePad games wouldn't go a miss at all. I really wish they hadn't rushed out Game and Wario, as that team are so creative that they could have made something truly amazing.

I'd have to argue that that safari game looks badass.

I think I could watch video 10 forever

@daftada - I'd actually forgot about AR cards! How mad! They were all over that when it first released as well. And the DK Bongos were wonderful, I'll still never forgive Nintendo/Namco for not releasing Donkey Konga 3 over here (I swear it was penned in for a release, I read it in NOM or CUBE all those years ago). I got the use out of mine from importing all the different versions, but still, I would have loved for them to flesh it out until it died, much like the Guitar Hero craze. and @Retro_Link - That sounds fantastic I have no idea who made it, or if they're still a developer, but I'd love to see that. And I just wanna see more of that pug ball making it's weird noises :P And don't get me started on Super Monkey Ball. I loved that series, and for some reason I still buy them all, but it pains me every time to think just how low it has sunk. Imagine having the GamePad as the view of your feet on Monkey Ball! It would make the extra precision needed on Expert Mode so much easier!

omg, wtf Ashley, that's so mean. I'm not talking to you now. Just you wait, I'll destroy you. xoxo

@drakhon I'm in love with that shirt and belt (especially the belt)

I guess I'll wait and see if it ever appears on an eShop sale!

As the Wii U is facing hard times and Nintendo are forced to take less risks (the likes of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and New Super Mario Bros U show that Nintendo are being VERY safe with their releases) has the GamePad suffered? I've had so much fun with some of the very few great uses of the GamePad, like in Game & Wario's Picture drawing game or some of the House Party games in Wii Party U, but in general, it feels as though Nintendo are ignoring it. Back when the Wii first came out, whilst there were a lot of titles that were of a dubious quality, there were also some great games and especially games that were really inventive with the Wii Remote. From the awesome controls of those BIG DAMN TRUCKS in Excite Truck to the ball rolling precision of Kororinpa, it seems that developers got a hell of a lot more out of a controller that is a lot less capable. Heck, even things such as getting a rabbid trapped inside and screaming out of your controller or the crazy minigames in Wario Ware Smooth Moves more than proved why the Wii Remote was an integral part to the system, and staple series like Mario Galaxy used the new control methods to great effect. Now we have the Wii U and most of the big titles, such as Mario 3D World and New Super Mario Bros. don't use it in any way and those creative new series are no where to be seen. So, I'm curious: Do you think the GamePad is under utilised? And if so, is it because there's generally not much that can be done with it, it's not interesting, or because people are scared/don't have the development time to use it? There's so much potential and it's infuriating that it's being ignored.

How is it in general? I would be tempted even at that price if it weren't for the fact that it feels as though it's a cheap (expensive on this end) cash-in and a scrubbed up WiiWare game.

Hey Mary!! I like your enthusiasm!! Welcome!!

I was chatting away with Edson again last night and he sent me a picture with not too many clothes on, my gosh, I keep thinking he's too good looking to not be a cat fish and especially far too good looking for me I hope he doesn't expect the same in return, because he won't have much to look at :p Maybe I should start working out. Not maybe, I will. After this chocolate is done with. But yeah, we seem to be getting on even better now and have actual conversations instead of "omg you're so cute" and "omg you're cuter". Next we'll be sending love heart clips on MSN and photoshopping ourselves together for Myspace. I think I have the mental age of a 14 year old when it comes to this kind of thing.

I'm getting a hard drive for my Wii U today finally! I had to delete loads of VC and a couple of eShop titles (like Runner 2) because of lack of space, I'm gonna have fun re-filling my hard drive this evening! I may even re-download that terrible Rabbids game I regretfully purchased when drunk... maybe. I'm not sure I'd want to waste my unlimited internet on that shit though.