FireMeowth

Well, it's had a 'first half of 2013' release date in Europe for months already, so...

Epic Mickey, Paper Mario, Layton, Skylanders, Pokémon Dream Radar, Pokédex 3D Pro (and hopefully Harmo Knight)... that's more than enough 3DS games for me for the rest of the year, really. Especially considering I've still not completed Kingdom Hearts, Mario Kart 7, Mario Tennis Open, One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP 1 and 2, etc...

RedShell: Well, yeah, I guess it's kinda hard to believe. I was pretty surprised I managed to do it myself. This game doesn't keep track of your deaths, so I can't really prove it, either. If it helps my credibility, though, here's proof of my very similar accomplishment in Super Mario 3D Land: Click~ In other news, I've now got all five stars and a bit over 80'000 coins.

I'm at four stars now (only missing max lives, which I'll get very, very soon - I've got over 1000 of them already), and haven't died once. Am I a Mario master now? So yeah, I'm just about done except for the obvious 1 million coins. I've just got 70'000 so far, but that's fine. There's no rush. I think I'll just focus on getting 10'000 (1%) each day. Time to get back to my 9 or 10 other 3DS games I've yet to complete.

This was basically confirmed many, many months ago, but it's great to see some news about this game. Can't wait!

It wouldn't make any sense whatsoever for the people who set the RRP to sell the game at a lower price, anyways.

Most other Pokémon themed consoles I can remember were released worldwide (or at least in Europe), so I'd say there's a chance we'll see it released here at some point.

Another Code 3 Another Code: R is pretty much my favourite game of all time, but... you can really tell that they were planning to make a third game in the series (and not just because they said so themselves - the game has a couple of loose ends that were very obviously supposed to be tied together in the next game). Sadly, it most likely won't ever happen now. I want to see Ashley(and Matt)'s story through to the end...

We did indeed. Speaking of eShop prices, I was quite surprised to see that the Norwegian eShop price is waaay cheaper than any in-store price I've seen (over here, obviously) so far. Still went for physical, though. Was worth it to support the store, get preorder goodies and - of course - get the game case and its sad excuse for a manual.

It's kinda sad, but the one thing I think when playing this game is "I want to finish this and play a better Mario game (like Super Mario 3D Land)"... Couple of worlds in, almost 20'000 coins. Hope it gets better...

Well, you can still tell how big it is compared to the DSi XL. :B

You should be able to tell from 0:16 in that trailer a few posts above you.

Those names sure are the best thing ever. Can't wait for this game!

So, does this game keep track of how many times you've died, too? If so, I guess I'll be continuing my perfect no-deaths run from SM3DL... Ah, the trials of a perfectionist... (It's a curse, I tell you!)

The very first thing we learned about the prices of retail games on the eShop was that they'd be put up at RRP and that buying at actual retailers would be far cheaper. And of course, people are still surprised and freaking out...

'No, no, no. Think quality software.' Oh well. I probably wouldn't buy a new Banjo game no matter what, so I won't be too sad if the rumour is fake (which it probably is anyways).

Regarding a sequel, I'm fairly certain they said at one point that they were working on it and that it'd continue the story of Matt and his father, so yeah... God, how I wish they hadn't gone bankrupt. I'd do nearly anything to get a third Another Code game...

Yes it did. And they were pretty much all amazing.

Ah, Another Code:R... One of my favourite games of all time, definitely. I absolutely love it. I've been meaning to replay it, actually, but I'm just too busy these days. Hopefully I can find time sometime soon...

cvl: You do know Nintendo don't determine the European prices, right - it's up to the retailers... And even so, it's not that much more than the price of the 3DS these days (as far as I've seen), and the results of your survey can't really be used to predict that it'll sell badly considering you didn't even ask the people the 3DS XL is aimed at - people who do not already have a 3DS. If anything, having 35% of the people who already owned a 3DS say they're planning to buy the 3DS XL would be amazing! Anyways, considering the vast amount of people I've seen/read/heard say they'll be buying it (myself included!), I think they'll do fine. ...Also, @ everyone else: Rhythm Thief is a must-have.

Apparently it's confirmed for Scandinava, too... Or Norway, at least, considering it's been announced on the Norwegian Nintendo website. Ugh... now I'm gonna be forced to buy this game...

Connects to everything else that accepts a bluetooth keyboard, from what I've gathered.

I do! Bigger is always better in these cases (well, at least in the case of the DSi XL)! About 30 minutes (the battery is improved more than that, of course, but the bigger screens require more power). If I remember correctly. Nope. It's only supposed to be a bigger 3DS, not a new 3DS. If you're happy with the size of your 3DS there is absolutely no (logical) reason to buy the 3DS XL. The same people the DSi XL was targeted at.

...That's not true, though. You pick up items and medals by typing, you avoid attacks by typing the letters in them, etc... You don't just type in names... (Thanks to Serebii for the pictures!) Anyways, I'm definitely looking forward to this game! I've wanted it ever since it was first revealed years ago! Even considered importing, which is something I rarely ever do.

The thing is, while the DS Lite was made to replace the DS, the 3DS XL isn't made to replace the 3DS. It's made to be a new option for 3DS gaming for the people who want bigger handhelds, like the DSi XL was to the DSi. Besides, when the number of games that can even use the Circle Pad Pro can be counted on one hand (or is it two now?) and the number of games that require the Circle Pad Pro is and will always be 0, there's absolutely no way they'd put it on the 3DS.