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I can help, from now until... about when dinner's ready. (half an hour or so) Just grabbing my September dlc, 1 sec.

Just wait until you're in your Thirties, it gets better... --------------------------------------------------- I'm interested in someone, I have been for probably a month or so now and I have a feeling they may be interested in me too but because it's at work... I don't know. I know that people meet others through work all the time so it shouldn't be a big deal, there just never seems to be the right time to say something like... "Are you up to anything on your day off?" or whatever. *sigh* I really despair at myself sometimes because I know I've been here before, posting the same thing the last... few times this happened but it just feels like this time could be different... maybe. Honestly though, I'm probably too clueless to really notice if someone is actually interested in me at all, I'm so bad at these things or at least I think I am. TL;DR - I'm too socially awkward to ask someone at work if they want to socialise (awkwardly) with me in the vague hope that we might just get on well enough and who knows... :p I so wanted to delete this and not post it at all but there we are.

Nice bargain there @Ashley I've been meaning to pick up that Edge - Art of Pixel special as well, got an e-mail about it the other day saying it was out now, checked WH Smiths the same day... nothing, will check again on Monday now I know it's definitely out in the wild; is it good? Carrying on with the printed media theme I have purchased... And... Two manga books by the late, great Satoshi Kon who I've been a fan of for many years through his films, so I thought I would branch out into reading his other works. : peace:

This beta seems rather substantial, I kept meaning to play the other demo's but never got around to it. Is it worth me getting this beta before the game comes out? I'm gathering that it isn't possible to try for the Mark of the Conqueror any more is it? I feel so out of the loop... Enjoying seeing all of your impressions though. : peace:

So... Super Mario Maker on the go (3DS Version) New My Nintendo Picross game Amiibo! (Zelda 30th Anniversary amiibo plus Poochy) Three out of ten isn't bad.

Enjoy the Direct everyone. I won't be able to watch this one live but I'll catch up as soon as I can.

One interesting point though... if this happened, would Nintendo be cheap enough to either... take out the small selection of fully playable NES games which were in the code or, add on a higher price to the game to reflect the "extra value" you're getting from having these NES titles available in the game, despite the fact that you could have possibly bought them all five times over before now.

If the second stick is below the buttons, and the primary stick is above the d-pad... plus those rumoured shoulder buttons with varying sensitivity... Then there had better be GameCube VC games this time! :p This is surely the only acceptable form of "compensation" for not having the D-Pad alligned with the face buttons. It's probably ok though, we'll likely get different swappable control schemes or extra controllers by the bucketload, so it's all good... probably.

Certainly not! Although, that list is actually quite restrained in some respects. I at least expect Nintendo to announce Metroid Prime Hunters for the VC because, it's already out in other territories and now would be perfect timing what with Metroid Prime Federation Force almost upon us. OK, the Mario and Splatoon related stuff is pretty out there, most likely it will just be recaps of all the fantastic RPG's which are yet to be released for the 3DS but it would be nice for Nintendo to at least mention Metroid a bit, perhaps let us in on a special Metroid Direct later in the year or to stay tuned for announcements during the "Year of Samus" or something. : peace: Oh well, I can dream.

You're most welcome though don't mind me saying that there shouldn't be any more in the series, I'm only half-serious and I do end the second review stating that maybe the series isn't so bad afterall. It stems from me becoming rather burnt out on the series from playing them on the Nintendo DS as I did buy them all and played them when I was in a huge "must play these Pokémon titles!" kind of phase, I ended up playing Ranger titles back to back... I've since sold them as well - perhaps I should have waited until recently to cash-in - but I still have the memories. Also I have loads of other games to play, so it just leaves me thinking about all the other adventure based titles I could be playing so it's partly that as well. Though if they were to make another Pokémon Ranger title I would argue that there is plenty they could change to make the experience better, for instance with the selection of creatures start having ones that either haven't featured or that are less obvious choices in addition to having some well established favourites of course, more like Ukulele Pichu for starters... an Ocarina Kecleon perhaps? :wink: @Glen\-i Other changes I would make, how about taking inspiration from the mainline games, perhaps even have you visit past towns in some bizarre plot involving Time & Space... you could even rope in some Diamond & Pearl creatures for plot purposes. Clearly concepts which would work well in 3D as well, through in a few more puzzles, plenty of mini-games to give you something else to do and make as much of the dialogue as fun as possible. Damn... now I kind of want a new entry in the series as well watch it happen tomorrow in the Direct, we'll have to take full blame if it happens now! :p As for the cheaper prices... perhaps the first one was more difficult to translate for some reason? Or it could be to do with the fact that the later games both had Nintendo Wi-Fi functionality which isn't present now for obvious reasons so maybe it's a discount for that perhaps... that's my guess and I'm sticking to it.

N-Europe Presents VC Weekly #386 Pokémon Ranger Shadows of Almia Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs Kirby's Dream Course Pokémon circling... ...and a round of Golf with Kirby! Check inside for the verdicts. Enjoy! : peace:

If that's true, I wonder if you could use your exisiting Wii U hard drive with it? Probably not but... Though if it is primarily a handheld device then 32Gb built-in would make sense, that's what I have in my New 3DS XL I believe and I still have space after loads of VC titles, demo's, video's and full retail titles.

Predictions... Galaxy Edition New 3DS XL announced for Europe Super Mario Micro Galaxy for New 3DS/3DS Metroid Prime Hunters available... right now! on Wii U VC New My Nintendo Picross game Metroid? Metroid 30th anniversary mention, year of Samus? VC promotion, swap My Nintendo coins for eShop credit or more VC titles Super Mario Maker on the go Splatoon pocket Oh and one more thing... ...more Amiibo! Roll on Thursday!

That's what I thought, it seems as though it's all been blown out of proportion, you are only being honest afterall, better that than to lie and say that you like them when you don't? Well, I seriously hope that it's not the case then... I know how it can be if you've upset someone you really care about, it's the worst feeling and can sometimes lead you to assume the worst is going to happen if you let it spiral. Hopefully she just needs time but personally it doesn't sound to me like you've really done anything wrong except tell the truth... telling the truth is a good thing as well but well, I guess it's all down to perception and whether the other person is willing to accept the truth I suppose. : peace: All the best anyway.

I'm sure you voiced your opinion of her friends with her best interests in mind? (That's not meant to come across as controlling but more concerns for her in general) : peace: It's not as if you said to her "I don't want you seeing your friends!" or anything like that... because that would be pretty bad. If she's really willing to break up with you over this then perhaps that says more about her than you being labeled as "the bad guy" all of a sudden. Disclaimer - I don't feel like I'm that good at giving out advice, especially where matters of the heart are concerned but I felt like I should say something rather than just remaining silent, so I'm trying to help, if anything comes across in the wrong way to anyone or as offensive then just know that's not my intention as I'm often misunderstood in socially motivated situations such as this. TL;DR - I'm trying to help, please don't be hating but point out if I've said something accidentally out of turn, I'm learning here.

Would you actually be happy using a split D-Pad when playing single-player platformers though? This is assuming that the D-Pad does turn out to be similar to the - very crude - drawing of the layout which would mean that they would not only not look like a D-Pad but probably not function very well as either a D-Pad or standalone buttons as a result. I'm thinking worst-case scenario here in that this compromised D-Pad wouldn't even be as good as the one on the Dual Shock 4 - which isn't even my favourtie D-Pad as it is - and would be a really poor substitute for what we already have on the Wii U gamepad or Pro Controller. Unless it emerges that Nintendo have made their own take on a transforming D-Pad then I can't see it working. Surely it will be a big deal if it turns out to be one big compromise? I really hope it doesn't though... man, I hate playing the waiting game for so long.

I sure as hell don't want a compromised D-Pad for the sake of it being used a makeshift face buttons when used in sideways orientation upon seperation of the controllers. Plus the D-pad placement for when using the device as a whole is all wrong, you'd want it to be in line as much as possible with the face buttons on the other side, not diagonally alligned, unless it's going to be GameCube sized again in which case you'd need another bespoke seperate controller. Come on Nintendo... these rumours are doing more harm than good at this point surely?

You can buy One Piece on DVD? That's over 750 episodes long now apparently... I stopped watching at around episode 351 though I've always thought about going back to it one day. : peace:

Not forgetting the portable titles as well, both Oracle titles were essentially based off the same mechanics as Link's Awakening DX, what's more each title turned out very nicely indeed. It was even meant to be a Triforce Trilogy at one point... http://www.zeldainformer.com/articles/nintendos-forgotten-legend-of-zelda-mystical-seed-of-courage1 There's still plenty of scope for the series yet. What if... Breath of the Wild only turns out to be part of a larger map? In similar fashion to that of the Elder Scrolls series... Fans have already created various takes on what it might look like, perhaps similar to this... I suppose it doesn't all really need to fit together but it's just a thought. : peace:

Revival - Metroid 5 Continuing where Metroid Fusion left off, takes Samus back to her 2D roots but with the most amazing art style imaginable in HD, brand new planet to explore, incorporates all of the advancements the series has made including all of the Prime games but carrying over in a meaningful way to two-dimensional play. :awesome: Crossover - Pocket Monster Hunter Pokémon crossed with Monster Hunter, so much potential. Exclusive - Phantasy Star Online 2: NX Edition After many long years of waiting, Europe finally gets a console version of PSO2 tailored to the NX, it would contain either all of the content released to date or a trimmed-down version with all of the best bits and none of the extra micro-transactions... subscription or bust! This or PSO in HD or Phantasy Star V... not that I'm asking for much.

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Shorty's in a good mood, Don't make him ban you. Seriously though, I'm really happy for you Shorty.

A video detailing the history of Mode 7 and F-Zero's impact on the industry at its original time of release. : peace:

Keeping the hyper-speed hype craft running. These new tracks can't arrive soon enough. : peace:

Yep, I'll be there just after 8PM, got some DIY to assist with but it shouldn't take too long. Hopefully I'll be online at 8:05PM or something like that. ------------------------------------------------------ Yep, I got dc'd again on Frozen Seaway quest. I did get some Novacrystal though, still in the quest, figured I may as well attempt to defeat the Khezu so I can at least keep the items, so I'll probably stay offline now unless anyone is staying on for much longer? (10PM usually seems to be the latest) Thank you for the help though @Hero\-of\-Time, @Glen\-i & @RedShell I really appreciate it and I'm glad that I was able to hopefully help a bit on the Metroid quest. I did mount it at least once... and cut its tail off in one of the runs I think, plus it didn't K-O me so... yay!