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That's a lot more of the region being frozen over than I thought it would be! What was that Pokemon movie thing about? Is that the replacement for the musicals?

Heads up for anyone heading out to pick this one up, HMV are giving away a free art book and case for all 3 Op Rainfall games (Xenoblade, TLS and Pandora's Tower), when you buy Pandora's Tower Nice little extra (Also, the Limited Edition is the same price as the normal one instore)

Quicker than I expected! I'm not much of an artist, but I do like Art Academy and Flipnote... Not sure if want... Kinda... Maybe...

All except Yellow

No way, not in the slightest. This is more like Final Fantasy 10-2. Same main characters, same region (heavily changed), but with a new story, additional characters and new scenarios/gameplay features. It's a direct sequel in all respects. Nothing like Y/C/E/P (enhanced versions of the same game)

Sounds good to me. Glad that there's a wider area around Unova and that we're not just retreading over old ground. Not much info on any new gameplay features though...

Unsurprisingly, NOE/NOAus just HAVE to be different... It's like an unwritten rule for them. If a name has a certain meaning in Japan, NOE tend to stick closer to the Japanese version (even to its detriment. I'm looking at you chotto/A little bit of series, Another Code and the Art Style series). Conversely, if NOA come up with a cool name [cough]Kirby's Return to Dreamland[/cough] it is mandated that NOE must fuck it up as much as possible!

You do know that that backstory was just made up as a fun marketing gimmick don't you? So Bomb Monkey is a block puzzle game? Cool. I'm always game for another good block puzzle game. At the rate of Mutant Mudds' release though, I wouldn't expect it until at least next year for us though

If you think the game looks interesting then go for it. Today's reviews are utterly useless, for the reasons that Debug Mode mentioned. I'm expecting a solid action game, with some interesting gameplay ideas, light puzzle solving and a really interesting (and really mean spirited!) story/time management mechanic (this part in particular really tickles my Majora's Mask bone ) Hell, a pointer controlled action game is rare enough as it is! That is reason enough to give it a go!

Hey, has anyone received their booster packs of AR cards from Club Nintendo yet? I ordered some on the day of release and haven't gotten anything yet.

Sooooo are we gonna do a KIU tourney? If we are, I'm in! (Monday or Friday would be best!)

You, sir, are a man of good taste. Hi five, fellow Beam Claws user!

All of the Art Style games are well worth getting! There's loads of other greats like Xcape/3D Space Tank, Link N' Launch, Spotto/Bird and Bombs, Aura Aura Climber, Mario VS DK 3, Dr Mario, Pinball Pulse, Mighty Flip Champs, Mighty Milky Way, Brain Training Arts & Math, Face Pilot, Mr Driller, Trajectile/Reflect Missile, Starship Defence, etc. There's no need to hold out and there's only 2 major games left to come to the EU DsiWare shop (Cave Story and Ikachan. Given Nicalis' record though, lord knows if we'll ever see them!)

Ooh, just realised that I don't have you on my friends list. I want in! I'm thinking of doing another Catchphrase, been a while since I did one last!

Super Mario Tennis looks wicked! I lament the lack of an RPG mode, but I guess this is a new "console" Mario Tennis game, rather than a "handheld" one now. I wonder if they'll do swapsies and have a Wii U game with an RPG mode instead? (Oh and a Wii U Mario & Luigi game to go along with the 3DS Paper Mario!) This'll be a great "go-to" multiplayer game for 3DS! We do need more of them (MK7, SF643D and KIU are fun, but the 3DS' library is still pretty single player focused) and this'll be a killer online game!

I'm up to the same bit and I'd probably agree with him. It's good fun, but the "puzzles" are so brain dead simple that it's almost insulting (I've seen more taxing puzzles in a Kirby game!) The music games don't feel quite as rewarding as the ones in Rhythm Heaven, but they're still good fun. The rank isn't really dependant on your score, so you have something to shoot for, even if you get an A rank (the scoring system is very similar to EBA/Ouendan, while the core gameplay mechanics are clearly cut from Rhythm Heaven) As I said before though, they could REALLY do with a practice mode before you start (chucking new rhythm mechanics at you on the fly is rather clunky and unintuative) I am enjoying it though, despite a few clunky moments. It is basically Rhythm Heaven's gameplay mechanics (though one game was closer to Guitar Hero/Rock Band) with Layton's town exploration/story and art style and EBA's scoring system. It is a bit of a Jack of all Trades in that its individual parts dont quite match up to it's sources of inspiration, but the sum is good and does feel unique. Heh, that reads a bit like a review doesn't it? (that wasn't intentional!)

Wow! Surprised that they've been bought out, albeit in a somewhat shady way (Nice of RBS to reject everyone else's offer and then buy them it themselves without having to pay back any debts and with all of those stores closed that they couldn't close otherwise!) We do need a games specialist on the high street, even if they're as crap as GAME. Hopefully this incident will get them to change their ways (bah! Who am I kidding?!)

Go ahead and get it now. It's pretty unlikely that they're gonna release a redesign anytime soon (their attention at E3 will no doubt be almost entirely on the Wii U's launch and I doubt they'd want to overshadow its release with a redesigned 3DS) and if it ever does happen, it's unlikely to include the 2nd circle pad since there's no way they'd be able to fit 4 shoulder buttons onto the console. Plus there's no immediate need for a 3DS redesign, since the console is selling like gangbusters now and unlike the GBA and DS, which were designed with lots of empty space inside the console that could be cut away to make for a smaller redesigned version, the 3DS was designed to be as small as possible from the outset - with no room to fit anything else in. It's already dirt cheap and there's loads of great games available already (not to mention the entire DS/DSi library!)

That looks fantastic! (16 bit Pixel art FTW!) The type of game that is sorely lacking on the 3DS (Mighty Switch Force and Mutant Mudds aren't enough!) I just hope that the gameplay is as good as the visuals...

So much for VVVVV coming out this month. Nicalis fails with an EU release once again? Shocker

Holy shit! Weapons are bloody expensive! I've only managed to accrue 15,000 hearts so far, and my average intensity is about 5.0 (though I do find myself whacking it up to 6 and finishing myself a lot!) It's not just me who finds weapons ludicrously expensive is it?

It's fake. Comes from someone gleaming through Wikipedia (an old outdated Wiki page at that!) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=467619

It's also confirmed to be developed by DreamRift (Developers of Monster Tale and Henry Hatsworth) Not sure if want. Their games have had creative concepts, but mediocre execution (particularly, platformer level design is not their forte)

Not exactly a surprise but still good to finally have an official confirmation of its western release! Been looking forward to this for a good while. Looks like this should fill the Ouendan/EBA gap in the 3DS' library nicely This is a great year for Rhythm games! (Rhythm Heaven, Rhythm Thief and Theatrhythm!)

If anyone other than Capcom (or former COI/WOI Capcom staff) is making this game, I'm not interested. Don't. It's garbage.