V. Amoleo

Thanks, seems like 2012 is a busy year for the 3DS!

What's the ETA on this for the EU?

I really hope it's just a special SKU or advanced release.

The latest news article on the official Nintendo site doesn't mention the horrible move of giving retail exclusivity to GAME, just that Nintendo are acting as the distributor for the game.

I like this update. I think it shows that Nintendo are serious about using online features of their consoles to their full extent. Like many others have said, I wish there was the ability to change the colours of the folders. I'm still hoping that one of the future updates will contain some kind of in-game messaging functionality. Even if they just make the letter box app one of the apps which can be launched while in a game.

I guess we can hope it's just a three day exclusive, right?

It is the case. It's on GAME's website and they've mentioned it in their twitter. Rather amusingly they said "As it's exclusive we will make sure all pre-orders are fullfilled." Anybody remember Mass Effect 3's N7 Edition? I can't post the link to their twitter because I'm under 15 posts.

I know it wasn't aimed at me but I did have a pre-order down with another retailer and I'm hoping that the GAME exclusive is just a short period of exclusivity or a new SKU like someone else mentioned. By limiting the amount of sales the game will make it will negatively effect the online aspect of the game. With how this game seems to make use of the online a lot I think it will have a negative impact on the game overall.

It was a £20 release, wasn't it? I only remember paying £18 for it. Yeah, it's more than a SNES game would cost on the VC but it came with an artbook and music CD. Not to mention they were never going to release it on the VC.

I actually really like the Mario Anniversary game, the only thing I feel it was missing was the inclusion of Super Mario World. As far as I know there's been no Kirby collections in the past so they're going to have to at least make a new menu for selecting the games on this.

As it's a GAME exclusive I simply won't be buying it. I have zero trust in them as a business and will not support their business model of selling over-priced games. It's this nonsense which got them into trouble and they've clearly not learned from it. It's a shame because this is supposed to be a multiplayer game and locking it away like this will only damage that part of it. I'm really disappointed by this move.