Apparently Nintendo "helped" with the development, whatever that means (financial/practical?), and Nintendo is publishing it.

Yup - that is indeed Jenn.

I don't think he's in business to be an egalitarian or expand either.

UK's not getting boned that badly.

"When was the last time Star Wars was treated like an grand epic story or action-packed fun it deformed into a cash cow and a shadow of it's former self?"

This has ALWAYS been the case for Star Wars. Seriously, the idea that it used to be some kind of sacred cow is insane. I know we all look back at the late 70s and 80s with nostalgia, but SW was merchandised, spun off and wrung dry from the off. Characters were in the Muppet Show, there were terrible cartoons (Droids…

The digital release is DLC for NSMBU. It's being released a month later as a boxed stand alone.

"I'm interested in trying out either, but Nintendo 1st party titles always cost a fortune where I live. So this looks like a cheaper 'in' unless it is just a couple of DLC levels"

It's a DLC for New Super Mario Bros U. Dropping the "New" would probably cause too much confusion.

It was announced in mid February, so about 4 months ago.

"how many units must it sell before its considered publishable for EA games"

Vita must've had a helluva bump in sales in the last couple of months. In April financial year end Sony trumpeted the handheld hitting 4.5 million worldwide (the same time Nintendo announced 3.45 million). The line between the two must be where EA have decided the "don't bother" point is, I guess.

The use of the phrase "white night" and false equivalence all in one post. Is this a game of MRA bingo?

I can see Nintendo platforms (WiiU/marketplace or 3DS) being a good fit for Mini Ninjas' more blue-sky gameworld. But any platform I have (i.e. not iOS) would make me happy.

The problem with TFU2 story was that it should have never existed. TFU was created as a standalone story about the genesis of the rebellion, and when it was a hit for LA, poor Hayden Blackman had to come up with a way to bring back a dead character and create a new story for him.

Nah - think she was on Veteran. She was determined to get a second run of ME1 and 2 done before baby came (this was in Feb, before ME3 came out). Unfortunately he had other ideas, but points for determination on her part. :)

360. Sorry!

Tangentially related anecdote: My wife was repeatedly doing a boss fight (Geth Prime) for in Mass Effect 2 for the first few hours of being in labour.

Pretty much the same here. If people weren't picking up the DLC, or using the free MP DLC, Bioware wouldn't be making it. ME3 multiplayer is still going strong, and I (and my friends) all really enjoy the DLC.

There's certainly photos about of him eating liver dumplings, and several first hand reports of sausages. I'm 100% sure of this, one - although I can't point you at a specific book right now.