Do we think that Square is testing the waters of public reception with all these 16-bit, SNES-style videos? I would love to see them make a new RPG with the FFVI engine, just like what Capcom did with Mega Man 9 & 10. Somehow, the abstracted art style (and no voice acting) makes the sort of crazy stories easier to…

Interesting! Thanks for the explanation.

But, given the much more powerful components in the PS4, shouldn't it be able to handle PS3 emulation? I'll admit that I am totally ignorant here; just curious because, at first glance, it seems like it should be possible.

I noticed that, too! And one scene with mud kicking up in the air looked a little funny, like tiny dog paw icons floating in the air. Minor gripes for an otherwise gorgeous trailer.

Fair enough! :)

Agreed. If nothing else, this insane investor is causing a lot of gamers to be thankful for Iwata's leadership instead of resenting it!

Though, I don't know how well that statement holds up on the Vita

So, have Xbox One sales tapered off? Local stores around me continue to have full cases of them in stock, and I've only seen PS4s once in-stock.

Exactly! I was really looking forward to playing this on Wii U, even though I could play it on other systems, because it seemed like such an obvious fit for the Gamepad (as well as helping to support a 3rd party developer on Wii U). Now I have to pick between getting it on-time or on my system of choice. Developers…

This might just brilliant marketing. The time-sensitivity prompted me to finally download this. The funny thing was watching my wife try it: she started getting really into it, just trying to pass the first pipe. I think that "just one more try" aspect make speak to why it's gotten so popular.

Every Wii U game, including New Super Mario Bros. U and Nintendo Land, also has a digital instruction manual. That's been Nintendo policy, it seems, even back on the Nintendo 3DS. On either system, if you press the home button, you can tap a part of the screen and load a digital manual. The ones on the 3DS have been…

Really not a bad idea to at least try, since anyone who would do this would be helping to keep a used PS3 off the market. However, this is a foolish move, in my opinion; I'll never ditch my PS3!

The final comment of the video, "Just look for the 'U' on the box!" is really such a confirmation (as if we needed another at this point) that the name was a multi-million dollar mistake.

How will these be available? Paid? Free? Streaming? Download?

Shuhei is just a swell guy. I look forward to getting a PS4 next spring and putting it right by my Wii U. For now, I'm still enjoying tons of games of my Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360! (I totally wasn't ready for new consoles in terms of game backlog, haha).

To me, this is just further highlighting the blunder Nintendo made when naming this console. They should've just rebranded it Wii 2 and relaunched it along with PS4 and Xbox One. It's unorthodox but people would instantly get the idea that it's a new console. I wish they would figure out how to market it better, as I…

Crazy! I still think a Luigi and Mario in Cat Suit float would have been aces.

How did Sonic get a balloon over Mario? And no Year of Luigi balloon?

Doesn't the fact it won't work if you're not right by the PS4 bode poorly for the sort of Vita TV functionality they've been promoting over in Japan? That recent ad clearly showed someone going to another TV in a different room and remote playing a PS4 game. I'm assuming Sony doesn't think there are people who…

This is terrible news! I mean, a restriction option would make sense, but this is really unfair to everyone using it "responsibly," as they say. You could do far worse with the web browser.