Anyone have a pic of how small the NFC chip in the figures are?

I can't help but think you're comparing apples to oranges here. VMUs were a great idea, but their utilization during gameplay wasn't as great as what you did with them when the console was off...

With Nintendo's focus on licensing deals announced last year, how cool would it be to get animated shorts done by her? Pipe dream for certain.

No other game has offered "butt mode" either. Robbed.

I probably will too, but I just hope that the overworld and gameplay changes are new enough to still feel fresh. Then again, by the time it gets here, I probably won't care.

Dude, I was surprised to read that as well. Once I beat the game I couldn't wait to see what others thought of it. Then I read some of the theories on what actually happened to Tiz and was blown away. I'm excited/worried for Bravely 2.

I had Linoone and Golduck as my HM bros. Didn't know Linoone could learn so many...

Meh, Nintendo games still seem best suited for 4 people on one couch. It didn't seem to be as much of a priority for the Wii as it is WiiU this time around.

I never thought I'd dislike Ubisoft more than EA, but their seemingly unfinished releases this holiday season are inexcusable.

Agreed. Nintendo is the oranges to the Sony/MS apples, and often they've said as much. I just hope that the licensing deals they said they would be making lead to more films (I'd love an ambient Metroid), as well as, one day, a theme park.

I'm legitimately ashamed in myself for forgetting Bowser's Inside Story. Loved his epic giant-sized battles.

This makes me wish for another proper Mario RPG where Bowser is one of the good guys. Great read!

Always loved the artwork on the box. Mario has been in some wacky circumstances, but this one struck me as particularly odd.

I just fear that the yearly releases are diluting the series as a whole. I admire some of the newer titles (Unity included) for trying new things, but I really do think the series needs a year or two off and only a couple of studios to work on them.

Rogue Good. I'm cautiously optimistic they optimize the game engine and focus for Victory so we don't have another technical bust like Unity. And dear god no companion app or Initiates please.

Too hard to render, or something. But yeah I like Aveline. Still thought her game was better than ACIII

I want to be as excited as you are... so badly...

And here I was thinking AC wouldn't turn into Madden or COD. Give the series a reprieve.

13" GE mono TV I bought in 1997 with my lawn mowing money, along with a copy of Goldeneye for 4-player splitscreen. It weighed at least 236 pounds, but boy did I love that thing.

Good to see the morally gray areas presented for the Assassins and Templars. Got to figure there have been a few Templars folks could sympathize with.