The interesting thing about blaming the baby boomers for thinking games are for children is that to some extent, they were trained to think that and that's why the industry survived on some level. Considering that the industry was more-or-less dead before the NES which was able to get shelf space in stores due to…

Among those I don't see listed, my indefinitely favorite would be this bad boy here. This game and Rayman Legends are the only two I can think of that aren't a fraction as fun for me when I play alone. Just played a few levels of this game with my fiancee last night after not playing for a long time, and man, it just…

I only enjoy playing the game when my fiancee is on Murphy duty. Otherwise, it's maybe half as much fun for me, honestly. Not only does it feel more exciting and a touch easier to make up for the (for my taste, anyway) somewhat sloppy run/jump controls at times, but it's just better in every way with someone else on…

I usually unblock sites I like to let them get credit for me being on the page all the time, but when they start doing that BS where I have to watch a video before it'll un-gray the screen for me? That's when I no longer give a damn and block away. I've had that happen on Kotaku a good few times in the past few weeks,…

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Completing that game was definitely one of my prouder gaming moments. One of the few games that felt crushingly challenging, yet still doable enough that I kept going. Those last few levels. My god. They seemed impossible at first, but with time, they all finally clicked.

Interesting to know. I do imagine that given that even my horrible old first-gen netbook could emulate GBA titles smoothly the 3DS shouldn't struggle too badly in the end, but I imagine issues with architecture and coding could come into play as well. I also assume they don't just code an emulator and slap the ROM…

True enough. I also saw enough things about it "being for kids" to the point where I didn't want to deal with the stigma. I couldn't find/get the Zelda one or... hells yes I would have grabbed that one. I got the Mario & Luigi one, though, mostly for the bonus game and non-stock hardware.

I was puzzled by that phrase as well. Seriously, what the hell? Evidently they haven't scrapped it entirely, but it looks like the Wii U is the priority for the GBA games. I assumed it was because they didn't have them up and running yet... but knowing that they've already done it and simply haven't since then kinda…

Using it anywhere but a completely stationary spot makes the effect worse than useless.... and on the go, those aren't that frequent either. Mine's usually "off" too. Almost always. Enough that I considered a 2DS instead, since I knew I didn't NEED the 3D, but the larger screens swayed me. If there were a 2DS XL with…

That's the beauty of working on a college campus; I usually get at least 3-5 a day, usually peaking at about 7 on a good day. I only got 1 yesterday, though, so it's all down to who I pass in the halls and such. Still, it's good to be in a place where I know people have the device, or I'd never even bother with the…

Like Outrider says. I just copied everything to my PC and switched over. It's certainly one good thing about having things tied to the hardware (perhaps the only thing whatsoever), is that it all opened up without a hitch, all data (Streetpass and such as well) remained in tact immediately upon rebooting with a 16GB…

Proud to be among the ten, and loving the game as well!

To my knowledge you don't need to use a credit card for Club Nintendo, and I don't think you'd need one at all for the eShop since this is just a download code, not unlike just buying a eShop card. Unless there's another reason you can't register for it, I can't imagine why you'd need a credit card, but I signed up in…

I don't know. I imagine this won't be the cash cow that Call of Duty is, so it'll probably go on sale more often. CoD makes (I assume) the vast majority of its sales in the first few months leading through the holiday, and they can keep it at a solid $60 and people seemingly will stay pay for it.... but I don't know…

Just randomly remembered this and had to find this thread to post this here: I do remember a single game that lets you change graphics settings: Twisted Metal 4 on the PS1... if only slightly: http://www.psxextreme.com/ps1-reviews/59…

Oh, no problem! I'm with you! It's fair, however, to note that Sega throws off the release order argument as well to some extent; having released (in America, anyway) the....

I find it interesting as well that publishers will use this as a sign that these audiences don't want the game, when really, it's that most people won't just buy any (seemingly) mediocre game with Batman's face on it. These kinds of (seemingly) mediocre titles sell well on the big consoles where, inevitably, with such…

Uh oh. Here comes the inevitable debate about whether or not the Wii U is next gen. Ugh. It's almost too boring of a cyclical argument to want to get involved in, but other than fanboy bullshit, I can't imagine how it's not considered next-gen.... because of the simple matter of coming after the Wii. Again, it's a…

Part of me is thinking it was a joke, but one said with enough conviction that I was like "wait, what?" I'd be interested to know if there's any truth to it, though.