That box art is hot. I wish that game would be localized. :(

@cycycychris. I'll make sure to do it later.

So I played like an hour of Metroid Prime today. Holy shit! I think I found love. As soon as I started shooting, I knew this was love.

That's a good point to make. I told them that I'm hesitant to download because the Wii U only has 32 GB and I don't want an external hard drive. 

I just want to re-download my games and save data of this gen into the next gen Nintendo consoles.

Sorry about the last few days guys. Haven't been able to do things at night. Hopefully I can get back at the news tomorrow.

Oh damn the Norovirus is nasty stuff! Be sure to stay safe cycychris.

Also when is this XCX Direct? Friday?

Bunch of new Splatoon info from Famitsu:

- Team made up of lots of staff that worked on Wii U launch titles. Once they'd grasped the hardware, they wanted to create something innovative. 
-Working on a local multiplayer mode in addition to online and Hero Mode
- Hero mode is predominantly a 3D platformer with heavy emphasis on human-squid transformations
- Random matching is done world wide, game tries to place you with players close to your skill level based on ratings
- Tried implementing a system whereby you could give orders to your team mates, but battles were too quick and hectic for them to be effective so they got rid of the feature
- Game won't use CPU fighters; only once 8 human players have been found will a match start
-Having multiple modes with random matching would limit the number of players per mode, so all the focus is on the 4 vs. 4 for that
- No communication with players you are matched with
- They didn't think of using Bloopers when they decided on squids (they apparently forgot they existed)
- No money can be earned in Hero Mode. Your points, as displayed at the end of the match, are turned into money and experience points.
- A lot of the music is written by Tooru Minegishi (who has worked on Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Super Mario)

http://www.gonintendo.com/s/246516-splatoon-information-from-the-famitsu-article

That is good Splatoon news. Who here's gonna be picking it up?

Me. It looks very creative and fun.

I am expecting quite a bit of backlash regarding the lack of voice chat and online options, but neither affect my decision since I am buying it primarily for the single player.

Indeed, initially I wasn't sold on it (seemed overplayed at E3) but the more I see of it, the more it just looks like a whimsical and enjoyable title. 

We need more of them these days.