I finally got 100 posts on my popular Nintendo thread!

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=177054&page=1#

What can I say, the topic was just really interesting and that's why it got so many responses! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

I can smell those 10 coins already! Yummy!

Neat, I decided to contribute myself. I picked the $25 Early Bird Print option. I like having physical copies :P

Ummm at that price is hard to resist, even with MH 4 coming out...but that game is still 1 year away...decisions...decisions...

best platformer: super mario 3d world

best action-adventure: a link between worlds

best eshop: steamworld dig

biggest surprise: sm3dw

best game no one bought: wonderful 101

best story: dual destinies

best sound: albw

wii u goty: sm3dw

3ds goty: pokemon x/y

Wii U news of 28/01/2014:

• Weekly sales, week of the 18th (US sw and WW hw): Adjustments last week... The Wii U only fell 29%, with sales of 47k units (new baseline of > 30k?) and it sold 10k units more than last year. In the US, the chart was filled with FPS, but a bunch of Wii U games appeared (Mario and Sonic, Nintendo Land), the best selling being SM3DW with 14k units. And Wii Fit U sold 9k...
• Sony "could" buy the manufaturer of the DRAM chip in the Wii U for 7 billion yen...
• WatchDogs release date "found"
• Nintendo and phones already happened... in 2004! (I recommend reading this!)
• Some info on the Gamepad's extended battery.

A Tekken U tourney? Would that even be feasible?

So Nintendo's financials are out. They're not good, nor are they bad. I think "expected" is the correct word.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=177160

Also, nice to see IGN not putting any spin on it, as usual.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/01/29/nintendo-financials-show-profits-fall-as-wii-u-troubles-remain

I'm not sure whether or not this article has been posted already, but I just stumbled upon it and thought it was a great read.
http://pietriots.com/2014/01/26/nintendo-a-good-problem-to-have/

People over at reddit are organising MK7 tournaments if anyone is interested.
http://www.reddit.com/r/3DS/comments/1w9b7d/reviving_the_mario_kart_online_community/

So what is the deal with the lack of activity here then?

At any rate, if you haven't yet voted, do so soon! Also, don't forget there's the MK7 tourney on Sunday, and there shall be a trial Pokemon X/Y tourney running soon also. Keep an eye out for more!

3DS News: January 29, 2013

• Some Japanese software numbers for 2013. Note that the 3DS dominates over there.
• Speaking of sales data, the 3DS outsold the PS4 the week ending the 18th. In the United States that week, the best-selling 3DS game was Pokemon X/Y with over 22,000 sales. No other 3DS games sold over 10,000 copies retail.
• The next Fossil Fighters comes out February 27 in Japan. Here is a preview.
• Either Iwata is crazy and thinks Nintendo isn't kid-friendly enough or some translator did a bad job.
• Iwata is taking the blame and a 50% paycut. You can tell Nintendo is an American company because hundreds of low-level workers have NOT been fired while the CEO runs off to another company. And as an American, I'm allowed to say that.
• A new Pokemon competition is coming.
• IGN is trying its hand at sales numbers. Cute.
• A book on Wario Land 4 is now available on Kindle for $5.
• Pokemon X/Y has sold over 11 million! Must be including digital distribution.
• A new recruit to Unsung Story.
• Nintendo is planning to buy 10 million of their own shares.
• I'm planning on making a new VS thread soon. Stay tuned!