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It doesn't matter if you think it should have been priced at 400, as Strangelove said, they were selling the PS3 at a loss. Two years ago the 3DS cost 100 dollars to make and they sold it for 250. That's the arrogant Nintendo attitude we've been dealing with ever since the success of the DS/Wii.

Welcome! I'm sort of the "cool dude" 'round these parts, so stick with me kid and you'll be livin' the high life!

I have a suggestion! Not sure if it's been suggested before but whatever here goes. Rather than just let you keep writing statuses/replies for infinity and than arbitrarily cutting your post once you send it, that the forum will stop letting you type in the box so you know you've written too much. Make it happen, Dean! Like my post if you agree, club baby seals if you disagree!

It launched at 250 in 2011.

Yeah Rayman Origins is great. Legends is even greater! Both of them are best on the Vita IMHO. The Fast Sail (Quick Sail?) is great, not only does it move faster but you save time having to change wind directions, you can just move around and the wind changes with you. How far are you in the game? I just got to the Youknowwhat Castle with the statue of the hero of youknowwhat and obtained the youknowwhatsword. Is it spoilers for a game from 2001?

Agreed, but there's more reasons they need to eat some humble pie. They need to stop gimping hardware and over pricing it. In what universe is the 3DS a 250 dollar system?? They need to stop being greedy and send some good will to fans, maybe with a unified account system so I can transfer games between my 3DS and Wii U. Xbox 360 and PS3 have both added features (and axed linux but whatevs) over the years, Wii U needs to do the same.

Agreed! I've played most of Wind Waker on the gamepad, it's been great. I don't see Sunshine getting an HD port, while over time the mixed reception has changed for Wind Waker, that hasn't been the same for Sunshine. I'd love to be wrong though!

Didn't mean to pick up the limited edition, I didn't even think it was even being released in Canada, but EB Games had a few extras so I splurged so I can resell it in a few years with my gold Wiimote for millions. I forgot what a great game this is. Might be better than Ocarina..... maybe.

They're definitely a company that could use an ass kicking (which it seems like they're getting) and some "upper management restructuring". That said, the port is very well done, hopefully they're working on the other Zelda GCN/Wii games or the Galaxy games.

Steam Machine beta specs: How much would this cost to build yourself?

Man, can't believe Reboot launched 20 years ago, I remember that weekend when it first debuted. Glad that it's still being produced in BC. Started watching Broadchurch. Man, pretty much everything I see in British television collects from the same pool of actors. Lots of Doctor Who alumni, which is kind of cool. We've watched the first three episodes, we're going try to finish it this weekend, unless I pick up Wind Waker HD...

Definitely not bland or half hearted but there's some parts that are just a little too cheesy. I know it's based off comic books but the part with Coulson and the Peruvian lady shooting back to back just made me cringe. That said, it's got that great Whedon dialogue, likeable characters, and an awareness that most TV shows lack.

Not for me, cause I'm fucking legit like that, but Mario games aren't always attracting the best gamers, and even some hardcore gamers can suck at platformers. I think most of the frustration is with what Strangelove was describing, the fact that lives exist means saving is kind of a pain in the ass. Rayman Legends is ideal, I play through each level, maybe I die a few times, I finish that level, turn the system off, no worries. Lives just don't need to be there anymore, they serve no purpose.

THIS. YES! Rayman Origins and Legends don't have lives and those games are way better platformers than Mario. Mario games haven't required quarters being pumped into them in 30 years, so why are we still stuck on this whole "lives" thing? Super Mario Bros didn't have saving, it might have had 8 worlds but it was designed with shortcuts in mind so you could beat the thing in a single sitting if you knew what you were doing, and it was shortly after the arcade era where lives were, in a lot of instances, ways for getting more quarters in the game, but even then lives were acceptable because it added to the challenge of the a single play through in a sitting experience. This isn't the case for the New Super Mario games, these are long games with longer levels and 8+ worlds to grind through.... so why can't the challenge exist in the level design and not arbitrary difficulties added by the developer?

Legolas has the hots for Arwen!?!

I haven't yet but apparently the little camera on top of the tablet functions as as the IR reader. I did use the Wii remote to browse the menu, but i'd have to move the tablet back a couple feet to get it to read. The annoying thing, and I don't know if this is because it was my first time using Wii mode since updating, but I had to turn the TV on, point at the TV and confirm going into the Wii mode, which means I'd have been out of luck if I didn't have access to the TV. Hopefully you don't have to do that every time. I can understand not being able to use the tablet's buttons/thumbsticks for games like Skyward Sword, but there's no reason classic controller games or games like New Super Mario Bros where you play with the Wii remote sideways can't work. Same with Virtual Console games, clearly they just want us to "upgrade" to the Wii U versions, which I'd be interested in doing if they put more than crappy NES games on the store.

Finished GTA V last night.

A new Wii U update lets you play Wii games on your tablet controller. I tried it out last night... the good news is some of these Wii games look a lot better on the tablet screen than blown up on an HDTV. I tried out Xenoblade and actually didn't make me want to vomit. Though the unfortunate news is that even though games like Xenoblade use the classic controller, you can't play the game with the tablet controller. So if you're like me and you do your Vita/Wii U gaming in bed, you still have to have a Wii Remote, and in the case, a classic controller plugged into it. Virtual Console games also work, Majora's Mask looked pretty good, but again, I had the screen propped up so I could see it while laying down and had to use a separate controller. Oh Nintendo!

Yeah monster of the week formula is my biggest concern. If they want to capture some of the crowd ABC had with shows like LOST, they need a strong season-long story arc, plus stand alone episodes. But for now, I felt as an establishing episode, it did a good job introducing all the characters.

How long did it take you guys to get to the end of GTAV?