I think I probably will end up buying it (damn you Nintendo and your solid game design) but very grudgingly.  And yeah for me it's worse than "not excited".  Think I'm losing my patience with Nintendo, and I have been a lifelong fan.  It's painful but I have seen their games gradually decline from 10s, to 9s to solid 8s (lots of 8.8s), and now to 7s.  And this is at a time when "quite good" maybe just falling short of being good enough.

They need to step up.  People put up with all their perks just so they could enjoy their excellent games, but they're not going to much longer if the games are no longer there.

Those people planning on picking up Borderlands 2 in September, what system are you getting it for?

Nintyfan17 said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

bugsonglass said:

And it angers me that Nintendo did a by numbers Mario sequel instead of finishing Paper Mario 3D and Luigi's Mansion 2 as promised.  

Huh? Aren't these games made by different teams?

They are Paper Mario Sticker Star is made by Intelligent Systems and Luigi's Mansion 2 is made by Next Level Games.

Stop talking sense when a man is angry!!! ANGRY I tell thee  

phantom_leo said:

Those people planning on picking up Borderlands 2 in September, what system are you getting it for?

Is there online play?  If so maybe for PS3 as I don't think I will start paying for Xbox live.  Otherwise, whichever is supposed to be the better version out PS3 X360

"As always, Natsume have prepped a pre-order bonus for the next Harvest Moon game in North America, Harvest Moon: A New Beginning. All GameStop pre-orders for the game will net you this Yak plushie along with your purchase:"

bugsonglass said:

phantom_leo said:

Those people planning on picking up Borderlands 2 in September, what system are you getting it for?

Is there online play?  If so maybe for PS3 as I don't think I will start paying for Xbox live.  Otherwise, whichever is supposed to be the better version out PS3 X360

Yep! Very much an online game. The entire game can be played up to 4-player cooperative!

Nope Leo, I will wait a bit to get it.

NSB2, I will get it but I really dont care its there. A new mario game used to be a big event, now its just a yearly, sometimes biyearly one.

bugsonglass said:

That is adorable!  If Robio's boy doesn't want it, I will offer to buy it off him

Sorry Bugsy I'm not picking it up. Well probably not for now since I don't have a 3DS anymore. As it is, I probably would pass on it just because it's a Harvest Moon on a handheld. As good as it looks, this is a series that requires long periods of play and I prefer those experiences to be on a console.

From EA"

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SimCity earned 36 award nominations and 17 wins at E3 and it’s tracking with good demand metrics -- great awareness and solid purchase intent.

Crysis 3 is a highly anticipated title we are publishing in partnership with Crytek in Frankfurt. Pre-orders are roughly three-times what they were for Crysis 2, at this time in 2010.

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I’ll start with Madden NFL 13 because this year’s game represents a huge leap in innovation. Powered by the all-new Infinity Engine, every impact is more intense and no two plays ever look
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13 are up 25 percent versus last year, and purchase intent based on weekly Nielsen surveys is also up significantly.

Co-op the reason, really? Ugh.