Also, it requires gold in addition to the netflix subscription? I'm somewhat appalled.

Worth noting that leaderboards do not require gold

Worth noting that leaderboards do not require gold, and I think stuff like autolog in the need for speed games don't either. Pretty much everything else does, though.

though I think my 360 is fit to bursting with games I may never touch or finish (I'm looking at you Quantum Ninja, thanks Dave and Dimrill).

Quantum Ninja is almost as good as Try Not to Fart.

Worth noting, there is a sensor bar in the game controller. So you can play Wii Stuff with just the gamepad as a screen. Which is kinda crazy.

myppie/british thingie, what's your nintendoid?

M&s olympic games is on sale on the eshop for the weekend for the olympics.. Couldn't resist.. Somebody want to beat me?

actually i like the game, but i'm always a sucker for winter sports games..
cooperating in the fourmans bob with my son is very funny..

Here's What Nintendo Just Announced
by Patrick Klepek on February 13, 2014
Not quite megaton, but some interesting stuff out of Nintendo Direct.

Nintendo just concluded its latest Nintendo Direct presentation, and it was full of little news bits.

If you're looking for news on a new Zelda, Mario, or Metroid, though, that didn't happen. All of those things are probably happening, but Nintendo's not willing to disclose those games yet.

Here's what the company did talk about, though.

Little Mac joining Super Smash Bros. and it launches in 2014.
Mario Golf on 3DS has a single-player RPG mode called Castle Club. Game arrives May 2.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe will also launch on May 2, with in-game items coming via Street Pass.
Yoshi's New Island arrives on March 14.
Yet another Ace Attorney game is in development.
The new first-person Steel Diver game will have free and "premium" versions. The free version has a few single-player missions and the entire multiplayer mode. It's also being released today.
Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is a new downloadable game being developed with the theme "good feelings." (Yes, really!) It includes a bunch of baseball-related mini-games. One mini-game is free, but the others must be purchased. You can, however, "haggle" with Rusty and get the prices down "significantly." The game will be released in April.
Pokemon Battle Trozei is a downloadable action puzzle game coming on March 20. It's actually a sequel to an existing game.
Inazuma Eleven is making its debut in North America on the eShop today.
NES Remix 2 launches on April 25 with mini-games pulled from Metroid, Kid Icarus, and others.
GBA comes to Virtual Console in the spring, starting with Metroid Fusion, Mario & Luigi, Mario Advance 3, and others down the line. Mario Advance 2, Wario Ware, Advance Wars, Golden Sun, F-Zero and others are headed to Japan.
New footage from X was shown, but the only release date indication is "2014" in Japan.
There was new footage from Bayonetta 2, as well, and it's coming "later" this year.

New footage from X was shown, but the only release date indication is "2014" in Japan.

First things first, let's get uber excited about this.

Second of all, someone should, like, total post a link to that footage. Like, right now. I bet it's ace.

http://platinumgames.com/2014/02/14/bayonetta-2-coming-to-wii-u-in-2014/

A Wii-U has just arrived for me. With Just Dance, Nintendoland, Wii Party and a couple of remotes - all for £189.

I am rather excited about this. Well maybe not the Just Dance stuff (He lied. Convincingly)

I've even got these Nintendo Stars that Nintendo sent me saying they had stolen them off some moaning fucking slaphead just for shits and giggles. I can still spend them right?

I've even got these Nintendo Stars that Nintendo sent me saying they had stolen them off some moaning fucking slaphead just for shits and giggles.

Brilliant.

Such a good console, you will really, really love it trousers. Add us - I'm skeptobot.

I'm Bigtrousers - will do some adding tonight. Anything arcadey you would recommend Lave? You're usually into the same kind of stuff as me.

I'm BritishNervoso. Arcade-wise you can't go much wrong with Nano Assault: Neo.

Currently most of my time has been spent on New Super Mario Bros U, which despite the general boredom people express because of the same art style of the previous games - it's the best 2D platformer I've ever played.

That and the glorious Rhythm Paradise (for the orginal Wii - which no longer is fuzzy and horrible looking thanks to coming in over HDMI).

And I've Super Mario 3D world waiting for after the Last of Us.

I've not picked up any Trousers Big Score Arcade style games yet.

Can I ask you guys your opinion on third party controllers?

there is a family with hardly any spare funds I would like to giver our Wii to (as we now have a WiiU) but they will need controllers and nunchucks (as we still need ours) so I'm looking for cheep options.

Extended battery? This thing? http://wiiudaily.com/2014/01/wii-u-extended-battery/

First I've heard of it. They should put it in as standard for new consoles.