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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:01AM Dark Archon PSN Archonik XBL Dar said

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I didn't like the two new Pokemon games, but I might try Platinum anyway. Those games are like crack, Crystal being the purest, the new ones... more like crack mixed with washing powder - they're crap, but you can't stop playing anyway.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:04AM (Unverified) said

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The new ones aren't crap.

Might get this but only for the exclusive stuff. At 398 pokemans on Pearl.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:06AM (Unverified) said

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I hope that Ubisoft understands why Nintendo gamers hate them so. All I see is decade old games being ported and their crappy casual series. Thank Ubi!
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:51AM Freddie Mercury said

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You're crazy, I am so pumped for Imagine: Ice Champions
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:02AM (Unverified) said

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Hey now, IGN likes them.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/936/936573p1.html

Then again after playing nothing worthwhile for a year, I would imagine anything seems good.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:32PM Mr Khan said

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Or, just perhaps, Imagine Babiez had its own merits if it was judged for what it was, instead of just trashing it to appease the internet twats
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 3:37PM (Unverified) said

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Well it wasn't judged as a piece of shit, so no it wasn't judged for what it's supposed to be.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 3:55PM ripvanwinkle said

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"Well it wasn't judged as a piece of shit, so no it wasn't judged for what it's supposed to be."

That must be the most closed minded comment I've ever read in my life. You need help.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:12AM cuteSAVAGE said

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Broken Sword Director's Cut? Sweet!
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:14AM John Z said

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Come on, no love for Major Minor?
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:12AM Freddie Mercury said

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Everyone is too busy loving General Specific
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 3:10PM (Unverified) said

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I miss Sheep in the Big City.

BAAAAA.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 4:56PM Freddie Mercury said

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Someone finally got it!!! :)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:15AM zkey14 said

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Might get Jagged Alliance for the DS.

Other than that, the list is the very definition of "meh".
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:18AM Dirty said

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When is the new motion plus thing coming? For some reason I thought that was early 09.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:41PM Mr Khan said

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Rumored to be May, i believe, as The Conduit is compatible and is itself rumored to be released in that time
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:20AM Nigeria said

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Retro Game Challenge finally has a concrete release date, or maybe it already had one. Those smaller games always fall off my radar.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:32AM MNC Dover said

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JoJo's Fashion show for the DS. Am I the only one who imagined something like this:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g293/bosshogx/jojofashion.jpg

Forgive the horrible attempt at Photoshop. If you got better PS skills, then feel free to make it look better.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:45AM Snowblind said

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Diamond and Pearl were easily the best of the Pokemon games, even topping Gold and Silver. It brought back a lot of the best features like the clock, and the main story was well over 40 hours long.

The only thing that really hurt it was the variety.. 490 Pokemon and you see the same six for most of the game. The radar thing really ruined it, and there was no reason to make you use the old games.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:06PM hvnlysoldr said

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The Poke Radar is actually to chain and catch shinies much more easily. It was still hard to do requiring finding the same Pokemon more than 40 times, but it still beats 1 in some 6500
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 9:53AM (Unverified) said

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Yawn. I sure hope my gut is correct in telling me that the wife got me a PS3 for xmas.

There is nothing in this list that is for me.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:12AM MNC Dover said

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Not even House of the Dead or Madworld? Just wondering, not trying to start somethin'.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:05AM Temidien said

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Platinum will be 2009 GOTY, fyi. Yes, I'm calling it early..
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:26PM Jerk Face said

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*scoff*
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:08AM Temidien said

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Having to own the older games was the big bummer for me. The last Pokemon game I played before Diamond was Silver so having to pick up the GBA games ust to fill out my collection got pricey... I think the shouldve made it possible to catch the old ones, just tougher (thus encouraging sales of the old games without stopping frugal gamers from catching em all)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:41AM Sponge said

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Trade in the GTS
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:11AM The Blank Mage Returns said

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Pokemon got scary when I wasn't looking, 'cause that bugger looks like something out of Resident Evil. Kill it with fire! (It's not very effective...)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:24AM religiousjedi said

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Considering that thing--Giratina--is a Ghost/Dragon...yup, fire won't kill it!

:l

Anyways...House of the Dead and Mad World are at the top of the list. Platinum is a no factor, as I continuously play Diamond.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:36AM samfish said

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Aside from MadWorld, I think I'm most excited for Kororinpa 2 in that list. I LOOOOOOVED the first one and the second one looks like they're really going all out on it.
Apparently it's crazy hard to find now and costs a fortune, but if anyone can get their hands on the first Kororinpa, I highly recommend it.
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Posted: Dec 20th 2008 7:39AM ArthurSA said

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Indeed, 1:1 motion sensing was what made this game incredible.
I tried everything else I could find, but no other games were that simple and good.
Mercury meltdown, dewi's, etc.. All had limited motion, which was a huge turn down.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:57AM mr nimblewick said

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These are ones to watch:

Marvelous Entertainment USA
Little King's Story - Feb. 17
Rune Factory: Frontier - March
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 10:58AM mr nimblewick said

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Uh... what happened to my profile?
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:09AM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said

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The winner on this list is House of the Dead Overkill.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:14AM (Unverified) said

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I'm looking forward to Onechanbara, MadWorld, & Overkill but since I played No More Heroes, I try not to get my hopes up for mature wii titles.

MadWorld looks like it's the most promising but I'll be renting these three before buying anything.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:49AM MowDownJoe said

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No release period besides Q1 for Henry Hatsworth? That's the one that I am REALLY looking forward to.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:52AM shamon said

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I think that pretty cool you can always count on nintendo to make good fun games for everyone .
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:11PM (Unverified) said

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It's true! Now where did Private Public go...
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:13PM (Unverified) said

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This was going to be a reply to the Major Minor/General Specific comment a few posts above.

You make a fool of me for the last time, Joystiq! (Not likely.)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:11PM JoshMilewski said

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Why is it that seeing that boxart gets me all giddy and excited? I already have the Japanese version of Platinum, and after giving up trying to read the text, I just gave up on the game iself... Pokémon needs a new battle system.

Also, I might have to buy all those Nintendo-published games (even Platinum again...) just for the Club Nintendo Coins. Let's see:

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
New Play Control! Pikmin
Personal Trainer: Math
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Pokémon Platinum version

Damn it, they're all remakes or new versions of the same old games, except for the math thing. So I don't really want any of them, except kinda Fire Emblem.

But damn! THE COINS!!!!! :'-(
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:21PM (Unverified) said

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Release the new Pokemon expansion in the U.S. with a bundle with DSi = Sold... (I'll miss you GBA slot T_T)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 1:55PM DonaldMick said

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Considering the Pokemon games make extensive use of the GBA slot, there's no way in hell they'd bundle Platinum with the DSi.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:39PM Mr Khan said

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But that's how you import your pokemons from the GBA games, straight through the slot...
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:22PM Roto13 said

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"New Play Control!"

Oh, really?

I may pick up Pokemon Platinum, since I have all of the event-only legendaries in Pearl and I'm not restarting that file ever. >_>

Of course, MadWorld is from my beloved Clover studio reborn, so that's a must-buy.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:39PM Mr Khan said

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Pikmin the same month as MadWorld? Sonic in that month too?

Fuck. Runs everything i want right together. MadWorld will take precedent. Sonic for April, Pikmin for June (as The Conduit is now rumored to be May)
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:44PM ScottG13 said

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If you thought 2008 was slim pickens... welcome to 2009!
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 12:55PM Mr Khan said

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If all you're after is Nintendo games, yeah. Literally nothing on that except Personal Trainer Math is an original game

But the SEGA games make up for it, more or less
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:55PM ScottG13 said

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Man, I hope those Sega titles sell, too. I worry about our old buddy sometimes when they push out crap like Sonic Unleashed.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 11:24PM JoshMilewski said

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Unfortunately, I really think MadWorld is not going to sell well. Not only because of No More Heroes' precedent, but also because I myself am just not feeling the game. =/

It sucks that I really have very little or no interest in all the "mature" titles on Wii so far, because I really don't want to see them go away. =/
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:09PM Comet 20 said

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Uggg Sonic and the Black Knight is gonna suck. Sonic must be sore after SEGA milked him dry and beat him with a stick.
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Posted: Dec 17th 2008 2:09PM (Unverified) said

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Or, perhaps, if people should start ignoring IGN for giving God Hand such a low score
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