Pokemon GO, NES Mini, Metroid blast ball demo, Star Fox Zero demo and more

Pokemon Go hype, NES mini, Star Fox Zero demo, Turbografx 16 games on eshop, more news on Color Splash, plus a Metroid demo.This week seem like a great one to be a Nintendo fan!

Blast Ball demo? I'll download it and give it a try while being completely objective but I can' say I expect much based on what we have seen.

So far I have one reaction: The graphics look slightly better than what was shown at E3 2015 but being fair the 3ds does not translate well when showing screen shots online.

Video: Here’s A Better Look At The NES Mini From IGN

https://youtu.be/45m1ZrRDHJM

https://youtu.be/qAGVilt3Rls

@Solaryellow: Meh at least you gave it a fair chance.

The Star Fox Demo is a great idea to give people who were scared off by control complaints a chance to decide for themselves, it really should have come out at launch. It's a great game that I've really enjoyed!

@WreckEm711: Yup, I will pick it up!

Definitely going to try it out this weekend and see how it is.

I really liked the anime clip and demo of SF Zero. I might pick it up now.

Wanted to give you guys a heads up, cause I almost missed it myself. In Europe (maybe worldwide?) you can get 40% off of Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze through your Nintendo account. So that would make it $12? $12 for imo the best 2D platformer ever made is not a whole lot. Even if you're not 'into' 2D platformers I would suggest to check it out at that price-point.

Loving this news so far. I agree with others though, the Star Fox Zero demo should have been ready earlier. Metroid Federation Force and Paper Mario Color Splash look amazing and fun though, so hyped for them. Ill probably be playing Pokemon GO still also, still enjoying it.

Today I broke down and purchased Star Fox from Best Buy for $20.00 brand new. Do I expect the experience to be good? No, I expect it being as pleasant as picking up warm cat vomit but I can always resell it for quite the profit. I would have even picked up Mario Maker (for $23.99 or so) but it is sold out withing 250 miles from my location and not available on the website.

@Solaryellow: Yeah our Bestbuy was even sold out of Star Fox Zero, it great a bunch are buying it, even if its for money investments. The game hold a special place for me since i enjoy complex hardcore games. Even on my second run of the game i was being challenged. I even bought a Falco Amiibo to increase damage and lower defense so i could speed run faster.

EVERY Nintendo game priced at $29.99 was sold out. Four is a small number but it was four titles of relatively good quality (non shovelware) and it shows how people will purchase software as long as it is priced accordingly. Perhaps the sale price was low but I feel more software would be sold even in the range of $49.99 rather than $59.99. The correct price will motivate those fence sitters into making a purchase. Days ago all of these games were on the shelves. Maker and Fox were in large quantities. Something tells me this will be the norm until the Wii U is off the shelves.

@Solaryellow: This is how its been for awhile. I remember in the Wii days buying Fire Emblem for super cheap cause no one wanted them.

Does anyone feel like all of tis positive Nintendo news is building towards something big? I do! I hope we get a reveal of the NX soon.

A while? I can not recall the last time I saw a recently released first party Nintendo game for 50% off. Best Buy wants to get rid of its stock.

@Solaryellow: O for Star Fox Zero yeah, i have a feeling Star Fox Zero is getting a singles release for holidays. Thats what happens when they dont sell fast, they get replaced by stuff that does. Its been happening for awhile.

When were the release dates for SFZ, Yoshi's Woolly World, XCX and Mario Maker? Fall and Winter of '15 and Spring of '16? They must have done something in order for such a blow-out sale. Everything else remaining are the core titles (Kart, Smash) or the lesser received titles (TP, AC, etc..,).