PixlBit

I'll take Lovely Planet. Thanks!

I wish i had a puppy! Alas, the closest I'm getting to one will be Poochy and Yoshi's Wolly World. Do you have the Symphonia Chronicles collection or the wii version? I've heard good things about the port.

M&L seems really cute and awesome! Hopefully I can find a good deal. Not too into Pokemon right now though - I just find the concept a little bland

Seems interesting - really similar (and made by the same people as!) DQ9 and Ni No Kuni, both of which I love. My issue with it is that setting-wise, it seems kinda bland and rehashed from thise titles.

Animal Crossing is a given! Which Kirby do you think has more depth and replayability?

Awesome! Definitely gonna pick that up, then. I hope there's a good Black Friday deal, but it's pretty new so I'm not gonna get my hopes up.

EXACTLY. Nobody's gonna buy a system just for a 2D Mario game if they can get (close to) the exact same thing on their phones, especially if it's the same thing that has been rehashed for years at this point.

Are we forgetting that the N64 was pushed with only 3d games and was massively successful? I don't think it's a clear-cut 2d/3d split dictating success. What will be successful isn't always based off of what is successful now. The 3D Land/World titles don't really seem like real 3d mario titles in the same way 64/Sunshine/Galaxy do to me. I think Nintendo needs something expansive and visually fresh and interesting to really hook people on to the "mobile powerhouse" they're looking to promote.  A siddescroller may get more short-term sales, but it's not going to convince anyone that this is the console they need, and Super Mario Run is already going to fill that niche. Mario has enough clout to sell well regardless of the format, though, and especially with Run coming out, 2D isn't really going to be a viable system seller.

The sheer amount of ways you can approach battles lends the game well to replays. I usually don't replay games, but this time I might!

Thanks for the tip!