Nintendo Dives into ROM Hacks With NES Remix

Don't forget Somari!

Any reason why this is only on Wii U and not the 3DS?

@tireyo: $15 is pretty steep. Any idea how long it is?

This is a cool idea.

This is actually a really cool and original way to capitalize on nostalgia while still doing something different. If I had a Wii U, I'd be all over this.

This feels like someone somewhere inside Nintendo won the argument finally. I can't imagine this is a new idea internally but I'm glad they're finally getting into this kind of stuff more. Before the only avenue for this stuff was 9Volt's levels in WarioWare, which were always some of the best in those games.

Stoked.

Haggar is number one you idiot.

I bought this right away. I can't wait to check it out later today!

Wow. Very cool.

There needs to be a Gary Whitta challenge where you have to shoot that guy.

This is a game consisting entirely of the best part of any given Warioware title. Sold.

This looks fantastic. If it plays anything like WarioWare, where you're knocking out those challenges in rapid succession, I want it. Too bad it's a Wii U thing, this seems like the perfect fit for the 3DS.

Also, people are complaining about $15? That seems like a completely acceptable price point for this.

You get specific challenges per game and then every 10 stars you get a Remix challenge. So for example in Excitebike you'll be asked to do a wheelie for 3 seconds, then get to the finish without crashing while doing wheelies, then the same again but on a trickier course. You get graded between 1-3 stars (if you do well the stars get a rainbow highlight around them) and "bits" which accumulate and unlock stamps. The remix challenges play around with the mechanics in the classic games. For example, turning a short Mario stage into an endless-runner thing where you must time precision jumps to dodge Cheep Cheeps, or a stage in Donkey Kong where you only have a limited radius of visibility around Mario.

It's pretty fucking cool.

Looks fun... oh damn, Wii U only.

A full-on 8-bit WarioWare game without Wario in it. Huh.

Oh god, Ice Climber. That game made me rage at times.

I'm tempted to play some old NES games now.

I can get down with this, for sure!

What a neat idea.

Really smart move by Nintendo. Depending on the scope of what they do this could be the biggest system seller.

Oh man a quick look of this would be sweet.

So is this like an NES-themed WarioWare with more long form minigames?

Cause that does sound pretty cool! Just wish it was on the 3DS too...

Nintendo's reaallly making me want a Wii U today.

Does Nintendo even *need* to buy any rights to Cat Mario?

But seriously, I hope NES Remix just becomes Cat Mario at some point.

We totally need a quick look of this. Looks pretty fun.

So it's challenge levels for NES games? Seems pretty cool.

Seems pretty cool, Nintendo starting to win me over on the Wii U. Shame I'm broke :D

$15.

How much is it?

aww man, WiiU eshop only.

They should have just bought the rights to the cat mario series and put it out.

Price point's a bit higher than I would have liked, but I've dabbled with it a bit. It's pretty bitchin'.

Sweet