Ni no Kuni, the Level-5/Studio Ghibli collaboration, will be bundled with a 352-page spellbook. What will happen when players are forced to buy a guide with the game, and can the addition of the book actually make Ni no Kuni a better game?

When developers let their egos get in the way of their target audience, bad things happen. Fortunately, Nintendo hasn't handled Mario and his games the way the ham-handed executives of The Itchy and Scratchy Show handled a dip in ratings.

With a language barrier in the way, playing a game without a guide can be impossible.

Did you ever feel sorry for the motion-sick kid who couldn't ride roller coasters? What about a motion-sick kid who can't play video games? And will you become that kid when 3D technology becomes widely adopted?