Still skeptical of this movie, but this seems like a good start.

Arms, to quote Thanos, perhaps I treated you too harshly

I have a feeling the main focus of this presentation will be Pokemon Champions. While this could be really good for competitive, I personally couldn't care less. We'll also get a side peek of Legends Arceus too. It seems the Pokemon Company's focus on Nintendo game experiences has dramatically shifted, it's no longer the main priority.

Hopes
Switch Online releases
More information on Champions
Concierge release date
Dub of new pokemon season

Never heard of either…PERFECT!!

As an aside I LOVE that Nintendo Today ONLY sends you random push notifications if it's a big story. I think this is the only app I know that uses this feature well. Pretty smart from Nintendo as it ensures people won't switch them off from beyond spammed and is the real draw of the app for them now I'd say. They can instantly reach everyone's phones with end big announcements even if they're not checking the app daily.

9 only because performance hiccups? Is that the only negative, because many other 10/10 games like BOTW had that.

From reading the review, seems more like a 10/10 but I guess I’ll see for myself tomorrow!

The wee boy was brilliant in Bly Manor, a very chilling performance.

@VoidofLight and also don't forget the punk... sorry, the pink hair he had in ALttP xP

That's a solid score, looking forward to the embargo lift later today

Fantastic casting for both roles of Link and Zelda. They both seem to be relative unknowns but with good acting histories, this couldn't be more perfect. Now knowing the cast and director, tonally this movie is going to be more akin to Lord of the Rings and will probably take itself very seriously. As for Ganondorf, I'm very curious, will that be announced at a later date or will he be even featured at all?

Congratulations to both actors. I hope they're suitably thick-skinned and media savvy to protect themselves from the deluge of ***** that's coming their way for the next few years. I wish them the best for this project and beyond.

@thedicemaster ok, interesting the plot thickens.

I'd need to play the two side by side to be honest it has been way too long since I played the cube version and there is undoubtedly some misremembering on my part.

Maybe it just wasn't as good as I thought, which is often the case.

Thanks for the info. I will try it out with this in mind.

Love that they are using unknown actors! So hyped for this!

@Ploppy DESTROYED (the franchise)

I've tried to play most of the games but haven't actually really enjoyed one since Guilty Gear X back on the PS2

Someone should help Miyamoto sign up to social media sites so he doesn't have to keep writing "this is Miyamoto" each time he posts

Not really familiar with either actor’s work. Going off of appearance, the woman playing Zelda, I can see it. The man playing Link I’m not sold yet. I hope it turns out good! Recent TotK disappointment aside Zelda remains my favorite gaming franchise.

Pretty happy with this, and a far better result than I'd dare hope for!

Casting relative 'unknowns' is a great win I think, and will allow the project to speak for itself somewhat.... as opposed to relying on star power etc

Ganon casting will be interesting, and I'm pretty optimistic for it

Paul Mescal would be a perfect fit for Ganondorf imo.

Pokemon and Gamefreak are reviving the DJ Hero franchise! This time they've realized what makes DJ'ing really appealing in real life that was missing from the game back on the Xbox360 and PS3, the Pokemon version will come packaged with glowsticks and Class A drugs

Already purchased - delivers tomorrow (hopefully)!

I think i can see how both look the part. Those talking about hair colour.... hair can be dyed.

Link has historically been a child or a teenager. Some people were commenting about it being a British cast on other sites.... British accents are far better suited to fantasy movies than American. This has always been the case.

nintendo cant do this well im sleeping.
what a nice surprise, theyre not bad!! zelda seems perfect, and link might be promising. i like how theyre not well known too. excited to hear more!

I think it'll be like the one in February, maybe also with a release date for a spinoff added to NSO. If GCN NSO is monthly, Pokemon Colosseum seems like the most natural fit for August's game (Sunshine in September, Luigi's Mansion in October, Path of Radiance in November).

This is good news. Their previous rumored Zelda would have bombed the film. Having not heard of either of these two actors is a massive win for the fans and gives me a little hope this might turn out entertaining. At this point I am (very cautiously) starting to be optimistic.

@PikminMarioKirby I know exactly what you mean and I couldn't agree more.

Great casting choice for Link. He's a Yorkshire lad directly from God's own country so 'nough said.

I am convinced that Ben's experience as a voice actor was decisive for this choice.

@LazyDaisy I remember hearing it wasn’t intentional and rather a choice made because of how sprites in that era could only have a couple of colors- and that Link’s belt was already purple so the hair accidentally ended up as being purple.

I really enjoyed the Super Mario Bros Movie (the original, not the most recent one) back when I was really young, and based on the general consensus for that film, it's likely I'll love this with my bar being so low! 😂

@UltimateOtaku91 And I swear games like atelier and y's even have better graphics than Pokemon on switch.

@Nua Cheers! I'll definitely look into that! 😁

@KoopaTheGamer It’s just strange since the shirt on Link’s actor is the tunic Link usually wears. Maybe they’re going with an adaptation of Zelda I.

Honestly, this looks perfect. I’ve never heard of either of them, but that’s cool they’re picking more obscure actors that look perfect for the part. I’m really looking forward to May 2027!

@Anti-Matter Arms is such a fun game, pretty underrated too I would say.

I will certainly participate in this online demo if I'm available, but just like Splatoon, I'm affraid that's the only thing I'll be playing about that game. I remember the input lag was a bit too much to my taste during the S2 experience. Otherwise it gives a nice feeling with the HD rumble 2.

@chefgon @Misima Good for you both. Personally though, I find the JoyCon uncomfortable to as mice and couldn't find any set up where it was practical to attempt more mode at all. I typically play in docked mode sat on a sofa or bed. Getting to use the JoyCon on my lap, the arm of the sofa, the bed or some sort of mat/tray was awkward. If I'm going to use a mouse, I'd want to be sitting at a desk and that's just not how I play my Switch. But even if it was, I wouldn't want to be stuck to the small system screen and I would much rather use a real mouse instead.

DXD is not something I want to bother trying out.

@Samalik Dude there's a time and a place. If you're ok with "baby feeders" all over the shop, that says a lot about you, and it comes across as creepy. Yes, some censorship in the name of civility and decency is ok. Said a different way, if disallowing the nudity and semi-nudity currently on the eshop would choke creativity, that type of creativity doesn't really belong on a video game eshop anyway. Like what are you trying to justify here? Again, all this "pro-giant-anime-mammaries" advocating is really weird.

@rvcolem1 Thanks! A meaningful cash grab would be higher effort put into the main games. Instead, pokemon spends a lot on products and collaborations with other companies instead of enhancing their own games. Something like adding voice acting for instance, is a quality of life feature they have never added.

I guess all those rumors about the one being eyed to play Zelda were way off. 🤔 I think they made a good pick. She's certainly zelda like.
The guy playing Link does look a bit like him too. Never heard of these two but that's great actually. I won't be horribly crushed by the casting alone. Here's hoping for the best but fearing the worst.

Incidentally who here has heard of that Legend movie starring Tom cruise? I hear it was sorta the inspiration for the original game as well as a little Peter pan.

Please let this movie be at least intertaining. A big hit would be a wonderful surprise but not counting on it.

@VoidofLight Pretty sure those images aren't supposed to represent their look in the film. I would be surprised if Link isn't blonde in the film.

@LazyDaisy I think that’s a good decision. Personally, at least in English, Mario and co. should sound American (or Italian in Mario & Luigi’s case), Zelda etc. should sound British. There are few things more jarring in European-inspired high fantasy than American accents.

With the rumours that this is planned as a (Tri Force) Trilogy this casting is good news. Could easily start off a bit lighter in tone with the story getting darker as the characters get older.

Relatively unknowns. Hopefully this will continue with the rest of the cast.

Fingers crossed we don't get The Rock as Ganondorf. 😔😬

@ThatOnePenguin Or... Nintendo could clean up their eshop so it doesn't scroll like an anime Victoria's Secret catalog. 🤷

Reading some of the famous names lije Tom Holland being bandied about by the fans recently, I don't think people understand that the things they liked them in were 5 filmed years ago, and by the time this is filmed it will be another 3 odd years. Anyone famous will be too old by then. You need younger unknowns to fit the part, and possibly play them for 10 years.

@Spider-Kev 1. Shouldn't have to!
2. My loving room TV is clearly visible from the sidewalk in front of my house... Neighbors are allowed to be there!
3. I'm from a coastal US state; of course I've been to the beach. If you don't understand there's a clear difference between bikinis at a beach and overtly disproportionate half naked anime mammaries on a TV screen, you and I are just not going to agree on this. To each their own man; obviously we have different morals.
4. You go do your life however you want, and stop trying to convince me that nudity and indecency are OK to be thrust in my face when scrolling the eshop. I'm not the only one who has a problem with this. I'd ask you..
Why are you ok with it? It's kinda weird man.

I didn’t think Nintendo would want their movie to bomb, so glad these are unrecognizable, love to see new actors and actresses!

The dark hair does throw me off, but the shape of his face and features makes me believe it

@KociolekDoSyta the comments section of internet articles would be a thousand times better if everyone took you attitude, thank you for having a modicum of maturity and not focusing your hobby on being mad about series you used to like because games change over time (like all media).

@VoidofLight From what I recall, blonde Link didn’t have enough contrast with his environments, so they chose pink. That makes it intentional. We know it was supposed to be blonde, but that doesn’t make pink a mistake or error. It’s a design choice. I think you’re misunderstanding what everyone is trying to tell you.

It’s good that the actors are relatively unknown because if it was, say, Tom Holland I would just be thinking ‘Hey! What’s Spider-Man doing with a sword?’

Fine with going with relative unknowns. Many of the biggest franchises have done that with their leads without any issues, and if you're telling a story where the leads are young then you almost have to. Looking forward to this.