@Nep-Nep-Freak Mario Tennis Fever is ranked low in general because of the groundswell of hate against Nintendo, particularly regarding prices. There's a lot of bitter people out there that their expectations weren't met or believe they know better, so any chance to attack Nintendo is taken. IGN is notoriously obsessed about prices, and led their NVC show with "Is Mario Tennis Fever worth $70?" This undermines Nintendo's policy for decades of a standard price structure for all games. During the Switch era it was $60. Now it's $70. While there's a premium level of $80 for things like Mario Kart World, so far that is the only original Switch 2 title at that price (most of us paid $50 via the bundle anyway) and echoes the $70 premium price point of Zelda TOTK on Switch.

The hyper whinging over $10 more on comparative games is unbelievable, if not deranged. We're 8 years beyond the Switch release, costs have increased exponentially through that time, and we're onto a brand new system. Why not $10 more? Whether someone "feels" like a game should be less, that's their consumer discretion. If it's too much, don't buy it. Most of us make this decision already on countless games. Curiously, when the next Zelda arrives, I bet IGN won't be asking, "Is Zelda worth much more than $70?", and imply you should pay $100 for it. That is the logical extension of this nonsense.

What people don't understand is that the entire cost of business is built into a product price. Like the ingredients on a $15 pizza probably cost just $2, the price of a game is not simply the man hours to develop it. With building expenses, computers, energy, administration, manufacturing and shipping, it probably costs $40 just to get a game out. Add the retail margin and Nintendo's margin, we're at $60. The remaining $10 or $20 offsets direct development costs.

As to discounts during the Game Cube era that someone mentioned, the GC was a failing console, so of course Nintendo needed to entice buyers with faster discounts. For something that's selling strongly, Nintendo are rigid. Look at the Switch era. All businesses operate with the knowledge that good times aren't forever, so take advantage of it. This is basic supply and demand.

Yes, Mario Tennis Fever is a superb game, especially in the key domain of its multi player. Objectively, it's the greatest Mario Tennis ever.

Mimikyu, but next up would be bewear and decidueye. I just got a physical copy of moon for msrp in the mail. Pretty happy about that.

@KayFiOS Every Pokémon soundtrack on Nintendo Music is like this, it's unfortunately nothing new.

I’m… not mad. Pretty happy with this, actually. Probably won’t buy this immediately but it’s on my shortlist.

@Fiskern They'll repeat everything, A Pokemon Go, TCG and Cafe Remix update and then a gen 10 spoiler.

That's it.

What is this reaction? You never heard of a Furby before?

@westmeadow people who defend piracy always say "Make the game available and people will buy it." Well, Nintendo are making it available to buy, and people are still talking about getting it for free by piracy. Are piracy defenders just full of crap?

@The_Nintendo_Expat that is a load of words to say you are a cheap, over entited person that expects to be handed everything for free.

@Misima That's okay. Pokemon is not for everybody. I always disliked first person shooter games and remember playing Doom and Wolfeinstein on PC in the 90s and didn't enjoy them at all and and I preferred games like Commander Keen, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Lemmings, Hugo 1, 2 and 3, Jill of the Jungle, Hocus Pocus, Jetpack, Paganitzu, Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise, Supaplex, Word and Math Rescue.

Great to hear. I would love a sequel to Rayman Origins and Legends or a new Rayman 3D game. Rayman doesn't get enough love and It has been way, way too long since we have had new Rayman games.

"Understandable. Have a nice day."

-RE Leakers

Game Freak,
You brought your way into my heart again!!!
These Freaks, they've thought of everything including inflation...

@EarthboundBenjy Wow, thank you for taking the time to go through all of that. I'm not sure if this will be worth it to me. I've never played the original, but it seems like a lot of stuff that wouldn't matter as much, unless I really wanted to appreciate the nostalgia and history of the game.

This is a great soundtrack, but the way they handled it does not meet the standard that every other soundtrack has set. None... I have to stress this... NONE of these tracks can be looped to 15, 30, or 60 minutes. This marks the first soundtrack on Nintendo music to not feature looping options.

As long as there are no issues with the ports, I'll be getting LeafGreen.

Oh my gosh, I forgot about the Aardman collab! That needs to come out immediately!!
I'm not familiar with Day Out and Night Out. Were those in the leaks?
I'd love the pinball games, please!! Honestly, all the ones they've made - Mario, Metroid (though this is DS), Kirby. I've been thinking recently how I really want Nintendo to make another pinball game. They could do a different board (or machine?) for like, each franchise, all themed of course. I think it would be amazing.

@MSaturn Me too. My Nieces love Pokemon and as somebody who grew up loving Pokemon too I love being able to play the games and watch the movies and shows with them now and I have given them some of my old Pokemon things.

@ElkinFencer10 But we knew Eternal was coming from the beginning. On the other hand, with Dark Ages Bethesda and id have not said a word about a Switch 2 release. So we're just left wondering what the frig is the deal?

@KidRyan There were rumours about a Detective Pikachu 2 a couple of years ago with Eevee playing a big part in it and Kathryn Newton said she heard talk about another one too and she wanted to come back for it because she loves Pokemon but I haven't heard anything about it for a while now. I am surprised they don't do a Live Action movie of the original show with Ash, Misty and Brock in it.

Call me crazy, I buy sports games to play the actual sport. RPG elements and gimmick modes like story or adventure are mostly irrelevant. I want a fierce, competitive sports game. There is also a strange obsession to harangue some games without any gimmick solo player options while others, like the top two, get a pass. For these reasons, this list of best Mario Tennis games reads as completely bonkers and contradictory.

For the pure tennis sense, Mario Tennis Open on 3DS was phenomenal. What's this excuse about needing friends with a 3DS? You need friends for split screen modes on home systems too. Otherwise, they are duds. 3DS was actually a multi player powerhouse, especially with its game sharing feature that only required one copy of the game. You could also play online, which obviated the need for any gimmick solo player modes. In the Gameboy and GBA era, that was different. They needed a sturdy single player mode at the expense of any meaningful multi player mode. Flip that for systems that were highly accessible for multi player modes. These games are a product of their systems and should be judged accordingly.

My Favourites...

Nothing beats Mario Tennis Open on 3DS. It was the purest and most challenging of the series. That transferred to the multi player options.

Next is Mario Tennis 64 because it did unleash the multi player wonder that is Mario Tennis. Solo mode (various tournaments) wasn't that challenging, nor did the game incude any substantial gimmick solo modes for longevity. While most later games are superior in multi player now, I rate games for their time, and this was the bomb!

In third, Mario Tennis Fever. While I'm still to unlock and unleash the power of all the Fever racquets, everything so far is hilarious fun. Even the single player content is fine. There's a decent and varied amount of it, which adds to the game's overall longevity. I still wouldn't buy it if you can't play with friends or online. As a multi player game, Fever is the most honed of the series. With options for certain Fever racquets, standard tennis, and even ball speed, it's the most featured filled of the series while also staying highly accessible.

Mario Tennis Aces is fourth. It was phenomenal with its battle mechanics that elevated it almost to a combat game. There was plenty of challenge too. The main drawback was casual players struggled with the nuances, so often we played standard tennis in multi player mode.

That's it! Mario Power Tennis I found a banal successor from the N64, so won't even rank it. I boycotted the Wii era, and I've never played the Gameboy era games because, like I said, I play sports games for the sport, not some RPG concoction.

From what I know about her, I really like her a lot. Great choice!!

Hopefully new mainline game, Pokemon Snap 3, Poke Park 3 or a 3D remake of Gold/Silver/ Crystal since I would love to see the Johto region in 3D.

Nice, I think these are the remakes of the original gen 1 titles. Pokemon Red was the very first Pokemon game I bought, I'll have to pick up Fire Red.

@anoyonmus FireRed has the Ekans, Oddish, Psyduck, Growlithe, Shellder, Elekid, Scyther, and Wooper lines plus Murkrow, Qwilfish, Delibird, and Skarmory.

LeafGreen has the Sandshrew, Vulpix, Bellsprout, Slowpoke, Staryu, Magby, Azurill, and Remoraid lines plus Pinsir, Misdreavus, Sneasel, and Mantine.

Also, if the Deoxys event returns, you'll get the Attack Forme in FireRed and the Defense Forme in LeafGreen (this was when its forme was set by the version rather than being changeable with an item).

@Simu001 They probably called it 'extended consumer engagement' in a board meeting. Another little thing they do with sales instead of fans in mind.

@wolvesboy Nintendo ain't dumb you know, Nintendo knew that NSO had save-states and more than one save files so they choose to release these Pokemon titles as actual digital games so that they could keep the single save file nature of these games. Nintendo had always wanted to limit Pokemon as a single save file title and putting those on NSO means that could easily ruin the trend and could even open to exploit which Nintendo doesn't want to see happen. Nintendo also knew that the older games like Pokemon Red and Blue had exploits and glitches that give players could easily take advantage of within those games hence why they didn't choose to re-release those but choose Fire Red and Leaf Green instead.

@anoyonmus I just thought since they are old game boy games that they would be on nso. I dont really care as pokemon isnt that interesting to me, just was surprising

@rvcolem1 why would they be free?

If you get truly “upset” over spoilers you probably haven’t been through much in life. It’s all just fiction. I would never spoil anything, that’s jerk behavior don’t get me wrong here. But I also don’t get freaking out over it. The sun will still rise tomorrow even if you prematurely find out what happens in the movie or game you are about to enjoy.

What exclusive Pokémon do each versions have?

@Fiskern @Darkcaptain3

It's awfully quiet in here...

Awesome news!!! I have been waiting for a long time to get these two on Nintendo Switch and didn't think it would happen but I am hoping this is only the start and we get Heart Gold and Soul Silver next along with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire!!

Oh wow. Surprising amount of good pokemon here without even mention of the alolan versions. I didnt enjoy these games for the most part, unfortunately and definitely thought was a downgrade gameplay wise from X & Y. Especially with the Z moves. However, the did introduce a good amount of very recognizable pokemon, with a new animation style for the anime, and the beginning of new versions of old Pokémon. So they still deserve quite a bit of praise.
I picked ribombee. But there's quite a few actually I have to pick from

I don’t enjoy the Switch version of Legends because of the Murphy levels. All I care about from the new one is the quality of the Jugusr version. The definitive version of Legends should support the Wii U Gamepad as a controller for all platforms. (Like works for Pro Controllers with Steam.) The Ubisoft DRM is close to the worst on PC. (Origins was DRM free but that was the only one. Can’t believe all the Uplay junk has been accepted by console players now.)

Hmmmmm... Meh. I still need to finish Violet.

“We thought it would be fun” to charge £17 instead of including it in the subscription package specifically designed for this kind of release.

@Arawn93 It's unfortunate that people saw Dahlia in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and laughed, she's actually really kind and sweet. There's also Kora, Praxis, Newt, Xenobia, Vale, Perun, Azami, and even Brighid, Poppi α and Poppi QTπ. Who all have particular... features in their design. I really hope Monolithsoft never feel like they need to change any of them, if we get a definitive edition or whatever.

It's the same with classic Lara Croft, you can't mention her without somone saying something like "lol triangle boobs". As a result, Crystal Dynamics still haven't kept that part of her design beyond the first reboot (Legend/Anniversary/Underworld).

Never heard of these. Probably won't play them but, wait these arent free yeah definitely a pass.

Definitely looking forward to downloading and playing LeafGreen, perhaps even on launch day!

And yet, they can't patch the save corruption issue in Rayman 30th. Bravo.

It's gonna still happen.

@YANDMAN Wait, you have to buy the update characters?

I haven't been a Pokemon person in nearly 30 years. I played the first GBA one and realized it was for me.

I guess I realized that I don't want to catch them all of they just keep adding them. I might have stuck with it if they dropped the two game formula, but they didn't.

I’m somewhat tempted by the cheaper model. I already pay for £7.50 a year for NSO+, and the VB hasn’t made that any more expensive.

In Japan, the cardboard thing costs just under ¥3,000, which less than 15 quid. That’s under half of a GameCube controller (~¥8000), under a third of a Pro Controller (~¥10,000), less than a single Joy-Con 2 (~¥5,500), and less than a SNES/Super Famicom Controller (~¥3,300).

If you’re willing to shell out ¥6,578 on a pair of boxy Famicom controllers to get the ‘authentic retro experience’, then ¥3,000 for a pair of 3D goggles that open up an entire chapter of gaming history doesn’t seem too bad.

Btw guys, Resident Evil Requiem (along with 7 and 8 via the generational pack) are on the eshop’s best sellers for Switch 2. The generational pack is 2nd place while Requiem alone is at 5th place.

This is on the US eshop btw

@Lizuka the residents are evil as always

Yeah but what studio would they use for the sequel? Everybody involved in Bayonetta and Nier and Astral Chain have left Platinum.

Spoilers, there is an evil residence and a biohazard.