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Such great news. I haven't got around to buying it on Steam so I'll gladly wait for Switch.

"Ganon's defeat"?? Spoiler alert!

"Let us know what you think of these cheeky SNES Mini scalpers with a comment below."

Now there's a loaded sentence if ever I heard one!

@MegaTen Nail on the head.

Of course they would prefer parity, because porting a game to three basically identical boxes would be more profit for less effort.

Wonderful 101 deserves to be played by as many people as possible.

Cheaper than Bomberman and it looks to be a lot more fun!

"One button" sounds dangerously like it's a mobile game.

@impurekind Don't forget Battle Angel Alita!

Fresh! The art of Splatoon is so integral to the game.

Please fully disclose, Nintendo Life. This is an advert, so call it an advert. The fact that you have it masquerading as a "deal" only makes me less likely to log onto Amazon.

I can see this being a port of 2. It was a Wii U exclusive, so a lot of people would have missed out.

@Anti-Matter NES Minis

"Humanities last stand." Whoops.

Currently £3.28 on Steam. Usually £6.99. Let's hope for price parity, because it's a great game.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE "Massive blow". To what? Is the PS4's lack of portability a massive blow to its chances of success? Is the lack of Breath of the Wild, Splatoon 2, Mario Odyssey etc al a massive blow to the PC gaming community? No. Because different systems provide different experiences with success.

No one expected WWII to come to Switch. The system is not selling out everywhere because everyone's waiting to have COD LAN parties later in the year. It's not built for Switch, everyone knows it; and they'll either play it on another system, or play Mario Odyssey instead.

@Windy This is my one concern, too. I'm guessing it's possible to configure the cons to act like a regular PC controller? Not sure how it would work in games without controller support.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It gives the Switch additional functionality, making it a more versatile and thus desirable piece of hardware, which translates to potentially more sales.

Clearly Nintendo will want to balance this against the fact that people will be less likely to purchase certain content from the eShop, but overall it's a win-win for Switch + PC owners and probably Nintendo.

@nooobbasher Spam folder?

I received an email confirmation and payment was taken, and my order is still there. I ordered for delivery, not click and collect.

@Grandpa_Pixel I think the NES Mini was a legitimate misjudgement. But given that Nintendo have said there will be more of the SNES, and we've seen stock allocated consistently over the past 24 hours, I see no reason for panic.

Fair play, there's some talent there.

@Grandpa_Pixel Good for you, dude. And good for real gamers!

@UK-Nintendo Or it could be the perfect Christmas gift for an unlucky fan?

It's not that hard to find a pre-order if you're willing to hit F5 every once in a while. Me and four friends have each secured a unit from a different outlet in the last 24 hours. I wonder if the expectation of scarcity is partly fuelling the perceived scarcity.

@impurekind Fully agree, it will be worse than the NES. No one knew that the NES would be so in demand. But now we've all witnessed that phenomenon, and Nintendo have confirmed it's another limited run, the scalpers know that it's a guaranteed investment.

It is only the fans who suffer, ultimately.

Managed to get preorders for me and a friend, but having missed out on NES Mini, I understand the agony of scarcity.

I do wonder, though, if the timing of the SNES means that the Virtual Console on Switch won't be coming anytime soon.

Yoshi's Island is my true sweetheart. But there truly isn't a dud amongst this collection.

Golly, sold out in 25 minutes. My friend went to Game today, and apparently they've had 33,000 preorders in 24 hours.

@GravyThief I think it's because these systems don't sell software, and also undercut VC profits.

I actually think the timing of the SNES Mini doesn't bode well for VC on Switch - unless they're going to launch the VC focusing on everything except SNES.

@Kid_Sickarus The lower price was only available to "lucky" members of the Gameseek community. They basically strung people along, just as they did with NES Mini.

Just don't use Gameseek. They screwed customers with the NES Mini and the Switch. It isn't worth it.

My relationship with Arms is the epitome of love/hate. I can't stop playing but I wish I were better!

Wii U was adventurous, and only a small group of us bought it. The broader public doesn't want adventurous hardware; it wants hardware to that enables them to enjoy virtual adventures.

Gaming in general is stronger when all three - and now perhaps Atari! - can compete in the same space. Absolute corporate dominance never benefits the consumer.

I'm just going to assume that Virtual Console and cloud saves will arrive with the paid service early next year. I can wait.

The original passed me by, and I can see why. It looks wholly generic. The Switch's Devil's Third?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I honestly don't know why you spend so much time on a Nintendo-focused site when all you do is criticise Nintendo. You'd be better off with a PS4 and waxing lyrical on Sony forums.

The guy says he hopes there isn't an exclusive platform and all true gamers should hope for the same.

Another 100% attachment game?

Retro is working on a DK game; that and Switch Smash will be the flagship titles for summer 2018, with Prime 3 coming in the holiday season. I'll bet my magic Mario cap on it.

@NewAdvent So you're criticising Nintendo from deviating from Mario's "pure platforming", but you also want them to focus on "non-platforming" games..?

It amuses me that people thought 25 minutes wouldn't be enough - and then a 40 second trailer with three words and no gameplay footage "won" the whole show.

@Pahvi It's interesting to think that the developers of Rainway would effectively need to play down the benefits of their product to Nintendo, in order to receive Nintendo's blessing...

@AlexSora89 It implies that Alex may be correct in his assertion, and they don't want him to spoil the surprise. If Rainway were not coming to Switch, they would most likely say nothing in response.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Honestly, why bother with Nintendo? You only ever seem to complain about the company and its platforms. You might be better off with a PS4 to get all the "big games".

Yes. Yes, it will put me off.

I don't see why there's such an obsession with the brevity of the presentation. Breath of the Wild was hyped through letting people play the game and talk about it on the internet, not through dry, pre-recorded video presentations. And that turned out okay.

If this is half as good as Ori, it will be wonderful. Definite purchase.

Originally released in 2015; currently £5.99 on Steam. Blurb:

"Bulb Boy is an intuitive 2D point & click horror adventure about a boy with a glowing head (alright, it's a bulb...) inspired by Machinarium and Gobliiins. Solve puzzles, defeat wicked monsters and reveal bulby's abilities to unfold a twisted tale."

Review consensus suggests it's good, but somewhat short.

@Masticore Why does Nintendo have to "dominate" to survive? That's like saying Microsoft are going to quit the console market because Xbox is "only" selling a third of what PlayStation does. If it's a profitable venture and has enduring fan appeal, there's nothing wrong with cutting out a sizeable niche.