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Just passed the 'half way point' in Hundred Line, that's the main focus.
Also doing a bunch of the Emblem Paralogues in Engage before entering the final stretch of the campaign.

@Dfua82
I will confess, I'd either assumed or misheard that MKWorld was one of the titles they had announced this for!

Camaraderie between these teams is so great to see!
The game is great, please do give it a go folks!

@Kraven
See where you are coming from about the characters. A lot of them feel like very irritating people. I nly really liked a couple of them off the bat. I do think the game does a good job of making you feel some agency over their growth though. I don't know if you will have reached any Persuasion missions yet?

@Dfua82
They literally introduced Game share with this update?

@Dev-N
Yeah pretty sure that is what the virtual game cards are for. Just don't use the system transfer as that basically wipes your current switch (it's basically designed for trade ins).

Good to see Clair Obscura doing reasonably well!

How concerned do I need to be about TooKyo games though...
(100 line defense academy)

Makes thinks a bit more confusing...
I have the previous 2 as physical copies but I'm not buying the game key S2 physical version. Hmm...

I hope they don't delay this game.
I don't want them to deny me the chance to depose corrupt CEO's on the switch 2 as Luigi!

@BrazillianCara
I suspect he is just a perennial narcissist and social climber. He will say he is friends with them if it gets him clout, access to fancy parties and sports tournaments. Some of those people see through his bs though.

Big Uchikoshi fan, might need to wait a bit for reviews given his reduced involvement though. Let's see how long 100 line defense academy lasts me!

Waiting on IO to open pre orders so I can judge whether the physical version is reasonable.
Looking forwards to this, MKW, Deltarune and GameCube nostalgia at launch!

@Bucky
I put so many hours into the multiplayer in Nightfire. The remote controlled Sentinel rockets were so much fun. Don't understand why more people don't celebrate it the way they do Goldeneye.

Yeah, we've come a long way with this service. Its been great having a library of multiplayer N64 games to crack out and it's nice finally being able to play games from the GBA which I missed completely growing up.
Can't wait to play GameCube games on NS2!

@Smithicus Largely agree. I do think Dk94 is still worth a go (push through the super early stages) and puzzle games seem to hold up fine for me.

To any Fire Emblem fans who aren't into Engage. I do want to point out that there are great remixed battle themes of every other game in the series (except maybe Heroes?).

Still working through this game myself and the music is not one of areas the game stumbles on. This is probably the best addition for me since Skyward Sword!

Can't see myself ever going back to this game, but I do get a lot of laughs out of videos of the janky AI.

A great addition! Doesn't hurt that it has good remixes of tracks from every other Fire Emblem game.

@Jhena
I'm expecting them to have a 'content' rollout plan for a year or two (like animal crossing) but I'm not expecting them to charge for it. Would that put you off?

@-wc- @Mgalens
So glad to see the love for Excitebike is still burning strong in this community 😉

If this was in a sports compilation package it would look neat. Otherwise it just gives Project Giant Robot vibes. A novel play style with no deeper thoughts into building out a game.

@Znake @LastFootnote
If this is the Odyssey team, (which it sure looks like it) then I imagine they will be constantly introducing and dropping new mechanics so things don't get stale.
I'm hoping and expecting there is a lot of scope we haven't seen yet because yes the smash up a floating island doesn't look like it will be fun for long. The Treehouse Stream briefly showed some challenge areas (which did have platforming to be fair), and we know there are some 2d segments in there somewhere.
I'd assume we have basically just seen content from when the training wheels are still on.

I feel like the Iwata / Reggie leadership would not have charged for this.

My immediate takeaway (along with everyone I watched the direct with ) was lukewarm to Welcome Tour and then baffled by it not being a pack in. Not a great PR move but I'm far from annoyed about it as right now I don't feel I'm loosing out on anything.

I have no intention currently of getting it but I will at least read NLs review for it to set the record straight on its value.

Additionally, I feel like the inclusion of the Zelda upgrade packs and GameCube games as part of theexisting NSO subscription are a way bigger win than the loss we get from this decision.

@Eel
Yeah, I think that would be a pretty interesting choice. I don't mind if they bring characters back for post game content but it would be nice to have the main story fit into the framework told in TotK

Hoping there is a fun campaign complete with unique challenges and gameplay and sure bosses too.
Suspect we will hear about a rolling content plan for the first year.

Metroid Prime 4 release date! (Not getting an answer on that though).
I guess my main questions are about controllers. Whether my 3rd party pro controllers will be compatible with the Switch 2.
Also if you can find out what the deal with file sizes and the physical release of the Hitman World of Assassination games that would be super.

Very reassuring! Puts Mario Kart in a similar size to Tears of the Kingdom.
What I want to know is
1) Whether physical editions are going to require massive downloads to work.
2) How big World of Assassination is going to be as that is a trilogy of modern games...

@JamesR
You see the dolphin? That's pretty wild.

@Not_Soos
There are screenshots of a lot of wild things in the karts. Additionally, in the free roam part of the Treehouse Stream, when they showed fast travel the map showed how many outfits(?) were still hidden in an area so I suspect the build had loads of stuff not unlocked.

So excited it played well in the short time you had with it, not that I expected any different.
Really hoping we get some meatier coverage and a release date in the treehouse streams this week!

Looks incredible! Hoping we get a release date from the Treehouse streams 🤞

@Polvasti
They are great games and in most cases I'd be doing what you said. I really don't think you have anything to worry about though.
The connective tissue between the Prime games is slim and I seriously doubt this will carry anything narrative over.

This double whammy was a highlight for me, even if they showed literally nothing of the Bond game.

Yes! Good to know there will be meaty hands on time in addition to the direct extravaganza!

Perfect for maxing out those battle passes!
I hope it's smart enough to buy up all those micro transactions so you can truly complete games with live service components.

(In all seriousness, the repeating home screen presses were a great touch)

@ScalenePowers
Mario Maker 3 ... D?
Can't be that impossible to at least make the toolset for courses with rudimentary shapes like the more linear bowser worlds in 64 and the Fluddless levels in Sunshine

Nintendo is really waking up now after their months long news hiatus.
Very ambivalent about this until it becomes more tangible. Wes seems sincere and passionate but I feel Miyamoto himself is likely the driving creative force here.

New AI :Somnium files game was the biggest win for me! Metroid Prime 4 sure looks like Metroid Prime. Looks good but hoping they are still holding a lot back

@JustMonika
If you are an Uchikoshi fan, the 100 line defense academy has a demo and store page now. I went looking for it a few days ago and it wasn't there.

No, don't do this to me internet. Don't give me false hope for Kid Icarus news.

Expecting next to nothing 1st party but the fact that there is almost certainly...
Metroid Prime news,
Demo for the Uchikoshi x Kodaka game,

As well as a feasible chance of
Silksong and
Fire Emblem
means I should be a very happy chappy.

@Clyde_Radcliffe
No you are not the only one.
They have sort of moved from 'unpredictable' and 'secretive' to 'baffling' and 'obtuse'.

Uchikoshi is likely my favourite gaming auteurs but I'm less hot on Kodaka.
I also love tactical games so this will probably sit well with me but overall I kind of just feel dread for how tied up Uchikoshi's career seems to be in the success of this niche game.
I actually went on the eshop yesterday to look for this game but it doesn't seem to have a listing yet. Fingers crossed the demo comes to Switch as well to build a buzz.

These sources seem incredibly spurious, but it's been so achingly quiet from Nintendo for months (beyond XCX marketing) I don't blame you for writing about it.
There are inevitably going to be Switch 1 releases taking us through the rest of the year from both 1st and 3rd parties but this would have made more sense a month ago.

@FelixSandwichez
My first thought when reading this was "at least Felix will be happy"

@BoilerBroJoe
OMG that is very exciting indeed!
This was already an intriguing update for me but that gets me giddy with excitement. Thanks for highlighting!

I should probably finish the two fire emblems I'm half way through before starting another SRPG though...

Not one mention of the soundtrack in the review. Assuming it's not changed this game cannot be a 10/10 (half joking).
Some of the battle themes and the New LA (central home area) themes 'go hard' in a way that got incredibly irritating after 5 hours let alone 100.

Be authentic to your artistic vision and make something that the creators would want to play themselves. So many disasters have been happening when market analysis is the leading driving force behind direction.

@Zuljaras
Interesting! I've never thought the from soft games felt mechanically particularly western, although their settings have certainly been rooted in European history and folklore.

Yeah, I own this and completed it (at least one ending). It's weirdly kind of like Live A Live with each chapter being a different time period and thematic setting.
Incredibly dark game that deals with things like sexual assault, self termination and genocide.
I'm pretty sure one of the playable characters was a Nazi scientist experimenting on live victims or something like that.
I think it's highly regarded amongst horror fans.

I feel, I if they weren't intending to prominently tether this game's marketing to the Switch 2 they would have talked about it more by now.
It will release quietly on the Switch like the GC TP and Wii U BOTW.

@LastFootnote @canaryfarmer
I mean, BOTW was probably the highlight of the initial Switch showcase and that was a long gestated Wii U game held back to launch a console with.
Maybe it's a testament to how big an impact Nintendo thinks this game could have rather than how underwhelming the rest is.

@-wc-
I think the hope/belief is that the Switch 2 will enhance Switch 1 games due to all the AI upscaling tech.
If true makes sense to highlight this by comparing the difference with Metroid no?

@Anti-Matter
It won't do that directly but it's taking a lot of pressure off the CPU which can be used to output more frames instead. So that might be the end result.

@ctiggerrun
Not surprised, your art is fantastic! Thanks for sharing 😊

These next 19 days are going to be such a drag in the lead up to the big blowout. Be nice if the Switch released before my early June birthday!

I really loved the first game. Primarily due to the exploration, systems and amazing OST.

I've played them all since then (although not 3's DLC yet).

X and 2 although maintaining the fun systems and exploration were totally all over the place and often quite cringe inducing to be honest.

If 3 hadn't been closer to the first game in tone I think I would have given up.

1, 3 and Torna are amazing. 2 and X less my jam.

To be honest, I've also never really vibed with the combat of this series. I've actually fallen asleep mid battle playing 2 and 3 several times.
I'd much rather they either went further into turn based or action based than the MMO style cooldowns.