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@Bobb
I don't think that's the case. Seems like it's a more general LGBTQ+ positive representation.
TBF I played through Xenoblade 3 recently and barely remember this, there were a LOT of characters in that game...

@Smithicus
Obviously the trans debate IS a political hot topic right now but I think we are at and odd point where just featuring a character from said minority group can be seen as a political statement.
I feel Nintendo's general philosophy is just to be welcoming to everyone without making particular song and dance over 'inclusivity initiatives' that wind some people up.

Additionally, seeing as this character exists in the previous version, I would have thought that any move other than just accurately translating the original intent would be more of a statement.

FYI not trying to call you out your opinion or anything, just discussing your take.

£349.99 - £379.99
Seems sensible here.
US is too volatile to call right now.

Seems wrong to me currently.
But I am happy to be convinced once I've seen how they showcase his personality with animations.

Think the console and dock look pretty slick and lush. Happy with an iterative update because Nintendo always delivers on the software side.

The video itself though... didn't add a lot. I can only really compare it to the OG Switch reveal and that was much better. Showed the console in real life settings and had half a dozen games in it. The mario kart footage didn't look notably different to me which is a bit problematic when that is all you show.

Excited for more and hoping we get a last Switch 1 direct in Feb to shore up the release schedule in the run up.

I assume the Diddy Kong cap is already widely available.
I think if the tops hadn't been fluffy/fleecy they would be hideous. Somehow that saves them for me. Agree that I wouldn't wear them outside the house though XD

The fact that we weren't charged full price for Prime Remastered continues to be one of the most contradictory things Nintendo has done.

Can't wait for fresh releases from internal studios again!

Loved Prince of Persia the Lost Crown and Sparks of Hope was great so I'm not on the Ubashing train.
Ubisoft really supported the Wii U out the gate and I think they made up half my library for a few years so this seems like an inevitability.

That said I can't think of a recent one of their games I'm chomping at the bit to play that I haven't.

@OldGamer999
Will be hearing no slander against Nintendo land thank you very much. I'd love a new one.
I would also be frustrated if there wasn't a meaty new single player release to go with it though.

@Keyblade-Dan
Aww heck. Well that makes things look a lot dicier in my eyes.

@Keyblade-Dan @Dom_31
The creative leads behind the Nier series are all still there (as far as I'm aware) so it's not all doom and gloom.

@AussieMcBucket
Have you used your switch in tabletop mode?
I've done it on a couple of occasions where it was situationally useful but far from my desired way to use my switch. I imagine this is a similar situation where they had ideas where it made sense but isn't going to be the default way to play.

@TheSaneInsanity
I was surprised reading reviews, how many people were saying that they thought it was still too close to the old games in obtuseness.
Changes like the one you mentioned and the fact that the 'think' command actually suggests what the next step is (most of the time) made the flow of this game so much better.

It's great to see Nintendo being so open minded and willing to resurrect niche dormant series.

@Kienda
Agree largely with you. I'm very glad we are not getting games and footage leaked of the new console but I'm honestly not particularly bothered about product dimensions and physical attributes getting leaked. I honestly feel like we have done well to get to this point without more surfacing.

Yaay great soundtrack!
Lanayru mining facility is my favourite dungeon theme since Ocarina of Time.

I predict we get Street pass games next week (still no 3ds titles) then Mario 64 the week after.

@JohnnyMind @Lightsiyd
If these people are all game Directors I wouldn't have thought that was likely as that's what Kamiya does. Wouldn't suprise me if other Platinum vets did move over there but at this stage I would have thought artists and developers would be more likely...

Unless the new Clovers studio is going to start simultaneously working on multiple games which seems highly ambitious out the gate.

Huh, pretty worrying, maybe they ARE getting bought out and the directors are bailing to avoid reduced freedom...

So long as Yoko Taro and Keiichi Okabe are still there then it's not all doom and gloom.

@J-Pow
That is a wild take! XD
If you are referring to what I think you are, I don't believe there was any indication that Blades could have children.

@Daniel36
100% this!
My dream Nintendo project at this point.

Remasters like Prime 2/3 seem like the sort of thing Nintendo would put out at the game awards.

If we don't see anything more of Prime 4 before the Switch 2 announcement that confirms to me it will be a cross platform release but I wouldn't expect it here.

@AG_Awesome
Never owned this game but played it at multiple people's houses growing up and I never got beyond that either so you are not alone there.

I'm hoping if/when Rogue Squadron returns it's in better hands than Aspyr...

I think Prince of Persia takes it for me so far. I believe it's the only 9 I gave out to a game released this year.
From a 1st party perspective I think my vote actually goes to Emio. Although it's got flaws and is somewhat antiquated in design I found this was a more bold and surprising release from Nintendo than Echoes of Wisdom which was a great time but didn't land as well as I'd hoped.

I intend to pick up 1000x resist, Animal Well, Lorelei and maybe Unicorn Overlord from this year so they might retrospectively take my favourite slot
Also looking forward to playing PM: TTYD and Dominus but I don't think I'd count them as contenders.

@Solomon_Rambling
Interesting! Would you mind elaborating on what put you off Tooie?

I played Mario 64 and DK 64 back then and BK during the Wii era so have Nostalgia for the 3d platformers of the era but I had no prior attachment to Banjo Tooie and just played through for the first time and loved it!

Other than finding the 1st person bits really awkward I feel the game has held up really well.

@Yosher
Whilst OG Pokémon potentially does have that power, those other games are fun filler announcements to keep people perceiving value in the NSO sub.

No one is going to buy a next gen console to play an emulated n64 game and it would be genuinely concerning if Nintendo had so little in the lineup that they held that back for it.

No shade on any of the games themselves btw.

@Not_Soos
Let me know if you do start something as I'll follow it and discuss there. Clearly you need a more fitting outlet for some of your thoughts than here.
Sorry about your agoraphobia and OCD although clearly they have made you a very empathetic and introspective person, traits you can hopefully use for good.

I am terrified for this game. They've indicated that it is well over budget and is putting the future of the studio on the line but it doesn't seem to be generating much buzz. Hopefully XSeed's involvement will give the marketing a big boost.

I'll be there for Uchikoshi as he is my favourite auteur in gaming. Not as sold on Kodaka and Komatsuzaki but fingers crossed we get greatness from all of them.

@Vyacheslav333
Don't believe that has been the case since announcement?

@Not_Soos
I've said before you are one of the users here I have the most time for. I find your inputs interesting and well articulated and although I don't always align with you, I get better insights into our conflicting opinions thanks to your honest writing. I think we have similar mindsets and values shaped by very different environments.

Good to see you are a fellow Rayman Legends champion to boot!

This is the DK game of my childhood!
I have played it to death including all the post game stuff.
I have yet to play DKC3 though... How similar are they for people who have?

I think Nintendo will have a February game announced at the game awards (Metroid Prime 2/3 or another short notice remaster). Either that or it just comes as a social media post like Xenoblade X.
Beyond that I wouldn't expect more than an Indie showcase.

I wonder if we are at the point where Japanese developers of deeply niche and unremarkable looking games are exploiting the Western 'Culture Wars' as a marketing strategy.
How many more people will buy this because they are 'fighting censorship' that would never of heard of this otherwise.
Not saying that is the case here, just wondering.

If they are ports rather than remakes, this is exactly the level of announcement that Nintendo would grace the Game Awards with.

If people are wondering, it seems incredibly unlikely that MP4 will make less sense to anyone who hasn't played the Trilogy. The narrative in those games was largely ambient storytelling.

@FirstEmperor
I was speculating on what was stopping them adding the Game boy range of titles to NSO rather than dishing on the S/V. New Pokémon Snap is the only Pokémon game I have on the Switch 😅. I imagine integrating Home (thanks for the correction) is a challenge for these older games, (although they did on 3ds right?) and some of the more hard core fans would be fuming they didn't put that work in.
I'd be quite happy playing them disconnected from the wider Pokémon ecosystem.

1. 9 hours 9 persons 9 doors

Then AA: Trials and Tribulations, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, Ghost Trick and TWEWY in some order.

Not played the DS Castlevainia so they might feature in the future.

Go Grant Go!
Big fan so look forward to seeing what he comes up with in this new position.
Such a humble legend.

@Not_Soos

I feel you are somewhat missing the point?
This is console responsible for all the massive boon in mobile gaming which now eclipses the traditional gaming industry in adoptability. Nintendo fundamentally changed the industry with this console.

I do agree with all your points about the software library -from a first party perspective-. I will bat for Spirit Tracks ( not phantom hourglass) and Star Fox Command is probably my favourite SF game but on the whole I'd say it's definitely one of Nintendo's weakest 1st p libraries and houses a lot of the weakest entries in their core franchises.

This system was all about 3rd parties for me, particularly Visual novel/adventure/puzzle games like Layton, 999, Trauma Centre and Ghost Trick.

@betterthanvegas
That or their similarly over protectiveness around the fact that they :
Don't want to enable save states (trading?).
Don't want to deal with integrating Pokémon Bank (or whatever replaced it?) which some people would want.

Good for you I guess...
How about releasing Gen 1 and 2 on NSO to celebrate?

Good choice Nintendo although please speed up your rollout!
It is wild there is nothing from the 3ds yet.
Wii U technically covered by Mario Kart 8 and BotW despite not appearing in the sort by platform list.

@Than64 @iNintendo
It would have helped if the article had more context about who they are to be fair. I didn't remember either.

Do these layoffs include development teams or is this all on the publishing side of things?

I'm finding it fascinating looking at the runtimes of the OSTs of these older games I've spent dozens of hours in.

@PipeGuy64Bit
I actually think this would be disastrous.
Given that so much of the app is about vibes/themed playlists this would completely offset all the modern music.
Don't get me wrong there are some banging chiptunes out there but this would definitely reduce my enjoyment overall.

Wonder why this news is so delayed?
Fingers crossed he will continue to partner with Nintendo as a freelancer like so many other legends!

Whilst this is obviously a lot of marketing spin and not exactly a level playing field, the undeniable fact is that these series have expanded their audiences many times over. Nintendo has increased incentives to invest in these series which is great for us all.

@obijuankanoobie
No worries, I'm glad you asked the question and I could provide some context. They put out controversial reviews from time to time but they have remained one of the biggest game outlets for decades and have a load of review staff with varying tastes and opinions so that feels natural.

A lot of people would rather assume an opinion they don't want to hear is in bad faith and warp facts than make any effort to engage. Seems like a dangerous precedent to me.

Sigh...
People are so quick to discredit an opinion without making any effort to test their assumptions.

@Riku3456 @obijuankanoobie @kevinm360
The reviewer Logan Plant does not have a Nintendo bashing agenda or negative bias. He is on their Nintendo podcast most weeks and is clearly a passionate fan.

Empirical evidence: He gave MP Jamboree and the TTYD releases 9s this year.
He gave the Splatoon Side Order DLC an 8 and Peach Showtime a 7.
None of these opinions seem out of step or like they are trying to be controversial.
He did give Ever Oasis a scathing review(4) but his reasoning made sense to me. Clearly games that don't respect the players time are a big issue for him and that gets reflected in his scores.

@PikminMarioKirby
Was thinking the same thing. This shadow dropped out of nowhere, X1DE was bundled in a Direct. This also means that XCX isn't competing for attention in the press cycle alongside other announcements.

@Not_Soos
Another case where I don't really agree with you but enjoyed reading your thoughts and empathise with your take.

It does seem like a very deliberate omission and seems in line with their recent trend of obscuring their creative forces.
To be honest it is just baffling that I can listen to a 'Cappy' mix but can't listen to a Koji Kondo mix.

Chuffed to bits this app exists regardless.

@Steel76
Used YouTube as a surrogate but you have to deal with advert interruptions, copywright strikes on channels, not being able to turn the screen off, not being able to download stuff to listen offline.
This has many perks buddy.

I was expecting an October announcement earlier but now that we are so close to Black Friday and Xmas I'm thinking January now. I know Xmas is not a big deal in Japan but they will definitely not want to jeopardize holiday sales.
If they are willing to do a price drop though... all bets are off!

@GameOtaku
There are remasters/ ports of these 2 games on the eshop already so you got your wish this time.

Absolutely gutted if true. Lost Crown is likely my fav original game from this year.
Not only that but Rayman Legends was one of my fav Wii U games and maybe my favourite straight up 2D platformer.
Will pick up the DLC to give it the send off it deserves.