AJWolfTill

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.

More likely to me that it will be a sit down interview with a couple of his former colleagues than anything future facing. Will keep an eye out

Excellent! I've only ever played the first couple of hours of this but have been wanting to for decades. I always thought people were more down on this than the original so good to see so much love in the comments!

I would absolutely play this on a 3ds!
Fortunately seems very likely it will make its way to the next Nintendo Console given the recent persona releases on the switch and the fact it runs on the PS4 so I'll wait.

Learned about Oidashibeya from Aggretsuko of all things, the off kilter animated sitcom from the Sanrio company with Netflix.
Sucks for anyone going through that...
Selfishly hoping that the scrapped project was a port of something not on Nintendo platforms yet rather than a remake or continuation of Kid Icarus.

Have no recollection of this game but it looks like it good be a good time at the right price point

Love this series but I'm not keen on the Xenoblade combat system. Would rather they go more into action RPG or turn based.

@splinters
I love the GameCube, but the Wii U has a clearer new or revolutionary angle to it.
In fact, I suspect and hope that the dual screen aspect is the full realisation of the Wii Us potential (switch streams to the doc wirelessly) allowing for multi screen gaming and asymmetric multiplayer again! Woohoo!

@Axecon
Based purely on willpower and wishful thinking I feel they'll do a remake/remaster and make a judgement based on it's success.
Also just to establish the fact that this is me day dreaming not speculating on something realistic.

Hasn't really factored in the VA aspect... That's an interesting point. They did get Jennifer Hale to do Bayonetta 3 though and she is one of the loudest pro union VAs I can think of.

@Truegamer79
I use shopto for preorders. Always arrives on time and is usually competitively priced. Never had a problem.

Glad Grezzo got to make their own mainline Zelda game! Hoping against hope they make a 3D one in the vein of the N64 games soon!

This is a rare example of a series I would like to see taken away from it's originally creator so I hope it continues without him.

@Axecon
Despite the the narrative mess of the KH series and it's often fanfic vibes I dream of this Nintendo crossover too! I loved subspace emissary and every smash bros since has slightly disappointed me for lacking something of its ilk.

To expand on your hot take I think that this crossover should be a Kid Icarus Uprising semi sequel for several reasons:
1)The main cast of that game break the 4th wall multiple times to refer to other Nintendo franchises.
2) This is expanded enormously in Smash Bros itself with the whole Palutena's guidance mechanic.
3) Sakurai is one of the only people I trust to pull this off.
4) The machinations of gods disrupting mortal realms just fits with this concept.

@World
Just to temper expectations, there is no jump button, it is in no way a platformer. It's more the side quests, environmental puzzles and general vibes were way closer to Rare games I grew up on than I expected. Also helps that Grant Kirkhope is on soundtrack duty (along with Yoko Shimomura and Gareth Coker)

Hooray it's Kate the great!
Undecided on this. I love the AA series but I played the first one a decade ago and honestly found it underwhelming and tedious.
Very glad the sequel is a strong improvement and
that the duology is now readily accessible.

@World @Ruthchild
I in principle think Rabbids and their yellow mainstream descendents are a blight.
That said these games are great and Sparks of Hope at least is an easy recommendation. It has a surprising amount of N64 Rare DNA outside of combat and the combat does a a great job of making you really utilise everything at your disposal. The second game doesn't force you to use Rabbids either (I reached the final boss before the game made me use Rabbid Luigi) and they are in general so toned down from the first one that they honestly could just be toads or eccentric Banjo characters.
I still think these games would be better without Rabbids but I was one other by the personalities of Rabbid Peach and Rosalina seeing as the core Mario cast can be emotionally vanilla.

Nice to see the trend continued in Emio 😉

@HeeHo
You'd probably be fine. Each game has a shared core cast (the detective agency) but the cases don't overlap so you won't really be at a disadvantage.
In the demo a few minor side characters popped up from the older games but it felt more like a natural continuity of it being the same world than an advancement of stories.

We will get this at some point, played the first demo yesterday.
Enjoyed but either the demos or reviews are going to have to convince me it's worth the value proposition at full price. If it's only as long as one of the originals that might be a tough sell

Was always curious about these games but heard enough mixed responses to hold off on taking the plunge.
Hopefully this re[makemaster] ends up in a place where the game can shine unreservedly!!

Looks great. If it plays half as well as the Team Mimimi games, reviews well and avoids being horribly offensive about mental illness I'm in!

This show will inevitably be a mixed bag but I am 100% going to give it the benefit of the doubt as I love the idea.

Downloading now, will watch my wife play tonight.
The brute forcing conversation stuff and arbitrary tripple checking of things in the environment got frustrating in the remakes but we still enjoyed those a lot. Hopefully it's a little more elegant this time.

When's this dropping? No sign of it yet