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This is part of the reason why some of us balked at Nintendo asking us to pay for their inferior online service. They have done little to nothing to visibly improve it since then and they simply don't "get" the way people want to play online.

Ouch, Pichu gotten beaten down with the nerf bat.

Good on him for getting away from Pitchford.

I'm half surprised there is no comment yet asking for a Switch port. That's usually a standard for articles about 3DS games here 😉

@TempOr You didn't have to buy amiibo to get the costumes, and more importantly you didn't need to buy them to enjoy themed levels made by others. That's the big loss here.

Really bad move by Nintendo.

Based on impressions elsewhere, it looks like amiibo support is out. HUGE letdown if true. A lot of really creative levels in the original thematically depended on them.

I think a WarioWare game might be a good fit. Mini-games based on touching, sliding, gyro, camera, etc.

Is it really that hard for them to setup these in-game adverts in a way that they can exclude certain systems from receiving specific ones?

The sub-par-phone-game graphics always put me off on this game. Can anyone tell me if it's actually good?

@BoFiS Any interest in Fire Emblem?

Also, the voucher stays good for a year so you can just wait for something else later this year.

If you're a digital-only gamer, the vouchers are a great deal. I bought four of them and will be using them on Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing and Luigi's Mansion 3. That equates to $40 in savings.

It's a shame that Nintendo of America is looking to kill this program in July, but that's just like Nintendo of America to kill anything that is remotely consumer friendly. Club Nintendo anyone?

Wait like 18 months and you'll get it for $100 or less.

@gaga64 @HammerKirby Exactly, this is the same reason for me. In past generations, I also owned the 360, the PS2, the PSP and the OG Xbox.

But now that I am older and have less time for games, I have to be more selective. That's why I only own a Switch and I also play PC games sometimes.

Hopefully this is a sign that they have plenty of content for E3.

I see this game got the NintendoLife "-2 stars because it's not a Nintendo-published title" review treatment.

This is what Media Create was trying to hide.

Bring the music basic to the style of the original game. New Leaf's soundtrack is a soulless husk by comparison.

Rhythm action game?

Bayonetta 3: Dancing All Night

Maybe SEGA should dig into their rich well of neglected IPs?

Yeah, who am I kidding, they'll just spit out endless Sonic games instead.

Koei Tecmo seems to put more effort into these Dynasty Warriors crossovers than they do with Dynasty Warriors itself.

Seriously, go compare Hyrule Warriors, Fire Emblem Warriors, and this game to Dynasty Warriors 9.

Everything Randy Pitchford says is a lie.

I always thought it was "So long, me Bowser" as a kid.

@BadWaluigi2 If you think that's bad, you should see the PC version. They have yet to receive a single patch.

Where's the English voice acting DLC?

Sega's misuse and neglect of their non-Sonic properties is practically a crime.

I hope the Poke Ball Plus is still compatible, though.

This game is objectively inferior to MKX in almost every way.

• Ugly character redesigns.
• Appalling lootbox microtransaction grindfest.
• Tower modifiers that now only affect you and not the AI.
• Insane Tower difficulty obviously designed to get you to spend money.
• Inferior selection of characters.
• The flat, lifeless voice acting of Rhonda Rousey.

I'm pretty sure NSO is what killed Fast RMX multiplayer. I haven't been able to find an online game since.

Nintendo: "Quick, we better take this down before someone plays this on their Commodore 64 instead of subscribing to NSO.......or something....."

Saw this originally on an Ashens YouTube video. It looked pretty rubbish.

Unpopular opinion I'm sure, but I feel like the original game had a lot more charm than New Leaf.

Compare the soundtracks of both games to see what I mean.

Before someone inevitably says something, it should be mentioned that in the US, you are under no legal obligation to return merchandise back that you did not order.

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise

I mean, Nintendo's lackluster online service is practically a crime.

They added in one of those abomination movie rangers?

If Persona 5 doesn't come to Switch, then Joker will be a wasted character slot in Smash, in my opinion.

"Where are the Rangers from the 2017 film reboot?"

Please keep those abominations far, far away from this game.

It's interesting how Nintendo will often wait until a fan project is finished before shutting it down. It's like they want to make sure you've wasted as much of your life as possible before curb stomping on your dreams. 😒

Thank goodness we have someone like Sony watching out for us by telling us what content is appropriate for us to view.

Does this need a sarcasm tag? The Internet is weird sometimes.

The Pro version would probably end up like the "New" 3DS, where it was effectively a Xenoblade Chronicles device. You'll get enhancements in games, but likely get very few games that are exclusive to it.

This is just my opinion, but I think what has changed about Nintendo is that they have realized major third party publishers are never going to fully support their platform no matter what they do or how successful the platform is.

So I think they've decided to turn to indies to help them build a platform library instead. It's a good proposition for indies: come to the platform where you have a better chance at exposure because the spotlight won't be hogged by big budget AAA releases. And if your game is really good, Nintendo will promote it.

Skyrim: Potato Edition

On the one hand, I wish Sega would stop sitting on their classic franchises. On the other hand, Sega doesn't tend to do a good job when they attempt to stop sitting on a franchise.

What a coincidence, right as Switch is closing in on PS4 lifetime sales. Yep, complete coincidence.

The reality is that the numbers are going to be leaked anyway, so this will not change anything.

@Reverandjames Assassin's Creed 1 would like to have a word with you.

Something about sales chart articles always brings out the PushSquare kiddies. Must be insecurity.

@Rhaoulos It takes a long time to change words like "color" to "colour", you know.

@jly1987 At what point do you stop buying old overpriced ports when you realize that the publisher has no intention of releasing anything else other than more overpriced old ports?

Capcom realized two years ago they could sell old games for full price - sometimes more - on Switch and they'll keep selling as long as they dangle the false hope of new AAA games.

I think @tourjeff is right. Capcom - and other publishers like them - can shove off if that's how they're going to treat Nintendo fans. They don't treat Playstation and Xbox fans this way - why should we take it?

And also, "hurting Nintendo" is not my concern as a consumer. They are a multi-billion dollar corporation. They will be fine.

Oh, Capcom, you already fooled us once with your "buy our old port so you can get new games" lie. Not falling for it again.

Get ready for poor online performance on Switch. You'll be doing the stress testing for them on release.