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Unfortunate since they promised us a release and now I won't be buying the game at all.

@Turbo857 Well then count on Nintendo not doing so good in the future because they are turning their back on a lot of customers if they abandon the 3DS, unless the Switch becomes as cheap as the 3DS but that doesn't seem very likely. You are basically saying Nintendo is abandoning their bread and butter and I just don't believe it.

@Turbo857 Not according to Nintendo, they are continuing the 3DS line. It would be incredibly foolish of them not to as they would be killing key demographics. The switch is not and will never be a replacement for the 3DS. It's too expensive, I can tell you that and I don't even know its cost. The 3DS is most often purchased for kids, and multiple units for each household. If they attempted to use the switch to replace the 3DS, Nintendo would be completely abandoned for tablets and smartphones.

@Turbo857 The main problem with the switch is it is trying to be two things and will excellent at neither. Most of those that want a portable, want a cheap one, and will go with the 3DS. Most those that want a home console are going to want either a powerful one and will go with XBox or Playstation, or would want a unique one and would have preferred something more like Wii U. The small subset in between the ven diagram that want a portable home console will the likely switch buyers, I don't see how the Switch can be Nintendo's savior with that little group.

As a home console user, I don't want a mobile device, and I don't want to pay for a bunch of hardware I will never use, like a battery and a screen that can only be used while mobile. So, I am not likely to buy a Switch even though I own a Wii U. Without even knowing the price I know it's going to be too expensive for it's abilities if I just ignore the fact it can go mobile, since I won't use that feature.

@AfterAnAutopsy Yeah, and to be honest I had expected those gold coins to just expire with no opportunity to use them at all. I don't buy enough (digitally) to collect enough to get any discounts on major titles so I figured they were just wasted. It's nice to see a reward or two for only 20 instead of 120.

Hmm, I have 20 gold coins, I might grab Zero mission. I actually don't have that one yet.

Sadly I don't think the Switch will be Nintendo's savior. If anything we are going to be looking back on the Wii U's sales and thinking it wasn't that bad in comparison.

@LetsGoRetro The Legend of Zelda is not a 2d platformer. Pikmin, Splatoon, Mario Kart, Bayonetta, all the best games for the Wii U are not 2d platformers. Do you even own a Wii U? Because by that comment it sounds like you don't. In fact I would say 2d platformers are probably where the Wii U doesn't shine, because you don't need a second screen for that. Most other genres are where it gets strong.

I think of the Wii U fondly already. It's the best console ever made IMO.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I think the Wii U was too expensive to manufacture. Ultimately that was it's downfall, Nintendo was probably already taking a loss on it.

I think the streaming video had two wireless communication transceivers alone, then you add internet wifi and infrared and camera and the screen and the battery and the wireless for other controllers, the NFC reader, it adds up quickly.

That thing had so many freaking radio transceivers in it, it's a wonder it was ever as cheap as it was.

@AVahne Most of that is either irrelevant or subjective. Build quality, better 3D, and comfort of use is all subjective. Build quality doesn't really matter if you already own one anyway. Load times aren't really all that relevant, they are quite fast on the 3DS so saving 0.5 seconds isn't going to net you much. So all your really get is the ability to play the very incredibly small list of "New 3DS" exclusives and the SNES games on the VC.

That's not much at all to pay $100 for, and you would be losing screen size. Like I said, not much incentive to upgrade at all. Your definition of "cheap" and mine are clearly different, because $100 is a lot money and there is no reason for me to upgrade when my ALBW 3DSXL still works just fine for everything I want to play, including Pokemon Sun and Moon.

Good buy for non-3DS owners, but there is still no advantage for 3DS owners to upgrade.

Might as well, it's not like there is anything else on MyNintendo.

@Kit You missed it, they were distributing Hoopa last month. It was a code like 2016Hoopa or Hoopa2016. You might try it, it might still be active.

@MJInnocent Yes. They have cards with coin scratch offs.

@GeminiSaint I would bet my life savings it is a fake.

@Megas These events are specifically for XYORAS and have been advertised for it all year long. I wouldn't expect them to be for Sun and Moon, I suggest keeping ORAS for a least one more month if at all possible. Historically, GameFreak doesn't lie about the supported game version and their distribution page specifically states ONLY for XYORAS.

http://www.pokemon20.com/en-us/mythical.html#dec

Gamestop in the US is having trouble getting them. They said probably shipping issues.

So I just jumped in and the campground is there, no amiibo necessary, and I was able to visit with Pave and buy a few exclusive items using the new coupons (FYI: These items to appear in the Catalog, but can not be re-ordered). The campground entrance itself appears in the mountain wall, where ever that may be in your town. Unfortunately it wasn't a great place, I'm going to have to demolish a wind turnbine and redecorate a bit. I ordered the new secret store room from Tom Nook (more loans, yay), and well that is all I have found so far.

@Barbiegurl777 Restarting isn't hard. I did it on purpose in August and it goes a heck of a lot faster the second time. I need one more fashion check from Gracie and the fortune teller shop and my entire main street and all non-demolish-able building will be done, and my house is done. I've also almost finished the museum, though starting in August would have been better for that.

@Doggedfrog I think that is 9AM central. We haven't left DST yet.

@Damo Can make one? No. Can make a good one? yes.

If you ordered the blue 2DS in the US wouldn't it be region locked? Seems like that is on the wrong list.

Is it such a slow news day that you NL has resorted to reporting on internet scams now?

@bakayoshi Oh ok, I didn't mean any offense by that, I hope you didn't take it that way. I just think there could have been a little more like you did with the StarFox over the buttons. You could have had the Triforce over the D-pad-replacement buttons for example. Maybe I'm just too big a Zelda fan

I feel like the BotW grips are a bit uninspired.

Meh. As a NASCAR fan I'm wholly not interested in a NASCAR game made by the Japanese. It's an American sport, do they even get to see it? I mean, in an arcade it's fine, but on the topic of console ports, nah.

@BiasedSonyFan But they aren't Nintendo, or even Nvidia, so it's still rumor. I don't have to open the thing, I just need a reliable source, which doesn't exist at the moment.

@DanteSolablood Ok then. You've been spouting rubbish all night, I'd just as soon not talk to you either.

@-DG Meloetta is coming in December and will be a download. The article makes it sound like this was a new confirmation of Genesect, but the details for the whole year, including distribution method, were actually published back in February.
http://www.pokemon20.com/en-us/mythical.html

My hope is that they are doing this one by code so they can do Diancie by download, because that is the only mythical they haven't done this year (at least here in NA)

@BiasedSonyFan He meant Nvidia Tegra X1, not XBox One.

And no, it is not a fact that it is more powerful than the Wii U until they announce it's specs, it is speculation. The 3X power of the Wii U is an unsubstantiated rumor.

What is a fact is that we don't know how powerful it is. Period. We do know that Nvidia has said it is a custom Tegra, but that could mean more powerful version of the Tegra, but it could also mean Nintendo told Nvidia it had to be cheaper and therefore ended up weaker. We just do not know.

@DanteSolablood Well I don't know if it's going to be as weak as the Wii U, nobody does, but remember the Wii was basically a repackaged GameCube, so it wouldn't be beyond the realm of possibility for Nintendo to release a repackaged Wii U. You seem to think it is absurd except for the fact they have done it before. Even more so, the GameCube and Wii U were both a flop, while the Wii was a success. So, I'm just saying it wouldn't surprise me if it did end up similar to the Wii U in specs in the slightest. We just don't know.

@DanteSolablood ROFL. So I say "we don't know how powerful it is" and you hear/read "It's less powerful than a commodore 64" and you call me a "Neg", I'm guessing that means negative, but I haven't been negative, at all! Saying we don't know is not the same as saying it's terrible. I just keep my expectations curbed until we know more rather than assuming this thing is going to be made of pure gold and spit fresh baked sugar cookies out of the slot every time I click a button.

@BiasedSonyFan Again rumor is rumor and has no bearing on reality until it announced.

@DanteSolablood Any of the games in the trailer don't count as they are pasted on in post processing, and rumors are rumors but Nvidia said it was a custom Tegra chip. So, there is nothing confirmed leading us to know it's power.

Also, the Wii U has the technical capability of running Unreal 4, it just doesn't have it.

@DanteSolablood Well, actually Nvidia said it was a custom Tegra chip and we have no idea what that means. As far as we know, it is as powerful as the Wii U, we know nothing more. We know they both can play Breath of the Wild which means they are at least equals.

I would certainly hope it would be more powerful, but knowing Nintendo's history, you can't say that it is.

@DanteSolablood We really don't know that. All we have seen is that the Switch is capable of doing things you would be able to do with the Wii U. How does that make it more powerful?

@duffmmann U Well if it is using USB-C, there are plenty of off the shelf batteries that exist that can be used with an older USB converter, and surely there will be a few USB-C ones eventually. A cursory search of Amazon shows there are a few that already have it.

@PinkSpider I don't think I will.

@BiasedSonyFan They could do that but I think taking the guts of the switch and putting it in a stationary box would be more realistic. That way they could all play the same games and you don't have to have two different versions of platforms to support since they are technically the same except for exterior packaging.

@manu0 I doubt it. @rjejr I suspect the only reason for the front place is as a screen protector, something I wish the Wii U had to be honest, keep dust off the thing when not in use. It's probably that thick to serve as a structural protection. My Wii U pad is so scratched up from falling out of the dock.

@BiasedSonyFan Depends on what that is?

@manu0 antennas for what? It doesn't have dual screen play and it would be mighty dumb if it can't connect to wifi while portable. The antennas will be in the main unit, not the dock.

@Luna_110 And that gets me the console without the cost of the battery and screen... how?

Why should I pay for something I'm not going to use. The Wii U battery is $40, the screen likely costs more than that.

@holygeez03 No I actually want the opposite. I have no interest in mobility and I don't want to pay and estimated $100 for a second screen and battery. I want it to plug into the TV and stay there.

@BiasedSonyFan Your right, they should have options, like having an option not to be portable :/

Well I will be waiting to buy then. However, if they wait too long to release a version that I don't feel is a waste of money, I still won't buy it then either.

This is far more accurate than the real trailer.

@BiasedSonyFan People buying Sony and building PC's isn't going to help Nintendo. The Nintendo fans said the Wii U would succeed after they announced it too, you will see.

@BiasedSonyFan And that isn't likely to happen.

@BiasedSonyFan I hope not as well, if they are smart and offer a non mobile option then they can easily avoid it.

Rest assured the console itself will fail if they only target mobile users. With the system specs it is almost assured to be in the $350 range, that's too expensive to give it the popularity of the 3DS, and in many cases the mobile aspect is undesirable and overly costly to those who want a successor to the Wii U.

If they offer both options, they hit the console demographic and the new hybrid demographic (but not the 3DS demographic) and the thing will have a much better chance of survival.

Even if you want the mobile version, you still want Nintendo to do the micro console version because it makes it a better chance your purchase won't end up like the Wii U.