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I’m rocking my Animal Crossing system but if they ever announce a Switch Lite OLED, I’d be tempted to pick that up. I’m still shocked that hasn’t been announced.

10/15. I’ll take it haha. Happy holidays, everyone!

@Grumblevolcano Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the info.

@KoopaTheGamer Only thing showing up for me on the site for available resolutions in landscape is 1080p. All good though, I found a 4K variant on Reddit. Thanks tho.

How do they not offer any landscape resolutions beyond 1080p? I would love to make this the background of my 4K monitor but most 1080p content on it just looks blurry.

From what I’ve seen and heard, this second DLC wave looks way better. I didn’t get the DLC yet because the Teal Mask looked pretty bad imo, and reviews didn’t seem much better.

I wish I could just get the second DLC for cheaper… $35 is way too steep for me to consider picking it up.

Not that it matters much since the game is pretty balanced and your actual driving and playstyle around items are way more impactful…

But I don’t like how most of the “best” karts in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are silly looking. Basically, the cooler the vehicle, the worse performing is lol. This is why most lobbies are filled with people using the Teddy Buggy, Biddy Buggy, and Mr Scooty lol.

I wonder if it’ll cost an extra $30 for the Super Nintendo World + Donkey Kong Country Expansion Pack lol

Banjo for me, with King K Rool as a close second. Ridley right behind both of them. The rest were solid, too… but those 3 really got my hyped.

I’m probably overthinking this, but saying they have a release date for Fantasy Life i, then choosing not to share it for “strategic reasons” seems like they want the game to be a launch title for the Switch 2 or whatever it is.

If they had a remake planned, you’d think they would’ve announced it here. So… Fantasy Life i at the Switch 2 launch? I gotta stop speculating haha.

Time for my obligatory Paper Jam defense statement lol. Yes the story and world left much to be desired but it felt like a fresh of breath air after the insanely slowly paced Dream Team. It has the best core gameplay in the entire series, seeing the characters interact with their paper counterparts is amusing, traversing the world felt fast and fun, and it gets pretty challenging. It could definitely be better but I think it’s a great game.

@Maxz Ah, I made a typo. I read the article and just mistyped lol.

This update proves how incomplete the game was at launch. Can't believe they ship an incomplete game on the cart.

I hope the sarcasm was obvious lol

I remember buying The Sims 4 with my brother back when I was in high school and after an hour on playing an realzing the game had like only 20% of the content of The Sims 3 base game, I requested a refund.

I was denied and never played The Sims ever again. Joke of a franchise due to EA's greediness.

Damn, first time in 78 months without DIGITAL SALES considered? That's crazy.

Edit: fixed typo

Sounds good to me. 1080p 60 fps with only a few frame drops. Excited to play it tomorrow.

Gonna be another grey blob here but TTYD is easily the best, or at least it’s my personal favorite.

Also, hot take, but Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam is elite and probably in my top 5.

Gaming has become so over-saturated for me that I didn’t care for anything other than Shantae, which we already knew about (and was fair to assume it would release on Switch).

I’m glad devs are making these cool projects but I guess with so many other games to play, it’s just hard for something to catch my eye these days.

My guess is 2024 but a shadow drop or holiday release would be super cool.

I think they’ll combine elements from a couple games. Maybe mainly focus on Breath of the Wild for the first half (waking up to a destroyed Hyrule) but as the film goes on, give him his green cloak, have him visit famous locations from a few other games, and battle some iconic bosses from previous games.

We’ll see, there are a lot of cool things they could do.

Edit: I also think Zelda and other core characters will play a bigger role in the movie and not just be at the end or in a single scene or two telling Link what to do.

I’d probably mod my original Switch and use the “Switch 2” as my go-to official hardware. That way I could play custom versions of Mario Kart, Smash, and more without the risk of getting my main account banned.

Move It being so low isn’t right. My guess is people are older and aren’t willing to replay games like this or get a group of friends for local multiplayer. It has everything and more than the other games plus some really inventive micro games.

To each their own, but I think people are more generous to games they replayed over and over as a kid since they had a limited game selection.

I disagree with all the cons. Rome Avanti is sweet, Daisy Circuit is fun, and Funky is elite.

Easy 9/10 in my opinion. Great final wave of content.

If you’re a fan of replaying the stories for high-scores and arcade-like fun, then it’s an easy 8. One of the best games in the franchise, in my opinion.

I haven’t been able to play local multiplayer yet. If that ends up being super fun, it could be a 9.

It should be coming in the mail soon. My brother has Best Buy’s Plus membership or whatever it’s called, so I was able to get this as part of the buy 2 get 1 free deal.

Love me some WarioWare. I’ll be playing the single player this weekend but once I’m not sick, I’m sure it’ll be fun with friends.

I’m super happy with the selection. If I had to nitpick I’d say I miss Wario Colosseum the most. Then Toad’s Factory. Then Wario Shipyard. Then Maka Wuhu. Then Dry Dry Desert.

Curious if they’re saving the majority of the missing tracks for Mario Kart 9’s retro selection. Don’t want to use all the bangers now, I suppose.

I think this series is one of the only good things about GameMill lol. That aside, this mode does look like a lot of fun. I thought the first game was fun so I’ll probably pick this up down the road when there’s a complete edition for $20-$30.

I actually like the new voice actor a bit more, but I like em both in their own way. Glad he still sounds like Wario, even if it’s a bit of a different take.

Very interesting. Would be cool to dock the screen with all the power in it and use the second screen to play DS games and asymmetric games like Nintendo Land on the TV. Who knows though.

@mattitudemf Good to hear and thanks for the info. If it’s good lasting material it’s worth the price!

Really cool. I’d consider the Eagles one if they weren’t $32-$38 a shirt. I’m guessing that doesn’t account for shipping, either lol.

Mario Wonder should arrive in the mail tomorrow but I won’t be playing it until next Tuesday as I’ll be on vacation. Looking forward to playing it next week, tho!

@RasandeRose 💀

Kinda hate the new one but it’s not something that I care much about lol

Edit: I do like the new kung-fu face, that’s a lot more expressive.

Yeah, about what I was expecting. Not bad but nothing particularly that good, either. There are way more deserving Pokémon spin-offs they could’ve tasked the devs to make but here we are with this lol

@Not_Soos Yeah, the hype and marketing around Mario Wonder and Mario RPG makes me forget about WarioWare sometimes. Plus other big games on other platforms, like Forza and Spider-Man, are taking attention as well.

But I agree, Smooth Moves is one of (if not) the best games in the series. And after the good, but underwhelming, Get it Together… this should end up being a nice return to form and one of the best in the series. Here’s hoping haha.

I’ll watch to video later when I have time but judging from the article, it looks like a great time. I love WarioWare. However, Get it Together, while still a great game, felt too repetitive to me.

That game had limited controls since you were stuck to a handful of character move-sets. Plus some micro-games just didn’t feel built around a lot of the character’s controls, making it feel like you were fighting against the game rather than playing along with it.

With Move It, they’re going back to the classic structure of every micro-game controlling differently and I’m pumped for it!

Plus, I love the tropical island theme. Anything that reminds me of Hawaii gets bonus points haha.

Mario Wonder I’ve got pre-ordered through Best Buy’s buy 2 get 1 deal. Sonic SuperStars I’ll pick up once it gets a bit cheaper.

Fall Guys has been feeling more and more barren recently. They removed seasons, player counts per game, and they rarely have events anymore.

This news of layoffs didn't help... but I'll remain hopeful. I think if they lower the scale of the game and focus on the basics, the game can swing back. The core gameplay is still fun but they kinda shot themselves in the foot by focusing so much on Fall Guys creative and vaulting rounds.

If they focus on bringing back more rounds, having regular events, and having some cool fame passes (which are reasonably priced now)... I think the game still has a solid future. The upcoming Halloween fame pass looks great.

Maybe I'm just optimistic cause I like the game haha but here's hoping.

I liked the main game but I was hoping they’d address the visuals, bugs, and performance issues. As it is, it’s a great game that is plagued by a ton of technical issues.

However, I’ve heard nothing but bad to mediocre things about the DLC, both online and from friends. The DLC is a hard pass for me, and this “physical” edition not including all of it on the cart is a joke.

I get they want a holiday release, and this makes sense financially. But it’s a slap in the face to series fans and collectors.

I’ve only played 2 online rounds so far but I got around 30-something then 20-something. I’ll give it some more time soon, it’s a lot of fun if a bit chaotic.

@YoshiFR2 sorry lol it’s been like 15 years since I played it on my friends gba

Great game. I played it on my friend's GBA back in the day and remember it being fun but confusing since I didn't realize it was open-world haha.

I wish they weren't drip-feeding us with the releases but I'm excited to play this one.

Visually looks great. It’s not enough for me to pay $50 for a GBA game that isn’t terribly long, though. I have the original and even with the bonus worlds, I think I managed to beat this game within 7 hours or so. Plus the gameplay is pretty basic. It’s good but I’m waiting for it to go to $30ish… if it ever does haha.

100% Getting: Princess Peach Showtime, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, and Paper Mario TTYD

I’ll get Mario vs DK too but I’ll wait for a discount. I think the $50 price is a little steep.

• Insane microtransactions that are shoved down your throat and are almost necessary for MyCareer without insane grinding
• Introduction of paid season passes
• Removal of a story in MyCareer
• Basically nothing new game mode or gameplay-wise aside from Mamba Moments (which seem worse than last years Jordan Challenges)

Not only is it not worth upgrading from 2K23, but 2K24 is actually somehow WORSE than that game. You’re best off getting a cheap copy of 2K23 and updating the roster using the community feature.

It was a decent showing. Paper Mario really saved it at the end. Without it, I think people would’ve been really upset.

But I’m happy. I’ve been asking for a return to form for Paper Mario since Sticker Star came out in 2012. It’s been over a decade since I’ve been dreaming of either a new game in the old style or a remake of either of the original titles. Now, we have the n64 version through NSO and an HD remake of TTYD releasing… it’s kind of surreal for me!

The other thing that surprised me was how good Peach’s Showtime looked. It looks kinda like Yoshi’s Crafted World and Luigi’s Mansion 3 had a baby. Lots of creativity and I love the theming. I was intrigued before but now I’m hyped!

Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (dropping the Dark Moon subtitle here in the states now) looked great too. I mean, it’s nothing crazy. Just an upressed version of the game. But it’s one of my favorite 3DS games so I’m stoked to play it on the big screen in HD. The 3DS feels cumbersome nowadays. I just might wait for a sale unless they really pump up the visuals between now and release.

I definitely want to play the Mario vs Donkey Kong remake but $50 is just too much for it. I enjoyed the GBA original back in the day but given its simplicity, I’m waiting for it to drop to $30 or so unless I can get it in a Buy 2 Get 1 sale.

And that’s about all I cared about. The new Contra game looks interesting, I suppose. But yeah, that’s about all I got.

@NIN10DOXD Oh jeez, I thought this would be a budget game but I just checked Nintendo’s site… it’s $50. This should’ve been $40 max, and even then I still wouldn’t have purchased it til it dropped to $20-$30 territory. A basic remake of a small (but good) GBA game isn’t worth that much.

@FoxyDude Agreed. New hardware is imminent. The easier to develop remakes like Luigi’s Mansion, Mario vs DK, and Another Code show that.

At least Paper Mario is a big game that looks visually impressive. But it still didn’t need as much attention in terms of game design as a new game.

@Jigglypuff439 Yup. The Peach game looking great and the TTYD remake really saved it to me. Otherwise it was very meh.