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@Tulio517 I'm just fooling around.
I was also just goofing about my fake gamer comment that got removed. But ah well. It's not important. I enjoyed these games. I keep meaning to get back into D3 for Switch. What's the deal with D1? We could have the whole series available to us.

That's it, I'm uninstalling.

Huh, interesting. I'm curious about "P" considering all the praise for it. If they continue after "O", maybe we'll get a Narnia-inspired game? Though that is probably not public domain. Little Nemo? 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Nautilus)?

@Sambuc Thank you, yes.

I feel my jaw and fist tightening...

... just kidding.

@Broch83 I'm fairly confident that it will be made from cheap plastic. Maybe/hopefully not that cheap.

@StorminNorman @YoshiTails Yeah, it just makes sound that the S2 microphone can hear. Or anything that makes sound that matches the tunes in the game. Like when he was humming in the Direct. Same difference. You could play one of the song tracks from Nintendo Music.

@Dm9982 Maybe. Yeah, I didn't notice that either.

Yeah, that would be cool. I suspect they'll supply them for as long as they think they will sell. I'm just interested in the ocarina. If you have use for a pro controller, the S2 one is excellent. So definitely get either the regular or this one.

Seemingly not Joy-Con 2 mouse mode support. One would think that would be added later.

@Dm9982 I can't understand why they haven't done that. I figured that was the whole point of trying it before and would be the standard going forward. Especially since the scalpers are all over these.

What in the world would a Crazy Taxi movie be like? And live action, no less.
I am glad that someone is finally doing a Sonic animated series though.

@Sepewrath Is what I was saying.

Nooo. Tell me which detail, Ubisoft, because I might not care about it!

@batmanbud2 How long could it have lasted anyway? Support for Wii U didn't last that long, relatively speaking.
And undeservedly, in my opinion.

@Misima In that it acts as temptation to buy more things? Sure. But that's all marketing for all goods and services. These are just in-game stores. So, it's buying on top of buying. Which always upsets everyone: "I paid the entry fee, what the hell?!" We're trained to be compulsive. But we don't have to be.

So, it's cool that they've discounted so many items and all at once. I will definitely grab a few (? ! 😖). That being said, I do have a couple gripes with it.
It's a shame that this only discounts Switch 1 games. It seems that they are trying to offer discounts on the things that were increased in price after the tariff adjustments. Although game prices were unaffected, so they could have offered S2 game discounts as well. I'm guessing they don't want to discount their new titles while they are still trying to sell them at full price in the first year or 2 after release. That being said, maybe they could have given a smaller discount on those, since this is a customer "appreciation" event. Though they do run the risk of upsetting other regions that are not eligible for this sale. Instead of that, if they are only going to discount S1 titles, then perhaps they could have offered even just a slightly higher discount than their standard one. Even 40% would have made this feel like an exclusive way to give back to their fans. But there's no reason they have to ever discount their stuff, so it is what it is. And I'm happy enough to be afforded the offer. Unfortunately, since there are so many titles that are a part of the sale, I am feeling far too hungry for too many of them. On the bright side, I guess, some of these will probably come up on sale again down the road.

@Misima Oh. Well, everyone always wants you to spend money in the marketplaces. Otherwise they wouldn't create them. 😜

@Misima How so? What made it that way for you?

I wish they would release a collection or collections of the previous entries. Especially if there is an overarching storyline.

@Zeeba Only if you're a woman. That makes you prettier.
(This is sarcasm)

When do we get Diablo 1 to round out the series?

@Zeeba Haha, yes!!

@Mgalens Yeah, exactly a collection like those. It would be nice. Nobody's going to want single remasters of Kirby games. Throw them in a bundle.

@Mgalens I guess making them available on NSO would be fine, too, I just don't think we would get that many that quickly. I'm mostly wanting newer Kirby games, but they could do older and newer collections like Castlevania, Mega Man, Sonic, and others. I missed out on a lot of those, so it would be fun to have easier access to them.

A Kirby collection would be awesome.

@Ooccoo_Jr I'm sure we'll get one of those, too.

@Zeeba There, there, Buster Bluth. The first step is admitting it. ;P

@Zeeba Right, I recall that you said that.

@Zeeba Hahaha. You like the update? Or my joke?

@Zeeba Yes. XD

Wait, you have to pay $79.99 for a free update?? When will the greed end!!?

I would really like the first Hyrule Warriors game to get a Switch 2 version. Though I guess the word is that the framerate is unlocked for that one, so at least playing it on S2 shows some improvement over S1.

@AGuyWhoLikesNintendo Amen.

Sorry for those outside of the US. Though if this is tariff related, I guess it's understandable. And yeah, they really didn't have to do this at all. So, it is a nice gesture on their part. I sincerely do appreciate being appreciated, even if of course there are other motivations behind it as well. I feel we tend to "throw the baby out with the bath water" sometimes. So the company is trying to make money, they still do many things that others would never. And I think they do deserve credit for that.
And I'm not sure why the grievance is being aimed at Nintendo for the tariffs. It's the US government that actually owes us refunds, particularly since the tariff measures that the White House enacted were ruled illegal. Something we all knew with a basic understanding of the branches of the government, but it's nice to have it in writing, nonetheless.

That all being said, 30% seems like their standard discount. It would have been nice to have gotten a little extra discount than we can normally expect. Still, beggars can't be choosers, and they can make up the prices for their own products. Besides, 30% may be (even coincidentally) around the amount of the price increase that was inflated as a result of the tariffs. So perhaps this is somewhat evening it out.
I assume when they say it's one of their largest promotions ever, they mean in terms of its range. It sounds like it covers digital and physical purchases, accessories, merchandise, DLC, just about everything. So, that actually is pretty cool, as we don't often get that and definitely not all at once.
I will probably use this opportunity to grab some stuff, as there are some things I have been wanting (obviously). And I will happily give Nintendo a nod to their handshake gesture here.

I'm so upset that I fell asleep last night before I got a chance to go through the blockbuster sale. Please tell me I didn't miss anything too unmissable.

@rjejr Haha, I know what that's like. I'll bet the making of that movie is pretty interesting.

@rjejr Ha! Lucky guess. Sweet. Gotta remember to check that out. The first one was excellent.

I was floored when they first showed it. I never expected it to look anything like this. I'm amazed that they were brave enough - not a backhanded compliment - to take it in this direction. I think it looks stunning. A couple things seem a bit odd, though I agree with Gavin about the dissonance between this and our memories. I think it will settle in nicely. I, too, was getting a bit choked up at times. Something about this game is so emotionally stirring to so many, myself included. It's a wonderful shared experience.
I'm with Ollie on the fairy tale feel. I think it also calls back to the Wii U tech demo in style and fidelity, while improving on both, I'd argue. And I have also been wondering what sort of changes the new mobility will create or whether Nintendo has redesigned some things to accommodate the added moves.
Pre-ordered and positively restless with anticipation.

@rjejr Argh, I don't know enough about all that to guess. I've seen probably all of the tentpole Godzilla releases. Aside from that, not as much. And I don't know much of the lore.
Is it King Ghidora or something?

@Pillowpants Plus, it was like, an about-face from Three Houses and what everyone loved about that title. Right? I'm not a FE player.

@mlt Perhaps, yeah. I was expecting to see some bustling space. we didn't in the footage they showed. Yeah, they're doing some good things lately.

@Ooccoo_Jr Same here. I'm holding out hope that those very things (at least) could still be in it.

@mlt Yeah, as far as we know about Hyrule Field, anyway. There's a chance there is more that they didn't show, or maybe we're seeing an earlier build. BotW's first showing was pretty empty. It's much better now. I wonder if Treehouse will play Ocarina and show off any other changes.

@JohnnyMind Agreed on both points!

@Pillowpants That's true. But Three Houses sold well, didn't it? My friend just told me he literally bought a Switch 2 recently for Fortune's Weave.

@Pillowpants Yeah, stuff like that would be great! And seems easy enough to add. (Says me, with no insight into game development) Also that gossip quest stuff in the Zelda Notes app. Maybe not what people want, but it does indicate an interest in adding more. I also noticed on the pause menu, there's a tab for "Collection." But I suppose that could just be talking about the quest items - stones, sage pieces, or whatever they were called. I can't remember, haha. But yeah, I'm excited!
Haha, I can imagine. I was surprised they did them so close to each other. I guess it's just the way the cookies crumbled.

I'm curious if this new mobility means that they had to change some stuff, since otherwise, the design isn't quite as appropriate as the original build. But maybe it doesn't matter.

@Jeronan Oh yeah, that's what I meant. When he showed it off as something new, I was like, "Huh?"

@Jeronan I suppose the reimagining would have leaned more towards something new while still staying faithful, the opposite of this. Admittedly, it sounds difficult. But it could have been interesting. I would trust them with it.