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@AJWolfTill I love the concept! However I don't think we'll ever get a sequel to Kid Icarus Uprising for a few reasons:
1. Trying to get Sakurai back with the project is a tall order. Even then, there is no active development team working on or with the IP.
2. The voice actors for Uprising are part of a voice actors union. Nintendo for some reason tries to stay away from working with actors from a union. The last time these actors were contracted to work with Nintendo was 2018 for Smash Ultimate (they didn't even do voice work for the DLC).
3. It's been over 12 years now. Clearly Kid Icarus is not high on Nintendo's priority. They haven't even released Kid Icarus 2 on Switch Online. Although that could also mean that a title might be primed for a Switch 2 launch window title.

The series needs more love. I'd love to see it adapt a dungeon-style formula similar to Zelda but honestly even just a small spinoff would be nice.

Looking forward to Zelda dominating these charts in a few weeks

My backlog of games keeps growing because I'm holding out to play a lot of these titles on Switch 2. Adding this one to the lot.

Kingdom Hearts had a lot of creative energy and ideas, but the execution and storytelling was a mess and just got worse as the series progressed. The nobody/heartless dynamic made absolutely no sense. Also at the end of the series, pretty much everyone could wield a Keyblade making the legendary gimmick as common as a Zubat in a cave. Despite all the convolutions and shortcomings, the series still had amazing music and created generations of fans.

Hot take - I'd love to see a story of equal crossover ambition but with Nintendo IPs. The closest we got was Subspace Emissary in Smash Brawl which was actually written by some of the people who made Kingdom Hearts. Maybe if Ultimate is ported to Switch 2, it can get a brand new crossover story mode with actual cutscenes and a plot?

Some Palworld designs are virtually carbon copies of Pokemon designs. There's "inspired by", and then there's plagiarism. I know Nintendo & Pokemon can be pretty strong-armed when it comes to their IP, but they do have a right to protect their assets. Stealing is not cool.

At this point I'm exhausted from the talk & speculation. Can Nintendo hurry up and reveal the console? I'd much rather receive it from an official source than a leak.

@cmbaum Indeed! Indies have been stellar this year. And there's always the chance that Team Cherry game could show up to the party too

Good reviews. It's a serious contender for Indie title of the year 2024

We didn't get any Kirby announcements in September 2023 (or at all during 2023/2024) and haven't gotten a "new" game since RTDL DX in Feb 2023. I half-expect a new mainline Kirby to be in the launch year lineup for the Switch 2.

We've already gotten plenty of news on Zelda EOW & Mario Party Jamboree. I could see a late September/early October Direct dedicated on Mario & Luigi Brothership. Everything else, even a potential mini Kirby spinoff title will probably just be Twitter drops. Switch 2 news is being saved for 2025 but I welcome it anytime.

I sense a cease and desist incoming

The first season of Nocturne was an underrated gem. Really hype for this next season!

Time to go internet blackout

@Olliemar28 I really do appreciate seeing the sales numbers on Nintendolife. But with an increasingly digital future, it would be helpful to denote the physical/digital ratios of game sales if possible (and for UK/other charts too). I know Nintendo makes it very tricky to track physical sales as they rarely release numbers on their digital counts.

Famitsu charts only really track physical sales, not digital. I'm guessing Astrobot probably did significantly better than reported.

While FRLG weren't the first games I played, they were the first games I remember sinking tons of hours into and probably were responsible for my addiction to gaming.

Awesome to see AstroBot as #1, well deserved!

This feels like a series right up my alley. Metroid + Nier. I need to play the first game though

Nintendo is due another big AAA 3D platformer. And now it's got healthy competition in the genre

It still really bothers me that Kass did not have an appearance in TOTK. Part of me still believes that he's being saved for an expanded DLC for TOTK which will launch with Switch 2.

Reading this article really got me thinking. We need to seriously re-evaluate Majora's Mask post Tears of the Kingdom. It's easily the BEST Zelda sequel (and one of the greatest gaming sequels of all time). The game is the textbook example of re-using assets but at the same time creating something completely new and fresh. The 3-day cycle was a revolutionary concept for its time (still is) and it's rarely seen in games to this day. Clock Town is still one of the most impressive settlement in a Nintendo game rich with so many secrets and culture. Each NPC has their own agenda & personalities and are so well-programmed. The dungeons are well-crafted, the lore is fun and dark, the atmosphere is so weird yet creative. And probably best of all, it came out only 2 years after Ocarina of Time. I think TOTK is great, don't get me wrong, but it makes me appreciate Majora's Mask so much more.

A lot of Pokemon Go this weekend. This was easily the biggest update in years.

I really don't know what's worse for me, the visuals on this movie or Ugly Sonic

I know it's a really simple design but it looks so clean!

It's awesome that we now have practically all the Ace Attorney games in the West and for modern consoles. I'd imagine a new AA will launch alongside Switch 2 for maximum hype

I'm glad to see games like this flop on expectations (along with Concord) and the dying of the hero shooter genre.

@glennthefrog I fully agree with you. However I think Nintendo knows that they are pretty close to topping out on Switch 1 sales, so this holiday might not really matter to them.

To be fair, Minecraft is not a story-driven franchise so I'm not expecting a good plot. Visually it looks like a mess.

I'm not a fan of trackers, and tracking my sleep seems especially creepy. Cool concept but I'll never download this app.

This game looks back to basics, which is fantastic. SuperStar Saga is still my favorite game in the entire series and it really looks to honor that legacy.

A $30 physical or a $60 with the first two FDC games packed in would've gone a very long way.

Probably the best event in a long time for Pokemon Go.

This game would benefit immensely if running on Switch 2. A late March release date could suggest that if the Switch 2 is going to possibly follow the Switch 1 early March launch strategy. In fact, this is the first somewhat big Switch game with a confirmed Spring launch date.

Gen 10 is going to be the start of a huge new chapter in Pokemon. It'll likely coincide with the 30th anniversary assuming it comes in 2026 which means a ~4 year development cycle (quite long for Pokemon's history). It'll also debut on the shiny new Nintendo console with much more processing and graphical power. Despite the buggy mess that was S/V, Pokemon has been more experimental as of late, especially with the Legends games. I don't think anything needs to change with the creatures, but the series itself could seriously use some modern touch-ups. Let's start with adding proper voice acting please!!!

@Itachi2099 Probably not but it's still a funny coincidence, like Doug Bowser. Maybe I should change my name to John MetaKnight???

Kinda sad that Final Fantasy 15 proper didn't come to Switch 1. I feel that held back a lot of high-end Square Enix games on the system and is the reason we got the lazy cloud ports of Kingdom Hearts. I bet SE didn't even consider trying FF 14 after the failure of 15 for the Switch console, it's only really being considered for Switch 2.

I've given up on accepting Nintendo's Zelda timeline for a multitude of reasons. I'd rather go back to the era of fan-made timelines, those are more fun and feel more accurate than what Nintendo has now concocted. For example, I'd put the Minish Cap Trilogy on its own separate timeline branch just because they are so thematically different than the other Zeldas. Likewise, AOC, BOTW, & TOTK exist in their own separate timeline branch (fork technically). I wouldn't be surprised if the next Zelda game also exists in its own unique break-off.

Any week where GTA V is kept out of the top 10 games is a good week.

Peach has been real quiet since this trailer dropped...

Also Ninji is playable!

I have very little interest in the Castlevania games and I'm half convinced to pickup these games because this is a steal of a collection.

I wonder how Emio is going to place on these charts next week? Also curious if Black Wukong Myth will make any sort of dent. The fall is looking pretty full of big games, hopefully we'll see a shakeup after this summertime lull of repeat perennials.

Easily one of the biggest win announcements of the Direct. Very curious how the 2-screen setup will work for these games.

A very weird closer, but a welcome one

What's the most outlandish prediction I can make for tomorrow? An indie-developed Super Mario game? Elden Ring on Nintendo Switch 1? Perhaps Hollow Knight Silksong???

50/50 as of my vote. Both have their merits and weaknesses, this is a good battle

It's free, so that's nice. But I wish they just kept the one on NSO or partnered with Netflix.

Nintendo could get away with $400, maybe $450 but anything more than that is just too steep. Starting at the $500 point, you're competing with PlayStation & Xbox prices which is a really bad look.

My new theory is that Silksong is a Switch 2 launch title

At least they didn't bill this as a Pokemon Presents or a Direct. I guess Legends ZA is being saved for the Switch 2 hype cycle

Would appreciate to know what time zones all these correspond to. I assume it's Hawaiian time but I'm not sure

I'll take one order for a Pokemon Direct, even if it's just mobile games. Gaming news has been really slow of late