Axecon

Happy Metroid Prime 4 release day! It feels kinda unreal that this game is finally out.

Nice! I've got the physical in my backlog, hoping to play it one day soon!

Good tip, hopefully will keep in mind when I buy the game a few months from now

Now Nintendo decides to do marketing for this game, lol.

I'll wait on this game until it goes on sale. I have a feeling it won't have paid DLC, which will be nice.

A January release would be fantastic! It's been a stacked fall

Those reviews are pretty rough for a game that cooked as long as it did. Perhaps it's being served a little overdone?

While I'm waiting to buy a Switch 2, I'll probably buy the Switch 2 cart of MP4. Also I highly doubt this game is getting DLC.

@TrueBlueYoshi Hale only partially voiced Samus in the Prime games (it was a mix of female VAs) and Samus herself never has had a true dedicated voice actress.

Also nice to see that Nintendo is actually giving full and proper credit to people who developed the game.

Glad to see this one reviewing well, but it also doesn't seem to blow the lid off the franchise like BOTW did for Zelda. Maybe that's ok though

Lucario Z is the guy she told you not to worry about

I just finished the game yesterday. I have a lot of thoughts, but long story short, messy fun. I'm in that gotta catch em all phase right now.

Oh man, that's incredibly tempting!

The themes have been pretty fun. The Kirby theme makes it feel like a Kirby app with the mini-games. I'll open it once a day for the animation and fortune quiz.

Glad they are taking the time to clean this up.

@TiMMay333 DON"T FORGET ME!

Good mix of games from all players! I'm still working on Legends ZA. I'm the type of player that gets lost in the side quests or searching for random Pokemon. Also the game just gets better the more I play. I was worried at first that the single city gameplay would be lackluster after Arceus but somehow it's finding ways to keep things fresh as the landscape is constantly changing.

Nintendo could easily make this & MK World live-service games, but I'm really glad they are not.

This game was fun and added some really cool mechanics around 4-button combat and controls. However, it took a serious step backwards from its predecessor with a lot of hand-holding & tutorials that bogged down the game's pacing. The final dungeon/boss is also a spike in difficulty (in a good way), but nothing too hard to handle. It's a real shame this one never has been properly ported to modern systems, best to hope for an NSO drop with DS.

Good to see Kirby succeed. Unlike in the UK where they buy FIFA and GTA for the 9th time.

I'm not expecting any good deals this year because the console is just too new. Next year is when we'll see something decent.

Still waiting to buy a Switch 2, but this game looks quality and a solid 9/10 from impressions. Will give final judgement once I play it of course, but that may not be for a while.

I seriously wonder how much storage I'll need for Switch 2 games (still haven't made the next gen jump). I'm naturally bringing over my Switch 1 library data which already is around 200GB of data. 512GB just doesn't seem to be enough this generation, 1TB might be the ideal external storage.

I'm sorry, what? I mean I thought it would at least chart in the top 10. You Brits don't make sense, rather get FIFA and GTA V for the 100th time instead of orange juice and good games.

I want all the amiibo of this game. But I also refuse to pay that price, anything over $30 is pretty egregious. I also don't have the money or time to even buy a Switch 2, which is more of a priority.

DK artist and now this?! It's so cool to see creativity modes being added to these games. Some of these functions could standalone as their own separate apps!

On a similar note, imagine if Nintendo went all in on making a Switch model that dual served as a drawing tablet (like a Wacom).

@SpaceboyScreams When I mean "mature", I really mean any game that's aimed for a slightly older audience, so basically your Zeldas, Metroids, Xenoblades, Fire Emblems, etc. And FE is on the way next year 2026. Nintendo is primarily known for family-friendly all-age gaming but they do address the older crowd too.

@Rhaoulos MK World and DK Bananza are first party AAA but they're not "mature" games. I'm talking about your Zeldas, Metroids, Xenoblades, and Fire Emblems aimed for an older audience.

@OldGamer999 Star Wars Outlaws & Tomb Raider aren't 1st party or new games though. You've also got Cyberpunk and Hitman and several other 3rd party mature AAA titles but those are also older releases.

Despite being cross-platform, this game looks like a next-gen visual experience. I do wish Nintendo marketed this as their "Breath of the Wild" showcaser for Switch 2, but it's been under-billed a little in its marketing. It's also the first true mature AAA new first party game for the platform (a lot of adjectives, but trust me it makes sense when you think about it), which the Switch 2 has seriously lacked since launch.

A full game on physical, no GKC, I might add it to my purchase list when I get a Switch 2

Acrylic keychains are cheap and lazy

If I could buy a Switch 2, this would be a day 1 purchase for me. When I do eventually buy the console, I'm getting this game immediately.

Good to see Pokemon Legends ZA holding strong. After a weak intro, the game actually has shaped up to be really great. I know the heavy rumors for Gen 10 are for 2026 (30th anniversary) but I hope the Pokemon company has learned from their mistakes of rushed development and they just wait to release it when it's ready instead.

@HammerKirby Even if both are free, more app = more places to chart on top trending lists = more advertising for Nintendo. But yes, it just feels like a massive missed opportunity to just put it on one app. TBH, Nintendo really could consolidate a lot of their smartphone functions into 1-2 apps.

This is a console-seller for me, dead serious - just look at my profile picture. I've always joked about how the most wanted far-fetched game I've requested was a sequel to Kirby Air Ride and to get this finally feels like a dream come true. Sadly though, I'm not in a position to buy a Switch 2, so I'm going to have to wait a while.

The more I see about this project, the more faith I have in it. But it still has failed to wow me. I guess that's where the trailer comes into play.

CO33 is going to win without question. Reviewers and media outlets have been glazing the game in a very similar vein to how BG3 and other GOTY winners have won in years past. It's a good game and deserves to win though. But it's good to see DK Bananza and Silksong get GOTY noms as well.

Based on the costume design and ages of Link and Zelda, my guess is that this will be an original story with loose inspirations from all the Zelda games. I wonder if Ganondorf is going to be in the movie or if another villain will take center stage (Vaati perhaps), probably the biggest casting since Link and Zelda are relatively new actors.

This has the early 2000s energy of the first Air Ride game and I love it!

The MP4 experience seems largely unchanged from the previous Prime games, which is fine. It's been 17 years since the last game and since then, there hasn't been another game to truly embody high-quality 3D Metroidvanias.

We needed this overview months ago for this game. Better late than never I suppose.

I'm still shocked that this wasn't a launch title for Switch 2 alongside Mario Kart World.

I know Samus is a lone wolf but I liked the dynamic of MP3 with the other hunters. MP4 also seems to take the best elements of that too.

It looks like a fun watch. It'll also easily be another $1 billion maker at the box office.

Not a big fan of Bowser Jr's voice. Sounds way too much like an awkward teenager. Also while Brie Larson is an ok voice casting for Rosa but it could have been better. I guess they're saving Zendaya for Daisy?

I'm kinda surprised this isn't also coming to Switch 1 as well.

Rough numbers for AOI globally, it might barely crack 1 million lifetime.

This hardly counts as a game

Does E33 really count as an Indie Game though?

Totally read it as RDR2 coming to Switch and not what the title stated.