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Armello caught my eye. I've never heard of it and it looks great.

I've been tempted by P5 Tactica for awhile now. It's down to $20 on Amazon, but the size of my backlog is getting embarrassing at this point. 😅

I'm excited to work on my backlog.

$15 shipping... oof

This is art. Pure art.

Celeste is in my top 10 games of all time. I've played through it multiple times, and I love it more than I could write in this little box. I preface with that because I'm about to be honest. I've been playing this. And, as a fun little commemorative game, it's really cute... but it definitely shows that it was made in "a week-ish." Precision platforming and 3D platforming mix about as well as oil and water.

I enjoyed both Toree games, so I just picked this one up. Thanks for the rec, NintendoLife!

This might be my favorite piece of news of the year so far. I can't wait!

Sure, but what's with all of the hate? I said this earlier today on the other article about Palworld, but it seems like no one at NintendoLife is actually playing the game, but they're more than happy to throw criticism at it. Play the game first, please.

Have you read or watched reviews of this game? It is waaaay more than a Pokémon knock-off.

What we really need is another Sonic game. It's been weeks since we had the last one.

I think it's a pretty safe bet to say a handful of the announcements at the game awards will be coming to Nintendo's next console, but they legally couldn't announce it yet.

Let the questionable fan art commence!!!

These look FANTASTIC. It will probably never happen, but I'd love to play something with this concept.

I was caught off guard by just how many games were on this list... and then I was caught even more off guard by how many of these I already own. Hahaha!

Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion. That being said, this list is wrong. Haha!

Picking this up on Game Pass, but I'm still making my way through P5: Royal... and a short game that is not. Haha!

HELL YEAH!!! Way to go, Nintendo! Two GOTY nominees. I love that Mario went from over a decade of relatively stale 2D platformers to being a GOTY nomination. Way to go, buddy!

I would love a Wind Waker anime TV show. I feel like Link and the Pirates could adapt really well to a comedy.

@FirstEmperor There are two interpretations of what JRPG means. 1) An RPG made in Japan, or 2) a genre of video game based on traditional Japanese RPG mechanics. Yes, Sea of Stars was made in Canada, but the genre is turn-based RPG, or traditional JRPG. It's kind of like how Bloodborne and Elden Ring are Western-style RPGs, but both were created in Japan.

I've heard is described this way, can a TV be considered anime if it wasn't created in Japan? It's kind of the same concept.

@Eel RE4 won in the Sony category because in the time frame that these awards span (Spider-Man 2 missed the window) Sony did not release a single game.

@NintendoByNature Okay, fun story about where Cocoon came from. There were two director guys that worked together to create LIMBO and Inside. One of them was more of the world/atmosphere designers and the other was the world/level designers. The two of them had a falling out. The atmosphere guy went on to create Somerville and the level design guy created Cocoon.

@Vexx234 I mean, not really? Sea of Stars and Cocoon aren't from AAA Studios. I mean, even Baldur's Gate 3 and Larian are/were more of a AA studio compared to their competitors.

@gloom They... don't? Joystick Awards give awards away for each console's best game and then an overall winner. You did read the article, right?

These comment sections remind me just how much I dislike GOTY discourse.

@VoidofLight I mean, Sea of Stars won best indie game and that's a JRPG... so clearly they take the genre seriously at least a little bit.

@BobaTheFett Oh my word, right!?! The last badge... oh my. Thank goodness on that last gap there was someone that left a standie right on the edge. If they hadn't, I would have burned through the last of my lives at gotten a Game Over.

I just finished 100%-ing Super Mario Wonder earlier today just in time for Super Mario RPG!

$30!?! Freak, dude, I immediately added this one to my Amazon wishlist.

22!! The Fire Emblem ones tripped me up. (Buh-dum-tss)

Nintendo is bundling Mario Kart with their console. In other news, water is wet.

Once upon a time, I tried playing Super Mario Bros. 3 without save-states. Yeah, in those later levels, I cut that out real quick. I'm an adult and I do not have the time to start the whole world over every single time I get a game over.

The games very, though. The better talking point would be hardest level in Mario. The very final level in Super Mario 3D World completely broke. I had to come to terms with the fact that my thumbs aren't quick enough to beat that level.

Pre-ordered it over a month ago. After the first trailer dropped, I immediately knew this was going to be a magnificent game. I didn't need anymore convincing.

Is it possible that there won't be backward compatibility? Sure. Would I be shocked? Yeah, kinda, if I'm being honest. Nintendo sold more software for the Switch than any other Nintendo console by a mile. I think they might be shooting themselves in the foot if they don't because so many people have their digital libraries on the Switch now.

@nimnio Best comment I've seen all day. Hahaha!

Platformers. I can always fall back on a platformer as a palette cleaner. Super Mario 64, Celeste, Super Mario Bros., and A Hat in Time are my go-to games.

Too. Many. Games. There are just too many great games coming out this year. I cannot keep up. Haha!

It's too late. Knowing that Unity has the ability and willingness to implement a change like this has completely destroyed any trust developers and publishers had with them.

@Guybrush20X6 I couldn't agree more. Not just because I do, but how could I not with your blue hair? You gotta have blue hair. And then there's the mouth. Real tiny when it's closes. Ridiculously huge when it's open.

Well, s***... and that's the end of Unity. I've been looking into Master's programs for video game direction and design and I was starting to dip my toes into Unity. Well, guess not! Guess I'm using Unreal instead. Absolutely no way am I going to support this greedy practice.

Is is just me or do the videos never load anymore on NindendoLife's website?

I have never seen the Japanese version of these and that cover art is sick as hell.

When I was in school, I was severely strapped for cash. I sold, and it pains me to say this, Majora's Mask, the Majora's Mask Guide booklet, Mario Galaxy, and my Gamecube. I have been kicking myself for years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

This was me with the game Wacky Wheels. For a few years, I thought I might have dreamt it, but I distinctly remembered playing as and loving the shark character was I was a little kid. I finally found it just a couple of years ago. I will say, though, it aged horribly. Hahaha!

130 hours in and I still haven't beat all of the temples yet. Hahaha!

@tseliot Maybe choose a different way of wording this comment. Hahaha!

Great, now I have to compete with this guy!?

Yeah... no... please no...

@Magic_Salmon_Pro Is it also on Steam?

Wait, am I crazy? Didn't Disney Illusion Island come out in July? It didn't even make the list.

Metroid Prime 4 and show off everything those new system can do. That would be a Day 1 purchase for me.