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Rumour has it they ditched the remaster project to come on board with getting Prime 4 done, so we only got MP1 as a result. I'm sure the others will follow, but perhaps not on Switch.

Didn't Pele do something like this when Ronaldo was closing in on his goal record?

Who remembers when it was called the Stars Catalogue in Europe and every time you registered a game, they'd give you a bunch of cool downloadable extras like wallpapers, and even sometimes a printable iron-on t-shirt design?

Also, that's where I bought my DS. I believe it was £100 + 1000 stars, delivered before it came out in the shops. Amazing.

This would look great alongside a release of the full trilogy on current hardware as part of a collectors edition. Hint hint.

There's absolutely a way to have a screen that slides upwards to reveal a second screen underneath. Wouldn't need to be really thick with today's tech either, just look at the phones which do it. This way the console could act as a DS style dual screen handheld when on the go, or you can have a Wii U style TV and controller dual screen when at home. Having seen the apparent leaks for the new console I'm slightly disappointed they've gone with a single screen device. The big "innovation" over the current Switch really should have been a return to dual screen gaming picking up the idea that the Wii U failed to sell, but with the added advantage of the Switch back catalog being compatible and not being tied to playing it in the same room as the console, which was one of the big drawbacks the off-TV play on Wii U had.

Completely guessed the Mario titles number and got it right

That gif is an all time classic. Got my DS in 2005 before the European launch with the Nintendo of Europe stars catalogue. SM64DS, Metroid Prime Hunters demo and Warioware Touched demo, plus a t-shirt a whole 3 weeks before it was available in the shops.

In terms of teasing a new antagonist that leads into the next story, logic suggests Metal Sonic. But I think we'll finally get Amy as well, including some other characters like Cream, Blaze and maybe E-123

@TeiGekiLord haha, tell me why they keep putting a casino level in every game then? Feels like they're forever trying to create Casino Night instead of dreaming up new themes.

If the framerate is the only "issue" then sign me up. Never bothers me when you slate other games for their framerates, so this won't be any different.

Typical Sega, obsessed with old Sonic games because they can't get new ones right. It speaks volumes Sonic Generations is considered one of the best of recent years, when it's all rehashed levels from years gone by. Even their original games like Sonic Superstars contained levels which are heavily inspired by past ones.

I need that ice cream in a DK tankard. I just really do.

Good. They deserve to be bullied.

Yep, that's annoyed me too. I instinctively press the same button I used to select the attack when executing and I mess it up by pressing A. It's even worse than before because it used to just be a little bonus damage. Now it's a requirement to execute the attack fully. Mess it up and you do a pitiful amount of damage.

@mariomaster96 that's because you were introduced to the series on those watered down battle mechanic games. TTYD is the purest Paper Mario in terms of it's battle system, and I'd also say the transforming abilities is more what Paper Mario should be than Colour Splash's painting puzzles and Origami King's confetti. But each to their own, this is what Paper Mario was before Nintendo started to use the series as an experiment for different gameplay styles.

Never played it. What's with the titles in brackets next to it?

Poll options are limiting. I wouldn't place it in my top 5, maybe not even top 10. Definitely not gonna deem it "mid" either, there are only a couple of "mid" Zelda games and they're both on the DS

We pray for NES Remix to get a port (Nintendo WC wasn't it)

It's disappointing that it's such a limited selection from the beginning, hopefully they add more at a more rapid rate than they have for games on NSO and Virtual Console over the years. Dumping a series at a time would be a good idea. No Luigi's Mansion ST for Halloween is a big under-sight too!

We got Nintendofy before Metroid Prime 4!

I watched that same comparison video yesterday and you know what, I don't ever remember Elma in my game wearing that open chested top. I swear mine was the standard full red outfit. They've just used a video of her wearing a different outfit to the default one. Honestly it's a bad comparison video since they used a Wii U video captured at night time, so it doesn't match up. This is a big nothing.

YAAAAASSSSSS I could swear but I won't. This is gonna look amazing. The original looked amazing on Wii U, this will be even better. One of the best looking worlds ever. I wonder how they're managing the lack of 2nd screen? It's gonna be a bit annoying not having a large scale map to glace at and quickly scope.

@LavenderShroud Star Fox Zero as well

Not sure why the article was mostly about the writer not knowing who she was. That's weird. She only cleaned up and won a record amount of BRITs in a single ceremony this year. Maybe switch the radio on every now and then!

It's great to see Nintendo use celebrities who really ARE Nintendo gamers for their ads. I'm not sure I ever believed Beyonce played a Nintendo DS, but I can tell you from first hand experience Raye plays the Switch all the time. I even have her added as a friend on mine.

Saw a review round up giving this loads of 10's and 9's. Eeep.

It's Super Smash Sisters!

Also I didn't know he was behind Meteos

They were never going to keep 10,000 people from posting anything from their own consoles. This sort of thing needed to be smaller and more controlled if they didn't want it getting out. But the manner of the service they're testing obviously needs many many people logged on at once.

What on earth is going on at Nintendo? Echoes of Wisdom leaked before release, this has and I'm hearing Mario & Luigi has now leaked 3 weeks early. They need to tighten things up.

Good news. The more people reject this model the better.

I doubt we'll get a Switch 2 announcement this side of Mario & Luigi launching. Why distract attention away from a big release? Same reason they didn't announce anything before Echoes of Wisdom. We're in fairly unknown territory though. Usually console releases have all but dried up by the time the next console is on the horizon, so Nintendo don't have to consider their timing quite so much. But the releases are still coming!

Much prefer the older format of dungeons. This isn't even back to basics is it, since you don't have to find the compass (something we haven't seen since before Skyward Sword) and they're still quite small with just one or two keys to find. Give me huge complex mazes with multiple locked doors to find keys for over the Tears of the Kingdom "find 5 locks" format any day.

Sadly inevitable in the world we live in, people always try to profit off the desperation of others less fortunate to be able to visit the museum.

Would love some photos in the article tbh

Literally haven't noticed it aside from very very slight skips in the first town before the castle. Haven't seen it since, and yes I'm loading data from the SD card, on 7 year old OG Switch where the battery is so knackered it switches off after an hour of play without warning. Really don't know what all the fuss is about.

This the greatest FIFA-sorry, FC game ever simply because Ashton Gate is finally included

In case anyone was wondering, I am Type 1/Type A. Just thought I'd clarify.

Kind of funny to think about Nintendo being a company that didn't talk about it's past considering all the franchises that stretch back to the 80s, the constant ports of old games and retro game libraries on recent consoles.

It's a shame, it would've been a nice surprise if when you finally rescue him at the end he speaks. Not that it would stay a surprise on the internet beyond launch day. Missed opportunity, he's going to be speaking in the movie eventually. It's time to break that ceiling.

I was expecting it in 2026 so this is welcome news

9. I have to say they really messed up the controls for the echoes. Why is it locked to one button slot? It's so fiddly having to keep switching what you're using. There are SO many options that things just get buried/lost/forgotten about in what is a pretty poorly designed horizontal scroll menu. Needed at least two or three buttons to assign things to (like a regular Zelda game) so you can keep commonly used ones at hand. We've grown beyond the NES and Game Boy days when Zelda games had one button for item assignments. It's just not a system designed for playing quickly.

Brenda from Bristol voice: Not anotherrrrrrrr one!

Who was it on here the other week who said to me they don't release that often? They bloody well do! 😂

It's not a huge surprise. Personally I'd rather have a Nintendo Store or Super Nintendo World somewhere in Europe before they expand this anywhere. Seriously, what gives? I'm aware Universal is planning a UK park so the latter is likely, but we still need a store let's be honest.

@Truegamer79 well said.

Give it a rest, jesus christ.

Was there framerate issues with Link's Awakening? I don't remember playing it and cussing about that. Sometimes these performance analysis videos are sensationalist.

It wouldn't be a surprise if there's a little extra feature Nintendo have kept quiet. Before the Switch we all knew of the rumours of the hybrid system, but I don't think we ever heard controllers would attach and detach from the sides.

Wow in-store demos are still a thing? I can't remember the last time I saw one, let alone a Nintendo one. I don't think I've ever seen a demo Switch.

Lot of people saying "grain of salt" but this looks legit to me. If it's a fake, it's a good fake. Not out there enough to be instantly called fake and subtlely different enough to be plausible. Disappointing it's come out like this if it is real, but at least we can avoid the outrage of "IS THAT IT?" when it gets revealed and it's not a completely revolutionary concept. If it's not broke, don't fix it. Still wish it would have added a second screen tbh...

Well, they have the power to do it. This was the last time they gave us proper pixel based Sonic games before they became psuedo 3D on the DS

If you can't beat em, join em! But honestly, it is quite funny that Nintendo throw out inventive and fun platformers like this every couple of years for fun, and Playstation owners are just discovering this type of game. Like they've just invented it or something haha

Such a stupid excuse. Life sim games are so popular, and all they have to do is put this as a freemium game on smartphones and they'd be raking in money off micro-transactions. Something pixel based like the Sonic Advance ones would suffice. Which is another point, they made one for Sonic Advance, but apparently it's only for Adventure games...