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Surprised no one's mentioned Jynx yet

Can’t wait for the smash bros bundle in the West

So you pre-order the game and get Super Butoden now? Or does it come in September too?

Ironically I don’t spend a lot of time playing video games themselves. But I find myself spending way too much time on websites and message boards talking and thinking about them.

Maybe if I spent more time playing games with people as a social thing like I desire to it would actually be more healthy.

That being said, I definitely had a balance problem with smash 4 and i want to be very careful I don’t make the same mistake with ultimate.

The description for Shaq Fu is priceless

Call me cynical, but I’m not digging the art style. And Sgt Night??? Even I know it’s Dr. Wily and I’ve barely touched the games.

I’d love to be proven wrong though. Sonic Boom the cartoon had some funny moments like Amy leading group therapy.

@Nincompoop Actually that looks amazing lol

@SmaggTheSmug As someone who collected a bunch of different monopoly boards but had a hard time finishing a game, the “gamer” variant does a better job at both simplifying and making things faster, and the individual character powers is a great introduction to more strategic games out there.

Hoping for more than just Mario themes in the future though.

Is it bad that I completely forgot about Playtonic and thought you were gonna say Retro Studios?

There was a campy charm to the Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt game on the N64. I get the same vibe from Search for Reptar on the PS1 though I’ve never played it. And of course there’s TamashiiHiroka’s review of the Totally Angelica game on the GBC.

It seems to be rereleases instead of new games, which is a bit unfortunate. Avatar could use a quality fighting game set in its universe.

Maybe not an official sequel to R, but i’d love to see another Sonic foot racing game. The best they’ve done with the concept so far is that one mode in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, but it practically makes itself.

I saw on my friend’s Switch an option for themes like the 3DS...wonder when these are coming?

Most awkward game title I’ve seen yet

Back to the topic at hand, I really hope Switch accessories don’t get out of hand the way the Wii’s did. I’ve already been burned once.

Won’t be getting it personally, but I want to see it do well rather than immediately condemn it as “just another licensed game”. When something with low expectations defies the odds like Goldeneye did, it’s neat to see.

We’re 40ish comments in and no one has made a Pokémon Channel (Gamecube) joke yet?

I like the parappa too

Some of this makes me wonder if they might also be poking subtle fun at the Smash Bros. Melee documentary too. The community's not as infamous as people make it out to be but there's certainly fodder for criticism.

I like the little mega man face on the blue one

What YouTubers?

Isn’t there an Xbox guest character as dlc currently? Maybe switch owners could get the cast of Super Smash Land

I find the placing for Mario Odyssey and Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon kind of surprising since they came out so late in the year. Not a bad thing by any means, just surprising considering BotW had a six month head start.

So many Christmas gift games

I got the n64 in 96 (I think) with Super Mario 64 and Wave Race but my favorite was Wheel of Fortune that year.

Mario Kart 64 was a later Christmas gift since I had to pick at first and chose Diddy Kong Racing when it came out. I still have both those cartridges - so many memories especially with MK.

In 2001 I got the GameCube with Luigi’s Mansion and Madden 2002. I remember bugging my dad to see if Blockbuster was open Christmas Day (I was kinda stupid) so I could rent the game I wanted most of all - only to find that my last gift was in fact Super Smash Bros Melee which I proceeded to play all day.

I have to wonder along with SLIGEACH if sales have anything to do with it. And it makes the upcoming announcement of smash 5 (or smash 4 Switch) seem a lot more likely this year.

They tried to expand into a new IP in the fighting game community and unfortunately it seems to have backfired. Pokken Tournament DX doesn’t look like it’s filling the void either and I don’t know of any update plans for that game. So maybe they’re scrapping potential future plans with arms and going straight to smash. Give the people what they want.

Kind of a shame though considering this Dr. Villain character looked kind of intriguing and maybe we’d get more of a story to tie all these characters together.

That’s ok...it’s not like it’s the universe record or anything important...

I don’t think a Smash Bros style game with OCs is impossible to pull off, but said roster of OCs has to be exceptional, like overwatch’s for example even though it’s an entirely different game.

Sad to see the Wii U unceremoniously dropped; but my votes for Mario Kart and Pokken DX are keeping it alive in spirit

When we can transfer our go mons into the 3ds games like they promised, i’ll start playing.

I wonder how/if this will function in Smash Bros

Bomberman 93 would be great if Bomberman 94 wasn’t already on the Wii U eshop.

@-DG and @Tyranexx: why hasn’t Nintendo marketing hired either of you yet? Lol

Actually now this kind of makes me wonder if there’s a market out there for a “faux retro console”. The games would probably be pretty easy to produce now and place on an “App Store” for people to download, and it could be a low cost alternative to the HD systems that are getting more and more expensive.

This would be a fun little gem for a new nes classic

I already like him better than FANG, the poison fighter from Street Fighter V.

This isn’t the first time. Pikachu talked in the mystery dungeon special back in 3rd gen. And he had the voice of a guy in his 30s.

I still think an N64 mini could work. Even though Goldeneye (and probably all the other Rare games) would be noticeably missng, it would still have Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Smash Bros and Mario Kart 64. That's more than enough to peak peoples' interests.

I also came up with the controversial idea of this mini system using Gamecube controllers. As much as I love the 64 trident, it was never iconic in the same way that the NES and SNES controllers were. A GC controller has a better thumbtack and has stood the test of time thanks to the smash community. They're gonna need other ways to sell them beyond their inevitable inclusion in Smash Switch.

Also playing N64 games on the Wii Virtual Console with Gamecube controllers is pure bliss.

Preferred excite truck because you could use your own music. Bought excitebots for poker race and it wasn’t what I expected it to be. I’m with the majority here though: let’s get an HD game in this series

Not getting this but I did get Monster Truck Madness for the N64 recently. Haven’t gotten a chance to play it yet but it looks campy

I wish somebody did the same thing with the old cartoonnetwork.com stuff. Who else remembers gToons? I miss that

Assuming this is something Nintendo keeps in the long run, it may have just solved my number one issue with the switch, that being that I didn’t want to buy those expensive pro controllers

I like them both, but it makes sense since purple is one of my favorite colors. I still kinda wanna get one because if I move to Japan like I'm hoping it will be cool to be unique

Idk if it was slowdown on my phone or what, but I was able to see the move in really slow motion and Yoshi clearly started the squinting animation before Mario "made contact"...so this is all just a bunch of nothing

Plus they've been presented as friends/allies in all future games.

I love the faux-retro box art

Can't find the new 3ds theme on my Nintendo. If it's the same one as the Gamestop bonus with the Johto gym leaders, then I definitely want it.

Edit: I didn't realize this was Europe and not North America

I wouldn't mind getting a couple of them at a reduced price even without the game...I just really like some of the minifigs like the powerpuff girls in particular.

The good thing about the ppg 2016 models is that they still look like the original girls, so we can still pretend they're the classic ones

Glad to see this. I want to keep supporting Nintendo but not really sure the switch is for me. This way I can potentially do both

Hopefully Nintendo sees how much of a moneymaker this is and that a lot of people just want to relive the retro glory days rather than spend a ton of money on a new system and games. I'd like there to be a market for both demographics rather than just one or the other.

I'm wondering whether or not anyone's gonna be making accessories for the snes classic this time. When all those wireless controllers for the nes classic came out, it hadn't been announced as a limited time only thing.

It's funny....I thought I really didn't like the red and blue joy cons. But seeing the prospect of 4 player Mario kart deluxe with a red, a blue, a green, and a pink actually works well as a color scheme for me.

It's a cool concept but I want to see how it is in execution before I make a commitment. I also want to make sure that if this is competitive that the characters are well balanced.

I still shiver when I think of another certain female in a Nintendo fighter that can slow down time...

Yeah that update caught me by surprise as I was about to do some wonder trades tonight. I'll just have to take care of it soon