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That's unfortunate if it's indeed true. At least with Sony or Microsoft, gamers can wait a bit and then there will be a decent sale on the game. But not with nintendo first party games, and if so, it's s very seldom. Oh well. The other thing is it's bold of nintendo to put a $70 price tag on a game we barely know anything about but hopefully it will be justified. Again, assuming the price change is true

The only games I really have an interest in are Splatoon 3, Kirby's Dream Buffett and BOTW 2. But I need to see more of Splatoon 3 to see if I'll actually get it. I'm surprised we haven't seen more of the game considering it releases in almost a month. But I'm certain we'll probably get more info or maybe a game specific direct this month for the game

@spottedleaf agreed. I really hope we get a direct like in September/October. I would say BOTW 2 releases in March 2023 (just my guess) so that would give nintendo a good 5-6 months of marketing to hype up the game. I seriously can't wait to play it

Pretty solid reviews. I will pick this up just for the fact that I've never played any of the original games before so it will be worth it to me. The only sonic games I've played are sonic advance, adventure 2 battle and sonic dx both on gamecube. So, this will be a great experience for me.

@Arkay "$50 is nothing" actually it is a lot for a subscription that still to this day has no basic voice chat, bad infrastructure, the peer to peer structure, no set free game schedule like ps plus and their 2 free games per month. Cloud backups are pathetic and won't let us backup every game and even some of the games that need it the most, no great sales or deals like Sony and Microsoft do, etc. This price is getting close to Sony and MS services and if nintendo is going to increase the price of their service then I expect all these features. You've completely missed the point of the price. The price increase is only worth it if the value of the service increases. Right now? Not so much

This was definitely the highlight of the direct for me! Super excited to play this game! I remember pouring hours upon hours into the gamecube game.

I really hope we have a direct soon (next couple weeks perhaps) so that we can get more updates on these games. I really want an upgrade on Splatoon 3 and Breath of the Wild 2. I think Breath of the Wild 2 will have its own direct though or Nintendo may wait to show it later in the year around E3. Either way I'm excited for what 2022 has to bring us. Just need that first direct of the year

@BenAV agreed 100%

@Rob13 you and a bunch of other nintendo fanboys are completely missing the point. The $50 price range is making it close to ps plus and xbox live gold. When it gets that more expensive then I expect the value of the service to increase. But that's not the case with NSO. They're increasing the cost yet lack so many basic features that it's competitors have. I expect cloud backup saves for every game now, actually good quality monthly free games, exclusive discounts on the nintendo eshop, actual good quality infrastructure that doesn't lag every 3 seconds, etc. But of course that won't happen. It's pathetic. There's still minimal value to the service

Licensing costs or not, it still doesn't change the fact that nintendo's online is still complete garbage. Charging $50 annually and still don't have the basic features that xbox and playstation have...its completely unacceptable. Now that it's in the $50 range this service is more starting to be compared to other online services..nintendo needs to get with the times.

@johnvboy "a fair price"....you're joking, right? More than doubling the price of the annual cost to $50 while NSO still doesn't have basic voice chat, still crappy infrastructure, and it doesn't even have exclusive discounts and quality free games per month like ps plus and Xbox live gold do. Nintendo is screwing us over and it's pathetic

People who are complaining about being spoiled with announcements before a direct...THAT'S YOUR FAULT. I don't understand why people get so upset when they themselves made the decision to go online in the first place. If you're so worried about being spoiled then idk...maybe stay off the internet perhaps?

With that being said, this game looks pretty good. Need more info on it if it's real.

I'd love to see Wave Race, pikmin 4, and NSO update (64 games please)...this would be wishful thinking but OOT and MM double pack remastered/remake would be even better (wishful thinking I know). I also think we may get the final smash bros DLC character announcement although that may be saved for later as it's own presentation.

@zool lol that's a funny joke

@Darkyoshi98 actually I think you need to read it again. It says MOSTLY releasing in 2021. So it may not be everything just in 2021 they may show a couple things or teases for next year.

I just want some more news on BOTW2 then I'd be happy. I'd love for some surprises as well but ya never know what to expect from this year. Who knows. An update or some gameplay on splatoon 3 would also be a welcoming addition but seeing how they said they'd be showing mostly games in 2021 then it's understandable if it's not shown.

Maybe if Nintendo would make some powerful hardware for once, then they wouldn't be having these issues.

Nice! I have this on my ps4 but I may pick this up on the switch as well so I can play it on the go.

Great, but idk...maybe focus on the games first. We need some new games later this year.

@Mackocaster7 not necessarily. It's pretty common for video game companies to hire contractors to ramp up the development and make sure deadlines are met. Let's just say BOTW 2 is set to release at the end of 2021 or early 2022 then it may make sense for them to hire contractors to meet that deadline and make sure development is proceeding as planned and that they don't fall behind. But it could also be for other projects so who knows.

Man...I downloaded the demo this past weekend and I tried to get past the first battle. These games aren't really my cup of tea but I at least tried it. Who knows, I may decide to get back into it and give it another go. Game still looks great otherwise

@Chowdaire I think it has less to do with using the same assets and engine and more about the world of hyrule in this game. Aunoma staged that the game would take place in the same hyrule, but nintendo knows that they can't just use the same ruined, empty space from the first game. They have to make it with a different look or a more developed feel (if that's where they're going). Aunoma also said something like "in order to make the world from botw more impressive, the team is working hard on its development" which tells me they're added a lot of new things and different things to the world and that will take time

The fact that Aunoma said "We SHOULD be able to give you some information this year", that really doesn't sound too assuring to me. It's just the wording of it. Sounds to me like even Nintendo is unsure about when to provide or when they will be able to provide new info. I think this game is definitely coming out next year. But as long as it's polished and is the best it can be I can wait.

@Ghostchip do you know what's all in the game?

I'm so excited for this! Love splatoon 2 and I'm sure I will love this one too! Honestly this hopefully will feel more like a true sequel. Splatoon 2 really wasn't that much of a jump from the original splatoon from what I've heard. That was a two year gap..this will be a five year gap which is a plenty of time between the games imo

@beazlen1 I would actually like a new Wave race game

I don't see how it wouldn't overtake the wii. 3D World + Bowers Fury and Monster Hunter Rise will sell lots of units and who knows what else Nintendo has planned for the year- maybe BOTW2 or a Zelda Collection? Who knows but I'm excited. My guess is it will come extremely close or overtake the wii in sales by the end of the year or the fiscal year

@BenAV yepp very true. That is definitely their primary focus

@GamerGrandpa i agree. But it makes sense cause like nobody really owned a Wii U so now everyone has a chance to play it. But yeah I feel like it would be a waste to not have another mainline Mario Kart game this gen, especially on a system as popular as the switch.

Great to see Nintendo continuing to do very well! It's astonishing to see that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still selling incredibly well despite being a Wii U game. As long as fans continue to buy that game Mario Kart for Switch won't be coming out sooooo please people don't buy it lol jk jk

Would be great if Nintendo made a system that actually had a lot of storage space instead of a mere 32 GB in the system. I mean botw and this game would eat up half of that lol one game. The only options are to archive games and reinstall them purchase a gb card to use more storage.

Loved Thousand Year Door. Such an amazing game and so many memories