BitLounger

Fascinating that they're deciding to do this now. I venture this means exciting news to come soon for those of us who have no problem paying for legacy software.

I just remember being in 3rd grade and this blowing up. I loved and still have the full Base set, and remember being so pumped when they released the Fossil set. Such good times, and such iconic artwork!

Guilty of booting it back up again, curious to see exactly how it augments the LG games!

I absolutely love this game. Never played the first one, but didn't take long to get addicted to this version. While there are unforgiving moments I do welcome the challenge. I think without those it would be too easy. My only complaint is that the masks and shields you buy with ancient tokens are strictly aesthetic, making it feel as though the reward of tokens is rather useless. Other than that this is a fantastic game.

This is the first time the XBox presentation outdid the Nintendo presentation for me.

@MoonKnight7 I feel you. Every year around April I start getting excited for E3 in the hopes of an announcement and always end up left out in the dust. Despite it's lack of commercial success, I was dreaming of an Animal Crossing Wii U with game pad inventory menus. Oh well!

I will be so sad if there is no legitimate Animal Crossing announcement. That is the perfect summer game.

@EasyDaRon Thanks for clarifying.. I was wondering why this continues to be a topic of discussion on Nintendo boards.

It would be super cool to have on Switch, but I would be surprised if it made it.

For everyone taking price: pre-orders are up at Best Buy for $60 each.

I'm not sure why everyone is made about the Pokemon Go integration, my understanding is that it's optional. This basically sounds like updated Pokemon Yellow, which I think will bridge the gap between old and new play methods. I personally am looking forward to playing again in Kanto, and as someone who was 8 when Gen 1 came out I've lost touch with the last several generations' Pokemon. It will be refreshing to be back in familiar territory in an updated skin. I have a feeling people are really going to enjoy this when it's all said and done.

@bherdm Of course, we always have Just Dance 2021 to look forward to

Oye, this game is such a classic. The day Nintendo finally opens the Switch VC with GameCube games, and this is included, is a day the fan base will rightfully erupt with joy.

That's a pretty penny, but understandable. Very little, if anything, matches the quality and it's not easy to reproduce at that level. I'd love to see a SNES version from them.

Pre loaded this one earlier this week. Pumped to play it despite the review.

I love off-kilter games, but had a really hard time getting into this on PS4. It was a bit too linear for my taste.

Slow AF news day. Looks like we blew our wad on the "mini" Direct.

So we can of course scratch off Mario Kart, Splatoon, 3D Zelda title and a 3D Mario title.

Animal Crossing, Wario Land, Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros, Top Down Zelda would be choice. I feel the only one on that list I may see is a Donkey Kong in 2018.

Has anyone confirmed if this supports the receivers for the 8bitdo pads? That would be killa.

Smile, guys. Things at Nintendo are so much brighter than they were 12 months ago. Let's just let the things go which we can't control and enjoy the ride.

I'd have to disagree with the poll. I think Smash is "social competitive" for mega-Nintendo fans, but Kart is far and away the most socially competitive for the general public.

@World Yeah, it's a slippery slope. You can either push back launch/release and make people mad, or release to under-supply and make people made. It's a no-win situation.

@World a lot of it has more to do with supply constraints rather than miscalculating demand. They knew they were going to sell out, but they can only make so many.

BitLounger did this for their Kickstarter project on their SNES storage treys, rather than see weeks of delays. It was a huge squeeze and slashed the profits down to peanuts, but everyone got their stuff and saw zero delay complaints. Sometimes youve just got to bite the bullet.

WHY IS THAT ANIMAL CROSSING ONE IN KIDS ONLY?!!? NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

I've never in my life been interested in eShop games, except for BoxBoy!. I legitimately will pick up almost all of these. Good job, Nintendo!

Heard this may get a physical release. Super pumped if that's the case.

It's strange to me they have Louis Scola but no Eric Gordon.

@roadrunner343 I completely agree with your statement. I did a Kickstarter last year for BitLounger (aesthetically-pleasing SNES game storage), and while it was successful, there was A LOT of backlash bashing pricing, need, etc from the gamer community. One of the things I learned was that everyone assumes they are the target market for anything they see. Instead of "that's cool, but not for me", it's "Why would I buy this when I can just buy [insert cheaper alternative that doesn't exactly line up]". Constructive feedback is always extremely valuable, but many times it's either not constructive or not coming from the actual target market.

I never really understood the Reggie hate! There's a time and a place to announce all of the things he's being asked, and even as a President it's not his place solely to make the call on when that happens. I quite enjoyed his commentary near the end regarding Nintendo strategy. While I'm as big a fan as anyone, I would much rather receive little bits of information over an extended period of time rather than all at launch. It will keep things interesting! I'm excited for the rest of this year and 2018. I'm sure there will be at least a dozen awesome moments of excitement regarding game releases or Switch system updates. Keep on keeping on, Reggie.

We need a new Wario Land!

@Alex Olney: lobbyist of drinking games since 2017.

@JamieH Unfortunately I don't see it having much of an impact at all. FE on mobile is such a small fish in the pond of Nintendo that I'm not sold on that boosting anything for shareholders. I've been one for a few years ago now, and investors are solely going to be interested in Switch-centric release information and numbers. Anything mobile-related would have to be Tier One IP to move the needle, and that would be after Nintendo has proved it has viable revenue generation from their mobile strategy. You always have to look at things inside the entire ecosystem of a company when it comes to investor sentiment. The only mobile-related "stock boost" I could see is if Nintendo created a mobile Virtual Console app that sold a library of retro game IP. They're not quite ready to do that at this point yet as the idea of mobile is relatively new to Nintendo. They treat the classic library with kid gloves.

Animal Crossing! Why is there no love?

As a huge Nintendo fan who just didn't caych on to the Wii motion control craze I absolutely adore the Wii U. The first party titles alone make it worth it. I know for a lot of people who became gamers in the past five to ten years there may not be as much of a Nintendo loyalty as there was during the 90s and early 2000s. Well I believe Nintendo is an incredibly strong and well-respected brand comma I don't feel like the experience that they cater to resonates with the core video game Market. This isn't to say that there is not an opportunity for Nintendo to regain some of that however unfortunately many people who do enjoy Nintendo at younger stages in their life phase out into other IPs as they age and the parents aren't the ones making the buying decisions anymore. That rabble aside the WiiU is incredible. I know a lot of people like Super Mario maker, but games such as Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon and at least a half a dozen other titles make picking the system up completely worth it. Nintendo historically has and always will continue to zig when the rest of the market zags. That strategy is a huge gamble, but pays off just as equally as large when it hits. The fantastic thing about Nintendo is that even if the market doesn't necessarily receive it well, it's definitely never going to be a bad product. They've done a fantastic job of, no matter what, making sure that what they put into the market is polished. That is something that is incredibly difficult to do at the rate of consistency that Nintendo achieves.

ANIMAL CROSSING SWITCH, PLEASE. I know the WiiU had too small of an install base for that, but that would have been a perfect system for it with the gamepad. AC as a launch title would make me giddy.

I'm shocked the Chinese government has time for this, knowing Donald Trump is going to be in office next week. I'd assume they'd have bigger fish to fry.

@Utena-mobile
Absolutely, it's the natural progression of things. Like Alex said, if it is commercially successful (for whatever reason) 3rd party support will naturally come. Here's to a brighter future!

In thinking about it, I don't believe it would be a commercial failure even without 3rd party support. If they have both portable and home console dev teams moving in under one roof to develop games, I'd expect at least 50-60% more solid first-party games for the Switch. As long as they have a strong launch lineup and more consistent releases I think that's enough to carry the system.

Just a heads up to everyone: someone at CES posted a shot to Instagram of demo units in the case and sad there are buttons on the back, presumably a set of L/R buttons.

I don't think $500 is really that much for this. People often overlook production costs on things when it's really just beyond their budget.

There is literally nothing to be found on the internet about this, which seems crazy. Nothing posted on their social media or blog, no other write-ups. When you Google "Super Retro Boy" this is the only article that pops up. At least NL is on it.

So, here's what I'm thinking: All the money WiiU owners WOULD have spent on games that have been cancelled or moved to Switch would in and of itself fund a Nintendo Switch.

This bodes really well for the Switch if the rumors are true that it will get a mainline Pokémon game.

I wonder if maybe scalpers, eBay and Nintendo or all not the problem here. If consumers were able to wait a mere couple of extra months for anything scalpers wouldn't exist. While I personally wouldn't go out of my way to buy something of high demand to resell it, I can't fault them for exploiting someone's impatience. I'll tell you this much: scalpers are not to blame for the short supply. Even Nintendo isn't to blame for the short supply. Manufacturing is an extremely laborious and lengthy process. Companies cannot afford to wait an additional 6-12 months to make sure 75%+ of the units they are going to sell over the lifetime of a product are ready to ship on launch day. The storage costs and capital tied up in assets that aren't available for sale drives costs up even further. Even for companies flush with capital it makes the most sense to release in steady, planned stages. When Nintendo pushes back release dates people complain. When they stick to release dates and don't have enough stock people complain. There's no winning to be had by the company. eBay here is the farthest removed from blame, they are merely a platform for which to buy and sell goods. Hate it all you want, but remember: patience is a virtue.

Publish any post about wireless controllers.

Queue input lag comments

All I ever play is the Animal Crossing course on MK8 thinking about what could have been with a legit AC on WiiU.

@NickOfTime90 Maybe you should stop thinking about it as a game and should mentally reclassify it as an app.

@BulbasaurusRex That controller isn't Bluetooth.

Just like it was when you actually caught all 150 Pokemon in the first series. I remember playing, long after I'd beaten the Elite 4, and catching #150 for me. Then all you really get is a certificate? Seriously?