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@AussieMcBucket Here's the relevant info from the Kickstarter Update:

How do I claim my owner’s discount?

We’re really excited to be able to provide a discount on Yooka-Replaylee for existing owners of Yooka-Laylee. You can secure 30% off the new platforming adventure on each of the platforms by following the details below:  

[snipping out non-Nintendo platforms]

Nintendo Switch 2: In Nintendo of America regions, players who own Yooka-Laylee are eligible for an automatic discount when purchasing Yooka-Replaylee. 

We (Playtonic & our Publisher, PM Studios) explored EVERY. POSSIBLE. OPTION. to extend the same offer to players in other regions. However, regional store systems do not currently support this specific promotion. Thank you for your understanding. We truly appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm and support worldwide.  

Please be reminded that the discount can only be applied to your digital purchase and within the same ecosystem, e.g. PC, PS4 > PS5, Xbox One > Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch > Nintendo Switch 2, this is beyond our control.

@AussieMcBucket Only for US eShop users who backed the original Kickstarter. Anyone else (like me, an Australian backer) is SOL.

Can't believe they've left off Mario Clash just as they're about to re-release it... sort of... behind a physical paywall.

OK, maybe I can believe it.

@Member_the_game Super Mario Land 1 is most like the original Super Mario Bros, but with some shmup stages. Super Mario Land 2 is most like Super Mario World.

My goodness, there are a lot of toys around this pram...

@N00BiSH As much as I think Craig has largely untapped comedy chops, DeVito is an infinitely superior choice.

@N00BiSH I'm going to go nuts and say- Daniel Craig as Tingle.

@Hydra_Spectre Wow! I didn't know that. I've only really started hearing her name because of the Zelda rumours, so I'm not familiar with her work. If anything I'd say being a good voice actor is an extra qualification for this film. I know it's going to be live action, but there's likely to also be a heavy CGI component, which means actors reacting to things they can't see. Good voice actors are used to that.

@ChakraStomps I mean, Chris Pratt has also played some jerks. Charlie Day almost brought about a Kaiju apocalypse. Eddie Murphy did loads of kids movies and loads of movies definitely not for kids! I don't think this is as big a deal as you're making out.

Hunter definitely has the look in those pics, but I've not seen any of her work. The idea some have expressed here - that ONLY a fan of the series should be cast - is not one I can agree with. Plenty of actors playing beloved characters aren't fans of the series they're in- Matt Smith was a terrific Doctor Who, for instance, despite having little interest in the series before his casting. I'm sure any actors cast in the Zelda movie will receive a crash course in the series endorsed by Nintendo.

And a cameo from Robin Williams' daughter Zelda would be lovely.

My main thought about this is that it makes even more of a nonsense that Gamecube Nintendo Classics need to be exclusive to Switch 2. If the Switch 2 doesn't have analog triggers, there's no need for the Switch 1 not to have GCN games, beyond pushing the new Switch.

Several titles at launch or confirmed to be coming later use the analogue triggers- Wind Waker, F-Zero X, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Sunshine...

I'm sure there will be a workaround for the Pro Controller, but will the GCN controller for Switch 2 have them, I wonder.

As I love this show and the Famicom game (it plays like a light Metroidvania with Ducktales-esque mechanics and character hotswapping), I'm just going to jump in here with a trivia tidbit about a common misconception.

Many people say that the US dubbing company didn't get scripts from Tatsunoko, as the show wasn't popular enough in Japan to warrant keeping the paperwork. They did get scripts. The problem was that the script were jam packed full of cultural references and jokes that wouldn't land with Western audiences. So, they used the basic plot (i.e. sushi maker is brainwashed to pilot a giant mech that makes sushi out of people) and wrote new scripts to match the vision, keeping the spirit of the show with a bunch of cultural references and jokes that WOULD play well for Western audiences.

As such, over the years when the writers have said they didn't have scripts, it's more accurate to say they didn't have usable scripts. The end result is the same, of course!

It's almost like if you choose to express simple dislike as pure hatred you end up looking like a burke.

The updated graphics look a bit flat with Goliath and enemies not really standing out from the backgrounds, but I'm hoping that a result of me watching it on a smaller screen than my TV.

@Tharsman Maybe not making the shell saves them a lot of money.

@farrgazer I think the patent for N64 has only expired in the last 18 months, so maybe that's the reason.

@krystress Tricolour was a separate option you had to select in the lobby.

@BenAV I also had to explain to my husband, who is the much more experienced Splatoon player out of the two of us, that the Ultra Beacon doesn't guarantee victory. It just inks a fair bit and gives you extra clout.

It's just more of the same, only this time you can play with Yoshi. So what?

... is I'm sure what some people would have said about Super Mario Galaxy 2.

I'd be interested to know the ratio of advertisements to original content in the standard issue of GQ.

How many pages are they too lazy to write?

@Agent_P It should already be in your wardrobe. It appeared in mine without a notification.

It does a late 30s gay man’s heart the world of good to read the positive comments in reaction to this. Keep it up folks!

@CANOEberry Paramount set out rules for fan video creations, limiting them to 15 minutes, so this fits into that.

(This unfortunately scuppered the great Star Trek Continues range of fan films, which Paramount had officially endorsed, but the Star Trek Axanar fan series attempting to raise money on Kickstarter was the catalyst for the crackdown)

@PhhhCough So Fez 2 was going to be a launch title?

The entitlement on display is breathtaking. I'm a Doctor Who and Star Trek fan, so I've seen this sort of vitriol for years in online spaces.

Two turning points for this kind of behaviour gaining credence as an effective method of change were fans getting the design of Movie Sonic changed (ultimately a good decision) and the hobbling of The Rise of Skywalker to accede with rabid fan demands (which made a poor movie for everyone involved).

If these fans knew what was best, they would be making their own films, games, and TV series. But they know they will never create anything, and fear that things will outgrow them, so they stay in their pit of despair and try to drag everyone else into it.

I'm hoping for Cat Quest III.

So my husband will stop asking me when Cat Quest III is coming out.

@SteamEngenius The Analogue Pocket is sold out until next year. GBs of all generations regularly sell on eBay for triple figures. There's certainly a market for GB content in general, which would also include new content.

@HotGoomba Maybe

So happy to see these coming to Switch. Didn't want to shell out for a VR headset for Edge of Time, so I'm glad I waited. Been a Who fan since the 80s and played most of the video games. As the show is rarely about shooting monsters in the face, it's been hard to make a good Doctor Who game, and arguably the best currently is the Lego Dimensions level pack!

But to me, even games like Destiny of the Doctors or The Eternity Clock had value because they tried to make a Doctor Who game, not a game with Doctor Who things in it (Dalek Attack, Return to Earth). The BBC Adventure Games were excellent back in 2010 (especially as they were free). These look like they'll be a lot of fun. Glad to see Osgood back, always happy for more Jodie Whittaker content and, while I do question the need to plaster the 10th Doctor over EVERYTHING, I'm glad to see David himself back to do the voice.

If we get a full series next year as well, I will be one happy fanboy.

Australia also got the European box art. I saw the cartridge in a second hand shop for $20 around 1990 and persuaded my Mum to buy it, sparking a 30 year love for the Blue Bomber.

Still voted for the Japanese cover, but the European cover is a close second.

If you want to show how busted Metacritic is, don't do it to new game from a lesser known IP during its release window- i.e. the most crucial period for sales.

Do it to something like Super Mario World or Sonic CD- something old and very loved which will make the abuse of the system obvious.

Doing it to a smaller IP is mean spirited garbage, and it's VERY hard to believe the review bomber's noble motives when the other motive revolves around "I didn't like what happened to this character."

I’m a bit surprised there aren’t mechanics in the rules to deal with this. I wrestle, and if a competitor isn’t engaging in the fight or actively running away, their opponent gains points. While I know there’s no way to apply this in game, players could lose a stock for every ten seconds without engagement, as decided by the ref. I assume there’s some sort of referee for these matches?

@retro_player_22 Thanks. I must have played the C64 version as a kid then, cos I remember it! Between me and my cousins we had a couple of NESs, a SMS, and some C64s, so sometimes things get garbled.

Absolutely bizarre that Yie Ar Kung Fu, a game in English and released in the West, is only available in the Japanese app.

Not complaining per se - I have a Japanese account connected to NSO - but it's a puzzling choice.

@harouhiko Competitive Drag Queen Reality show. Usually, there's at least two queens who hate each other (usually because they have very different styles) before having to work together and coming to respect their differences, going from enemies to frenenemies.

@harouhiko

'Could it be "a friendly enemy"?'

Some of you have never seen an episode of Drag Race and it shows.

I'd snap up Link's Awakening 3D on Day One, but what I really want is Skyward Sword HD on Switch with optional motion controls.

I'm so glad that they've added a skip feature for cutscenes/events. I'm not very experienced with turn based JRPGs, and died a lot on the Knight's boss battle in the cave. When loading the save, I had to sit through the two minute argument again and again before getting to the fight! I've no problem with getting my butt handed to me until I figure out the best tactics, but I only need to see the cutscene once!

Best:

2D: Super Mario Bros 3
3D: Super Mario Odyssey
Overall: Super Mario Odyssey

Favourite, however:

2D: Super Mario Bros 2
3D: Super Mario 64
Overall: Super Mario 64

Splendid games, all of them!