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Sheesh, the amount of ads that NintendoLife added onto their Youtube upload is atrocious.

I'd rather watch a Splatoon animated movie before I watch Temu Prometheus. Unfortunately a live action Metroid would end up feeling like the Monster Hunter movie. . . And probably star the same actress to boot.

I really want a Phantasy Star Online port/remaster. It began around the same time as Monster Hunter, but it slowly faded while the other slowly built momentum. The GameCube version is intensely nostalgic (I never owned it but I remember going to my friend's house constantly to play splitscreen coop) and I would love to revisit it with added online multiplayer.

Speaking of, I'd also love that Wii version of Monster Hunter G ported to Switch, even though Capcom has claimed they only want to focus on new games. I'm really craving another old-school MH entry.

So excited!! Really want to get into this game finally. I've waited years and years for a proper MMO to grace a Nintendo console, and it will be a handheld console to boot. Will be there day one! Thankfully I won't be juggling between multiple platforms. Perhaps Square Enix saves a bit on server load if they pressure people to downsize the number of platforms they use, or maybe it's just to encourage people to phase out older platforms.

Square Enix executives are crying somewhere. Capcom is excelling right now and it's so fun to see!

Sorry Microsoft, I'm not considering buying an Xbox anytime soon, so please just port Halo, Fable and Elder Scrolls pretty please.

I mean I guess it's possible as nothing more than a sales boost. However, Resynced was built as a graphics update, and making a bunch of concessions to get it to run on the Switch 2 feels like it defeats the point. Ultimately as long as we still get that updated lighting and environment design I think it would be worth it.

Looks good! Definitely am interested, and those digital bonuses look fun. If I buy it after launch I hope those gold items are still available on the eShop.

@Friendly I mean, the fact that they made a Mario Galaxy movie now means any of the games can be turned into a film. They could make an Odyssey movie, a Sunshine movie, a Mario World movie, a honey-i-shrunk-the-kids Paper Mario Movie. I mean they could even make a Mario Kart movie, and that last one would probably sell like gangbusters.

Sad times when I'm excited to see a clean box art free of gigantic fine print! Might have to get it just to collect a proper physical release.

@Diven Eh, Personally I think Fire Emblem will be $70 physical. I don't think they'll price it higher than Monster Hunter Stories 3. They know it's too niche; sales will be crippled at anything higher. Only Nintendo's biggest AAA games can get away with $80 pricing at the moment.

Hopefully Nintendo can poach the devs! Cheaper and more efficient than acquiring the whole studio if you ask me.

@Dom_31 Exactly, shareholders think and function like a cancer. They're the real antagonists of society, and it's always heartening to see someone echo the sentiment.

Actually, gaming's worst kept secret belongs to Half Life 3 ☝️🥸

Really fun seeing Capcom do so well in the last couple years as a longtime Capcom fan! (yes, minus MHWilds, pleasedontatme)

I also love seeing Capcom work so closely with Nintendo over the third-party amiibo support. I understand it's just marketing ultimately, but seeing amiibo for almost all of Capcom's Switch 2 games makes them feel closer to a second-party studio like Kirby. And it makes me want to collect all the games that I normally wouldn't get, like Street Fighter!

@Yoshi3 I mean it was an interesting choice aesthetically for the sake of their first open world (developer notes indicate Link's blue tunic in BOTW was to contrast all the green in the 3D space), but you're right; blue is more emblematic of the Wisdom slice of the Triforce, typically embodied by Zelda.

@Zeldinion That's my thought as well. This doesn't really count as the business term "commercial use" when it's a gifted fan print of a fan design. Kind of a funny little meta moment, but not really illegal or scandalous, @RupeeClock

@HammerGalladeBro I agree! Seeing his official render look this good actually has encouraged me about the movie.

@TrickySx4 I remember that too, and I was there chatting with one of the Fortnite devs at a coffee shop back when he mentioned to me that his team was planning on pivoting to a F2P battle royale mode. I just kind of looked at him with a neutral expression and said, "Okay, well, I hope that works out for you guys." Not even joking!

@Darthmoogle I also posted on the Mario Wonder thread from the Switch 1 section, since Switch 2 is in this early crossover era depending on the game.

@TheUnrestCure Both the game and the soundtrack, and follow it up with Epic Yarn! Makes me resent the latest Yoshi release when I can tell Nintendo would rather just push the latest game in our face and hope we forget about older games...

Sheesh just port over Oblivion, the only Bethesda game I want, before Microsoft puts the kibosh on porting anything anymore!

A follow up to Star Fox Assault, and make it more like a proper Star Wars Battlefront! I was obsessed with the old Battlefront games, and Star Fox is the perfect franchise to emulate that. Integrate starships and other vehicles into the battlefield, and leverage some of that TOTK engineering to achieve Star Wars Battlefront III's old dream of seamless ground-to-space battles!! I've wanted this for years!

Another style of game I would like is a space RTS similar to Treasure Planet's old PC game. In fact, I would love a game that blends together asymmetrical gameplay, combining RTS mechanics with Rogue Squadron, where one player controls the big starship like an RTS, and then a few other players on the same team pilot little fighter ships to take out shields and infiltrate the opponent's star ship.

@molkom @TyGuy Let's add each other in the forums and maybe we could do GameChat sometime! I also game alone and could use some gamer friends 🥹

Yuck, avoid code in the box like the plague! Nothing but a scummy, deceitful scam, especially for casual shoppers who are new to gaming.

@MTMike87 I'm worried about the AAA crash because I want Capcom, Square Enix and Bandai Namco to survive whatever happens. I shudder to think about something unexpected happening, Square Enix cratering, and then a scummy investment firm scoops up the treasured IP and runs beloved franchises into the ground over the next 20~ years.

Honestly, he's right about Wii U. In hindsight I regret not buying one (I also had no money back then to be fair), and I'm still tempted to collect one these days if the games weren't so hard to track down.

I swear, with prices skyrocketing Nintendo could revisit the 3DS and keep selling 3DS and DS classics. I would love to buy a 3DS and collect some retro games directly from Nintendo without letting scalpers take me to church.

I wish games like this could help revitalize a Mii renaissance. Like 'em or not, Mii's are an iconic piece of Nintendo, and I don't think they should be completely discarded for quite a while.

Integrate BOTW's evolution to Mii's so we have even more options to character create on the Switch 2. And I wish more games like BOTW, TOTK, Mario Wonder, and etc., would add Mii compatibility to swap out characters for Mii's. Imagine running around TOTK with Mii spirits instead of the sages, or playing Mario Wonder or Mario Party with Mii's.

Looks really good at max settings! Too bad Nintendo fans will have to wait another generation or so to experience games at that level. Ironically, I was just looking at old clips of Mario Galaxy on the Wii and lamenting how cute and cozy the choppy 720p resolution appears in hindsight. I wish we had the option to downscale games to a lower resolution since so much of the Switch 2 experience is upscaled regardless. It would give nostalgic fans the option to experience a more retro appearance whenever we like. And perhaps we could pick between 30 and 60 fps if we make the screen small enough xD

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Happy to see the OG Animal Crossing make it onto Nintendo Music! Now I would love to see it announced for NSO soon. Guess they're waiting for the next big Direct, or waiting another year-ish for all we know!

@Crockin You and me both, comrade! I'm so afraid longtime Zelda fans will perceive the live action representation akin to Sony's Uncharted movie. Just... a cute but superficial cosplay, not immersive or believable. I'm so glad they didn't cast big-name stars for the two main roles, and honestly I really hope they shy away from that for Ganon as well. I really could not handle a washed up star attempt to larp as Ganon, like Paul Rudd or Edward Norton.

@N8tiveT3ch god if he says "excuse me" one time, I swear I will. . .

That's a shame, although thankfully I won't check out any of those spoilers. Still interested in 007 regardless of leaks. Feels like a nice blend between games like Hitman, Assassin's Creed and Uncharted. (can't forget the OG Splinter Cell as well)

I actually think this movie has a good chance not to hit the $1billion threshold. Many people are saying they didn't like it as much as the first, and they do not intend to rewatch it compared to rewatching the first movie multiple times. A movie crossing $1billion typically relies on multiple viewings from the same audience.

@KayFiOS I agree, I think it's a disservice to Nintendo fans to ignore a significant first-party title. Especially because these live events help give a game legs; they help promote the game, to maintain engagement from those who've bought it as well as increase interest for gamers who haven't bough it but are on the fence. Every time I see coverage of a new event from Splatoon it reminds me that I'm interested in buying the game sometime soon, and it helps move the needle closer to purchasing. It's true that it's not fair to Kirby Air Riders to ignore it when the live events are tying to achieve the same effect.

Oh look at that, I'm getting back into books again.

In all seriousness, (I'm quite serious about reading though!) $80 means I am going to be much more choosy with the software that I invest in. The higher the upfront price, the fewer games I will be collecting on a yearly basis. Sad state of affairs, but that's how this world seems to be going for the next several decades.

Everything is relative, of course. Lots of Switch 2 games on the surface are trying to sneak in at $80. It just means people like myself can't help but shrink into ever smaller corners of their absolute favorite franchises or video game niches.

Disappointed that it's such a basic and rough experience.

Kind of hilarious that they cut the launch so close to an official tournament, as if they had any confidence in the stability of the game. Imagine one of the official competitors in the tournament winning their match because their Pokemon magically gained their HP back from 1% to 92%. Would the opponent challenge the results? Would they restart the match? Seems rather forced for TPC to try to shoehorn this new game into the VGC.

This is not a proper replacement for Pokemon multiplayer, and I sincerely hope Winds and Waves still has a semblance of trading/battling.

I'm sorry in advance: I never liked the Wind Waker character design.

I would like the Wind Waker trilogy (WW, PH, and ST) remade with a brand new art style. I would like it to retain a vibrant, colorful and stylistic theme, but with brand new character design. That way the games can feel new and fresh while giving new gamers a chance to experience the original adventures. Personally I would like it to resemble Skyward Sword with its impressionistic, dreamlike environmental design.

Fingers crossed for a reveal trailer! Even just a sneak peek will make me so happy.

After taking an ignorant gander at the new songs (haven't touched Splatoon yet), I like how Dedfish's songs resemble Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, at least to my ears. That soundtrack is one of my favorite of all time: experimental, moody, brave and introspective.

Nintendo Music really makes me want to buy up the games I don't have yet, like Splatoon 3, Fire Emblem Engage, etc. Love that about the music service. It's really shaping up to be an incredible music platform, and a high standard for soundtrack support within the game industry, rivaling the likes of Square Enix Music.

A noticeable bump thanks to the movie, but the sales momentum could have been vastly larger if only Nintendo had planned out a Galaxy 3 to release the same year as the movie. Seems like a huge missed opportunity.

I'll have to give the Spiderman soundtracks a listen, because I'm not familiar with them.

Really REALLY desperately hoping that this Zelda move turns out good-ish at the least. I'm so afraid of melting into my theater seat from chronic cringe if it turns into a train wreck.

Nice stable updates to help us feel more secure in these difficult times.

Still interested in trying it out, but I'm worried for the long term health of Pokemon PvP. Kind of feels like another pick-up-and-drop mobile experience, and I'm wondering if engagement will drop off similarly to TCG Pocket. We'll have to see. It seems a little too one-dimensional to gate behind a bunch of mobile monetization (just single and double battles).

TCG Pocket was fun to play but the battles were too simple, and the social interaction was too limited. And the time-gating forced me to put TCG Pocket down before I was ready to, which made me eventually forget about the app.

Kirby Air Riders is the ideal! The Paddock is the perfect social hub within a game to just jump into a lobby and connect with other gamers. You can see other players and interact with them, you can have a bunch of players in one lobby, and you can spectate other games happening while you're there. It would be the perfect thing for Pokemon, both for Chamions and TCG Pocket. You could show off your decks and card collections to other players in the lobby, and for Champions you could spectate other Pokemon battles happening on the screen. Plus it could recreate that classic Pokemon trope of challenging someone to a Pokemon battle, "in-person." It's frustrating that so few games create a proper in-game social hub, especially when multiplayer is important for it.

It's quite the tragedy, because TOTK is the greatest game of all time despite the fact that BOTW will forever steal its thunder and remain the more iconic entry. Regardless, I am stubborn in regarding BOTW and TOTK as two sides of the same coin. One complements the other; playing one of them always makes me want to go back and experience the other.

The one thing that frustrates me is a lack of support on Nintendo's part. A 2.0 update could add more bonus content, like scanning BOTW or even other Legend of Zelda amiibo's to summon their spirits in TOTK. If ACNH can get a random content update years later then so can TOTK.

Plus we still haven't gotten amiibo's of the TOTK sages, and they had some of the coolest appearances of the whole franchise IMO. It still feels like Nintendo simply dumped the Switch 2 Editions at launch and moved on.

I like the minimalist sensibility, but I'm not a big fan of the actual designs featured. Ah well, Uniqlo sells out instantly regardless of your interest, so it's a moo point.

Appreciate you stopping short of using the word stunning

@TheFunkyPhantom Ohh I'll have to try that then, thank you!

@bleeflooflah Yes! After you buy them, the icons are tied to your NSO account forever! Even for games I haven't bought yet I can't help but compulsively snatch up most of the icons, in case I buy the game later. It's a perpetual collectathon once you get hooked on it. Your NSO icons have their own game collection in your profile menu on the NSO page. You can go back and browse the icons sorted by each game, which can feel like a little selection of artwork if you collect them all.

Sad to see these circumstances have such a hard effect on the game industry. AI investors would be all too happy to contribute to the auteur video game industry to implode, and all consumers are left with are basic tablets and PC's that can barely stream mobile gacha slop. And with more mobile slop churned out by AI I'm sure that's what they would love to happen. It's an antagonistic business practice that threatens many industries across the world, and should not be tolerated by people or governments.

I swear I checked this article up and down to find the little April Fools fine print. I thought there was no way this was real!

@EarthboundBenjy It is absurd, and I am a terrible NSO Icon junkie. I collect tons of icons, even from games I don't even have yet. I check the NSO page at least once a week to double check if there's any new rollout of icons. Lately Nintendo has been stingy with doling out new missions directly on the Switch 2, and my Platinum Points stash is running low. I might have to resort to going on Nintendo's website and hustle for some extra coin.

@ROMhaiku Exactly. Despite all the critics' hemming and hawing, I suspect Illumination has teams of social engineers advising the studio on exactly how to construct the movie in order to maximize engagement with children: which jokes the kids like these days, how to make the action set pieces wow them, how to pace the story beats to keep them engaged, etc etc. All for the goal of inspiring kids to beg for repeat viewings, dragging their whole family back to the theaters.