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@sanderev Nintendo recently made the event scoring much more generous, so the reward can indeed be reached very quickly.

I added one of the icons, and my Switch immediately sputtered and crashed.

Who needs a demo to decide if $3 is worth it? Seriously, though, DON'T try the demo if you don't want to get sucked into complete addiction.

These days, even ported retro games release in a broken state!

@Yalloo Because Office is either $149.99 (without Outlook) or $249.99 (with Outlook) if you purchase it legitimately through Microsoft. What you bought was likely a key from a third-party seller. They buy them from corporations that purchase licenses in bulk and then don't need all of them.

Good, because I had "no plans" to subscribe to his rent-a-game service. I was setting up a new PC the other day and found out they want us subscribing to Office now, as though it's something folks use seasonally. Microsoft is going to have us all subscribing to air someday. Sheesh.

A Nintendo game will never win GOTY again. Too many of the folks voting think they're too cool for Nintendo.

@Darthmoogle I think it works as you said: You keep the collectible if you hit a checkpoint before dying but forfeit otherwise. But I have questioned myself on that now and then, thinking I'd secured something only to discover later I hadn't. I found a couple of levels last night I thought I had "fully completed" but were missing one flower coin. I would agree that it doesn't seem fair to award a collectible if you die before reaching a checkpoint. I've actually gone back and "rectified" that a few times on my own, so I could say I achieved it without charity.

Hundreds of years is what it seemingly will take to patch the performance issues in Scarlet and Violet.

@LinktotheFuture The Dolphins' offense was well constructed for that particular defense. Their O-line could pass block very well, and Marino was a master at getting the ball out quickly. So they were able to somewhat neutralize Chicago's pass rush. Chicago's corners, having to cover much longer than usual, couldn't stay with Miami's speedy receivers, and so Marino repeatedly burned them for big gains. As I said, perfect storm for Chicago's defense. No shame losing to Miami then though.

I save all my old consoles and regularly play many of them, so my Switch will simply move to a secondary or tertiary position in my setup. Right now, I also have a Wii U, a Wii, a PS4 and a PS3 hooked to my gameroom TV, and I have a 3DS, a DS Lite, a GBA, a GameBoy Color and a PSP within four feet of me. And still hoping for the time to clear out this mess and get all my older consoles connected to one of the CRT TVs I'm hording. Nothing ever leaves this collection.

Actually, this isn't a bad deal if you need another set of Joy-Cons. It's like full price for the controllers plus only $20 for the digital version of the game. Not highway robbery, but decent savings nonetheless.

This game is a total farce. Those sleeves should also have a reminder saying you need to download a whole lot of patience to deal with the awful performance.

I haven't had much time to play the past few weeks, so I still have a long way to go in Wonder.

Breaking news: Game not playable at launch without large patch.

@JohnnyMind Agreed. I think they'll implement the Mario Kart 8 plan for Smash for Switch 2, adding some new characters and stages and just letting Ultimate have another five to seven years to be great.

I would understand if the next installment were scaled back in terms of characters and stages, but knowing the audience, I suspect there would be a lot of whining about it not meeting Ultimate's roster. It's a no-win situation.

We are going to have an historically warm weekend in the Long Island area, so I will likely limit my gaming time, but I spent Friday night with Wonder and will probably cap Sunday with more Wonder and maybe a little of that super-addictive Suika Game.

And you'll also have to be at least 3 feet tall to play.

@JohnnyMind Sorry, friend. I read it too quickly and thought you'd said you wanted to see English language added. I spent more than two hours in this game today. It's crazy addictive.

@JohnnyMind It does have English-language support. They patched that in maybe a week ago. If you download it off the U.S. eShop, English is the default language.

Holy smokes, is this addictive. I downloaded it around 11:30 Tuesday night and played until nearly 2 in the morning.

I started Wonder Friday night at 11:30, after having spent the day preparing for a four-day vacation. Can't wait to leave, and can't wait to GET BACK!!!

@Grail_Quest My problem is it's not in my nature to seek help of any type. Some of the moons are ridiculously well hidden.

I want to keep my schedule clear for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, so I'll just be tooling around in Smash and Mario Party Superstars. Maybe grab a few more moons in Odyssey. Kidding myself that I'll someday have them all.

Rats, I didn't get the gig! A formal rejection would have been nice, Nintendo!

Can't wait for the day when Microsoft pushes this spree too far and regulators roll it all back.

Great, then I won't be able to play Dragon Quest unless I subscribe to Hulu and ESPN Plus too. Maybe just worry about theme parks, Disney? They can't even do that right today.

@Peteykins Agreed. The GamePad functionality raises the first above the sequel, despite the enhanced feature set in the sequel, in my opinion.

I would opt for the version that accepted carts, but with most Nintendo games requiring extensive updates these days, it really doesn't make much sense to go physical anymore. What's the point of having a collection of cartridges that will lack the entire game file once the system is no longer supported?

Smash and Mario Party Superstars!

@TheBigK Agree with wanting to play it as blindly as possible. It goes to the nostalgia of playing NES games back in the day. Many games were purchased based on the box art or an ad in a magazine. And so when I played the game it was all a complete surprise. I'm still chasing that experience!

I don't know about spoiling, though @bigpale presented a good example with New Donk City's extravaganza, but I'd rather encounter all the goodies the first time myself and experiment with how they work. Part of the fun for me is experiencing how different power-ups can be deployed or how to beat certain enemies. So I will avoid any further Wonder trailers.

"It's just taking a long time for Nintendo to see that their future exists off of their own hardware."

What an arrogant statement. Why is it taking so long for them to come around to MY way of thinking? Nintendo has done just fine as its own company, as evidenced by its huge cash reserve. XBox would be out of business without big daddy Microsoft's huge cash reserve.

I guess by Mr. Greenberg's logic Microsoft's Surface is not a computer.

Nintendo's success strategy: Develop lots of great first-party games with iconic characters and release them on unique devices that bring a fresh take on the gaming experience.

Microsoft's success strategy: Buy IP other people created and pretend other consoles don't exist.

@Supaguy And whenever Nintendo does get around to releasing a new F-Zero, the same folks will complain about the track selection, customization, graphics, price ... whatever. There are people who are still asking for more characters for Smash Ultimate, for crying out loud. Reggie Fils-Aime once called Nintendo fans "insatiable" in a remark he presented as praise but, in that it was responding to a matter of this type, clearly demonstrated an irritation with a good many gamers never being pleased with what they get.

Checking in the morning after, I'm sorry to say I'm not surprised at the reaction to this. Some folks are happy to get something new to play as a free toss-in to their subscription, and it seems an equal amount prefer to complain about it not being the precise thing they wanted. It must really be awful to work for Nintendo: great games, poor games, free games ... they all get the same negative response.

The TLDR for the story recap is ...

Started game
Threw a Poke Ball
Game froze
Rage quit

You're up to date.

@Thoughts Did Nintendo specifically say there would be fixes? I seem to remember them saying they listen to their fans and take complaints seriously, etc., but never actually said we're going to fix this.

The statement sounds like a heap of nothing, which is apparently what they're going to do about Scarlet & Violet.

@canaryfarmer Is it perhaps that some of these tables are on the Zen Wii U collection? I'm near-certain I have them.

Why would I buy these again when I already have them on FX3, which, at the moment, is the better of the two Zen platforms available on Switch? And how about an upgrade discount for folks who've bought these titles in the past? I know, I'm not being realistic!

@Chinesus Ha ha ha. Keep thinking as though they care about the customers!

Won't buy it on principle for ripping off Cuphead.

Wow, what a beautiful looking game!

I really want to play this game but refuse to reward poor effort by buying it. I've only played one Pokemon game extensively, and hence I'm a person Nintendo, GameFreak and The Pokemon Co. could really benefit from pleasing. Too bad for them.

He needs a protégé ... or four. Teach others to do the grunt work you did and retain only the tasks that require your unique talents.

PSA: The original and its sequel are still available on the PS3 store.

Just got the theme, and my collection is once again complete. Thankfully, I never have to play this awful theme again. Do the people who design these things play-test them? It's impossible to clearly see the stacks in the gap.