I've been hoping Blue Prince and Marvel Rivals would come to Switch 2 for a while! And, although backwards compatibility is a thing, I am really hoping for a native Switch 2 version of Palia!
I'll definitely grab this one! Honestly, it looks like a really good party game. I might wait on a sale, but at the same time, I kinda just want to snag it day 1
I am 100% going for this. Aside from it having some fun multiplayer bit, the singleplayer content looks really good — obviously, there's no way to know until it comes out, since the previews are all for the "attractions," but it looks really good!!
Well, I guess reading Greyfriar's Bobby was worth it after all! Before then, I would have thought "dinna gang" referred to a group of people having a meal, but now I can read articles such as these with ease!
Anyone who didn't vote for a Skull Kid amiibo is certifiably insane. Plus, if he gets an amiibo, maybe it will be because he is in Smash 6!! It's gotta happen, right? Right?!?
I definitely want Captain Toad (and the Talking Flower, of course). If there were a standalone Prince Florian, I'd go for that, but honestly? I don't really care for how he looks with the Poplin, so I'll pass. Elephant Mario is fun, too, but I'm already planning to get the Mario Galaxy amiibo, so I don't need this one
Clair Obscure is in the innovation category?? I'm not gonna dare say anything negative about it, but it didn't innovate, it just polished up things other had done. That or I'm missing something haha....
I have always been a fan of amiibo. I just collect the ones that I want, regardless of their rewards. My collection isn't huge, but I love all of them!
My number one was Palia (with 236 hours). This is probably mainly due to the huuuuuuge Elderwood Expansion that dropped this year. Second place goes to Mario Kart World, at 36 hours. It's a super fun game, and it even overtook Switch Sports as my family's go-to party game! Then, in third, Donkey Kong Bananza got 33 hours of playtime. I'm still not done with it or the DLC, but I have to be in the right mood for those one. Might be a while before I get the 200% completion.
The only months that Palia wasn't the top game were June (MKWorld), July (DKB), and November (Hyrule Warriors).
How exactly are you able to play without finger movement? /genq
Very nice article, I do appreciate it having button remapping options. The overall tone was very pessimistic for my taste, but I 100% understand that, given how regularly you come up against these issues as compared to myself.
Look, I hate AI, too. But as someone who has had my own art (like, literally art that I drew on paper with a pencil by hand) called "AI" because the proportions are off... Yeah I am not gonna go assume this is AI because the poor photo editor messed something up in Photoshop.
@PikminMarioKirby MKWorlds roster felt small due to the costumes, and NPC characters feeling somewhat insignificant — hopefully that not the case here! Also, really? The "bad redesign of DK?" C'mon, y'all cannot possibly still be up-in-arms about that.
As somebody who can't even beat his speed running game of choice (INK) deathless, seeing him do it on a harder game, and at that speed, is incredible!!
Europe is stylish, but doesn't actually tell me anything. I like Japan's being zoomed in, but the random hand in the corner is weird, so US takes this one!
I'm calling Luigi's Mansion 4, a Kirby Robobot remake, Zelda Oracle remakes, a Zelda Movie trailer, and S2Es for Switch Sports and Pikmin. Also a Kid Icarus Uprising remake, which I will continue to predict until someday it comes true.
@Anti-Matter I think the big takeaway here is that everyone has their own preferences so what makes ACNH better for you might make it worse for someone else
I grew up on ACNL and had a literal obsession. I am talking "genuinely unhealthy to the point that I think my parents wouldn't have been wrong to get me into some form of therapy." I could name every villager, their personality, their coffee blend, and most of their quotes. I could tell you about every NPC and what they did. I could describe most of Dr. Sheunk's comedy bits, some of them verbatim. I talked about it to everyone (parents, siblings, friends, pastors, Walmart cashiers). It was bad. Then, ACNH came along. I refused to buy it for about 3 years, because I remembered how I had been with New Leaf and did not want to be that obsessed with anything ever again. It worked, I think: I still play New Horizons to this day, and am eagerly awaiting the 3.0 update, but I only boot it up occasionally, about 3 or 4 times a month. I can treat it as a game, rather than a second life (and one that I nearly valued more than my real life). So even though New Leaf had a stronger hold on me, New Horizons has a heathier relationship with me. But that's just my two cents
.....also I swear I didn't mean to say 6|7 in my letter, and I didn't even realize I had until I was reading just now lol
I find it odd that rereleases and remakes and remasters and multiplatform games are all here... Any chance NLife will make a Switch/Switch 2 exclusive GotY, with only brand new games listed?
heck, I can even defend Thor: The Dark World on a good day
Loved the article, but GOSH DARN IT JIM why is Thor 2 still the punching bag for jokes about bad MCU movies. I know I'm in the minority here, but I utterly adore it (and, even hotter take.... I think Thor 3 is a disaster. I am literally making a video essay explaining why I feel that way haha). I mean, when Secret Invasion exists, and even within the Thor continuity you've got the likes of Live and Thunder, there is no reason The Dark World should still be so utterly despised! Thanks to whomever read this... Sincerely, Loki CaleBoi25
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"The greater good? I am your wife! I am the greatest good you're ever gonna get!"
Sorry, I had to.
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I've been hoping Blue Prince and Marvel Rivals would come to Switch 2 for a while! And, although backwards compatibility is a thing, I am really hoping for a native Switch 2 version of Palia!
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Looks fun! I might give it a go.
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I'll definitely grab this one! Honestly, it looks like a really good party game. I might wait on a sale, but at the same time, I kinda just want to snag it day 1
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I am 100% going for this. Aside from it having some fun multiplayer bit, the singleplayer content looks really good — obviously, there's no way to know until it comes out, since the previews are all for the "attractions," but it looks really good!!
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@AlanaHagues wrote:
Minor typo
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This sounds super exciting!! I really cannot wait to hop in tomorrow!!!
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@Yosher eh, just make your own with cardboard and you'll be golden.
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@TripleJump I feel ya there. I log in every once in a while to check stuff out, but it definitely should have had more of the structured content imo
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Well, I guess reading Greyfriar's Bobby was worth it after all! Before then, I would have thought "dinna gang" referred to a group of people having a meal, but now I can read articles such as these with ease!
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Anyone who didn't vote for a Skull Kid amiibo is certifiably insane. Plus, if he gets an amiibo, maybe it will be because he is in Smash 6!! It's gotta happen, right? Right?!?
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@Crockin Rosalina and Mouse mode are part of it, but the S2E also contains a Challenge Mode, a new story, and new minigames
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I definitely want Captain Toad (and the Talking Flower, of course). If there were a standalone Prince Florian, I'd go for that, but honestly? I don't really care for how he looks with the Poplin, so I'll pass. Elephant Mario is fun, too, but I'm already planning to get the Mario Galaxy amiibo, so I don't need this one
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PLAYABLE KAMEK WHAT
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I want to see Blue Prince, the new Tomb Raider Atlantis game, and Marvel Rivals (some of these other ones look pretty cool too, I must say).
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I remember having a Sonic Boom theme on my 2DS! Also, wow they shut down the team that made the new Deadpool game already?!
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Why is everyone freaking out?? Netflix and Sony have had this agreement for ages.
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@Wewewi eh, I'd say the destruction is innovative enough to count for the category-- especially since E33 is there, and it did like... Nothing new lol
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Clair Obscure is in the innovation category?? I'm not gonna dare say anything negative about it, but it didn't innovate, it just polished up things other had done. That or I'm missing something haha....
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@Dev-N I hold B to speed up dialogue, I didn't even realize you could do it with L haha
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Wait, there are actually some really nice changes I didn't expect. Also, we can now to a sideways shuffle. Probably not that helpful, but it's fun
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I played 40 games across 445 hours this year!
My number one was Palia (with 236 hours). This is probably mainly due to the huuuuuuge Elderwood Expansion that dropped this year.
Second place goes to Mario Kart World, at 36 hours. It's a super fun game, and it even overtook Switch Sports as my family's go-to party game!
Then, in third, Donkey Kong Bananza got 33 hours of playtime. I'm still not done with it or the DLC, but I have to be in the right mood for those one. Might be a while before I get the 200% completion.
The only months that Palia wasn't the top game were June (MKWorld), July (DKB), and November (Hyrule Warriors).
My monthly stats were:
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New year, new stability jokes!
Just kidding, were still repeating the same ones we've been using for the past almost-a-decade.
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...WHAT THE HECK NINTENDO
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How exactly are you able to play without finger movement? /genq
Very nice article, I do appreciate it having button remapping options. The overall tone was very pessimistic for my taste, but I 100% understand that, given how regularly you come up against these issues as compared to myself.
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This is super exciting, but I do wish they had mouse mode for Inventory Management....
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Never player a FE game, so I'll have to give this one a go!
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Odd that's it's not coming to Switch 2, but depending on the scale of the game, that's probably for good reason.
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Look, I hate AI, too. But as someone who has had my own art (like, literally art that I drew on paper with a pencil by hand) called "AI" because the proportions are off... Yeah I am not gonna go assume this is AI because the poor photo editor messed something up in Photoshop.
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Lovely colors!
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@PikminMarioKirby MKWorlds roster felt small due to the costumes, and NPC characters feeling somewhat insignificant — hopefully that not the case here! Also, really? The "bad redesign of DK?" C'mon, y'all cannot possibly still be up-in-arms about that.
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As somebody who can't even beat his speed running game of choice (INK) deathless, seeing him do it on a harder game, and at that speed, is incredible!!
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Europe is stylish, but doesn't actually tell me anything. I like Japan's being zoomed in, but the random hand in the corner is weird, so US takes this one!
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Goodbye to Doug — here's hoping he has a lovely retirement.
Hello Devon — welcoming a new president in a new year is rather nice!
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@Thomystic Ooh, I haven't heard of that one! I'll have to check it out after work, thanks for the tip!
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I'm calling Luigi's Mansion 4, a Kirby Robobot remake, Zelda Oracle remakes, a Zelda Movie trailer, and S2Es for Switch Sports and Pikmin. Also a Kid Icarus Uprising remake, which I will continue to predict until someday it comes true.
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15/17 in 1:56 (my name isnt showing on the leaderboard and idk why not)
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@Anti-Matter I think the big takeaway here is that everyone has their own preferences so what makes ACNH better for you might make it worse for someone else
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I grew up on ACNL and had a literal obsession. I am talking "genuinely unhealthy to the point that I think my parents wouldn't have been wrong to get me into some form of therapy." I could name every villager, their personality, their coffee blend, and most of their quotes. I could tell you about every NPC and what they did. I could describe most of Dr. Sheunk's comedy bits, some of them verbatim. I talked about it to everyone (parents, siblings, friends, pastors, Walmart cashiers). It was bad. Then, ACNH came along. I refused to buy it for about 3 years, because I remembered how I had been with New Leaf and did not want to be that obsessed with anything ever again. It worked, I think: I still play New Horizons to this day, and am eagerly awaiting the 3.0 update, but I only boot it up occasionally, about 3 or 4 times a month. I can treat it as a game, rather than a second life (and one that I nearly valued more than my real life). So even though New Leaf had a stronger hold on me, New Horizons has a heathier relationship with me. But that's just my two cents
.....also I swear I didn't mean to say 6|7 in my letter, and I didn't even realize I had until I was reading just now lol
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I find it odd that rereleases and remakes and remasters and multiplatform games are all here... Any chance NLife will make a Switch/Switch 2 exclusive GotY, with only brand new games listed?
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@Nep-Nep-Freak why is that?
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There's also a similar page online — though that one plays another song, one that I don't recognize...
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/nintendo-mobile/nintendo_music_app?p=8959563 (this should be the link(
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@JimNorman wrote:
Loved the article, but GOSH DARN IT JIM why is Thor 2 still the punching bag for jokes about bad MCU movies. I know I'm in the minority here, but I utterly adore it (and, even hotter take.... I think Thor 3 is a disaster. I am literally making a video essay explaining why I feel that way haha). I mean, when Secret Invasion exists, and even within the Thor continuity you've got the likes of Live and Thunder, there is no reason The Dark World should still be so utterly despised! Thanks to whomever read this... Sincerely,
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Ooh, nice! I'm loving this game so far!
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@canaryfarmer if this were a content drop, yeah, but it's literally just a bug fix lol