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I'm excited for someone to unlock the secret homebrew emulation mode

I really liked Battle Revolution. I can see why people didn't, but my expectations were that it would be an "expansion pack" for D/P and it didn't disappoint on that front. The art direction was also really good.

I'm being very cautiously optimistic with this announcement by Pfizer. Emphasis on the cautious. Even if they got a working vaccine, it needs to be certified as being entirely safe, then mass produced (in this case, mas-mass-mass produced), distributed, administered, and I haven't even touched on the impact of anti-vaxers.

So no, I don't realistically think we're a few months away from "normal".

Are they including fates as one entry then? That seems odd, especially when Birthright, Conquest and Revelations are all pretty seperate yet Pokémon versions are practically identical and always seperated in sales figures :/

Really solid console. I'm still playing it today; I take it to work to play over lunch, it's a lot easier to play turn based games whilst eating than it is on Switch so I've started through the numerous Fire Emblem titles. I imagine that'll cotinue for some time, especially if I replay Pokémon, start Layton or what have you. Nintendos best dedicated handheld imo.

I know a lot of people want to be angry about this, but what he's saying actually makes a lot of sense. If you own a games consoles you are also likely to own at least one of a laptop, tablet, mobile phone, smart TV etc. If they can reach you much more easily through that device why would they prioritise working within the restrictions of other games consoles manufacturers (especially when there's so much cross over with the current Xbox demographic)

Oh my word, I forgot how many games the Wii got

I hope they do release them seperately, but Nintendo's done this quite a few times before, well before Jump Rope and the previous Mario All Star collections there was Zelda collectors edition, as well as FourSwords Anniversary and the 3DS ambassador titles.

Really hoping they are released seperatly and are the doorway to more GC/Wii titles though.

Pikmin have cameo'd in Mario games before, so this is cool but not unprecedented.

Oh, they're charging for it? That's... flipped my opinion of it tbh. :/

My friend once bought Rouge Squadron 3 pre-owned, and it came with a note from someones girlfriend/wife wishing them a happy anniversary

https://twitter.com/Reggie/status/1312198347684364288

I remember seeing loads of them in a bargin bin for about £15 each and being absolutely gutted that I couldn't afford one of them (I was a jobless teenager at the time ), let alone one of each, knowing full well that given 10 years they'd be worth many multiples of that.

Also, wtf is with that advert?

Please stop mentioning that PS4 in every article about this game.

I love the Scott Pilgrim books, film and game, really great fun. One case where I'm happy to double dip

Gotta be honest, I'm kind of bored of '64 at this point. If it were a proper remaster I'd be more into it, but this sounds exactly the same as the WiiU VC version. The other two are much more exciting.

@Purgatorium That's the biggest thing for me. I didn't really give HP enough time before giving up on it if I'm honest, largely because it felt like I would have to give up on PoGo to do that, which I had already invested loads of time in and which connected to Let's Go (with the promise of future integration in games). That's a high bar for any game to clear.

Why is Crystal Chronicles (GC) not on this list? It was even mentioned in the article and is my favourite FF ;_;

I prefer physical, but the realities of life, repeated house moves and the practicality of digital have hit to the point that the Switch is almost entirely digital for me. I only buy physical now if it's something I'll play extensively once then in all likelihood never touch again (Octopath Traveller) or a massive filesize (Witcher3). Or the second version of Pokémon, because trading's a thing.

Almost all my 3DS games are physical and recently I've been playing some of them. It's a definite pain having to go back to keeping an additional folder of gamecards and carefully fumbling to swap them out, and all the physical boxes are back at my parents; like I said, I prefer a physical collection, but I can't pretend it's a better option for me anymore.

It's just like that Paper Mario/Tearaway cross over I always wanted!! ^_^

This, so much this. As much as I'd love to go back to how things were when I had school holidays, finished the school day at 3:10pm and could play all evening and 100% a game on hard difficulty and feel like I've really gotten every penny of worth from a game, that ship has long sailed. Now gaming for me is very similar to how Chris described; finding the time to chisel a little off the back catalogue, difficulty be damned.

The BotW 'rip off' about it is the main reason I'm interested. It looks really pretty, I'll wait until nearer to see how it shapes up but I'm interested on that basis alone.

Also, please stop promoting that idiot who smashed a PS4.

My favourite Mario platformer, closely followed by Odysssey.

I really enjoyed TLJ and really wish people would stop going on about it - whilst there were definitely scenes that didn't work well (Super Leia) overall it was really enjoyable (and that hyper space crash, oh man, I've never experienced a moment in the cinema anything close to that before). It's definitely the strongest of the Disney sequels (although you could argue that's not saying much).

It looks really weird. Cool to see the location with reference to BotW's horizon, but the OoT3D textures jar so much with the BotW one. :/

This is why I stopped with Pocket Camp. You grind to complete the event set (which you'll never use) then they throw a new one at you immediatly. I felt relief if there was a break for maintenance. Which is a good indicator it's not healthy :/

I find this kind of stuff really interesting, similarly to homebrew. The process of learning how the machine was put together and how people have taken that knowledge to do interesting new things with it is really interesting. Great little article here.

@Heavyarms55 This, absolutely this. I like to take care of my stuff and keep using it for years, this planned obsolecence just infuriates me.

My iPod touch, which at this point I only use for music, is absolutely creaking and barely manages to do that basic function anymore. I understand the economic arguements for encouraging upgrades and that developers will not want to be limited on new features and all that, but hampering an offline function that used to work seamlessly on the same device so that now it's a slow glitchy mess? That's really put me off buying anything Apple in the future.

A popular Pokémon, which is why it inspires responses like this; https://twitter.com/HamsterManiaVGC/status/1215318868945776641

I did get a small mark on my Eevee/Pikachu dock when I took it to my parents last Christmas. This is an overkill answer to that scenario though.

@Severian Gaming magazines in the 90's and early 2000's weren't really journalism per say, more enthusiastic fans with an interest in writing and the opportunity to publish it. There's still an element of that to this day; there are very few outlets that actually do 'proper journalism' (looking at industry working condtions, representation within games, etc), most seem to be reviews, industry gossip and tips. As much as I enjoy reading NintendoLife I do feel it skews more toward this as well.

Every now and then I stop and consider this and it still blow's my mind that I've got my entre Switch library stored on a micro SD card that's half the size of a postage stamp.

@Eel True enough. I'm kind of torn about the updates being good or bad, but ultimately I think it's a good thing; it minimises the impact of time travelling and means that seasonal events still have a communal impact and aren't instantly spoiled. I have no doubt that otherwise there would be guides within days of release detailing all the christmas furniture, for example. And there's precedent for an updated release; I wouldn't be surprised to see a complete retail version appear in two or so years, especially considering how succesful AC:NH has been.

@Eel I really don't know about that. I started with the GC version (joining the petition to actually get it released over here - let that sink in for a moment ) and whilst it was great at the time all the subsequent releases up until New Leaf iterated and built on what happened before. Going back, I just get frustrated at the lack of features and quality of life improvements. Sure, I can appreciate the nostalgia of older entries; the isometric top down grid system of the GC version is certainly that. That doesn't mean I have any inclination to invest time into the older ones though.

The only exception so far for me is New Leaf. That's a very polished game that I think still holds up, especially as so many features (currently) aren't available in New Horizons. Some of those will make it (I'd be surprised not to see a coffee shop or Gracie shop expansion at some point), some really should be (the dream suite or island minigames) and some I would be quite surprised to see (any of the Zelda animal residents, or the 3DS Puzzle/WiiU Island survival mini games).

The only equivilent that older entries have are the NES games in the original or specific locations that have been incorporated in different ways in NH; the salon or the originals rubbish dump, for example.

Animal Crossing of course, but I also felt like going back into Mario Sunshine. I'm not sure if that was a good move or not though; I loved going back to it but I doubt I'll want to re-re-do it if they re-release as rumoured, especially if it's a reasonably straight port - The game has held up surprisingly well in almost all respects so this wouldn't completely surprise me.

It reminds me of flash games from the early 2000's.

I enjoyed last years demo, that was fun, scratched any Splatoon itch I had. Will probably do the same here, play the demo for a bit then move on.

@Giygas_95 In my experience of working on social media accounts, this is almost certainly the case XD

I've put a lot of thought into this over the years and have come to the conclusion that this not just my favourite Zelda game (it's certainly the one with the most commentary on the world) but also one of my favourite games of all time. That's largely because it's one of the best examples of what a videogame can achieve with narrative that no other media can match.

Whilst I understand the desire for cinematic story telling in games ultimately that approach will always, by definition, be a lesser form of cinema. MM on the other hand has you interact with its cast of characters in such an indepth way, with so many variables and differing scenarios that by the end you know everyone in Termina in such a well rounded way. It's not a linear arc to the stories end but instead an exploration of these characters; who they initially present themselves as and how they react to the apocalypse, how your interactions can shift their narratives, force new scenarios and interactions between characters and reveal new personas for them.

Then on top of that there is a persistant element of "permanent failure" throughout that few other games dabble in - your actions (or lack of) have direct consequences. Fail to rescue the Deku Princess? That monkey's getting boiled. Didn't manage to defend the Ranch? Looks like there's been some abductions. And until you reset the three day cycle that's the status quo. You'll have to live with that, as will the rest of the characters (feeding back into the previous paragraph).

I'll stop there before I end up writing a full on essay. Whilst I can understand why the games systems might frustrate players I would urge everyone to at least give MM a chance. Those systems are required for the kind of experience that only videogames can allow.

New Leaf was the first 3DS game I downloaded because the franchise suits having it as a permenant install so well. Same logic here, plus with isolation as well I'm really not surprised.

This looks kind of cool. But watching the video is enough, I don't need it in my life; gameplay looks the same but clunkier :/

Podracer on the N64 was so good! I first played it well after release (during the Wii's lifecycle irr) so there wasn't nostalgia there either, it was just a really solid game. Definitely keeping an eye on this.

I'd settle for just a mini figure set tbh.

The ending had quite a bit of Super Sonic vibe, it did almost feel like they removed it from the script but didn't change much else. It wouldn't have made any lesss sense than the actual ending where Sonic gained a load of power in the final moment he needed it for no real reason besides... his feelings?

I've been playing more or less every day since about 6 months after launch. Which doesn't mean I love it, more that it fits in well with my work day and is a pleasent enough distraction. Haven't ever put money into it. All that said though, I definitely wouldn't miss it. Nice that the cross game bonus they once mentioned 3 or 4 years ago look to still, kind of, be on the cards

There's a lot there that I'd love to play, but equally I have so many games that I already own and haven't had the time to invest. FFF:TH looks fantastic, but I got Witcher 3 for Christmas, that along with Pokémon (competitive scene just eats free time) and the half a dozen games I'm yet to finish (Cap Toad, Batman TEW, Okami, Yooka Laylee, SouthPark TFBW, etc) and I'm really struggling to justify anything here.

I managed to hold of on getting any other big RPG until after I finished Octopath, so I'll do the same here with the Witcher and hopefully these will either be on sale again or have reduced properly elsewhere by then.

Would buy it again. Just sayin'

I've generally tended to ignore Pokémon spin offs, they tend to steer more towards the childrens end of the market whilst I love Pokémon for the competitive side of it. This has actually gotten me intrigued; it'll be interesting to see if there's enough interest from other players to make this more than a flash in the pan competitor.

Sounds like people on the internet being idiots. Why is it being a BotW rip off even matter?

I remember seeing it a while ago and thinking it looked great, if a little cringey as anime stuff can sometimes be. Not a day one pick up but certainly interested at some point.

I was coincidentally reading this yesterday; for anyone concerned about outsourcing environments and believing it's not standard practice in the industry I'd recomend a read;

https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/8/7/20755231/the-18-month-fence-hop-the-six-day-chair-remedy-control-and-why-video-games-are-so-hard-to-make