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@WaxxyOne By all accounts, Doom (2016) was pretty good several years later.

As much people hate microtransactions, Mario Run is just more proof those do way better on mobile than premium games, which is why premium mobile games are so rare to begin with. (Which makes people expect F2P games - it's probably a vicious cycle.) And Dr. Mario World just isn't evil enough to really rake in money.

@shaneoh Someone checked, and levels stored on the system, including the thumbnail, take up 480 KB. So 32 levels works out to 15 MB. Minus some compression, plus some extra for comments, like/boos, and player stats. 64 levels works out to 30 MB.

Dropbox gives you 2 GB for free. Google Drive gives you 15 GB for free - a thousand times what SMM2 gave us at launch. Nintendo should be able to handle a few dozen megabytes for the much smaller group of people who bought a $300 console, a particular $60 game, and are paying up to $20 a year for their online functionality.

I've had one set for a year, which I used nearly exclusively for ~6 months before buying a Pro Controller for Smash, and another set I bought a few months in and used a little, mostly in December. Neither set has drifted, but I've also barely used the Switch over that time compared to some. So I'm not going to blame other users.
Nintendo's a big company. They can afford to be held accountable for $80 controller sets where half is prone to break. The lawsuit will try to prove that they're defective and finally answer that question, but don't worry, Nintendo will get a chance to prove that it's user error, so you all don't have to do that for them here, for free (I assume.)

Can we get Squirrel Girl at some point, though?

@Anti-Matter Try building a computer in either of those other games. Or making your own game within the game, or just making huge automated farms.
On PC, there's mods and resources packs to make it look better and add more details. And mods adding even more automation, extra dimensions to explore, expanded movement options, an expanded height limit by saving the world as cubic chunks rathed than the 256-tall squares... and basically anything anyone's ever thought Minecraft was missing.
I don't see why the Switch version is so popular, though. It really works best with a keyboard and mouse.

@JTTS ... so many games with protagonists using green tunics/hats, it's getting oversaturated: The Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link, A Link To The Past, The Faces of Evil, Link's Awakening DX, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Minish Cap, Oracle of Ages/Seasons, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, A Link Between Worlds, Skyward Sword...

@clvr That didn't stop Sega from changing names between regions, with the Genesis/Mega Drive

Funny how the same people who want others to stop complaining and just not buy it, were complaining about the Switch Lite.

@personauser93 I'd imagine it's pretty easy to port everywhere, and people who want it are probably just going to go with whatever's hooked up to their TV. Might as well just port it everywhere!
It works pretty well for large groups since you don't need to focus on the TV too much, and you don't need to mess with controllers.
I think a little of it every so often is pretty fun, if you've got a good group for it.

I'm getting more the impression that they "don't have anything more to reveal at this time" and will give more details later, not the "it won't work on day one" that people are getting worried about.

I believe teleporting off your horse also worked?

I'm guessing you'd see more Pokémon on that list without counting each Pokémon version as a separate game. There's got to be at least one more pair since Red/Blue that would make it, combined.

Way too high-poly.

@KnightWolf The tariffs would need to be at least a few hundred percent higher to raise prices above the costs of building in a country with worker safety regulations and a much higher minimum wage.

@Noid Why should Nintendo port Mario Kart just because the fans demand it? There's already 8 of those games! EIGHT!
The last console F-Zero was 16 years ago on the GameCube. (The last handheld was 15 years ago but Japan-exclusive!) You might as well cancel Mario Karts after Double Dash sold less than 64! And good luck trying to find a copy these days. But, fine, plus the virtual console that makes three F-Zeroes on Wii. The Wii U virtual console had GBA games, so if you can use the Japanese virtual console, and mod your Wii U to play GameCube games, that makes six (but all the GBA games look like and play mostly like the first, so why bother?)
None of that matters, because there's 0 (ZERO!) F-Zero games playable on Switch. So I'm having to scratch that itch with new futuristic racing games on PC.

Kind of surprising that the character with cameos EVERYWHERE's game is only five years old.

I believe worldwide Super Mario Odyssey is in front of Breath of the Wild, so it's nice to see that us Americans love Zelda.
And put NSMBU DX a few spots lower where it belongs.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon II when?

@Heavyarms55 In what world are the new card arts "nothing remotely risque"? Mostly, the new outfits and poses fit the rest of the game better, while still being plenty sexy enough.
Succubus was replaced with something that honestly made more sense for its effect. Removing blood from Eviscerate is dumb but... hardly noticeable. Deadly Shot... okay that one's just worse, I'll give you that. Bite also seems unnecessary, but the new art looks good, so I don't hate it.

If DKC Tropical Freeze can push 1080p and keep a stable 60 fps, I don't see how this game couldn't have done just one of those.
I don't really care which. Full 1080p would've made up perfectly for a more stable 30 fps than we got. A smooth 60 fps would make up for even slightly lower than 720p, IMO, and the input would probably end up at least feeling less laggy.

From what I've heard, the Switch version is acceptable at the beginning but really bogs down a few hours in, and it even drops frames in a couple places on PS4 Pro (they noted one boss in particular that performs terribly on every platform.)
PC sounds like the best platform, but someone mentioned they dropped from 120 fps to 30 on that boss.

Overcooked for people without friends?

@Franz I'm sure Gen 1 will be nearly 100% intact, because it always gets more attention. It's everybody else's favorite generations I'm worried about.

I'd be way more okay with this if they were announcing a focus on newer Pokémon, actually - that makes sense. But I'm guessing they'll just pretend those never happened.

@KBuckley27 3D World did have goomba stacks (3D Land introduced them!) so I think it's a little silly that stacking isn't included. And tracks were in 3D World, but... pretty different, and hard to move to 2D, so I'm more okay with those not being in.

@Lord It's quite possible BOTW 2 releases in late 2020 (Kotaku's Jason Schreier thinks there's a decent chance) if they pull another Majora's Mask. They've had one and a half years since the last DLC already - they could've started some of the work even before then, and they have a solid foundation to use. It'll be three years by 2020, which is standard for a lot of games that aren't from-scratch Zeldas.

@sixrings I doubt BOTW2 will run any worse than BOTW.

@KoopaTheGamer They totally could've handwaved it by having the corruption/blood moons/etc. continue after "defeating" Ganon, so Zelda had to go away to find the cause (setting up the sequel?), and you were free to keep exploring.
The end took away any enthusiasm I had to keep playing - I didn't really want to go back before defeating Ganon, even though I really wanted more Zelda. Sure, every Zelda game does this. But does it have to?
The DLC did get me back in for a bit. But at this point I just want a new game.

Maybe we'll get another new feature in 9.0. Then it'll really need more stability.

@CupidStunt Have you seen the terrible launch of Chrono Trigger on Steam? The fact is, most people don't seem to want graphically "UPDATED" versions of retro 2D pixel-art games. Full remakes? Fine. Early 3D? Needs some remastering. But the old look is part of the charm for a lot of people - especially by the SNES, which I'd argue holds up pretty well graphically.

@Lord In what universe is 10.63 million copies, making Pokémon Let's Go the 5th best-selling Switch game (after Mario Kart, Mario Odyssey, Smash, and Zelda - outselling Splatoon 2 and Mario Party) selling poorly? The controls suck, sure, but the games sold very well.

@Mountain_Man Nothing China can do to retaliate except getting soybeans from Russia instead of being the USA's largest market. I'd expect more bailouts.

I was actually super hyped by the Smash presentation last year - and I'd never even played Smash before.
I'm hoping for more variety this year, but I'd still love if they have 20+ minutes worth of new announcements for Mario Maker 2.

@ChibiNinja The models are definitely a bit improved to my eye, although it looks fairly last-gen. I don't care much about graphics, but the style hasn't aged as well IMO unless it gets touched up more.

Please, original style if they ever do a FFVI port. Okay, fine, I'd be down for an Octopath-style remake (still reusing most of the original sprites), if they must.

They're gradually getting less awful at ports, I'll hold out some hope.

Last year's E3 got me into Smash, so I can't complain.

@AlphaElite I wish that would've happened with Lucas. (Arguably, it's happened with Ness, since EarthBound did decently on the Wii U virtual console and other re-releases, and Beginnings got localized.)

@zool such a shame they only made one 3D Mario game, by your reasoning. 64's big jump into 3D was all lies.

And, ACKSHUALLY, by just as sound reasoning, the Switch IS a 3D console, because it exists in physical space and therefore has depth.

I got really into Asphalt 8 when I first got a smartphone, so it's cool this is coming over. Might have to try the series again.

@jERS Toejam & Earl would be amazing. Give me them, and a Jet Set Radio rep, and I'll be good to go.

I like my DKCs, but this was just too hard for me. And the graphics and at least the start of the soundtrack weren't doing much for me. Looks like a great game and I understand why people love it, but it's just not for me.

@jobvd Super Mario Maker 2 is as much of a rehash as Super Smash Bros Ultimate is a port.
Very lazy of Nintendo to make all these straight ports without even putting in a New Funky Mode. That's a port done right, none of this "really amazing sequel" nonsense!

@Tendogamerxxx He was just a faster, smaller [i.e., almost entirely better] Pikachu, and was doing very well at high levels. Definitely could've used at least a little nerf.

@holygeez03 I'd much rather have more MK8 DLC cups rather than having a new MarioKart cannibalize 8's online without the install base to have good online immediately itself.

@JoeDiddley As of late last April, SMM2 would outsell NSMBU DX even if it only sold as many copies as SMM did on the Wii U.

And multiple Switch games have outsold the Wii U itself, so I think it'll sell quite a bit more.

@Nico07 MK8 is still the top Switch game - practically a must-have when getting the console - and I don't see them wanting to cut into its tail. Releasing a new Mario Kart would mean MK8's online would probably get killed off earlier, and MK9's online would struggle with a much smaller install base for some time. Both games would be less valuable for it.

On the other hand, I'd easily pay $30 for a few new DLC cups.

@Anti-Matter It's almost like people play Minecraft for the gameplay and not the graphics, or something!

@rjejr Miyamoto gone means a chance of a new, good Paper Mario; a new F-Zero; a new Starfox with good controls...
He's significant as the last of the big three left, but I think his importance these days is sometimes overstated, and the negative impacts of the older Nintendo sensibilities aren't stated nearly enough.

And while the question being asked is significant, it's also possible the question could've been posed by a "smaller" investor wary of a hostile takeover, since that could destroy the value of their own shares, particularly if the new owners just don't get it and tank the company.

@Trajan Nintendo's whole strategy so far has been surviving a flopped generation or two. The Switch has raked in enough cash they can deal with it dropping off or its successor failing.
Companies that have prided themselves on their independence for this long aren't planning on selling high and getting out.

@YourLastSurprise I had to pay like $30 for Piranha Plant after checking the stores endlessly.
... Still worth it.