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I love the Tales of series, this is great news! A remake of the original Tales of Symphonia would be cool, but if we're just getting ports it would be nice to get some of their recent games like Tales of Zestiria and Tales of Berseria.

I never tried the Dragon Quest series until the DQ7 remake came to the 3DS and I loved it. It made me purchase IV, V, and IX for the DS on Ebay. I have 8 pre-ordered and I'm excited to try it since most people consider it to be the best game in the series.

@rjejr Honestly I would argue that the battle system in Origins is more complex and requires a lot more planning. Instead of each character having their own deck like in Eternal Wings, a single deck is shared among your 3 characters in origins. That means that you have to be smart and know what cards to throw away to plan for the next character attacking. You also have to manage the deck itself more carefully because you need a good balance of healing cards, spells, defensive cards, and attack cards. Not only that but the combat also has a much better pace to it. The defense turn added too much time to the battle, and I'm glad they took it out. Also the voice acting in Origins is actually bearable.

I never tried to 100% the original Baten Kaitos, but I did it with Baten Kaitos Origins. They had the same mechanic in that game, where the wanted posters for each character took about 40 hours to age into hero posters. I thought that was annoying enough. I had no idea there was one in the original that took 260 hours...

It bugs me a little bit when people pronounce Pokémon as "Pokey-mon".

Empoleon seems like a fun character. He looks just a bit too shiny though, like some of the other Pokemon on the roster.

Where's the 2 hour Gamexplain analysis?

I hope it gets a huge restock before Christmas.

@Equinox Clash Royale is actually quite a bit of fun. And why would you be disappointed to see Clash Royale but not Pokemon GO on the list? Both are freemium mobile games. Although I do think handheld console and mobile games should have their own separate categories.

I hope eventually the Nintendolife staff will learn that the US is not the only country in North America.

It's pretty impressive that so many people have watched it and liked the idea. It's promising that the Switch will do much better than the Wii U. Although a good chunk of the views are probably from people viewing it multiple times too, trying to find little details. I know I've gone back to watch it 3 or 4 times now.

It definitely seems like it'll be worth the wait. If there's a special Breath of the Wild themed NX console or collectors edition version of the game, my wallet will be dead.

I don't think it was quite as good as the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire demo, but overall it was a nice little demo to hold me over until the full game comes out.

Despite all of the praise this game has gotten, I haven't been enjoying it as much as I thought I would. It suffers from some major frame rate drops, the story is bland, and the gameplay gets super repetitive and doesn't feel very rewarding. Normally I love action RPGs, and I still got a bit of enjoyment out of it, but I personally don't think it deserves the scores that it has.

Available to download now!

The demo just popped up on the NA eShop but it doesn't look like you can download it yet.

I think it's supposed to come out at 7am Pacific time in North America. They said it in one of their videos on Nintendo's YouTube channel.

@Yorumi Yeah that's completely understandable. I'm not trying to argue that it's a perfect game, but I still enjoyed it and personally think it's worth the purchase despite its flaws. I also play plenty of PC games that are fun and cost much less, but I still think Color Splash is worthy of the price considering the amount of hours of enjoyment I got out of it.

@Yorumi I wasn't really listing it as a feature but an option for people to choose if they don't like the battle system. I agree the game is pretty easy, but honestly the difficulty isn't much different from other Paper Mario games.

@Yorumi Color Splash does have a lot more to offer than just the comedy aspect. The visuals are beautiful, the music is great, the level design is really clever and fun, and some levels don't even feature much combat at all, like the ghost hotel level which focuses more on puzzle solving. Plus, once you get further in the game you can instantly kill smaller enemies by hitting them with your hammer or jumping on them which makes it easier to avoid battles. I personally hate the combat system and I still really enjoyed the game.

@AlphaJaguar we already have Slugma though. I feel like a molten lava Grimer would be too similar.

@Yorumi I personally really enjoyed the card battle system in the Baten Kaitos games. Although I do agree that most games do it terribly and this one would be much better if the battle system was like the originals. Color Splash is still a lot of fun, but the combat is just boring and tedious. From the first two games, the badges added customization and strategy, the leveling system gave incentive to actually fight enemies, and the partner system added variety and some fun puzzle aspects outside of battle. The card system just stresses me out that I'll use up a card that I might need later, especially when it comes to Things.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Ah yeah, that's right. I just read the article and didn't watch the video at first. Didn't realize it was Kamek that turned his cards into hammers. When the article says "if you somehow load up your inventory with nothing but hammers" it sounds like they just purchased nothing but hammers. I didn't think it was possible for Kamek to turn your cards into hammers while fighting a flying enemy.

I thought by the time you encounter flying enemies you can spin the roulette to get a card in battle. Couldn't you just do that until you get a non-hammer card?

Episode 6 is also out. They were alright, but the voice acting isn't all that great.

Loving the look of the starter evolutions so far! Hopefully we get the final designs soon.

That's awesome! Loved these games, hopefully more people will give them a shot thanks to the price drop. Looking forward to Trio of Towns in 2017.

The holiday releases are pretty lackluster this year. Hopefully next year will be better with the NX.

I'm a little confused why a concrete release date hasn't been announced yet when it's so close to releasing. I'm really looking forward to trying this out.

I've made a few of these types of kits before, they're pretty fun to do even if they usually don't look or taste that great. The popular brand that does this is Popin Cookin.

Awesome! Forgot to pick him up the first time so I grabbed him right away this time. It also reminded me of Darkrai being in Pokken Tournament. I wonder if he'll be announced for the Wii U version soon. Maybe that's part of the reason why they did the re-release.

@MarcelRguez Wario Land 3 was probably my favourite game on the Gameboy Color. I personally found that the series went downhill from Wario Land 4 and onwards. A game similar to Wario Land 3 I would enjoy, but I kinda lost hope for the series.

Metroid is an obvious choice, I like all of the other franchises but I would rather see a true Chibi-Robo game, a new Animal Crossing game, or a new Golden Sun game. Maybe even a 3D remake that includes the first 2 Golden Sun games.

Does this mean that the starters might have different evolutions depending on what version of the game you have? Since Rockruff supposedly has something in common with the starters.

@rjejr That's pretty surprising that a phone released this May only has 1GB of RAM. A lot of the phones being released this year have 4GB of RAM. I also find it surprising that you can run Pokemon GO just fine with 1GB of RAM. I had a phone with 1GB of RAM until I upgraded a month ago, and Pokemon GO would overheat my phone and crash all the time.

@rjejr That's not that much for an Android phone. Pokemon GO itself also says it requires 2GB of RAM on the Play Store(Although it can be run with less, it often lags or crashes). Most Android phones that have been released within the past 2-3 years should have 2GB of RAM or more.

The fact that it can track your distance while your phone is asleep is really convenient. It's still too pricey for me though.

It would have gotten a lot more sales if it was released earlier in Pokemon GO's lifetime. I know a lot of people that have cancelled their pre-orders of the Plus accessory because they have grown bored of the game.

I was a big fan of Rockruff's design so I was considering having him on my team, but I'm not sure how I feel about either of his evolutions. I'll have to wait to see what they look like in 3D. I love UB02 Beauty's design though!

The Pokemon GO craze seems to be dying down a lot. That combined with the fact that hardly anyone has an Apple Watch means this was most likely a wasted effort. But I guess they probably have plenty of money to spare on projects like this.

In terms of catching Pokemon, Pokemon Moon would probably be the best choice because of Dusk Balls. Unless you do most of your playing at night. I'll still probably get Pokemon Sun regardless because I like the legendary better.

It's out on the NA eShop now. Can'the wait to play this!

While the artwork is pretty adorable, I think I would rather win the runner up prize. The figurine looks really nice, and figurines generally appeal to me more than drawings. I would love to enter this contest if I was a resident of the UK, seems like a lot of fun.

Zelda style dungeons with Chrono Trigger style combat. Seems like it could be a lot of fun, but I have a lot of other games to play right now. I might get it when the full version comes out.

@mjhopkins81 I can understand not liking the 3D Metroid games, but calling it Call of Duty just because it's a first person shooter isn't accurate at all. Besides, if you're going to call one of them a clone then Call of Duty would have to be the clone of Metroid, considering the first Metroid Prime game came out before the first Call of Duty game...

I can guarantee you that many of the people who say "Oh I only used PokeVision because the step counter is broken" would be using it even if it wasn't broken. It was an exploit to quickly catch rare Pokemon that you wouldn't have otherwise known were around you. The gym battles can get pretty competitive, so obviously people would use PokeVision to get the strongest Pokemon as quick as possible. I think it's a good thing that it was taken down.

That being said, I don't do much gym battling so it really doesn't affect me much at all. I would never use PokeVision for completing my Pokedex because I find that would suck the fun out of the game. I like the surprise of seeing a rare Pokemon on my list, and the suspense of whether I'll find it or not before it disappears. I also like to use Pokemon GO as a motivation to go out and walk more. If I used PokeVision then I would just drive to the location that has the Pokemon I want, then drive home. Plus if I completed my Pokedex now, I would have nothing to do in the game anymore. I'd like to slowly complete my Pokedex to keep me entertained until the next generation of Pokemon comes out.

@Classic603 I don't think it has much to do with age, it's probably a variety of factors. I think it's mainly a different taste in art. With every generation there's going to be Pokemon you dislike and Pokemon you like, but there's always someone out there who likes a pokemon you dislike. I'm assuming you also grew up with generation one and played each one, so you must have noticed that happened even when you were a kid. Another factor could be people creating an image of their final forms in their mind, but then are shocked to see what they end up looking like. This would be especially true for newer generations, since it seems like all recent startes vastly change compared to their initial design. Usually this kind of biased hate fades away eventually though.

As for things that I like about each of the final evolutions...

Rowlet: I think the idea of him using his wing as a bow is very cool and I like both the mysterious and fun vibe he gives off, and it just seems really clever and fitting to me. Plus I find the design eye catching, not too complex and not too simple.

Litten: I can understand why people are hating on him. There does seem to be some sort of weird trend where 4-legged starters turn into 2-legged creatures by their final evolution (lile Cyndaquil, Embroar, Mudkip, and Fennekin), and some are upset with it because they think he's Fire/Fighting when it seems to be that he's actually Fire/Dark. Personally, as far as the humanoid portion goes, I'm glad it went this route. We have plenty of cat pokemon so far, and to my knowledge this is the first humanoid cat pokemon we've gotten, which makes him unique. Otherwise I think he would have been too similar to Sun's legendary. I think a lot of people were hoping he would turn out to look more like a lion to redeem Pyroar's underwhelming appearance, but we already have a badass looking lion now. He seems like a strong protector, which is what I expect from fire starters.

Popplio: This final design is very elegant and beautiful. It seems to balance out the other two starters. We have one starter that is cool/mysterious, one that is strong, and one that is elegant/beautiful. It is a bit surprising that it didn't keep the clown appearance, but I still like the design.

Overall it comes down to personal preferance. Although it seems like these are pretty legit, they still aren't 100% confirmed yet either. I don't think anyonr should get too upset or hopeful until they are officially announced.

This is honestly my favorite generation of starters if these are true. I'm tempted to go with Rowlet now because his final evolution is really cool, plus I like that he pulls on the hood strings to hide his face when he's ebarrassed or doesn't want people to look at him. It gives him a fun personality.

I'm hoping we get to see the evolutions of the starters.

Candela is my favorite design and Spark is a close second. Mystic is by far the most disappointing. The shade of blue on the outfit seems way too light, and the overall design is a little ugly in my opinion.

If these people weren't outside playing Pokemom GO, most of these people would be inside playing video games. The only difference is you cant see the people cooped up inside their house. I'm sure many of the people commenting calling this pathetic have propbably spent many hours playing video games themselves. At least these people are getting fresh air and exercise while doing it.

Also, people should lighten up about this. Let others have their fun and quit judging them for it.