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Seems like it sold out while I was sleeping. This is beyond annoying... like the others said, how hard is it to keep these controllers in stock??? I really, really, really wanted one of them. I wish they would at least let us special-order the SNES Switch controller while they're sold out, that would've been nice. I might have to resort to an alternative...

Not gonna get my hopes up too high, I think I'll wait until Big N says something about them. A new 2D Metroid is always welcome in my eyes, but I would be especially excited if the next Paper Mario is more along the lines of 64 and TTYD. I really don't want another Sticker Star rehash...

I'll be playing some more Astral Chain, and I just got Tokyo Mirage Sessions so I'll be playing that too. I'll be playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for that online tournament going on (though I probably won't win the gold coins, lol). I've recently been getting in a Smash Bros. mood so maybe I'll fit in some Smash Ultimate matches too!

Dang it...I was really hoping for a regular Nintendo Direct. Too bad.

@SMW You and me both! I'd rather that Rare Replay comes to either PC or Switch too, because I don't feel like buying an Xbox One just for that. Plus with us having a PC of some kind and with games like Ori and Halo TMCC now on Steam, there's not much reason to buy an X1 these days.

I have a Switch and a gaming laptop that can run just about anything these days. That combo has been working great for me. Never got either a PS4 or an X1.

It's looking great! Love the group photo at the beginning

I'll save up for New Horizons instead.

Here are my favorite/best games of the past decade. They're just in a chronological order!

Super Mario Galaxy 2
Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D)
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Sonic Colors
Sonic Generations
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Super Mario 3D World
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Pikmin 3
Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Shovel Knight
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Super Mario Maker (both 1 and 2)
Xenoblade Chronicles 1, X, and 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Sonic Mania (Plus)
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Celeste
Hollow Knight

The one I'm most excited for is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I'm also pumped for Metroid Prime 4 and Breath of the Wild 2, but I don't think they'll get released next year.

I would love a sequel to either Super Mario 3D World or Odyssey if that ever happens! Either that, or a DLC pack for Super Mario Maker 2 with more game styles.

@retro_player_22 Yeah you're probably right. Sega wasn't mentioned anywhere here so it could very well be the arcade versions.

Cool to hear, I've heard of a good chunk of these games before (on the Genesis/Mega Drive, at least).

@KitsuneNight Agreed. I better see "All your base are belong to us" when I start up Zero Wing!!!

Yep, there's no stopping MK8D!

Can't wait for the update. Everything looks great! I'm most excited for the Dash Panels and the Master Sword. For those of us waiting for a Zelda Maker, this is the closest thing we're getting!

Think I'll play some Super Mario Maker 2 this weekend. Wanna put more time into Xenoblade Chronicles X so I'll be playing that, too. Still need to finish the Dragon Quest XI demo, as well!

This is some rad artwork. Awesome find!

I didn't expect a WCW game of all things, to be the best-selling 3rd party N64 game. Then again, I did play one of the N64 wrestling games at a relative's house long ago. Perhaps that one was it.

Anyway, loved Sonic Adventure 2 Battle as a kid, and I still do. It was the first Sonic game I ever had, given that I never had a Sega console growing up. Out of all the 3D Sonic games I've played, this one's probably my favorite. Sure it ain't perfect, but I like a lot of the levels, the soundtrack is awesome, and it has a great multiplayer mode. The Sonic and Shadow levels are the best for sure, but I also like blasting enemies with Tails and Eggman. Good times. Wouldn't mind seeing SA2 on the Switch!

I should put more time into Mario + Rabbids one of these days. From what I've played, I like it.

Man, I was only 2 when this game came out. Happy 25th, DKC! Still a great game today.

I've just been seeing videos of the Sonic 3 prototype! I wonder if the Sonic Mania dev team somehow got a hold of it.

Kind of a pointless list, honestly... the top 3 are the ones I'd actually play and enjoy, while the others look like rubbish.

I'll try to put more time into Luigi's Mansion 3 this weekend. I've recently been playing Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii, as well, so I'll probably play that one too. Yeah, the latter is a full-on mod for NSMBW, but it's a great one! I love a good Mario game...even if Nintendo had nothing to do with it

Well it's no Mario Kart 8, that's for sure. lol

Out of those three, I just have Mega Man 11 for the Switch. Congrats to the Blue Bomber! Perhaps we'll get Mega Man 12 in a year or two?

These are solid deals, not gonna lie. I'd imagine that if the newer Switch model was included, it might be like $20 more or so.

I'd feel sorry for those potential poor souls who got the one with the bad sound. This is exactly why I got the real version at launch.

I want them

(Okay, here's more text. Happy now, Nintendo Life?)

Awesome to hear. That massive character roster really helped, I bet!

The 3DS sure is stable, all right.

...Yeah, I got nothing. XD

I own all seven of Nintendo's home consoles, and I have some of the handhelds. (In particular, I have the original Game Boy Advance, an NES-themed GBA SP, and a red New 3DS XL.) I had a Game Boy Color and a DS Lite, but I lost them a long time ago. I do have the original DS, but it went bust. Oh, and I own the NES and SNES Classics too, as well as the Game & Watch Ball repro from Club Nintendo. Safe to say that I have no shortage of Nintendo stuff in my household. lol

Now all they have to do is reach a billion!

I'll stick with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, thank you.

I like the Mario and Peach ones

That's a cool find. Reminds me of those old pinball toys, only it's a heck of a lot smaller.

@WiltonRoots The framerate is exactly the same as that of real life.

Can't wait to see what they are. I'll be especially excited if they make a 2D Mario game for Switch that's more unique compared to the NSMB games. After all, the Switch just got a port of NSMBU so it makes sense that they'd give 2D Mario a brand new direction!

As for 3D Mario, I enjoy all the 3D Mario games so I'll always be pumped for the next one, be it Galaxy 3, 3D World 2, Odyssey 2, or something else.

Really sad to hear, that BiS re-release must have really done them in. Hopefully Nintendo will get another developer to continue the Mario & Luigi series.

Well they clearly promised we could play with friends online later down the road, and here we are!

Now give us a Super Mario Odyssey style. Or SMB2, SM64...anything to fill that gap in "Extra Game Styles." World maker would be cool too!

@Grumblevolcano Yeah, I could already tell this is for Tour right off the bat. If you ask me, they would've had DLC for 8 Deluxe shortly after it came out on Switch, had they actually announced plans for it. But I don't think it will happen at all, honestly.

@TheFox I have a smartphone myself, but I very rarely play games on it. I much prefer playing games on consoles and PC so I'm not even sure when I'd give MKT a shot. Still waiting for the next console Mario Kart game, but you can bet that Pauline would be playable in that too.

We now live in a time where my favorite company ever has been around for 130 years.

Happy Birthday, Nintendo! Keep making awesome games!

One of the best Mario platformers and quite possibly my favorite game of all time

I've been playing quite a bit of Link's Awakening recently. I also got my Genesis Mini in the mail so I'll be playing that, as well.

I still have a nostalgic soft spot for the original F-Zero, I play it from time to time. It's mega-tough for a Nintendo game and I love the sense of speed. There's not one track I truly dislike, as well. Oh yeah and major props to the awesome soundtrack too!

Believe it or not, I was introduced to the game (alongside SMB2 and 3) via Super Mario All-Stars! I didn't exist until the early 90s, and my dad had the SNES as his only console at the time. So I'm more nostalgic toward the All-Stars versions than the NES originals. I remember seeing the NES version of SMB1 for the first time years ago and thinking how it looked and sounded different compared to what I saw on SMAS.

Oh yeah, and SMB1 is surely one of the most important games ever made. Happy 34th anniversary, Super Mario Bros.!

I still have my Genesis Mini on preorder, I can't wait for it to arrive. It's just too bad that Sonic 3 & Knuckles ain't here, but at least I still have it on Sonic Mega Collection and on the Wii Virtual Console. Aside from eBay, this will be the first time I buy a Sega console. (I never had any Sega console back in their heydays - I was a Nintendo-only kid until I got the PlayStation 2.)

I'm excited to play as Banjo - I even finished Banjo-Kazooie before they came to Smash Ultimate! Buuuuuuuuuuuut as of this post the update doesn't seem to be available. Guess I'll have to have my Switch in sleep mode.

You can hit Sandbag way up into space. 10/10

@sanderev Me too, those games weren't even on the SNES Classic. I know Chrono Trigger came out on the Wii Virtual Console, but as we know already the Wii Shop Channel's gone now.

Sounds like a cool update, I'd love to get my hands on that Mario theme

@sanderev Yeah I see where you're coming from - it's pretty much been a year since NSO came out, after all. It just felt like an eternity to me. XD

Either way, glad to see SNES games on the Switch!

Took them long enough, but better late than never!

Good luck to Reggie. Hope his body's ready for being a professor!

Insert comment on wanting Mario Kart 9 here.