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Yeah, I bet there are going to be more game styles post-launch. SMB2 is very different from most Mario platformers so that would be a logical choice. Maybe there could be styles based on the other 3D games like 64, Sunshine, and Galaxy.

Bring it all on, Ninty!

Wow, people sure like Smash Bros.!

I still have my copy of Super Monkey Ball 2 from all those years ago. (I never had the first one.) Loved playing it as a kid, both the main game and the minigames. I remember me and my dad playing the heck out of billiards, as well. Oh yeah and Monkey Target was awesome too!

I have Thunder Force IV on my Switch. One of the best shmups I've played and the soundtrack is rockin'

Imagine if Rayman were to be a DLC fighter, his reveal trailer would have him break out of the ice. That would be the funniest thing

I think it has to do with how Sega games weren't that popular in Japan to begin with (particularly the Mark III [Master System] and Mega Drive - Saturn was quite big in Japan). Honestly, they should keep making the Sega Ages releases, especially for arcade, Saturn, and Dreamcast games. I'm already looking forward to Virtua Racing and I wanna get Phantasy Star, as well. Would love Daytona USA to get the Sega Ages treatment too...make it happen, Sega!!!

Time travel is cool and all, but if Back to the Future taught me anything, it is really risky. I've always dreamed of teleporting wherever I wanted, so Team Teleportation it is!

Hopefully it comes out on Steam soon, I want 60 fps as well. I still have the original PS1 copy and it works great, I just replayed and beat the Adventure Mode recently. I don't have Crash Nitro Kart anymore, though.

By the way, did you guys meant the original Xbox? CNK came out before the Xbox One was a thing. Just correcting it for you guys, though I do blame Microsoft for even calling their current console that (360 to 1... nice going, MS).

@Angelic_Lapras_King Aw yeah. Panel de Pon deserves the Tetris 99 treatment!

Anyway, hope to see more of this stuff added to NSO.

Super Mario Odyssey's not on the list.

I'll save up for Super Mario Maker 2 instead.

Can't wait. I'm not expecting too much from the E3 Direct, basically just new info for previously announced games coming this year.

Oh yeah, I'm excited for having to have perfect network receptions just so I can play my games.............NOT!

Yeah... none of them I'm excited for. Hated Clu Clu Land back on NES Remix, by the way!!!

Never played Necrodancer, but I think I'll give this game a shot when it comes out. I like Zelda games, anyway

Great read. I've always liked arcade racing games and Sega's old-school games, so can't wait until it comes out in the US.

@Grumblevolcano I have Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Wii U and PC (via Steam). When I played it on Wii U back in 2013 though, there wasn't too many people online. I'll try out the online on the PC version sometime, there should still be plenty of people there.

I'm very close to finishing Cuphead, so I'll probably get to that this weekend. Gonna put more progress into Yoshi's Crafted World as well

Sega should continue revisiting their older IPs that aren't Sonic, and at least do remakes or Ages releases. As @techdude said, buying the Sega Ages releases might just do the trick. Maybe make a new IP or two, as well. Aside from Sonic Mania, I haven't bought a newly-released Sonic game since All-Stars Racing Transformed, as I kinda lost interest in the franchise.

Castlevania's the only one I'm interested in this month.

Wanna see something cringe-worthy? You watch this trailer.

Eh, I don't get any Mario Kart vibes from the prototype music. Good thing the final version has an even better title theme that gets us in the mood to race!

I'm liking the Sega Ages releases so far (I have Sonic 1, Thunder Force 4, and Out Run) so I might give this one a shot when it comes out. Daytona USA when?

Too bad I already beat the game.

"I personally feel that [the GameCube’s] Skies of Arcadia Legends completed the “director’s cut” of the title."

So in other words, Sega wants the game lost in obscurity. Do they not want to make money from their IPs other than Sonic? Jeez...

Insert comment about Super Mario Party needing more content here

Huh, Furukawa-san notes people are enjoying the NES Online app. I put a fair amount of time into it but that wasn't really the reason why I got the sub - I mainly got it for online play and the cloud saves.

Switch Online is okay as it is IMO, assuming the matches I play have low amounts of lag. But yeah... they gotta beef it up if they want me to keep subscribing. Let players send messages to friends, trash that useless app in favor of headsets, make more of these special offers like Tetris 99, among other stuff to make Switch Online better. I wonder how long Nintendo's gonna keep offering NSO for free, by the way... if they keep that up, they may as well have free online again, at least for their next console.

Oh goody, somebody made a headset! I will wait for a review for it though.

Like many of you, I'm okay with them not announcing a new version of the Switch. If they focus exclusively on upcoming Switch games, E3 should be good.

Haven't played Mario Kart 7 for a while, as I've been playing more of MK8. Maybe I'll jump into some online races for a nice nostalgia trip.

This is the Switch game I'm most excited for this year. Can't wait!

Just for fun, I removed "what-is-wiiu/" from the Wii U info address. I was taken to the Switch home page instead. Heaven forbid we even know one thing about the Wii U! XD

https://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/

If the Switch Mini is going to be a thing, I could see it existing alongside Pokemon Sword and Shield when it comes out. Pokemon has been primarily on handhelds since day one, after all. I'm perfectly happy with my current Switch, but much like the 2DS it would be good for children and those on a budget to have.

Although I did exist in the OG Game Boy's heyday, I was a little too young back then (I was born in the early 90s and my dad, who was a big gamer back in the day, never got into handheld gaming. He did have a Super Game Boy and Donkey Kong '94, funnily enough). So my first handheld was actually the Game Boy Color. Had fond memories of Super Mario Land 1 and 2, the aforementioned Donkey Kong '94, and Pokemon Red. I didn't have too many games for it though - the Game Boy Advance was the first handheld that I truly dug! I still remember when every kid in school was playing Pokemon back when Red and Blue came out. You know, before Pokemon Go was a thing.

I have that same coin bank! I also have a similar heat-changing coffee mug that's square-shaped.

I have this on PC and I love it. I might just get the DLC from Steam, but the physical copy on Switch is tempting...

I just connected to Nintendo eShop to see if the maintenance is over, which it is. The update is still not downloading for me. It's gotta be the high traffic volumes... we may have to wait until tomorrow.

@MasterJay The only thing I found was updating the download progress in your user settings, then restarting if it didn't work. Try it out if you want to, but it sadly didn't work for me.

Tried updating the download progress at my profile page, and no dice. We may have to wait until maintenance is over, unfortunately.

@ItalianBaptist How do you do that? I can't find a way to restart the download.

I'd be playing as him right now, but my update refuses to download.

Joker's looking rad. Can't wait until tomorrow!

@BoFiS You're literally zooming into the game screen by double-tapping the Home Button, even when you're at the Home Menu. You adjust the screen to where you want it, press the Home Button once, then you can control the game while it's zoomed in. That's the zoom feature in a nutshell, though I don't see myself using it that much.

@Heavyarms55 I agree with you on the profile icons. I kinda understand if they're only doing Nintendo IPs for the profile icons on the Switch, and if they're waiting for Pokemon Sword and Shield and Fire Emblem: Three Houses for icons for their respective franchises, but I'm surprised they haven't done it for Xenoblade Chronicles, especially since XC2 came out at the end of 2017!

My Switch is updating as I speak (err... type). Sorting your software sounds nifty! Still waiting for themes and folders, though. Let me know, Nintendo!

@MH4 It's OK, no harm done.

@MH4 Hey, that's @ilikeike 's line!

I didn't get into Animal Crossing until New Leaf came out. It's a great game for sure, being the mayor of your own town is fun and I enjoyed decorating my house with Mario stuff when I got them! I do wish it worked with in-game time rather than real time, though (i.e. Stardew Valley). I feel bad when I talk to my animal pals and they tell me "where the heck have you been? It's been so long!"

Take care, Reggie. We'll miss you!!!

Well yesterday I played Xenoblade Chronicles 2, except I'm stuck right now. I hope I can get unstuck next time I play it. It's not this weekend, so I'm cheating a bit, but I finally beat Smash Ultimate's Classic Mode with every character around a week ago (not in one whole sitting, just to clarify).