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I hope rhythm game fans arent sleeping on Mad Rat Dead too hard. There's a demo on the eShop, and I feel it's very much worth folks' time.

I cant recall the last time there was a rhythm platformer that was fully autonomous in movement options (unlike most that have you auto-running).

Been looking forward to the Banjo-Kazooie amiibo since their announcement~

Also, I'm fine with Byleth only having a P1 amiibo. The P2s were interesting and cool, but was opening a scary can of worms for 100% collectors. P2 Corrin is still hard to come by for those still looking for her.

My favorite thing about these presentations is trying to discern when it'a a Sakurai pull Vs when it's a pull from the suits at the top.

Same thing effectively happened with Byleth when they were revealed.

@Geistermaschine This is no comment on the quality of any of their "non-first party" games, but they do have a history of being contracted to work on 3rd party IPs.

They're not always as amazing as their mainline games amazing, but we also get games like The Mummy: Demastered, Ducktales Remastered, River City Girls, and Double Dragon Neon.

I had no idea how much a GB Micro went for these days. As a casual collector of Nintendo stuff, it feels like a smart move randomly picking a used one up a few years back for $77~

Wow, the "Small Battlefield" addition is really appreciated. I mean, it's pretty much just PS2, but it's great to have another neutral option in rotation.

Also, expanding music choices for the BF/FD stages is also huge plus~

I wish they'd overhaul the matchmaking (it's never been a problem getting what I want 99% of the time), but at least lowering the Elite threshold gets them out of that area that makes the FFAs and Items-On matches less likely for others who have trouble maintaining a high enough GSP.

Out of everything in this update, the ability to finally backup data is probably the most exciting addition to me (and the system transfer function is coming later!)

It's kind of a shame it's so hoop-jump-y compared to standard cloud saves, but at least it's there.

The amount of folks sleeping on this entry is really unfortunate.

Like, I get having felt burned after not getting a TTYD follow-up after all these years... but considering I've almost 100% Origami King, I can anecdotally attest that the gamer cynicism isnt always right, and if anything, spoils folks on potential enjoyment.

Going in blind doesnt always pay off for me, but I'm glad I did with this game.

Wow, that definitely has that late 90s/Early 00s Sega energy.

I'm very much down for it! I'm just hoping it plays well. Nothing kills momentum and hype more than a platformer that's a pain to play through.

15/15. With almost 1,200 hours put in, I BETTER know all the characters in this quiz.

...Dear god, that's 50 DAYS of playtime, not even counting the "Powered On" time!

I'm definitely excited for this, but I cant help but think how much is riding on the budget this series gets.

It helps that the art direction and soundtrack (and maybe VAs?) are already there, but how much more money they throw towards the project will make all the difference between spectacular scenes and sakuga-levels of choreography Vs. a more "economic" approach towards the animation.

I just commented elsewhere that it seems odd that this would get so many dislikes.

Hearing that some of it might have to do with the Tencent partnership does hold water, but I can't help but think most of it is due to simple disappointment. But to that extent... what were folks honestly expecting??

We're still in the middle of Sw/Sh's lifespan (a game where folks were complaining that short dev times likely effected its quality), and 2.5 other Pokemon titles were announced just last week. And one of them is a sequel people have been begging for over 20 years!

I swear, if You Will Know Our Names wasnt anywhere in this thing, this event would've been a hard pass for me.

Bonus points for rightfully making it the Final 10 theme in this~

@VegasToad I'm going digital for now, as I know I'll be playing it a lot and will want quick access to it.

If there's ever a major price cut for the physical version down the road, I wouldn't mind picking that up for my physical game collection.

Burnout Paradise was at the top of my list for Switch ports, and it finally happened... Everything else from them in the recent years doesnt appeal that much to me.

But if any of those games happen to be SSX (especially if it reaches back to its glory days), sign me up!

@brandonbwii I feel like it's parallel to how folks are more sympathethic to dogs getting hurt in media versus people getting hurt.

For as obnoxious as PETA is, their activism just doesnt seem to fire the same synapses among certain camps compared to the causes/groups that care about people...

And with every twist and turn, the chances of this game coming back to store shelves becomes less and less.

The fact that they're using a 3rd party merchant site -and not even, say, a 3rd party widget on an official site- reeks of desperation to move product.

Also, if this was about making things as easy as possible for consumers, it would still be on the eShop for purchase.

@Xaessya How are cloud saves (or lack thereof) supposed to stop people from manually disconnecting from matches? That's its own type of problem.

Man, every new bit of info makes it hard to believe this game is gonna find its way back on store shelves.

This is definitely gonna be a situation where the mystery and drama is probably more interesting than the game itself. :V

I hate buying into potential scarcity, but I pulled the trigger by the off-chance something does come of this.

It could very well be something innocuous, but if it's so bad that it results in a "first edition" or a permanent pull, then we're looking at the next rare game Youtubers will be talking about a few years from now.

How bad could things have been where they had to return to KS?

Only things I can think of is either the publishers were asking too much of them, or they lacked the confidence to fund the project.

I feel like any prank that attempts to get peoples' hopes up for longer than 24 hours is asking for trouble.

Obviously not to the point of physical threats, as those are NEVER okay... But it shouldnt be surprising that people will have a few choice words/feelings towards you upon finding out you got their hopes up over a long-played lie.

And cheesing the technicality only makes matters worse. Making an April Fool's Day joke so far outside of April Fool's Day just doesnt count in a lot of folks' eyes.

IDK if this tip is well known, but if you dig up the Manila Clams (from those holes with water spouting out on the beach), you can use them to "craft" bait.

It's especially useful as you can manually spawn (haha) fish in specific areas they only show up in, rather than running back and forth waiting.

It's how I managed to catch a Stringfish, despite any fish rarely ever showing up in my top-most waters.

While I'm kiiiinda burned out on the meme-y side of things (I do like that two communities can come together like this), I cant help but respect and appreciate the work put in to content like this~

Add to the fact that I'm just getting back into RFA, I went into the rhythm minigame completely forgetting this was a fitness game, first and foremost...

Suffice to say, my body was NOT ready...

On top of the promotional material, it makes sense that among all the hooplah regarding NH, those who don't want (or can't afford) a Switch at the moment might look towards something that's, ultimately, a Lite version of Animal Crossing.

Personally, the release of NH was the final [much anticipated] push for me to delete PC off my phone. Though I'm not above re-downloading it if there's any more cross-game promotions.

@Rika_Yoshitake As one of them common folk talking with at least two journalists back at E3 2017, the uptick in "normies" getting in on it was definitely one of the complaints I've heard. That, and the lack of booth babes. :V

The funny thing is that the press and industry folks still get special treatment. I was lucky enough to get an "Industry" pass for E3 2019, which bought me a few extra hours before everyone else got in. And this isn't even considering private invites to presentations, and extended play sessions compared to the standard ones.

All that said... I'm not sure how often I'd personally go back as just a fan. The kid in me finally had his gamer dreams come true (twice!), but the adult in me cringes at how expensive it can get just to spend more of your time standing in lines than actually playing.

@andywitmyer If you're honestly blaming "the media" over this, you clearly haven't been paying attention to how far it's spread over these past two months. That same media has driven home the point that folks shouldn't panic and how to stay safe.

As for the "economic devastation"... Near the end of January, electronic companies - including Nintendo- have stated that this virus was gonna delay production of many products. This was well before the virus extended far beyond China. The economy taking a dive shouldn't be a surprise, as it's been a month in the making, at the very least.

Additionally, the WHO has claimed that the annual Flu has a mortality rate of about 1%, whereas the Coronavirus is currently hitting about 3+%. It might mellow out in due time, BUT the lack of a vaccine leaves an air of uncertainty.

tl;dr - Yeah, no need to panic, but don't let arbitrary disdain make you ignorant to reality.

@AnnoyingFrenzy For major, international events with so much business and money on the line, I'd imagine even 3 months of uncertainty is too short notice.

I think E3 is one of those events that announces the next year's dates only a couple weeks after the current one ends. Just to give some idea of how far ahead they plan.

I've been running with Anitown since the GCN days. But NH technically isnt a town this time around...

So, I guess, welcome to the new age of Anisland: "It's an island!"

@inenai I dont think this is a testament to TPC's "poor marketing choices". Mascots and MCs are rarely the top pick of character polls if the supporting cast is interesting and diverse enough.

That said, two of the eight Eevee-lutions made it on the Top 10, beating out 800+ other Pokemon. If we rolled with your point, TPC made a good bet making Eevee a second mascot.

@SupahM3tr0yd The cuteness is only part of it, but it's clear that AC means a lot to her. Just as folks lose their freakin' minds when a new character is revealed for Smash, or when any game in a favorite franchise is announced. There's little reason to believe she's playing it up.

Also, there's a high chance this was a candid moment clipped from a bigger video. Folks recording their trek through expo/con spaces isnt out of the ordinary.

@sanderev True, I guess it's just the lack of consistency that's most bothersome.

No one in one region should be required to see what the other region is saying to get the full story on the same game. It detracts from potential hype.

@sanderev That info about a feature to transfer users and save data to another console isnt mentioned on the NA site. It also only seemed to come out on the UK site after the Direct.

I'd like to remain optimistic (the UK branch wouldnt be saying this if there wasnt some credbility), but it'd be appreciated for Nintendo as a whole to give unilateral confirmation on this.

What gets me about this is that... If your save data is clearly gonna be backed up and ready to recover at any time of loss, why only make it a one-time deal in a service you're actively paying for?

At the very least, give us a cool-down after any transfer. Or heck, since it's technically not part of the NSO cloud server, just charge folks per recovery/transfer.

I really hope they're just low balling things out the gate and will loosen their grips down the road; whether that's making it officially part of cloud saving, or actually allow you to locally transfer. Because this makes no sense...

The kicker is that the grass-roots scenes have made it this far despite Nintendo's lack of major support.

Yeah, it would be nice to get that sweet pot bonus and donated equipment that all the other games are getting. But opening the doors towards that can be a monkey's paw. Especially if you try to coerce a company that may not have the same philosophies/passion that those running the scenes do.

Maybe it could be everything beyond your wildest dreams... Or it could be a corporate takeover of everything you worked so hard to build up. I support anyone who has the guts to advocate for what they believe in, but be careful what you wish for.

Just came back from seeing it. If you leave your cynicsm at the door, you're gonna have a nice time.

That's not to say there arent some contrivances or egregious artistic choices made, but I walked out liking it far, FAR more than I anticipated.

IMO, this one goes up there with other live-action adaptations like Detective Pikachu, but still a ways off from Scott Pilgrim.

At this point, I wonder why they're not doing daily photos or something like that?

Unless they have something planned for the final stretch, starting March 1st or March 13th, they could literally post photos of rocks and bugs, and people (including myself) will fawn over them.

Unless I've been living under a rock, I'm honestly surprised there's STILL been no word on this game coming stateside...

I really wanna import, but I worry that the second I do, NoA just shadow drops it out of nowhere.

I'm not exactly jumping for joy over the price, buuuuut I have been looking forward to having my old Pokemon on a more modern console/system since Home's announcement.

Part of me wants to laugh, as it seemed to be in good fun...

But another part of me cringes at the fact that that's technically an invasion of privacy. Unless that was his own Switch, I doubt he'd do the same with his own on stream.

Maybe it'd help if Sega dug deep and looked back at what made them stand out to begin with. As cool as it would be for them to revivie/port old IPs, I just miss the type of ambition that screamed "SEGA" during the gens before the PS360 era.

I mean, they helped bring Bayonetta to the world, and Yakuza keeps the Shenmu spirit alive (while also being good), but it just feels like they left a part of themselves behind in lieu of looking more serious and/or chasing memes.

As much as I wish they'd try at single-paid mobile games again, the one saving grace to this is that Nintendo doesn't seem intent on low-prioritizing their conventional, "hardcore" games like they did during the late Wii/early Wii U days.

Like, in spite of all this, we still got a mainline FE game, a new AC game is less than two months away, BotW 2 is still coming, and who knows what this holiday's big game will be?

I'm glad I'm not a betting man. I honestly thought it'd be the Lite that'd get a LE version.

I guess it still could, but it's not looking so likely atm.

Sentimental value and child-age broke-ness aside, the only times I ever really consider selling games/consoles these days are, 1) When they go for well over their original values, 2) You're looking to downsize and absolutely know you aren't going to touch or even look at them again, or 3) You're so hard pressed for money that the few extra bucks will save your butt.

For most of us who work, the price you might get for a moderately valuable game can be about the cost of a few hours/days on the job. That, in my eyes, is too negligible to go in on, when having a physical collection looks (and feels) valuable in itself.

I have a sneaking suspicion that these cool pre-order bonuses are precisely because enough folks are considering going digital with this game. Gotta get those retail sales anyway you can.

That said, I'm surprised there's no announced Special Edition bundles yet. Not even a LE Switch Lite?

Interesting. So the "Balancing" part of GF's reasoning actually does seem to hold water.

Meaning that the only folks left are those who miss their personal favorites in the mainlines, and the completionists. Which I can respect, yet, I still don't understand why the upcoming Pokemon Home isn't enough for the completionists, at least.

If you're you're gonna transfer Pokemon that aren't even catchable in some mainlines, why not let Home be your IRL Poke PC between all the compatible games?

@ThanosReXXX Ah, fair enough.

@ThanosReXXX I honestly didnt. Which may make my point about execution, but I'll concede that it might've just been me who missed the joke.