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I think Nintendo did this for the original Super Mario Maker on Wii U. I remember there was some kind of tournament for the game. Regardless this will be fun to watch! Definitely saving up for those Nintendo Switch Online game vouchers to pick up Super Mario Maker 2 & Animal Crossing Switch (eventually) digitally!

I bought the Sandisk 400GB microSD card from Amazon Canada when it went on sale last year. I don't think I'll ever have to upgrade that and it was a great deal. You can definitely get a full life out of your Switch with a capacity like that, and the prices are definitely coming down and it tends to go on sale through Amazon and Best Buy Canada pretty frequently.

@iLikeUrAttitude Agreed!! I think Nintendo should buy up Platinum Games and make them a 2nd party studio, similar to how Retro is. I don't want to see another Rare situation. If people want to play Bayonetta and other amazing Platinum games, then buy a Switch! Nintendo, put a ring on it!!!!

Looks like I'll be setting up my iPad on my desk at work with my AirPods to watch discreetly. HAHA!

@Zelda1433 If you hit the C button (far right) and then quickly the A button (far left), you will get a menu to turn on and off sound. It's in Japanese but the top option is "on" while the bottom option is "off."

Fun fact: If you leave the screen on the Clock setup screen (Hit the B button, or middle button, followed by the same button combination for the sound as noted above) you will get to the Clock setup screen. Leave the numbers blinking and your Tamagotchi is effectively paused and will stay in that state until you reset the time. This is great if you're at work and just don't want any beeps but also don't want your Tama to die because you can't look after it!

I imported one from Japan. I love it. However some of the guides I've been following haven't worked. For example, I tried to get an Umbreon after replacing my batteries. According to the internet, I was to only feed candies during the nighttime hours (which is basically just 7-8pm and then it goes to bed when it's just an Eevee). I did this but I ended up with Sylveon. Speaking of longevity though, on my first round of batteries I had the Flower Eevee and it lasted 3 months without "dying" (returning to it's pokeball). The only reason I lost Flower Eevee was because the batteries died. LOL. It's next to impossible to kill an Eevee!

Cute!!!!! Also, way to go to Justice Smith for getting Clefairy! All in all though, they were pretty easy. I'm great at the Who's The Pokemon silhouettes as long as it's the original 151, and a few Johto. But the moment we start getting in to gen 3 and above, it gets tricky for me (even though I've played all the mainline games). LOL. Given that Kanto was my origin games, they hold a special place in my heart!

I hope Nintendo releases more DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch. I'd even pay as long as it's maybe 2 or more cups. I don't mind if we don't get more racers but I'd like more tracks. And maybe new karts, wheels, and gliders. But honestly I love the game, I just want more of it!!!

@Silly_G Of course. LOL.

@Silly_G How am I just learning of Sanrio amiibo cards for AC? I can't believe I missed that. Obviously they never came to Canada. I hope these get a re-release. I love Sanrio, I even have a Sanrio Tamagotchi Mix.

Also on the amiibo side of things. I hope they also use the card amiibo to allow you to summon the character to your town just like New Leaf was able to do after that update. Too often, characters I like move away even after I dote on them to the point of absurdity. So it would be nice even if they leave to be able to force them back to live in my town with amiibo functionality (I know that's very Misery-esque but I don't care, LOL)!

Everything on this list needs to happen!!! Additionally, one of the things I loved about New Leaf on 3DS was the ability to send letters to friends. What I hated though was they had to be online at the same time and have their town gates open. What I'd like to see is the ability to visit one's own post office in their own town and send letters (with or without presents attached) to friends on our Friend List. We already have to exchange friend codes for the Switch, let's put it to use. You send the letter from your own post office and it winds up in their mailbox the next time they connect open up the game while connected to the internet. Would be a fun way to keep in touch, especially with friends who live far away, and to organize getting together in-game for events and such.

Once again Nintendo screws over Canadians, and anybody else who doesn't live in the U.S.

Really don't like the look for Sonic. And the movie doesn't look as intriguing as Detective Pikachu does. I don't know, I think I'll be giving this one a hard-pass. Definitely not going to the theatres to see it. Maybe when it comes to Netflix.

@Jango296 I agree. Nintendo missed a golden opportunity to keep StreetPass functioning. The thing is, they could keep it going on Switch with just a simple firmware update. There's no new hardware that needs to be released. It's purely software. While the SpotPass hotspots at Best Buy and airports and whatnot seem to have all been deactivated, that doesn't mean Nintendo should abandon it. Flick the switch, activate StreetPass and let us connect with others who have the system in their bags! So many people on transit have their Switches with them, or in the parks.

I hope the bug fix in the iOS version is the ability to keep my AirPods connected to voice chat even if I get a text message on my phone. It seems now when I get a text message and I respond to it directly from the push notification while still inside the Nintendo Switch app, my voice chat through my AirPods gets disconnected and re-routed to my phone's speakerphone. It's so annoying. The only way currently to get the voice chat back on to my AirPods is to shut down the NSO app and restart it and then reconnect to the voice chat (such an annoyance especially during intense pro-level Salmon Runs on Splatoon 2). This wasn't an issue before Nintendo pushed an update to the app a few week ago so it's definitely a Nintendo problem, not an Apple one.

I buy physical when I can, but I've also bought the family membership for NSO & DLC, but I've also bought digital-only Nindie titles. Animal Crossing Switch will also be a day 1 digital purchase for me because a game like that requires it to be always-on my device.

I'm all for this, but please Nintendo (if you read community forums like this), don't stop Splatfests. Keep them coming!!!!!

As long as it's not un-playable on the tv screen than I'm fine. I mean I'm pretty much 50% handheld, 50% tv with my Switch regardless but as long as they don't nerf the docked mode with a Pro Controller setup then I really don't care what the "emphasis" is. Basically don't turn Sword and Shield in to that handheld-only game Voez and we'll be good, LOL.

I can't wait to sink in sooooooooooooooooo many hours in to Animal Crossing Switch! Digital day 1 purchase for me! I need this game always on my system. Hopefully Nintendo will do a pre-purchase offer where we get bonus Gold Coins that I can use towards other game purchases because this list is full of games I want to buy!

I love my existing Switch. I'd prefer fixes to the Joy Con sticks over anything at this point, they keep getting messed up after long periods of use. I have the Splatoon Joy Con & the left one is totally unusable because the left stick, even though it's in "neutral" position, I notice my character on screen is moving on its own without any input from me. It's very annoying so I hope Nintendo fixes the Joy Con durability first and then any Pro unit becomes a true successor to the current Switch, with backwards compatibility!

I just wish Nintendo would keep running Splatfests indefinitely each month or bi-monthly. I know it's currently scheduled to stop the practice (just like it did for the Wii U original) but I really hope they change their mind. It doesn't take that much effort and the Splatfests receive a lot of participation from almost all owners of the game. The appetite is there!

Not that I could these anyway, I'm in Canada. But come on, why are these only supporting older iPhone models. I understand the iPhone 8 and 7...but the 6? Come on. Most people with older iPhones have upgraded to the iPhone X/XS/XS Max. Why no Splatoon love for those models?

Amazon Canada just put this up for pre-order yesterday. I secured one and then before I could share the link with friends, it had sold out. Glad I got mine but wow I wish Nintendo would make more than just 5 of these per country. Also I'm jealous Europe is getting the music on a USB stick, would have preferred that over a CD. Additionally I would have preferred the pin badges over the calendar. Calendars have a finite shelf-life and after 2020, this calendar will be useless.

While not a huge Sega fan, I would like to see Dreamcast get the "Mini" treatment. I think that system had such untapped potential but it had a lot of great games in its short life-span. Also, I did own a Game Gear back in the day and would like to have seen some kind of re-visit to that system (but maybe make it a software compilation release similar to the Switch release Sega Genesis Classics).

The more I think about this, the less I want it. I loved the Genesis back in the day but $99.99 CDN plus tax for just the 3 button controller (in North America) and only 40 games? I don't know, I was able to justify the price for the NES and SNES Classics but I guess that's because I've always been more of a Nintendo gamer, plus I hacked the SNES Classic and got pretty much every game made for the machine added to it (still with memory storage to spare...seriously Nintendo didn't utilize the storage to its fullest capacity). With the Genesis, I can get the Sega Genesis Classics game off the eShop for $39.99 CDN (and sometimes I've seen it go on sale) and get 50 games, plus the convenience of playing it literally anywhere. I think that might be better bang for my good ol' Canadian Loonie!

None of these links work for Canada. Come on NintendoLife, show your Commonwealth family some love.

I've been enjoying Yoshi Labo! Especially when I got to control the giant Yoshi Cardboard Mech! HAHA!!! I think this game shows we need actual Super Mario-branded Labo!

Instead of a sequel to Mario & Rabbids, I wouldn't mind seeing more paid DLC that adds even more content to the original, just like they did with the DKC add-on!

Hopefully everybody who is losing their jobs are the ones who worked solely on the microtransaction/loot box portion of the company. All those people deserve to be fired.

I get why they're doing this cheaper, budget model (or why they would do it). But it also goes against the mantra of the Switch and Nintendo's intention to unify the home console and handheld departments, which they made a big hullabaloo about when Switch was still a rumor.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was just Microsoft's last-ditch effort to get simple brand recognition in Japan. XBOX sales in that country are always abysmal. Phil Spencer is probably just like, if we can't get them playing on our consoles this generation, get them to play our games on Nintendo and get the Japanese hooked on the services so that way by the time the next XBOX launches, it stands a chance at actual sales then. Just my theory but seems to make sense.

Great advertisements. I hope Nintendo starts something like this for their North American & European advertisements. The versatility of Nintendo Switch and the fact you can play it literally anywhere is incredibly appealing. Also, I'm not a fan of the all-digital, all-online that game companies are trying to push on us. The games aren't "yours" and you're tethered to an active internet connection to make them work. So what happens in a power outage? No gaming for you. But on Nintendo Switch, you can play as long as the battery doesn't run out (and even then you can plug it in to an external battery if you have one). You can play on public transit where internet signals might be weak or non-existent. You have CHOICE of digital and physical. And you're not at the mercy of a signal disruption. There are a lot of unforeseen issues going to an all-digital, always-connected future and I think people will be in for a rude awakening when the gaming industry becomes solely reliant on it.

I have the NES Castlevanias & the SNES Castlevanias on my NES and SNES Classic consoles respectively so I won't be double-dipping.

I really like this game and continue to play it on Switch from time to time!

Can't wait for the next, proper Animal Crossing game. If anything, Pocket Camp has made me dislike the series so I've stopped playing it. Too many fetch quests and micro-transactions. Ugh. Definitely feels like it hurt the brand but a proper AC game on Switch that builds and expands on ACNL from 3DS would help fix everything!

I hope Nintendo re-thinks their current plan and continue holding monthly Splatfests for many more years. Currently, Splatfests are set to end this year but I have to say, they're always so popular and it's a huge part of the Splatoon community. I don't see why Nintendo can't keep hosting them, the resources that go in to holding one are minuscule at best. If they can't be monthly, then at least bi-monthly. It's a mistake to cancel Splatfests. When they made that decision for the original, it really affected how many people played the game on Wii U, the numbers dropped significantly.

YAY Team Wizard FTW!!!! Also, I hope Nintendo re-thinks their current plan and continue holding monthly Splatfests for many more years. Currently, Splatfests are set to end this year but I have to say, they're always so popular and it's a huge part of the Splatoon community. I don't see why Nintendo can't keep hosting them, the resources that go in to holding one are minuscule at best. If they can't be monthly, then at least bi-monthly. It's a mistake to cancel Splatfests. When they made that decision for the original, it really affected how many people played the game on Wii U, the numbers dropped significantly.

I'll stick with Splatoon 2, it's a more enjoyable experience all-around than Fortnite.

I'm happy I got the special edition on Nintendo Switch. It's definitely fallen out of my rotation of games but I'd rather it on that system than play on mobile. My Switch screen is bigger than my iPhone X (and it's also bigger than the XS Max). This game has such beautiful art, it really needs the biggest screen possible.

Looks interesting. I'm not going to back it though. I backed this game called Indivisible because it looked cool and they're still nowhere near releasing, even though all the blogs that have come out seemed to point to a release that should have happened already but I never got a copy. So yeah never gonna Kickstart again, just feels like too much of a risk. I'll wait to get this game when it actually releases.

They definitely need to re-release the remaster of Ducktails on the Switch eShop! And while they're at it, release the Disney Saturday Afternoon Collection on eShop as well!!!

In 7 years time, I hope we are still playing on dedicated consoles (I'm sorry, I love my iPhone and iPad, but they SUCK as sole gaming machines....I'm not interested in touch-only future or attaching bulky weird peripherals). I also don't want 100% digital only. I like owning a hard copy of a game (both to display on my shelf and to have the option of selling it or trading it in for another game if I choose to). I like having digital for some games like Animal Crossing which make sense to have an always-on option but I don't want all my games to solely be digital. Also, think of the economic impact. Think of all the other stores that will close and all the people that will lose their jobs if we go 100% digital. And forget about finding those lost gem games at the bottom of a discount bin. And I don't want to stream 100% of my games. Again this comes down to me wanting to OWN my games, and not be at the whim of a company who can take the game away whenever they want. Also not everywhere has great internet infrastructure. Canada might have good coverage in our urban areas but we also have vast rural and remote regions where fast internet hasn't penetrated to yet and we also have the most expensive internet of the G8 countries. It's not feasible to eat up all our bandwidth playing games. And we still don't have powerful enough connections to maintain constant frame rates. I know this is where those no-nothing Wall Street analysts want us to go to but come on, it's just not feasible and I would argue that most true gamers don't want that future. A mix of everything is fine, choice is always good. But I don't want 100% streaming only, 100% digital only, or 100% gaming on a smart device. No thank you. Not the future I want.

Kind of hilarious how Nintendo was criticized heavily for the Nintendo Direct instead of a live E3 Press Conference back in the day only for pretty much everyone to be headed this route now. I guess Nintendo really was ahead of its time.

Time to utilize my Witch's hat I got with my amiibo! I hope the ink is sparkly like they've done for previous Splatfests!

UGH, of course Japan is. I really hope this set comes out in North America too...but if it doesn't, I may just pay the crazy import fees and try to get one.

It's a cool design but I still would prefer a classic D-Pad. I hope Nintendo releases a Game Boy Classic. I'm sure the N64 one won't happen and the GB games did stand the test of time a lot better than the N64 anyway, as evidenced by the great games of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras on the NES/SNES Classics. Game Boy nostalgia is high and it would be great if Nintendo did this. That said, I'd want more than just 20-30 games on it. The GB library is HUGE. I'd love a lot of variety of first and third party games. Hopefully Nintendo could make that happen if they ever did release one.

I met my gaymer husband through a gaming group we have in my local city. A group of us would meet up every weekend and play 3DS because it started as a way to get StreetPass tags and then as more games got released (Mario Kart 7 was HUGE with us), we started turning it in to a weekly gaming afternoon. Then it expanded in to putting on house parties and BBQs at the beach. It was at this BBQ, 6 years ago, that I met the love of my life and my Forever Player 2!!! So yes, video games (and specifically Nintendo) can bring people together!

Been thinking of getting the NES Switch Controllers. Anybody else have them? If so, do you recommend them or no?

I think for me it'll be between Grookey and Scorbunny. I'll have to see what their evolutions look like. But I love the design of Grookey, and historically I usually choose fire types. So we'll see. Ideally I'll be able to get all 3 starters in some way.