DarthFoxMcCloud

Good to know we're getting some patches that will hopefully improve this game considerably. I may delay starting the game until that mid-April patch. I'm still buying it day 1 though as I have it pre-ordered at my local game store along with the bull plushie!

Golden Sun 1 and 2 are still some of my all-time favourite RPGs. I wish the series would be revisited or re-made for Switch. The DS 3rd game was ok but wasn't as great as the GBA originals.

Looks interesting but after getting pretty much screwed over when I backed Indivisible I think I'm going to never again support a Kickstarter/crowd-funded gaming project. I'll wait to see what it looks like after it's released and hope that maybe they'll put the game up on the Switch eShop or something.

Didn't even know Netflix had this. Then again, I'm pretty sure Netflix Canada doesn't actually have this.

This was such a lovely read and totally was my experience too! I did have a Game Boy Color and played Pokemon Red and Yellow versions but I never owned Gold and Silver. I didn't actually end up playing Gold until HeartGold released on the Nintendo DS. And I too discovered that Kanto was included in the game, and then learning how Iwata was responsible for getting that on the original game as well. It was such a mind-blowing moment and just deepened my love for Iwata. I also agree that no Pokemon game really has captured my love for the series quite like the originals (HeartGold and SoulSilver included in that because they were BEAUTIFUL recreations). These early games had such soul in them that seems to be lacking in Sword and Shield. I actually prefer Let's Go Pikachu but that's again likely nostalgia and just another example of an original game being beautifully recreated. I have a lot of hope for Pokemon Arceus that it will recapture the mystery and magic that the early Pokemon games had!

I never actually finished Skyward Sword back on the Wii U so I'm looking forward to getting the Switch version. I already got the special Zelda Joy Con pre-ordered as they went up in Canada about a week ago at one of our retailers. Hopefully others will put theirs up so my friends can also pre-order them! They're really nice looking (from the pictures at least).

Is this special edition and amiibo set getting released in the West or is this going to be another of those "only in Japan" type things that Nintendo games are so well known for?

I'll buy this but not on day 1. There's no special edition to warrant me going out and trying to buy this now or to have preordered weeks/months ago. Since it's Square Enix, I'll wait for the inevitable eShop sale before I buy it....or maybe find it on sale at retail somewhere down the road.

I'm excited for this and will end up playing it. I played Diamond back on the DS so I'll go with Shining Pearl this time around. That said I would have liked a Let's Go version with the Pokemon out and about in the wild, making shiny chaining much easier. Also use of the Pokeball Plus and Pokemon GO integration. What they went with is something very similar to Link's Awakening on Switch, while still beautiful to look at it's not exactly what I wanted. But nobody will ever be truly happy with anything. I'll still play this and I'll still try to catch em all!

I'm really excited for this!

@StardusterEX Yeah I imported one! I absolutely love that thing. My favourite sprite on it is Umbreon! The only Eevee evolution I haven't evolved on there is Espeon, I really should try for that! HAHA! But yeah it would be nice if Pokemon did another one for the 25th anniversary, like how Digimon released the classic v-pets for their 20th anniversary a couple years back. I'm just a nostalgic 30-something wanting to relive the 90s HAHA. I know it won't happen. Fun to dream though.

I would definitely take a Let's Go remake for Diamond and Pearl. But I also still want a Let's Go remake for Gold and Silver (I know Heartgold and Soulsilver came out for DS not that long ago but it's my favourite generation and I wanna be selfish with another remake)!

This might be because I started recently getting back in to Digimon with the 20th anniversary Vpets that came out a couple years ago now, but I think it would be totally awesome if Nintendo and Pokemon Company decided to put out a 25th anniversary line of Pokemon Vpets that could also let you raise Pokemon and battle them with friends. Yeah sure it's a knockoff of Digimon but it's honestly something I am surprised Pokemon has really never done. I mean the Pocket Pikachu was a different animal entirely and so was the Pokewalker. I know it won't happen but it would be cool if they did do it.

So they've all sold out but they weren't even made available to pre-order in Canada yet. Oh good grief. This doesn't bode well.

I'm buying this game regardless but I really hope Square Enix bring this collector's edition to the West. Sick of paying import fees for Canada.

Fingers crossed this happens as a compilation (even if it's one box with two cartridges inside). I will totally buy these games again to have them on Switch!

I really hope Nintendo makes enough of these because I really want them. Even though I have an ACNH Switch, I don't care. I want these Joy Con! Fingers crossed Canadian retailers offer pre-orders.

YAY amiibo support! Here's hoping to maybe having a Link and Zelda set that can attach/detach to Loftwings, similar to those amiibo for Monter Hunter Stories on 3DS.

@benchan I want a Switch release of Windwaker HD so bad. Mostly so I can finally complete the Nintendo Gallery. I tried on Wii U but I was relying on Miiverse to get the photos of characters I had missed early on in the game and I really don't want to restart the file from scratch. Plus, I just can't get back in to using the GamePad....it's too bulky.

Pretty solid Nintendo Direct. There's only a couple games I'm really keen on getting though, which is probably good for my wallet. Can't wait for Mario Golf (been a fan since the N64 and GBC originals), Skyward Sword HD (I never actually finished it back on Wii), really want those Zelda Joy Con (hope Nintendo makes enough to satisfy demand), and I'm still hopeful for a Legend of Zelda 3D All-Stars release similar to Mario's. I am also interested in trying out the demo for Project Triangle Strategy and I will eventually get Bravely Default II but not at launch, since Square games usually go on sale a few months after release.

I'm actually kind of surprised there is no special edition release for this game. The first two games plus Octopath Traveller all had collector's editions. Maybe because this game isn't made by Square Enix themselves? It's just weird they haven't announced anything yet and release is right around the corner.

Well guess I missed this. Too bad Game Freak and Nintendo don't seem to offer any kind of notifications on the Switch in any real way. Yeah there's the News app but that's always super slow on any kind of update and frankly it's not that helpful. Would have been nice if this popped up on the startup screen to remind me because I was on the Switch briefly checking my ACNH Festivale items.

Awesome, since most stores are still closed due to lockdowns. This makes total sense...thanks Nintendo! (*sarcasm). Good thing I already caught a shiny Toxtricity in my own game because I don't have a way to get to an open EB Games right now.

Really hope they make this happen! I've never played the Mass Effect games but would love to try. Just never owned the other consoles so wasn't able to play them. Then when I did buy a PS4, I had so many other games to play I just never got around to this series.

@NathanTheAsian Absolutely the same here! It was just so convoluted and not straightforward at all. And I tried a bunch of weapons and just couldn't get anywhere with any of them. I always ended up dying. Even on the BEGINNER mission.

I tried the demo a lot because this is a series I've always wanted to get in to but always felt too daunting to try. I got to say, I just don't get it. There were so many button combinations to memorize, none of the weapons seemed to actually do any damage on the "BEGINNER" quest and the only thing I was able to actually have any success with was the tutorial. Maybe Monster Hunter just isn't a series for me.

Hoping for some Legend of Zelda official Lego sets now! There have been awesome fan-made ones based on that series.

I might be in the minority here but I'd love it if they added the Let's Go catching mechanic with the Pokéball Plus and Pokemon GO support with these rumoured remakes. That said, I also still want a Let's Go remake of gen 2!

I wish Nintendo would release more DLC courses (new and revamped classic courses) for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I feel like the Switch doesn't need a sequel. Enough people own the console and this game that another round of paid DLC would be way more preferential. MK8D is already one of the best looking and controlled games on the Switch so just give us more content and then when the Switch gets a proper successor then we can have a new Mario Kart game.

Been playing the Monster Hunter Rise demo but it's not my cup of tea. Really excited to dive back in with Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. I might give the Bravely Default 2 demo a chance. I enjoyed the 3DS original. But I think the highlight for me will be the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. I already have the premium version pre-ordered (looking forward to that bull plush) and I am super excited they've added sprinklers to the game which is something I really missed in Friends of Mineral Town having played Stardew Valley first.

Awesome to see this!

I absolutely hate when Nintendo Life does these kinds of articles. They lump Canada in with the U.S. when those retailers for the most part won't ship here (not to mention the price difference). Would be really nice if Nintendo Life would remember that Canada and the U.K. share a Head of State & throw a little love to their Canadian readers. @Dazza

Very happy we're getting more marriage candidates so I'm definitely buying the Expansion Pass. Although would have been nice if that came in the bundle with the plushie I pre-ordered. Oh well. Also wishing Gray was included. I know I just married him in FOMT but he was my favourite character and I want to marry a more grown-up, sure of himself sexy blacksmith!

Anybody know if the Scott Pilgrim game supports cross-play?

Anybody know if the Switch version of the game includes cross-play support?

Not exactly the versions I wanted remade but I’ll still end up likely picking it up. I hope The Pokémon Company releases a Let’s Go set in Johto. I would love to play gen 2 again with those controls and with Pokémon GO support!

Does anybody know if the game offers cross play support? I’m getting it on Switch but I know a few friends who are buying on PS4.

I like the chicken but I prefer Story of Seasons so I pre-ordered that premium edition so I could get that still cute Bull plush! For fellow Canadians on here, preorders are up on EB Games website with online delivery & Pickup in Store options available! I'm so happy the trailer showed off sprinklers. I really don't like the having to get the elves or whatever they are in FOMT to water my garden 7 days at a time.

I wonder where the movie will be shown given most cinemas in Canada (Ontario specifically) are still closed? Is it going to streaming?

My husband is out at EB Games right now picking up my physical limited edition right now! I wonder if the Nintendo Switch Online NES wireless controller will work with this game? That would be really cool if it was!

This is such a cool idea. I wish Canadian retailers would do something like this.

I got a copy of Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary physical edition pre-ordered and ready for pickup tomorrow at EB Games. I was really nervous I was going to miss out on this because it was so difficult to get a pre-order online anywhere else, copies sold out in seconds. I played the DS remake but I'm excited to have this game in its original NES art style and with all those physical edition bonuses! Now if only they'd make some more games in the Advance Wars series. I love me some Fire Emblem, but I'd LOVE to have a new Advance Wars.

Guess I won't be buying that SNK collection on Nintendo Switch after all. The only game I wanted to play was Crystalis and I can play that on Nintendo Switch Online so that's fine. But I try to avoid supporting any business that has any direct ties to that criminal "royal" family.

There are so many games on this list (mostly from Square) that I wish would end up on the Super Nintendo app for Nintendo Switch Online. Seriously would love an easier way to play the original Chrono Trigger and Super Mario RPG that Nintendo Switch Online affords.

I'm ok with this, I already have the original on 3DS and it's still super easy for people to buy digitally off the 3DS eShop if they really want it. Given how large the 3DS install base is, and the fact that cheap 2DS' are still being sold in stores, the original isn't an impossible game for people to play if they really want to. Or just start fresh with this Switch sequel as the article suggests.

Very cool! Definitely going to have to pick this up when it launches! Hopefully there will be a physical release (and a special edition) on Switch and not just digital.

@Phon Doesn't matter. More than enough games to play. I don't need yet another life-sim style game in my collection that forbids me for playing how I want. Times are changing and it's pretty unacceptable nowadays to not have LGBTQ relationships represented. I understand older games might not get those ported in (yet Story of Seasons: FOMT remake got the addition of these relationships when the game was brought to Steam and Switch) but I'm hopeful that a new game like Rune Factory 5 will have the option baked in to the game at launch! Until then, I'll stick with Stardew Valley.

I'll be getting it for my husband as one of his Christmas gifts. And when he gets bored of it, I'll take the cartridge and play. HA! For now I'm good with the demo and all the other games I have to play. Plus, the OG Fire Emblem is coming out December 4th and that will have my attention for a while!

Absolutely loved 3DS. I made some of my most long-lasting friendships because of the StreetPass feature (something that I wish Nintendo had kept on the Switch & could be easily brought to the system through a firmware update). I forgot about its AR feature but it's funny just how early Nintendo was to that and only now smartphone manufacturers are jumping onboard with AR in a big way. The games on this system were classic but the system itself was also home to classic games getting new life (through Virtual Console - another service I wish Nintendo had brought over and invested heavily in to on Switch to better fill out that library....or at least give us more regular updates to classic games on Switch Online). I still play my 3DS to this day and for anybody who's still interested in picking one up, don't bother turning to eBay. Retailers still have ample supply of new 3DS and 2DS systems, many bundled with games as well. Perfect especially as many of us who were buying 3DS' in our college years now have kids or nieces/nephews of our own who are now old enough to get in to amazing gaming that only Nintendo with dedicated portable gaming hardware can deliver.

I'm disappointed with these games. Every single review has been horrible. The games haven't aged very well. I at least hoped that Episode 1 Racer would have been given an online multiplayer mode but it wasn't so not really feeling the need to buy that and race against the computer solely.