DarthFoxMcCloud

It will be interesting to know what the digital download numbers were. But I already own this game on Wii U and the co-op isn't enough to make me double-dip at full-price. I think that might be the same for a lot of die-hard Nintendo fans, especially because of the pandemic and the effect it's had on all of our wallets. It could also be a sign of Pikmin fatigue. Not sure but I don't think it's ever been one of Nintendo's better-selling franchises.

So excited for this! I love that they added sprinklers...FINALLY!!! It was so hard to give those up when I started playing Friends of Mineral Town after playing Stardew Valley for so long. As this is a new game I hope the developers have added the ability for same-sex relationships. Since they were in FOMT on Switch, there's no reason not to include them in this new game so fingers crossed it's an option! Also really hoping they release a pre-order bonus stuffed animal like they have with past releases!

Wouldn't call that "gorgeous" but I guess looks are subjective. Definitely sticking with my Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch system. Now that's the definition of "gorgeous!"

Glad I was able to give the eBay scumbags the big middle finger by pre-ordering this Anniversary physical edition over the phone with EB Games Canada. If any other Canadian readers are having trouble finding online pre-orders (since places like Best Buy put their offerings up around 4am & sold out within a minute), try calling your local EB and secure a $0 pre-order over the phone. They'll do it for you (it's in their inventory as Fire Emblem 30th Anniversary NSW).

This is going to be a ridiculously, unnecessarily difficult release to get our hands on (I'm referring to the limited collector's edition). Nintendo seems to once again have made a pitifully small amount. Nintendo really treats their loyal fans terribly. They make so few and then retailers like Best Buy Canada launch their online pre-orders at 4am and they're all bought up by eBay bot scum. I'm just lucky I was able to secure a pre-order over the phone through EB Games Canada. All of this would be alleviated if Nintendo would just go back to the time when they made enough collector editions for people to reasonably get their hands on it rather than spend weeks hitting refresh on various websites in the hopes you can beat the eBay trash-bags of humanity.

Awesome, a game that reminds us just how lonely we are in 2020 because gatherings of friends and family outside your immediate social bubble isn't allowed (and if you are not following your public health advice and holding these mass gatherings in your home....you're ruining it for EVERYONE ELSE).

Adding it to my wish list for the inevitable price cut.

@SwitchForce Criticizing Nintendo for their incompetence doesn’t make me a troll. The fact is their poor excuse for a website took 24-48hrs to register the purchase of the game. Add on top of that, COVID caused delays in the physical game being shipped to me on time. So I did all of the other My Nintendo “missions” like I was supposed to but because of circumstances beyond my control I lost out. This could have been fixed if Nintendo had made the game registration instant, taken in to account shipping delays by making the pins available at a later date, and by making enough pins to satisfy demand. What should have been a fun celebration of Mario has turned in to yet another failure that turns people off of Nintendo. Maybe before blindly following Nintendo off a cliff like a lemming, you could stop and think about things critically (I know that’s a huge imposition for a 5 year old born in the age of Twitter but do better).

I wish I could sue Nintendo for the fact that they never seem to learn their lessons when it comes to fan celebrations and limited time offerings. Those stupid Super Mario pins, I really wanted them. But of course it's COVID and my game was delayed by the courier (even though I pre-ordered the first day you could). And then it took almost 48 hours for the website to register the game card and give me access to try to get the pins but of course by then it was too late. Nintendo is run by such incompetent people, it's amazing they're still in business. They always underestimate demand for these kinds of things & only ever make maybe 5 for an entire country. Through no fault of my own, I missed out. If Nintendo were any other company, they'd have long-since been put out of business.

I'll stick with Stardew Valley and Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. And then afterwards I'll wait for Rune Factory 5. Really hoping they add same-sex relationships to Rune Factory 5, their omission is why I didn't bother with the remaster for Rune Factory 4 on Switch.

The N64 was also my first Nintendo home console. Up to that point, I had only a Game Boy and Game Boy Color because my parents didn't want to eat up a television for video games. But we eventually got a small tv (with a VCR built in) for the upstairs rec room and then I was able to get an N64. I loved that console. Technically GoldenEye did receive a remake/update for the Wii although it definitely didn't have the same charm or nostalgia factor as the original N64 cartridge.

Got him! Almost missed this!

Probably my most-favourite and most-played game on the Switch. I’m actually rather sad I bought it on day 1 it was available on the eShop because I would have loved getting my hands on the collector’s edition. Just can’t justify the price, especially since everyone I know already has Stardew as well, can’t just give the game to someone else. And I don’t really have the space for all the collectibles. Still the nerd impulse-buyer in me really wants this!

The problem with New Horizons is you can go hard and play the game nonstop since the game released and now you're in a situation where the game is downright boring. I have 10 villagers so I no longer see any new villager prospects outside of randoms showing up at the Campsite or by scanning in my limited number of amiibo in to the game. All of the recurring events are just dishing out items and prizes that I already have so what's the point in participating again? When new updates hit, the content is enjoyable and new for all of a couple hours. And then it goes back to being boring. I wish Nintendo would take a bit more of a community approach, hosting online events that involve people working together and different items could be made available instead of just the same old same old like the bug events and fishing tourney's keep giving. I'm really hoping seasonal events like Halloween and Toy Day end up being more in-depth and engaging than the really lacklustre Stamp Rally we had in the museum. I feel like New Leaf didn't get this boring this quickly but New Horizons has been a downright slog and boring AF after the initial launch weeks (and again outside those couple of hours after updates go live).

Pokemon Red and Yellow hold special places in my heart as my first Pokemon games ever. By extension, Let's Go Pikachu was great because it was pure nostalgia with great visuals, plus I really liked the Pokéball Plus. But I think Gold and Silver topped the originals in every way & I'm really hoping they get a Let's Go remake!

I miss the spectacle of E3. It's fun to have a few days straight of online content that we can watch, from Keynotes to Directs to broadcasts like the Nintendo Directs and Treehouse Live. This year has been a real bummer, and we are desperate for new content, any new content just to help us get through the days.

No same-sex marriage in this game. Guess I'll wait for Rune Factory 5 then. Hopefully it's coming to the Switch.

I do love this game, I've been getting the hang of it but I will say that first spring season is almost a write-off. I am happy they added same-sex marriage to the game, I'm currently courting Gray & Brandon but likely going with Gray. Who wouldn't want to marry a cute blacksmith? LOL! I just don't like how quick the time goes in the game, feels even quicker than it does in Stardew Valley. Honestly not sure why they couldn't just let the time run slower, get more done each day or have the ability to relax and play at own speed. These games are supposed to be relaxing but I had the same issue with Stardew, and it didn't become relaxing until several in-game years had passed and most of my day became automated. But in FOMT it's just constant go-go-go-go-go & with the severely limited stamina, it's hard to get anything done (even after getting 3 power berries it's still difficult). That criticism aside though, it's still a cute game with adorable visuals and character interactions & I'm glad I picked it up.

Sick of free wallpapers that I can just get off a Google Image search. My Nintendo needs to step up its game outside Japan and Europe. Especially since most of their profit comes still from the North American market.

I’m 100% about consumer choice, never one way or the other. Give us both. Personally also all of the criticisms in the article about a digital-only future are concerns I share. I like getting some games digitally for the sheer convenience (I’m thinking about Animal Crossing here....pop in real quick and do my daily tasks & then go play something else) without having to change my cartridge but there are some games I may want to trade in some day or some games that are too massive for the internal storage or some games that both my husband and I want to play but don’t want to buy two copies of. There’s far more benefits to physical media than drawbacks so I think a mix of both is the best of both worlds and satisfies the most number of people. Not to mention all of the jobs that would be lost if we completely transitioned to digital-only future. It’s not like western countries are adding any new manufacturing jobs. Some areas, retail is the ONLY option for employment. Digital only takes away those jobs.

So I don't really see the issue for Nintendo. I'm sure they already have their E3 Direct filmed...or planned out and they can do that from their own HQ in Japan with various voice-overs for other languages like they always do. As for the Treehouse livestreams, no reason why these couldn't be done for Nintendo America HQ and if they're doing any co-presentations with other studios, then those studios could also contribute their parts digitally either live or in pre-recorded sessions. Basically one big Skype livestream, HAHA. These things can be done no problem.

Don't know why people are hating, I actually really like this. It's different. Same old same old things are boring, I'll be getting this. And hopefully this will also lead to a Super Mario video game made at least in collaboration with TT Games to give it the LEGO spin!

This sucks. My city has already cancelled it's spring Comic Con and now we've lost E3 livestreams. Nothing nerdy and fun for me this summer. That will make May & June so boring at work. Hopefully companies will still issue Directs and things like that to help fill the gap.

Paid off my Animal Crossing Switch console in-store so I can just walk in and pick up on Friday. Here's hoping those won't have any stock issues for pre-orders. Regardless I'm still going right as soon as the store opens to get mine!

Was able to get the Star Wars main theme working on this. Pretty cute! I'm debating between using it or the Empire theme. Decisions, decisions.

Haven't played this game in a while but I'm not going to double dip as I already have the digital. It's an ok game but it's just so annoying that every map is Fog of War and sometimes it switches from Japanese to English dialogue. I'd prefer it if they either went all English or all Japanese and/or gave us the option to switch languages. I'm still waiting for Intelligent Systems to offer a new, full proper Advance Wars sequel for Switch. Fingers crossed they take a couple years off Fire Emblem and focus on Advance Wars. I love Fire Emblem but it's been done to death the last few years. Let that series sit idle for a little while so it's not just more same-old same-old and focus on Advance Wars. That series is definitely due for a comeback!

I need a bigger apartment just to handle my Star Wars Lego collection. Now I'll need a big house so I can add the Super Mario Lego collection. HAHA!

I'm ok with the game being delayed, Animal Crossing is going to eat all my time for the foreseeable future (along with Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE Encore). I'm just glad with the delay, that the developer has now decided the physical version will be on a cartridge and not just a game case with a download code.

I hope when it's time for a Switch successor, Nintendo employs the same aggressive advertising practices they did with the Switch (and the Wii frankly) to get the message out. I think the Switch has a long life ahead of it, especially if they plan on beefing up the internals as the parts become cheaper for Nintendo to do so.

Always preferred this one to the SNES design we got in North America. Too bad we couldn't order these in Canada. Oh well, I did get the North American SNES Switch Online controller when it went back on sale a couple weeks ago so at least I have it. Good luck for everyone who wants this, hope you get it! It feels great in the hand and playing SNES Switch Online games with it just feels right!

If I was lucky enough to work for Nintendo, I don't think I'd ever leave. It's too amazing of a workplace. Even if all I was doing was working at the Nintendo Store, I don't think I'd ever want to leave. I guess I also don't understand the whole changing careers thing. Jobs are so hard to come by these days. Sure my current position isn't the most fulfilling but it pays the rent, allows me to buy Nintendo games, and it offers some financial stability. I wouldn't just walk away from it unless I absolutely had to. Hopefully she finds something else and in the meantime, Nintendo....I'm available & I'm exceptionally loyal!

I have this on my Wii U but I don't even have that system connected anymore. Would be nice if they brought it out on Switch, I'd definitely re-purchase it.

Luckily I do have a pre-order in store. But I also have a pre-order off Best Buy's website which I am going to cancel. I only did that because it didn't look like my regular retailer was doing in-store but then a few days later they did. Love this system's design but definitely don't want to pay twice for it, LOL!

@mandlecreed Exactly, I've only ever used the official dock that came with my Switch and I've sunk some pretty long hours with graphically intense games on the television. My Switch has never overheated and I've never even heard the fans running (I hear them more when playing in handheld). I trust the official dock over any third party, especially with the bricking issue. Wasn't that caused by a Switch firmware not communicating correctly with third party accessories? At least with first party, you know things are tested to work properly.

Products might have been more expensive back in the day but you can't deny that when the West was engaged in manufacturing, people could afford houses and support their families with factory jobs. And we had and continue to HAVE the highest labour standards and unions stood up for the rights of workers. Then the West threw contract after contract to China and now we have inferior products that break the moment the warranty runs out, and a return to forced labour camps with zero labour & environmental protections. Why do we continue to do business with this country? It's time that Western countries took back our manufacturing jobs.

My hubby & I just generated our boarding passes! Cute little feature and a fun momentary distraction from work!

Take a break with Fire Emblem for a couple years and bring us an Advance Wars sequel!!!!

Find it hilarious that it comes with a 7 day trial for Nintendo Switch Online and I'll be buying the game digitally with the Game Vouchers that required me to have NSO already in order to get. So this free trial is pretty much useless to me.slow clap Nintendo

Wishing we got more info on the post office functionality inside the airport. I'd like to know if we can send post cards and gifts to our friends through Nintendo Switch Online without first having to travel to their island or if we have to travel to their island before we can send the letter (like we had to do in New Leaf). They weren't that clear with explaining that. All they said was we could send letters to "residents" so does that mean just those living on our own Island? I hope not, I really want an fully functioning in-game postal office where I can send a postcard and/or present to anybody on my Friend List from MY post office and they they receive it through the internet the next time they boot up the game.

In the Direct it's shown the post office is now located inside the Airport and you can send postcards to "residents." But do you think that's also where you could send a message to a friend with a copy of the game and have it sent through Nintendo Switch Online (instead of having to travel to their Island and sending the message from their own "post office" like we've had to do in other AC games)? I wish Nintendo had been a bit more specific on that post office functionality.

This is great! I have so many of the cards and all of the Animal Crossing amiibo figures so I'm glad these will get to be used. And hopefully they'll add other amiibo from other series too because I want Ganon and Wolf Link villagers to make their way over to my Island from New Leaf!

Cant' believe these stayed in stock until today (pay day)! Got myself one ordered!

This controller is a joke and if it does become available again this month, it'll likely be at the 11th hour on the last day of the month...just like January. And then we'll see a message that says "Check back in March 2020 for more information." And knowing Nintendo this pattern will repeat every month for the remainder of the year. I can't believe they can't actually keep these things in stock. Somebody should lose their job over this because it's just complete gross negligence at this point.

Definitely watching this!

I wonder what the impact of the Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch system will be? I think it'll increase these numbers exponentially. Can't wait for it to launch, I may just call in "sick" so I can pick up my pre-order in the morning!

I think a group of us Canadians should storm the Nintendo UK offices and take our fair share of these awesome pre-order bonuses. It can be our Boston Tea Party, but with less dumping in an ocean and no Americanism & nerdy fun!

I've yet to see the iOS app appear on my App Store. Has the app not released on the Canadian iOS App Store yet?

I'd love it if the NSO app allowed us to send/receive Able Sisters designs QR codes, given the Switch doesn't have a camera built-in I think this is perfect. Plus I'm fine with the app being used for voice chat as well. I have AirPods and that works great. I just put one in my ear at a time and when it starts to die, I swap for the other one and put the dead one back in the charging case. That way I constantly have a wireless headset ready to go. I would also love some kind of notification system running through the NSO app where I could write a letter in Animal Crossing and drop it off in my post office to be sent to someone through Nintendo Switch Online on my friend list and have it arrive in their mailbox (without first having to visit their island) and then they also get a notification on their phone through the NSO app to tell them they've received mail. I think that would be really fun and cool, if Nintendo bothered to put in the programming effort.

I'm in Canada, used one voucher already back in the summer for Mario Maker 2. Been holding on to my second one specifically for Animal Crossing New Horizons. Glad the vouchers are good for 365 days, my second one won't expire until July 2020. So I'm good. You might want to clear that up Nintendo Life. Your article above makes it seem like North Americans can't use their vouchers anymore but if you're like me and have held on to one or more since the summer, they're still valid!

FYI Walmart Canada just opened pre-orders for the AC Switch today!