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@Dm9982 yeah not necessarily a fan of that either simply because you are essentially put into a lottery. If you are not granted an invite you are just out of luck. Unless Nintendo can ensure that anybody that’s subscribed to NSO is guaranteed an invite, and even then I’m on a family account so i no longer have my own NSO. I like the idea of trying to beat the scalpers but not if my ability to get one falls entirely to a chance lottery

@NinjaWaddleDee this right here. I don’t understand why these companies don’t understand this. Ok with collector’s editions those are intended to be made in lower numbers as they are made to be limited. But with the consoles they should give like a two hour window for preorders and work to fulfill those, even if you can’t fulfill all preorders for day one at least those that preordered in that time would be guaranteed on subsequent waves

@Dm9982 yeah that didn’t work all that well for Xenoblade Chronicles 3 collector’s edition… their servers could not handle the traffic and crashed the page and even when you could get on other issues came about. The site actually prevented me from being able to order at all. It glitched saying that I had over the allowed quantity in my cart. I had one in my cart but it would not let me check out. What’s worse is this was the first time they put them up when they went up again I tried again and still was blocked. It’s as if the website thought I already successfully ordered it even though I hadn’t.

@-wc- I fail to see the difference between ignoring a feature and having the ability to turn it off. At the end of the day you are still self imposing challenge. Having a toggle in the options menu will not change anything. Either you want to use it or not. I personally will not but I don’t have an issue with it being there for younger/inexperienced players that want to enjoy the game. This is like selecting the easiest difficulty option and then complaining it’s too easy. You already have the choice not to use it. Having the ability to disable it in the options is essentially the same as just ignoring it

@TanukiTrooper I was going to say the exact same thing. The people complaining about it seem to argue that having it available without the means to completely deactivate it will tempt them to use the function. That’s just silly to me. If you don’t like that the function is there then just don’t use it. Simple as that. Nothing in the game is going to force you to use it. Oh well I guess people need to find something to complain about

Continuing on with Dragon Ball Z Kakarot post game content. I finished Trunks Warrior of Hope dlc yesterday and still working on leveling up for the New Power Awakens content so I can get SSG and SSB transformations. Also likely to jump back into Hyrule as it’s been a couple of weeks since I touched TotK I’m ready to jump back in. Also highly considering getting Pikmin 1 and 2 on the eshop. I want to wait for the physical copy but I still don’t know if both games will be on the cartridge. I know the games are around a gigabyte a piece so it’s not like they can’t both fit but then again Megaman Legacy collection could have easily fit both games but that got a download voucher for volume 2 so until I hear otherwise I can’t assume both will be on the cartridge

@Sonicka I agree with you, however, I have to wonder if they did actually give us a remastered F-Zero GX, would it actually sell well enough for Nintendo to see it as a success? Or is it more the vocal minority crying out for it? How many of us will actually put our money where our mouths are? I’m sure people like you and I would, but maybe Nintendo isn’t completely out of the loop about this as much as it hurts to admit it. I want either a new F-Zero or at least a remaster of GX with online. Heck I’ve been saying for a while what they should do is make F-Zero GX + AX and give us the arcade tracks. I just don’t know if Nintendo sees a big enough active fan base for it unfortunately. As for the Zelda remasters I wouldn’t worry about them. If not on Switch they will most certainly make it to the next console. With TotK released just last month it was too soon to talk about them, give them at least to next year

So I just had a thought, do we know if both games are on the cartridge or if it’s going to be a Bayonetta 1 and 2 kind of deal where only one game is on the cartridge and you get a download voucher for the other game? I was holding off for the physical release but thinking about it now if one of the games will be digital anyway why bother waiting for this release?

@Vivianeat @YANDMAN unfortunately due to the licensing rights expiring we are likely to never see Devastation ported… I still have my digital copy on Xbox Might pick up a physical disk at some point just in case the game is ever removed from the download servers

@protocol_penguin War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron were both also really good games but they are also delisted. Only way to play them is to find copies on 360 or ps3. Not sure if the Xbox versions are backwards compatible I should try running them in my Series X one day just to see

I’m honestly surprised at how people are raving about this direct. No Metroid Prime 4 news (or Prime 2/3 hd ports or remasters) no F-Zero, no Zelda TotK dlc, no FE 4 remake, nothing new and exciting other than a new 2D Mario that admittedly looks very nice. We got ports, remakes, etc. I do hope this is Nintendo’s was of telling us their next gen hardware is on the way next year

This may have been the stand out game of the direct for me. In a direct full of ports and remasters this actually stood out to me. I love the art style

If Illumination were to do a Zelda movie I could only really see it working if they did it based on the Wind Waker style. Even if it’s not an actual WW adaptation just using that kind of style and the somewhat more light hearted atmosphere of WW. If they would want to capitalize on the success of BotW and TotK I really don’t think Illumination is the studio to handle it

Is this the first time the Xbox version of a game appeared on the Japanese top 10? I had no idea Diablo is this big of a deal in Japan.

Really wish Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed would get a Switch port. Heck make it a collection of both the first game and Transformed.

Really would’ve liked to see the dlc for Sparks of Hope get discounted. I already own the physical copy of the game I’ve been holding off on the dlc hoping to get it at a reduced price…

Anybody know if the Skyrim anniversary upgrade is worth getting?

@HammerGalladeBro there’s an Amazon link at the bottom of the article for a physical release so yes it seems it will have a physical release

I hate the style of modern Mickey Mouse cartoons and this game mimics it to a T. Other than that the game looks and sounds solid so I may have to look past my gripes and check it out

@popey1980 that’s a very good question because this game is marketed as an asynchronous multiplayer game. It does say it has single player options in the form of ai bots, but then they state “it will also bring with it new story content and expand on what's already available in the main game.” I would like to know what this “story content” is if it’s just a multiplayer game

Could be a good time at the right price. I won’t drop $60 on it, but if it launches at a budget or just wait for a good sale I may consider it. Not very often we get a good Ghostbusters game. Only one I can even think of is the ps3/360 one that we got remastered. Hopefully this and the VR one coming this year will be worth getting. Does anybody remember if this launched at full price on the other consoles? Honestly I didn’t even hear about this game until just a couple months ago

Master Detective Archives Code Rain looks really good and should have been included in the highlighted games. Preordered the collectors edition right after it was announced. I hope this game doesn’t get overlooked.

I will get Pikmin 4 later. I never beat 3 despite owning it on Wii U. I’m going to just get 3 Deluxe on Switch eventually.

@Poodlestargenerica there was a fun game in the first one underneath all the issues I had. The physics and handling felt really solid. Biggest problem I had was with the difficulty. On the easiest difficulty it was way too easy, but on the next difficulty level the rubberbanding gets crazy and the ai gets very aggressive, it feels like they missed a difficulty level somewhere like going from 50cc to 200cc in Mario Kart. Some better balancing would go a long way

I just want Airship Fortress from MK DS. We have gotten some great tracks, but this is my single favorite of all of Mario Kart.

Like 95% of the people here I will be playing Zelda TotK on my Switch. 70+ hours only one dungeon complete, 55 shrines, 95 koroks. Been taking my time exploring and doing side quests.

On my PS5 it’s all about VR, I’ll be playing some Walkabout Mini Golf and I’m thinking about picking up Zenith: The Last City now that I finally got my best friend to take the plunge into VR

Non game related I finally picked up the Dragon Ball Super manga volumes 1-15. Currently finished volume 3 and honestly it’s really impressed me. The art is great and there are a lot more differences in how the stories are told versus how they play out in the anime, and mostly all of it is for the better though I do think I preferred the anime fight with Hit but otherwise it’s given me a new appreciation for DBS

@Mbawa the lack of motion controlled shrine puzzles (so far at least) makes TotK shrines better by default. I don’t hate motion controls in general like many do, but in the shrines when you had to use it to move a device in a particular way it just didn’t work, especially if you were playing in handheld where you would have to turn it to the point you can’t see the screen, or the ones where you had to use it to navigate an orb. It wasn’t even that these were difficult puzzles to figure out, they were just difficult to complete due to the controls. Only thing I will say as a negative for TotK shrines is they seem to sway on the easier side (I’ve only found one shrine so far that the final puzzle I just can’t seem to figure out)

I’m busy with Zelda TotK right now and savoring it. Will probably hold my attention for the next couple months so I don’t really need anything from this list. I am, however, curious how the Switch version of Lego 2K Drive is. It looks fun and I plan to get it at some point if not launch, but debating if I should get it on Switch or PS5, or actually give my Series X some love… who am I kidding it’s between Switch and PS5

@UltimateOtaku91 I don’t know if it will win game of the year. I really hope it does as I know this will be my personal goty, but I think it’ll be a very close race between this, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and MAYBE Starfield. BotW won because it was so new and different. While this game improves on it in almost every way I’m still not sure if it will be enough this time. Spider-Man 2 is going to have the same issue being a sequel set in the same NYC map. In all likelihood I’m actually expecting Hogwarts Legacy to take it. That said as much as I did enjoy that game I would love to see TotK win just as BotW did before it. Nintendo games are so underrepresented in the game awards

So if you didn’t finish Champion’s Ballad will the picture still be there? TotK does some cross save stuff with BotW as my horses from BotW were in my stable, is this one of those things that’s dependent on your BotW save? Once I realized my horses were there I immediately went to the house to see and noticed the picture, but I had actually just finished Champion’s Ballad a few days ago in anticipation for TotK

I ended up preordering 2. My friend who wants one is buying my second off me for msrp. Managed to order the Pro controller from Target at about 4am on Friday as well. Only thing I wasn’t able to get was the collector’s edition of the game

@Il_Nintenditore agreed, I’m just glad to see all three Xenoblade games on this list. I wasn’t sure if Definitive Edition actually sold 1 million. The franchise has come a long way from its humble beginnings where it was considered so niche it almost never released in the US at all…

Dokapon Kingdom is in the wish list for me. Can’t justify getting it right now with Zelda TotK coming next week and I’m still working on Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed. Not to mention I impulse bought the TotK Switch OLED

I’ll have to give it a listen. To be honest the OST to BotW was possibly one of the lowest points of the game for me. I get what they were going for but it just wasn’t memorable at all for me. All other Zelda games the music is instantly recognizable to me, but with BotW I kinda forgot there was an OST… maybe listening to it outside of the context of the game will give me a new appreciation for it

@Elira I would buy a Switch port of that game day 1! I thought I was the only one who actually remembers it.

@Zimon oh no I understood that. My question was really geared toward AoT 2 + final battle expansion making the first game obsolete. From what I understand the first game was never on Switch but I could get it on PlayStation or Xbox. I wanted to know if it’s still worth getting the first game or if I shouldn’t bother since this also covers season 1

@Zimon Does Attack on Titan 2 Final Battle just make the first game completely obsolete since it covers seasons 1-3? Is there any benefit to me getting both games, such as the first game covering the earlier seasons in more detail, or should I stick with the sequel?

Just the Xenoblade dlc for me. If that doesn’t carry me to Zelda TotK I can always move on to Mega Man Battle Network 2 as I’m right at the end of the first one

@KingMike the lack of a save or password feature was a big issue for the game but not the only one. The game was one of those “where do I go” kind of games but the game barely gave the player any resources like health pickups or ammo and the default weapon was practically useless but 90% of the time, at least in the beginning of the game, it’s all you have. I’m all for a challenging game, but this was not a fun challenging game. If they do surprise us with the Genesis games I’ll probably pick this up and maybe try it again as an adult. Hopefully this collection will include save states at least

@PersianZSR yes, and they were mostly pretty bad. The first game on the SNES was not good at all and I never heard anything good about the others. hopefully though this collection gets the Genesis/Megadrive games, those were actually quite good

I still say calling the divine beasts dungeons is a bit of a stretch. Granted they were the closest things we got to a genuine Zelda dungeon I still feel they lacked the feel of what makes a dungeon in the Zelda games. They also all felt way too similar to each other. And though the author points out they are even themed, that theming doesn’t amount to anything really until you fight the boss. When you are going through the divine beasts it’s not anything like going through a fire or water temple where the elements are actually present within the dungeon. Not saying BotW is bad because it lacks good dungeon design, but I’m certainly hoping we get some actual dungeons in TotK

I would’ve picked this up day one if not for the fact that my Megaman Battle Network Collection preorder is, allegedly, coming in tomorrow, Xenoblade dlc next week, and Zelda practically right around the corner. This will probably be a summer pick up for me. I do feel just the two games was a bit stingy. Why not give us at least Dual Strike as well? What about Famicom Wars? Would have been a great way to finally see that localized.

Only got 6 right. The first few were not so bad, and the last one was a gimme imo, but fun quiz

I voted for Legends, but a Legends collection MUST included The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. And I agree with the article that including a prototype Legends 3 would be cool but I feel it’s highly unrealistic.

I refused to pay for Dreamlight Valley. I’ve watched the girlfriend play it on her Switch and I can confidently say it’s not for me, I’ll stick with my Animal Crossing. This, however, has my interest. Not enough to preorder it, but I’ll wait to try it when she inevitably gets it and see if it’s actually a competent kart racer. The drip feed of new Mario Kart tracks has me yearning for a good new racer. It is made by Gameloft though so I will keep my expectations in check

I would really like to know who these people are that keep buying Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For a game that’s almost 6 years old now and been a holiday pack in title for every holiday season who doesn’t own this game by now??? I mean are these people who keep losing their game cartridge or something? I love the game but honestly wish it would stop selling so much now so Nintendo has some incentive to finally give us Mario Kart 9. I’m just hoping that the current dlc doesn’t mean that we are going to be waiting years into the next console cycle for a proper new Mario Kart.

I got my preorder for the base game at $59.99 on Amazon before news went out that it was going to be $69.99. I still tried for the collectors edition, couldn’t get it, and would’ve happily cancelled my Amazon order for it but this sold out instantly too… oh well guess I’m just getting my game for $10 less…

@Cashews oh I’m certain that’s what SE thinks, that’s why I’m asking here lol. I know these have been available on Steam and mobile I think for quite some time so I was wondering for anybody who has had experience with them. And I know the translations for the originals can be iffy at best. I’ve heard that FF VI advanced has been pretty much the definitive version of that game due to being close to the original but a much better translation but the game is extremely expensive in the second hand market and I missed it when it was available new back in the day. So I was really just wondering how these compare

Are these considered the definitive way to play these games? Specifically VI as I’ve never gotten around to playing that one. I played IV plus the After Years on PSP really wish After Years was included here but I understand why it isn’t.

@CazSonOfCaz have you never played a Mario Party or Mario Kart game? Mario has been a professional at tearing apart families and ending friendships for decades now lol

Can anybody tell me if there is a good point in the game that I should start the Fell Xenologue? I haven’t finished the game yet. On chapter 13 or 14. I heard you have to finish the dlc before getting the new class so is it intended to be played before completing the base game?

The Japanese one treads that “so bad it’s good” territory for me

This definitely bodes well for 2 and 3 getting the same treatment. If they weren’t already being worked on surely they will be now. If this was the franchises fourth biggest launch just counting physical sales I would have to assume when factoring digital sales it probably saw the biggest launch in franchise history. It would be foolish not to capitalize on this success.

@HammerGalladeBro see now a Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties remaster I can get behind. I had never heard of the game before the AVGN episode and though I’m sure James picked the best/funniest moments in the game for footage that’s a game that I would like to see the entirety of just for how absurd it is. Bill and Ted thought… I saw enough on the AVGN episode to know that it doesn’t reach that “so bad it’s good” level it just looks mechanically awful. Can’t comment on the GB game but I’ll pass on this