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I hope it goes through anyway, even if Microsoft just doesn't being CoD to the UK; their loss I guess.
To be completely honest I don't have any stake in this; I just don't like government interfering in business. If Sony is so scared of being without CoD on their platform, maybe that's indicative of their platform's inherent weakness and that of their first party offerings. There's no other logical reason why they'd spend so much money trying to keep CoD on their system.

@ChakraStomps The mentality of "I disapprove of something so no one else can enjoy it" is also strong. Don't like glitches? By all means, feel free to never use them. But your comment reeks of desire to control others' experiences in a single-player game, and that's not very cool.

One of my favorite developers ever, right up there with Nintendo themselves. This is so well deserved, and it makes me even more excited for whatever they're working on next.
Lots of commenters hoping for Gears and Saga next; that's fine, to each their own. I'd prefer XCX be ported over before any of their older, non-Blade titles.
Also, I have to disagree with the commenters suggesting MonolithSoft should be tasked with helping out GameFreak. Pokemon is a mess; no way should MonolithSoft, a good development studio who puts out games of actual quality, be involved at all, on any way. Roping poor MonolithSoft into GameFreak's flagship series wouldn't make Pokemon better; it would just thin the resources of MonolithSoft and end up making their output worse. Let GameFreak sort out GameFreak's problems. MonolithSoft doesn't work on annualized games; they take their time and make games that show the quality in every pixel. Pokemon just isn't that kind of series, and unless GameFreak backs off their demands for a new game every year, it never will be.

He's not wrong for thinking there should be an equivalent number of options for each. Gender-identify issues aside, it's only fair to allow for the maximum possible player creativity and expression.
All the commenters above making light of it, gaslighting that there's no issue with this, saying "don't like it, go play a different game - GIRL POWER" etc. are missing the point and part of the problem. Look deeper, and think how you would feel if it were female characters with no options instead of male ones. 🤷‍♂

@DdG1408 "Cheating" isn't a thing in single-player games.

@cincodeparkers Thanks for that suggestion, but I tried that myself and it did not work. There's another way to get to that area that actually is free of any enemy encounters, and it involves accessing the docks area from the Hyrule Castle side, following a cobblestone path to the pit beneath the castle, dropping down and finding the opening that would have connected the docks area to the library in the castle, and walking down the stairs. You'll find yourself at the area where the torch needs to be lit to access the chest, and no need to interact with the gloom hands. With that path available, I'm confused at to why Nintendo Life would advise going via the docks when there's a gloom hands there, and further confused as to why they'd report in their article that there are no enemies down there when there clearly are. @alanahagues Was the gloom hand enemy there when you went via the docks to obtain the Hylian Shield?

I can understand some people wishing to return to formula-driven games. I do honestly and truly get that wish.
I don't share it at all, like even a little bit. I was quite well and truly done with the "formula" after Skyward Sword, and would be perfectly happy for them to never make another "formula" game ala ALttP or OoT again.
One complaint about BotW and TotK I do not get and could not disagree with more is the combat being boring or unenjoyable. IMHO the combat in BotW, and those basic mechanics that return in TotK (perfect dodge and parry, and flurry rush as well as the "bullet-time" archery mechanic) are the pinnacle of Zelda combat. To me, fighting with a sword as Link has never been more fun. I'm sad we probably won't get this same combat again next game.
Anyway, happy gaming everyone!

"don't need to fight anything at all..." --- what about the gloom monster on the way between the stairs and the unlit torch? Was that not there during your playthrough?

Lol @ the idea that even if Kotaku could confirm anything, that any reasonable person would believe them anyway. Kotaku has zero credibility.

It was really cool of Nintendo to do this. It will help refresh the memories of those who played BotW but lack the time to go through it again before TotK (or, in fairness, the will/desire/etc.), and help newcomers understand what came before TotK, and why it's important.
Also, as an aside, it's funny there are still people calling this $70 DLC. That's fine if that's your opinion; it's just weird to continue taking time out of your day to comment that on every TotK article as though it's going to change minds or something IDK. No accounting for taste I suppose. 🤷‍♂

@Dr_Corndog That's great to know; thanks for sharing. I'll be checking the site out right away. 😁

@RubyCarbuncle In the mid-oughties into the early teens, there was a flash site (I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link or not) where they would post episodic cartoons of a person (StrongBad) and his friends as he checks his emails. Google "StrongBad emails" and it should come up. It's funny. 😂

@Dr_Corndog Great reference! I miss that site and wonder what they're up to now, and whether we'll ever get new email-episodes or anything in the future.

Best "con" in any review I've ever read! 😂 I can't wait to get stuck in to this one. XC3 was amazing, and improved on everything I disliked about 2 without losing any of the emotional power of XC and XC2. JRPG perfection, and I expect Future Redeemed to be just as good.

A very dear friend of mine has made similar points to @YoshiF2 just off the few trailers we've gotten, and he too was disappointed by BotW. Basically, he was upset that it wasn't a "formula" Zelda game. I loved BotW for what it was, and I also love the old "formula" Zelda games for what they were. But I feel different. I'm over the "formula" ALttP introduced and OoT fleshed out, and I personally hope we don't get another typical "formula" Zelda for a long time. If the series is to survive and stay relevant, it has to adapt, and not be the same game reskinned for each console generation. Leaving it the same makes it not much better than COD or annualized sports games, IMHO. I too think goty commentary is premature, but so is dismissing the very idea outright. No one ever got the best experience out of a thing by going into that experience with a mindset expecting disappointment. 🤷‍♂

Despite some of the comments on here I'm excited to see the movie with my wife and two young kids. It looks like its going to be a good and enjoyable experience.

I'm not fussed about specific features as long as there's a way to disable them if they're annoying or slow things down (eshop music) but I will not buy any console with forced advertisement. I'd use the Switch til my retirement before paying money for a console that functions as a forced advert machine. Game trailers the way we have them now, in news articles and eshop game pages, are fine. Any ads interrupting my gameplay in any way are a hard no-bet.

@RupeeClock I remember that! I was trying to get a special edition copy of XC3 and didn't manage to the first time orders went live. I had to try again and hope on the second go-round. When I finally did manage to pre-order one, I remember very clearly reading on NintendoLife about how difficult it was, much moreso than here, to get one in the UK. It sucks because there's just no reason for it. Nintendo is a huge and very wealthy company. They definitely have the bankroll to avoid logistical failures like this, and the situation with XC3.

@RupeeClock This is Nintendo in general, not just Nintendo UK. We see our share of this kind of tomfoolery here on the States as well.

Xenoblade Chronicles for me. That artwork, that music, chills!

@Not_Soos Lol yeah "Carl from Nebraska" 😂
Points well stated, though I'm not sure I agree. At least you added some levity, which is more than can be said for most any comment about anything lately wherein someone states what they don't like about a thing and why. Have a great day! 😁

All three story-driven Xenoblade games on one console; hard to beat that. Now if we could only get XCX. 🤔

Here in Wisconsin, US, Walmart regularly sells physical copies of first party Nintendo games for $50. No way am I paying $70 this generation. Switch's successor, sure, maybe, but not now. It'll be $50 at Walmart, or maybe $60 if Nintendo sells it for $70.
Has anyone else seen Walmart or other retailers in their area selling physical copies of games for less than the standard $60?

@Iconoclysm "These issues did not appear outside of the norm in testing" --- where is this information coming from? Anyone can say things like that but it has to actually be true to be useful in a conversation. Do you have a source for this claim?
"What in the hell are you expecting here, for Nintendo to send a white glove service to your house?" --- I was expecting and thought we were having a civilised exchange but I can see your becoming combative. I'm not sure why. My opinion differing from yours doesn't affect you u less you let it. I happen to think Nintendo could be doing better with this. I still think asking for your customers to tolerate an up to one month period of time without their controllers, unless they but more of them to use while some are away on repair, is not ideal and could be improved upon.
"Show me the company that does this and still exists, I'll wait."--- you'll be waiting a while then, because that's an impossible ask. And it's because my original point anyway. You said Nintendo didn't create the sticks and I said yes they did and have said since day one until the issue spiraled outside their ability to gaslight that there was no issue. Again, your comment comes across as unnecessarily combative and I don't understand where the negative energy is coming from. Disagreeing doesn't have to equate to arguing combatively, but I guess civil discussion isn't everyone's strong suit. Have a nice day.

@Iconoclysm Interesting. I wasn't aware they'd started covering shipping both ways, and definitely had to pay myself to send some back last year for repair, so in my experience it hasn't always been that way, but that's definitely an improvement.
As far as this statement from your comment: "And Nintendo didn't create or champion this style of joystick." I guess I am confused by what you mean here so I'm hoping you'll be able to clarify. How did Nintendo not create or champion the analog sticks used in the Joy-Con controllers? Did someone else create them, and market them along with Nintendo's Switch? The analog sticks in the Switch hardware are absolutely Nintendo's creation and responsibility, and they've said on more than one occasion before they started offering free repairs that there was nothing wrong, remember the early days of the Switch? Again, not hating on Nintendo indiscriminately here, but even with covering shipping from my house (we'll, it's not really though is it? I have to own and have ink for a home printer, print their shopping label, and drive it to a place to go out) the process could be improved for the increased convenience of the customer.

@Iconoclysm Really? That's definitely new. Are you in the US? They haven't paid for shipping to then in the past. This changes things, but not entirely. They still have improvements to make.

@johnvboy That's, um, not what I said, and I think if you read my original comment again, you'll see that too.
I hope for a better paradigm than be without a controller unless you purchase another one while you send in yours, at your expense remember, to Nintendo for repair or replacement. Perfection wasn't mentioned anywhere in my original comment. What I said, what I stand by, is that Nintendo can, and should be expected to, do better. 🤷‍♂

@ModdedInkling It costs the consumer money too, and we didn't create this problem.
Look, I love Nintendo so I don't mean to come across as so down on them, but proportionally it costs more for a family of 4 to send back Joy-Con to Nintendo for repair or replacement than it does Nintendo, relative to the size of our respective bankrolls. I just think they can do better than the current system. That's not the same as expecting perfection. It's fair to hope for improvement.

In my opinion, all the comments saying "but Nintendo fixes them for free, so what's the problem?" are missing the point.
The "problem" is it's still annoying to have to go to the post office and send your Joy-Con in.
The "problem" is sending them in costs money and time.
The "problem" is it's still annoying to be without your gaming platform that you paid for while Nintendo waits to receive your sent in item, processes it in the order it was received but definitely in no particular hurry, fixes it, processes it again, and finally ships it back, whereupon you have to wait for its return.
The "problem" is that even "free" repairs are costly and inconvenient to the consumer and as one of the richest companies in the world, Nintendo should be doing better than this. Like send out a free replacement pair of Joy-Con to me, and then I will send you mine to fix, so I don't have a month without my Switch or have to buy more products from Nintendo that might go faulty after a time. Nintendo putting out sub-par quality hardware shouldn't be rewarded with more purchases just so players don't miss out on gaming time while their controllers are being fixed.
Not saying someone frivolously looking for a "payout," as some have suggested is the case here, is right or morally good. But if I were to undertake suing Nintendo over this, I personally wouldn't even want a "payout;" I want Nintendo to be legally compelled to enact a better paradigm than a 3 - 4 week period without access to playing one's games at the user's expense. I feel, just my opinion so don't flame me over it, that Nintendo can and should do better.

@FinalSmashGamer Mario Odyssey's trailer definitely wasn't as epic as this one for BotW. As for XC2, I agree it too had a decent reveal, but I'd say that the trailers for XC3 were all much better than those for 2. And 3 was far and away the better game over 2, so I'd go with 3 here for comparison.

This just renewed my hopes and wishes for XCX on Switch.

It's so awesome to see Xenoblade Chronicles 3 on this list. What an amazing game with great gameplay and an emotional and heartwarming story. So incredible to see this epic and awesome series finally getting the recognition and appeal that it deserves.

@Giygas_95 Love your comment! And this part: "Finally...I can say sod off to all blue shells, bloopers, lightning bolts, boos (because nothing is more infuriating than getting an item stolen from you right as you're about to use it to defend yourself from a red or blue shell), and coins"---I completely agree! I tried a VS race last night with all your settings above but I stupidly left coins on and, yeah, not doing that again. I usually end up in first and don't need coins, I need items with which to defend myself from red shells. I learned something lol. Tonight = no smegging coins 😂

@Anti-Matter I actually completely agree with your comment. I'll also add that I'm very disappointed XC3 didn't get anything, not even best OST. Whatever the Game Awards are, they sure don't come across as entirely fair.

Am I alone in vowing to eliminate Lightning, Bloopers, and Blue Shells from all my future VS races? They're just such terminally annoying power ups that literally only make the game less enjoyable to me. Finally, an update that brings something a Mario Kart game (every Mario Kart game, TBH) badly needed.

@ThePizzaCheese It doesn't come across that way to me.

One of my favorite games of all time. My top 3 is XC1, XCX, and BotW, not in any particular order. XC3 might join the ranks soon too; it too is truly amazing. 2 was alright, nothing to write home about except to complain lol, but X badly needs a definitive edition on Switch, ideally with some extra cliffhanger-resolving content like XC:DE with Future Connected.
Unpopular opinion: I'd actively prefer Nintendo not bring WWHD and TPHD to Switch. Those games have each been ported multiple times, enough is enough, I want something new. Personally. Just my subjective opinion.

Happy 5th XC2. You're not my favorite XC game, but even a not so great XC game is leagues better than most other games.
I wasn't fond of the slow, ponderous, poorly explained battle system. I particularly didn't care for the slow movement during battle, which completely disincentivized repositioning for position-based bonuses, and the characters stopped auto-attacking when moving. XC1 didn't do this, and XC3 had a great system of dashing and resetting the auto-attack timer, so the player wasn't punished for repositioning in battle. XC2 actively punishes the player for repositioning to take advantage of arts and it is super annoying.
The characters designs were so heavily sexually overkill, it made it awkward to play. I have a 55" TV aimed at our front window, in a neighborhood. I am an adult. It's not a good look for an adult to have jiggly waifu parts in bold bright colors on their street-facing TV. That's not being an unnecessary prude or being against "anime;" it is a fair and valid criticism, and one I do not back down from. It made the game, subjectively to me and many others, less fun. Pure and simple.
The voice acting was also not the best in the series, especially when compared with 1 and 3.
To say something nice, the story, while very tropey and heavily weighed down by poor voice acting and poorly written characters, was emotional and tear-inducing, and I did truly love it. I just feel XC1 and XC3 had better ones.
Respect to everyone who loves the game as you've all helped support the franchise to help it hit even greater heights. Can't wait for XC4!

@Toshiro_Baloney I've thought about getting those BinBok controllers. Nice to hear they're a good investment and experience. A concern I have with those is the lack of a case to transport Switch plus those attached. I've heard/read good things though.
@Baler the PlayStation controller is garbage imho, just for the button IDs, if nothing else. Plus they're definitely made for a smaller hand. The only controller that I've ever liked that had level analog sticks was the Wii U Pro Controller. I enjoyed the paradigm of analog sticks forward, D-pad and face buttons back. I'd've been ok with Nintendo making that layout long term.

@Paraka Doesn't it bother you not having rumble though? That's the deal-breaker for me with Hori.

I think the point @Baler was making was the combination of the official Joy-Cons and the Satisfye grip, not the official Joy-Cons themselves and no grip, was the best option. I agree. The split-pad pro doesn't have rumble. Subjective of course, but no rumble = no better for me; I want rumble. The PlayStation controller is dumb, in my opinion, because of the level analog sticks, and also the non-intuitive buttons. "Square, circle, triangle, X?" Give me a break. Playing with shapes is for kindergarteners, nor gamers. Give me letters over shapes any day, A, B, X, Y, preferably arranged Nintendo style because that's the original. Most people credit Xbox with creating the first offset analog stick controller but in fact the GameCube did as it came out 6 months before the original Xbox.
On topic, this controller grip looks cool but does it have rumble?

@Preposterous Interesting. I'll stand corrected, and thank you for the information. It doesn't sound like it's a 100% guarantee that a person will get a refund, but that there's even a chance is noteworthy.

@Preposterous Where does someone get a refund for a game? Digital purchases aren't refundable by Nintendo, and I don't know of any retailers who will refund games that have been opened. Not sure the concept of refunds is relevant here.

@gcunit I'm not familiar with Jet Set Radio, but I suspect you may be right. I can't imagine playing a racing game like that, as those black lines would be very distracting.

@gcunit I agree completely about the black lines and thought the exact same thing. To me, it comes across as looking a little too "coloring book" or at best "comic book" for my tastes. BotW managed to have cell shaded graphics without looking like a coloring book, so I know it can be done. Which I suppose suggests they did it on purpose. Odd design choice.

I have only some koroks left to find, and less than 200 of those. So yeah. BotW has been thoroughly enjoyed in my house lol.

Since there wasn't an option to say this in the polls I'll say it here: it's still definitely not worth the price. For me, it's not even close.

@Vil Hey no doubt, and no worries. Apologies if my comment came across a certain way as well. For what it's worth, I too want MK9 asap. Though at this point I wouldn't mind them holding it back for a Switch successor launch title. The size and success of MK8D has definitely raised the bar of expectations for MK9. 😁

@Vil :::sigh:::
There's always got to be at least one.
Do you realize that this product is not being manufactured by Nintendo? This is the product of an independent toy company, with no affiliation with Nintendo. Perhaps you missed that line?

TL:DR: this thing existing isn't delaying MK9 at all. 😁

@ADM_Ackbar Agreed. Like others have said many times it's also crazy that the system doesn't just update them automatically or have a prompt to remind the user to do so manually, whenever a system update releases featuring controller updates too. Come on Nintendo, make it happen.