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@PikminMarioKirby I agree with every point except music. Nintendo's eshop music has never been good or enjoyable enough to make up of how much extra loading time is required. With the Switch's eshop already running slow, I'd vote no music right now. Even if music is added without slowdown, I'd want an option to mute it for those of us who don't want to hear it.

I can understand a fine, maybe, but 4 months in prison? Man the UK really hates freedom huh? Good thing the States declared independence.

@Sans_Undertale I've had either good or neutral experiences on reddit, so yeah, I don't have any problem with it. It's helped me many times when stuck in a game.
Twitter on the other hand... 🤮

@SillyG I mean maybe...? I've found decent gaming information, really random stuff that's hard to find, on reddit before. So I don't personally find it to be as bad as twitter, which is always full of angry, uninformed voices.

Would it really cause the sky to fall in if you guys were to implant the images directly into your article, instead of sending us to twitter (i.e. the cesspit of the internet)?

Never calling that platform "X" because Elon comes across like an entitled, arrogant loudmouth. It'll always be "Twitter" as far as I'm concerned, and it'll always be a platform best avoided. This is no loss at all for the Switch. Hopefully Twitter doesn't show up on the next Nintendo console. Games are what matters, not social media.

@StudMuffin I reverted back to my oled model Satisfye grip for the same reasons (I was busy with Christmas and waited too long for a return). It's impossible to pair controllers with the grip on, and yes, the screen does make contact with the front panel of the dock, bending it slightly outward and creating a risk of scratching the screen. Hard pass on the Ronin for me, and I love Satisfye and what they do. But the dockable grip isn't really dockable.

@smithyo IDK, I support every financial consequence possible for a country invading the sovereign territory of another. I'm not sure where the propaganda is coming into the equation. Do you not believe the war in Ukraine is real? How about Crimea in 2014? Georgia in 2008? Chechnya before that? All fake? I think people who dislike the actions of the Russian state probably do so for valid reasons.

@Corvus96 Couldn't agree more, @Bass_X0 makes possibly the worst comparison I've seen on NL in a long time. IDK why people defend greedy rich corporations sticking to consumers, I really don't.

Since this wasn't a selectable option, I network have an expansion pass sub not am interested in any of these games. It's both.

It would have been cool for fans of Microsoft's games, but I am personally not among that number and so am not fussed by this news. Xbox can keep their first party exclusive. I personally want less third party exclusives, and more of those on Nintendo hardware.

@Deviant-Dork 1.1.1 forever!

@Faruko 2's combat was atrocious, and the explanation was a mess. 1 and 3 were much better, more streamlined, and better explained.
Not sure if I am misunderstanding your last line @alanahagues, but isn't Xenoblade already action-based? It's not turn-based, so what is it presently?

@Kynwal That's probably not going to happen, unless they port 2 & 3 to the next Nintendo platform. Plus, with 3 at least, the DLC is very worth the cost, like it's really not even a question in my opinion, the DLC was amazing. If you can spare the fundage give it a shot, it's very well made and fun, and the price is definitely reasonable for what you get.

Not even reading the other comments before I post mine. The day gaming becomes streaming subscription only will be the day I stop buying new games. I will not "get comfortable not owning my games" so any model predicated on that happening is a nonstarter for me. To each their own, but this reinforces my drive to ensure my physical collection and hardware stay functional. If a game is only available via subscription, I'll be skipping it, up to and including exiting the gaming market altogether. Read the comments Ubisoft and other greedy corporatists. This is not a winning strategy, and since he references TV streaming, there's strong evidence that people are getting sick of that paradigm too. Don't do it gaming companies.

@Solomon_Rambling I hope that didn't come across as trying to call you out impolitely; I only meant it as informational. It was definitely worded strangely. 😅

@Solomon_Rambling I think the article says Aonuma is 60. 😎

I love the idea of continuing the hybrid concept. I am not fond of portability staying around exclusively or even especially for Pokemon. As a non-fan, I don't like the idea of one franchise, and not even Nintendo's top-grossing one, wielding such inordinate influence over the direction of their hardware. Mario, Zelda, and others should be of higher priority IMHO.
Bottom line though is continuing the hybrid paradigm is probably the right move for Nintendo going forward, for at least the foreseeable future.

There's no good reason GTA 5 isn't on Switch yet, so this isn't really that surprising. Oh well. There are other, better games out there. Rockstar's loss. 🤷‍♂

Not surprising. Nintendo Life, instead of putting a text link in the article, can't you just embed the image into your articles so we don't have to go to twitter of all places? It would be much nicer to just see what you want us to see here in the article instead of having to go to a different site in the middle of what we're reading.

@alanahagues, is NintendoLife going to cover Rocket League removing trading? It seems this Rocket Racing is the reason why it was removed at Epic's request. Strange reason to eliminate half a game's community. I thought for sure NintendoLife would have an article about it, since it was such a big and important part of the game for so long.

What's with all the recent articles about OoT? What do you know NintendoLife?

My go-to for "palette cleansing" is usually Rocket League, Grid Autosport, or Fast RMX. Currently playing Grid in between TotK and XC3: Future Redeemed.

Myself and every Latino person I know despise the word "Latinx."
Look, I know everything is supposed to be PC, inclusive, and non-offensive, but the fact is Spanish is a gendered language, and grammar and respect for the language and culture both matter. "Latino" is correct. "Latinx" is divisive at best, and an outright lie about an entire ethnicity at worst.

@nukatha Wholeheartedly agree, and thanks for being the one to tag the author and ask the question. I tried to view it but it wanted my birthday and a sign-in and I said "forget it." I won't make a Twitter login (I also refuse to ever call it "X" 🤦‍♂).
It sounds really neat as a proof of concept though.

@dkxcalibur Respectfully, I disagree. I won't defend the paradigm of controller quality on the Switch, but for all its faults, the Wii U had solid controllers. The GamePad never drifted on me, after 900 hours of Xenoblade Chronicles X (plus another 500+ hours of the OG MK8), and the Wii U Pro Controller provided the same experience. Your experience may differ, but in my experience, the Wii U had solid, reliable controllers. That console had other issues, not denying that, but to say all controllers after the 360 and Wii Nunchuck have unreliable analog sticks is, in my experience, demonstrably untrue.

I have to say I agree with everyone who's said they do not want a return to the old linear "formula" Zelda games. After Skyward Sword, I felt it was getting old and stale, and starting to run the risk of Zelda feeling like an annualized sports game or COD; not what I want for Zelda, nor what the series deserves. The only exception I'd be into would be a return to a 2D or 3/4 top-down perspective game like ALBW. Why hasn't that game been posted to Switch yet? 🤔 I personally have zero interest in playing any new "formula" 3D Zelda game at all.
As for TotK being mere DLC, everyone who espouses that view reveals both their feelings of entitlement and their simple-mindedness. This game is anything but DLC, literally by definition, as it was expanded into a full game precisely because it was too big to be DLC for BotW. Still calling it DLC is just silly and is starting to really not even warrant a response other than an eyeroll.

@The-Chosen-one It's definitely possible to find the Hylian Shield, and it can even be done in the very early stages of the game, as in right when you land from the Great Sky Island. There's an NL article detailing how to find it, unless you want me to spoil it for you?

I'd totally bit this if it were for sale somewhere. This is wicked cool. Some people are so talented and creative.

Love this game. I wish the Switch had gotten the remake. Regardless of people's feelings for it, I'd've wanted to play the new version, and as it started its life on a Nintendo console, it should have had a renewal also on a Nintendo console.

@iLikeUrAttitude Not sure GRR Martin is any great philosopher. Giving majority control to a company controlled itself by the CCP is never a good thing.

@Wexter Fair points well made. The only counterpoint I would add is that all the series you mentioned are relatively new, especially compared with Nintendo's long-running offerings. Having a great-selling game 5 years ago isn't the same as having a series sell well today that also sold well back when the PS1 was a thing. I just don't see Sony having the same level of first-party titles as Nintendo, but I suppose in fairness, no one does.

@Wexter IDK, I tend to agree with @Pigeon on this subject. Even Crash Bandicoot, arguably their most well known character, isn't even remotely in the same league/class/teir/whatever as Mario or even Zelda. Said another way, I don't know anyone, nor have I ever heard of anyone, that buys Sony consoles for Sony games. They live, and will die, by the support of the third party titles that prop up their platform. Again, there's no other logical reason they would spend so much money fighting this deal. Their lack of confidence in their own platform is telling.

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.