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IDK if this is universal or not, but I couldn't update my controllers until after I updated the console (and it went through its restart cycle, blah blah) and I also had to press a button on each pro controller (to turn it "on") before it would update. So for anyone who got a quick "all controllers are already up to date," maybe try to update the console first, and make sure every controller you want to update is on with the green lights illuminated. 😁
Has anyone else experienced this?

@JimNorman, Gonçalo Lopes mentioned Xenoblade Chronicles 3, but for some reason, it's not in the list of games at the end of the article. Why is this? Every other game mentioned by the NL staff is listed at the end. The same thing happened last week when Alana Hagues mentioned still finishing up XC3. Hopefully this was just a minor oversight and not a deliberate omission.
Anyway, more XC3 for me this weekend. Full-time work and two kids make blazing through a giant game like this a difficult thing to do fast lol, so I've just been taking my time. I want to get No Man's Sky too, but want to wait for a finalized review score (and to finish XC3 😂)

@kidakaze Hey, sorry if it seemed like I thought you were disagreeing with me or if I came off disagreeable to you. Neither were my intent. I only tagged you as you had also pushed back on the "gender-neutrality" of the character. Sorry if I shouldn't have done that. Have a great day!

@kidakaze @Flam3Emperor622 The Japanese voice actor for this character is a female, and "Juniper" is historically a female name, albeit one like "Ashley," "Stacy," "Courtney," or "Claire" that are sometimes given to males.
Reality check: there are more important things happening in the world than a video game character being mis-gendered.

@Maulbert A fellow Dwarfer? Oi smeghead! 😂

People seriously think it's tears as in rips? Why?

@TrixieSparkle I hear and understand your points but disagree.

WW was playable on GC as well as on Wii, via backward compatibility. TP, same deal. Both are available on Wii U. 3 consoles, even if it's not 3 versions. 3 console player-bases got to play those games.

Want what you want, by all means, and please don't take my comment as saying my opinion is objective truth, because I do feel this is a matter of opinion. But for me, for my opinion, I'm tired of those games, tired of them instead of others being ported and port-begged, and ready for something different. Ideally, for me, something other than another "formula" Zelda, which I'm TBH quite sick of at this point. That's why I'd prefer new games (like TotK) and remakes of games that haven't been remade yet. Like even though ALttP is a "formula" game, it's never been reworked or remastered, so I'd happily buy it. Also any of the handheld exclusive games (Oracles, ALbW, etc.) would also be preferable to me over WW and TP. As someone who did have a Wii U, I feel slightly "why should I have to have the same games again (instead of different ones) because someone else skipped the Wii U, like that's not my problem."

Again, I understand everyone wants different things. But to me, I've had quite enough of those games and want something new, bad enough to want specifically those games to never come to Switch, or at least not before others in the series.

Peace and have a nice day.

Unpopular opinion, I'm sure, but I'm glad they didn't announce WWHD and TPHD. Like, for me, enough is enough already. We've already had those games on 3 consoles each. If they're going to spend resources on Zelda games that aren't new stories, at least let's see some different remasters and remakes. I'd take A Link to the Past HD or a nice HD remake of the original Legend of Zelda before I'd spend any money on WW or TP again. I hope they never get ported honestly, because I'd much prefer them working on new remakes or straight up new games. Just my opinion of course. Can't wait for Tears of the Kingdom!

More Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for me. Chapter 6, just got the Upper Aetia. This game is awesome. Well worth the time investment to anyone on the fence.

@kurtasbestos Me too. I'd've even bought a special edition controller like the one released to accompany XC2. Maybe for XCX/XCX's sequel if we ever get one, or for XC4 on the Switch 2.

@DTfeartheBEARD Same here. I've taken so many of the Mechonis' Sword and Bionis' Head in the great sea. The world of Aionios is absolutely beautiful.

I personally feel no interest in another port of these games. If we're bringing more games over from the Wii U, the first one I want is Xenoblade Chronicles X. Releasing yet another version of TO and WW just delays BotW 2 further.

@mattesdude I feel the same way. I got four hours into Skyrim on Switch before birdsong and lack of Z-targeting made the experience not worth continuing to pursue, and I ended up trading it in for BotW (which I've now played for almost a thousand hours so, good trade lol).
I'm over 100 hours into XC3 right now and loving all of it.

@scannerdarkly7 Seriously, this game has been ported enough. Didn't they announce ES6 was in development back in 2013? It's time to move on from Skyrim world.

Nice list. I've been utilizing #11 since the XC1 Wii days. Saves so much time. 😎

@Clyde_Radcliffe Definitely not a good look. Smacks squarely of greed, pure and simple.

I'm wicked happy to see XC3 doing so well. I've been having a blast playing through it so far. I've seen one cutscene from chapter 4, and am about 56 or so hours in. So yeah, I am taking my sweet time enjoying this beautiful world. So far I like everything about it, from the music, world building and exploration, to the characters, combat (SO much better than the steaming pile that was XC2's combat), visuals, and quests. I can't wait to see where the story goes from here.
Since everyone else seems to be doing it, here is my Xenoblade series rankings.
1. XC1. By far my favorite story and characters so far, but 3 is catching up.
2. XCX. Best combat and graphics so far, and best exploration. Again, XC3 is catching up, but I still don't like not being able to auto-attack while repositioning. IMHO it's a bad game mechanic (in XC2 and XC3, not XCX)
3. Torna - The Golden Country. A much better version, more enjoyable and better explained, of XC2's combat. Great story, characters, and lore development.
4. XC2. I hope they never go back to this. Poor character designs (embarrassing to have half-naked jiggly females on my TV for the whole neighborhood to see; it's not decent), glitchy gameplay (how many time does one have to press "B" to jump to trigger the jump vocalization? 3 does this too, but to a much smaller extent), horrible RNG gacha system, field skill, and the terribly explained, slow ponderous rhythm-game combat. Great story, and even some of the characters are cool (and as a Xenoblade game, it's still better than the average video game) so it definitely wasn't all bad, just not my favorite.
XC3 doesn't have a ranking yet but it currently sitting between 1 and 2 for the mainline stories, and between X and Torna overall.
Happy gaming everyone! 😁

@Crockin Your "lmao stop" says more about you than me, as you so easily dismiss my points. We obviously have different opinions on this, and that's fine. You have a nice day, and peace. 🙂

@Crockin No, it's not. Two wrongs don't make a right. A man being harassed isn't ok because women have had it bad for so many years. Gosh, how did you even arrive at that logic? There are plenty of examples of situations and industries dominated by men, and also plenty of examples of situations and industries dominated by women. It is a thing, and it does happen.
How about this: any harassment of anyone, regardless which gender does the harassing and which gender is being harassed, is bad.

@Tharsman Oh you did, nice! XC2 does have a great story, but it didn't hit quite the same lofty heights of wonderfulness that XC1 did. I hope you enjoy your time with it! 😁

XCX is absolutely worth the time of playing through. It's such a fun game.

@Tharsman If you're going to play either previous game before XC3, try to play both, honestly. They're both great stories. If you can only play one, play 1, as in XC1, as it's a slightly better story with better, more fun combat mechanics, no gacha (Blades), and no anime-waifu-cringe. All opinions are subjective of course, but I feel it's a great disservice to advise you to play XC2 and not the first game. IDK, maybe check out the trailers for each and see which one strikes your fancy. Otherwise, watch one of the many available YouTube videos summarizing the relevant plot points from the first two games and dive straight into XC3. Enjoy, and happy gaming! Xenoblade Chronicles is one of my favorite game series and the first game is pretty much my favorite game of all time, or tied with XCX and BotW. 😁

I wonder if the fact that he says "...the conclusion of the Xenoblade story that began with Klaus’s experiment." leaves open any room for remastering XCX, or continuing that story. It would be nice to see that game get reworked with some QOL updates and a "Future Connected"-type short cliffhanger-resolving extra story included for a Switch port.

@johnedwin Possibly but it is also way more popular than some others will admit as well.

@jorel262 Completely agree regarding Apple. Overpriced garbage imho. Hopefully Nintendo keeps the Switch where it's at for now. For my money, $350 for an OLED model, for all the Switch does, is definitely not overpriced.

@Jhena In the in-game picture at the top? I saw that too. The darker colored flute seems to be Noah's so I imagine there's a point in the story at which they trade flutes for solve reason. I can't wait to find out!

I really wish they'd reduce the number of MKTour tracks, but oh well. I think they'll still be fun.

While my favorite is and likely always will be XC:DE, I'm wicked hyped for this and can't wait for my cart from the special edition to get here. I'm really glad the characters aren't designed to be half naked over-sexualized embarrassments. It'll be nice to be able to play on the big TV without wondering if I'll get an awkward comment from the neighbors.

@steventonysmith Are you going to say anything of substance, or just low-key passive aggressively disagree with every other comment?

@TimeGuy You're not wrong. I just summarized quick. "Agoraphobia[1] is a mental and behavioral disorder,[5] specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by symptoms of anxiety in situations where the person perceives their environment to be unsafe with no easy way to escape.[1]" - straight from Wikipedia. I have it, and it affects me as a strong aversion to crowds, but there are definitely other symptoms too, depending on the person. Thanks for clarifying. 🙂

@Not_Soos Um, just responding to this line: "an agoraphobia slider that removes spiders;" did you mean an "arachnophobia" slider? Lol. "Agoraphobia" is a fear of crowded places, not spiders.
That said, I agree with you that modes like this should be an option. I don't agree with any premise of censorship being forced. (I know your comment didn't advocate for forced censorship; I was just drawing a comparison.)
Have a great day and happy gaming! 😁

I never imagined it to be anything other than "live" with a long "i" sound followed by "alive" which also has a long "i" sound. The other pronunciations would literally never have occurred to be as being correct. 🤷‍♂

Just curious, does anyone else think they can see the horn of the Bionis in the background of the two pictures in this article? I thought I saw that in one of the gameplay trailers too. It's a really nice detail if true.

I waited from 12:50 this afternoon til just about 20 minutes ago (roughly 18:30 I guess) and it all of a sudden brought up the pre-order page and I was able to get one ordered. Haven't seen the confirmation email yet but it shows up in my Nintendo account under my order history, so I guess/hope that means good things. Now the million G question is will they ship it early to arrive on launch day. 🙄

Any update on this? It's almost a month exactly to release day, and I still haven't been able to order a special edition.

@nhSnork
"For Swordfighter, Heavy Guard, Medic Gunner (all from Agnus), their gauge fills up over time. While for Zephyr, Crusher, Tactician (the Keves classes), their gauge fills up by auto-attacking"

Isn't it Noah, Eunie and Lanz who hail from Keves (which appears to house former Bionis/Mechonis races)? -----it is; I think the translation or the article swapped it by mistake. It's likely the characters from Keves will recharge via a timed delay, like XC1, and the characters from Angus will recharge via auto-attacking, like XC2.

@NintendomPower That's funny. I had a hunch it was her from the title and subtitle. It really was a nice upbeat article.

Have there been any theories about the floating rock in the 6th picture? It's in the Oblivia-looking area, and I'm getting very intriguing Mira vibes. Can't wait to find out more.

@DJDM I'm with you; I hated the collection mechanics in XC2.

@Mauzuri Agreed. Actually the soundtrack is probably the thing I'm least worried about. Xenoblade Chronicles games always have amazing music. Though I've soon some commenters make the point that the New L.A. music from XCX became a little repetitive after a while, a point with which I don't really disagree.

@Mauzuri "Eh.. I'm still anxious about the battle system. It was great in XC1; Handled slightly better in X... But godawful in XC2." ---well said. I hope they've got it right this time.

This game is going to be truly wonderful. The combat looks to be a solid improvement over that of 2, and possibly almost as good as 1. The exploration promises to be the most epic yet, as we might have a truly open world like XCX but with a great story also. As always, the soundtrack will be amazing. How awesome they've moved it up! No one does that! 😂

I'm not sure there's anything that Nintendo could add to be worth an $80 yearly family plan price. It's just too much money. I prefer to prioritize playing, and setting aside money to play, major tentpole releases, like the upcoming XC3, over allocating such a large amount of fundage for the ability to play online and have access to some retro games. Plus, like all DLC, I'd rather buy it and own it than rent it with the expansion pack. The second the user no longer feels the expansion pack brings enough value to continue purchasing, or the second Nintendo shuts down the servers, the user loses access to that content. That unfortunate truth paired with the still-too-smegging-expensive price, and it's a big fat no-bet for me.

No love for 100-pin bowling? That was easily my favorite Wii Sports or Resort game. A possible 3000? Sign me up! (I did bowl a 2996 once 😂) O wish it existed in real life.

@moodycat I couldn't agree more about not including XC1. 1 is my favorite of the numbered games right now, mainly due to the combat (which I may be a minority in preferring) and the voice acting. The second game is also glitchy (walk around with whomever as your lead character and press the jump button, for example. In XC1, the character always makes the jump sound; in XC2, it happens about half the time, just as an example). And not being able to continue auto-attacking while repositioning your character to take advantage of position-specific attack bonuses (think "back slash" or "slit edge") was a huge turnoff for me with 2's combat that did tremendous damage to my ability to enjoy the game. I can't wait for 3, but I hope they've fixed this so it's back to being like 1 and X. Can't tell yet from the trailers shown so far.

@ShadowofTwilight22 I understand your point, and while I don't disagree about the alleged quality of the remake (I've heard the same thing from other people), not being able to see it for myself on a Nintendo console, when a Nintendo console made the original game famous, is just wrong imo.

I want the remastered version of Secret of Mana. It's ridiculous that it's a Sony exclusive when the original game was a SNES masterpiece, and beyond iconic to boot. That game should have been brought to Switch on day 1, and IMHO it's inexcusable that it's not come to Switch in the years since its PlayStation release.

I can't wait. With BotW's sequel being delayed into next spring and now this game launching early, I've gone from worried I wouldn't have enough time between the two games' release dates to enjoy them thoroughly, to now feeling like I'll have time for a relaxing first play through and a completionist new game plus. Mid-summer: the hype is real. 😁

I'm looking forward to this a great deal as I'm a huge fan of the series. The artstyle looks incredible and the colors are so vibrant and dazzling, it really is going to be very visually impressive. The exploration should be enjoyable too, as there are clearly landmarks from 1 and 2 scattered throughout. There should be plenty of cool references for longtime fans. My only nervous hope/wish right now is that the combat is closer to that in XC1 (with a proper battle palette with more than 4 arts, the ability to continue auto-attacking while repositioning to take advantage of position-specific arts bonuses, and chain attacks that aren't a confusing mess) than XC2 (where the player is literally punished for repositioning in battle by much slower movement and no auto-attacks). Honestly, I love the story in both games, though I do find the characters in 2 to be noticeably more campy and cheesy, but I hope the dialog is written to be more emotional and heartwarming like 1 rather than as campy and goofy as 2. The story of 2 was great, but the writing and voice acting were hit and miss.
Anyway, since BotW's sequel has been delayed, we'll have plenty of time for this.

@LinktotheFuture I too want 100 pin bowling. Actually, it's the only version of bowling that I want. Can anyone confirm if it is or is not included?

@Vortexeo Same! And now we're not getting BotW's sequel, this is basically my only anticipated game this year but what a game! This is tied with Zelda for my favorite game series, and XC1 is my favorite game story ever. I can't wait for 3! 😁