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Oh sadness... physical games are definitely going to get pushed out in the future. 😩

@Scollurio Me too! I live in a community where it feels like 80% of the population mountain bikes.

This game looks like great fun. I did chuckle a bit when describing the steering system. I mean.. yes you turn your front wheel more to turn more... at slow speeds. However, if you are hurdling down the mountain side, you're steering by leaning and turning your hips. That's the one thing I find these mountain bike games struggle to get right when it comes to physics.

I wonder if it will support a combo of hot-seat and online. Meaning two couples from different houses can play together using one Switch per household.

This extends so much beyond Smash Brothers. Nintendo really needs to rebrand their premium service. They need to separate the online service from the NES/SNES catalog of games.

Was that Rover on the May Day Island!?

If it's anything like "Activity Log" on 3DS, please bring it to the West. I LOVE that app. I've actually logged a lot of hours in that app over time. It's fun to see detailed information of the games you played over the years, organized with graphs and everything.

I like that I reach for Animal Crossing in the morning instead of the news. Thank you Nintendo.

If there service is primarily about the retro games they provide, then Nintendo needs to rebrand the service. The actual online experience is terrible. It’s ridiculous that I have friends online that I can’t even send a message to say, “hey! Do you want to play Stardew Valley?” Or that lag in super smash brothers is unplayable even though I have a fibre optic connection. Or that I have to find alternate ways to voice chat.

I love Nintendo but their ignorance towards providing a proper online experience is deeply frustrating.

Is there good value? Not really. I think spending less money than the competitor that lacks essential functions and works poorly is a lot worst than paying a premium for a robust service.

@Magician I’m very curious by Snack World. I was initially disappointed when I heard that people hoping for a Fantasy Life spiritual successor are going to be disappointed. However, Level 5 always manages to put out some really interesting games with unique game mechanics that ooze with charm.

@Damo thanks for that info! My favourite part about the Retron 5, is being able to run language patches for imported games. Yay! Dragon Quest 3 for the Super Famicom!

"These consoles, with the exception of the RetroN 77, are digital solutions that don't employ the use of an operating system, like the RetroN 5."

Someone help me understand this statement? I have a Retron 5 and I'm pretty happy with it, being a casual collector of various retro games.

Do games look different on the more specific systems compared to the Retron 5, or is the difference the fact that the Retron 5 boots to an actual menu, whereas the later iterations do not?

On a side note, I am definitely planning on getting the Analogue Pocket. I'd say I'm a lot more serious in my Gameboy collecting and the Pocket looks phenomenal!

I really doubt 4K will happen.

What I want the most, is whatever CPU, memory boost they need to do to in order to reduce the load times that plagues so many games and also have more consistent frame rate. Secondly, I want wireless headphone support.

I have a Retron 5, which already plays all Gameboy stuff.

For what its worth, its been a pretty good experience. I haven't had any games fail to work, so far. The only hindrance I've noticed, is that the colours on some games are a bit off.

I've recently acquired a GameCube with the Gameboy Player, and obviously this works a lot more accurately with Gameboy games, since it's using the actual guts of a GameBoy.

I'm EAGERLY anticipating Analogue's Pocket this year. It'll be my first Analogue purchase. I never bought the previous ones because with NES/SNES/GENESIS, I actually like using Save State's. With Gameboy, save states aren't really an issue since games were designed with shorter play sessions in mind.

@patbacknitro18 There's something wrong with Canada and its choices it makes regarding military issues? lol!

@JeanPaul If you're curious. Download it. In my opinion, it is one of the top games of the year. It's VERY VERY good.

Cool. Please let me play online with minimal lag. With fibre-optic cable and consistent 400 mbs up and down, I shouldn't encounter crippling lag in games. Yet I do. Especially in Mario Maker 2.

I'm enjoying Yooka Laylee on my Switch. I have both PS4 and Switch and I often buy the Switch game for the portability factor. I buy PS4 version of games if I know the comparison will be huge... or if a graphically heavy game is ported to switch, I'd still likely pick up the the PS4 version.

@jobvd Have you managed to get this to work?

I have the M30 controller (the NON-2.4G) and I bought the USB Wireless Adapter. I updated the firmware on both the controller and the adapter and I still can't get it to work.

@Shade_Koopa I get that it won't be perfect. But it shouldn't be crippling. I never experience a crippling multiplayer when I play on my PS4. I'm not using the word crippling lightly either. Most of the time I'm experiencing seconds of lag continuously through out the whole game experience. It is well known that Nintendo's online service connection is bad. I'm just trying to highlight the fact that even with a fibre optic connection it is still horrible.

Nintendo. You need to rename your “Online” service and market it differently. My money is not going to online services because I experience crippling lag with every game that I’ve tried online. I have a fibre optic internet connection with consistent download and upload speeds of 300 mbps. I should never experience lag. I am frustrated by my Online experience.

Seriously, if you would just rebrand what you’re actually selling, people might not be as angry. My money is paying for retro games. I am ok with this. But please don’t tell me I’m paying for a functioning online service because that is NOT what I am receiving. I am angry.

Funny... I just played this recently at an arcade with a friend. It was super fun in an arcade setting... not sure if it would be the same experience at home. I definitely don't want to hammer on the buttons like we did at the arcade.

Oh my gosh! Player invites!? That's huge! Did I misread that. I hope it works as it sounds. This is something I've been angry that's not been implemented until now. It's a sad thing when I see a friend playing a game that I own, but I have no way to invite them to play together.

Now if Nintendo can just deal with the brutal lag during online play that would be great. I have fibre optic, with download and upload speeds consistently hitting 300 mbps. I should never have frame rate issues that are so bad that I can't play the game. But alas, I do, more often than not.

I have yet to play through an RPG a second time. However, after playing the Switch demo I was reminded of just how wonderful this experience is. Thus I've gone and preordered the Switch version and plan a full play-through even though I've already beaten this on PS4.

Oh my gosh... that Orchestral soundtrack! (Why did they not have this on the PS4 version!?)

@Woomy_NNYes nice! I used to BMX but found the transition from small to big whee always jarring. I still jump me some bikes but got myself a dirt jumper for that purpose. high five

@dogtorque Thanks for the response. That sounds promising to me. 😊

As an avid mountain biker and past downhill racer, I hope they can get the animation right. A lot of what’s shown in the trailer just doesn’t look right. The whips for example look very stiff and initiated when the rider is already in the air, where in reality, a whip is really generated on the take off of the jump. It’s still on my radar and I’m hoping it’ll be a fun time though.

This was a huge missed opportunity on the 3DS. I would have owned multiple 3DS’ and 2DS’ because they had so many cool special editions. However, I like to play what I collect and not being able to have the same account with cross-over saves between multiple systems was a deal breaker for me. Nintendo, get this right and you will make so much more in hardware sales.

Haha! That looks kinda awesome!

@Jezebel95 Gawd, its so unlikely, but I want Level 5 to drop a bomb and say Fantasy Life port available today, Fantasy Life Switch in development.

Awesome! I’ve never played this series but I loved the Shantae games. I will buy this for sure. Hopefully it gets a physical release.

@tm0135 thanks for your comment. I want to clarify that I do believe a 7/10 does not equate to a bad game.

I’m excited to play this. I’m just saying that in the ocean of games that hits us each week, it’s a bummer to see a 7/10 where the write up speaks of a more positive experience, resulting in less exposure to a potentially great game.

I totally fit in the camp of too many games so few time. So I appreciate a shorter JRPG game. I still try to tackle the big staples but it takes me a good 6 months to get through those.

I’m a bit confused. The text makes it sound like it’s a great game, just a bit short. Is the 7/10 a result of the game being too short?

Sometimes I prefer reviews without a number score. Reading the text makes me want to buy this game, a 7/10 makes me wonder was there something in the game the reviewers not mentioning?

Oh man! I WISH I could transfer my save from PS4. If I could do that I would double dip for sure! Not sure I want to put another 70 hours into this again since I’ve recently beat it.

This is awesome! I didn’t think this would ever port over. I’m hoping this rumour is true! One of my favourite games. Icing on the cake would be if they release a physical.

I would love a bundle deal like this to come to North America.

@tossedllama the game is sooo good, it’ll be worth a double dip.

I am not a Metroid fan. However, I think any delay is great if it means a high quality product. Good on Nintendo for making the right call.

I wish news sources wouldn’t post these kinds of rumours. I like being totally surprised by a Nintendo Direct.

Kind of interested... however as someone who spends a lot of time mountain biking and dirt jumping, the animation of the rider in this game on the take off and landing looks really off and that might drive me crazy. Haha!

I’m a collector. I like physical. I love companies who still include instruction manuals for that complete physical game buying experience.

I disagree with the article that physical games are cheaper. I often find digital games after a bit of time often go on sale.

I don’t like Nintendo’s practice of offering better rewards for buying digital. It rubs the face of retailers, who support your company, in the dirt.

The artwork looks fantastic! Excited for this.

@deltapeng I agree with you. I’ve been contemplating switching out my switch just to have a fresh system with fresh batteries. I would never do the trade at GameStop simply because you need both systems in hand to transfer all your data over. So, I would rather buy the new system, transfer my data and then sell my old one on Craigslist.

I JUST want to be able to send a friend a message, such as "Hey let's make a hub in Monster Hunter."

sigh I keep seeing my friends online in Monster Hunter, but I have no way to organize a game with them other than blind luck that my friend is in the multiplayer hub with available spots in the group (which hasn't happened yet).

I feel the same way.

I feel that the offering of the NES games is an attempt to distract us from the lack of features that Nintendo's Online service is offering.

After the service launches today, if I still can't send an invite or a quick message to a person on my friends list, I'm seriously throwing my hands up in the air.

I get that the service is drastically cheaper than the competitors, but for frig sakes, can we please get some basic features! What is the point of a friends list if I can't even invite them to the game I am playing. It's so frustrating to see that a friend is playing Monster Hunter, but I can't communicate with them to set up a room or organize a hunt together.

@heavyarms55 I’d be curious to hear your thoughts on how the game plays without mouse/keyboard. I loved this on PC.

I really want to give my opinion from someone who is new to the series, with World being the entry point.

Once I’ve got past the tutorial quests, I really started to love MHGU over World. I’d agree that it’s not as slick as World but I still enjoy Generations much more.

The biggest driving force for my love of Generation over World boils down to immersion. All of the QOL improvements in World takes away from the immersion in my opinion. What I mean by that is that I get a sense that I am an actual hunter when I play, for example I have to make more things since tools break and I have to actually find the monsters and resources as opposed to following “fairy dust” (which now I actually get to appreciate the environments as opposed to fixating on glowing sprinkles), I have to be selective and careful of what I bring (I mean my pockets are only so big of course), etc.

I love that the Hunting styles add depth and variety to each weapon and I'm enjoying experimenting with different combinations.

I want to spread the love for this game and let people know that new MH players moving from World can love this game too and that the game is not just geared to veterans. You simply have to look at it from a point of immersion.

It’s a shame it is for hand held use only, however I’ll probably get one because when I play on the TV I use my 8bitdo controller. There are times that I want to play certain games I portable mode but didn’t because of the lack of d-pad on the controller. The Hori controller will solve this.

I LOVE this! But please... please... don't forget the AMAZING "Activity Log" app that the 3DS has. I REALLY want Nintendo to implement this app onto the Switch. It's one of my favourite features of the 3DS.

Well, I guess 2022 is when I’ll have a chance to catch up on my backlog then.

FYI... in Canada the special edition is up for preorder in store at EBGames for $74.99 (same price as regular edition). Same with Amazon.ca https://amzn.to/2wEVelh