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If this doesn't come with the 3rd Strike character select music then what's the point?

To my eyes it looks way better on Switch 2. Seems a bit of a shame you have to have the anniversary edition to be able to upgrade though - I don't know much about Skyrim but from what I understand that edition just adds a bunch of mod-based content, and I can't see why that would be a prerequisite for the visual upgrades of the Switch 2 edition.

I've been a bit short on time recently, so I've had to watch more than one person on my friend list sail past the 150-hour mark in Pokémon Legends Z-A (how much is there to do in this game?!) while my own save file sits at a paltry 10 hours. I've got no plans this weekend though, so I should be able to put some time into rising the ranks of the Royale.

It would be even better if the booklet was narrated by Myles MacKenzie, so if you start to miss Myles MacKenzie when he hasn't shown up in a while you can just open the booklet and get some more of his wisdom

I haven't finished the game yet but it's cool to see this game's Mystery Gift legendaries coming with actual side quests to catch them, rather than just being unceremoniously dumped into Box 19 or whatever. Not to mention that they seem to be available indefinitely.

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I love Mario RPGs and I own this one on Wii U VC but I still haven't played it! Looking forward to it whenever I get round to it. Didn't know about the boss battles being shortened outside of the US, that's an interesting fact.

There may still be life in the old hog, but it's well past its prime if that thumbnail is anything to go by...

I mean, I loved Beyond Good and Evil and wouldn't be at all opposed to a sequel, but I can't say I'm interested in the always-online, over-realistic, look-how-edgy-we-are-the-monkey-is-saying-rude-words-and-everything vision of it that we saw at E3 2017. But who knows what's going on with it at this point, maybe they'll have changed course entirely.

Please tell me the Pokemon Cafe has doughnuts in the shape of rice balls.

I'd be a bit more interested if it had the new pages from the Switch version, it would be nice to have an official way to read those without rebuying the games.

Definitely will get it whenever I get a Switch 2, I never played the original Air Ride but this game looks fantastic.

These are cool but for me the whole point of a calendar is to write what your plans are on each day, and these have no space to do that!

I was born this side of Y2K (just) but I have a soft spot for classic TV, right down to the traditional broadcasting system (as opposed to streaming, which I still don't like as much as watching actual channels), so I'll check this out for sure!

@UltimateOtaku91 @JohnnyMind I'm with you on Pokemon - there are perfectly valid criticisms to be made of the recent installments but a lack of innovation isn't one. I did think the series was getting a bit stale in the early Switch era after Let's Go and Sword/Shield played things fairly safe, but since then the Legends games and Scarlet/Violet have experimented a lot more with the gameplay and narrative structure - we've had open worlds, real-time catching, different battle systems, an ancient past setting and a fully urban setting.

The other complaint often levelled at modern Pokemon is the graphics and performance, which is fair, but Z-A is a good step up from Scarlet/Violet in that regard, even on Switch 1 where I'm playing it. There's some dodgy textures up close, sure, but I think some people have just decided to hate the game without giving it a chance - not accusing the letter writer of that as they clearly have played the game, but I noticed the Switch 1 version has an average rating of 5.6/10 on this site and I have to wonder how many people have given it low ratings without even playing it...

Nice, I'll make sure to get back into this game at some point. Should be able to make a lot more progress with the extra save points and the option to lower the difficulty.

Genuine question, could someone explain how GenAI-based text-to-speech is different from the TTS systems that have been used for years in various technologies (including games like Tomodachi Life)?

Happy birthday NL! I've been visiting every day for years and hopefully will keep doing so for a long time yet!

Do you have to make an IGN account for the votes to be saved? Just clicked through 100 duels and I don't want that to be wasted!

Why has Nintendo suddenly decided they need a new individual app for everything they think of

Honestly the most surprising part of this is Miyamoto openly acknowledging how cynical Pokemon's dual release model is.

I still use my 3DS and Wii U so it's a shame the stats for those will be 5 years out of date, but still, Wii U acknowledged in 2025 let's go!!!

@benmalsky198 I don't really like keeping up with these online games with limited-time events and FOMO unlocks, which is why I probably won't return to Fortnite any time soon, but it was fun from what I played of it years ago and I do get the appeal of the big crossover element you're talking about. I remember playing it during an Avengers event and just making Thanos dance was really funny to me.

Dare I say one of Nintendo's best ever soundtracks? Especially if you include the KK Slider songs (they seem to be missing here but at least they're mostly [entirely?] covered by the New Horizons soundtrack which is already on the app).

I don't entirely understand what Fortnite is any more but this almost makes me want to download it again. Almost.

This is great news for me, I gave up on the game because it was too hard but I'd like to go back to it. I gave my thoughts in that survey they did, so it's good to see they've listened to player feedback.

This is so random but nice to see some new content. Might be a good time for me to go back to those post-game Dandori missions I never quite finished.

I'm not sure if I'm familiar enough with the references to get the most out of this, but I don't think I've ever heard of a game playable in Welsh before so that's definitely increased my interest in it!

@WiltonRoots "They've censored the original developers' vision!"

"It's likely that Z-A has enjoyed far greater sales on the Switch eShop than Arceus"

What's the basis for this statement? I'm not trying to suggest Z-A is doing badly or anything, just not sure why it would be likely to be doing that much better than Arceus in terms of digital sales.

I think the most relevant meme here is "How do you do, fellow kids?"

No, to be fair it doesn't look bad from the trailer. Better than Meme Run at any rate.

I really don't want every single line to be voiced, but those lip-synced cutscenes definitely do look odd without any voiceover.

This is fantastic, great to see some love for this game that it feels like no one bought (including myself).

I voted for Switch 1 version, then remembered I actually ordered the Switch 2 version because it's cross-compatible with the original Switch (I don't have a S2 yet). Anyway, I'm not sure whether I'll like this game as much as Arceus but I'm looking forward to finding out!

Not sure I understand the comments about it looking cheap. Obviously it's not TV-level animation but it's only pre-alpha footage, and even then it captures the style of the cartoon better than any other Avatar game I've seen. I'm not the biggest fan of fighting games (and the DLC release model for many of them doesn't help) but I'd probably be up for giving this a go.

I'm still aiming to wrap up the Pokedex in Legends Arceus before Z-A comes out (just catching everything for now, I won't have time to get 100% research) - I've been struggling to fit in much gaming time but I think I'm nearly there now!

I also had a quick go at Bubsy on NSO yesterday. Don't think I'll play that again.

Fair enough, it's cool to have some animations just for the sake of it, but if that's the case it seems odd that they initially hid the fact it was about Pikmin. That seemed like a tactic to get people speculating about what it could be, but I'm not sure why they'd do that just for a cute little video.

Only one every few months at most if we're talking about newly released full-price games, but I pick up discounted older games (on the eShop or physically) a bit more often. Even then I don't feel like I buy loads, but I do have quite a lot of games when you add them all up...

@Gryzor Sounds good, I'll definitely try it out when my brain is ready for a more complex game!

@hisownsidekick That phrase makes sense to me. 'As and when' basically means the same thing as 'when', it might be a Britishism?

I bought this on Wii U in the lead-up to the eShop shutdown but haven't got round to it yet. I've never really got into RTS but maybe this will be the one that does it for me!

@jojobar In case you don't know, DuckDuckGo has an option to disable AI-generated images in search results, and it seems to work well as far as I've seen.

I prefer the more cartoony characters of the Japanese box, but I voted for NA because it's more, well, punchy, especially with the splash of yellow for the logo.

I can't believe I never noticed the naming theme for Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff...

I'm not sure I can think of a worse use of my time than scrolling through an entirely AI-generated TikTok knock-off.

Personally I'm glad the new content is minimal - I'm quite happy to stick with the Wii versions, so I'm glad I'm not missing out on any new levels or anything (I still haven't played Bowser's Fury, as much as I'd like to, because it didn't seem worth paying full price for that package when I already have 3D World on Wii U).

I think relatively straightforward ports/remasters like this are the way to go for most games: it gives easy access to them for anyone who hasn't played them before, and people who have played them don't need to buy them again, so everyone is happy! Right, guys?

Not surprised given how little we've heard about it. What I am surprised by is the funky rap music in that trailer, but I'm here for it!

I'm not a football fan at all but I am enjoying the ongoing saga of Chris's annual FIFA reviews.

Depends if you can use Labo VR. I don't see why it wouldn't work, but I wish Nintendo would actually confirm one way or the other!

I'd definitely rather have had 4-6 because the DS versions are so expensive (4 and 5 in particular), whereas I already have VII on 3DS (though I've yet to play it). But I'm hoping the 'Reimagined' label means it will be a substantially different experience to the original game, in which case I'll probably get it after I get round to the 3DS version.

But I still haven't beaten the first game!

This is a brilliant article and a good reminder of why platformers are objectively the best genre.