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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.

I almost never buy ports of games I already own, and I see no reason to make an exception for these. I love the games and will definitely replay them sometimes but I can easily do that on the Wii and save myself 60 quid.

I'm a little surprised Nintendo is already going down the paid DLC route for a full-price* Switch 2 game, after all the pricing backlash. I'm sure it will be good but I was naively hoping the higher prices for Switch 2 games might mean you actually get the whole game for that price.

*or arguably not quite 'full-price' considering Mario Kart is even more expensive

I appreciate there could be stuff we haven't seen yet that pushes the hardware to its limits, but I feel like this could have just been DLC for the Switch 1 version?

I think it's silly that you need a subscription and an accessory to play this. It should either be playable without the headset or the headset should include permanent access to the games. That said, this is both a hilariously random announcement and a genuinely exciting one because I kind of want to play VB Wario Land.

Edit: Just occurred to me this might work with Labo VR, which would save me a bit of money

Glad I held off on this game for now; after starting Shadow Labyrinth recently before being put off by its difficulty, I don't really fancy another hair-tearing Metroidvania right now. I'll certainly pick it up when I am in the mood for that kind of thing, and I expect I'll appreciate the effects of the upcoming patch when I do.

Well, I don't have one yet, and I can live with that, which I guess is all I really need to say. But in fairness it's still very early days, Mario Kart and Donkey Kong look great, and it's got maybe the best third-party line-up a Nintendo console has ever had at the three-month mark?

I liked Hollow Knight and definitely will play Silksong, but it's not something I'm feeling particularly excited for or even really in the mood to play right now, so I'll probably wait until it gets a physical release. But I'm glad it's finally here and I hope it lives up to everyone's expectations!

With the usual caveat that I haven't played the game - yes, Miis would be a good way to add a bit of personality, although in an ideal world it would have Arms-style original characters with unique abilities and personalities. But for me the biggest way to improve it would probably be adding more varied stages and objectives, even a story mode if possible (I know it's a low-budget game).

The issue of control options is a tough one... It's clearly designed around mouse controls and that's how I would want to play it (the unusual control scheme is the main reason I'm still interested in the game despite the lukewarm reception, I love stuff like that), but it's definitely unfortunate that a game based around wheelchair basketball is so inaccessible to players with certain disabilities. More options is generally a good thing.

I have a fair few games on my Switch I haven't played much or at all, from that time when Qubic Games gave away a bunch of their games for free and a couple of other publishers joined in. Earlier this week I decided to make a start on one of those, a survival game called Soul Searching. It's fairly simplistic but relaxing so far and I'm intrigued to see where it goes next, so I'll try and make some progress on that this weekend. I'll also have a go at the Sonic Racing network test in between catching Pokemon to fill up the Legends: Arceus 'dex.

I've given up on Shadow Labyrinth for now after getting my rear end handed to me one too many times by a particularly frustrating boss. Instead I'm finally heading back to Hisui to complete the Pokedex in Legends: Arceus, which is considerably more relaxing despite the occasional giant angry Infernape.

@HammerGalladeBro Happy birthday!

I've never really played an MMORPG but if I were to get into one it would probably be FF14 (in the absence of an English version of Dragon Quest X, anyway), so a Switch/2 version would definitely be welcome. Personally not interested in 16, I want a bit of whimsy in my Final Fantasy.

@fenlix Probably because it's cheaper to buy the Switch 1 version and the £8 upgrade fee than it is to buy the Switch 2 version (not to mention that far more people have a Switch 1).

I read the 'just like that' in the title in the voice of Lou Albano's Mario at the end of Do the Mario, which I'm sure is what Ollie had in mind

Can't say I'm as enthusiastic about themes of dismemberment murder as Kodaka is, but this does look interesting!

I haven't tried the demo on account of my Switch 2-less state, but I really like the concept (despite the fairly bland aesthetics) so as long as it has a decent amount of content for the price I'll probably get it once I have the means.

Easily my favourite N64 game and my favourite Mario RPG. Everything about it felt so magical playing it for the first time.

I'm made entirely of particles too, The Drifter's not special.

I've been meaning to get this game at some point, but now this version exists I might as well wait until I get a Switch 2 and then buy the S2 physical version.

I'm playing Shadow Labyrinth, which so far is a solid if surprisingly difficult game. The sparsity of checkpoints is frustrating and I wish Pac-Man (the game doesn't call him Pac-Man but he's obviously Pac-Man) was a more helpful companion, although I'm not very far in so hopefully I'll unlock some more abilities for him.

I also need to renew my Switch Online so I can play this weekend's Tetris 99 event (FOMO sells, as it turns out), and I'm thinking it's about time I finally upgrade to the expansion pack. If I do decide to bite the bullet on that I'll probably be trying out some N64 games this weekend too.

I was a bit surprised at first that this isn't coming to Switch 1, but after watching the trailer it makes sense - you'd need the power fo the Switch 2 to render photorealistic David Hasselhoff

All jokes aside, that was a great trailer and the game looks fun. It's kind of weird that SpongeBob has become one of the only franchises consistently releasing 3D platformers, but I'll take it

A release date for Professor Layton seems fairly likely, and that's one of the games I'm most looking forward to. I don't know much about UFO 50 but I've heard good things and would love to see it on Switch. And this isn't the first time I've said this but one of my most wanted ports is Psychonauts 2, so if Microsoft feels like throwing us a few Xbox-published games I'd be very happy with that one (and the original Psychonauts while they're at it; I've played it before but it's one of those increasingly rare multiplatform classics that's never been on a Nintendo console).

@Nitrome_Ltd I loved the old browser games, it's really cool that there's a way to recreate those mouse controls on console now

Maybe one day (once I have a Switch 2). I have the base game already and I'm a sucker for gimmicky minigames, but to get the most out of it I'd have to buy a camera as well that I probably wouldn't use for much else, which makes it a questionable value proposition.

I didn't know he worked on over 700 scripts as well as acting! Seems like he was an even more important part of the Pokemon anime than I realised.

Looks great! Reminds me a lot of Part Time UFO as well as Nitrome's old Hot Air for that balloon level in the trailer, which of course they mention in the press release. Surprising they don't have a dev kit even now the console is out, hopefully that'll be rectified sooner rather than later.

@Medic_alert Ok, that's good to know! And I assume the collectables have some kind of signposting rather than just being behind random walls. I still think I might get a bit overwhelmed by the amount of stuff to destroy but I'm sure I'll get used to it once I've played the game for a while!

I feel like this element of the game might stress me out a bit when I play it... If you can destroy everything, how do I know I shouldn't just smash every wall in case there's some goodies behind it?

I love that Disney Tsum Tsum has the (joint) highest average age

That Rainbow Road costume is incredible

To be honest I sort of liked the 'we' instead of 'I', though that's probably just because it's what I'm used to after a decade on this site and several years reading ONM before that. I'll admit the singular pronoun makes more sense!

By the way, I correctly guessed the third letter was penned by @Maxz while reading it, and I would definitely like to see a Joy-Con didgeridoo

At the moment I'm playing Paper Trail, which is a lovely little puzzle game. It seems to be quite short so I might finish it this weekend, and my copy of Shadow Labyrinth hasn't arrived yet so I'm not sure what I'll play in between. Maybe this would be a good time to go back and complete the Pokedex in Legends Arceus before Z-A comes out?

Takeda is Donkey
And LeBron James is Gwa... sorry, wrong thing

I need to renew my NSO and I've been thinking about finally subscribing to the expansion pack, so potentially having a chance to play this seems like another good reason to do so! I never saw any footage or anything of the first playtest so I don't really know what it is, and getting to play a new Nintendo game with no prior knowledge at all would be pretty cool.

Edit: Turns out you have to have already had an NSO+ subscription as of the 17th, so I can't take part unfortunately. Oh well, it will still be worth subscribing for, like, Banjo-Kazooie.

@The_Nintend_Pedant There was also a cancelled Mega Man game called Maverick Hunter which was going to be a dark FPS. I don't normally like the idea of taking a colourful game series and making it dark and edgy, but something about Shadow Labyrinth is intriguing me and I'm strongly considering buying it right away even if it is only 'good enough'!

I don't really associate Danger Mouse with toilet humour? This looks like it could be decent though, better than that other Danger Mouse game on Switch anyway.

I've held off on buying a Switch 2 for now and for the most part I'm ok with not having the shiny new thing, but this kind of feeling is the one thing I'm a little sad to miss out on. By the time I get the console there'll be a fair few first-party games to pick up, so I may not give as much attention to each one as I would if I were grabbing them as and when they launched. Ah well, I'm sure I'll still have a great time with them, and at least there are still some Switch 1 games coming out for me to look forward to!

I clicked the Humble Store link and it says it's already delisted on there! So there's no way of getting it discounted unfortunately.

I like the other Bithell games I've played but I have no interest in John Wick, so I'd probably only pick this up on sale. At least there seems to be a physical release so it won't be impossible to buy the game in the future.

I don't have the game (or indeed console) yet but from what I've heard about it, the #1 thing I'd want added is progress tracking for Free Roam collectibles. Just seems like such a bizarre omission. I also hear the non-humanoid characters don't have costume options, which also needs rectifying ASAP - give Biddibud butterfly wings or something, Nintendo, come on.

(Well OK, the actual #1 thing I'd want is a reasonable price tag for the game, but the sales figures have probably blue-shelled any chance of that happening...)

I don't really see the need for a remake anyway, it holds up pretty well.

Currently it's Deltarune, by default. Even though it's an as-yet unfinished game (and I haven't even fully finished what's there so far), it's delightful and, well, I haven't played anything else released this year.

@Dimjimmer It's like opening a can of Worms

I kind of thought this was a full retail game so that's a lot cheaper than I expected. I hope it does have a good amount more content than what we've seen though.

Still making my way through the new Deltarune update. I haven't had a great deal of time to play it so I only just finished Chapter 3 yesterday, but I loved it and have no idea what to expect from Chapter 4!

@Flapflop As much as I would be happy with a Switch 1 version of this game since I don't have a Switch 2 yet, GameShare isn't proof that it would run on Switch 1. GameShare works by streaming the game from the host console - the Switch 1 isn't natively running it.

For some reason I kind of love the music when you lose in Team Tanks (which I assume is on the extended playback in this?)

Shout out to WarioWare Move It popping up at #40

I can't see myself using GameChat much, but if I ever feel like trying out Mario Party's camera minigames (once I eventually have a Switch 2, that is), this will probably be the option I go for. I don't want to spend loads on what is, let's face it, a novelty, so the cheaper price and adorable design more than make up for the lower image quality if you ask me. Love the picture of the Piranha Plant checking out its brethren on the TV, by the way!