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There's a lot going on there - it's like Captain Toad but there's also combat puzzles and you have to do things to the rhythm? Not sure how well it will all go together but it should be fun if it turns out well.

Not sure yet, I think I like Miraidon more than Koraidon but Professor Sada more than Turo.

Sounds really interesting and it's great to see Square Enix doing something so weird and different to their normal output (and actually releasing it outside of Japan!). Not sure I'd pay £40 for it but I'll put it on the wishlist.

Looks like an interesting game, will it get a review?

Thanks for pointing this out so I can turn it off next time I play the game. I have no idea why people would want to talk to strangers while playing a game like this.

@Bunkerneath 2500 gold points is £25 to spend on the eShop, that's not pointless.

From the title I thought it meant he was worried the Waluigi picture was too sexy for the world

It's interesting seeing how many people have got into Earthbound in recent years and loved it, because I played it for the first time on the SNES Mini and thought it was a decent enough game that was probably clever and unique for its time, but nothing special nowadays. Makes me feel like I'm missing out on something, but I guess everyone has at least one universally beloved game that they thought was just alright, so I can live with that.

I'd rather have the normal design but I don't really care. The Nintendo Selects one doesn't look bad at all imo.

Oh no, that's gonna make me tempted to keep it in the box in case I ever want to sell it
But no, realistically I want to have it unboxed on my shelf like my other amiibo. I haven't bought an amiibo in a long time but I couldn't resist official Arms merchandise.

I thought 'Chris-san' meant Chris Pratt at first

Golf is great, especially in Resort. It's the only video game my dad's really got into, and he's much better than me at it.

@AJWolfTill We may be thinking of different characters, because the one I'm talking about didn't die in the first game at least. I would say you should probably use spoiler tags for that first paragraph, but I'm not actually sure what character you mean even though I've played the game, lol.

I agree that scene is in poor taste as well. I didn't actually see it when I played the game (I think you had to obtained a particular item to trigger it?) but I was told about it. If I remember right there were also a few comments made throughout the game about the size of Hina's breasts, which made me a bit uncomfortable too as she's a teenager.

@JasmineDragon I've only played the first Danganronpa game but another issue I have with it is a character with a particular mental health condition. It's not something I know a lot about but I think the portrayal of it in the game is unrealistic and possibly offensive to people with the condition. That's probably not an issue that would put you off playing the game though, it's just something to be aware of.

I dunno, I like mystery stories but I can't stand excessive violence so I usually stay clear of this kind of game. That said, I did play the first Danganronpa because of its similarities to Ace Attorney, and I could just about cope with the deaths (and the various, er, dodgy aspects) and ultimately enjoyed it for the murder mystery side of things. I think it helped that it had a sense of humour and that the blood was pink. So I might like some other similar games as long as they're not too grim.

(I have also played The World Ends With You but I can't remember a thing about its story. I don't think it was as dark or depressing though.)

I can't say I remember Bigley but putting him in the game is such a random decision, I love it

Nope. I'm perfectly happy with the Switch as it is. I can live with not having the very shiniest version of a game (I happily bought Breath of the Wild on Wii U, after all).

I went for Wii and DS, with Wii U and 3DS a close second for the reasons @CharlieGirl described. The games and hardware Nintendo released in those two generations felt more playful, experimental and just plain fun than anything before or since. Which is an opinion that almost certainly comes from nostalgia bias on my part as a Gen Z, but that's probably true for most people's favourite consoles.

Why do these companies have to use words like 'metaverse' instead of just talking like normal people

Wait, May's Mysteries?? I thought that must be a port at first but seems like it might actually be a sequel? That's really random, I only know of the original game because I vaguely remember it getting a brief review in ONM that basically just said it was a Professor Layton rip-off (though not a bad one iirc).

Ghibli-Wibbly Timey-Wimey is one of the all-time great subheadings

@TheRedComet Ah, that's two replies giving opposite advice. I thought this might happen
Well, we'll see how long it take Chrono Trigger to come to Switch. My instinct is to play it first as it's the older game, but if it gets to the point where I really want to start playing the series and Trigger still isn't on Switch then I'll just start with Cross. Shame the DS version is so expensive (I don't really want to play it on PC or mobile).

@Browny Thanks, I'll give it a go then once I've finished a few other Switch games I still need to play. It's really great to see Square Enix re-releasing so many games from their back catalogue these days.

As someone who's never played either Chrono game, do you have to play Chrono Trigger first to get the most out of Cross, or does it stand up entirely on its own?

Good for him! I'm glad the 3DS and Wii U are still getting some appreciation. I just wish their eShops didn't have to close so soon.

@PtM That's amazing, I had no idea!

Sakurai voiced King Dedede?!

Their worst Mario choices are interesting because those two games are practically polar opposites. Mario Sunshine is very weird and experimental and almost nothing like the rest of the series, whereas NSMB2 is very traditional and lacking in innovation. Personally I'd take the latter over Sunshine any day - I admire Sunshine's ambition and creativity but it hasn't aged well at all.

Twilight Princess is one of my favourite Zelda games but I haven't played Majora's Mask yet. I'm not sure what my least favourite Zelda would be, maybe one of the NES ones but that's a little unfair as I've never made much progress in either of them. Restricting it to games I've actually finished I'd probably have to say Spirit Tracks, but it's still a very good game.

@garfreek @Anti-Matter Funnily enough I'm playing Sushi Striker on 3DS at the moment too. It's a fun little game considering the bargain price I paid for it.

Nano Assault EX on 3DS was good, I'll make sure to buy its Wii U sequel in this sale. I'm interested in Fast Racing and Art of Balance too but they're on Switch so I'll get them on there another time.

Good to see Shin'en is doing this, I hope more publishers follow suit. They don't necessarily need to, as the impending shutdown means people are more likely to buy eShop games soon anyway (which I'm sure Nintendo is fully aware of and will keep all their games at full price, annoyingly) but it's a nice gesture and sales make it easier for people to afford everything they want.

I played a bit of this as a kid on my brother's N64 so it will be great to have a chance to play it again. Switch would be better though!

Both my original Joy-Con have been for repair for drift or a button failing, but they're fine now and the console itself is still in great condition after nearly five years.

It makes sense for this game to be free as it already uses the f2p 'seasons' model. I played the free trial and it was fun so I'll probably download it again now.

Oh thank God, I was worried there weren't enough ways to play Street Fighter II on the Switch.

Seriously though, I'm not a big fan of fighting games but it's great to see publishers putting so much effort into retro compilations like this.

@nukatha Ah ok, that makes sense (well, kind of - I don't know why it's not more consistent). As @1UP_MARIO pointed out, it's definitely possible that the updates will still be available on the eShop like with Skyward Sword on Wii, but we don't know that for sure.

I'm pretty sure Nintendo said software updates will still be available after the eShop shutdown. That may not be true forever though, and I don't know if it applies to patches that you have to download directly from the eShop, like the Pokemon X/Y one.

@Wexter It's annoying, I'd rather leave my consoles the way they are, but modding them might be necessary, even if only to make sure I don't lose access to my purchases if they ever disable the ability to redownload games.

They've confirmed that Pokemon Bank will become free to use, in case you missed that, so that's some good news at least.

Really disappointing news, I still use both consoles and there are a lot of games I've yet to buy on the eShop. So many games will be completely inaccessible after this shutdown, especially ones that make a lot of use of the Wii U and 3DS's unique features and control schemes, which will make them nearly impossible to port to Switch or anything else.

I don't like horror but I'd be tempted to get this just out of respect for the developers having the audacity to include a Wii Balance Board control scheme.

I wonder why Fairy Fanny never appeared in the games.

@Scapetti I could understand having that view about some articles but this is actual news about a big game that's coming to the Switch, of course it should be reported on.

My eShop wishlist continues to grow exponentially.

It's very difficult to notice that the shirt has anything to do with Pokemon.

I've never watched this show but I hope this release comes to the UK as we often miss out on DVD releases of US cartoons. I don't think season 2 is even out on DVD here at all.

I might give this a go actually. I do think cartoons that run for decades should allow the characters to age and then pass the lead role onto new generations of characters, but it's good to hear Pokemon is still staying relatively fresh despite that. I suppose the fact that Ash's companions (human and Pokemon) change every few years probably helps, it's only really Ash and Pikachu themselves that stay the same. Very sad to hear Snom isn't more prominent (Snominent?) though.

Since 1.18 came out I actually played this game for the first time in a while and found some diamonds, so looks like I picked the right time to play it

@Tisteg80 I think they're still allowed but don't count toward the eShop charts. So I'm not quite sure what this company has to gain from this, I suppose maybe the publicity will get them a few extra sales.

I'm a sucker for games that make use of the GamePad's various functions so I'm tempted to buy this.

I don't have the DLC so I didn't know you could add custom effects to the polishing, at first I just thought all the effects in these screenshots were the defaults in the game. Needless to say I thought the developers had gone a bit mental making this expansion over lockdown.

The character looks kind of annoying and I have no interest in League of Legends... but I do love rhythm platformers, so I might give this a go anyway.