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@Not_Soos I'm a trans woman and it's not because my interests or personality would particularly be considered feminine, it's just that I feel I am innately female and I feel much happier being perceived that way than as a boy. I imagine non-binary people feel similarly except that they are neither male or female.

I can understand why it might sound nonsensical if you haven't experienced it yourself, but to my knowledge the majority of modern psychologists agree that gender is a mental function that doesn't always align with one's biological sex. And you don't have to fully understand it to respect people's identities and refer to them the way they prefer (that's not aimed at you specifically, just in general).

That's really cool! And good that Nintendo has coordinated it across various languages, unlike with Blanche from Pokemon GO (which is not technically a Nintendo game, of course) who's referred to with gender-neutral pronouns in English but female ones in several other languages.

My first game in the series was Fusion via the 3DS Ambassador Programme. I've never got massively into the series but I've now played and liked all the 2D entries in some form (the remakes in the case of 1 and 2) and definitely want to play the rest of them in the future.

How can anyone not like that premise? It sounds brilliant!

I love him so much

I got Internet (the Frog), which sounds more like a joke character the Sonic Twitter account would come up with.

Also I think this is probably the first ever article about Xenoblade to include a Grand Designs reference.

That's cool but this game is so hard I'm not sure if I'll ever get through all the base game's content, let alone buy DLC for it.

It wouldn't be Xenoblade without cheesy voice lines.

As much as I love Splatoon I still haven't really seen anything to be excited about with this game. No idea why Nintendo's being so coy about big new features like the story mode with only a month to go. But hopefully it will get its own Direct soon that will put these worries to rest.

I'm glad there are so many Mario Kart Tour tracks in it, those ones are basically new to me as I've barely played Tour. I haven't bought the DLC yet though, I've just played some of the tracks from wave 1 by playing the game online (they can come up in online races as long as at least one person in the lobby has the DLC).

Sounds good! If nothing else it should put an end to the 'what is this, Sega Life?????' comments.

@Jamie64326 Yep that's right, it's mentioned on the page linked in the tweet above.

Reminder that if your Nintendo Account on your Switch is linked to your Wii U / 3DS, you can still add funds via the Switch and use them on Wii U / 3DS right up until the actual shutdown.

Spheal is the perfect being

@StAmbrosius Yeah, God forbid our children play games by a company who, er, gives equal benefits to all employees regardless of relationship status. The woke brigade have gone too far this time!

There have been a few Mario Kart boxes with just a kart on a pure white background, and it really doesn't suit the chaotic nature of the series imo (Mario Kart DS has possibly the worst box art Nintendo's ever come up with). The western cover is much better here.

I miss the dual screens of the 3/DS and Wii U, shame that didn't even get a mention. But I can't argue with Miiverse being included.

I've been playing DuckTales Remastered recently, which is a rare game with an elderly protagonist. And a rare game with a Scottish protagonist, now I come to think of it. Maybe best Scots should be the next list?

Set in the My Hero universe? I don't see Ardal O'Hanlon in that trailer.

I liked the first game but wasn't overly excited about this at first, thinking it would just be a straight sequel. But this revamped gameplay looks really fun, and I can't wait to hear the music from that incredible trio of composers.

That's ironic given that Miyamoto was famously the one who pushed for Yoshi's Island to have a more cartoony and stylised look.

Glad they got that sorted, I tried playing it last night and couldn't find a game at all. Wasn't sure if it was server issues or just that nobody was playing, lol.

It's not an official Mario Kart Tour account that posted that Whomp tweet.

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?!