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Xenoblade X for me this Weekend. It was my first Xenoblade game ten years ago and to be honest, I rushed it. Since then though ive played and completed XC1, 2, 3& the dlc and have developed a strong love for the series. Now that I'm ten years older I'm going to take my time with this and enjoy it. I only got the game today and I'm already 5 hours in!!

Like others have mentioned. I hope for a physical release and I don't mean LGR, I'm tired of waiting nearly 2 years for a game sometimes. If they release a Switch 2 versithin'd purchase it on that instead.

This is the first time I've played any of the Suikoden games. What I love about the first game so far is how fast paced everything is. I might need a guide to get all 108 stars, but it's incredibly addictive. I'm already looking forward to getting into the second game!!

Ever since Nintendo introduced the Virtual console, I have been forever waiting for them to bring out the GC classics. I hope this bares fruit.

Regardless of the changes to THPS4 I'm sure I'll still love THPS3 and 4. I just hope as with this article, they capture the spirit of it. You can't replicate the launch day title of the THPS3 of the cube (which I might add as a free pack in with the cube @£129.99) you just can't beat it!! So it's a tall order for older gamers, those that are new I hope you enjoy to it's fullest.

I remember pre-ordering my GameCube along with THPS3 and Rogue leader on launch day 17th of May 2002. I spent all day playing THPS3, great memories. Especially the skate park editor. Really good game amd really glad there remaking/remastering it. THPS4 was good, but obviously didn't have the same impact on me. Looking forward to this one, though I'll hold out to see if it's announced for Switch 2.

You kind of nailed it in the first paragraph for me. There was something about the N64 version that just felt all the more weird. What makes me choose the original over the 3DS version is pure nostalgia. The 3DS version os still really good and enjoyed playing but, the N64 version is the one I love to play even now.

I swear to god, GTA has been in and around the top ten since the 1950's.

@Kestrel Just put parental controls on your account, give yourself access to everything obviously, and the app will give you a monthly update on what got played the most. It would he nice to have that feature back though.

Miiverse was really good. Though, I think it would be a good idea to make it a mobile app. That way it doesn't take up so much RAM and it would be optional so those that don't want it, don't have to have it.

Point is even with Xbox own IPs, I'll still have a Switch backlog to see me through even the Switch 2's life cycle. I'm mainly looking forward to Nintendo's first party titles. After all, that's why I buy Nintendo hardware. Having strong 3rd party support has been great on the Switch, but for me personally, it is not why I bought one. Though it is nice to see other Platform manufacturers get excited about new new Nintendo hardware because there always looking to innovate and though the Switch 2 may not be ground-breaking, I'm sure there will be a things they'll add that will be pretty unique or, on the negative side, be a straight up gimmick.

Might seem fairly shallow, I'm just interested in if any current Switch games, will be boosted, be it resolution or frame rate. I have a number of games, that are really good gameplay wise, but the performance almost makes them unplayable.

To be honest, I've watched the first season a good number of times and though I didnt like the characters to much at first, they have grown on me quite a bit. I still have my reservations about season two, but I'm definitely going to give it a decent chance.

Paper Mario TYD gets my vote for sure. I absolutely loved it!! It was such a shame it had to end to be honest. I bought Paper Mario The Origami, expecting a similar experience but unfortunately its just didn't live up to my expectations. That's not to say its a bad game, but I found the battle system pretty jarring and took a bit of time to get use too.

So yesterday I made a comment about only buying 3 games this year....I'll have to take that back, I forgot this existed to be honest. I would really love to play this.

Persona 5. Started playing it before Christmas and now I'm 40 hours and I don't really want to play anything else. I might flirt with idea and put in dragon quest 3, then take it out again and play Persona 5 Royal for what seems like 5 minutes which actually turns in 5 hours. It's just soooo good!!

I'm sticking to only getting 3 releases so far this year. Metroid Prime 4 is a must, I remember getting the Orignal Metroid Prime on release when I was 18 and loved the Prime series since. Dragon quest 1&2 HD is definitely a pre-order, who doesn't love a bit of dragon quest eh? And finally Xenoblade Chronicles X. It'll be cool if the new content leads to hint of where the series is going next.

I also put money aside every month last year in anticipation for release of switch 2. Definitely going to try my best and get that on pre-order.

I'm really enjoying this app, because I love video game music, and I'm especially enjoying there extended selection as well.

I wish that ment they bought rights to Xenogears. I think a remaster of that game would be epic. It's a shame it doesn't. I would imagine Takahashi and his wife would expand on it and give it the love they wanted to all those years ago. Still I'm looking forward to there future releases.

I finally completed all 8 story arcs on Octopath traveller, just side quests and extras left to do. It's been a labour of love. Over on PS5 I'm playing Space marines 2.

The original is just so bad it's good!! I had a composite connection and put the red and white (left and right audio) through my hi-fi Auxiliary port at the time to get full stereo sound instead of the tinny speakers that came with TV's at the time.

I liked it so much, even before it was released that I forgot I pre-ordered twice!! And ended up with 4 copies. One special edition from Sqaure Enix website 2 from amazon (PS5 and Switch) and one switch copy from Game.....I'm normally so good at keeping an eye on what I pre-order, but this? It was like I was trying to hurt my future self in the bank balance.

Pre-ordered straight away. The bum bag and kong drum for extra £6? Get in my collection!!

Bought, played 15 hours so far and I love it. 8 out of ten. Nintendo just know how to make really good games!!

It would be great if this was the catalyst for a series revival to be honest. The story, though sometimes a bit convoluted (just a smidge) at times, is fantastic and I felt it was ahead of its time compared to other games released during its time.

I pumped around 300hrs into the Wii U version and I'll gladly sink in another 300 for the Switch game.

This is excellent stuff, I just bought a N64 controller for the Switch as well. Looking forward to playing the original Shadowman again and really experience the differences instead of just watching a YouTube video.

It's nice for those that enjoyed, but the choice is a bit puzzling to be honest. A remaster of the N64 amd Gamecube rogue squadrons would be awesome though. I'd especially love remaster of Rogue squadron 2 on the cube. Ive still got my European launch day copy and my launch day cube. I've had to replace the lid on it but it still runs games even after 22 years of use!! I still play MK double dash and conflict desert storm 2 with my mates at least once a week for a lads night.

This is cool for timeline enthusiast. For me though, its a bit of fan service and nice easter egg. I do like it when developers put in the work for the fans.

The Switch for is like the Snes. Absolute beast of library.

Hoping this gets released outside of Japan, like many others here. Looks awesome!

@DogDetective That too. I wish I hadn't given them my money to be honest. Just like the tales of symphonia remaster. They completely half baked them both. I expect this level of porting from THQNordic to be honest.

This is really good news for those that love it. What would really be nice though? A patch to sort out the the framerate. Please make it so Namco.

@LikelySatan The Doom Slayer collection? Yup. I was expecting Doom 2016 Download and the rest of the games on the Cart. You'll still had to down load the Multiplayer as well....thankfully I bought it on sale at Game for about £20, which I essentially paid for all the older games to Download. Silver lining sure, but I'm a physical forever kind of bloke.

Already have the doomslayers collection which came with doom 2016 on the cart and the rest where download codes a few years ago. It was disappointing at the time because I thought I was getting them all on cartridge and this is just more of the same. I think a better collection would have been the Quake games and older Doom titles all on cartridge and announced Doom Eternal physical release with DLC as download seeing as you can get Doom 2016 on Cart anyway.

Kind of surprised to see the Switch version of RDR outsold the PS4 version albeit by a couple of percent. I mean would GTA 5 not make sense right now? Especially with holiday season coming up. Having that on the go would be awesome.

That's insane. This why as an adult I still love Nintendo games. They just make them with creativity in mind and let you the player just do what you want, within reason and protection of there IPs. I wish Sony would bring back little big planet, those games were really good!! Beats some of the games there coming out with.

I think personally I would like new hardware, if not only for the novelty of having some hardware with a lot more under hood to have spectacular games on the go. However, if I was to be sensible, I've been at age now where graphics mean little and performance is key, so I don't really mind sticking with the current Switch or even if the new hardware was some what of a minor leap in comparison. As long as games are smooth to play, have a decent fidelity and are enjoyable, then I'm all in. Though I really would love to see Ninty make the new hardware backwards compatible so I could finish off my backlog amd play them, in some cases, at a good frame rate and possibly bumped up visuals.

@SBandy1 I love the idea of back compat. However, Ninty need to get it right this time and not make the same blunder they did when they announced the Wii U. Even thought it was 12/13 years ago I still remember the "game pad only" reveal.

@SBandy1 Shows how much I pay attention to the console split. I suppose I'm still used to EA giving the watered down versions to Nintendo platforms since Wii. Though the Switch has been the best console Nintendo have put together since the Snes. That's not to say console post Snes where rubbish, far from it, but the Switch just has some magic about it. Magic I don't get from my PlayStation 4 or 5, last time Sony really nailed it for me was the PS3, love that console.

Sorry, but since when did Fifa (I hate calling it EA sports FC) sell the most on Nintendo platforms? Have I stepped into some kind of parallel universe or something?

Last time i bought a Fifa game was Fifa 99 on the N64, after that it was always PES or ISS.

So most of the 2D elements (trees and other prop scenery) that are in the other HD-2D games are now fully 3D? Not that I'm complaining, it looks fantastic. I just don't see the Switch version running so smooth both Octopath traveller games had framerate dips and so did triangle strategy, they weren't game breaking sure, but I do worry slightly. Sure it'll amount to nothing. I was also expecting the pixilated textures as well, like I'm use to with HD-2D games. Oh well Still can't wait to play this.

I'd love a HD remaster of No Mercy. Infact a double pack of both No Mercy and Wrestlemaina 2000 would be awesome sauce.

Could you imagine the bragging rights and having that on your CV?

Interviewer:"What technical accomplishments have you achieved when it comes to game developement?"
Him: "I ported Mario 64 to the GBA and had it running at a fairly stable fps and fully 3D"
Interview: " O_O "

@SBandy1 Oh my god yes! The bugged version had the blood in it as well (which I remember wasn't ment to be in it originally). Thanks for reminding me

@Not_Soos Agreed, I remember when WWF No Mercy released on the N64 in November of 2000 and it came out with a game breaking glitch that would erase all the career progress and you couldn't save a anything (for Europe at least). Game (known as Electronics Boutique at the time) ended up having to make a product recall and it took a further 3 months for THQ to iron out the bug and re-release. I know there are other examples but this one stands out the most for me.

@BANJO agreed my friend. I've pumped a good number of hours into it myself.

This been one of the best things to come to NSO.

Can we get a remaster/port of Hybrid heaven? Heavily underrated game.

I'm sticking with Octopath traveller. I'm really getting into it. I've completed chapter 2 for all 8 characters and completed chapter 3 for 2 characters so far. I'm enjoying all the individual stories and experimenting with secondary jobs to gain maximum balance at the moment. I can't believe I slept on this for so long!! It's absolutely great!! And I'm having a blast. Currently 72 hours in and trying my hardest to stick to one game at a time. Over on PS5 though it's cyberpunk 2077 which I am also really enjoying.