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@FarkyValentine I say start with the second one actually! The story runs concurrent with the first, but it’s a far prettier game, the music and the art direction are both sublime. It also puts you the puzzle solving dungeon goodness a little faster than the first

@BlueBlur101 but not for Nintendo, at least not yet.

TMS is January, and Animal Crossing is March

This was the last game I was excited about for this year. But I suppose it’s not a big deal! February looks empty from here!

They were hinting at this for the last few months... I was hoping they were insinuating at a port of SteamWorld Tower Defense. But hope springs eternal!

I too am still playing through dragon Quest! I am about 25 hours in and it is just getting to be super special!!

But when I’m not doing that I picked up earthbound where I left off in the spring - I just got Puu.Hopefully
I can finish that one day it’s a beautiful game

I actually don’t mind so much in this scenario.

It’s more like the Spyro’s of the world where the original cart becomes useless without the download. At the very least I’ll havw IV on the cart for good

I am a little disappointed that the Hat in Time release was delayed to be the same day as this. I will still get both, but that means I probably won’t play this until closer to Christmas

Good to know more people actually played the game. I legitimately have concerns about people who see Edelgard as a hero. (Which is not to say that you can’t root for a villain obvi)

I love Mercedes! Can’t believe she isn’t even top ten? Maybe it’s because she is the only one who doesn’t get a glow-up after the time skip

@HeroponRiki I’m so glad Gatekeeper has a fan base!!! I loved them!

I have been overwhelmed by great games (just like the rest of us Switch owners) And even though I play them as fast as I can I still get behind!

I have set aside an "achievement system" so that certain games I want to play I can only "unlock" (purchase) after meeting other requirements. For example I can't buy Ghostbusters until I finish Luigi's Mansion. I can't buy The Mana Collection unless I actually play a few hours of it on my SNES Classic. etc.

That only helps with my "b-tier" however. I am still buying like 3 big games a month, which is crazy

There is a truly incredible Tim Rogers review of Dragon Quest 11 that talks about how culturally in Japan, many people play Dragon Quest games as bed time stories for an hour a night on week nights. I’ve decided that is how I will play that game. Slowly and methodically with no pressure. I began the demo like that and I’ll continue to do that until it’s done!

But my main game this weekend should be to finish Link’s Awakening, and then just binge the last game on the Spyro Collection!! Happy weekend!

@MysteryCupofJoe I always wanted to see Meta Knight

You can imagine his ship flying over the map too

@SterlingEyes I hope you get to Darksiders soon!!! It’s a wonderful series and the first one is just perfect on Switch - I didn’t encounter a single glitch and the graphics have aged wonderfully

I was happy to have finished the second Spyro game in the collection the morning I got my hands on Link’s Awakening.

I may power through Zelda, but I am already missing Spyro. I suppose it’s a good problem to have.

Darksiders 2 comes out on thursday, that is one of my very favorites and I couldn’t be more excited.

I have adored all of the DLC I have gotten on the Switch thus far. That said, I don’t know how much I’ll be playing multiplayer.

For me it’s all about Spyro this weekend! This is the last week where I am not buying a game until the end of november!

Ooh! And I am nearly finished with the Dragon Quest 11 demo, I really appreciate the headstart

This is the last week that I don’t want to pick up a game until end of November!

Xbox allowing Banjo in Smash, as well as Cuphead/Ori/Lucky’s Tale etc give Microsoft a huge “in” with the Japanese Market. I firmly believe that drives a great deal of their cooperation.

As recently as 2017 I remember reading the XBONX was selling like 200 units in Japan a week. Maybe these games find a few new fans overseas? I think I read Cuphead in Particular did well

I thought for sure they would add a Three Houses character in an Encore edition.

This was my favorite announcement of the direct. Great game

This has been my most anticipated game for over a year! I have hardly slept last night for being so eager.

Just one more hour...

Seems more Has-Been-Heros than it does Trine

I was following this game for the last two years - disappointing that they annoyances the delay the day before launch.

It could be a Yooka-Laylee scenario however, where it ends up being best on Switch?

A friend of mine and I were talking about what putting a few key exclusives on Nintendo consoles does for the exposure on the Japanese markets.

I am pretty sure I read that Cuphead specifically is doing real well out there

God this looks like so much work... but I still kinda want Hat in Time more. It’s the same day!

I am halfway through my second playthrough of Fire Emblem. I am a blue Lion, and playing as. Black Eagle is tough. I hope I can oppose Edelgard in a meaningful way

With the physical announcement, it just became a must get again!!

I’m not downloading it, but I am importing Oninaki. And I might get the Secret of Mana Collection

I know this date sucks, but this is the one game that I would get no matter what the date of release was. I can't wait!!!!

@CTmatic I believe it is closer to Zelda!! This is the only 3d series that comes close to Zelda's complex puzzle design. If you missed that in BotW, this is the perfect game

Fire Emblem is too good.

Nintendo did the BotW/Odyssey thing again! It’s perfect for bite sized chunks or to invest hours and hours in!!

Three Houses is a perfect game (as of 40 hours - maybe it gets bad later)

Getting in early before people forget about Lock’s Quest! The finest original 3rd party offering!!!

The fourth option... only if they also #RemasterThousandYearDoor

I had this preordered for 6 months earlier this year, originally it was slated to launch in the middle of July. Now that it is releasing on the busiest day of the busiest month of this year... I don't know anymore.

Maybe I'll come around

This demo was excellent! I will be ordering the physical copy from Play-Asia

Which because a few people asked, does have the English option.

@Luna_110 no way you’ll finish it this weekend!! That game is so gosh darn long.

I reckon you’ve got nearly another 20 hours

@charlieonholiday the pacing of the first Xenoblade is just so so good. It’s easy to put that first 60 hours into without thinking

This weekend is the last quiet weekend for games. I’ll likely be finishing Steamworld Quest, and maybe dip into Starlink or dabble with Mario Odyssey. There hasn’t been a game release I was excited about since April, and it has been very quiet...

Next weekend is the beginning of the flood! Fire Emblem, Oninaki, Spyro, Links Awakening, Dragon Quest, Luigi’s Mansion. With the Witcher 3, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Darksiders: Genesis all shoved in there too. Maybe I should take this weekend to go to the beach or something!

This reminds me of 2017, right before Sonic Mania dropped. I just wasn’t interested in any of the games between that and LEGO City, but after Sonic Mania I bought like 9 other games, and it was amazing

@nintendolie if they did do it, it would be because they didn’t have a title. We won’t know until later, but it would be neat if they did have a great early December release. I guess we will have to wait for that sweet sweet August/September direct

@nintendolie yes, I read your comment correctly. But there have been times in the past where Nintendo has specifically pushed third party software to fill their own gaps. I could see Nintendo making a big deal about Witcher 3 like they did for Skyrim, and passing that as their big title for December.

Or maybe we will get another direct and they will announce something. That’s why I said Prime Trilogy. That’s something that would be small enough to announce and push out quickly for December

@nintendolie Witcher 3?

I suspect that game will get a significant push from Nintendo.

Or Metroid Prime Trilogy!

Man, all these “so predictable comments” like no way!

It was so predictable it became the LEAST predictable. I really thought it would be earlier

I liked the game until the casino level. The fifth level bored me because the momentum had already halted, and the final boss made me furious.

I think there is a core of a very good game here, and that's why I am disappointed in their new project. It seems like this was the opportunity to clean up after their mistakes in the original YL

YS VIII was my favorite game of last year, I would very much like to see 9 come over.

It was a good port too! Maybe Nintendo can help
To bring it over?

I’m a little broke at the moment, but I wanna take the dive on Steamworld Quest on Sunday when I get paid. Until then I’m hooked on Steamworld Heist again. Such a talented developer

EA published Unravel 2 on he Switch for 30$

A month before they released 1&2 physically on PS4/Xbonx for 20$

That’s not specifically relevant. I just hate them

Ahh! Maybe I’m just an old man, but even after reading the preview, I do not understand what this game is.

Part of what resonates with me on Arms was that it was Nintendo doing what they do best. Taking something that is popular and putting their own spin on it.

This thought occurred to me when watching Ubisoft's e3 conference during the Roller Derby game. These characters look like Overwatch characters. Competitive "hero" multiplayer, is such a huge deal right now (and of course it was more so in 2017) and Nintendo threw their hat in the ring as a game about slinky arms boxing friends.

I am glad they tried it and that it wasn't a flop. Who knows where it goes next?

I legitimately couldn’t see Nintendo only having Pokémon between October and Christmas. Luigi’s Mansion seems a lock...

I would bet that Nintendo will also make a big push for Witcher 3

I want to care about this game, but that release date is just lousy.

Maybe next year if there is a lull