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@andykara2003 Lol, I read your post all wrong. strolls off

I've got friends who logged similar hours in stuff like Truck Simulator. Sims are serious long term business.

hahaha, "will she play Animal Crossing on Switch?" "Hopefully! I'm trying to sell more copies of my game and save up for that". Way to turn your viral grandma into revenue.

4 Billion dollars, and yet no stock available because Niantic is privately owned. Good for them.

@andykara2003 Hahaha. I'd think twice before putting money on that claim. If anything, the Switch shows that high specs are no requirement for high sales.

@CaptChaos There's tutorials online on how to unlock the full roster in 90 minutes. It's plausible that if you spend a day playing Smash Brothers in a healthy manner you will be able to unlock everything without even trying. Especially if you're just playing regular Smash matches, which I'm told unlocks characters rather quickly. I'm focusing on Online and World of Light because I like my addiction fed to me with a slow drip.

@Heavyarms55 You're right I didn't define that much. But with casual play I meant 'just playing the game, not trying to unlock the characters as quickly as possible'. I think he ended up playing the game a fair amount that day. But he told me that by playing Smash (just regular matches), the characters were unlocking at a rapid rate. Every ten minutes at the start.

Non-issue. My friend got Smash Friday and through casual play unlocked all the characters on... Friday.

I would say the opposite about Smash; the element of discovery is downplayed too much. I would have wanted to unlock levels. I would have wanted character unlocks to be less common. I would have wanted that nothing appears in the game until you get the chance to unlock it. I know I'm an outlier, but if we're just reporting opinions there you go.

@Electricghost Obscure JRPG? It's The Game Awards winner of Best RPG 2017.

@Anti-Matter But I don't think this is intended as a budget option.

@Euler If I can gyro aim in Splatoon, I can swing a sword in Zelda.

There goes the fantheory that Shulk communicated his futurevision to Kirby in a meaningfull glance so that Kirby could save himself in time.

Installed because of this review. Uninstalled once I experienced the actual input lag in this game.

Unpopular opinion; Subspace Emissary was awkward and fiddly. A platformer held back by fighter mechanics. It set my expectations for Smash Bros. adventure modes to those of a curiosity. So in no way am I disappointed. I wouldn't be even if they dropped it altogether.

Bulbasour wants its curves back.

Basically accompany your game update with an interactive cinematic. Fortnite's showing us how it's done, but the recipe applies to any updateable game.

I'm so happy to see that at least the flagship games of old don't become abandonware and instead find enough consumer interest to merit a lick of paint for a new platform.

@KryptoniteKrunch I never expected this, but as someone who grew up with every Nintendo home console (what? WiiU? Never heard of it!), the Switch has become my favorite. The games are excellent. The form factor so convenient.

@Anti-Matter, 1st party does not mean best party. I don't like Fortnite, but numbers don't lie. The game's a hit.

@CosmoXY they've said the mainline game is coming in 2019. This is a Pokemon Go game.

@BarFooToo you say you're done with Ubisoft in the same line as where you say you're buying their latest game. That's why they keep doing it.

I don't get why owning them means you have to play them. Why the buyer's guilt? You probably bought it because it was on a sale, so you could play it if you ever feel like it for dirt cheap. So just do that.

@mauhlin12 Agreed. I actually feel the game seasons suffered from the same problem as their inspiration; each time the crew arrives somewhere, anything good is not what it seems. Anything bad is worse. Sadly it hits the fan. Main character(s) escape at a cost. Some new characters join so you can keep killing characters off while maintaining a roster. It becomes formulaic. To the point where even in this high-stakes series, I've called its bluff on fake-deaths on multiple occasions just because it didn't make sense to the formula for this character to die at that time.

@Sherlock All bets are off. All we know is that the skeleton crew will handle remaining "shareholder responsibilities" and that's it. God knows what that entails. But definitely not starting a new project.

They announced well in advance that online would become paid. I am now paying less than 5 euros a year for this (via family plan). Again, I've eaten sandwhiches in two minutes more expensive than this. As long as the stuff they provide works, I'm fine with it being barebones. And no, connection difficulties upon release are no problem. Judge it when the launch spike passed.

If there was a premium subscription with services on par with PS/XB in both costs and benefits, I'd seriously consider it. But I'm still happy with what Nintendo did put on the table.

Has a law been passed without my knowledge that any and all management sims released on switch must be pixelated?

I've been happy to pay the original launch price for the re-release on switch. It's new on switch. Why would they already discount? There's a whole market of people that would buy games on the Switch that would not have bought them on other platforms, if only for the portability.

Fair enough. Switch is underpowered as a home console. ID Software know where to make the right compromises (and Panic Button are basically the Lords of Ports). And more importantly, they are making a statement that it's worth the effort to make these compromises in order to launch on Switch. On top of that, they're saying that in their eyes the compromises don't significantly detract from the game's experience. A subjective statement of course, but it's very relevant that the developer fully supports the Switch version as a representation of their triple A game.

Cool collectible, but it looks too fiddly to be much fun.

This is going to be their christmas blockbuster.

Now all we need is analogue triggers to make the driving experience on switch complete.

Does it also come with the fondant decoration removed?

@dok5555555 its just missing the extra ones in the attachment rails used when playing with one jcon per player. Tge regular shoulder buttons are there.

Ok. Family pack is dead cheap. Potentially less than 5 euros a year if you can scrounge up the 'family members'. For that price they could do far less and still be a fair deal.

@Silly_G I agree whith you. But what I am very much for games that play perfectly without labo that can use labo to make the experience more hands-on, like the Labo bike-wheel update in Mario kart.

Nintendo made its name through its Seal of Quality amidst rampant shovelware that we also see today. Have they forgotten what made them stand out in the first place?

The quote's a bit arrogant, like the game's title. I was a bit disappointed when I heard they were throwing everyone in. How does that inspire the devs? A next step for Smash could be to take a new direction and throw out what they don't need. Like what the Zelda devs said they did with BotW. We'd complain. And we'd love it.

For example; I was hoping that they would bring the character roster way, way down; Smash 1 levels. Then you'd have the freedom to do stuff like revealing a new challenger once that character gets its own game on Switch, and design the character around that game. So we'd already have BotW Link (Hang-glider, Shield surf!) and Odyssey Mario (nerfed Cappy Throw!!), but there would be no Samus yet because Metroid Prime 4 hasn't dropped yet. And we'd know that when it does, we can boot up Smash, and a new challenger would appear.

It would not please everyone. But it sure would be exciting.

That said, the E3 reveal featured competitive play, and bringing all previous games together is a strong attempt at bringing the divided smash competitive scene (melee vs. 4) together. Doing so would be an accomplishment that's worth a less innovative iteration.

@liljmoore You're right that it's not Gamefreaks fault. But outside their influence, Switch owners have been looking for new flagship games to continue Odyssey's and Breath of the Wild's success into year two, and Pokemon Core RPG seemed like the most likely contender. So the disappointment is understandable as well, and it shows in Nintendo's dropped stock value. But that's the publisher's trouble and should not weigh down on the developer, who is doing a great job.

It's hard to judge this article without any knowledge of the lawsuit case.

@Knuckles-Fajita Yeah, thought the same thing. Good shout.

Isn't the e-shop price equal to the physical price? Free box!

@Tisteg80 I love that the flip grip exists.

I got that same feeling of intent from HAL Lab's choice to make the new Smash the ultimate merger of all previous Smash. At first I was disappointed, because I just wanted them to find a fresh perspective and see what new direction that would take them. But a day later I realized that Nintendo is now supporting competitive play, what with the E3 invitational, and that the competitive scene is split between Smash Melee and Smash 4. Bringing in another very different game could potentially further split the community into three parts. However, if your starting principle for your new game would be to bring the community together, the game would look a lot like what we're getting.

Switch year one saw two critically acclaimed flagship re-imaginings of household franchises. That's a high bar that Nintendo should think twice to set again for year two when talking to their shareholders. Let's Go is not their flagship Pokemon game, which is expected in 2019. And Smash Brothers Ultimate has been presented as a deluxe edition of all previous Smash Brothers games together, rather than a whole new re-imagining. I'd sooner compare it to Splatoon 2 than Mario Odyssey in terms of evolving the franchise (I love Splatoon 2, don't get me wrong). Both Let's Go and Ultimate will do well, but arguably, Nintendo has no games in year two that can carry on the success that Odyssey and Breath of the Wild started.

@ALinkttPresent oh wow. I missed that.

It's an arrogant claim to call this genre yours to the point of suing. The Battle Royale style is very much on the nose about its inspiration, having the same title as the cult movie that features 'players' being dropped on an Island with only the last man standing getting out alive, featuring periodically disabling of regions to drive the players closer together and structures where useful equipment may be found. With regards to other games, PUBG was no immaculate conception either, with games such as DayZ already laying the foundations.

@Sculptor ...that's my point exactly...

@Sculptor Rocket League launched on switch with low graphics @ 60fps, and later brought on option of higher graphics @ 30fps. Fortnite launched on switch with 30fps, so you will not be seeing a similar update with increased graphical quality because they cannot sacrifice their framerate any further.

I'm looking at E3 to set the tone of Switch year 2 as a worthy successor to the fantastic year one. I thought that would mean Smash and Pokemon as this year's Mario and Zelda. But the Pokemon core game is now announced to come late 2019, with Let's Go filling different shoes this year. So I'm looking for that one flagship game to tag-team with Smash this year. A reveal that Metroid Prime 4 has received the same level of development and revamping as Zelda and Mario, with a 2018 release, would be the best bet for this.

@__Nathan G If it's not for actually playing but more for collecting, a digital copy is not very satisfying.