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@Dang_69 I loved Tides of Time and played it first. I played the original later and it's similar but clearly they made improvements in the sequel. It's kinda like going back to Mega Man 1. It's still the same but a little off. Not as pretty. And a little harder, I think. It was nice to see the story that sets up Tides of Time but it's not strictly required to understand the plot. They summarize what happened pretty well.

Regarding the sterility of the UX, I will say that when I did my first System Transfer on Switch, I was saddened that there wasn't something that amazing data transfer animation with the Pikmin that Nintendo built for the Wii U. That whole video sequence was completely unnecessary on Wii U and that only made me appreciate it more! If you've never seen it when moving your data over from Wii to Wii U, here's a clip. https://youtu.be/hRivS8wFsa0?si=LdxRr6QPoc4AJxNA

I guess they didn't want to bring up any mental association with the Wii (U) brand 😢

I'm so happy 😁

Just need the Blood Omens. My profile pic been holding it down for like 8 years!

I'm happy the folks who love making the Pokémon franchise are getting to explore more creative gameplay, whether they're working on it themselves, or prototyping, or advising. I'd like to believe that the CREATIVES really want to do the best that they can with the resources (time/money/equipment/skill) that they have and not just what the business needs to keep the money rolling. It's good to hear about Mr. Ohmori having a creative outlet that got to develop into something bigger.

If only I could use my remaining NSO voucher on this :'-(

@Pillowpants yeah I should have mentioned that I just bought it digitally yesterday and haven't downloaded it yet so I don't know anything about the story just that it looks good and one of my trusted friends had a blast playing both it and Prime Remastered.

That said, I'm always wishing for the series to be successful and gain more popularity. My first title was Dread and I really enjoyed it but everyone on YouTube always seems to be betting against the franchise and doomsaying. Like Nintendo should only make games that sell 10M+ copies guaranteed or something.

I hope they give it another sales bump with some dlc soon. Maybe they can address some issues folks had with the game.

@Friendly for real I'd buy at least one more Switch Lite to get it over that line. Zelda Switch. Pokémon Switch. I know not everyone would or could but I want this bad, for no clear reason. I'm just cheering for my "Home" team. Been here since NES.

It's so cool how many people have said they're happy for others even if this game isn't for them. It feels rare these days to see that kind of selflessness ❤️ Kudos, NL readers!

I guess Link finally found that last magical instrument and woke up the sky whale.

@Not_Soos I'm happy about this but also really want to see a Switch release of Remastered!

@LinktotheFuture cool. I need someone to tailor me some King's Wool.

@LinktotheFuture I picked it up on sale last month and I kinda regret it. I'm addicted and I can't even give it away for my safety because it's digital.

Maybe after I've reached Hero in every Life I'll know idleness again. I want to be an imp again. This is my first cozy life sim game and I wasn't prepared for the dopamine drop feed. I yearned for the mines. Hey, you wanna visit each other's islands and do some jolly cooperation? Need anything smithed? Anyone? Also can you cook? I need some Mushroom Quiche+.

@LinktotheFuture I think about this scenario often. Game companies put so much in a game after launch that the bits on the release cart are obsoleted very quickly. I thought of importing a physical Fantasy Life i but I can't really enjoy games offline like I did in the 90s/00s because of all the dlc.

@HaNks I very much care about GameChat. It's kinda the biggest feature for me and my social circle and a key differentiator from Switch 1. It's better than the phone, discord, or any other 3rd party solution. I have bought two additional Switch 2 units for remote relatives I want to play with already with like 3+ more likely.

Nintendo is already giving devs 2 different configurations to tune for, handheld and docked. Adding with chat or no doubles that to 4 and I don't even want to think about a game dynamically adjusting to a call starting or dropping, nor do you want to create a situation where players are dropping out of chats to salvage some RAM. Developers must make their game enjoyable on the lowest spec. If they can't, they shouldn't put the game on the platform. Nintendo should do all the can to keep the platform from fragmenting.

@Grim with Pokemon Shield I felt that the two new locations finally delivered on what we wanted from the wild area in the base game. Like it was a good appetizer but everyone things "Why just this place, why not make the whole map free roam?" and the DLC delivered that and more.

I did get the Violet DLC and I'm hoping it similarly fulfills the potential of the base game there, though I haven't started it yet.

Mega Dimensions is already paid for. Any excuse to train up a Mega Raichu is enough for me.

"Please DO NOT attempt to catch the Pokemon while in the park.

Anyone attempting to remove Pokemon will be handed over to the authorities for theft and vandalism.

Remember our slogan here:

'Mustn't Catch Em At All'

Arigato! ✌🏼🙏🏼😚"

All I want is Mega Raichu. I've been a Raichu fanatic for almost 30 years now and this is finally their moment!

I would like Hearthstone on Switch and a StarCraft 3. I don't know if I'll get either.

This game needed mouse-mode joycon support more than most. I wonder how many other PC titles can jump over to Switch 2? Or at least StarCraft 64 ❤️

@Jeronan good point about moving NPCs. Sometimes I notice the uncannily still NPCs in the streets but I also would hate to have to look for them. In Octopath and even Zelda NPCs either stay in place or move in a small loop usually, with a few exceptions.

Also, there aren't any moving cars in the city. Which is weird when I think about it but I'm very rarely thinking about it because I enjoy looking at and interacting with all the partner Pokemon.

Real-time combat is enough and mega evolutions returning. And to finally have a Mega Raichu after it's been my favorite for almost 30 years? Wild horses couldn't keep me away.

I'm looking forward to playing both on my Switch 2. This entire fall line up has been intense. I think I want like at least 2 titles every month.

I'm glad they're supporting this and hope more small updates come in over time.

@Thomystic yeah, 1.5 would be a lot shorter than "I want Switch 2 performance but to keep my options open cause I still have a Switch 1/Lite".

A developer has been transparent, proactive, responsible, apologetic, and restated their commitment to shipping a better product on all consoles.

Folks who pre-ordered can re-pre-order later but the Nintendo policy protects customers who don't get what was advertised and might actually be a legal requirement in places. Either way, there's no reason to have any negative reaction to someone refusing to take your money for not giving you something when they said they would.

All the FUD about the system seems... premature. I'm going to let them cook and react based on what they actually ship when they actually ship it, not what I imagine they might have to ship whatever based on what they've done elsewhere and with the assumption that they can't fix those issues ever or make any other acceptable design tradeoffs. Why would I expend real emotion now for a hypothetical. If it's unacceptable later we'll all have the option of not buying it, on this platform or any other.

• fingers crossed *
  Usagi Yojimbo - The Samurai Rabbit!

Ever since The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom, I've wanted a Pokemon title more about interacting with the game world through Pokemon specific abilities. This feels like it's in that direction so I'll be very glad to pick it up. Don't know if I'll be able to play this and Fantasy Life i though but hopefully they aren't too similar? Never played AC so this is a good starter.

Pretty much as a rule I don't buy a Switch 2 only version of a game if it can run decently on my OLED too. I prefer to take my Switch 1 on the go because they're lighter and less expensive. And a Switch 2 only version means I can't use it on all my systems and I also can't digitally loan the virtual card to my family group members.

I get that SE said no. I'm irritated that SE didn't say 'Why'.

I only want to get this as a gag gift for others. The White Elephant Party is going to be lit this (or next) year!

At last, Raichu shall have his REVENGE!!!

#RaiseThePrice

I'll admit, I'm a 100% digital guy but I bought this game physical to just lend to a friend to support the creators for putting in the effort to put it all on the cartridge and to run well. I want them to feel like it was worth it and appreciated because it is. Glad to see the market agrees.

@axelhander N64 NSO is soo much better now that I can remap arbitrarily. I think every game should allow remapping all inputs even if only a minority of users do so. That and all cutscenes being shippable might as well be mandated by law.

One problem that may be unique to me, jumping between Zelda BotW, TotK, SSHD, Hyrule Warriors DE and AoC, is how inconsistent controlling Link in a 3D space is.

@beltmenot potty training app for young pokemon fans--brilliant!

Hmm, now we've gotta predict the next app/product they make.

Pokemon... Phone?

Pokemon House?

Pokemon Clothes??

Because there isn't a Switch 2 lite and the lite is a better dedicated portable for tiny hands and folks who don't want to lose JoyCon outside, I think continuing life sales will be the big factor for beating PS2. I'd certainly pick up a special edition Lite if I like the design.

Switch 2 is larger, heavier, harder to get, and too expensive for me to casually carry around all over. Pokemon Legends Z-A performance on Lite will be another huge factor in Switch 1 sales this year.

The decision to make GameShare with Switch 1 systems could really help. DK Bananza didn't need to include that but they did. They want to keep Switch 1 valuable for another year or two like they supported the 3DS for a couple years into the Switch life. I do worry about those GameStop trade-ins getting resold and undermining the sale of new Switch 1 units though. Yes, this is entirely about bragging rights/team sports.

I might pick it up for my young cousin. He'll be 7 in December and it looked like several of the puzzles could develop spatial reasoning skills.

@DollyrotsFan1 I played Age of Calamity for at least 100 hours and the combat expressiveness is just tops. It makes fighting fun and I'm a little sad TotK didn't pull in any of that. I get that the 1 vs 1000 is what makes the big moves required but there's gotta be a middle grown the mainline Zelda team can find. I want my Master Spear

@Specters I tried GameChat out with my friends pretty early on but without the cameras and the audio is the real super-star of the feature. The screen sharing is ok for just hanging out and watching over each other's shoulders, especially while we're all playing our own games at our own houses. But the ability to chat without a headset and have the audio come through the TV sound system is such a win. Nintendo advertising the screenshare and video first gives a bad impression that those are the primary reasons to use GameChat. I sit in Teams meetings all day and have no interest in the webcam but voice conferencing with my niece and nephew would be great!

I've been using these for $60 titles exclusively since they came out (and one $70 one). I'm only not super sad because I've used mine to buy almost every game I wanted already. I was hoping they'd let you buy Switch 2 titles for like $10 though but I guess not.

But Jan is enough time. I need to get Thousand Year Door, Legends Z-A, and Bayonetta 3 at least.

@Thomystic it's such an odd complaint to make. "assets"? Are we players or project managers? Historically assets were recreated because of generational improvements between games or technique or budget not to burn money so players feel they aren't being cheated out of $60 worth of labor.

Are all the props and costumes in Avengers Endgame prefabricated since Avengers Infinity War? Is 3PO re-smelted for Empire Strikes Back?

Is this why studios are going bankrupt?

@Kyloctopus it's absolutely the reward of exploration. Of stumbling into a cave and finding a mini-dungeon. Or a quest NPC. Whatever you do might get you a heart piece (love them soo hard), or a new echo, or an accessory, or treasure, or a might crystal, or a stamp, or bottle, ... etc.

Because you don't know what you're going to get and everything has use, it was always fun for me. A complaint I have about open air Zelda's was that the rewards weren't... rewarding enough. Particularly in TotK. Once I had enough stamina or hearts I didn't even want to go into the next shrine. I didn't need another Korok seed or piece of armor.

@BTB20 thanks! I have edited my comment. I was originally said 'half' rhetorically rather than as a literal estimate but upon re-reading I realize it context it comes across as a statistic rather than as an idiom.

Even with millions I think the point stands. If it's been 1M and 10M then Nintendo has given away between $60M and $600M to those bundles. So, they're not committed to hoovering up every dime they can from customers. At least not on every transaction.

@AlanaHagues I would love to find an interview or review of this game with someone who's actually in a wheelchair/disabled and/or plays real world wheelchair basketball.

I'm very happy that Nintendo made a game where the player character could be a disabled person. I think that's cool and respectful but pretty much all the coverage I've heard/seen about it has been from folks who as far as I know can walk and probably have limited experience moving in a wheelchair.

I want to learn if the JoyCon 2 controls are realistic/pleasant for someone who's had to turn the real things. I'd also like to see if someone who uses a wheelchair regularly outperforms someone who doesn't.

Also, I think that a disabled person might feel more free to discuss these things than someone who isn't. Do you know of any YouTubers with this perspective or are there folks in the NintendoLife/PushSquare network you could reach out to for opinions?

@PikminMarioKirby Nintendo pricing is a mixed bag.

• Their online service is cheap compared to their competitors
• Metroid Prime Remastered seems criminally underpriced
• Game Vouchers basically let you pay $50 for all of their Switch 1 games even the $70 TotK
• Mario Kart World is worth $80 to them but they'll let it go for $30 in a bundle
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is their best selling game but millions of its copies were given away free in a bundle
• The booster pass for MK8 is free for subscribers as are the Switch 2 upgrades to BotW and TotK
• Bowser's Fury was a gem just included with the 3D World re-release and it was unexpected and unnecessary. 3D World was great enough on its own and I was already planning to buy it
• I've been trying out GameShare with friends and family of 3D World, Captain Toad's Treasure Tracker, etc. I like both games a lot, so it's weird that they enable you to enjoy them with friends and family without making everybody pay for them separately.

They seem to feel more strongly about high pricing than actually collecting the money. They're not a charity, no, but I also can't consider them predictably greedy. Their methods are still mysterious.

Edit: Updated MK8 sales point to be a more reasonable estimate (based on follow-up comment) rather than an overinflated exaggeration.

@Magician Me either. But a friend of mine (who loved BotW, and Metal Gear) gave it a try with modest expectations and the gameplay somehow grabs you. I think this guy is a parcel delivery guy the way Sam Gamgee is a gardener. If they port it to Switch 2 it's definitely on the high-maybe list for me. I'll let you know if I personally recommend it then. For now I'm just saying despite the premise, I'm keeping an open mind about it.

I got the Switch 2 w/ Mario Kart World, plus insurance, and a pro controller, and a microsd Express card. Very happy but very broke. I wish I had the cash to get some 3rd parties right away. What I did get was only because I had some on my eshop account already.

It's not a great time economically. The Mario Kart sales are high because you save $30 on getting the bundle. Paying the full $80 for it separately might have caused seizures.

Just tried some gameshare co-op with my 6yo cousin. So grateful to not need two copies to keep him distracted. I really really hope more developers support GameShare for existing Switch titles! I love all the social functions of Switch 2. GameChat is great!

This is awful. I trusted the transfer and it worked but if it hadn't I don't know what I'd do. I haven't been collecting long at all but I'm still attached to the idea that a particular packet of data is my Raichu, etc.

I'm very disappointed in the cloud solution for Pokemon. I'd rather store all of my mon in the cloud by default and have it just be slow to load/save than risk a technical issue, theft, or damage wiping all my data. It's basically kept me from taking my Switch out of the house. Now I'm using my Switch 2 at home with my Pokemon games on it and my OLED can be for a few titles I'm happy to play on the go. I can risk no harm to the preciouses.