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I hope Cataquack gets different colours like in the original Peach Beach

The Special Cup was missing so it's probably unlockable with Rainbow Road being the final course as usual.

After 20 years I finally beat the story on my original copy the beginning of this year. I dare anyone to beat chapter 7, it's probably the hardest thing I've ever done in a video game. The final chapter also left me shaking after I finally finished three laps without making a single mistake.

Needless to say, I won't be doing that again anytime soon if ever.

@Crono1973 Companies sell products to make money. They know scalpers are a thing so they can include them in their calculations for demand. If the scalpers then buy the product it only helps make the company even more money. It's a simple trick to increase profits while simultaneously getting rid of the problem.

@Yoshi3 I have a copy of FSA but I've only ever played it solo. It's decent but I'm sure multiplayer is where the real fun comes from. I hope they add it to NSO to make it more accessible.

Interestingly at 0:35 they show Tingle saying his catchphrase with "Become an item!", the item in question being the Tingle Tuner. The fact they're highlighting this moment in the trailer gives me some hope that they may have found a way to make the Tingle Tuner work.

Edit: on the topic of which version is better, the Tingle Tuner is exclusive to the original so that's one reason to play this version over HD.

Scalpers shouldn't even be a thing, especially for products that aren't limited. Nobody should ever buy a new product above the official asking price. If nobody buys from them they will go out of business and the problem will sort itself out.

I'm part of the chosen few and already ordered my Switch 2 during work yesterday. I got the bundle along with the Pro controller, GameCube controller and a micro SD Express card which totalled to over €700 so I won't be spending much more money on games this year.

Mario Kart World is the only game for me. With the new game prices I'm going to have to be a lot more selective about which games I buy. I'll probably pick up Welcome Tour though if it has some nice minigames because I do like to try all the new features the system has.

Honestly DK Bananza hasn't impressed me that much. I LOVE DK64 and Bananza seems too different from that so I'll need to be convinced.

Too easy! I'm happy with my 4th place since I took the time to look at all the answers. Playing all the Zelda games finally payed off.

Laughs in European

I want to know about GBA connectivity. The Tingle Tuner in Wind Waker requires it and if they eventually add Four Swords Adventures it also needs it for multiplayer.

It's PRIME time

What's insane about this is that he can beat the game faster while blindfolded than I can normally. Not that I've ever attempted a speedrun or even recorded my time but I'm sure it would take me at least 2 hours. Blindfolded I wouldn't even be able to get a single star.

@Sylamp the Wii is about twice as old as the N64 was when it got added to VC. The 3DS is also a little older.

I'm not saying this will happen as I'm skeptical about file sizes and the fact they've already started porting those games but saying they aren't old enough simply isn't true.

There isn't really any game on the Switch I can't live without. I voted for Ultimate even though I haven't even really played it since it stopped getting updated. I'm glad someone voted for Hentai Waifu 5 so I don't have to make that joke.

Thinking about it though, in terms of how much I go back to it maybe I should've voted Pokemon Scarlet since it's helped me complete my living dex.

Like Zuljaras said, this game never came out in Europe. It only ever got a Virtual Console release which is an emulation of the NA version.

Graphics this, graphics that

The gameplay looks super fun to me and exactly what people have been asking for. I really feel like it might become one of my favourite Pokemon games.

I never trade in consoles. Also I'm keeping it so that I can do things like trade Pokemon with myself.

Europe and America shouldn't be lumped together here. They have entirely different logos and you've split them up for less in the past.

Guess it's an easy win for Japan this week.

24/24 easily. Though I would've struggled with some if it had been open questions.

I voted and was like "What, 25%? That's pretty good". But turns out I was the only one out of 4 voters that voted yes. Guess I'll have to check back later.

I'm one of the lucky few that managed to get a ticket. I'm really excited to see what the "Switch 2 Experience" is all about.

King Bob-omb was also spotted

Since it's blank maybe it's a delete save data button. A simple press on the button deletes the save data of the game you're currently playing.

This pretty much confirms Mario Kart 9 as the launch title.

Edit: Which I'm totally okay with. We've been waiting for a new Mario Kart for 10 years now.

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age on Gamecube is an incredible game. It's an RPG with really cool mechanics (though apparently taken from FFX which I've yet to play) and a nice parallel side adventure to the actual story.

Let's see:
30 games played over 689 hours
1. Dragon Ball the Breakers: 256 hours
2. Dragon Quest XI S: 151 hours
3. Pokemon Scarlet: 50 hours

Makes sense. Dragon Quest XI was the big game for me this year and Breakers is 50% sitting in queue waiting.

I'm really hoping for a repeat of 7 years ago with Bayonetta, where they had a trailer for 3, with 1 + 2 coming in February. Except this time it will be for Metroid Prime. Prime 4 trailer with Prime 2 and 3 announced for February.

I'm not really expecting it but it's the best I can hope for.

Miyamoto even mentioned it in the SNW Direct so I really do expect it to be coming very soon. It just feels like the right time.

Also Donkey Kong 64 is one of the best games ever made. Just wanted to put that out there.

I used to love this game on pc back in the day. Playing it on console will feel weird but the review did take some of my worries away. I'll probably pick this up some day.

Absolutely! It will be a combined Nintendo Direct/Indie Word/Partner Showcase/Switch 2 reveal/Zelda Movie Direct/Pokemon Presents. The Indie World will end with Silksong. This will also be where Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are finally revealed for Switch. It will be announced December 11th and air at the same time as the Game Awards.

I checked and it has a 12+ rating in Japan. How on earth did it get rejected in the west? Surely it could've gotten a 16+ or even 18+ rating here and would've been fine.

I bought it for the sake of preservation, though I haven't touched the game since it first released.

This game isn't available in my region but I've been playing it through other means and been having a blast. Though it's probably a good thing I'm prevented from spending money on it.

@PikminMarioKirby I still haven't played the Luigi's mansion series because I want to start with the first one and am still waiting for it to come to Switch

@Yoshi3 anyone saying that hasn't played the Oracle games. They're more different from each other than BotW and TotK are. They have completely unique maps and gameplay elements.

I still haven't played this game so that's actually a spoiler for me. Though that's not the first time I've seen that spoiler unfortunately.

@Pipulitoch yeah over here games sell for around 55 Euros on release day depending on what retailer you buy from. Then the price usually goes down further as time goes on. But the official price that's on the eShop stays 60 which is ultimately what retailers base it on. So if it was 50 Euros to start with it would then be closer to 40 at retailers making it much more affordable.

I wish Nintendo priced more of their lower budget games at €50. Don't get me wrong I love Returns, I actually prefer it over Tropical Freeze, but from the looks of it this is just a bare minumum HD upscale that adds the 3DS content. It shouldn't cost the same as Mario Odyssey. Especially when Prime Remaster is randomly €40 when it actually deserved to cost more.

I would love to get this game but I can't really justify it at €60 when I already have the Wii version.

If they add a new game every week this could actually be very cool and give something to look forward to each week.

If they add a bunch of games randomly with months between them like they do for the NSO consoles though... yeah who am I kidding that's totally what they're going to do.

I mean, considering the original is already on the Switch, it wouldn't really make sense to put the remaster on the same console. Switch 2 makes a lot more sense.

@JohnnyMind I'm not really a fan of horror either but last Halloween I tried Resident Evil (the remake on Switch) for the first time and absolutely loved it. I love Metroid and Zelda games and as weird as it might sound RE gave me big metroidvania vibes. Just mixed with the survival aspect of limited resources. It has difficulty options too so you can start on easy like I did to get to know the game (I went on to do multiple playthroughs). I highly recommend it.

I'm planning on playing RE4 for the first time this Halloween. I've heard good things so I'm excited to try it out.

YEEEESSS! The Sacred Cards is included I'm so happy. I'll have to get this now.

@Samalik it's sad really. Unfortunately he doesn't actually care about censorship and freedom of speech. He just wants Twitter to turn into his own echo chamber. Anything else gets left behind.

I hate how being against censorship of any kind and tampering with the creator's vision puts me in league with Elon Musk and the like.

Stop telling creators to censor and change things in the name of 'representation'. I'm a guy but I play Splatoon as the girl since it's the main character. Same in Metroid games as Samus is obviously a girl. If a game has a non-binary mc I will play as them. I don't care about representation as long as the game is good. Minorities are perfectly capable of doing the same without games being changed by an outside force to fit their needs.

I literally barely notice it. It's only when people point it out that I actually see it. When I'm immersed in the game it's not an issue at all. I was honestly more bothered by it in Link's Awakening because of the screen transitions dropping to 30, though even that didn't really impact my enjoyment of it.

I'm only 2 dungeons in but to me this is everything I wanted TotK to be. Mixing freedom with traditional dungeons and Zelda elements and a linear story. (TotK's temples were just watered down reskinned Divine Beasts). I really hope the next 3D Zelda takes heavy inspiration from this game doesn't repeat the same mistakes BotW made yet again.

Anyway 9.5/10 so far.

@Druidsbrook see that's the weird thing. I recently got back into it for about 2 weeks where I played a lot and I didn't see any gacha at all. Just "buy paid currency to get Pokemon or skins, or grind coins to do so for free." The only thing remotely like gambling was a thing where you collect random emblems to change your stats, but this felt more like a fun sidemode and was something you could do for free after every match.

@Dimjimmer well, Switch 2 will be revealed this fiscal year, so I think there's only one answer.