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I'm just happy we're finally getting a rerelease. I'll pick it up for my PS4 for sure.

My goal this weekend is to finish LA Noire on Switch.
For some reason, I have found the game more enjoyable than when I first played it years ago on PS3. I don't know if it's because I've grown up or my taste has changed, but I respect the game more now than I did before.

A remake/remaster of Battle for Bikini Bottom would be legendary. Heck, even the Spongebob Movie game was good.

I feel like this is Smash 4 Deluxe edition. All DLC plus some new additions. Which I am totally fine with. Smash 4 was a brilliant game that not enough people got to experience.

The 3DS just won't die. It's bizarre how it keeps chugging on.
The way Nintendo has been doing things lately, it would not be shocking if this (and Dark Moon) came to Switch together in the future.

Well that is interesting. May look into this. I have a Swtich pro controller, but I also have four PS3 controllers and three PS4 ones, plus a bunch of Wiimotes and a Wii U pro controller.
I won't need to buy any new controllers....

If they keep making them, I'll keep buying them. All he's saying is that they have ideas. There were similar comments made about making a third installment.
Nintendo really has their finger in the cake now, so it wouldn't surprise me if they continued to ask for more (maybe one game per gen). It's safe to say that Bayonetta has become an unofficial Nintendo franchise. It'd be interesting to see if they ever try to outright buy the IP from Sega.

GTA V seems like a no brainer. I'd buy it for the third time on Switch if it were to come out for it. I enjoy the single player mode that much.

Melee still has a very strong following, and people still deem it to be "the best" (though after playing hours of Smash 4, I'd beg to differ). So yeah, I think it'll be included in competitive play for years to come. If they didn't include it, people would go crazy.

Don't watch stuff like this anymore though. More power to the folks that do.

Don't know if this would be Prime 4. I don't see Nintendo allowing them to work on it, but it's possible. Prime has been announced though. This is probably something totally different.

It's interesting to see how friendly Nintendo and Namco have been getting with each other.

I loved these games. A good solid alternative to Mario Kart. Played Transformed for hours on end on PS3.
Sadly I somehow doubt we're getting another one any time soon though.

Had it since launch day on PS4. Such a great release. I really hope they do Spyro.
I don't think I'd double dip on it for Switch though. That said, Nintendo owners generally do eat up platformers and mascot games, so it would sell well, I'm sure.

I know I wanted them to kill it off because it could hurt Switch sales, but how can you kill something that is still selling so well? They had a great holiday season with it.
People like it because it's super affordable and it has a large, quality library.

I think the 3DS and Switch can co-exist for at least a couple more years. It'll be interesting to see how they approach new software for it going forward.

I think I'd rather shave my legs with a rusty potato peeler. The new one isn't any good. I these were VC ports of the old games, I'd pay attention.
Now, Planet Coaster... that's a good game worth porting. It's kind of like what Cities Skylines is to SimCity.

I'm amazed that the 3DS keeps marching on.

This is a sweet and rather original idea. A good way to let children express themselves and be creative with something simple like cardboard. They'll probably make a killing off of this and production costs would be very low.
I can think of a few kids in my life that would go bananas for something like this.

Wow

They say it's for kids, but realistically, Nintendo knows no one under 20 is tuning in.

It COULD be VC, but I feel like that's really reaching. For kids, and kids at heart (people that grew up with the titles). I fully expect to be wrong.

Meanwhile, I'm lucky if I can even find NES games "in the wild" for a fair price. Forget counting screws.

I think the only EA game I would buy now is a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster with all DLC on disc/cart. They apparently have zero interest in doing that for any system though.

I don't watch hockey, I don't enjoy it all, but I find the NHL games fun. So maybe NHL. Fifa and NHL are both guilty pleasures of mine, but I'd never buy them for full price or anything.

Why wouldn't they include GBC support? I'd consider it if they had that.

I have a 101 model SP that still works like a charm (probably one of my favourite systems), but I have considered buying one of those modded GBA models on ebay because I hate how the GB/GBC carts stick out of the bottom of the SP like a growth.

People were expecting waaaaaaay too much, that's all I can say. I'll pick up the World Ends With You and Dark Souls though and maybe Hyrule Warriors (again).

People looking down on all the Wii U ports. Really? That little machine has an amazing library and it sold so poorly, few people got to experience it. This is the way to do it. They'll sell millions of copies of those ports.

For a game that had been out for about a year on other systems to launch on a new platform with a smaller user base to sell half-a-million units in just a few months, that is pretty darn good.

Switch might see a release of FighterZ yet.

For $80CAD, I can't bring myself to double dip. My Wii U copy is still plenty functional. I'll get it on Switch once there's a nice little sale going on somewhere, I'm certain.
But anyone that hasn't played Bayonetta 2, go out and buy this. It is one of the greatest and most polished games I have ever played. Possibly my favourite game on Wii U.

This is more than likely just for the Nintendo Selects line in North America. As far as I know, A Link Between Worlds is out of print here. Nintendo will probably roll out more Selects titles this year with a new printing of ALBW.

I'm still banking on Skyward Sword coming to the Switch and then some kind of Zelda HD pack with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess in one box.

I think the benefit of looking for folks who aren't just fans of video games and have a wide range of interests and experiences is that you'll have more diverse thinking. Perhaps those people with different interests will integrate their hobbies and knowledge into a game somehow.
They simply won't come to work and say "hey, I played this game this one time that had this mechanic, so I want to put it into our game because it's cool!"

I still think BOTW is in the "Nintendo says 'f*** the timeline' timeline".

That would have been really cool though!

I should really get this one, but I'm tapped out of spending money thanks to holiday shopping.

It makes me happy that they're doing something with the license and they've dedicated a division to the development of games in the HP universe.

I always thought it'd be interesting to set an RPG during Voldemort's rise to power and the First Wizarding War. It starts out where you create your character and get sorted into a house. You do classes, and eventually choose a specialization, make friends/enemies (you make two best friends and they become your party members), but the war is going on and as the years progress if your actions are more "light side" or "dark side" you can be scouted to join The Order or the Death Eaters in year six or something. All that player choice stuff, good characters, good story (maybe get JK Rowling involved), good gameplay, good graphics etc.
People that don't even play video games would buy that and play it.

"We don't do things the same way everyone else does", and that has always been the problem with Nintendo's history with online.

I have a Twilight Princess one of these for the Wii. Got it at a liquidation store for $5 a few years ago. Never opened it. If it's anything like that, it'll be standard lunchbox size.

@ValhallaOutcast My status changed to "shipping today" on Saturday, but it didn't actually ship until Sunday night. It should be here today some time. Last shipment update was a departure scan from Etobicoke last night. Shipped through purolator, they're always a little slower I've found.
Is yours still preparing for shipment?

I would do this, but I think I would only really want to add Chrono Trigger, Zombies Ate My Neighbors and maybe Aladdin. Maybe Turtles In Time too. Not enough to bother with it.

I think Nintendo probably did consider adding some kind of internet/eshop connectivity to these little systems, but it would have driven the price up, and they know average consumers would be content with what they gave them out of the box. I'm happy with the selection they've given us, so I can live with a few games being omitted,

I think "virgin" classic systems will be worth more in the long run to collectors.

@ValhallaOutcast I couldn't find the NES Classic ANYWHERE! Really wanted to get it for my dad and I to play together. One of my friends/coworkers found a couple at Shopper's Drug Mart, and didn't realize I wanted one, otherwise she'd have got one for me. But that's as close as I got to owning one lol.
Waiting for the reissue. Hence why I was really on edge about the SNES Classic, and I was watching websites like a hawk yesterday.

I think I'm going to put my Retron 5 away (haven't been using it much, mostly got it to play GB/GBA games on my TV) and put the SNES Classic where it sits right now.

@ValhallaOutcast I'm about 2-2.5 hours north. Towards Owen Sound. I took my prime trial yesterday morning before orders went live. I had a feeling it would be "prime exclusive", just like the Switch.

They almost ALWAYS ship through Canada Post to me. I find larger orders that are heavier or come in a bigger box will ship UPS or Purolator, but not always. The order I had processing yesterday was just books and a dvd.

Just checked my orders page, it's all "preparing for shipment" now. SO EXCITED!

@ValhallaOutcast That's great to hear!
I live about two hours away from the Ontario warehouse, so stuff usually gets here pretty fast. It's usually here the next day after it ships. I had another order being processed that same time I order the SNES Classic, and suddenly it's status changed to "not yet shipped", so I'm assuming those two orders will be combined.

I was originally going to go to my local Walmart and try to get one in person in-store (I think I could have), but I had surgery done on my back on Tuesday, so I'm pretty much stuck in the house. I was really worried about online orders because I know how difficult it can be to beat the bots. I got an order through with Walmart but about an hour later they sent me a possible cancellation email. Thank god for Amazon, they had orders up for over an hour, I think.

Managed to score one on Amazon Canada, much to my amazement. Should be here Tuesday. Excited to play it with my goddaughter.

The ability to surf between islands has pretty much sold the game on me.

That's actually a nice comment to hear though, and it doesn't just sound like the usual PR blabber with get from some other people (EA...).
Don't have a Switch, but I would absolutely buy these games for it, no doubt. When I get a Switch, I know I'll buy Skyrim for sure, just to see what it's like for myself.

I'll save everyone a lot of disappointment and say that this game is good, but just good. It's not great or amazing or excellent. It's just good.

That said, porting it to Switch would be a waste of time and money.

Kanto and Hoenn, that's all I need.

If I had a Switch, I would get this, that's all I know. Yeah, the extra money you have to shell out kind of sucks, but I kind of get why you have to do that. In time, I'm sure the Switch tax will go away.
I have it on PS3, and I enjoyed it (though it was flawed). I would get it again.

No one should be shocked by this. We all knew how it would be.
Really, Nintendo should just release some kind of "Best of Super Nintendo" cart for Switch/3DS instead of doing this crap to their fans. Just cram all these games onto a cart and sell it for $50.

There are so many people who want this for themselves, and their families and children or nieces/nephews, and they can't get them. I just find it kind of sad.

I still know in my heart that I will never be able to own one of these.

I started crying when I saw this appear on the screen, I was that happy.
I will buy a Switch the same day this comes out.

The game looks really fun. I'd buy it if I had a Switch. It's like Mario XCOM! Need that in my life.

That's actually a neat story though. At that time Nintendo hadn't yet created the Virtual Console and they were probably interested in how they could get their old games out to consumers legally and how well they could run.
Probably asked him if he made it because they would hire him lol

We all knew this was coming. Can only hope they do it properly this time, and not like the disaster that was the NES Classic.

The first two Cars games actually were surprisingly decent games. I'd buy this if the price is right some day.