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Earthlock has gotten some great reviews.....I'm surprised by the $9.99 price......was expecting it to be more. I'm waiting to see about a Switch version though as I really dont want to out any more digital games on my Wii U.

Octopath Traveler is an outstanding demo

Game looks absolutely amazing.......like people are going to give it 11's amazing. Mini games, giant worlds, throw backs to every other Mario game and a Mario64 feel.

Nintendo made an amazing handheld (yes I know its a hybrid) and front loaded it with some of the best games ever made. I don't see how the Switch doesn't sell 15 million in it's 1st year.

@rjejr - if I paid more attention to the comment section I probably would have known the answer already........

Hopefully the Direct helps you out with the right bundle.

I'm keeping my expectations low for tonight.......I don't expect a lot of surprises

@rjejr - you pick up a Switch yet? My kids haven't played ours a ton.....I've probably put more time into it but that is probably a Zelda thing and none of their friends have one to play Splatoon 2 with yet.

@Doggedfrog - I keep thinking this is going to happen with the NES Classics coming out this holiday and SNES next. It will solve some of the demand problems, make people a little more understanding of the subscription rent VC versions on Switch and make Nintendo a few bucks on the side.......then again maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - I bought all of my items off of Amazon.......coupons and specials help......I seldom pay full price when a quick Internet search usually saves you a few dollars.

But since we are in the here and now and not worrying about anything but cost now.....
A PS4 Pro is $399
XBox One X is $499

Add in the extras you need.....you know ether net cables, a game, XBox Live

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - I paid $300 for the Switch, $7 for a screen protector, $60 for a pro controller, and $40 for LoZBotW........and other then the game and system you don't need any of it......nor an SD card which I don't have but you can grab 64gb for $20.

So $427 for a system with a game and the ability to play 3 player games......not sure what other "new" system you can purchase for that price? XB1 was $499? PS4 was $399......even 3DS and Wii started at $250. You don't have to like Switch or ever buy one but your complaints are meaningless and apply to just about every system. If you want 3rd party games buy a Sony......if you want Nintendo games, then buy a Switch. It's pretty simple.

Ok......time for crazy predictions!

1) Xenoblade 2 release date US/Europe of Feb 2018
2) NES Classics for Switch. 30 games from the NES Classic on a cartridge for $49.99 released December
3) 3DS info will all be known or Announced localizations.......except for a special VC announcement coming in December
4) Prime 4 10 sec teaser
5) trailer and name of FE Switch

I live near the airport and because of that I have a constant stream of family and friends who need rides back and forth. Switch has made it a much more enjoyable experience sitting in the cell phone lot while they wait on luggage

Well made by the sounds of it and another outside studio to go with Tantlus that Nintendo can utilize to make remakes, enhanced versions, etc.

Well done MurcurySteam........you just secured yourself another source of income and potentially a Nintendo fan base

I still think the Switch will get a NES Classics game compilation cartridge just in time for Xmas.

I hope they produce a decent amount of NES and SNES consoles for those that want them. I waa hoping to get an SNES but so far no luck. I refuse to pay scalper prices.......I don't need anything that bad.

I don't understand the draw of achievements, unless you need a forced reason to revisit a game you didnt like enough to keep playing in the 1st place.

My opinions aside though, people seem to like them and options are good as long as I can ignore it.....and at this point in my life I ignore pretty well.

Why didn't this answer the question we all have......how much extra do we pay for the bitter taste?

Work for hire isn't a bad thing. Make a game for someone else and use that money to pay the bills while you work on your own projects. If you get enough of your own projects to be a success then you have the freedom to do what you want but nothing wrong with doing projects for others to help you along.

Poor timing I think......if I remember right Mario Maker 3DS got announced right before he was going to announce this and then Switch happened. By all accounts, it's a great game but I'm a horrible handheld gamer and cant finish the games I have for my 3DS so he wont get a sale from me on this 1. Hopefully with a price reduction and some help from the eShop, he can get some sales.

Keep it in the minds of the populace anyway you can. The faster this device gets to 10 million sales and beyond the more vialble it becomes for 3rd party games and the more chances Nintendo will take with fringe software. That is something that benefits us all and I hope the next 3 months are crazy for sold Switches. 10 Million isn't unreasonable by the end of December, assuming they can manufacturer enough. Lets see the 3rd parties and their offerings fall of 2018.....I bet it is a far stronger and more diverse then this year.......which honestly feels like the best fall lineup for a Nintendo console in sometime.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - Will the VC be something that will make some noise over the 1st part of 2018 until we get to Pokemon and Fire Emblem? I'm waiting for some sort of Direct soon to explain the after holiday items they have, but in December/January I expect the usual blow out direct with a reveal of GameCube VC.

Maybe hope for a Radiant HD remaster.......oh who am I kidding it's never happening

Might grab a box of Honeycomb......haven't had those in a while. Grape Nuts are horrid wretched creatures.

A pretty great looking collection of games.......hopefully they play as well as the impression they give. I'd say I want to buy at least 10 of them which is pretty high %.......how many I actually buy is another story.

Still for all the grief people give indies for not being AAA titles......I tend to enjoy them more then some of the yearly AAA commodities the big budgets are throwing our way. Maybe it's nostalgia?

N64 and Wii both had great Worms games......can't wait to get it for my Switch

Can't wait for Worms WMD.......ever since Worms on N64 I've been hooked!

My kids and I play Worms on the Wii all the time

I still think we will be getting a NES Mini and SNES Classic cartridges for Switch, or at the very least a VC that day 1 has all 51 games from the 2 on it and if that is the case, why do a remake?

I'm waiting on a direct from Nintendo that will clear up some of these ongoing mysteries and give a glimps into 2018......until then I'm reserving my judgment on most stories.

Interesting concept, I'll have to find it more to see if I'm interested or not

Nintendoooooooooooooooooomed

@JamesR - I'm beginning to wonder what MS Gaming divisions end game is currently. They seem to be getting cozier with Nintendo, cross over play, Minecraft on WiiU & Switch, Donkey Kong Country trilogy on Wii U eShop. Most of their exclusives are playable on computers. I could see them making high end consoles only starting with XB1X and distributing some software across all platforms but keeping the best looking versions on their high end consoles and gaming computers.

It will be interesting to see what E3 holds next year after XB1X has been out for 8 months

I feel like it's comparing black vs really dark gray, sure there is a difference but it's basically the same and probably not worth worrying about.

The Zelda "history" is such that no matter what they do they can do anything they want later anyway and add to another timeline or make a brand new branch

It's a marketing event.....why isn't NoE running something similar? Japan too? I get the, pfft it isn't really a world championship, but it could be. It seems like the other territories don't want to run the promo?

Do you think these Neo Geo releases are part of the reason nothing has been said about Virtual Console? These are coming out fast and I wonder if internally, Nintendo wanted to delay any VC talk or releases to give these titles the spotlight before the eventual flood of VC releases.......either that or it's just related to the online service not being ready yet.

I'm really hoping for baseball stars to come to the system

@GrailUK yes a direct would help a lot on all fronts

@Tsurii - you are right, that was a poor choice of words. Still the point being no 1st party major Nintendo games being made.

@GrailUK - 3rd party is great for prolonging the life and it is a great thing for 3DS owners, but beyond that what will come and for how long. Also the question was about Nintendo leaving it behind and from that standpoint it really does look like Nintendo has. Samus and Pokémon are both remakes by non 1st party developers and at this point we don't know if Q2 will make it west. So is Nintendo continuing support or are they leaving it behind for 3rd parties to keep afloat?

@GrailUK - for the sake of discussion.....hasn't Nintendo already dropped the 3DS. It will have a couple more years of life but what is Nintendo doing to extend that? What new games are Nintendo developing? It is being supported by 3rd party games that may never make it out of Japan and a couple remakes by non Nintendo developers (Pokémon & Samus Returns). After that what is coming west and is Nintendo making any of it? I'd say Nintendo has moved on already and 3DS owners are feasting on left overs and a few Japanese 3rd parties that will take the last bit of money they can before jumping to the new generation.

Interesting to see frame rate issues in quite a few different games on Switch. Most have been patched and fixed, but maybe Nintendo needs to help the devs with that earlier to avoid the launch problems and perception of Switch being "under powered" for indies and the like.

I think this will sell well, and after this FE Warriors will probably do well too. I hope this is the start of exclusive 3rd party content on a regular basis for the Switch. Not every game has to be a Nintendo IP cross over but if the 3rd parties continue to make unique experiences for the Switch, I think they will do better then just throwing out the annual franchises and hoping for the best.

This game seems to be for me.....Turn based strategy is usually up my ally so I will get this eventually......but not day 1. Maybe holidays or after with gift cards.

Well......after the 102K sales week in Japan, plus the rest of the sales world wide in July, the Switch has to be well over 5 million at this point. If they can manufacture enough for the Holiday season then we may see 9 million or more by the end of 2017. I'd be shocked if the 10 million goal wasn't hit by March.

Hopefully this is good news from a games perspective. Should mean more games in general amd some extra 3rd party support from some.of the bigger name publishers to give everyone more options in gaming.

More games is always a good thing.......exclusive games even better. Hoping Ubi makes 1 game a year exclusively for Switch......something unique.....maybe not Marrio+Rabbids unique, but still different from the usual annual releases they have

Without 2 player split screen, I can't consider this a 10. At very least they could have had a 2 player practice Salmon Run mode.

Having said that, this seems like a great game and arguing over an objective score that has no real meaning is pointless. I'm buying it and will play a lot of it with the kids

Hmmmmm don't know if I will get to play......kids will dominate the switch those 4 hours, and they unvited friends over to test it out, but if I do I think I'll use some splat duelies

If it was true, I'd preorder and sell my 3ds special edition......ebay has them listed for $200......pretty sure I can get $150 at least

Can't wait, I really like the solo missions in Splatoon

Today was a good day for Switch owners, this big update and announced release dates for 2 3rd party games.

How is the grapple system for the 2K wrestling games?......I've struggled to enjoy most of them since the N64 era.

Ohhhhh.......please be Virtual Boy! I want a reason to buy 1 from ebay

When was the last time Sega developed a really good game? Like universally loved 9 scores galore game? Game of the year game?

Hopefully the end result is better then the demo

I'm a little shocked XB1 isnt over 100K total sales in Japan. I know it has struggled but I still figured it would be higher then that.

Nintendo has dominated this list for a while. Hopefully the Switch continues to perform well so we get a lot of unique games like the 3DS has

I'd like a physical cartridge release of both. I'd pay full retail of $59.99 for the 30 NES games and then again for the 21 SNES games. Unless Nintendo is going to offer me a free transfer of what I have already and I dont see that happening this time around.

The title had me hoping for some eshop discounts.......

Still only have Zelda for my Switch and recently my Wii U has been randomly shutting down so I'm worried about my gaming options

If it had Ms. Pacman and maybe the arcade version of Pacland.......as it is, it doesn't have enough for me

Eh......it's a card game, if it functions well then why not.......there are times I like some solitaire and other card games on planes or road trips.

Still the game doesn't look like a good version of a "cards" game so I doubt I'm picking it up