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@amiiboacid That is still a lot of money to have. I would be set for life if I had $100,000,000.

The problem with figures is that people can interrupt them in many ways. I see this as a good number as it is $100,000,000 more than they had

Well there are two ways to look at this. "Oh no another port" or "They're buying time before they release a new game."

Come on guys, it has only been 2 years since Japan got its release (less than that actually). There is no way they would have developed a game in that time. It is going to be a port.

But then XC 2 is on the way. I would love to be wrong. And what if we have a port and a new game? That would blow my tiny little mind.

@Toadsfriend I can confirm that for the certain gaming groups that were invited to join there was at least 50 from them alone. If I had a guess I would wager at least 200 at the event.

And I was in the morning as well

@Moose_4 Thanks for the link. I am going physical myself. I barely used 5% of my Wii U's external hard drive.

128GB will be enough.

@ROBLOGNICK I was there in the Saturday as well and can vouch for that. I did manage to play Snipperclips and it is a gem. I really hope for a retail release.

ARMS was 100% my favourite game of the lot. Zelda was dethroned and now I am hyped for that game instead

Being a bit honest, I feel like games like Arms will be the ones that become the viral hit. The sort that make hardcore genres approachable for casuals.

At the event I took my boyfriend along who isn't much of a gamer as I am. Within a couple of minutes we were already being very competitive

1-2-Switch is really suited for people who like to throw a party or have a good time

64GB should be more than enough for my games. I only need the memory for DLC. I am a fanboy for boxed copies

It probably started off with the PS3 but as they became more familiar with the hardware started improving it drastically. That is what I would do. Make sure the game flows perfectly and improve from there.

It is being developed by the Bravely Default team if I recall hearing. It is definitely a AAA game in my books if that is true

@UK-Nintendo Can't answer that I'm afraid as it was not on the list I was given. That does not mean however it will not be there. Just on the chunk of games I got told, it was not on the list.

I shall see if I can pluck some more information

I got my ticket back in November before Pokemon got released. In fact I was informed at the Midnight Launch party I ran. But it is nice to have it made official after all this time

I have also seen a good chunk of the list of games we will be getting to try. Even just the first few guarantee there is something for everyone. Not allowed to say how many or what games. And I wouldn't anyway. Some of the games are so awesome they deserve to be revealed properly. All I have to say is you shouldn't be disappointed. If even half of them are there at launch it will be a step up from the Wii U.

I am going on the Saturday myself in the morning. The hype is real

@Pikachupwnage Actually Playtonic never once confirmed a Switch port. They only confirmed they were looking into it.

I sadly can not enter this despite being in the UK but I wish everyone all the luck in the world!

@Cantisque I backed a fair bit for swag because I had faith in a Wii U title. Why would I want swag for a game I would not be able to play? (assuming the Switch doesn't happen)

And definitely no buyer's remorse here. I have been longing for a Banjo game. Just also got to think £400+ is a lot of money to lose if they don't port it to the Switch. I'm going to wait and see what happens. If they announce the Switch and confirm its release then I will be happy again

Right now I am frustrated because I am in a state of "£400 well spent" and "£400 lost". I have to be both happy and annoyed until they either release it for the Switch or cancel that too.

Also, I spent over £300 on Shantae and £100 on Conker's Bad Fur Day. I rarely get buyer's remorse in the hundreds.

@gcunit After going offline and swearing a lot. As in a lot...

Yeh you definitely a have a point there. But then I posted that before they made their cancellation notice. Now I have to see if Playtonic will refund my £400+ back as I can't take a risk of them "potentially" releasing on the Switch :/

Guys relax! Playtonic already said that the vast majority of their backers were with Wii U owners. That would mean if anything the most likely platform to get a physical release is the Wii U. I think it was 70% or something of the console backers were Wii U owners. Don't quote me on that percentage though.

Also, the Wii U is the one Playtonic themselves are developing. Someone is is porting them to the PS4 and Xbox. That means they would be confirmed at a different time to the Wii U's

EDIT:

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/06/playtonic_handling_wii_u_version_of_yooka-laylee_team17_porting_to_ps4_and_xbox_one

I think the perk of our remaining two Toys-To-Life is that Lego Dimensions is just expansion packs and treats it like such. Meaning that we don't need to buy the game all over again. We just update and away we go.

And for Amiibo, they have never really been Toys-To-Life. Sure they were promoted as such but let's be honest, they turned into Collector's Items and something to have on a shelf right? And also they are the best quality Toys-To-Life on the market

@Tom41 There is a demo for Super Mario Run coming out

@Super_Conzo Jokes are not easy to convey on the net. That is why we have memes to do it for us. Now instead of it being funny she has come off as a diva

I had to substitute diva for a rude word so I don't get in trouble

Hey guys can I point out she was never blacklisted? She had actually got the facts wrong about that?

And yeh, it was pretty petty of her to do this. Nintendo I understand but she just took vengeance on an Indie developer

@Mega_Yarn_Poochy

Unexpected Comments

"I can't wait to catch an Agumon!"

£10.99 for a White Box on a base?

...

Starts throwing money at the screen!

@GammaPhonic Me too, retail Shantae all the way. Assuming Europe gets a retail release of course. Fingers crossed!

Everyone control your hype. It is off the scale.

@jswhitfield8 For that reason I honestly think Pokken should have won. SF5 while a good game was half baked and needed more development time. Honestly it should have been a 2017 release and finished

@gcunit It is a Christmas game in my dreams. Next year will be a very special one for Nintendo I can feel it

Why does Sonic look fat?

Tails looks pretty cool

@martynstuff They could easily make an excitable game of chess with Steamworld. Now I want it.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It all makes sense! After all that is no letter M the McDonalds have for a logo...it's Mario's bum

@SLIGEACH_EIRE bah bah bah bah bah

He's loving it.

This is actually starting to sound like it has potential. So far everything has been good news

Genuinely excited for this

@123akis You could still enjoy the icing

I should point out on tuesday when it launched I was running the midnight launch for Basingstoke. We had at least 20-30 people come in.

On a Tuesday night. Late. In the evening. When our public transport is terrible.

That enough should state how much of a big deal this news is. Basingstoke is now looking to have a Switch frontline launch with me and my group at the frontlines running the show

Hey guys before you start slamming the online limitation could I point out I run a Streetpass gaming group and a good chunk of those getting the game are excited about sharing their levels through the Streetpass feature?

There is a market out there still for local sharing. No idea why the online wasn't on the 3DS but Nintendo has their reasons. Now if the Mario Maker version on the Switch could have both that would be great.

@ollyander Did they? I don't recall them ever deconfirming anything

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Darn it SLIGEACH don't put hopes and dreams in my head. I will only get them ripped to pieces.

EA take notes. We want the full trilogy in HD and beautiful. Just do it.

@NewAdvent Well it would be 1 console at home and 1 on the go

Actually I would not throw the hopes and dreams out just yet. Remember Rockstar's GTA V is on PS3/Xbox 360. What's to say they could not port it over to the Switch to increase profit margins?

@MitchVogel I would honestly be down for that.

Mario & Luigi: Down the Burrow

The concept basically writes itself

....Blooming eck it is possible. Magikarp can use tackle and there were quite a few Pokemon who damage themselves or have few moves and less PP (I used this method for some of the opponents)

So yes it is possible. HOWEVER, it feels like a massive cop out.

I wish Croc would return. He was my first ever game and it was thanks to him I became a software developer and Nintendian

What baffles me is why there are no links to the stuff at Toys R Us? I was around town on saturday desperately trying to find some sort of deal. Seriously, my black friday was dreadful. I gave up and went off to get a McFlurry. I decided to pop into Toys R Us for Lego and I left with about 8 items which were all on offer, all Nintendo and some of them were at least 50% off. Some of them were games. And one of them was Guitar Hero for £14.99

Now that is impressive. If there was ever a Zelda game to turn into a movie, it would be Majora's Mask without a doubt and this cements that belief. The story, the pacing and the feel of the game is perfect for a movie adaptation.

I'm contempt with just this 4 minute video

Good luck to them! I hope we'll see it debut in the UK next year so I can give it a play

@DanteSolablood Oh Fareham! Hah yeh I forgot about that one. Still you have Portsmouth nearby and with that Streetpass Portsmouth's group. Those guys are pretty friendly people. Rich came to our event last saturday. It was a Waluigi event. Possibly the most insane thing we have ever done. Waluigi weirdness everywhere...

SP Portsmouth are worth checking out if you are willing to go there for KFC

@DanteSolablood Oh which town are you going to? I am curious which towns in Hampshire you'd say were little (I am a Hampshire guy myself and I'd only say Winchester was a small town)

I'm looking forward to it. I am running the Basingstoke one and have started packing and preparing. I plan to have Pokken, Pokemon Snap, Stadium 1 and 2 up for people to play. Going to go and buy some food and drink as well. Having a free raffle to win an Eeveelution plushie of their choice. A gym leader who if you win you get a custom Gym leader badge. And an Amiibo music box that plays music depending on the Amiibo placed on top (one of them has the original Pokemon anime theme as I am sooo cool )

We at Streetpass Basingstoke don't mess around when it comes to throwing great events

@gcunit I just feel it was undeserving. Or rather, there are other Nintendo games released in the past year that were more deserving. I personally feel that these sort of awards should go to new games instead of remakes/ports.

If I am brutally honest, there were more deserving games to win Nintendo's Game of the Year award

Otherwise congrats Nintendo!

BennVenn's work is astounding. This guy is able to make a Game Boy home console using a VGA port. He has plans to do the same to the Game Boy Color when he can

I think someone did not think the website domain's name thoroughly

"ScrapZelda"

or as I see it

"Scrap Zelda"