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While this one is fine, I'm really disappointed that it's another mega going to a pokemon that already had one... would much rather see them going to pokemon that DON'T already have one.

Weirdly some of my 3DS titles are showing MUCH higher playtimes than what's shown on the 3DS itself - New Leaf, Fe: Awakening, Pokémon X and Smash Bros 3DS all showing double the playtime that my 3DS does

I'm not entirely surprised that they've released this update - New Leaf got its Welcome Amiibo update out of nowhere 4 years after the game launched, there's a longer gap here but I also don't think this rules out a new Animal Crossing coming in the next few years. That being said, I'm not entirely sure where a new main series title could go that hasn't already been covered, it would need to be sufficiently different to New Horizons to justify people buying it after all.

I could see some spinoffs in the horizon though as they'd provide a different offering. Amiibo Festival 2 anyone?

Sword and Shield would have benefited from it. Piers literally sings in cutscenes, but we get a brief mic squeal and then silence. At best it leaves the games feeling lacking, at worst it ruins any sense of immersion.

I think something like what BotW/TotK did (full voice acted cutscenes, grunting everywhere else) would be perfect. They've even done this before in Pokemon spinoffs (New Pokemon Snap for example)

No, price is too high. Plus I still have them on Wii and will likely just replay them there at some point

If they make the camera usable when playing with friends in games like animal crossing, I could see there being a bit more uptake. New Horizons with a video chat feature would have been absolutely fantastic during the pandemic (or in any other situation where you live far away from people and are using animal crossing as a surrogate for socialising irl).

Plus, just think how much money Nintendo could make from selling gyroid cameras

Has there been any DK Bananza/console bundles announced yet? I've no interest in the MK World bundle but would absolutely preorder this if it was available

For me it's definitely a matter of when, not if. It looks like a ton of fun and I'm really excited at the thought of playing it.
What I don't understand however is why there's no console bundles for the game yet. I've not got a switch 2 yet, but would have already pre-ordered if there was a bundle option already available

Why would I spend money on this that I could just put towards an actual game?

C for catfish. That's not actually what the button looks like at all, but they thought you wouldn't be interested if you saw the real button.

Why bother releasing 3DS titles when you could just release TWO Tetris soundtracks instead? Hooo boy, that's one for each ear, thanks Nintendo!

I always thought mario wonder restricting certain characters to easy mode was an odd choice, but for the opposite reason... I don't have kids but I just wanna play as Yoshi on normal difficult haha

Reading this article though, it really does feel like a decision that probably felt like it made perfect sense when it was made, but then as soon as someone this problem then it feels blinding obvious, of course small kids will want to play their favourite characters and then get upset/lose interest when they have a hard time.

As usual nothing north of the border, not much of a 'UK' tour is it 🙄

When are we getting ANY 3DS titles on this? Desperate for Kid Icarus Uprising and Fire Emblem Awakening soundtracks in particular

I feel that the switch still does more or less what I want it to. Maybe not as graphically powerful as I'd like it to be at this stage, but if Nintendo decided to keep releasing Zelda/Metroid/Xenoblade games on it for another 5 years, I would be quite content to continue snatching them up as soon as they launch.

That being said, I'm still excited for a new console. But probably wouldn't buy it until there's a title I desperately want. Between switch/PC/old games that I've been meaning to replay for years, I have enough games to happily tide me over until this happens.

With the exception of a few specific titles, I've got almost all of my switch games physically. The first party titles almost never go down in price digitally enough to justify going digital on them. Feels like a far cry from the 3DS/Wii u era, when the Selects range, combined with the occasional My Nintendo discount, meant you could download some evergreen titles for very reasonable prices

A decent direct, the highlights for me were definitely Super Mario RPG, Super Mario Wonder, and Metal Gear Solid Collection. Definitely a loooot of ports though... only a matter of time until a new console is announced at this point I think.
It's now 6(!) years since Metroid Prime 4 was announced. Guessing it's either cancelled or delayed to become a launch title for the Switch's successor at this stage?

It's for the all new Switch U! The screen can detach from the controllers, creating a fun, fresh form factor! Pass it round so your friends can see what you're playing, or join multiple screens together, for exscreen entertainment!

I recently got back into playing due to moving to a new city, it's a good excuse to explore a little bit.
As others have said, it's a pity that they haven't acknowledged the backlash against limiting remote raids. I almost exclusively did raids this way in the past and, as not many people played locally, most of my in-game friends are in other countries, so this was the only way I ever got a lot of the legendaries

I bought this using free Google Play credit years back, the main game was actually surprisingly decent so I put a fair amount of time into it. I'd say the price is pretty reasonable for what you get.

My main issue was that it was quite grindy to unlock new characters/kingdom cosmetics. Which would be fine if there was a good variety in stages in the tour/remix modes, but you basically get half a dozen stage types on a loop. Ended up giving up on unlocking Red Yoshi/Daisy.

I'm really hoping they eventually release Zelda: Four Swords on NSO, especially if it had online multiplayer. Played the DSiware rerelease (which had single player) a bunch, but would be great being able to play it with friends as well!

Blue for me, around 2005/2006, borrowing a friends gameboy colour! The first Pokemon game I owned was Diamond though, which probably is why gen 4 is my favourite

@Yosher This was the case for me as well, I dipped in and out of the dlc for a bit, and while I enjoyed elements of it, by that point I was fairly bored of the main game and eventually just stopped going back. I think most of my friend group got the dlc, but only 1/8 still plays it semi-regularly

No wonder he's in pain, looks like he loses some teeth when he hits the ground!

Ah Star Fox Zero... I tried to love it when it first came out, and there genuinely were some wonderful moments in it, but ultimately the controls made it one of the most frustrating games I've ever played. I ended up giving up and getting rid of it, but would love to give it a second chance if they ported it and made the controls usable. That being said, I don't think I could justify paying full retail price for it after experiencing it on the Wii u, and imagine its bad rep at this point would probably make Nintendo very cautious about investing money in porting it.

Will watch this with interest... I absolutely loved some of the earlier Harry potter games, if this turns out to be anything like them I'd be tempted to get it

sounds like a hard pass for me,. For the same price as that dlc, I can finally get round to buying MK8 and play with my friends who all have the game already

The ability to adjust the text size is something that doesn't seem to be included in many games, but I feel it would make a massive difference to a lot of people.
I've come across quite a few games where the text size looks fine in handheld mode, but viewing from a distance on TV mode is difficult unless you're pretty close. I've found Resident Evil games to be especially bad for this

All 3 are absolutely worthy of a remaster. Given how the original trilogy is at this port available on just about everything, it continues to baffle me how the latter 3 games only ever got mobile ports.
On a side note, Phoenix Wright v Proffessor Layton is on my to-buy list before the eshop goes down. I've been looking out for it for years, but physical versions go for silly money

@Spider-Kev I've no idea tbh, I don't think there's been any mention of it this year at all

FINALLY, a console that can contend with the KFConsole

I got this free on wii u through My Nintendo a few years ago, pretty sure I completed it in a single day. Good fun though

Would be nice to see a comparison with the DS games to see all the graphical improvements and updates to the region that were included in Platinum. 🤷

Not gonna get them, as much as I've been looking forward to gen 4 remakes since I was a kid, there doesn't seem to be enough new content to justify buying them. Still got my DS, and copies of Diamond/Platinum, me and my gf are both considering replaying them

Literally the only time I use that app is when playing animal crossing with friends, it makes it much easier to chat/emote in game than using the in-game inputs, but that's about all it's good for. Will often be talking to them over discord at the same time as well

I tend to regard games as being very good value if it works out at about £1 for every hour I play, so if I'm paying £60 I'd hope for around £60 of playtime (over a lifetime of owning it, not necessarily 1 playthrough).
That being said, if the game is shorter than that, but of a higher quality (i.e. more memorable/enjoyable than average), then I'd say that adds value to it as well.
The style of the game doesn't really matter beyond this I guess, as long as the consumer feels they're getting out at least as much as they put in then I'd say the price is justified

I'm putting all my money on Nintendo announcing a sequel to Link's Crossbow Training, as a stopgap until BotW2.
The next ACNH update will be revealed, it'll allow you to donate bells to Tom Nook's patreon. It won't do anything in game, but he insists he needs it
Also Waluigi will be removed entirely from Smash after it's decided that his raw sex appeal is too inappropriate.

Kinda surprised that they made a new gimmick name instead of calling this dynamaxing. Idk if that's already a thing in the TCG, but wouldn't it make sense given that this is basically summoning a massive Pokémon?

I've no problem with amiibo functionally providing dlc. As long as that's providing something that's nice to have but not having it doesn't otherwise impact the game, like a skin, or some bonus items or something.

What I DO have a problem with is locking QoL updates, or entire game modes (remember Metroid 2 or Xenoblade Chronicles 3D both locked in game soundtracks/art galleries behind amiibo. These are things that could significantly improve upon the game experience. Plus, given they're usually locked behind game exclusive amiibo with VERY limited production runs, it quickly becomes almost impossible to find them for a reasonable price if you don't get it at launch

Ooh tempting to get at this price for the novelty!
... But I could just as easily get kart 8 deluxe as I don't have that yet, which would be cheaper and I could play with friends.

Think having a picture of Steam tags in the article perfectly sums up the issue. But then, I'd also argue that general game & theme genres (such as "platformer", or "horror") can be used interchangeably with more specific labels like "Metroidvania" or "4x", depending largely on the audience you're talking to. For example, I would tell my brother, who also plays games, that Shantae is a Metroidvania, but I'd tell my mother it's an action platformer.

Uprising was hands down one of my favourite games on the 3DS, and there's definitely loads of potential to build on it! Even a port would be an instant buy for me!

My 3DS camera stopped working about 6 or 7 years ago. I'd had my fill of faceraiders and the AR minigames by then, and it wasn't heavily used elsewhere so I never actually got round to sending for it to be fixed :/

Probably just stability and maybe some new user icons.
Atm I don't mind not having folders too much, but I would like to be able to manually organise my games at very least, rather than being restricted to sorting alphabetically etc

Honestly it's fine. Almost all of the dlc fighters so far have felt fairly unique compared to what's already in the game, and I'd argue that's more important than what type of weapon they use

Seeing them side by side, the overworld itself looks very pretty (the valley windworks in particular stands out, the turbines really look like they tower upwards now, and the shadows look nice compared to the original too). Adding snow to the roof of the Snowpoint City pokemon centre is a nice touch too, there's clearly little tweaks here and there that give the world a little more sparkle than the original.

The character models in comparison, look jarringly bad. idk quite what it is, whether it's badly proportioned or just overly basic designs, but they just don't look good, especially when the camera pans to a different angle (although maybe that's just me being used to seeing the top-down viewpoint of the originals?)

I always loved the underground! Occasionally played it with friends but it was also a ton of fun for just when I wanted a break from catching Pokémon. I've always wished they brought it back with online support, would be fun trying to steal flags from other people bases again!

Are these going to be sold in the UK? My sister would be all over these probably

It was available on 3DS? Never knew that! Shame to see it go on wii u though, in more recent years the primary use I had for that thing was streaming Netflix

I loved my Wii u, got very fond memories of it... Left it at my parent's when I moved out a few months back and wish I could go back and get it for BotW