Meh, everything I've seen and read from E3 suggests that the base game has a bulky amount of content (over 30 playable characters, a leveling system and ways to increase your stats, a skill tree, a hefty list of bosses, plus the infinity trials).
I'd imagine the people buying the DLC would get the pass anyways.
@Ralizah Not really, but it looks bad because a 15 year old probably isn't used to that level of negative attention that she received for beating Ally.
The bigger incident this past week was Ally admitting to dating a minor for a while. He retired from the scene and as far as I know has received a lifetime ban.
@Fededx Both of the FighterZ passes were on sale during the E3 sale! Oddly enough the second one had a deeper discount than the first one despite not yet being complete.
@AtlanteanMan Considering Prime 4 just restarted development at the beginning of the year, there's absolutely no way it's releasing Holiday 2020. It's just straight up not happening. Holiday 2021 at the absolute earliest, most likely 2022.
This game on the other hand should have already been in development for 1.5 to 2 years as I mentioned above. It's absolutely coming before Prime 4.
After all that work they did on that physics and chemistry engine a sequel makes sense.
Guessing it'll be a Holiday 2020 release, Holiday 2021 at the latest. They can reuse the engine and assets so it won't take anywhere near as long as BotW did.
Besides, it'll have been in development for 1.5 years already if they started right after Champion's Ballad released, ~2 years if they started right after BotW's release.
That reveal trailer screamed BotW though. The character was literally holding a sword that glows blue like a Guardian Sword and the blades of grass was dead on like BotW.
Finished Wolfenstein II yesterday so I'll be busy with Smash for the rest of the weekend when I'm not watching Microsoft and Bethesda's E3 conferences!
@BenAV @Grumblevolcano There's still going to be a ton of Sword/Shield info they'll want to reveal even after this Direct so I wouldn't be so sure of E3 just being a recap.
@Franklin They almost certainly will regardless of them being 1st or 3rd party. To be fair, even if they aren't an advertisement for another game they're still technically advertisements for Smash Ultimate itself
I can see why they'd make a smaller handheld only Switch to go after really young kids (ages 3-6 basically), but man do I hate the idea of it simply because it completely muddies the waters of what's been Nintendo's strongest branding/messaging in ages.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 28th)
Link's Awakening for me!
Re: Nintendo Download: 19th September (North America)
Zelda, Untitled Goose Game, and Star Wars for me.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 7th)
Astral Chain... if I can pull myself away from messing around with Banjo in Smash lol
Re: Restore Order When Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Strikes Back On Switch This Month
Very out of left field announcement. Can't wait!
Would love to see Republic Commando, KOTOR I+II, Rogue Squadron.... and dare I say it, Battlefront II Classic?
Re: SNK's Terry Bogard Joins Smash Bros., And There Are Even More Fighters To Come
Travis Touchdown is totally going to be one of them, isn't he?
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 31st)
Astral Chain for me!
Re: Nintendo Download: 29th August (North America)
Astral Chain physically for me.
I got Spyro on PS4 as a Xmas gift last year so I don't feel the need to double dip. Still need to finish it though.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 24th)
Gonna finish off the main story in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Other than that, some Tetris 99 for the theme.
Re: Video: Explore Dragon Quest XI S With The Series' Creator And Download A Demo Now
10 hours long? Wow. Definitely downloading.
Re: Microsoft Has "No Plans" To Bring More First-Party Exclusives To Other Consoles
And Nintendo had "no plans" for new Switch hardware either lol.
PR talk that means absolutely nothing.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 17th)
I'll be finally starting Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 this weekend. Hero coming to Smash distracted me, then life got busy.
I'll have a ton of time this weekend and over this coming week to play it so I'm hoping to have it finished by the time Astral Chain releases.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 10th)
Some of my cousins are visiting from out of state this weekend so I'll be playing some Mario Kart with them!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 3rd)
Some more Smash as Hero is really fun to mess around with.
Beyond that either going back to Darksiders or starting MUA3, haven't decided which yet.
Oh, and some Mario Maker 2
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 20th)
Splatoon 2 for the Final Splatfest. Team Chaos must win!!!
Once that's over I'll probably start Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. Probably a bit of Mario Maker 2 as well.
Re: Nintendo Download: 18th July (North America)
Marvel for me but physically
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 13th)
Super Mario Maker 2 for me!!!
Re: The DLC Packs For Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Won't Be Sold Individually
Meh, everything I've seen and read from E3 suggests that the base game has a bulky amount of content (over 30 playable characters, a leveling system and ways to increase your stats, a skill tree, a hefty list of bosses, plus the infinity trials).
I'd imagine the people buying the DLC would get the pass anyways.
Re: Random: Was Shantae The Half-Genie Hero Just Teased For Smash Bros. Ultimate?
@Ralizah Not really, but it looks bad because a 15 year old probably isn't used to that level of negative attention that she received for beating Ally.
The bigger incident this past week was Ally admitting to dating a minor for a while. He retired from the scene and as far as I know has received a lifetime ban.
Re: Random: Was Shantae The Half-Genie Hero Just Teased For Smash Bros. Ultimate?
It's just a window and has nothing to do with Smash. That being said I'd love to see her playable in Smash.
Re: Rumour: Czech Retailer Lists The Witcher 3 Switch For A September Release
September is already packed so please no. The first week of November would be perfect for this.
Re: Video: 17 Nintendo Switch Games Coming This Month
Marvel and Wolfenstein for sure. Will get Fire Emblem at some point too, but not necessarily day 1.
Re: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Is On Sale For $14.99 On The North American Switch eShop
@Fededx Both of the FighterZ passes were on sale during the E3 sale! Oddly enough the second one had a deeper discount than the first one despite not yet being complete.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 22nd)
Captain Toad and Tetris 99 for me this weekend.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 15th)
Playing Splatoon 2 for the Splatfest. Otherwise I'm blasting my way through Captain Toad.
Re: Nintendo Shares Colourful Graphic Outlining Upcoming Switch Releases
Me to my wallet:
Re: Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition Gallops Onto Nintendo Switch This September
Definitely buying this. It really will be the definitive version of the game!
Re: A Full Sequel To The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Now In Development
@AtlanteanMan Considering Prime 4 just restarted development at the beginning of the year, there's absolutely no way it's releasing Holiday 2020. It's just straight up not happening. Holiday 2021 at the absolute earliest, most likely 2022.
This game on the other hand should have already been in development for 1.5 to 2 years as I mentioned above. It's absolutely coming before Prime 4.
Re: Panzer Dragoon: Remake Landing On Switch This Winter
Looking forward to this. Very nice surprise!
Re: A Full Sequel To The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Now In Development
Highlight of an already amazing Direct.
After all that work they did on that physics and chemistry engine a sequel makes sense.
Guessing it'll be a Holiday 2020 release, Holiday 2021 at the latest. They can reuse the engine and assets so it won't take anywhere near as long as BotW did.
Besides, it'll have been in development for 1.5 years already if they started right after Champion's Ballad released, ~2 years if they started right after BotW's release.
Re: Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Arrives On Switch This September
Will buy, but good lord is that month stacked
Re: Open-World Action Adventure Gods & Monsters Arrives On Switch Next February
Looks interesting.
That reveal trailer screamed BotW though. The character was literally holding a sword that glows blue like a Guardian Sword and the blades of grass was dead on like BotW.
Re: Just Dance 2020 Arrives On Switch And Nintendo Wii This November
Called it!!! They dropped Wii U before Wii lol
Re: DOOM Eternal Unleashes Hell On The Switch On 22nd November
Day 1 purchase!!! My most anticipated game for this year honestly.
Re: LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Day 1 purchase for me. Love the Lego Star Wars games.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 8th)
Finished Wolfenstein II yesterday so I'll be busy with Smash for the rest of the weekend when I'm not watching Microsoft and Bethesda's E3 conferences!
Re: Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack And More Coming To Rocket League
Haven't played the game in ages but it looks like I'm gonna have to start playing again this summer. Buying that Ecto-1 pack for sure.
Re: GameStop's Database Lists More Than 20 Unannounced Switch Titles Ahead Of E3
This comments section reconfirms that people don't read lol
Re: Pokémon Direct Officially Confirmed For Next Week
@BenAV @Grumblevolcano There's still going to be a ton of Sword/Shield info they'll want to reveal even after this Direct so I wouldn't be so sure of E3 just being a recap.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 25th)
Hopefully I get some Wolfenstein II in tomorrow but otherwise probably nothing weekend!
Re: 3DS Sales Might Be Lower, But The Demand Is Still Stable
@Morph Zelda Link's Awakening. It is a remake of what's arguably the most well known handheld Zelda title after all.
Re: Nintendo Download: 9th May (North America)
Saints Row for me.
Re: Guide: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For May And June
Preloaded Saint's Row. Looking forward to that!!!
Beyond that I'll mostly be focusing on my backlog until Marvel and Fire Emblem in July
Re: Nintendo Download: 25th April (North America)
FFXII eventually but right now I'm focusing on my backlog.
Re: The Top 10 Best-Selling Games For Wii U, 3DS, Wii And Nintendo DS (As Of March 2019)
Also note that Mario Kart Wii sold 100k last fiscal year. Most publishers would kill for those types of legs 2-3 years later, let alone 11.
Re: Switch Exclusive Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Secures A July Release Date
@JaxonH Don't forget God Eater 3!
Re: God Eater 3 Hacks And Slashes Its Way To Switch This July
Great news. Same day as DQ Builders 2. July is looking great!
Re: Did Best Buy Leak Joker's Render For Smash Bros. Ultimate Ahead Of Schedule?
@Franklin They almost certainly will regardless of them being 1st or 3rd party. To be fair, even if they aren't an advertisement for another game they're still technically advertisements for Smash Ultimate itself
Re: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Fires Onto Switch On 26th July, New Trailer Released
Day 1, especially since it's only $30 for the standard edition
Re: Rumour: This Year's 'Budget' Switch Could Take The 2DS Route And Ditch A Killer Feature
I can see why they'd make a smaller handheld only Switch to go after really young kids (ages 3-6 basically), but man do I hate the idea of it simply because it completely muddies the waters of what's been Nintendo's strongest branding/messaging in ages.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 23rd)
Smash Ultimate and Wolfenstein II for me. Need to finish Wolfenstein so I can start FFVII this week!