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Final Fantasy VII and Blaster Master Zero 2 for me!

Loved the first one so this is an immediate purchase

Really wish more devs - Nintendo included - would do that specific UI design for handheld mode.

Might get Assault Android Cactus eventually but I just picked up Stick of Truth and World of Final Fantasy Maxima in the recent sales so I'm good for now

Oh wow. Great reward! Too bad I'm not good enough at Tetris to be able to get into the top 999

Sure, and Nintendo wasn't gonna release a new 3DS model

Don't know if Game Pass will come to Switch or not, but this sounds like damage control so Microsoft can reveal it on their own terms

@backup368 Microsoft has said that being on Game Pass has actually increased the traditional sales of those titles on XB1 iirc. There's no reason to believe that wouldn't also be the case on Switch, especially when most of the titles would be streamed rather than ran natively.

The Switch can't run most of the current gen AAA titles. Doom and Warframe are the exception, not the rule. This will only get worse when the next gen arrives next year. Being able to have access to those games on Game Pass through streaming via xCloud is added value.

Nintendo would undoubtedly have negotiated a cut of Game Pass subs on Switch anyways.

Ultimately Game Pass and access to Microsoft's 1st party titles is another selling point for the Switch, which leads to increased hardware sales and therefore more people to buy native 3rd party ports and Nintendo's own 1st party software in addition to more NSO and Game Pass subs.

Wolfenstein II for me.

There's a sale on the US eShop too, but it doesn't include the South Park DLC unfortunately

An early March release would have been better as there isn't really anything else launching then. April is already packed with third party releases.

Ludicolo looks like one of those old animatronics from the 90s

That Aipom is the stuff of nightmares lol

I'll be playing Wolfenstein II with some Smash and Tetris 99 on the side.

@Heavyarms55 That's exactly what they're doing. Microsoft is a services and cloud computing company, and Xbox will be no different. They want to get their services available to as many people as possible, so bringing that stuff to Switch is natural.

They'll still make Xbox consoles, but those are just a means of entry to the Xbox ecosystem/platform and their services alongside PC, Switch, and Mobile.

This dude is just some random person that parroted things from Era lol

If true I look forward to the internet meltdowns when this is announced.

Only thing that makes me skeptical is I'm not sure Microsoft would agree to this because of the negative PR they'd get upon re-announcement.

The cancelled title being revived is Crashmo World, isn't it?

Tetris 99. I'd have to pull myself away from it to play anything else, including Smash. Just so addicting.

Tetris 99 and the two demos for me. Tetris 99 is really addicting

I absolutely lost it when Link appeared in the animated intro. Link's Awakening was first Zelda title so I absolutely CANNOT WAIT to play this.

Favorite announcement from the Direct.

Day 1! This looks amazing.

Probably just means release dates for FFVII and IX. VII is being featured in Switch commercials so it should be out very soon, probably right after the Direct.

Would love for the Kingdom Hearts collections to hit though!

Gotta think Microsoft plans to drop the XBL Gold requirement for online multiplayer on Xbox within the next few years, probably with launch of next gen.

Makes no sense to expand this cross platform initiative and only have Xbox players require the sub while PC, mobile, and Switch users have access to this stuff for free (Nintendo's own NSO subscription notwithstanding). And there's no way in hell they're gonna convince those people to pay the fee.

Assuming the two games are separate, then I'd say they are Star Fox Grand Prix for the online title and either Metroid Prime Trilogy HD or a 2D Zelda for the one we'd be delighted to know.

Wargroove and Smash Ultimate. Will also start Wolfenstein II.

I suspect this is the only new release after this fiscal year.

@purpleibby Considering the Switch isn't even 2 years old yet, yeah. At least 3 more years, if not more.

Disappointing, but understandable. Holiday 2022 release at the earliest, then.

That begs the question though: what becomes of that rumored Star Fox GP game or whatever Retro was working on? Is it near completion, or has it also been going through development hell and has now been cancelled, much like Retro's projects prior to Prime 1?

@Grumblevolcano And then a Pokemon Direct on the 27th hopefully.

I'm guessing NoA will follow up with a Nindies Showcase next week.

Predicting Wargroove shadow drop.

I finished Pokemon Let's Go earlier in the week and then I started the next game in my backlog: Crash N.Sane Trilogy! Gonna continue that this weekend

Cool to see this get localized. Also wow April is looking good.

Now that I'm done with World of Light I'm gonna start working through my Switch backlog. Gonna finish off RE Revelations 2 first then continue Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu, which I had put down because of Smash's release.

Hopefully I'll get to play some more of Spyro on PS4 too.

Plot twist: Game Boy Classic becomes the new entry point handheld instead of a "Switch Mini"

Tales of Vesperia eventually. Busy with my backlog right now though!

@DK-Fan Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon sold over 5 million copies worldwide though

Playing through more of Spyro 1 on PS4 (got the trilogy for Christmas) and then more of Smash Ultimate on Switch. Will play some Splatoon 2 for the Splatfest too, though I will probably be really rusty

Come on guys, this article is completely misleading and out of context. Don't stoop to this level of clickbait.

@rjejr What's weird is they put Starlink Deluxe on sale for Christmas but not the standard edition.

Valkyria Chronicles 4 is also 50% off for only $29.99.

Yeah I'd take out a few of these and replace them with more realistic ports like UMvC3, Dragon's Dogma, Danganronpa, DC Universe Online, etc.

Personally I'd like to see more stuff in the vein of Katamari Damacy Reroll or TWEWY.

@JDORS Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon sold over 5 million copies lol

Fire Emblem Three Houses, Doom Eternal, Crash Team Racing, Untitled Goose Game, and Luigi's Mansion 3 are all day 1 purchases for me! Lots to look forward to this year.

@Kevember Except they do agree with me. Switch hardware sales agree with me. The software sales of the ports that have already released agree with me - every single one of them has outsold their Wii U counterpart. It's nothing personal, it's just business.

@Kevember The number of people who both a) owned a Wii U, and b) bought and played the games listed are an extremely small, irrelevant minority.

If nothing else, please port Wind Waker HD. That game deserves to be released on a successful console!!!

They'll absolutely smash (pun absolutely intended) that software target

@BlueOcean In the case of MUA3, I should point out that the context is much different. The Marvel brand is far, far bigger in popularity now than it ever was, and unless people's interest in the Marvel brand somehow drops off a cliff post Avengers Endgame (lol), then it should be a very big exclusive for them. More so than Octopath or Daemon X Machina at least.

Smash of course! Will sneak in some Splatoon 2 matches for the splatfest though

Amazing article lol

As far as what I'm playing this weekend? You already know the answer to that