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Hoping for discounts on No More Heroes 3, Triangle Strategy or Shin Megami Tensei V. That would be nice.

If it counts, it's Star Fox Adventures. It's not over in a few hours like traditional ones.

Licensing baby! That's why we've not seen these games yet. And why we may never see them and a bunch of others too. Unrealistic expectations.

I can't choose between the C stick on the Gamecube controller or the trigger on the back of the Wii nunchuck...

Tales of Vesperia for that price is a bargain for those who haven't played it before.

@FantasiaWHT I was going to ask if there's anything resembling a soundtrack. Doing Picross to some classic Sega tracks sounds cool. But your comment implies I'm not going to get that! What's it like?

I quite like all of them! But NA for me.

@Shredderlovespizza Nothing odd about it. Why put their games on Nintendo's service for a fraction of the price (though licensing to Nintendo) when they can sell them individually on Steam for more.

It won't be Breath of Duality. And the idea that it has to have Breath in the title at all because it's a sequel... remember, the prequel didn't have breath in its title.

"Harmless" was how a friend described the first film. I suspect the same will apply to this sequel. I'll watch it and I'll probably enjoy it.

Oh wow. I'd forgotten about Freedom Planet! It was very good so fingers crossed for the sequel.

Wave 1 in general was very good. If the remaining waves are this good, that price was an absolute bargain.

People have a problem with the baby doll eyes but not the giant, anime eyes which are even more unrealistic?
On the plus side, everyone in this comment section doesn't seem to have a problem with any of this. What a non issue.

There are a lot of cutscenes, but the gameplay is sound. Fire Emblem Three Houses was also full of talking don't forget and I'd argue the writing in Triangle Strategy is better, at least so far.

Everyone took a dump on Legends before even trying it. And loads of people ended up enjoying it. So let's wait and see huh? I think Gen 9 is looking alright and they've got 9 months to finish it. Presumably they've been working on this since Sword and Shield so I'd hardly call it rushed.

I was sceptical but that first year convinced me quite quick. 2017 was a great first year and I honestly wonder if it hadn't been for that (and having THE pandemic game that was Animal Crossing in 2020) I'm not sure if it would have been this successful. Switching (pardon the pun) to one hybrid console and producing all your games for that was a bold move that paid off.

"jokey remarks pleading for people to stop buying 8 Deluxe."

Oh not all of those people are joking.

They could perhaps scratch people's racing itch with a new Diddy Kong Racing and F-Zero, then save MK9 for Switch 2? Probably wishful thinking but I'd much prefer that then just another MK on Switch. We have a perfectly great MK on Switch already.

I've been saying this could be a thing for some years.

"Mario Kart 9: Smash!"

And I think they'd potentially release it on Switch and "Switch 2", whenever that may be... (Christmas 2023 is my guess).

I should think so yes. It's their biggest game of the year, unless something like Mario Odyssey 2 is in development. BOTW2 be there big Christmas release in November and they'll delay everything else before they let that slip.

@CallingSonicSpeed The 30th anniversary maybe?

They said exactly the same about Sonic Forces...

It is wasteful, but I don't think people would be half as wound up about this if it wasn't Logan Paul...

Man this list is all over the place! As are all "of all time" lists these days. Too much time has past, too many games, too many different generations, recency bias. They're pretty useless. But still amusing to read.

When I hear "Game Developer", I think of a team rather than individuals. A programmer, an artist, a musician, a writer. They're all part of a game development team, but I'd describe the individual by their expertise rather than lumping them all in as "Game developers".

Beating those games with just his chin? I'd struggle with 3 hands!

November '22 as Nintendo's big Christmas release makes a lot of sense to me. Unless COVID messes up development!

Anyone who calls this a bad year doesn't remember the REAL bad years (Wii U, late GC era). This wasn't their best Switch era year though. Probs a 7 for me.

My playtime nosedived in April when my son was born. I am totally unsurprised.

I'll take two please.

Zelda and Donkey Kong more overlooked than Baten Kaitos. Yeah ok NL.

PN03 is hot garbage.

I didn't get to play Odama and I kind of wish I had.

Any modern, decent employer knows the importance of promoting a good working environment for their employees. They recognise that if you want to retain talent to make your next project a success.

What's the point of making one good game if no one who made it good wants to work for you again?

And I say this as someone who has recruited for my current employer. Results at any cost, costs more in the long term.

Metroid Dread? Never heard of it...

It's a good final choice.

I read the sub title as "Spike Chunsoft confirms on the bog".

The has been a PSA. Goodnight all.

It's such a difference from the Wii U days when there would be like 6 games on one of these things.

@KiraMoonvalley There are plenty of reasons why people might not have played all these back in the day. In my case, N64 wasn't my primary console at the time. Can't play everything!

I haven't played 9 of these games so subscribing for a couple of months to try them out is a good deal for me.

I'd be a bit surprised if there wasn't a Switch version in the works. Not sure why people are that bothered though. Surely it's just as convenient, if not easier, to play a Mobile version as it would be a Switch version? Especially one that's also coming to Desktop. It'll be the same game regardless.

Had a lot of fun with Super Mario Party. Despite needing more maps, it's one of the better ones. This household will probably get it, but will be watching for reviews just in case. If it's not as good as SMP, might as well just stick with that one.

@HamatoYoshi Yes. I believe that's what we were all doing? Speculating about what's really going on? I'm as in the dark as the rest of you.

What she means is she's done work for Bayonetta 3, but has heard nothing about a Bayonetta 4. Or they've told her it's the last game.

One of my all time favourite composers and soundtracks. Megaman Zero and ZX series. Highly recommend.

My personal fave; https://youtu.be/-xuK3NpbN7Q

Bald-oh no!

Translation: Broken and unfinished but please hold on as they're an indie developer and this is literally their livelihood on the line so let's be kind.

Looks like my kind of Fire Emblem. GBA style

I'm more impressed Nintendo included that much of the game! Perhaps they knew some cheeky chaps would speed run it and didn't want to cut anyone short.

What would a Mario movie even be about? The source material isn't exactly the deepest of storytelling. And the protagonist barely talks!

I don't really understand the negativity towards the "chibi" characters when the first 5 generations of pokemon all had chibi sprites.

Anyway, I'll be picking one of these up for me and mrs to play.

We are truly spoilt these days. For the 2 or 3 games I wish Nintendo would hurry up and release, there's more a dozen that are out right now that I'm very interested in playing. We'll miss this kind of choice if Nintendo's next console turns out to be another "Wii U".

Just in time for Christmas!

Man, I would have liked to hear more about what else Nintendo HQ has stashed away in storage!! Missed opportunity there NintendoLife ;P
Cool article though.