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That's some nice pixel art. Makes me want to do some again. It's satisfying.

41 mins-onwards: Fans have meltdown because they didn't get to see "X Game".

X is any number of random things...

40 mins isn't super long but here's how I think it will go;

0-5: Smash Bros character reveal and opening remarks from whoever is hosting.
5-15: Looking at games just released or about to that we already know about.
15-20: First new information revealed. A look at Bayonetta 3 perhaps with release date?
20-30: Compilation of minor releases in quick snippets.
30-32: More blah blah from the host before "one last thing"
32-38: Zelda BotW2 gameplay and release date.
38-40: Thank yous and goodbye.

20 more minutes of pain! I bet Bowser found this extra footage.

E3 ain't what it used to be.

puffs pipe, leans on walking stick

I think they look fine. I'm looking forward to them all.

@Kirbo100 This is my guess too. They're probably kicking themselves for not having a game to tie in to the first movie and don't want to miss that potential pay day again with hype for the second movie around.

Hopefully a collection with games that aren't just the "Death Egg Trilogy". The handheld games and some of the 3D titles would be good.

I'm hoping for a brand new game too but I have a feeling it's going to be "Sonic the hedgehog, the movie, the game" which could be great but equally, could be a disaster.

Well, we like the Addams Family in this house! And it's got co-op so fingers crossed it's at least ok...

The last games to crack my Top 5 was Megaman Zero 2 and Metroid Prime, both 18 years ago. 2003 was quite the year.

The other 3 are;

Phantasy Star Online
Sonic 3&K
Gunstar Heroes/Yoshi's Island (I find it very had to seperate these two)

The correct answer is V.

XI is also an acceptable answer.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi Sonic the Hedgehog F-Zero Racing with zombies, coming soon to Google Stadia!

Sonic is still Sega's Mario. Where would they be today without him.

I picked up Generations again recently from Steam for something like £1 in a sale so maybe all those units sold didn't actually bring in that much.

Hoping for something more interesting than just the Sonic Colours remake at E3

Would Nintendo Life be interested in doing a proper article about the real cost of emulating these different platforms?

Coding, licensing, obtaining reratings by modern standards, advertising, hosting costs, etc etc etc. And a measure of what the actual demand for these games is, how much they really get played, how much Nintendo actually make from NSO vs the cost of running it?

We get these "wouldn't it be wonderful if..." articles every single day here at NL, but never one looking at the reality.

It simply is not as easy as it sounds.

E3 is often disappointing so I don't get my hopes up for too much.

They'd be mad to not show anything from the big 3 we're waiting for (Zelda, Bayonetta, Metroid). I suspect we'll get a 2022 release date for Zelda BotW2 as a minimum, and a couple of new reveals for lesser releases.

I say 2022 for BotW2 because we're already getting a Zelda this year. I also believe Nintendo and a lot of other publishers have not been honest with us about just how much COVID has effected development times. I would be very surprised if we see a concrete date for Metroid.

Nintendo's argument will be that if people are playing fan made games, they're not playing the real games and therefore, not giving their money to Nintendo. It's a business decision. Are they right? Debatable.

I'll tell you exactly what it is!

It's a Switch!

Love their games. Wish Capcom would let them do Megaman ZX3. That story needs finishing.

Cringe. Cringe. Cringe.

@duffmmann Oh I agree. I was talking more about launching MK9 on the same platform as MK8. All they would be doing is replacing one currently selling well game, with another, at great developmental and publishing expense.

It would be nice but it makes no business sense as long as MK8 is still selling so well.

Sounds like some old dates from an older document copy and pasted in and nobody bothered to update them. Must have been 1 line in amongst hundreds of pages. Nothing to see here.

@60frames-please Thanks! It kept me busy in lockdown! You're right, there's tons of good levels but people are too lazy to look properly.

I have! Try out my Super World. It's not too hard or troll-y.

VDS-MLS-Q4G

Baldo?

Baldo?

Baldo. Yes it's called Baldo. I had to read it a few times.

Looks cute.

So, is this better for charities? I thought that was the whole point of humble bundle.

Breath of Shadows.

Shantae for me! I just picked up Seven Sirens too as it was on sale.

The YouTube chat is a sad state of affairs. Everyone commenting BotW2, Prime 4, Smash etc... it's INDIE! The clue is in the name.

Tough one this week. I like them both.

Nice list. I'm trying to find a pre order for pokemon snap under 42 quid. Usually one of the cheaper online retailers has a good deal on new releases, but struggling this time.

Nevermind what Green Mario thinks! Where do I get that picture of the baby Mario's and the stork??

It's not like there isn't other stuff to play...

35 isn't even a proper anniversary to celebrate anyway. We going to have all this drama again for the 40th?

Feels longer. Anyone else agree?

Wow. This list really brings home what an awesome library the little GBA had. Lots of my fave games here. I don't even disagree with general layout and was pleasantly surprised that the top 10 wasn't dominated by Mario, Zelda and Pokemon. Good job all.

Voted Aus/NZL. It's more crisp than the Japan region.

Europe's just sucks.

It's more action adventure in my humble opinion.

This list looks very short. Lots missing I can imagine.

Some great great games in there. Hopefully they'll shine amongst all the Mario and Zelda ports.

We need stuff like this to keep us grounded in a world that takes things to seriously sometimes.

Sadly, I'm the one guy who played the Wii U version, so can't take part

Those are some top, top tier games they've worked on. Looking forward to seeing what the final products look like.

I don't mind it and the games aren't finished yet. The final product will look better. Reserve judgement!

@Letzg077 These, and the Legends game, are unfinished. I would expect some of the rough edges, like jaggy polygons and jumpy animations to be improved before the final releases.

The environmental cost of all consoles is pretty interesting too. No one comes out looking good in that regard.

Nintendo shot itself in the foot making celebrating 35th anniversaries a thing.

They'll have to go through this whole thing again for the 40th! Constantly spending time and resources creating rereleases, deluxe editions and collections for whatever console is around then, causing further delays in actual new games.

Sums up Twitter really. Nothing nice can survive there.

I'M FROTHING, FROTHING AT THE MOUTH! LET'S BURN DOWN POKEMON HQ!!

Are we going to go through all this again for the 40th anniversary?

Fans: Don't announce games too early!
Nintendo: Ok
Fans:

Waiting for a trailer.