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I haven’t played it before but at this price tag I’d rather opt for any number of other games that don’t have mechanics and graphics that are 15 years old. They should’ve either made a $20-25 port or done a full graphical overhaul.

Of course they did. Why fund that project when instead they can pump out 3 more ports of Wii U games? Sigh.

I literally don’t know how it will be possible to top this version of Smash. What an epic roster.

@WiltonRoots Wind Waker HD was (from a graphical standpoint) a completely overhauled remake, which is why is looks amazing.

I really REALLY wish they had give this a full-blown overhaul a la Wind Waker. A few texture upgrades and some revised tutorials doesn’t really justify the price for me, and I’ve never played the original.

Easily the biggest announcement of E3 for me. I really REALLY hope they have another, full-fledged title in the series on the way (maybe using the same engine as this Re-Boot?)

I would’ve loved to see this game released a year ago, but can’t complain and will look forward to it. Hopefully they don’t try to charge $60 for yet another port

While I’m disappointed by this Direct, I’m so excited by the number of people who have gotten into Switch in the last few years. I have friends who swore never to buy a Nintendo product who are gaming on their Switch multiple times a week. I hope Nintendo finds a way to stay with them and bring them along as fans, rather than dumping them like the Wii -> Wii U transition.

Easily the worst E3 showing since 2015… maybe longer. Not a single AAA game releasing this year (or the second half of last year for that matter).

That said, Advance Wars is dope (I’m so happy the series is still alive, even if it’s a remastered port), and I’ll check out the Metroid game.

I’m happy with any new games they have to offer. Just please not another parade of Wii U ports — I loved Wii U but didn’t buy a Switch to repurchase the same games.

My guess is this will either be huge or terrible — nothing in between. They’re either holding onto a big bomb and dropping it at the last minute, or the presentation is going to be so lackluster they are burying it.

@Luigisghost669 Totally agree. If the new games don’t work on the current hardware, people are going to be irate.

I think this is probably much more likely to resemble “interactive TV content” like a Telltale Games thing than a fully fledged AAA game. It could be cool to watch a TV show where you have 2-3 choices you can make and see the results.

@Beeko3024 YES! The one port I want is Xenoblade X!

Looks empty of AAA titles to me. Honestly, the schedule since Spring 2020 has been pretty sad. I’m really hoping for Odyssey 2 or some other fun surprise for this Fall.

Would love to see some software announcements to bring my back to my Switch! The last 6-12 months have been pretty sparse…

I think Nintendo should require downloadable demos of ALL games for some nominal fee per game ($3-5). If you end up buying the game, that is discounted from the purchase price. That solves the problem and brings us into the digital age.

I honestly put this down pretty quickly because I had such a hard time finding quality courses (more than the usual “push no buttons” or random crap flying everywhere ones).

Can anyone recommend a good place where quality levels are shared?

This will be fantastic news one year ago!

Meanwhile, dust continues to collect on the Switches of Wii U owners......

Good riddance to 3D All Stars as far as I’m concerned. There’s a reason they’re putting an expiry date on it: it’s an inferior product that’s essentially just a low quality ROM dump. They know this, so they want to appeal to people’s FOMO so they’ll buy it anyway.

The fact that a single developer sitting in their basement can do a 10x better job remastering Mario 64 than Nintendo itself says everything you need to know. The money grab here is absolutely shameless.

I don’t buy it. Nintendo is many things, but indecisive not so much.

I believe this will happen for no reason other than Nintendo seems to be holding all new releases until further notice. The only major brand new AAA games we’ve gotten in the last 10 months are Animal Crossing and Mario Kart Live. Clearly they’re holding back a lot of new releases for something. Personally, I think it’s a bit of a slap in the face to fans to intentionally delay releases, but I lived through the Wii U era so nothing will surprise me.

@andykara2003 This. If it isn’t at least 50% of the play time of the original, then it’s a pass for me and not worth double dipping. If they’ve truly built a proper sequel or at least a very substantial add-on, then I’m all in.

It’s sad — the only first party original game from 2020 on the list is Animal Crossing. Everything else is a port, released a different year, or third party. I really hope 2021 has more originals coming, although I fear Nintendo is holding them all back to release on the new Switch variant. Honestly, I’m very disappointed with Nintendo’s output of games in 2020 it was worse than the Wii U days in many ways.

I’m really hoping Nintendo surprises us with a sequel this year, although it looks more and more likely that we won’t have any more titles announced for 2020.

I’d seriously consider this for $5. Very skeptical at $10. £35 is a joke.

Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if some people ruin the game with rampant cheating.

One of my favorite Mario games still to this day. A brilliant, instant classic and frankly amazing given the developer tools that had at the time.

@KnightsTemplar Just because something sells well, doesn’t make it amazing. Look, I’m a huge Mario fan — these are amazing games, but this isn’t an amazing product. It’s a lazy, sloppy product. They took some old ROMs and dumped them all into a cartridge.

I’m not saying Nintendo shouldn’t sell old games, just that they should be serving fans, not soaking them for more money. Wouldn’t you much rather have the same collection of games remastered with better visuals, all in widescreen, and with better basic controls like a fixed camera in M64? I would, and I don’t see how that opinion is anything but good for fans.

@Mdhoover Exactly. It’s troubling that they’re getting rewarded for such a sloppy effort.

@BlueOcean The lack of new features or improved games is due to one thing, plain and simple: Nintendo’s laziness. We’ve seen some AMAZING M64 remasters done by fans in their own free time. I don’t think anyone can tell me with a straight face Nintendo couldn’t do even better with minimal commitment of resources.

Although a minor issue, this speaks towards the volumes of other examples of Nintendo making this a sloppy, lazy cash grab and just showing general indifference towards their most hardcore fans.

Kudos to him! Mario pioneered the platformer genre, and Rayman perfected it. Truly some of the best games I’ve ever played. Thanks for the good times and have a great retirement!

Wait till they find out they paid 45 quid for a game with a rom dump of M64 without so much as a widescreen mode or fixed camera, let alone remastered visuals. Sorry I’m still salty about how poorly Nintendo has handled this.

Honestly, I’m glad this was a half-effort and shoddy product from Nintendo so I have no desire to fight to try to get a copy. That they couldn’t even be bothered to us the DS version as a basis and/or fix the camera speaks volumes.

It seems to me like there’s an easy way to prevent this: Nintendo can just say “this is limited time but we will make enough copies to cover demand — everyone who wants one at MSRP will get one if they pre-order today.”

But it’s Nintendo so why bother applying logic?

@Ambassador_Kong It really is shocking how development has ground to a halt despite Nintendo only having one console platform. I mean, I get COVID makes things difficult, but that doesn’t explain a complete standstill — games take years to develop...

@Ambassador_Kong Yep. Spot on!

The lack of effort on 64 is perhaps the biggest disappointment for me as Nintendo fan for decades. Honestly, the game needs a full remake. That said, it would’ve been passable if they had fixed the camera, added wide screen, and used the DS version at least. But they didn’t even do that... Really disappointing....

Wow. A sloppy, half-hearted effort for a sloppy, half-hearted collection. I really expect better from Nintendo in every way.

I really wish they offered a M&L double pack at a slight discount. If they did, I might convince the Misses to get two, but I won’t be able to do it if we need to double dip. Oh well, I’ll still have a blast with one.

@Antraxx777 Yep. I’m happy for the people who are excited, but I don’t think it’s worth my money and time, which makes me VERY sad since I’m a huge Mario fan.

@Gwynbleidd You absolutely should. It’s a brilliant machine! If you like in person multiplayer, Nintendo Land is honestly one of the best games ever made. I never understood the hate for it.

Honestly, I was expecting a remake for 64. It is a brilliant game (I remember playing it the week it came out), but it hasn’t aged well and looks like garbage on an HD screen. It looks sloppy and lazy — I expect better from Nintendo.

Just give us a Direct and announce them. I’d rather have exciting news with no release date than no exciting news at all.

If they’ve been sitting on games or reducing output this year, in the middle of a pandemic, so that they can have more games to release next year alongside a new console, then Nintendo has officially lost its mind.

This will be so much fun to watch! People don’t realize how much work and ingenuity went into those early games!

The ports shouldn’t come at the expense of new games though, but they are. They now have only one console and still can’t produce a AAA game every quarter.

Mario seems logical. I imagine they’d release some kind of 2D Mario on Switch at some point. Those games basically print money & I can’t think of a console since N64 without one.

That’s scummy. I wasn’t planning to get deluxe but definitely won’t be getting it now