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@rjejr As much as I hope they do make Switch their sole platform (more games on it for me) I don't think they'll do that. So, there is hope for dual screen gameplay, just not on the console side of the equation. And let's be honest, you spent $350 because you felt it was worth it, as did I, and it turned out to be a bad investment. Life is full of bad investments.

@rjejr " Oops, I forgot, no dual screen play for Switch and Wii U has been abandoned after only 4 years, never-mind. "

Come on, as much as I liked the Wii U, it didn't sell well. We all know it, and it's a shame Nintendo has to change things up. But the Switch appeals to me.

Regardless, this game does look like it could be good, although it looks like it's very zoomed out.

@rjejr I'm pretty much like you, at first I didn't think the idea of upgrades for consoles made sense. Then I considered the time of release between XOne and Scorpio, and seeing the Switch further cemented me being okay with it. Time will tell if it comes true, although I like your idea of not having to buy a whole new unit.

Honestly, I see Switch being a console with a Scorpio or "Pro" like upgrade down the line. Iwata said Nintendo wanted to do something like smartphones with its future devices, and I can see that coming true with Switch. Pricing and timing will be a factor, of course. Scorpio seems like it will be a worthy upgrade because it will be long enough after initial launch for the product to seem worthwhile. Hopefully Switch gets to the point where Nintendo can produce upgrades because that would be an awesome way to leverage it.

I kind of assumed it was more of a single screen experience. Either way, I was good with both single and dual screen configuration.

I see the standard trolls are here, as usual.

My wife saw the trailer and said it looked cool. I did not think she'd care at all, so that's a start for Nintendo.

@Hotfusion Jokes aside, people are getting a little crazy about this. Nintendo needs to blow us away, but acting like it will ultimately disappoint us is unfair at this juncture.

So we already know that the "something special" is not NX by now. I doubt we'll hear about it next week, although I'm sure Hideki Kamiya would tell us otherwise if he had anything to do with Nintendo's new system.

Let us all blame Nintendo once they announce the new system for not living up to the unrealistic expectations we've set thus far. I can't wait!

@yomanation Honestly, they have to get more consistent and up-to-date software to improve. I say that because they have plenty of games on eShop, but often the games release on Steam much sooner, giving many people less of a reason to purchase those games on Nintendo devices. And yes, even the bundles could be better, but again, a higher volume would help alleviate that issue. Notice I am making no excuses for Nintendo, just stating the current situation...

I really want them to show us what NX really is. Since the NX was mentioned, I've said it was far too soon. Then again, Iwata and Nintendo were in between a rock and a hard place at that point so the former had no choice but to announce the code name.

@yomanation I purposely buy Indie and the (few) third-party games available on Wii U since it shows that there are users who want to play those games on Nintendo devices. People who buy those games elsewhere are entitled to do so, but that is my stance on Indies and third-parties, I want to be part of what I feel is the solution so I buy the content I want on Nintendo systems.

@cleveland124 Fair point, I guess I'm greedy with rewards. I know they are an important part of CRM, something Nintendo doesn't seem to appreciate right now. And as for most of the digital content, since they have relatively few third-party offerings, it's virtually impossible for them to compete at the level of PS or Xbox with said rewards.

@yomanation You make very valid points about settling for less. We do not have to settle for less. I'm just saying that on a general level they can't compete for the same market as the other big players. They do need to improve it, how they'll do that exactly isn't very easy. Offering more free games would go a long way, and the humble bundles they had were a good idea for people unlike me (and probably you) who buy pretty much every Indie game at launch anyway. Sadly, it doesn't help people who are truly loyal to Nintendo and its partners. They should just go back to mixing physical and digital rewards like in Club Nintendo. I could have sworn Reggie or some other executive from Nintendo said they would consider physical rewards for My Nintendo members, but I could also be remembering that wrong, lol.

@cleveland124 And so what if they can't make the same sales? If they profit and retain customers, that is all that matters to a business.

@yomanation Nintendo is a much smaller company than either Sony or MS, both in terms of people employed and the amount of money they earn. Plus, they lack the same resources as either competitor. If you think Nintendo targeting casuals during the Wii era was an accident, you're wrong. They assumed they could compete directly with Sony and MS in the current generation, which was wrong. If they could have, Wii U would not be where it is today.

I can't wait, I loved Steamworld Dig and don't have a 3DS to play on, so this game will be awesome on my Wii U!

Okay, anyone who thinks Nintendo has the capacity to offer the same caliber of rewards as Sony or MS is delusional. Now that that's out of the way, Nintendo could still improve their customer loyalty program substantially. I think most people are missing the point that they're trying to get people to purchase more third-party content because their rewards are currently only first party offerings. Either way, it's on Nintendo to emphasize buying third-party games is what they want customers to do. My Nintendo needs to improve, and hopefully when NX launches it will follow suit.

@gcunit "999% is probably their best attempt at quantifying an increase from zero sales the week before to 1 sale this week as a percentage."
1 is infinitely more than zero so that would sound better than 999%.

The lack of SteamWorld Heist makes me sad. Hopefully it comes out within the next two weeks, I've been looking forward to playing it on Wii U for some time.

Severed is pretty awesome so far. It reminds me of Punch-Out!!, Infinity Blade, and Etrian Odyssey in the best way.

@Xaessya Actually, the quote for NX is not that it will change the way we'll play games...

"The NX is trying to change the concept of what it means to be a home console device or a hand-held device," is what he said.

I love it the more you hate it, haters.

As it stands, if the games are like this, MAYBE Nintendo can convince non-gamers into buying their devices again. Pokemon Go brought in a lot of lapsed fans, hopefully Mario run does the same for Mario and Nintendo devices in general. I remain skeptical, but I could be proven incorrect, and I hope I am dead wrong that I believe it honestly won't benefit their consoles to do this.

Excellent week for Wii U, I've already bought Jotun and never played the Wii Mario soccer game so I'll give it a whirl. Maybe if enough people show interest in it they will put out a few Mario sports titles on NX? I can dream...

Although casuals don't think the way "core gamers" do, I don't see this helping Nintendo hardware sales. Of course, I could be wrong, and I hope I am.

@Dislikesfats While Nintendo should do its best to get content on its systems, whenever it does you see fans complaining about lack of features, price, etc. Once the content is available, not purchasing it there only shows third-parties (and Nintendo) that you don't want the content on Nintendo devices. Yes, we do share some of the blame.

You'd think after so many generations of not getting support from publishers, fans would've realized that they should buy the few offerings from those publishers if they want to see more from them. Yes, power is a factor, but nobody wants to take the blame for not supporting third-parties on Nintendo devices. Of course, there could be more in play, but as fans, all we can (and should) do is whenever a third-party multi-platform game from a large publisher comes to NX, maybe we can buy it. You can scream "but we'll get it cheaper/better/with more DLC somewhere else," but the bottom line is that we aren't helping by complaining about third-parties and not supporting them whenever they do finally show support. While they can be incessantly annoying, they still remain relevant, and not buying a multiplatform game for a Nintendo system is just you saying that you don't want them there.

As much as I love this and the idea, Nintendo doesn't care as much about Metroid as Westerners do. They will probably never put the resources they should into projects like this, and it is pretty sad to me. It would be awesome for Nintendo to hire this team and get them to develop a new Metroid for NX.

I've known about this for years, my friend thought it was an uninspired way of saying "pony," and I straightened him out.

We'll see if any of this is true in a few weeks/months.

I don't see why a handheld with close to Xbox One level power is a problem, especially when it'll hook up to your TV. You guys are looking at this the wrong way.

Well, looks pretty good to me, the Paper Mario games were more about humor in my view. The battles look improved compared to Sticker Star, where you couldn't target enemies, which was honestly one of my biggest gripes about that game. Color Splash looks like it will be to Sticker Star as 3D World was to 3D Land, which is fine by me.

And no @Grumblevolcano, it won't be hilarious if Nintendo hasn't revealed NX by then, it'll be bizarre and sad.

As others have pointed out, this news is virtually meaningless unless you're interested in investing in Nintendo. With the likely nosedive shares will take once NX is announced (it has to blow people's expectations away for Nintendo's share prices to stay where they are) this news will likely matter even less. The market's been asking for mobile Nintendo games for 6 years or so, ANY level of success would have been considered massive. In the age of casino capitalism, where people buy and sell shares quickly, don't read too much into this report.

I think some people misunderstand what this news really means. Market value is literally the value of shares out there and nothing of profits, and it is no surprise that the release of an oft-requested franchise going mobile garnered the response it did from the market. Simply put, investors have been asking for Pokemon mobile for a while, and any level of success would've led to improved share value. The market got what it wanted, and it insists that Nintendo's management knows what it is doing as a result. That's literally all this means.

@gatorboi352 "Nintendo of the future should focus on home console work (NX) and mobile."

It's odd that you say the opposite of what most people believe is right for the Big N. What's weirder is I agree with you to an extent.

Hey guys, we have no idea what's going on but we don't want to admit it! And no, I'm not pretending I'm Nintendo right now, I'm speaking literally. Fans have no idea what NX is and I'm okay with that for now.

@MeloMan Make sure she likes games as much as you do, heed that advice, friend.

Anyway, this looks like a blast, I love twin-stick shooters.

I just finished reading the update in my email, can't wait for this DLC. On a related note, I should finish the Plague Knight DLC, which is excellent so far. Yacht Club is really making me feel good about my investment.

As I've said before, investing is always a risk. Unfortunately for myself and many other backers, this investment probably hasn't paid off.

Anyway, this game will get better with updates and DLC right guys? Right?!

Hey guys, I know as much about the NX as you do!

@rjejr, Oh, you!

@rjejr Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE comes out next week, so... it has four games "coming up."

@PorllM Later in 2017...

Honestly, Nintendo should wait until late 2017 to launch NX with all of the news from Sony and MS being confirmed. And no, this has nothing to do with Just Dance...

I can't wait to play the next Zelda on my Wii U. Won't get it on physical on NX (if at all) because the Wii U version will eventually be a collector's item.

Um, yeah, not that surprised at the amount of times my face and my palm met reading most of these posts...

Well, that's interesting news. Hopefully it's something good, I liked DS 2 and the first one.

I've never had any issues with eShop, tbh. "Unified accounts" would be nice, I guess. Also, decoupling game saves from downloads would be nice.

Not expecting there to be discounts on things I don't own, but it's cool they're trying to rope in some more people to buy things I've already bought.