JJtheTexan

I begged Nintendo to bring Virtual Boy games to Nintendo 3DS, which should have been a no-brainer.

I bought the Nintendo Labo VR Kit for Nintendo Switch, thinking they might bring Virtual Boy games to that gadget.

I guess I'll settle for this!

About time. They've been working on it for what seems like Forever

They're both bad! I would have voted Japan since the option of no box art at all is the best one

Remember when Rayman was a drug-addicted TV host in that Netflix show a few years ago? This is kind of like that.

I've been listening all day. Awakening was my first Fire Emblem game and remains my favorite. It's the only one I attempted to 100% complete and played all DLC content. I love it so much! Perhaps we'll see a remake someday.

My dumb reason for being excited about this: I picked up a sealed copy of this game several years ago for $10 U.S. I never opened it. It's not really worth all that much, but I'm glad I can finally play the game without breaking the seal on my boxed cartridge!

It's great to see so many former Limited Run exclusive games getting "traditional" physical releases for anyone who missed out the first time (or who lives outside of North America, for that matter).

Incidentally, I recently restarted playing Rayman Legends. It's still really great and deserves more love.

This is very promising news, especially given the apparent state of Elden Ring.

How about Project X Zone and Project X Zone on Nintendo 3DS? The official pronunciation was "Cross". Weird

Very interesting, exciting, and informative Direct (and entertaining to boot!). My only minor complaint is that it went on a bit too long. I know they had a lot to cover, but save some for the actual game!

As a free game for NSO subscribers? Great idea.
As a pack-in with the console? No-brainer.
As a mode / DLC to something like Nintendo Switch Sports? Sure.
As a stand-alone game for $20? Dead on arrival.

@vio Scott the Woz is a YouTube personality who does a lot of Nintendo comedy videos, and Chibi-Robo! is one of his favorite games.

Scott the Woz is losing his gosh darn mind right about now

I'm amazed Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom hasn't been announced yet. Seems like it would easily find an audience on NS/2

I bought the original game for my niece, but never picked it up for myself. I guess now is the time!

If I had a nickel for every World War II-inspired vertically-scrolling arcade shoot-'em-up that released in 1984, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

I'm glad I read this post and watched the full trailer. I saw the fleeting glance we were shown in the Indie World presentation, and thought, "Oh, a Roguelike that looks a LOT like the very first Rogue." This is clearly a much more interesting game. I think I'll check it out!

This is better news than almost anything in the last Nintendo Direct (no shade on Indie World, I'm excited for Mina the Hollower).

I watch a lot of hololive (mostly Japanese Vtubers), and I've seen some of them play Bokura Planet. It has a very weird, almost creepy vibe, and I think it's a great fit for NS2. I fully expect an international release, eventually.

文字遊戯 "Word Game" looks interesting and seems almost impossible to localize.

I love the idea of the Super Mario Maker 2 update posited above.

I never forgave Nintendo for delisting and shutting down Super Mario Bros. 35. It was an absolute blast. Equally inexcusable was making Super Mario 3D All-Stars a limited release, both physically AND digitally. Limited physical copies, okay, fine, I get it, but removing it from digital sales??? Why??!?!

I got my copy, but still! What if I lose it? I'm just... out of luck??? There is no good reason or explanation for it. Preposterous.

@FishyS I have! They are definitely a product of their time, but absolutely worth checking out if you are familiar with their respective series or just want to try something different in a given genre.

My favorite so far is Silpheed. It looks and plays astonishingly well given its age and original hardware.

I wish I understood Nintendo's thinking in replacing so many longtime voice actors. Is it just about money? It can't be saving them THAT much, can it?

I mean no disrespect to the new VAs. I just think it's terrible how Nintendo has discarded quite a few talented actors after decades of service to these beloved characters.

Already pre-ordered Earthion. Impatiently waiting for Hades II. SacriFire and Earth Atlantis 2 look compelling. Great stuff from BitSummit, Lowell!

It's worth noting this only shows the data of who actually took the survey, NOT all Nintendo players. Pokemon has millions of young players, but survey companies typically do not poll children, for legal and ethical reasons. Without knowing the methodology behind this survey, we can't really draw any accurate conclusions about the total demographics of Nintendo players in Japan.

Iwata-san's Nintendo wouldn't treat voice actors like this - firing / replacing beloved voice actors without any notice. The company is slowly getting worse before our eyes.

I would love to see this become a regular feature on Nintendo Life!

Cheers and applause to all the great cosplayers featured here.

We can still vote with our wallets. Don't buy games on Game-Key Cards! Buy physical whenever possible.

I am lucky enough to own both a NS2 and PS5. This may very well be the first generation in which I buy more multiplatform games for PlayStation than Nintendo, if a PS5 disc version is available and a true physical Nintendo Switch / NS2 version is not.

@koopababble ?????

Nintendo has released 14 console platforms in 40+ years. More than 20 if you count variants / hardware upgrades. I can think of... two that had performance problems with first-party launch titles.

What am I missing?

I do not think the passing of someone I never met has ever affected me as much as Iwata-san's did.

@sketchturner I know, right? That's great he's so talented and all that, but spending enough money to buy a house in some cities on what amounts to a hobby project is kind of insane, I think

@Woops just here to say I appreciate the Fauna avatar

I really hope I am wrong about this, but the art in the game icon / header image on this page looks A.I.-generated to me.

@kmtrain83 that's fair! It's like the old Jerry Seinfeld bit where he complains about consumerism and how everything we buy just ends up getting thrown away eventually, so why not cut out the middleman and just throw things away immediately

I'm paraphrasing ModernVintageGamer here: Game-Key Cards are plastic waste.

They have no game data, thus making them useless as a means of game preservation and / or reducing the data storage burden on the NS2. They require an internet connection and full game download, eliminating the convenience of cartridges in situations without fast / reliable internet. And they must be inserted in the console every time you want to play, eliminating the convenience of a digital download.

The only benefit is that you can trade or sell one to someone else when you're done with it. For me, at least, the hassle makes Game-Key Cards a terrible deal.

I still don't have one, still can't find one. It sucks, frankly.

I reeeeeeeally hope for a physical release, even if it's just the original Nintendo Switch version. This game looks fun!

My principal complaint with the Nintendo Switch 2 is that I have not been able to buy one

GRID is still among my favorite Nintendo Switch racing games, and easily the best "realistic" racing sims on the platform, so this is great news.

If only we'd gotten a physical release of GRID...

The lore is that Nintendo gives absolutely no hoots about the lore for its Super Mario / Donkey Kong series.

I'm astonished how much better the final box art is. It's such a small change, but the adorable Pauline and her joyful expression just makes it so much more appealing to me. A-peel-ing. Ha ha.

Minecraft is among the best-selling third-party games on Nintendo Switch, and the NS2 has a mouse mode... surely a Minecraft upgrade for NS2 is coming.

@Iconoclysm "As confirmed by Digital Foundry, the system currently reserves 3 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores for the OS, which will likely contribute to getting GameChat running without issues, although it's clear how the new feature could be rather demanding, as the system's SDK allows developers to test their games as if the feature is running without having an active session."

Source: Digital Foundry

It is my sincere hope that, at some point in the next year or two, Nintendo will allow developers to disable Game Chat and commit full system resources to their games instead of a superfluous technology that adds nothing to the vast majority of games other than a distraction.

The Spiny Shell is a useless item for mediocre-skill players like me, since I can only get it when I'm hopelessly toward the back of the pack and it does nothing at all to actually help advance the user's position. It's a griefer weapon for sore losers and I hate it with a passion

@Joekun 100% same experience here. Left stick on my launch day Pro Controller is completely unusable now, as it basically gives constant random direction inputs. Second controller is starting to show occasional signs of this as well. Every left-side Joy-Con I ever owned except the current ones (less than a year old) has drift, too.

Pro tip: don't buy Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour. Just watch a live-streamer play through it. You'll get all the content without paying for what should have been a pack-in title!

I first played The Witcher III on my Nintendo Switch. I couldn't put it down, and 150 or so hours later, I had completed everything in the package. I loved it so much, I bought it again (on sale) on my PS5 and once again completed it, though now in glorious 4K. Seeing and playing it the way it was meant to be shown made a huge difference, and Nintendo Switch 2 needs to get an enhanced version!

I saw this on the eShop today and I'm intrigued, but I really need to see a review before I can decide if I want to buy it.

@KociolekDoSyta same! Best racing game on the platform, hands-down.