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Great news! I'll definitely be picking this up to compliment my Gris CE.

@dartmonkey "Games We Missed" is one of my favorite features on Nintendo Life! Thanks for putting this together. I found a few new games I need to check out!

I think Jim is correct - the announcement will just be a solid red rectangle with "Special Announcement / Nintendo Switch Successor" or something like that in white text. Nothing fancy.

Looking back at the 2013 Nintendo Life article about the original Wii U announcement, I was amused by this line:

"Paz enthusiastically declared:

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I wrote an article for another video game news site many years ago, about Mr. Iwata's contributions to debugging Super Smash Bros. Melee, so I was somewhat familiar with that story, but I apparently got some of the details wrong. What a great video, and a fitting tribute to one of gaming's best contributors.

It look sooooooooo good, but I play quite a bit on TV and I bought an OLED Switch earlier this year, so I can't really justify the purchase.

I saw Firebat on the eShop and it actually looks like it might be worth a try. I love Breakout-style ball-and-paddle games, and this one appears to have some RPG-lite elements.

I'm very curious to learn if they will use the original Working Designs localization / translation, or an all-new translation...

I look at this as perhaps a way of Nintendo making good on what was undoubtedly a big financial loss for both companies when W101 flopped on the Wii U. Nintendo has a long and mostly successful history with PlatinumGames, and it's good business to keep the smaller company happy and willing to work with Nintendo. Several of PG's titles have been Nintendo exclusives, after all.

Nintendo Switch consoles and games are still selling. The platform is heading into its final holiday shopping season with a little bit of momentum left. I find it hard to believe Nintendo would kneecap itself by announcing the Switch successor before the holidays are over.

Just about any new Mega Man crossover appearance is good for the franchise. It's been six years since MM11; I'd rather get one good new game per generation than a mediocre game every year or two.

This is one case where I believe the "tougher" action-oriented North American art is superior to the more sedate, thoughtful Japanese style.

This will mean an absolutely unbeatable trove of Tetris games on the Nintendo Switch:

• Tetris (Elektronika 60)
• Tetris (NES)
• Tetris (Game Boy)
• Tetris (Famicom)
• Tetris 2 + BomBliss
• Tetris Battle Gaiden
• Super Tetris 2 + BomBliss
• Super Tetris 3
• Tetris Time Warp
• Tetris 99
• Tetris Effect: Connected
• Puyo Puyo Tetris
• Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
• Tetris: The Grand Master
• Tetris: The Absolute Grand Master

I'm sure I missed something!

Anyone else remember the disastrous Kickstarter campaign by people claiming to be former S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers, who promised a spiritual sequel to the series for Wii U? Areal or something like that

I never thought we'd see a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game on a Nintendo platform, and now we're getting three. What an age we live in

Looks great! Hopefully it will get a physical release, too

I just want MiiVerse to come back...

If it's in the $500 range, it had better include an OLED display or otherwise have comparable specs to a Steam Deck. Otherwise, it will be a tough sell for the first couple of years, I think.

"Solutions 2 Go" is an odd name for a video game distributor, but that's a pretty solid track record they have on Switch so far!

I love how this looks! It really speaks to my favorite retro aesthetics, considering I grew up using the original Macintosh and Windows 3.1 PC environments.

I anticipated the Pinball Quest release and pre-ordered it with a bunch of Club Nintendo gold coins I'd been hoarding. I am really enjoying it! I'd say it's still worth the $8 U.S. if you like quirky video pinball games with unsophisticated physics.

For those voting for EU... LOOK AT HIS EYES

Don't sleep on Pinball Quest: Jalecolle Famicom Ver. — this is a nice little adaptation of a criminally-overlooked NES game. It's packed with quality-of-life features that really make it worth revisiting today, or checking out for the first time!

@antdickens the only problem I encountered with the survey was that the question "Are you ready to move on from the Switch?" was already answered ("Thanks for responding!"), but I never saw the options or had an opportunity to choose one.

If you've never heard of this game series, I URGE you to look up the incredible video essay about it on YouTube by Tim Rogers. It is a whopping six hours long, but I promise it is worth your time.

"action button reviews boku no natsuyasumi"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=779coR-XPTw

My copy of the game has that awful Konami's Best art posted by a couple of other commenters. I had a professional printer make a replica of the original box art just so it doesn't look so awful on my display shelf.
(Of course, if I ever sell the game, I will remove the replica art.)

Excellent post here. More like this, please!

As an aside, I knew the general background here without many of the details, and I have often wondered why Nintendo never bought HAL Laboratory outright. The vast majority of HAL's output has been exclusive to Nintendo platforms, with (I believe) only two or three games for mobile and PC over the last 40 years. Nintendo also co-owns the copyright to Kirby, so it seems like a natural fit.

I have the same questions about Intelligent Systems and a handful of other developers who do most or all of their work for Nintendo only. I guess that's just how they want to run their businesses!

I know some people love Tingle, but to me he has always felt like an annoying comic relief character shoehorned in as some kind of a joke by the developers. The mainline series, at least, is better off without him.

7. It's fine. It's good, not great. I really loved the NES Remix games, and NWC feels like it could have been an added feature to a Switch version of Ultimate NES Remix. As a stand-alone game, it's rather slight.

I might enjoy it more if I had friends to play with...

I have many Super Rare prints in my collection, and I have always been very pleased with their products. They are the model all other boutique physical publishers should follow!

If it really was an "April Fool's Joke" at first, I wonder if Inti Creates was really using that as a cover to gauge public reaction to a demo they'd created, and see if it was worth proceeding with development or not. I'm glad they chose the former! I'll definitely be picking up this game.

TINKLE PIT

Tinkle Pit.

Seems like @AlanaHagues got the most correct... Fantasia (yes), Dragon Quest (yes), and new 3D Donkey Kong (kind of!)

If Nintendo didn't know about this Kickstarter before, they certainly do now! (What were these guys thinking? Nintendo has been nuking ROM sites left and right lately; they're not going to let a for-profit entity continue to exist)

I have indeed been holding out for a physical release! Just hoping it doesn't end up being a Limited Run deal.

Once again making my obligatory post to encourage anyone who hasn't tried Suika Game yet to give it a go. It's super fun, addicting, and cheap!

The Joy-Con IR camera is the least-used feature on the Switch. I'm happy to see there is still one developer coming up with clever ways to use it!

@Pod came here to say this. I played it first on Wii U. Cute little pinball game.

What a rough year for the industry.

I REALLY love Mighty Gunvolt on 3DS, so I'm happy to grab this physically even if it means double-dipping on all three titles. I'm guessing an English release will be a Limited Run exclusive, as was the case with the other Gunvolt titles, so I'll probably just pre-order the Japanese version from Playasia.

@Thesharkfromjaws user name and profile photo checks out

I enjoyed Abzu but wanted something more. It really looks like the new Endless Ocean game will accomplish that for me.

SteamWorld is one of my favorite indie series, and the first Heist game was just great. I've bought and completed it on three different platforms and I'll be thrilled to tackle the sequel! Sounds like they got Steam Powered Giraffe to return for the music, too.

I'm a huge hololive fan and already completed this game on Steam, but I'm happy to play it on Switch as well.

I have to admit that for those who are not already familiar with Korone and her gimmicks / in-jokes (Yubi yubi, Listener-san mascot, etc.), this game will be a bit confusing and probably boring.

Welp. I already have 200+ hours in this game. What's another 50?

@Zeebor15 I was under the (apparently incorrect) impression Felix was public domain. It seems that only applies to his earliest cartoons, not the character itself, sort of like Steamboat Willie / Mickey Mouse.

GREAT news! I have been eagerly awaiting this one. The game looks terrific and I'll be getting it on Switch for sure.

The first game is good. This sequel looks very good. I'm on board!

LOVE the art style, and I find it interesting they're sticking with Garou MotW in keeping the fighting to a single lane, rather than the dual-plane stages of earlier Fatal Fury games.

I just hope they bring back Marco Rodriguez with his original localized name, Khushnood Butt, so we can get more Butt-Rock matches

@Axecon beat me to it, but I'm just here to say that for a Nintendo-focused site that makes a lot of headline puns, I don't know how you missed "What a bunch of jokers!"

@JohnnyMind Limited Run is publishing a "real" physical version of Contra: OG, if you don't mind waiting a year to get it.

@Darthmoogle total agreement (Rogue Squadron 2 is my favorite GameCube game and favorite Star Wars game, period). I am optimistic it will be announced soon. Aspyr hinted at it a couple years ago.