Janus1986

Good numbers, Q1 is always the hardest for any consumer electronics company.

That Bomberman discount sure is tempting...

Sony is starting to feel like Nintendo or Nokia when they were in full domination of their respective market, whereas Nintendo is now playing the role of the underdog that is listening to the actual wishes of its fans... interesting times.

Great video, I'm really getting into the whole theme

That was my highlight of all of E3. Excited beyond... well, everything. And it's coming sooooooo soon!!!

My E3 highlight! Until they showed Metroid for 3DS...

I have never started my PS4 to play games since the Switch came out. I'm looking forward to the next Star Wars and The Last of Us games, which unfortunately will never see a Nintendo release. So yes, owning a PS4 and a Switch seems like the best way to catch all relevant games.

@Curlynob Welcome to Switch club
Be sure to try out Graceful Explosion Machine from the eShop, I loved that one.

Simply brilliant. I love that tune.
Maybe this just convinced me to get ARMS...

A really high price, but needed to fulfil late Iwata-san's vision of a return to "Nintendo-like" profits, I guess

Oh, and I just preordered the dock. Too lazy to unplug the dock every time I want to play in the cinema room in the basement. Unfortunately, the PS4 is currently holding the available HDMI-port there. Still have to figure that out. Yes, those are first world problems.

@aaronsullivan

It's nice to dream

That was a fine video, congrats! I always loved Mario Kart, the most recent one obviously is the best. The only thing they could add to the package of MK8D is a decent single-player campaign. I miss something like Diddy Kong Racing, where the great racing mechanics were complemented by a fun single-player experience.

Looks ARMazing.

Sorry.

That's great, up to now I always chose a configuration with whole numbers even though I didn't always like the looks. Now I can go nuts

So now he has reached his goal to generate buzz for his original game.

An almost complete Pikmin 4 would be an obvious choice for a "surprise" announcement at E3 with a close release date, like e.g. Captain Toad was.

I think it will be exactly what they said in the announcement - ARMS and Splatoon 2. Probably also a new amiibo range for one or both of those games.

@Desy64 thank you, could you please elaborate a bit on the co-op part? I planned to pick this up to play it together with my wife - the performance problems mentioned in the review however made me rethink. Is it playable together or does it feel totally messed up? My wife is not a core gamer, but she likes co-op stuff, so I thought this would be a good next project together after we finished Snipperclips. How was your experience?

The new Mario will wipe the floor with this, but it should be fun nevertheless. If it eventually arrives on Switch, that is...

I agree with all the points said. We early adopters are all glorified beta testers for this system and get rewarded with being able to play Zelda:BotW on the go. I also enjoyed Snipperclips and Fast Rmx. However, it starts to feel long until the end of April when MK8 hits, and I already played that a ton on the Wii U. However, I will of course pick it up for the new battlemode and on-the-go play.

I thought it was funny, don't understand the heat.

So this was faked and again much fuzz about nothing. Sometimes I feel sorry for developers that have to deal with all sorts of Internet bs even before their product is launching.

Congrats! I enjoyed Alex' Splatoon videos the most, looking forward to him covering Spla2oon

After one and a half week of having it, the Switch already has a firm place in my gaming habits. It really replaced both the Wii U and the N3DS - and, by launching with Zelda - also the PS4, as I chose to play BotW instead of Horizon: Zero Dawn.
I like the system a lot and look forward to the firmware upgrades that will hopefully bring improvements with cloud saves and streaming apps like Netflix.
As regards Virtual Console, I bought a lot on Wii U and 3DS and won't buy them again. So unless there is a loyalty program or some other reward / new feature that Nintendo introduces on Switch Virtual Console, I'll not have classic games on Switch.

I would rather like to know what the Switch related bonuses for My Nintendo will be.

Japan sales are going to explode once Splatoon 2 hits in the summer.

It will certainly come out on Switch. Nintendo sent out lots of devkits in the last months and now they'll have their hands full to review every pitch they get. Edit: So I don't think this has anything to do with Metroid.

I got four games at launch and would not have the time anyway to play anything else beside Zelda, Fast RMX and Snipperclips. I haven't event tried out 1-2-Switch really.

I gave in and bought 1-2-Switch on day one because my retailer gave it to me for half price. Now this is something to feeld good about

The greatest accomplishment was that Nintendo had enough hardware produced to (almost) meet demand. Oh, and Zelda obviously. Having one of the greatest games of all time (yes, I'm 10 hours in and I'm ready to make that statement now) surely helped.

The Legend of Zelda: This Lick is your Last

@Manfred I'll be glad to buy it again!

Und liebe Grüße aus Wien, ihr habt auch hier eure Fans

The Wii U game was great, the developers remind me of the glory days of Factor 5. Will double-dip with this RMX.

Majora amiibo I'd buy immediately. The functionality doesn't really bother me, I get amiibo for the figures.

@GoldenGamer88
That was actually confirmed by Nintendo. Existing funds from Wii U or 3DS will carry over.

Great interview, now I have to double-dip...

1. Majora's Mask
2. Twilight Princess
3. Ocarina of Time
4. LoZ
5. Skyward Sword

Of course I went with the limited edition... I'm almost more excited for the Sound Selection CD than for the master sword.

janus1986 it is (seriously, why no capital letters?)

Shareholders clearly are nervous people...

That game was one of the very best experiences on Wii U, and its soundtrack played a considerable role in that.

LOL don't believe the rumours... it is really getting out of hand. At least this particular one was quickly proven wrong.

Will the Wii U version get an upgrade to support the new Poochy amiibo as well?

Honestly, those crybabies need a proper lesson and Nintendo is giving them one. I don't think it matters if they get bad "user" reviews, they just need to show the world that their model works and is generating profits. Than the story will change to "How the most iconic video game company did its own thing in the mobile market".

Splatoon is still hanging in there, impressive

In the middle of the night... poor NL staff
It would be great if you could provide a spoiler-free link to the video for us sleepers to watch it in the next morning.

Preordered, thank you! As Eric Buchholz is involved, that's "official" enough for me.

Makes sense. I was secretly hoping for it because I don't imagine playing much on Wii U after the Switch released.

I think it's really great. Remember when Mario was the center of the preview to the Tokio Olympics? This felt the same way, only this time it's about a game.

Hmm that's really simple. But ok. The Wolf Link function is still the best use of amiibo so far.

"Perhaps EA is working on something entirely new for the Switch?"
There are new games from EA? No, I don't think so. They will take a heavy-hitter like FIFA, maybe beef it up with some additional functionality to account for the Switch's special MacGuffin (whatever that might really be), and release it without too much marketing effort behind it.