Before starting my channel I didn't replay games myself as regularly, but I've always revisited them in some way or another (be it by watching others playing, reading articles about them etc.) and there's practically always satisfaction to be found in discovering straight up new things, appreciating more certain aspects and so on - anyway, great article and looking forward to others' comments about this!
Not surprised (again considering the sales of previous Tomodachi Life entries, how popular Living the Dream has been even before coming out and so on) but still, love to hear this about it and also Switch 2 etc. - not part of these sales as I'm from Italy, but of course I got the game at launch and I've been enjoying it so much!
Thanks for the review, glad to hear this is another overall great Switch 2 port - looking forward to playing this myself at some point now that it's available to me (haven't started the Tales of series yet and I might go for other ones first, but still)!
@ChromaticDracula So glad to hear that - yep, those are luckily included and what a difference, indeed (it's a win-win for both us players and Nintendo to promote the Expansion Pack while also showcasing how much Switch games can be improved on Switch 2)!
Love to hear it's overall great if not better for most mentioned here and on Metacritic (certainly looked promising based on what was shown of it but still, glad that ended up being confirmed) - fingers crossed it eventually does come also to Switch 2 and it will be a good port for those interested in that version, of course me included!
How about simply waiting for the official starting price - those can be discounted, also at launch to an extent, and regularly are in several European countries and now we're starting to see that more often even in North America thanks to the difference in price between digital and physical - and even more so since this could just be an educated guess by Amazon considering the usual price of first-party Switch 2 games as luckily mentioned also in the article?
Anyway, looking forward to seeing and hearing more about Winds and Waves as in the games themselves (what matters the most to me and clearly also the mostly silent majority judging by how much such games sell regardless of internet "controversies")!
Funnily enough exactly one year after (as in on the same day and month of) the Steam release, glad this is coming also to Switch - definitely interested in giving it a try myself and considering its price I'll get it sooner rather than later, maybe even day one!
Makes sense on paper, fingers crossed it will be for the best also in practice - looking forward to seeing what they'll do with those IPs (especially when it comes to videogames of course, but also in general)!
Nice that there are also three sets for playing and even more so considering their contents - I'll definitely consider those myself (as usual both for me as collectibles and for my niece to play when she's older)!
Not particularly interested in this myself, but if it improves that aspect without causing other issues then I'm all for it - regardless, looking forward to finally playing this game myself at some point now that it's also on Switch 1 and 2 (as already mentioned here, fingers crossed for the remaining games in the trilogy as well)!
Glad those who have played the game for these other previews enjoyed it as well and it keeps on looking great - preordered a copy, looking forward to playing it myself when I have the time for it (considering that I'll skip the demo, but it's great that it's available for those who'd like to try this themselves before potentially getting it)!
Happy for those interested in watching it this way - personally, I'm waiting for the DVD to eventually rewatch it (Italian Amazon already has it, but without a precise date so I'm waiting for that to change before preordering it just to be safe while I haven't checked the Japanese one yet)!
Thanks for the review, personally I'll stick to the Joy-Cons to have all their features (also helps that I don't particularly need these in the first place since the former are comfortable enough for me) - that said, glad such controllers are finally available for those interested in them!
Hope this will be for the best for both games - anyway, looking forward to getting Mina first (receiving a digital copy as I've supported it on Kickstarter), then Dark Scrolls (buying it as soon as possible) and then eventually playing them when I can!
Glad more will be able to watch it thanks to this (of course I've already watched the original version myself) - looking forward to more Pokémon animations whenever they come, they're practically always great!
Good to know they made such an update and that it's coming also to Switch 2 (makes sense that it came first to PC and then to consoles in that order, even more so since we're talking about an indie studio) - looking forward to playing Blue Prince myself when I can!
More than "pretty wide-ranging" I'd say there are some notable outliers on the lower side including Nintendo Life's score while for most it's between 80 and 90 (so far on Metacritic there are 70 reviews, 27 giving it 80, 13 with a 90 and so on) - leaving scores aside and focusing on what matters the most which is what's actually mentioned about it, this seems lovely for those interested in a game of this kind and so I can't wait to start it myself as soon as my copy arrives!
So glad to see many here criticizing the extremism, witch hunts, fearmongering etc. that come up whenever (gen)AI is mentioned - not only I find this black and white mentality way more worrying than this and similar "controversial" topics as that can lead to way more serious consequences including straight up crimes in the worst cases, but also how I wish those people realized how counterproductive it is as many others me included are getting increasingly annoyed at their excessive also quantity-wise complaining of AI, Game-Key Cards etc. more than those in themselves!
As expected, but I definitely don't mind it (personally, I've overall quite liked the games by Good-Feel that I've played, i.e. most of their Nintendo ones and Bakeru) and even less so considering that most reviewers actually quite enjoyed it - again and as already mentioned also in this very comment section, Nintendo Life's review is the outlier in this case!
By the way, as already mentioned here Nintendo Life's score is among the lowest so far as you can see on Metacritic - hope people will consider also those before automatically dismissing this game not just personally (as usual fair if you aren't interested in whatever game yourself although I'd still recommend hearing more than a single opinion), but also and even more so when it comes to claiming that it's "objectively" not good when apparently that's far from the case!
Thanks for the review (and also second opinion, nice to see Mai again on the site beyond the What Are You Playing articles), doubt I'll particularly mind the cons mentioned and I'll just play it docked personally - some are straight up positives to me like the unlockables including also silly stuff like "a graph showcasing the real-time height of Yoshi’s jumps" - so I'm actually looking forward to it even more than I was, starting it as soon as my copy arrives!
Love to hear it for the dev first and foremost and also all those who have already got and enjoyed the game - will try to buy it myself sooner rather than later (and eventually playing it of course, but the latter not anytime soon considering all the games I'm currently playing and upcoming ones)!
The new feature is pretty cool, happy for those who have Alarmo - fingers crossed for more themes, absolutely including Star Fox (it would be the perfect time for it considering the upcoming game) etc.!
Didn't exactly expect it, but at the same time it makes sense as Arcanine is a popular gen 1 Pokémon and also a peculiar one (remember its category being "legendary", it being shown along the legendary birds in the anime and so on?) - regardless, happy for those going for it!
Those are some pretty cool additional modes along with the expected Ingrid - not sure when I'll even just try them myself (still focusing on World Tour) but still, looking forward to all that!
Happy that this is coming also to Switch 1 and 2 for those interested in it (not particularly me included) - also cool the collab characters, didn't expect a Demonschool one!
@ChromaticDracula I remember that you mentioned you'd get a Switch 2 in occasion of the upcoming Star Fox, glad you got it even earlier - hope you enjoy both the system and the games on it (including Switch ones, as already mentioned most are improved on it in one way or another and even more so after the addition of Handheld Mode Boost)!
Always glad when games get demos and even more so ones that let you carry your save data (kudos to Square Enix for regularly releasing those) - most likely I'll just play the full release myself whenever I have time for it, but happy for those interested in giving the game a try before potentially getting it!
Practically a mobile WarioWare, in particular à la Snapped, except for the lack of Wario and co. also considering that it's by Intelligent Systems (and by the way, this yet again disproves Nintendo not being "weird", "quirky", "freaky" etc. anymore like some keep on claiming) - don't know how much I'll play it myself considering its platform, but hope those going for it will enjoy it!
So glad this game is getting DLC and even more so since they're starting with these two (hope they'll include a couple of more obscure picks as well just like they did in the base game, though), also great that they've already announced a second wave which will include a new game mode along with additional characters - looking forward to playing Cosmic Invasion myself when I can even more than I already was!
Thanks for the review (and also nice to hear that personal experience at the start), glad to have further confirmation that this is yet another great Coffee Talk - looking forward to finally playing this series myself when I can starting with this very game!
Nice, happy for those attending Gamescom this year (looking forward to the article about it here on Nintendo Life if there will be one this time as well) - have no doubt there will be several Switch 2 games both by Nintendo and third parties since this will happen after all the summer showcases, most likely including a Direct!
Makes sense in hindsight considering how GameChat works (by the way, this is yet another thing disproving the misinformation about that feature) - I'll stick to the regular resolution and performance myself, but good to know!
@JimNorman There's a typo when you can fix it, "While Echoes of Wisdom certainly tapped into a nostalgic vibe, but for a new top-down Zelda" (or of course removing while instead).
Nice that you got to play more of this at a preview event Jim, glad to hear you enjoyed it and that the game keeps on being great - looking forward to hearing how the full release is and eventually playing it myself (have preordered a copy, but I doubt I'll be able to start it as soon as it arrives)... by the way since it has been brought up again, I'd like to point out that the title has practically the same structure as those of Zelda games so I keep on being confused by the reactions to it!
The gameplay twist is nice on its own, but even cooler are all the extras and of course the Namco theme - absolutely interested in this myself (and I should finally play more of these classic titles as well when I can on Switch)!
Fingers crossed this gets confirmed so that more people in India who would like to get Switch will be able to do so (the system surpassing the current, questionable amount of PS2 sales thanks to that would be just a bonus although of course a welcome one) - would be great if this were just the start of Nintendo coming back to the region!
Love to see Indiana Jones in 2nd thanks to the Switch 2 version, but of course there's no stopping Tomodachi Life (speaking of, it was in 2nd last week and there's a typo for Legends Z-A when you can fix them @Olliemar28) - congratulations to Directive 8020 debuting in 3rd, too!
Also personally happy to see Requiem in 4th, Pokopia in 6th, World in 7th, Legends Z-A in 10th, Galaxy in 11th, New Horizons in 13th, Bananza in 14th, Wonder in 15th, 8 Deluxe in 16th, Jamboree in 17th etc.!
Here are my comments to the main letters as usual:
yep, videogames really can change our lives for the better and that's one of the many reasons why I love them so much;
doubt that would ever happen but still, pretty cool ideas - what I really hope is that we'll eventually get a new Wario Land in itself first and foremost, but also considering that maybe Waluigi could be included if not even playable in that (we haven't seen even Wario in a mainline Mario game so yeah, don't think Waluigi will show up before him);
couldn't agree more that GameShare is undervalued, but it's not surprising considering that people don't know how it works in the first place (other than of course those disregarding it just because it doesn't interest them personally like GameChat etc.) - when it got shown for the upcoming Star Fox I've seen several mentioning that they didn't know they could use it on Switch;
yeah no, I'd rather avoid unnecessarily complicating the definition of mainline Mario games (and also other series) myself, not just for the sake of most as already mentioned;
always glad to hear people enjoying Nintendo games and Switch (2), no matter their previous videogame experiences - hope you have fun with those going forward, too!
Of course I've already pre-ordered, not only I love Yoshi and his games in general (in fact, I've just played Mario & Yoshi on stream), but also I'm intrigued by what they've shown of Mysterious Book specifically - starting it as soon as my physical copy arrives!
Makes sense but still, love to hear it in general and also personally since I'll definitely go for many of them myself (also interested in their Arcade titles, but the Console ones even more so) - looking forward to seeing which ones they release next!
Japan for me considering the background (which of course is just solid black in the game itself) and even more so that it goes for a 3D effect to show and not just tell that it's a Virtual Boy game - looking forward to giving it a try myself when I can now that it's also on NSO!
Now this is really unfortunate to me personally for sure considering that they interested me more (funnily enough the one Lego Mario set I already have since I got it as a birthday gift is included, the Standard Kart), but I'd say also in general considering it's multiple sets and their way lower individual prices compared to the Deku Tree - hope those who'd like any of these will still be able to get them despite this, me included!
@MrCarlos46 I don't remember exactly but I think so also based on its name before the change - that said, considering their different functions I'd say it's better to further differentiate them (again, to avoid potential confusion)!
Again, for $39.99 so around the same price if not less if you can find it discounted you could get the official Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip which adds the charging as per its name and the the GL/GR Buttons - I'm repeating it in case someone doesn't know about it (I've barely seen it mentioned here on Nintendo Life and elsewhere) and even more so since that genuinely has some features of the Pro Controller unlike this...
I appreciate interviews as a way to promote games in general, but this one was really nice in particular (also thanks to Patrick Gibson himself despite not being familiar with his previous performances) - looking forward to hearing about the full release when it comes to other platforms and eventually playing it myself on Switch 2!
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Fitness Boxing (FotNS, did a battle; 3 did 4 Box-and-Bond for Lin);
Ring Fit Adventure (did 1 level of World 14; 9 Worlds completed and 4 finished);
GameCenter CX (continued the 8th game, finished the dungeon);
Freedom Planet 2 (did 1 stage as Milla; Story as Lilac and Carol - 25/63 Badges);
Dragon Quest III (restarted grinding to defeat that in even less turns; game finished, all Medals, Monsters, Dungeons and Arenas);
Legends Arceus (caught all Pokémon except for that - also did 2 requests; 26/27 Missions and 103/122 Requests - Pokédex 241 Seen and Caught, 143 Max Research);
Xenoblade Chronicles X (did an affinity mission - also got some Heart-to-Hearts; 7/?? Chapters, 25/?? Affinity, 64/?? Normal, 67/?? Basic Missions and 62/?? Heart-to-Hearts - Mira 31.12% - 106/204 Story, 48/315 Combat and 79/222 World Achievements);
Guardians of Azuma (continued the new area - also did many bonding quests; 153/?? Main, 171/?? Bonding Quests - 102/?? Bestiary - 16/45 PescaPedia - all Kamiwaza, 31/36 Quests, 5/6 Battles, 2/16 Bonds and 6/8 Everyday Life Seals);
Fantasy Life i (finished the main story part at Ginormosia, did some requests and a Life quest; 6 Chapters - Lives 5 Master and 9 Expert Rank - 93 Personal Requests - all Strangelings, 98/148 Monsters, 88/138 Resources, 49/50 Characters);
Mario Kart World (did a Knockout Tour; Mirror Three Stars all GPs, 2 KT - 26 Panels, 64 Switches and 15 Medallions in Free Roam - all Vehicles, 113 Characters and 303 Stickers);
Soul Calibur II (finally did that mission in Weapon Master - also did Arcade as 1 character; Arcade as 6 characters - Weapon Master completed);
Street Fighter 6 (did Chapters 11-3 and 11-4 in World Tour; World Tour 11 Chapters and 31 Sidequests);
Bananza (completed SL 800 - also continued Emerald Rush; game finished, 8 layers completed - 654/777 Banandium Gems, 588/696 Fossils, 109/117 Discs - VoidCo 14 Rewards);
Pac-Man World 2 (completed the DLC and so I'm done);
Age of Imprisonment (did 2 aside quests and 1 battle - also did many quests; 4 Chapters, 21 Battles, 111 Aside Quests and 230 Quests);
Persona 3 Reload (up to 5/25 not included; 3 Charm, Courage and Academics - 1 Rank 5, 1 Rank 4, 4 Rank 3, 2 Rank 2, 1 Rank 1 Social Links - 17% Compendium - 17 Elizabeth's Requests);
Trails in the Sky 1st (explored the 2nd tower and did 3 requests; Junior Rank 7 31/40, 17/?? Requests - Rewards 42/??, Achievements 6/43 - Recipe Standard 1/28 and Specialty 1/30);
Tennis Fever (continued the Adventure and did the Special Matches; 22/27 Stickers, B Rank - 1/5 Medals - all Courts, 10/20 Characters, 4/20 Colors, 16/24 Rackets, 3/7 Movies);
Pokopia (continued the 3rd area; Pokédex 68 and 4 Events, Habitats 45 and 4 Events);
Tomodachi (on my own and on stream, in the former fully expanded the island; all Quirks and Goods);
Happy 20th Anniversary New Super Mario Bros. - got it either day one or at most a little later (still voting for the former in the poll as I think it was sooner rather than later anyway), my favorite in the series I'd say is New U and as much as I overall liked them a lot I'm glad the series is over... and even more so since we got Wonder next!
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Re: Opinion: Replaying Games Is Better Than Playing Games
Before starting my channel I didn't replay games myself as regularly, but I've always revisited them in some way or another (be it by watching others playing, reading articles about them etc.) and there's practically always satisfaction to be found in discovering straight up new things, appreciating more certain aspects and so on - anyway, great article and looking forward to others' comments about this!
Re: Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Projected As The Best-Selling Game In April (US)
Not surprised (again considering the sales of previous Tomodachi Life entries, how popular Living the Dream has been even before coming out and so on) but still, love to hear this about it and also Switch 2 etc. - not part of these sales as I'm from Italy, but of course I got the game at launch and I've been enjoying it so much!
Re: Review: Tales Of Arise - Beyond The Dawn Edition (Switch 2) - Solid Game, Solid Port, Goes On A Bit
Thanks for the review, glad to hear this is another overall great Switch 2 port - looking forward to playing this myself at some point now that it's available to me (haven't started the Tales of series yet and I might go for other ones first, but still)!
Re: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales New 'Prologue Demo' Released
@ChromaticDracula So glad to hear that - yep, those are luckily included and what a difference, indeed (it's a win-win for both us players and Nintendo to promote the Expansion Pack while also showcasing how much Switch games can be improved on Switch 2)!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews For Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Are In
Love to hear it's overall great if not better for most mentioned here and on Metacritic (certainly looked promising based on what was shown of it but still, glad that ended up being confirmed) - fingers crossed it eventually does come also to Switch 2 and it will be a good port for those interested in that version, of course me included!
Re: Amazon Pre-Order Listing Puts Pokémon Winds & Waves At €80
How about simply waiting for the official starting price - those can be discounted, also at launch to an extent, and regularly are in several European countries and now we're starting to see that more often even in North America thanks to the difference in price between digital and physical - and even more so since this could just be an educated guess by Amazon considering the usual price of first-party Switch 2 games as luckily mentioned also in the article?
Anyway, looking forward to seeing and hearing more about Winds and Waves as in the games themselves (what matters the most to me and clearly also the mostly silent majority judging by how much such games sell regardless of internet "controversies")!
Re: Gotta Net 'Em All In Bite-Sized Bug Collector 'Kabuto Park' For Switch
Funnily enough exactly one year after (as in on the same day and month of) the Steam release, glad this is coming also to Switch - definitely interested in giving it a try myself and considering its price I'll get it sooner rather than later, maybe even day one!
Re: Embracer Will Spin-Off 'Fellowship Entertainment' Into Its Own Company
Makes sense on paper, fingers crossed it will be for the best also in practice - looking forward to seeing what they'll do with those IPs (especially when it comes to videogames of course, but also in general)!
Re: Rumour: LEGO's Next Big Pokémon Set Might Have Been Revealed
Nice that there are also three sets for playing and even more so considering their contents - I'll definitely consider those myself (as usual both for me as collectibles and for my niece to play when she's older)!
Re: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Switch 2 Update Adds "TressFX"
Not particularly interested in this myself, but if it improves that aspect without causing other issues then I'm all for it - regardless, looking forward to finally playing this game myself at some point now that it's also on Switch 1 and 2 (as already mentioned here, fingers crossed for the remaining games in the trilogy as well)!
Re: Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
Glad those who have played the game for these other previews enjoyed it as well and it keeps on looking great - preordered a copy, looking forward to playing it myself when I have the time for it (considering that I'll skip the demo, but it's great that it's available for those who'd like to try this themselves before potentially getting it)!
Re: PSA: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Digital Rollout Begins
Happy for those interested in watching it this way - personally, I'm waiting for the DVD to eventually rewatch it (Italian Amazon already has it, but without a precise date so I'm waiting for that to change before preordering it just to be safe while I haven't checked the Japanese one yet)!
Re: Review: Mobapad M12-HD Controllers For Switch 2 - A Clear Step Above Nintendo's Joy-Con 2
Thanks for the review, personally I'll stick to the Joy-Cons to have all their features (also helps that I don't particularly need these in the first place since the former are comfortable enough for me) - that said, glad such controllers are finally available for those interested in them!
Re: First Silksong, Now Mina The Hollower Is Causing Other Indie Devs To Delay Their Games
Hope this will be for the best for both games - anyway, looking forward to getting Mina first (receiving a digital copy as I've supported it on Kickstarter), then Dark Scrolls (buying it as soon as possible) and then eventually playing them when I can!
Re: Pokémon's Exceptional Dragonite Anime Short Has Finally Been Dubbed
Glad more will be able to watch it thanks to this (of course I've already watched the original version myself) - looking forward to more Pokémon animations whenever they come, they're practically always great!
Re: Fear Not, Blue Prince's Accessibility Update Is Coming To Switch 2 "Soon"
Good to know they made such an update and that it's coming also to Switch 2 (makes sense that it came first to PC and then to consoles in that order, even more so since we're talking about an indie studio) - looking forward to playing Blue Prince myself when I can!
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Yoshi And The Mysterious Book
More than "pretty wide-ranging" I'd say there are some notable outliers on the lower side including Nintendo Life's score while for most it's between 80 and 90 (so far on Metacritic there are 70 reviews, 27 giving it 80, 13 with a 90 and so on) - leaving scores aside and focusing on what matters the most which is what's actually mentioned about it, this seems lovely for those interested in a game of this kind and so I can't wait to start it myself as soon as my copy arrives!
Re: "That's Amazing!" - Final Fantasy Creator Approves Of FF6 Video Created By AI
So glad to see many here criticizing the extremism, witch hunts, fearmongering etc. that come up whenever (gen)AI is mentioned - not only I find this black and white mentality way more worrying than this and similar "controversial" topics as that can lead to way more serious consequences including straight up crimes in the worst cases, but also how I wish those people realized how counterproductive it is as many others me included are getting increasingly annoyed at their excessive also quantity-wise complaining of AI, Game-Key Cards etc. more than those in themselves!
Re: Review: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book (Switch 2) - Charming Enough, But Ultimately Lacklustre
@devil76 Good to hear and hope you'll enjoy it, too!
Re: Shock, The Developer For Yoshi And The Mysterious Book Is Exactly Who You Think
As expected, but I definitely don't mind it (personally, I've overall quite liked the games by Good-Feel that I've played, i.e. most of their Nintendo ones and Bakeru) and even less so considering that most reviewers actually quite enjoyed it - again and as already mentioned also in this very comment section, Nintendo Life's review is the outlier in this case!
Re: Review: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book (Switch 2) - Charming Enough, But Ultimately Lacklustre
By the way, as already mentioned here Nintendo Life's score is among the lowest so far as you can see on Metacritic - hope people will consider also those before automatically dismissing this game not just personally (as usual fair if you aren't interested in whatever game yourself although I'd still recommend hearing more than a single opinion), but also and even more so when it comes to claiming that it's "objectively" not good when apparently that's far from the case!
Re: Review: Yoshi And The Mysterious Book (Switch 2) - Charming Enough, But Ultimately Lacklustre
Thanks for the review (and also second opinion, nice to see Mai again on the site beyond the What Are You Playing articles), doubt I'll particularly mind the cons mentioned and I'll just play it docked personally - some are straight up positives to me like the unlockables including also silly stuff like "a graph showcasing the real-time height of Yoshi’s jumps" - so I'm actually looking forward to it even more than I was, starting it as soon as my copy arrives!
Re: Sektori's Switch 2 Launch Has Proven A Huge Success For Its Solo Developer
Love to hear it for the dev first and foremost and also all those who have already got and enjoyed the game - will try to buy it myself sooner rather than later (and eventually playing it of course, but the latter not anytime soon considering all the games I'm currently playing and upcoming ones)!
Re: Nintendo Alarmo Has Received A Small Update Today
The new feature is pretty cool, happy for those who have Alarmo - fingers crossed for more themes, absolutely including Star Fox (it would be the perfect time for it considering the upcoming game) etc.!
Re: Rumour: LEGO's Next Big Pokémon Set Might Have Been Revealed
Didn't exactly expect it, but at the same time it makes sense as Arcanine is a popular gen 1 Pokémon and also a peculiar one (remember its category being "legendary", it being shown along the legendary birds in the anime and so on?) - regardless, happy for those going for it!
Re: Street Fighter 6's Next Update Is Adding New Avatar Game Modes
Those are some pretty cool additional modes along with the expected Ingrid - not sure when I'll even just try them myself (still focusing on World Tour) but still, looking forward to all that!
Re: SWERY & SUDA51's 'Hotel Barcelona' Is Coming To Switch 1 & 2 "Soon"
Happy that this is coming also to Switch 1 and 2 for those interested in it (not particularly me included) - also cool the collab characters, didn't expect a Demonschool one!
Re: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales New 'Prologue Demo' Released
@ChromaticDracula I remember that you mentioned you'd get a Switch 2 in occasion of the upcoming Star Fox, glad you got it even earlier - hope you enjoy both the system and the games on it (including Switch ones, as already mentioned most are improved on it in one way or another and even more so after the addition of Handheld Mode Boost)!
Re: The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales New 'Prologue Demo' Released
Always glad when games get demos and even more so ones that let you carry your save data (kudos to Square Enix for regularly releasing those) - most likely I'll just play the full release myself whenever I have time for it, but happy for those interested in giving the game a try before potentially getting it!
Re: Surprise! Nintendo Has Announced A New Mobile Game
Practically a mobile WarioWare, in particular à la Snapped, except for the lack of Wario and co. also considering that it's by Intelligent Systems (and by the way, this yet again disproves Nintendo not being "weird", "quirky", "freaky" etc. anymore like some keep on claiming) - don't know how much I'll play it myself considering its platform, but hope those going for it will enjoy it!
Re: Marvel Cosmic Invasion DLC Adds Two New Fighters Today
So glad this game is getting DLC and even more so since they're starting with these two (hope they'll include a couple of more obscure picks as well just like they did in the base game, though), also great that they've already announced a second wave which will include a new game mode along with additional characters - looking forward to playing Cosmic Invasion myself when I can even more than I already was!
Re: Review: Coffee Talk Tokyo (Switch) - An Enjoyable, Bittersweet Third Blend
Thanks for the review (and also nice to hear that personal experience at the start), glad to have further confirmation that this is yet another great Coffee Talk - looking forward to finally playing this series myself when I can starting with this very game!
Re: It's Official, Nintendo Is Heading To Gamescom This Year
Nice, happy for those attending Gamescom this year (looking forward to the article about it here on Nintendo Life if there will be one this time as well) - have no doubt there will be several Switch 2 games both by Nintendo and third parties since this will happen after all the summer showcases, most likely including a Direct!
Re: Using GameChat Will Actually Boost Pragmata's Performance On Switch 2
Makes sense in hindsight considering how GameChat works (by the way, this is yet another thing disproving the misinformation about that feature) - I'll stick to the regular resolution and performance myself, but good to know!
Re: Hands On: The Classic Zelda Formula Is In Safe Hands With 'The Adventures Of Elliot'
@JimNorman There's a typo when you can fix it, "While Echoes of Wisdom certainly tapped into a nostalgic vibe, but for a new top-down Zelda" (or of course removing while instead).
Re: Hands On: The Classic Zelda Formula Is In Safe Hands With 'The Adventures Of Elliot'
Nice that you got to play more of this at a preview event Jim, glad to hear you enjoyed it and that the game keeps on being great - looking forward to hearing how the full release is and eventually playing it myself (have preordered a copy, but I doubt I'll be able to start it as soon as it arrives)... by the way since it has been brought up again, I'd like to point out that the title has practically the same structure as those of Zelda games so I keep on being confused by the reactions to it!
Re: Namco's Caught The Suika Game Fever In This Upcoming Puzzler
The gameplay twist is nice on its own, but even cooler are all the extras and of course the Namco theme - absolutely interested in this myself (and I should finally play more of these classic titles as well when I can on Switch)!
Re: Rumour: Watch Out PS2, Switch May Soon Get A Big Boost In India
Fingers crossed this gets confirmed so that more people in India who would like to get Switch will be able to do so (the system surpassing the current, questionable amount of PS2 sales thanks to that would be just a bonus although of course a welcome one) - would be great if this were just the start of Nintendo coming back to the region!
Re: UK Charts: Indiana Jones Commences His Great Circular Crusade On Switch 2
Love to see Indiana Jones in 2nd thanks to the Switch 2 version, but of course there's no stopping Tomodachi Life (speaking of, it was in 2nd last week and there's a typo for Legends Z-A when you can fix them @Olliemar28) - congratulations to Directive 8020 debuting in 3rd, too!
Also personally happy to see Requiem in 4th, Pokopia in 6th, World in 7th, Legends Z-A in 10th, Galaxy in 11th, New Horizons in 13th, Bananza in 14th, Wonder in 15th, 8 Deluxe in 16th, Jamboree in 17th etc.!
Re: Mailbox: Tomodachi Teachings, 'Mainline' Mario, The Artist Formerly Known As Waluigi - Nintendo Life Letters
Here are my comments to the main letters as usual:
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Yoshi And The Mysterious Book For Switch 2?
Of course I've already pre-ordered, not only I love Yoshi and his games in general (in fact, I've just played Mario & Yoshi on stream), but also I'm intrigued by what they've shown of Mysterious Book specifically - starting it as soon as my physical copy arrives!
Re: Hamster Wants To Release Hundreds Of Games For Its Console Archives Series
Makes sense but still, love to hear it in general and also personally since I'll definitely go for many of them myself (also interested in their Arcade titles, but the Console ones even more so) - looking forward to seeing which ones they release next!
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Galactic Pinball
Japan for me considering the background (which of course is just solid black in the game itself) and even more so that it goes for a 3D effect to show and not just tell that it's a Virtual Boy game - looking forward to giving it a try myself when I can now that it's also on NSO!
Re: More Nintendo LEGO Sets Are Being Retired Soon
Now this is really unfortunate to me personally for sure considering that they interested me more (funnily enough the one Lego Mario set I already have since I got it as a birthday gift is included, the Standard Kart), but I'd say also in general considering it's multiple sets and their way lower individual prices compared to the Deku Tree - hope those who'd like any of these will still be able to get them despite this, me included!
Re: My Nintendo Store Is Changing Its Name This Month
@MrCarlos46 I don't remember exactly but I think so also based on its name before the change - that said, considering their different functions I'd say it's better to further differentiate them (again, to avoid potential confusion)!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th May)
@Raccoonius Ha ha, I really have!
Re: Review: Dbrand Switch 2 Joy-Lock Controller Holder - "Even More Comfortable" Than Nintendo's Pro Pad? Let's See
Again, for $39.99 so around the same price if not less if you can find it discounted you could get the official Joy-Con 2 Charging Grip which adds the charging as per its name and the the GL/GR Buttons - I'm repeating it in case someone doesn't know about it (I've barely seen it mentioned here on Nintendo Life and elsewhere) and even more so since that genuinely has some features of the Pro Controller unlike this...
Re: Video: IO Interactive Chats With The Star Of Its New Game '007 First Light'
I appreciate interviews as a way to promote games in general, but this one was really nice in particular (also thanks to Patrick Gibson himself despite not being familiar with his previous performances) - looking forward to hearing about the full release when it comes to other platforms and eventually playing it myself on Switch 2!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (16th May)
Tonight I'm not seeing my friends so I'll just continue with my schedule:
Re: Anniversary: Super Mario First Went 'New' 20 Years Ago On The DS
Happy 20th Anniversary New Super Mario Bros. - got it either day one or at most a little later (still voting for the former in the poll as I think it was sooner rather than later anyway), my favorite in the series I'd say is New U and as much as I overall liked them a lot I'm glad the series is over... and even more so since we got Wonder next!