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@BAN Stop feeding the troll!

@Anti-Matter You have whiter Wii than me!

@Anti-Matter The trouble with white is, over time it may turn yellow. Happened to my DS Lite and my Wii!

@ericflapjack Good point well made. My bad. Just got a bit fed up with all these affiliate links masquerading as features, especially that Amazon Prime promotion.

But I suppose if it's either that or no NintendoLife then it's an annoying necessity that I'll learn to live with.

I'm guessing you guys are just making too much money via affiliate links to not include games AAA releases for October and November in a feature entitled "The Biggest Nintendo Switch Retail Games of 2017 - SUMMER EDITION".

@Paddle1 Scalpers with scalpels.

@chiptoon Sligeach_Eire just called. He wants his job back.

The Wii U is done and dusted. Do what I've done; bite the Bullet Bill and (re)purchase Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe) for the Switch.

Done! Thank you Dazza.

Why no alphabetical order?

Visited the Nintendo NY store earlier today.

Not only did I get to play ARMS and get some free swag, also got to play Mario Odyssey for 10 minutes on a huge screen and there wasn't even a line!

Very strange that they're not Amiibo. Would be interested to find out why.

Blackmail!

I'm sure Capcom will still at least release Monster Hunter as that won't require much effort.

But as for new IPs and Redident Evil 7, sounds somewhat like they're doing an EA or Ubisoft.

Typical flak response but still looking forward to playing this (except for the casino level).

Should've kept quiet until AFTER the update!

If Nintendo can manage French (France) and French (Canada) plus Spanish (Spain) and Spanish (Latin America), why can't they manage English (British) and English (American)?

@LUIGITORNADO That would have been preferable, but Nintendo didn't do that so guess we're now stuck with yet another North American doing a bad British accent.

If you're American / Canadian and don't hang out with Brits you probably can't tell the difference, but if you're British (like me) or an American who spends a lot of time with Brits (like my missus) it's very apparent and is as distracting audially as a stuttering framerate is visually.

Here's an idea.

Hire an English actor for an English accent!

I'm sorry, but anyone who thinks her English accent is any good I'd warrant is not from the U.K.

If any American would like some idea of how annoying it is, ask one of your British friends to impersonate your American accent!

@Amsterdamsters Why don't they share the sales numbers then?

The game has no soul and looks like it's been made by marketing people at Microsoft. The casual crowd didn't know the Wii U existed so why not use Miis, a la Wii Sports? Or Wario?

But interesting that it's still charting pretty well in Japan. Perhaps pretending to be that fat American bloke milking a cow is the latest cosplay sensation?

@Hotfusion Yep, as ultimately it's a glorified tech demo. I bought 1-2 Switch to experience HD Rumble, only to discover I'd need to play though a load of filler to unlock those two games. So gave up and went back to BotW.

Definitely my biggest dose of Videogame Buyers Remorse since paying full price for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on Wii. (Avoided Wii Music and at least both Wii Play and FlingSmash came with "free" controllers.)

"1-2 Switch has been generrating buzz" is corporate PR speak for "has sold badly".

£5 Super Mario Run would've worked but now the oldies on the board will think micro-transactions are the answer.

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@Toadsfriend For hardcore gamers that frequent this site maybe, but not the casual crowd. I'm talking from a business perspective to maximise Nintendo's ROI (return on investment).

Be interested to know how many people that post in these comments also wear Gucci! (Closest I get to high-end fashion is a t-shirt from Nintendo World NY.)

@ThePoochyKid Good point!

@switchvogel

Note: An in-game purchase is required to get certain color Toads required to unlock all buildings.

Is the business model about to be changed?

IMO £9.99 is too high for the casual gamers and Nintendo would make more money if it cost £4.99 with micro-transactions.

@wjrandon Vroom in the Night Sky got a 3!

Novelty chess sets are annoying as it's rarely obvious what piece is what.

@Gold_Ranger I often get the horn!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Michael Pachter called. He wants his job back!

(Already got the game on Wii U and getting again on Switch so I'm obviously an idiot!)

@NintendoLifeStaff Where do I get the official Nintendo Joy-Con Wheels for £9.99 on Amazon.co.uk?

I've got two sets on pre-order and they're £13.99 each?

@Bread-Not-Toast I predict Mario Kart will be rebranded Nintendo Kart and will embrace all Nintendo IPs, a la Super Smash Bros. MK8 DLC was just the beginning.

And Nintendo Kart will launch with an extensive Amiibo range, that are customisable like the game.

@Fandabidozi And if by magic...

@NewAdvent I'm experiencing the same issues with moblins, especially when it's raining. At one point the game froze for so long (about 3 seconds) thought it had crashed.

Maybe this is why BotW doesn't have as many large creatures as Xenoblade Chronicles / Xenoblade Chronicles X, because it can't cope when factoring in both the physics engine and weather effects.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE You constantly tell us how much you love your Wii U and why you're not buying a Switch (yet) so I assumed. Then again, probably best not to ASSUME as makes an ASS out of U and ME.

Anyway, keep the comments coming. Reading your Nintendo Life posts is like watching an episode of Eastenders. Makes me feel more positive about my life.

PS - Thanks for editing your comment to not include the bit about me being dangerous if I had a brain. Very magnanimous of you.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE It's a lot smoother now on Switch, which you'd know if you moved on (buy a Switch!) and stopped flogging a dead console.

@SwitchVogel Agreed! I was tempted to double-dip with the addition of co-op, but I won't be bothering now until it's $20 or less.

Still looking forward to this game but wish Playtonic hadn't played the "Wii U isn't powerful enough" card when they were developing specifically for Wii U and using Team 17 to work on the PS4 and Xbone port.

Taking that into account, their explanation doesn't make much sense.

As for this JonTron bloke; I'm too old to care whether a YouTuber's voice is included or not, regardless of their personal views.

What about the moblins? Almost freezes whey fighting them?

Not working. Computer says no.

@liljmoore I'm guessing you're not British if you think Zelda has a good British accent!

I think Revali's VA is great though. Such a cock!

Shame Nintendo couldn't find a British actress* to do a British accent!

*Or is it actor nowadays? (I have trouble keeping up with all the PC terms.)

@Spanjard I predict there will be a BOXBOY! Trilogy released on Switch late 2017 / early 2018.

@dequesi Trump banned countries where he has zero business interests. These are different countries.

Affect, not effect. You're* welcome!

*Not your.

@Angelic_Lapras_King Exactly! The original DS to DS Lite upgrade is perhaps the best example of cosmetic improvements, whereas GBA to GBA SP offered significant hardware improvements.

I think the Switch looks beautiful already but seems like Nintendo cut a few corners on the components and design to keep the cost down.

@Jeremyjones12992 Thanks Dad!

@BenAV Cheers. I'll check later when I can escape the real world for my daily BotW fix.

@BenAV What was wrong with your Pro Controller? (So that I can double check mine.)

What with this, dead pixels, potential to scratch the screen when removing from dock, flimsy kickstand, inability to charge when using kickstand, possibility of attaching Joy Con straps incorrectly, left Joy Con sync issues...

It's as if Nintendo rushed the Switch to market without sufficient product testing to hit FY2017 and appease shareholders.

If only they'd spent as much time polishing the hardware as they did the software. (1-2 Switch does count here as it's a polished turd.)

What was considered a defect in 2004 is now considered normal in 2017.

@AlexOlney Agreed! Price should definitely be allowed to influence the review score. If this game was £19.99 rather than £39.99 (£34 on Amazon), I reckon it'd warrant a 7 (or even an 8 for showcasing HD Rumble).

On that note, how much could Breath of the Wild cost and still deserve a 10? £79.99? £99.99? More?