Kazman2007

This is either really good or really bad. Either they have nothing to show for this year, hence the Pokemon, indie, and partner directs. Or they have so much to show, they needed to have 3 other showcases because they couldn't find time in their showcase for them.

Not transferring data might be a deal breaker for me. I busted my hump to unlock everything and I really don't want to do it again.

I’m getting fire red and my wife is getting leaf green

In b4 Incineroar sweeps because of Smash Bros exposure.

Aside from wanting to charge for these, I think it may also have to do with not wanting to bother with trying to coordinate the trading and battling over NSO. It was easier just to do local play.

I appreciate these for preservation's sake but this is basically two games we already have on NSO for NES. Unless you are REALLY craving some puke green graphics, why not just play the NES versions? It just would have been nice if ONE of the two games was something new or unique.

I feel like Metroid Prime 4 didn't get much marketing, and Age of Imprisonment has a niche market. I love Zelda but I've never really been that impressed with the Hyrule Warriors games and I know a lot of people share my sentiments.

I'm excited to see scenes of Mario stomping...koopas.

@Lizuka I didn't try Bug Fables so I can't say how it compares, but Escape from Ever After still has a demo on Steam so if you have access to that, you can try it, otherwise there might end up being a Switch demo.

People need to not sleep on Escape from Ever After. I played it during the Steam Indie Fest and it feels like the modern Paper Mario we've been asking for. I'm very excited to play the full game.

@Zaruboggan Seriously, I can't tell you how many times I've tried to pause and get the "You cannot summon the Vi-O-La now."

Just let me play COD: Zombies

I don't have plans to buy these particular colors but I'm glad to finally have some variety. I wouldn't mind some where the entire joycon was a different color like the Switch 1.

I have this game and all expansions on PC, while I enjoy the idea of being able to boot it up on my switch when I just need to do a couple daily check ins, the thought of having to buy the base game and expansions AGAIN is what’s got me saying I probably won’t get this. But hey I’m happy for other people to get to try it. It’s a long journey to Endwalker but it’s worth it.

Give me Big the Cat’s Big Adventure!

I just had a kid so this is a perfect fit for me.

I can't wait until the fanart starts circulating and Nintendo won't be able to do anything but be mad about, like with the Bowsette artwork.

I'd be excited...if I hadn't JUST replayed it on my PC like a year ago.

“Please try to enjoy each Zelda leak equally.”

Would be really nice if I could TURN ON my system with my Switch 1 pro controller. Not asking for a lot here.

I want to play Nier, it's been on my to play list.

How about the end of Paper Mario?

@BongoBongo123 I didn't finish 1/2 Genie Hero. Wasn't bad, but it's much more of a traditional platformer than a Metroidvania (Get to the end of the level, rather than explore and complete objectives). Seven Sirens was much more of a Metroidvania than 1/2 Genie Hero, and I enjoyed finishing that one. Haven't gotten to Risky Revolution yet but it's on my list.

All that said, the best one is Pirate's Curse.

I'm not sure how its difficult to add a video player app to a device. I'm not a developer but I wonder if Nintendo purposely made it harder because of their "We don't want this to just be a streaming device" mentality from Switch 1.

I picked up Catherine: Full Body after just finishing and LOVING Persona 5: Royale, and...boy, is it weird.

I'm happy people are stoked for this, but racing games aren't my thing. I hope it does well.

I just finished P5R (My first exposure to the series) and loved it, so I'll probably pick this up at some point.

I wrote a letter like less than a week ago, so I’m not sure if it was eligible for this months edition of the mailbag. What is the cutoff for letters?

I was fully onboard with it being Pikmin until I saw Kit and Krysta's speculation video that this could be tied to the Mario movie. Since NY Comic-Con is later this week, it could be a tease for something related to that. I'm not saying 100% that it isn't Pikmin but I think a teaser to generate hype before NYCC makes a lot of sense.

I don't understand why Square Enix is so afraid of including their added content from their re-releases in the "Definitive" versions. It was the same issue with the Pixel Remasters. My only guess is that they maybe want to hold off to sell the games AGAIN with the content included, but still, it just seems so annoying that they couldn't include it this time.

That's great and all, but I'm not playing Mario games for the graphics. I can hardly justify buying Mario Galaxy again just for that.

@NintendoLife, how come there's no survey asking us how we'd rate the Direct? I want to know what the overall consensus was.

@Lizuka Mostly Spinoffs, the main series was never that frequent. However, I concede I do have had some bias towards Fire Emblem since I feel that Nintendo leans on it a bit as their Fantasy RPG series, and I am really hoping Golden Sun gets another chance. It's obviously not how it works, but I was young and irrational. In any case, I'm just happy that others are happy.

@Lizuka I mean from 2015 to 2019 there was a game every two years, plus multiple spinoffs. I don't think any other Nintendo franchise has ever had a release schedule that frequent.

"Samus Racing coming soon. Join Samus, Ridley, Mother Brain, Kraid, Sylux, and many more on a galaxy hopping, high intensity race to the death!"

I'm probably not going to buy this accessory but if a cheap third party version drops that I can use just to try it comes out, maybe I'll give it a go.

I accept that it's been a while since we last got a Fire Emblem game but there were so many coming out so rapidly for a few years there that my first reaction was "UGH". I'm happy for the fans of the series but I hope Nintendo doesn't ride the spinoff train into the ground this go around.

@Anachronism I'm not sure if something is lost in the translation there, but what is described here vs. what Nintendo usually puts out doesn't match up. I'm sure they let anyone pitch ideas, but I don't think they put everything in. While I have lots of criticism of modern Nintendo games, feature creep is not one of them.

@Pillowpants Heck yeah! The Golden Sun will rise again!

As always, my wild card is SOMETHING related to Golden Sun. On a more possible note, I'd love to see Baldur's Gate 3 on Switch. On a likely note, I'd like to see a release date for Metroid Prime 4

And for Mario, Mario Galaxy 2 and/or Double Dash on Switch 2 would be great.

Wow, I really thought a Friday Direct was unlikely.

At this point, every other developer and publisher in the world should be rallying behind Palworld and defending game designs as unpatentable or they are going to be next on the Nintendo's target list.

Golden Sun Sequel/Remake confirmed for the Nintendo Direct that is TOTALLY happening on Friday. The Golden Sun shall rise again!

@Munchlax Agreed, I think it was supposed to refer to AAA releases.

@Tyranexx I'd happily take that game. I love the 2 player mode.

I was kind of hoping that the name "Ivalice Chronicles" meant it would include Advance and A2 as well

"We're releasing Rayman Legends again!"

I hope I'm wrong but I'm worried this is coming out too close to Mario Kart World. I know these are very different games based on the direct, but will the average person know that? On top of that, you're gonna cut into Mario Kart's online player base and split the online community. I hope I'm wrong and I wish nothing but success for Sakurai.

I'm wondering if Nintendo DOES know this but doesn't have enough games to release before Christmas and had to put this out to fill the calendar.

Just wondering if this had been updated recently, since a lot of other companies make cards now and I wonder if any are worth trying.

Look, games can be both, but I feel like Miyamoto's viewpoint here is skewed. He always feels the need to innovate on a game's sequel even if it's not necessary. When that happens, you get games like Star Fox Zero. There was nothing wrong with the previous Star Fox games but he refused to work on a new one unless he could do something different.

Art doesn't necessarily have to push the medium forward. Art exists to be enjoyed.