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The scalpers aren't going to bother with this one. The Mario Bros Game & Watch is still readily available - I wish I hadn't pre-ordered that one, there were some hefty price drops later on.

That figure can't be correct. EA already told us it's not possible for a third party exclusive to have any success.

@Jacoby He jokingly suggested that scalpers could face capital punishment.

It was such an upsetting comment to read. The very idea of living in a world without scalpers just doesn't bear thinking about!

I think it's the new wave of bandwagon scalpers trying to make some money on this. The "pro scalper" brigade probably won't touch it. The PS5 and Xbox Series X/S are next-generation consoles, while this...has a better screen; there just isn't going to be enough demand for it to drive up the price.

@Clyde_Radcliffe It's all about the clickz. The issue of the Wii U's legacy always gets people talking, so if you can work that into an article most people wouldn't otherwise be interested in...

Shantae: $9.99 on Switch, $4.99 on 3DS.

They must have seen the prices on eBay.

@COVIDberry I can't believe he hasn't posted his obligatory DDR comment yet. Hope he's OK!

Hmm, a Konami article...

WHERE'S DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION ON SWITCH?????!!!!!!!!

"And it's still available."

And will be for a while yet.

"Some theories are connecting it to a new Mario Party game, while others are hoping it's a sign that the Donkey Kong series is finally returning."

Diddy Kong's fur was updated so that means we're getting new games...

Whoever came up with these theories is really reaching.

@Friendly There are a few more, unfortunately. It's easy to miss these releases, as many people have found out...

However, the three you mentioned, plus Special Reserve Games, basically get the more desirable games.

Only Nintendo would believe that a racing game needs a "grand new idea" to justify making a new entry in the series.

@gcunit She? He's a man!

@Joekun Reggie always used the word 'consumer', without fail. One of the things I never liked about him.

NintendoLife must be so upset today.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! TEH CLICKZZ!!!!!!!!"

Don't be surprised if we see the return of our old friend, Brie Larson...

"While we've got a final reminder here on Nintendo Life going live later today."

Because this article isn't enough?

@TheLightSpirit At this point I'm actually looking forward to April because this 31st March thing has been milked for all it's worth.

"But Nintendo is ruining my life!!!!!!!!!!!!11"

By now we've all read enough of the over the top reactions and it's time to move on.

Almost a year older.

@sandman89 I got most of the way through it back in 2002, almost to the final boss if I remember correctly. I'm not sure why I didn't finish it - probably busy with school work at the time. It's more challenging than 64 and Galaxy, but some of that is down to the lack of polish, like you said.

Back in the day I was often judging it against Mario 64, having loved that game on the N64 and highly anticipating Sunshine. Of course it didn't live up to my expectations. But playing it again now after almost 20 years, I'm judging it on its own merits and enjoying it.

Super Mario 3D All-Stars arrived on Christmas Eve, so I've been playing Sunshine. I haven't played it in 18 years; my early thoughts are that I was a bit too harsh on it back in 2002...

Also been playing Super Mario Kart on NSO.

"And they're releasing it for free."

How generous!

@scully1888
”What does this news mean, for example, for the constantly delayed Polymega, which is now scheduled to ship in February?"

I dug a bit deeper into Commodity Code 9504500000 and found this:

"If the product turns out to be vapourware, it will be exempt from VAT and the 25% import charge."

@RudyC3 Rejoice once more because I just found this from DotEmu:

"Ys Origin is coming to Nintendo Switch late this year with a digital and physical release, courtesy of LimitedRunGames and European retailers."

@WreckitRyan I was thinking the same thing. I played through Seasons a few weeks ago and now I'm nearly finished with Ages. The look and feel are very similar to Link's Awakening; I've really enjoyed both of them.

I bet those 'rockers' don't drift.

@Cevil @NintendoWiiDS Someone asked Atooi on Twitter about the collection.

It has been submitted to Nintendo and that's taking longer than expected, for some reason.

That comment was made on 9th March, for what it's worth.

Great, the damn thing's been confirmed and we won't have to suffer this any longer:

"Assassin's Creed 3 is coming to Switch."
"No, wait, maybe it isn't..."
"Actually, it looks like it is coming after all."
Etc.

"Although here at NL Towers we avoid reporting on baseless rumours and idle forum speculation."

Two days ago there was a whole article and video made on the basis of a forum post.

@retro_player_22 Yes, there is a standard version too. It's shown next to the PS4 version.

@Gravitron Awesome. Always feels like there aren't many of us, probably because we don't get any national media coverage so there's nothing to comment on. Too many bandwagon fans.

Yeah, I remember seeing the sales figures last summer and being surprised that it was one of the best sellers. Six months later and it's still in there.

@Gravitron Yeah, I couldn't spend that kind of money on it either. The list of Switch games I want is already too long...

By the way, as a Lions fan it was nice to see the Browns do well this year!

@Pod Now I just need to copy and paste that into the comments section of every single article, then we'll be back in the golden age.

@Gravitron The Wii needed that introduction a lot more than the Switch did. Motion controls defined the Wii. You couldn't play some of the biggest games (such as Mario Galaxy 1 & 2, Skyward Sword) without them.

The HD rumble is a nice feature, but we're nearly two years into the Switch's life and how many games have really utilized it? It's usually quite subtle when they do. At the end of the day, it's still just rumble - which we've had since 1996.

@Pod The Wii U version of MK8 was better. Deluxe only sold more copies because the Wii U didn't have the success it deserved. The Switch is just an overpriced Wii U port machine, anyway. It owes all its success to the Wii U.

If I say 'Wii U' enough times, eventually it will be remembered as a great success.

@Gravitron I'm not interested in 1-2-Switch either, but:

2.86 million x $50 = $143 million in sales.

That's why it wasn't a pack in game.

@roboshort Yeah, Super Mario Party was dismissed by a lot of people too. It's that attitude of, "I'm not interested in those games, so that means nobody else will be".

And yet, combined sales of the three titles were over 27 million by the 31st of December.

Remember the comments when Nintendo announced that Smash and Pokemon Let's Go would be their big end of year releases? They said those games wouldn't be system sellers.

Piko Interactive has some good games but the quality of their physical releases is similar to cheap Chinese reproductions.

@WOLF13 Yes, Reggie said it just after E3, due to the absence of any Metroid Prime 4 news at the show:

"Rest assured, Metroid Prime 4 is still in development and proceeding well."

The first part was true, at least...

@electrolite77 I checked quite a lot of reviews when the Mega Drive Classics Collection was released on Switch and couldn't find any mention of input lag. Yourself and plenty of other people have said it's a serious issue. I wonder how so many of the 'professional' reviewers missed it?

@Sakura7 Yes they will. The controllers are region free.

@Tedikuma They are supposed to be arriving at the end of February.

I'm surprised there's no link to buy the Fire TV stick.

@Bunkerneath You're talking about a man who is boycotting Smash Bros Ultimate because Nintendo depicted Luigi's death in the Direct. He's ultra conservative.

@subpopz The first Phantasy Star is a Master System game. It was re-released on the Mega Drive, but only in Japan - this version is actually just the Master System ROM, with no changes made to it.

I think that the only way we'll ever see Gamecube games on the Switch is in the form of HD re-releases. The Switch has been out for 18 months and we're just about to get the first wave of NES games. And of course, it's the same old slow release schedule. At a rate of three per month (36 per year) I wouldn't be surprised if it's late next year when they move on to SNES games. We'll be waiting until 2021 just to get Super Mario 64.

@AlternateButtons Unfortunately, I remember that all too well. At least they realized relatively quickly that it was a terrible idea.

@Dom Yeah, I saw what you were going for, so I threw in one of my own. Upon reflection, I acknowledge that the spelling mistakes must be a sensitive issue for you. It was very mean of me to go there.

@Dom You spelt your own name incorrectly in comment #8.

The 'N64 box' looks more like an oversized cardboard Switch box. Obviously they can't use any of the Nintendo 64 trademarks, so why bother if it can't be done properly?