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Whoo! Dixie Kong!!! excited Kong noises

Handheld Mode was great. Pointers and such, not so much. And no, it did not detract from SECRET BOSS REDACTED because they switched up how that worked.
Destroyed my stylus tip, though, so use your finger.

"Timmy Turner, my name is Dr. Doug Dimmadome with Dimmsdale Dentistry!"

"Where is the creator?"
"I'll do you one better - WHY is the creator?!"
Lol

K.K., Nook, or Isabelle?

Hey, Sega and Sonic Team:
"I'm waaaaaaiting!"

"We need to further enhance the content of the service for the subscriber base to reach a certain size..."

Translated: They are counting the days until they can do some sort of subscription model. Whether that's XBLGold/PSPlus or Google Stadia-esque, that's yet to be seen.

Well well, Panel de Pon just might tide me over until Shantae and the Seven Sirens!

~leans into microphone~
Old and stale, can only be replayed so many times/10

@PickledKong64 You'll forgive me and plenty of others for being wary since the combat wasn't really shown in the trailer. We all know what it typically means when trailers from big houses omit gameplay...

"Rumors of Pikmin 4 and a Paper Mario title that's actually good!"
Nah, here's Pikmin 3 Deluxe and another experimental Paper Mario.

That sounds like Nintendo.

Post combat or GTFO lol

No, but seriously, let's see if they learned their lesson.

Time to finally hair-whip my friends!!!

I'd encourage them to give it another shot in a sequel or do a different animal story or something, because this concept has a lot of coherent charm and I'd like to enjoy, celebrate, and support that.

@Glitchling78 They certainly can be made that way. The spiraling "all left turns" Blue Sphere stage from Mania (one of the later ones). But as far as the S3&K levels went, Blue Sphere was inherently fair by the nature of its mechanics. Even the final Super Emerald stage, you don't have to time a turn while walking backwards, you just bounce off of the bumper behind you. Better than trying to perceive with precision how to angle an awkward jump off of boxes in pseudo-3D.

Mania 2, please! (Uh, but can we go back to something like the Blue Sphere Special Stages? UFO Chase was so trial-and-error.)

You'd think the Mini Direct would've satisfied the burning drought, but it was really only like sucking half of a lime to help us reach the June Oasis.

"Time for a little, er, Spinmaster promotion!" -Rrrrobotnik via iteachvader

@RPGamer It does continue the tradition of mock cartridges, plus the (albeit small) poster and cards are interesting, on top of being good for people that collect steelbooks, so yeah, I see this selling well!

"Our physical products typically ship 2-3 months after the pre-order window closes/after the date of the initial sale."
Digital, very much so.

Disheartening to see that the CE didn't have a Smash amiibo, but, the June announcement hasn't happened yet! And let's not forget Banjo-Kazooie's Totaku with the Smash backpack! #shantaeforsmash

@Mr_Horizon I certainly hope so, though Mick doesn't sound as content.

I'm assuming that these are BotW and Dark Moon pitches. No surprise that the Boos look like their SMW2 counterparts given Retro's understandable but overblown SNES love. Given BotW's focus on the Sheikah and Ubisoft towers, plus likely looking at the absurd stuff that the early first-party concept art was toying with, this is undoubtedly for BotW.

@graysoncharles That's fine, but there are still Android elements in there. Meaning they're eyeing smartphones for a mainline strategy.

@graysoncharles https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/nintendo_approached_cyanogen_for_switch_os_but_was_told_to_stick_it
They still used bits of it, familiar enough with the OS to request its use (or at least dead-set on the future potential it would reel in).

@rockodoodle It certainly wound up that way, intention aside. But it doesn't change the endgame any - increased socializations and networks (even amongst the Old Core) are how Nintendo will solidify its franchises to something akin to Disney staying power and status (not to be confused with their legal power), fight its brands' stigmas, and ensure social value (and ultimately, financial) going forward. In tandem with creating successful new IP's, of course.

@rockodoodle Street Pass and Miitomo present challenges, don't they? You'd think it wouldn't be hard - connect Nintendo fans with one another. For a time, Miitomo worked. But, it quickly gave way to the usual mill of advertising, idol worship, and good ol' scarcity-based networking.

But, if something like that were tied to events that were a combination of tournaments and these pop-up cafés we keep seeing in Japan but never elsewhere, THEN there's a flexible and public venue for meeting local people AND an electronic means by which introverts can "filter" beforehand.

@graysoncharles By partnering with a trusted phone company. Hardware like the Switch just carries them until technology sorts itself out. The Nvidia Shield is already practically like it, a number of clone hardwares have been released, and the Switch itself runs on a modified Android OS — it's only a matter of time and negotiations before we see a serious foray.

@cyrus_zuo Keep in mind, those were prior to the advent of smartphones. There are plenty of game-only studios that hold plenty of industry sway. For the moment, though, Nintendo would be wise to hold its course given the lack of processing uniformity in phones and other hardware laments like this one below:

@WoomyNNYes For sure. For that matter, I don't know if Android/iOS even allow a controller communication method that is lagless. If I'm going to get substantial input lag, might as well play on an emulator.

Every comment that's saying, "How dare you suggest subscription?!"
They're already doing it with Nintendo Switch Online's NES and SNES line. They're already thinking it.

Most of these smartphone games that they're making are just cheap imitations. And of course, they're supposed to be that way when designed for one hand and competing with the money to be made from Free to Play. Problem is, no one wants to pay for cheap imitations of Nintendo's games.

The only games that made sense from the get-go were Pokémon GO and Fire Emblem Heroes. Naturally, they're doing gangbusters in freemium sales because those games married "sense of competitive achievement" with intuitive gameplay. Mario Golf: World Tour was their first robust foray into both live competition and shady DLC, so I'm a bit surprised that they're "throwing all the darts" on the approaches between SMR's one-time purchase and Dr. Mario/Mario Kart's freemium models (unless it's to silence a stubborn higher-up) when they've had plenty of internal and external data to highlight the clear PoGO/FEH paths.

But the absolute strangest thing still, is how they haven't created a Virtual Console or subscription of such where Sonic has already had stellar phone ports for years AND there has yet to be other innately-compatible full games made such as a WarioWare or Rhythm Heaven. Waluigi and added track DLC's for both would sell quite well.

I'd love that Untitled Goose Game set, but it can't carry the game's appeal.
Y'know what would, though? A plush or better that honks, and can be set to Normal, Random, or App. Hide the plush, ready your phone, and then when your prank victim is in pla-- HONK

"He had creative freedom"
"We don't know why he didn't make deadline"
You didn't stick to deadlines! You all botched it. Fess up and move on. I just don't care for people that don't have enough empathy to solve their own problems.

@Pod NintendoLand was supposed to be like a theme park (ha, can't believe they saw that vision through), though. It was supposed to be kitschy.
The other instances you pointed out where they flavored were just as fine.

"Stay fresh" Stay fresh?!
Woomywoomywoomy Woomywoomywoomy
Woomywoomywoomy Woomywoomywoomy
WOOoo-oo-oo-my-woo-my-woooOooOoOomy!
/SMB1 Underground

It blows my mind how expensive the actual pieces are. Definitely more affordable to pay in Bells.

I'd like to see the devs' reactions to this. Probably dropping their jaws at some of these. Notably, the green dresses, the "ocean"(?) print outfit, and the black/white/green coat.

@jrpacman I'm really surprised that it hasn't happened more, already.

Even with the centering and textboxes, SM64 looks great in widescreen!

@Pod That too, but the game will need just a little spicing up as did the first one. The DS original was functional and all, but the music and some animations were so incredibly BLAND.

@OorWullie The bonus Expansion Pak one, yeah, for sure, and I'd have probably voted for it. But the one in the poll just doesn't do anything for me.

"Why is the North American one so bland?"
Keep in mind, we're used to flat (albeit regal) gold backgrounds. So when we saw a box with an absolutely wild outward burst like that in the stores...in our heads, we heard boss music, the main theme of the anime, and "Carry on Wayward Son" all play at the same time. And, the Chu did indeed hit the fan in Termina. So that's why I'm voting NA when Japan had more art - no mood, no impact. But it does require context.

Whoa, strange blue! Wiird.

Never played a one and got 6/7. Titan Beetle, more like Mad Titan Beetle.

@RPGamer That Limited Run Games was/is/will be making it...? Lol
For that matter, the Funko Pop came and went, but we've not seen squat about the Totaku figure.

Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Shantae and the S...

...hey, wait a minute. There's been no announcement on the physical and collector's editions. That sucker is right around the corner! Whaaaaa?

@GrailUK Oh, they wouldn't last long enough to be imbalanced, in my mind. Just enough to slow someone down a bit and clutch the win.
Plus, gives the racers meaningful, individual flavor. e.g. Falcon's is used to stop criminals without being utterly lethal, Black Shadow's could be straight and significant Energy damage as he's a villain, etc.

@GrailUK Best I can figure, they manipulate modules in their vehicles. So Captain Falcon wouldn't be punching, a mechanical falcon-shaped "battering ram" would. Now, not always the case — Samurai Goroh could throw out orb-like smoke bombs, but they stick to the vehicle and generate a fog/smoke effect on the windshield. Or another more alien character could use mind powers to flip another driver's left and right. This sort of thing.

@GrailUK The pilots could do attacks. Samurai Goroh and Captain Falcon are practically screaming for that opportunity. Falcon Punch a nearby vehicle and throws its steering off/makes it lose some energy.

F-Zero and MK9. Remove the unintentional shortcuts by taking out self-looping, "jump"ing (think MKWii Maple Treeway), closeby/passing, and roundabout track segments, and LET'S GOOOOOO

Whatever, we get the Smash news in June anyway.

@Dirty0814 It was a 'Nintendo 64' joke