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Nintendo needs to take a look at this. Placid Plastic Duck has more votes than Everybody 1-2 Switch 🤣

I don’t care about any activision games except the classics, which Nintendo should have already had by now on a cartridge like the Atari ones. Activision really dropped the ball big time by not releasing those.

In todays digital age, it’s not really needed. We have live streams, free downloadable game demos, Nintendo Direct, and so many other ways to get news of new games. E3 was so limited, only a small percentage of the population could attend. Killing off the event is like saying goodbye to wired home phones, or tube TV’s with antennas. We have moved on, and the new ways to get games showcased is actually much better now.

@Olliemar28 thank you for clarifying that, and with all due respect, I personally see this as not actually being a full physical release since part of the package is these download games… which actually was a big reason many of us wanted it… to have those game gear games in physical form, that is.

Okay this article says: “Sonic Origins Plus is just around the corner, launching on Switch this week on June 23rd, 2023. Along with adding a bunch of additions to the base Sonic Origins game, including Amy as a playable character and twelve Game Gear titles, it also marks the first instance the collection has been given a full physical release.” <—- ?!
And everyone else says the game gear games are a download code. That would NOT be a full physical game. Does ANYONE have the facts on this switch version yet?

There are indeed a lot of good games coming, and many good ones have already been released. Really, really good ones. But NintendoLife doesn’t notice most of these because about all that’s ever written about here is Zelda, Metroid, Pokémon, and Bayonetta. 🫤

There’s a Lego fan website called Brickset.com and they let you sign in and access a massive database of all things Lego. You can track what you own, want, or even make customized check boxes (like “roommate owns” or “owned but sold” or anything you’d like). They have reviews by their staff as well as fans. And extensive photos and information on millions of lego sets. The reason I’m saying this, is because NintendoLife could do something like this as well. It is still set up very clean and user friendly over there and well moderated. I’d love to see this site show info on each game (even older ones going all the way back to NES), with at least 3-5 screenshots per game, how much data is on the cartridge/disk/download, the date it released in each major region, etc, the ability for us to check mark it as owned, wanted, etc, and links to reviews for the games.
Just my thoughts 😊

This looks awesome and I can’t wait to play it but hey what about Sonic Origins Plus coming in less than 2 weeks? I saw the article claiming that some content would be accessible only after entering a code online to download the 12 Game Gear games … making this a hybrid physical/digital release but I spoke to a Sega rep recently that assured me this entire game is indeed physical if purchased as a cartridge for Nintendo switch - no download code in the box. That is great news!

Well, even so… they need to put the Mario Kart 8 Booster courses on a CARTRIDGE, and sell it as a bundled MK8 or 9 or whatever and then yes make a full Mario Kart 10, that’s, you know, a literal full game with no extra purchases.

My favorites are Another Wonderful Life, Magical Melody, the switch version of Friends of Mineral Town, and most importantly Grand Bazaar. I wish they’d release new versions of Magical Melody and Grand Bazaar with updated graphics on the switch.

What Pokémon needs to do on switch is bring back Soul Silver & Heart Gold and a pokewalker accessory like we had on DS. What ever happened to innovation? Nintendo just sticks with the same old boring formula now and never does anything fun anymore.

Pokémon White (DS), Puzzle Bobble EveryBubble, Hey Pikmin (3DS), Bubble Bobble 4 Friends, Boulder Dash, and Garden Simulator! Nice long weekend for lots of gaming! 😀

@Barbiegurl777 yes! I’ve been waiting for that! Also I saw a ton of games on eShop sale that I want by the publisher Treva (Bibi & Tina games and many others), all like 90% off! I’m about to do some shopping! 😁

What a weak week! Wow!

@Anti-Matter I preordered it also! I can’t wait to get it! 😀

That looks a bit rough around the edges. However this gem from Aksys looks great. I played the previous one in this series and it was awesome… https://aksysgames.com/princessisland

The ONLY way companies will stop this micro transaction garbage is if the players stop paying for them. And I never did pay for them, by the way. If I buy a game, that’s enough. I’m not paying extra. My one and only exception is Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise because that was an entire separate game added on. (And honestly I still think that should have just been sold separately on a cartridge like it was on 3ds).

Been playing Dokapon Kingdom Connect, but the computer opponents are ruthless. Need to play Ooblets to finish up the spring event with the bunny ooblet (Taterflop).

I know gamefreak has dropped the ball in many ways regarding this game and it’s performance, but still, I think their ambition overshadowed the limitations of this switch, and that should shine a spotlight on just how outdated this hardware is and the need for an upgrade with backwards compatibility so it can better run games like this (kind of like what Nintendo did with the “new 3ds”, 5 years after the original 3ds launch).

@MeatSauce yeah I had actually never really heard of it being called Puzzle Bobble till recent years. I have bust a move (multiple variations) on Super Nintendo, GameBoy, PlayStation, 3DO (which was my first bust a move game, in 1995), 3DS, DS, N64, etc. As you know it’s been a long time since an all new one has been released so I’m excited to play the one coming next week!

@MeatSauce it’s kind of odd because that’s been in the eShop already for years. I bought it quite some time ago.

Preordered Puzzle Bobble last winter… I love that series and can’t wait to get this new one!

I don’t like him. He’s been nothing but trouble for Mario and Peach.

Meanwhile, NintendoLife has become ZeldaLife… I can’t seem to find any articles that aren’t about Zelda now 🧐

I’m that one person that’s not playing a Zelda game. Actually I’ve been enjoying playing Tomodachi Life on 3ds. It would be nice to play on switch but apparently Nintendo disagrees 🤨
Also playing a bit of Animal Crossing New Horizons and Ooblets.

LCD, yes, this makes me so happy. I can’t stand the headache inducing OLED on the switch. That is the worst OLED I’ve ever seen in my life. If they can’t do Super Amoled then they need to go back to LCD.

I have zero interest in the Zelda game, I’ve been burnt out on Zelda since the late 90s. But puzzle bobble has my attention, that’s actually a perpetually fun and timeless game. I preordered that and Dokapon several months ago.

Did they scrap the plans of making this a free to play game?

Actually you guys miss tons and tons of games. Usually the focus here is Zelda, Metroid, bayonetta, Mario, etc. About 10 titles at most is all I ever see here, over and over and over and over.

Pokémon White and Fantasy Life (DS and 3DS games). Because classics never go out of style! 😁

My first one was final fantasy 3, and I spent a hefty amount of money on that back when it came out. Video games in the early 90s actually cost $60-$75 each at release. Unreal considering that was 30 years ago. My second final fantasy game was mystic quest. I always loved that game so much. Why is that not in this list?!

Yeah because in this upside down world it’s a crime to make someone want to buy something before it’s “officially” announced. 🙄

@Mgalens that would be awesome, and a good selling point too, having them work that way, because the same was true of both on 3ds! It’s odd they chose miitopia over Tomodachi life as the first to release on switch tho. It was not nearly as popular but I do love that game anyway.

@Serpenterror I LOVE that game! I used to play that all the time on Intellivision! I still have it too in working condition after all these years… but wouldn’t it be awesome to have that on switch?!

Nothing new to top the charts with… well why not release a new game everyone would love, like Tomodachi Life for Switch?

@Uncle_Franklin yes actually it is. I wish the screen was a little larger, but it still looks decent considering it’s age and all.

GameBoy advance games, on my actual GameBoy advance, because it’s forever mine and I don’t have to pay a $50 subscription fee to play it. 😁 Plus some DS games I bought a few days ago. Retro weekend for me!

@Mando44646 exactly! 💥

Did they decide not to make this a free to play game after all?

I owned the beautiful aqua and purple ones from 2011-12, which I later sold because the screen was too small. Then I bought the blue 3ds xl on release day, as well as the yellow pikachu one. Then I later purchased a pink one, the New 3ds XL, the black & blue 2ds (at launch), and the white/orange one, and finally the purple/gray one. I still play all these regularly. That is a grand total of 9 owned, and 7 still in my possession. As a side note, I also own 5 switches. And I sold one in 2020, so that technically means I’ve owned 6. 🤔 The switches I currently own are 2 new model neon 4 years apart), a blue (or purple?) lite, a white OLED, and an animal crossing switch.

That’s disturbing. Not cool.

Does this mean Kirby is also only “like his namesake vacuum cleaner”? 🤔

It’s honestly not that jarring. Young kids will probably not even be able to read that. 🤔

@TioRogerio that’s really cool! I never knew it was popular in Brazil! You guys have great taste in classic games! 😀

Am I the only person on the planet that actually LOVES Side Pocket?! That’s one of my all time favorite Super Nintendo games and I have fond memories of playing that against my husband back in the early 90s, and to this day, it’s still the first one I grab every time I play my SupaBoy S system (that takes SNES cartridges). I have always found Side Pocket to be a nice chill game with a steep difficulty curve after the first few levels. In fact, I have the GameBoy version too and I love it just as much (and really hope they add that to switch too!). Data East is actually a good company that put out some well crafted games in the 90s. Unfortunately they may be grossly underrated by the younger crowd who didn’t get to enjoy these challenging gems as adults back then.

I’ve been playing super Mario since 1986 and this is without question the worst game I’ve ever played that has Mario in it. If they said they entire game was free I still wouldn’t be interested.

Those are some real goomba stompers.

@JohnnyMind that, and from a business standpoint, game sales are always weakest in the spring and early summer in the northern hemisphere, and to keep from having weak profits, it’s been a calculated business strategy to drop some huge releases in the spring to counter that slump, and it’s paid off richly. Plus in regards to dropping major new systems in the spring, it helps to work out some bugs and inventory issues before the holidays hit.

@NinjaNicky actually Nintendo seems to favor springtime to release new systems. The 3ds and Switch both debuted in March (2011 and 2017). If a new system was indeed in the works, I’d expect it to release around March of 2024, possibly 2025.

None for me, thanks. Lol