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Yep, I’ve been looking forward to this since they announced it, but $15 is absurd. I’ll stick with the 19 Star Wars tables I got for $30!

@CaptainCluck Oh man, I’m a HUGE George fan. Easily my favorite Beatle. And you know what? Yeah, he’s actually just my all time favorite musician period.

Oh man, excellent news!

I like all of the Jackbox games, but honestly, just get 3 if it’s your first one. Can’t imagine this pack will be any better than that.

@Fighter_Hayabusa Paul McCartney’s daughter. Famous designer, not that I follow that whole scene, I just know stuff about McCartney/The Beatles.

@Yanina I really liked the RBI games, and they were getting better and better every year. I hate that they’re not making them anymore.

Anyway, I’m not really a guy who cares about graphics or performance, but I’m gonna sign up for 6 months of Gamepass on my XB1 instead of paying $60 for this Switch version. Might as well get a better version of the game (which will be outdated in a year and I won’t really have interest in playing after the MLB season anyway) and a bunch of “free” games for the same $60. Interest in a sports game is what finally got me to see the value in that service.

I hope that they improve the game between now and April for people who intend on playing it on Switch, though. Personally, I didn’t think the trial was so bad, but what do I know?

Seemed pretty darn good to me.

@Timptation so people are allowed to voice their opinions as long as they share yours? And honestly, you seem like the one who sees the world as binary (“digital bad! Don’t buy!”, “you don’t see the problem? You’re wrong!”). I simply asked you what’s so bad about buying digital games when we have yet to see any negative outcome from doing so from Nintendo. I am aware of what could happen, but I’m still perfectly capable of weighing the pros and cons myself. It’s possible to see the potential for issues and still think it’s ok to make those purchases.

Whatever. We clearly don’t see eye to eye on many things, which is fine, but there’s no value in us continuing this conversation at this point.

@Timptation I am absolutely allowed to be in these comments and have an opinion. Like I said in another post, I know this isn’t a GOOD thing, but I also don’t think it’s worth freaking out over at this time. Nothing is changing to games that we purchased for the foreseeable future. Whether or not what happens if and when that time comes matters is up to each individual, but it’s not even what this article is about.

Your “stop buying digital” statement does not apply to everybody, and frankly, is based more on fear of what could happen (which may not even bother many people) than facts at this point.

@Timptation I still don’t follow. They are available. Why does the fact that they will no longer be available eventually mean I shouldn’t buy them while they are?

Not to mention, not everybody is worried about the doomsday scenario you’re talking about. I do not anticipate that support will end for many years. When it does, either

a) my games will still be playable on the hardware I own

b) my console will break and I will either replace it or not. If I don’t, who cares. If I do, I have to decide how many of my old games have NEED to play again. Of those, many will likely be available on newer hardware. Others may have physical copies out there on eBay or something. If there are any that were digital only and are unavailable on other hardware, sure, I won’t be able to play them, but at least I had fun for years when I first got it. Maybe it’s more important to just enjoy games than to have access to every single thing you’ve ever played until the end of time.

@Timptation Why? Games that I bought are still playable and downloadable. Games that had physical releases still have physical releases. Games that were digital only may not have even been released if digital only weren’t an option. I really don’t see how this news means people shouldn’t buy digital. If anything, it means people should go out of their way to buy digital games they have interest in.

I understand that this isn’t a GOOD thing, but people who are concerned about their games going away or not being able to redownload the games they own are worrying/mad about nothing. There is absolutely no indication that we will not have access to the stuff we bought any time soon. Can’t you even still download Wii games you bought?

My only issue is that I can’t listen to Nia speak all day every day

@Davzilla it is inevitable that Limited Run Games will announce a physical version. They have done them for every old Star Wars game that has come to Switch so far. Very cool, but it takes so long to get ‘em.

Also, it hasn’t officially been announced yet, but I’m sure it’s coming. My guess is they’ll announce it a week or two after it releases digitally.

@Davzilla order the LRG version like I’m gonna do for some reason and you can play Lego Star Wars like 3,720 times before you get your copy of TFU.

@garfreek I’d love to see both too, but I’m 100% sure a new MK will come eventually. Seeing AA would be reassuring.

I fully expect to see Ace Attorney, and I will be devastated if we don’t.

@Stnkygrngo I’d buy it

Definitely getting it. Especially since it seems as though the new RBI game was cancelled. Can’t wait for some baseball!

Star Wars and Ace Attorney and I’ll be happy.

Cool, I’d buy it on sale. Hope Origins makes it over eventually too, I loved that game.

Murder By Numbers is definitely an Ace Picross/Ace Attorney mashup…but fun? Ehhhh…

Boring story, unlikable characters, forgettable music and mediocre Picross. As a big fan of both Picross and (especially) Ace Attorney, I’d say it was one of the most disappointing games I’ve ever played. I really, really wanted to like it.

Maybe they’ll make MBN2 some day and it’ll be better. I’d love to feel the same way you do about it.

Anyway, I need to spend some time with Arceus. It was a busy week and I’m still only about five hours in. Really fun so far though!

@HIGHscores85 If you like 8-bit baseball games (especially the RBI games), I think you’d like the modern RBI games. Very similar feel/gameplay.

@Bret I like the RBI games, and they've just been getting better and better every year. A little rough around the edges, buggy, presentation is kinda lacking, all that, but man, I don't know. They're fun. I'd even argue that the last one was good, and they've done enough to modernize the series (while having options to play retro-style, which I like) that just about any baseball fan could enjoy well enough it even if it's not on the same level as The Show.

I say this as a guy who loved RBI Baseball 2 on NES as a kid, though. I like that the newer RBI games maintain a lot of the feel. It's just how I want a baseball game to be, personally.

@KBuckley27 Pretty sure a lot of us are gonna be spending a ton of time with Arceus in February.

@SuperZeldaFun A+ profile pic

Anyway, I’d love to play this game. Really hope it gets localized.

@GenXGamer I know that makes sense to you, but I don’t think a lot of others would see it that way. It’s still stealing, especially for the games you decide you don’t want to buy. Not to mention, what makes it ok for you to play the game before everybody else?

If you want to try a game out, you can borrow from a friend or take it out of the library or something. There are legit, non-piratey ways of doing it.

Don’t really want to get too into anything with Arceus coming out so soon. Been pecking away at Lego Harry Potter and WarioWare and just poking around in Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario World to pass the time.

This is one game Nintendo Life and I do not see eye to eye on. I really hated the time I spent with it. Irritating, boring and frustrating.

I really don’t mind the cloud gaming concept. I’m fine “renting” games (I don’t need to own everything I ever play until the end of time-several years is plenty in most cases), the pricing doesn’t bother me that much…I have concerns about performance, but I suppose that depends on the situation-I’ve actually heard this runs fairly well if you have decent internet, but I haven’t tested it myself yet. I actually think it’s a pretty cool way to get games on Switch that otherwise wouldn’t/couldn’t be there. I’d much rather buy like ten cloud games than have to put that money towards a next gen console just to be able to play them.

Having said that, there’s no reason for these games to be cloud games-they could easily run on Switch. 1 and 2 for sure, anyway. I can’t support this incredibly lazy “port”, and I won’t make compromises for no reason. Very disappointing.

@ManInTheChair I was going to post almost the exact same thing! Go Cavs! Such a fun team.

I could read this article, but not a day goes by that I’m not that glad I have absolutely no clue what NFTs are.

@Papichulo Eh, plenty of good NES games on Switch between the app and the collections that are available, and I haven't had any issues with how they run/play. I like having the controllers.

@Magician I want that 8-bit Adventure Anthology on Switch so bad. Really weird that it hasn’t happened yet. I actually reached out to the company that released it (can’t think of their name off the top of my head) a couple of times. One time they responded and did sound somewhat interested, but that was a long time ago.

Man, I’d love that.

Anyway, other than that, I’d love to see some form of Metroid Prime, every Ace Attorney game that hasn’t come to Switch yet, and as many Star Wars games as possible. Some other stuff would be cool, of course (I do love those Arkham games), but less essential for me.

Just thought I’d add to the Shadows of the Empire stuff. It’s my favorite Star Wars game, and my most-wanted “old” game on Switch. I’d absolutely love to see them announce it this year.

I didn’t like Kaze at all. Big 2D platformer fan, but eh. It was pretty boring.

I used to have a C64. Two of them, in fact.

Can’t say as though I have any interest in this. Cool, though. I guess.

@Audiogore0733 I’m sayin’!

A lot of negativity in the comments so far, so I’ll try something different.

Star Wars? And I can try it without spending any money? Yeah, I’ll give it a chance. I’m down for anything Star Wars.

May not like it, but if that’s the case, I’ll just delete it. But yeah, I’m looking forward to checking it out.

@FishyS Oh totally agree and understand. That one baffles me more than others, though. Glad they liked it, and cool if anybody else does, but that game really didn’t work for me. Usually I can at least say “eh, not for me, but I get it”. Oh well.

You know, I like this site, and I certainly understand that people have different opinions and all that, but I really, really do not understand why they like Horace so much. I hated my time with that game.

Other than that, cool list. Good combination of games I enjoyed and games I’ve been wanting to check out!

@HIGHscores85 https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/arcade-archives-10-yard-fight-switch/

10 Yard Fight is on Switch, no?

I never really played Pokémon before the Switch. I loved Let’s Go Pikachu and thought Sword was boring, so I didn’t really know what to expect with this one, but man, 8 or so hours in, I’m loving it. I guess lots of people are complaining about it for some reason? Whatever, I think it’s great.

@Flangela pretty sure you didn’t read my comment either. I never said I thought this game would be good.

@Flangela All he said was people may be more interested in a sequel to the original after enjoying the 2D game. I feel like the issue was more that you didn’t read the comment than he didn’t read the article.

Started Brilliant Diamond last night. Really enjoying it a couple hours in.

I’ve been a gamer since the NES but never really played Pokémon until the Switch. I loved Let’s Go Pikachu and I thought Sword was kinda boring…so far I’d say this is more in line with LGP. So that’s good. We’ll see if it stays that way, though.

@Not_Soos I’m not a WayForward fan either and I’ve been wondering the same thing. This game sure looks good, and it’s a remake of a game they didn’t make so maybe that helps…I just can’t get excited when people talk about WF games being good. Those guys know how to make games that look and sound great, but I don’t think they understand a thing about level design or enemy placement.

@Zeropulse I finally did that just the other day. Enjoy!

I realized I was old when my reaction to articles/posts that are meant to make you feel old started to be “yeah, this isn’t surprising at all, I know I’m old.”