LArachelDisciple

No thank you, Nintendo. I'll put that $20 a year to use getting Amiibo instead. I've only got Luigi, Wii Fit Trainer, Alm, Celica, Pearl, Marina, Pichu, and K. Rool to go!

The headline made my heart jump! I love Custom Robo! If this pans out as a successor, I'll get it and write the words "Custom Robo" on the box in marker so I can pretend.

I'm predicting...
-Drill Dozer 2 with Jill Amiibo
-Paper Luigi: The Marvelous Compass
-Gardevoir and Gothitelle Confirmed for Smash
-K. Rool, Daisy, and Pichu amiibo unveiled
-Eternal Darkness for Switch and 3DS
-Mother 3-D for 3DS with Kumatora and Duster amiibo
-Animal Crossing with a wacky Amiibo minigame
-A sequel to Tokyo Mirage Sessions featuring characters from Echoes and Sacred Stones
-Sonic Adventure 4

All of this will totally happen, for realz.

I'd better go play Splatoon 2 one more time before I save some money by passing up this service altogether. I'm glad the people who want cloud saves are getting them, but it isn't worth the investment to me.

The specific example of random weapon drops is funny to me. We wouldn't want people to try and bypass that pain-in-the-neck feature, would we? The RNG is the only thing I don't like in Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

I like the art style, actually. It's a shame that the faces don't move, but other than that it is aesthetically pleasing and I have less trouble telling the character apart (Something about them being rendered realisticly and all wearing black makes them blend together to me, a far cry from the always at least memorable character designs from the othe FFs). I might be interested in picking this up, who knows?

My completely reasonable predictions include...
-Pichu and K. Rool amiibo unveiling. (Might actually happen)
-Gardevoir and Gothitelle revealed for Smash (Best rumor)
-Pikmin 4 is even more almost ready, new hero get pre-release amiibo unveiling
-Drill Dozer 2 with Jill amiibo
-Paper Luigi: The Marvelous Compass with Partner Amiibo
-A Classic mini with games from all 3 Game Boys
-Star Fox Racing with Slippy, Peppy, and Krystal amiibo
-Pokemon Let's Go comes with new Pikachu and Eevee amiibo
-Super Mario Party can add any character with an amiibo to the game as a new playable character.

This will all totally happen, I'm sure.

It's a good thing I care not for any online shooters. It's even better that Kingdom Hearts will be wrapping up its story arc this generation. With it off the table and Sly Cooper/Gravity Rush nowhere in sight, they will have nothing that could possibly compel me to buy a PS5 when the time comes. I'm off the hook!

I see enemies taking roster spots and bemoan the lost potential of Paper Mario or Warioware characters that could make these games exciting. The only new character that interests me is Pom-Pom, and she isn't worth trading out Toadette for.

I loved Nefarious when I played through it on Steam. Everyone should get it because it's so fun!

It bugs me that the Blast-O-Matic is shown blowing up DK Island instead of the opponent. How did Snake get damaged if I didn't see him?

I dig the concept. It's a great way to get all those video game tie-in comic books back to gamers on a platform they already have. Sonic and Dungeons & Dragons will probably be what I get it for if I do. I wish that the Nintendo Comics System had taken off back in the day, but at least Sonic became a comics mainstay.

I love A Hat in Time! I'll buy it on the Switch and pick up the DLC on Steam for free.

He looks more like Rex than Link. And hey, the trailer shows off multiple playable characters and fancier-looking attacks. I'm already more interested in this than I was in BOTW.

Funny how drawing from an art style makes this a rip-off when NintendoLife is always spotlighting "Zelda-inspired" games in their articles.

It seems riding Mario coattails has gotten Waluigi quite the participation trophy. I used to stick up for Waluigi back when he was more hated, but in hindsight all he's ever done for me are the intro movies for Mario Power Tennis and Mario Golf Toadstool Tour. Amazing what webcomics and memes can do for a character.

I dislike discussion about who deserves to be in Smash, since I love Daisy and the Ice Climbers, so all I'll say is that Waluigi is very, very low priority on my wishlist.

Chrom is the first newcomer I've raised an eyebrow at. I'm not upset or disappointed, just confused about what he adds when we already have Marth, Lucina, and Roy. At least now I know why Roy wasn't classified as an Echo Fighter. He was getting his own!

So does that mean we're getting Dr. Luigi as an Echo Fighter for Dr. Mario?

It's a start. I'm curious what each character's line-up will be, but that will be novel for one run and then I'll be out of single-player action. Hope there's an Adventure Mode and Boss Rush mode.

I've got to get K. Rool and Pichu from the new batch. I'm also hoping Wii Fit Trainer gets a restock.

I love the idea of passing items to your teammates who have fallen behind. This just got a lot more interesting! We still seem to be missing out on a lot of potential racers and I haven't spotted any recognizable locations, but I think the new team mechanics might make up for the lack of flavor.

Give me the Brawl Assist Trophies! I really want Drill Dozer and Custom Robo back in the game. Also boss battles and the Coin Launcher. I'd love those.

Among player characters, I'll cast a wide net: Shantae, K. Rool, Tora & Poppi, Dr. Coyle, Banjo & Kazooie, Ashley, Tetra, Gandrayda, Viridi, Lip, and Sharena. Maybe one of those will pop up.

@Tempestryke Oh hey, you're right! Transformers RID had three seasons and here I thought it was cut short. I've got to get better at following TV schedules.

I wonder why they even aquire new shows if they are just going to put them in the 6:30 a.m. slot. Fully Charged might not stand a chance there.

I think it looks okay. It probably helps that I've never found anything from the classic series particularly compelling. Those games aren't pinnacles of storytelling, in any case. It also probably helps that I have no standards when it comes to voice acting. You have to do very badly for me to notice it as bad.

It's cool that Mega Man is thinking about what he needs to do to be a better hero, especially since they are playing up human/robot relations to as their conflict. I'm reserving judgement until I get more of the supporting cast. How Aki Light interacts with his friends could make or break the show.

It's also worth noting how this is a good thing for Cartoon Network right now. They could really use a good new action show.

The Chao team is a pleasant surprise. Great throwback to Sonic Adventure 2. My only worry is that Cream, Blaze, and Team Babylon might be getting left out. I hope I'm wrong.

What's really going to sell this is the tracks. I'm pulling for Lost World, Space Colony A.R.K., and Coral Cave.

I'm happy to see Daisy but sad to not see a unique Daisy moveset. I suspect we'll be seeing more Echo characters since Sakurai tried to replace the more negative clone term with nifty Epsilon symbols. But hey, Pichu was my favorite from Melee and Pokemon Trainer is back with new Leaf form. Just give me the Coin Launcher and Boss Battles and I'll consider this a success.

I'm so hyped to play Pokemon Trainer again and Zelda's retro design looks great. Also, Ridley is finally here! I am worried at the lack of confirmed game modes, though. I want all the cool bells and whistles from Brawl back.

Otherwise, I got the look at Fire Emblem I was hoping for and Killer Queen Black looks neat. I'm pretty satisfied. We were missing things like Pikmin and Yoshi, but it was okay overall.

Sea of Solitude looked the most interesting of the games shown. It seems the have the most creative ambition, if that makes sense. I'll be keeping an eye out for more on that and hoping it gets a Switch release.

Unravel 2 and Anthem were also pretty eye-catching in contrast to the sports games I will never be interested in. I respect Anthem's mission statement of trying to blend a stronger story into a multiplayer game, if nothing else.

All in all, a good warm-up for the rest of E3. EA came out with more interesting projects than I thought they would.

The only question is whether I should double dip. It's a lovely game.

Team racing and an adventure mode? Sign me up! I'm a bit disappointed with only having 15 characters since this is a series with quite the colorful cast, but I'm still pretty excited!

Maybe I'll redownload Pokemon Go if it means I can play through this with Johto and Hoenn pokemon. But knowing Pokemon Go, it's going to be difficult to find a Mawile.

@mauhlin12 My thoughts exactly!

I've played Assualt as a rental and couldn't get through the first story of Command, so to me Star Fox has always just kind of existed in the Nintendo line up. Maybe Grand Prix will be the game that wins me over. It would at least have the greatest potential for playable characters. I'm hoping to see Miyu and General Scales

Localized Sakura Wars would be my first pick.

Sonic Adventure 1&2 HD Remake Collection
New Sakura Wars/Localization of Sakura Wars
New Space Channel 5
Billy Hatcher 2
New Super Monkey Ball

There. That's plenty of options.

"After E3, Miyamoto-san played the prototype and said it was just a port of the GC version."
Remember when Sticker Star played too much like Thousand-Year Door? That still stings.
Those first 3 Paper Mario games are the reason I'm a Mario fan. Luckily, I still have my copies and don't need any Switch ports. I'd love to have those ports anyway, though.

I just want Sakura Wars localized. I loved the 5th one. Also bring back Billy Hatcher.

As for the actual news, It's cool that they are covering their bases with this release. Even if its bad emulation, someone will still enjoy it. I am sick of Genesis emulators, though. Where's the lousy Dreamcast emulator?

Im hoping for Sprixie Princess to come back and for Prince Peasley and Goombella to make surprise appearances.

1. I hope we get another Fire Emblem Echoes remake, but this time for The Sacred Stones
2. Super Mario Sunshine 2. I want more F.L.U.D.D.!
3. Retro Studies has been working on a new Ice Climber or new Custom Robo.
4. Shantae announced in Smash.
5. An early trailer for the Super Mario Bros. Movie

This should be the ideal way for me to jump on, but only for the physical release. I'd rather have Amy & Vector than Mighty & Ray.

A Sonic R sequel would have been an instant buy for me. Maybe the soundtrack will be composed of love songs again, at least?

If the trailer shows Sega digging deep into the Sonic catalog, I'll be interested again. I want to play Chaos, Blaze, and Gemerl, please.

My favorite announcement of the direct. Time to see what the Wario gang has been up to.

Game modes will make or break this more than newcomers. At least, that's how I'm looking at it. I want a single-player experience like Subspace Emissary.

I liked Code of Princess all right on 3DS, but I may just go back and finish it there. I'll have to think about that $40.

Modders always impress me. I like Linkle and would love to see the character reappear in some way, so it's good to see that she's at least fairly popular.

I have zero attachment to Link as a player character, so innocent mods don't offend me. I would like to see gender swap Mario and Samus though. Something being pointless doesn't mean it isn't fun!

I had lots of fun with this on the Wii U. I might double dip just to support GalaxyTrail. They did a great little dlc for A Hat in Time, as well.

All I want is a big expansion on My Nintendo. I don't need any new games at the moment, even if nothing but Kirby in this direct was for me. I've got a backlog to work on.

I wish Pokestar Studios had taken off. It was so cool to have a mission mode that gave you fun scenarios to play out. I'd combine it with the Contest's' grooming mechanics for the ultimate sidequest.

As for Mega Evolutions and Z-Moves, I don't like them. Why not just use the Mega Mawile design as a normal evolution? I feel like Mega Evolutions were created just as a ploy to make Charizard viable without evolving it normaly again. Z-moves just annoy me aesthetically, but at least I understand them mechanically.

I hope Pokemon continues to expand its story. I like stories in games and never understood the general aversion to them in favor of "exploration." For me, exploration means having lots of options but not feeling any reason to do any of them. My proposed compromise is to have a story-driven postgame. That way, the player has seen everything on the map by the time the cutscenes kick in.

Yay, Super Sonic! Now all we need is a Chao Garden to encourage me to replay the levels. Content seems sparse in this game.

Sunshine is my favorite from the whole list, proving what a freak I am. I haven't played Odyssey, though.

64: Admire these games, but it's hard to go back to them. I pick Majora's Mask for its unique 3-day storytelling method, which is cool but annoying to replay. The real winner would be Paper Mario.

GC: Easily Sunshine, which is funny since Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zeldas. I love using F.L.U.D.D. and seeing the island areas. Plus Petey Piranha is the best. The real winner would be Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Wii: Tougher call. I found these games to be fairly meh, containing enough bad elements to counteract the good elements. I went with Twilight Princess only because it gave Smash Bros. a Zelda design. The real winner would be Super Paper Mario.

Wii U: The critical mass of repetitiveness. New Mario Bros vs. Zelda rereleases. I voted Mario because he at least stalled with new games. 3D World is my favorite from this list for its multiple player characters and cute additions like Plessie and Sprixies. I haven't played Color Splash, sadly.

Switch: Couldn't vote because I haven't played Odyssey.

The clear winner is Paper Mario, but we have to table the best Mario games because Zelda lacks an equivalent.

My favorite Mario platformer is Super Paper Mario. I feel a connection to things with plots. Here's my vote:
2D: Super Mario World
3D: Super Mario Sunshine
All: Super Mario Sunshine

@ShadJV Good reasoning. It makes more sense now.

@ShadJV But Giovanni lost his resources, didn't he? His team was defeated twice. You are right that he's the scummiest, but being the worst morally doesn't make him more dangerous than "nuke the earth" Lysandre.

At least we can look forward to seeing how he rose back up from being so thoroughly beaten in Heartgold/Soulsilver.