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I forgot how bland Archie and Maxie looked before their redesigns. More importantly, the lack of Cipher annoys me. They were the best.

That being said, this is a pretty bonkers thing for them to be doing. I didn't see it coming. Now I'm wondering how Giovanni, perhaps the least threatening villain here, became leader.

I'm hype for this. Can't wait to see who is in the dlc packs!

I've been meaning to get this on 3ds, so it'll be good to get a bonus buying it on the Switch instead. You gotta love the budget price point.

I'll just put something positive here,, since no one else wants to.

I'm hyped to see what they do. Sonic has built up a lot of great lore over the years and anything could happen in this movie! I'd love to see something that marries the two sides of Sonic: The retro side that I don't like but everyone else adores, and the Adventure Era between Sonic Adventure one and Sonic Rush Adventure.

We'll just have to wait and see what the trailer has for us. I'm hoping Rouge or Blaze can make the cut, even though I don't see it happening.

Gotta get Rusty and Shantae. I need some familiar faces outside of Lilac.

I was excited until @Bunkerneath set me straight. SO not bothering with this now. Thanks for helping me dodge that bullet. I used to play Mario RPGs to get away from the same dull monotony of the platformers.

The story trailer looks great! I just wish Classic Sonic wasn't here. He should stay in his own neck of the woods.

I'm kinda underwhelmed by this intro, to be honest. Very little actually happened. This will be one of those that I have to skip every time I load the game, and I usually watch intros every time.

It's so cool seeing HD versions of these characters, though!

Super excited!

@BlueOcean Didn't you just say that it was weird for people to stop being interested in Yooka-Laylee because its release date is close to Mario's now? I wasn't trying to assume what you thought about Odyssey or question you interest in the series.

@BlueOcean I meant that yu didn't let Mario steamroll your interest in anything else.

@BlueOcean Wow, you're the only other person I've seen who wasn't blown away by BOTW or Mario Odyssey. I feel like you really get me.

Anyway, I don't have to care about Mario or Yooka-Laylee because my eye is on A Hat in Time. Might still get Yooka Laylee over Mario, though.

I remember when Zelda did this and I was bummed that they had nothing from Oracle of Seasons, and now this will bum we out with its lack of Sacred Stones. But I still think that Fire Emblem Warriors has a great line-up so far, and I'm excited to see if my favorites from Awakening and Fates get in.

Of course, I was thoroughly underwhelmed by Blazing Sword and never played the Ike games, so I can't get my official "real Fire Emblem Strategy Fan" badge because I don't like the right games.

I learned to stop expecting franchises to go the way I want them to when Paper Mario broke my heart, so I'll take what they give me.

I hope cosplay is involved. Just having mascot suit Sonic seems like a low effort tie-in.

The Patreon page was crossing a line, but videoes should stay up. It's interesting that the reaction here is more unaminous than it was with AM2R. So many commenters here defending Nintendo from the almost no one attacking them.

And after Super Mario Maker made me believe that Nintendo was accepting and channeling the inevitability of fanworks.

Double-dipping is bad for my savings, but I need to support Wayforward's continued success. I gotta do it.

I must have the greatest copies of the Sonic Adventure games ever made, because I've never once had any trouble with glitches and only occasional camera problems. The only things I think have aged poorly are the voicework and the facial animations. I loved the Chao Garden, loved the Sonic/Shadow stages, loved the Tails/Eggman stages, and managed to enjoy the Knuckles/Rouge stages despite their inherent flaws. The Adventure games got me into Sonic and I honestly prefer them to the classic games.

But the fanbase has spoken. Sonic Mania is our true savoir, and no Adventure revival will sway them. In a sense, Sonic Adventure 3 would be a "step back" considering how far they've drifted from that formula. Could they even pull it off?

There's some serious range on that homing attack. I'm happy Shadow's back as a playable, but I have no idea what this game is doing with him.

I'm ready to give it a whirl. Here's hoping.

It'll either be Hoenn or Unova for me.

Sadly, the board is what I play Mario Party for. I'm skipping this without it.

Always up for trying Sega franchises I've never played. Though it would be better in English.

I sincerely hope they can get that going. I'll never get enough WayForward.

The good thing about this direct is that Nintendo has covered its bases this year. I'm out of things to reasonably expect, so anything new will surprise me. But I can still make unreasonable demands!

-Drill Dozer 2 with Jill amiibo
-New Custom Robo with Ray amiibo
-Paper Mario TTYD + Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass with Partner Amiibo set

@XCWarrior Okay, you're right. It's good if you don't already have these games. I guess what I was saying is that the package has nothing to offer to me but the plastic shell. I have all the games I'm interested in, so it's that much money for backup copies to me.

I'd also just prefer the original console to a collector's item. But you're right, I was out of line and I'm sorry.

I can't wrap my head around the appeal of "Classic Minis." They just seem like overpriced products. But I don't really have any nostalgic loyalty to physical consoles anyway. I'll play the games on my Wii U, thanks.

It is interesting to see that Nintendo's strategy for making their market friendlier to third parties is to remove their own games from the equation. It's so weird.

@justin233 Heck yeah, Drill Dozer 2! That would be the greatest thing!

I'm looking forward to more Fire Emblem announcements. Can't wait for everyone to demand that their favorite game be featured.

Other than that, a localization of the Great Ace Attorney or Sakura Wars is always on my list.

Looks impressive. Unfortunately, anything that has Waluigi but doesn't have Daisy is an automatic strike against it. Kaze invented a Rosalina model but couldn't import Daisy from Mario Party 3?

There are several games I enjoy on the Switch, though I'm hearing that many of them debuted on Playstation or Ouya already. The games unique to Switch haven't drawn me in just yet (It's rare that I enjoy a Zelda game, and BOTW is no exception. I l ike linear games.) I don't see Stupid Mario Hat: Mind over Mutant winning me over, either. I'm looking forward to Fire Emblem Warriors and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 this year, though.

The hybrid nature of the console doesn't do it for me. The Switch feels barren in features compared to both the Wii U and 3DS. Wake me up when it starts having themes, the Badge Arcade, or Miis running around holding up game titles. The interface is boring. I have to see is thing every time I boot it up, so make it less dull.

Despite my complaints, the Switch is still a good handheld and passable console. I tend to see it as a handheld clumsily trying to be a console so Nintendo doesn't have to admit that they're leaning on their portable market to prop their console market back up.

"Why are your home consoles so behind the times, Nintendo?"

"Well, that depends. What is a home console? Have we ever defined what a home console is? Maybe our awesome portables are actually home consoles. From that perspective, we do very well."

I'm looking forward to teaming Lissa and Elise up. They almost look related, anyway.

At least I can't accuse them of not being thorough. I was worried we wouldn't get Leo and Hinoka before they were announced, so it's good that everyone will have their favorite sibling.

I'd love to see some love for Shadows of Valentia and Sacred Stones, but I was told not to expect them, so I don't. It's tough when your favorites aren't successful or the cult classics.

This looks cool. It's not on the same level of the character switches in Sonic Heroes (which I loved), but it's good to see the idea come back.

Just another reason not to buy it. Kanto is my least favorite region and Ryuki's hair is painful to look at. Why not imitate Gold/Silver more by going to Kalos, the immediate predecessor? Anywhere but Kanto. They've played that card out.

It's weird to see how many people here prefer low-magic settings in a franchise where people sling darkness at one another. I've played Sacred Stones, Awakening, two of the Fates storylines, and Valentia. The supporting characters in these games are all more engaging than the protagonist, so I also raise an eyebrow at how boring people find Corrin. I didn't find him/her to be an outlier in that regard.
I'm hyped for the Switch game. I wonder what they left out of Valentia?

@AlexSora89 I'd rather have Dragon Quest 11 on Switch than Builders, honestly. Any port of Kingdom Hearts 3 would come out by the time I've finished the game on Xbox One, so that won't make a difference for me. So I half agree with you, I suppose.

I'm so relieved that I have no investment in Star Fox, or else Nintendo Preorder Circus (tm) would be torture.

@AlienX Sonic Colors was when they decided to stop having a cast, for one.

Sonic Forces isn't looking especially appealing yet, but I'm more interested in this than Sonic Mania. There's some intrigue here about whether there will be a twist with Infinite or if he's really just a new character. I also want to see what Chaos is doing here. Sonic Mania just looks bland and narrative-free: I saw what New Super Mario Bros. did to Mario and I won't support it with Sonic.

I'm excited to to where this goes. The new girl's doofy expression makes me want to see what her personality will be. She looks more like a game model than an anime character. The only thing bugging me is Lucario: I've had my fill of that Pokemon and would have liked to see something else in the spotlight.

@bitleman That budget led to great stories and a variety of fun gameplay modes, so naturally I enjoyed them.

Well, the trailer did look completely incoherent. I wish the series would go back to the Sonic Adventure mold or the Sonic Advance series. Sonic Mania feels like such a regression with those ugly classic designs. Give them eye colors at least!

He takes issue with new characters, which is why this game introduces a marriage agency full of new characters. And a ghost thing that wears Mario's hat. Makes perfect sense. Is the backlash to your Paper Mario demands still fresh on your mind, Miyamoto?

I like New Donk City just fine and would like the location to be fleshed out like Isle Delfino was as the location of the full game. Also neat to see Pauline, though there were other characters I would have rather seen get the boost. (None of whom were created by Miyamoto, so it won't happen.)

What doesn't feel like Mario is the hat mechanic. I see Mario spin dash around like Sonic and possess enemies like Crash in Mind Over Mutant and I wonder who it is I'm playing. I'm just not feeling this game. I'm getting Superstar Saga this holiday season instead.

Wow, the Krystal hate is real on this sight. I didn't know she was so unpopular. I haven't seen so much bashing since Waluigi's introduction.

I'm happy to see Shantae make the list. She's an indie character who actually has a solid history of games. Also happy for K. Rool and Inkling. My biggest gripe is Sora: I like him just fine, but any appearance from Kingdom Hearts would feel empty to me without Donald and Goofy, who aren't allowed in Smash.

I'm off to try this out, though I picked up a Genesis emulator at a flea market, so it may not be valuable to me just yet. It'll be better on Switch.

Localize Sakura Wars 1-4 please! This is the perfect time!

This news had made me look into Atari to see what their library is. I'm pleasantly surprised to see that Wayforward reimagined Centipede for the Wii and I'm now planning to get that.

Outside of that, I see Crystal Castles, Yar's Revenge, Swordquest, Cybermorph, Fight for Life, Club Drive, and River Raid as properties that could potentially be revamped for a new audience. Nostalgia would be niche, but it could work if the reinvention is exciting.

Nintendo did just about everything that they could of done, and I'm happy about them. What the presentation needed was a demonstration of Sonic Forces, a look at Dragon Quest X & XI, and an indie sizzle reel. Basically everything Nintendo wasn't directly involved in.

I'm stoked to play the remastered Superstar Saga and the new Kirby. The new Yoshi looks a bit too standard, honestly. The only amiibo I must have is Tiki, though I hope the roster in Fire Emblem Heroes is much bigger than they're showing. Xenoblade 2 surprised me with how interested I was, while Super Mario Odyssey continues to turn me off with its hat gimmick. Mayor Pauline does have me intrigued, though. I just wish that I knew what the heck is even going on in Sonic Forces. Why are Chaos and Shadow evil again?

Overall, this was a strong list of games and I'm excited for the future.

This looks like a ton of fun.

I wanted E. Gadd and Prince Peasley, not generic enemies. It will save me money, at least.

I'll have to go 3 inches if I go at all.

@Nintendo_Thumb You and me both.