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"Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics is exactly what it says on the tin, it's 52 games in one simple package."

That's...that's not what it says on the tin...

@RupeeClock I'm really curious... why?? This seems like the best way to announce things! I'm so excited that Paper Mario is out in only two months

Can’t be right, this isn’t a picture of a GameCube controller

Friend codes are weird because they used to be such a pain back in the Wii days, but the rise of smartphones with good cameras and the ability to easily send people pictures means that it’s so easy to snap a pic of your code and send it to someone, rather than typing it all out and possibly making a mistake.

I still would rather not have friend codes, but I think it’s funny that they are actually less annoying and outdated now than they were in 2007.

@StuartGipp I remember really wanting to like Sticker Star, and reviews weren't bad so I picked it up, but I just couldn't find any reason to keep playing after a couple of hours. Absolutely zero driving force. Glad someone managed to eek some enjoyment out of it, but I'll be so pleased if rumours of the game returning to it's roots are true.

If anyone is even remotely interested in this Zelda LEGO set, it's worth signing up to LEGO Ideas and supporting it. I did the same years ago for a Doctor Who LEGO set, and seeing that get the support it needed and eventually become a real set was amazing. Still on of my favourite LEGO sets of all time.

Headline 100% made it sound like it also played GameCube games, disappointing

Oh my god maybe we actually might get a good Paper Mario game again then?

This is a really good first-person 3D platformer, think Metroid Prime but with more comedy and platforming. Genuinely really funny, nice length, and a fun one to 100% on PS4. Hope the Switch port is good because this deserves to do better than it did!

Honestly, the fact it’s short sounds like a positive for me - more and more I’m loving it when I can complete a game in a single day, so this sounds really good!

Ryan Craddock doing his best ‘old man yells at cloud’ here 😉

@Tandoori Yeah I don’t care about the cartoon cannibalism so much as the real blatant racism. Surprised NL didn’t pick up on it as well tbh

@Severian Yeaaaahh I thought the same thing. Yikes.

Interesting piece but it does seem to ignore that the game isn’t very fun to play at first, and needs a 1-2 hour time investment to get used to the controls to actually have fun.

Considering it’s a Mario Kart game, classically one of the easiest game series to jump into and have fun, I’m not surprised by how many people picked it up, played for 20 minutes and decided it was rubbish - I did exactly the same at first.

I’ve gotten more used to it now and had some fun with it but, I feel like Gavin is very much looking down on those not enjoying it and dismissing that there are plenty of decent reasons to believe the game isn’t very good.

Got the Pokémon Sword/Shield Lite on preorder for October!

Ok I want this weird auto runner Wii fit Dragon Quest game more than I should

I don’t always believe these sorts of stories but the fact that the drawings are on post-it notes makes this legit in my head - exactly the sort of thing an office worker would do to change up their day a little!

Going to be dropped after the Nintendo Direct this week, surely?

I actually really like the fact we’re getting a brand new licensed 3D platformer in 2019! I don’t think it will sell as well as they might hope, but this looks like it could be a fun little game for kids and adults who love Ice Age

Downloaded the first three Dragon Quest games on IOS and having an absolute blast with them - hoping to finish them before Dragon Quest XI comes out on Switch!

Always good to see some adjustments to help colour blind players!

Seems like this is definitely it - there was a small chance that 4.0 might not have come on the same day as The Hero but the fact that they’ve now deleted the tweet pretty much confirms it!

I picked up Xenoblade Chronicles 3D yesterday for cheap at CEX, so I’m mostly going to be playing that and some Mario Maker I think!

Found Zeltik on YouTube this week, and watching all his Zelda videos has got me in the mood so I restarted Majora’s Mask on 3DS from the beginning, aiming to 100% it for the first time 😊

I first played Resi 4 on the Wii and there genuinely is no going back to the regular controls after using the pointer - felt like a completely different game.

I see no reason not to have them - I don’t really care about trophies too much on my PS4 but it’s nice to have!

Completely unacceptable, especially when you’re one of the most popular and profitable games in the world - hire more staff if the workload is too high. Execs will be lining their pockets while the average-paid programmers and designers kill their work/life balance.

Are those game sales only based on physical numbers? If so it makes sense that the N64 numbers are higher - when including downloadable titles I reckon Switch would be higher.

Gonna make some more progress with Yoshi’s Crafted World and start Darksiders!

Oh wow, actually quite surprised by this, I didn’t think Yoshi games had that much sway?

I picked it up on launch and I’m really enjoying it, but I’m also a big Nintendo fan commenting on a Nintendo website so didn’t expect this to do as well with the general public!

Think I need to get my head out of the WiiU days - it’s so nice to see Nintendo games and consoles doing so well!

This review feels really weird and not massively in keeping with the tone of the site normally?

I hate these sort of articles - it’s worth what your willing to pay for it. A beautiful remake of one of the top three Zelda games for £50-£60? I’m absolutely fine with that. Some won’t be. There’s no right answer.

I see you’ve played knifey spooky before!

This makes a lot of sense - means a film studio can make a dumb fun dance film but with a brand name that’s already well known

@Velocirapstar ...mate where do you think this website get review copies from every other time? You know they don’t buy them, right? Always provided by the publisher

crosses fingers Kirby buff Kirby buff Kirby buff

Feel like this headline may not be the most appropriate with what’s been going on in Paris, could maybe have found a different way to word it

@FragRed I'm not entirely sure but my assumption is that if they made them publicly available they wouldn't be able to charge for the info!

@FragRed Worth knowing that GFK do track Hardware sales weekly, but the information isn't available to the public - publishers who have the service do get a weekly breakdown on hardware sales. They're super interesting to see.

@Katelyn1223 yeah it’s really [removed] weird, creeps me the [removed] out! [removed] hell

This is definitely vore

Very sad news, cancer is a horrible disease and anyone battling it is braver than I will ever be. Glad he got to play Smash before he passed. Condolences to his family in this difficult time.

These are the nicest third party controllers I’ve seen for Switch, very tempted tbh!

Would love to see a final DKC Returns game with the Kremlins back, to complete the DKC Returns trilogy!

'He invited the developers to present the game to Shigeru Miyamoto and Star Fox's development team and this meeting led to the collaboration.'

This is an interesting one, who is the Star Fox development team these days? Retro, as rumoured, or just EAD members who have previously worked on Star Fox? Or maybe Nintendo has another Star Fox game in development internally?

Almost certainly reading too much into this, but still. Wouldn't blink an eye if an interview mentioned the Zelda or Mario development teams because your always certain theres a new game in development for those series, but Star Fox can disappear for years at a time.

I'm still not convinced by the 3D models and animation style on this - it's a step up from how Mighty No. 9 translated Mega Man's 2D to 3D, but the combat and platforming all looks a bit flimsy? I really don't think it looks very appealing.

Really hope I'm wrong and it turns out great though!

'it’s hard to see how a reskinned Game Boy game is worth the price of a modern console game.'
I'm so confused by this take - the entire game has been rebuilt in a 3D engine, with all the modern features and in HD. Have you tried playing Pokemon Yellow recently? It's nostalgic but it has aged terribly, with the inventory system being nearly unusable.

I don't know, it's just so weird to call a full 3D, HD remake of a Gameboy game a reskin. I guess Samus Returns shouldn't have been a full priced 3DS game either?

I see you’ve played knifey spoony before!

It's on track to do the same in the UK as well, had sold about 300K units at the beginning of October (this is GFK so not even including Nintendo's online store sales). WiiU never sold more than 390K. Would not be even slightly suprised if Switch overtakes WiiU's lifetime sales in the UK by Christmas

Switch did ~7,000 units compared to a total of ~890,000, which is pretty horrendous. With about 300,000 units of Switch sold in the U.K. that's an attach rate of 2.3%

I bought the game digitally, which isn't tracked by GFK, but I doubt it would have fared much better there unless Switch has a particularly high digital split.

Disappointing, as while I still think EA will release FIFA 19 on Switch, it probably means the Switch team will get less resources than they'd hope for