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@AG_Awesome Ha! Thought so, but just had to check.

@Not_Soos Also a fair answer. Couldn't blame anyone for being put off.

Would this appeal to someone with a foot fetish or is this too gross for them?

Already have them on PS4 and Switch. The big question is if they are ever going to release the Zero Escape series on Switch; the more people playing that the better.

Bit of a nothing direct. Kind of glad I missed it originally as there isn't much in the way of new announcments. F-99 was not what I meant when I said I wanted a new F-Zero. TTYD was a very nice surprise, and probablt what makes the direct okay, but it is sad that it was the highlight. Mario vs Donkey Kong is appreciated, but why not a brand new one instead?

And so the monkey paw's finger curls...

This is cool, but I am still not subbing to NSO. I was rather hoping for a remaster of GX or heck, even a brand new F-Zero game.

I think I remember Aonuma saying prior to this interview the reason they made TOTK in the first place was purely because the ideas they had for BOTW DLC grew very ambitious, so it makes perfect sense for no DLC.

From my personal viewpoint, i wasn't too impressed with the DLC for BOTW anyway, so I am not sure I would be interested in DLC for TOTK. In fact, I am very keen to move on to something new (ideally more traditional Zelda, 2D or 3D though unlikely).

Would still love a Yakuza/F-Zero crossover, though it would never happen. I would settle for a new F-Zero or even a remaster of GX. Pity Nintendo will never give it the time of day.

Probably won't bother with this; it is a 2D Mario game, I feel like that says everything you need to know right there, and given I will probably pick it up, I feel like a direct would probably spoil some neat surprises if indeed there are any.

Definitely not the news I was expecting to read today. All the respect for Paarthurnax. Charles' work has been invaluable.

Not happened to me yet thankfully. I noticed the article mentions Amazon particular (though not exclusively), so perhaps that is why I have not had this happen yet; most of my games come from other online shops, primarily TheGameCollection but also GAME and ShopTo, or I pick them up in person.

Got them through ShopTo. To be honest, I forgot they were coming out, so it was a nice surprise. They go nicely with my Shulk Amiibo.

Never been. Always heard about it, but never bothered looking. To be fair though, I don't think I have ever beaten SMB1.

Still not worth it to me personally. Good of ShopTo to offer the cheaper price though.

I am still awaiting for Toshihiro Nagoshi to get a team together to-do a new F-Zero.

Heck, part of me would enjoy a mix-up where it is half racing, and another half Yakuza/LAD-esque with Captain Falcon or Samurai Goroh.

SNES versions are the best. I am definitely not biased despite being my first way to play.

Own a few of them. I have beaten:

11 (original and 11 S), Builders, Builders 2

I have played, but not beaten:

1 (Switch port), 7 (3DS port), 8, (3DS port), Heroes 1

I own, but not played:

Heroes 2, Wars

Currently playing:

Treasures

Looking forward to exploring more of the series.

"Also in the interview, Imamura confessed that he hoped to work on one more Zelda game before his retirement in 2021, though the opportunity never came about. The art for this one would have been "more unique, with a little twist" on the modern-day style, bringing things back to the darker tone of Majora's Mask — now just picture that..."

Maybe not with Imamura, but here's hoping that perhaps such a Zelda materialises in the near future.

Interestingly enough, across all models, the Switch is just shy of 30 million. In fact, if everyone who brought FFXVI went and got a Switch, it would cross 30 million. Looks like it will happen sometime in the next month.

Switch sales seem to have boosted this week compared to last. 6 more weeks until 30 mil at this rate.

A month at the top for a Nintendo game is pretty decent in the UK. I image TOTK will hang around for a while yet, and who knows, it might even go back to number 1. I am curious how well Diablo IV will hold on.

Also, some people seem to have overactive imaginations.

Those Street Fighter 6 number looks low... might have to compare them later to see if that is normal for Japan.

Looking at the Switch numbers, assuming they maintain current pace, should be crossing 30 million sometime in the next 7 weeks, though I am expecting it to slow down, so will probably take a little longer than that.

The only real thing I noticed in my changed approach compared to BOTW, is that there was a good period of time where I came across shrines, activated the fast-travel point, then promptly ignored them for a few hours. In a similar fashion, I have also ignored the Koroks which need transporting, as I wanted to continue what I was doing at the time. Otherwise, I did stuff as I came across it, just like in BOTW.

No.

Regardless of Covid, I am fairly sure Nintendo had no direct when there is no E3, as I feel they only did the showcase oit of obligation. Now that E3 is dead, I am not expecting anything until September.

I still feel like this is a fever dream.

Never played the original, as I never saw the appeal. I still don't see the appeal with this sequel either, but if people get some fun out of it... cool?

Who's gonna develop Tingle's Switch game now?

According to the parental control app, which I use as an activity log because Nintendo won't bake one into the Switch OS, I have spent 72 hours in the game so far. I can guarantee that a good 10 hours of those will have been me falling asleep randomly and leaving the game until sleep mode kicks in or I wake up and continue playing.

I have done the "dungeons", about 60 something shrines done with fully upgraded stamina, gotten the tears/"memories" whatever, and ready to fight Ganon. Only thing I am holding off for is the Master Sword (I cannot track down that stupid Light Dragon).

Congrats. Now I'll go shed a tear for the past Zelda games.

Got them all already, thankfully. Although, I am tempted to get another OOT Link Amiibo so I can leave it boxed (my personal favourite design of Link).

@Olliemar28 It makes sense since as you said, they could just remove it afterwards, but (and bearing in mind I am still early-ish in TOTK so I could be wrong), Hylian Shield is probably the best shield in the game, so I just found it funny that they would pick that shield out of all of them.

"Choose a shield you don't care about"

Selects Hylian Shield

Why?

Not really what I want to hear in regards to Zelda. I guess this means I have to wait another 10-15 years for Nintendo to get tired of this "new" format and hope they return to the old formula. Heck, I would at least like a new 2D Zelda if nothing else.

@Slowdive You beat me to it. I would happily play through Replicant again on Switch. I could also do with Chrono Trigger getting ported/remade (not that it will ever happen).

@HeadPirate I agree with this. I feel the outliers are also more insightful when you have games getting practically perfect reviews since they might have noticed something not covered elsewhere. Although the risk I suppose is you do have some who do it purely for attention.

****ing, thank you! A modicum of faith has been restored.

I am looking forward to the sequel being about feet.

Some interesting figures on here. I do wonder what the true numbers are for some of the older entries, but perhaps we may get an update in the future.

I am keeping an eye on the sales of Engage against Three Houses as I am curious how it performs. I've still yet to pick up Engage myself.

I would like Metroid to keep improving especially the Prime remaster, but relative to other games on the list, I feel it hasn't done too badly. I just hope there is enough to convince Nintendo to keep making them.

Still don't like the concept of a Wii U port being the best-seller, with or without the expansion. I do wish the top 10 had a bit more variety but eh.

This reiterates what I said following the previous Nintendo Direct about Nintendo themselves having so little announced. I am also just gonna paste my comment from the last investor Q&A:

"Furukawa (Nintendo) is hardly going to admit that they have nothing. Perhaps they do have something, but until they say something, easier to assume nothing. As much as I enjoyed the recent direct; all of Nintendo's stuff were games and DLC announced previously with one new announcement of an admittedly decent remaster. Perhaps they are waiting for Zelda to pass, perhaps they are preparing a new console, perhaps they have dropped the ball; it's all irrelevant anyway; we still going to have to wait until they finally decide to say something."

@Jalex__64 Those numbers for Metroid Prime Remastered are disappointing, but to be fair, I feel like with the shadow drop and minimal marketing, it is not too bad.

I feel like Metroid never catches a break. I am just hoping it doesn't become the next F-Zero.

22329pts. I was very far away with my first answer, but got 3 perfects and 4955 on the last image. To be fair, I feel like the images I got were easy, for example, one of them was the lost woods entrance and another was the heartbreak pond.

Now we just need a countdown timer until the Death Star blows up the planet so Cal can save the animals.

Puts Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below into perspective.

This is all set-up for the new Lego Mario vs Donkey Kong game coming in the near future.

I've been needing a 1TB Micro SD for ages, but keep putting it off because of the price. Don't think I would be getting this particular card over the competition either.

If true, this is actually kind of funny.

On a practical level, it does suck but I guess will just have to wait to see if Nintendo correct this.

I remember when they announced the framework, they actually showed off some gameplay as a tech demo, a couple of months before they confirmed it as a full new game. I was always curious if someone would actually do this at some point.

Ocarina of Time design for me, though probably biased. His Smash Ultimate design is slightly cleaner OOT, but I still prefer the original. A very close second would be his design from Hyrule Warriors with his L'Oréal hair.

@Judal27 This is me right now. I think I am going to ride it out, but I still kind of wished I knew more going in.

A bit more interested now that Nintendo actually decided to show something. Still have doubts, but more willing to give it a chance.

Will probably watch after work. I am hoping they can condense a lot into those 3 minutes.

Also, good to see Statler and Waldorf making the rounds in the comments.

Yeah, seen this on twitter over the past few days about this appearing in the film. But regarding the lack of credit, I think that sucks to be honest and I am somewhat surprised they never thought to properly credit Grant for it. Hoping that they amend the credits for the digital/Blu-ray release.