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Really hoping this answers some queries I have. I am still worried this is just glorified BOTW DLC.

Looking at my watch list on the 3DS eShop alone left me feeling sad; still a lot of stuff I am missing, though not for a lack of trying. I think I might try and buy Star Fox Guard, The 3DS Lourve Guide and maybe one or two more VC games before it closes in a few hours time.

@nhSnork If we are talking purely on an individual level from me, then they would actually see money from me buying Splatoon 3, and Mario Kart DLC, as opposed to no money at all from neither paying for the online or for the content I just mentioned. On a wider level, sure, perhaps they don't have incentive; I can't speak for everyone else when it comes to subscribing/not subscribing. It's certainly not for a better service than when it was free as it is still just as inconsistent.

Still awaiting for the permanently free trial. =)

Man, I thought I was a negative, miserable b*****d, but seeing the comments on this article, I feel like perhaps I am more positive than I thought. Sure, this might not amount to much in the grand scheme of things, but nice to see a legit attempt made at getting everything. I respect it.

The Paper Mario and Mario and Luigi series beg to differ.

@Outerdragon @Yannis @Otoemetry @AmplifyMJ - Looks like it has just been delivered based on an update from Royal Mail just now. So I know what I will be playing tonight

@Yannis Thanks, hopefully I will finally finish it this time.

@Outerdragon I've heard that before when I was asking for feedback about them when pre-orders went live. I am tempted to say it is more Royal Mail being a butt rather than ShopTo, but we'll see I guess.

@AmplifyMJ Ordered 9th Feb, the day after the Direct.

Still don't have my copy unfortunately. I am not sure what is going on with it. Ordered from ShopTo. Might chase tomorrow if I still haven't received my copy by that point.

Good to hear it performing well, although I certainly would of liked a bit more demand.

Should hopefully have my copy available by the time I get home. Might have to put my Switch playthrough of P4 Golden on hold.

Don't have digitally, but I do have the special edition copy with all three routes, and separate copies of both Birthright and Conquest, and all the DLC, so I think I am set.

I feel the reasoning for removing from the eShop this early is a bit weak, but Nintendo have always been strange. Will probably be going on a last-minute spending spree for other things on the eShop.

@Coalescence Very true. I would like the sale mostly for DLC such as Fire Emblem Echoes and NSMB2, and perhaps VC titles, but I know Nintendo won't feel the need for sales.

That shot at the end with who I am assuming is Yamauchi made me smile.

Would like a closing down sale for Wii U and 3DS eShops. Still a few games I am missing.

Regarding the Switch games mentioned in the article, I think I already have the ones I want (except P5R, but want that as a physical copy).

@YANDMAN No worries, got my pre-order in the same day as my first comment. Out of curiosity though, ShopTo is still showing at the £29.85 for pre-order when I go through to them?

@koffing Part of me is still thinking I missed something, but yeah, definitely not as hype as they were first hoping. I am mildly interested in side order, but not too much info still. Maybe whenever we hear more, might be a good sell.

@metroid02 I haven't played Splat 1 in a hot minute. I might have to go do that; only real way I can play online in Splatoon now.

Wave 1 still confuses me. Nice throwback I guess, but it seemingly doesn't serve any unique function? If it does, then why they didn't advertise that I have no clue.

Not going to vote. Awaiting my physical copy on March 3rd (annoyingly enough, if the physical released the same time everywhere, I would probably be playing it next week whilst I am on leave). Every time I see it though, the more I want to play it.

Regarding NSMBU Deluxe, I do know my local Tesco's was selling the game on clearance for £17.50, so perhaps that is where the bump is coming from.

Put in my pre-order last night. Very much looking forward to March 3rd. Should give me enough time to finish Persona 3.

Furukawa 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.

So they get Riichi Mahjong essentially? Not bad. Couldn't say I am any good, but I at least vaguely understand the rules thanks to the Yakuza games.

I would give it a try, but that would mean subscribing to NSO... nah.

@RupeeClock Already out of stock apparently. To be fair, now that I look at the contents, and given that I am still unsure about the game, I might just pass for now.

@Dizzymario Came to say the same, but you beat me to it. Might break out my 3DS to play through it again. Would love a new one in the same style of gameplay, but with Shake It's art style.

@Setrodox Still haven't fully played through the first, but my understanding is the Untold games are complete remakes of the originals. They have the same basic story, but Untold goes more in depth with it. As Ralizah said above, I believe the games battles and mechanics are rebalanced, but I don't have experience playing the original to compare it to unfortunately.

@quinnyboy58 @Zisssou Perfect. Thought as much, but always reassuring when someone else has tried before. Will probably put in an order later.

That ShopTo price looks pretty good. Can anyone vouch for it? Never used them before.

Looking good. I wish we had this for the Switch a couple of years ago rather than Pikmin 3 Deluxe but at least it is finally coming. Quite eager to see more.

Very unexpected announcement. I had considered them to be confined to the DS and 3DS. Little bit pricey for me given how often the games were on sale on the 3DS eShop, not to mention that it's not based on the Untold variants. Though I might pick up 3 purely because it's not possible to get on 3DS, and never released in Europe on DS.

Not major enough for me to care, but can't blame the guy for caring about his work.

Third-parties carried this direct hard. Look at Nintendo's stuff. All DLC or games revealed previously. Prime remaster is new, but they definitely feel asleep at the wheel.

Felt much better than September's farm direct; felt like much more variety of game were on show. That said, as pointed out, Nintendo themselves seem overly reliant on DLC rather than actual game announcements. It was third-parties like Level 5, Sega, Atlus etc that were doing the heavy lifting. We saw Wario Land and F-Zero in the direct, but only as old games coming to NSO; Nintendo have a gold-mine of IPs, but keep milking the same ones. I am unsure if they are slowing down on Switch releases, or if they are just overly playing it safe, but in that sense, definitely disappointing.

Always heard good things about this, but it passed me by as never had a DS, and never thought to track it down when I got a 3DS (hadn't even started playing Ace Attorney at that point). Might give it a try.

No Gregor Emblem...

Failure.

Been waiting for this. It looks extremely polished, but my excitement is purely based on the fact that the team behind The Messenger are making this. That game is fantastic, will play the demo first chance I get.

Since I am not overly familiar with it, I thought for a second this was Style Saavy 4. Looks fine, not for me, but sure someone will get a kick out of it.

Glad to have you back Level-5. I still need to play through the Layon series.

Biggest surprise announcement for me! Finally, a sequel not for mobile.

I was initially dismissive, but the more I saw, it actually looks like something I might enjoy. Might have to keep an eye on this.

After Nintendo charging full price for Skyward Sword and locking a quality of life change behind an Amiibo, I am pleasantly surprised the remaster is £35, especially given this looks like more substantial work has been done. Definitely getting physical as soon as possible.

Level 5's grand return is very much appreciated. Not sure about this one, but I am optimistic. May have to revisit closer to launch.

@Ralizah I just wish they would show a bit more. They're keeping this very closed and secret.

Will probably get just to ensure I have all the Zelda themed Amiibos.

@Lizuka That's what worries me. I want to like it as I consider Zelda to be my favourite franchise, but BOTW, whilst good, felt like it chucked too much away of what made Zelda, Zelda. If this is more of the same, then I am good.

I like what they were doing with the camera, really helps show the huge feeling of the world despite the garden setting. Don't know how I feel about the characters yet, but I am interested on the new mechanics, and seems closer to Pikmin 2 than 1 or 3, so definitely excited.

I am struggling to see the point of wave 1 if purely cosmetic. Side order looks interesting, but I don't own Splat 3, and I am not sure I would want to buy the game and expansion for that alone.

For everything it showed, still no clue about dungeons and other queries I have.

I think the only thing that surprised me is they didn't bump the price of NSO when doing this.

Still not subscribing for it though. I just want the games individually.

Jeff Grubb can finally say he was right. Only took a few years. Not to mention, probably would of been a bigger surprise if they hadn't mentioned.

Now in regards to the remaster, I would of liked the trilogy, but based on the footage, they appear to have put a lot of effort into this. Will pick this up when available physically.

Don't own 3 and still haven't played 2. The footage they showed for pack 4 has my attention, but I also don't know if I want to play through all of 2 and 3...

Maybe I'll revisit 2 in the near future when I am done with Persona 3 Portable.