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Oh man, I hope these rumors aren't true, but it looks more likely every day.

Nintendo, where all good news comes with a but...

@setezerocinco Can't argue with that logic.

@setezerocinco You are either commenting on my 5 year old or the other persons 3 year old possibly being creeped out by this.

No way you watched Nightmare on Elm Street at 3 and if you had you wouldn't recall it.

What a weird thing to get up in arms about with an exasperated "kids these days."

@riChchestM Well that was weirdly aggressive and super defensive.This is on me, because you can't read tone on the internet and I couldnt imagine anyone actually being upset by this neat inclusion.

My what the heck was more a delighted giggle and a "oh Nintendo" than anything.

Yeah, my 5 year old would be horrified.

Sometimes Nintendo goes so left field its charming.

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Him being fluent in English is an exciting thing, because it knocks down a small barrier for English audiences by giving us a face for a Direct that can communicate fluently in both directs. On top of that it sounds like he is a melding of old school sensibility with an eye toward the future, a game and businessman.

Considering he has had a hand in the thus far stellar marketing of Switch, I'm excited to see where he take the company.

I'm playing both and havi but a great time, but the fact that Japanese gamers didn't buy a Western game shouldn't come as a shock.

God of War is easily one of the best games I've ever played.

This will be another in the trend of coming to Switch really late. Oh well, PS4 it is.

Darksiders was one of the best new IP from last gen. I can't wait to play the third.

Thank you for adding text to video articles. When I'm at work, or somewhere without Wi-Fi, I always appreciate it.

@garfreek Hunter must have some weird vendetta against masterpiece games. Maybe Shovel Knight murdered his family, and now he swears revenge?

I can't imagine any other good reason not to play the game.

I really want this on Switch, but I own on Wii U. I can't really justify buying it again, which sucks. Wish was a discount for that.

Wonder if it'll be horribly overpriced on those systems also.

@SmaggTheSmug If there is such a thing, he did it to himself. For over a year and a half now, and well into his campaign also, every time the man has opened his mouth something terrible comes out. Every week, 2 or 3 times, he does or says something that would ruin any former President. Nothing he has done since in office has been good.

If you beat a dog enough, eventually it's going to assume your intentions are bad when you go to pet it.

I don't know why it matters either way. Swapping the gender doesn't change gameplay, so who cares?

@Bunkerneath They got around it finally by making two distinct halves in the egg. Surprise eggs have actually kind of blown up in the last few months here in the US. I'm really hoping a candy boutique store imports these.

I usually dislike Funko, but in this case it kinda fits perfectly.

If only there was any other way to play this!

Good list, but I find your lack of Golden Sun disturbing.

@SakuraHaruka I think you are agreeing with me without intending to? In my very first post I stated just that, animated movies don't have to be for everyone, and this one likely won't be considering Illuminations past.

And that's ok.

@Malcrash Right, but again, that isn't Illumination's MO. Time shall tell.

@ImprobableToast Right, certainly animated movies can be for both kids and adults. Illumination doesn't make those though, they make purely kid movies. Slapstick and farts.

Can't imagine Miyamoto allowing that so we will see. I hope it's wonderful.

@onex I don't know how I missed you saying you've play SoTC. My apologies. Yeah, if you've played it it isn't necessary. Wait till it's cheaper.

Hyrule Warriors I'm very excited for.

@thesilverbrick Right, I'm aware a kids movie can be for adults too, but they don't all have to be Pixar. In fact, I would say the vast influx are closer to Despicable Me. Lots of slapstick and fart jokes, because kids LOVE that.

That being said I can't imagine Miyamoto letting that happen.

How on Earth is Mario Kart mobile going to work?

@thesilverbrick Nintendo's fanboys Labo warcry applies here: this isn't for you. My kids LOVE those flicks as they are targeted at them directly.

I don't know that they are garbage, but certainly not what I would call good. They just kind of exist.

The sacrifices you make as a Dad. shudders

Animation only. Please for the love of Miyamoto, animation only.

@onex SoTC is $40. I get what you are saying with Kirby, but I don't think anyone would ever argue that they are masterpieces. Even the most hardcore of Nintendo fans may like Kirby games, maybe even love them, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone say it's their best game ever played.

I have heard that with SoTC.

But to each their own, it sounds like with your friends coming over it might be more for you than SoTC. Personally I still find great value in single player games.

That said I'm skipping it too. Picking up the amazing looking Ni No Kuni 2 next and then God of War next. Looks like my Switch will be purely portable indies for a while.

@onex The remake is amazing. Kirby is....Kirby. They are ok, but no Shadow.

@GameOtaku Yeah, but gamers know those are garbage and we still get tons of quality indies.

@GameOtaku Indies are their main strength right now. They need them.

I love Nintendo. This last year I played my Switch more than PS4 and Xbox One combined. They had one of the most amazing years I've ever seen from them.

They've got a wave of new fans commuted and ready for what's next and everyone is really hyped on the Switch.

I don't think this is going to end well. What you have is a bunch of people thinking thia is Nintendo's new groove and expect it to continue, but the way development works it can't possibly.

We had almost no games on the Wii U at the end because they were holding on to games and building for the Switch. These games took years to develop and now they are out of heavy hitters.

Currently their line up is B Listers like Kirby and Yoshi, an overpriced Tropical Freeze port, and Tennis. To us hardcore fans we know this sounds like a good slate of games, but they can't hope to compare to what these new fans expect after last year.

We know nothing about FE so I'll believe 2018 when they give me a release date and Metroid and Pokemon this year is a pipe dream at best. Smash might be able to swing as a big game if it's a port, but if new game we wont see it this year either.

Personally I have plenty to play between my systems and I'm not worried about running out of experiences, but people expecting a 2017 redux are in for a real shock.

@TJM I didn't think of that.

Thanks for the new perspective.

Labo is not this genius thing that only Nintendo could have thought of that is going to change the world.

Labo is also not garbage overpriced cardboard that is taking away from our games.

It is somewhere in the middle. Something that people will buy their children, maybe even me, that judging from what we've seen of the games, they'll play for a week and never touch again.

This is our new card reader.

I'm not sure where you guys live, but I have to buy all the classes school supplies. Somehow don't think they are springing for a $300 Switch and $70 for a base kit. That's just for one set mind you when in order to be educational you would need to provide for the entire class.

@JasmineDragon I don't know who you are referencing because they have huge brickcons where the whole point is custom designs, people nonstop post custom creations and kids (mine included) eventually tear down that bespoke kit and use those pieces to create their own things.

It's the biggest market for Lego. They even have portions of their store where you can buy the exact pieces you need to construct your thing.

Lego is still completely about creativity, but unlike cardboard creating additional waste recyclable or not I can pass down to my kids and they can pass down to thiers because they are indestructible through standard play.

@onex Who said anything about me being onboard or not? I'm just tired of people on both sides crying about it.

Seriously there is a happy middle ground here folks, just don't buy it or do buy it and don't tell the internet about it.

I'm just ready for this to crash and burn so I can stop seeing it on every feed I have.

I've played the big ones, Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla, and now Brawlout and I really think Brawlout comes the closest to Smash. I'm really enjoying it so far. It's fast, I like the characters and their moves, and it looks great. There are some issues, but overall I'm happy with my purchase.

Love this anime.

If this was supposed to be funny she did a great job. If not, which is what I fear, just wow.

I'm all about different opinions, but the people who thought Sunshine was better than Wind Waker are bonkers.

I love being baffled by good fortune lol. Someone's auto correct is on the fritz.

I think regardless of it is the best Mario it is one of the best games of the year hands down. Only BoTW tops it for me.

It is the best in my opinion though. I think a lot of people give World and 3 the nostalgia bump when they consider them. They are certainly masterclasses, but I think this is the culmination of everything the team has learned with Mario.

That being said it's all down to preference.

I don't get the different color excitement at all. Maybe Zelda themed or SNES theme would tempt me to buy more but not different colors.

I played a lot of this at Xpo recently and while I may not have put in the time the writer did it was a lot of fun.

@PlayedNSlayed I bought Flame in the Flood on Xbox and I really liked some parts, especially the music. The biggest problem with it is that even for a Rogue like everything was just too random. Things you absolutely needed you may get a run where you don't see them for a long time and it can make runs impossible.

I'm surprised by all the negativity. I usually feel that Reggie talks straight, as much as a huge executive for a company can anyway.

@Crono1973 I enjoy debating, so I hope you take this as a simple friendly discussion.

Again I think we are talking about 2 different things. This article is about having to download a portion of Doom, the MP portion to be specific, that you have to be online to play. The whole SP campaign is on the cart, so the only people who would care are the omes upset they have to DL MP which you would need to be online to play anyway.

I get the space issue, again one could argue this is simply gaming. Switch owners have it good, I buy all physical when I can because it drastically reduced how much space I need. I have to constantly rotate my games on my PS4 because I only have 500 gigs and you have to install every game (physical or not). I don't think this is the degradation of gaming. Honestly it is simply where we are at with all media pretty much. Digital is the future and one could argue the present. You can fight it, Sure, but it is a losing battle. Progress will continue with or without you.

As for microtransactions again, we agree. I dislike them, they are too prevalent in Games, and I wish they would go away. This discussion isn't about this. It is about downloading a portion of a game.