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I wish the “defending” team was random instead of only the leading team at halftime. I played later in the night (team paper) and defending/ attacking team wins were pretty balanced. I wish there was more instruction in the 3-way battles… I still don’t know what I was doing.

The ability to zoom the camera and revisit locations would have made this an easy 9 for me. While I don’t know that I would revisit Raji just yet( I just finished this last month) these quality of life improvements sound amazing and should easily take this game over the top. Such a fun and unique game with a great audio track and setting.

I was hoping this would release earlier in the summer but I’m still excited! Day one download for me!

@Pak-Man I’d be making beanbag chair with it personally! 🙂

I wonder if I went nicely and asked them if I could have one they would oblige. I may end up doing that!

I only preorder Nintendo games I know I’ll be playing- Zelda, Kirby, Splatoon, etc. If I’m unsure about it I’ll wait. Generally speaking Nintendo games seem to resist steep sales and/or take a long while to get a steep sale. I thought about preordering Guardians of the Galaxy ( Xbox) but decided to wait until Black Friday. I did end up buying 1/2 price then only a few months after release.

DK Mountain is my favorite course! It’s honestly been a little disappointing it’s hasn’t resurfaced since Double Dash. I would be ecstatic to play it again!

I’ll buy the dlc by itself thanks!

Agreed. Probably my least favorite game I played this past year which for me was very disappointing since I really thought the concept was exciting. My complaints are: controls felt clunky, a lot of actions/ reactions didn’t seem to be the most logical or felt unimportant in the grand scheme of things, many times I felt incredibly rushed to perform actions/ dialogue that may change the story in meaningful ways ( this may or may not be a direct result of clunky controls). Once the “twist” was revealed it was a major cringe for me and I thought it severely limited the scope of the story. This made the second half of the story tedious to get through. Then the ending… it was just a bad ending that cheapened the entire experience and I’m not sure what the point was. This could have been so cool. Now every time I think of this game I get mad all over again. I played this game via Gamepass so I’m glad I only invested time and not additional money but it’s still time I could’ve played something else.

Pretty quiet for me but that gives me time to catch-up on some of my backlog.

@riChchestM are you trying to share games between Switches? If you are Make your old switch ( the one your daughter is using) your primary switch. Then add your Nintendo account to your new switch. If you set it up like this you can share the games that YOUR account has purchased and both play them simultaneously. The caveat is that you have to be online to play any digital game on the Switch you will be using ( not the primary).

Doesn’t Fortnite have in game voice chat? I suppose having a voice chat like Xbox would be nice- that way you can chat to friends while playing other games or maybe the games that might not support voice chat. I’ve thought many times a game like Splatoon would benefit would with voice chat.

I’m disappointed that there aren’t any motion controls. I always thought that the best part of the ds offerings were the unique control mechanics that took advantage of all the hardware offered. Not having motion controls (or the option) seems lazy to me. This game could/ should have been spectacular.

@PizzaCat No. It’s actually a pretty good game IMO. I don’t know if you played other titles in the series but the levels/areas are less diverse than the other 2 main games mostly because the story takes place on a much smaller setting. Makes for a lot of traversing through the same areas which can be unfortunate. I did like the “ leveling up” aspect and skills that were introduced. I think $5 is a steal if you’ve been interested in the game. I mostly played by myself( with AI) and can attest that sometimes they’re dumb but I always had more problems playing online with random people.

@ImagineerNik I mean they are lovely joycons to be staring at 😂. I’ve had no luck in securing a preorder or finding them myself.

I’ll be picking up my copy of Skyward Sword this weekend so I’ll be dusting off my Switch for that! I’ll also be playing Knockout City and Quantum Break on Xbox.
Have a great weekend everyone!

This was a bit underwhelming honestly… since I’m still rocking the OG Switch the better battery and brighter/ nicer screen are enticing but I don’t know if this is going to be something I buy into unless my current one isn’t usable. I think if Bluetooth audio was present and the price was reasonable I might’ve considered the upgrade.

This game is great! If this is the only way for someone to enjoy this game then it’s worth it

I’ll be playing Pokémon Snap since I decided to quite playing Horace..
On the Xbox front I was undecided between Immortals, Mafia 3, or Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Choices...

I’ve been trying to find a groove in Horace.. There are things that I like- the platforming is okay but the story is kinda bogging my experience down. I’ll stick it out maybe a bit more but with so many other game choices I’m not sure how much more I’ll put into it.

On another note I’ll be picking up my copy of Pokémon Snap which I’m actually pretty excited about!

Also playing Journey to the Savage Planet still on Xbox- game is pretty fun but I’m having a hard time getting all these collectibles.

So the wife and I have played Cat Mario enough that the only levels we have left are in crown world- the Star level and Champions Road. After playing over an hour and a half trying to get somewhere in those levels we’re at an impasse... just can’t seem to to beat them! I think at this point we’ll be shelving the main campaign. I have yet to play Bowser’s Fury so maybe I’ll finally start that.
I did end up starting Horace the other day which is okay so far- I’m in the beginning and there’s a lot of story. I wish there was a speed read option but there doesn’t seem to be.
Otherwise I’ll be playing Halo 3 on my Series X 😀
Have a great weekend everyone!

Still playing Cat Mario! Working on getting the last stamps. We’ve got most of the character completions just need the harder/unlocked levels. Also we tried out Champion’s Road and I’m not sure how we’re going to get through that 😂 let alone multiple times... Any tips?
Also working on Journey to the Savage Planet before it leaves GP on Xbox.
Have a great weekend everyone!

@Giancarlothomaz I paid $349 + taxes for my Deluxe Wii U on release so I would say that $399 would be in line with what they would ask for... Whether or not we think it’s worth the purchase/ upgrade is another matter but it would still sell like hot cakes.

For me to justify an upgrade it would have to have a better display, battery, better WiFi connection, Bluetooth audio capabilities. That would probably get me..

Still playing Cat Mario.. the wife and I gave finally unlocked Crown World. This game just keeps giving 😅. We tried New Super Mario Bros Deluxe after playing Cat Mario so much and it’s incredible how different it feels - so sluggish! I still haven’t tried Bowser’s Fury because the main game is just great. Probably one of my favorite Mario entries.

I just finished Max: The curse of Brotherhood via Gamepass which was a great gem and barely started Journey to the Savage Planet- giving it a go before it leaves (GP) seeing as it’s been in my wishlist for awhile.
Happy gaming everyone!

This game is surprisingly entertaining- good news for those that haven’t had the chance to play it yet! I didn’t know this was coming to Switch tbh lol.

Still playing Cat Mario- got the the flower world and realized I have to get all stars/stamps AND flags for the next rocket. On top of the levels just getting harder... I’ll also give Apex a try on Switch since I told my nephew I’d try it out.
On the Xbox front I’m playing Okami and Max Curse of the Brotherhood- good times!
Have a great weekend everyone and happy gaming!

I’m still going strong in Cat Mario- I’ve been playing with my wife on her profile which I noticed is drastically further than my own so I might have to remedy that this weekend. I also barely started Cattails this past week which is... I mean I get to be a cat lol.
Have a great weekend everyone!

I’m happily chugging away in Cat Mario... I still have not tried out the Bowser’s Fury portion as I’m obsessed with collecting all the stamps/ stars and haven’t finished the main game but it’s still fun.

This to me is more of what Sword and Shield should have been. I’m definitely interested in hearing more about this!

I would think these would be easy games to port since they’ve already “remastered “ them for Wii U but who knows maybe the plan is to keep stringing along these ports to fill in some gaps between new stuff.

@superderper Fortnite does it too- they usually include a skin set and a seasons worth of in game currency I believe. I imagine Apex will be like that too.

I’m not sure why anyone would expect the game on a cartridge since it’s a free download. I also don’t know why anyone would pay $30 to have a free game on cartridge when they could use that money on a decent memory card.

I never really got into Skyward Sword because of the motion controls so I’m intrigued by the button controls. This will probably be a purchase for me. Those new joycons... those will be mine!

I should like to see:
Metroid Prime trilogy (I’ve never played)
Any news on BotW2- I doubt it’s ready but I’d take a bone
I would love to see a Zelda collection including the games others have listed: Skyward, Twilight, Windwaker.. seriously I would preorder that in a hot second.

Seriously though I’m happy to hear just about anything- it’s been so long!

Hmmm... to buy or not to buy that is the question. This was one of my favorite recent Mario titles and I immensely enjoyed it on the Wii U. The Bowser’s Fury LOOKS cool but I wonder how much it really adds to those who’ve already played the game. 2 hours of new content? 5?

Hopefully those dates stick. I’m waiting to pick up the game until the dlc is released- I have a bad habit of not returning to a game for the dlc as I’ve moved on. The game looks awesome though and I’m excited to play it eventually lol.

I just started playing A Short Hike last night- I’m not sure about it. I made it to the top of the mountain which I’m assuming was the point of the game? I did a few things around the island for other characters and explored a bit but am feeling a little underwhelmed with the game. I’m going to boot it up again tonight and explore some more but I’m thinking I won’t be putting much more time into it. I think I played for maybe 2 hours so far- does that seem about right time wise?

I noticed that there’s quite a few of my wishlist games on sale right now so I’ll be picking up a few games. I’m thinking of picking up Hades as well since it seems to be such a pleaser and I like the look of it.. I’m just apprehensive about the rogue lite aspect.

@Lony85 Congrats on the proposal!

Personally my favorite Switch game this year was Paper Mario. Just a good time. I haven’t tried Hades or a Short Hike but they’re on my list.

@crashcontrol @Bustacap @Clyde_Radcliffe Thanks for clearing that up- that definitely makes the $5 more palatable then!

I was going to download Among Us but then I saw it was $5. Compared to free on my iPhone that seems silly especially when there hasn’t been any mention of cross play.

@sikthvash Ugh.. NES and SNES... I swear if someone starts going on about what a treat it is to play 30 year old games ...

@EngineerMario I could not see Nintendo offering all their 1st party games on a subscription based service not when they sell so well as is and remain close to their list price for so long. I personally wouldn’t be interested unless they had their big hitters on the service.

Gamepass is a fantastic value of you play a lot of games or like trying things out. I would be interested to see Gamepass on my Switch and hope the service comes but I’m not going to hold my breath.

Just finished The Messenger- fun little game!

I finished playing Pikmin 3 deluxe- I never played it on Wii U and found it to be meh. The Pikmin were cute and it was a decent idea but the story/characters were underwhelming for me and nothing was engaging enough. I thought I would like it more and I’m glad I rented it rather than spend $60.
I finally got around to Hyrule Warriors demo and it was very nice looking but I don’t like that style of fighting- it makes me want to play a proper entry with the dungeon and puzzle elements more than anything.
So I suppose I may give Pokémon Shield another shot or finally try Mario Sunshine in the next week.

I’ve been sitting on Pikmin 3 for the last week without playing so I’m going to try to play some this weekend. The problem has been all my gaming hours have been spent playing The Messenger ( also on Switch!) and it’s addictive. The platforming is tight and the writing is entertaining. Definitely recommend if anyone is interested in platforming games... it gives me Celeste vibes.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Hopefully I will manage to give Pikmin 3 a real try since it’s arrived this past week. I’d also like to try out the Hyrule Warriors demo.
Have a great weekend everyone!

I’ll be playing Splatfest #teamTreat !

If I get tired of that I plan to play the demo of Hyrule Warriors- I didn’t enjoy the first one but maybe this will be better for me..
Otherwise I’ll continue playing The Avengers on Xbox until my copy of Pikmin 3 arrives from GameFly.
Have a great weekend everyone!

It’s like the Wii U Zelda game all over again... announced game with launch of system and then nothing until the end of it’s lifespan. Eventually we’ll see this game but it sounds like it may be awhile yet. I wouldn’t mind a port of the trilogy in the meantime though.

It’s on it’s way from GameFly! I decided not to buy because it doesn’t seem like a long game and I can’t justify paying $60 for this game. I tried the demo and I’m still kinda on the fence.

This was a huge surprise for me! I’m glad that people get the chance to play this game on Switch because it’s fantastic.
I’m not sure why some people would want a downgraded version of this game on a cart though... it would be bad. I doubt a “Switch Pro” would do this game justice either. I had performance issues on my One S.
I think streaming this game is the best bet here and if it proves successful we may see some other big titles coming to Nintendo via streaming.

I was surprised how much I liked the look of this.. I guess I just skipped past it in previous directs. I’m thinking of picking this up- just don’t know if it will be Switch or Xbox for me.