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It’s very surprising that we don’t have a MP4 release date. With the amount of gameplay we’re seeing, I wonder if they are still working out the final bugs, or if they are more sitting on it to pick a good spot to release it.
It’s strange to have a game that both feels like a switch 2 launch title and doesn’t have a release date at all

Was just playing the luncheon level of Odyssey and that’s what this reminds me of- crazy colors and super fast paced destruction action. I’m super excited about this, tho maybe more for the climbing and exploring than the environment destruction

@Dev-N with the mouse controls and the shrinking number of games that they haven’t rereleased, I’d say a switch 2 release of uprising is almost certain

I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a company-wide mandate to not give away software. I remember in Reggie’s book a scene where he and Miyamoto disagreed about Wii sports being a free pack in, with Miyamoto firmly believing that good software was hard and shouldn’t be given away under any circumstance

This is probably the most played game by my family - my kids were pumped for these extra modes. Probably the most excited they were the whole presentation. Easy upgrade for me

My ten year old is PUMPED for this game. She had watched someone on YouTube kids play the original, then dug up my old 3ds and had a blast with the game.

I watched her play for a while and couldn’t believe how weird and charming it was

I’m about as big a zelda fan as you’ll find but I do not care about this movie at all. I’d be happy to keep movies and games completely separate, but I understand this is how you have to operate as a giant company with powerful IP.

If these movies make them a bunch of money and allow them to keep funding great games and hardware then I am all for it, as long as it’s a one-way relationship - I don’t want the movies to start affecting the games

I've been obsessively playing Elden Ring, a rare non-Nintendo game for me, but I may have to quit. I've got two mandatory bosses that I just cannot beat and my progression is stuck - it's starting to get not fun. Which is a shame because it's one of the best games I've ever played.

Last year I did a large trade with someone that included the Wii U version of XCX game back when it was worth around ~$100, and now it's gone way down. Lately it seems like Nintendo is more willing than ever to remake or port forward even modest successes, and I think going forward I'm going to assume any expensive old game can drop in price at any moment due to a remake and not even consider then when I am buying and selling, and just focus on what I want to play.

At the time, the mechanic of Link using the mirror to switch from the light world to the dark work anywhere on the map in real time was amazing. I can imagine it was a nightmare from a QA point - think of all the different ways Link could get stuck.

I am not smart on these things but I noticed that for the switch 2 hands on event they did registration via Nintendo accounts. Could they do something similar where everyone with a Nintendo account is able to log on and order 1 switch 2. Wouldn't this allow Nintendo fans to get a system without fighting on commercial sites for limited supplies?

I don’t need it to launch soon, but I really wish that the announcements had already started.

It’s been the coldest, darkest January in years in my part of New England, and the new president is making my job stressful and uncertain. I really could’ve used some switch 2 news to get excited about (beyond the hardware stuff that we already knew). April 2 feels like it’s years away

I'm impressed that this is selling so well late in the switch's life. It really is head and shoulders above the other recent entries.

I agree with criticisms of the board game mode itself and how long everything takes - that could be improved - but my family mostly uses the other modes - toad's item factory, rhythm kitchen, mini game mode, etc. Endless fun

I'm seeing locally on places like FB marketplace that as soon as the switch reveal happened, prices dropped hard on used switches. I'm seeing switch lites in newish condition for $80, oleds for $200, with regular switches hovering in between. Some even come with the boxes.
Anyone still wanting a switch who's willing to do some leg work could do a lot better than the store retail price.

I’m trying to fight collectors’ mindset here as I already have it on Wii U, but I’ve got all the other switch xenoblades and wouldn’t X look nice on the shelf right next to them???

Five games total including Torna, probably 400 hours of gameplay, and the cartridges placed on a table are probably the size of a cracker. Still blows my mind

Also I love how the PS4 has official taken 2DS XL's mantle of "somehow, somewhere, they are still selling a handful of these per week"

Jamboree really is a great game. It has so many different modes that you can find something for everyone. I brought this to a work holiday lunch where we had some games set up, and I had people who do not play video games AT ALL having a blast with Toad's item factory, working together with folks they don't normally interact with - it was a huge sccess

@Gryffin yeah it absolutely is. The boards are packed with so much stuff that each turn takes longer. It's all fun stuff, but the result is that you can spend 90 minutes on a ten turn game, and sometimes players have gotten very few stars. I can't imagine how long a 20 turn game takes - my kids could never keep attention that long.
Because of this we've been doing the other modes which are mostly great. even with my complaints, it's a great game

This game is truly great - my family has engaged with it unlike any other switch game. One daughter loves rhythm kitchen, the other always wants to play toads item factory. Separately I brought it along to a friends weekend away and we had some great Mario parties. I think it’s head and shoulders above the other switch MP games. My only complaint is that a 10 turn game takes way too long, I wish they could get it closer to an hour rather than 90 minutes

I wasn’t expecting the games to be coming so fast and furious this late in the switch’s life - I just pre-bought Mario party and now this, I can’t keep up!

Zelda II was the first video game I ever got, and probably the Zelda I've played the most, so I have no way to judge the game outside of my nostalgia.

I voted heck yes only because I'm confident that the team who makes zelda would only release a side scroller if they found a unique high quality approach. For all we know they started making another 2D one and scrapped it because it wasn't up to their standards.

I’ll say this, I rarely notice this stuff even when it’s mentioned in a review. this is the first game I’ve played where I’ve definitely noticed the issue, but honestly it doesn’t bother me.

The most frenetic gameplay tends to be in the dungeons and those have performed fine compared to the overworld

Probably the best multiplayer experience I’ve had on the switch

@Pillowpants I just played through the super star saga 3DS remake and can’t recommend it enough. The combat is so satisfying with absolutely wacky and colorful animations. Based on what I’m seeing of brothership, the look is a bit different but the animations and overall vibes are similar between the two. It’s worth checking out for sure

The roger ebert quote applies here: no bad movie is too short, no great movie is too long

In theory I should love these games as a big fan of story-driven games and novels, but the dialogue trees always end up making me feel like I’m setting up a printer

@jojobar I would support a law that requires remakes and remasters to also include the original game untouched as an option.

Joking obviously, but I do wish this was common practice

ten minutes?? I don't have that kind of time!

This man is my hero. I’m setting up a game room next month and plan to try to do about 12 from NES through switch. It’s a fun project and the electronics aren’t that expensive if you already have the consoles. Since I’m doing everything old to a CRT I don’t care about having an expensive upscaler

I’m curious, if you already have Switch online can you still use the 3 free months? Ideally it would extend the period before you have to renew it

They still have all the goodwill in the world from me because of Yoshis Woolly World, one of my all time favorite games. Excited to buy it

I never care about this stuff, but my daughter will be happy to get it. Mario Wonder and the TotK controller came with small art prints that I thought were really nice, that would be my preferred bonus

I wish they’d release TTYD first before Mario rpg, I would guess that the first of those would end up selling more, the second would saturate the market/confuse casual gamers

NES because you can stack them to high heaven without any wobble and clearly read the game labels

This was a great read! I love game maps too and it’s one of the reasons I collect strategy guides (including the yoshi one you worked on!).

I respect your complaint about Metroid, but I kind of love when a game forces you to draw your own map on paper - these are some of my best gaming memories from childhood.

Another thing worth exploring is when a game shows you the next story point on an overlay map - a lot of RPGs now do this but I remember first seeing it in a grand theft auto game. In these cases I end up looking at the overlay map and not the actual game and I think it really diminishes the experience

I prefer physical but don't care for big collector's editions, so I pre-ordered just the game from play asia. I'm excited to try it, but wish they had moved on to SNES or something like that. Or imagine what cool stuff could be done with the N64 early-3D era (I realize this would probably be a lot more work)

All I want is gold Zelda cartridges - give them to me!!

They've really gotta move on and do a SNES one

Lately I’ve been buying the B-level (to me) Nintendo releases from play asia, and it looks like this will be one of them. It’s about 40$ from there if you can live with some Japanese on the cover, and if you get a few at a time and hit $100 it’s free shipping

@Nontendo_4DS I miss the 2DS LL figures too, one week it would be 36, the next it would be 12. I always wanted a reporter to find out where these sales were being reported. I imagined it as one small store that stumbled onto a huge stockpile and folks were taking pilgrimages across Japan to get their hands on the last 2DS LLs

Honestly you can just put the original game on a switch cart, put a little map in there, and I’ll pay 60$ and not even complain online about “value”

What’s the smallest possible switch cart storage? I bet you can use that!

@invisiblebiscuits “hair physics” is the most concise way I’ve ever heard to describe graphics that are so high end that I don’t like them. I’m going to start using that!

It’s not even an uncanny valley thing, because it looks good. I guess it more reflects priorities that are way different from mine

@EarthboundBenjy to me having the maps visible and the text clutter on the lower screen makes it better than the SNES version, but I agree with you about the extra content.

I'll buy whatever they make, because I'm human, but honestly I don't want them to touch it. If you put a gun to my head, HD-2D. I'll by that. I'd be bummed by a low-budget 3D remake, and I'd especially be unhappy with a FF7 Remake situation (though I bet that would make a lot of people happy which is cool). The game is so special as-is

I’m sick this weekend and may finish Skyward Sword for the first time. I’ve enjoyed revisiting the more classic Zelda experience, but boy does this game pad itself out in the final hours, I keep getting sent back to the same 3 main areas to do slightly different things. The world here is surprisingly small by Zelda standards

Despite my complaints I like the game, especially the temples.

I noticed a lot of my more casual friends got Mario RPG out of a vague memory of the snes game and to see if their kids would like a RPG (we’re in our 40s). Among that crowd no one had TTYD on their radar and had trouble differentiating it from Mario RPG.

Maybe younger gamers will keep sales going, but it’s possible that this will have big early numbers because of its cult status and then fall off a cliff. I kind of wish they released TTYD first

Feels weird to say but I would rather they just didn’t do tbis

I saw that the standalone physical is only $20 on play asia. I think I'm going to get Luigi 2 HD, world championship, and 1 other game. It'll come to about 100 for 3 games plus free shipping. If you can live with having some japanese on the box, this is an awesome way to get physical games cheap!

I didn’t have a game boy growing up and really wanted one, so super Mario land will always hold a powerful allure for me. I remember poring over Nintendo powers’ coverage of the game. I almost don’t want to play it - how good it is in my nine-year-old head can never be matched, better to leave it back there

I beat TotK but never beat breath of the wild. I didn’t want it to end honestly. I played thru it twice but never went to the castle

Super excited about paper Mario, otherwise nothing for me here. I miss the excitement we had last year with Zelda coming out, Metroid prime remastered dropping out of nowhere, a new 2D Mario game being announced. Tho this has been a good time to work on my backlog and let my wallet recover in anticipation of switch 2