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I find it baffling that a high level gaming company would just throw accessibility out the window like this...

Ugh. Meanwhile, my Gamestop had pre purchase at 3pm the day before, and festivities starting an hour after closing, with no staplers, and more than enough for everyone.
Free screen protectors, and prizes from events.

Hate Gamestop corporate, but adore my lovely store.

Heh. Looking forward to this, but not as much as other stuff.

Also, @Spider-Kev , the classic movies were a single continuity.
The most recent 5 are largely different seems like,

Meanwhile, there's me, and my concerns on the fact that the first thing Switch 2 told me was if I skip the transfer, I can't do it later.

I'll be sticking with OG switch for OG games for now...

If this had the expansion pass included, it might even be worth upgrading!

This is genuinely hilarious.
As a little kid, playing Yellow version, with the one starter that can effectively do next to nothing against Brock, (Tackle exists) I still found a way past him. Dunno if it took 80 hours either.
I do recall being confused by some ingame textures too...

Either way, "smartest new AI around"? Don't make me laugh!
Even if hard, it is simple as a game!

@Misima
It's absolutely good. I got it after seeing it in a Nintendo Power issue.

It takes a bit of getting used to. The first few days kinda turned me away. But then it hooked me in a massive way.

Oh. And now that I think about it...
They're kinda doing similar with Switch 2 for OG switch fans... Just not on as huge a level.

Alana Hagues, I had the opposite issue of yours.

I was enjoying my Wii U, but was so angry about how Nintendo was moving forward. Nice new system, but it ditched so many of the bells and whistles that Wii U had, while trying to steal its lineup as the OG Switch launch lineup.
I'd figured it was prideful Nintendo wanting absolutely nothing to do with Wii U itself, to the extreme of not only erasing its existence, and ripping off fans of the console, but also to the point of sabotaging the new gen.
Part of it was my lack of funds too...

I ultimately got mine a bit later that year.

Huh. A couple I never knew about. Only was aware of two MK Arcade GP games.
I'm still hoping MK Arcade GP gets a home console release or two.

Honestly, the file sizes, coupled with storage issues are worrying.

@Stormcloudlive
They were in other games?

Anyway, rather upsetting. Part of the Rareware legacy is fading further.

So, another Keycard? Ugh.
Well, I'll likely go OG Switch for this. Heck all three game console devs for trying to make DRM essential!
Nintendo's only picking this up now, more than a decade after the competition made discs/carts into glorified keycards already!

Huh. Looking at this, MK7 and 8D were both criminally underplayed for me. 7 cause of streetpass weirdness in large part, and 8D just cause I'd already played 8, and have a large list of games to get through.
Having said that...no mention on how 200cc in OG 8 was faster than 8D? (Allegedly)

Sees Majora's Mask amount of time mentioned

How many time loops were you trapped there for?
And how fun was it?

@ryancraddock
Heya! Grats!
Sorry I wasn't around to see you off!
Only staff I remember leaving was the one dude who went to work for Sega...

Honestly? I'm unsure who to side with here.
AI is a scummy practice the way it's prominently used now.
VAs deserve their jobs...mostly. There are a few VAs who've been scummy too. In that sense, this lawsuit winning would be something of a win for VAs in general. Plus, it'd help cement Fortnite getting what they were legit on their hands and knees begging for by introducing that to public audiences, notably including immature kids.
On the other side of the coin though, if the late great OG Vader himself signed this, especially if to benefit his family, it seems like a rare legit case of AI usage being okay. Plus it'd be utterly hilarious to experience Vader in Fortnite. I hear he actually calls players by their IRL names if you rile him up enough?

@Jhena
Honestly, true on both counts.
Plus, in some versions of the canon, you can be a digimon.
I'd enjoy it, but I'd be afraid of damage done.

@Jhena
H-have you seen the sheer destruction they cause in the anime?
Sometimes it really is the multiverse at stake!

Having said that though, they are cool.

Nice of them to offer.
Not so nice that their site will probably be randomly cancelling orders again because of a total crash.
I lost out on a massive deal because the order was randomly cancelled by the presumably overloaded database, and I was told I put in wrong information, in spite of it being the same as other successful orders, and customer service was not even allowed to parrot the info I provided that was "wrong" back to me. Because apparently, the employees do not have enough freedom to do their jobs.

Eh. I'm still unsure how Nintendo's next gen will play out.
They've tossed caution to the wind, and heavily cut down the "accessibility" part of the holy trinity to success.
On top of this, to combat piracy, they threw caution to the winds there with the new terms of service here. Imagining the kids when they excitedly put a game their parents bought second hand into their system, only for it to turn out to be a bootleg, breaking the ToS, and bricking their system... Honestly, that'll probably just turn more ppl to the dark side than anything else.

Welp, you reap what you sow, Epic and Disney. This is so fittingly hilarious because imo, they deserve this kind of reaction for making such a move to begin with.

@Jhena Yes. Though, uh, I would fear for the multiverse's safety if that were to actually happen. Fan of Digimon. Just gotta finish Xros Wars final season, X-Evolution, and any non Adventure movies. Then Beatbreak comes out later this year.

@amongtheworms
Lol my pfp would be Charizard probably.

Reminds me of when I asked someone to train me to smash....

Articles like this make me wonder what's best for battery life.
I already get the impression that docks actually help a great deal, but it's nothing I'm certain about.

Egh. I dunno if this is scummy practice or not.
Asking for positive reviews, or pointing out a possible issue?

Either way, nigh upon every console manufacturer has gone scummy feels like, so idk if this is anything new.

@Anti-Matter
I hate that it's effectively a rental service.
And yea.

Having said that, there are a lot of GC games that're worthy.

Uh. Impressive.
Gotta ask, what's Starlord? I've heard that title before, but have no context.

Japan's was like, here's everything from the others and more.

Also, yes Waluigi, but no, there is misinformation in there. Part of what drew me into Mario Party to begin with was the "Single player campaign" in the very first game. Mini game island. Sadly, said campaigns were dropped after 7.

Interestingly, two of these three are significant to me.
MK64 was my introduction to console gaming.
And Super Circuit was my first sense of pride in finding a shortcut that even an official guide did not seem to know.
Super Mario Kart however, I have yet to complete.

Honestly, the OG was perfect, the DS version added stuff that could be refined, but was still nigh upon perfect...
A rerelease would genuinely be okay. If they wanted a remake, they coulda hired the ppl who tried making Chrono Resurrection, but they didn't.
At this point, I'm more curious, is there anything beyond Cross?

@Tim_Rattray
Interesting read. But I don't get the sense it'll help me with my issues, as I get the impression they're pretty different from yours.

(Lots of anxiety. Trouble communicating with people who would rather use silence than words. Have trouble touching things.)

Also, therapy in any good capacity is not abundant where I live.

Huh. It's actually really good to know this was the first ever game in the franchise.
I've wanted a good entry point for a while now.

@TrueBlueYoshi
Having played the game, but not to 100%, I'm actually curious about a scenario I think could potentially softlock the game, forcing you to start over.

Haha I love the comments.
Honestly, OG Switch has its niche, but so many features were a downgrade from Wii U.
Also, a proposition for NL's own "Better Eshop", perhaps a filter by publisher/developer?

@MirrorFate2
Very late reply, but seeing as the one I'm playing most recently is the HD remake, and the stage I'm stuck on is 10-5...
Uh. How do I put this? The idea of boss fights in Monkey Ball...is a disaster imo.

On another couple notes, I did start with 2, loved it in spite of blatantly unfair stage design. (Someone get ProtonJon/Claire to try Switch Inferno with no help at all. They'll rage so hard.)
Rumble's multiplayer is hated, but I did notice the minigames were picked specifically to be ones that're all action with no turn taking. That's probably the reason. And I've not the faintest idea why Monkey Target is a fan fave.

Wow. The JP cover looks awful.

Also, thinking back, I loved both this, and Blue Storm way back when.
Shame Blue Storm wrecks the data on my big memory card.

@DominionGamma
I doubt they'd have had the heads up.
Also, the pricing announced was not exclusive to America.

I'm finding it frustrating that these articles keep referencing the tariffs, when Nintendo themselves officially stated they had priced their games without regard to said tariffs.

Welp, roughly a day into the new update, I've already found a Nintendo-breaking loophole.

Of the games I've purchased off the eshop, there was one I successfully got refunded. And it's sitting there waiting to be redownloaded. Clearly, these companies all suck at DRM.
Gonna call them when I get up. No way it's anything other than an oversight. After all, Super Mario 35 ain't on the list, but I have it downloaded.

Tbh, I'll probably just cope with the DK redesign.
I rather liked the Rareware one more, but I can admit this one is more expressive. I do wonder if Rare's design could do that too.

Waittaminute..
This expansive DLC is FREE??!!

I'm astounded and can't wait!

@Suketoudara
Am impression I got based on how they progressed. Naturally, Wii U lost support. Online was shut down.
The games that were popular, and not something like Smash, where each game is unique, made the jump as Deluxe editions for full price. Absolutely nothing to tide over loyal customers who'd be buying everything again, where they had previously had campaigns for things like that. (3ds Ambassador program)
The big deal additions Wii U had were explicitly gone. Voice chat went from built in, to a convoluted mess of cables system and smartphone. Video chat was nowhere. Adding friends by username was actually reverted to friend codes.
To me, it was a major sleight. One they seem to be repeating an aspect of here with "Switch 2 Edition" games.

Sonic "CroosWorlds".
I keep noticing these little details.
I've yet to play a Sonic Racing game outside Sonic Rivals 1.
This does look interesting though.

Looking at the list, the obvious choices are there. Mario Kart, Party, RPG, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Pokemon... The list of existing franchises goes on.

Personally, I want to reach outside the box.
I voted Wario Platformer, buuut...
As someone said prior, Golden Sun. F-Zero would be a neat return, but it really should start to use elements from Captain Falcon's career as a bounty hunter. There's your spark Nintendo!
Starfox would be welcome too.

Although I'd still get it, I'm not a fan of the direction Zelda is going in. While to the contrary, following Legends Arceus, Pokemon has started to improve again.

This is straight up scummy.

@YoshiTails
Seconded. If I had the money.
Unfortunately, in legal terms, they do own the music afaik.

Kinda a stupid reason, but Nintendo is indeed quite prideful.
I still remember feeling the outright spite from them when they transitioned to OG switch, after Wii U failed them.

Imo, Isle Delfino, with a cruise ship opening area would be good.
As would a Bowser's Castle scenario.
Space would be great as well, but I'm unsure how that would work, considering it would be the space of Mario's world.
Village is also enticing.

Ultimately, Luigi's Mansion, for me, was at its best with atmospheric isolation and a sense of dread. The first entry nailed it far better than either successor, though 3 came close with some floors.
So I don't want it too cheesy. But cheese itself can still play a role.
But I've my doubts Nintendo would do something so wonderful again.
(Was redirected here from a recent article.)

Honestly, I like both. I couldn't decide at first, but the local art (to me) is just too busy, plus, I realized, a dragon in the art? Why for this game??
As much as I like the colorful art, the Eastern art just fits better.

@Princess_Lilly
I enjoy it a decent bit. I watched Inuyasha, greatly enjoying it. Then Touhou, and eventually became obsessed with kitsune.
Seeing there being a fox person playable, and a mention of folklore is almost enough to make me go get it on the spot. Alas, not enough funds for everything.