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@marandahir I wouldn’t say they’re ‘a 2nd party developer for TPC’, they’re just a 3rd party developer, full stop. They existed long before TPC did, TPC simply being a partnership between GF, Nintendo, and Creatures.

“Cerny is a bit of a Pikmin fan at heart, and if that isn't something all of us capital-G Gamers can agree on, then we don't know what is.”

Agree on what? That he’s a Pikmin fan? If so, then sure, I’ll take his word for it. Agree that all of us are fans of Pikmin? Not at all.

@MeloMan I think you’re getting confused with Superstar Saga. The Koopalings aren’t in Partners in Time. Are they…?

Arguably the best in the series for me, other than perhaps Bowser’s Inside Story. I also felt like this game never outstayed its welcome - personally, every instalment from Dream Team onwards drags on for far longer than it needs to.

I actually play Mario Run every day, but I don’t bother with these events. Doing Toad Rally is the only way I can continue to earn enough Platinum Points to get all the NSO icons, now that Pocket Camp went paid, and FEH stopped adding new point challenges.

@FlyingDunsparce @Bustacap Just looked it up, yeah, it seems they changed it only back in September, so not that long ago either. Thanks for the heads up.

@Moroboshi876 @AussieMcBucket To bring the Game Boy in line with other Nintendo Classics NSO apps. It’s not just the GameCube that also does it, it’s the same for NES, SNES, and N64 - they use the coin sound effects from their flagship Mario games, too. Iirc, the GBA doesn’t yet, but maybe that will change soon as well.

@PJOReilly “Special shoutout goes to the excellent Captain Toad”

The Captain Toad image is missing. It’s a duplicate GameCube image instead.

@Metazoxan It’s Koei Tecmo, not Bandai Namco.

@JohnnyMind What’s the problem? I’m glad they included that and clarified that it’s not confirmed yet. I fail to see what the issue is.

The Yoshi render in the first image also matches the one seen in the Old Spice leak, which supports its validity, if there was still any doubt.

Super Mario RPG or Super Mario 3D World.

@LazyDaisy You can still change it. Microsoft permanently locked me out of the email I had tied to my second Nintendo Network account due to inactivity, but there’s an option on the Nintendo Support site to change the email linked to your NN to a different one, specifically for reasons such as this.

To anyone saying they want to try Superstars, save yourself the trouble and don’t. Worst sidescrolling Sonic game by a mile - in fact, I’d probably rather run 10 miles than go through the buggy, boring boss battles in this game again. Such a thoroughly disappointing title.

Nooo where are the hourly dreamy tracks 😩 Dreamy 9am is the best track in the whole game :’(

In New Leaf, Dream Towns used ‘dreamy’ versions of the hourly music. Is this still a thing in New Horizons? I can’t remember. If so, they should add those too.

@JimNorman It’s a Megaphone, not a Microphone.

@Anti-Matter No ARMS merch in the stores in Japan either. It’s pretty much exclusively Mario, Zelda, Animal Crossing, Splatoon, Pikmin, Metroid, and Kirby. They also had Famicom Detective Club goods in stock when the most recent game released.

@TheBoilerman So they’re actually two different products. The higher ones are shoulder bags, and the lower ones are cushions, with holes in the top and bottom so that you can also use them as hand warmers.

Japan, simply because it doesn’t have all that guff all over it.

@HammerGalladeBro Ah, I never played those games, but true. I think Pokken also had some voice acting iirc.

“Pokémon games have never, at least to our knowledge, had voice-over work. At least not the mainline games or direct spin-offs.”

What is New Pokémon Snap then?

“What if this Sandile has Absorb…”

It doesn’t.

@BrokenCiv Considering the museum, art exhibitions, theme parks, movies, stores, cafés, alarm clocks, music albums, vinyl records, etc. that they’ve opened/released in the past few years… I kinda feel like now is maybe the worst time to call them ‘dabblers’.

@PJOReilly “along with the Kirby and Mario Bros. scenes that come with the set”

Just to confirm, Kirby and Mario? Not Zelda and Mario? This isn’t necessarily a correction, just seeking clarification.

@JimNorman “it was formally her display picture on LinkedIn.”

I believe it should be ‘formerly’ in this case.

“…and before that, got a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from Kansas State University. While at Kansa State…”

Is ‘Kansa’ the singular form of ‘Kansas’? 😉

@Anti-Matter Why search it? It literally tells you the developer and that the publisher is Tencent in the very first line of the article.

@AccessibleDaydream Some of the development staff at Nintendo these days are young enough to have grown up with the DS and Wii.

@ArcadeSixties What games has the UK had cheaper digitally than physically prior to Switch 2? The entire time I lived in the UK (until 3 years ago), I bought almost all of my games physically because I could find them cheaper than their digital counterparts. As of the Switch 2’s release though, games being cheaper digitally seems to be Nintendo’s strategy across the board. I’m pretty sure it was the case for MK World and DK Bananza across Asia, Europe and North America.

In relation to the NSO controllers referred to in the article, it’s of course not a perfect workaround, but if anyone is planning to visit Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka/NY/SF, it is possible to buy the controllers at the Nintendo Stores in these cities, with proof of an NSO subscription (even if said subscription is from a different region) at the checkout. I managed to get the Japanese Famicom, Super Famicom and Mega Drive controllers this way from Nintendo Osaka.

@Max_the_German It’s still considered the first entry in the Yoshi series in much the same way Wario Land is the first in the Wario series though.

However, on that note, I understand Donkey Kong, DK Jr., DK3 etc all being considered by Nintendo as part of the DK series… but then where does that leave Mario Bros.? Wrecking Crew? I suppose they’re not ‘Super’ enough. That, and they’re not true platformers in the same way the games on this list are. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Liam_Doolan ‘Super Mario Bros. U’ should be ‘New Super Mario Bros. U’ in that list.

@Max_the_German Because it’s not called SMW2 in Japan.

Poor. No Mario Kart World, crazy prices for Galaxy 1 and 2, boring DLC/Switch 2 content for DK Bananza and Mario Wonder. Mario Tennis looks alright, but I won’t hold my breath after the last few entries. VB is an interesting addition, but the mandatory purchase of the stand is lame. No interest in the Talking Flower, due to its lack of interactivity. I might pick up Rosalina’s Storybook. Pokopia was honestly the best thing there imo.

And Z-A... I’ve never missed a mainline Pokémon game since Gen I, but the more I discover about this game, the more inclined I am to just straight up skip it. I think the Kalos starters’ Mega Stones being locked behind online Ranked Battle rewards might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for me.

Honestly, one of the few good parts of the Direct. Probably the thing I’m most interested in actually

Not yahoo. Not lovely to see this one finally confirmed. It should have been on the 3D All-Stars that we already paid for. Not purchasing.

@Krisi I agree 100%. I’m not normally one for the more realistic artwork, but this time it’s so much nicer.

Went and nabbed the Mewtwo sweater today.

@Sylamp @PerfectFrost Yeah, I saw those, but I wouldn’t have put it past Nintendo or Yacht Club Games to include that simply because the same game is downloadable on both consoles. Having flicked back through the Direct now though, I suppose the lack of Switch 2 iconography on some of the other games’ presentations does indeed probably indicate that Mina is getting two separate versions.

@PerfectFrost It doesn’t. It’s a release for the original Switch, that can also be purchased on Switch 2, as far as I can tell.

@Fiergala My point was more about how Japanese people in general don’t usually ‘behave’ anywhere near as badly as those in the West when it comes to stuff like this.

“Yep, we're sure people will behave totally normally in the queues for these...”

It’s Japan, where Sonic isn’t even that popular. They likely will behave totally normally.

@Chlocean I think you’re misremembering, as this has never been possible in any entry before. It always requires either other human players, or CPUs.

@9_10DOH64 You’ve changed the goalposts. First it was ‘it’s just a few bars’, to now ‘but it’s not the whole OST’. Why would anyone want the entire OST to be remixed from previous games? That would suck. Even Mario, probably the IP that remixes the largest amount of tracks from older games in its newer entries, still mostly introduces new songs with each instalment. I think we got what the vast majority of players were expecting and wanted, which is simply a handful of nostalgic remixes.

@PJOReilly “the Resort Layer gives us a Minecraft Country”

I haven’t got to this part of the game yet, but I would assume that it’s *Mine Cart Country?

@9_10DOH64 Then you’re not listening. I’m on the two ‘The Divide’ worlds, and can think of three, full tracks that I’ve heard from the original DKC so far, and another from its sequel.

The best Nintendo Life comment section I’ve seen in a long time 😂

@LazyDaisy I think that’s a good decision. Personally, at least in English, Mario and co. should sound American (or Italian in Mario & Luigi’s case), Zelda etc. should sound British. There are few things more jarring in European-inspired high fantasy than American accents.

Strange that Nintendo state “the sole and strap inspired by the sea”, because only the sole is. The strap is clearly meant to represent the sky.

@AlanaHagues As @Haruki_NLI pointed out, they’re Great Tusk and Gigantamax Butterfree, instead of ‘Ancient Tusks’ and ‘Mega Butterfree’.

@PJOReilly “I love how they've stolen the 2D sections from Super Mario 3D World wholesale, too.”

I might be misremembering, but do you mean Super Mario Odyssey? The 2D sections here seem much more reminiscent of that game.

@Liam_Doolan Should it be “No *one to blame but myself” in the tagline?