MasterGraveheart

Evil Leia looking good here! Hoping to see Claude before too long, but really wanna see Dorothea, Mercedes, Hilda, and Hapi too.

And people wonder why gamers are hesitant to make the plunge to digital.

I now look at my folios of Switch games and am glad for what's there.

I was really hoping I could have caught Steven Universe on a discount, but... alas...

@G_and_Thomas Funny you should mention that? I thought "Monkey Kong" looked more like George from Rampage too!

Honestly, if they can cut down on the influence and role of the non-Robotnik humans? It'll be a step up. I want a SONIC movie. Not "Donut Lord's Friends co-starring Some Blue Guy."

Glad to have this one! Though, I am sad that this platform means they'll probably never do even digital soundtrack releases and keep it all on the streaming app. I'd love to add some of these to my general everything playlist.

@Olliemar28 And there's nothing wrong with that. Heck, I've got a lot of port hopes! Point was, considering Capcom didn't port World to Switch and instead gave them their own similar title to work with instead, I'm kind of hesitant to be ready to pencil it in. Heck, a lot of slam dunk ports didn't make it over to Switch from Capcom's side specifically.

If it does, though? I'll certainly have a spot in my folio for it. Or, whatever I'll need to store my Switch successor games.

Apologies if it came across as hostile or anything like that.

Nintendo, start treating your partners right today, or risk losing them tomorrow.

I'm going to avoid commenting on the unhinged hate Daisy gets for no justified reason and say that it's really bold of Nintendo Life to presume Capcom'll /bother/ porting Wilds to the Switch Successor (I can't call it Switch 2 until I know for sure, sorry). Honestly, there's been a lot of slam dunk ports for Switch that never happened, so, I'm very... hesitant to get excited over speculation, know what I mean?

...Seriously, the actors paying for J.J. Abrams' sins... >.>'

Respectfully, Alana? My answer is no.

Chrono Trigger, the Mana games, the Final Fantasy Tactics games, all would be ripe for 2D-HD remakes. They're gorgeous, and frankly? I don't care how many there've been. I want more because I wanna keep polishing greats like Chrono Trigger (can you tell I want an HD-2D remake of Chrono Trigger?).

Even better? NEW games that come from those franchises that use the HD-2D style! Octopath Traveler is great and deserves its notoriety. But that doesn't mean other franchises can't have fun with it. Can you imagine a true sequel to Chrono Trigger (there it is again) in the 2D-HD style? So we can get the awful taste of Chrono Cross out of our mouths?

This is still giving me "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" vibes, and not in a good way (is there a good way?). This feels like it's going to be the Bomberman: Act Zero of the franchise.

That's fine? But it's nowhere near where it should be. That entire NES/SNES/Genesis/Master System/Game Boy/Game Boy/Game Boy Advance/N64 Color back catalog needs to be ready to go yesterday.

Honestly, as long as it can play the current-gen stuff without major compromise (i.e. Final Fantasy VII R-Trilogy, Elden Ring, etc.), I'm good. It doesn't need to be ready for PS6 or Xbox-Whatever stuff. We're Nintendo fans. We know it ain't gonna be cream of the crop graphics (though I maintain GameCube games looked WAY better than OG Xbox or PS2 games by and large). We just need it to run well and be fun.

Thanks, I hate it!

@N00BiSH That is exactly what I was thinking of watching that trash.

Love Alexey and Henk! Here’s to the next 40 years of Tetris!

I wasn't a big fan of how heavy Sonic 2 leaned into its human non-Robotnik cast, so, if Sonic 3 can avoid that mistake and keep the focus on the actual game characters and not the self-inserts, it'll be a winner!

There isn't a lot I would expect from Nintendo. Maybe trailers for already announced projects like Pokemon Legends A-Z, Metroid Prime 4, or Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Fully new announcements, though? No, I think Nintendo'll do its own separate event like when the Switch was announced.

I'm honestly convinced this game is just toast and never coming out... and I'm okay with that.

File me under "doubtful." January, after the holiday rush, is more likely, especially leading up to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and a rundown of what's coming out for Switch leading up to the Switch Successor, which I'm trying to avoid calling Switch 2, just in case they wanna avoid the PlayStation thing of just going 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., and seem like they're imitating. I've been calling it the Switch Neo, personally!

Lloyd & Sheena canon romance confirmed, let's go!

Honestly, I'm not even mad? I just want them to get it right after working so hard on it.

Pre-ordered because I want that barrel pen holder to go with my Donkey Kong figure.

@Anti-Matter Okay, fiiiine. I declare the PS2 sold... 777 more units than the N-Gage. There. I'm not that heartless.

Okay, fine.

I officially declare Sony sold zero PS2s.

It's about as legitimate as Sony's claim.

Congratulations to Sony for being the worst-selling console of all time in the PS2!

...Congratulations on Nokia's N-Gage for not being the worst.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised. Between Switch and Steam Deck, console power in a portable form is probably more of the long-term future and, as a Nintendo die-hard, I'm kinda proud that Nintendo really started that trend. I know, I see you PSP/PS Vita. You were great... but you were handhelds first and foremost. Switch, Steam Deck, that's console power and it's equivalent to consoles at the time. There's no question about that. I think Sony getting back into the portable game, and Microsoft doing something similar (Xbox Go, anyone?) is kinda inevitable at this point. Especially if the Switch successor does even half as good as the Switch classic.

I have a 1.5tb for my Switch... and I'm ready for the 2tb... XD

Fingers crossed for the Tengen version to be added! That one has to be, like, the holy grail addition now, right?

It makes perfect sense! The Nintendo Directs are so early in the morning for so many around the world, they want fans to wake up on time for 'em and pull in those sweet sweet viewer numbers.

I’m bummed out about the alterations, but I freely admit that a part of it is due to wanting something more akin to the more revealing original. Sure, I do also believe in staying true to the original intended designs, and that the west, the US especially, is very prudish when it comes to sexuality, but I’m also not going to downplay that I do like the scantly-clad original. It doesn’t help that the shirt and pants they added are basically flesh-toned. If they needed to add, maybe they shoulda used chainmail and not just pretend with the flesh-colored shirt?

It would be nice if things in games like this changed depending on the player’s age, but that might be more trouble than it’s worth for a bit of pixel titillation.

Be stronger than that cesspit of pain and anguish. Fight for your fans and live for your family. <3

Still doing a summoning circle for the original six games, along with Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright, to get a re-release.

Free Time: chuckles I'm in danger!

@PikaPhantom It might not have been at the start, but Banjo-Tooie was shown as an upcoming game during one of their teaser rolls for N64 games. They showed the box art and everything.

Battletoads & Double Dragon is a good one, though I ACTUALLY prefer the NES version, just because it's what I grew up with. Hopefully that one'll come soon.

Kunio-Kun games are usually good adds, but the other two feel very random.

I still remain in the camp that Nintendo just needs to dump their available catalogue (meaning the games with the licensing rights and the like) on NSO, and maybe work with third party partners of yore to get their games on there. God knows I'm STILL waiting to see the return of the Road Rash trilogy from Sega Genesis. Especially Road Rash II!

Also Mischief Makers for N64.

And Banjo-Tooie. It was announced with N64 NSO up front! It's LONG overdue!

Never heard of him. But I also don't play or follow competitive, so...

keeps edging out the CPU... barely

@Ryu_Niiyama That's fair, though I do wonder why they don't just do codes on cards like they do for other digital games. It's gotta be way cheaper than producing full boxes.

I saw this earlier in the week, but I'm so glad to have seen a bigger detailing. I missed a lot the first time through. If this didn't win, I'd have boycott all of Lego as a consequence... for all I could have done. ^^;

I genuinely wanna know what the point of a "code in a box" is. If you wanna sell to people who want something for their shelves, let them order it separate and not charge full price. If they're buying for the game, they might as well just buy off the eShop itself.

Or are publishers afraid people won't be able to FIND their games because Nintendo has done such a poor job of maintaining their storefront with all the AI art-flip games or the thousand versions of AAA Clock they've allowed on there?

Nice! I rather enjoyed this version of Carmen Sandiego, too.

And, like so many others here, the song is stuck in my head again. DO IT ROCKAPELLA!!

Hmmmm... tough choice. I'm gonna have to say... yes. To all. :3

Okay, okay, top three?
1. Final Fantasy VIIs
2. Baldur's Gate 3
3. Eldin Ring

Bring on the Shantae icons!

Also, Tifa, Plague Knight, MegaMan.EXE, Chun-Li, Hollow Knight characters, and Ryu Hayabusa.

This was good just for a pro-active, action-oriented Princess Zelda who wasn't afraid to get involved and jump into the action. Actually my favorite Zelda until the Tears of the Kingdom incarnation. Sure, she still got captured on occasion, as was the plight of boy-focused 80s cartoon shows, but this was still way better than a lot of what we'd gotten at the time.

That female Merchant is giving me HUGE Marle (from Chrono Trigger) vibes. I love it. <3

Probably for the Switch successor (I'm still not convinced it's called "Switch 2." Maybe "Switch Neo" or something else completely while maintaining the Switch principle?). I'd be totally on board for it, though! I love that game. <3

Ecclesia is probably the one for me too, but Portrait of Ruin makes a respectable showing in my considerations (but all three are EXCELLENT).

Of course, we /might/ also get all three in whatever super deluxe ultra chocolatey fudge-coated mega ultra super expensive collection they offer too, so, there's that to consider.

Pam would totally drive the Battle Bus... into the ground. Because she's drunk.

Honestly? It's his own fault. He was well aware of the motion he was making.

sigh

Have we learned nothing from Bomberman: Act Zero?

$400 is the price I'm thinking it'll be, $350 would be ideal, $300 would be a pie in the sky for me. $500... let's face it, I'll buy it, but I'll be actually unhappy with that price point. Unless it's a huge, PS5-surpassing, power upgrade or something, WITH the portability AND backwards compatibility out of the box. THEN the $500 price point would sting less.

Also, bundle it with a Super Metroid Armorless Samus Statuette.

Just because.

Wow, more decent prices from LEGO. Have they learned their lesson?

Probably not, but, we shall see.

I totally want that Donkey Kong set, tho!

Wow, and those prices are surprisingly not entirely terrible (though the Able Sisters' shop seems a touch high, considering it's just the front of the store).

Speaking of the Ables, though, I really wish the second figure was Sable instead of a villager. I mean, come on... she gets virtually no love already, at least give her a LEGO figure!