MeloMan

Sword of Hope reminds me of Shadowgate, Univited, and Deja Vu so I'm not surprised to see Kemco behind it (From the Kemco-Seika days). I'll definitely be giving that a whirl. Gradius may get some air time too.

Sheesh, it's turning into the GameBoy with all the 3rd party attachments all over again. I can't imagine some of the Frankenstein monsters on the way.

I remember getting this in time for my birthday. I was determined to master it since I didn't get to master GoldenEye.

I'm still in awe of how many armless characters will be driving Karts/Bikes this time...

I still say osmosis-- So Mario is snacking on Fire Flowers, Stars, Cape Feathers, and Hammer Bros. suits too...?

Unieyes and teeth all present and correct.

Funny... I snapped up that icon back in the day and had NO IDEA what Nintendo system it was. I'm surprised it took this long 😅

I honestly saw the numbers as lazy anyway because they didn't want to come up with subtitles. Hopefully we never see them again; Useless confusion.

Last Window... I don't think that came out in NA, but I don't recall. Definitely liked Hotel Dusk: Room 215. I still need to play the follow up to Trace Memory.

I knew Melee was haunted.

I'm here for the 8 and 16bit soundtracks, so hearing Kid Icarus has dropped is music to my ears.

@Dev-N That's all I need right there!

I see the ZL button is very small and index-y-- I can't see it having a use for Gamecube games, so I really don't see why they included it without at least making it a full blooded button.

I just wrapped up Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Gonna play the demo of Star Ocean 2 since I have no idea when I will be getting around to playing it proper. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will continue.

Ah yes... the undoing of society.

My backlog is big enough to float me at least a year. By that time I'll revisit getting a Switch 2.

@GammaPhonic your comment is exactly what I was thinking after reading this article. It seems like every time Retro gets started with something original, Nintendo shoves them to another project. I don't know all the internal workings, so I won't say what's fair and what's unfair, but let's just say I would love to see more original content from them.

Niche and nifty, but that's about it. It's not on my to do list. We shall see.

Thank you, NL, when you guys have your bonkers articles like this it always brings a smile to my face. Allow me to indulge in more limbless silliness:

Bob-omb
That damn Lakitu Cloud... (smiling and stuff...)
TriClyde

Lots of great comments that I share similar feelings with. I feel that Bayo 3 was grand in vision, but didn't hit some of the series highs I was expecting from previous installments. For one, I felt it was trying to split time unnecessarily with a second character (though I liked her). The plot felt weak to me, like they they've run out of directions to keep going with the Trinities of Reality. It's easy for me to say that I would prefer Kamiya to keep helming the series "just because" he's the father of it, but I remain optimistic that this is a blessing in disguise as perhaps, this series IS in need of new eyes. I want to see the series evolve, but I need it to still maintain what makes it special. For now, I'll just consider it on the shelf.

I wonder if you can actually hook up a real mouse to the Switch 2 dock to use?

Ah yes... the weekend. Mother's Day weekend here in the States. I'm getting all my gaming out of the way before tomorrow. GameFly is canceled for now so I can focus on my immediate backlog. On tap today is...

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2
Long overdue. Four main stages to go before late game.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Finally, and I can't wait. Main feature.

Wonderful piece. There's two things I can say for sure in my life: 1) If it weren't for videogames, I wouldn't have totally become the person I am today, and likely would've picked up worse vices, and 2) specifically playing Switch 1 was like a "here's is your Nintendo gamer life" era-- How far I've come as a gamer and the person within. Switch feels poetic in my life. Honestly, if I walked away today from gaming, I "could" be satisfied playing Switch until I played all I wanted to play, then just retire-- That's how awesome the Switch was for me.

It may just be a comment from him, but hopefully 3rd parties will take notice and aim for physical as much as possible. I know everything isn't that simple, but the physical audience is quite large and quite vocal, so it'd be wise (for now) to pay attention.

My time has already been at a premium so not much will change there. I'm interested to see how this game key card situation will play out because I usually rent games and beat games from GameFly. I assume GameFly will adopt game key cards as well.

I need to play this game.

Gonna have to jump system generations eventually.

I CANNOT WAIT for this game. One of my all time favorite movies gets the game it should've had.

I see no point to code in box. None.

Switch 1 for the first year. I'll circle back next year unless I come across an offer (or money) I can't refuse.

I guess I'm a Shantae fan because I've played them all up until now. Side note, I love the original artwork for Shantae more than I do the modern artwork.

I can't say every Nintendo system has had a profound innovation attached to it, sometimes it was a little more subtle. I don't require Nintendo to go all out every generation anyway. I feel like at this point they've hit a plateau, and while they will always introduce little quirks, I think the weirdest, most radical stuff, is in the past now because they know what they need to do to stay successful. We'll see what happens after this generation.

I want to play devil's advocate here and ask, honestly, so what if it was? If the game was not built with AI, does it matter that much? I'm honestly asking, please provide opinions.

One thing about when Nintendo throws their weight behind a third party and a game of theirs, Nintendo will make sure that it has everything it needs to be a hit.

So one of the first things I did was start paring down my wishlist and prioritized my backlog, both for now, and into the future to prepare for Switch 2. I have 2 main tasks: Complete The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Xenoblade Chronicles X THIS year, the sooner the better, and the former first. My immediate backlog consists of another priority-- Bringing the Gunvolt series to a close by beating Luminous Avenger iX 2, then in turn Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. The former will be kicked off today.
Lastly, I am kicking off Gravity Circuit and am going to try to dispose of that this weekend.
Honorable mention and retro throwback will be Super Thunder Blade... Just wanted to see more of that game to know what it's about.

Sorry for anyone that got that error, I didn't come across it and updated to 20.0.1 last night.

No code so far...

Did people get this upset when Mario brandished his nips, wore short sleeves, showcased the stitching in his coveralls or... gasp... unveiled his 3D model for the first time? Times change, and it's OK. Love whichever you like, but progress, for better or worse, is still progress.

Finally. I've been wanting this in past generations when I've wanted to sell my previous gen system. This time though I'll be handing my Switch 1 to my mom and I'll be getting Switch 2. I assume this doesn't go for save data...?

Dang, I too thought it was an eShop filter. Also, so you can hide certain things from the virtual card but can't hide certain games from your play history? Seems half thought out, though I know you can just block your WHOLE play history...

So a shot at being on GameFly. Cool. Although, I did pass on a recent 50% off sale...

Typical corporate nonsense, or in this case, a day in the life of EA.

Most excited, with no confirmation, would have to go to Star Fox. Star Link teased me with an idea of what it could become, yet combining with the best qualities from SF64, SFA, and SF:A and online multi-player, it could become a major must have. F-Zero is right behind that for me, but it's been too long for SF.

I'm focusing on accessories for the first year, so express microSD card for sure, and if my Switch 1 power cord doesn't work, then I'll consider an AC adapter. I've made due with my Switch power cord and separate adapter just fine-- Just need to know NS2's power requirements and I can figure it out from there. I don't "need" the NS2 Pro Controller, but I've always wanted a second pro controller anyway, and it's apparent "sexiness" is irresistible, so I will pursue that, too. 2026 I will pursue NS2 and it's games.

Nothing is happenstance. The software may have been ready which I can agree with, but the aging Switch 1, combined with Switch 2 having all of those months to ramp up and build hype in time for the holiday season where more games will come, combined with fiscal numbers as shareholders have a saying in things too, equals the grand decision to drop in June. Oh and, you probably wouldn't want to drop this when a new Playstation or Xbox comes out, which is something Nintendo hasn't even remotely done since the release of the GameCube. No, there was thought in this decision. Whether it was the best decision time will tell.

Most days I just forget. Sometimes I pop in and there's the odd interesting thing, but nothing I can't get elsewhere. I must need to set some notifications or something because I always seem to miss when there's an F-Zero 99 special event/etc, or something like that. But most of the time I catch that on my Nintendo News through my Switch anyways so, six of one half dozen the other I suppose.

Year of the ninja in full effect!

@Yoshi3 This is why I double dipped. Clearly there's more story to tell, so I'm hoping Switch 2 will see an X2, even an X3 if it comes to it.

Anything other than the full fat game on the physical cart is not worth being on your shelf. It's a shame because physical collectors are really doing nothing more than collecting the physical game case these days. Since you have to do a digital download anyway with these code in boxes and game key cards, all they should be doing is making digital downloads resellable, but, that's apparently where the game key cards come in. You fake own it, but can real sell it. I've slapped my forehead so many times at all this...

Hmph... jump (suit) man.

There's two that come to mind for me:

Bloodless
Gravity Circuit