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So, the subweapon is the Sprinkler. Does that mean the Special will be Ink Storm?

I mean, you can already wear the Special Forces Beret, so it's not like this is the first instance of clothing that makes your inkling look ridiculous.

Dang it, I live really close to one of these, but I'll be gone that weekend for the solar eclipse! Dang it! The one time a Nintendo event is accessable to me the cosmos literally align to prevent me from going.

"Team Ketchup only lost because it had the majority of players"
Then explain Cake vs. Ice Cream for me

Looks interesting, but putting the sticks in the same places as DualShock controllers was a mistake.

To be fair, if you're making a Rabbids game, you kinda have to expect online negativity regardless of how good the game ends up being.
I still believe that the leaks were ultimately good for the game, as the initial reaction at E3 would've been seriously clouded by the negative reaction to a Rabbids game. The leaks turned the E3 reaction from "what? Mario + Rabbids? It kinda looks fun, but why oh why does it have to be Rabbids?" to "Oh wow! That Mario + Rabbids crossover is actually good! It's so much better than anyone could've expected!"

"your points reset at the end of each period"
They do? Oh dang, I thought they just reset after asking for and getting a bonus.

@BezBot Same, I played against two or three people on launch day that had them
Edit: Oh, maybe I'm thinking of another brush. I thought this post was saying the Brush class of weapons was coming soon

Mayo is generally better than ketchup for most foods/recipes, though given how many times I've been to barbeques with hamburgers/hot dogs and no mayo, I think Ketchup is going to easily win the popularity vote. (I mean, they never forget mustard, the quintessential niche condiment, but they almost without fail forget mayonnaise. It's to the point where I bring mayo for people to use if I know we're having burgers/hot dogs.)

Man, these prices suck. Hopefully NA's deals are better.
Edit: Okay, the Galaxy-style New 3DS XL is actually $174.99 for Prime members. That's pretty good; if I had the money I'd buy it.

Looks like Nintendo finally caved and allowed larger patches. This patch was ready weeks ago, but Nintendo wouldn't allow it because it was too big.

@KamenRiderClive If you look outside the NintendoLife bubble, the general reception to this song has been positive, so you aren't really in the minority.

I'd rather only get to play a few days a week than wait 10 minutes for matchmaking, only to have half the players disconnect.
Though hopefully enough people buy the game to justify having Salmon Run available all the time.

@Rika_Yoshitake So Pearl fans do exist

Sonic 1 seems to be working pretty well on Android... Are the other games bad enough to justify calling this a "trainwreck" and a "debacle"?

I wonder when the Android version will hit version 1

@abbyhitter Since Odyssey will have had almost a year of just polishing by release, I think 1080p/60fps is almost a given.

@legendwaker It's fine if Bowser kidnaps Peach, but now he wants to marry her?!? Now THAT'S going too far!

@maceng (I was trying to make a "The Mummy sucks" joke, but it wasn't very well thought out.)

How can something be "demastered" if the source film wasn't mastered to begin with?

I hope the delay is because Nintendo's listening to fan feedback and taking the time to put out a solid online system with built-in voice chat. Also, $20 is a great price.
I don't think that the delay necessarily means the Virtual Console will be delayed too. Nintendo could give us N64/GC/Wii titles this year and early next year, and just hold onto the NES/SNES titles until the service comes out. They don't even have to wait until then, in my opinion.

@thesilverbrick The Pro controller has some sort of design flaw where left and right inputs occasionally register as up (or down) inputs. Nintendo doesn't seem to acknowledge the issue, but based on the number of people complaining about it the problem is widespread.
I was actually excited for this article at first because I misread the title and thought someone had fixed the Pro Controller's D-pad issue, not the Joy-Con's.

From the direct thumbnail it looks like having spiral irises is a result of the ARMS mutation and not something everyone has in-universe, since Mechanica has normal irises.

He's on fire!

@Malcrash @DarkScythe13 Developer comments from last year (one of which being "Mania will be longer than Generations") imply that the game will have at least 10 zones.

Welp, Nintendo has officially won Japan.

I'd rather Tantalus prioritize nailing 720p in handheld than 1080p in docked. 720p on a TV isn't great, but 540p or worse in handheld mode would look a lot worse.

The fighter inaccurately called a robotic bear looks like it's from the same "ancient culture" (Mayan influenced) that was shown in that "history of ARMS" segment at the beginning of the Direct.

I didn't realize Inkling girl made any sort of a rude gesture until this update.
Heck, it looks more like a "We Can Do It!" girl power pose than an up yours gesture.

Speaking of the Animal Crossing app, where the heck is it? Did they decide to hold onto it until Animal Crossing Switch gets announced? Will the app be shown off at E3?

@Evenmoresteven The press release for the E3 plans said the Spotlight will focus on 2017 Switch releases. If you'll remember, the last Nintendo Direct "focused" on ARMS and Splatoon 2, and half of the direct talked about other games.

A friendly reminder that while Cave Story is free on PC, the upgraded Cave Story+ is not. Given the new features the Switch version has over Cave Story+, you can think of it as Cave Story++. While $30 is steep, it's justified.

NBA Playgrounds looks fun, but I'll be waiting until Charles Barkley is added so I can slam with the best.

It's a shame there's no option to use a router's wireless LAN for 12 player multiplayer. What I'd really like is to have 3 Switches connect with 4 players each, so my friends and I can have 12 player matches with 3 TVs.

Heh, half the comments are written by people that don't actually play Sonic games but from their 10 minutes of internet research think they've figured out why Sonic sucks or something.

Anyway, this level doesn't bode well for Sonic Forces, but it's still too early to make an accurate judgement of the game. Hopefully this level isn't representative of the rest of the Classic Sonic levels. After 4 years of dedicated development, if this game has Generations assets, then there had better be serious improvements elsewhere, such as having better levels, and more of them.

The only real surprise is that the Smash amiibo are coming soon, and (presumably) without a Smash Switch port. Splatoon 2 was all but guaranteed to get amiibo (speaking of which, I wonder if ARMS will get amiibo), and the 3 Link amiibo were in Breath of the Wild's code.

Monster Hunter: Totally Not Pokemon

Now that I look at that gameplay more, sand has replaced water in Green Hill Zone. Looks like it really isn't another GHZ clone

Sure, maybe critics as a whole just "don't get that this is supposed to be like an N64 platformer", but my advice to you all would be to play to game before judging the reviews too much. Sure, poor performance and wonky camera controls were common in N64 platformers, but our gaming standards are higher now. It's like if Shovel Knight released without saving, or if it had occasional crashes. Those were common in 8-bit and even some 16-bit platformers, but if you released a game with those issues today, it's seen as a negative.
Personally, I wasn't going to buy this game at launch, so I can't say whether the reviews are correct since I won't be playing it for a while.

The linked Nintendo Everything article doesn't have any sources, so this article should be labeled rumor, or at least unconfirmed.

Does it fix the Moblin ragdoll freezing? Otherwise, looks great so far!

You forgot the part where you dye it yellow so you look like a luchador

I feel like the specials are really balanced this time around. For instance, Splashdown might seem a little useless, but it turns out you can hit Inkjet users with it if they're above you. At the same time, Inkjet users have control over their altitude, so in theory they can dodge it. Also, the best use I found for Splashdown is to roll some of your home turf to charge it up, then Super Jump into a dangerous place and use it.

@ACK Data use really needs to be talked about more in online gaming. Even though I game on WiFi, thank you for taking a look at that.

"In an interesting little nod that shows Nintendo's advertising team wasn't fully sure of the features when making the original 'preview trailer', the actor is shown playing Skyrim on a plane with the Joy-Con detached. Actually, the use of wireless controllers is out when Flight Mode is enabled (because of the Bluetooth, probably), so unless you want frustrated aircrew telling you off keep those Joy-Con clipped in."

Well, actually, Bluetooth is allowed to be used during flights except during takeoff and landing. "Flight Mode" is only for takeoff and landing, unless you live in a country or are flying on an airline with unusually strict flight laws.

This looks fun, so once the Switch isn't in use every free hour of the day by one of my roommates or I playing Breath of the Wild, I'll probably buy and download it.

Well, those leaked dev documents said Nintendo was working on cloud storage, so the question isn't if cloud saving will come, but when. The fall subscription seems likely, but perhaps they'll implement it beforehand.

@Sakura @erv I can confirm that the linked guide is great. ;P

Digital Foundry is avoiding answering whether or not they've tried rebooting the system with the Joy-Con attached. Since they have a history of claiming they're right even when contradicting evidence is brought up, I think they just forgot to reboot the system [with the Joy-Con attached] and are embarrassed that they messed up.