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These sound good but I'd reaaaaally like another round of DLC with Roshi, Jiren, Toppo and Kefla at least!

Soooo where can we download or buy the song? I'd really like to add the MP3 to my playlist.

No thank you!

Skyward Sword is a pretty awful game, even if you ignore the motion controls. It is incredibly repetitive and dull, and most of the game feels like filler. If it wasn't a Zelda game it would have got even worse reviews.

Can't see myself ever wanting to go back to this especially after the brilliant BotW.

As a relatively new Switch owner I'll probably pick up Fire Emblem Warriors, even though I had the 3DS version. Would defo get MK8 if it was on sale too, but alas

'As huge fans of Piranha Plant at Nintendo Life HQ, we couldn't be happier to see it included in the roster and agree that straying from the usual "hero/heroine" stars is wonderfully refreshing.'

Does the author of this article speak for the whole NL team? I find it hard to believe everyone in any group of people have the EXACT same attitude/thoughts regarding something. This seems very much like trying to push a narrative.

@johnvboy 'It's all personal opinions fella,if you do not like the new Pokemon games then fair enough,but a lot of people are clearly enjoying these games.'

Which is precisely why I said it's fine to like or dislike the game, and why it is truly asinine for this writer to try and dismiss legitimate criticism.

'And as for your numbers statement,I am pretty sure if these titles had bombed you and others would be seeing it as a vindication of your issues with these games since they were announced,but now they are selling well you guys always fall back on the old "just because it sells well does not mean it's any good" line'

Excuse me? Don't try and pretend you know me. I was planning on picking the game up closer to Christmas. I don't care how well it sells, but I do care about the brand of 'us vs them' journalism which the final paragraph of this article employs. As I said, it's disgusting, dismissive, and very Trump-esque in tone.

'As you'll no doubt be aware by now, the games have caused an awful lot of division among players and fans; the games have reviewed very nicely indeed among critics, and we're starting to see a much more positive outlook from players on social media now that the games are firmly in their hands, but the odd few are still causing trouble and attempting to smear the game's very existence. Sales figures speak louder than angry internet words, however, and things are definitely looking good for the new titles.'

This is a VERY troubling statement on a number of levels. Trying to paint over legitimate criticism of the game because 'look at these numbers, the best numbers!' is VERY Trump-esque language and should be shunned at all levels. And saying some are 'causing trouble?' I guess these troublemakers are enemies of the people?!

People are allowed to like or dislike the game. This hive-mind 'EVERYONE MUST LIKE EVERYTHING' approach is disgusting and I'm tbh I honestly can't believe Nintendo Life would allow this. I used to think NL was quality gaming journalism but this REEKS of the same type of 'them vs us' journalism that places like BuzzFeed thrive on.

Sort it out because this is pathetic.

EDIT: Can we can an official comment from @damo on this please because the more I think about this the more troubling and insulting the tone of that paragraph is.

@electrolite77 not really. Selling about 116k for a Pokemon game is pretty bad if you ask me and pales in comparison to Sun/Moon numbers.

Very impressive, at least when compared to the pathetic UK numbers.

It would feel wrong to have Nintendo games on other platforms. That said, I can understand the appeal from the investor side of things. Releasing MK8 on PS4/XBO would easily ship another 10 million copies.

Tbh I think it would be more likely for Nintendo to create their own subscription/cloud service that would be playable on other consoles but would also require you to purchase the game.

Of course, the second they did that Nintendo's own hardware sales would tank because let's face it, without the pull of Nintendo's software the consoles aren't that great.

Funny, I spent all year telling myself £40 was too much to spend on a Dragonball Z fighting game and yet the second it dropped on Switch I spent £50 on the eShop version like it was nothing!

@Heavyarms55 maybe people have already played Ultimate at events etc. and besides, it isn't like the Smash formula has changed much in the past 20 years. If you didn't like Smash the first four times, it's unlikely Ultimate is going to change anyones mind.

Am I correct in saying that, so far, the only continued success that Nintendo has had on mobile is FEH?

@westman98 and I find your arrogance ridiculous, so jog on!

I dunno if Nintendo can hit that target. People (including me)said Smash would save the Wii U, yet nothing of the sort occured. A mild bump at launch but that was it.

And I don't thinkt he Pokemon effect is enough to sell 15m units, not without some cheaper bundles or sales.

For the love of god can someone PLEASE explain to me why the crappy Netflix Castlevania series seems to receive near universal praise??

All I can see is an extremely average and dull show with bland characters and VERY sub-par animation. Honestly the animation is so bad that I nearly turned off after the first ten seconds and it doesn't improve. Someone please tell me why this show is considered good??

If this guy goes anywhere near Zelda with the same guttertrash standards then we're in for a very rough time indeed.

@saintayu never have I seen a more obnoxious, arrogant and elitist comment. You are the personification of everything that is wrong with the Nintendo fanbase, and the reason we all get labelled as fanboys.

Funnily enough, I almost guarentee that you would not be making such stupid comments if the Switch was actually capable of running games as visually intensive as RDR2.

Glad this has come out, was getting bored of PoGo

@TheGameSquid I too gave up on that game. Played about 10-15 hours and was then like 'you know what? I'm not actually enjoying this' and stopped.

Would possibly give the game a second chance on Switch though.

Ffs Nintendo why can't I play these games on Switch already!

@Anti-Matter
Tips for Cuter looking:
1. Make it Chibi Nendoroid proportion.
2. Add with goofy & silliness.

These aren't particularly great ideas for a main Pokemon game. And in fact has already been done before with the spinoffs like Rumble. If you want this kind of graphics go play that. Not every game has to look the same.

@Anti-Matter every day I get happier and happier that you are not and never will be on the development teams for anything that I like.

I think the Pokken style is great and should be the benchmark for Pokemon graphics/style going forward.

Have never even heard of this game before.

@TheFanatic hardly revolutionary. If you think any of these things are 'innovative' then you real do live upto your name as 'TheFanatic'.

Pokemon has been imagination starved for a while now. I think GF has done as much as they can with the series and would be nice to see it with a fresh pair of hands.

@Anti-Matter you've got to be the world's most persistent troll. You do realise people are allowed to like things other than was you personally dictate? And that your consistent talking down to anyone who enjoys different things is INCREDIBLY rude and immature?

@UmbreonsPapa nice strawmanning.

DBZ runs great on Switch. I imagine the Switch version would have sold better if it had been released alongside the other versions or perhaps with DLC included. Right now on other formats you can pick up the Xenoverse 2/Fighter Z double pack for the same price as Fighter Z solo on Switch. Not great value there which is sure to harm sales.

@Rhaoulos because 'New Nintendo Switch' sounds just as dumb as it did when it was 'New Nintendo 3DS XL'

@Drache_Kaiser @KIREEK

Kid Icarus: Uprising as well if I remember correctly?

For about two years I used the OG 3DS has a music player. Thinking back on that really makes me wish the Switch had a ton more features. Pretty pathetic really, for a £280 'premium' device. Shame on Nintendo and shame on anyone who defends them for this.

@Dalarrun WOW your comment is just mind blowing. You have zero idea how the average consumer thinks do you? The Switch is, by all virtue, a tablet. Whether you agree with that or not is irrelevant. When the consumer looks at it, they see a tablet with two controls stuck on the side. I actually had to tell my mother-in-law not to get one because she thought it would at least have basic functionality, which it doesn't. Lost sale for Nintendo; if you actually liked the company and wanted them to succeed you'd stop defending them for crap like this as it only hurts their bottom line.

How about they fix the glitches first? Am forever still getting stuck in scenery.

fAkE nEw$

Glad Fighter Z had somewhat of a bump due to it's Switch release. Have resisted buying it on PS4 all year but finally took the dive on Switch - it's a great game!

@smashboy2000 why?

When's the Fighter Z review gonna be out?

@Heavyarms55 funnily enough people tend to wear Christmas sweaters every year and have done since the 1980s.

I'm not too bothered. The only way I would have picked up the physical edition anyway is if it had had reaaaaallly nice art (which it probably would have)

God this makes me so happy. Loved this game on GC and honestly think it should have been given the remaster treatment on Wii U with that sweet 3DS connectivity. Can't wait!

Please please PLEASE keep review scores. The whole argument against them is busted; review scores provide a much wider scale than simple words do.

Honestly if there is a game I'm on the fence about or am just partially considering, there is no way I'm going to read a whole review about the game. And a 'recommended' doesn't tell me enough information, but a 8/10 would tell me everything I need to know about whether a game is worth my time and money.

Nintendo Defense League out in full force today. I highly doubt this is an isolated incident and it's great that some of the smaller guys are speaking up. Nintendo not even getting the eShop up to date before launch with a trailer is truly pathetic.

@Grumblevolcano I do hope you're being sarcastic, because a port of seven year old last-gen game hardly counts as support...

@Cobalt I agree on FE. Looks far from acceptable, almost as dated as the Wii games. But Nintendo doesn't really have any decent looking games atm.

I hope Nintendo has games other than Fire Emblem planned to fill the early 2019 void.

God this series was really really dire. I don't know why it seems to be so popular. The animation is bad, the story is bad, the VA is bad. Honestly what the hell do you people see in it!?

@bezerker99 nope.

People said Smash would save the Wii U. It didn't.

@RushDawg what makes the Christian Whitehead version 'vastly superior' to say the M1 3DS version? I've played both extensively and definitely prefer the 3DS version.

@Lordplops so you don't believe in helping consumers make informed choices about which version of a game they'd want to buy?

@SmaggTheSmug that sounds like a great idea!!

There is no way Waluigi is actually worthy of a place in Smash. He only exists as a padding character for sports games and was created for the sole purpose of being Luigi's Wario.

That said, I would LOVE a 2D e-shop platformer that has you switching between Wario and Waluigi. Make it happen Reggie!

Sigh Reggie you just don't get it. Those with an affinity for those franchises, we are all getting old now. You have lost the ability to resonate and keep with current younger audiences I'm afraid.

Anecdotal story; between the ages of 4-10 my nephew LOVED Nintendo and wouldn't stop talking about Mario and Zelda and Pokemon to me to the extent at which it got annoying. Now though he's into Xbox. You lost that customer.

Reasons for this? Slow to get multi-plats and WAY behind the curve with online. Super popular games are slow to get on your system (Fortnite etc) and you miss the initial trend. Also pricing; when a parent sees a PS4/X1 with two games on the shelf for £200-£250 that looks WAY more attractive than £280 Switch with zero games.

Get with the times Nintendo.