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"beat it in less than three hours and you got to see Samus in a bikini (look, it was a different time back then)"

And a better one.

@Agramonte Lots of adults are forced to do nothing but play outside of the home.

@olrodlegacy I'm not going to buy a game that wasn't fun the first time it came out.

I just wanted more of the challenge levels where you weren't wearing FLOOD.

I saw Harmonix and clicked. I saw mini-games... nope.

@Menchi187 Except Nintendo have the only useful hardware. PS4/Xbone are tied to your home, but so is a PC, so get the ultra powerful PC because it's the best option if you're teathered. But the Switch is actually useful because I can leave the house with it. The "lack" of power no longer matters at that point.

I thought the biggest problem with the controller was being able to actually pre-order one of these things.

@mike_intv The problem with auction sites disallowing pre-orders is that often times in order to get con-exclusives (San Diego being a primary example) the only way I can buy some of those things is to pre-order on an auction site.

I've been saying this since before the console was released and was met with derision by people on this very website.

The problem all of these QuadA developers, and Lanning, all have is that they don't realize where their demographic is anymore. Not every adult can sit their fat asses in front of a sixty inch 4K TV and play anymore. Adults are up and on the move now, they have places to be and the Switch is good enough to get the job done. They're stuck in the same immature mindset from a devade or fidyeen years ago when everyone my age DID have time to sit around all day. Tjete's a huge audience for the Switch, it's the only consile I can personally play, but they're all resisting change. Until Sony knocks it off, then it will be brilliant, yaddah yaddah.

I honestly found no joy in Trial of the Sword. It was tedious busy-work IMO.

"Practical Futurist and Creative Director"

What in the actual hell is this position?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if you want to make a fan version of a Nintendo game (or anything, really) give ZERO indication you're working on it until it's 100% done then dump it on the internet where it can be torrented, etc and regardless of what the rights holders tell you it's already out, available and can't be easily killed off.

@vincentgoodwin They did.

Unfortunately it's made my MercurySteam. I feel like the animation suffers from the same sort of stiff animation as their previous Castlevania game. Also, it has no atmosphere.

The swatting mechanic seems overused as well. Just watching the bit of treehouse stream it looks like you have to swat damn near everything all the time.

Sweet, it's going to be a Super Mario Odyssey Birthday for me this year!

Something about the animation seems off to me.

Hmm, it looks interesting. The graphics remind me of a few of the darker Sega Genesis games, names of which escape me at the moment. Definitely a Genesis vibe here though.

@FX102A Yes, yes yes!

That quote about if there were no NPC's, etc... it would still be a blast to explore by Damien Monnier is the highest praise the game could get given the original Zelda was literally based on Miyamoto wandering around the country side randomly discovering things. Aonuma might have out Miyamoto'd Miyamoto with Breath of the Wild.

I can't buy or play "interest" on my Switch. Make a game for the thing or shut up.

@JaxonH I wouldn't call it a co-op console.

@kobashi100 I've touted since the very first reveal of the Joycons that they need to make a JoyCon-D that has a digital pad instead of four buttons. I was made fun of again again.

@faint I'm getting SF and Tetris. I don't like the Disgeae games though.

Too bad it's such an old PC game but it's great I can carry it around and easily play it now. More shmups, more shumps!

I already downloaded Snake Pass the other day and I honestly don't enjoy it at all.

Hmm, Alpha MIssion II. Of all the shooters they could have picked from the Neo Geo why that one?

@S20TEW Yeah, I've had wireless connection issues as well. Sometimes the Switch can't even identify wireless networks all of my other wireless devices can.

@WrongChops Yes, we did. Even at 25 years ago not every game got a review, and at 36 years ago even less of them did.

The point of my post is that I'm capable of making my own choices without some dumb third party telling me what I like. I've played games for nearly forty years, I can tell what's good and what's bad without somebody else telling me what to like.

I love my Switch. Two major problems. Battery life is dreadful. And the Left JoyCon needs a D-Pad option. We have too many 2D games that either clumsily work with the Analog stick or are downright unplayable with the four face buttons.

I'd say a much bigger problem with these games, prominent in Metal Slug 3, is when you put on autofire. It doesn't even acknowledge you've pressed the button to start firing half the time.

@WrongChops News flash, we used to buy games all the time before there were reviews. We didn't used to have game reviews and had to judge things by photos and game covers only. Now we can watch videos and figure out if the gameplay suits our style.

Holy crap, what an update this week. Nintendo is getting just shy of $100 from me!!!

@OzHuski Which six? I assume it's other five listed for the UK plus one?

"An evolution of the excellent Wii U Pro Controller, the Switch variant retains the basic shape and input layout, save for the fact that the face buttons and right-hand analogue stick have swapped positions. This makes the pad feel more akin to the Xbox 360 / Xbox One controller, which is no bad thing in our book."

I think you meant to say that it's back to being like the Gamecube controllers were.

I really wasn't in to those optional colors but now that I've seen the single left and right colors paired up I'm really digging the blue. If only there were optional L-versions with a proper D-Pad then I would buy an additional pair in that color.

Ghost Blade isn't out until the 28th.

@NEStalgia They "foot" the ball, i.e. run, to the goal. It's ALL feet. Soccer and Rugby, which Football is an offshoot of, were all nder Association Football because they all involved "footing" a ball to a goal/net/etc... It had nothing to do with what part of the body touched the ball.

@lighteningbolt79 I'm a gamer who has zero time at home anymore. I haven't played a console game in fifteen months. As of March 3rd I now can again. 4K gigaflops be damned, the other companies offer me zero opportunity to continue console gaming.

Sold. I'll buy a shmup for any dang thing I own.

@FreakFerrett I'm not going to buy either of those games you mentioned so I don't care.

I'm in a position that feels unique but that I think is actually extremely relevant. My mother had a stroke back in 2015 and requires constant attention 24/7. When I'm not at work I'm with her at a facility keeping her company, working on physical therapy or helping her feed. Her facility is a long way from my home so when she does sleep I'm stuck with nothing to do really. And since I'm never home I haven't played a console in about eighteen months. The 3DS has kept me company in that time but I'm interested in deeper experiences. I could bring my Laptop but it's bulky and difficult to transport/setup/move out of the way if a medical situation arises for my Mom or her roommate. The Switch is about the perfect compromise.

Other people travel often for work, some commute to NYC from places as far away as New Hampshire and take multiple buses/trains/etc... to get to and from work with little more than a half hour to get things done before sleeping. They can play console-like games in transit now.

My Cousin has his own truck driving business and due to regulations if you make too good time driving through a state or you drive for some pre-determined length of time you are required to stop for a few hours or be fined (they actually check this as you enter and exit states electronically.) If he pulls over to a diner, etc... it's easier for him to whip out something small like his phone or tablet to keep himself occupied, especially in towns that don't have a movie theater. The Switch lets him play a full-size console game for an hour or two and then get back on the road.

There's a lot of potential here in places people might not expect. In places I haven't imagined yet. There's a lot to this little guy and I'm very excited for it.

Eh, they were both enjoyable games but maybe bring something new out now?

Something I've noticed nobody has asked, can you swap in and out multiple microSD cards? If you can quickly and easily do that then you won't even have to worry. Carry around several 256 or 512GB's and you're more than good to go.

@FX102A This has been my issue since they've announced everything. I'm not going to be playing multiplayer out and about. I'd prefer a left joycon with a D-Pad or anything 2D is pretty much out. I have no time to play games at home much anymore and I'm not about to carry around a secondary pro controller with me everywhere I go.

Helluva trailer, that's for sure.

@FX102A The other thing everybody keeps getting wrong is the issues with the price and with power. YOur PS4 is slightly cheaper, your PS4 is a bit more powerful. You can't play your PS4 in the car, on a plane on the train. The Switch is different. You're getting the best of Console Nintendo plus on the go. Hopefully third parties realize that's a HUGE untapped market. A lot of people these days are busy. I'm lucky to spend more than an hour at home, therefore a more powerful PS4 or XBone is useless to me. I can't play them. The Switch I can, I can play your console game at slightly less graphic fidelity anywhere I am and I can have the luxury of playing at home too when granted time. That's HUGE. And cannot be compared with the other two strictly consoles.

@FX102A It's a combination of fans who need to see an amazing launch lineup to shut up the haters who will crap on the lineup (no matter what, really) to continue justifying hating on Nintendo even though their own respective consoles had just as terrible launch releases.

@mjharper Samurai Cat Mario>All

This seems like a big mistake to me. A lot of US gamers have this thing about NOT buying Mario games anymore. Something to do with pretending they're adults and he's too kiddy or some nonsense. But they will buy Zelda still. There would be more sales momentum for the system with a new Zelda title to go with it.