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Preordered a physical copy from Best Buy due to be delivered today. With four Switch's in house and the option to play with those not having a physical copy on their console our family is bound to have some fun with this. Even the bowling looks really promising.

Hopefully Nintendo gives us a look at some of what we can look forward to the rest of the year at some point this summer.

Really looking forward to this. I have a physical copy preordered so I can share it around the house. Interested to see how the download play works for multiple consoles and one copy of the game.

@Kirby_Girl Shantae games have historically been great 2D pixel based mobile platformers starting on the GBC before others were released on the DS and 3DS. Only more recently did they switch to hand drawn characters with their Kickstarter based Shantae and the Half Genie Hero on current consoles including the Switch. This is a continuation of that same art style with a few improvements. For me the gameplay and quirky story are top notch, been waiting on this game for a while. Most of their games go for a cartoon style image over a more realistic one.

@Kalmaro I think you mean it's Reyn's time to shine!

@RogerFederer

@JMR_Alden Yeah Lance Barr and his infamous high tech toaster design. He still works at Nintendo as a Design & Brand Director. He also designed the SNES, NES Zapper, NES Advantage, NES Max, and also worked on the Wii and Wii Nunchuk.

8/10. The answer on the original Famicom having detatchable controllers I thought was false. Also apparently I wasn't aware of the Color TV-Game as I thought the Game & Watch was the start.

Yes, please. Probably my favorite DKC game for sentimental reasons (the only one I owned as a kid). Though the first game is a masterpiece as well.

@BenAV Yeah Wayforward was very late to post it to the eShop waiting until one week prior to launch. Most other titles sit in the eShop for months with with the ability to preorder.

@Ralizah Same here. Pre-purchased the second it went live last week and have been counting the days to play since it's already installed.

@Entrr_username Except that it's PETA. But like I've said, when PETA wants something there are a lot of us that want to do the opposite just to spite them (in a good, non-cruel to actual animals way).

I love animals and all, but because PETA wants something makes me want Nintendo to just completely ignore them (like they will). I mean PETA is a complete joke, marketing department a bunch of drunk frat boys ("I'd rather go naked than wear fur" was one of their slogans), etc, etc. You'd think they'd put their efforts into something worthwhile, like I don't know... protecting actual animals.

Grabbing Minecraft Dungeons on Gamepass for sure. Had really hoped it would get a physical Switch release as we have several Switch consoles in house and wouldn't want to purchase it more than once. If there was a physical copy on Switch it would be a day one purchase for me. Still I may pickup a digital copy on Switch depending on how much we enjoy it.

I typically don't mind games like this. In fact, I downloaded, played through, and enjoyed a bit of the game. The big problem is that in games like this and Asphalt 9 Legends you reach a point about seven hours in where no amount of grinding or daily spins will get you any further in the game. And even in game purchases don't help much. Basically at that point the only way to progress is to drop $100 into a game that was a cheap iteration of games much more deserving of your hard earned money. It's at that point that you just go back to playing better games like the actual Skyrim.

@Splatmaster There were a lot of projects like that back then. I remember Mission Impossible was hyped up by Nintendo Power to feature camera use for masks and eventual 64DD support for extra stages (like Ocarina of Time was supposed to have) with periodic releases. The game we actually got was a huge letdown in the case of Mission Impossible were they couldnt even get the controls down.

I already planned on buying this game from the initial reveal, but this just makes it better. For me it means that I won't have to pickup multiple versions for the four Switch consoles we have in house. We'll have to see how many games are supported when it launches, but still exciting.

@Danrenfroe2016 Yeah, I'd say an 8 or 9 personally, but I've only played it on the PC a while back. Still from everything I've heard it sounds like it runs equally great on the Switch.

@sanderev As far as these screen shots, Xenoblade Chronicles has been redone in a different art style with completely new texture maps and artistic lighting, etc. I think the overall effect is great, but is definitely different than the original look. So not everyone will be happy with the result, but because these are new textures the colors and tones of many things are very different than the originals and it's easier to see the direct difference because of this. Like you said this is a bigger more noticable difference to many over ray tracing because with ray tracing the textures remain the same so you have to know what to look for (namely shadow casting, reflections, or global illumination).

RTX vs non-RTX is a big difference if you know what to look for. RTX (or rather ray tracing, RTX being the series of Nvidia cards supporting it currently) is used in few flavors right now namely shadows, reflections, and global illumination. It's basically realistic lighting effects. Ray tracing is really taxing on resources so very few games or demos make full use of all of the options and usually pick one or two varieties that the developers feel make the most impact in their game. Ray tracing is the ultimate real time realistic lighting, but like I said it has a huge cost. Developers have a lot of options to simulate ray tracing like effects but there is no direct equal to ray tracing or path tracing at this time.

@Phostachio The fact that it's taken this long to port means there is a microscopic chance that Bethesda took the opportunity to improve the game for Switch. But then again... this is Bethesda.

In a way I wish they would have just put the time into developing Elder Scrolls 6 including a release on the Switch.

Would be amazing if Breath of the Wild 2 or Metroid Prime 4 released this year, but I highly doubt we'll see either until next year. And Metroid Prime is more likely I would say to be a 2022 title than anything else. Personally I'm really optimistic that the Super Mario Bros remasters hit this year, and I would LOVE to see Mario Kart 9 in Q4 or Q1 next year (fingers crossed). But in the meantime after Clubhouse games there isn't much except the Pokemon DLC this Summer and Fall. Hopefully (and likely) there are other unnamed titles coming out this year.

@rockodoodle I completely agree. And if they can't make an end of year release letting us know for a March 2021 release would work for me. It's just strange the way Nintendo is sharing so little since this past September's Direct. I think most of us are okay with giving them sufficient time to create new games, but the lack of any details on anything coming up is a little concerning and very out of place for how they have been for the past 20 years or so.

@sixrings I'm a pretty dedicated Nintendo fan, but still plan on grabbing the new consoles sooner than later, mainly to play enhanced versions of older games for now. I would have been way more excited to be picking up a Nintendo Switch Pro for the same reasons, but it seems like Nintendo just doesn't care to get us hyped for anything lately. Just sad. It would be nice if Nintendo gave us any indication of what they have planned for the next six to twelve months, because at this point we don't have anything to look forward to. Sure Metroid Prime 4 and BOTW 2 are coming, but I don't see these happening for at least another two or three years.

Remasters of some Mario games would be a great May announcement possibly for a summer or fall release. But at the same time it would be nice to know if anything is tentatively planned for later this year. If Mario remasters are announced in May, I think that would be enough to hold (at least me) over until a later summer announcement of what we could look forward to this fall or winter.

@Big_Nook I can see why you might not care, but honestly after Xenoblade Chronicles, Clubhouse Games, and Deadly Premonition 2, we don't know of anything coming out this year. The Mario remasters are a rumor. Personally I'd like to know what is planned for later this year, even if it doesn't happen. Could a new Mario Kart happen (that isn't a re-release of a 2014 game)? Ultimately it's up to Nintendo, but it's very uncharacteristic of Nintendo to go so long without some kind of information to get us hyped about what is coming (eventually).

@TrevorMcD If I'm not mistaken I believe WayForward came out last month giving the May release date. It's strange that it's not even listed in the eShop which could be why NintendoLife and others forget it.. I'm expecting a $20 or $30 price but we'll see. For me this is the game I'm looking forward to most this month. It would be nice if a physical release was happening, which it sounds like Limited Run will handle, but based on the last Kickstarted game they may release additional DLC so another ultimate or premium version may also release at some point.

As far as other games I've preordered the Xenoblade Chronicles Defenitive Edition Limited Edition game as well as possibly Minecraft Dungeons, if that one isn't delayed on Switch for $20. Will play Ninjala and may grab the Bioshock Collection.

@Dang69 It seems that they possibly had some server issues and extended it accordingly. I hoped on around 8:30PM Pacific (based on another sites interpretation of when it would begin). I was able to create my character and do a practice round, but then it kicked me out. I then tried from 9PM to 9:20PM with no luck, just constant messages that the service wasn't available because it was outside the scheduled window. I then deleted and reinstalled the game and it worked right away. I wasn't able to actually hop on until after 9:30PM and then played until it booted me out at 10:30PM Pacific. So it would seem that they were having issues and couldn't start until around 9:30 so they extended until 10:30.

As far as the game, it was pretty fun. It took a few matches to get a handle on the controls, and I'm not sure I fully understand the in battle controls. I'll have to look up the left stick controls (red, green, blue directionals). Still it was fun and I was able to take first in several matches. Looking forward to it's release next month.

@Paraka I agree with games being an investment of your time. Whether paid or free to play they can both be good. I'm fine with F2P so long as you can progress without mindlessly grinding. The only F2P game I can think of on Switch that requires this is Asphalt Legends. Basically after maybe six or eight hours in you get to a point where you literally don't have the cars required to progress in the game. I dont think any amount of grinding can get you past this short of spending at least $100 in real money for spins at cars or spend literally months on end of daily spins at a chance to unlock the cars needed. It's basically gambling at which point I had only spent $2 and walked away.

Camera motion controls are wonky with no way to re-center them when they are off (directional pad is the quick fix in Splatoon 2). Still it's a beta but not great that this is missing.

EDIT: The motion control camera can be reset by pressing down the left joystick.

@arekdougy While strange to have two entries on one console, it's also strange that we got a re-release on the Switch to begin with. The formula for Mario Kart 8 has largely remained the same since it's release on the Wii U in May 2014. And if we don't get a unique Mario Kart game on Switch this would be the first console or handheld since the SNES to not have it's own exclusive Mario Kart entry. I completely understand that early in the Switch's life it made sense to re-release a three year old Mario Kart. But most of the Nintendo community assumed at that point that it was just to tide things over until a new entry could be developed. Now, three years later it's time to hear some news for Mario Kart. Mario Kart 8 on Wii U was great, and it's cheap $13 DLC made it the biggest and best entry to date. I think most of us would have been fine with another two or four cups of DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but given all of this time a new entry is really needed.

A good friend of mine sent me this screenshot, his account was hacked just days ago for $214.48 in Fornite v-bucks. So this is a fairly wide spread issue. There are two solutions here. Enable two factor authentication on your account as Nintendo suggests. Or optionally, don't save a credit card or paypal account to your profile and re-enter each time.

I also think Nintendo and Epic should trace whichever account ends up using these v-buck purchases and permanently ban that account.

@FredsBodyDouble 2FA is more secure yes, but still not unhackable.

Done.

@PcTV True, but these trends won't last forever.

I have several Switch consoles at home and a simple way to clean them is a wet paper towel ring out (twisted so most of the water runs out, so it doesn't drip) makes a great way to clean the console. Follow that with a dry paper towel or microfiber cloth (to avoid lint) and you should be golden.

Bought and have the following from back in the day, not planning on selling though.

Stitches SP, Goldie SP, Rosie SP, Resetti 006, Harriet 011, Lyle 016, Curt 020, Kyle 024, Shari 044, Opal 051, Mint 063, Roscoe 078, Truffles 079, Annalisa 083, Axel 090, Blanca 114, Tipper 129, Scoot 147, Alfonso 153, Benedict 171, Chops 185, Pelly 204, Leif 208, Timmy 212, Digby 213, Jingle 217, Lily 218, Anchovy 219, Miranda 222, Bubbles 228, Colton 233, Spork 235, Ricky 239, Drago 243, Tangy 244, Mac 245, Wart Jr 247, Wolfgang 255, Klaus 257, Stinky 259, Marshal 264, Gala 265, Pippy 267, Buck 268, Skye 272, Hamlet 275, Dora 278, Lyman 281, Violet 282, Frank 283, Merengue 285, Boomer 289, Caroline 290, Sparro 291, Chrissy 300, Katrina 303, Broffina 329, Lolly 333, Celia 363, Chow 368, and Gloria 381.

@oats-81 Too bad no soundtrack in the US Collectors Edition.

Looks great, can't wait.

Pre-ordered back on March 27th from Best Buy. As it stands this is the most exciting game we know about this year post Xenoblade Chronicles for Switch. Sad but true statement, I know.

The conundrum of having so many titles available at the same time has left me sticking to New Horizons for now. I'll still likely pick this up sooner rather than later. But with Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3, and Trials of Mana among others out this month I've held off on picking this up so far. I still want to grab this, Jedi Academy, and Panzer Dragoon. That Nintendo Direct Mini caught me off guard.

I bought the red/blue Switch at launch. Then bought the Splatoon 2 Switch for the family Christmas 2017. My stepson bought his own used early in 2018 (for around $220). We then did a second family Switch (new version) Christmas 2019. Now I bought the Animal Crossing Switch at release for the extended battery to potentially replace replace my day one Switch. But I am strongly considering gifting that Switch to the family as well. So if and when that happens we will be a five Switch family, crazy.

@Tasuki It would have been nice if they had added the English dub as an optional download from the eShop. But that would have been very unlike Nicalis. So because of that the 3DS version is worth picking up as well, even though it does run at 10 fps at times.

@OdnetninAges Code of Princess on the 3DS did have an English audio track missing from the fairly recent Switch/PC EX remaster. It's probably my biggest gripe against the game. The voice acting which included Laura Bailey was great and I'm really surprised it wasn't included even as an optional eShop download (or as purchasable DLC). But I suppose it's pretty standard for it's developer Nicalis to not add any patches or fixes to their games once released. The EX version also largely runs at around 720p which is my other disappointment with this game. While it's an enhancement over the 3DS, it's not nearly as impressive as it could have been. Still the game is great, I own a physical copy on Switch, it just had potential to be the definitive version of the game and fell short.

Friday can't come soon enough.

@Bunkerneath I can see Nintendo's side on likely not wanting people to associate that this is officially Nintendo approved when it is not. Seeing Mario all over the Kickstarter page and then if it fries your Switch and Nintendo won't replace it, it would leave a bad image for Nintendo to some people. Hopefully this goes well, but if they end up sourcing cheap components I can see Nintendo's wish to not be associated with it.

Come on Reggie, give us Mother 3!!!

@Kilroy If I remember correctly she was in a single Nindies Direct video in person and one as a (her words) "disembodied voice". She was also in some of the Nintendo Treehouse presentations including the E3 introduction of Diablo III for the Switch. I'm trying to think of who she replaced, but either way her time in front of the camera was short lived.

@ThanosReXXX You'd only know her from watching some Nintendo Indie events and Nintendo Treehouse presentations.

@FatHedgehog Lego City deserves a sequel in my opinion. I like the Lego Marvel games and Lego Jurassic Park but maybe just because of the source material.

@Link41x Technically you could always create a new profile attached to a North American eShop account on your Switch. Should be a little more straightforward than creating a Japanese eShop account and profile.

@CosmoXY If you only choose one I'd pick Lego City Undercover easily. Lego Marvel 2 is great but the voice acting isn't up to par with the rest of the series. The game is still good, but Lego City is easily the better game in my opinion. That said I own both including the Lego Marvel 2 DLC.

Great prices, I've been lucky enough to get most of these from Best Buy for around these prices.

@dux You still get a month of Pokemon Bank for free now with the release of Pokemon Home. So if you're looking to transfer from Pokemon Bank in hopes that more Pokemon will be supported from Home in the future, now is a good time.