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Haha, I've played that game before. My brother just kinda randomly rented it for our playstation or something. I don't remember much about it.

Edit: nvm, that was the original Red Faction on the PS2.

"Say a fictional or non-fictional entity out loud. Go ahead. Literally whatever you just said has already been suggested by somebody for Smash Bros."
Uh... Shakespeare.
(Looks up "Shakespeare for Smash")
Nothin'.

"According to Bloomberg data, this is the largest trade against Nintendo since at least 2013 (shortly after the Wii U's disappointing launch)."
So what you're saying is, this is the first time this has happened since the last time this happened... yeah, this doesn't concern me one bit.

Nintendo has been doing so much right, people have got to be asking for the moon for this point if they're not satisfied. Sure they have a few kinks in the online department, but imo people are just being too demanding.

That pikachu with bangs...

Watch it be, like, "comes with a free Nintendo Switch Online 3DS theme when you sign up" or something.

>"We don't care about the competitive scene."
>(shows off game with a competition)

w... what?!

This is a game where even casual players get competitive over it, and loads of fans love watching high level play even if they don't engage in it themselves. I'm not saying this game has to be as technical as melee, but it seems a little odd how critical Sakurai is being about this side of the fanbase. Especially that talk about it being all about the money. That's assuming a lot, especially toward the people who love watching the competition, and engage in local competitions themselves just for fun.

This piece of evidence might be a stretch, but aside from this, I've actually suspected since the E3 trailer this year that they had the goal of including 70 characters for Smash 4, a roster with not only nearly every Nintendo protagonist but every major 3rd party mascots well. But they soon rralized it was take far more work than their budget allowed. So they set up their first game to introduce a lot of those 3rd party mascots in Smash 4, found that DLC was a great revenue source for continually adding new characters, and by the time Ultimate comes along, they simply have to put everything in the box and tie the bow. All while listening to fan demand even harder and tweaking it for one final mega-crossover project

Game Theory covered all of this already

I wanted Daisy in Smash

(ducks to avoid incoming projectiles)

I wanted Daisy in Smash.

(ducks to avoid incoming projectiles)

@TheOpponent Hmm... unless its written somewhere in the NNID user agreements, the players had no way of knowing that they were supposed to quit the game immediately whenever they see hacker activity. And that would be pretty silly rule, too. Chucking your Switch into the fireplace because you think someone on your team might have survived a fully charged E-Liter shot or something.

Besides, their motivation wasn't to play unauthorized content, their motivation was to keep their league score up. You can't blame them for that, can you?

It IS cheating to change the stage, by the way. The hackers probably have been playing that stage all day and figured out how to play it, and everyone they played against had never practiced that stage. Knowing all of your alternate routes is crucial sometimes.

That's addiction, what they're describing. Why don't they call it "Gaming Addiction?" "Gaming Disorder" makes it sound like the games are affecting you in other scary days, and it's gonna freak Moms out even more than they are now.

That Smash icon isn't that bad, actually. But an action-filled colorful one like the Splatoon 2 icon would be better.

(Fixed the spam. Sorry! ^.^')

"made great efforts"
"is not doubt quite a bit friendly than"
"the original Wii Shop would they."
"Still visibility of games"
Please improve the quality of your language in your articles.

As for the content, some of these ideas might not work as well with the eShop only getting 5-15 new games a week, compared to a typical app store on your phone. I think the "recent releases" section is enough to keep me updated on what's new.

All of the other new features would be very welcome, like extra searching options and following developers <3, and customizable game pages. The eShop isn't broken, its just very rudimentary.

@YummyHappyPills

O... My... God I have to try playing portal with motion controls now!!

@Enrique_Marrodz me too.

The red eyes coming from that portrait kinda gave me the willies.

The special Nintendo dictionary gets more complicated every year! Redefining the definition of "innovate," and making up words like "open-air." I can't wait for the "we're not a business, we're an experience" speech.

I'm failing to understand the context behind the Tingle one. "Don't let... careless talk..."

I vote Alex Olney does a let's play of this.

I am irrationally happy about the icon change. That's the bigger news here.

Well he is Italian so.....

At this point do I start saying that I'm sick of ports and releases. Surely it's been long enough where we could've been hearing about a chariot game with brand new levels?

News about ports usually don't bother me, but this one has triggered me somehow. I think its mostly because this game's title makes it sound like a sequel, so it's just extra disappointing to find out that its not.

Its a shame the author doesn't go more into detail about the subpar platforming. Is it frustrating but fair, or is it problematic? Do you clip through ledges, or have a delayed jump button, is it impossible to direct a jump or stay in one place, or is it just a little tricky? Does it have a natural flow to it, or does it feel random? Do the challenges in platforming relate to the story in any way?

As a fan of platformers, the straight gameplay is much more important to me than the plot, the visuals, and the language mechanics. And for a game with only 3 hours of material, I definitely don't want to spoil it with any gameplay videos.

I can't wait to once again download this and never use it

Is that 2mil total just in Japan? Daamn.

I'm thinking they have to invent their own personality into Mario. The one he has is just too dry.

This logo change can't come soon enough.

@TheMisterManGuy You missed my point. I'm not predicting the return of region-exclusive directs, I'm just saying the numbers provided are misleading, since Directs were done differently for nearly all of them listed above. Directs now are more sparse than they were in 2012 because Nintendo doesn't have to repeat the same information to each region.

To further my point, let's look at the most recent example. On Nov 2, 2016, we get a global Animal Crossing Direct, and 3 days later, Japan exclusively get one for Miitopia. That's not much to get hyped up about. These examples are never followed by a major Direct.

This specific bit of evidence is void, but you're right, there were other signs of a Direct soon. I just think it will more likely be in February. The 10 day average given above isn't likely.

This is pretty misleading. Most Mini Directs were during 2012-13 when Nintendo was constantly doing exclusive mini directs for different regions, even directs exclusive to North Korea or Australia. If you look at the distances between Directs for Europe or NA alone, they're much further apart.

Check Wikipedia's ND Schedule Page to see what I'm talking about.

Those saying the Wii U failed because of low processing power have got to be eating their words right now.

I suppose its possible that the Wii U's lack of power was a contributing factor, but the Switch is showing that lack of power is not a death sentence.

You can't ride moose, though

This game kicks my butt, so pro tips are welcome.

@Kienda Well, yeah, I agree with that. He of course doesn't owe us anything. Maybe I read @DrRandle's comment incorrectly.

@DrRandle That's still a shame that he doesn't think we're worth the time to share his insight.

Also, "talking baseball" is mostly what jumped out at me, and yes, he does look like a talking baseball.

@DrRandle That makes sense, I guess he wouldn't want anyone to think he looks weird or anything

What's that on his head?

I'm sorry, but I am simply not brave enough to decide.

I'm looking at the source, and the website says the rumor is based on screenshots from a gonintendo.com user's email chain with Netflix, but it doesn't provide the screenshots. There's still no proof. Even if you do believe customer service reps, the conversation itself could have easily been fabricated.

Just my luck that the first acceptable-looking Joy-con set is locked behind a bundle. Are people actually going to buy a second Switch just for the red Joycons?

I'm surprised he said anything. He's right, and I suspected it, but there's no way "let us tell you what you want" is going to be met with understanding.

But he's right, you don't really understand how a game is supposed to be played until you're in it. I may have squid-bagged the closed entrance to Grizzco many times in despair, but if I'm honest with myself, I realize I wouldn't have played it for as many hours as I did if I was able to play it whenever.

Nice thumbnail. Makes feel like the prototype was in fact rescued from a burning building by Bruce Willis.

Wow, nice! I usually like a challenge, but Tumbleseed's has always been harder to swallow. I'll have to start it back up again.

Seems like plenty of people to me. But of they're truly experts in mobile apps, there's no way they spent any time on the Switch Online App, a communications app that can't even run with the screen turning off or a notification panel.

neither. I like ranch, and Honey Mustard. Does Marinera Sauce count?

(sigh) my gf likes ketchup, guess I'll fight in her stead.

@PAHTK Agreed, except for in MK DS, with that awesome minimap. The blue shell not only screwed 1st, but also whomever was right behind 1st, because 1st was surely going to take a couple racers with him/her. It also helped that the races tended to be a lot closer in that game, even online.

read Cuthbert's Q-Games as "Qbert's Cuth-Games."

Wait, so the hero most commonly known for slaying Hydra is now Captain America? What kind of world do we live in now...

@Dr_Lugae Well, I understand the reluctance of creating too many characters, but within moderation. I'm just talking about games like Paper Mario, which are starved for new characters and should at the very least be using it's old characters. And if Splatoon was a Mario game, it just wouldn't have been the same. There's definitely a lot to be gained from some fresh personalities in the story-focused games.

Also, SSB is gonma start running out of roster candidates pretty soon.

@RedMageLanakyn @LegendOfPokemon I definitely got that too, when I saw it in January. But seeing Pauline amongst them makes it make a little more sense in my head. After all, she's always been twice as tall as him. He's just a Danny DeVito amongst men.