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Nintendo walks a tight rope with social issues. It’s good to celebrate characters like Vivian, but if you make too much of a buzz, it will become a controversy and be bad for their business. Nintendo’s whole image relies on its broad appeal.

It doesn’t come with a cassette?

@N00BiSH I am a slave to video game hype myself. True story: I preordered Elden Ring at gamestop back when it came out because of the hype, played 3 hours on day 1, realized almost immediately that it wasnt for me, and returned it the same day.

I really enjoyed everything about The Origami King except the battle system, but I never got around to playing TTYD back on Gamecube, so I’m pretty sure I wont be disappointed.

oh my gosh, I didn’t even bother checking this morning right away because I was certain we’d lost! SECOND TIME ON A WINNING TEAM!!!! FRYE FOREVER! 🤣

This is an unexpectedly low score for this game considering the reception on other platforms. Must have been some pretty bad performance issues.

There’s always a new Kirby on the way (thankfully)

I don’t believe that I am chill enough as a human being to appreciate Endless Ocean, but I’d definitely enjoy a Tetris 99 event!

I’m okay with all of this except my extremely visceral dislike of all things Souls-related. I would be quite mad about a Zelda-Souls game. I would definitely buy a Kirby RPG day 1 though lol

@anoyonmus it’s up for preorder on Bestbuy’s website. Looks like there’s a slightly more expensive version with a couple of knick knacks too.

Ugh, this hurts me a bit. I loved this company years ago, but my recent experiences with their services just haven’t been great. I know that many of these problems are store specific, but I’ve had too many issues with preorders not arriving the day of release, store hours not matching listed store hours on their websites resulting in wasted trips, pick-up in-store products being ‘unlocatable’ by employees, etc. I eventually gave up and started using Best Buy for physical releases.

I literally love everything about this.

I haven’t played this one, and I’m happy for all those who hate micro transactions, but it only came to the switch 2 years ago. Kinda feels like a rather short life cycle for an MMO for people who were heavily invested in it.

@ItsATM not looking to get confrontational, it just didnt have anything truly exciting in it (for me). Unicorn Overlord we’ve all known about for some time - and yeah, looks good. I already played SMT V and I dont think Im planning on starting it over. Ender Magnolia looks great for the right audience. I played Ender Lilies and loved the art direction, but I felt the execution was more frustrating than fun honestly. Super Monkey Ball looked great, but I’ve never played one before, so I have no idea if I should be excited about it.

So there, not like there was nothing in the partner direct, just nothing that I really felt a large amount of hype for.

That trailer looked cooler than literally anything I saw at the partner direct.

@umegames omg, yes please!!!

Honestly, I didnt want anything from Gamefreak for this upcoming presentation UNTIL I felt my heart sink during the partner showcase because very little excited me. So, now I’m hoping for something a little exciting from the pokemon day presentation. Please more than new cards and mobile game updates…

@LikelySatan lol touché, that is accurate, I was just making a joke about the gambit-like system present in Unicorn Overlord.

Final Fantasy XII tactics!

Kinda weird, do you think they will release the extra content as a paid DLC? I don’t think I plan on completely repurchasing this game.

Im interested. I havent played a Super Monkey Ball game since the gamecube, but this looks like it could be a fun online multiplayer experience.

The switch definitely needs more online games, so this great news. I loved the first one, didnt get a chance to play much of 2 though, so this will be a treat!

@OctolingKing13 well I don’t think we’ll get it in this direct obviously, but (in Eunie’s voice) perhaps we’ll get something a bit meatier next time

@OctolingKing13 I always read your comments in Noah’s voice hahahaha

The list is a little concerning for me. I would love to hear a confirmation and release date for Dragon Quest III, but not much else on this list is something I’m likely to play….hopefully the pokemon showcase has SOMETHING in my wheel house. Also, I am not an expert on what technically constitutes an indie game, but several games listed in this article seem to have that vibe, and nintendo already has an Indie Direct, so hopefully we will see a couple bigger budget games in here.

@LastFootnote you gotta finish Super Mario RPG when you can - loved every minute of that one (that was also one that I finished a couple of weeks ago). I’m up to the Gannon fight in ToTK but I just can’t bring myself to bring it to an end. Gotta finish Mario versus Donkey Kong this week too to justify picking up Side Order!

@UltimateOtaku91 I completely forgot about the Dragon Quest 3 remake! If they announced a release date for that it would totally make my day!

@Ryu_Niiyama My budget can only handle the Splatoon DLC this week! I also will be making difficult financial decisions if anything too good shadow drops haha

@LastFootnote I like this rule. I haven’t strictly been following it, but Ive made some real effort to finish games that I played to the middle before starting the next new release. Just finished Paper Mario The Origami King (finally, that battle system requires breaks), and I plan on finishing Age of Calamity this week, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 next week. Which games are you working on?

Fun splatfest overall! We did our best team Frye-Day! (Which was Saturday weirdly)

7/10 in my opinion - the charm, ambiance, and gameplay are unbeatable, but the price point is definitely to high for the length of game provided

Honestly I was really hoping for a regular direct because I want a release date for the thousand year door, but I would welcome a partner showcase. Definitely enjoying that Unicorn Overlord footage I’ve been seeing out there.

Not looking for a challenge. Just looking for a game that pairs nicely with a glass of wine after getting my toddler to sleep!

Games based on animes are pretty much hit or miss with a propensity for missing. I love the idea of this game, but I will definitely be waiting for critic reviews first.

Literally all I can do is shrug in response to this question. I WANT this amiibo, but preorders sold out super fast. We’ll see if I can get one on release day 🤷‍♂️

It looks…a little better than I remember it looking back in the day?

@Itachi2099 I hate missing out on hype haha, just a foible of mine. It would be foolish for Atlus not to bring in extra revenue by adding a switch 2 port, but I’m a little bummed that I’ll probably have to wait until 2025 to play it. Thanks for the bringing that to my attention though 👍

@Ryu_Niiyama I played the demo for Relink on PS5. It was pretty fun. I was hoping for a more ambitious multiplayer experience, but that could just be the quests in the demo. The single player was visually lovely and the combat was fine.

I would happily contribute to the success of Persona 3 Reload. Please port to Nintendo consoles asap. Thanks.

@jolteon23 the combat is more sophisticated than your average musou game in my opinion, and there are enough rpg elements to make it technically an “action rpg” if that helps sell it more for you. The story kept me fully invested for the whole game though. I really enjoyed it and plan on picking up the DLC.

I genuinely was disappointed that I’d have to wait a few more weeks to play the full version after. It was everything im looking for in a game right now.

Such a short demo, but this literally brought me from “maybe I’ll skip this one” to “I’m getting this day one “. What. A. Vibe.

So I picked up a copy of Under Night In Birth II, I’ve decided that I want to really try and “git gud” at it. Anyone have any recommendations for efficient practice routines?

I’m interested in any Mario game that comes along honestly, but I’ll wait for reviews to determine how immediately this needs to be in my library. I have a fondness for captain toad treasure tracker, so I’m sure I’ll like the vibe, but just gotta know if it’s worth the price tag at release…

I am actively playing this game for the first time, and I want to say that I am having a ton of fun with it, BUT I am enjoying it more now than I probably would have at launch thanks to a greater sense of nostalgia for this kind of game and it’s mechanics. I needed a lot of tutorials when I was younger. The nuances of this combat system seems to require more observation and experimentation than I would have probably been able to tolerate when pokémon was my entire raison d’être.

How do we lobby to make this happen? I was crushed when I learned this wasn’t coming to switch. I desperately want to play this but there is no way I can log that many hours into a non-hand held console.

@Eagly_lmtd_xmasskin Game Freak should have collaborated with Monolith Soft lol

@UltimateOtaku91 Totally. I was just realizing how many games I have from this publisher, and honestly it’s quite a lot. I have to add the Science Adventure series to your list there, and also there’s a visual novel Re: Zero game that I enjoyed from them as well.

I put 55 hours into completing this game. I definitely recommend it. There are some frame rate drops in busy areas of Edo, but I didn’t experience any issues during combat. It really takes the building blocks of a musou game but does something decidedly different. The combat is fun, and if that ever starts to lose it’s luster, the story is great and will carry you to the end.

Congrats team Big Man! I’ll celebrate your win by chillin’ with my fam’.

Careful adventurers! Ghost Radishes ahead.