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@RetroTyGuy Itoi has said on numerous occasions that he's done with the series. He's said all that he's wanted to say and doesn't want to pump out sequels just for the sake of doing so.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-11-23-shigesato-itoi-on-why-mother-4-is-totally-impossible

@Andrew5678 Ooh I love drill dozer! Underrated gba classic!

I truly am so happy to hear this. Personally speaking I've thought that for the last 7 years or so that the original titles gamefreak have been putting out have been far more interesting that their pokemon titles. Games like Harmoknight, Pocket Card Jockey, as well as Tembo the Badass Elephant and Giga Wrecker are far more unique and creative than gens 6&7 of pokemon.

Cannot wait for Town!

Crapcom back with the crappy practices on Switch again.

I have no faith in Jools anymore. Hopefully if the game does poorly he won't be making excuses anymore. I'm not sure how much attention the game will get after Mario Maker 2 is out but we'll see.

This game was like crack for me. I'd definitely be down for a sequel

@judaspete I was thinking the same thing! Anarchy Reigns 2 anyone?

Cuphead and Bastion for me. Just finished Inkwell Isle II so I have Inkwell Isle III and the final world left.

@JoeDiddley I'm sure you're going to love Chrono Trigger. I played it for the first time back in 2017 when my 3ds accidentally got busted up at work. I played it on my DSi and was kicking myself for not having played it sooner. Phenomenal music. Simple and fun atb rpg combat. Likable characters and fantastic pacing.

@nessisonett Completely agree about the aesthetic. I really don't get NL's criticism of the art style. It works perfectly for what the game is trying to accomplish.

I'll buy this one on 3ds. Happy to see Vblank didn't abandon the system and will still follow through on the 3ds release.

Will get in a sale. Nothing personal to the devs but I have a boatload of games to get to before this one. Currently playing Cuphead and Bastion. Gonna head back and keep playing Undertale and then boot up Katana Zero. I'll probably pull the trigger on the game when it hits $17.99 or so.

Looking forward to this. Definitely going to appreciate the presumably cute eye candy Wayforward will come up with.

Playing through Cuphead. Great game for the most part. Ironically being a run and gun game, the run and gun levels are the worst part for me. A lot of the times it's stuff coming off screen that hits me due to being obscured by foreground elements. Going to try and finish Cuphead this weekend and then get back to Bastion. I'll try to get back to Undertale as my gamer ADD kicked in and I put it on hold to play Cuphead and Bastion.

Not a huge fan of the high price point but I'm still down to buy. Darkstalkers and Alien vs Predator are worth the price of admission alone!

Finished Kamiko last weekend. Been playing a lot of Bot Vice since it launched on Thurs. Great game but holy heck is it hard. Want to go and finish Undertale if possible this weekend. Afterwards I'm hoping to be able to play through Bastion and Transistor.

I'm echoing other comments left here. It's personally around a 4-5/10 for me. I also unfortunately ran into a bug in which I died to the boss in the fire stage and got sent outside the boss door. Tried entering the boss again and the boss door wouldn't open. It's pretty mediocre but I don't think it's 3/10 bad.

Bot Vice for me. It was sitting in my Steam Library for about 2 years now. Finally decided to play it on switch and man is it fun! It's essentially 2-d 16 bit time crisis.

Definitely going to try and get back into Undertale. Kinda let it slip off the play list the last few weeks. Gonna also try and blast through Kamiko since it's been on my system since I bought a Switch and from what I've heard its a pretty short game.

@dartmonkey Hey Man, no need to feel bad about not liking Smash. Not everyone likes the same things. I have a similar opinion as you when it comes to Super Meat Boy. Every raves about it as one of the greatest platformers of all time but I don't particularly like that game. I much prefer playing Celeste over Super Meat Boy.

Gonna keep playing Undertale this weekend. Hoping to plow through some other short games this weekend like Bastion and Transistor.

I'm definitely grabbing Mechstermination force as well as Cuphead!
I really like Horberg Productions' games and felt like they were vastly underrated on the 3ds. (I mean Jools games got near constant coverage on this site but it felt like Gunman Clive went under the radar).

Definitely will have my support day 1. I completely understand why Bertil is a bit worried but at the very least I can do my part. Believe in yourself Bertil!

@Medic_alert I very much agree with you on your opinion of Metroid Samus Returns. I beat it and felt like it was just ok. I really feel like people were so starved for metroid that it got such high ratings but overall it felt like a 6/10 to 7/10 for me. I feel like there are other and better metroidvania games out there for people to be looking at and it's hard to recommend Samus Returns when stuff like Hollow Knight exists.

Gonna try to keep playing undertale. Combat isn't that great but the music, atmosphere and humor so far is enough to carry the experience.

I'll be playing undertale and possible some assault android cactus. Played a bit of the steam demo of devil engine. Pretty good shmup but boy is it ridiculously hard. Probably will pick it up on sale later as I'm not exactly starved for shmups on the switch or on steam.

One basic thing that could improve the eshop is the ability to sort alphabetically. It's weird to see that when using the eshop on the switch you're unable to do this. I'm shocked that after 2 years Nintendo has yet to implement such a basic feature.

I recently started up undertale so I'm hoping to finish it. I managed to not play the game at all in the 3 years it's been out. Now that the hype has died down I'm interested in playing through it with a fresh perspective.

Insta buy for me. I'm a big fan of this guy's work. I even bought Gunman Clive collection again on switch despite owning both games on 3ds. Thanks for everything you do Bertil Hörberg!

There's also a demo on Steam in case anyone is interested

not surprising to me in the slightest. yokai watch while fun for some is very shallow compared to pokemon

From this list I'd love to get chocolate from flannery (had a big crush on her as a kid). If we're talking not on this list then it'd be from Misty, May (Haruka), Touko, Roxanne, or especially Olivia

@ryancraddock There's a slight correction. Cloud actually has shown up on a nintendo system but they have all been portable experiences. He has shown up in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (2004), Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (2011), as well as Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Explorers

@chardir agreed. I myself opted for the 1yr plan but in hindsight I'm not sure that was the best decision. Going forward I'll probably opt for the 1 month plan unless nintendo gives me a reason to care about playing most of their online games. I mean you look at stuff like NSMBU Deluxe, Kirby Star Allies, and Super Mario Party and all of those games have no online modes (with SMP having limited online functionality). Most of the games nintendo has released in 2018 have had next to no online modes so it isn't too much of a surprise that NSO isn't being widely adopted.

@link422007 I genuinely wish I could upvote this 1000x over. Like I get the sentiment of diverse hiring (I'm a black man myself) but even then I tend to default to hiring the people who are best suited to the job and not to hiring simply for fulfilling a quota.

@gcunit Are you me? I'm in the same boat lol. I have played the demos at the very least. It's a slow burn but it's definitely rewarding

@Spidey-Scrub CANT TOP THE KING BABY!!

@Lalivero I second this. The game really surprised me with its incredible sense of humor

@Yorumi I find myself agreeing with you. Most games nowadays are catered towards an easier play experience that almost anyone can pick up. It can be rather frustrating to see a game get docked point for being difficult and/or complex. I do understand that games can go too far at times but i feel like there should be room in the games industry for certain games to be designed to be difficult without having to worry about whether or not inexperienced players can understand all the systems.

Those smash numbers are Insane!! 12 mil in less than 2 months is crazy!

RIP wii shop channel and the best shopping music of any digital store, bar none. (I will die on this hill)

$20 A YEAR BABY!! NS ONLINE IS SOO GOOD (lol)

Might pick this up at a slight discount. I saw a vid of the first hour of play. I'm not a fan of the self narration that Alex does. It takes me right out of the experience as it feels like the game is dictating to me how I should feel and react to it rather than letting me sus that out for myself. It's also rather annoying. Voice acting so far is a bit hit or miss.

Lastly from what I've seen, the Switch version has some very bad load times for battles. Battles take about 8~10 seconds to load into every time. I wish this had been mentioned in the review

This might be surprising since I've been pretty vocal about keeping the 3ds around in spite of nay sayers on this site. I actually think the 3ds should be let out to pasture. I'll still continue to play my 3ds and the embarrassing number of games I have in my 3ds backlog but even I think it's time now. There isn't much but ports now, sales of software and hardware are down and even in my own personal list I only have about 13 more titles left to collect for the 3ds before I have just about every game I'd want on the platform.

Thanks for 8 years of play 3ds!

@CharlieSmile I think you'll most likely be correct. Wouldn't be the first time in which a kirby game was the last first party release on a Nintendo system.

Can's wait to get this!!!
Olli Olli 2 is like the first game on steroids! It has a much better ost with better visuals to boot. At only $15 for both games it's a no brainer

@imageform Can't wait for what ever game you guys have next. Your steamworld series is fantastic! I especially love dig 1 and 2!

@Dazza Slight typo in the description of Kof 2002. " In this tame, the “Striker System” is replaced by creating teams for the comeback of the “3-on-3 Battle Mode”. " should be game instead of tame.

Keep up the great work on the site! Just wanted to leave a friendly tip

Culdcept revolt is a steal at that price. If anyone is still using their 3ds and wants a great mix of Magic the Gathering meets monopoly, I highly recommend Culdcept Revolt!

Hey can I get a genuine opinion on Flinthook on the switch. It looks solid but I'm hesitant to pull the purchase trigger because the studios other games have left me feeling mixed. I loved Ninja Senki but hated Curses n Chaos. I thought Mercenary Kings was a mediocre run and gun game that overcomplicated and ruined the run and gun formula.

I know it's a roguelike platformer and I heard it's alright. I just wanted some second opinions. I'm not trying to get burned again.

Can't wait for his next game. This man is an inspiration for me.

Day one buy for me!
This is what classic run 'n gun should be.
I was recently thinking about how much I dont like mercenary kings because they gunked up the formula for how classic run and gun games should work.

Adding in Monster Hunter style grinding for new parts and a gears of war style reload system makes the gameplay feel slow and clunky. These games are at their best with simple running and shooting.