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By my maths in the next two months the Switch will have surpassed 30 million consoles sold in Japan. That's one sold for every four people! Incredible.

Alternatively you could play the game the way the Developers intended instead of making it actively worse for yourself by destroying the balance they painstakingly took months and years to create.

You can download a 40 page sample from Piggyback's website if anyone is on the fence. Hopefully mine will be arriving soon.

Don't know anything about this but I thought it looked great. Anyone played the original?

I love the design of Zelda in this game, my favourite after Skyward Sword. I'm sure a few people are salty that the TotK announcement was for amiibo and not DLC but honestly, do we need the game to be any bigger than it already is? I'll still be playing it up until Mario Wonder being released so I simply don't need an expansion.

This looks absolutely incredible.

I love you Japan, never change.

Well maybe on reflection, change a little bit eh?

Expected better from Street Fighter VI. I guess fighting games are still a bit niche?

If you think watching a speed run isn't for you I urge you to give Games Done Quick a try. It is such a brilliant showcase for gaming and the different communities it creates.

Anything by spikevegeta is a great place to start as he is so good at explaining what is happening as he goes. Really genuine and welcoming as are pretty much all the runners.

Yep, that guy is me alright.

Maybe you should ask them why those of us that Kickstarted the game haven't received our game codes yet?

Oh hell yes! This is a wonderful game. I fully urge anyone who likes puzzle games to give it a go. Please don't be put off looking at videos thinking it is some sort of hardcore strategy game. It is closer to a puzzler really and the difficulty is pitched brilliantly. If they do a demo, definitely try it out. Can't wait to play this again

Well they're not wrong are they? Unless of course it is a cloud version, which presumably helps prove the CMA's point in that regard? However to be fair to Microsoft they were talking about the next 10 years, so how can the CMA be sure that the Switch 2 couldn't run a pretty darn good version of CoD by then?

@cra1g0s
1. Absolutely double dip. The game plays great on Switch. I had one problem once where the frame rate dropped to an unplayable level but this was easily solved by closing the software and going back in.
2. Dead Cells has zero performance issues on Switch.
3. The Messenger is another superb Metroidvania. Again it controls brilliantly and is just the right blend of challenge, exploration and overall length. The game now also includes some free DLC expansion too.
4. Can't help you here.

This is the best £5.50 you will ever spend, trust me. For the price of a pint you are getting 30 hours of incredible game play and atmosphere. A wonderful game.

I just gave the top 40 a proper look and it really is refreshingly diverse. A while ago a few of us feared for the future of games as everything seemed to be homogenizing, but this list has strategy, sports, FPS, platformers, the lot. Barely any 'casual' titles either.

@Olliemar28 I think it's interesting as the Top Ten can get a bit samey. Do they issue the actual sales figures (the numbers) with these charts like they do for the Japanese ones? I'm guessing not.

There is a mistake at the end of the article - The Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge set is actually an eye-watering £94.99! I am a fully paid up Lego apologist but even I think their prices are getting out of control.

Seeing this artwork has reminded me of a question I had - Does anyone know if there will be an official guidebook like the excellent one we got for BotW?

@TheBigBlue Why wait till June? May 12th Baby!!!

I've never found the ads on NintendoLife particularly intrusive, unlike some other sites. For example as I am currently viewing this page there isn't a single one. I don't mind helping out as I use the site a lot but I would like some extra perks.

I know you said you didn't want to paywall stuff but what about a subscriber only podcast?

Edit: I have just remembered I use an ad-blocker. Even so a quick check with it turned off and things still aren't too bad. Hopefully they don't pull a Eurogamer and block you from viewing the site until you turn off the adblock.

Not really Nintendo news this is it?

"Full feature and content parity" is going to be very tough to follow through on surely? Unless Nintendo has briefed Microsoft on the power of Switch 2.......

I've put a safety order in just in case I miss out elsewhere. Plus it is covered by the pre-order guarantee so as long as this is just a placeholder price it will hopefully drop to RRP before they take payment.

This throws up something I hadn't considered before - I have the Collectors Edition on pre-order, but does this mean I shouldn't look at the artbook before completing the game? Surely Nintendo must have considered that people are going to flick through it as soon as they open the box and so wouldn't have included anything too spoilery?

Hey, what's wrong with Ooccas?!

These Best Kids and Best Family Game awards need to stop as they are always utter nonsense. Tunic was nominated and that's hard as nails - show me the kid that complete that!

My favourite Fire Emblem game is Smash Bros Ultimate.

@GrailUK I think that's absolutely right but Microsoft's problem is that they are always going to want to reserve the right for some point in the future to go exclusive if circumstances change. They will want the acquisition to go through but they can't afford to be hamstrung by making any legal promises that won't go exclusive. Also what about any spinoffs they choose to make? Would they have to be multiplat too? It could get very messy.

"The availability of Minecraft on rival consoles shows that Microsoft’s commercial strategy is not to make games exclusive." Er, Starfield anyone?

None of these responses sound like they were actually written by real people do they?

@Jokerwolf Sounds good to me

Hmm, the Switch could do with a pixelart Metroidvania....

Only joking, I have backed it. Looks great!

Anyone know if this will be a 3 pack or if you have to buy separately? (UK)

This is quite a cool special edition but I always wonder, who is putting down this sort of money for a new IP that they have no idea whether they will even like it or not? I will buy any Zelda Special Edition that Nintendo want to put out but that is based on decades of track record, buying something like this is taking a huge punt with your money.

"Dominates the top ten" equates to having spots 2,5 and 9? By that logic my beloved Man Utd have dominated the Premier League for the last five years.

Maybe I'm getting more generous as I get older but all of these look pretty damn good (yet another farming sim aside). Very impressive showing.

I am genuinely confused. Why is it disappointing that she identifies as female? She could still be trans, isn't that progressive enough these days?

"But it's just us saying that Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is absolutely brilliant" - I think there is a pretty important "not" missing from that sentence!

Spend "noodles"?

Surprising to see the Wii is so low given how successful it was worldwide. I guess the Japanese didn't quite embrace it in the same way? Or is it as simple as something like Wii Sports not being a pack-in in Japan (although I may be wrong about that)?

I took a punt on this after getting strong Hollow Knight vibes. If it turns out to be even half as good as that then I'll be happy.

Lack of Elden Ring is surprising, especially as just 5,000 units was enough for Ring Fit to make the Top Ten.

@luxoricious The Four games refers to Sonic 1, 2, CD and then what they are calling "Sonic 3 and Knuckles". This was the name of the game given to when you put the Sonic 3 cartridge into Sonic and Knuckles. It is essentially all of Sonic 3 and all of Sonic & Knuckles plus a couple of extra bits (additional level and Hyper Sonic mode). So yes it is essentially five games instead of four but this suggests you cannot play through Sonic 3 or Sonic & Knuckles individually which is a bit of a strange decision. Both were fully formed games in their own right so I would have expected the option to play through them separately and only combine them if you wanted to.

Thanks for the Currys link, that makes the game a smidge over 38 quid. Bargain!

Free shipping from Nintendo store too for some reason when I preordered. Result.

@StuartGipp Cheers pal

If NintendoLife are reading this - Putting aside the Cloud version limitations and assuming everything magically got fixed and ran perfectly; what score would you have given each of the three compilations based solely on the games?

A bit misleading this. The game will not work without Joycon would be more accurate. If you have a Switch Lite you can still sync up some joycon to it and then play Switch Sports.

This looks absolutely bonkers (at least it did with the sound off - I have no idea what is going on).

It's only £31 on the eshop!