OstianOwl

It's all funny and then you remember that this is a brand-new, full-priced release for one of the biggest media franchises in the world and then it just becomes depressing again.

While I do enjoy some Maple Treeway, Peach Gardens and Rock Rock Mountain, 3DS Rainbow Road is hands down the highlight of this wave; so glad to finally see it back, especially after its Smash Bros. stage didn't make the cut in Ultimate.
Still holding out hope for Airship Fortress from DS and Wario Colosseum from Double Dash but a really solid wave here regardless.

Well...at least it's better than Grimm Eclipse.

Crunchyroll: "Voice actor union disputes and monopolizing the anime industry? What are you talking about? Look at the 8-bit throwback game starring our kawaii mascot made for a system you're nostalgic for! Isn't it just so charming and retro?! (Please love us.)"

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT. After the tragic loss of Kevin Conroy just last week, I started reading that title and my brain started bracing for the worst...

But anyway; happy birthday, Mr. Miyamoto!

I swear Shadow's quills get wider and/or larger with each new spin-off he shows up in. I fully expect him to have full-on Yu-Gi-Oh style hair in a few years.

But jokes aside, designs look decent I'd say. Wouldn't mind seeing characters like Blaze or Cream show up and seeing how they fare in this style.

@myMaudlinCareer Considering previous Double Dragon games, that's surprisingly a more complicated question than you'd think.

Every console on the service could use a bit more Konami/Hudson Soft love. Some Goemon and Bomberman games on the service could go a long way; Bomberman especially killed in on the N64 so it's a crime his 64-bit outings are still a no-show.

@Clyde_Radcliffe I disagree; women are perfectly capable of being beautiful and buff and I think Marian strikes that perfectly.

Marian buffed up her abs so incapacitating punches to the stomach from kidnappers no longer work, I love it. She's probably the character I'm most excited to play as.

As much as I love Celica, I'm hoping they don't forget Alm as well; he's been tending to get sidelined in favor of only Celica lately I noticed and it just feels incomplete without both of them.

A shame since Taylor basically made the character all her own in the first two games but Hale is voice-over royalty that will no doubt do Bayo justice so can't really complain over that recast. Still sad to see Taylor go but not any less excited for 3.

Oh, wow. I can honestly say that I might not have ever cared about something so little in my life.

EA: we make the most half-hearted, blatantly cash-grabby Switch ports and then act surprised when no one wants to buy them. We make great business decisions!

I don't want to acknowledge it and I know nobody else wants to acknowledge it but...if we're bringing Rogue Corps into the conversation, think this ranking isn't complete without us acknowledging the Contra Force elephant in the room.

Both are really good covers but I do like how the Western cover gives a little preview of X in his enhanced armor as if to tease the player what they could be capable of playing the game. That and Japanese cover loses a few "cool" points with Sigma looking like he's waving and yelling "HEY GUYS!" with that goofy face he's got.

Looks cute and fun but will say that it's crazy to me that this is the first side-scrolling console game starring Mickey since 2013 and the first completely original one since 1995.

Considering Catherine Full Body ran pretty well on Switch, I'd imagine that Persona 5 Royal, which runs on the same original engine, will be just fine too but would still would like to see if for myself.

Likely just a move to be able to release the game in Belgium and other countries that have outlawed games with loot boxes but still will take it as a pro-consumer victory.
Too bad this update won't actually make the game control less like garbage.

While I'm going to keep my expectations in check (for every decent Super Bomberman R, there's a Metal Gear Surivive or a Contra Rogue Corps), I am hoping at the very least to someday get a Goemon collection that finally brings the NES and SNES games to the West.

"OH NO, HE'S HOT!" seems to be most of the reactions I've been seeing online, really.

NA/Europe for sure; has a lot going on and the emulation of the original comics' art style is nice while the Japanese cover is is a bit too basic with that typical TMNT cartoon key art that's used with everything Turtles related on (admittedly relevant) background and comes across as a little on the basic side.

This gives me hope that we'll see more active roles from characters other than Tails, Knuckles, and Amy; personally hoping to see Blaze return outside of a glorified cameo.

Aaaand Popful Mail and the Lunar games were left out for the West while Sewer Shark got added. Dang it, I jinxed it with my previous comment...

That is a concerningly long list of recognizable names they have control over...

Not a fan of the series this was originally a fangame of but this still looks like a fun and polished fighter that almost gives me vibes of a family-friendly Skullgirls; might grab it when it drops on Switch.

Usually, simplicity is best for a series like Zelda but the Japanese art looks the most appealing and shows a scene that properly communicates what makes Minish Cap unique.

Reminds me of the Phoenix Wrong mashup parodies I would watch on Newgrounds and YouTube back in middle/high school.

Man, Nintendo really went "Moving cars?? OH, WE'LL GIVE YOU MOVING CARS!".

Will admit that while I adore the first two Splatoon games, I've been struggling to drum up excitement for this third entry outside of some of the implications the trailers have had for the series' surprisingly deep lore. Hoping thay this time around, they put more focus on taking what they did with Octo Expansion and building on that for the single player mode to make something truly robust and lengthy compared to the previous two games' campaigns.
That and being able to just play Salmon Run whenever we want wouldn't hurt.

Just waiting on Square Enix to somehow work an NFT into this picture book.

While not confirmed yet, makes sense the game would end up be delayed from summer considering WayForward has been relatively sparse about updates lately but the first game was so good that I'm willing to wait for them to make the sequel even better.

The idea of a cloud-based gaming handheld is already a "no thanks" and knowing Tencent would be involved moves it square into the "so much nope" category; this reads like an out-of-season April Fool's joke announcement with how awful it sounds.

After seeing the Japanese box art, it's hard to look at the Western box art and see it as anything other than cropped/incomplete.

Pretty underhanded move to get away with saying that the Booster Pass has a "new" course when it was clearly designed for the mobile game all along...
Eh, guess as long as it's fun is all that matters at the end of the day I suppose; even if it looks like a Fall Guys course more so than a Mario Kart 8 track.

As jazzed as I am for the return of Waluigi Pinball and Mushroom Gorge, it's Sky-High Sundae that has my attention the most; especially since there wasn't much indication before that the Booster Pass would include brand-new courses. Makes me wonder what else they might have in store...

@Snatcher "More pets? More pets."

Money is temporary; doggo plushie is eternal.

The Aqua and Axel watches are especially really nice; just not $230 nice, good lord...

I usually take the approach of "I'm not a fan of this but as long as there's nothing actively encouraging harmful behavior, live and let live" with games like this but will admit that the fact they initially were going to use names of actual idols is more than just a bit creepy and the timing of them announcing it couldn't have been any worse with more frequent reports of massage parlors popping up for...less than good reasons.

I mean, didn't think we'd get Kirby's Avalanche with the SNES port of Puyo Puyo 2 already there so that's pretty neat but do wish the Western service also got Kirby Super Star Stacker, especially since a full English translation isn't 100% needed to enjoy it.

Saw DJ Slope's video about this game a few days ago; looks really fun and hoping they're able to make a Switch port happen.

It's hilarious to me that DiC's animation on this show was SO wonky that it accidently created an Internet-wide debate decades later.

A shame online play for Turtles in Time is only on the arcade version and not the (debatably superior) SNES version as well but still pretty excited for this collection.

Square Enix really just said: "Happy anniversary! Here's a JPEG scam that completely undermine the message of the game we're supposedly celebrating. Because screw you, give us money."

@TheMelodiusRose Eh, fair point; anyone that chummy with Doom Slayer has some hidden darker side.

Please, no more of this; I'm tired of letting my hopes get built up only to be shattered. Just let Captain Falcon enjoy his Smash Bros. retirement and NSO royalties.

Precious pup-pup transcending the boundaries of fiction just to tell us to take care of ourselves. How in-character.

Really cool set but what got my attention the most is the Johnny Thunder poster in the little 80s room scene; I remember those sets from when I was a little kid and it hits me in the nostalgia more than the set itself.

Good that Daisy and Shy Guy are here but still going to wait for additional content updates and/or a discounted price before giving this game my time; still doesn't seem like a $60 game to me.