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@VinylCreep not disputing your argument here about how this is a bit of a logical fallacy, however the game has frequently been at the top of the eshop charts so we can infer from that information that digital sales have been healthy. Obviously we'll have to wait for official confirmation but it definitely bodes well for the franchise.

I got clipped through the floor in the big run earlier, hopefully they fix that swiftly because any unfair splat like that can mean the difference between success and failure

@AstroTheGamosian legislation like that isn't anywhere near being ready though is it, or at least I've not heard anything about it. Governments are notoriously slow to catch up to digital issues, especially the UK and US.

@AstroTheGamosian if I wanted to get my hands on a purchasing bot purely for my own use (I'm no scalper scum!) where might I get one? I already missed out on the Xenoblade 3 collectors edition (which is currently selling for around £200 on UK eBay) so I really don't want to miss out on the Zelda one too 🤬

@nocdaes much better results for Kirby in Japan 😜

@nocdaes you're forgetting that the UK is football land and historically has always been Nintendo's weakest market, the reason they've managed to gain ground here is because the PS5 had such a difficult launch and the Switch was readily available over lockdown to the joy of many a bored Brit.

Seriously though football is drummed into you from birth that it's the national pastime and you'll participate whether you like it or not 😒

@JohnnyMind test let's see if it works!

Edit: it would seem so, thanks!

Anyone know how big the update is? I've been downloading it for at least 15 minutes and it's still not done! Usually get pretty good speeds on my broadband... well, I do for my location anyway.

@Deltarogue anyone paying that much for Pokémon DLC (when Gamefreak really ought to have been giving it out for free as an apology for the steaming turd they released) proves the old adage that a fool and his money are easily parted.

@Condor_raidus he explained at the top of the article, the final boss of the game glows different colours depending on which beam you need to use to damage it and his colour blindness means he couldn't tell when those colours switched - meaning it was impossible for him to do any damage and beat the boss.

@Liam_Doolan something weird is going on with your affiliate link btw, I'm getting an error message when I click it

Looks like the clash blaster neo is gonna come with this new special, either that or I've incorrectly interpreted the translation of that Japanese tweet 😅

@Olmectron I'm not "excusing a racist" I'm literally pointing out he wrote his works nearly 500 years ago and that he is very much dead. Way to twist my words.

@Olmectron Shakespeare wrote his works in the 16th century for f*** sake this is totally different, JKR is very much alive and spewing her hatred into the world now and we need to stop her. The only way to do that is to stop giving her a platform by buying her works, thankfully the latest films have been so crap that's she's doing much of that work herself.

@tobsesta99 I'm genuinely saddened by the reaction to this game, I thought the LGBTQIA+ community had evolved a bit but actually what I've seen of queer folk actively antagonising trans people (over this game) has really made me wonder if we've got a community at all.
Like, I get why people love Harry Potter; I was one of them, my gran had all the books and we watched the films together before she died so I have emotional attachments to the series too... but you can't ignore the pain inflicted on an oft marginalised minority, JKR has poisoned the franchise for so many and to see how the blatant antisemitism (in the story of the game) is being hand-waved away is incredibly illuminating. I guess the "culture war" will continue in earnest 🤷🏼‍♂️

@Euler so a storyline with antisemitism baked into it from a developer who was an alt-right YouTuber, and a creator currently engaging in a massive war against trans people should all just be ignored?
All this news confirms is that people are willing to ignore the despicable acts of some if it means they get to play a fancy new game. It's gross.

@CazSonOfCaz no way did Nintendo care about the steam deck, it was the chip shortage what done it.

@Serialsid GVIL? Was that a typo or some kind of acronym I'm not familiar with?

@Francema I wouldn't say that exactly, but the DLC story is so good I think it's well worth twelve quid. Don't do it if you have any issue with the VAs from the main game tho 😅

@Would_you_kindly it's not too good to be true, I've bought games from them multiple times and they always arrive either the day of release or the day after. I'm sad about missing the My Nintendo Store pre-order bonuses but I won't pay their premium for a bunch of crap that cost them pennies to make.

No wonder the My Nintendo Store UK is down 😅

Love this, will defo be getting it. Lolz @ the UK store being down since everyone's trying to get the special edition 😅

Wow so many negative Nancies in the comments, I thought the trailer was excellent and I'm so very excited that I'll be playing this game in a mere THREE MONTHS!

I would buy a port of this game in a nanosecond! Who needs to eat I got a game to play!

@KateGray I love this piece so very much, and yes, you are a monster. But who among us can say they're not?

I'm of an age where I played Pokémon blue on my Gameboy colour upon release, so it shames me to learn of this feature which would have saved me so many annoying random encounters!

@DreamlandGem it's appeared for me now I've refreshed the page, dunno what was going on there with the messages that I wasn't allowed to post comments at the moment 😅
Thanks for checking!

Getting a message saying I can't post comments at the moment for some reason, I don't think I've been in any flame wars lately 😅

Edit: well that comment posted normally so I dunno where my previous one went 🤷🏼‍♂️

@uptownsoul don't forget these are UK numbers as well, we're in the middle of a massive cost of living crisis and (speaking personally) I haven't been able to afford to get the game yet... which I think will be a big part of the decline in sales numbers. Couple that with the lack of advertising and a 30% launch sales decline is what you get.
I'll pick up the game eventually but right now I just can't justify it when I'm struggling to pay for basics like food and fuel.

@BuhBuhBuhBanned they won't return to 3D after they lost that lawsuit and had to pay royalties to the original Inventor for every 3DS they sold. Why do you think they came out with the 2DS?

@KoiTenchi totally agree, so many comments on here talking about how they're a waste of money but how else are we gonna get figures of our favourite characters?! Yeah sure let me spend a grand on those Pyra and Mythra figures 🙄

@gcunit yeah I can't deny the vast improvement in recent figures compared to the OG waves, do you think they went to a different supplier?

@RainbowSplatter I've been considering ordering on eBay from a scalper because I feel such a burning hunger for that art book, but 3x the retail price is just 🤮🤮🤮
Is it wrong to claim your order didn't turn up if it's from a scumbag scalper?

@Toads-Friend omg I would love that! And restock the glow in the dark boo, goomba, and koopa while they're at it!

@Bunkerneath ah man I'm so sorry they f***ed up your order again, if you ever need a hand with an order I'd be happy to help!

@gcunit they were £10.99 back when they first came out, then Nintendo saw how much other retailers were selling them for and upped the price to £12.99... I did notice a few of the restocks came out at the original price a while back, but that has long since stopped being the case now. I thought £10.99 was pushing it but I'm in too deep now to stop with only 3 figures away from a full collection, thankfully I've only ever bought one amiibo for more than what Nintendo wanted for it and that was the Zelda Loftwing figure because the UK store effed up my order. Was lucky enough to still find it in stock on GAME so I'm happy to confirm I've never had to fill a scalper's pocket!

@dazzleshell I very much doubt Nintendo will stop making new amiibo once the Smash collection is finished, I'm betting there will be some for the Zelda release in May and it wouldn't surprise me if they made more for Mario's next game release. I do think they'll go up in price again though, since people seem so willing to pay over the odds on other shopping platforms.

Oh god Sephiroth barely lasted 24 hours in stock, this does not bode well for future releases 🤦🏼‍♂️

@gcunit omg I would love that, I desperately want the glow in the dark boo and the yarn poochy but I refuse to pay the extortionate prices on eBay. Keeping my fingers crossed that one day I'll proudly display them on my shelves!

@Angelic_Lapras_King @RupeeClock I'm convinced it's all in an effort to avoid the meltdown over pre-ordering something like what happened with the Xenoblade 3 collectors edition, they seem to be doing better with stock levels lately (with amiibo anyway) so perhaps they feel it's better to avoid the chaos of pre-orders entirely and just shadow drop things like this?

@Bunkerneath I feel your pain, I truly do. I'm sure I've told you this before but when they first launched (after shutting down the perfectly functional but also awful service the Hut Group ran - the official Nintendo store UK) their systems were so bad they couldn't accept my flat number in the address section, so I had two orders sent back to them despite following their advice of putting my flat number in the last name field(!) which of course did not work. Then they were refusing my card for some unfathomable reason, they really are totally incompetent.

@Bunkerneath that's nothing, I saw one on eBay for £75. Very reminiscent of the Xenoblade 3 collectors edition going for £200 shortly after selling out on the UK store for only £30 a pop.

@RupeeClock @Bunkerneath @gaga64 @MoogleMuffins oh I'm so relieved, we all succeeded against the scalpers! Let's hope @Matl gets chance to order before they sell out. Eff sake MNS why do you have to be this way 🤦🏼‍♂️

@gaga64 @MoogleMuffins @Bunkerneath @RupeeClock @Matl I checked the UK store yesterday afternoon and they weren't listed, however checking just now shows them as out of stock, how is this store so effing incompetent?! I have no faith I'll manage to get Pyra & Mythra knowing how popular they are and how ridiculous trying to buy anything from this "shop" is 🤦🏼‍♂️

@MoogleMuffins I'm waiting on the UK store as well because I refuse to let Amazon get away with price gouging, I don't get why they're dragging their heels though?

What a weird way to structure the dates, I thought I'd missed something with Kirby only having the 30th 🤔

Oh nooo how sad there are a few niggles holding the game back! I've already bought it as there was a discount and I had enough gold points to basically get the game for free, but I'll hold back on playing until these issues have been ironed out as I want to love the whole game as much as I love the art and animations.
Please keep us posted on the patch front, nlife!

Dreading the inevitable My Nintendo Store crash when the 5 Pyra & Mythra Nintendo decided to make go on sale

@Miu did you watch the trailer? There's literally a moment where the character runs up to the edge of a cliff exactly like in BotW's opening moments.