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This one is definitely a cute Amiibo. I might get it at some point. I loved 100%-ing Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, but I loathed the final level. It was definitely a lot harder than I had anticipated, haha.

@CupidStunt Pokémon is not owned by Nintendo, though.

@SnowValkyrie I hope for your sake you're right. It's the Pokémon Company we're talking about. They're no stranger to monetisation schemes (Pokémon Go, Pokémon Pocket TCG have a lot of them).

It is ambitious, but I doubt they will keep this game running until I am 80 and see the 10000th Pokémon come into existence and on my inevitable death bed I will say: "I am tired, dear. So very tired."

Great! Thanks for the review! As a Megaman fan, I don't know why I completely missed these games back in the DS era. I am definitely going to rectivy that situation and get this collection.

@Anti-Matter Dude, there's 2v2 battles too. Did you even look at the screenshots? Or watch the video?

Well, I wasn't interested in this on the premise that this is a multiplayer only thing and it's for competitive play, both of which I am not interested in in the slightest. I'll happily enjoy my solo games. I do dread the monetisation of this game, though. I sincerely hope it won't be pay-to-win and attract whale type players.

I don't need a demo for this kind of greatness. Besides, I have a backlog the size of which I personally have never seen the likes of which. So, there is that. Especially now that Pokopia has entered the stage...

What a shame... I guess it's a hard pass for me then, bros. Miniscule single player additions aren't enough to convince me to spend 20 euros on this.

So, the cashcow is starting to run dry? Poor Epic Games! I never got into Fortnite, so I really don't care, but it is quite obvious where this is going. Lay-offs, cost savings, and price hikes, so the higher ups are not affected for the time being. Capitalism at its finest!

@Clammy Nothing's wrong with being an analist. But there's a lot of quacks out there. That's why I chose the wording so-called "analists".

The Starter Pack giving you +50 room for Pokémon and all kinds of tickets make it sound like "that's just the beginning of our monetising scheme for this game"... I am already dreading what kind of other stuff you can buy...

I'll wait for the reviews. I'm not much of an online player, myself. I am certain my teams would get trounced by most other players.

Addit: Can we also please reflect on the fact that Nintendo decided to reveal this news through the Nintendo Today app, which once again diminishes any hope of a real Nintendo Direct?

My wife gifted me Pokopia digitally, seeing as the game is nowhere to be bought physically. She still bought it from a local gamestore as a digital key, though, so at least some of the revenue will go to supporting a local (Dutch) shop!

I hope the Pokopia shortage will be addressed soon. Surely it's cheap and fast to print those Game Key Cards, right? Right?

@SBandy1 I think it has to do with the Year1+2 edition being specifically for Switch 2, so it will be listed as such if it appears on the charts, which it sadly doesn't after the initial sales it got.

@hcfwesker Well, the man is perfectly capable of blaming others for everything, so why can't I blame him for ruining the global economy when he clearly is a huge factor in all of this? You can call it Trump Derangement Syndrome, I call it common sense. Which is all too uncommon these days, if you ask me.

@ShadLink I'm still hoping they will announce Super Mario Galaxy 3 after the movie. You can't just quit at 2!

I fondly remember my time with Tomodachi Life on 3DS and can't wait for this instalment to hit the shelves. I spent countless hours with my Mii and his escapades with the other residents of the island. The drama was soapworthy and I couldn't get enough of it! This one looks like it could up the ante even further!

@Kazman2007 I agree, partially. Mario Kart is usually a system seller for Nintendo. Look at the sales numbers for MK8 Deluxe and previous entries and you can see it's a big deal for them.

But yeah, they need their heavy weight champions to enter the arena. Mario and Zelda and a new Animal Crossing would do wonders for their sales numbers. To me it seems like they just wanted the Switch 2 out of the gates, do one or two years of bridging the gap with Switch 2 Editions and then roll out the big guns. It might be a more sustainable tactic, but perhaps not the best one for the short term.

@tourjeff Pokopia is right there, buddy. If there's any exclusive that's worth your while, it's this gem of a game. And I'm sure Nintendo has many more games in their pipeline for this year. Such as the new Fire Emblem (which is a day one buy for me, personally).

@DownRightSam Yes, he is. Like many so-called "analists" are.

I don't think it comes as much of a surprise that sales in the US are worse than previously anticipated. The folks across the pond (for me) can thank their orange clown for that.

If the future is stuff like this, consider me a retro gamer going forward. I am really starting to dislike what I hear and see. DLSS5 is an AI slop filter, now we are getting AI companions. Nobody asked for this! Or at least no one in my highly anti-AI bubble!

I would start with RE-make from 2002. It's where it all started, minus the tank controls, unless you choose to play that way.

@MischiefMaker I agree with Metroid Dread! Great game. I am a big fan of the series, but I can't imagine ever being able to finish it in Dread mode, either. Some bosses are way too hard to avoid attacks from. But I do enjoy seeing streams or gameplay videos on YouTube from people who are actually skilled.

To be honest, if you leave out all the SNES ports, you got one of the best top 10s of all time. That is not to say that the SNES ports are bad, far from it. But they aren't original content, either.

I'm quite surprised to see Metroid Zero Mission come out on top at the time of writing. It's no doubt one of the best the GBA has to offer, but definitely not my number one. That one is taken by Golden Sun.

@SillyG I agree. Happy to pick these up for a tenner or less, but 17,99 seems like a steep price.

@HammerGalladeBro Thanks for the list! I didn't even know there was a Capcom themed one!

Wesker is just one of the classics, but I really loved Dr. Victor Gideon as well in Requiem. But all things considered, I suppose the true villain will always be Oswell E. Spencer.

Hello fellow Nintendo Lifers! This weekend I'll be spending some time around the house and our veggie garden, but I should be able to squeeze some game time in. This is what I'm currently playing:

• Tears of the Kingdom (91% overall completion) the home stretch!
• Resident Evil Requiem - 3rd playthrough on Normal Classic
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Final Fantasy VII Remake - Chapter 17

Happy gaming!

I got my N64 controller for Switch some time ago. I'm good. This controller looks nice, but as @Zuljaras said, it won't allow you to play some N64 games "as intended". Besides, I love my weird controller, even if it's not comfy to play with all the time, haha.

This was my favourite show as a kid, alongside Captain N! I think the show they did with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark cemented my love for goths, hahaha.

Filled in the questionaire and told 'em I would be much more eager to get the game if it weren't a Game Key Card, for what it's worth. I will probably end up getting it digitally, however.

Well, there goes my wallet... Curious which Pokémon will get the minifig treatment. Between this and the Mario minifigs, it's going to be an expensive time for me, hahaha.

@antlion There weren't enough em-dashes in my response for that. 😝

They look cool, happy meals for those getting them! I personally won't. I'm not fond of McDonalds, to say the least.

Really looking forward to this one. I am still going through all the DLC of the original VS, trying to get all achievements, but it's a LOT, haha.

The real Jim Carrey? Or his facedancer?

We're getting to a point where people who spot the tiniest inkling of what might be AI usage start accusing everyone and their mothers of using it. At the same time it's getting increasingly harder to spot, but I think we can all agree that disclaimers that "No AI was used" is going to be a staple in a lot of creative sectors from now onwards. It might even become a "Seal of Quality" to a lot of us. I absolute hate gen-AI and won't buy anything if I hear that it's been used in the end product.

On Reddit they're saying the Xenoblade Chronicles X Switch 2 Edition is redundant because of this. Sure it gives 60 FPS, but overall the graphics look a lot worse in handheld? That really sucks...

Well, depending on just how meaty the single player stuff is, I guess the boost mode is all I really needed.

Gato Roboto was pretty nifty, sweet and short. I'm not entirely sold on this concept, yet. The characters seem very generic. I mean a wizard in a robe that looks a bit like a jawa... we all seen that before.

Miyamoto bringing the love for Pikmin to the big screen! I love to see it!

Well done! I am really happy with how the game turned out. Can't wait for updates and the story DLC!

Finished two playthroughs so far and going for a third. My fourth will be the 4 hour speedrun, but I just want to really know every nook and cranny first. My 2nd playthrough on casual was done in less than 6 hours, so I have some places I can really nibble some time off.

Gotta invest that oil money into something, when the well's running dry... My biggest concern is always that such significant shareholders will do something to ruin a good thing. Capcom's been cooking lately. I hope this won't affect their day-to-day business too much.

Blizzard is nowhere near what it once was. Such a shame, how the mighty have fallen. They used to be my favourite PC studio, but that seems like such a long time ago. Hearing this only confirms what we already knew. Blizzard's one sick puppy now.

Sounds good, I'm excited to be able to play this game, finally!

Really cute, definitely getting the physical edition of this game! And hoping for some lovely Yoshi related merchandise in a bundle, too!

Great! Looks like now is the time to gobble up all the mega stones I've missed thus far!

Really glad to see the game perform so well 😁

Can't wait to start myself, but I'll wait for the price to drop a bit. My backlog is big enough as it is.

Well, I mean, he's not wrong if you look at it from a statistical point of view. Many people speak English as opposed to Japanese.

@cvrator yeah, I'm glad to be living in the Netherlands for many reasons and employee rights are among one of many of those reasons.