PixelViking64

I'm going to say something a wee bit controversial here.

I don't think BoTW was that great of a game and there are several reasons for this. The first is that I found the breaking weapon mechanic very obnoxious and never really never made me excited whenever i found a new powerful weapon, since I knew it'd break anyway. Secondly, there was a severe lack of dungeons in my opinion and I didn't find them thaaat great, though Hyrule Castle was absolutely amazing and demonstrated aspects that I actually would like to see in an open world Zelda game. Lastly, I didn't care much for the shrine puzzles, which is a problem since they seem to make up quite a big part of the game. I will however give them probs for creating so many puzzles around the few abilities you have. On a similar not, I also liked that the combat for once was quite challenging, but I think that's more or less it.

Now Metroid Prime 4, there's a game I'm crazy excited about. I have faith in Retro doing a great job as always

@bleedinmagic81 It's definitely one of theirs as well, if not my favorite. The ending solo on Dogs is the stuff of pure legends!

I want Miiverse to return solely for all the hilariously cringe content it provided. We were truly blessed.

@Hylian-Likely If you're going to go through Fire Emblem: Three Houses be ready to play marathon the video game. I spent 70+ hours on one house alone, lol.

I know that basically everyone has already expressed this, but damn the word "influencer" makes me wince...

So I wonder if this is an actual remake given the inclusion of at least one new area. I'd imagine it also means more cutscenes.

What I'm almost 100% sure of is that they'll definitely do one big (and I'd say necessary) design change. I'd spell it out in spoiler tags, but have no idea how to do it. Anyway, I'm sure all my fellow Xenoblade fans know what I'm referring to.

Man those sprites are gorgeous...

Made my day finding out Grant is a Queensryche fan!

I only ever go for digital if it's a small indie game, usually on sale, that doesn't take up too much space (etc. Axiom Verge, Bloodstained: Circle of the Moon and Hollow Knight).

@roboshort I wasn't even aware that was a thing. Looks absolutely crazy!

For what I can see it's inspired more by the second game than the first, which is kind of a bummer for me personally. I much preferred the style and atmosphere of the first one.

This new entry gave me a lot of Mario Power Tennis vibes, which is a game I have a lot of fond memories of playing with my brother. It's honestly more exciting to me than Smash.

So basically a crazy version of stikbold (for you curious folks it's a very popular physical activity in Danish schools). Looks pretty fun to be honest!

@Faruko I'm glad I wasn't the only one that noticed it, hahaha

Could this be a hint towards something? Nah, probably just wishful thinking...

@crimsoncavalier I don't remember a single rabbids game being released on Wii U, so I guess you're referring to Mario + Rabbids? The fact that you don't like them (honestly they're not really my cup of tea either) doesn't mean that it can't be a good game. The visuals are honestly amazing and the combat seems fun too.
As for the rest of the argument, both Rayman legends and Assassin's creed 3 was released on Wii U and those games seemed pretty good. I'm not sure about ZombiU though.

I really feel like people should start cutting Ubisoft some slack. As others have pointed out they're probably the 3rd party developer that has helped Nintendo the most, despite poor sales.

@aaronsullivan I know. That's kind of what I was getting at. Sorry if I didn't make that clear.

@Grumblevolcano Of those two scenarios I think the first one makes a lot more sense. I know Nintendo have made some very questionable decisions (if not downright stupid) through the years, but to do a direct a month before E3 to show off some new stuff so you're not able to show it off at E3 seems too stupid even by Nintendo's standard.

As a big fan of Castlevania, particularly the older titles, I really hope this doesn't turn out to be good.

@Vix then you don't want to know the fate of Denmark. Oh well, we can at least be seen as hidden gems I guess

I've really tried to keep my hype down, but at this point I realize that it's a lost cause.. Don't let me down, Nintendo.

@nab1 if that were to be the case, yeah, I wouldn't really mind; right now I'm just really craving a Mario game where you're not restricted to a linear path (even the Galaxy games felt kinda straight forward to me).

I really don't like the sound of this.. Can't we just go back to the 3D Mario platformers with lots of exploration?

I hate EA as much as the next guy, but reality is that they're very important when it comes to third party support. Without them there will be a big hole in the "third party support wall".

I already have the original without region lock so I don't really see a reason to buy this one. I will, however, admit that it's cool for people who don't own the original.

I really hope Nintendo has worked all the stuff with 3rd parties out this time. Not so much for my own sake, as I play on several different consoles, but more to see Nintendo once again as they were in their glory days. That being said, of course I would enjoy big 3rd party games on the go as well!