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The results speak loudest here. GX 4 Life

Anyone following games should realize that these will all be offered at a steep discount fairly quickly. If you need these 15 year old games on day one, feel free to pay the Switch Tax. Otherwise, just wait for them to drop to 15 bucks.

Missed opportunity. Tag line should have been ‘he’s been popping up a lot lately ‘ in reference to Crafted world, other Yoshi headlines and the Yoshi doll in Links Awakening, soon to be remade. Remember this for the next article NL

When the rumor dropped of a cancelled game being resurrected, this is the one I was thinking of. Julian appeared on IGNs Nintendo podcast not lo long ago and seemed to really be trying to hype Rogue Leaders.I totally expect to see this someday.

I mean, it’s a rumor mill. Even reputable journalists get things wrong. Should it surprise anyone that games journalism, which, lets be honest, is mostly product promotion and rumors, would collectively get this so wrong too. I’m gonna say that Grand Prix doesn’t exist. It was just a perfect storm of speculation.

I was always really suspicious of the rumored Grand Prix game. When I saw the ‘F Zero-like’ ships of Starlink I started to wonder if the rumor got started by someone confusing this for what it looked like, an F Zero / Starfox crossover. Add to that the fact that there are some lore and aesthetic overlaps between those IPs and it was just too easy to get wrong. I’m a little disappointed but glad that at least there is still a Retro project we haven’t heard about... hopefully. DK3 makes sense since that series sells well.

I got the Wii U version on sale fo 20 bucks a few years back, so shelling out 60 for the same game on Switch isn’t something I was going to do. Steamworld Heist is the only Wii U title I’ve double dipped on.

Thankfully it’s not all up to Nintendo. Pirates and emulators have saved all of this content for anyone who wants it

@Aslanmagic exactly why I think this would be great. Nothing against Banjo & Kazooie, hope they show up, but Steve would be a bigger deal for this younger generation by far.

Yes! Make it happen Microsoft

Daemon X Machina, WarGroove

Image & Form bringing the goods

@Audiobrainiac I like how you think. Infestation was definitely a gem. I bought it brand new a few years ago, in the package for 10 dollars

Just take all my money

Um... my tree is not coming down for a few more weeks thank you very much.

Glad to see GameCube so high... two zeldas and two 3D Metroids is kind of a big deal. In reality though, DS, 3DS and GBA should be higher.

Just picked this up one year after release. It’s amazing how completely forgotten this game is online now. I have to think it sold next to nothing, which is sad because it is incredible. I saw a review of Horizon Chase Turbo and vaguely remembered this game. I literally thought it wasn’t even out yet and was coming to the Switch. As big as the 3ds’ install base is, this is why you have to jump on the new hardware ASAP. Otherwise you get lost in the hype, no matter if your game is good or not. Here’s to hoping this gets onto Switch earlier rather than later. This dev team deserves some credit... and sales.

I bought a physical copy for $40 USD, worth every penny. This game is the real deal. Good luck to all of you!

@Krisi Hey, nice profile pic

@Kalmaro don’t worry about getting all the ships, you don’t need them. It’s fun enough to have 2 or 3

@rushiosan I agree. I’ve been trying to go after Primes while they’re still at full power. It’s a lot harder, but the music gets a lot more epic too.

They did a great job. I’m becoming a big fan of this game. Two dreadnaughts down, 4 planets liberated and I’m still wanting more. Let’s just hope the sales pick up and we get a sequel.

@KingdomHeartsFan that’s why I honestly appreciate it when games find a way to get you out of that mindset. Eventide Island in BOTW is the best example I can think of. The game just takes everything away and makes you use your wits. I haven’t played enough Pokémon generations to know if they ever do that but I think it’d be worth Gamefreak’s time to look into... even if more ‘serious ‘ players might complain.

@KingdomHeartsFan I 100% agree. I fell into that trap years ago. I think it’s why I stopped playing Pokémon after gen 3. I’m feeling the same way trying to play through my first Fire Emblem game too... just want all my stats to be highest and grind as much as possible. Let’s Go has really gotten me excited about Pokémon again though cause I can ignore it. When you first pick up Pokémon, people tend to just raise one Pokémon to the max and jump into gym battles before they’re ready. That’s not a ‘smart’ or ‘informed’ way to play, but honestly my best memories in Pokémon games is the times I’ve just squeaked out a win playing with Pokémon I thought looked cool or caught in a memorable way. I suggest trying to find your way back to playing that way. Just jump into it. Go into battles you think you might lose even, and don’t worry about optimizing every stat. There’s a place for all that, but in a first time playthrough of the story mode, I say just go for it and have fun... or else you’ll end up like me skipping everything from diamond and pearl on...

I need to just ignore this stuff tbh. I always get too obsessive about wanting the best Pokémon or team. The way I fell in love with this series was by just feeling connected to the Pokémon I caught at certain points in my journey, like finding that ONE Onix In Mt. Moon or grinding to buy a Dratini. I have nothing against optimizing a team for competitive play but, cheesy as it sounds, the emotional connection is why people love Pokémon.

@Rafx even then it wouldn’t make any sense. Pokémon fans already get an almost yearly release of new installments. It’s not like Metroid of F-zero

Here’s a simple rule for a happy life: things that other people like don’t ruin your enjoyment of the things you like. Pokémon fans already get a YEARLY of a new, expertly crafted RPG. If they can’t find happiness in that they have no business playing a game about positivity and friendship in the first place.

I’m just going to put this out there. Harry Potter is for people who enjoyed being at school waaay too much. Pokémon is for people who like having adventures.

@ilikeike wow, very cool! Yeah looking back that was a great guide. I went with the Versus books version for Gold and Silver, but for Gen 1 there just wasn’t anyone else publishing anything.

@ilikeike think you’re old? I have the guide they put out for Pokémon Blue/Red back in the day! Look one up if you ever have the chance. The graphic design is pure retro 90s and the author actually makes a lot of mistakes, or what look like mistakes, cause no one even knew what Pokémon was at that point.

Great article.

Wow, this could make a huge difference in terms of the console wars. More Switches out there means more people to sell 1st party Nintendo to. Can’t argue with this one

Pay for your games. Period.

@Kilroy I think that’s the part of fusion that people actually didn’t like. It didn’t open people up to Samus being vulnerable. If anything it should have shown Nintendo to NOT push that angle any further. Problem is it came out in really what was still the early days of games coverage online. I think these days Fusion might have gotten a more negative reaction. Back then people were just glad to have any Metroid period, esp 2D

@MaSSiVeRiCaN I totally agree. The issue is that Metroidvania type games really excel at making the player feel like a 'badass' so for all this time, people just assumed that Samus was a badass like Master Chief. By the time Other M rolled around people weren't open to the idea that Samus could be vulnerable. I personally didn't like the way they executed it, but i respect the idea that they could even try that with her character.

@MaSSiVeRiCaN people can’t separate in their minds what is fun from what is popular. If someone is fun for you, that is the purest form of enjoyment. I felt the same way about other M. Not what I wanted, but a nice diversion, and some good mechanics too.

@NickOfTime90 I really liked Federation Force. I understand people don’t like it as a Metroid, but people’s need to suck the enjoyment other people have out of something is annoying to me. I honestly wish we could have gotten a sequel (which we won’t). Games like Dillons Rolling Westen or Style Savy or Steel Diver get safely ignored cause they don’t have a big name attached to them but they are still fun for a lot of people. It’s sad to me that Federation Force... a totally decent and fun FPS on a system with like zero good FPSs... won’t get sequels like those other franchises because of people being [removed].

Guys, Federation Force is definitely not an abomination, not even close. It’s ok to put it last but no reason to dump all over it. Switch the release dates of Federation Force and Samus Returns and nobody would have cared

I saw these at Walmart the other day. They look like butt

I knew this guys name immediately! I remember as a kid realizing that some of the Pokémon cards just had really stunning art and I always found Aritas name in the corner, but even to this day a google search of him doesn’t yield much. I especially recommend the Feraligatr card. Thanks for doing this write up!

This is great news! I was so disappointed in jow hard i was finding it to just get through the single player. This totallg makes this gamd worth revisiting for me.

I got this on day one. I was a huge Steeldiver: Sub Wars fan, but this one just isn't as good. One of the few times Nintendo has ever let me down to be honest. Too many levels about shooting a ball from one area of the map to another is my Blast Ball nightmare come true (though I liked Federation Force). Hopefully we'll see a proper follow up to Sub Wars on another platform... someday

I think its time for you guys to take down this story. The item was stolen. We'll all get to see what it looks like in 2 weeks.

Please nintendo, just get your act together. We want Western games on this friggin system.

Jeez... Europe gets Pokemon Snap, F-Zero X, Advance Wars Dual Strike... North America gets crap. I live in the worst country on earth.

The Switch DS will come out in 2023 anyway... just in time for people who grew up with the DS line to be a part of the target market. For the people that Nintendo is trying to get back though, for now the DS concept won't matter and could potentially help drive down the price to Wii levels of affordability.

Also, anyone thought that the portability factor might spawn 'Switch Clubs'? I think that just like Pokemon Go, the reality of this trailer might turn out to be greater than the marketing. The training sequence at the end showing E-Sports teams coordinating is something that could actually happen and catch on in the real world and totally fits with Nintendo's broader agenda to bring people together locally. Right now E-Sports is limited by a few super talented individuals who develop independently online, the Switch opens up the possibility of making E-Sports into a truly social thing.

The Switch could very well have dual screen support after all. I frankly wouldn't be surprised. If download play is possible (which is what we might have been seeing at the basketball game) there is no reason that the swich shouldn't be able to be used basically the same way as a Wii U, just streaming to the TV while still holding the touch screen. Why didn't they show this? well for the same reason that the didn't show a lot of other features... they are trying to avoid confusion. They have a very specific way that they want people to see this, not as a handheld you can play on your TV, not as some crippled tablet, not as just another entry in the Wii or DS brand. There will be more to come, i'm a believer

Even as a die hard Wario fan.... I gotta raise an eyebrow for Wario World. Battalion Wars needed to be on this list

@BulbasaurusRex 5.9 really wasn't a fair score from IGN. Most of their criticisms focused on this as a single player game. I've got to say that even using the anonymity of the online play and limited chat commands, I had a ton of fun finishing this title up this weekend with a competent squad. 7-8 is really a lot more accurate. I'd say jump in soon while the servers are still active and before you have the ending spoiled.