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Given the pandemic I'd say it was pretty good. I don't understand the "lazy" criticisms I've been seeing. I highly doubt Nintendo's developers are sipping pina coladas for 8 hours a day and then throwing together a game a couple weeks before launch.

In the short bit of footage we got there already seems to be a number of "new" things. I think it's clear there will be plenty more revealed closer to the game's release. And it's a sequel to Breath of the Wild, of course it's going to look similar, that doesn't automatically make it a copy and paste.

The event last year didn't stop me from finding new fossils, bugs, fish, and plenty of resources. Not to mention the Zipper toy sells for a ton of bells, so I never quite understood why people were so mad about finding "useless" eggs.

Instead of yet another Mario Golf or Tennis, how about another entry in the Baseball or Football/Strikers series?

I enjoyed Sword and Shield. Some parts were certainly underwhelming, but other parts were nice improvements to the series.

Even in their own home, gamers are under constant scrutiny. It's time to rise up.

@ThanosReXXX Thanks for your reply. Pointing fingers is probably more likely to start "drama" so you're right to address people in general. I guess sometimes I just misinterpret who exactly is being addressed in those situations. Sorry for any confusion.

@ThanosReXXX There are some comments similar to the example you made, but you made no mention of them. Instead, you chose to highlight a comment that labels those who disagree with her opinion as incels as one of the "sensible" people in the thread.
I do agree that the people on this article insulting her are being divisive. Those on this article that are labeling people as "lonely male gamers" or "little boys" are also being divisive, but you've made no criticism of them. If being intentionally divisive is a problem, then it's a problem when people do it on either side of the argument, regardless of who started it.

Also I'm not sure what narrative you think I'm trying to support.

@ThanosReXXX None of what you said debunks my point though. You complain that others are the ones that keep the arguments going but you too are keeping it going.

"General Behaviour

Do not post - unless you have something useful to say; Only post when you have something meaningful to say or something that will contribute to the discussion."

So if a post is negative it's automatically not useful and doesn't contribute to the discussion?

"Do not "troll" or "bait" other users; Posts that purposefully or systematically go against the grain to trigger a reaction from others are prohibited. You are entitled to an opinion, but purposefully disrupting discussions with unpopular opinions to create arguments is not allowed"

If a comment is negative it's automatically trolling or baiting?

Also your comment speaks negatively of people so how is that any different unless you are trying to claim some moral high ground?

@ThanosReXXX You don't get to blame others for keeping the argument going when you make several comments contributing toward it. I agree that it'd be best if people stopped arguing about this but others are entitled to state their opinions just as you are to state yours.

A live action adaptation would just be Cats Part 2. I don't want it but also want it.

I sent her my friend code, why isn't she responding?

NSO is the cheapest but I think people would be willing to pay more if Nintendo added more features.
(Even though online is free on PC, I've accepted that consoles are going to charge for online whether I like it or not)

I'm seeing a lot of price comparisons. I could be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure it costs more to make a Switch game than a 3DS game, which would explain the higher price.

Also, third versions were mostly recycled games with a few new features (I think Black 2 and White 2 were the only ones with drastic differences). I'd rather they make expansions with mostly new content.

@Yorumi Except now multiple profiles can use the same copy of the game and have their own save file, unlike before where the game would save directly to the cartridge so each person would need their own copy.

People are acting like third versions/sequels never had Pokemon not available in the base games.

And while the post game in Sword and Shield was a little light, these expansions look pretty big. I kind of doubt they were cut from the main game.

I went in with zero expectations and was pleasantly surprised! If I have one complaint, it's the Switch missing out on a lot of third party games. It's still a lot better than the Wii U days, but I was hoping it'd be a little better than this.
Lots of people are quick to say the Switch isn't capable of running a lot of games, but it's apparently powerful enough to handle the Witcher 3. That's a pretty demanding game. If they can get that running on the Switch, I'm wondering what the excuse is for a lot of other third party games.

I'm expecting "upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch system" because that's all Nintendo has promised. When you expect something that was never confirmed to make an appearance, you're going to be disappointed when it doesn't make an appearance.

That's all the time he's got. He's gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf on his Nintendo 3DS.

For Pikmin 3 I would've chosen the Fortress of Festivity mission mode level.

@StuTwo I'll point you to my second comment as well.
"...I was just poking fun..."
I did exactly that. Nothing to get worked up over.

@Snaplocket see my second comment

@nocdaes It's already surpassed Super Circuit and Double Dash, I was just poking fun at this Polygon article that said its lifetime sales would be under 2 million.

Mario Kart 8 will likely be the worst-selling game in the franchise

Man, I really wanted to use them to play Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Ubisoft loves cinematic games so I would expect them to put this on the Switch.

Maybe not this game, but there are definitely some other third party games that could be brought over if the publishers would just give them a chance.

Also, this site has an ignore feature for a reason. Use it.

If you owned a Wii U and already played Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, then I can see why this year may seem underwhelming. If you didn't then you have four awesome games to enjoy on top of all the other games that came out/are coming out this year.
I owned all of those games on Wii U but I'm still playing online matches in Splatoon 2 and Arms. I still like to go back and explore the world in Zelda: BOTW. I still play against friends in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I still complete some side quests in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. And then there's the new games that came out this year plus the ones yet to release. I am enjoying Octopath Traveler right now and am highly anticipating Super Smash Bros. Ultimate among other games.

"Third parties won't support the Switch"
2K, an intellectual:

Cranky Kong part 2

My uncle works at Nintendo and he told me there's gonna be a game called "Mario and Peach: Adult Party Games Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series".

Sony probably paid off Nintendo to take it off the eshop.

Sonic Boom sequel

"In the case of Wolfenstein II, we needed the extra time" and Mario Odyssey came out the same day.

Sorry for the obscure reference, I was joking about some developer that said the Wii U was barely more powerful than the Vita.
At this point I don't know why they wouldn't put this on the Switch. Unless it's one heck of a remake the Switch shouldn't have trouble running it.

Switch is less powerful than a Vita so it's understandable.

Waaah I'm sick of ports

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Maybe I'm too optimistic, but all these ports seem to signal that developers were sleeping on the Switch but are now trying to cash in while their brand new games are still in development.

@ShadJV The original was $40. Nintendo may have gotten away with a $10 increase on Tropical Freeze but I doubt they'd try charging 60 bucks for this game. At least I hope they don't.

Let's all raise our expectations accordingly.
Personally, I'm hoping for a Metroid Prime 4 trailer with a March 2018 release date. If this doesn't happen I might as well sell my Switch.

I didn't start BOTW until the second day, hopefully this gets fixed soon.

The second I saw who was making this film I knew IHE would not be happy with it.

Man I was hoping for Mother 3 and Metroid Prime 4 free on eshop tomorrow.

Hopefully it's Animal Crossing amiibo Festival 2, or at the very least a Switch port of the original.

I didn't spend the last few weeks hyping this up like it was E3 so I was pleased with what was announced. Besides Bayonetta I'm not really interested in the Wii U ports but there is definitely an audience for those so I won't criticize them just because they're not what I specifically wanted. I've skipped pretty much all the Mario sports games in recent years because I feel they've dropped in quality, but this new Mario Tennis game already looks to be a big improvement over the last couple of games in the series, so I'll likely be getting that. Overall there aren't a ton of Switch games I'm interested in for the first half of 2018 but I'm still playing a lot of the games from 2017 so I'm satisfied with what's coming.

People always have crazy expectations for Nintendo Directs, and this hype surely isn't helping matters.
Personally I would advise people to just relax. This is just a Direct, not E3. If something huge gets announced then it will be a pleasant surprise and not something people felt was "owed" to them.

The stock in my town is a lot better than the NES Classic Edition. Assuming Nintendo provides restocks at some point it may not be too hard for someone to buy one this holiday season.

I'm pretty sure there's already a fanfiction about this.

Where's the Wii U Classic Edition?