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@topsekret I appreciate you keeping track of the games rejected and I share the sentiment.

Is there a proper controller for the arcade games? My Switch pro controller just isn't cutting it.

@HeadPirate Splatfests are slowing down. There used to be 'fests either every month or bi monthly leading to Past, Present, Future. Going into 2025, it's either bi monthly or quarterly we'd get a 'fest. Can't argue that.

What's unique about this seasonal splatfest than the ones before is it is a respeat of not the previous 'oween, but the one in 2023. The special seasonal 'fests before at least were themes not yet appeared in Splatoon 3. We did have a repeat of a normal 'fest involving chocolates coincidentally in 2025 after Past, Present, Future.

Splatoon 1 added a helpful feature after the final 'fest where after 30 wins Judd would gift the player a Sea Snail or however many the player accumulated before talking to him. Splatoon 2 added a system in 2.0 patch where for every level you gained, Judd would grant you a Sea Snail. Them adding the prestige system making levels infinite allowed for a surplus of Sea Snails. And Nintendo wasn't done with Splatfests at that point since Splatoon 2 proved to be popular also. There's no rule that says they can't do the same for Splatoon 3 especially an ideal prize for the Shell Out Machine.

There's about 51 slots one must unlock for all amiibo gear requiring at least 1 Sea Snail per gear. Then you got to take into account of the gear obtained by loading up from a news article with some gear starting out with 2 out of 3 gear slots. For players that started not day 1, not always participate in 'fests due to life circumstances, or not maxing out rank, it is daunting. Or someone like me who is still struggling to 3 and 4 star amiibo and Grizzco gear since that's the only method to. It's not necessary, but it does lessen the grinding for ability chunks some,,, as the higher star rank a gear posses means you get a bonus multiplayer to exp to gain another chunk and I like to customize & use different gear for change.

To desire another method for Sea Snails when all previous entries had done so shouldn't be unheard of?

Since Splatfests are slowing down evident by the last one we had 'til now & this being reused, Nintendo should give us an alternate means to obtain Super Sea Snails as done in previous games. Methods like every 30 matches won, every level gained nets the player one, and a chance through the Shell Out Machine.

@mlt Sakurai stated in the Direct that physical owners need to update a day 1 patch. Probably for the online.

@Anti-Matter Sharpedo, but no Carvanah? That image is inaccurate for that alone.

@MirrorFate2 Zeraora, Heatran and Darkrai are getting mega evolutions in post - launch DLC at some point having mega stones tied to them.

Shame they're releasing on NSO and not through a collection that remains in my digital library when the service depletes one way or another.

Where was the blood??? Better be an option to turn it on. It's Mortal Kombat for goodness sakes..

@nitro4450 I would not had believed you if you had foretold we would not see Smash and DK 64 long after Switch 2 release, but here we are!

Not a fan of these game specific directs Nintendo's been hyper focused on lately. Miss the general directs that had a fair amount of first party titles sprinkled in, something for everyone.

Why are Square Enix nerfing and buffing combat as if this is a online multiplayer game? I'll stick with the balance that my physical copy was shipped as.

Seems like a feature they could easily impliment on Switch 1, but that may just be me.

How would transfering your saves and account transfer from OG Switch to Switch 2 work if one were to hop on this deal? I'm sure that was a point of contention in the previous poll. Unless I'm missing that you can buy the Switch 2 first, transfer the data between the systems, then trade the OG Switch in, but you'll have to pay the upfront cost anyway.

Changing and altering 'certain' visuals sounds bad. Can't be in good faith for those wanting the games to remain intact.

I'd very much like for Turok Evolution to be made available on modern platforms.

It takes escaping from Nintendo's clutches for a game to get an adequate price reduction.

@Fiskern Help me understand, will Pokemon Champions allow us to edit our chosen Pokemon's possible moves, stats, natures, and abilities effortlessly like a battle simulator without grinding it out in the main games? Will they have generation gaps for those preferring to play in older generation mechanics, like Gen 1, 2, 3, 4 for example?

Pokemon don't need remakes. We've seen how TPCi values them with Brilliant Diamond & Shinning Pearl. Just port the existing ones. #EndRemakes.

I thought that this game's cover was accused of being AI generated.

If they want to maximize on sales, it needs to release on Swich. For a forgotten anime to many, it needs as much availability as possible.

No way they are using the Type A/B nonsense for the pilot portraits... Spotted at 0:27 in the latest trailer. I really don’t get why developers are so afraid of biology nowadays.

So Nintendo wants to regress their character designs, then do Mario next as his Jumpman design. I'm sure it'll win people over like the new DK look because it's classic.

https://imgur.com/a/classic-jumpman-OLKPEXN

This has been known for a good while through the eshop listing.

@Smithicus Nintendo acknowledged Mario Kart Tour as a main series title in their infographic during the MK8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass, making it Mario Kart 9. People don't have to like it, but it's the fundamental truth.

You probably don't remember or weren't scrolling through fourms back 15 - 20 years ago, but there was an ongoing debate over whether or not Mario Kart Super Circuit and DS are mainline entries because an artificial reason given that they were on handheld; similarly to the Mario Party handheld entries. Then came along Mario Kart 3DS bestowed with a number as its subtitle then the debate was over & forgotten. The Mario Kart Tour mainline entry discourse has the same energy.

So Nintendolife staff missed the memo where Nintendo classifies Mario Kart Tour as its own entry therefore would make this Mario Kart 10.

Is there a control option to move DK with the D-Pad? What I couldn't stand with the 3DS version was if you wanted to use D-Pad for movement, the controls for ABYX and LR would swap. There was no middle ground. I absolutely cannot play a 2D platform with a control strick. Give me the option to play with the D-Pad with my prefered buttons!

@Zaruboggan It's more like Daddy Nintendo is witholding our presents long past Christmas day.

Reeks of localizer meddling once again that plagues the Trail series going by that in-game dialogue shot of Estelle. I never understand the stick joke they keep using in English.

I'd rather these two be included in the recent Tetris Forever release simply so I don't have to retain a NSO membership or when the service eventually discontinues on the Switch and I can remain playing them! Oh well, no better time than the present to play these I suppose.

Are we able to continue earning Platinum coins through this Animal Crossing app?

@KoopaTheGamer Whether you think people will return to the games or not is besides the point. I personally like to go back & replay the stages in the single campaign after some time for a refresher, maybe improve my clear times, and the DLC ones in Splatoon 2/3 have good replayability (Side Order most noteworthy)

Can you agree that locking a glorified music player to online connectivity is bad design? Splatoon 1 and 2 at least had theirs accessible in the City allowing to be played offline.

They need to enable the jukebox outside of the training lobby so it can be played without having to be connected to the internet. Eventually, the online server will close and so will the ability to listen to the tunes unless the jukebox gets added in the city somewhere.

F2Players are a minority, clearly.

Though unorthodox, you can find the better deal that is joinning someones Family Plan for an 1/8 of the price, roughly $10-12, for the Expansion Plan and in the single digits for the Basic Plan for a year. My go-to is the NintendoSwitchOnline sub Reddit in search of those offering slots.

"the West arguably gets the better game cartridge - featuring some actual detail rather instead of a logo and blank canvas"

You're not a fan of the game's logo in the Switch's menu too I take it. SE has been doing this for the west since the DS cartridges. At least they're consistent.

One of the neat touches by AlphaDream many took for granted until it was gone. Sure, the game isn't unplayable with this omission, but it's a strange choice given that we associate Luigi with the B button for almost everything since the very first game and it made sense.

Someone please clarify: Sonic Generations ran 60fps and this newest revision runs 30fps on a system equal more so to PS3, is that right?

@Druidsbrook At that point, you're wanting a totally different character. Leave Amy alone.

We need to push back against this trend. So sick of outrage culture & cancel culture destroying everyone’s sense of humor. It needs to be stopped by a counter culture movement in the opposite direction.

@Zeebor15 Why the hostility? Joke or not, 33 months since the first game been available on NSO. 33 months! Players questioning Nintendo's slugish momentum in implementing the sequel to appear before now is understandable; even considering there's more work needed with getting another company like Rare/Microsoft for their cooperation. Ultimately, Nintendo is the ones who decide WHEN these titles launch on their service. They've been sitting on Tooie since BK's debut so they can strech their NSO releases so thin. At this rate, Nintendo won't release their own heavily requested titles on NSO like Smash 64, DK 64 before Switch 2 debut.

I'd like the gift of buying a physical copy without the ugly NSO advert on the boxart 🫠.

Just as I had with Tears of The Kingdom, I will keep Echoes of Wisdom update-free beyond the day one patch. As long as it's not game-breaking and you gotta actively pursue these glitches to encounter them, I see no necessity in updating these single player adventures.

It's pretty much what we all knew. Nice to hear them admit it. I wish they'd just have stood up and said "No." They use the excuse of "Well, we don't want to lose an audience base." But most 6 year olds wouldn't play DQ anyways. Those who would parent's probably would actively get it.

@MatthewTaranto I would be inclined to believe you were it not for the addition of them rewriting Roxanne's name to 'Sellma' in DQIX and subsequent spinoffs she appears in running a service like Ruida. I contest the naming of these characters reference more than the puns that align with their service and their names reference Marges sisters from the Simpsons. That's butchery either way; it's not the job of the translater to completely alter naming of the creators vision so they can 'cleverly' make puns that never existed in the original. If they wanna name chatacters with puns in mind referencing their duties and other variants, go create it theirselves. Don't take someone elses work, rewrite it, and credit it as your handiwork. Which these localizers do as failed writers.

@ItsATM Downplaying it is all the more reason why it was unnecessary to change. "Little changes" add up. If it was all inconsequential, then none of it would need to change in the first place.

Let me ask you, How do you translate Ruida's Tavern to Patty's Place? The GBC version is more faithful having the NPC and her store be named Ruida and apparently the Patty name choice is referencing the Simpsons character. That's the tip of the iceberg, and knowing SE's ethnics department telling the devs what to alter to meet 'global standards' ala sensitive snowflakes that is far 'n between, there will be a plethora of changes to the dialogue on top of rewriting character and locale names to reference pop culture like the aforementioned, Patty's Place.

Doesn't need a remake/remaster treatment. Take notes of what Konami have been doing with their Collections and port them in one package. Seems like a no-brainer.

@kevinm360 According to the Amazon listing for the game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6: Expert 2 will only be available in Japanese. My theory is Konami will be including Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel and since it's a modified version of the the aforementioned, they probably see no need to translate it.

Apparently it's been confirmed only the GB/Color/Advanced games will be featured which they do have 12 GBA games alone to make up more than 10 games to be included as they stated. It is a shame because would love to see Forgotten Memories, Duelist of the Roses, and Falsebound Kingdom in one convenient package.

...The physical boxart won't have that hideous red bar reading 3 months of individual membership on all preorder copies in the US, will they?