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@Bobb thank you for asking the question I was wondering myself. Based on the answers you got I’m gonna skip the first one and just get this one.

@Gs69 that is what confuses me so much... if they really are money grabbers as they appear to be then why are they so against publishing games on switch? Maybe if micro transactions are outlawed we will start seeing more EA games because they will need a new source of revenue.

I was cautious optimistic about the school setting, but hearing this “spoiler” about the story actually gets me more hyped to play the game.

Read article, but didn’t see mention of who is actually porting the game. Is the studio itself or did they outsource it somewhere?

Regardless I will be very interested to see how this ends up running. If it runs well then there truly are few excuses beyond laziness or just general refusal to port other current gen AAA games.

Edit: found out it’s saber interactive

https://nintendoeverything.com/saber-interactive-is-behind-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-complete-edition-on-switch/

After buying and hating modern combat I’m gonna pass on this one.

@nofriendo wow I may just have to buy Celeste based on what you said about it

Really only ever play this game when there is a splatfest at this point in time

I’m actually interested to see reviews on this one. Switch needs more pvp focused fps games.

Not sure if I posted it on here or not but I have been very vocal with friends saying that if Nintendo is to sell 20mil this fiscal year they need to sell 12mil in Q3. Considering that they sold 9mil and bumped estimates down by 3mil I gotta say I am impressed with my prediction.

As for the switch being 90% of Nintendo’s revenue is very encouraging. Guarantees Nintendo won’t move away from the console business in the near future... not that I thought they would, but this reinforces that point.

I’m thinking this releases 2022 at the earliest. While the news is disappointing, I am glad Nintendo was willing to share this with the fans. I believe this will generate a lot of goodwill towards the company and with their release schedule for this year they can afford to take their time on other games because they still have plenty of what should be good games coming out. A lot of companies should start being as transparent as Nintendo was in this instance. Heck Nintendo should strive to consistently be this forthcoming with information.

@Evilworm really surprised you think smash is dumbed down and reskinned. Care to elaborate on that?

The mechanics of the game feel very different to me than smash 4. Granted I didn’t play smash 4 as long as I played melee so I don’t know the game as throughly as some but smash 4 felt a lot more defensive and melee was clearly faster paced and more aggressive. This seems like a good balance so far and a lot of the characters play different based on moveset changes in this game. Link is a very good example since his bombs changed and his grab changed as well.

@Severian I agree, the devs knew this idea would be pushing the envelope of what is acceptable, but with this type of game and the amount of backlash it can cause you kinda have to knock it out the park or just not do it at all.

Weird how they choose to ignore some pretty major faiths/religious groups when making their roster too. I am also surprised Nintendo actually let this game in given how divisive it is.

This is a good use of Labo. Was talking to a friend today about how Nintendo should release skyward sword and make a Labo compatible sword and shield set.

@AlexOlney please tell me you or another staff member will be doing a full review of this product

Lol who is going through this article and mass disliking every post? Seems like 80% of comments have a dislike and I have never seen anything like that on this website. I know this can be considered a controversial topic but none of the comments seem too outlandish, at least compared to the norm around here.

Did the headline of this article get changed or something? I really don’t see why anyone is that upset by what it currently is.

I will probably end up getting this down the line but it would have been nice if they added a level maker in it for some extra content.

I also would have preferred having a super Mario 3d land/super Mario 3d world double pack. Those two games have to be the most fun I have had in a Mario game in some time. Would love another sequel to that series.

Seriously Nintendo is leaving money on the table. I am addicted to buying Joy-Cons and I know I am not alone. I already own 3 sets and have a 4th on the way that will have a d pad put in. If Nintendo would give me the option to buy various styles and color of Joy-Cons I would, but as it stands I will just have to find someone willing to modify mine on the cheap like I have been.

@geox30 I really wish Nintendo would give you a discount on this game if your Nintendo account shows you bought this game on Wii U. Or a trade in bonus if you send the Wii U game back to Nintendo and buy the switch version.

Saw the headlines and tried to guess who it would be before reading the article and I guessed mang0... now this could have been a joke like he said but the fact that I was about to guess at it shows he has built a reputation

Wonder who owns a Wii that didn’t already own Mario kart

Doesn’t hold enough games for the price

Ok I’ll be honest, have not had time to read this article yet, but I did quickly scroll through and did not see eternal darkness from the GameCube listed! Now I did scroll quick so I could have missed some criteria but how can this not be a game to have remastered?

Otherwise good list!

@Yosher I think it’s noteworthy to some because the PS4 pro has a noticeable power bump over the original PS4 and the PS4 Slim, so it’s more likely someone who already owned a PS4 would upgrade to that model and slightly inflate sales numbers.

Personally, I think this is a nice and interesting fact, but global numbers for all models are far more important imo.

@antdickens appreciate the reply!

It would not let me vote for fortnite on multiplayer, even though I could vote for it for all other categories... unfortunately Nintendolife probably won’t see this comment since there are already so many on this article

@Cobalt they are just reporting on the data released. They also follow U.K. charts and NPD for USA but those charts don’t give numbers like Japan does. Only where they chart and percentage sales. I would also like worldwide numbers and we get those too, but they are from Nintendo and are usually released in a press release or earnings report.

@Quarth a gba mini would be the dream! But with 100 games from gameboy up to gba. I would buy something like that in a heartbeat.

If Zelda has a 50% attach rate in the USA then that means in under 2wks smash ultimate almost has a 50% attach rate in the USA. That is insane!

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/12/half_of_all_switch_owners_in_the_us_have_bought_zelda_mario_and_mario_kart

Nintendo really messed this one up. How do you not know your version of the game does not have this content!?!?

Those numbers are insane! Well done Nintendo

Idk what it is but I just cannot get used to Marth in this game despite playing mainly Marth since melee. So far having the most success with young link.

@Agramonte eh I think those excuses are still valid and smash sold well despite all of that. Admittedly I don’t follow the U.K. too much so I could be wrong, but I find it interesting they talked about how great the sales were percentage-wise compared to previous titles rather than just out right reporting numbers. Going through the comments it appears smash ultimate sold around 100-150 thousand units which is good, but it doesn’t seem astronomically large. For a frame of reference do you know what god of war numbers were during launch?

@subpopz I dislike when they reuse the same article because it is a pain to scroll through all the old comments to get to the new ones.

@Cosats I have been asking for changes to the comment section for a long time, and they always say they are working on it. Guess we just need to wait patiently, but I 100% agree with your suggestion.

@jockmahon “The news comes alongside Nintendo's recent milestone success stories; sales of first-party games, including digital downloads, reportedly topped 1 million units just within the dates of 22nd - 26th November.
Further data has also been provided for the Switch, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, and Nintendo's Classic range of consoles. All of the data below relates to the US specifically:

• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch have reached more than 8.2 million units.”

I also have money invested in Nintendo but I don’t see how that is relevant to this discussion.

No I don’t think they sold 8.2mil in a few days I think, based on what the article clearly states and I have copied once again above, that lifetime sales in the USA are 8.2mil, meaning since launch in March of 2017 to present day they have sold more than 8.2 mil Nintendo switch consoles in the United States of America alone.

However, I do think that from November 22-26 they sold over 1mil units of first party games when you include digital sales.

@jockmahon the article clearly states “Further data has also been provided for the Switch, Nintendo 3DS family of systems, and Nintendo's Classic range of consoles. All of the data below relates to the US specifically:

• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch have reached more than 8.2 million units.”

Also please refer to comment #13 from @rjejr

8.2 mil switches in the US alone is impressive

@TheGhostWhoWalks while this is only based on my friends list, so it is a small sample size, but even with all the games available this holiday season the vast majority of people who I see online are playing fortnite. And when I check their play times they are usually 200+ hours so I think switch users are just as likely to play this game as any user on any other console would be.

I don’t play this game, but I’m glad it’s on switch. We seriously need more mainstream multiplayer shooters on the console. This and Warframe are great but missing out on COD and battlefield are significant omissions. It still makes no sense COD hasn’t come over since we had COD on the Wii U. Even the Nintendo DS had COD...

@westman98 where are you finding these numbers?

@Onkel_Laser are non-causals having a miserable time currently?

These commercials progressively got better. Cannot wait for this game

The end of an era... This is sad but also a shining example of games as a service done right.

Wanted to wait for the review before buying this, but temptation got the better of me. Glad it turned out to be a worthwhile purchase (even though Pokémon has caused me to put this on the back burner).

@hatch haha you caught me! I begrudgingly bought the game because it’s Pokémon and I am a fan but I was not expecting to really enjoy it.

Then I played and at first it was painfully easy, but then I started finding the charm in the game. It also helps that you can completely avoid motion controls in handheld if you want.

After about 12 hours of play time I am throughly enjoying the game. I do wish it had pro controller support for tv play, but otherwise it’s another great entry in the series.

@edgedino your comment is pure honesty. Love it

Ouch. Says there are far worse games out there than this, but then gives it a 3/10... yeah I think I’ll just stick with Mario Kart for my racing needs.

Definitely just noticed we now have a thumbs down option. I like this addition but when was this added?

Might need to make the 45min drive to get to Topeka for this...