RadioShadow

So in Japan, females give the males chocolate. Although a month later, they have to return the favor. https://favy-jp.com/topics/1706

I guess from the female selection, Flannery. She's pretty hot for a fire trainer!
My actual pick would be Olivia, because insert a joke about rocks and making me hard. XD
Or maybe Mallow, because she can spice up my life!

I'm board of the puns now. Back to playing Pokémon Sun.

ライチからチョコをもらう
日本語を話せません

This should have been done a fornite ago.

This game is such an epic disappointment.

Finally! I can play Super Mario Bros. 2 on the Switch! Plus Kirby's Adventure as well.

@Heavyarms55
Get a 5 Port HDMi Switch Splitter. Works like like a charm, and I can keep my Wii U attached!

So you don't actually get money for any Bases / Airports / Ports, only for Cities in Wargroove. So some maps from Advance Wars might not work as well.

@Heavyarms55
You can get Advance 1, 2, & Dual Strike on the Wii U. For those who still love and play with Wii U of course.

@MrBlacky
Perhaps @ryancraddock updated the article? Or @Charlie_Girl is is talking a load of rubbish.

@CurryPowderKeg79
My bad. Google results mentioned Bisexual, and then showed the bit about the plants being male and female.

You are correct, plants are hermaphrodite.

@Charlie_Girl
You need to stop presuming plants are female. They are hermaphrodite (each flower of each individual has both male and female structures).

In cases when something has both genders/unknown, the following can be used (well in English anyway):

** Their actual name, in this case Piranha Plant
** He/His
** It/Its
** They/Their
I'm curious what the the game uses, but the Smash Ultimate wiki uses "It". https://www.ssbwiki.com/Piranha_Plant_(SSBU)

He is also acceptable if the gender is unknown/has both. The gender for Nights from the Sega series is unknown, but Sonic Riders does refer to the character as "he".

The point is, using "he" isn't used to discriminate any females, and I'm sure that is not what the author was trying to do.

Now can we please just go back to talking about how amazing Piranha Plant is in Smash?

EDIT: SSBU does use They/Their/It when talking about the Piranha Plant.

@IHateTombs
You get to choose the deliver options. This depends on the weight and if you want tracking.
You can choose to pay the import taxes during checkout. I would personally just pay it.
It usually takes between 2-3 weeks.

Waffles, because of Teen Titans Go! (bring on the hate, yo!)

@SegaBlueSky
That is true, they most likely felt this game won't sell (which I find hard to believe). Even if the publisher does agree to sell it in the USA/Europe/Oceania, they still have to go through the required Video Game Rating companies where they can prevent the game from being sold.

There have been cases where ACB (Australia) refresed to rate Mortal Kombat X, and USK (Germany) refresued to rate Gal*Gun 2, let PEGI (UK / Europe) had no problem at all with the sexual themes. Germany should just use PEGI.

So just to confirm, Mortal Kombat, a game where you get ro ripe someone's spine out is perfectly fine, but a game where women get to wear swimwear and play volleyball is not? What the heck?

It's not like the ESRB / PEGI Ratings don't have a icon that mentions if a game has sexual themes, so if that's not your cup of tea, then don't buy the game.

Oh well, there's always the import option. Although the Dead or Alive Xtreme Series have never been that great to beging with.

I'm going to miss clicking on the Wii Shop. So long WiiWare!

Well this is the closest we are going to get to Advance Wars. Well there is Tiny Metal as well. Shame it's a download only title, but I guess I can bite the ammo on this one.

@ReaderRagfihs
It's a place where you get to build indirect Bombers.

I was looking forward to playing as the 1-up girl, Pauline. I swear she was meant to be available in February. We just need more people to play Mario Teniis Aces online!

Also, let the Boom Boom jokes begin!

How about making a guide that is worth reading, like the locations of Jeane (the cat), or the Aztec Coins?

I dunno, I'll stick to the wired controllers. They do look cool know.

I bought a GameCube copy recently for £8. Better than paying $30 for a download only.

It wasn't bad for brief period I played. I'll get to this once I have beaten Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

I would love to see Puyo Puyo Tsu Remix which had 4 player support. Also some Panel De Pon.

Some people may not realise that Puyo Puyo is a very popular series in Japan, so it's not that surprising that Sega would get M2 to release the Arcade versions of Puyo 1 & 2.

The first release is interesting since the sequel (as you expect) is the better version. One reason to maybe get this one is the "Exercise Mod" which just allows you to practice on your own (think how the original Tetris did it). For some reason the sequel admits this. [EDIT: This sentence is incorrect, Puyo Puyo for the Aracde only had VS Modes].

The Arcade version also only used to rotate the beans... I mean puyos to the right. Ports of the game modified this to rotate left or right, and it does look like this version is going to have this option.

The cut-scenes for the 1st one are much better. The characters are animated and have speech bubbles. The second removes this with standard text (although some ports like the SNES version go back to using the first style). Interestingly there is an English release of Puyo Puyo, so I am hoping they will include that as an option.

There is a bug in the first version where if the other controller holds right or left while a CPU is in play, the CPU can't move/rotate the puyos. This bug still exists in the Mega Drive Port and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, but a V1.1 version of the arcade version fixes this bug. Hopefully this is fixed in Puyo 1.

Of course, playing online is going to be interesting, providing you can easily find people (although the Japanese love this series, so that might not be an issue). Puyo Puyo Tetris / Puyo Puyo eSports make you use the counter "Tsu" system, so it will be fun to play without that rule.

Looking forward to buying both!

Well they only released like 5 "new" games for the 3DS last year, and with the Switch being a more powerful portable to play games (with their being more Switch releases as well), this isn't surprising.

I still love playing on my 3DS (and personally think it's a better portable device).

No love for Sushi Striker? It was better than the 3DS port of Luigi's Mansion. When playing Lugi's Mansion on the 3DS, I just had the urge to play the GameCube version (and they didn't include the PAL Hidden Mansion, lazy bums...).

Don't get me wrong, Smash Bros. Ultimate is amazing, but I feel there are other games that truly shine.

Some comments seem to think only Smash has been released. The Switch lineup has been pretty good. Not as much on the 3DS, but they are worth checking out.

These were my votes:

Switch Retail Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
2 - Mario Tennis Aces
3 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Switch eShop Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - Sonic Mania Plus
2 - Puyo Puyo eSports
3 - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

3DS Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - WarioWare Gold
2 - Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
3 - Luigi's Mansion

eShop Developer Of The Year - 2018
1 - Sonic Mania (PagodaWest Games Headcannon)
2 - Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
3 - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (WayForward Technologies)

Art Style Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
2 - Blade Strangers
3 - Puyo Puyo eSports

Multiplayer Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - Kirby Star Allies
2 - Super Mario Party
3 - Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

Overall Game Of The Year - 2018
1 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2 - Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
3 - Sonic Mania Plus

@sketchturner
Now I want to play some Comix Zone! I will have to download "Marble It Up!". Sounds like a classic.

@zocker-hias
I'm waiting for a discount on "Bloodstained Curse of the Moon", but I have heard good things about it. Maybe one to play in October.

Where's Advance Wars?

Haven't played this game in a fortnite.

Let the predictions begin!

The Rumor List:

Shadow the Hedgehog - Yes: Same with Isabelle, assist trophy has gone and she became playable. Very obvious choice.

Banjo-Kazooie - No: I doubt Microsoft would allow this (I don't care what Rare have said, that is false).

Isaac - Yes: An interesting choice. Golden Sun was a great game.

Ken Masters - No: He would be better as a model & voice swap (like Wii Fit).

Mach Rider - No: Seems very obscure to be playable. Maybe an Assist Trophy.

Geno - No: The developers are aware people want him in. I think he'll just be an assist trophy.

The Chorus Kids: Maybe: Not what I would have gone with, but their have been stranger characters like Game & Watch and Duck Hunt.

Grinch: I have a better chance of meeting Jesus in a bar. This won't happen. WHY IS HE ON THE RUMOR LIST?

My Picks:

Blaze the Cat (Sonic Rush): She would be the perfect echo character. Plays like Sonic but with fire elements (kind of like Roy).

Lip (Panel De Pon): Her flower wand is a weapon in the game. Just make her playable!

Rayman: The relationship Ubisoft have with Nintendo and a trophy being in the Wii U/3DS version, Rayman being playable would be amazing!

Shantae: Like Shovel Knight, she'll most likely just be an assist trophy. Same as the whipping action like Earthworm Jim and has the ability to transform would be cool.

Crash Bandicoot and Spyro: I don't think Activision would allow this. Maybe as assist trophies. These two would be awesome to play as!

Waluigi (Mario Tennis): Wah is he not playable? WAH!

Andy (Advance Wars): There are too many Fire Emblem characters. Andy can easily fix that situation!

Mallow (Super Mario RPG): He's a fricking cloud! He maybe puffy, but he will blow you away.

Jody Summer (F-ZERO X): This would be a stretch and F-ZERO is as dead in the waters, but another F-ZERO character couldn't hurt. I hear her slaps are painful!

"A ghost tried to approach me and he got scary!"

Now where did I put my copy of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle?

Such an awesome console! Being like 1 month older than the console, I didn't get round to playing on the Mega Drive until 1995/1996. I did own a Model 1 and the games I had were pretty good, playing on a good old CRT. I may have been late, but it meant I got to play the good later releases (the early releases were more arcade ports).

Games I do remember playing:

** Comix Zone
** Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
** Sonic 1, 2, 3
** Sonic & Knuckles (lock-on technology was awesome)
** Quackshot starting Donald Duck
** Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island
** Micro Machines 2 (4 player due to using 2 controller ports on the cartridge)
** Zombies Ate My Neighbors
** Castlevania staring Mickey Mouse
** TMNT: Hyperstone Heist

Sorry SNES, but the Mega Drive will always be number 1 to me.

It's hard to tell but that Shadow artwork looks reused, like I've seen it somewhere before. Also, it's clear they have just removed the Mii Fighters and slapped Shadow over it.

Not convinced. Clearly fake.

@shaneoh
@BionicDodo
"Tickled pink" is just a phrase that means you are delighted about something. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/tickled-pink.html

Everyone should get a life at nintendolife!

What fools would pay $400 for a Mewtwo?

So let me get this right:
Metal Slug, a popular SNK series, which has 3 female characters (Fio, Eri, and Nadia) they could use, but they use a Street Fighter character, a Capcom character, in a SNK game...

WHAT THE HECK!?

"Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Owltimate Edition" for me, in owlsical form!

I have nothing else to say. Well maybe change.org DOESN'T DO ANYTHING! <_<

Well now I have no use for the Xbox One version!

I just wish they would give us SNES or Mega Drive games instead. Heck, the Master System would have been a better choice.

From the launch list, this is how I feel:

** Soccer (no)
** Tennis (Mario Tennis spits on this)
** Donkey Kong (alright, but just play the Arcade release)
** Mario Bros. (nothing that great)
** Super Mario Bros. (classic, can't really complain)
** Balloon Fight (this game is awesome)
** Ice Climber (terrible controls)
** Dr. Mario (where's Puyo Puyo?)
** The Legend of Zelda (never liked this game)
** Super Mario Bros. 3 (one of the greatest NES games)
** Pro Wrestling (...)
** Excitebike (decent enough racer)
** Yoshi's Cookies (Yoshi!)
** Ice Hockey (sports game, go away)
** Baseball (come on...)
** Double Dragon (no 2 player mode)
** River City Ransom (this game was fun)
** Ghosts’n Goblins (good port, but tough as nails)
** Tecmo Bowl (AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!)
** Gradius (there are better shooters)

Also, where is Super Mario Bros. 2? That's like the best one!

As much as I liked Puyo Puyo Tetris, the Tetris part always felt out of place and I never cared as much for Tetris. Looks like this release will fix that! YAY!

This was a surprise! Classic beat-them-ups by Capcom. Hopefully we get a physical version.

No real lose.

This was a nice surprise! Can't wait to play Luigi's Mansion with @immensechicken!

This is just an extra disappointment.

Cool idea but that price tag. I'll just play these games with the Mega Drive controller!

YAY! ❤

I don't really see TMNT as Nickelodeon characters, but whatever. I think I'll just stick with new Sonic Racer that is coming out.

They could at least give you a physical copy of the game with the bundle. I really like the design and color of the Joy-cons.

@Pazuzu666
Looking at GBATemp, if you have Homebrew and Haxchii installed, just update and re-activate Haxchii using Homebrew. So that's good news.

But I wanted to play as the Honey Bee! WAHHHH!

I like the sound of dataminer! Time to do some datamining!

@Ogbert: Play-Asia is you best bet: https://www.play-asia.com/taiko-drum-controller-for-nintendo-switch/13/70c247
Although it's out of stock at the moment.

This was on the Wii U. Wasn't that impressed.

I would recommend Ghost Blade HD instead (hopefully gets a Switch release).