RainbowGazelle

Holy crap, Mario Wonder is good! Like, really really great! This is the best 2D Mario I've even played!!

So yeah, I'm playing that!

The NSMB series was scored highly when those games came out too, but they're incredibly mediocre and forgettable. I'm afraid I just can't trust reviewers on Mario games anymore.

For Layton, it's Europe all the way! Best designs and best titles!

"where Western covers of Kirby games would give the pink ball a miffed expression"
I think you mean North American covers. Pretty certain Europe was also classed as "Western" the last time I checked.

Anyway, yeah, looks fine.

@TruthisRare Just seems a little odd to click on an article exclusively about one game, and then comment that you're not at all interested in said game.

@PersianZSR Thanks for taking the time to read an article about it and update us with this important information then.

It's obviously to get people into those stores. Just like the old Pokémon code distributions.

I'm not a fan of the weird circle bases, instead of proper base plates. It gives the sets a strange anorexic look. And the colours are off on some, especially Julian's birthday party. Looks more Duplo or Lego Friends.

As a standalone game, TotK was excellent. As a direct sequel, it was disappointing. The lack of consistency or explanations for things which had vanished really bothered me when I played it.

What's with the weird circles everywhere too? Why not proper bases?

How do Lego and Nintendo combined keep screwing up what should be slam-dunk sets?! I was hoping for a wider range overall; simple sets and complicated sets. Something for every kind of fan. These are all clearly aimed at young children. No catering to the older fans whatsoever.

Not a chance. Nintendo's digital experience is awful.
They very rarely put their games on sale, and I'm not paying £50 or £60 per game.
They also have no way to refund purchases if the game is broken or bad.
And they've shown that they're quite happy to discontinue old eShops, so you'll eventually lose access to games you paid for.

Buying a digital-only Switch locks you into buying from a single store, eliminating competition, removing the ability to return or trade in a game, and has no guarantee that you'll even be able to keep accessing your content. Like I said. Not. A. Chance.

Oh shiiiiiiii! This is amazing! My wallet is crying!

If they're anything like previous releases, Sonic will be interesting, but short and buggy, and Mario will be solid, but boring and bland.

Thank heavens for that. We don't need his outdated ideas.

That was a lot of words just to say you feel it's easier to get out a handheld to play than a home console. That's literally the only "for" argument you offered. Very strange article, to argue for customer exploitation.

@Nintoz I played the whole game on Switch and absolutely loved it. There were basically no glitches. Only tiny physics glitches occasionally and that was it. Nothing game-breaking, nothing to ruin the experience. The reviewer here tore it apart, but after playing the game it's clear they simply never bothered to learn the controls. It takes a bit to fully get used to Sonic's momentum and moves, but once it clicks, it's really good. And you can endlessly customise just about everything in the options. Don't like the turning sensitivity? Adjust it. Want to change Sonic's top speed? You can do that.

Graphically on Switch, it undeniably looks poorer than on other systems, but the sacrifice means that the performance is actually really good. It's quite a smooth experience on Switch. It's a pretty good port. And I really don't know where these rumours of glitches came from.

@Pupuplatter Someone's salty about the Wii U. Where did it hurt you?

Every new feature sounds like something that should have been offered as free updates. Also, what's the point of that teaser trailer?! It's a game! Show us some actual sodding gameplay!

So the usual from Capcom then. Physical only in Asia.

Was interested until I read the word "rogue-like".

When did people get so obsessed with specs? Were people upset when the DS didn't match the power of a PS2? No. Were people upset when the 3DS didn't match the power of a PS3? No. They sold well due to their game libraries. Presumably the new Switch is a handheld too. It's a mass-market handheld! Of course it's not going to be on par with the PS5. If you want the highest power possible, then buy a custom PC. If you want the highest power consoles can offer, buy a PS5 or Xbone. If you want the ability to play on the go, buy a Steamdeck or Switch.

@Teksetter Same. Loved it, but then the endings just destroyed any interest I had in replaying it when updates arrived.

@epicgamner You're right. It's not as big a violation of trust as amiibo festival was.

It was okay if you like Mario and ports. Otherwise it was awful. Just nothing interesting at all.

@LXP8 Cool! Thanks for your observations!

I'm pretty certain the original had 4 player multiplayer stuff too.

@Serpenterror Fair enough I guess. Good for new players. And hopefully it does sell well so that Miyamoto gets lost and takes his outdated ideas about Paper Mario games not needing good stories or characters with him.

I mean, cool, I guess? But it's yet another (presumably full price) remake/port. Did everyone's original copies catch fire?

It's like Metroid Prime: Federation Force, or Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival all over again.

I've still got the originals (but yet to play them). I wonder if there's anything new here to make it worth a second purchase?

This was the most interesting and inventive game of the Direct!

remakes remakes remakes

Some of them aren't even great games.

I'm hoping for more Layton footage. Although Level 5 also has a show at Tokyo Game Show, and are set to show off the game there.

I'm concerned by the fact that there's still no gameplay footage, but it's a free update, and the game was already really good! So anything extra is a bonus!

Disgusting move driven by pure greed.

Also I see everyone involved has forgotten how to use the word "installation". "Install" is a verb. You can't say "for every install" or "number of installs". It's "installation". Pathetic English use here.

I'm not bothered with 4K as I don't have a 4K TV anyway, but more power with backwards compatibility would be great. And any game performance improvements should be free updates, because that's what the competition is doing. Hopefully the file sizes don't balloon because of 4K assets, or at least give us the option to download games just in HD.

Already got it when CD Keys had it for a good price. Looking forward to see what's instore. The base game was quite fun.

It's a bit pointless, as they're basically all the same, but probably Luigi with a grapple-hook badge!

Not interested in this predatory rubbish.

I enjoyed the first one, so I'm looking forward to checking this out, especially if interactions are fleshed out.

@TheRealKyleHyde Thanks for that. Had no idea what Trace Memory was. I thought I'd somehow missed a Cing game.

Funny, that I thought the NSMB games were average when they released, but was told "you obviously just hate 2D platformers", but now it's accepted that the NSMB series was pretty bland and iterative.

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

Anyway, Mario Wonder is looking a lot more interesting to me, especially because of the introduction of the badge system. I'm definitely going to be a grapple-hook wielding Luigi!

If Fist of the North Star can get a release in the West, Hatsune Miku certainly can.

So it's NSMB 5. Unfortunately, it just looks like another NSMB game to me, but with a little more effort than the usual copy and paste. There are more characters, but the main ones all play the same, so it's pointless. It has the usual selection of world themes (grass, desert, sea, etc.). And the only interesting gameplay parts are locked behind specific sections that you activate with wonder flowers. Sorry, I was looking forward to this, but it just looks like yet another forgettable 2D Mario game.

The fact that all the characters control identically is very off putting. What's even the point of having different characters?

2D Mario games are typically very boring and an absolute slog to play through, but Wonder is looking much better so far.
2D Sonic is looking really inventive and interesting, but it's a fairly unproven developer.
I hope they're both good, as I'd like to get both, and play them with my brother.

I've cooled on this a little since announcement. Hopefully Nintendo can show off enough to prove it's not just a slightly better New Super Mario Bros game.

Absolutely genius.

Adding local play made it a must-buy on Switch for me!

@Zach777 It's not broken??