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@RadioHedgeFund Super Mario Party has some cool ideas. It's just unfortunate that they seemed to spread themselves thin across multiple concepts, rather than focusing on a few. I feel like there's some potential with more mini-games like the baseball one. Like sime sort of foosball minigames.

But yeah, Wii sports was surprisingly deep for a free insert. The motion controls weren't perfect though, which us why I'd welcome a remake on stronger hardware. Then again, I welcome any party filler Nintendo gives me, at this point. Still waiting for dedicated mario futball/soccer, baseball, and golf games to fill out my switch party line-up.

@RadioHedgeFund Yeah, it's like a poor Switch version if Wii Sports, and we got that one for free. It's really a shame we didn't just get this as a free pre-downloaded game with every switch, because it's a decent demo of the tech. But as a standalone game, it just doesn't hold up.

I'd actually rather pay for a Wii Sports/Wii Play bundle remake, honestly. THAT would be worth something. Those games managed to get some of my non-gaming family into the hobby, and now I have an older one playing Breath of the Wild on her own Switch.

Only one I really want right now is James. The others can wait awhile.

I can't bring myself to pay for anymore games that look like they were churned out on RPG maker. The average indie game has come too far for that.

The visuals look neat. But between what is being described about the gameplay, and the price. I currently don't feel it is worth it, for me. I guess I'm what you mean when you say "traditional gamer" but it just doesn't seem engaging enough to forgive the short length or the relatively high price.

It doesn't help that the indie scene is pumping out tons of games that are both visually stunning, AND have more engaging gameplay, for a similar, or better, price. This just seems like something I will have to pass on, for now.

@nintendork64 I pretend that one doesn't exist... It's very mediocre, at best.

I'm hoping we see gameplay of other worlds for their upcoming game. The gameplay we saw in the first one would be a bit mindnumbing if that's all the game was.

I also wouldn't mind ports of the firat few games either. Never got around to playing them on the Wii, and it'll probably be better to hold out for an HD version on Switch.

@Mr_Pepperami As long as it's coming, I'll be happy. If I can't get more maps and racers in MK8, then another proper kart racing game will be welcome. Even if It's a bit late.

Is this setup tournament legal?

@Mrtoad Holiday sales start well before Black Friday nowadays. It's way too close to Pokemon's launch to assume there's no overlap there.

@Mrtoad While I also disagree with LUIGITORNADO's conclusion. I'm going to have to point out the flaw in yours. Just because Switch sales increased around then does not mean it was fully due to Pokemon. Especially since this is around when the Holiday/Black Friday sales started. Which likely has a lot more to do with the rise in Switch sales than Pokemon.

Not to mention the limited edition bundles for Pokemon, Diablo, AND Smash pulling sales in.

@LUIGITORNADO While it's not as big of a success as Smash. It's still a big success. Not as big as some were saying, but bigger than it probably needed to be for Gamefreak to consider a follow-up.

I personally didn't like it either, because I still see it as a lazy stopgap to buy time for the next Pokemon generation. But sales are sales.

It's weird that people think that revisions in and of themselves are a slap to the face. They've been a significant part of console history for awhile now. I mean, there is such a thing as going too far, like doing it yearly.

But a revision after almost 3 years? I just don't see that as crazy, and would personally welcome a modest performance boost. As long as they don't pull Xenoblade Chronicles/New 3DS nonsense, and keep things compatible, I see no issue. It even makes sense, if we assume a console lifespan of 5-7 years.

Way too early for people to have the hours in to know these characters in depth. The meta is still young, so I'd take these with a huge heap of salt. Not that tier lists are set In stone regardless.

There's just not enough money right now, unfortunately. I splurged on the Smash special edition, and I still have gift shoppibg to do.

Though, I do want to get it by next month. Thanks to Amazon discontinuing the 20%discount, I'm focusing on niche or on-sale games anyway. So I don't foresee anything taking my attention away, short of Animal crossing and Metroid Prime 4 surprise launching in January.

If all these clickbait trademark articles are to be believed. We're looking at the entire gamecube library on Smartphones.

... or, you know, they're just adding smartphone to their copyrights during routine updates to future proof them.

There was an issue with shipping and they had to reship Smash. Unfortunately for me, this means waiting an extra week for it to get here.

So I'm just finishing off some of the games I needed to finish. Mostly just getting the last few gems/relics in Crash N-Sane Trilogy, running through Mega man 11, and casually attempting to get to the fun content in Warframe.

They really need to adjust the early to mid content on this game. Unless you're absolutely new to shooters and/or action games, it's just a really tedious and mindlessly easy start.

I mean, I've seen gameplay of the mid to late content. So I know it can be fun. But it's such a boring grind to get there, I find myself switching back to other games in my backlog more often than not.

@Agramonte Should it matter? No

But does it matter? Yes, quite often.

Big Publishers are always skittish about bringing an ip over to a different platform.

Not to mention, the noise people make online points to there being at least some demand for P5 on Switch, and a digital version costs them relatively little to do. So even if it is "just the stragglers" it might be a worthwhile test on the Switch as a platform. As the Switch userbase grows, there's a stronger likelyhood they can reach people who don't own a PS4.

@Agramonte Well, if we got a port of 5 and it did decently well. It stands to reason the next one would naturally follow, barring a lucrative exclusivity deal from Sony.

I'm keeping my hopes in check, because this could be a case of Nintendo giving Sakurai enough wiggle room to pick what he wanted. But I wouldn't be surprised if we get SOMETHING from the Persona series next year. I just don't see why Nintendo would put Persona characters as an option for Sakurai otherwise.

@Arnold-Kage considering Sakurai said they only recently started on DLC. I doubt it's in a state worth showing yet.

Weird pick, considering this had to be on the short list Nintendo gave Sakurai (The series, because I doubt Nintendo dictated a specific character). Even if it's not Persona 5, I wonder if we're getting something Persona related next year.

@Kevember It's fine with me, either way. I just want Nintendo to switch things up a bit more and add more Nintendo characters. I want Fox in a Mario Kart and/or F-zero game on the Switch. Lol

@Kevember The depressing thing is that two heavy hitters would be missing from any new Diddy Kong Racing game. Both Banjo, and my DKR main, Conker, are with Microsoft now. Add to this that Diddy and DK have already been integrated, and I feel like we're better off asking for a new Mario Kart, or a Mario Kart spinoff with more Nintendo ips involved.

@link3710 Note, I said "at worst" and didnt mean that's necessarily what I expected. They did really well with the N-sane trilogy and Spyro trilogy remakes, so I have really high hopes for this game.

Yes! I panicked when I didn't see the Switch logo in the reveal. But it shows in the youtube trailer. At worst, this looks like a MK8 clone with Crash Bandicoot characters, levels, and power-ups. So I can't wait, because that sounds awesome.

Now, if the Team Sonic racing devs can get their stuff together, I might have three solid kart racers on a single console. My nephew is going to love this.

I still really need to see some gameplay of this, because I'm not 100% sure what to make of it yet. These trailers so far makes me think it's more similar to 3D arena fighters like Bandai's DBZ games.

@Pod Not to mention, awards ceremonies like this tend to be really shady and a bit incestuous, in my opinion. You can tell there's been some campaigning behind the scenes, with these AAA games.

This is way too vague for me to get excited. I'm shocked he even bothered hinting anything this early.

The only thing I'm expecting is a little more info on games we already know about. Maybe a more concrete time window for something coming up in early 2019.

What I would like is a proper trailer for MP4 or Bayo 3. But I would be happy with something as small as the first fighter pass character for Smash.

I wouldn't mind this in HD. Same with a LoZ trilogy, I think it would be good filler for the younger/newer Nintendo fans as well.

That being said, I'm keeping my expectations in line with what Nintendo themselves announce. On that note, I hope the VGA's give me something to chew on, until the first 2019 direct hits.

I was curious at first, because a decent PvP system would've gotten me interested 8n Pokemon Go. But after seeing and reading all of the info on this, I can't say I've been swayed. While it looks better than the raid tapfests, it's still not at a point I'd consider fun.

That's a shame.

@SpaceboyScreams Stop, my heart hurts. Both that and a new Pokemon Stadium are things I dare not hope for...

Honestly, for awhile now, the Dynasty and Samurai warriors games just seemed too samey for me. I was into the empire version of a few of them awhile back. But unless this one is especially good, or unique, I'm not sure if I should be excited.

AC1 was okay, and the Ezio trilogy is definitely worth playing. But AC3 kind of burned me out of the series. The story kind of went off the rails and ruined the series for me. Haven't touched it since.

A lot of this will have to wait, in my case. I want to get a lot of them, eventually, but I went ham and grabbed the SSBU special edition bundle. So I'm mostly tapped out, between that and gift shopping.

I'm a sucker for steel books, and that smash pro controller looks pretty nice. It's the only limited edition controller I'm going out of my way to get. Because the Xenoblade and splatoon ones didn't do it for me.

Obligatory reminder that copyright/trademark updates that happen to include the term "mobile phone" in them are usually just a company covering their bases. A lot of these look like ones that were scheduled for an update anyway.

I doubt we'll see much of most of these.

Good for people who need to catch up. But my family members who play, and caught all of them so far, groaned a bit. They were ok with the Shedinja filler month, but they really want a crack at the Regis. Lol

This should be a thing for every sticker representing a game currently on the Switch. It's neat, and reminds me of some old games that would check for stuff on our memory cards...

Also it makes me think about having to juggle the smaller memory cards for specific games, back in the day. Now I just plop a 128-256 gig sd card into all my Nintendo portable consoles and I'm done with it.

Let's be real here. Pokemon, and Nintendo in general, are in a spot where they don't need to overspend on advertising. The moment a new big Nintendo game is even hinted, us highly engaged fans won't shut up about it. Even casual fans that just see a new Nintendo game from a series they like will just pick it up regardless of advertising.

@RodSD64 The higher your catch combo for a Pokemon, the better IV's it's likely to have and the higher chance it has of being shiny, until it caps off at a 31 combo. That's the point where at least 4 IV's are always perfect and the shiny chance is better than 1:400. (I forget the exact number, and it's even better with shiny charm + lures) Not to mention the catch bonus for higher combos increases, meaning more candy and items.

It also increases your likelyhood of finding rarer spawns, I think.

@hatch Literal translations are virtually useless, despite what some anime fans might believe. I'm hoping for someone fluent in Japanese to shed any possible context on this phrase myself.

For everyone getting excited. Keep in mind that one reason to cover smartphones is to make it easier to enforce copyright when some third party tries to put a Nintendo game on the app store. Mobile is especially full of ripoffs and borderline copyright infringement, so I can see why.

@NintendoNomad To be fair, ESAM has been fairly Prominent in the Smash competitive community for awhile now. He has hosted and was a commentator, as well as competing in, events for 64, melee, brawl, and Smash 4.

As for everyone else, I have no clue.

Oof... I don't plan on getting EVERY Amiibo. But this is one of the Smash Amiibos I want. I need my new leafy boi ASAP.

If this is a store breaking ranks, Nintendo needs to take a look at their supply chain. Because this is happening more often than usual. If retail stores keep breaking street date like this, it wouldn't be a surprise if Nintendo started cutting people out. We're already casually sliding into digital-only as is.

For anyone that has the twitch prime bundles and wants them on the Switch. Redeem them on the PC version, THEN migrate it over to the Switch version. Even if the items aren't available in the current Switch version, they will be when the current version on the PC rolls over to Switch. I did this even though I never played on the pc version for my free stuff.

@IceEarthGuard I'd argue that Cooking Mama tends to have a higher level of polish, and more refined gameplay. But yeah, I don't really value Cooking Mama at a full 39.99 or 29.99 either. I'd put it at 14.99 to 19.99, because it has a more appealing art style and is blatantly designed for little girls, like my niece.

I mean, ive been vocal about how I feel. I think the game is a bit overpriced,
AND a lazy stopgap, because Gamefreak wasn't prepared for the success of the Switch. For that, I'd give it a review score of around average, at best. But review bombing with zeroes is a bit extreme, especially since we're getting a proper Pokemon game next year.

If that one ends up being a disappointment for us core fans as well. Then we might just have to move on and ultimately vote with our wallets.

@IceEarthGuard I'm open to changing my mind, but nothing about what I'm seeing convinces me otherwise. The gameplay doesn't look terribly engaging, the graphics make it look like a glorified visual novel, and I doubt any story in this can make me overlook everything else.

Maybe It's because good indies have raised the bar, but I've paid less for more. So the current pricetag is a definite no. 9.99 would be the Most I'd pay, and that would be a hard sell for me.