Robot99

Oh, I thought they said that the 4K compatibility had to be patched in? If it's on the cart already then that's great!

Darn, thought maybe the update was for mouse mode, but that's too much to ask for I guess 🙁

No 1P mouse mode is a terrible oversight, but I'm glad to hear that gyro works in handheld this time. 3D All-Stars Galaxy was nearly unplayable in handheld mode with the touch controls.

@Suketoudara
Oh good gosh, I had to look that up just now to make sure it was real. It looks like a photoshopped meme image 0_o

So stable, I can board another horse!

Regarding pricing, Nintendo has already shown a running theme that they aren't willing to overcharge for Metroid - they want to maximize its success. Metroid Prime Remastered was quite a high-effort remake, yet they only charged $40 USD for it. They similarly don't want to overcharge for Prime 4 and risk it flopping after such an arduously lengthy dev cycle, leaving it the same price as any other standard Switch/Switch 2 game. Mario meanwhile they can get away with charging any price for, and they know it - the Galaxy bundle will still sell millions anyway, especially as a tie-in for a near-guaranteed hit of a movie.

Regarding Bananza, the difficulty is a little wonky in that game - it starts off really easy, reaches a more involved difficulty level a few layers in, then spikes hard by sublayer 1200 or so. I too struggled with the final battle, I lost like eight times before finally getting through, despite having no deaths from most prior bosses in the game.

@NFrealinkling
There's one track from the DLC, Emerald Rush #1.

*Looks down at badge that says "SMG1 is my favorite game of all time"

Well shoot. Guess I'm now legally obligated to spend a ridiculous amount of Platinum Points over the next month.

@Not_Soos
I don't know about the one you mentioned, but there's definitely a couple missing. I noticed the fast version of Hightail Falls being absent, and someone pointed out to me that the Cosmic Clone theme is missing as well.

Nintendo have clearly shown that they have no interest in keeping their digital shops up forever, so once they shut down, the games will only last as long as your console does - which I'd argue has a much shorter lifespan than the games themselves nowadays. I've had many recent consoles fail on me, some more than once.

Even if physical carts do fail, they're much easier to replace incrementally. Losing your entire digital library with a console can be unsalvageable.

Hopefully Smash 64 coming means that Melee shows up at some point too... Y'know, the best-selling GCN game. Imagine launching your legacy console library without even acknowledging that. Same deal with GBA, I want my Pokeemans :-<

@Slideaway1983
That's fair lol

@nukatha
I would imagine that this is just a leak for the 18+ sets, I highly doubt that the range would be launching with just three sets all aimed at adults. Although Lego has gone down a path lately where they seem to forget that kids exist, so I dunno lol

@Kiyata
Lego doesn't generally like to put stickers in their gaming sets - I've heard it explicitly stated that the team that works on gaming themes avoids stickers as much as possible. So there's that at least!

(FWIW, I follow the Lego fandom, and they all hate stickers as well lol)

I've been bracing my wallet all year for this launch - I've been able to be selective about my Lego purchases for the last five years or so with just one big set every six months to a year or so, but that's probably going out the window when Lego Pokémon launches. >_>

I second what @darkswabber says above me about Lego leaks - I'm not sure I've ever heard a fake one. Lego has a very loose lid on their upcoming products lol

I don't know about "first" review, I read a pretty darn detailed review on a Lego site last Friday. But thank you for sharing anyway NL!

Thanks for the shoutout @FishyS !

Oh, I should probably post my own answers lol. Whittling away at Bananza's 100% quest, and also playing through the Link's Awakening remake. Whether this game is in 8-bit or with an HD figurine aesthetic, it's simply a blissful experience at its core.

I skipped the original because I wasn't pleased with what I heard about it, but this seems like it's very heavily cleaned up, so I'll keep my eye on it. I always appreciate developers that know how to take feedback! Bonus points for being true physical too, I'd be willing to bite even with that annoying $20 price hike.

I think November or December is perfectly reasonable, it's not like Air Riders is aimed at the same audience. It's really weird that a date hasn't been announced yet, but I do think it's coming within the next month.