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I remember there being hot takes from industry insiders primarily focused on the tech specs. The thought was Nintendo’s next console needed to be beefier than the PS or Xbox because of the Wii U’s failure. But I think that all missed the point because games were awesome on the Wii U, it was the LACK of games and poor marketing that did the Wii U in.

Love this game! Would be awesome to play it handheld. But in my opinion, this is the most amazing VR experience. I might have to double dip for the Switch.

It was like a child’s rendering of a stylized illustration cover. The pose looks like he’s squatting to poop instead of shoot 😅

Loved playing this on PSVR. My favorite VR experience. If I didn’t already have it, would be the definitive version of Tetris to own. Not worth a double dip though for the Switch.

NES bundle with R.O.B. the Robot and the Light Gun. We had Gyromite and Duck Hunt as our first games. I remember being so frustrated trying to operate the robot. It was impossible. Then we figured out we could use the 2nd controller in gyromite as a two player co-op and it was much more fun.

The price point is too high for what it is. Should be priced about the same as a 2DS, in my opinion.

I already own a Switch, for me to be tempted to buy a second one for handheld only mode...it needs to be priced to move 💨

As someone who has sunk 500+ hours into this game, I think it’s pretty good 😆 Can’t wait for the next entry from Intelligent Systems. I’ve done just about every type of play through I can think of for Three Houses.

I think there must be something META happening here and the joke is to make it intentionally bad. Mission accomplished: those driving sequences look really rough without NPCs. This game isn’t for me.

@Mackocaster7 ha! Technically BotW was made for the Wii U and delayed to launch simultaneously with the launch of the Switch.

Lego bricks are expensive...but not THAT expensive. It would probably be cheaper to buy the bricks directly from Lego and just order the instructions.

I remember getting the original on NES. I think it was the first game I had that had a BATTERY in the cartridge. I played it over and over and would try attacking the levels in a different order each time. It did take some getting used to though, it was unlike any other game at the time...not a lot of open world games back on the NES in those days 😂

Hold the line. It took me about 3 weeks of seriously trying to order a PS5 but I finally managed to get one at retail value. Scalpers and bots are ruining it for everyone.

There’s so many indie Metroidvania games available now...might as well go to the source.

Sky Force Reloaded has been a lot of fun. So much replayability. Probably the best value game for me on the switch.

@GrailUK haha, if I had $1.6million to sink into a property...I would hope for a much greater return than $100k. High risk, low reward.

The sad thing is this kid, the parents, and the WSJ think this is entrepreneurial. If you had access to a $1.6 million bankroll, would you REALLY invest that money in reselling PlayStations and Pokémon??

I think by this time I had a PS1 and couldn’t afford having two systems 😭 But, there’s something about this low-poly era...it doesn’t have the same appeal/nostalgia for me as the 8-bit & 16-bit days.

@Kyloctopus the individual sets are modular so you can add/remove them to build different “levels”. The goal is to collect as many coins as possible on a run in the companion app. I love LEGO and I love Mario, but the two of them together didn’t work for me. Cool experiment though.

There’s gotta be a Fire Emblem remake (or a new game entirely) using the game engine from Three Houses.

I don’t think they’d call it a “Pro” at all. This is a gaming device, not a PC.

Subtle upgrade. Maybe something as simple as: Swiitch.

Interested in hearing reviews about the gyro controls. I love playing Overkill on the Wii U. Hopefully the remakes come close to the light gun experience.

Wouldn’t you still need the docking station for HDMI out? Which means you’d also need a power supply to the dock. Or am I missing something?

I remember playing Baseball Simulator 1.000 on the NES. I remember the gameplay being pretty basic with some wacky trick plays added into the mix. It WAS the first baseball game to have actual seasons and stat tracking on the NES (just before baseball stars, I think). Simulating games would take awhile, and it took so long there was a play-by-play anchorman reading out score updates after they happened. I wonder how the SNES version is?

As someone who has never played SMT, these reviews and video clips are not persuading me to give it a shot. Seems like it’s one of those games you had to experience during its time.

The iPhone cannibalized the iPod. Can’t see any reason for Apple to build hardware dedicated to gaming. Build the game platform (Apple Arcade) and distribute it on your hardware (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV).

What exactly would be in Mario Kart 9 that isn’t already in 8? Different tracks? Different characters? Different play modes?

I’m not sure how they would improve upon it with a whole new game. But I could see more tracks and characters available as DLC. Or, more online modes.

Gotta getta Fire Emblem game on the calendar this year 🙏

One of my favorite memories as a child: we were early adopters of the NES. Like, the very first month it came out in North America. We had a few games, but it was too expensive to purchase more and video stores weren’t renting games yet. My dad knew someone at his work that also had a NES and we’d trade games with each other. It was so exciting to see what game we’d get. I played Ghosts n Goblin and Mike Tysons Punchout through this exchange. Wonder if game exchanges could work in the future?

I’d rather see Nintendo re-imagine/remaster original GameBoy titles for the Switch...similar to Zelda.

They’re only worth $4-5k because everyone else did the same thing 😅 It was hard to justify holding onto all those cardboard cases.

I get that the N64 and GameCube become a little more difficult to emulate. But why produce such limited supplies of the classic editions? And why not sell the nes/snes controllers for the switch in retail stores?

Don’t forget backwards compatibility with the Wii. The Wii U is the ultimate version of the Wii, and there are some really fun on rails shooters that you just can’t replicate anywhere else.

Looks amazing. Seems like Switch would be the natural home for this with such a large FE following. I’d buy day one.

Looks kinda odd with the disc door open like that. Maybe remove it so it looks more like a pot? I don’t know...seems like an odd choice though.

Same experience for me. 100k was a milestone. If you could reach it, it was a great run. If I focused, I’d score somewhere around 120k. Still remember my all time high score: 274,000...because I never came close to that number again 🤣

The VR goggles were my first experience with VR. It’s such a fun demo to show anyone who hasn’t used it before. The blaster games were awesome. It even led to me buying a PSVR 🤣

I spent so many quarters at movie theaters playing this arcade game. Such a fun beat em up. Can these developers make the Simpsons next? 🍩

I love on rails shooters, but there needs to be “lightgun” support. It’s not the same experience with a joystick.

@MontyCircus I didn’t even notice Contra was missing. That’s a top 10 for sure.

Excuse me, but where is BASEBALL STARS???

I feel like this gem of a game keeps getting ignored. The NES version had a “franchise” mode where you could manage rosters, improve players, and draft rookies or sign veterans. It was brilliant. First of its kind on a console.

The NEO•GEO version that’s been available on the eShop has so little to do with the original. It wouldn’t be until the mid-90s when EA started to include similar features in their sports games. Baseball Stars was so far ahead of its time.

Mario + Rabbids for $9.99 is an absolute steal. Such a fun tactical game. The opening cut scenes are a little too long (and boring, honestly). But if you stick with it, there’s a lot of fun strategy. Highly recommended.

Is the multiplayer cross-platform? My concern would be waiting for players if this is going to be limited to Nintendo Switch players only.

...reminds me of when Disney used to release their classic films for a “limited time” on VHS/DVD 😁

I bet Nintendo has something planned already. Nintendo eShop (digital only) individual games?

I tried MH on the Wii U and couldn’t get into it. Great to have new content on the Switch. Might try picking it up again...

@JasmineDragon thanks for the description. I’ll try to find some gameplay video. Is it also strategic?

Not familiar with this series. What’s the gameplay like? Is it turn based combat?

I think of Zelda as a puzzle game. It’s a lot of solving the riddles of dungeons and patterns of enemies.

I think RPGs at their core are stat based battles and about making strategic decisions based on a sequence of events.

I wonder how the queues for the rides work. Are people actually standing in line for 2 to 3 hours? Or is it a check-in system with the mobile app?

I used to have a ton of Nintendo Power, GamePro, and EGM magazines from that era. Besides a few of the Nintendo Powers, most issues were forgettable 🙃

I think Nintendo is focused on the hardware & gaming experience. They play it safe with their first party games. I do think they support a lot of third party developers to publish games on their platform...maybe that’s where the experimentation is happening?