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Of course Charizard’s gonna win. Nostalgia’s one heck of a drug.

As for me, I’ll be over here with the best boi Ampharos.

Oh neat. That was always a frustrating quirk of trying to catch Raikou and Entei.

No problem whatsoever. I’ve seen the official art of all of these Pokémon so many times that I recognized all of them instantly.

Yeah, it’s Greninja. Cliche, I know. But, Auroras is a close second. It’s so majestic!

I still think the most comfortable way to play these games is to lay on your back and prop the system on your face. It’s not perfect and it’ll dig into your face, but it’s much more comfortable than hunching into the system itself, imo.

Where’s the option for “I’m gonna be buying the physical because I’m a collector and want to support Xenoblade, but I already 100% completed the survey map on Switch 1 and am not itching to replay it again for a bit?”

Depends on the day. Sometimes it’s Lucario. Sometimes it’s Gallade.

This is one of the instances where I’m glad I sprung for a day one purchase. I’ll be very surprised if S2 doesn’t get a price hike.

My best boi Ampharos! Not only is it my favorite Gen II Pokémon, it’s my favorite Pokémon overall!

It’s Pikachu. I know. I’m basic. I don’t care.

I prefer Silksong solely because it feels faster. Being able to dodge and dash as part of your standard moveset is a nice addition and gives the game more flow.

I’m not really interested in the game either way, but it sounds like they’re at least trying to work something out.

I’ll wait for a sale before I bite. I like to collect first-party releases, but I doubt I’ll like this one that much.

This is honestly super cool. I doubt Nintendo would go as far as give us unfinished demos like their Mario Land VB demo, but the fact that they’re digging up unreleased games is huge. I wouldn’t be surprised if they get Bound High on there as well.

I’m very torn on this. SMB Wonder is my all-time favorite 2D Mario now, but I just don’t think the S2 edition is providing substantial new single player content. Not to mention, I know I won’t get enough out of the multiplayer content they add. So I’m really not super interested in this one. I guess I’ll wait for reviews to see what they say, but I’m not anticipating buying it.

I did buy that talking flower, though.

@Uncle_Franklin With the power of 4D, you can now SMELL Bubsy...I hear he smells like Taco Bell...

@MTMike87 Try the demo on Steam. It plays very well. I’m unironically excited for this one, and I have no appreciation for any of the previous Bubsy games.

@Uncle_Franklin I wouldn’t worry. This one’s good. The demo plays very well.

I mean…it’s the greatest game ever, but what?! It was selling in the nosebleeds only two days ago. Do I even want to know what Metacritic is doing to it right now?

Not even reportedly. A GameStop near me had the same deal and is now completely dead.

And of course the CEO still has potential to make bank. Why wouldn’t they?

Who the heck is this Mike Odyssey person? They’re going around claiming there’s a Direct on Feb 20th AND that both of the games in these trademark renewals could be receiving ports or remakes. Insanity if I’ve ever heard it. There is literally no good reason to port Ultra Smash (on top of the fact that we’re getting Mario Tennis Fever in February), and I think Nintendo would rather we forgot about Tri Force Heroes (I personally liked it, but I can see why people didn’t).

And trademark renewals have NEVER once indicated anything (so much so to the point that I question why NL even bothers to report on it). Then again, I am leaving this comment on this article, sooooo…

Ironically, he’s my favorite of the NPCs. I will not tolerate Myles slander in my life.

Cool for people who are into Splatoon, but I really wish Nintendo would just not focus so much on Switch 2 Editions of old games. They’re not exciting most of the time. The only one that really was (in my opinion) was Kirby and the Forgotten Land because the content they added felt pretty beefy and significant on top of the improvements to the original. We’ll see how they justify this and Pikmin 3 Deluxe’s upgrades, but I’m not expecting much.

Maybe they had to censor it to put it on the store itself? I don’t have parental controls enabled, but maybe Nintendo wanted it so kids didn’t see the original art if they could easily access it.

Either way, I’d be surprised if the actual content itself ends up censored. This may just be my impression, but I don’t think Nintendo’s been too concerned recently about what’s in a final game itself as long as it’s sold.

You had better buy your son that Switch 2, my dude. He friggin’ earned it!

I can’t remember any particular Christmas as a kid where I adamantly wanted something to the point that I dropped hints every moment I could. But I do remember getting my beloved Game Boy Color for Christmas. It was the Special Edition bundle that came with Pokémon Yellow. I played that Game Boy so much, and I still have it in working order to this day. Another sweet Christmas memory was Christmas of 2000 where I got Pokémon Gold. I very clearly remember the strong feelings of joy I had when I opened it up.

Would it be better if it was an actual game card? Yes.

Do I care? No, not really.

Being able to download the data is a nice option. I was forced to take my Switch Lite with me somewhere and couldn’t download Hollow Knight on since it wasn’t the primary or linked system. The option to turn off Redownload Software would’ve been nice at launch, too, but whatever.

I also imagine this will stop CFW usage on Switch 1 for a while.

FINALLY! A decent way to see Play Activity that doesn’t involve that forsaken Parental Controls app. Shame they still do the whole “Over X hours” bucket nonsense rather than show the actual time spent. Hopefully they change that, but for now, nice to have an app version of the store.

I really don’t think anyone is in doubt that Mario will be around for a long time.

@Coffeeglitch Don’t lump my boi Clippy in with these soulless machines! Clippy at least was charming and had personality with his animations, in spite of his constant annoying notifications.

How long before EA goes bankrupt? They’re already creatively bankrupt (barring the occasional great like It Takes Two or Split Fiction), so I can’t imagine this will end up helping their case in the court of public opinion.

Might buy this simply because I adore Bluey. I didn’t buy the previous one largely because I didn’t want to support Outright Games and their low-effort work, but we’ll see on this one, especially if the creator’s working on it.

@Axecon I don’t think Pokémon’s issue is the lack of innovation. Game Freak’s last few titles have been willing to push the envelope of what Pokémon can be (Arceus introduced a new style of game for the franchise with a focus on catching and survival-style crafting, Scarlet and Violet went fully open-world and was their most ambitious title to date, and Z-A tries a completely new battle system while retaining some elements of Arceus’s gameplay). I see this as a response to Sword and Shield. They got a lot of criticism for playing it safe there, so they’re now going for more.

I think the real issue at hand is that they’re cutting corners on things that, in their mind, aren’t super important (performance, graphics, stability). They’re also developing games at a lightning quick pace (three years per title seems to be the norm) on what appear to be shoestring budgets (at least, that’s how the online community has interpreted them). It seems to be an issue of the online fans versus the creators: the online fans want one thing (for the games to have truly next-gen presentation with things like stronger visual identities, high fidelity graphics, voice acting, etc.) while those appear to be the last things on the creator’s minds. And this creates a schism which causes the online backlash.

The only thing I really want from Pokémon is for the games to be fun, so I’m content with looking past some shortcomings as long as I get that. But while I did greatly enjoy Game Freak’s past three titles (PLA, SV, and Z-A), I will agree with the online fan base and say: Scarlet and Violet’s performance and stability on Switch 1 are horrendous, and they should be embarrassed that they felt they could ship the games in that state.

@Jedrus_Lilac For sure. While I’m enjoying the game greatly, it doesn’t match Arceus for me. If I had to score the game right now, I’d put it at an 8.5/10. The gameplay itself is really fun, which is my most important criteria, but I notice low-res textures and jagged edges quite a bit , the city setting does little for the game in terms of visual variety, the opening hours drag on a bit with tutorials, the flat buildings are embarrassing, and I’m personally disappointed in the lack of new regional forms or species (the new Megas don’t really count for me since they can’t be stored in HOME and the appearance of Mega Evolution in future games is now spotty at best). It’s still a very fun game and I’ll happily recommend it to Pokémon fans, but Arceus edges it out for me.

@Jedrus_Lilac The “backlash” is overblown, anyways. The people talking about the game online, both the positive and the negative, comprise a vocal minority. Most of Pokemon’s audience isn’t online, so the games will continue to sell even if the online discourse isn’t positive.

40% lower than Arceus, but it’s still gonna sell a truckload.

Not that I care all that much. I’m enjoying the game greatly even with some of its flaws.

I did notice I could do that near the end of the playtest period. It made dragging along a bunch of blocks easier.

(Oops, I’m talking about stuff I shouldn’t…oh well)

I mean, I already have the European/Asia-English physicals for both of these, so…I’ll probably pass.

A bit sad, but hey, it’s Yacht Club Games. They’ve earned enough credibility in my eyes to say that they’re cooking. I’m fine waiting a bit longer.

@HyruleWanderer It’s not canon. Also, we gonna act like Typhlosion is a unique instance when we have things like Hypno, Drowzee, Mr. Mime, Drifloon, Froslass, and other creepy Pokémon who have actual canon creepiness?

Z: Zekrom (best Box legendary)
Y: Yveltal (best option of the ‘Y’s)
X: Xerneas (best option of the ‘X’s)
W: Wigglytuff (Guildmaster Wigglytuff, my beloved)
V: Vibrava (I just think they’re neat)
U: Ursaluna (Love the design of Bloodmoon Ursaluna)
T: Typhlosion (My favorite Fire starter)
S: Slither Wing (Best Paradox Pokémon)
R: Rookidee (my favorite starting bird)
Q: Quagsire (so derpy I love it)
P: Pikachu (Pokémon Yellow was my first game. I’m biased)
O: Ogerpon (I will protect her at all costs)
N: Naganadel (best Ultra Beast)
M: Mudkip (yes I do liek Mudkipz)
L: Luxray (Really cool design)
K: Kyogre (I just really like this one)
J: Joltik (cute and I love Galvantula, but ‘G’ is already taken)
I: Incineroar (So broken in competitive, but I love it)
H: Heliolisk (Best Kalos electric type)
G: Grovyle (My favorite Grass starter line, and the best Time Gear thief)
F: Furret (I could watch it walk for hours, it’s so cute)
E: Excadrill (Just a really cool design)
D: Dragonite (Majestic, regal, yet lovingly derpy)
C: Carracosta (best Fossil ‘mon)
B: Bidoof (I will never make one an HM slave. Love this little dude, yup yup)
A: Ampharos (Literally my all-time favorite Pokémon)

I also really liked dealing out punishment to a peeping Tom at the Flea Caravan. IYKYK

@Waxifari You and me both

@abe_hikura I agree. Code in a box was just the biggest waste of plastic, paper, and shelf space around. The only advantage to them is the remote possibility of getting the game cheaper, but it’s still stupid.

Gonna go against the grain here and say I’m not bothered by GKCs. Would it be better if the game were actually on the cart? Absolutely. But between GKCs, a digital copy that I can’t resell or more easily get at a discounted price, and those god-forsaken code-in-a-box releases, I’m sticking with GKCs.

@MrGawain A large percentage of the Nintendo audience doesn’t care. The people discussing this online are an echo chamber. A vocal minority.

Really cool that they’re making these games even more accessible.

But still…I just want Ace Attorney 7 already pls Capcom I’m dying over here…

While I agree that the setting of solely Lumiose City is very boring, I don’t care about the visuals in a Pokémon game. The most important thing to me is that the gameplay is fun, and based on the preview, it sounds like I’m going to greatly enjoy this game. Thanks for the write-up. Looking forward to this game!

Oh goodie. This absolutely will cause the customer service experience to tank. Nothing against the new contractors they’re bringing in, but when you have non-native English speakers trying to help English speaking customers who have to work through different accents and possibly confusing word choices, it’s just a loss all around.

Ugh, Square Enix and Sega making no sense with this move. What’s their justification? They want people to buy the Game Key-Cards they’re paying to have made? Because we all know how well those are selling.

Really though, I don’t get why. If we pay $60 for the physical S1 version and then $10-$20 for the upgrade pack, they’re getting the same amount of money, if not more. It’s a win-win. What do they have to gain by doing this apart from trying to convince people to buy the S1 version which is on the cart and then buy the S2 version which has the upgrades but is the same game?