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How long has the SNES controller been unavailable for sale in Europe?

Do you need the expansion pass to buy these? And must you be on a 12-month membership?

«but with the game's ties to Nintendo platforms»

Just like the Disney Afternoon Collection and the 8-Bit Adventure Anthology: Volume One…

For those of us that like to play the games as they originally were released, is it hard to understand what's going on in the Japanese version?

Let's hope it's 5 now and another 5 when they add Game Boy, Master System and Gamecube (fingers crossed).

Are all the NES and SNES games 60hz?

That's good news, pick the version you played growing up or how the game originally was programmed to run.

@Guitario I get it from a business standpoint, but I hate it when they do things like this.

@Tandy255 Please, no.

I'd be surprised if they don't end this with Waluigi. But it could be fun with some sort of reveal and tie in with a game surprisingly releasing on Switch (Perfect Dark, Chrono Trigger, Mother 3).

@nkarafo Agree. I believe this is what Microsoft's doing with the Xbox.

It's sad to see what has become of the once great Konami (and Hudson). 80 different games says it all.

@kingbk Perhaps because it's trash. They should just release the original Final Fantasy (and Dragon Quest) games untouched.

@Fighting_Game_Loser You're probably right. Still, the game's already made. It should've been easy money to just re-release it for every single platform every time. Makes you wonder how many needs to be sold for them to break even.

Just release your original catalog!

How about a port of the NES version?

I really don't understand some of the flak given to the N64 controller, particularly the stick. I wonder if those complaining are complaining about how the stick works today, 20+ years after it was released, or if they actually owned one back in the day. To fire up Mario 64 for the first time, and discover there's not a desicated run button anymore - it's how far you tilt the stick that decides how fast you move - there was nothing like that around.

If it was the d-pad people complained about, I could've understood it, but the stick worked flawless (until Mario Party game number three).

I don't mind 50hz, as I'm used to that (and you can just make an extra account), though it would be nifty if you could change versions.

I'm more curious about the other aspects of emulation. The versions on the Wii U were rather dark, I believe (?). How will the colours be, sharpness etc.

Somewhere between very good and average (good, in other words). Happy about the NSO expansion and the N64/SMD controllers, and Kirby was a pleasant surprise. But too many «here's something you must know - we'll tell you more at this date».

I'd prefer it if Nintendo just gave us shorter Nintendo Direct's more often.

Looking forward to use a new authentic Nintendo 64 controller!

Codemasters should just release the original on all platforms with online play.

My favorite is the simple sound made when
-Nintendo-
Presents
appears on screen when you fire up Super Mario World.

Honorable mentions: found an object in Zelda and the sound coming out of the Amiga 500 when it starts reading a floppy disc.

I Hope Nintendo Life reviews this game - I've considered buying the other Paw Patrol games for my kids, but I'm unsure if they'll actually enjoy them or if they're bad imitations of better choices. (They do love Paw Patrol.)

£8 - it's not a bill, it's a feature.

@Adamario Great work!

There's also the light gun games (Duck Hunt, Hogan's Alley etc.), the R.O.B. games (hard to pull of) and the mouse games (only Mario Paint?).

I wonder if there are some complications with games such as Pinball (was it based on another game?) and Super Mario RPG (licensing with Square Enix).

And, of course, all the games made by other companies, such as Rare (R.C. Pro-Am, Killer Instinct), and licensed games such as Popeye, the Tetris games etc..

I don't mind games like this coming to the NSO, on the contrary. But, like others have pointed out, there's still a Final Fantasy I-VI / Chrono Trigger / Earthbound / Super Mario RPG / Actraiser / The Legend of the Mystical Ninja / Illusion of Time/Gaia / Bionic Commando / Battletoads shaped hole (not to talk of all the Turtles, Ducktales etc.) in the catalog.

Personally, I don't understand why every classic (non-licensed) game isn't re-released for every platform.

My favorite console of all time is the Super Nintendo, but both the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch have impressed me.

Often times, I end up not buying a game at all because I'm waiting to see if it comes to the console I want it for. Call me crazy, but I prefer to play Nintendo games on Nintendo consoles and Playstation games on Playstation consoles. So when Capcom released the Disney Afternoon Collection (consisting of NES games only) on PS4, I didn't buy it, hoping it would be released on Switch. At this point, I doubt it'll ever be released on Switch, but had I known for sure that's the case, I probably would've caved and bought it for PS4.

@Scrubicius 😂 Be sure to ask him if he'll wear shoes indoors next time he's in Trondheim.

@Scrubicius Strange. Perhaps the American states where people keep their shoes on, are those with ancestors from those countries?

I can only speak for my own country, but here in Norway even door salesmen and handymen take off their shoes when entering a house.

@Scrubicius Which European country is that?

I'd be all over this if I played more handheld, but as I prefer to play on the TV, and have two docks, I don't see a need for this. Perhaps if it had bluetooth audio built in (or if a Metroid special edition is announced).

I don't understand how companies keep messing up what should be easy ports with optional quality of life improvements.

Too bad about Scotland, but in my (somewhat biased) opinion, it's worse that Norway is lacking. Drew and defeated Italy in 1991, defeated and drew the Netherlands as well as England during the 1992-1993 qualification for World Cup 94 (winning the group, making England miss out for the first time since 1978), and got knocked out of the world cup after all the teams in the group (including finalists Italy) ended up on 4 points.

And what about Cameroon and Switzerland? As far as I can tell, those are the only three teams missing from the (then) upcoming World Cup.

No disrespect to a team such as Iceland, but they were not a team to reckon with in 1992, 24 years before they qualfied for their first ever tournament. And Croatia didn't become a UEFA member before summer 1993, playing their first competitive match in 1994.

@masterLEON Yeah, guess they'll either edit the team name and flag and release them again, or they'll just leave them be, thinking those that wanted them have purchased them already.

I was in fact going to pick up the two you mentioned when I noticed.

@masterLEON I'm not sure. I have four games on my wish list that I can no longer see, and I'm pretty sure all of those were Neo Geo games, with three of them being football games, but for all I know the fourth one was not a Neo Geo game or another football game.

I try to avoid gaming sites the month or so before E3. I'm glad Nintendo Life have tried (?) to avoid spoilers.

I'd love a collection of Taito games, but … not these games?

On a side not, anyone else noticing that alot of Neo Geo Games have disappeared from the eShop? Can't buy any of the Neo Geo Super Sidekicks games, Neo Geo Cup '98 etc.

And all of a sudden, all the Neo Geo football games seem to be unavailable on the eShop. What’s going on?

@MyNameIsRandy Just order it now and tell your wife it’s taken care of.

Makes you wonder what in the license prevents it from being full size…

How strange that they removed Super Sidekicks 2 and 3, but kept the first one available.

@RupeeClock They sure did! 😀

@antisumo Wasn’t aware of that one - looks like a fun game. I wonder if I’ve spent some money on this back in the day, seems somewhat familiar.

@gcunit Don’t get me started on E… oh, wait!

@The_New_Butler Yeah, there’s not an abundance of (good) football games on Switch. But there are some that could bring a few hours of fun for a relatively low price.

I remember loving Super Soccer on the SNES in the early 90s. It was clearly no International Superstar Soccer, but fun for what it was. Currently available through the Nintendo Switch Online SNES app.

I’ve heard good things about Super Sidekicks 2 and 3, though I’ve never tried them.

I would love to see the release of the SNES and N64 International Super Soccer games, arcade ports of SEGA’s Virtua Striker games, Sensible Soccer and/or Tecmo Cup Football Game. Even the old Kick Off games could be fun with online multiplayer.

Are there any articles about what (good) football games are currently available on the Switch?

I don’t mind being poor at a game, as long as I can feel like I’m improving. If I’m bad and don’t improve, there’s no enjoyment.

@QuickSilver88 it sort of was an upgraded Wii, but it wasn’t. When you buy a PS4 Pro or an Xbox One X, the PS4/XB1 games are upscaled or enhanced to run at 4K (not quite on the PS4 Pro, but still). When you start a Wii game on a Wii U, it boots down, starts again in «Wii Mode» with no enhancements whatsoever. As far as I understand, this new Switch model will be a Pro/X version of the regular Switch, not a new generation with backwards compatability.

@liveswired The Wii U was an entirely new console generation, not an upgraded Wii with HD as people were talking about for 3-5 years.