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In Japan, it's a great name, but sadly it doesn't translate.

Warui means bad or evil. Combine that with Luigi (phonetically, Ruiji) and you've got a mix of the names Wario and Luigi along with a play-on-words that spells out his only distinguishing characteristic: he's an evil Luigi. How could they pass that up?? ...in Japan that is. In other countries it comes across a little stupid and more than a little lame. Ah well.

On another note.. how does one pronounce Гuigi?

Edit: Sorry @Moroboshi876 I didn't see that you'd already explained it!

@NotoriousWhiz I suppose I did need an excuse to buy more 8bitdoohickeys, now that you mention it! ;D

@sixrings with four Switches you should be ok! You can buy a copy for one and then grab the freebie version for the others.

In a single Switch household like mine this is an absolute deal killer. I mean, we could grab it free for phones/tablets.. but I wouldn't inflict those touch controls on my children!

@johnvboy Nah, Peach is fine...

My favorite stupid fan theory: Peach and Bowser are in love, but it's not socially acceptable. The kidnapping thing is just to keep up appearances. For helping out the act, Mario gets a kiss on the nose, time in the spotlight, and a bunch of cash. Everybody wins!

I mean... except for all the poor innocent baddies stomped along the way.

@Lord I don't get it either, but a lot of people seem to do it! Some people like to stay busy I guess. If I ever get to retire, I'm finally going to get through my massive game/movie/book backlogs. Or die first, whichever.

@RustedHero I think you're absolutely right that case by case is the way to go! A lot of these license tie-ins (or cash-ins) add new ideas that aren't well thought out or fun to play (that Mario Jenga looks like one of them). I should have said: when new mechanics are done right i much prefer it over a vanilla clone, but when it's done wrong it can really detract from the regular game.

@TJM I would love to see those happen! I could see a Metroid theme working very well in something like the Doom tabletop games. They've got exploration, equipment upgrades, ammo management, and nasty surprises around every corner.

@mr_benn GFTH looks fantastic! Even without a Luigi theme I think I'm going to have to find a copy. Thanks for cluing me in to it!

@RustedHero Hard disagree for me. I already have the classic version (sometimes several), so why waste shelf space with a themed edition if it doesn't bring something new?

I'm incredibly fond of Lord of the Rings Risk, which not only has a completely different map, but has all new elements to represent the journey of the ring. Also Risk 2210 where I can go to the moon, or blow up large parts of the map. And then there's Harry Potter Clue which keeps things chaotic with constantly shifting doorways and secret passages. I've yet to find a special/weird Monopoly I really like, though U-build and Cheater's editions had some interesting gimmicks.

That said, I personally don't think this Monopoly brings enough new ideas to the table. I'm more inclined to check out the Mario Kart edition with its weird racing mechanic. Is it good? I dunno... But it's different!

Un/fortunately, most of the special editions out there are just unadulterated reskins so you have a lot of options without mucking around with new mechanics. with over 2200 editions (https://worldofmonopoly.com/) I'm sure at least one of them is a vanilla game with a Mario facelift!

Ah phooie, I was hoping they'd bring back Donkey Kong Jenga 'cause that actually looked pretty good.

I am excited to see some actual thought put in to Monopoly this time, with special currency and places to buy instead of characters. Peach used to go for $220...

How many Nintendo/Mario editions of Monopoly does this make though?

"if you happen to have any friends out there" ...like, in Japan specifically, or just in general?

Big assumption either way Ryan!

I can't participate, but I can't wait to see the awesome projects people make for this! Good luck everyone!

@Corleonis88 Wire it straight to your noggin then? I like your style!

I can't lick the digital games. Licking the console just isn't the same.

@Ronwantread Having bought Link's Awakening twice already I completely agree. I know a ton of work went in to that remake, but does it come close to the efforts in Breath of the Wild? I'm shocked they didn't launch it at $50 or less.
Mario Kart 8 is another one I just can't shell out for after buying the game and all the DLC for Wii U...

I'm less worried about local release date, more about local multiplayer. Last we heard this was looking like online multi only, or possibly local wi-fi with each player using their own Switch and copy of the game.
I loved this game on GC but it will be a hard pass if I have to get 4 copies of the game just so I can sit with my family and play it. Getting 4 friends together each with their own GBAs was hard enough...

@FragRed Also, Star Fox Adventures.

@Dragonslacker1, you're pretty close to the mark for me at least. I think it does involve a certain thrill-seeking masochism. Another big part for me is the thrill of the unknown... It's the same reason I love to pick random in Smash, shuffled stages, items on. I never know what I'll get!

Pure roguelikes don't have any permanent progression, once you're dead that's it, you start again from nothing. Rogue"light"s give you a little something to show for yourself, mostly in terms of potential upgrades each run, but sometimes they're generous enough to give you a permanent health boost or a new skill. Either way they tend to expect most of the progression to come from you the player getting a little better and learning a little more each time.

@N8tiveT3ch I feel you! I mean, I've gone as far as I can with no Boss Cells, but even the first bump in difficulty is killing me!

I'm definitely jumping back in for the update! I guess Nova Drift will have to sit out for a bit.

But... we already had Waluigi. This is a downgrade!

@KillerBOB
Wasn't he always though? I love Mark Hamill, but honestly Luke is the weakest character in the original trilogy. I'll pick B̶a̶l̶t̶h̶i̶e̶r̶ Solo over V̶a̶a̶n̶ Luke any day.

@janpampoen Have you ever played Capcom's Alien vs Predator? It's one of my all time favorite beat 'em ups and feels a lot more like C&D than any other I can think of. Absolutely worth checking out if you can.

@Heavyarms55 Coming from kind of an opposite end of the spectrum, I think I can uniquely appreciate where you're coming from.

My favorite Final Fantasy games are Crystal Chronicles, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Secret of Mana... all games that are definitely not normal JRPGs (and Mana even dropped the FF name after 1 entry). I love all kinds of things about the traditional FF games, but the gameplay just isn't my style.

That said, I can see why a Zelda RPG would be incredibly appealing, if you love the look, the feel, and the content of Zelda but RPG gameplay IS more your style. Heck, even though I'm not normally a fan of the genre, If it ended up anything like Mario RPG or Lufia I'd be all over it! We've already seen proof that some action and puzzle mechanics can work really well in an RPG.

The only reason I can think of against an RPG is that it's too easy of a fit, and Nintendo usually prefers to think a lot further outside the box. Mario as an RPG was a big surprise, Mario in X-COM style even more-so! Likewise Zelda as beat-em-up, or an indie rhythm roguelike is totally unexpected. After Hyrule Warriors and Cadence of Hyrule though, I'm hopeful that we'll see a whole lot more out-of-genre spin-offs!

@carlos82 user avatar checks out.
I hope it does well so we can get remakes of the rest of the series!

@holygeez03 Yeah, this "Dongii" (really??) looks bigger than Genki's as well.

Edit: I hadn't seen the breakaway thing yet. That looks... cool? This could be a great little gadget and I'm glad there are some more options, but I'm still not convinced this thing won't be bricking Switches. Heck, the only reason I halfway trust the Covert Dock is that one of their engineers is the one behind this awesome write-up explaining why 3rd party stuff causes bricking in the first place https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/ckaiiv/an_engineers_pov_on_the_3rd_party_dock_switch/