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@Datwun
Huh. Good eye. Yeah, I totally missed it. It's such a minor gag though that my point still stands. Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if a Steam Direct-quality dev hastily slapped in their own "game's" footage on this and called it a day.

Good trailer, but literally nothing about it is specific to this game other than the footage. Like, if Nintendo wanted, they could swap out the simulated screen footage with any other game and reuse this trailer for years to come.

@Dang69 @imgrowinglegs
RIght. I pre-ordered at Best Buy because I like having the physical release when possible. I get back Monday so they should still have it then.

It's mostly more of a "this is why I don't pre-order very often" type thing.

Wow, what a letdown. I played the demo of this on 3DS, and enjoyed it mostly. But it just didn't seem like I'd be into an entire game of this.

For those who were getting hyped about a new F-Zero (thanks for spreading unfounded rumors again, NL) need I remind you that Nintendo has reportedly greenlit a StarFox racing game. StarFox. Racing.

They would literally greenlight anything but a new F-Zero at this point.

I preordered DragonBall Fighter Z. Unfortunately, it releases tomorrow, and I'm leaving on a trip tomorrow.

Sigh... this situation literally ALWAYS happens when I pre-order something. At least I'll get a neat SNES game for my trouble... which I already own... and it's not nearly the best version of it... sigh....

I (and many others) would be fine with their "Netflix but for classic games" approach they took with the NES.

That, or give us an option to transfer our purchases from Wii (U) or 3DS VC... for free. I'm tired of re-buying.

If there's anyone who's going to push the Switch's limits, its these guys.

But basically, Fast RMX is the new F-Zero.

Whelp, too late, Sony. I only used my PS4 account during the alpha and certainly don't need it on Switch.

With all these recent and upcoming releases, the Switch is quickly becoming my portable Retro Box of choice.

Glad to see this happening! Taito did that "Again" thing many times, with Bust-A-Move 2 being called Bust-A-Move Again in some releases.

@JJ286
Kind of. Think more like SoR combined with Kung-Fu, Vigilante, Black Belt, or any of the early Hokuto No Ken games, etc. The action is locked to a single plane, and you have to take out the bad guys coming from left and right. This adds a lot more action to the formula though, with a wider range of attacks, including a sweet super move if you can build up your momentum gauge.

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I pretty much have all the ones I want out of these, except for Nintendo Land, which I had a good bit of fun with before it was stolen from me. Now might be the time to burn off some plats.

I'll take it! I've been looking for an excuse to get one of those fancy improved post-Xenoblade 2 controllers.

@Blizzia
Don't get me wrong, I love these characters too. But the average game player hasn't ever heard of more than half of these. (A few are still a mystery to me, even.) Meanwhile, 5mash has some of the most recognizable faces in the industry.

I mean, I guess they might be drawn in by the half-naked Solange front and center on the cover. Worked for Code of Princess! (and the fact it was constantly on sale)

@Moroboshi876
I'd imagine if this does well enough it'll be ripe for a Limited Run release. Sadly, in a world where it seems everybody's doing a crossover fighter, this roster feels like the D-Team.

@bezerker99
It came out on Tuesday. At least for those of us that pre-ordered it, but I don't think it was an early exclusive thing...

Looking forward to download the Dragonball Fighter Z beta, even though it's not listed in the poll...

Maybe in the Switch version all your letters will be sent to a more complex AI somewhere deep in a server farm, that will analyze not only the grammar, punctuation and spelling, but also the content of your letter, and automatically write a response.

Y'know what? What if there is no timeline?

It's not the Chronicle of Zelda. It's the Legend of Zelda.

Legends are stories passed down from generation to generation, usually with changes over time, much like how a lot of Zelda games have similar elements, but major setting changes.

@NiaBladerunner
So it'll be just like the first game then? Don't forget how that one came to Switch incomplete, only getting "completed" with a special edition months later. At least they gave us early adopters Shaq Fu to compensate...

You know, one of the few things I actually liked about the original Playgrounds was the fact that it had a progression system based on your own progression through the game, leveling up to get more players and improve them with the coins you earned. Well, goodbye to all that. Get ready to pay, pay, pay.

Brother N.E.R.O., I knew you'd come.

And this is why I still buy physical.

@Moroboshi876
Matrimelee (which would be an amazing addition to the Switch's Virtual... I mean ACA) also had a lot of content cut in its US release. Several songs were cut out since they couldn't negotiate the rights to them. This also meant that several of the stages, where those songs were being performed live in the background, were neutered to the point where they really didn't make much sense, and were also pretty boring.

This is why the UniBios is a must have for any NeoGeo owner.

NintendoLife will publish anything today, so you keep coming back to the front page and catch their Amazon Prime Day affiliate links.

tl;dr - $$$

Wait I thought Prime Day didn't start until 2pm (central) today... How are they already sold out?

EDIT: Btw, your Monopoly affiliate link doesn't work. I mean, I always just switch over to smile.amazon so I can support the local kitten rescue instead but just FYI...

I don't think this goes against their own argument in any way. It's a "Look how easily I did this, and that's a problem" argument. No different than when a "white hat" hacker finds a critical security flaw and informs a company about it.

In this case, the company "Nintendo" has been told about it but has been inept to do anything about it. Now, it's time to go public.

My launch-day console is fine. I haven't played with it all the time, though I think I recall dropping it once or twice.

I wonder if this is like that one time someone bricked their Wii during a system update but made a big enough fuss about it so that all the news outlets (including this one) reported it as bricking consoles "Left, right, and centre" (actual quote from this site).

Seems like a lot more independent verification this time though, so maybe it's a legitimate concern.

C'mon, Nintendo. I thought we had gotten past this. Looks like we're back in the early 2000s ala Pokemon Colosseum where Nintendo changed gave your partner character in story mode a longer skirt and made her cover up her midriff9 in the US version of the game.

@Jayronauron
Wow, that's awesome! In my case it was survival mode too, and I was just trying to connect two land masses by tunnel. I never really got that far. Minecraft has never totally grabbed my like it has many others.

I also lost all my work when the server got shut down for... family reasons.

It's amazing how much they actually resemble their in-game characters, though that was probably thanks to the character designers. Now, I'd love to hear how they sound before all the cephalo-filters on top of their voices.

Also, uhh way to bury the freakin' lead. They're releasing a Splatoon 2 OST?! Details please.

Now see, this is what a small patch is for. Fixing little oversights. It happens. Not unlike cartridge revisions in the 8&16-bit eras. Mario Tennis, on the other hand, seems to have entire modes missing that just should've been there.

See, now this is what I've always wanted out of Minecraft, or any open world exploration game for that matter. Forget the sky or numerous continents and landmasses, I've always wanted to explore the depths of the ocean.

I remember trying to build an undersea tunnel on my little brother's server years and years ago. It was fun, if not frustrating.

It got initial praise for having a bit more meat on the bones than Mario Tennis Wii U. But alas, that's still not a lot of meat.

I know I've encountered 3-set matches in adventure mode... why can't we have them in multiplayer? The scoreboard in multiplayer clearly has room for the full 5 sets too, so the only question is why not? Did Camelot have a secret clause in their contract that they must not make a game better than Mario Tennis in the N64?

This is tempting. Very tempting. Curse you and your advertorials!

(I mean, I was already tempted by this before this was posted, but still.)

You can see it in the screenshots, purchase extra attack and movement speed on the go during battles... sigh.

I mean, at least it's free. Unlike the also pay-2-win mechanics in Battlefront 2, which cost $60 just for admission.

@link3710
Oh! My mistake. I missed that this was going to be a retail release. It sounded like at first it was just going to be a digital bundle.

It's like someone making a surprise appearance in WWE's annual Royal Rumble, and while everyone is looking at who it is, Kane knocks 'em all over the top rope.

It's no disqualifications, Maggle...

Huh, I was wondering why things around here were just a little more peaceful, not seeing him jockey for first comment by just putting in "wow" and then editing it into something inflammatory. Hearting his own comments to make it look like someone believed in him.

But on topic, yes good to see Mario Tennis on top. Thinking about getting that today. No surprise to see it double Ultra Smash since that was a mistake in every sense of the word.

They're announcing a bundle on these... a few months out? What's the holdup? What work still needs to be one? Are they doing genius-level complex arithmetic to figure out the optimum price?

It's hard to believe Star Fox is getting a racing game (allegedly...) before Diddy Kong gets a sequel.

Oh, so those who got Shaq Fu free due to this developer's previous NBA Playground screwups don't get anything?

Thanks Obama.

@Anti-Matter
I'm all for more good casual games... but this is, was, and forever will be shovelware, and open the floodgates to nothing but more of it.

Writes article about new Gamecube trademarks being registered.

Doesn't write what those trademarks actually are.

C'mon guys this is worse than the time you made a guide about heart pieces in Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and didn't actually say how to get them.

No! Stop it! Burn out this cancerous tumor before it spreads! This may look cute and innocent now, but it's not long before... this...

Yeah, let's expand the exposure of Samus, Link, and Mario, possibly the most recognizable characters in their medium, if not outside of it.

Fox, C. Falcon, and Capt. Olimar? Who's that?

@Pod
It's the Chicken Wiggle situation all over again. Though at least this time, they have the excuse of being a game people actually know about.

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Has anybody played the new Wolfenstein yet to see if they included the full original PC version (with the "if the Nazis won" graphics) in it?

I'm between picking this one or Mario Tennis for my long plane trip next week (and possibly one of the other smaller titles.)

Splatoon 2 is the most played game on my Switch. (I think...) Speaking purely for myself, if there's any game that deserves more dough out of me, it's probably this one.

Unlike games like Call of Duty Blops 4 (or pretty much everything else announced at E3) that announce their DLC and season passes at the same time or before they're even announced, this game has lead with a strong, core experience at retail price. Anything else has been a worthy addition, but nothing absolutely essential. It's all just icing on an already delicious cake, and I'll gladly take seconds.

Wwwwwwwhhhaaaaa??! When did they announce this??! I love Lumines! It was one of those games that made me cross over from the Gamecube to get a PS2.

(checks info bar)

And it's out NOW?!

What plot? You mean this shooty bang bang game about a bunch of people who jump out of a flying bus and later kill each other has a PLOT?

I mean, I guess gradual changes to the one map you get to play on are a neat innovation to this increasingly stale genre but this seems like another ridiculous suit from the same company that sued people for finding bugs in their Early Access beta of the game... which is supposed to be the point, right? (Back in my day you used to pay people to do that....)