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Love my friends, Love my family, but this holiday I'm team SOLO for the win!

@elpardo1984 Christmas Cash Grab BABY! YEAH! Get that money... then fix it later.

I saw the Switch 2 with Mario Kart on sale at BJs for $50 making it the same price as the 2 without it. I am NOT saying people are wrong stating that the economy is tough, but honestly there is not a reason to own a Switch 2 at this point.

Donkey Kong is ok, but isn't worth buying a system for. Mario Kart is worse than 8. Metroid I haven't played yet but the whole motorcycle thing kind of killed my interest in it for me. I am not buying Metroid for open world bike riding. All in all, I can't think of a single reason to buy a Switch 2. I'm very thankful for mine, but there is nothing on it that makes me need it. If I was still playing my OLED, I'd be fine. So I think maybe others recognized this as well. Buy your kid a new Switch 2, or just get them 2 or 3 games for their OG Switch. (I'm curious how Switch game sales are for the holiday).

Keeping it real, I've done this every year (but missed a few last year) and although most games are shovelware, there are a couple I do enjoy. There is a puzzle game (literally a puzzle) that is very basic but is really enjoyable if you want to zone out before falling asleep on a flight.

I'm at work, so can't remember the other one, but there was one other game that was just good mindless fun. I'm all for games like The Messenger, or Mario Odyssey, and of course my favorite Splatoon 3; but mind dumbing games can be fun too.

This game is on sale for $3.99 right now, and even at that price I wonder if it is overpriced. Gives me that vibe of Spirt of Speed 1937 on the Dreamcast which to this day is the WORST racing game I've ever played.

Awesome this is coming. And I really do dislike switch 2 cases when I see how clean the OG Switch cases are.

This one is TOUGH to call, but in the End I went Europe NA because of Samus' position on the box. It just seems "right". For the Japan, she looks crammed in like an afterthought. But all in all, both boxes are amazing!

@Jayenkai I was going to say the same thing. This game looks SO SLOW.

Very cool that this game is here. I keep Misreading it to be Red Dead Redemption 2 and I get excited! haha But this is excitement enough. haha

This one was close between US and Japan. I felt the US was a little more Futuristic He-Man aesthetic, whereas the Japanese one was a little too much Commando / WW2 for me. Both beautiful, but I had to lean US.

I'm with others. I am really glad that this game has an easy mode, because I no longer have the time to "Get good". If I only have 5 hours a week to play games, I want to enjoy the story and see what happens. I do not want to take the time to memorize enemy patterns, or hone my skills.

With that said, I think locking hard behind beating the game on normal is cheap. To me, it is a way to make the game seem longer than it is. If it's a 20 hour game, now it's 40 hours.

Now buy RARE from Microsoft and we are hitting on all cylinders.

This has been the most frustrating thing for me about the virtual cards. Seemed like a great idea that you could loan out games. But I have 3 switch, and you can only sync 2 together. So somehow the game I want to play is ALWAYS on the switch that isn't synced. haha

Maybe I should just do this and then re- add that switch afterwards with limited games.

I just started playing the game. How will I know what to do to get the statues? I haven't seen statues yet. I"m about 1 hour into the game.

@Charlirnie I was just watching ThaBeast play through one and 2 last week. I concur. Time for Atlus to bring out round 3!

Pretty much any game I get into will be a time suck. I think I play 20 minutes and it is 2 hours. haha I may give this a go eventually. It seems to be one of the ones that people are most excited about that I've seen.

I LOVE the Japan box but voted NA because it mentions Starfox 2. As someone that never thought they would get to play this game, if I saw this on the box I'd buy it asap.

@87th Same. I'll get on switch and upgrade. I hate the disclaimer nonsense. They should put it on the back of the box.

@ArthurFan1998 SAME!!!

I think I will buy it now. This is so cool!

@SpaceboyScreams "Starfish P*rn Addiction" would be my band name if I ever had a band.

@rallydefault I've never played a Pokemon game, I know, that's wild, but what makes this game so time sucking?

At $15, probably a no, but if it drops to $5, I'll definitely be down to give this a watch.

I'm hype for this game. I'll probably buy for the Switch and pay for the upgrade. The Box Art is just SO much better without all the fluff at the bottom.

I honestly forgot this came out on Switch. It's $4.99 right now on the eshop. GOTTA buy it asap!

@Shiryu I misread it as RDR 2 and got STOKED!!!! But then I realized I'm illiterate. haha

Like @Pillowpants said, I'm kind of burned out on anything Marvel. Haven't went to see one of their movies since the last avengers, (Other than Deadpool and Wolverine, but I don't consider that a Marvel movie even though Marvel characters because the tone is so different).

However, this game has me legit interested. I loved the arcade game (Was that '92?) as a kid. So this could legit be the beat-em-up I purchase. Although I still have the TMNT one on my wishlist.

@OorWullie Did you ever play Thimbleweed Park? Of if you go OLDSCHOOL, Maniac Mansion? Those are two of my favorite Point -n-Clicks.

I had NO clue this game was a Dragon Ball Z game. I never played it. Maybe if I had known as a kid, I would have played it. Dragon Ball Z was one of the only anime I can remember knowing the name of as a kid.

If only it had CATS at the Jokers, DAY 1 purchase. haha

As is, I haven't bought a calendar in probably 15 years (other than a really cool one that KFC in China gave away if bought the 69 rmb meal).

@bosh Just curious which country you're in? Here in NYC, I know several people that have them, and others that want them when they find one in stock. I ended up getting mine at Nintendo New York back in July because no where else had them.

ME: $100 for a controller just seems so extra. I know there is tech in there, but anything above $60 just seems harsh.
Also ME: (willing to pay $130 for a new Splatoon controller...)

I hope to see a re-review once it is updated. It's a game that really interested but I don't have time to commit to a punishingly hard game. I want something like Odyssey or Wonder that I can play for an hour when I have time and not have to GG in order to enjoy it. I do like how in Wonder there are the hard levels. I remember playing a one level on a flight for 2 hours straight until I beat it. (Don't remember the name, but it's the level where platforms appear and disappear in time with the music).

I had no clue that it was this weekend. I don't remember seeing a post on here Friday about it starting at all. I try to check NintendoLife daily so not sure how I missed it. Sucks, I always like the Halloween one.

This one was the toughest I've had in a while. I went with NA on this one, but these are both well done.

Too bad there isn't Guile with the Fries Tattoo. That was pretty cool.

Mario Kart 8 is not in the top 10? #Nintendoomed!

But seriously, these are GREAT numbers. I have NEVER played a Pokemon game other than Go on my Mobile. But they hype around this one kind of makes me want to give it a try.

People that play, is this something I can pick up and play for 15 minutes at a time, or is it more of a sit-down and play an hour or two at time game?

Seeing the photo for the article, I thought it was Orko from He-Man for a second. haha

@MontyCircus Yeah, I'm with you. Physical is the way to go on this one. I am HOPING that there will be a Black Friday sale on it and I'll gobble it up quickly.

@Lady_rosalina I'd actually love a re-release of the 1st Splatoon included with the new Splatoon Spinoff game. I love all the mechanics that's been added, but something about the originals sub weapons and specials made me happiest. Maybe it's because I liked my roller with the killer Wail or even better, the barrage of seekers!

@sketchturner I wish I could say I only played Balatro for 6 hours. I'm usually not into these types of games either but probably put about 100 into that one. I eventually stopped because winning on the harder levels seems impossible for me. One bad boss blind ruins a run and I hate starting over after that.

I bought this game when it came out on switch and played it for the first time in July when I was flying 6 hours. This is a GREAT time waster. It's not something I have the urge to play when home, but it's a great distraction on a flight. This and Lumines are my goto now.

@PushMyGran86 That's what I was thinking! If it was Switch 2 upgrade, I actually like all the swag with it.

I 100% would choose Metroid over it if released together. If separated by a month would probably get both. That's just too much at Christmas.

@Metazoxan I actually didn't even think about the rivalry part because Sonic and Mario yes, but I've never thought Knuckles vs Yoshi or anything. But I see your point. However, I think I'd like to do the Olympics as MegaMan or Guile from Street Fighter. So we will see what they come up with.

I don't know why first seeing this made me think of Tokyo Mirage. I think I'd rather them crossover with that. But this looks cool. I'd almost buy the game just to partake.

If they were talking about Triple A titles, like Mario, Donkey Kong, Spaltoon, Hades II, etc, it's probably 3 to 4 a year. But from eshop I probably buy about 20 a year minimum. Even though my Back Catalog is massive already, I like to support smaller developers if they make a good product. Some of them I've had for a while and still never played: Neon Abyss and Bendy and the Incredible Ink Machine, I'm looking at you. And I really wanted to play those, but I just stay too busy at work.

This game was so awesome, until it ruined it for me... I'd played a ways in, probably like 10 hours or so and was really enjoying everything about it when it was on the Wii eshop.

But then... I had an enemy pop up and kill me super quickly. I THOUGHT I had saved it recently, but apparently was so engrossed that I had played about 4 or 5 hours without saving. EVERYTHING gone in an instant. I never played it again.

Yes, it was my fault. But at the same time not having a way to reclaim all of the work made me never want to play again. I wasn't going into a big fight or anything, just randomly attacked and slaughtered. My memory is a little fuzzy now on where it was at in the game (it's been 15 years), but I said I'd never play it again and I didn't.

However, if you have NOT played this game before, I highly recommend it. Just save more than my ignorant self.

@PinderSchloss You're so right! This is like what someone in 1985 would think someone in 2025 would want for their case design. haha

I've actually looking for a case for my Switch 2. I've got the Splatoon 2 case from RDS Industries for my Switch 1 and absolutely love it. The Artwork is awesome and it's got room for 8 carts (or 8 carts and a memory card) and even a zipper pocket. Been with me on probably over 100 trips and still does great. I haven't found an RDS Case that has the zipper pocket for Switch 2. Hopefully they'll come out with one.

@Megas75 That would be awesome! Honestly I haven't bought a Mario & Sonic since the Wii, but that was one of my favorite waggle games. How I miss being in college and easily finding people that can come over and play. (I don't enjoy online as much). Luckily in my building now there are a few people that want to play Mario Party so we do that from time to time.

When I saw this article earlier today, my first thought was, Now it's going to be Sonic and others and it will leave Nintendo out so that it can go cross platform. Hello Pacman, Crash Bandicoot, Spryro the Dragon, and Lara Croft. And maybe each system gets some of theirs: Nintendo gets Mario, Luigi, and maybe a couple of others. Xbox gets Master Chief, Conker, Banjo. And Sony gets Kratos, Sly Cooper, etc.