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The fact that Eternal Darkness isn't on the top 10 is a glaring oversight. That was easily one of the best games on the system. I owned all of the other games (other than Doshan the Giant and Sonic) and would pick ED over any of them.

I would be keen to play Doshan though, since I saw a youtube video on it and it seemed interesting.

Usually I can understand why anyone likes any box even if I don't agree, but Europe getting 3% surprises me. It's the North American box, but worse. NOT making fun, but anyone that picked Europe, can you give me some feedback on what it is that you liked?

Silver Storm is a better name than Avalanche, but still went with US because it's classic. Also realized I NEVER played this game after LOVING 1080 on the N64.

@spottedleaf because they'll make us pay for it. haha

Orange is my favorite color and will be missed, but if they could just do a better designed shop, I'll take any color.

I won't buy the system until Splatoon 4 comes out. (Unless they do a Splatoon 3, Switch2 Edition). ORRR if they add Eternal Darkness to the Gamecube online.

Almost went NA on this one, but went Japan and they are tied. Hope this stays tied, haven't seen one of those in a while!

@Dazman So it should be free to drag players on board and then drive them to make the purchase? I see what you're doing there.

I voted NA but feel like it should have had at least ONE more kid there since it is called "Kids"

It's interesting, each year in China I see more and more stores that are Nintendo themed, or have Switch (don't really see Playstation or Xbox). The stores all seem non-uniform, but have plenty of Nintendo IP. It's not hard to find Splatoon, Mario Kart, Mario Party, and most first party titles in the stores. I've actually never bought a game there to see if any censorship. Maybe I should on my next trip. A LOT of people like watching others play games and I'm not sure if they're paid to be in the audience or just there, but e-sports seems wild. The funny things is instead of on consoles, the players are playing on their phones.

My friends from Guangdong province just went to Japan, and the Nintendo store is one of the places they wanted to go. So maybe it is starting to catch on.

@BaldB3lper78 Good to know. It would be interesting if they decide to do another global testfire of some "classics" from the Switch to see if they can get more people to buy the old games.

It would actually be smart business wise. They've already paid to make the games. Yes it would cut into first party sales now, but why not wait to release some first party games in order to re-release or promote some older games with improved visuals.

@sanderev No, I just want Nintendo to realize that failure is always an option and they shouldn't take us for granted. I plan on buying a Switch 2 as soon as they release a Splatoon 4 edition. But this time around, I'll mostly be playing the Switch games I never started. I think it would be wise to make a tech demo free instead of charge for it.

@Rusty_Ruby I agree. Like I play Splatoon 3 more than any other game. If it is going to be $100 for Splatoon 4, I'll pay it. It's worth that to me to not have micro-transactions.

With that said, I bought Rocket League when you had to pay to buy it. But I would still spend money on loot boxes from time to time because I wanted to give the developer money. I played that game Over 700 hours so I wanted to show appreciation.

@Ultimapunch I thought that is what the C button was supposed to do; Cancel Tariffs.

There is no way I'd buy this. It's more the principle of the thing now. It looks like a tech demo more than a game, and this would have been a really nice pack-in. It seems Nintendo got so overly confident from Switch, that they have forgotten that they can easily fall from Grace (cough cough, Wii U cough cough). Do I think the switch 2 will sell a ton? YES! But they really don't need the $9.99 from this "game". Make it a pack-in for early adopters.

I'm not mad at $10 for the upgrade. I bought TotK while in Bali to play on the flight back to the US. I never opened it because I got caught up with Horace (which is one of the most charming games I've played in a long long time) so didn't open it. Now I can break it in on my switch 2 since no Splatoon at Launch.

This is the most comments I can ever remember on an article. Holy Wow. For me, I'll still buy a switch two when the next Splatoon comes out with a bundle. I have the splatoon 2 bundle and the spatoon 3 bundle. It's only right to continue on.

I went Donkey Kong. It's pretty much perfect for what it is. Mario Kart is also amazing so I see why they are top 2. If Metroid didn't have all the writing at the bottom, it would be my number one. But the switch art for that one is better, so how can it be my favorite here.

@BaldB3lper78 Since you love arms, I would like to ask your opinion. For me, the thing that was a deterrent were two things: I thought each character should have arms that only they could use, but it seems like almost any character can use any arm. Then why have different characters? (Maybe I'm misremembering) but the main thing I remember from the global test fire was match making. I played like 10 times and got slaughtered all 10 matches. It's like I was a 7 year old fighting Mike Tyson. So did matchmaking get better based on skills?

This is pretty cool. I'm really looking forward to Splatoon 4. I'm assuming they may even include a bigger arena mode with 8 players on each side or something now. But hope they keep the 5 game modes now. Rainmaker is what I mostly play aggressively. The other modes are more to relax and still hopefully win.

The Camera and chat function means absolutely nothing to me. I have no urge for people to watch me game. Maybe great for streamers and content creators, but I just don't want to talk to my friends while gaming. I'm worried it will ruin Splatoon 4. I hope they have lobbies for those that chat and those that don't, because obviously those that chat will have an advantage.

@rjejr I have a LG TV from 2009 that has 120hz. As I mentioned on another article, you have to really research TVs now because manufacturers lie (cough) I mean, "Market the facts in a less than idea way" (cough) by saying 60hz are "Magic Motion 120hz" or some other bs. I recommend anyone that is buying a TV, look for the 120hz. I bought it because I am huge into film, and 24fps divides evenly into 120, whereas it won't 60. So to me, 40fps is fine.

@IronMan30 This is a good point. And when people are buying TVs, they should look for TRUE 120hz if that's what they're going for. I have two LG tvs and both are 120hz. I actually notice a difference. The thing people have to watch out for, is that a lot of manufacturers will make "120hz" claims, but they're only 60hz with software to make them double to 120hz. Unfortunately boxes are misleading so you have to research online to find out what is really 120hz.

And this box with the big red band is ugly. I can't believe Nintendo couldn't come up with anything better. Maybe go back to the Wii style and have a band on the top that gets bigger on the right side and just put Switch 2.

i wasn't planning on getting a camera, but I have the piranha plant lego set, and a piranha plant from NintendoLand Japan, so might as well complete the trifecta.

NA is the only one that has "Your Mii Here" on it. Maybe that's obvious, but I don't know the game so it's great to see it is your mii interacting and you don't have to create a new one.

I'm all for it for one reason only, SPLATOON! I really miss having a map on the screen while I play. It would be great to be able to have the action on the big screen and the map on the small again.

Looking good. I'm really thinking about getting Xenoblade X, but I have such a back catalog that it may go on sale before I buy it.

I remember playing Mega Man 2 for the first time with my friend Chad. He had already beaten it. I was spending the night at his house and we started to play. Much Pizza Hut and Mountain Dew later, I had also beaten it. I remember liking 3 as well (didn't that add "Rush the dog"?) but 2 is the one that speaks to my heart. Hard to believe that was made in 3 months. kudos.

What if the Switch 1 Direct will be to announce a "Player's Choice" series of games. All going for $29.99 and all will be compatible with Switch 2.

My thoughts are if they did that for their first party physical games, they could clear out the inventory before the Switch 2 takes it's place.

"Be Ruthless - Your Rivals Will Be" had me sold. I think Japan has a prettier box, but I think the American is better.

This has been out for 3 years and I had no idea. That progress glitch sounds like a pain in the butt.

@Hero-of-WiiU They had Greg Biffle for a race or two back during the Wii era. Which was always odd to me that they chose him because he was the LEAST likely driver I'd expect to be playing Wii. Too bad Dick Trickle had already retired by then, because a Dick Trickle Wii car would have been epic.

@Waa-Laa I'm usually not into this kind of game, but I got addicted for a few weeks there. How long did you play before you decided it wasn't for you. I read on the reddit people were doing well winning and thought it was easy. It was hard for me. I didn't win until probably 40 or 50 games in. The more I unlocked, the more fun it became. If you have no interest in poker, this may stay boring. I haven't really been into poker, but understood the rules. It's 100% cool if you don't like the game, but I know for me it took time to actually enjoy it, and I'm glad I did.

@Joeynator3000 I bought Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons yesterday for $9.99. Haven't gotten to play it yet, but if that's your jam, I think free would be a great price for it

@EarthboundBenjy Awesome, thanks for the info!

@Zeebor15 Thanks for the info. I think I was thinking of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed. I haven't played it but loved the first time I played it and assumed this one was a better version.

@AG_Awesome Thanks for letting me know it is on sale. I have such a backlog that I haven't checked the eshop lately. This is one of the ones on my radar. For $10 if it isn't good I won't be upset. Have a great day and thanks again!

@ToniK Then just play Splatoon 3 with a hint of Lag. You'll be salty again before you know. haha

Dagnabit.... I did Splatoon 3... then I saw someone voted for Hentai Waifu 5 and I totally would have changed my vote.

@Otoemetry I now want to start calling it CHRistmas to see how many of my friends look at me weird. haha

@UltimateOtaku91 Same for me with Jordans. I started collecting but then the bots started buying everything before I could, so I gave up. I heard that nike started a program that allows people that have been registered with the app and bought shoes before to have priority, but I've already moved on.

PQube being so close to THQ is wild to me. Did THQ Nordic not release much this year?

I would have liked it better if they had made it so the windows were the black parts of the eyes. I feel like it is too disjointed having the windows cut out all through the design.

As @Kienda said, the Japanese one doesn't even make me realize it is pokemon.

Now I'm wondering what the card was in the box. Makes me want to see if I ever kept it and if it's worth anything now. haha

@Member_the_game Yeah, it's just the two of us now. And I'm back in the US so probably not "FIRST" again for a while. Although sometimes I do pick a game that has no reviews and comment there so I can be the first all by myself. It's like that old twilight zone episode where the guy loves to read, and ends up all alone with all the books in the world to read, but then breaks his glasses. Not so much the glasses part, but the being all alone and no one will ever see it. haha

Have a great day! If this gets to 69 comments, you get a puppy... or so I've heard.

With all of the closures, and with Nintendo actually doing so well, I wonder why they have not been on an acquisitions kick since they are so cash rich. I would think that some of these developers would be good enough that Nintendo wouldn't mind bringing them in to bulk up their library for switch 2. Not saying these three studios in particular, but in general. With so many closures in the industry, it seems like a prime time for Nintendo to pick the best of the bunch to bring in house to start developing for Switch 2. Think of how many dormant franchises that Nintendo has that could be revived with more talent. The first two games that come to mind are always Eternal Darkness and Geist.

@WheresWaveRace I blame CERN. I know there is a another Reality where we have had 4 sequels to the game, and each one of them messes with our minds more than the last.

I definitely think they can do it if they have one big release per quarter, and 2 smaller releases. By that I mean if they have Mario Kart, then the next quarter metroid, then the next quarter zelda. Then on the slower months have Pushmo collection, A mario party/sports style game (that is less graphically intensive), and then even have more help from like Namco/Bandai or other companies to fill in the slower months. I still feel like a remake of the 3DS Kids Icarus game would do very well on Switch 1 or 2. And then the Christmas 2025 game is: Eternal Darkness! Geist will come out for Halloween. Calling it now.

It makes sense. This game is HUGE and everyone that plays it loves it. Why not get your game featured in one of the top rated games of 2024? Very smart cross promotion. My only complaint about these is that you can only do one set per franchise. I might be weird, but I like my things to match so the fact that if I choose Shovel Knight for one set, the rest of the sets cannot also be Shovel Knight. I don't like the hodge podge. But I think I'm an outlier so good for everyone else.

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot Thank you for the Madworld reference. I have no idea why Sega hasn't re-released this game. It was one of my favorite on the Wii. The art style really spoke to me, and it was good waggle fun.