TheBigK

I really like the Japanese one, but the western one is a hood certified classic

10/10 brilliant game. The original is already one of my favourite JRPGs of all time and Remake really does it justice and then some. This is my second playthrough of the game, the first being on a laptop that could barely run it, and I'm having a great time with it on Switch 2.

@ryan_nil That's my plan, too. Unless there's substantial single player content added, probably not.

Preloaded and ready to go 👍

Oh wow, this is more than I was expecting. Saw the headline and jokingly said, "aw right New Funky Mode, let's go!" And they actually gave us a new kong

I mean it's a great game but it's hardly groundbreaking.

Pick a better Mario & Luigi game

Might skip this one, honestly. The multiplayer focus is a total turn off and I'm not expecting there to be much single player content added because of this.

Dope, been waiting for this one. One of the few omissions in my Fire Emblem record so I am very excited to play through.

Well it's pretty pricey, comparatively speaking, and with the cost of living what it is, I dare say that the average consumer has other priorities. I think that consumer is also fairly happy with the current Switch and feels no overwhelming desire to upgrade just for the sake of upgrading. It's currently a luxury item competing with other luxury items.

These colours are really legit. I play mostly in handheld mode so I'm so jumping on these.

Since the Switch 2 is an iterative upgrade, I wasn't broken up over the transition. Threw my OLED in the drawer with the OG and haven't looked back. That said, 8 years is a long time and the Switch has seen me through some hard times. New jobs, going back to school, breakups, mental breakdowns, it helped me regulate over the years. For which I am very grateful.

Bought the OG model on launch day with Zelda and upgraded to the OLED when that launched. Got a Lite at some point just for the cute factor as I love miniatures. It would have been my primary unit if it had TV output. Interested to see what new models of Switch 2 they have in the pipeline.

I do wonder what they'd do if push came to shove and the only way to remain profitable was to shut down hardware and go third party. They love money, same as any company, but they're also fiercely protective of their IPs and maintain a strong, some might say insane, degree of integrity. So would they sooner go out of business than start making games for other consoles? Or would they bite the bullet and do whatever is necessary to stay afloat, pay their employees, and keep their investors happy?

Delaying the inevitable

I voted for the N64. Super Mario 64 was that influential.

I play Donkey Kong Country 3 with the Christmas cheat code on every December. 103% playthrough since the code affects the bonus stages.

I came away rather impressed after playing the demo entirely in handheld mode. I think it looks and feels great!

It was stupid that they did it in December at all. It's part of the year so they need the whole month to get the proper usage stats.

What's funny is that Netflix sent out an email welcoming Warner Bros. to their service already, as if it was a done deal.

I'd prefer it if they offered a wall calendar instead

Some shiny hunting in Pokémon Legends Z-A, that's about it.

Oh wow, I didn't really play a lot of games this year. I dunno, it's a toss up between Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pokémon Legends Z-A for me.

Ah but if you recall, Cranky Kong was revealed for Tropical Freeze at the VGX Awards. Which is basically The Game Awards, right?

I thought they were getting out of games. Evidently not 🤷‍♂️

I'll get it eventually I'm sure. Not really in the mood to play much of anything at the moment

Nintendo fuming right now while ignoring that the S in MSRP stands for Suggested.

Hmm nah 2 can stay where it is unless they really streamline the whole Blade system. Too confusing for me. Now if they wanna do a Switch 2 edition of XC3, then by all means!

Hot diggity daffodil, casual mode here I come! Casual mode was a major contributor to my enjoyment of Prime Remastered as I'm not great at the combat or really shooters in general.

Nice I can finally remap A to B and B to Y

It's Christmas shopping season so I'm not buying any games for myself until the budget allows. Hope to get it soon, though!

I didn't get into the series until New Leaf, so I never played this one back when it came out. I have played the Wii U Virtual Console release but it's really more of a curiosity to me than anything. Kinda rough to go back to when you started with the newer ones.

Nice, it's Pokémon so it's to be expected. I'm having a great time with it, personally

Gonna have to clean the fridge soon

Woooo I assume they'll be distributing Zeraora, too. Which is great because it's one of only two Pokémon I don't have in my Home Pokédex, the other being Zarude. Because it's a fateful encounter Mythical, you can't trade for it.

They already won me over with Mega Baxcalibur so anything more is just delicious toppings

I feel like Donkey Kong is on there just to throw Nintendo a bone. My guess is that Expedition 33 will take the crown.

Pokémon Legends Z-A mostly. I completed all the research tasks and got the shiny charm so I've started shiny hunting, but honestly it's not a great game to hunt in. I love how they brought back the sound effect, persistent sparkles, and icon next to name but you can't increase the odds past the charm and the spawn numbers are tiny, so SV are the better games to shiny hunt in.

I know it's their job, but I still think they're a bunch of snobs. All I know is I think the game looks fine and it's not detracting from my experience with it.

@TrueBlueYoshi I was actually wondering if these docks have the seal of quality on their packaging. I'm too paranoid to use anything but Nintendo's official accessories; I accidentally bricked my launch day Switch 1 by using a phone charger with it.

Nice, it's a good game. Just got the shiny charm and have begun hunting!

I'm sure they have access to some pretty sophisticated tech, but the AI I've used can't even get the Pokémon type chart right. After given specific links and resources to use.

Mega Bax let's go!

I like the ones in Animal Crossing because the sky lights up with various unsavoury imagery

I'd say they should buy Rare back from Microsoft but there's gotta be like no one left from the original team

No idea what you're talking about. I should hit up some retro game stores to see if I can get a copy of the game

Musou games aren't really my thing. I really disliked both Fire Emblem Warriors games and I'm a hardcore FE fan. Ehhh maybe I'll watch some gameplay videos

This is pretty dope, New Leaf has the best hourly music in the series. I'll be listening to this during my commute in the morning.

As much as I love Donkey Kong, it's not gonna win. It's not a serious game for serious gamers, you see. Which I'm sure is what they're thinking.

I played through Luigi's Mansion yesterday and today. Only five hours long if you go for all the Boos, probably less if you're not rusty like me. The big time sink this weekend, though, is Tales of Xillia Remastered. I'm still pretty early but my impression is, yep it's another Tales game all right. Which isn't a bad thing, I love the series for a reason. I also love that these remasters come with the grade shop unlocked at the start with enough grade to get everything. Makes for such a breezy, chill experience where I can just coast and enjoy the story.

They are totally flexing on this dude. $17K is less than nothing to a massive corporation but to some random streamer punk, it may as well be a million. Hell, it would put most average working people in the hole, myself included. It's his own fault for putting a target on his back.