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@KingMike In my experience, the closest thing to a compatibility problem if you didn't upgrade to the New 3DS (barring exclusives like Xenoblade Chronicles 3D) was Monster Hunter 4 and Generations. The right stick controlled the camera, so if you played it on an original 3DS, you were stuck having to control the camera the same way as in Monster Hunter 3... Left D-pad or touchscreen. Still playable, but both those options are pretty bad compared to having the right stick. Oh yeah, and Amiibo support. I've got two games where the Amiibo are actually worth using; MP Star Rush and FE Shadows of Valientia.

@shonenjump86 I think it's a tragedy that they didn't make a Trauma Center for the Wii U. That seemed like the kind of game the Wii U was made for.

Quit wasting time with ports and just finish SMT V! As much as I loved the DS and 3DS SMT and Etrian Odyssey games, I'm not going to play them again. And let's be real, unless the "port" involves a heavy graphical upgrade, a lot of these games would look pretty bad on the Switch. I LOVED SMT Strange Journey, but when they rereleased it on the 3DS, the graphics were already subpar.

The only one on this list I agree with at all is Samus Returns. It came out so late in the 3DS's life, a lot of people had already moved on, and it would give Metroid fans something to play while they wait for Prime 4. The rest of it is just beating a dead horse.

@AbejaGrande "You may not have intended this, but you just sold this game to me. Purchased!"

Someone call a priest! This person's clearly demon possessed.

@NintendoDad Yeah, it worries me that the gamepad is both integral to the Wii U, and such a potential source of failure. I already replaced the analogue sticks in my gamepad. The parts were cheap, and it wasn't very difficult, but I was nervous when I opened it up and there were all those really thin wires I had to work around.

The only thing that's gone wrong with any of my other Nintendos (barring outright abuse) is: of course Switch Joycons drifting, and the shoulder buttons died on my DSi. And my DSi wasn't even that old when that happened.

@NintendoDad Is that in the gamepad, the console, or could it be either? I only handed over the gamepad to the repair shop. I figure it's not the console because the Wiimotes and Pro Controller still work fine.

I wish they had a patch for my problem. I'm having an existential crisis right now because my Wii U gamepad won't communicate with the console, I've got it in a video game repair shop, crossing my fingers that it can be fixed. There's a few games I'm determined to beat that aren't playable without it.

@RiasGremory "problem is its going to sell more on the switch then pc."
I'm not sure why that's a problem.

@ANeonChicken Capcom actually did announce they will release Monster Hunter Rise on PC in 2022. So for anyone willing to wait a year, it's going to happen.

I feel like I'm too old to comment on Post Malone and what kids are listening to these days. But it brings me joy to read these comments and see that apparently no one liked this.

I'm willing to tolerate it in a game I otherwise really want to play. But I absolutely do not like chibi art. It's one of the main reason I never tried the Bravely Default games. With so many RPG's to choose from on the 3DS, why would I go with one that looks like that? I also have to say, I don't like when the game can't decide what the characters are supposed to look like. They are chibi in the over world, but normal (by Pokemon standards) in battle? That's just dumb.

This is setting a pretty low bar for "stunning." It's not bad, but for Mario themed box art, it's pretty much par for the course .
(I'll apologize to the whole internet for that pun).

@Heavyarms55 Isn't a lot of the IP's they're putting in Fortnite owned by Disney now? That could explain how they're getting so many, so fast. While this Fortnite stuff doesn't bother me, I gotta say, Fortnite Ripley looks about as much like Sigorney Weaver as a Funko Pop. I never understood the appeal of that awful plastic trash.

Shortly after I bought a DS, I bought a 40" HD tv. I'm pretty sure taking a low res DS game and blowing it up on a 40" tv would have looked like hot garbage. It would have been an interesting feature as far as "gee-wiz" factor, but not very practical. As far as the origins of the hybrid concept, I'd give that to NEC and their TurboGrafX and Turbo Express. While the console and handheld were totally separate hardware, they used the same game cartridges. So the Turbo Express was just one connector port away from being a true hybrid.

@greenwichlee This game was on Spectrum?! I can't imagine the horror. Full disclosure, as an American, I've never seen a Spectrum first hand, but I've seen screenshots online taken from Spectrum games. It left me wishing I was blind.

This was one of the games in the early 90's that I loved in the arcades, but didn't see much point in console ports. Not only was the performance terrible on home consoles, but there wasn't much to the game. In the arcades, it was exciting as the first 3D polygon racer I ever played and I pumped several dollars into it. But if I remember correctly, it only had two tracks. So even if the consoles could have run it properly, you'd be bored with it in a day. I'd put Pit Fighter into this group too.

My main beef with JoyCon colors is that there's almost none you can get as a matching set. There are a lot of colors I'd like to get, but only if I could get them for both left and right. Mismatched colors makes it look like I was drunk last time I used my Switch.

I loved this game on 3DS. I really wish this was a new game rather than a port. And for people debating whether it's worth the time to make a bunch of Mii's to play this game, I have this to say. If you play Miitopia with a bunch of Mii's you've based one your friends and/or coworkers, when the silly antics begin, it is hilarious! Using generic Mii's wouldn't be nearly as fun.

"Footage of the cancelled 2001 Nintendo DS project..." How did a DS game get cancelled three years before the DS was released?

Ooh, I can't wait. I'm sure it's going to be 8K, 240 FPS and will cure coronavirus! (But the analog sticks will still drift).

@popey1980 I hope the Switch version lives up to the PS4. I've only played the PS4 version, but if any game could cross over to the Switch with minimal downgrade, it seems like Samurai Shodown would be the one. It's got a cool art style, but on a technical level, of all my PS4 games SS has the least impressive graphics.

It is a little odd that there's not even a post about the anniversary. That said, the people crying that Nintendo isn't showing the franchise any love need to calm down. The Switch has gotten BOTW, two Hyrule Warriors, Skyward Sword HD, Cadence of Hyrule, Link's Awakening, and there's almost certainly more ports coming. And BOTW2. As someone who's not into the franchise, it's to the point where I just roll my eyes at the mention of a new Zelda game.

@popey1980 The first season pass was only free on the PS4 if you preordered the game. So it was a reward for people who took a leap of faith slapped down $60 based on a trailer. I'm not saying I like that business model, but that was the deal.

A lot of people are saying publishers should wait longer to announce games and release screenshots or footage. I would agree, except it probably wouldn't huge difference. There will always be some Robin Hood that see it as his duty to **** over his employer and coworkers, and leak the game to the internet.

@SmaggTheSmug I've thought the same thing. I think a fully realized single player game could be amazing. But for me it ultimately depends on how much different 3 is from 2. If they create new levels that really change the gameplay, I'll probably love it. If it's a pile of recycled materials from the first two games plus a desert hub world and one arena to look cool in the trailers* I probably won't buy it.

• Yes, I'm being facetious, I'm sure Nintendo won't be that lazy.

@Mariotehplumber I think people are reading too far into this. I'm seeing so many posts like they know what they game is going to be like. But all they've shown is the hub world, one level, and a "not gameplay footage" message.

I'm not sure what you see happening in Miitopia really reaches the level of sexuality. Sure, peering in the windows, teary eyed apologies and thank yous are dancing around the subject, but it's all so silly. Russia needs to lighten up.

I find it odd that the golf courses and environments in this game look semi-realistic rather than looking like a Mario Bros game.

Whoa, the picture of Link riding the bird is from the new HD version? That looks terrible! I guess they didn't put much work into the upgrade.

@Silly_G Since you brought up Smash, I tend not to keep going back to a single fighting franchise for exactly that reason. Fighting games recycle content like no other genre. But I guess they have to because fans would come unglued if their favorite fighters didn't return. Same goes with changing the game mechanics. So even in the fighting series I really like, I've never bought more than two games in a series because I like trying something new.

@NEStalgia Mario Kart does have a lot of reused levels, but they span decades. I think Mario Kart 8 has one track from MK Wii and one track from MK7. Plus, the tracks pulled from SNES or GBA are hardly the same once they've been upgraded to a modern system. So when you get a new MK, half of it is NOT from the most recent one or two games.

God, why?! I thought it was already shameful how much of Splatoon 2 was recycled from the original (although I guess I can cut them some slack because of how poorly the Wii U sold and they needed the sequel out shortly after the Switch's launch). They really need new material that changes things up, not just the same thing over again. Mario Kart generally only uses one old level from a single game, so by that standard, there should be at most two recycled stages.

I'm surprised by how many people are complaining about this Direct. They showed off quite a bit of stuff including a launch date for NMH3, announced Skyward Sword HD, Splatoon 3 (which is huge IMO because a lot of people didn't believe we'd get another one on the Switch), etc. I can understand people being disappointed that "their" game wasn't covered. I myself hoped to see SMT V REALLY bad, but I'm not going to pretend everything else doesn't exist and rage that the whole thing sucked because my favorite game wasn't spotlighted.

@Narrator1 I'll second this. I was all excited when I heard there was a SMT/FE game in the works. When it was finally revealed, I thought, "What the heck is this?!"

Well, no <censored>. A game selling better on a console with an install base of 80 million versus 6? Stop the presses!

Oh good. Now Nintendo can just scrap plans for Mario Kart 9 and all other future games and just give us 4K remasters of old games. Apparently, it's what the fans want.

I hope the Pokemon all have their tetanus and hepatitis shots up to date.

@michellelynn0976 I have a bunch of great third party games on my PS4 that aren't riddled with bugs and either don't have micro transactions, or they're harmless and easy to ignore (DMC V and FarCry 5). If you to the absolute minimum of research before you buy a game, it's easy to avoid the trash.

I don't plan on upgrading, but I think it would be smart of Nintendo to push out an upgraded Switch that while not making any radical changes, could run games like Astral Chain with smoother frame rate. Oh yeah, and has controllers that work! With with the Switch as successful as it is, I wouldn't push a major change that might split the Switch base like the New 3DS did.

@Lordplops Oh God, please don't encourage them to port that game! I'll agree, it showed brief glimpses of promise. I'm not hating on Star Fox in general, I'd like to see an all new game. But I believe there is so much wrong with Zero, and the controls weren't even my top complaint, the only way for the next Star Fox game to be good is to start over.

Still sounds better than Star Fox Zero. The name was about the only thing that game had going for it.

It just seams mean of Nintendo Life to keep writing F-Zero articles. It's like they enjoy rubbing the wound.

@ROBLOGNICK That's true, but if they had two failed consoles in a row, it would be really difficult to get developers and consumers to sink their money into what ever came next.

If they just give us the hot, steamy, shipping action we want, things wouldn't have to get ugly.

I'm confused. So Wii U and 3DS gets new servers, but Switch will continue to stumble along with P2P?

Before it launched, I thought Stadia might become a major force. But when it face planted straight out of the gate and didn't seem to have any serious plan to move forward, I just thought, "Microsoft and Sony are going to murder Stadia when they get streaming worked into their networks." And I don't understand what Google was thinking. Launching a gaming platform is a "Go big or go home" scenario. You have to spend a huge amount of money to get into the market (and Google certainly could afford it). But if you go in halfway and hedge your bets, it's a guaranteed failure. Sony and Microsoft both threw tons of money into their launches. Stadia had a good idea that wasn't ready for market, didn't spend money on exclusives, then crossed their fingers and hoped developers would jump on board. It kind of reminds me of the 3DO were something that had promise was crippled by not having a workable business model and lack of sufficient budget.

I know saying this would flag me as a heretic, but I've never liked 2D Mario games.

I'm on a Wii U (physical copy) buying spree. I got Shakedown Hawaii last week and just ordered Axiom Verge. Long live the Wii U!

@VR32X Considering how well Amiibo sold, I'm not sure why they've been downgraded to little more than collectables on Switch. I have some Amiibo for Switch games, but I haven't been impressed with their functionality. My Super Mario Odyssey wedding Amiibo have gotten more action in Mario Party 10 and Ultra Smash on Wii U than with the game they were supposed to accompany.

I LOVED this game... And then it broke my heart. I was on the verge of entering Bowser's castle (at least it looked like Bowser's castle) so I assuming I was near the end. But then I'd walk up to rabbids and nothing happened. It's clear there is supposed to be a battle, and the rabbids are right there! But I can't trigger it to start. And the gate won't open until you win the battle that can't be entered. So all that work, and I'm just stuck.