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Awesome landmark, congrats Alex

@Tyranexx Yes I am well thank you! Very busy with the 'day job' but like to do the occasional bit of writing, always grateful to do that on NL

Lovely read @Olliemar28

@Rainz I personally think it crosses the line in terms of acquisition size, though admittedly Microsoft is making a LOT of concessions to get it approved. But it's not just CoD they're buying, it's one of the world's largest mobile companies, World of Warcraft etc. Activision became massive when it acquired Blizzard, and now Microsoft wants to absorb the whole lot.

Bethesda was big but without the sheer capital value and scope of Activision Blizzard. Sony went and bought Bungie (and maybe overpaid). They're big acquisitions, but this Acti-Blizz one is on a different level. It's just my personal view that it's too big, and sets us on a potential acquisition arms race where a few companies acquire all the major players.

Warzone running well on Switch - here, I have some magic beans to sell!

But ultimately, I hope there is good CoD on Switch + its eventual successor, even if I'm not particularly keen on this acquisition going through.

It's a darn good update, that's for sure! I've been getting this DLC through the Switch Online Expansion Pack and, for me, it's been a real treat to dive back in every few months.

Now to go online and get annihilated by all you plucky youngsters.

@TIND Yes it does!

This game is the bee's knees.

That's devastating to hear. Not only was Philip a fantastic writer, but he was a lovely person - witty, warm and generous.

Philip was a big part of the team when I was a newcomer figuring everything out, and he was a standard-setter with his writing and a wonderful colleague in every way.

You will be missed, Philip, rest in peace.

@nessisonett Haha, he's Dutch so we don't need to worry about that...

@Mando44646 Fans of a certain football club would disagree, so my tagline was for them

@Zuljaras Unfortunately they've said it "will launch as a digital Nintendo Switch release only"

@Bobb Haha yeah, it looks tough!

@Silly_G I suspect it's deliberately old school (like the Mini CD) but I get your point.

@TommyTendo But the EYES!

@Bunkerneath I'll drop an older 'launch' trailer into the article, but a lot of the game is finding new Bugsnax, learning how to catch them and then doing so. Lots of environmental puzzles and quirky humour.

@CANOEberry I've passed the request onto the video team to consider, thanks for the suggestion!

@RubyCarbuncle Thanks, I've noticed some hiccups too. It is being looked at so will hopefully improve soon.

@Lordplops It was there 3 times, but I took one out to save your liver

@Banjo- I have some pricey wired ones from years ago, I just got cheap Bluetooth ones to be functional / useful

@RupeeClock Good point! I had that in my head but forgot when writing up, have added it in now.

(For example my 'backlog' games are also in my 'Indie' Group)

@Fizza Yes, if you've played a physical game on your Switch it gets a tile in the All Software screen (thanks for the Q, added a sentence on that in the article to clarify)

@panthro Steady on now, don't get carried away

@Markiemania95 Oops! Thanks for the spot, that's been corrected

@lighteningbolt79 We can agree to disagree Some of the tracks in the original 'retro cups' were revamped and adjusted to incorporate ant-grav etc, but these are more basic interpretations with MK Tour builds as a base. That's fine though, the overall review is positive!

Also I think because the first two cups are normally the 'easiest' in MK a couple of the tracks are very simple and basic. I'm sure it'll gradually ramp up in later waves too.

@Leuke Haha, I can't resist the F-Zero and Fox combo!

@Mattock1987 Tracks that are enhanced to support anti-grav sections for one, more focused visual improvements.

@Clyde_Radcliffe It'll likely be through 'iffy' means, but because it's so close to release Nintendo will likely ignore it.

Either that or they purchased it through a Japanese account but can still play with their US etc characters / flags. It is officially out in Japan.

@rawzeku I agree, thankfully the first one is just a code for everyone to use. But I don't personally plan to go to a store for a distribution.

Just added a note to the first paragraph too - you may need to update it manually at the moment, so hit '+' on the game's icon on the HOME screen to check your version number. If you're not on 1.1.0, select update manually

@marnelljm That is steep. It varies per country, in the UK it's £1.99 or free if you spend over £20 (I think) on the wider store.

@gaga64 Wow thanks, have taken that out. My mistake, I assumed that one wouldn't be at risk of being delisted, how odd!

@dustinprewitt Added DuckTales, that was too big an oversight to leave out.

@masterLEON Still there I believe? https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-U-download-software/Race-The-Sun-1053787.html

@dustinprewitt Oh no! I meant to add that as it was un-delisted.

@IronMan30 That you have good taste

@ManaOwls They missed a trick in not brainstorming this series with you!

@Stocksy Haha, can't disagree with that summary

@Browny I had an episode playing without an account, just had to watch a couple of ads

@sanderev Weirdly this is one thing were the UK is better off, in many ways this North American store mimics the UK equivalent. But yeah, not sure why some other countries are lagging behind.

@RupeeClock The screens do look pretty good!

@gaga64 True. Funny to think back to how some of the 'early' DLC worked in Nintendo games.

@Captain_Toad Revelation is notable because for most it's mostly DLC only (the special edition with it on the cart is pretty darn rare). Awakening is a retail game so, theoretically, it's just about finding a copy.

Granted, I'm not aware of the current Awakening market, in terms of whether it's particularly expensive.

@cyrus_zuo You're right, I got it mixed up with the Nintendo Switch Online requirement when I was writing that line. I've added a correction.

@GrailUK When I mention 'exaggeration' in terms of 'halfway through its lifespan' I meant I don't think it'll be a 10 year generation. Just me being a pedant!

As I said in the article though, I think Nintendo is setting itself up to release new-gen or more powerful hardware no earlier than Spring 2024, by then the Switch will have had a hearty
7-year lifespan.

@Aurumonado I like it

@Lagster_YT Oops I wrote it as Carby, Karby is much better. I nicked it

@Specter_of-the_OLED Not really, because that early demo was far earlier in development and those chapters weren't the start of the game, they just said at the time it was 'some way into the game' and an early look.

This new demo is the final game, with the first three chapters (different content from last year's demo) included.

@AnnoyingFrenzy I beat the Packers in the Super Bowl... as the Jets. Hope that helps

@MeloMan Yes, it's just single player. It's the core mode of managing your team and playing the offence.

It's brilliant at what it does and is good value, but for sure if you prefer multiplayer it may not be what you're looking for.