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I'm surprised Xenoblade Chronicles X isn't on this list, but for me it's another Wii U game i really want on Switch, Starfox Zero with 'normal' controls, although i fear the console is too far into its twilight years to give the series a 'switch boost' that's helped other franchises by now.

Apart from that i'm still hoping Metroid Primes 2 and 3 are on the way but with Nintendo, who knows, they're so hard to predict.

I cannot wait for this to arrive today, i'm really glad it seems to take most inspiration from Pikmin 2 although i'm slightly worried by how many reviews are saying how easy it is, 1 and 3 had the time management aspect as a challenge, 2 used harder enemies to challenge you in its place so i am a little worried if 4 has neither but it seems to have new elements like side quests and lots of NPCs which are new to the series so maybe they'll help in that regard.

Either way Pikmin is a jewel in Nintendo's already bling-tastic catalogue of franchises and i really, really hope 4 sells finally sees it achieve commercial success, god knows the series thoroughly deserves it.

What a great article, it can be frustrating that Wales goes unnoticed so much but on the other hand, those that do know we exist, and come to visit, know what a gem it is, here in Llandudno we get flooded with tourists from all over the world at this time of year.

Cymru am byth !!

X Command Mission is probably my fave Megaman game, the story was just fantastic, i really wish it had gotten a sequel.

Ubisoft need to re-structure their studios, they need a better mix of AAA, AA and smaller, more experimental games, they've achieved it before, they used to do well releasing their big AC games alongside Rayman Origins/Legends and also their indie games like Child of Light, a return to that approach would work wonders for them.

The new AC apparently being like a traditional, smaller Creed game like the older ones is a good sign, but mostly, they need to get away from their utter obsession of every game needing to be a huge open world, Rayman, Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia all suffered for not fitting this mould so were left on the scrap heap, linear is not a dirty word and they might be pleasantly surprised how much of an audience is still out there for them.

Looks interesting, i'll have to keep an eye out for the reviews in march

Probably not a popular opinion but i really want the third part to be the Garlic Jr Arc, i personally loved that, would be even better to mix it up and have Tien and Chaotzu fighting the zombified human characters whilst the main story took place at Kami's Lookout, but it'll never happen lol

@heisnbrg Completely agree, i absolutely loved Colour Splash, why it gets lumped in with Sticker Star all the time i don't know, it was a huge improvement on it i thought.

Pac-Man World:Re-Pac and Kao the Kangaroo should be added to this list imo

I'm wondering where the Panzer Dragoon 2 and House of the Dead 2 remakes are ? especially the former as the remake of the first Panzer Dragoon came out quite a while ago now.

I'm so happy right now, the loooong nine year wait has been tough but it feels great to know Pikmin 4 is actually real and coming out next year, can't wait to see what new types of Pikmin there might be this time !

I actually gasped when this appeared out of nowhere, a remake/return for the Pacman World games is something i've been wishing for for a very long time, i never thought it'd return after such a big absence, i'm so hyped for this, it's now my most wanted game for the year, hopefully 2 and 3 are next, the third game isn't as loved as 2 but i really enjoyed it.

That was three minutes of my life that i'll never get back............................and i have no complaints haha

Love the look of this, will be a day one buy for sure !

I'm so happy to see Kirby doing so well, i hope this shows Nintendo that other franchises could do as well if they gave them new 3D games, DK, Yoshi, Wario, maybe even the Ice Climbers and Chibi-Robo too, wishful thinking i know lol

@DanijoEX Funnily enough i was thinking about Kirby and The Rainbow Curse the other day, i think it's quite likely to be ported to Switch this year, Nintendo have already hinted that they've got plans for Kirby's anniversary this year, i reckon this is one of them.

I'm gonna be the odd one out then and say i quite like the look of this, i miss these kinda games, this looks like simple fun

'KNIGHT Wars' by Kuju; "Fantasy-based strategy with Battalion Wars assets."

OMG this could have been amazing ! i really miss Battalion Wars, such fantastic games, i can understand why Nintendo axed the franchise after sales of the second game were so unbelievably bad but it's a real shame, i'd love it to get another shot one day.

This looks good, reminded me of the Starfy games for some reason, i wonder if that will ever return or be stuck in a dormant state like so many other Nintendo franchises for the next twenty years lol

Damn that aristocrab for killing all my beautiful blue Pikmin, rest in your watery graves little guys R.I.P lol

This is so good to see, Metroid deserves to be one of the best selling franchises in the industry, i'm hopeful with Dread, it'll get more of the success that it deserves. Thankfully i've managed to pre-order both the special edition and amiibo's, so hyped for release day, i've never played a bad Metroid game so i already know i'm gonna love this

Can't wait to play these, i adore this series. I hope there's a few welsh and scottish characters in it and not just the posh, english stereo-typical character the rest of the world thinks populate the entire british isles lol

my answer -

"Create games in legacy series that haven't had new games for a while, and give sequels to games that never got one, especially Billy Hatcher !".

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Hi, American McGee is actually trying to get a third Alice game made, although it is a prequel to the first game, called Alice:Asylum, he regularly posts updates on facebook, i think he's currently working on a presentation to present to EA to try and get them to fund it, i really hope they do, i loved the first two, especially Madness Returns !

I've got the black/gold Pikachu edition of these, best thing i have ever bought for my Switch, they make playing in handheld mode so much more enjoyable for me.

@towerprincess I agree, i guess there's still a chance the game'll get DLC later on that could include her, Captain Toad got new content after all, that would be really cool.

Pikmin 4, your time is finally here !!!! yeah right, probably won't get announced..........again lol

This'll be a birthday present for me, which means i have to wait a week to play it, can't wait !

On the topic of Bowser's Fury potentially preluding a new Mario game, i honestly think it could be hinting towards a Sunshine sequel, think about it, one seamless world that leads to smaller worlds/islands would fit Sunshine closer than any other 3D Mario game, you could always see other parts of Delphino Island in the distance during Sunshine, imagine being able to just head towards them at any point.

I'm probably just thinking this way because i've always wanted Sunshine to get a sequel, it has so much potential i think, more nozzle types, using liquid other than water in FLUDD etc but it's probably not going to happen................then again Bowser Jr does have his paintbrush back..........and there is black goo all over the place in Fury...........nah, it won't happen xD

It'll never happen but imagine if Nintendo released two Zelda collections -

Classic Collection - Ocarina Of Time
Majora's Mask
Twilight Princess
Skyward Sword

Toon Link Collection - Wind Waker
Phantom Hourglass
Spirit Tracks
Four Swords

Like i said though, it'll never happen ! lol

@Shadowmoon522 I assumed they'd be the ones working on Detective Pikachu 2, that was announced for Switch a while back but hasn't been mentioned in quite some time, i'd like to see another Rumble game at some point too though, i enjoyed the 3DS ones but it still feels like the series hasn't quite reached its potential yet.

Poor Tepig and Chikorita, they'd be much higher in my list, Totodile is my fave starter though, Oshawott is easily my least liked, though that could purely be because i found it so annoying in the anime lol

I think a Mushroom Kingdom Warriors is quite likely personally, along with Pokemon and Xenoblade it seems like a no-brainer, would love a Starfox version too but i can't quite see that happening sadly.

I've really enjoyed all the Nintendo ones but i like the One Piece and Dragon Quest Warriors games too, they're not the kind of game i cold play back-to-back but they're a nice palette cleanser in between more intense games i find

Wonder what is happening with Detective Pikachu 2 ? haven't heard a thing about it since it was announced.

I hope this has a single-player component.

A very sad day for me, the 3DS is easily the greatest handheld console of all time, it's library will unlikely ever be beaten, i still use mine everyday, there's still plenty of games i haven't gotten around to getting for it yet, from its own titles to VC and original DS games, i'll be playing on mine for years to come.

The 3DS is dead, long live the 3DS !!!! lol

Sunshine is, and will always be, my favourite 3D Mario game, but i acknowledge it's not the absolute best, it's still top 3 for me though. I am in the minority in that i don't think as highly of the Galaxy games as most people do, so for me the list goes -

Odyssey
Sunshine
3D Land
3D World
Galaxy
Galaxy 2
64
64 DS

I know Bombshell isn't meant to be the best of games, but i really hope it is ported to Switch at some point, i'd like to play it.

There'e one confirmed first party game that everyone seems to have forgotten about, Detective Pikachu 2, it was confirmed quite a while ago but has never been mentioned again, i'm interested to see more on it, i enjoyed the first one a lot

I really hope we get to use the White and Purple Pikmin in the new Olimar/Louie content, i really missed them in the main campaign of 3, as great as it was.

I really like the look of this, looking forward to playing it on my X1 or eventually Series X whenever i get around to buying one

That Ryan kid is definitely going to grow up and be a serial killer or something lol

I remember during the PS1 years there used to be a huge amount of these licensed kart racers doing the rounds, and i ended up buying most of them, i remember enjoying them at the time but i'm sure they were trash haha Only ones i can really remember vividly now are the Looney Tunes and Woody Woodpecker games.

"People have played the previous two games and so they know what to expect from this one as well. People know what they wanted and now that the reviews are out, they know that this one is more like the previous two instead of what they wanted.

On the flip side there are people saying that it looks like fun and those who are pre-ordering it based on the idea that they will like it. Those people also haven't played it yet."

You've answered your own query there, those who've played SS and CS and didn't like it have some knowledge that they won't like OK, but if that's true then people like me who played CS and enjoyed it also know that OK is similar, therefore i know pretty much that i'll enjoy this one, hence why i pre-ordered it.

Honestly i can see why so many people are hesitant over the newer games, Sticker Star was such a huge mistake and a disappointment but i truly believe Colour Splash was a huge improvement over it, i feel like most people who dismiss it never actually played it, they just assume it was Sticker Star 2, when it really wasn't, sales figures show that very few people actually did buy it. I reckon long-term fans of the series would actually be shocked if they tried CS or OK and actually end up enjoying them for the most part.

Looks interesting, love the art-style, one to keep an eye on for sure.

It's worth bearing in mind, just because the battle system didn't click for Chris, it doesn't mean it'll be that way for everyone, Metro GameCentral's reviewer enjoyed it.

Either way i'm really looking forward to giving the game a go, i'm as much as a fan of TTYD as any other Paper Mario fan, and desperately want another game in its style......BUT i also really, really enjoyed Colour Splash, i enjoyed it for the adventure game it was and not the RPG it wasnt, it was also a huge improvement over Sticker Star and had the trademark humour the series is known for, most reviewers are saying Origami King has even better writing so that's a big positive for me, can't wait to get stuck into it on friday ! if i can get Spongebob finished in time that is ! lol

Just Paper Mario for me this month on Switch, only other game i'm getting is the Destroy All Humans remake on PS4, i'm trying to be good and not buy much this year, trying to get a grip on my insane backlog !

This is one of those series that has been around forever but i've never actually tried, this review is tempting me to give it a go though

@gcunit @ferryb001 @TheFullAndy

Guys i've put about ten hours into the Switch version and i can honestly say the only problem with it is severe texture pop-in, though that tends to be worse in the first world, it happens less later on in the game and you get used to it surprisingly quickly. It looks great and the controls/camera are tight and responsive, which is by far the most important thing in a 3D platformer. The frame-rate for the most part is stable, i've only encountered tiny drops in the hub world and once in Jellyfish Fields.

I'm thoroughly enjoying it and would definitely recommend it, especially at this price, the day-one patch must have been hefty as it took quite a while to download, i'm guessing some of the footage out there is without it as it really isn't 'rough' to me, aside from the pop-in

I'm so, so happy about this !! We've all been waiting so long for a sequel for Snap, and this looks lovely !

I remember during the Wii U years, Eurogamer did a poll asking what Nintendo franchises everyone wanted a new game from, with Miyamoto personally the one to ask it and would be following the results, Pokemon Snap was the overwhelming winner, even above a new Metroid or F-Zero, so it's good to see Nintendo can listen to what their fans want, once in a while

I just want conformation that Pikmin 4 exists, even if it's a while off, just sick of waiting for info on it.

Sunshine ! all day, everyday Sunshine gets my vote, my fave Mario and my fave 3D platformer of all time ! I replayed it recently and it holds up just as well as it did back in the day, it's just a pure fun game to play through.

Having 64 and the Galaxies thrown in is just the icing on the cake for me