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Not a great AC in my view, Now a Ezio collection! that would be the business. I would love to replay those on my commute every day.

This is a game for the xbox one x and the 75inch screen, will have to be late at night after the kids are lone gone to bed to sleep, I hope I don't wake them with my screams! So it would have never been a switch buy for me.

@antdickens And the fact Nintendo has just handed Metriod back to them would seem to indicate, what ever it is, Nintendo are impressed.

So there is some good news hidden in this announcement, It means whatever Retro has been working on for the last 5 years is ready and we should soon hear about it.

@Heavyarms55 The X box ONE x is a beast of a console and is where I play all my TV multiplats right now. I think it has gone some way into rescuing them this gen. They will not catch PS4 and it will take they a while to rebuild their studios after they pulled down the shutter at the start of this gen but they seem to have set themselves up ok to compete again next gen. We all win when there is more competition. And its great to see Nintendo back in the mix.

I'm amazed at how well Nintendo is doing in the UK charts, I don't ever remember Nintendo having such a constant prescience in the UK before

@MrGawain and yet Yakuza 0 is right there on my PC today. So that kind of confirms that was a "just buy it, don't wait" statement. I have been convinced Persona would be switch bound for a long time. No one puts loads of effort into something and then just closed their eyes to the opportunity to sell said something and increase returns without good reason. There is no technical, contractual or financial reason not to release on switch and it would be very likely to outsell the PS4 release.

So that's a maybe then? Happy crimbo Alex.

Happy Cribo every one, here's to a great gaming year ahead.

So looking at these list and great misery may have been reviled. If we look at the position of each of the Mario bothers Luigi is rated much higher than Mario. Then if we look at the alter-egos Mario<Dr Mario<Wario. So at last we know why Waluigi will has never been in Smash. He would clearly be massively overpowered and become ruler of the known universe. Now realising that may not be in our best interest it may just be time to stop the "where's Waluigi" campaign.

While I did enjoy the ultimate candy crush machine comment, the truth is there is a good few high quality and very popular Android MMOs that are either not translated for western markets or just not to western tastes. I would think this kind of product is manly aimed at the the billion or so Chinese, Korean and related markets gamers. For many tech companies the western market is seen as to small, slow and expensive to penetrate. Let's not forget the largest gaming company by far is the little thought of Tencent.

Well, I sore off Ubisoft after they caught me with AS and pay more more to level up, but with the both the game and ships half price this will make a nice gift for my youngest... I'm really no good at this whole boycott stuff!

Persona.... On a Nintendo! Is the a first? And could it be a hint of persona 5 on the switch. I wonder if Atlus have remembered that they like money and could see a good few million added to their bank account with little effort.

Come on, we all know Waluigi takes Frist place in every smash pole. Blatant discrimination I say.

I've just returned from a trip to Shanghai. I was amazed at how many places where selling the switch. No sign of PS4 or Xbox. Speaking with local colleges i'm told it is the same though out china, at least within the large urban areas, of which there are many. I'm not sure where these units are being sourced or the sales accounted for but these may well be only exposed to the market thought quarterly / year end reports.

I like these for playing all those Indies in the PC. Although the switch has mostly taken over as my go-to indie machine, and then I play 100% handheld. So as good as they are I've no need to update but I do think highly of 8Bitdo

WOW That list just shows how for this little console has come in a fairly short time, It is only just over a year ago people were going on at me for buying a console that only had one game worth its salt!

I loved this game for a good while. Like any game time came for me to move on but do not regret the many many hours I spent in it. Great community and great developers. The only free to play game I dropped money into because I wanted to support not because the game squeezed it out of you. It's worth everyone at least giving it a try and seeing if it's for you

Sounds like this is the one Nintendo release this year that is not short of content, I'm looking at you Aces and Party! so seems a bit harsh to complain about not having even more Smash in Smash ultimate.

@gcunit I'm of the very same mind set. With every option open to me the switch just fits these games best.

@setezerocinco you are using a completely different radio chip in the BT adaptor than the internal switch radio chip. so no relation between the issues. One thing that was just pointed out to me is the low latency BT audio stack is not licence free. With Nintendo having no chance to fly under the radar as far as avoiding technology licencing fees and the cost of the switch stacking up at launch it may have been a simple cost issue. As the hardware supports it and with the switch sales doing well the unit cost must be dropping. This means we could get a software update in the future that adds support

Knowing a little about hardware design it is still unclear why Nintendo are not using the audio codec for the current radio chip. It must run wifi and LP-BT for the joycons but it is able to support a BT audio stream at the same time. It seems to me that this has been defined design chose and not a hardware limitation

@SmaggTheSmug I once left my work bag laptop and all in a coffee shop in Tokyo. Returned the next morning and it was right where I left it. Been there all night. That kind of crime in some parts of Asia is just so low it's almost never heard of.

@YANDMAN @Fandabidozi For me it was a bit like going back to the place you grew up and totally rad long step hill you skated down is no more than a little slop and the great tree you took pride in topping stands no more than 10 meters tall. Some memories are best with a rose tint and today is better spent making tomorrows memories than trying to re-live yesterdays, at least for myself. I do of course embrace others who happen to see thing differently from myself.

I bought 3 NES systems when they first came out for stocking fillers. They where easy to come by for the first couple of weeks in the UK. but we only ever opened one. Always felt bad I had them in a cupboard when they where so hard to come by but did not want to be one of those people who scalped folks on ebay so they sat there until today. Glad everyone who wants one can now get hold of them but I'll not be jumping into the retro again. Sometimes good memories are best left in the past..

@rjejr that article does paint a somewhat glumy picture and I while I have no direct experience of the US education system myself, I do now that the US has a fantastic young maker community and hardware scene. So the future for budding tech kids seams bright. My veiws are slightly skewed as I work for the company that creates the reference designs for most mobile chips, including those used in the switch but I see a great landscape for young people to create hardware and software that until now has been only available to large corporations able to spend 100s of thousands on development kits.

Both the above are from the same publisher for those who wondered what the link is

I already subscribe to the MagPi and Hackspace. Both great mags that encourage youngsters to get their hands dirty with Tech and Maker projects. Hackspace is the standout as it combine tech with other abilities. I highly recommend them to those with kids. I would imagine their gaming mag would be more than just reviews but lead youngsters down the road of modding, experimenting and going beyond just playing games.

it does feel like it has lost some momentum of late. I still use mine, handhold only mainly for Indies now. My youngest son loves his and plays both handheld and docked whenever he can but both my elder son and my wife have not touched theirs in quite a while. The fact my wife wanted one at all was a shock to us all and I think she may still use it here and there. I'll be interested to see what next year brings and hope it re-energises the switch

Rockstar games are one of the few that still truly shine best on PC. In the last I've spent much longer playing around modding GTA than I ever have playing it. So in this rare occasion I'm going to hold out and see if it ever comes around on PC although it really looks great on a one X. As for Nintendo... I'm not interested in smash or Pokémon so I might be waiting a while for anything outside of the constant flow of great indies

For me it did not live up to expectations but it wasn't a bad game, at least what I played. I just got bored after 5 or 6 hours and never went back. It was not a great runner even on a 8core / 1080ti so not to hopeful for the switch release

That nonstop juganought otherwise know as the mighty Knack 2 will simply wipe the floor.

Its just a little to late for me. I may well get it at some point but I just replayed it again on PS4, could not wait. So I've had my fill, for the next 12 months anyway!

Why do the GB controllers stand out from the crowd so well after all these years. I think they look great!

@NEStalgia Its not a difficulty issue. You beat on a enemy 3 levels above you for 30 minutes and they will not feel anything. Changing the difficulty does not change that. You also need certain abilities to progress the story and they are only available above a certain level and so act as a hard lock on the story. I wish I had heard more about this before I bought the game although I would probably have bought it anyway with the good reviews. I enjoy single player adventures. I think if you do all the busy work from the start you would be fine and I was really enjoying the game. but I really felt like I was being shock down and as you may be able to tell I'm still quite pissed about it. Sure I'll shrug it off at some point but not in time for Star Fox

@EeryPetrol I can't change the past, I'd already bought Odyssey before I played it obviously. But it did go straight back to smyths Tuesday so I got £32 credit back

@SmaggTheSmug As I understand it and as it seemed in game a lot more story was left. The first time I felt it was around 16 hours in (at least half of that was already spent checking out side quests) . Main story quests are level locked. So to carry on I had to spend over 5 hours doing mindless rubbish, pay for a instant xp boast or pay for a 1.5x permanent level buster. I did the grind. But after carry on with the main quest for just 2 more hours it happened again. This time it looked like even longer grind or pay up. I just quit the game. I understand if you do every side quest as you find them then your ok but I don't have the time or inclination for fetch quest after fetch quest.

Despite it being a toys to life game, which I'm rather over, I was looking forward to this and had it on pre-order but after assassins creed gated off the endgame behind a payment or massive grind I'm done with ubisoft. Odyssey will be the last game I buy from them for a long long time,

@Dalarrun Yep, I was really pissed it was not highlight more in the reviews. I would have saved my coin and not bought the game and others could have make informed choices. Now it seems I'm either out of pocket with a game that has horrible progression and is not fun at all or I reward Ubisoft for their bad behaviour by having to spend more so they can fix the game they bloke on perpose to to shake down players. I'm done with the game and with Ubisoft. Just cancelled my pre order for starlink also

I'm I being cynical when I read 2k shaped 20% of the games as the new game will be 20% pure micro transactions. I started playing assassin's creed this weekend and it's unbelievable how Unisoft distroyed the game with mind numbing grind just to try and sell you a speed up package! I'm no longer looking forward to read dead as I'm sure 2K loaded that full of the things also!

Well you say that but even though I have a massive back log I ignored them all and spent 100 hours searching every nook and cranny in Hollow Knight for any tiny bit more law I could find. But yes I do wonder why I keep on buying games when I could go 3 years and never replay a single game at this point

Booth babes are back baby, it's like were rocking the 90's all over again... next thing you know we'll all be pining for a PS1 remake and getting excited about Spiro.. Never going to happen..... Wait what !!

Its a sad tale of a company chasing the $£$ instead of focusing on the quality. If they had released half the volume and kept the quality high they would have reduced the licence costs and kept sales high. and to chase license after license while just leaving their own IP sitting shows a total lack of direction. Sad but not unexpected

My 10 year old is going to totally lose it when he hears this. He has watched this over and over, read a load of the books and has sketch pads full of his drawings from the book illustrations. I really like the first season of the anime to.

Now thats a sad but happy story. Glad Nintendo had a bigger heart than a small minority that commented on the last article. Nintendo might not get everything right but it really seems when it comes to kind of thing they still have a small company / big heart approach that gives their fans that feel good factor. It's the right kind of company to have my loyalty!!

@Silly_G Yep, I could go out right now pick a switch right now for around £245 at a number of uk outlets, take the £35 i've just saved over RRP buy myself 5000 v and start playing in the next hour! But if they had added custom joycons.... I would be wondering why I have gone and ordered yet another switch!

@imgrowinglegs Don't know which $ you are referencing but its about £12, less if you catch one of their offers. If you like Fortnite and want a switch its hardly worth hanging around and waiting for this and if your on the fence its unlikely to convince you to run out and grab one before they are gone is it?

@OorWullie a large chunk of the rocket league players also got it free on ps+ when it first launched so most of the list outside of GTA5 have had some sort of free be.

I have to say, when I got the email from Nintendo all I could think was this is super low effort. What is a bundle worth when the bundled game is a free one! could have added a bus decal to the dock or some custom controllers to make this a great bundle but all they did was print a new box!

We all know why a gameboy was still in there, its because the machine has been ripping people off for the last 20 years without any chance to win!!