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We're not gonna tell you the service is ending but... you should probably act asap as if the service is ending

@Mauzuri @Waluigi451
For the foreseeable future, last paragraph.
I personally thought this ended when the eshop ended, so neat bit of news there for me.

Edit: sorry, friends. I must have caught that oh so brief period between y'all posting and the article update.

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Wow. I've never been one to complain much about switch performance. But then I guess I've never bothered to watch a comparison video like this either.
Stand alone it looks fine and I'm honestly happy for the improvements. But when compared directly to even PS4, every aspect is so... blah.
I'll just stay away from these comparison videos from now on.

Never played the HD version, as it is confined to a console that sold approximately 1,200 units. I hope it comes to the Switch family though — be that current or the deuce.

@StuTwo
Counter point #1 - If they did it once, what's to stop them from doing it again?
Counter point #2 - We're not looking for another remaster to be done, we're simply looking for a port of the existing remaster. So the WiiU would be the only "remaster."

Thoughts? I just never had a WiiU so I'm pleading for these to be done. You can skim my comments, I likely sound very whiney over the past couple years. And I'm okay with that. For Wind Waker.

@Bobb
Truth. Then the thumbnail shows what the tag line teases anyway. Just the worst. Happens to me a lot as well.

I didn't even realize this was a GBA remake. Honestly, and I'm sure someone has said it, I wish they'd have just put this on nso. If you're going to be remaking games, do the bigger ones that won't make it to an online service (GC, Wii, WiiU). I wasn't high on the game to begin with, but now I'm a bit disappointed.

I'm sure plenty of people are excited and will enjoy it. I just personally think they could have spent time elsewhere. (And yes, I see the style is very much Mario movie style so they're looking to capture a new audience that weren't gaming in the GBA days. Still my opinion though).

Another 3 year old email causing a stir. Is this still their mindset? We don't know. But I don't doubt this was part of a brainstorm at some point. It makes too much business sense (in their model of takeovers) to not be at least discussed.

We all are confident enough that it won't happen, no need to get in a huff about it.

Nothing makes people pick a side like 4+ year old emails.

Just be backwards compatible, please.

Disappointed, I must say. To have as many ports from the WiiU that we do, and even diving into the GameCube library now and to still not have WW and TP on Switch? Disappointed. It should be a no brainer. Should have been a Zelda anniversary combo.

@Kirbyo If there's a Spanish stream, you should try and get it shown to the whole class. Basically a lesson.

Anyone else want to see some Hogwarts Legacy? I'd just like to see how it runs on switch. Or update us that's it's pushed back again to next year and we'll connect those dots to the switch 2.

Also, WWHD/TPHD, please.

A port I'd love to see, and have for some time now, is a combo WWHD and TPHD pack.
I'll continue to beat this drum. With almost all Zelda available to play on Switch now, let's just finally bring these over. Please.

@wouldyoukindly
I'm with you there. I currently have new (slow going) play throughs of emerald, crystal, and soul silver. Gen 4 to me was peak. But yes even the pixel art of gen 3 or prior is brilliant. And the way they do the 2.5D art now?! Sign me up. I don't care it if doesn't look great on a big screen, I'm good with handheld.

I've said it before with the Zelda series too — let's get some variety and mix in a smaller title between the larger scope (more time in the oven) big screen games. Key there is more time in the oven.

I feel like I was in the minority, but I didn't think I experienced a whole lot of technical issues when I was playing through the game. I think purchased after the first patch? However, yes of course there were some issues but nothing that was enough to take away my enjoyment.

However, since then, I'm not sure if it's because I was playing ToTK or ScVi subsequent patches actually made things worse. Each raid I've gone back to play seems worse than the last. I won't see the raid pokemon, sometimes my allies pop in and out, I won't get the chance to even choose an action for so long about a quarter of the time bar goes away, and then sometimes they just end.

This is worse than just getting used to better quality from ToTK and coming back. These things genuinely seem to have gotten worse after their "fixes." That is a problem.

Just spend the time making it proper to begin with. Honestly, I'd rather another polished top-down style game than another ScVi. Even though, again, I enjoyed when I played the story... they somehow made it worse. Anyone else find this?

ToTK..? Smoothed over some of the "issues" of BoTW. If not both, should probably replace BoTW, in my opinion.

Scizor would be my choice. But I don't recall mewtwos move pool well enough... I'm sure it'll have really good coverage so this may be a wait and see before bothering to build anything.

Pokémon Pinball could be a fun one to revisit. But with some new mechanics or ways to advance. I recall having to play for what seemed like hours to get a chance to go to an area that may provide a chance at potentially catching a somewhat rare Pokémon.

SNES for me. And it's actually mostly because of the control. The downward angle from Y to B or X to A I found far more comfortable. It's for that reason even the GBA versions of the games, which otherwise I'd probably say are the best, don't quite get it with the necessary upward angle from "run" to "jump."

For the record I still play them most on GBA because the SP is the perfect little console with an amazing library.

We've only been saying it for a couple years, but with these recent GC remasters, it's becoming more obvious... Can we please get WW and TP HD remasters already? Preferably on one cart, like Pikmin 1+2?
Please.

There's certainly been some good games, and looks like more good ones to come before the calendar flips. For me. ToTK all the way. It will be the GOTY, not just mine (and at last count 78% of people here).

Couldn't they release a sensor bar that just usb plugs into the doc?
It doesn't need to be for everything, but for those that want that IR precision, they could get the bar and control? Options are always nice. Doesn't need to be a required or packaged in item, but an option for those that might want it.

Last time they were in stock for North America I was able to log on in time... however, nothing I "add to cart" has ever actually gone to my cart. Not just the N64 controllers, anything. Even submitted help requests and gotten nothing. Can't believe I missed out on these because of a dang technical issue. Can't even buy a t-shirt.

Dreamlight Valley on sale again... wasn't this going to be free to play by now?

Great to see the 2DS still moving units! Top 10 seller!

@The_Pixel_King
No, you are not alone. I was today years old when I read the word VTuber for the first time.

I'd like smaller games too, though. I'd come back sure. But still it be another 5-6 years to return to a familiar (with new parts) Hyrule?
The handheld systems provided opportunity to do smaller projects along the way. Being a hybrid system, I'd like to see the Switch (& 2) continue this. Sprinkle in some smaller adventures and get a little weird with some mechanics along the way. Otherwise we're talking over a decade of really the same base Hyrule. And don't get me wrong, I'm constantly impressed with the new aspects and am loving how the new devices lend opportunity to tons of new puzzles...
I guess I'm saying I'd return for a third pass, but let's have another adventure in there too. Handheld size is fine ~20hr.

Still ToTK. I don't even know how many hours into it I am, but I'm still discovering new things every time I pick it up. Truly incredible.

Finally! Now back to Zelda.

So many things. The first couple big dives really drove home the scope of the game. But that first glide... I happened to be right in the center of it so I was "flying" straight and off mark. So I intuitively thought, well if I shift slightly this way, I should veer right, right?
The physics they put into this game, and the realistic (still a game but hear me out) way every "if I do this, then that should happen" thought comes to fruition blows me away. Every time I try something new and it goes as expected. Pure brilliance.

Neat thought. But for me the games are about getting lost in the environment, not literally being able to find a needle in a haystack because of the high powered graphics.

I'd hope someone else has said it already, but in the limited time I've played ToTK so far, I have been completely swept away in it. And I couldn't tell you any other game since BoTW to do that — no matter how many pixels it has. Making something look damn near real doesn't make it better.

There was recently an article with highest rated games ever and top 3 being Nintendo Switch titles tells ya I'm not alone in thinking so.

Classics GBA SP loaded with 100 of the greatest titles from the GBA library.
Take my money.

But will there be a day one patch to download? This is all I want to know. Determines if I get digital or physical, personally.

Haven't gotten the 💩
And I don't plan to. So bring on WWHD!

Major difference I see is that you can't bring in your own team from another Pokémon game.
Hopefully that's something they sort out in the future.

*one-quarter of the way through 2023.

But also, I have some decisions to make here. Thanks for the Selects!

@Member_the_game
How dare you use sarcasm in a Nintendo forum!?
I appreciate it. Apparently some regard video games and movies as more than just entertainment, though. To each their own.

Soon they'll acknowledge the issues with the recent "release" of this now free software and say they're working toward a fix and drip feed updates over the coming months-to-a-year until the Scarlet Violet DLC is released all buggy and focus switches to that.
And this guy will wish things were different even though I'll still purchase the DLC. Part of the problem, blah blah I know.
Hopefully it all works out.

I'd be hyped if a WWHD and TPHD pack gets announced. Still looking forward to ToTK, but I'd actually be pumped for the other two on switch.

I only read these articles for the stability jokes. And I'm therefore never disappointed 👍

WWHD and TPHD please! The rumours have been eating at me for years. Let's get these two Zeldas on the switch!!!

The price of everything has increased, why not games. I'm actually surprised it took this long.
For this title in particular, so long as it comes on the larger switch cart (no giant download needed day 1) then it's fine.
Where else can you pay about a hundred Canuck bucks and have 100+ hours of entertainment?

Well when Skyward Sword HD came out it was a no brainer for me to get. I never owned a Wii so I missed out on this one (and TP so bring on the TP/WW HD please) and knew I wanted to try.
When you get to fly for the first time, I couldn't figure out how to fly higher. As I couldn't stop descending, I eventually got stuck in the clouds and the game was giving me pity help by flashing the controls on the screen for me. After probably 5 minutes of trying exactly what the screen was telling me to, I was getting frustrated and threw my arms up in the "well wtf I give up" sort of way... and I started to ascend... Turns out I wasn't exaggerating the control movement enough to make a real difference. I was a bit ashamed that a core movement of the game sort of stumped me, even when it was telling me what to do on the screen.
Now you're all my secret keepers.

When you pointed out 1 in 12 men, and then simply skimming the comments and seeing as many people saying they're colour blind as well, damn that opened my naive mind. I never knew it was as common (sure, probably to varying degrees) as it is. Makes me more annoyed Nintendo isn't more on top of this and including these accessible options in all games. Really have the potential to be alienating a solid chunk of their audience.

But! Glad these features are coming around in more mainstream games, and happy to hear you have an opportunity to "right a wrong" from your childhood and finish the game!

The clamshell designs have definitely been my favourite handhelds.
I still use my 3DS and SP and greatly enjoy both. If Nintendo were to make another clamshell handheld (even switch?) I'd be all over that. The best for true on-the-go gaming.

Well if this is true, that is a bit unfortunate. But I'm really curious what retailers that have been offering preorders for the last 5~6 months will have to say about it. I guess that's the risk they take, but to suddenly have to sell a $70 usd game to a whole lot of people at $60 is going to hurt. Communication breakdown there.

Hopefully it'll be available for the vouchers?

That is a really cool concept. I like it.

12/24 is a pass. Congrats to me.