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So is the control stick on this bad like the original or bad like the joy-cons or is it good? Can you use it for other games outside of the Nintendo 64 collection?

I really like the European one, the North American/Japanese one looks like a billboard advertisement.

Yellow pikmin are my favorite, but purple is the best for transporting items back to base and for combat. They're also the only way to harm the Water Wraith. Winged pikmin feel redundant, yellow pikmin can usually reach high areas and fight tall or flying enemies and blue pikmin can transport items through water. Plus, winged pikmin are the worst for combat.

The North American box art is the worst one here. I voted for Europe for having both Diddy Kong and Donkey Kong, Japan's is a close second.

@Serpenterror They did that for the Pokemon ones, but waiting like a week the stores had restocked them in large quantities.

Voted for North America/Europe for displaying all of the main characters.

I'm guessing NintendoLife used the Canadian box art here, because the U.S. copy doesn't have the "Play in English and French" sticker on it.

I've always considered Splatoon to be a gynocentric franchise, with all of the agent characters being female by default/in canon and the pop idols also being female with the exception of Big Man. I'm not bothered by the gynocentrism, but I'm not opposed to a more balanced representation for the franchise.

As for the bit about "Splatoon 3 doesn't assign genders to your character. Similarly to Animal Crossing: New Horizons" That seems to be the case for the English versions of the games. One example would be the Spanish version of New Horizons, which calls the male players isleño and the female players isleña. Not sure if that's the case for all versions of Splatoon.

Voted for the Japanese one, I always like more details.

As a fan of the Dillon series, this is disappointing to know, it probably means that series is left in the dust now...

Hopefully the employees find work again soon if they need it.

I like the European/Japanese one more for depicting what the game is like. The North American one isn't bad.

@Cashews Depending on what tier you backed, you'd be credited on the Platinum Games website, the comic book, the art book or all three. It's a possibility that they'd add backer names to the credits, but I remember them stating early on they wouldn't do that but that could change.

@thesilverbrick I'm thinking Platinum gave this out for free because of how rocky the whole Kickstarter has been from the start, trying to get into contact with all of the backers to give them a download code would probably lead to more problems. People not receiving codes, codes not working, codes being sent to deleted email addresses etc. I'm a backer, and while I'm disappointed I ended up paying for this now free DLC, I still think this is the easiest distribution method.

@Rykdrew Salmon Run and Story Mode are both PvE modes in Splatoon 3.

@Setrodox I think you can buy it digitally on Xbox and it's definitely on GOG and Steam. As of writing this comment, it's on sale on Steam U.S. for $2.99.

@Jhena That's possible, because the defending team is usually the one in the lead.

Tri-Color works by having two members of separate two teams (attacking teams) fighting one team of four members(the defending team).

If you're on the attacking team, focus on taking turf only from the defending team at first, basically until both Ultra Signals have been captured. The reason to not go after the other attacking team is because even if your attacking team scores the least, you'll still win but come in second place if the other attacking team scored the highest. Try and capture the Ultra Signal when it appears, it's basically like a giant permanent sprinkler. Only two appear during the match and help maintain turf you've taken. The main goal as an attacking team is to make sure the defending team loses. The other attacking team is like an ally, but their ink can slow you down and they can splat you. When going for an Ultra Signal try and go for it when your teammate can defend you, it takes a few seconds to activate an Ultra Signal and while activating it you cannot move or fight back. You can place a Big Bubbler around the Ultra Signal so you can't be splatted from a distance and you can capture an Ultra Signal with less risk. Booyah Bombs are also good for this since the other teams can't get close to you or your teammate while they're detonating.

As the defending team, you'll want to prevent the attacking teams from capturing the Ultra Signals, you'll also need to take turf in order to win. Best thing to do is to try and stay close to the Ultra Signal when it appears, keep it within shooting distance so you can splat the opponents who are trying to take it. Take as much turf from the attacking teams as possible but never leave the Ultra Signal unguarded for too long. It's still possible to win as a defender even if both Ultra Signals are taken but it becomes more difficult. The first Ultra Signal launched won't be too helpful for the attacking team that gets it, as it appears nearby where they spawn, but if one team gets both, the second Ultra Signal will appear in the center of the stage which is your territory. If both attacking teams each get an Ultra Signal each one will appear near their spawning point and neither Ultra Signal will appear in the center.

In Tri-Color, you can only play with one friend, but in a normal Turf War you can play with three. In Tri-Color you'll always have one partner, even as a defender, the other half of the defending team will spawn on the other side of the stage across from you. Tri-Color battles become available during the second half of the Splatfest and take up the slots where anarchy battles appear. Deep Cut will announce when you can participate in Tri-Color battles.

Hope this helps, good luck in the Splat Fest!

Japan for the nice looking illustration.

The red text box ruins the Japanese cover for me, the scroll like one on the North American cover fits so much better. Voted for North America.

8 out of 14. I did so much guessing here, this was the first time I've read some of these quotes.

Zipper T. getting a dishonorable mention makes sense, but why is Ravio here? Like Zipper T., He just has a rabbit themed costume on.

I got 14 out of 15. Got the Skyrim one wrong but I've never played it. I only had to guess for the Fire Emblem one, don't know much about Fire Emblem but I know you have to take turns moving units.

Neither are that good, but as others pointed out, Kirby eating the box art on the North American/European cover is a better design.

@Tainaru I believe Nintendo Life is British, where freedom of speech isn't an enshrined right. They're probably mostly following British hate speech laws. But it could also be this is a family website, so no slurs or swears coupled with the rules of speaking off topic or spamming keep things orderly.

@antdickens Personally, I think it'd push an incentive to support Hookshot Media if there were some extra tools or something for paying. The badge is a good start.

Maybe make it so paid members get to filter out article topics they don't care about, or give them priority over other comments so they always appear at the top on articles. Don't paywall existing content, make new features and paywall those. As it stands now, I'll just support by leaving ads on, even though they only work on the home page...

@NerdyBoutKirby Depends on your team.

If Nessie, go with something seafood related. Tuna sandwich, seaweed etc. or maybe some Scottish food.
If aliens, go with weird snacks, like dill pickle potato chips.
If Bigfoot, go with some hiking snacks, like granola(bars), trail mix or jerky.

@Specters He was probably told by the marketing team to hype up the voice since he is playing Mario.

Farewell eShops! I couldn't have been the only person to want to eat the candy-looking data gem things.

Okay, I know turnips have those roots on their tips, but keeping them on the anthropomorphic design is an awful idea. ESPECIALLY since they're the same color as their hair/leafs.

Honestly, it feels so strange it's just these two, and not any other generic pattern theme.

@Ogbert I love Code Name S.T.E.A.M. the ending had a cliff hanger so I really hope that gets a sequel! Maybe since Intelligent Systems has been doing well with Fire Emblem it can happen. Never played Ever Oasis but heard it was very good.

@Ogbert I can see Pushmo/Pullblox getting newer games in the future. Dillon too, Dead Heat Breakers got a physical release in Europe but was digital only in the North America so it seems like a big enough franchise to get sequels. I hope we get more Dillon games, I own the trilogy on 3DS. Sakura Samurai and Harmoknight will probably be left behind, they really felt like one off titles, which is a shame.

@tripunktoj The Gurumin themes were made free awhile ago before March. They probably stayed free until the end.

There could be more free themes but I can't see them either because like you said, once you own them you can't see their value.

I find it strange some became free so late in the day. I had bought some themes in the afternoon and they weren't free then.

@tripunktoj Which country/region? I just checked and didn't see any free themes.

EDIT: WAIT Just found some, Dots and Stripes: Yellow & White is free, so is Star: Gold & Black. Thanks for pointing this out!

I know it's on the Best 3DS Games list, but I feel Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword deserves another shout out.

It's a great little game with a charming art style. The levels are short but that makes it great for playing in short bursts. It's a challenging game, and new enemies appearing throughout the game keep things fresh. It's a fairly unique experience, I think more people should grab it.

I like how it looks like Luigi is doing a wrestling move the Shy Guy on the Japanese one, so I voted for that.

@Indielink Yeah, I used to panic about it too when I had first started seeing them but after learning more, I found it's not really a helpful warning because of how vague it is. It should really only be one products that pose an actual hazard like those with exposed mercury or lead.

The pins are cool, the luggage tag is lame. I hope the U.S. gets some cool preorder bonuses.

@OFFICIALMichi They aren't guaranteed to cause cancer. There is a chemical or material associated with cancer within them. Prop 65 is a California law and doesn't mandate that the material or chemical be listed on the product so you can't really know how to handle them. Prop 65 also doesn't tell you how to get cancer from the material, some are only carcinogenic when ingested or inhaled and some materials are only harmful during the manufacturing process.

An example would be photosensitive resin, which is used in 3D printing. In it's liquid form, it can be harmful to breath in or to touch without gloves but once it's fully cured with UV light it becomes inert and safe to touch.

In short, these pins are most likely harmless, unless you suck on them or melt them and inhale the fumes you'll be fine.

@gcunit You can get more by playing Animal Crossing Pocket Camp and Super Mario Run on mobile devices. For me, they provide enough points to get most physical rewards.

Wii Sports deserves to be there the most in my opinion.

Also, Angry Birds, really? You can't even display the actual game in the museum.

I'd probably get a Majora's Mask Link amiibo, hoping they restock the Guardian too.

@Keyblade-Dan One can hope. I like Pokemon but I have been avoiding their games and products for awhile now. So I'm voting with my wallet, wish others would do the same.

@GrailUK The gold standard is gone in a lot of countries. The U.S. dollar used to be backed by gold and now it isn't. President Nixon was the one who changed that so it's been decades in the U.S. since our currency was backed by gold. Not sure how many other countries' currencies are still backed by gold.

NFTs and Crypto have never been backed by a tangible asset like gold, and instead their value is speculative. Supposedly, there is a set limit to how much Crypto currency can exist for some types. Bitcoin's mining limit is 21 million coins, once all 21 million coins are mined then that's supposedly all that will ever exist for that coin. No more can be mined after that. The blockchain limits how much can be mined and no one person can change the limit, you'd need the entire blockchain to change at once which should be impossible to do.

@Greatluigi Think of it as buying an expensive receipt, instead of buying the item listed on the receipt. NFTs don't grant ownership of the images they're tied too, they also don't grant copyrights or trademarks or other form of legal ownership. They just grant ownership of a link saying you own the item. They only ever seem to depreciate in value too after they're bought so they're a scam. Because there is no actual DRM or other copy protective measures on NFT images, anyone can copy them or download them.

@Ogbert They don't grant ownership of a PNG or other any image file format, they grant ownership of the link to the image. Storing an image on the blockchain is too intensive, storing a bit of text is easier. It's so stupid.

Can Pokemon fans vote with their wallet now? They're after your money, so don't give it to them when they make awful games/services/business decisions like this one and they logically should change course.

Japan, I always like more details or characters on the cover.

Happy to see some closing sales like this. Kinda wish the GBC Shantae was a part of this sale.

@Thomystic It really depends what game you own/play. Mario amiibo seem to be compatible with the most games, even working with Metroid Prime Federation Force.

European/North American one is better, the Japanese one has that generic "hero with a weapon" cover art that so many others use.

Glad this game got a shout out, this was one of my earlier 3DS games and it's great fun! I highly recommend this to anyone who likes Tower Defense games. Very challenging to get 5 stars on every level. I also found the item collecting to be a lot of fun too, always hoping for a rare drop from grocks.

"Who doesn't want to play as a gunslinging armadillo, anyway?" Dillon doesn't use guns, which most villagers find admirable.