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Question :
For each Nintendo Direct (and similar) where the fans were looking forward to see an update, Team Cherry could have posted a simple "Not yet" and avoided the year on year disappointment.
Yet, they went ahead and chose to feed the hype machine to the cost of disappointing their fans, and each time stealing a bit of the spotlight of other games shown.

Was that really ok?

I would hate to be the art director on that game. I understand that there were budget limitations, but that's not an excuse for the lack of creativity.
Just the color palette is horribly bland.
The fact that people are rejecting it will hopefully teach everyone a lesson not to underestimate a good art direction.

I just want to buy my son a little Zebra Bonanza musical plush toy so that he can fall asleep to the sweet sound of "WOO-HOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ZEBRA! ZEBRA! ZEBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

What?! No swimsuit for E.Honda?

The Last Guardian, Shadow of Colossus and Ico would be fabulous.
Also Death Stranding 1 could be amazing.

To be said in an East London accent:
"What a wanko!"

@progx They're not wrong. In 20 years the mobile game industry has produced only a handful of actual great games, that are worth more than a few toilet break sessions.
And these great ones always make their way to consoles anyway

Nintendolls
There, you heard it here first

Yoshi seems to be getting a lot of attention these days!
In addition to this release, Yoshi features very prominently in MKW's box art, is one of the characters with the most costumes in the game and is the one dealing out the meal powe ups.
Considering the next SMB movie will feature more Yoshi as per the post credit scene, I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo announced a new Yoshi game pretty soon.

@sanderev
I'd say Metroid in November, and Silksong in September

I would have preferred Red, Chuck and Bomb from Angry Birds as there already been crossovers.

@Chlocean Wait what? Since when is Pauline dating Luigi? I thought that Mr L's heart belonged to Daisy?

Super odd timing to announce a game

I'm so happy for you Zion that you got to experience this!

Imagine a DLC for ZELDA TOTK where you discover a realm above the Sky Islands, which turns out to be the world of Kid Icarus!
I really hope this series gets revised.
This is one of the best soundtracks of the NES. Just listen to the richness of Stage 2.

@EVIL-C Thanks!

Nintendolls as a spiritual sequel to Nintendogs?

I didn't know TIGER still made handhelds...

My annual Nintendo Life supporter subscription is the best use of my income. I love you guys!

Not a question, just a thank you to the whole Nintendo Life team for holding the fort in what must be one of the craziest times we've seen in a while. You rock!

Excellent article Gavin!
We would go even as far as calling it a betrayal to their loyal fans and wonder if we'll see them change their minds in the coming weeks on some of these decisions.

No. Thank. You.
I really hope Nintendo reads the room and adapts.

Everyone: "Nintendo please stop using X.com!"
Nintendo: creates its own platform

Oh no I've been pronouncing it wrong!
I'm flushing

@Grumblevolcano Indeed! There are still some jewels that deserve remasters like Kid Icarus Uprising, F-Zero GX and Zelda TP / WW, however the Switch 2 launch line up isn't a place for these.
Now the real question is: should we put on our Silksong clown makeup or not?
PS: Also something something Chrono Trigger

He's actually the golden Daft Punk robot.

Hentai Waifu, I see you

This one deserves a final fantasy 7 level of remake.

Give me an F-Zero theme! I need to wake up with YoU gOt BoOoOosT PoWErrRr !!!11!!

I'm running out of shelf space in my office!
Joking aside, I wonder if Mario can be taken out of the kart?

It's so nice to get a look behind the scenes.
People pestering developers for sequels and updates should all be reading this.

Zelda's packaging is indeed a work of art. Most reproduction attempts are just using a bronze color. No one has been able have to reproduce the gold painted cardboard box faithfully.

@Flugen A new 3D Donkey Kong is more likely considering the tremendous marketing push out of nowhere for the Donkey Kong IP.

Obligatory Waluigi appreciation Wah!

Undertale and Hollow Knight have to be next!

@RetroGames Nothing exists in a vacuum. This year, more than ever before, will we see the impact of politics to the games that you and I both enjoy. Avoiding the subject won't make it go away unfortunately.

Regarding X, it's actually Nintendo themselves that emboldened me to write this letter!

Their decision to boycott Fuji TV after the scandal is very honourable and, as a community, we should make stand too when things go too far. Nintendo has by the way also dropped support for X from the Switch.

Nintendo's values have always been about embracing community and respect for each other. Their games often portray characters fighting for a good cause against the odds.

Stopping support for X means not supporting Musk and his ideology, which have gone beyond a political stance, and now echo the darkest parts of our history. It's not about not liking the person, or not supporting billionaires. It's about asking ourselves, how far is too far?

Thanks, I really appreciate your reply ❤️

This confirms that remakes are a great ROI for Nintendo. Expect more remakes, sold each individually and for a full release price: Zelda Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Kid Icarus Uprising, F-Zero GX, etc.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing - just an observation!

Could you connect a second Switch 1, Switch 2, or even any tablet or phone to make it some kind of DS?

I'm honestly worried Musk will buy Nintendo one day because of something random that will have triggered him.
Could we stop sharing links to X from Nintendo Life in the meantime?

Lifesize Waluigi mi amor!

Could you please put prices in Euros as well? The last bastion of democracy deserves this.

The community is still very active! I love to dip in and out every other weekend. Another big update should drop in February or March. People are still hoping to get a Joker league with more hybrid tracks and a Deuce league with more BS F-Zero tracks.

My vote would have gone to LouisF for the daedalianly composed Balatro soundtrack.

It's the look from the new Donkey Kong game that's in development.

In the meantime, Balatro should be wearing this PEGI18 like a badge of honour, the same way the "parental advisory explicit lyrics" labels made kids feel cool in the 90s.

Is there a way to appeal to PEGI ratings in cases such as these, that are clearly and objectively wrong?

Love Balatro! This game is the most addictive thing I've ever played!