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Could not be more excited for this title, probably my most anticipated game of the latter half of 2024. Now playing through Dragon Quest XI on Switch (my first Dragon Quest) as I continue to fall more deeply in love with the RPG genre as a whole.

Big thanks to Nintendo and Mario (Super Mario RPG, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door) for helping me build my confidence as a player of turn-based RPGs.

Nintendo Switch sales juggernaut TOO BIG TO RIG!

I just want more news about the recently announced MMPR project.

Have now invested 165 hours in this wonderful game (breeding all of the flowers was an entire game unto itself, and, boy, what an undertaking), and just recently returned to it after a hiatus that began last Christmas. The above-described fixes and updates come at the perfect time. Of course, Skies of Azoria would have brought a great many players back to the game, so it all makes sense. So glad they are taking such care with this gem of a title.

Take my money!

@CazSonOfCaz Ha, should have said that’s what clinched me.

They had me at synthwave.

Would be more than happy with HD remakes of the original DKC trilogy if a brand-new DKC or 3D entry isn't in the cards.

Thanks for the tantalizing review! Switch's already excellent catalog of puzzle games keeps getting richer.

Please let it include an update for the Switch home screen icon, which unfortunately represents nothing of the game’s beautiful visuals.

Oh, yes. Insta-buy.

Booted up Princess Peach: Showtime! again this afternoon after finishing the main campaign a week or two ago. Great game! Fun to relive all the big dramatic stage moments! Peach has got legs!

@-wc- So funny, I have been wracking my brain to come up with a pithy name for this specific visual style — observable in games such as Ori and the Will of the Wisps, The Last Campfire, OMNO, and now Astor: Blade of the Monolith — but “hooded robot with a magic sword in Utah” will do just fine.

@Ballyglunin Was looking for this comment. Wylde Flowers is stupendous, a definite cozy staple.

Will buy on 70% discount down the road.

Why do I detest working IRL while at the same time exhibiting a mania for task completion in my gaming life? (Pulls out own hair)

Gonna wait for a physical edition, but this is one I want to pick up for sure!

@species8472 Love the Voyager reference

I am content to play games on my Nintendo Switch for the rest of my natural life, honestly. Certainly have enough games. Switch 2 can wait.

@Ravenmaster All for it!

Remakes/remasters of original DKC trilogy would be cool.

Fine, okay. But how about a retrospective Professor Layton collection on Switch in the meantime? That would tide us over nicely.

Thought this might be an article about a little game called Hogwarts Legacy, but, alas, no.

As an adult player, I need this.

Now that it’s high spooky season, it’s really time to finish Dredge. And also because new paid DLC comes out soonish.

Glad I waited on this!

Rawrdew Valley

This is a shame, because if any visual aesthetic or iconography was going to persuade me to play a roguelite/run-based game it was 80s cartoons.

Love becoming obsessed with DDV every few months or so. Takes over my life for a while, each and every major update.

Thanks for putting this on my radar! Love a cozy puzzle game.

@Zverik You're asserting the existence of "invisible privilege" that elevates unqualified men and thwarts otherwise qualified women. Where is the evidence? And a disparity alone (whether sexual or racial or whatever) is not per se evidence of prejudice or discrimination.

Quotas send the message that women cannot compete on the merits, and I can't think of a more un-feminist position to take than that.

@nitrolink You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy it if and when you get around to it.

Hands down, the game I am most interested in from the Wholesome Direct is Kibu — from the creator of Omno, an absolute hidden gem of a 3D puzzle-platformer on Switch. Kibu hasn’t been confirmed for consoles yet (it’s early), but the developer has said he’ll do his best to shepherd the game onto as many platforms as possible. Fingers crossed it makes its way to Switch eventually!

Sonic the Hedgehog x Donkey Kong Country, and I’m absolutely here for it.

I generally don’t consider myself all that shockable, but, boy, did I wince all throughout the MK1 trailer. Sheesh.

@Honelith This is me exactly. Two more Divine Beasts to conquer, Tears of the Kingdom sparkling on the shelf over there. Good luck!

Saw this one coming, but it's still disappointing in the short term. Where is Hermione's Time-Turner when you need it? On the plus side, it seems the developers really do care about delivering a maximally decent experience for those who will play the game on Nintendo Switch.

The Zelda hype has motivated me to start my first play-through of Breath of the Wild. (Eternally late to the party, I’m afraid. But better late than never!) As a more casual gamer, I have been intimidated by the game, but I am really enjoying it so far.

Happy to report I recently collected every unique Power Moon in Super Mario Odyssey, and the sail on Mario’s vessel turned gold! That was a pleasant surprise.

Still playing DREDGE and Disney Dreamlight Valley, too, of course.

Happy gaming, all!

@Nanami_Ataraxia Haha. After playing DREDGE, I have to go fishing in Dreamlight Valley just to remind myself that video-game fishing can be serene. Hope you enjoy the game, too! Also, I’m ready for a DREDGE x Strange Horticulture crossover adventure.

As far as decorating the Sunlit Plateau is concerned, I have been pretty pleased with the placement of Buzz’s R.V. in there, surrounded by the makings of a cozy campsite (cook fire, picnic table, tiki torches, and some odds and ends). I’ve also made a sprawling compound/estate around the nucleus of Mirabel’s Mini-Casita, which I’ve placed next to the big pond across the bridge. I’ve enjoyed decorating in Disney Dreamlight Valley more than in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, mostly because I can’t do any terra-forming. The addition of terra-forming, while a great freedom that many enjoy, just overwhelms me. My perfectionism can’t handle the amount of possibility that terra-forming opens up! What’s your favorite biome in the game?

@Logicfire Same re: Super Mario Odyssey! I think I’ve got less than 100 to go? Happy hunting!

This weekend I’ll be wading more deeply into the fantastically eerie DREDGE, which is really giving me the creeps.

I’ll also go Power Moon hunting in Super Mario Odyssey’s Mushroom Kingdom. My first-ever play-through of Mario’s “bespoke Switch outing” (love the writing, Nintendo Life) is nearing its end, and I’m actually pretty sad about it.

I’ll also be gussying up Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Sunlit Plateau biome in preparation for the arrival of King Simba next week! So, lots to do!

Playing more of the stupendous Super Mario Odyssey this weekend. My first play-through, if you can believe that!

As a casual observer, I think Hogwarts Legacy is selling PS5s right now.

Looking forward to this! Looks like a gorgeous and creepy cross between Unravel Two and Little Nightmares.

I’m thinking Kirby news. Franchise has been eerily quiet as of late.

I’m definitely intrigued!

Super Mario RPG in HD-2D!

Not totally surprising to see a surge in sales for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe if you figure everyone who received a Switch over Christmas moved immediately to add that essential 2D Mario title to the library. First principles!

Plus, the hype for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie could be creating renewed interest in classic, 2D Mario.

Okay, fine, I’ll be the first to say I’m excited about SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake.