Varathius

I am a bit worried. One of the main aspects for XCX on WiiU was the handheld, which was very ergonomic and the map feature was amazing on it.
Now, how can I have the map in my hands if it is docked ?

Looks like I am skipping a Nintendo Handheld for the first time ever.

@Olmectron I wouldn't call gaming a luxury but you do make a fair point.

Why you all complaining? Costs 95$ where Iive.

@Diogmites XC2 worst JRPG you ever played....bro... lol

@RiasGremory I must say, when I started XC2 I hated it, but mainly because of the kiddish like protagonist, and I did put down the game for approx. 1 year. When I played it again a year later, I made the effort to try and force myself to like it. About 2 hrs later into the game, I did not have to force myself anymore because I flat out loved it. To this day I think of myself as a fool for having waited one year. What made this game shine I think was the addition of the Torna DLC. I still loved XCX the most tho because I liked the fact that there was a main base and that I was part of a community rather than part of a small team. Still, you are right, XC2 was a really good game and people should not judge it because of the kiddish like protagonist.

Wtf, this video was seriously borderline spoilers and at times slightly across the spoilers red line. Why tell so much of the story? Up to min 7:30 too many spoilers.
Please in the future make reviews that start like 7:30 mins into the video.

@Astral-Grain From all XC games (incl. Xenogears etc for PSX), I kind of liked XCX the most in terms of all being excellent. XC and XC2 to me where both 9.5/10 games, where XCX was a 10/10 because in that game I felt like being my own man, deciding my own fate where the other two games you are put into a role which is amazing too, but I just love games where you have a feeling of still being somewhat you in the game ha, if that makes sense?
I am dying to see a port too but from what I hear it is complicated as heck because of the size of the game and whatnot. It might most likely never happen.

@TheFox i was more referring to the New3DS. It had 1-2 games specifically for it.

I am a bit disappointed in Nintendo regarding the 3DS. So, they make the “New 3DS” with promises of games only supported by the New 3DS. So they made 1 or 2 games. I forgot if MajorasMask was for new, but XC was the only title I knew for the New 3DS.
Then we have the Switch which was great but it is not a perfect handheld. Most the bigger games cannot be plaid handheld (good luck finding small items in Skyrim for quest progression for instance), or SkywardSword, I mean, many eye straining experiences there. Games were made to be plaid on a TV but some games like Animal Crossing, Links Awakening were perfectly made for handheld but they are not the majority (I am talking about big titles).
It seems the 3DS is now on its final stretch towards the end. What a shame. It is a perfect handheld (except putting powercord jack on lower side of device so loading cable sticks in your tummy when you play in bed). I just downloaded Oracle of Seasons and Ages yesterday, a game not ideal for a Switch but perfect on the 3DS.
The sec the Switch was out the 3DS got basically nearly ignored, not good, the Switch should not have meant to be replacing the 3DS….
So many Virtual Console games out there, no wonder like this Nintendo will lose the battle for Retro Gaming which is extremely popular and becoming more popular each day, but yeah, let’s quit now.
Way to go Nintendo….

This review is bad.
The main cons are not listed namely the horrible friendly AI, horrendous loading times and the fact that Tsubasa is basically useless. He feels just like any other reserve player.

@Jaalsky holy crap I got my copy for 37 bucks at CDKeys (100% legal btw), no idea why you all keep buying from Nintendo Shop.

Certain games just not made for the switch as most nintendo games not made for consoles

@farmer_humpf I didn’t care for sea shells and too many hearts etc. I just dived right in and btw, I died three times total lol. This is a very simplified version, great entry game for folks new to zelda.

@Skalgrim you know people played it in 4 hours, right? Speed runs go even half of that. What exactly is your point? I played the original, it is basically the smallest Zelda game, and the easiest, you know that, right?

I agree but the problem is that Nintendo has so many great games with even greater replay value that Xbox and PS combined, that it would make sense porting/remake a lot of the games. But they need to make it in a way where still new stuff is implemented.

This game was so easy it needs a walkthrough??? I loved the game but it was way too easy. Did it in below 5 hrs but I did play the original back in the days.

Still waiting for Star Citizen for Switch, maybe in the year 2057 ?

@Sim1 Agree, Switch’s wifi is useless at best

Why are you all comparing it to MK? That is like comparing CoD with Arma.... 2 completely different games...

Zelda games do not come out in a yearly basis so I gladly throw in 60$ if this gets Nintendo to produce more Zelda games. 20 hr campaigns for today’s standards is huuuuuuuuge, I mean, look at the 5-10 hr average campaigns on other platforms that sell for at least the same price.

@WiltonRoots Where else would it be? It is gamewise a repetitive and linear boring level grind, which I did plenty of in SWBF1, but if I have to do it all over again, at least I want the graphics to be beautiful. Playing this on 4K on my 34" screen vs playing it over the Switch? Would be obvious on what platform I would play such a boring repetitive game, I would obviously pick a platform where graphics would look amazing, but this (as I mentioned before in original post) is not a deciding factor when playing fun video games, which is why I have a Switch and 3DS too. But in this game, I see no reason why getting it on Switch if you can play it on PC and other consoles.

This game will be crap on switch. One of its major strengths are the graphics. I am not a fan over graphics emphasized games but with SWBF1 + 2 it is a major plus point why to get this game. A Switch has clear graphics deficiencies when compared to PC and other consoles so playing an otherwise repetitive and linear game with crap graphics included if there are much better versions available elsewhere, would simply ruin the gaming experience for me completely.

I am done playing fire emblem games. Was fun as it lasted but repetitive and no innovation at all lately.

Absolutely loved original XC, the gind wasn't too bad either and going through main and side quests together always ensured you did not have to grind much to level up.

@invictus4000 thx for stating the obvious.

I am with gamespot on this, no idea why people rate consoles...For instance, the new PS4 pro I would rate a 5 I guess, why? Because that thing is huge and loud if you play high-end games, really loud, louder than Wii-U with CD playing high-end game, but other people would not care about this and rate it a 10, thus the reason it makes no sense to grade consoles. Games however is another story because if done wisely and logically, good non-bias scores are very important to know because it is the games that decide whether a console is bought, and not the console (unless we're dealing with fanboys).

No offence to you English chaps but man, do you guys have horrible plugs/AC adapters...holy crap!!!! How much wall space do you need (or ground) to plug in several cables? Regular EU or US plugs and a/c adapters take up like 1/3 of the space that yours does....

DO NEVER, EVER, order from GAME. Piece of crap company and most of you will either never get it, or get it way too late. I warned you.

you will all do yourselves a favor never to worry about a nintendo product being sold in Europe until it is finally out.

Consumerism man....it is sad to see articles about it, because the little money people have, they still waste it...

Everytime I read something regarding GAME I just have to comment how horrible that company is...lol. They are Worldwide Number 1 in: Taking way too many pre-orders, and you cannot play on day 1 and if you try for a reimbursement, they do not answer, nothing and you eventually end up getting the game 2-3 weeks later. What did we learn? Not to pre-order? Wrong, I pre-order on Amazon all the time as I am charged upon when they send it out and never had an issue, but GAME, that is a whole other story...

Monolith making a game for Switch, ok, to me that is reason alone to buy one. I got a Wii U basically only to play XBX and I love it, still play it today from time to time. Deus Ex Human Revolutions was sweet too

I bought it only because of xenoblade chronicles x, yes, only because of that. Did not regret it. I then gave it another try with Deus Ex Human Revolutions, was great again! Thus, for me, this is a keeper. I still play xenoblade chronicles x from time to time.

I play games since the atari times, but I never played a pokemon game, so I guess I will have to start now.

Send me a postcard once they make a Nintendo Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles ctd. bundle, that is the only reason for me to buy one, same with the Wii U, I only got it because of Xenoblade Chronicles X, I play to this day from time to time.

@MegaMari0 Good point, but still, millenials are raised in a way where they are the center of it all, so it is unacceptable as to why Nintendo is short on stock, because they did not get this system when they wanted it. Thus, this is my point regarding millenials. My generation has its downs, but at least we are patient, can wait, and take it easy under such circumstances. Our patience ends quicker with other things (with incompetent people in particular), but no idea why so many see this as a bad thing.

What is it with these spoiled millenials that keep wanting to have everything as soon as they want it, just to use it for a bit to then throw it in a corner? I really worry about their future because life will be real poo to them.

I never had any interest in having a WiiU until xenoblade chronicles x was announced. I purchased it a day later, just waiting to play the game. I am also always going to keep it, only to play xenoblade chronicles x again a few times in the future.

GAME ..... stay away from that company. No customer support (phone rings, then waiting time for 45 mins and phone disconnects) and live chat nobody answers.....they often take too many pre-orders and others that were unlucky have to wait up to several weeks longer (because they cannot cancel pre-order)... again, stay away from that crap. Go Amazon.

Went up to lvl 6, then this crap stopped recording my steps and eggs would not hatch. Restarted, waited, for several days. Like 1/10 x it worked. I walk my dog 10-12km each day and it took me basically 3 days (30+ KM) to finally hatch an egg that needed 2km. The app is on, I even hold it in my hand, it would not count steps. So I delete in hopes it is stored in cloud (my info), of course it is not, re-install, all pokemons gone, so deleted this app. Too buggy, battery draining, and no cloud storage.

Nintendo Life: Make fun of rumors via videos, but then post rumors the next day anyway....

I wanted the ability where POIs are saved (first visit to one) on an external map, so we can always see the places I visited. I was on an island in Croatia, tiny island (60 inhabitants) and it had 2 POIs here, wish it would save them.

typical generation of gamers of today....get to max level as fast as possible no matter what.... pour souls. I am in Croatia on holidays, while I waited 2 hrs for my wife to get her hair etc ready, I downloaded this app and walked around the old village. I discovered a 700 year old tomb, no other tourists, nothing, it was half a mile away....sure, I caught the Pokemon on the way there, was fun, then I got the three Pokeballs, and spent 20 mins exploring the tomb. Today I used it again for like 15 mins, caught another one, and an egg. I walked around anyway to explore the city without playing pokemon go, the egg is now almost hatched. Having a blast the few times I use it. However, people that need cars, bicycles, etc to find Pokemons? That's just sad...

"Nintendo is stating that the E3 demo area is barely 2% of the game; whether that's entirely accurate or not, it's clear that this is a title with sensational depth."
Some advice here. Japanese people are all but liars, in fact, making a statement like this, would be considered highly insulting there. If they say it is 2%, it is 2%.
Either way, I am looking forward for this game!

yeah well I sure hope there is more than one game still being produced for the Wii U...

ok, at least they have feet now

And what is that good for exactly?

the problem is that the generation of today is more spoiled and less educated, thus in their mind they always associate the cost of a game with what they think it should be scored. For instance, "If I pay 60 bucks for this it better be at least a 9 on gamespot and IGN!!!!" and then it is a 7.8 and they rage about it...because they always wanted the game but will not buy it now because it scored a 7.8 thus it is not worth their money....
What this generation forgets is that 7.8 is considered a good, very good game in the days of the old. Then again, today's games have changed. Amazing graphics and still slow internet access as well as limited SSD memory for the price it costs, in most parts have forced devs to create a repetitive grinding gameplay, otherwise bananas would be way too big, and the only thing that pisses me off, is when repetitive games on tiny banana maps with beautiful graphics get a score above a 6. This will fall under CONTENT, so BF, COD, etc has basically not much content. Then however, people invented the achievements bananas, which in most games replaces content and apparently keeps the players happy...

_{@Varathius: Please watch your language - Octane}

I am sick and tired of you Nintendo fanboys giving Nintendo crap about the E3...Nintendo is your father, treat them with respect. Seriously, calm down....Remember, Nintendo is dying since 1889 TM, and at this rate, and once we are nothing but ashes or carbon that was absorbed by the earth, Nintendo will be everywhere, in every household, in every brain, in every neural implant, everywhere.... so think about this. All you will do is close your eyes and choose a game that has already been pre-loaded to your brain.