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Will never understand how certain people have enough time and energy to go on each and every single Metroid Dread and Switch OLED article just to let others know that it's terrible and a waste of money before having even tried either. Oh, and then arguing essays about it with nothing much to say but having loose and vague comparisons of other products.

I pre-ordered both and will be very salty if neither come on release date.

I thought Square putting them at full price on the Epic store exclusives on PC was bad enough, this is way worse.

Square is so out of touch these days I wonder how they still maintain their fanbase.

This man and the entire team honestly deserves awards for just how much hard work, love and care was put into every single franchise that made it into Smash.

It doesn't even matter who the next character will be, remember that this is a game where Cloud can fight Wii Fit Trainer and Minecraft Steve on PictoChat.

Thank you, Sakurai and all of Sora Ltd.

I may dislike the game awards and only watch it for the cringe moments and game announcements, but I do actually like Geoff Keighley. He is very passionate about games especially ones made by Valve, Kojima and Nintendo.

Seems like a good dude, honestly. Shame that his show is reduced to media fluff, it sometimes feels like a forced over-produced talk-show.

It's odd to have this as an exclusive, this is the one title I think would benefit a lot from being multiplat since Mario Kart 8 is clearly a higher-tier title and it's going to be direct competition to anyone who wants to buy a kart racer for the Switch...

If this was on a system with only Garfield and Crash Racing it would at least have a slight chance.

@VoidofLight After the disaster that is Balan I don't think it belongs to anybody anymore.

@JaxonH I feel you on that, I've had this game in my Steam library for years now and I never found the motivation to play it because it feels like I'm missing something.

A Switch version may change my mind and convince me to actually go through with playing the game.

None of these games have titles that aren't familiar to the common gamer. This leak is so self-aware the creator probably made it to laugh at the few that could actually believe it...

.. or the few that would report it.

@PikaPhantom Unsure if satire, most of the time Nintendo just takes mod and hack-related projects down. This is a full lawsuit.

Can't expect much from the same market that's buying Marvel's Avengers, the truly classic game of this generation.

@CharlieGirl Jokes on you there is only one true Ghost Rider - Nicolas Cage.

@BloodNinja Oh, you forgot how this game looked and ran on those systems, it was dreadful.

Im with the belief that the Crysis games are meant to be played on PC because the visuals are a large part of their appeal, otherwise they are just very flawed generic shooters. Crysis 3 in particular with its rough jumps in quality. That being said, a good port is a good port. If people want to play Crysis on a handheld this is a good time, because I'd call you insane if you were to tell me these games could run on a handheld system a few years ago. The Switch is certainly miles above that generation of consoles. There's absolutely no way a PS3 could run Monster Hunter Rise as well as the Switch does.

@HotGoomba I so wish we had a series like Sonic X but with this style and clever writing.

@Ralizah Oh, I'm sure a lot of it has to do with deadlines and having a hundred different projects all at the same time, but this just looks a lot more ambitious than anything GameFreak has made for the Switch thus far and it's a shame because I don't doubt GameFreak is a very talented company.

This is the kind of quality I expected from the Pokemon team when Pokemon was announced for Switch, honestly.

I don't hate or even dislike the games we did get but looking at this I really wonder what could have been.

@Silly_G I own a gaming laptop which is portable enough for me to carry somewhere (although gaming laptops are pretty chunky). I'd have considered the deck if only for the fact that my Steam library is already full and I'd be able to at least play half of them on the go portably, but because I have the laptop I really don't see any point in it unless I just have way too much money on me to spend.

I think this mostly caters to people who already have a Steam account with a library of games like myself but the novelty alone isn't enough for me to invest into one, especially since it wouldn't be even half as powerful as my computer at home. That, and a lot of games I play on the laptop actually are 200% better with a keyboard and mouse which obviously is another downside to the deck.

I'm sure there are a lot of people that would invest into one but given the already huge popularity of Steam itself, I doubt a lot of people would go out of their way to buy one like myself. The appeal of the Switch isn't just that it's portable, it's also the exclusives and I'd imagine the sole fact that it's a "hot item" when it comes to technology.

A lot of my friends want to get the Switch having never even played a Mario game, the probability of the deck stealing that same demographic is in my opinion very low. Keep in mind a lot of people also find it very "cool" having the ability to simply take off your controllers and plug the thing into a TV without any extra stress.

This is all just my speculation, obviously, but in my eyes this thing is for a very niche audience in comparison.

This was never meant to be a replacement for the Switch, Valve clearly know they're targeting a completely different demographic, I don't understand why people here can't see that.

This game is up there with Monster Hunter: Rise in terms of best visuals on the Switch from a third party.

Will Nintendo take this mountain down for infringement of copyright is the real question...

Easy joke.

I grew up on playing Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper on my very old crappy laptop which couldn't run anything and that's how I started playing the series, I didn't care about how grindy they were because I thought the characters looked awesome and going through a thousand enemies at once felt like it had so much style and spectacle.

A decade later I didn't really care much for the Musou games at all, Samurai Warriors wasn't grabbing me and even the Warriors Orochi series I waved off as "meh, not my thing", but lately Koei have really been stepping up their game with these.

I feel like since the original Hyrule Warriors the quality of these games have been rising higher and higher. When before, a Musou game with a "6/10" review from respected websites was considered a good enough game it kinda makes me happy seeing that they're rising above mediocrity in peoples' eyes. Not to mention, of course, the increased mass popularity of the series.

I understand this type of game isn't everybody's cup of tea, but honestly the crazy flashiness and over-the-top spectacle seems so appealing to me in a world where every AAA game is trying to be mega realistic with slow, methodical 3D movement and "relatable" and "deep" depressing characters. They visibly started dedicating much more care into their releases and it really shows with the amount of variety and creativity they put into their characters. I'm looking forward to playing this one, as well.

How To Kill Your Dragon.

This is news? Most $300 earphones cost literally $40 each to make in bulk. It's like people don't know how factories work.

Nintendo isnt some guy laying Switches like eggs, there's a massive cost for shipping and labour, let alone marketing and dispatch. $10 to $50 for parts is actually very generous.

This is one of the only good practices to come out of game companies in recent years and hopefully it becomes standard.

At least someone remembers...

Dead Space is a franchise I don't have high hopes in anybody reviving while bringing back what was great about it in the first place.

The current popularity of Resident Evil strikes a bit of hope for the Dead Space series having a focus on slower survival gameplay but I especially don't like the idea of "reimagining". The first two games in the Dead Space series aged quite well, even in the visuals department and Extraction was also great in its own right. Dead Space 3, as much hate as it gets, still had some pretty cool idea and expansion on the dark lovecraftian lore (I'm avoiding spoilers here).

If they're to reinvent the franchise I would rather them focus on a new story set in the same universe with perhaps some cameos from the originals. The story had a very definitive ending (depending on how you look at it) so it would be odd to continue Isaac's story on after Dead Space 3's DLC.

There MAY be a chance I'll look into it if the concept trailer would look like anything interesting. They're 'reviving' Mass Effect with a direct continuation after all. But hey, it's EA.

Would have been nice if they at least announced this in their abysmal E3 presentation. This is probably the most exciting news from them.

I guess the second wave arriving in November pretty much confirms that we are getting another Direct between September and October.

If you're not all that excited for this, then there's that.

@mattesdude Metroid: Other M in terms of gameplay was limited by its control scheme. Manipulating Samus while shooting and jumping and running in a 3D environment using just the Wii-mote was a bizarre challenge the director put on the team and I think it backfired.

Visually for the Wii the game definitely looked great but the map design compared to previous Metroid games was also lacking from my memory.

The story might need a whole essay so I'll just say that they had very stilted dialogue, at times many characters were awkward and a lot of it felt forced. They also wrote Samus as a weak character who is strongly dependant and dominated by male figures almost seeming kind of creepy, as if somebody on the team couldn't hold back some sort of fetish. This is the first notable badass female protagonist in video games and they decreased her to something much different especially with the re-introduction of Adam.

Metroid really deserves a spot in Nintendo's highest grossing franchises, I really hope this game hits that mark and shows that people care. Samus Returns didn't sell all that well despite being a great game thanks to the Switch taking all of the steam at the time.

I'll bet that if this game does well then they might even put more effort into showing us more of Prime 4 sooner and perhaps put more faith in the franchise.

A game doesn't have to be less colourful and dimmed down to be dark, though. It's a common misconception that people seem to have that art style dictates how deep a game could delve into darker themes. We have games that literally use their artstyle as shock value when darker themes kick in. Look at Doki Doki Literature Club as an easy example.

This game could have darker themes and concepts which we are yet to see. We saw very little of the story so far so I think it's way too difficult to tell. He could also be referring to the story not being the usual 'Link vs Ganon' but could be entirely original with a little more nuance, which I think was a very big part of what made Majora special. There is also the time travel factor which both games share from the looks of it.

May I also add I have a gripe with the idea that "dark" means "better". A story in a game has to first and foremost be well written and serve its purpose as well as coinciding with the gameplay and world. I don't like DQ12 being announced as a darker title and I didn't like it when the developers said the same about this game back when it was announced. It creates a little bit of buzz on the internet but it serves no other purpose or actually tells us any net positives about the final product.

I also really like that Trinen is pointing out that the game will have a much more obvious distinct identity when they reveal more of the game. I thought the trailer made it very clear that it's a game that stands on it's own but it looks like some people on the internet stand to differ. It's almost as if he is responding to those people directly saying "be patient, you will see it's not just an expansion for Breath of the Wild".

Remind me not to check the comment section after watching an E3 Direct again. Some reactions here are absolutely disgusting, it seems like some kind of consumerist dystopia where every Direct needs to be like 5 XL McDonald's meals otherwise it's "abysmal" and "embarrassing".

You didn't get what you want? Sure. Next time. But calling this Direct embarrassing? Perhaps you might need to humble down a little.

Good game, I was expecting maybe a collection of Fatal Frame I+II+III+IV, but this works out too since barely anybody played this game.

Bizarre how they feel the need to go through the basic gameplay features to 'westernize' the trailer in the Direct as if we don't have 500 YouTube channels doing hour-long 'gameplay analysis' videos on a daily basis.

The game looks great though!

The awful state of Marvel's TV and Cinema presence at this moment sure needs a strong game to back it up.

Edit: I am specifically referring to quality, not quantity.

They recently pulled Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver off Steam, I was just trying to purchase the game the other day and it's unavailable.

It's quite possible they're making a remake of that game, which it very well would need and a lot of people have been interested in.

Watch them show off 2 games and then have 50 minutes of insane nonsensical skits.

If it's a great WarioWare game why not? It's long overdue. I'd be much happier to buy a full priced WarioWare than Skyward Sword HD or Link's Awakening.

Is there a poll for that too?

Highly recommend Subnautica to anyone interested in survival games. It gave me a very strong sense of exploration and adventure which games like Minecraft couldn't accomplish in my opinion.

The port was also surprisingly competent as the game sometimes runs poorly on high end PCs.

Just be wary the game may get pretty frightening at times when you're exploring the deep ocean.

Why would you use one of the worse pictures as the headline? 😭

It looks great!!

There's some kind of outbreak of GameBoy obsession happening on NL lately, huh?

Use the money to put more games from publishers like Square, Konami and Capcom onto the catalogue. Please.

Just call it Schnitz. I'm sure Nintendo can cop the copyright strike.

@Ambassador_Kong Reading comments like this and wondering if we really do deserve any games made for us, when we can't even be happy for someone enjoying their time outside on a vacation they more than likely earned.

I thought Sonic was enough of a meme already, I guess I was wrong.

I don't like when developers boast about a 'darker tone' in a video game. It usually means they will add gore or some 'edgy' themes which really aren't all that deep or meaningful to understand in the first place unless you're perhaps below your teenage years.

In Dragon Quest's case especially I really hope they don't grim down the aesthetic and colour. Dragon Quest is a series that stands out as one of the real few colourful RPGs with an easily identifiable aesthetic left out there. This doesn't mean that Dragon Quest doesn't already have some mature undertones. There are plenty of stories in the DQ series where, when you look at them individually, do really strike some sensitive topics.

It seems they're going with the same approach for FFXVI, and to me that game is so far separated from Final Fantasy games to this point which almost makes it lose some of its identity in my eyes.

I do have trust in the creative vision behind the DQ team and hope they prove me wrong.

Early retirement for the man would be suitable, I think the moment you're self-imposing yourself to overwork to almost the point of collapsing on the floor is a sign that perhaps it would be best for your health to either retire or at least take an excessively long vacation. Health is a very precious thing to have and enjoy in the quickly passing years.

Of course he would be missed as one of the few very recognizable 'columns' of Nintendo. Reggie has left and we have unfortunately lost Iwata. Aonuma and Miyamoto would realistically be the only ones left (off the top of my head) and I'm sure both of them have considered retirement as well.

That said though I would still have loved to see one last passion project by him. Kid Icarus Uprising and Kirby Air Ride are great games and I feel it would be appropriate to see one last banger before he leaves.

EA should take a few notes and try to revive some of the companies from their graveyard, but I doubt any of the talented employees would return.

I miss Dead Space...

@Northwind The trailers are for that, not the Classification board.

Hope it contains better resolutions and framerates than the trailer as well.

I wish the Dracula for this final season would just be a live action insert of Tommy Wiseau.