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Always love these early Pokemon giveaways. Usually they end up being a mainstay on the team

Switch 2 edition is already pre-ordered! I’m ready.

I can’t believe this app is a year old now…

People surprised by Minecraft and SpongeBob must not have been around when Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed had Danica Patrick and Wreck-It Ralph.

Went back to Yu-Gi-Oh! The Early Days Collection this week. I still haven’t finished about half the games in that collection so, time to get back at it!

This looks like something I could sink some hours into

Probably 6-8 brand new games a year, but it’s about once a month for stuff on sale.

Not sure what this is for yet, but Nintendo is very good at marketing and creating buzz. This short is all I’ve seen the gaming news sites talk about and it’s all over social media. They got all eyes on whatever this Pikmin thing will be, that’s for sure.

Ah, the plot thickens!

The most baffling part about this short was that it wasn’t advertising anything. I kept waiting to see some product at the end, but no. Nintendo just wanted to do a Pixar impression.

My gut tells me this is exactly what it looks like. A merch collab and nothing more.

No. I already own the 3D All-Stars bundle from years ago and I just don’t feel compelled to buy Galaxy 2 at that price. Maybe someday if I’m feeling nostalgic.

I’ve only played the CrossWorlds demo, but I genuinely feel like I played something else lol. It was a fine racing game, but it didn’t feel like anything special to me.

Another weekend of Yakuza 0!

This one wasn’t even on my radar. Not sure how I never heard about it, but then again, all those Pac-Man battle royal games start to look the same

Definitely third. I’m just not a fan of first person games outside of multiplayer shooting stuff. It’s so much easier to see with third person, imo

I played for a couple hours and got bored. Deleted it and I won’t get back.

I agree with pretty much all criticisms in the review, especially about how the “social deduction” aspect is incredibly lame. With teams of 3, there’s not much strategy to it. You have a 50/50 shot of guessing who it is. Thrilling lol

Getting back to Yakuza 0 this weekend. And maybe some more DK Bananza in between

Really short run for someone in that position, honestly.

Played around with it a little bit and my conclusion is it’s Among Us, Fire Emblem style lol

You have to treat the continuity of Mario games like the continuity of cartoons. It’s a lot more fluid from “episode” to “episode”

Imagine trying to establish a timeline for something like the Looney Tunes or SpongeBob lol

I suppose the replica can be a collectible too, but I still think it’s insane to pay $99 for something where the games that go with it are only available on Switch Online… Just seems wild that if NSO ever goes away, you’re left with an expensive hunk of plastic.

@Ooyah Make that four of us!

@BrokenCiv I agree with you. I just finished the demo and felt very underwhelmed. It didn’t seem like a massive improvement over previous Sonic racing games.

I don’t know what I’m missing, but my impression after the demo wasn’t as favorable as these reviews. It’s a decent kart racer for sure, but it didn’t feel like a dramatic improvement over the old Sonic racing games. The flying and boat portions were particularly disappointing. Maybe I just didn’t grasp the jump mechanic yet, but the boat sections were really cumbersome.

I also just don’t think there’s enough on offer here for the price. Not a lot of single player content, which is what I typically go for.

Ultimately, the demo didn’t leave me hungry for more. I’m sure I’ll get it down the line, but it’s not worth the price at launch for the game and dlc. This is why I’m glad games have demos though, because the reviews are making this sound like some massive leap in racing games when to me it just feels like more of the same.

@BrazillianCara I know I got the Breath of the Wild dlc on sale back before TOTK came out. So it happens!

I got this simply because I wanted more Donkey Kong, and while I don’t necessarily regret it, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

$20 is too much for what you get. That said, with the reward system, I’ll definitely get a good chunk of additional hours out of the DLC. So it isn’t a total waste (I’ve certainly paid $20 or more for games that I played a lot less lol). But at the end of the day, it’s one new area and a lot of reuse.

Ultimately, I’m left feeling underwhelmed. I’ll certainly keep playing it, but it’s hard not to feel shortchanged. After this, I’ll be much more hesitant to buy Nintendo dlc in the future.

I’ll wait for an English dub to double dip. Since I’ve already played, I’d rather have something new to the experience to justify

You need an option for “No, but I want to try it someday… probably”

Suppose I should finally try it someday. I’ll be 15 million and one lol

I love him. I need him.

Good! I want these collection to be complete, not just cherry picking the best entries. Give me the whole history, warts and all.

Finally got UFO 50. Only played 12 games so far and it’s amazing. Hoping to at least try all 50 this weekend and figure out which ones I want to invest my time in first.

This is definitely on my list! Just waiting till I have time to play haha

Sounds like a pass for me because of the lack of options and content. One of the biggest Switch disappointments for me was Mario Strikers: Battle League. The gameplay was solid enough, but there simply wasn’t enough to do. And as someone who primarily enjoys playing games in single player, it was as barebones as could be. Now Drag x Drive sounds a tad better with the challenges, but still sounds lacking in content to be a worthwhile experience for me.

The reviews would have to be beyond amazing for me to even think about this one. Just doesn’t appeal to me.

It’s wild to see that every country has a scalping problem. Kind of thought that was a more western phenomenon, but evidently not.

It’s crazy how popular Pokemon is that it inspires this behavior all over the world.

Idk why Nintendo always drip feeds content onto these things. There are still Virtual Console games that haven’t been added to NSO. It’s ridiculous.

This game feels like a relic from the Kinect era of gaming

Alright, who said Balan? Blink twice if you’re ok

Feels like it’s targeting parents more than anything, honestly. After all, Nintendo-obsessed adults are the ones making the purchasing decisions for what kind of blocks their toddler plays with. No different than buying a toddler pajamas with an NFL team slapped on it or a Disney pop-up book.

It’s been a good run. I’ll miss you “NEW ART COMING SOON”

Start em young, I guess lol. It’s brilliant in a diabolical sort of way, but Nintendo’s IP and people’s strong attachment to it (myself included lol) is what keeps them going

Agreed lol. Idk why some people are so pressed about it. It’s typical for comics and cartoons to have loose timelines like this anyway. Especially when there isn’t much of a narrative.

TMNT seems to be everywhere these days, man

It feels like just last year we were celebrating the 35th. Man, time flies.

Finally hit the more challenging puzzles in Pokemon Friends, so I’ll be doing that. I also randomly got the urge to go back to Warioware: Get it Together!, so I’ll be playing that some more too

It’s insane how much of a force Mario Kart is

The biggest problem for me was that most of the major games in the direct were things we already knew about. What was truly new underwhelmed too.

I suppose some of these games are releasing soon, but I really feel like they should have held off on a direct until they had at least one major item to reveal.

@Rice Agreed. It was definitely the weaker side of each company’s catalogues.