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Absolutely on my radar this one. Will hang on for physical as I think it could become quite the collectors item. Hoping it has strong reviews and sells well but this has 'cult'/collector's item written all over it.

As long as it plays competently the quirkiness and crossover appeal make it an almost definite buy for me.

@brutalpanda you want a story about a world-hopping plumber playing tennis against a talking Gorilla to make more sense?

The pic is of last year's line. The article is that they are planned. I'd imagine the range is different.

Pro-tip. You can buy the toys on their own for a quid if you just ask. They do also turn up for a pittance at car boot sales eventually. It's how I ended up with four penguin Marios.

Maybe they meant 'bad duvets'? A side scrolling beat-em-up where quilts take on mattress toppers in a battle for bedroom supremacy.

Day one purchase it so.

'Punch, king'?

"I mean, I like my throwbacks. But you can only throw as far back as 16 bits. Anything further back, I take as a personal slight. Against me and my mother."

Ahhh. Nintendo fans.

On one hand we're all gameplay>graphics.

But then something falls outside our norms of what we call 'acceptable' visuals and suddenly we start showing our backsides about it.

This is what makes life difficult for me.

Every day presents a crisis of identity.

It got corrected just as I was commenting.

My comment still stands as a subtle nod to Watchmen.

Who edits the 'Editor'?

@Oorwulle and @Prof_Yoshtonics

Apologies for being a bubble-burster but time has not been kind to Double Dragon arcade.

I picked up the PS4 port and the slowdown in the original arcade code is almost crippling if you have more than two enemies on screen. If they fix that then you're onto a winner. But if they do a port that's 100% faithful its a real chore to get through. This is coming from someone who absolutely adored and had somewhat of an obsession with it when originally released.

Will it be optimised though? 🤔

Where's the Aero Fighters II review?!

Still no review for Aero Fighters?

Does this game have auto-fire? A lot of the older shmups demand repeated button presses where I prefer to just hold down fire and focus on shooting/dodging. Otherwise this looks great.

Any other vert shmups on the system or forthcoming anyone would recommend?

@YANDMAN Looked into that and would need either a new monitor, a dock/arm and possibly a new PC. Playing TATE on a handheld would rock my world.

Hopefully this kicks off a trend of people realising the Switch's potential for TATE on the go. I was always disappointed that this wasn't given any love on the Wii U. Once you've played in TATE going back to a standard set up feels like a backwards step. I've always been terrified of turning my TV around though.

@AlexOlney Bottom quote. Insta-like.

Does this game support off TV play and can you play Tate (sideways) mode using your Gamepad? I posted this on the developer's YouTube channel and they said it could.

@roy130390 Amen to that. I like to think I have a pretty solid set of review sites and journalists that I look to when games come out that I'm thinking about buying. I even watch reviews for things which I'm unlikely to buy anyway. I just like learning about games. I see reviews more as a source of information and entertainment than something that dictates my choices outright.

@Mommar I read reviews to make an informed choice. If I bought every game based on someone's recommednation my collection would be in the hundreds, instead of marginally unmanageable. I know what I like and what I'm looking for, so I read reviews to see if I'm likely to enjoy a prospective purchase.

If you can tell whether a game is good without reading reviews or considering anyone else's opinion then more power to you, I just know what I'd rather do. One of the perks of modern media is that there's a seemingly infinite number of resources to consider from where making a choice, which is something I'm quite glad of and not something I'm going to ignore, especially because of some antiquated notion that there was a time where reviews didn't exist.

And this 'dumb third party' you speak of; you happen to be posting on their site, in the comment section of one of these reviews you resent so much. Which begs the question, what exactly are you doing here?

@Mommar we did? I've been gaming for in excess of 25 years and have always considered reviews. You see, there were these things called magazines, even back then.

Besides, Newsflash, I was talking about the present day. Even if people did buy games based on things other than reviews in the past, before reviews were a thing, does that mean we should do that now? I'm failing to see the point of your post.

@erekose200 my point exactly. I'd question the wisdom of anyone who purchased a game without considering reviews first. They're the foundation of the gaming journalism industry.

@Slim1999 If people didn't care what other people thought of games then the industry of reviews would be invalid. You obviously put some stock in this yourself as you're commenting on a review right now.

User ratings, customer reviews, feedback sites, forums...all built on the assumption that opinions are valued and that a lot of people are interested in them. Does that make all the people who use these things pathetic?

Hate to be that guy, but "you're launch titles"?

These comments got deep, fast. Who knew cartoon breasts could stimulate debate on gender equality, social politics, media influence and shifts in population dynamics?

I'd personally feel ashamed if I played or bought this game to feel titilated (don't make the obvious joke, you're better than that). With that being said, I'm a 33 year old Englishman so likely not in the key demographic since I find the idea of being aroused by a drawing or 3D model somewhat disturbing.

If I ever did develop a longing to look at such things I'd be more concerned with uncovering how I'd developed such a bizarre fetish that I'd inhibit any enjoyment I could have from it anyway.

Just adding to the dialogue to say I've ordered from Gameseek plenty of times and never had any issues. They have a decent loyalty/incentive scheme and tend to despatch in time for, if not before release date.

With that being said I've never bought a console from them, or had to raise any issues with customer services, so I'm not sure how well they'd manage any stock issues or not being able to fulfil pre-orders.

I wasn't going to get a Switch at launch after getting burnt by the Wii U, but might take a punt at that price. Signed up for a stock alert anyway and will see how I feel if/when I'm alerted.

Why does your vehicle only get the traffic lights drone things though? Only a small thing but that will bug me. I'll have to devise an elaborate back story to explain why this is so, otherwise the game's universe is already broken.

@AlexOlney Sold!

It's 3. I know.

Pre-ordered mine this morning. GAME overcharge when compared to Nintendo store but totally worth it in this case. Will just cancel if found cheaper elsewhere in the meantime.

That trailer is great!

@KirbyKirbyKirby Where? Share.

Out of blue on Shopto. Oh poo. Not really interested in the other colours.

Game itself is 25 quid to pre-order on Gameseek. Looking at a shade over 40 quid in total if you want to make your own +amiibo order by shopping around. That's decent if you want to take a punt on the game and plan ahead.

Got my Ganondorf pre-ordered. Easily the amiibo I was most looking forward to being released. Hesitation has cost me in the past so don't mind paying a few extra clams to get it. Happy days.

@Dolphin64

What a horribly insensitive and thoughtless comment to make.

I've had chemotherapy and don't consider myself stupid. My cancer is in remission due to the choice I made. To call anyone stupid who has had to undergo such a horrific treatment is ignorant beyond words.

If cherries truly 'cured' cancer then I'm fairly certain it would be common practice by now. I would never recommend anyone decline the treatment recommended to them by their Doctor when it could ultimately end in death. If you ever have the misfortune of knowing someone who has cancer I'd keep your opinions to yourself. I can't repeat what I would have said if someone had come to me extolling the virtues of cherries when I was first diagnosed.

On a lighter note, Metroid Prime Pinball was my game of choice at the time.

Was so close to ordering Shovel Knight in order to top up my premium points before the cut off. Thought I'd wait it out in the hope of a discount and use my voucher for a future purchase. Alas, a week later and I'll be able to pick it up for much cheapness.

Looking great. Some zoomed in videos on YouTube now which are helpful. Need to sort out the collision detection on the hood/shield. If we're not having horses running into trees I don't want to see fabric moving through wood. Other than that, I want the game inside me.

Is Jim Bowen working for Nintendo of America?

Makes me feel sad that I've not had my faith rewarded after getting the console at launch, especially given that I did the same with the 3ds. I really thought Nintendo would have learned from their mistakes on that one, they certainly gave the impression that they had. It's 3 months later now and where are the games? It baffles me how little effort Nintendo are putting into making this console's 'launch window' a success. No marketing and a distinct lack of confirmed release dates for key titles only gives me the impression that they rushed the launch in order to be first to the punch. It seems really short-sighted and just means that anyone who feels stung in the pocket like myself will be much less inclined to buy any future console at launch. At least with the 3ds we got some free games out of it. These latest cuts weren't even instigated by them so the likelihood is we'll get nothing.

I have no doubt that the console will ultimately prove it's worth when e big-hitters arrive. I just feel a bit stupid for getting caught up in the pre-launch hype and paying full whack to play what has amounted to a couple of decent games (not really interested in any of the ports, already have a 360). Take note Nintendo; making your customer-base feel stupid isn't good marketing strategy.

Too sleepy to read the full article/comments, just wanted to congratulate Nintendo Life on the excellent choice of picture. I love that episode.

I'd still feel like a bit of a chump if they went the price reduction/ambassador route, especially given the noise Nintendo made about 'learning from their mistakes'. That being said, fetting F-Zero for 30p has been a nice little bonus for joining the party (too) early. Make the Earthbound games part of the ambassador programme and you'll appease most of the hardcore Nintendophiles.

On a more realistic note though, I think a revised marketing strategy is the key. I think Nintendo Land is the U's main system seller but all I've seen on (UK) TV are poorly executed ZombiU ads that don't give a good insight into the system's key features. Nintendo Land does this and when I've had people round to play it they understand, they enjoy and it gets them interested in Wii U. Saying it needs more games is fine but they need to kickstart things now.

This will be one of those things that I know I should buy for collectors value, that will end up being worth a lot more in future, but that I don't buy and later regret. If I had money to spare I'd take a punt, but would leave it on the box.

I've tried to play through this game twice, both when it originally came out and again more recently and on both occasions have not been able to find the patience to see it through to the end. I just find the sailing fetch quests far too cumbersome and patience-trying to persevere with, which soured my experience and gave me little motivation to return. I am a huge fan of wind-waker outside of this issue, but its a fairly sizeable gameplay element that I think sours the experience and detracts from what is, up to a point, a magical game. I hope they do some streamlining and make this part of the game much smoother, then maybe I can see it through to the end next time around!

Silly move by Nintendo but still worth 30p whichever way you cut it. I've never played the NTSC version so have no frame of reference. Wouldn't have known any different had it not been for this article and it plays fine to me. This is the version available to me and it cost less than a pint of milk. Sold! I still own a PAL NES so I must be accustomed to the missing 17%.

Anyone got any insights on the controls for this game? Is motion control optional and if so, what is everyone's preferred method? I still enjoy the novelty of tilt-driving and I'm getting this game soom, so your thoughts would be appreciated.

Arrived with the copy of Nintendo Land today. I'm a happy camper.

Ordered from Zavvi on 18th September, they missed release date and couldnt tell me when it arrived. Ordered from Amazon on Sunday andnit arrived in 2 days. So much for forward planning.

Had another email from Amazon. They've said that they're unable to confirm whether my inbound WiiU will have a copy of the game. The console was dispatched on Sunday, after they would have been aware of the issue, so this response makes things all the more puzzling. I would have thought they'd be checking to make sure once the games were in there. Oh well...the plot thickens.

I ordered from Amazon on Sunday and emailed ahead of delivery to see if they were now checking all Premium packs before dispatch. I also said that I would not be happy with a download code should my WiiU come without Nintendo Land.

Thet have since emailed back saying that I can order a copy of the game and they will give me a full refund. This doesn't actually answer whether they've solved the isssue outright however, but at least I know I can get a physical copy of the game if worst comes to worst.

Hi all. First post from a long time reader/lurker.

Tought I'd chip in with some information on my ongoing WiiU'mare. Long story short I pre-ordered from Zavvi on 18th September yet they somehow found a way to not send me out my basic package due to a 'technical issue' (not having enough stock or any clue when more would arrive). In my blind rage I ordered a premim from Amazon who dispatched today. My heart sank when I remembered seeing this story though and then plummeted further when I realised it was Amazon who were sending out Premiums sans-Land.

Anyhoo, I've contacted Amazon for some information on the situation in the hope that they've been checking all Premium bundles prior to dispatch after being made aware of this issue. Once I hear from them I will post an update.