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@MikeP I'm not the person you asked but one advantage of Game-Key cards is that you can share them with other people just like regular cartridges. You can't do that with a code in a box.

@sanderev No, they don't do this for all remasters/remakes. The credits for any Zelda remaster, for example, have both the original staff and remastered staff listed. When it comes to games made by Retro though, the original staff never seem to get credited.

Sweet! Hopefully people give it a try. I feel like the Donkey Kong Land trilogy gets overlooked. They are worthy companion pieces to the original Country games.

@UmbreonsPapa I think the biggest issue is that they weren't produced in-house at Game Freak. Only so much creative freedom can be given to a third party for a remake. Considering that the games were released buggy, and fixed afterwards, indicates that time was an issue. Probably rushed to make the holiday season. Effort could be an issue too though.
Those games were released just over two years ago. With S/V's DLC being worked on throughout last year, it doesn't really leave a whole lot of room for a good take on Gen V. Unless another studio does it. I'd like to be proven wrong though!

Black Gold and White Silver (Only kidding. This would be confusing naming).

I'm not expecting much from this Direct. Maybe the originals on the NSO? I've been anticipating Let's Go: Johto for the past few years so maybe this year will be the one. I don't want to see the gen 5 remakes at all. I feel like it would be too soon for them. Meaning that not enough work was done to do them the justice they deserve. Would be a repeat of BDSP.
Other than that, usual mobile games. Updates to Unite/Masters/Cafe etc. Then maybe a movie or an animated special. Something like that.

Is there no free-to-play version of Smite like there is on the other platforms?

Probably won't get any of them but they all look great! You can see the difference in quality between now and when Amiibo were first introduced.

Ahh! I'm both pleased and annoyed at this. I bit the bullet a few months ago and bought the game on Steam due to the developers stating that the game wasn't coming to Switch. The Switch would have been my preferred console for this game and I wouldn't have minded waiting for it. Oh well...

Anyway, the game exceeded my expectations in the end. Probably my favourite game that I've played this year. Any fans of 90s/early 2000's 3D platformers will be delighted with it.

Brilliant news! It didn't seem like Crytek were going to do anything with the Timesplitters series so I'm glad that another developer has the rights to it now. Whether they'll be able to do the series justice is a different question altogether. I'll happily take a HD re-release of the trilogy in the meantime.
It does make me wonder what is going to happen to the officially endorsed fan remake Timesplitters Rewind though

Appalling behaviour on Nintendo's part. I hope that the increased publicity of the issue will change their stance. Either offer customers a free repair or alter the fixed price plans to be more accommodating to those affected. 20% is too high to be due to user negligence. Especially if all their complaints are similar.

I like that Nintendo are helping game developers achieve crossplay. It gives players more people to play with and helps to stop the online of games becoming dead.
For the next gen, I can see crossplay becoming an important factor in whether people will pick up a particular console or not. So Sony can get away with not supporting crossplay right now but not forever.

@Silly_G Burglary could be a good one! Kinda reminds me of the Sly Cooper series but I'm sure Nintendo would have their own spin on it. More emphasis on mechanics that involve stealing rather than straight-up platforming. A casino type game wouldn’t be a bad fit for him. Cheating to beat the system. Or he's the dealer/owner of a casino and he keeps bending the rules to stop you.
Waluigi is such a blank slate though. They could do anything with him as long as he’s been underhanded.

There are so many other characters I'd rather see in Smash. Maybe if he's really that popular, Nintendo should test the waters with a game staring Waluigi. Could be something small. An eShop exclusive game or a 3DS game. Anything along those lines.
Alternatively, they should put Waluigi in Smash... as Baby Waluigi. That'd get people talking.

I gave it a go on the Switch the other day and I thought it was alright. You'd probably need to play with friends though. There can be long stretches in matches where nothing exciting is happening around you.

Some people are clearly interested in leaks so they're not going away. They generate web traffic so I can see why they're heavily reported.
What I would like to see change is that those who report on leaks would be more considerate towards those who do not want to know about them. Particularly when it comes to the headline. Being spoiled because you're just browsing through a news website, or Youtube recommends a video to you with a spoiler in the title or thumbnail, isn't fun when you'd personally prefer the surprise.

The lack of cross-platform play is a small nuisance but it's not the main grievance people have with it. It's that people who played on the PS4 couldn't log into their Fortnite account on the Switch because it’s associated with their PS4. Forcing them to make a brand new account instead.
Had they just allowed people to log in from any platform, but keep cross-platform play unavailable, then all of this would be almost a non-issue.

Do we not hear these exact same rumours before every Smash game? Excluding the Ice Climbers, of course.

It's good to finally get a Layton game on the big screen!
I had this on the 3DS and I had fun with it. The puzzles weren't quite as good as previous entries in the series but I liked the characters and the light-hearted story. I'd only get this again if there was significant extra content added.

I'll have to keep tabs on this. Looks like something that would be fun to play with other people if they pull it off right. Getting out a pen and paper for games is not something that I ever need to do anymore. The last game I remember playing that had me do that was Fez.

Hardly a surprise. I'm sure they're always working on the next Zelda.
There could be a 2D Zelda in the works. I'm hoping they're not gone. The next 3D Zelda must be years away and we will need something in the meantime.

That name is a blast to the past. I remember being somewhat interested in it and it missing its predicted release date. I just presumed it had to be scrapped after The Conduit 2 sold miserably.

"Did you think Wii was ever really the right platform for first-person shooters?" <-- FPSes use to play like a dream on the Wii. It feels backwards going back to a controller to play them now. However, most people that liked FPSes had an Xbox 360 or PS3. Most of the Wii's audience had no interest in that genre. Shame, really.

That trailer has certainly got me intrigued! I hope it turns out solid. It's great that it supports cross-platform

I suppose next year will be the original's 10th anniversary. It really doesn't feel like it. I don't like how they are skipping Partners in Time. It was one of my favourites in the series. Strange move...

Thanks, guys. My phone turned into a nice little hand warmer loading that list. Perfect for the chilly nights we've been having lately!

I would love Resi 7 to be released on the Switch.
I could see them releasing Dragon's Dogma on it too. It was just recently ported to the other platforms.

I want it but I don't want to pay for the expansion pass. I don't like how you can't buy the DLC packs separately. I have no interest in the first one at all. Decisions, decisions...

Thanks for the in-depth review, guys. It answered pretty much any question I had about this game. What to expect, what has changed to streamline the experience to mobile, how prevalent and necessary the micro-transactions are, how it controls, and so on. Really looking forward to giving this game a go. I'm hoping it will tide me over until a proper Switch entry is released.

The video isn't very clear... Do you have to shake the joy cons to shoot or is the shaking supposed to represent them vibrating? Because if it's the former, then that's just stupid. And there's no way you'd get through some of the tougher levels in Raid mode with them.

I could never get into this game back in the day so I won't be picking this up. I tried a few times but it just never clicked with me.

Really interested to see what form this game will take. I hope it ends up as close to the main series of AC games as possible. And if it does, I can see it being controlled similar to how Wild World was on the DS.

As for pricing, I'd much prefer a once off payment than a free game littered with microtransactions.

This is the least excited I’ve ever been about a Pokémon main series release. Also happens to be the first one I’ll ever miss unless they show off something substantial soon.

@Onion Gold and Silver both worked on the original Gameboy and the Color but were enhanced on the GBC. Crystal is the one that was only playable on the GBC. If you look at the cartridges, you'll see that the G/S carts have the notch in the top corner and Crystal doesn't. That notch was removed from all Color only games to prevent users trying to jam it into an original Gameboy. Much like how 3DS carts have a protruding edge to stop people trying to put it in an original DS.

I never really used Miiverse but I am going to miss seeing the Miis' comments/artwork that are displayed on the Wii U's homescreen. It's a pity that Nintendo didn't integrate it into the Switch or relaunch it for the platform.

State of Mind really stuck out for me. Only because nothing happened in it, mind.

It's good that Revelations 2 is finally headed towards a Nintendo console. It's a shame that you have to download the second one though. If they had to do it that way, I would have preferred that Revelations 2 be the physical one and Revelations 1 be the digital one. Since Revelations 2 takes up more than double the disk space compared to Revelations 1 (according to Steam versions of the titles).

That's disappointing. Defintely a step back from the Wii U's system of being able to add friends by their Nintendo Account ID. The other options of adding people are appreciated though. Hopefully the friend codes are phased out in a future update and replaced with Switch/Nintendo IDs.

I think it’s understandable. RE7 relies heavily on atmosphere, an aspect that would be lost if you decided to play the game away from home. Capcom has already confirmed games for the Switch. It’s not like they’re snubbing the system. The game would be released a month after the other systems anyway. Which would really hurt the sales of it if they decided to release it on the Switch.

It was a neat surprise when they showed this off during the direct.

I am wondering if they are thinking of doing other Fire Emblem remakes. They could launch Fire Emblem Echoes as its own series. With each entry in the series having its own subtitle.