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Pretty sure I already have all the ones I want, but good for those who missed out!

12 out of 17, which is surprising when I had the first few wrong when I should have known those, haha. I'll take it.

I hear this update is a bit broken right now so I would hold off on actually getting the update until it's sorted out.

Merry Christmas everyone!

@AussieMcBucket I never noticed that. But if so, I'm willing to bet that it was mostly the music at fault. They could just make themes without music, really.

I still wonder why Nintendo is holding back on adding themes proper. Did they not make enough money on 3DS themes? You'd think they would earn a ton on themes with relatively minimal effort.

I see that Vengaboys reference.

I will definitely avoid games that have made use of generative AI. I'm not actively going to look up if a game is made using AI or not, but if I hear about one game in any company's repertroire making use of it, I'm gonna be very wary of that company's games going forward. Generative AI is a plague that needs to go ASAP.

I'd 100% much rather have every single game be a game key card rather than making use of generative AI, and people probably know how I feel about game key cards.

Japan for me. The EU version has too much black with nothing else interesting going on, and the US version is just the sprites.

None are bad, just that Japan is the better one for me here.

Not sure if we'll get it this year but I don't mind, wouldn't want things rushed. Looking forward to seeing all the things they'll add though!

Really cute animation! Even if they're aimed at kids, it's still fun to watch as a long time fan.

Also Yoshi why are you so bad at hide and seek!

Now you too can become an 8-bit Jill Sandwich!

@Suketoudara Awesome, thank you for letting me know. Will definitely give F-Zero GX another shot then! I played it a ton back on GC, hopefully it now more closely replicates the feel of the original.

@JohnnyMind & also @Suketoudara People often overreact to a lot of things on the internet, and they're really too quick to judge anything as being worse than it really is. Whether it's gameplay, graphics, nerdy voice acting in the isolated shooter adventure, that one tiny little sidequest in the corner of the map in a JRPG, etc. It is what it is though, I'd say don't let these things judge how you yourself experience these games. You be the judge of your own experience!

What about other GC titles? It felt bad on F-Zero as well. If it's just Wind Waker that's kinda, whatever, but a step in the right direction.

This game's credit theme is one of the best out there honestly. Also, surprisingly many tracks for this game, even when taking out all the "hurry up" versions.

Also I never knew this game has two of those hurry up versions. Time is just rarely an issue in this game for me.

I don't think I can even fit this on my system. I'll pass.

Lol. Lmao even. Or rofl. Pick your chortle.

The NA setting is better, but the Japanese art style is WAY better. As such Japan wins this one for me.

"Stunning" is too much praise, if you ask me. I'm sure these have their fans, but these really don't look that great to me. Plastering characters onto a keyboard like this looks really off to me.

Agreed with calbeau, the Dreamcast one looks the best, the others, not so much. But hey if there are people who like this, doesn't hurt for these to exist so those people can have them!

@OmnitronVariant Think I was moreso worried about that because there isn't one this weekend, and the "event" icon changed to "daily", making it seem like there wouldn't be any more. Especially along with this news. You're probably right though!

Does this mean events are also done? We've only had two!

Well, I guess that means not being forced to play and not having to miss out, I suppose.

In a world that's more and more overrun by soulless AI slop, this is exactly the kind of thing we need. The only thing holding it back is the seemingly forced co-op aspect, but they're giving enough options to make it work I feel. Looking good whatever the case, putting this on my wishlist!

Luigi channeling his inner Falcon is the best thing to come out of the game awards, anyone who says otherwise is in denial!

That is really really cool honestly. Love when they do stuff like this.

This feels like a really weird thing to ask money for honestly.

Cool. I tried it once on GameCube but never really finished it at the time. Guess I can give it another to now!

Neat, will definitely try them out!

Cool, thanks AI for making life even more expensive. Can you please GTFO now?

Aight, guess I dodged a bullet by not being able to upgrade for free lol. Thanks for the heads up.

I'll pass. I don't want to have to use this ridiculous thing in this day and age to play them.

Funny enough though, if it was an OPTION I would have gotten it for the novelty. But now... nah. I'm good lol.

This was one of my first Switch games..... but I never actually played it. I guess maybe I ought to give it a try now.

Edit: never mind I missed the part where the upgrade is paid if you don't have the anniversary edition already. I completely missed there even was an anniversary edition. Maybe if the upgrade is ever on sale but right now I'm not in a rush to play this.

@AussieMcBucket Zzzzz sorry can't hear you over crafted music zzzzz....

(For real though Mother 3 official translation finally would be great to have finally!)

I am honestly very surprised they are still supporting this game at all this long in. Not that I'm complaining.

Stbality satibilility sbabatily sssssta.....

Sorry Crafted World, you're a decent game, but your music just isn't quite it. Wake me up when they add Woolly World.

Hey maybe they'll add Woolly World when they also update that into the Alarmo. Would be perfect.

@TheBoilerman It is a sad state we're living in right now yeah. Hope time will change for the better. Including scalpers becoming much less a problem.

@Nintendan64 Please do be careful, there are some really bad scalpers out there.

I wonder if scalpers see what they're doing and just don't care about it.

I wish all scalpers a very lose all the money on your bank accounts.

I like EU/NA just a bit more. They're both good, but the western one just gives off a little bit more of a Metroid vibe while still clearly showing it's pinball. The Japan one shows it's more pinball with a Metroid tint. If that makes sense.

I'll be playing Kirby Air Riders. Definitely one of my favorite games this year!

I'll also be playing a little bit of Let's Build a Zoo, which I found to be a cute little charming game.

I'll also be playing both BROK games. They're pretty fun, would definitely recommend!

Why are Yoshi and Toad on wave 2?

They're available right now as part of wave 1. I'm using the Yoshi one right now.

Sure, I'll be happy with playable K Rool. That'd make a DK themed DLC pack worth it to me.

I think I've seen Dyna Blade once, but have yet to see a single moment where the Halberd shows up. That one needs to be buffed in appearances too.

Any game I learn of that has utilized generative AI in any capacity, I will avoid like the plague. Just like game key cards.

If things keep going the way they are now, my future gaming library will become incredibly scarce. Good thing there's still a large library of games pre-AI!

A 7 for me, because there's really not much that really justifies a Switch 2 purchase for me. DK isn't really it for me, Mario Kart disappointed me, and otherwise there's just not much really grand for me this year on Switch 2. Metroid is cool but I'm getting that later since I still need to finish Prime 1 first, Mario Galaxy collection is great but that's just some old games remastered, same with Final Fantasy Tactics (though that was a new experience for me, still need to finish this too).

The only real Switch 2 hitters for me then were Kirby and Hyrule Warriors, which I don't know if that's enough to justify such an early purchase. Not to mention the dreaded game key card situation which has kept me from buying several games already.

Overall I'm still happy with it though, it's mostly that Mario Kart ended up being such a big disappointment for me when that's usually one of my most played games on any Nintendo system.

I ought to pick this game up again. And the Zelda one too. Ben a while since I played them.

Forget the game, we have the LAUNCH TRAILER baby! Metroid Prime 4 Launch Trailer is finally out!

I don't think I've ever watched this and I don't plan on starting now. But I hope that those who do watch will at least get a good show.

I miss the "I'll definitely get it, but not day one" option.

Anyway, I'll definitely get it, but not day one!

Eh. I want to love this game but this update isn't it. Call me when they add some real meat and potatoes. I'll be sticking with Kirby for my racing fix until then. Or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe or any other Mario kart if I really want to race with Mario and Co.

The demo definitely sold me on getting the game, so they have my sale. Didn't Shovel Knight sell well though? I honestly thought this game was a sure fire title to sell well for indie game standards. Though of course I'm not an expert on the field.