Yosher

@ShadLink I never noticed much of that, and if that really was the case, it was very negligible in my opinion. It never bothered me anyway. I'm still hoping for themes, at the very least more basic colors.

Besides, they can just put up themes that come without music. Your desktop or phone wallpaper also comes without music, so that's not mandatory. I assume that won't be too taxing on the system.

Besides besides, the Switch and especially Switch 2 is/are much more powerful than the 3DS. And they can optimize it more. In my opinion, there's really no reason to automatically assume themes will slow things down on Switch (2) as much as you say happened on 3DS.

@MrCarlos46 Probably true, but they have to see that people want it, right? And I can't imagine the 3DS themes sold that badly for them to not bother with it at all on Switch (2). Just feels kinda silly to me.

Lots of additions and changes this time, but nothing really noteworthy. Can't believe we STILL only have the two basic themes, a whole console and a half a year later.

Not a bad start. This is a game that definitely deserves to do well. Hoping the next Warriors game won't be Fire Emblem or Zelda though.

Oh yes, I am very excited to finally see Yoshi in action here. Hopefully Rosalina as well and see if they handled her well.

Too early for me to say. I'm not a reviewer, I don't rush through the game to finish it. The game is too big for that.

I guess so far though I'd give it around an 8 maybe, though I'm leaning a bit closer to 7, just because I don't feel like the story is doing much interesting so far, which was kind of a danger when keeping this game fully canon to TotK. But I'll have to see what twists and turns there will be later on.

A 7 is still absolutely not bad though of course, and would still absolutely recommend the game regardless.

It's not perfect so I can't vote that, but it is close to perfect in my eyes. If you ask me, the eye thing is just for the render. Like he's just very happy in the first, and he's flying through space in the second. Both things where he would realistically have his eyes wide open. He'll look 'better' in motion, trust me.

I like his movie design a whole lot really. At least from what we've seen so far. Still need a proper full body image, so we can see his proportions, his stance, how he moves around, etc. Though if the first movie is anything to go by, where Yoshis also appeared briefly, I think that would be absolutely fine.

@antlion I think many people, including me, feel the same way. The first movie just... didn't have time to breathe. If that was done for the kids, I feel like they should've made an extended version for adult and/or longtime fans. It was an okay movie but could've been so much better.

I do hope they took that criticism to heart when making the Galaxy movie, but it does feel too soon as you say. It got us Galaxy 2 on Switch so there's that, but otherwise I see little reason for the first sequel to jump straight into space like that.

We'll see though. I hope they keep Rosalina's personality mysterious and lonely though, like in the first galaxy movie. Little hints of happiness here and there from her Lumas being around, and from Mario (probably) helping her out, but otherwise it just wouldn't be a decent Rosalina introduction I feel.

Also you're darn right this Yoshi is Yosher approved- I don't see how anyone could look at this cute dino and think he's not great! And as said in my first comment, he just fits the art style better I think. Yoshi is clearly Yoshi, but Mario and Peach, for instance, always looked more like other people dressed up as them, to me. Still good, but not quite actually Mario and Peach.

I like them! Yoshi looks great. Probably fits the art style of the movie better than Mario in my opinion.

@Lizuka I feel like that's just done for the renders, it'll probably look better in motion.

Seeing all these people being happy about being cast in a Zelda game is genuinely quite heart warming especially during times where mass layoffs are a thing. I'm happy for all these people! I've been playing this game quite a bit over the weekend and it's really fun.

Honestly, anyone who likes and respects Dragonball should not choose the US version. It's way too heavily edited to not even be Dragonball anymore. But I guess it was the first Dragonball game so can't blame them too much for changing it at the time.

Japan for me either way. Not a big fan of his the art is awkwardly slapped onto the European one, but it's still leagues better than the US one, imho.

Absolutely Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors!

Probably won't play Kirby for that much though. It's a relatively limited demo, and you can't unlock anything. I'll definitely play the full game a lot though!

@AstroTheGamosian Yeah, I've had a lot of fun playing indie games. I wouldn't necessarily say more than games from big companies.. but the majority of big company games I play are from Nintendo, which doesn't seem to suffer from this issue (yet), thankfully.

Good to hear your cousin has a good job outside the industry though, which is probably for the best! Though if he ever does become a developer (indie or otherwise), I wish him the best of luck!

DON'T DO THIS TO ME NINTENDO

My copy should be arriving today. Looking forward to getting home from work and finding it at my door!

I really need to import that full set, to heck with the fact that they're for kids. My inner child NEEDS these.

Uhm yes hello this one is for me???

I mean it's a novelty thing but I love that they're making a Yoshi one!

@breach187 Yeah I feel you there. It's a sad state this industry in. Makes you wonder where the problem really lies if it's such a widespread issue though.

Really don't like how mass layoffs have been a trend in the video game industry in recent times. I miss the days when becoming a video game developer was considered a dream job by fans, but seeing articles like this just makes you want to stay away instead. Hope all those affected can find jobs elsewhere!

Yet my third party support is going to remain extremely low on Switch 2 if they keep using game key cards. Hardly a dream come true in my opinion.

Looking forward to how this one will turn out!

@Casco I like them because they're nice to just turn your brain off for a bit and just go nuts. That doesn't mean every mission is free though, it can get surprisingly hard at times.

Not like Dark Souls hard of course. I think Age of Calamity (the BotW version of Hyrule Warriors) has a demo on the eshop, I would say give that a go and see if you enjoy that any.

@Nabbit01 Honestly I really hope it's not Arzest. Yoshi's New Island was atrocious and I never want them near the Yoshi franchise again. Good Feel I'll happily see making another attempt at a Yoshi game though, Crafted World wasn't the greatest either but was still good at least.

Not gonna lie, when I first saw this I was worried all of the art was AI made. I really don't like that I have to question literally everything I see online these days. Well.. even moreso than before.

That said, pretty cool calander. Not really a must buy for me though lol. I haven't even bought a real calander in well over 10 years.

Really solid lineup. Games in this list I'll absolutely be getting:

• Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (❤️)
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
• Kirby Air Riders
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Splatoon Raiders
• Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
• Rhythm Heaven Groove

Not sure in which capacity yet, but will definitely get:

• Super Mario Bros. Wonder Switch 2 Edition

Will wait to see how much content it will have among other things, but still eventually buy:

• Mario Tennis Fever

Yeah, I'm a decently happy Switch 2 owner right now. Mario Kart World still burned me, DK Bananza couldn't keep my attention for too long, but the forecast is looking pretty bright right now!

Yeah there's no real reason to get this, even as a fan of Resident Evil, in my opinion. Slap the Umbrella logo on the front where the Switch 2 logo is, or make the Umbrella logo part of the control sticks, and it would already be infinitely better. Or do a Splatoon and make the handles the white and red Umbrella colors. I'm sure other people could come up with examples that don't make use of the Umbrella logo lol.

Either way, as it is, it's just boring, and not worth the extra money by a long shot.

And it's not even available everywhere. Not in my country at least. Which I should probably be thankful for lol. If it was available here I'd probably have downloaded it and opened free packs at every chance while also being bothered by prices of anything paid, if my Mario Kart Tour and Pokémon Go experience is anything to go by.

Honestly, just imagine if they celebrated Mario's 40th anniversary, but all the merchandise and whatnot around it revolved majorly around Fawful. Or Zelda's anniversary, and all the merchandise is around Beedle or Tingle. Yeah I can understand how big RE fans feel about it.

I'm finding it difficult to get excited for.. pretty much anything in this update. It's free, and it's neat, but... it feels like more of the same and too little too late.

I mean, the hotel stuff basically IS the DLC lol. Only thing you'd be missing out on is the furniture and such exclusive to it.

Ehh. This update really just feels like more of the same. It's cute, and not bad, but it's really not enough to bring me back into the game. I stopped playing it because the game got way too boring not long after that first credit roll, and this update doesn't really bring much for me to bother jumping back in. Would have preferred a new entry, honestly. And bring back the rude villagers from the first game.

Screw Palworld, but also screw Nintendo for trying to patent this in the first place. I'd say this is a good outcome as well.

The fact that they keep asking for premium prices really bothers me as well. Two games for full price. Expensive DLC that you need to buy power version and is not a shared purchase between the two games. Expensive HOME system which really should come free with NSO+EP, not be an additional fee on top of that. Not to mention all the gacha bullhockey they have on the mobile and some Switch spin off titles. Pokémon has never felt more like a cash cow, and this poor cow has been run dry. Give it some grass for Pete's sake.

.... it's really whatever at this point though. I don't want to be that guy anymore who shouts at people to quit having fun. If people enjoy these games, by all means, go nuts. I'll continue standing by the sidelines hoping that the series some day gets the love it really deserves again, one way or another.

(Had to cut my comment on two, thanks NintendoLife comment size limit.)

Pokémon is just.. really weird to me now. It really is "eh, good enough" now, and it deserves so much better. That's why I complained so much about it, I love Pokémon but they're really not showing the series the love it so deserves.

A lot of people still buy these games and enjoy them. And that's their right, and I'm happy they all enjoy the games. But at the same time it's heartbreaking, because it shows that these games still sell regardless, and that they don't need the love they deserve poured in. Everyone settles for good enough. Purely because it's Pokémon.

I really don't want to tell other people what they should or shouldn't buy. But I really do wish people would vote no with their wallets more on this series. I want to see it shine, thrive, be the absolute best it can be. Not a series that is known for sloppy models, textures and animations because it's all good enough anyway. And let's not forget about the complete lack of voice acting in key cutscenes.

Yes, the lack of polish is a big issue to me, not the fact that the series doesn't try new things. If that was the biggest issue, with Pokémon being treated like a triple A series but still playing pretty much exactly the same as generation 1 (just refined), I would still be buying every single entry. But instead, I haven't really played many of the new games.

For me the decline started with X and Y, the moment it went 3D. Those were still decent games though. Sun and Moon tried something new, but something about it still felt off to me. I also got the Ultra games, but those were the first I never even finished because something bothered me. I still can't even figure out what it was in those. I do recall not really caring much for the island challenge though, and just wanting gyms back.

I got Let's Go and that was decent, but kanto nostalgia probably plays a part there. Plus it was the first HD entry. I had an okay time. But something still felt off. Then came Sword and Shield, the first Pokémon games I canceled my pre order from. The stagnation from the last several entries, and the controversy around these new games, ended up having me vote with my wallet and just nope out. The only Pokémon game I've played since then was Legends: Arceus, which was a decent (but still somewhat flawed) game, that I got solely because they experimented with it.

All the other Switch entries though.. they just don't do it for me. Even with Arceus though I wish they gave it more time in the oven to make it really shine, just like all the other Switch entries needed. But it's always just...... good enough these days with this series. And who can blame them, with these sales numbers.

@Serpenterror Monkey paw curls, it becomes available but costs more than the Switch 2.

I do hope I'll be able to live long enough for that 100th anniversary- and still be sane enough to actually notice it lol. I think it's safe to say Mario will outlive us all though. He's the Mickey Mouse of gaming after all.

Thankfully this isn't a game key card game so I'll be able to save that space, yay!

You can tell these were rushed. The image in the NSO app where you select the game/theme you want an icon from is stretched a bit, there's only 8 characters available, and there's only two backgrounds with no borders. On top of it being so late into the month. Really weird.

Oh absolutely. I loved the previous entries so I'll love this one too I'm sure. Should be a grand time! Looking forward to what they did with the story in this one, especially if it's truly gonna be canon with Tears of the Kingdom.

"EA" and "happy" are not two words that go together very well anyway. Not present day EA anyway.

It's kinda surprising they didn't put these up last year considering the art has been around for a while.

Also surprising they haven't put them up closer to the start of the month since I'm pretty sure they usually put up the Christmas ones around the start of December. I think.

I like Japan's just a little more because it has that feeling of solitude a bit more. Can't go wrong with either though, they're both good.

They'll put Halo on Switch solely to give Master Chief a chance to get into Smash Bros.

Splatoon 3. Splatfest vibes. Last time I chose team Zombie, this time I'm on team Ghost!

Skeleton is the least interesting one in my opinion. It's pretty much team zombie but all the skin and such is gone. Though if I'd pick it, it would be for Dry Bones!

EA, EA, come on, you shouldn't have! Nobody likes you as it is, you really shouldn't have bothered going out of your way to make people hate you even more!

This comment section will get a good dose more comments than it otherwise would solely because of Anti-Matter I feel lol.
(That's not a bad thing of course.)

@John_Deacon It really deserves to have big sales. I'm certainly doing my part, and the reception of this game so far has been great, so that's a good sign! Hoping the sales will reflect that!

It's so funny to me how Kirby Air Riders can have two banger dedicated Directs but Mario Kart World did the very opposite of generating hype with its one singular Direct.

I'm much more a Mario fan than a Kirby fan but Kirby Air Riders seems to be blowing Mario Kart World out of the water for me so far.

I'm experiencing some kind of whiplash I'm pretty sure.

Oooh, very nice. Looking forward to trying this demo ahead of the full game!

Oof. I love these amiibo but they're really expensive and this does hurt the wallet for sure. I'm still getting them though.