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My nephew doesn't know who Arnold Schwarzenegger is.

I remember driving to Walmart on launch day at 3am to wait in line for Gamecube.

They should have just called it "The Animal Crossing Pack for NSO Family Memberships" then.

I just tried it and I'm not into the auto-defense thing. Everything else is really cool though.

Never played a Pikmin game

What a disaster

This expansion pack move really put the nail in the coffin for me. I don't plan on buying anymore Nintendo consoles or pay for any more services until they get their act together and stop being greedy. Boy do I sure miss Iwata.

I don't understand why people care complaining about the price. It's three incredible games with pretty slick improved visuals (IMO). Yea they are old but extremely high quality titles if you ask me.

@nessisonett but ESPECIALLY these games lol

Not wasting my money on the expansion pack

It's not even the price that annoys me here - it's the convoluted method of adding this content. N64, Animal Crossing, and Genesis games....like they don't even go together. Why does the online service have an "expansion pack"? Why is not one all inclusive service? I how does a billion dollar company have the worst approach to online marketing in 2021? Nintendo needs a shake up big time. This is just pathetic and I'm not getting the next console unless they get it together.

Wow this is bad. I could see if the service was improved with better features, but not just for old 64 and genesis games (which you can get on the eshop). I'm really disappointed in Nintendo these days.

Needs to be UP/DOWN perspective. Not LEFT to RIGHT. What a terrible design choice.

They almost had me until they announced the N64 and Sega games would be locked behind a price increase. Their online strategy is so convoluted and backwards. Wake up Nintendo!

@Arkay You can already do that with the NSO app. It's chaos.

Voice chat for some games would be nice, especially if they make it convenient to use like other services.

I'll never forget picking up my Gamecube on launch day. I woke up at 3am and drove to Walmart to wait for them to open. On the way I witnessed a crazy meteor shower.

@mattmanvsuperman Same here. We've heard about this for three years now. Let me know when it actually gets announced.

I don't expect to see more than 25% of the GB or GBA library, since that's about what we got with SNES and NES.

Just started playing through it yesterday. Holds up incredibly well - yes very addictive!

So someone help me. Is the problem that they can't add these games due to licensing, or that they won't add these games due to licensing?

They should seriously add Base Wars. Still my fav baseball game ever.

I remember getting the NES, Super Mario Bros/Duckhunt cartridge, and a light gun on Christmas morning back in the 80s. My first Nintendo experience.

I really can't wait until I have some time to get into this. I never finished the Wii version because I just got frustrated with the controls and hand holding crap. Plus it looked like a blurry mess on Wii.

Only thing bad about the Steam Desk is that its bulky as hell. Switch is at least more portable and designed well.

@Zeldafan79 I don't mind the annual 20 bucks, but put some more effort into the service. Same with the E Shop. I wish they would make online a priority and not a tacked on feature.

My childhood right here. Instant purchase.

I might buy this game just to sit idle and stare at it. What great style

@RupeeClock I'm guessing it will be a 7/10

@RupeeClock Yea that's how game releases work

Well that looks fantastic

@Dezzy70 Yea man, Nintendo is really doing the bare minimum. They know people will buy up each iteration of the Switch and accessories, no matter how lackluster of an upgrade. I don't like that. Between Nintendo being sleazy and Sony being moronic, Xbox is looking like a future purchase for me. They offer the best all around service and most content.

I'm actually kind of glad the improvements were lackluster. Saves me $350 this year.

@OorWullie

Yea man...it's 2021. Nintendo has no excuse at this point. Their approach to online gaming is maddening. I guess it's great for children since their "service" is more restrictive, but for the rest of us it's incredibly frustrating.

It wasn't awful but it also wasn't great. A more in depth look at BOTW 2 or some Metroid Prime 4 footage would have sealed the deal. But we didn't get that. Microsoft/Bethesda was the best part of E3 this year.

@tanaka2687 Same for me. I want a series x now. Lots of good stuff on the way for it. Elden Ring and Halo especially

@WhiteTrashGuy You're right - The pandemic did screw up development for many games.

Slightly underwhelming.

It was everything I didn't expect aside from Breath of the Wild 2 footage. 2D Metroid, Advance Wars, and Wario Ware look good.

I knew it wasn't coming until 2022 when the first teaser was shown. Blah blah is uses the same assets blah blah. Nope this is a main Zelda title...this kind of game takes forever to be complete.

@Shiiva They would have to alter the entire game for that. Most of the enemies and puzzles rely on hitting things in a precise direction.

@Dezzy This might be it for new additions. HD and a button only scheme. Of course we may find out some QoL improvements after release.

Gotta say this is one of the coolest games I've seen in awhile.

Man I used to spend hours fishing in OoT.

Man that framerate looks horrible

This is why Nintendo charges so much...because tons of people will pay.

@ZeldaNX
Gotta take into account that the pandemic slowed them down tremendously, since apparently Nintendo does not let many employees on projects from home. That's why I'm not too upset about the content of the direct...2020 wasn't normal.

I don't really know how to put it in words, but this game really changed my life. Thanks for the great article.