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This game sounds excellent! Good call on holding off to score it before online functionality is added. That'll be important to the experience for a lot of players, so a review score that didn't reflect that could be misleading.

I don't think the game is for me, but it's nice to see so many people enjoying themselves

I'll be passing on this, at least for now, based on the control issues. There's just no reason to require the usage of a single Joycon in docked mode, particularly when button-oriented functionality already exists in handheld mode. On top of that, the always-on gyro controls in handheld mode are mystifying. If Game freak wants my money, it'll need to avoid actively antagonizing me as a player.

Hey, that's good news! Good job Nintendo.

Looked really cool to me.

YEEEEEESSSS!!! I know it's the most re-released game, but I can't wait for RE4 on Switch. Just replayed it last month for the first time in a decade and it was as good as ever.

What what what?! Cool, this is a title I wouldn't have expected on Switch in a million years. It got mixed reviews, but I really liked what I heard about it - an ambitious game that falls short in a few ways is always going to be more compelling than a successful one that plays it safe. If the port is good, I'll definitely be getting this on Switch.

Hooray!!! So glad to hear Capcom stuck the landing on this. Between Monster Hunter, Resident Evil and now Mega Man, it looks like the venerable studio is back on top of the world for the first time since the 2000s.

Doesn't bother me, and I've been a fan since the early '90s. I liked the silly door transitions, but they'll always be there in the old games.

Plus, didn't an earlier title in the series already do this? I want to say that 7 or 8 did something similar.

This is pretty disappointing, particularly for the third party games that have cloud saving on other platforms. A reminder that Nintendo is a distant third when it comes to online functionality. Why can't they get this right?

@aznable It might be weird, but shorter playtimes tend to be a perk for me at this point. I'm currently playing DQXI and loving it, but its lengthy narrative was definitely something that made me leery of picking it up.

What a delightfully odd looking game. To be honest, I'm a little more interested in this than I am in the full-fat FFXV. Hopefully it's not a mess of microtransactions - I always get a bit nervous when I hear that a game originated as free-to-play, since adapting that to a standard pricing model usually comes with some game balance quirks. Still, I remain optimistic.

@chagrined Switch controls are pretty much perfect. The battles take place on small grids, so you don't have to travel far with the 'pointer' to select your character. Think Final Fantasy Tactics or Advance Wars.

@Nintendofan83 That's a pretty serious allegation to make with no basis other than two articles covering the game. Heck, this game has been pretty well covered elsewhere, so the idea of some conspiratorial angle is pretty far-fetched.

I doubt this is an isolated instance - most devs with similar stories are likely uncomfortable being so open for fear that Nintendo might stonewall a later release on Switch. We receive an inherently biased set of positive testimonials - these both promote an indie studio's game AND improve Goodwill with Nintendo. That doesn't mean that Nintendo is crummy or underhanded towards indie devs, of course; the double Nindie presentation and their overall heavily pro-indie stance since the Wii U era suggest otherwise. I'd just imagine that with the volume of indie releases, some would fall through the cracks like this one.

I think this is unlikely, as (a) it risks alienating the already-large Pokemon player base and (b) I recall news coming out a couple months ago that the Switch Pokemon game would be "Generation 8," rather than a remake of earlier content. That said, I thought Mario + Rabbids was unlikely too, so...

For a game that I was prepared to be annoyed with based on its title, that is a hilarious premise. Shame the presentation isn't up to snuff.

Huh, I had definitely been sleeping on this one. Glad to hear it turned out good, and I'll through it onto my Switch wishlist this evening. Thanks for the review!

@roy130390 Haha, I thought of the old British propaganda ads that the image is from (a la my own country's Uncle Sam), but I like yours better.

This was an interesting survey! I feel like I learned a little bit about myself, actually, considering the questions about my media consumption habits. Hope it helps!

Neat - assuming that the port quality is good, I'll be picking this up ASAP.

Now I'm quite intrigued! I thought the game sounded interesting, and the Switch could be a perfect fit for Paradox-like strategy games, but WW2 doesn't really pull me in. The Cold War, on the other hand, is exactly my scene. I'll check this out ASAP.

This looks fun! I was interested when I thought it would just be a standard fantasy JRPG, but I'm much more interested now.

This looks gorgeous and I'd never heard of it! I'll be adding it to my wishlist

Thanks for reviewing this - I'd seen it on the eShop but had no idea how well-executed the premise was. I'm adding it to my wishlist now

Wow, that's quite a bummer. This was alongside Okami and Mario Tennis as my most-anticipated Switch release announced for 2018, so the news is disappointing. Such is life, though. Better that they release a version without any serious issues.

@Hikingguy I'll concur with others and suggest just waiting for the remaster. If early reviews suggest that the remaster is a disaster (and nothing yet is suggesting that) then you can stick with the PS3 version, which is fantastic. I played it originally on Xbox 360 and thought it was fantastic, though it obviously falls short of what's become standard resolutions since then. I can't wait for the Switch version, though I might pick it up on PC also just for the sweet 60fps.

@Shiryu Hehe, this gif is peak Dark Souls.

Probably going to pick up Ittle Dew 2+. Might grab The End is Nigh.

Neat! I'll be buying both of these, as I've only ever played X and X4.

Not my type of game, but this looks surprisingly great on Switch.

I'm planning to double-dip on this one. Tropical Freeze is too good not to have on the go.

@TheGameSquid I agree - Dark Souls is indeed a series that benefits from the 60fps framerate, given its high level of combat intricacy. That said, it runs surprisingly well at 30fps, and that's how I initially experienced DS and DS2 on the Xbox 360. Hopefully my experiences playing DS2 and DS3 on PC at 60fps won't color my impressions of this new portable entry too much!

I'll admit that I'm jealous of the 60fps (and might even double-dip on my fancy PC) but, assuming they stick the landing, I'll be a day-one buyer on Switch. Portable Dark Souls is too great!

It's kind of hilarious that the Switch is not 'available for sale in China' given how many of them are available to buy in Beijing (literally down the street from government offices!).

It's a tough call, but likely Legends of Localization: Earthbound. Every fan of the game should own it, but even people more broadly interested in the complexities of localization decisions would find it fascinating.

Ahhh, this snuck up on me! I'd feared that it would end up being a middling game like its predecessor The Legend of Legacy, but that fear proved unfounded. I'll be looking forward to buying this once I wrap up a few other major RPGs I'm currently playing.

Quit breaking my heart with that header image, haha. I'll be picking the game up (in the US) next week.

Too cool! I've read a bit about the early version of Splatoon, featuring rabbits, but it's nice to see concept art and hear more about it.

I've been excited for this since it originally released in Japan, so I'll be picking it up ASAP. So glad to hear it's an expanded version.

Darn, that was my big hope for today's Nindies event. Getting more inclined to just pick it up on PC. Still, I'm grateful they put out this statement so folks like me won't watch the event and be disappointed.

Sounds like a pleasant game, if not one that'll get me to plunk down my cash when more interesting games are available (on Switch or elsewhere). Playing the demo, I ended up feeling pretty disappointed in the game's performance - I've been playing Planet Robobot recently and the polished, smooth feeling present there was not the same in the 30fps Star Allies.

It's discouraging that HAL wrung better performance out of the 3DS hardware than they could out of the Switch, particularly given that Star Allies isn't even running at 1080p. I'm no snob for tech specs, but the different game-feel between Robobot and Star Allies was jarring.

Woohoo, thanks for the tip; just pre-ordered. Now I'll resume waiting on Nintendo to release a Judd/Li'l Judd Amiibo. C'mon guys!

@JayJ Yeah, it's always worth the (minor) hassle of entering your data each time so this kind of thing has a lower chance of occurring.

Very intriguing! This did not review particularly well when it initially released elsewhere, but perhaps the Switch version is an improvement. Even if the praise is down to particular interests of reviewers, I'm happy to see the game offering different strokes for different folks, so to speak.

I'm definitely looking forward to reading about this. It sounds kind of cool from the brief description, but it could also be hopelessly dull.

Oh man, this is a drag. The premise sounded like it could have been the next Stalker, though the game's low profile suggested a rushed release. Thank goodness Nintendo Life is covering these games!

The developer had a very cool AMA over on the Switch sub-reddit yesterday: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/80dv5w/amawe_are_dreamoji_and_cottongame_from_shanghai/#live. I'm glad to see the game reviewing well!

I adore the news channel, and visit it a few times a week! It's the kind of feature that I wouldn't have thought of, but is charming and offers that same sense of a connected virtual world that the Wii U's home page or the Spla2n plaza presents. The writing for articles is often quite engaging as well.

This is entirely understandable. Hat in Time took a good long while to make and it's possible that the dev want to move along to a new project rather than work on a port. Plus we've seen that more advanced indie titles struggle to make the leap at times due to their underlying programming not being a good fit for the Switch. I suspect that whatever this team makes next will get published on Switch and folks will just need to play Hat in Time on another platform. No worries.