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@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.

Can't wait to play this one!

As long as the port's performance is good, I'll be picking this up on Switch. I've long meant to get around to it on PC but kept pushing it off.

I love the idea that Rain Games is working up, and they clearly have the dev talent to pull it off. After adoring World to the West, I'm eagerly anticipating this one!

DQ: Builders is the only definite upcoming purchase for me, but other contenders include Penny Punching Princess, Kirby Star Allies and The Longest Five Minutes. I'll be curious to see how those are reviewed

@Ham-n-jam I wonder why Nintendo cares about patch size?

@GlutenFreeGamer Unfortunately, The Sexy Brutale is said to have some serious performance issues too. The studio has such ambitious, cool ideas but I'm looking forward to the day when they have the technical background to back it up.

@quinnbad Hahaha, don't I look like a dope now! Oops. I don't know why I conflated it with Budweiser and Coors in my mind.

@Razzy Haha, I fear you may be out of touch with modern American beer. It's very good, and absolutely rivals beer being produced in Europe. Just avoid the major breweries - Budweiser, Amstel, etc., yuck! - and you'll be fine.

As for this particular beer, I'll pick up a 6 pack the moment I see it. Baltimore's Heavy Seas Brewery produces a fantastic hazy IPA (I'm not sure what that means) called Alpha Effect and I'm excited to try out other beers bearing this... er, genre.

I'm very excited for this, and happy that Nintendo's been highlighting it in their official Direct communications. Day One buy for me, assuming that there aren't any catastrophic technical issues.

Looks fantastic! Thanks for featuring it, and I'm looking forward to hearing how the game plays.

That is so, so, so cool. It's not something I'll be using, as it falls pretty far outside of my interests, but the concept is just utterly brilliant. Feels like an evolution to their work with augmented reality and motion controls. Fascinating stuff!

@JaxonH Amazing - I was willing to pay $60, so woohoo!

Argh, I was really hoping for 60fps given how well DS3 plays on PC. Such is life - I enjoyed it at 30fps on Xbox 360 in 2011 and I'll enjoy it just as much in 2018!

(Speaking as someone who hasn't ever seen a previous Gamespot Nintendo Direct tweet): it seems pretty odd for the tweet to indicate 45 minutes from now. Like, wouldn't it be more reasonable to state an hour? Or 'tomorrow,' or something like that? What a weird time to note.

That's a fantastic set of games. I'll be picking up Thimbleweed Park, since I think I have most of the rest already

@Zelda_Geek No spoilers

Haha, as a professional archivist and historian I take exception to Aonuma's comments on history books. More seriously, it's hard to imagine caring about where a game fits in the timeline. It's fun to speculate about, of course, but ultimately inconsequential. I don't get the impression that the creators worry about it (though Hyrule Historia exists, so who knows?).

It's such a rich game at this point, I don't think any more content updates are needed. What is it - 15 fighters, 15 stages, multiple game modes, etc.? They even have events now, along with an 'achievement' system. I thought it was worth $60 in June and it's even more worth it now. I'm grateful that the support has lasted as long as it has, and I hope this frees up the team to get to work on ARMS 2

A surprisingly easy answer, given how many excellent games got published this year. Still, Breath of the Wild is an utter game-changer for me, and for my money the best game made since Super Mario World.

Sold! I will be pre-ordering this for the sweet discount. All the easier with a game that's known to be excellent (even if I've somehow missed it on previous hardware).

Oh cool! I recall seeing this coming to PCs and then forgetting the title (while still wishing that I had played the game). Will pick it up on Switch if the port is good.

I thought her comments were pretty funny. I'm enjoying the game for what it is, but it's closer to standard mobile fare than the level of quality and content we'd normally associate with Nintendo. Not a bad thing, as long as they keep their top-notch stuff on the Switch and 3DS.

@Switch_will_fail Oh no! I'd forgotten this. I'll still keep my fingers crossed, since the resolution has been dropped, but that's not promising.

Woo, very excited for this one. I held off on the PC version to pick it up on Switch, since it feels like it should right at home there. I'm still holding out hope for 60fps (and will indeed opt for the PC version if it doesn't pull that off), and I don't think 600p will be an issue in handheld mode - Snake Pass dipped below that, if memory serves, and I thought that still looked good.

Oh wow, what a great idea! I haven't popped into ARMS for a couple of months, but I've been looking to return. Looks like tonight's the night. I'll be representing Team Spring Man (much as I like Ribbon Girl - they're all great, aren't they?).

Huh, this came out of nowhere for me! I'll have to wait at the moment, since I've been on an indie buying spree (Steamworld Dig 2, Lumo, Cat Quest and Kingdom: New Lands), but this sounds like it'll be up my alley during what I assume will be a winter lull.

This looks great! When will the parade of excellent indie titles cease, haha.