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@skadoom Yes! One of my favourite games of all time.

@AstroTheGamosian I hope you get your career with the big N.

@AmplifyMJ Take care ❤

@Nontendo_4DS Really feeling this 😍

@VR32X Keep well brother

Nice idea for a feature. I've struggled with depression since my mid teens and have been a gamer through that time so there have been lots of times where games have helped me. Stay safe! X

Good for the wolves fans!

I'd add in Yoshi's Crafted World. Yoku is a masterpiece. But no game makes me smile like Odyssey!

The best reason yet to avoid the game awards if that utter waste of DNA is involved. Vomit.

They ain't gettin my dosh - no siree!

Psykt 4 lovely Kirby's shenanigans!

Decent run like!

How about Switch Up?

I'll go full edge-lord and say it's violet.

Really hyped for this. Nowadays I seem to spend most of my time playing indie games. What I want more than anything out of tomorrow is more info and a date for Sports Story. Other than that, I just want new games and surprises - it's the most creative area in gaming just now so I never tend to be disappointed by the Indie Worlds.

@Friendly Ha ha - I'm one! ☺️☺️👍👍

@Supadav03 Lovely example illustrating the beauty of the Switch - everyone will have their own unique usage patterns of the Switch. It's why I don't want a console that I can't pick up and play somewhere else. It's now my favourite ever console.

The image of the face in the first screen shot is a painting called Gallowgate Lard by Ken Currie. It's in Aberdeen art gallery. It's hugely disturbing when seen in the flesh so to speak. I can barely look at it! Good image for a psychological horror game - I'm intrigued!

Thanks for covering this. It looks great and I've already pledged. I play principally in handheld mode and with the grip so this would be a nice luxury - I hope Matt T gets to his funding target!

30 minutes? Nice. I always enjoy the Nindies. Steamworld Quest release date and more information is almost a shoo-in. Maybe even a stealth drop for after the showcase?

Yes, couldn't resist the price and the trailer looked great. Now I've read this review, I can't wait to get into it. I just need to stop playing Let's Go and Smash first...

Right with all the comments here so far. It's looking utterly gorgeous. Can't wait to play this - the first SW Dig was one of my favourite 3ds games. Happy sigh....

@supercreeps Wow, nice tip - thanks!

This is a beautiful looking game graphically.

Very intrigued. I hope they have that style of doom-y/BM-y music as a core part of the game - that a style you very rarely hear (well not in the games that I've played anyway). Might well buy!

@Pokefanmum82 Nice to hear a positive comment! I'm glad that you liked the Direct. I'm not a Pokemon fan so this Direct wasn't too interesting for me. I think people are totally over-reacting in a negative way to this Direct though. How many games do you want in the Switch's first year? The mainline Pokemon game will come to the Switch - just not in the same year as Zelda and Mario!

Very intrigued by this game and how HD rumble will add to the experience. The music sounds interesting too. I'm envisaging playing this with headphones after some recreational stimulation - ooh, mother!!

I love 3d, especially on the new 3ds. I always play with the 3d full up. It's probably my favourite ever graphical technique which is what it really is at heart to me. Sure the 3d depth can sometimes add to the gameplay but it just looks so beautiful! It always makes me feel that I'm holding a little diorama in my hands which increases my immersion in games considerably. I'm playing Steamworld Heist at the moment and even thought it's a 2d game, the 3d depth just makes it look amazing. I think that Luigi's Mansion 2 is one of the most stunning games I've ever played. I will, as someone above said, use my 3ds til it dies! Then I'll just have to buy another one, at whatever cost!

Nice article Thomas. However much some people want the Switch to be a powerhouse of a console, I agree that it's other things that will make it a success commercially. I think it will be an experiential success as Nintento (for me) have never made a console that's not. I just admire their dedication to trying to come up with new forms of play and to encouraging people to engage in local multi-player. I think the absolutely key factors will be price point, continuing the hype and interest that's currently around the console and battery life on the go.