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"nor are there any motion-sensitive additions"

This is the only bummer so far. I really hope they add gyro controls.

Here's 40 minutes of gameplay that do the game much better justice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MovQWz4biGI

Looks surprisingly good to me!

EDIT: Ha, @friedtofu beat me by a 4 seconds.

I wonder if it's (partially) procedurally-generated?

Regardless, it looks great!

As 500 others have noted, please have gyro/motion controls...

Untitled Goose Game. Untitled Goose Game! Come on!

Also, I lowkey like these nindies as much as actual Nintendo Directs now! If I look at my Switch library it's about 50% Nintendo, 50% indie.

@Ralizah I'm so close to getting Fire Emblem as well. I've even got a voucher and a ton of time to play right now, but I'm making my way through my backlog.

On-topic: hope it's a cool theme with good music!

Game looks fun, price is right... but I've heard of some performance issues on PS4 so I'll wait for reviews, as per usual.

This is a cool video, but those of you don't want to watch a 12 minute video to see the highest-scoring level in action, just skip to 8:19.

@NinjaWaddleDee Hit the nail on its head, KISS are very popular in Japan, they definitely designed the pokemon after rock musicians. Sure, having a Ringo Starr-lookalike British pokemon would've been even cooler, but I'll take it.

Great games! If you like metroidvania and colourful games and you have somehow missed this, I highly recommend them. There's also a combat system that's quite a lot like Smash Bros which is surprisingly fun.

Definitely interested in this, we need more 3D action adventures on the Switch.

No one's mentioning Spirit Tracks yet, which IMO is easily better than Phantom Hourglass because it doesn't have the giant boring stealth dungeon you have to do over and over again.

Also: GTA Chinatown Wars is one of my favourite GTA games.

Oh, and I played Meteos so much it permanently marked my touch screen with vertical swipes.

Not mentioned yet either: Wario Ware Touched

I dig this Joys/Cons thing at the end, very nice if you want a summary but more than just a rating.

Probably just clearing some backlog for me, although like so many others I've got my eyes on Astral Chain. I don't do pre-orders though, I'll wait for reviews.

Platinum Games always writes these awesome blog articles, it's so fun to see how indepth their reasoning and thorough every decision has been.

This game's really repetitive. I can't really recommend it despite the gorgeous graphics, Star Fox and space exploration.

@HobbitGamer Awesome, thank you! I kept getting messages about not being able to collect items because I already had 99 of 'em.

I've always wanted to play as Jesse Eisenberg... said no one, ever.

@HobbitGamer You can sell Shuffle Alls etc? Where?

@Heavyarms55 Right on the money, it's dead commercially but not in the households.

A eulogy for the 3DS:
The 3DS is dead, long live the Switch. It's the passing of the torch and the 3DS can be proud of both its lineup and its sales. RIP double-screened little wonder that could. Thank you for all the Zelda titles.

The reviews on this are pretty middling (like 65%), but I'll take more 3D platformers anytime I can. Hope there's a resurgence of those as indie developers become more experienced and the tools become more advanced.

Good, it looks promising but there's a ton of polish left if the video is anything to go by. Animations are looking a little rough.

Playing Mario Maker, Octo Expansion and Lego City Undercover, so not picking up anything this week.

If the reviews for MUA3 are really, really good I might get it. But I don't think they will be.

@NorseGamerTommy It has 50 party games, of which apparently half are good. Not a bad number.

Can anyone talk about what exactly makes this worse than the other Super Monkey Ball titles? Because I've always been interested in the series but never played any of the games. Looking up a review, it still looks pretty fun!

People mostly seem to be complaining about the gyro controls, but I'd say this is likely to have analog control as well.

@Ventilator Thank you! Already in love with Treasure Tracker and Fast RMX, so I trust your judgement regarding the other 2!

@Ventilator Good to hear you've already played it! Got any recommendations for games that have flown under the radar?

@Ventilator haha wow, 40 games! Have you picked up Yoku's Island Express? Great game and 50% off right now.

Skimming through my wishlist, I'm gonna pick up Octo Expansion (30% off) and A Robot Named Fight (80% off, only €2).

I'll also seriously consider the oft-praised Mario + Rabbids, Wandersong and a bunch of others.

I wasn't planning on buying any games this month...

@floxi Bummer! Thanks for letting me know!

@Bunkerneath Read the article, mate. They're playing the Bethesda games before anything else on the Switch. Which means they bought the Switch primarily to play DOOM on the go, and then buy Breath of the Wild later on.

Bethesda's support has been amazing, actually bringing all the new DOOM and Wolfenstein titles over, and giving them (so far) good ports. Even Skyrim had a good port, although it's definitely worth calling out that it's overpriced.

@sarcasmasquach Thanks! Still fully expecting this to be €60/$60 but if it's 50 like this price suggests, that'd be awesome.

Can anyone confirm if 1550 Kc is a full-priced release? I'm guessing it probably is.

I've picked up Lego City Undercover, NBA Playgrounds 2 and Goat Simulator for 50% off, all for multiplayer purposes. Also picked up Starlink for 70%, which is about the right price for that game. It's gorgeous, impressive and repetitive.

Definitely getting: Super Mario Maker 2, Luigi's Mansion 3, Cadence of Hyrule

Probably getting: My Friend Pedro, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Ni No Kuni, Witcher 3

Maybe getting: Astral Chain, No More Heroes 3, Gods & Monsters, Link's Awakening, Spyro, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing

Poor wallet-san. And there's way more indie titles coming than this lists implies. Plus probably a Nintendo Direct or 2 before the year is over.

I love Zelda, I love the style... But I'm not going to spend $60 on a 10 hour game

I don't particularly like Roguelites but I'm thoroughly enjoying this one. I think it's still 20% off now, in case anyone's interested.

Free camera control in certain areas and pokemon in the overworld are definitely good choices. One step closer to the BotW Pokemon that most of us want.

I like that they're specifying "game scheduled to launch in 2019". So don't hold your horses for too many surprises, because the second half of 2019 is already packed. Would love an expanded look at Luigi's Mansion 3 and Animal Crossing if they're still slated for 2019, though.

Definitely a contender for worst boxart of all time

As for EA, vote with your wallet on a case-by-case basis. Unravel 2 is a good port of a great game. If they're doing crappy ports of games (FIFA), don't buy 'em. Of course I might as well be talking to a scarecrow due to how popular football is. I'll wait for Mario Strikes, thanks.

Everyone's rightfully complaining about this not being a trilogy and this probably being overpriced... but I do want to mention Okami HD, which is kind of a steal at $20 ($15 on sale all the time, like right now).

It looks like it'll be very tough to see depth in this game, partly due to the artstyle and scale. The artstyle is rather charming otherwise.

100% thought they were playing Gangsta's Paradise for laughs at the start. They were not.

Bayonetta 2 and Smash Ultimate for me. Picked up Majora's Mask, Fire Emblem Awakening and Okami as well, but trying to beat some games before starting those.

Oddly enough, the 3DS deals are pretty good! Fire Emblem Awakening is still 40 Euro here new in store, and 30+ Euro secondhand. So I'll probably pick it up for 30 digital. Same story with Majora's Mask.

Does anyone know if Child of Light has had its framerate fixed? It's not listed as part of the deal but it's 50% off and I remember loving that game.

Also, if you haven't played Rayman Legends yet, you owe it to yourself. 15 Euros is a good deal on the second-best platformer on the Switch (Tropical Freeze is #1 obviously).

Does anyone know if they ever released an update for this game, fixing the framerate issues? There's very little info out there on this game on Switch apart from all the reviews calling out the framerate issues.

I've bought about 50 games on Switch (25 are on NL's list). My top 10:

1. Breath of the Wild - obv
2. Hollow Knight - might be better than Super Metroid
3. Thumper - insanely intense rhythm violence
4. DKC Tropical Freeze - might be the best 2D platformer ever
5. Super Mario Odyssey - almost as good as Galaxy 2
6. Hyper Light Drifter - so badass
7. Furi - just my kind of game
8. Night in the Woods - best written game I've ever played, and hilarious
9. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - obv
10. Overcooked 2 - such a good time playing this with the gf

Honourable mentions to Rayman Legends, Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad, Guacamelee 2 en Celeste. I could go on and on: the Switch is such a fantastic platform. I recently even found out that the wishlist caps at 200; now I can't add any more games.

EDIT: I just noticed the list is incorrect. Night In The Woods has an 8.2; way higher than the 7.6 userscore of Pokken.

EDIT2: Oh you only count games that are rated 50+ times. That's lame, kinda makes it a "most popular games" list rather than best-rated list.

As many people have noted, 2019 is definitely the prophesied year of the ninja.

Looks charming as hell! That being said, Nicalis' pricing means I won't try it out just because, only if it gets stellar reviews and a price drop. It's a weird publisher approach given how well games like Stardew Valley and Hollow Knight are selling.