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Please please please Dragon's Crown Pro.

@anibalherrerab Thanks for the heads up on that!

@PuppyToucher I thank you and @eh-red for your replies. I never said you can't be mentally or physically addicted to something. The choice to consume in the first place is the user's decision (with the exception of people force fed drugs/alcohol). Again, it may be a disease that leads them to an addiction, but the addiction is not the disease. Addiction is not a relapsing brain disorder. Physical withdrawal symptoms from alcohol does not make it a disease. It's a direct result of substance abuse. It would have been prevented in the first place by not consuming the substance. That is a choice. Addiction is voluntary. There are research and studies that how shown this to be true, but it's highly ignored. I refer to the Harvard educated Gene M. Heyman (PhD) as my source. Please look him up.

I would suggest you do some research on how the United States of America essentially invented addiction as a disease in the early 20th century. As for this comment, it will be my last on this subject. I will read any replies but refrain from repeating myself. I took this entire section a bit too personal and came out of the gate hot. That's on me. I encourage everyone to research topics and make decisions on their own accord. If I offended anyone personally, I humbly apologize. I understand if anyone decides to ignore my comments from here forward. However, I will stick to talking video games and not debating topics like addiction.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I will respectfully keep mine to myself unless it's video game related. Thanks to Nintendo Life for having a wonderful place for all of us to enjoy. I regret, and am sorry, for contributing to internet toxicity.

@SBandy No, I don't just accept common misinformation spread by big businesses as facts. I challenge the study of researchers that are paid by pharmaceutical companies. Addiction is voluntary. There is well-established research that proves this, but it is often ignored because people can't be bothered to educate themselves. Instead they are brainwashed and believe the first thing they read because an expert said so.

@DawgP I'm afraid misinformation is not a thing in my case. You are right, not every human is the same. Some have much weaker minds and have no ability to take control. They can't take ownership of their own problems so they have to blame it on addiction being a disease.

Depression is a disease. Being depressed can lead to addiction, but don't confuse them as the same. The compulsion to drink would not exist if the person never takes a drink of alcohol in the first place. Alcoholism is not heriditary, it is not contagious. Drinking, and gaming, are not rights, they are a priveledge. You make a choice to consume. If you have a different disease like depression, you should not be consuming depressants, which alcohol is.

Make more sense to you? Or does it not line up with your "elitist" education? Expertise? I laugh in your expert's face.

Federal agencies have spent billions of taxpayer dollars on addiction, and thousands of trained professionals have dedicated careers to solving the "drug problem". If addiction has not been properly defined, then it is likely that these efforts are not accomplishing as much as they could. What "public" and "professionals" say about addiction is "important".

@Northwind this is for you also. Enjoy.

@DinnerAndWine Nothing wrong with a diet high in fibre.

On a serious note, what a great dad and a great display of thoughtfulness and love. We need more stuff like this in our news feeds and front pages.

@MS7000 Not saying they shouldn't be helped. In fact, I wish they would get help.

@Savino Maybe you should wrap your brain around this: you can lock an alcoholic in a room without alcohol until cured. Can you do the same with cancer? Addiction is a disorder of choice. Read something more than a quick google search. Maybe look up Gene M. Heyman and open your mind.

@Savino Addiction isn't a disease. It is a mental weakness. I'm sorry to break the internet's heart, but this nonsense that it's a disease needs to stop. It's self-destruction at its peak. You aren't addicted to meth by never taking meth. You are mentally weak, you take meth, you become addicted. You aren't suffering from a disease.

@Zuljaras Gotta agree to an extent. If you are falling behind in your rent payments because you can't control yourself, get help. If you can't resist the temptation, turn off the game, walk away and get help. The problem is the current culture has a gigantic fear of missing out, and EA knows how to prey upon that.

They really knew how to turn a new gamer to the series off. This was my first entry into the Smash universe, and it will be my only. Don't get me wrong, I love Terry, but he's the only reason I'm here. The uninspiring release of another character from FE completely ruled out me buying Fighter Pass 2. I just don't want to be disappointed by each and every single fighter they release in that pass. The worst part is, the six are already decided upon, so you can likely bet we'll see major letdowns.

I had to quit EA altogether because of this sort of nonsense ruining Madden. To those that are hopeful Madden makes it way to the switch, be careful what you wish for. It's a terrible game and a terrible waste of money. The NFL is also corrupt so I'm not surprised they love EA. NFL lies about player safety, EA lies about gamer safety (or consumer friendliness).

No, I'm utter trash at this game with any other character than Terry.

This certainly looks interesting. I look forward to the review and more info.

How can you not mention the best sports game on the switch, Mutant Football League? Oh that's right, the game totally went over this site's head.

My body is ready.

How about NSO subscribers get 10% off eShop purchases? Or, like the PS+, NSO subscribers get additional discounts on top of sale prices available to everyone.

I know we get the NES & SNES games, but maybe an extra free game per month, or a game trial per month, would be nice. The way they did it with Mario Tennis, where you get a 7-day game trial and the game is discounted if you want to purchase. It'd be nice to have that more than once per blue moon.

An ethernet/LAN adapter included with the NSO subscription fee, because it's criminal that one isn't built into the dock.

When I had my PS4 and was PS+ member, there was never a doubt I was getting what I paid for. With NSO, I'm not sure what I'm paying for most of the time. The price point is irrelevant, because it's hardly even a service at all.

This doesn't make a difference to me, if I get the game it will likely be digital anyway. The price isn't what will prevent me from getting it at launch though. Definitely want to wait to see how it performs first, that's the biggest factor.

@DockEllisD I am glad you got a chance to try it out. It's a great joy whenever I fire it up. Its cousin, Slain: Back from Hell, is not bad either, but Valfaris much better (imo).

I only bought Terry Bogard and not the entire Pass 1 and I do not regret, especially after the 5th fighter was announced. Definitely won't be buying Pass 2 blindly. Really only reason I play this game is because of Terry Bogard, it's the reason I finally caved and bought a Smash game for the first time in my life. With Samurai Shodown coming out on Feb. 25, I doubt I'll play Smash much at all. It's going to take a character as equally important to me as Terry to get my interest into Smash up again. I'd hit the floor if M.Bison or Raiden make an appearance. Doubtful, but it's gonna take someone on that level.

It was called Nintendo World Cup here, but I really loved that one. My brother and I had bought River City Ransom after making money at a garage sale, so that game always has a place in my heart. I never got a chance to try the hockey game, so this collection looks interesting.

Correction - as pointed out below, the game in this collection is not Nintendo World Cup, but possibly the sequel. Regardless, World Cup was great and I'd be interested in this collection.

If you are looking for a North American Football fix, go with Mutant Football League. So much fun!

Whew, I didn't own any of these but I remember going to my buddy's house to play the power pad. He had a hilarious technique for running on the mat.

Luckily I've never had a copy of a rare game I foolishly traded in or sold for a horrible return.

This was a fun read!

@Olliemar28 LOL my saltiness came through a bit strong. Still love this site and the comment section, even though they have no love for Valfaris.

@DockEllisD I'm a bit salty the game has gotten little recognition of excellence when games like Dead Cells and Blasphemous are heralded. Valfaris is in-your-face, non-stop, heavy metal mayhem with colours to blow your mind and brutality to crush your dreams. I listen to the soundtrack walking back and forth to work and feel about a foot taller. Lol

@judaspete Send me the link when you do

This list is missing the best game of 2019, Valfaris. Sorry, can't take list seriously, just basically plopped down 20 games without much thought. Lost interest when I realize no thought was put into this.

I have SamSho preloaded for Feb 25 with the deluxe edition, which I assume will not include season 2, but only season 1. Regardless, I am excited to get into this one.

On a side note, the other day a friend brought up Bushido Blade. Yes, yes I would like a remaster of the original.

The only controller that uses batteries I could justify buying is the Power A GameCube Controller. I can't justify spending that much $$$ on ones like this that require changing batteries every 30 hours of use. That should make the controller half price of what they actually charge. There's absolutely no reason not to have a rechargable battery.

@DanteSolablood Monkey Target in Super Monkey Ball 2 was the greatest mode in that game (imo). Monkey Target in SMB1 was good too, but the mode in part 2 was awesome. I would play that for hours with a buddy of mine, the monkey glitches could get hilarious.

Mario and Sonic at the Olympics has two slots? Can we expect some added events to that game? Baseball? Basketball?

Can it be possible Sega is working on a new Beyond Oasis?

My leakers can't confirm, because ziploc containers aren't legit insiders.

@gloom I was genuinely asking if anyone bought this on the switch. I was a big fan of Super Monkey Ball 2 and was very disappointed this was the version they release for switch over SMB2. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Gridatttack They said not all stages can be completed with the new shapes, so I assume that affects the physics in some way? Or maybe just the objects won't fit in certain holes?

The rewind feature is a good addition for new age gaming. It can also be viewed as a positive for the arcader that lost tens of dollars in quarters playing this gem, as in using the rewind feature as revenge.

I personally don't care what constitutes beating a game to someone other than me. If I have to resort to beating the game with the rewind, I cheated. I would much prefer to play a clean run. However, I won't knock the rewind feature, because it's not obligatory.

@The-Chosen-one the stage looks pretty awesome I will agree. I wish I could buy that for the price of a Mii costume.

I recently tried out sword fighters in smash, not a big fan of them. So this news is underwhelming that they yammed another one in and made fun of the fact that there's so many swordsmen. I'm certainly happy I did not purchase the DLC pack, and certainly won't be purchasing the next DLC pack. Very happy I did not purchase this pass and only bought Terry.

@Doktor-Mandrake I will say this. Going digital, with a large SD card, this is not a problem. I don't delete games I like and will never lose them. They will always be downloaded to my SD card ready for play. Sure, there's no value in having the physical copy, but that physical copy has the risk of becoming equally useless if your system doesn't have all the patches/updates installed and the servers are long gone.

This looks awful. I'm sorry, but it looks awful. I normally try to avoid commenting on stuff that doesn't interest me. I'm in a mood today I guess. This looks awful.

I don't think "embarrassing" is the right adjective for describing Nintendo's lack of e-sports support for Smash.

@Kilamanjaro Yes, you get Samurai Shodown 2 NeoGeo Pocket Color Edition as a pre-order bonus.

@TheFox That's exactly what I want to do, fight (or get my butt kicked more likely) online. I pre-ordered deluxe and it was also 15% off. This was a no brainer for me. Can't wait.

Not interested in any of them. I'll be surprised if I log into play either the SNES or NES ever again. It's lost all of its appeal to me.

This was a nice surprise as the lead off to today's Indie World. Really loving Golf Story, so I'm looking forward to this one.

Totally forgot about this one, still playing the crap out of Asphalt 9. Another free game to the list is a good thing. Looking forward to giving it a go.

Still waiting for the grown up Skate to be announced. Loved playing as Skate in 2, like everyone else.

@Kainbrightside NFL Street on the Switch would be amazing. I'll take APF2k8 or Backbreaker even, but NFL Street still my fav. football game of all-time.

This would be huge. While there is no competition essentially (RBI Baseball really doesn't count), the Show has always kept the gold standard golden. If this makes it to the Switch, owl be buying for sure.

Deal 1 - Bought a Nintendo Switch console that also came with a gift card worth $125. A pre-Black Friday deal at Shoppers in Canada. This is a gift for my niece for Christmas (the Switch and the Giftcard).

Deal 2 - Bought Fight of Gods on Nintendo eShop for 50% off. This is a joke Christmas gift to myself. Gonna have some friends over and drop this gem on them. Jesus vs. Santa incoming. Me going to hell, outgoing.

Deal 3 - Bought Mario & Sonic at the 2020 Olympics on eShop for 15% off, or whatever it was slightly discounted for. Couldn't resist, and my niece will also be able to download and play it since I'll have her on my family plan.

Almost Deal 4 - Almost bought an all digital XBox One S for $179.99 (Canadian dollars) but resisted. Just couldn't do it, even at that outrageously cheap price!

Well, now I officially don't care about any Super Monkey ball games coming to the Switch.

@DenDen I have been patiently waiting for a sale. Hoping for Black Friday digital sale. Although, I recently picked up Smash Ultimate (first entry into Smash for me), so my interest may have waned away. Still, a decent sale and I'll buy.