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This reminded me that I wanted to play Pode.

Honestly I love the idea of this game, the floaty movements of the characters may not work for me, but I so hope they will.

Outside of MK there aren't good racers on Switch, which is disappointing. I look at this and think I should fire up Most Wanted U on my WiiU. I'll probably be happier that way.
Still, I hope devs keep putting games on the system, I'd love an honest to goodness good racer on Switch. Since NFS: MWU there hasn't been one, and I'm not confident there was one at all before it.
Burnout Paradise where are you?

Very interested, but very afraid it will have a low/choppy frame rate and give me motion sickness.
Will wait for comments from people who have actually played the game.

This is right up my alley, but I fear it'll trip my motion sickness.
Fe was my most recent big miss for that.
It is super frustrating to buy a game, play it ten minutes, and then realize you are horribly sick.
I wish I could try it first, or get a refund if it made me ill.

I remember when this was huge in the arcade, I was barely a teen then. I got to where I could get to level five on a quarter on a good day.

But I played a lot before I got that good.

Pre-ordered for the discount.
I am ready.

I HATE Twitter video.
It doesn't matter if I'm on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, home, work or a friend's house, there is a 90% chance I click to play, it then loads the actual page to play, I click again, and nothing.

I can't imagine it is me considering how many devices and networks I've tried it on. Maybe it is chrome? UGH! Hate Twitter video...even when it does work it's like 3x the clicks to start it. WHY!?

Just played through single player on level 5 this last weekend.
The game remains brutally hard and wonderfully unique.

This tournament sounds awesome!
ARMS deserves love!

I'm such a huge fan of the original, this will be hard not to gobble up on day one.

@nintendobynature - Yes, you can play solo or co-op. I found the games to be better played Solo as they are puzzle based, and it can be hard to do puzzles as a team.

Enjoyed the 2nd Trine on Wii U.
Loved 9 Parchments on Switch (by the same group, shares on character).
I plan on getting the 3rd one, and maybe I'll get the first...though I'd probably wait for a steep sale?

I've gotten to where I can't bring myself to buy an indie game day 1.
They go on sale so quickly for such huge discounts, I often haven't even gotten to playing them before they are discounted.

I'm interested in this game, but will wait for a sale. That's going to be my standard approach going forward. It's just me responding to how the indies are running their businesses.

@Cobalt - unfortunately Nintendo is becoming more like Xbox and PS4 every day.
Microsoft and Sony have thrived releasing same type of inane repetitive content repackaged year over year over year. (Call of Duty 28 anyone?)

I like Nintendo because they do different things. They aren't afraid to try something different and have it totally fail. (Is labo the latest?) That is the path to finding fun new things, and I love Nintendo most when it is on that path.

The more Nintendo is like MS and Sony, the less interesting they are. I wish Nintendo was further away and not following the narrow path of the others in online, games, and everything!

This chart also shows why Switch sales are struggling this year.
EVERY great game came out last year!
It has been a slow, slow year for the Switch from Nintendo, and I don't see it turning around.
Smash will be fun, but why hasn't there been DLC for MK8 for the Switch? No tracks in years!
Why wasn't there more meaningful DLC for Odyssey? or additional content for Zelda? (since Zelda is usually a once every 5 years game that used to have handheld releases in-between the lack of the inbetween games for GBA/DS/3DS means it'll be a long-time for a new one)

I love my Switch, and I LOVE the indie games, where I've spent most of this year.
So don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan from day 1, but Year 2 of the Switch has been super lackluster from Nintendo, and that is why they won't hit their sales. They lost momentum, and unless Metroid 4 is crazy amazing AND coming out in the first half of next year, AND there is something else big coming soon, Nintendo already fired all their big ammo, it's already all been released, and now we just wait for the next console release that will have the next Mario Kart, Zelda, Mario & Splatoon games...
...sadface...

I thought this was interesting:

Super Smash Bros. (Wii U) 5.35 million + 9.35 million (3DS) = 14.7 million
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 13.29 million

The latest Smash outsold the one on Wii, despite the Wii's crazy huge install base.

Fun numbers, and boy the WiiU had some GREAT Nintendo titles. I really hope 3D Land gets and update/boost for Switch, and I'd love a 'Super Mario Player' game on Switch that simply let you play all the online levels people have made on WiiU. For $20 I'd be in!

The sales show down problem is clear to see!

Last year's software lineup was great!

This year?
Not so much.

Played it tons on my Atari lynx!

Enough that I recognize the areas all this time later in the video...
... And it is still making me stressed!
So hard!
I think I'll just watch this time around.

They haven't responded to my concerned email yet, like they say they will in their comments, but have done more press releases.

I enjoyed Trine, but I love 9 Parchments!

@BensonUii rebounding and stealing are now more responsive, meaning pressing the button will now usually make the player on the court do the action instead of them doing nothing most of the time like they did last year.
Shooting and dunking are identical to last year.

This score and review = NintendoLife has lost their mind

I wish we would get Burnout Paradise.
Need For Speed: Most Wanted on WiiU is still my go-to non-Mario Kart racer.

The big difference I find is that magazines tend to offer deeper information whereas websites have more information, but it lacks the deep thoughtful look at games coming (month over month for many months).
That said, I don't always have time to read from a magazine, so I'm part of the problem.

No physical buttons = no clue

Anyone who buys NBA Playgrounds had my pity.

So more players and micro transactions?
FAIL!

I was hopeful they would have fixed the absolutely terrible gameplay, but instead there just trying to charge more for it.

PLEASE if you are considering buying this game don't! It does look fantastic, but, unless they changed it from last year, the gameplay is horrible, just horrible!

Bought this and regretted it on WiiU.
The visuals are amazing!
The gameplay is a pile of meh!
It's more tedious to collect things than fun, the game lacks fun platforming, and with so many other options that have great platforming there is no reason to play this.

Watching a video to enjoy the visuals is the best way to experience this game.

Rygar, Rygar NES version would be wonderful!

I loved the 3rd person sequel Behind Shadowgate. I played it on the TurboGrafx-CD in the same month the N64 came out and thought it measured up. Would love an update to it or a release.

Not a fan of Amazon.
They put others out of business, then raise prices.
I avoid buying there.

My hope is that they've hired a game designer equal to their visual abilities. There is no question they make some of the best looking indie games in existence. I've bought most of them.
However, the game design, track design, and level design always leaves me wanting.
I'm excited to hear what they are doing next, and would love to hear they did something with Nintendo, because I know it would be a perfect combo of visuals and mechanics.

Other than the fact this looks terrible it could just be great!

It's fun, but controls are a bit loose.
Still, a great party game, and one of the few great 8-player games in existence!

@BigKing Indies. Indies are way outselling on switch. There are hardly any games on switch that are 3rd party and not Indies, so it's logical, if not as inspiring as major 3rd party releases doing well.

Pre-ordered!
I've been waiting forever for this, I hope the switch port is awesome!
I played it at e3 and loved the party game of Mario maker. Lots of fun!

If they get rid of the freeze every time someone dies I'd buy it again...

...3D World is SOO much better than this though. Or even a Mario Maker Player that would let you just play the existing fan-made levels on Switch. I feel like the only reason they did this one is they didn't want a 3D mario game competing with SM Odyssey.

Rygar on NES was great!!!
Rygar in the arcade was just ok.

It's one of two NES games I really wish we could get on VC over their arcade counterparts. The same wish I've had since the Wii.

Loved the game, and the entire series.
I'd happily get an HD update, though without a stylus it won't be the same.

The first game was absolutely terrible.
Looks pretty, plays awful.
Needlessly complicated, harder to play than NBA 2K, and not fun.

You fooled me once, so shame on you!
You will not fool me twice!

I loved RType, I love coop, I love the 3d touches, I will definitely buy this if it comes stateside!

I have this on WiiU, I love platformers and this one is pretty. It is also boring. I regretted the purchase and warn people to watch videos before buying. Watch the actual gameplay, not the beauty. The play is shallow and boring despite the pretty.

Endless runners do not excite me.
Even Mario can't save an endless runner from being a bad experience.
Phones aren't made for Mario.
Mario is at his best when you can explore and have tight controls.
Phones give you sloppy, limited controls and take away exploration.
That's one of the reasons phones never took over gaming like some thought and consoles are having record sales. Phone gaming tends to be shallow.

I pick up all 8 player games...
Usually...
Not sure about this one.

BAFL is more my style for this type of game.
I tried with 3 different groups to get into Mantis Burn Racing, but I thought it was terrible.
I wish Konami would port Driift Mania. I love that game for 8 player fun.

I was not a fan of Sonic transformed.
It controlled more like need for speed, but tried at the same time be a arcade kart racer. The result I disliked immensely.
I'm hopeful this is better than transformed, but unless it gets crazy good reviews I'll pass. I don't need another mediocre kart racer.

Looks like wonderful fun to have with my youngest family members.

I'm so glad Nintendo is making games for young kids. This is a great product!

This was our most played Wii game, and I'll get the switch version day 1!
I do agree with the comments that the individual games are not close to Nintendo quality control, but exploring is the real fun here. Playing with other players to explore, find the chests, and making use of the huge open world space by racing to spots on the map or playing tag, is awesome!

That said, this game is for a younger audience. I've enjoyed playing with my kids, but wouldn't likely turn it on by myself.

Will it still be terrible?
That the real question.
If the gameplay matched the visuals, Nba playgrounds would be a good game, but it doesn't.
The shooting/dunking is so unintuitive they had to add a meter, and even with it there is no sense of flow in offense, you just stare at the meter as you shoot.
Defense is even worse as pressing the button to steal the ball often does nothing. There is no visual, nothing!

The game looks good, but plays terribly.
I wish it played anything like Jam, I loved that game!
2K18 is a fantastic game as well, so maybe 2K can fix the mess that is Nba Playgrounds!

Crossed Swords is a game I remember fondly from long ago.
I wonder if it is best left remembered? I'll have to watch some YouTube videos and see if it interests me in today's gaming world.

Pretty awesome stuff. I love the accordion!

My kids still play the Wii version regularly, so I feel like I know this game inside and out. I'd love more info on what's new.

Looking at the brief 4 player parts of the video it appears that they may still be turning off all NPCs when playing multiplayer, but I'm hoping not. That always made the world feel rather empty.
It's be great if you could play events without everyone playing the event though I recognize that's probably a technical impossibility.

As an 8 player coop or versus game Runbow is fantastic.

I've introduced it to a ton of groups and it always wins people over.
It's one of the best 8 player games ever made.

There is a pre-order price reduction through tomorrow, so I already bought it for the 4th time. Looking forward to playing through all the adventure mode content in coop again!