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I JUST WANT WORKING CONTROLLERS!

I have 6 sets of Joy-cons and the left joy-con drifts in certain circumstances (like using it while playing on my couch - what was I thinking?)

The newer ones work a bit better, which is why I've continued to buy more.

I've NEVER had issues w/Nintendo made hardware before. The Joy-Con is a real issue, and Nintendo should be contacting me and sending me working controllers, not making me call in to convince somebody that I can have the privilege of sending them to Nintendo.

REAL issue - thankfully not an issue w/the Pro Controller, which I bought a few weeks after getting my Switch and watching Link walk off on his own far too often.

Looks like Horizon Chase Turbo, which is excellent by the way.

If this plays well I'm on board. Though I haven't looked Sumo's other racers.

Why are the 8 player games in Luigi's Mansion so bad?

I love, and play, a ton of 8-player games on switch and the first round of 8-player games in Luigi's Mansion is easily the worst 8-player content on the console. I can't imagine paying for more.

Infusing my sword with Turnips remains one of my favorite moments in any game ever!

Need for Speed: Most Wanted is still a better racing game than we have on Switch .
I'm hopeful for this...and cautious. I can't do low frame rates in racing games...so I worry this will look good, but really only be playable on other platforms.

I wish they'd made Fantasy Life 2 instead of this.

NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 & Civilization VI are 2 of my MOST played games on the Switch.
I highly, HIGHLY recommend each of them if you are at all interested - they deliver!

I bought the retail Civ 6 for Christmas in 2018 and might get the digital just so I don't have to get up off the couch to start a game .

I don't have the Civ 6 expansion yet, so this looks like the perfect time to pick it up! (I do have the DLC as I LOVE the scenarios - the Australia one is my personal favorite)

I wish it was ONLY available on other consoles.

The 8 player multiplayer games are horrid.
I can't figure out why are doing more or how they made the included ones so bad.

Football Heroes Turbo - Love it! Well worth the money!

Football Heroes Turbo is a really fun American Football game if you're not looking for something realistic (not that Madden is realistic).

I've put lots of time into multiple seasons. It's kind of Tecmo Bowl + NFL Blitz + Modern leveling + Card Collecting (to get your team). Fun!

I bought Luigi 3, and it's ok...
The controls are frankly a HOT MESS.

I prefered the 2nd game. W/O Co-Op I'd regret purchase of the 3rd game. (Also of note, the 8-player multiplayer games are just terrible - like Mario Party rejects).

Still, I'm glad I got the game - with the Co-Op it is good and plays like a Lego game with better graphics and without level-breaking bugs that are scattered EVERYWHERE in most Lego games.

I really disliked the 3DS one (it felt more like work than a game) and really loved both DS games. I enjoyed the Big Brain spin-offs (though more for their party game aspect than anything).

I still can't decide if I'll get it if it comes to the US, but that is b/c I'd have to play in handheld mode - and these days my eyes need a bigger screen (I understand the game requires touch input, so my desire isn't possible).

Sorry, but this review is very poor.
Please talk about the 8 player same console multiplayer.
Please be more in depth.

On Steam it has a user score of 9/10 with 150+ reviews. Video reviews I've seen are positive. I was excited to see this review because I'm curious about buying the game.

The 8-player mode is my number one question, this review doesn't even mention it.

As a NL fan, I am disappointed not to get the information from the review, it seems very short on information. Please consider rewriting it or adding to it.

Looking forward to:

• FF: Crystal Chronicles remake
• Brain Age (but will the US get it?)
• Minecraft
• Sports Story
• Unexpected title from Nintendo that will come out of nowhere, yet surprise and amaze

Wish we'd get

• Mario 3D World port+
• MLB the Show (this year...I'm so impatient!)
• Original NES Baseball Stars (I prefer it to the NEO GEO version)
• Original NES Rygar (never available on VC - unknown as to why)

Saw this and thought it was right up my alley!
...and the price on Switch doesn't make sense as you need two systems or a phone.
Since I was getting it on my Android phone anyway, I just installed it on my tablet too, and skipped the Switch version.

Ni No Kuni is a beauty. Not for everyone, but I love it.

Boy this reminds me of why the original trilogy was so good.
I miss that family-friendly inspirational approach that led to so much awesome.

357 Hours
74 Games
Most Played: Civ 6, Football Heroes Turbo, Smash, RBI Baseball 19, NBA 2K19
(I think it might be the most times played, not the most hours?)

This info was LOTS of fun.
I love that Nintendo did this.

LOVE THIS GAME!

Best coop of 2019!

@Linnybhoy - Yes! And it is MUCH more challenging solo, which makes it feel very different, but still awesome!

Cadence of Hyrule is such a fun co-op game. I've played through it 4 times now and enjoy the ever changing layouts and the nods to Breath of the Wild design.

Bought it during the sale and am loving it. It feels a lot like a side scrolling Zelda, which isn't how I felt about the last one. (Though I liked it too, this one is much more fun so far!)

So, so, so excited for this!
LOVED Golf Story.
This was a tremendously pleasant surprise.

No game has made me as sick as Epic Mickey.
Those calling the camera bad are seriously understating how bad it was. I was sick for two days after playing it an hour.

Sad because it seemed like it'd be so fun, but what a disaster.

Played today, finished a scenario without issue.

Such a good game, sorry for those having issues.

This is such an amazing game, I'm sad people would miss it because of a momentary bug.

Reading the comments it seems the problem happens when you continue a pre patch game. If you start a new game after the patch there is no issue.

Looks great, and totally going to get it when it goes on sale.

Why wait? B/C I have a ton of Shin'en games and they all suffer from the same problem - they LOOK amazing, and their design struggles. Fast RMX is a perfect example, I have the game and DLC on multiple platforms. Fun, as long as you don't look too deep at the gameplay itself. Visuals are AMAZING! (or we could talk about Jett Rocket I & II, Nano Assault, Fun! Fun! Minigolf or Art of Balance all of which have the same issue)

Still, I'm totally looking forward to this. It looks lovely and I'm sure will not be a regret to get on sale. I'm hopeful that the variety of game play will make it a perfect title for Shin'en's uncomparable ability to make visuals shine and shine (Shin'en)!

The biggest issue is the infield singles.
I played ~20 hours of RBI 2019, and <20% of my hits are extra base. Most of the hits dribble through the infield for a single, flyouts happen more in the infield than the outfield.
...and strangely you'll hit the ball right to the pitcher, only to have it bounce off him, SEVERAL times a game.

The physics need a revamp so it's not a singles party.

In the meantime - Super Mega Baseball 2 is a bit arcade-y, but plays great. There is a demo too.

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - a giant among giants!
...except the latest game wasn't a giant, it was really poor .

I'd love to get Switch remakes of the original DS games, I'd be happy to double dip there.
Also, I'm someone who loved the storyline of the Phoenix Wright cross-over, even if I didn't love the courtroom part of it. I found the game very engaging! (I assume it isn't in your list above b/c it was made by Capcom, and your list is in support or paid by Level 5)

The technical issues will keep me away.
I get motion sickness easy, and the frame rate issues noted in the review will get me sick.

Hoping for miracles in the patch.

@DeltaPeng yeah, each system only plays 4-people.

Since they do let you play 8 player local between two systems it is silly they don't do it on one.

DOWNLOADED!

...and then uninstalled...

...but if they fixed the Frame Rate I might try again (the game gives me motion sickness with it's low and highly variable frame rate).

@Adam - "I do wish the game allowed for more players local."

YES!
This game is magical in the arcade w/10 people. You NEED all the talking and banter and craziness to make it awesome!
4 people is meh.
I understand you can play two machines if you happen to have 2 TVs sitting next to each other and get 4 on 4.
...but that is stupid.
The screen is the exact same for both teams, there are 8 controllers already on my Switch, there is no reason to need the second system and the highly terrible local connection (we've done this so many times with Mario Kart - it always drops...unless you have no interference from anything it'll drop - oh for the days of the DS when we could get stable connections, 3DS & Switch are both terrible at it).

8 Player LOCAL SAME MACHINE is the sweet spot - this game missed it = this game missed.
It's 4-player SAME MACHINE - and you can play against bots, or online, or try against another nearby Switch.
...which is too bad.

It went from insta-buy to insta-bust.

Back to Runbow, Party Golf, Bomberman and what was that other crazy good 8-player game that managed to play 8-player on a single machine despite it having eSport levels of complexity? Oh Yeah - Smash.

Towerfall's 6-player mode gets an honorable mention here too.

Since taking backers money Atooi has started new game projects and released one of them.

Backers have EVERY RIGHT to feel upset that their money is likely being used to fund different game projects than they backed.

If Atooi goes belly up and backers never get their game, but Atooi did start and finish other games after taking backers money, what does that say?

I WAS interested in Killer Queen when it was going to be 6 player on one console.

I don't see 4 player online retaining the arcade fun and intensity of playing next to your opponents.

@nmanifold Have you tried Chase Horizon Turbo? It's definitely more of a classic arcade look, but it definitely is an Arcadey Arcade Racer and the races are fun. (check it on metacritic - it's ok and scratches the itch for me when I'm looking for an Arcade racer)

...all that said, I'd have loved for Burnout Paradise remastered to come to the Switch or even just re-release the WiiU version of Need for Speed Most Wanted - I know EA would rather stab themselves in the eye while shooting themselves in the foot than support a Nintendo console, but, I can still wish...

@BAN Interesting thoughts. I also found Hollow Knight too dark for me and quit in under 30 minutes. There is already so much negativity in the world around me I look for games to lift me up, and dark broodiness doesn't do that for me.

I'm still excited to try the Ori demo, the color palette is lighter than Hollow Knight, so I'm hopeful, b/c it sure is beautiful.

If not, that's cool to, the best to all who enjoy the game!
There's plenty of fun uplifting games for me; from just about everything Nintendo makes to Dragon Quest to Ni No Kuni. Diversity is a good thing!

@westman98
Mobile surely had something to do with it.
...but I think the fact that Nintendo didn't even do a Retail release says volumes about how well they thought it could do (and it also materially affected how well it did do).

We can watch the new game's sales and see.
If it sold 50% of the 2nd game (the first game is crazy out of reach) or 10x the 3rd game I'd say it showed there is an opportunity.

@westman98 - the 3DS entry was a memory trainer instead of the type of brain training in the DS games.

The 3DS game was shockingly hard and frankly, NOT ANY FUN!

The DS games were great games, and this looks maybe a little too much like them?
I'm definitely down to buy another game in the series. I loved the previous ones on the DS, and forced myself through 15 hours on the 3DS game before I decided it just wasn't a good game.

I expect if this is done well, it will do well. If it is not fun, like the 3DS game, it will sell badly. Nothing too shocking about that.

Or you could get the Labo one...

Super, super excited.
Civilization stole a lot of time from my game budget because it was so much fun I couldn't stop playing.
Definitely getting these!

Totally interested!
...and uncertain if a controller is the best way to play something like this. I think a mouse is likely to be interface for this type of game.

...and I second having another Endless Ocean - lovely unappreciated Wii games!

MOST of these games are literally cheaper RIGHT NOW at retail.

Best Buy

• Harry Potter - $19.99 (compared to $24.99 above)
• DC Super Villains - $19.99 (compared to $29.99 above!?)
• Incredibles - $19.99 ($29.99 above? that is the off sale retail price)

I'm sure Amazon will match if you don't buy at Best Buy (they may done so already).

...short story though - these prices through the eShop are highway robbery!
THIS IS NOT A SALE!

MOST of these have been cheaper in stores in the last 12 months.

The 'huge' sale includes things being MUCH more expensive (50%+) than you can routinely find them on sale for at retail.

If you are interested in these titles I'd recommend you wait and watch retail.

There are so many 'meh' soccer games on Switch!
I have Active Soccer, and it is 'ok.' That is, once you get through the super laggy menus and turn-off the auto-assists and manually get different colors for your mates if you are playing multiplayer. I wouldn't call it good, and this looks similar review score wise.

Then there is Super Kickers League, Super Arcade Soccer/World Soccer, Soccer Slammers, Legendary Eleven...

And FIFA "We hate Nintendo fans Edition" if you want to sell your soul to EA for a mess of pottage.

Nothing good though.
Just lots of hard to recommend games.

The comments here are terribly ignorant.
Granted, the review is partially to blame for everyone thinking this won't have multiplayer - when it WILL have multiplayer, just won't have it at launch.

Still the comments are full of Complain, complain, hate hate.

Seriously?
It's hard to read so much unhappiness - and doesn't help anyone or anything.

NL - you should update the review to state that multiplayer is coming. It won't stop the complaining, but at least it will stop the ignorance.

I like the events with themes!

Not a fan of the daily challenges though...

Awesome article, thanks for sharing!

On my radar now. It's a big task for such a small team, I hope it rocks!

Why not 8-player?