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We've added the sale price and % discount for each entry, plus another couple of games that slipped through the net.

@Lord I mean, there's only 10. And we like Star Fox!

@russell-marlow I mean, 'objectively good game rankings' don't exist. In fact, you could argue that the closest you can get is an aggregated list like ours, taking the opinions of many people into account.

As for whether Adventures is a spin-off or not, again that's all subjective. The beauty of our User Rating lists is being able to mentally remove any game that doesn't meet your personal criteria and the data behind the other entries' remains entirely untouched and intact.

@russell-marlow We’re presenting all the options and polling opinion, asking readers to rate the games they’ve played, as the intro explains and as we’ve done with various other series in the past. Just a bit of anniversary fun.

Not sure where you get the idea that ‘most’ of our staff aren’t fond of Assault, but no matter. Perhaps it’s our “basic sensibilities”.

@Bakajin I mean, that’s just demonstrably untrue, isn’t it?

https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/tetris-effect-connected
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/quake
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/horace
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/hades
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/a_short_hike
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/subsurface_circular
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/celeste
https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/axiom_verge

@Highlar Our scoring policy is linked just under the score, which delineates between the different bands. A 10/10 game delivers something genre-defining or incredibly fresh/surprising. There can also be an element of ‘You NEED TO try this, even if you normally hate Genre XYZ!’

@87th Oh noooooo. I've added that to the poll.

@Reploid Ah, thanks for that — I've added them to the list.

@lolwhatno Ha, can't remember — it was several years ago. $20 or $30 maybe?

@nessisonett @anoyonmus It's a fun Random piece about a cool-looking game. Mario Kart practically invented the genre, and with a site full of video game fans, we thought this would raise a few smiles on a Friday afternoon.

It's clearly labelled with the 'Random' prefix, and you're under no obligation to read or comment if it doesn't interest you or isn't 'Nintendo' enough. We think it's cool, but there are plenty of other things to enjoy on the site if you don't agree.

Evening all. We’ve added ‘fan’ to the headline to make clear that these would be unofficial ports. While it may seem obvious to many that Nintendo wouldn’t be publishing official PC ports of its back catalogue, I understand that the headline could be interpreted in that way. That wasn’t the intention, but my apologies all the same. 🙏

@Not_Soos I take your point and it was heartening to see the conversation remaining civil for the most part. Unfortunately, that is often not the case and seeing that this is a big game that we'll be covering again in the future, we feel it's important to establish some ground rules from the off and not have every article on the game descend into the same debate. The last thing we want to do is close comments on all related articles.

Hello all. In case you missed it, we have pinned a comment at the start of the thread kindly requesting that conversation stays on the topic of the game itself rather than the wider issues and controversy surrounding the author of the Harry Potter novels.

We understand that, for some, the two are inextricably linked but — as we outline in the pinned comment — we feel that this article is not the appropriate place for that wider conversation. Please focus discussion here on the game itself.

@Mattock1987 In this case the opposite of 'safe' would be closer to 'daring' or 'exciting'. As Tom says, the addition of new elements would have spiced things up a bit. Then again, these are the easier introduction courses. Hopefully we'll see some more ambitious tracks in the coming waves.

@Twonips Yeah, it's a little confusing — you have to head to the Switch eShop to get access to it:
https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/how-do-you-access-the-mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-dlc

@GoldCobra Our apologies, we missed that it blended two images! We've switched it out for some official key art.

@Chrysologus Added.

@AcridSkull Added. 👍

@CDub30 I wrote in the text that it's a weak entry. BUT it is part of a hugely popular series that will be disappearing from sale — and an entry that's unlikely to return in any other form. As such, I felt it was worth highlighting for WarioWare fans who might want 'the whole set'.

@bbliksteen8 Both articles stated that there was no way to add funds via gift cards specifically after August 29th. We have an FAQ guide with that information, but I've tweaked the appropriate sections in these lists to make it clearer that funds can still be added via the pooled accounts until the stores close.

@Magician I had that on the list, but I believe it's one of the ones that was delisted a while ago.

@Pokester99 We’ve tweaked the article text to make clearer the status of the PIF as a government-run fund.

If you still wish to discuss editorial content and policy, or any other topic, please use our contact form.

@Pokester99 I understand that this is a sensitive topic, but Tom’s report is entirely fact-based and provides relevant context for the video games industry acquisition story here.

Also, I’m quite certain we are not publishing “constant negative coverage of Saudi Arabia”.

To everyone. Yes, it's Mina the Hollower. Apologies.

Mina the Follower will be the sequel, obvs.

Hi all. I got all excited and added Advance Wars to the list when the date is still 'Spring 2022'. Apologies, I've removed it from the highlights — March was looking busy anyway!

@AtlusIsDumb Some fiend kidnapped my main man, Tingle. All sorted now.

@Scapetti https://www.gamespress.com/

@ChakraStomps @Scapetti and others. This is a report based on a feature published on Polygon. It doesn’t include every single quote from Polygon’s article because it would be impractical and, frankly, impolite to strip every single quote from the original article and reproduce the lot. We’d encourage you to read the original story for the most possible context and hear voices from many of the people involved. As you’ve read above, several TT leavers have gone to work for Burton’s new studio, which also suggests something about him and his management style.

On the anonymity of sources as an indicator or reliability, that’s just inaccurate, isn’t it. Quality journalism of all kinds frequently relies on sources speaking on condition of anonymity, commonly for fear of reprisal or for legal reasons that would otherwise prevent them talking. To suggest a story is immediately invalid simply because quotes are from anonymous sources is nonsense.

Finally, to suggest that it would only be ‘news’ if Nintendo posted about it on their official channels is, quite obviously, ludicrous. I’m going to assume that’s a joke of some sort.

In addition to all the usual feel-good programming and gaming coverage we publish (the stuff we absolutely love reading and producing which forms the heart of the site) we will continue to report on stories big and small like this one that gives insight to the blood, sweat and tears — positive and negative — that goes into making the games we love.

If commenters can’t accept this and are unable to either converse politely or keep quiet, we’ll be forced to lock the thread. I’d much rather leave the comments open, so please consider carefully what you’re posting and make sure it conforms to our Community Rules before hitting the reply button. 🙏

The text of the article makes clear the specific FFT inspiration noted by the developers, and 'Combat Platformer' in the headline also makes the genre clear. We've switched in 'Roguelite' to make things absolutely crystal.

@Johnno137426 Generally it's one of the larger releases, so it's obvious. The images are normally named accordingly, too, so hovering a cursor over it (or tapping and holding as if to save on mobile) should reveal the title. The one above is from Hollow 2.

@ophone Logistics, mainly. Things have to be pretty much finalised by mid-December before people start heading off on holidays, and GOTY interest falls off a cliff in January, unfortunately.

That's one of the great things about our reader-ranked GOTY list, though — it's a dynamic list and there's absolutely nothing stopping Chicory or any other 2021 game popping onto the list if it gets the requisite ratings.

https://www.nintendolife.com/guides/best-nintendo-switch-games-of-2021

@RubyDevilNine We cover interesting stories as and when we're able, depending on a variety of factors (staffing and priority of other articles, for example). If a story isn't particularly time sensitive, we may well put it to one side and cover it at a later date. That's it, that's the 'inside scoop'.

We try to cover as much as possible in a timely manner, but there's only so many hours in the day. If you've read about something before, you're not obliged to read our reporting! The headline clearly communicates the content, so feel free to skip if that's the case. Plenty of other articles to read.

@Fiyaball A test! Yes, a test! 👀

Thanks to everyone who pointed out the existing discount for buying both — I've added that as an update to the text above.

@step_over Oof, you're right. I've edited that — thanks.

@Kiz3000 Indeed, you're right — I'll edit the appropriate sections. Thanks

Wind Waker is a sly one! Added.

@SonOfVon As @Eel has noted, this isn't the first inappropriate comment you've left contravening our community rules and not-so-indirectly insulting our staff.

Please keep such remarks to yourself in future. If you're unable to do this, we'll remove more than simply the offending comment from the site.

@larryisaman I'm going to blame my laptop and its habit of randomly switching active windows for that. Zapped.

@Waa-Laa Thanks for the spot.

@Maxz I've added a line to the article and a pic with a link to the name as listed. Thanks for the heads up.

I've added 'Digital Code' to the Astral Chain entry seeing as physical is no longer available.

@WoomyNNYes I've also added that detail to the article — cheers.

@WoomyNNYes We've got something scheduled.

@TheRealKyleHyde Fixed, cheers

@VitaminDJ Ha, I missed a zero there - apologies! It's 0.93lbs versus 0.88lbs (with Joy-Cons attached). I've edited the zero in now.

@boatie Is there any grip on the market that can stay on the Switch while it’s docked? Never once crossed my mind that someone would try jamming it in their dock still attached.

I've removed a couple of comments which will inevitably lead down a well-trodden path. Let's focus on the event and the announcement, please.

@MrPavoPeacock Seems to be very much in line with Pokémon Go. Paying for extra nectar, extra plant slots (incubators, essentially), more petals. If you're fine with how it's handled in Go, I think you'll find this okay.

@redpanda0310 Ha, damn Roman numerals. Corrected, thanks

I've added some extra detail and a couple of links to the article, as helpfully provided by @ryu_san. Thanks

I mean, you open it, slide BOTW in, close it, and never touch it again. Right?

@PBandSmelly Pokémon Sword & Shield got an 8.

Ha, just looking into the video. Watch this space...

Edit: Aaaaand it's live! Apologies for the little wait, there. Enjoy!