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@geiseldiesel I can't fathom the next Smash being built from the ground up. My best bet would be that they'll just revive Ultimate for the new system, push a 4K update or whatever and then just add to and improve to the game. And I don't mean like Wii U to Ultimate where modes were dropped and replaced and the UI had a drastic (and needed) change. I mean like MK8 to MK8D, where it's the same game but improved and with more content.

Part of me hopes that even though the DLC fighters will be done, that there could still be updates to add new/missing modes and a few of the missing stages.

But a much bigger part of me realizes that the next fighter is almost certainly it. The fighter will release and they'll wrap a bow on Ultimate. Still, I'm hoping that his language means that yes, even though fighters are done, we still have a big paid expansion on the way including familiar modes like Smash Run and Boss Rush, as well as new modes like maybe a Boss Vs. Mode where one player is one of the in game bosses and the other players can work together to try and beat you. I know, almost certainly not happening, but a man can dream.

NGL, leather pants (on a female) has always been a huge turn-on for me.

@Entrr_username I don't genuinely believe they were paid obviously, it's just a statement to possibly explain the baffling reveal it is that a racing sim that looks like the ones before it would win such an honor (meaningless as it may be), because I'm genuinely not sure what explains how that game wins most anticipated from that this year's show.

It's like they turned Sonic Robo Blast 2 into a real game.

@Entrr_username haha that one still baffles me. They must have paid for that meaningless honor or something, because who is most anticipated by Forza? Every entry in that series look the same to me, and you know what you're getting with those games. They're just nice realistic racers, which is fine, but nothing we haven't seen many times before, even from other series entirely.

I'm surprised Metroid Dread isn't in the Top 5. I'm super excited for BOTW2, but right now my focus is mainly on Dread since that comes out soon. (Still BOTW2 was definitely best of show, no question)

Lol at people saying "I guess it's been delayed." Delayed from what? We never got a release window to begin with. It'll be done when it's done. Entitled fans are the worst, this team owes us nothing, be grateful you have the games you do from them and let them work to bring you more in peace.

@Toy_Link Considering how little you actually look head on to your monkey, not to mention that you see them through a translucent sphere that affects color and lighting as it is, it's a pretty easy change to overlook in my opinion.

@Clyde_Radcliffe How about some F-Zero Mania combining GX and AX. So crazy how Sega were behind those games.

It says Anniversary Edition at the top, its the 20th anniversary of the original game launching, these guys are finding proof of Monkey Ball 2 levels being in here. Seems like a safe bet that this is a remaster of 1 and 2, quite possible a remaster of Deluxe (which for those unfamiliar was 1 and 2 combined plus some extra levels). Which sounds awesome, maybe they even added more levels on top of that, they wouldn't have to do that, but that'd be amazing, 1 and 2 were the series at it's best, so more of that is absolutely welcome. You'd think something else is being added beyond just a new coat of paint given the new title.

Also, this probably goes without saying, but Monkey Target better be in there, and man if they added more maps for that, oh snap, I'd lose it.

@Franklin Dude, preach. I've always said the exact same thing. Pokemon Snap was made for the Wii U, the GamePad would have been the camera that you move around in real space to take your photos, it's so obvious that it's maddening we instead got a new Pokemon Snap on the hardware that followed.

Even if it is only a rumor, I think a Mario + Rabbids sequel is a certainty at this point. It really was a surprisingly great game, it sold well and was well received (after initial backlash to it's leak of course). I'd have to imagine at this point, that when it comes to a sequel, it's not a question of if, but rather, when.

As long as they try to tune into what made the first two games so great, then I'm all about this. Oh and of course that Monkey Target is a bonus game.

Love how the image has UNO, but its not in the list.

The Muppets were great, shame that E3 didn't have a lot to really pack a punch though. I think the year before they did the collab with the Robot Chicken guys and that one was really good too, and as I recall that had a stronger showing of games as well.

I miss those earlier E3 Directs where they were trying to make each one special in it's own way, Robot Chicken theme one year, Muppets the next. You'd hope they could have kept those kinds of traditions going (I have to wonder if those were something that Iwata really pressed for). Like I could see some sort of Lego collab E3 Direct or maybe since they're working with illumination on the Mario movie, a CGI direct, though that would be a lot of extra work I'm sure, so I get why they didn't keep them up I guess.

@Babybear12 Yes, I actually have that too, but I was talking officially. And that emulator is alright, but it's not quite full speed, you just know Nintendo could easily optimize their past system to work on the 3DS better than the homebrew scene can.

Weezer churns out music way too fast these days, they just released a new album, and then they just released a new single outside of that album with AJR. They've had a few instances of releasing 2 full length albums in the same year, they're kinda nuts. And these days I do tend to like a lot of what they have to offer. So I'm all for this, but at the same time, holy crap Rivers, you can take a break, ya know?

@Mario_maniac Or even just half ass it and emulate the Virtual Boy games through the virtual console on the 3DS, that's an insane missed opportunity that they never incorporated any VB content into the 3DS.

It'd be amazing if they made it with the same kind of tech as the 3DS so it can give the glasses-free stereoscopic 3D effect.

Wonder if there is something in the code they didn't want dataminers to find yet.

Nah, I don't think so, I don't really think the games we would have got for a dedicated handheld have disappeared, I think they've just converged with the home console Nintendo games to now be on the same system. Case in point: Pokemon and Miitopia. In fact I speculate that now that most of the first and second party (feasible) Wii U games have made it to the Switch, that many of the best 3DS games will follow suit onto the Switch starting with Miitopia. Wouldn't be surprised to see the likes of Tomadachi Life or Kid Icarus Uprising make the jump to the Switch in time as well.

Not only are Sony and Microsoft in an awkward transitional stage where it honestly doesn't even feel like the new gen has truly started yet, but we know with certainty that Nintendo has a lot of heavy hitting games they're getting ready to release within the next year or so, never mind the unknown surprise or 2 you know they have up their sleeves for this Direct. The only way Nintendo doesn't run away with the show is if they knowingly choose to hold back, which is certainly something they do like to do.

Honestly, I think if we count the New 3DS systems and DSi systems as upgraded refreshes, then I think that's technically what the Game Boy Color is. I know adding color was a big upgrade, but it's not like the power behind the GBC increased all that much from the Game Boy before it. Plus, the way it received games is similar to the N3DS and DSi systems as well: many games were released after the new model came out that was still playable on the older model but made use of the new model's new feature of color (these GBC games came in black cartridges), while the GBC also saw its share of games that could only be played on the upgraded model just as the N3DS and DSi did, though yes, the GBC received a higher volume of exclusive titles than these later successors, it's the same general idea (these GBC games were the ones that came in the clear cartridges).

The Battle Network series is such a messy assortment of titles, that I question what games would be in such a legacy collection or not. Like the latter games that had multiple entries with only minimal differences between them, do they include both versions or do they find a way to just combine the content of both titles to into a single game that they include instead. Does the obscure Wonder Swan Battle Network game get included? Does Network Transmission get included? What about Battle Chip Challenge? And what about the Star Force games? They're tangentially connected like the ZX games with the Zero games, do they get included too, even the one that was essentially a remake of Battle Network 1? I'm very curious to see how this series will be treated in a legacy collection.

@angus_luissen just tried on a UK account on a US console and sadly doesn't work

Didn't work on US, saw it was a Europe only thing, set up another account on the Europe eshop but again was unable to nab it, guess I was too late.

"Pokémon Sword and Shield were heavily scrutinised for what fans believed was a lack of overall polish and quality, with aspects like re-used animations and that blimmin' tree generating much discussion. Personally, I actually thought Sword and Shield ticked all the boxes and if it weren't for all the negativity online beforehand, I'd never have given things like these a thought while enjoying my playthrough."

Totally agree. Genuinely my favorite core entries in the franchise since Gold and Silver, always got a bit of a laugh out of those that thought the game to be unplayable simply because the entire pokedex wasn't in there.

For all we know, it runs like a dream on the Switch Pro and they only showed footage on a standard Switch. There are just too many unknown variables at this time to freak out about the game like some people have.

Mad props to this series, it rose up and quickly made a name for itself. To move 7 million games this quickly after release on a single platform is nothing short of impressive. Granted that doesn't mean 7 million sales so far necessarily, it's still fair to bet that at least 5 million games have been sold, if not 6 million.

The little Wii homebrew that could. Seriously, it's a pretty cool journey the dev of these games has gone down.

Can not wait for it to get localized.

You really couldn't beat Atomic Purple. Shame we see so little of the translucent look on systems anymore. Was great to see those 2DS models a few years back in those translucent colors. They should really consider making a Switch or Switch Lite with that look, hobbiests have already done so unofficially and they look great.

@rex_rex I don't believe Pokemon games tend to have their release dates revealed in Directs with other Nintendo games. The Pokemon Company seem to mandate that their reveals and release dates are done under their terms.

I have a suspicion that before all of this, Sword and Shield will recieve one final update. It could be another expansion of sorts or simply adding in the remainder of missing Pokemon to the Pokedex. Regardless, I do believe those games have one final hoorah left in them.

Shane they never released a followup Genesis collection for Mega Man 4-6. I like how the Wily Wars looked as an alternative to the originated look, would love to see the rest of the NES collection get that treatment. Wonder if there are any rom hacks out there that did this.

This is gonna sound dumb, because it is, but I wish that this spinoff game could be added as a free update directly into Super Bomberman R if we happen to already have that game (which I do). I know, stupid thing to really have any concern about considering its free either way, I just like when there is less clutter in my collection of available Switch games that shows up on my Switch, and having 2 Super Bomberman R games right next to each other, one with the added 'Online' at the end, is just one of those things that rubs me the wrong way.

I have a suspicion that one final DLC pack launches this year for these games that could be free to everyone at that as kind of a send off for the game as we start to transition into the next phase of Pokemon. Not sure what major addition a new expansion would add, but I do think it could be where we see the remainder of missing pokemon get added into the game as well. Hell, maybe that's all there will be to the update, but regardless, I do think we're in for one more final addition to Sword and Shield in the coming months.

@Kalmaro looks at my copy of Pokemon Red that is worth more today than when I bought it new back in '98. Yeah, I have my doubts on any major price drops there.

If they had put them on the 3DS, absolutely, yes. I really did think we'd see VB Wario Land make it to the 3DS at some point, be it a straight up port or a remastered version in full color, it just would have made sense to release the best VB game onto the 3DS so you still have the 3D effect without any of the awkwardness of the VB's physical design.

I'm sure licensing all the songs makes lowering the price much more below that difficult, but I still think $40 is more than I'd be willing to pay for such a game. Which is a shame, because I do genuinely want to play this game, but the price still isn't where it needs to be for me to actually get it.

@KingMike like I said, I'm aware people use emulators legitimately for backups, but we all know the vast majority of downloads of the emulator are being used to play pirated games. And again I'm not saying emulators are or should be illegal, just that we all know what they really are used for by the vast amount of people grabbing such emulators.

@Arehexes don't get me wrong, I'm not here proclaiming emulators are (or even should be) illegal. I'm just saying it's hard for me to feel sympathy when the product you're mad has been stolen has been used countless times by countless people to play (for lack of a better word) stolen video games. There are no saints in this scenario, both parties have metaphorical blood on their hands if you ask me.

I mean it's ***** to steal their work there, but you're also complaining that someone stole your software that at its heart is being used to pirate tons of GBA games. I'm sure some people strictly play only backups with such emulators, but we all know the vast amount of people are using emulators for piracy.

So with that in mind, there is only so much sympathy I can feel for you before I recognize that the software you're so protective of isn't exactly innocent in all of this either.

I think its time to take the Kirby formula and apply it to the 3D platformer genre. Playing a Mario Odyssey kind of game as Kirby where instead of capturing enemies and becoming them, you inhale enemies and gain their abilities sounds like so much fun.

With a live service game, not much beneficial will be doable with the source code unless modders also start a custom server just for whatever they want to accomplish with the source code they do have. And good luck getting enough of a continued playerbase to such a branch of such a game. Like I bet this could be put on a Vita or Wii U now, but not enough people would be regularly connecting there for the game to have much of any life there.

Apple, stick to mobile games. You will fail at a dedicated gaming system and environment.

I could see Nintendo purchasing Platinum, Namco, or even Sega.

Less high profile acquisitions I could see would include Camelot or Level-5.

Ha! That's amazing. I knew about the barrels and using them for cover, I had no idea you could ride them like that though!

I guess I appreciate the ambition but I can't fathom how any of them would ever entertain such an idea. Microsoft might have, if they hadn't already created means to experience Xbox games on PC.