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Tetris is simply a gorgeous work of game design that it needs no manual, no tutorial, and poses no language or cultural barrier for it to be easily understood and enjoyed. Pajitnov is quite the genius for creating the game.

I'm happy that Sheik is getting a reprint even though I already have one. Scalpers have long had a field day with that particular amiibo, going for many times its MSRP before the reprint.

There's really not much Sony will show, so they're better off saving that cash and spending it on an E3 where they have something new to show. I doubt they'll stay away forever, and E3 itself is big enough for some giants to skip years, as long as said giants don't stay away forever.

It's not a big loss on either side for next year's E3, just Sony doing due diligence with their finances, like any financially prudent company would. Let's not make a mountain out of this mole hill.

I just wish I had a way to invest in the Japanese stock market and buy Nintendo shares when they dip, then maybe cash out a portion of it right after another big game hits shelves then keep the rest as an actual long-term investment.

Guys, voting for the Golden Joysticks are done by the public, so it stands to reason that the most popular games get the votes. Heck, you probably have a number of people creating dummy accounts to vote more than once. Wait for actual critics' awards if you need something to nitpick.

Also, I felt that Spider-man's story deserves a nod over God of War's. My personal, non-critic opinion, of course.

They can review-bomb all they want, but the ultimate barometer will always be with actual sales, and from the looks of things, the Let's Go entries are selling hotcakes. I love that these people think they actually matter when they don't at all.

Not really surprised. Squeenix has long half-assed their support for Smash, and this one's no different. Would've been great to see some other third-party enthusiastically take their place, but since this is Ultimate, they had to shoehorn Cloud and whatever little content Squeenix allowed back in.

@LaytonPuzzle27 Nah, people who wish certain people dead over something as inoffensive as a movie (really, there are bigger problems in the world out there) are more likely to drag the world down.

@Tsurii World did sell a metric ton of copies compared to any other Monster Hunter, so it stands to reason that any director would draw from that entry if the goal is to sell tickets to people familiar with the source material. And well, the goal is to sell tickets.

Sorry that the designs didn't cater to your personal preference of Monster Hunter entry, but among all the things they could get wrong with this film (and they seemingly will botch many), the selection of source material isn't.

The NFL's trying to market its way to other media. They've been seeing a decline in viewership since 2016, so what better way to ensure the viability of their huge business by tapping into the next generation of kids who play Fortnite?

Honestly, though, the NFL will still be viable for many more years even without this. It's the leagues like NASCAR who should've tried doing this to maintain awareness of their product.

@Mamabear I base it depending on how many hours you're gonna sink into the game and use that skin. Avid players can easily spend upwards of 300 hours in multiplayer games (and that's even on the low end), so I'd think that paying for cosmetics you'd use in even just a fifth of those hours is reasonable if you're really into said MP game as well as whatever team you're supporting.

@NewAdvent There's no shame in that. Alongside ownership of the Switch comes access to instant classics such as Mario Odyssey and Breath of the Wild, among others.

I loved the trophy system, but I can see how that's a feature that needs a whole bunch of manpower to pull off which might have threatened the planned release date of Smash well into next year, which wouldn't have sat well with Nintendo execs who were banking on Smash to be THE game for the Switch this whole year.

Turning it into the spirits feature is fine with me, as long as I'm able to read about the history of each character somewhere. As for competitive balance, I figure there'd be a way to turn it off in matchmaking preferred rules for the purists out there.

What would really please me would be the addition of the trophy system post-game as an update (though highly unlikely).

I hope they make more than 5 DLC characters, just so the roster would be absolutely epic (I mean, it's already epic enough as it is, but no harm in going bigger).

I can respect a man who stood proud of his life's work instead of badgering Nintendo for recognition and royalties when Mario got big. Rest in peace, good sir.

Would be great if The Pokemon Company did a commercial that features a young kid in the 90's playing the original Red/Blue then fast-forward to today and passing on the love of that game to his/her son/daughter through the Let's Go version. That would really hit me with all the feels.

I'm actually interested in SNK's machine, then I saw most of the games there are fighting games, so I passed on the device. I understand that SNK's top hits are mostly fighting games, I'm just not the target market for those.

Neubauer has nothing to be ashamed of. He played a great game and already was a 7-time champ. Love that he's also humble enough to lend support to Joseph even when it meant losing. Great sportsmanship.

@SuperGhirahim64 You could say that they're the LJN of retro consoles. LOL.

The pixel art looks good, but the fully-realized character art looks bad.

Looks like I'm gonna get the sads for granny's story arc in this one.

But the trailer looks great. Looking forward to watching this.

Super pumped for this coming Smash, but I'd have to say Smash 4's main theme is better, assuming this upcoming game uses a variation of the trailer music as its main theme. Regardless, looking forward to all the remixes of game themes. Those are always a blast.

The collection is impressive, but I'm not at all jealous. I'm more concerned about the lack of time that I have to enjoy all those great games if ever I owned that collection. Kudos to Joel, I have nothing but respect for him.

@Anti-Matter I can understand the marketing aspect of it. And Nintendo did list a bunch of other third-party titles in the closing graphic.

Geez! I can finally play Candy Crush in GLORIOUS 60 FPS!

Hahahaha, no. If I'm gonna splurge on a gaming phone, I might as well just give Razer my cash. Guaranteed better screen, with standard Android UI (YMMV, but I find Huawei's EMUI to be bad).

You can feel the desperation from Huawei in marketing this that they had to bring in the Switch.

I'd find it hilarious if Nintendo sues them all the way to bankruptcy. Not that I want to see people lose their jobs, but acting with arrogance when they've already been told legally to stop it deserves some serious punitive action.

@NewAdvent It seems like when they thought of this game, they didn't think Paladins or Fortnite would ever come to the Switch, or at least not before they launch, so they didn't have a business model that's akin to what those two have (free game, then pay for cosmetics sort of deal). The moment those two games entered the picture, Morphies Law was instantly dead on arrival with its pay for the game model.

The competitive shooter market is already a tough one to crack (whether it's team-based or battle royale), there have been bigger studios with veteran names that tried and failed (Lawbreakers, anyone?). Coming in with a paid game model when many market leaders are free-to-play is just asking for trouble.

The main problem exklim has is that they're forcing games to look 3D on a display and games that don't support it. Until Nintendo themselves issue a software update to have a VR mode on the Switch (whether it's by actively shifting images around real-time for passive glasses to work or take the Cardboard approach of splitting the screen in two), any third-party claiming to have made VR work on the Switch on their own is just selling snake oil at this point, even if that's not their intentions.