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I was one of the lucky few to get the special edition of the games. I should get the dlc though, before it become unavailable.

The games are literally still on sale and you can still buy them for over a year. If you didn't get them in the last 10 years and you don't get them within the next year, then that's on you. We've all had adequate time to get these games and still have adequate time to get them as well. After you buy the games you want, you will still have access to redownload them after the shops close.

I just want the dlc. Now, if they started including previous dlc packs, like Splatoon 2, SSBU, and Pokemon SS, in the expansion pack, then they would have me interested.

I love it! As an American I think it's awesome that Nintendo is using more than just the few big American voice actors that the rest of the industry uses a lot. I think they should've used the same voice actors for Pokemon Sword and Shield.

All I'm hearing is that Super Nintendo Kart is coming and this is the swan song of Mario Kart.

I hope it's a retelling that fixes the story.

I powered through both MHS and MHS2 in January in anticipation of Legends Arceus. I liked both games but I don't think they are as engaging as Legends Arceus. The randomized egg den system and the fact that you have to traverse a den for one egg each time made it a bit of a slog by the end. Also, whoever told them to gimp the storage system from 1 to 2 should be fired. Regardless, I liked the stories that were told. I just wish that the conclusion of each story was better, they let your ratha keep their cool new forms, and that they let me keep the cool baby monster at the end of MHS2 (if you played it, you know what I mean).

I'm expecting some busted charts next week because of Legends Arceus.

With "If Game Freak made it then it is a mainline game" as general rule, then yes. The only exceptions to that rule are Pokemon Quest from Game Fream and BDSP from ILCA.

@anoyonmus That's fair. I still don't understand why they would make such a throwaway version of something as highly anticipated as Kingdom Hearts for the Switch. Next they'll complain of low sales and say that why KH wouldn't have been worth it for them.

How are any of the platforms done if the "Switch version" is just streaming from a PC remotely? Shouldn't it be on par with a PC release?

That's a no from me. Even if they didn't want to put in any work to get KH2.8 and KH3 on the Switch, the 1.5 and 2.5 collection has no excuse. Also, you can get all of these games physically for $35 on the PS4. This is an embarrassment, an insult, and an absolute waste of money.

Hopefully Legends: Arceus lives up to the hype. If it does, it'l continue the momentum that Pokemon has from the past few games and could give rise to a Legends subset of mainline Pokemon games. Legends: Kyurem, Legends: Zygarde, and Legends: Eternatus anyone?

Awww, I missed the trolls. 😢 Jokes aside, Nintendomination is awesome. That said, I hope Nintendo doesn't rest on their laurels with the success of the Switch. I hope the Switch 2 comes out the gate swinging in Holiday 2023 or Q1 2024.

@HeadPirate Mostly a joke for them to buy EA, too. I think it's sad that Microsoft is devouring the entire industry. At this point Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, and a few other big companies are probably being eyed by Microsoft as we speak. The funny thing is that Microsoft could've been doing what they're doing now years ago, when those companies were less expensive. They're really just showing off at this point.

Tell them to buy EA next.

I guess Microsoft got tired of Sony trying to take Call of Duty from them. 🤣

I don't think going from 7.5 million in October on just the Switch to 8 million on Switch and PC means it's "globally driven by release on PC platform".

I was sold at the 30-second mark when it was 100% confirmed that it was a dockable handheld device. The Switch is everything I wanted in a console. I'm going to continue to be disappointed that Sony and Microsoft would rather make an all digital console as a secondary rather than a handheld/hybrid device.

PokeMonster Hunter of the Wild Stories: Arceus. Looks good to me.

I also think that they are going for a brushstrokes aesthetic. The characters' hair and clothing kinda clued me in.

The game piqued my interest from the very first, super unpolished trailer. Legends Arceus looks like the game Game Freak wanted to make while designing the wild area, Isle of Armor, and Crown Tundra maps. I would definitely like to see GF make a more polished looking game, like BotW, but Legends Arceus is entirely servicable. Besides, even the worst playing Pokemon games (Gen I), the games that were the lowest point in the series for me (Gen V), and the games with the worst story (X/Y) were still solid games. I'm been on a creature capture/monster tamer bender for the past few years. Playing games like Yokai Watch, Nexomon, SMT, and even some of those Idea Factory/Compile Heart games that make you feel a little dirty. None of them have mechanics that are even close to as refined as the Pokemon series.

I won't even spend $500 on a new Playstation or Xbox. I'm definitely not spending $1000+ on a off-brand company's device. I wish them luck but, at that price, I don't even think it's a Steam Deck rival.

I'm most excited for Legends Arceus, Sparks of Hope, and the new Zelda. Legends Arceus looks a lot like Breath of the Wild and MH Rise to me, although it doesn't look as polished as the other two games.

I don't really understand why ACNH was even in consideration for the award. Spiritfarer and Hades I think were the only games on the list that should've been up for the award.

@CheekyZelda Because he is one of the biggest problems with the main series. He sucks as a character and as a trainer. The sprinkling of other series are table scraps in comparison but they are just so much better. They are literally just bits and pieces showing off what the anime should have been and should be now.

@Trikeboy Yes! And they are so much better for it. The main series anime has been bad since the very beginning. Nostalgic, sure. But still bad. Like the first season of Yugioh and most of the original Dragon Ball.

@Kevember He is the worst. He's nothing more than a poor representation of the greatest trainer of all time.

They really just need to oust Ash and make faitful animations of the games, like they did with Pokemon Origins, Pokemon Generations, and Pokemon Evolution. Journeys, as well as the rest of the main series anime, does not hold a candle to those series.

I'm pretty sure you have to rom hack these games to figure out how any of these glitches can be manipulated. Which begs the question: if you had to hack the game to find glitches, how does that count in a speedrun?

Where is Andy Serkis? You cannot Gollum without Andy Serkis. If you can't afford Andy Serkis, then you can't afford to Gollum. Also, this looks awful. 😬

I hope they don't cut themselves off at the knee by making it too expensive. Nintendo did a good job at picking a price point for each one of their models. If this, or any other Switch-like device wants to succeed, they'll also need a competitive price point. I'd say aiming too much higher than $400 usd would be too costly to succeed in a broader market. I think aiming for android or pc games with a hybrid device might be too lofty of a goal.
Also, android people usually just play on android phones and pc people are more into gaming pcs, so I will be surprised if this device and the steam deck reach broad success. I hope they do though, I would love to see hybrid consoles from Xbox and Playstation as well as a Switch 2 from Nintendo. I'm glad to see people finally appreciating portable game consoles.

I'm not really seeing much difference, but if I was looking at it on a large 4k tv in motion maybe I would think differently. That said, I mainly play handheld consoles anyway.

@Mattock1987 We can hope. 👍🏽

I think it's adorable. Especially when they are "thrilled to bits". 🥰

I've always found it boring when people use glitches to "speedrun" games. I don't care that it's considered legitimate, it's just boring. Cheesing mechanics is one thing, but exploiting glitches is lame. Like how Mario Kart 7 online was insanely broken and boring because everyone just decided to use exploits instead of testing their skills.

I came here just to speculate that could be Prime 4, but I was beaten to the punch. 🥲Regardless, it would be perfect timing because Dread just came out and reignited the Metroid flame for a lot of people. BOTW2 could also be it, but I'm hoping that it's both of them.

I really like the throwback quality of BDSP. I only wish that they'd remade Platinum and that the game(s) were created using the Let's Go aesthetic.

It definitely still feels like a hot commodity. I just want to find an OLED model. 🥲

Gen 4 remakes confirmed!? I'll believe it when I have it in my hands! 🤣

Is that the ability to pickup multiple crops at a time I spy, because I want. Also, I think it's hilarious that POoT or POOT has persevered.

Platinum is the best, followed by Emerald. FRLG, HGSS, B2W2, ORAS, and USUM all fell short of that complete third version feel. BDSP seems to be falling victim to the incomplete treatment that ORAS was given. Both Platinum and Emerald were the only games in the series that told a the complete story featuring the boxart legendaries, whilst still giving that "complete" feeling for the region. Pokemon Gray, Pokemon Z, Pokemon Stars, and Pokemon Gun would have all benefited from that third version treatment.

Each generation after 4 has strayed further from God. That's why Legends Arceus exists, so that we can all worship The One once more. (I couldn't help it, I'm sorry. 🤣)

As long as all the games are on the cartridge, I couldn't care less. Even if they opt for multiple carts, I'm cool with that. But I'm done with these companies that go the lazy or cheap routes of cloud games or small cart and big download, respectively. CDPR, no matter how problematic now, showed them how it's done with the Witcher 3.

Was there truly any doubt that this game would be great? I've never even played a Metroid game before, and I don't even think I will play this one, but I've heard nothing but great things about the vast majority of Metroid games.

I was overjoyed as soon as I saw the reveal of what is essentially a handheld console that can be played on the TV. I didn't care about naysayers then and I still don't now. However, I did love to see people pivot and lie, saying they always believed in Nintendo. It's hilarious when people discredit themselves.

I feel like there should be more differentiation between gambling in games with in-game money vs. gambling with real-world money. Games like Pokemon and Stardew Valley that have in-game casinos, that do not require real-world money and have no system in place to do so, shouldn't be subject to the same level of scrutiny as games that require/encourage you to spend real-world money to gamble in-game.

They need to get rid of the main show and just make lots of limited anime series like this, Generations, Twilight Wings, and Origins. They are much higher quality than the main series and more respectful of the source material.

@sanderev @RupeeClock I was just getting ready to post both of those, to debunk the weird complaints already permeating the comment section here. Thanks for doing your due diligence, unlike some people here.

The Legends Arceus website has some information that didn't make it into the direct, but I'm pretty sure they mentioned the heavy ball change in there.

My biggest gripe is the character models. They look so goofy. The Let's Go games did a much better job of translating a 2D game into a 3D environment.

@SmaggTheSmug Of course they can. Anyone can do that. No one cares if you want to be green, purple, or blue. The issue is when someone drastically changes their skin color to look like a person of color or as a racist caricature of a person of color. The Japanese have a their gyaru subculture that, at first glance, may seem like blackface. However, it more of an obsession with tanning that a lot of white people in America have as well. There is a long, racist history of redface, blackface, brownface, and yellowface in the US (and the UK as well). Long story short, white people (in the US and UK specifically for this post) have a history of racism and oppression against just about every other ethnic group, from racist laws and practices to perpetuating racist stereotypes through racist caricatures in the media. Regardless of what people want to believe, whiteface just isn't a thing to the same extent. Of course it is also wrong, but it doesn't have the weight of hundreds of years of history behind it.