fiben1002

I made the mistake of downloading FE Awakening at launch. Great game, but once I beat RPGs, I don't replay them, and haven't touched it since. I won't make that mistake again. Octopath is awesome though and hopefully its success convinces Squeenix to give the Switch more attention.

Love this game. For those saying it's too hard, keep at it! I was terrible my first 10 runs or so. The items/weapons that are first unlocked really suck. As some others said, remapping the shoulder buttons helps, but I also suggest turning the "aim assist" setting all the way up. Also, I believe this update is supposed to ease the difficulty a bit.

While I would like the stories to intertwine, I'm ok with the characters just interacting with each other (hopefully they aren't like mindless companions to each other either, but I'm getting it day one regardless). Like @CapricornDavid said, it's nice to not have an end-of-the-world story that ends up downplaying the characters' own stories.

@LuckyLand That doesn't make the teacher a salesman. Is he selling desks, paper, and pencils as well? Is Crayola some evil company that brainwashes children because they made 90% of the crayons and markers I used at school growing up and their name is on every single color? The teacher is only using the switch as an educational tool. I highly doubt he is letting them play skyrim on it too.

@LuckyLand Influenced into what? Are these 5-10 year olds buying their own games/tablets? Just because the product has a name and logo on it doesn't mean the kids are being shown ads for it. My five year old has a kindle that she uses for educational games and she has absolutely no idea who makes it and could care less. Nintendo was able to develop a tool that can teach simple robotics in a safe and comparitively-inexpensive manner thanks to its ventures in other industries. These kids don't have to visit a nearby university, and they can handle the cardboard themselves. If the kids enjoy the lesson and ask their parents for Nintendo games, that would make them...regular kids. It's not like they'd be asking for cigarettes.

@LuckyLand Educational products aren't made by schools. They're made by businesses. Businesses need income to operate and expand, even non-profits. If those products need to also be capable of non-educational tasks to support the companies that make them, then so be it. How do you think schools in low-income areas acquire things like ipads and new computers? They're donated by companies that can make up for the loss with profits gained elsewhere. Would you prefer that poorer students have even less access to relevant skills in the modern workforce?

@LuckyLand Do you think every resource a school uses isn't branded? Technology like this is an excellent learning tool. What makes it expensive is all the other uses for the joy-cons. I applaud this teacher for his willingness to look past the economical aspect (by likely paying for it himself, but I could be wrong about that) and modernize his curriculum to encourage critical thinking. If anything, the Nintendo branding generates even more interest from students due to its reputation. If this same product were made by a company that only makes classroom tools and was relatively unknown outside the education industry, would you feel the same way?

@JTMnM He's hardly an A-lister anymore. I suggest still planning for a flop.

Might miss the switch at this rate.

I used to work at a job with plenty of young gamers and it seemed none of them knew of the Wii U's existence. Now I work with gamers of all ages, most are actually over 40, and they ALL own or plan to own a Switch.

Nintendo needed the live conferences in the Wii days to show off motion controls. Now that motion controls are old hat, they should just focus on the games themselves. This year was just a letdown in content, not in style.

Oh boy, PETA made a game...

Blame Brexit.

Above looks decent but it made me realize how much I would like a sequel to the Flame in the Flood with traveling by plane to procedurally generated islands.

I'm not mad I'm just disappointed.

Looks great. I also love when developers offer discounts for people who buy at launch. More of that please.

GOTY 2023

When racing and fruit worlds collide.

Dude. They're bringing back the old Nickelodeon games. A full classic revival is inevitable.

The level design looks a little easy but then again it is the second level. It's on my radar waiting for reviews. Side note: I've found it's easier this year to assume developers mean spring in the southern hemisphere, i.e. September.

10% quality
10% censorship
80% making sure your games won't have loopholes that allow users to hack the system

I like my Smash Bros fights under 5 minutes, not an entire season, thanks.

Hollow Knight!!!!!!!!!!!!

@H_Hunter You must be so proud

@gcunit Now THAT'S a dream worth hoping for

I'd like a release date for Hollow Knight and Octopath and I'll be happy until E3. Who knows? Maybe they'll announce a holiday release for MP4 🤞

I see this as Nintendo just giving us something to spend our "useless" gold points on. My Nintendo still has the same primary goal: giving you 20-30% off the non-sale price of select games you probably already own. This new system just rewards you for not letting the points expire.

Please let this be true

THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS

@SLIGEACH_EIRE

But it's FREE garbage

"Flick of a Switch"...You just had to, didn't you? 😜

I have a soft spot for games that started as "projects".

I was put off by the simple graphics at first, but this actually looks pretty cool.

@Maxz

I'm hoping Nintendo does something like including a free 30-day trial of online play with new games that they want to have a big online community. I'm not sure if Sony or Microsoft do anything like that now. It would encourage newcomers to games like Splatoon by not requiring an additional fee right out of the gate.

FYI the Switch NA eshop (on the console itself) says the release date for Fe is today but the online eshop says tomorrow.

I believe the concept of the Switch can certainly live on for quite some time. As for the specs, it will be far behind even smartphones in 5 years.

@RETRO_J

Do you mean look at the 3DS XL, the 'New' 3DS, and the 2DS?

Holding out for Fe next week

Night in the Woods with intermittent breaks of Enter the Gungeon

Open world Sonic game of BOTW proportions. Or crap. Probably crap.

Cardboard guitar hero for Switch confirmed.

I can't see classrooms getting it. That would be too many hands using not-so-durable material for a minimum of $370 before tax. Children in private schools will likely already own it if their parents deem it useful, and for public schools I'd be surprised if $370 was less than an entire year's worth of materials for a classroom. The homeschooling parents are the true educational market for Labo.

Diablo + Pikmin. Looks intriguing.

Sounds like a Brain Age mini-game sold by itself.

Reminds me of the bridge building levels in World Of Goo, but with many more possibilities. Looks good.

In terrible Australian-like accent "Let's not lose our heads though!"

@SimplyCinnamon53
Rarely does a picture sum up a franchise so well

@Bunkerneath
I figured it out. Thanks!

Getting one eventually > not getting one at all. A sizeable second wave of stock will put the scalpers in their place.