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@SLIGEACH_EIRE I don’t blame Nintendo for taking this feature down if this was due to negative comments. I’ve seen how obnoxious some people can be on other sites. That’s the downside to freedom of speech on the internet. People are free to post whatever they want no matter how inappropriate, so they do.

@Fake-E-Lee all the good recommendations and the low price I might pick this game up as well. I also have quite a back log of games including the Bayonetta titles. Also looking forward to Hollow Knight.

@ilikeike I totally agree. Looking at the GAME ‘Switch games coming soon’ page, it’s good see more indie games getting physical retail releases. Sometimes with cool instruction manuals.

People who were writing off Nintendo, saying then should just make games, don’t know what they’re talking about. It’s as if they were completely ignoring Nintendo’s history and everything else about it. Simply looking at the fact that PS 4 and Xbox were doing better, and that’s it. Given everything about Nintendo, after how the Wii U fared, a comeback was inevitable. While it wasn’t a given that the Switch would do so well, it’s success isn’t so surprising.

@Luna_110 I also thought RS 3 was a great entry in the series. Luke on Hoth was the exception of the on foot sections. A highlight of the game. RS 2 2 player co-op was a nice bonus. A remaster with all the levels of RS 2 and 3 should be released.

Any developers games are welcome as exclusives, so long as they’re good. But I would like some exclusives from industry veterans like Square-Enix, Capcom etc. Existing or new IPs that would become a big hardware seller.

@Nincompoop sorry if that wasn’t clear. I was agreeing with your comment and then responding to the other users’ as you were, that I don’t think the story is lacking. It can be ignored but it is there and I think is content heavy enough.

A more populated world with several towns, each with their own culture would be a good change of pace. With horse and carriages / chariot as transport. To add to the scope they could use the dark world or alternate reality, not necessarily dark or worse off. If this would be too big, then the alternate reality could be restricted to only certain parts of the map. It would still provide even more land to explore.

@Nincompoop I agree. The lack of narrative complements the freedom. But it’s not to say the story isn’t there. I loved the story as it was told through the various cut scenes. The mythology, the technology being corrupted, everything about the champions and their involvement along with Zelda. It was very well written.

Christmas of 90 my brother and I got a Gameboy each. Bundled with Tetris we had some 2 player games but more time was spent on our additional games. Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan (mine) and Super Mario Land ( my brothers). We always shared games so we completed both. Later Christmas years would see the NES followed by the SNES and Megadrive 2. Wonderful memories of simpler times.

A nice final message there. All the best for the future. Many more interesting articles to come in 2018. Merry Christmas everyone. Happy New Year.

@SKTTR I got mine from GAME. It’s still available.

https://www.game.co.uk/en/m/azure-striker-gunvolt-striker-pack-2106230

This is also available from m GAME if it sells out elsewhere.

https://www.game.co.uk/en/m/bayonetta-1-2-special-edition-2024187

I think going back around to a more linear adventure would be fine, so long as there are enough new elements and twists to make it interesting and fresh. With Nintendo you can guarantee this will be the case.

I've always found your articles very interesting, giving me plenty to read on the commute to and from work. Good luck in your new role.
All the best.

I’ll definitely be buying this. I’ve only played Alpha 3 on the Gameboy Advance so will be great to see this on the big screen as intended. I’d love to see a Mortal Kombat equivalent collection.

I had a couple of Ninja Turtles games, Sonic the Hedghog and maybe one or two others I can’t remember. Each very different in their design.

RE 2 and 4 are my favourites. Difficult to choose between them. Revelations is a close second.

I’ll be playing RE Revelations 2, Skyrim, FE Warriors. I also got ittle dew 2+ physical copy. May not have time for them all but I’ll try and cram them in.

I attended the London show last night. I really enjoyed it. I love the Breath of the Wild soundtrack but thought all the pieces were very well done.

GAME and Amazon for UK have the physical copy down for release on Jan 26th.

I’ve been reading since issue 1. I wasn’t sure I’d get much from it with all the reading I do here on NL but it’s interesting to read from different contributors. Especially former official magazine staff.

@LiberatedAnimal I agree about the Zelda design. I would prefer the Hylian crest or other imagery. If I do purchase, I’ll go for the Mario cover.

The video looked very promising. It was definitely going to be a great comeback after the Wii U. Expectations have been met but it’s good to see the third party support as it’s been. I thought it would be better but didn’t imagine so many games.

Some of the 3D Zelda elements listed missing, if included may have made the game feel too familiar. There would be the complaint of “it’s too much like every other game before it”. I think BOTW strikes a good balance of new ideas with story / characters where it still feels like a Zelda game dispite its differences. This is the way to keep a franchise fresh and interesting. Unfortunately it means having to loose some fan favourite elements but there are other ways in which the game can be rooted to the series. Whereby it’s still distinctively a Zelda game.

A highlight for me was the Devine beasts. That they got easier as you got through them, having acquired more hearts and weapons was the feeling of progression and the character becoming stronger. This may be affected by the order in which they are tackled. The boss at the end was still challenging.

A great interview. Looking forward to Doom. Not played a first person shooter since the Goldeneye re-imagining on Wii. There’s not necessarily much scope for gameplay expansion in that kind of genre. It’s good that there are much more interesting games available in terms of gameplay.
I love that an FPS like Doom can be released and the developers can say there is nothing like it on the console. A refreshing return to the genre.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE that’s a cool USB stick. I didn’t know about that. It’s a shame we missed out on that.
But I’ve read the article on this site that the price increases greatly for higher capacity game cartridges. 8,16,32 gig etc. While discs are cheaper to manufacture.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE could be the game card. Given the scope of the Xenoblade games it’s likely the highest capacity.

I’ve been a big fan of Mortal Kombat since the Mega Drive games. Would love to see it on the Switch. New and classic entries of the series would be welcome. I enjoyed Injustice on the Wii U so hopefully the sequel will get a Switch port.

I completed this on the GameCube. One of the best games I played. The cel shaded comic style visuals would look amazing remastered. Didn’t have a problem with the gameplay but l’m sure it can be improved.

I played this on Wii U but never finished it due to other games that I wanted to finish. Then I got The Switch with Zelda.
I have the multi verse edition preordered. It's worth double dipping for the extras that come with it. This time I'll complete it.

I got my pre-order from Nintendo UK and it arrived on release day. Secret of Mana will played more initially as I can't get enough of the soundtrack.

There is a version of the Playing With Super Power book with the PAL image and colours.

http://www.game.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product2?msg=&searchCount=1&showResultsPage=true&predictiveSearchURL=&beginIndex=0&langId=44&productId=2066036&sType=SimpleSearch&pageSize=48&resultCatEntryType=2&pageView=image&searchBtn=z&searchTerm=playing+with+super+power&catalogId=10201&DM_PersistentCookieCreated=true&storeId=10151&ddkey=http%3AAjaxCatalogSearch

I really enjoyed the first game on Wii U and Dig 2 is a great sequel. It'll be interesting to what the developers will do next with the Steam World universe.

I played the original Star Wing on the SNES but this will still be the first game I play on the SNES mini as all the others I've experienced more recently through the Virtual Console. The SNES was my brothers and I had the Megadrive.

My favourites of the series are N64, Wii, 7 and 8.
F-Zero has done all it can do without being the same thing over and over again. That's why it hasn't been done since the GameCube entry. I think the best they could do is an HD remaster, featuring tracks from the SNES and N64 games. With all the racers from GX.

My first experience with Nintendo was with the original Gameboy bundled with Tetris. First games I finished were Turtles: Fall of the foot clan and super Mario land. Never thought I'd be completing Super Mario Land again on the 3DS many years later and playing Tetris. No Turtles game though.

I see how the price increases on products like smart phones and laptops when the capacity goes from 32 gb to 64, to 128 and beyond. A higher capacity hard drive would have pushed the Switch over the £300 mark. Nintendo try, as with past generations to be cheaper than PS and XBOX.
Maybe the best solution would have been to have 2 models at launch. 32 gb and 64 or 128 gb model.
I've seen the PS and XBOX have choices of different hard drive capacities.

Choosing a winner sounds a little ridiculous given the Mega Drive was doing better at one point but only in some territories along with other ups and downs between the two platforms. Surely the event would serve much better as purely a celebration of the consoles. A look back at the highlights etc. With interesting discussions from people who worked in the industry at the time.

It would be quite expensive to get another joy-con just for a d-pad. An alternative accessory could be the d-pad by itself that can be stuck onto the buttons. The same inputs can still be made, even for beat em ups like Street Fighter.

It would be difficult for me to say if a particular console generation was a golden age. From 8-bit to present day there have been some great gameplay experiences. I love how gaming has evolved over time and how I still enjoy it, even with titles from the same developers and IPs. If anything makes this a golden age for gaming, I agree it's because of the variety. The vast amount of content available.

I played through the first zone last night after work. The graphics, sounds and animations are brilliantly done. I've encountered both special zones. It's a great tribute to the Megadrive games.

I'd love to see Resident Evil on the Switch. Revelations 2 and 7 will do. I'm not sure how well 5 and 6 were received.

I hope this gets released on the Switch. I'm really surprised this title didn't make the SNES mini. One of the greatest RPGs.

I hope the quality of the emulation is on par with the Virtual console service. The Mega Drive and SNES consoles will more than make up for the service not being present on the Switch.

I picked this up at launch. It's like SSF2 Turbo Revival on the GBA which I enjoyed. It's nice to have a version like that to play on the big screen. I'll give this secret character a try. I like the retro way of unlocking him. I still remember some of the button inputs from older games.

I chose the smaller model over the XL as I've read the games look better on the smaller screen. I have a good selection of cover plates which is also why I preferred the smaller model.
I thought the cover plates would have been a strong selling point, resulting in the most sales. I get the impression that people love to customise by switching between different looks / designs. Especially when it comes to cool tech. But even with smart phones it seems people want bigger screens.

I bought the smaller model for the face plates. There were some really nice designs. I read some games don't transition so well to the XL screen as they weren't intended for the bigger display. Curious to know if many later games were affected by this, or if what distortion there was, wasn't that big a deal.

Good to see other developers care more about gameplay over graphics. After reading the review as well, I'll be getting this.

It seems the Switch already has a lot of third party support. Already it is performing better than Wii U. He shouldn't count the console out so early. It's as if he's ignoring the good progress and news that's already been announced.