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SEGA ... doing what Nintendon't.

I'm cautiously optimistic that those who wrote this off can go chew a shoe.

I was just recently wondering about any recent games that involve nurturing nature to create flourishing ecological habitats and, while this may not be exactly what I was thinking of, it's close enough to now be doubly interesting to me. Just a big shame about the game keycard situation - that's going to interfere with my other to get in early on this one.

Interesting though that this preview doesn't mention technical performance. Are we being setup for a rug-pull when the review reveals 'performance woes' for the Pokébashers to revel in?

@Luffymcduck Wow, that's an epic personal Zelda challenge. I'm in awe.

Not gonna watch. These things should be the bonus reward for getting the game and savoured as such.

Going big on the marketing. Will they match it in software?

Lamine Yamal not exactly going gaga over the whole thing, but I don't really speak Espanol so perhaps in his culture that's unbridled excitement. Wonder how much cash he gets for that.

Just skimmed the review cos it looked a lil spoilery. Scan lines available?

@Friendly We don't get enough days like these anymore, where we all get to go crazy for a few hours. Your approach to documenting and tracking a pretty tasty list is appreciated 👍🏼

I told you already. I'll take the Mass Effect trilogy please. FizzyKcal.

Mass Effect trilogy, if you don't mind.

@Kiz3000 Given how most Directs are followed by gamers claiming "I had zero expectations and I'm still disappointed", better not get your hopes up 😉

@Luffymcduck You beat BotW in VR? Wowsers, that's good going. I loved playing it in LABO VR, but would have struggled to continuously hold the unit up for that long. Plus, after a while, the way the camera view changed abruptly when Link approached a cliff face started to make me nauseous.

Did you stay the goggles to your head, or did you just hold them up the whole time?

@Sylamp I wonder if they've even checked in the shed yet.

Enough with the baiting about the non-numeric total of PS2s that were made. If they can't provide a specific sales figure, it's laughably irrelevant.

Can't get myself off ***damn Animal Crossing at the moment.

Must.

Collect.

Fruit.

Peace, love, pixels and oranges to all 😘

What do you mean 'Surprise ... we weren't expecting this'?

Health bars were mentioned in the release notes that I saw a day or two ago.

I'll wait until I've seen it in action before judgement, but I'm inclined to think I'll miss the clean appearance of the pre-health bar days. Generally I go for as little clutter as possible in an action game.

@DashKappei I wasn't saying the review shouldn't mention the controls, I was just saying that the controls 'issue' doesn't warrant being highlighted in the title.

Can't help but feel referencing the controls in the article title is disproportionate to how significant it is - do we want to give good racing games a leg up on this platform or kick them down? But as it has been highlighted, it would be good to know whether the Wii U adapter for og GameCube controllers can be used for analogue control.

Am I the only that wouldn't be surprised if N dropped a " ... And oh look, there's a Nintendo Switch 2 edition too, with x, y, z exclusive features" in this TL Direct?

I know they announced it as a Switch 1 game, but c'mon ...

@Koda1000 It seems like you're trying to suggest that the way Google translate says it trumps the way that Yoshi says it in the games and in the movie.

Whatever the literal translation to audio may be, the way the character says it in the Nintendo of Japan-produced games, and now the NoJ-produced movie, seems rightly definitive to me.

I don't know anything about Japanese, but if you're telling me that a 'yo' (as in yo-yo) sound, when slightly tightened and blended with a 'sh' sound, still sounds exactly like yo as in yo-yo, then I think we've found the problem.

He says "Yosh-ee".

It's definitive.

No more of that Yoe-shee bull****, thank you very much.

Film looks beautiful. Kinda puts the games to shame a bit though, visually. N gon' have to up their game with the next Mario game to keep up.

@Pillowpants Reminds me - Final Fantasy VII was a multi-disc deal in the first place on PS1, of course.

@Nintendolife When NL reviewed this game it scored 6/10, not 7/10 as is stated in this article.

What's Seth Rogen got to do with this?

@Pillowpants Somehow ... 1992 found a way 😄

@Pillowpants Please don't take it personally. I wasn't blaming anyone. But, if I can't get it physically at a reasonable price, I'm not getting it digitally instead until it gets much cheaper. That's not rhetoric, that's me making and expressing my choice.

And two cards is not impossible, if 64gb is the one card max.

The article ends on "Will you be taking up this offer? Let us know in the comments"

Are we only allowed to answer that if the answer is 'Yes'?

How about we scan all three amiibo and it unlocks the upgrade?

While I like the luma addition, overall I don't think I liked Wonder enough to justify the upgrade.

You know, if all this was on a card, I could really be tempted but otherwise ... it's looking a little cac to me.

I can see me getting these. Been some while since I bought any amiibo, partly due to price hike, so will wait and see on prices.

Doesn't having 'Talking Flower' on the packaging give an expectation that the amiibo will talk? Hope there's a disclaimer somewhere.

@SillyG Versatility is the Switch's USP

Can confirm, my toilet seat is feeling a little more comfortable now.

Congratulations, Alana. Best wishes. Just watch out for some of those islanders, over time some of their sass can get real fruity ...

P.S. When it comes to family play with youngsters, Super Mario 3D World has got your back.

I will commit to buying every game on this list, if they get a full + complete release on a proper cartridge.

Mass Effect trilogy really has to happen. I've never got very far with ME1 due to the elevator loading time on PC way back when, and although I own the Xbox version of the trilogy, I ain't never gonna play it, let's be real. But it's a trilogy I must play, so Switch it must be.

I haven't watched the video, but I predict no change in terms of customer relations from what we've had over the past few years.

Just now realising how many Amazon and Google shares I could have had if I didn't buy Panini stickers and MASK toys with my birthday money as a kid or spent my student loan on crap like accommodation and food 😭😭😭

Luigi done dirty - almost looks shorter than Mario.

Kit should be happy. And if he's down, then I'm down.

But the game key card will be a stumbling block for me. I can wait.

Would still be nice to have the option to downgrade vfx in order to hit 60 fps for those that prefer it. Generally frame rate is not a make-or-break issue for me, but it's nice to be able to choose between trade-offs. I'll give the variable toggle a go whenever I get to it.

@Lynel_Richie

OLED ... Switch 2 ... Mini

@Kraven Is there something better in life than video games?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was in my Top 3 so, you know, I was like ... cool before it got cool again 😎

XCX was actually my Number 1 though, and I'd be going back into it to finish it were it not for that nagging feeling that it might get a Switch 2 update before long ...

Tetris 99 was in second place and only 2 hours behind, which is kind of unfathomable an idea for me a few years back, but when they started unlocking missed themes it gave me an incentive to go and earn a bunch of tickets so I'll have enough to insta-buy the three outstanding themes I missed if they ever get unlocked. I like Tetris for what it is, but I'd rarely choose to play it outside of Effect because I'm never going to be good enough to win a 99 - inside the top 10 is the best I can ever do, but I have enjoyed my time spent, so no regrets at all. Favourite theme so far? Probably Metroid Dread.

Animal Crossing was at Number 3, but I'm yet to really engage with Harv's island much (only designed one home there so far), so I've got loads to be getting on with still, even before my hotel opens up. And it's not as if my Island has ever reached any sort of presentable state either, despite my 400 hours since 2020. Will I ever make it worth visiting for others? Probably not, but it's still a nice place to be.

Didn't get round to prepping my Island in advance, so instead I'll be time travelling back to a few days since I last played, cos the cockroaches really piss me off. Really looking forward to 4k Granola 😍

How Victory Road didn't even get a physical release in Japan, IDK, but it sucks. Doubt it's sold particularly well anywhere outside of Japan at full price digital-only. Waiting for sub-£10 as per my usual digital policy.

Quite the boring return for me this year. 427 hours, and my top 3 were all 'old' games:

3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
2. Tetris 99
1. Xenoblade Chronicles X

I was a bit unsure what to vote for as my favourite, because I've yet to put enough time into Donkey Kong Bananza and Metroid Prime 4, but I went with Mario Kart World cos I just love Mario Kart and this one has photo mode!

Gotta try to smash 500 hours in 2026. Who's with me?

Holy second mortgage, Batman!

Not sure I know how to process this ... I think this might be the first time I've ever sided with the overall winners. I've probably played less than half, or maybe even two-thirds or three-quarters, of all splatfests, and I tend to not play much Splatoon in between, so when I do get involved in a Splatfest, it's kinda special. And to actually be on the winning team ... I feel like I need to write a speech.

I even managed to definitely be on the winning side more often than not and win a x10, although this was probably more luck than skill because I was also third or fourth in the team rankings at the end of each match most of the time. But there were definitely at least a couple of matches where I came away thinking I'd made a difference (positively) so, damn it, I'm claiming this victory as mine! 😝

Getting nicely embedded in Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, but a side quest involving a mushroom has got me rather thirsty for a swig of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - I forget: has that game had a Switch 2 update?

I think there's also a Tetris99 maximus cup on this weekend for the impending Animal Crossing update, so I'll be nabbing that theme, and potentially clearing the cockroaches out of my house on Granola in preparation for 3.0!

Is there a Splatfest on as well? Sheeesh.

Peace, love and pixels to all (except for the M*G* scu*)

So no change to the inability to control the in-game clock speed.

That was the only thing I needed to be addressed. Why such stubbornness about this from the Ape dude? Just give us the option for those that want it.

I'm glad I've (hopefully) put my hardware collecting days behind me with Switch 1, because this 'barely different' variant would have gnawed away at me indefinitely if I didn't buy it.

Not any more though. I'm sooooo totally over that silliness. Gonna have to try harder with this player, Nintendo - I ain't no sucka no more!

They are quite fetching colours though. Anyone know of any deals going?

Tried Fallout 3 once. Never got out of the tedious bunker bit at the beginning. I just can't see Bethesda or whoever putting in the necessary care to these ports to get me to care enough to have another go. I'll see how 4 turns out and take it from there.

I'll likely still prefer steering with gyro and settling for Right-stick for analogue accelerator and brake, but if the GameCube adapter could be supported then that would be spiffing.

Not sure how many more times I'll have the strength to repeat this but ... For those troubled by the lack of analogue triggers, OPEN YOUR MINDS to using the R-Stick as an analogue accelerator-and-brake-in-one.