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No more n3ds version?

online play would have resulted in a day one buy. Now I won't even consider it.

Why is Beedle wearing a crop top?

They regularly restock it at their Nintendo NY store. They send out tweets letting you know it's available and always sells out within an hour.

@KrakenSoup Good call on the power supply. Hadn't thought of that. After giving it some thought I think I'll just hold out until they replenish the NA stock.

Will anything be different between a system bought in the UK vs the US? Preorders all sold out in the US and wondering if I should just preorder one through Game in the UK.

Honestly looked like one of the better games for the system. I expect this will come out on ps4 and xbone in time though.

Looks like the Switch is going to launch with 15 WiiU ports. Sounds about right

Where's Crystalis??

You guys have really struggled the last few weeks writing worthy news articles.

@mjharper You think everything closes at 8 in NYC.. the city that never sleeps... you must not be from NY.

Nintendo consistently opperates in the West from a decidedly asian perspective. Nintendo needs new YOUNG leadership that can adequately tailor their products for Western markets.

The people who voted for Twilight Princess are only asking Nintendo to make more remastered remakes.

Seems like this will be more a home console first and a Virtual Console on the go.

@KirbyTheVampire I hear you. I understand the business side of things with them keeping their promise to WiiU owners. On the other hand WiiU owners are pretty much the Nintendo die hards - 10 million strong and they all likely buy the switch version. If both versions come out the same time I'll be interested to see what the sales numbers are for each in comparison.

One final note on the branding. It's just too much. Takes up too much % of the real estate on the devices. Especially for a docking kit that will need to likely be outside or on top of an entertainment cabinet unlike my PS4 which I can hide inside. Personally I don't want to advertise me owning the switch to every guest that comes over to my apt.

@KirbyTheVampire They should have scraped development on the WiiU game then if it was going to hold back the Switch version so much.

As for the logo. Theres a tasteful way to put a logo on a system - apple products, ps4, xbone, etc. The Switch version isn't tastefully done and it's not a great logo to boot. When you see people using the device in public you want them to want one themselves. Tasteful product design matters - especially if you want to go after a more mature crowd. Apple will attest to this.

What we learned:

1. Zelda doesn't look any better on the Switch vs the WiiU.

2. The Switch is plastered with branding on every square inch of the dock, handheld, and peripherals.

Looks hell of a lot better graphically than breath of the wild

I wanted the NES mini. I just didn't want to wait in a line to get one. Now that window has passed and I feel as though I'll just wait for the switch virtual console.

Hearing that the Switch will only release 2 million units world wide has me very worried. If I can't preorder it. I doubt I'll wait in a line as well.

The Dark Souls series is light years ahead of Zelda at this point in regards to combat and online features.

I get the impression Nintendo has taken notes based on Breath of the Wild. Sadly, Nintendo will likely dumb it down for an all ages audience and butcher any of the revolutionary online features Demon Souls brought to the genre way way back. But hey - Zelda now has physics...

Sounds like the person reviewing this just isn't very good at RPGs unless they have the internet holding their hand. Shame this game was given such a poor review as a result.

Figured this was happening ever since the rumor came up this past year that Game Freak was working on a game for the Switch.

I can wait.

Pure ego maniac. He should run for president.

@ThanosReXXX Thanks!

@Randomname19 The amazon link is a direct link to the home page of amazon. How is that helpful? The other link is for only some of the product mentioned.

Would be nice if the article actually provided links to the product pages for amazon, etc.

Not in love with the art direction changes.

I might buy this just to send Nintendo a message theres a demand for more FZero.

Only 2 million Switch units available at launch worldwide sounds aggressively small. Guess I better get that preorder in when I can..

Building relationships is good. Might come in handy one day if Nintendo stops making systems and starts making games for their competitors hardware.

Persona Q please. Altus puts their games on sale every month. Just wait

Sucks for Europe

NX isn't going to compete vs the PS4 Pro and Scorpio in terms of graphics but it is competing against them in terms of price. Figuring the NX is an underpowered niche hybrid system 350 is too much.

Also F-Zero GX is a masterpiece. But give me a F-Zero GX with online multiplayer and 64 person races and all of a sudden you got the start of something unique..

I want a stop motion animated Star Fox using the puppets from the old e3 presentations and commercials.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Unless you're making money off of these tips then stop meowing and get a life.

I love my PS4, but I spend more time playing my 3DS. Happy to see it be supported well into 2017. I know my back catalog already would have me playing into 2018 and beyond

@Jaredfrogman South Park comes out in 2017 now. Sorry

@Moshugan I agree with all of those points that it would help to make it look better. I think the thing that would have the biggest impact - and also biggest technical hurdle is adding more vegetation (grass, shrubs, even insects in the air) that the original reveal at E3 back in 2015 showed.

Here's a Zelda BotW image that just shows how much of a difference extra vegetation makes:
https://poweruponline.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/the-legend-of-zelda-wii-u1.jpg

My question is how will Zelda BotW look on the NX vs the WiiU?

My fear is that being a game designed around the WiiU first and foremost it'll look the same on the NX. Which will send a mixed message that the NX is just as powerful as the WiiU. No doubt the NX will be more powerful than the WiiU. In Zelda BotW, I really really hope it shows.

@Yorumi Reread what I wrote before and you'll see how it's different. Take a deep breath and think about it.

@Yorumi They were supporting two systems at once - the 3DS and the WiiU. Additionally, Nintendo was having problems adjusting to creating HD content for the WiiU vs SD content for the Wii. It's not an excuse. It's a reason.

If they fail to produce lots of games for the NX it will be an excuse.

Games like this allow Nintendo to have the funds to produce even more games. If you're a half way intelligent Nintendo fan you are absolutely happy to get this news.

A sudden viral release would likely pick up more exposure from various news outlets than a press conference would which would only attract typical gaming media.

Pretty optimistic right now about this game. Hopefully Bandai Namco and Camelot can deliver on it's potential.

It's rather important Axiom Verge does well on the eshop if we ever want to see a proper Metroid game in the next 5-10 years

I wish you could just convert gold points straight up for eshop credit.

I can't help but feel this would be annoying to 3rd parties in that it's additional resources they have to spend to program for their games.

So well done!

The art direction is on point!