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FYI, Ys IX has a demo for anyone interested.

Ooh, great news! Haven’t played the first one yet but I did really like the demo and it’s been on my list for a while.

About what I expected based on Aces. Seems the Mario Sports games could use a new developer (or at least that the old ones should be rereleased on Switch!)

I would rather play Zero Mission and Fusion on the go but there’s no way I’m paying the current prices for those GBA carts. Since Nintendo doesn’t seem interested at all in adding valuable retro games to Switch Online, the good old Wii U will have to do.

A lot of small QOL improvements would make a big difference.

Seems like some people in this comment section have never played a WarioWare or Metroid game. That should change ASAP!

A very good Direct in my opinion - far better than the February one and I liked it more than both 2018 and 2019’s E3 presentations. A new WarioWare, a 2-in-1 Advance Wars remake, the BOTW2 trailer, and especially Metroid Dread(!) were all great announcements. And remasters/ports like Super Monkey Ball, Danganronpa, Fatal Frame, as well as Mario Party round out this year’s lineup really nicely!

Never played it on Wii U but this was a great surprise.

They knew what they were doing when the first shot they showed was of Ganondorf!

I played through the first chapter of the first game and I liked it but it wasn’t for me. I’m glad fans of it are getting a sequel, but what I’m more interested in is Nintendo’s schedule for next year. This, Splatoon 3, and possibly BOTW2 already makes 2022 look like the next 2017, though I hope they have all new games and not just sequels to franchises that are already on Switch!

Modders have been far ahead of them for months. I'm sure the developers are doing their best, but the game's heyday has long passed.

I still don't think any E3 presentation since has been as good as that 2014 one. Fantastic games all around along with the Zelda reveal.

I had a lot of fun with some of those games (like Pocket Card Jockey) and I definitely think the Switch could use some more of them. Even after 4 years it feels like the Switch doesn’t have nearly the same amount of personality that the 3DS and Wii U did.

I don't expect much but I would be more than pleased with GBA on NSO and/or MK8DX DLC. (They're never going to happen though, who am I kidding...)

@rockodoodle @electrolite77 @SwitchForce Obviously, Nintendo has been doing fantastic in a financial sense. I'm more speaking toward a feeling I've had and that I've seen from other fans about their recent lineup.

Nintendo's momentum has been stalled ever since New Horizons launched, especially since anticipated titles like BOTW2 haven't had release dates (obviously not their fault, though the February Direct didn't help matters). This is their chance to get back on track and reveal their plan for the next year or two of Switch. (Because Mario Golf and Skyward Sword HD might be great games, but they're not system sellers.)

Seems likely to me. Not into the series myself but that’s great news for SMT fans!

I think it would be a great $20 beginning of the summer eShop type game. $50 is too expensive for a game I can’t see myself playing for more than 10 hours at the very most (but I do love me some WarioWare!)

There are some games I do plan to replay, but I’ll only do so after I beat the ones I haven’t finished yet.

I'll try the game if it gets a demo.

I would rather Arceus release in March (partly cause that’s my birthday) but also because it seems to need a lot of work and January is surprisingly close to the BDSP release. Nintendo must have something else big planned for March.

The best use of amiibo I can think of was Super Mario Maker, which was compatible with most of the figures available at the time and each unlocked a specific amiibo costume to use in SMB levels. What made it work was that all the costumes were still available to players without amiibo through the 100 Mario Challenge; owning amiibo just got them faster. In the context of SSHD, what Nintendo should have done is have the feature unlock at some point throughout the game while owning the amiibo just allows you to access it before that point. I think if that were the case, there would be a lot less criticism.

Pokemon or Oracle games easy

Played the demo when it came out back on 3DS and I liked it enough. 7/10 sounds about right. Kid Icarus Uprising really should have been ported first though.

Can't wait for the $30 Groose amiibo to skip the Imprisoned boss fights.

@Nameless_Shame And Clone Wars Season 7 / Bad Batch as well I would assume.

I'll pick this up if I can get it, even if I'm not set on the actual game yet (and it is a bit scummy that this feature is locked behind an amiibo). Also strange that they announced this so late in the day (for the US, at least).

It's as if Nintendo intentionally seeks to torment us by only drip-feeding games from the bottom of the barrel. They know exactly what they're doing.

Were the controls different for the 3D Classics version of Kirby's Adventure? I played the original on Wii U VC but could never get into it because of them.

I got Ghost Trick for Christmas a few years ago and stayed up all night playing it, which wasn't really the optimal experience. I definitely have to give it another chance sometime.

I would rather have a completely new story but Akira Himekawa's TP manga would make a great anime. Still going but so far there's enough for a full season.

Not really hyped for the Nintendo's E3 presentation based on the last Direct but I do hope they have some good announcements.

Dunno why people are complaining. When taking third-parties into account, the Switch's lineup through July is extremely solid, and of course there'll be more unveiled at E3.

GBA games should be added to NSO if only because prices of cartridges are skyrocketing, and they aren't really fit for the Wii U. I would happily pay $20 or even $30 a year to play Minish Cap on the go (plus more!) instead of hunting and paying $70/80 for a single cart.

No way Nintendo will release any more DLC for MK8DX or a sequel to it within the next three years; it just makes too much sense. Can't wait for this article to be reposted again in 2024.

Rental stores just aren't viable anymore. An independent movie/game one by me closed down several years ago and Family Video just went out of business recently. I'd certainly be open for a rental model to return with physical games but it has to come from an established company that can fall back on other avenues of revenue (like Gamestop), where consumers can choose whether to buy or rent a new, available game.

I'm more bothered with the lack of retro support for the Switch. I would take N64 and GB games on that system any day over a dedicated classic console.

I’ll be happy to buy this game on sale somewhere down the line. Can’t justify a purchase right now since I’m entering exam season so I really wouldn’t have time to play it until June at least.

I'm still waiting for reviews to see whether this game justifies its $60 price. If so, I'll happily pick it up at launch. If not, I'll just wait for a sale.

Does the Switch have N64 games or GBA games (especially important now that cartridges have dramatically increased in price)? Can the Switch play nearly every home console Nintendo game released from 2007-2016?

Unless you only care about the last decade or so of Nintendo games and don't mind paying more for Switch ports compared to their original prices on the Wii U eshop / secondhand, it's well worth it.

"There's rarely a point in time when every game in a particular series is available on one console."

Unfortunate but true. I firmly believe that video game companies such as Nintendo should get as many of their old games as possible on modern systems. Just as we don't have to buy 20 year-old technology to watch 20-year old movies, players shouldn't have to buy 20-year old consoles to play 20-year old games. I hope more follow WayForward's lead here.

Nintendo has every right to protect their IP, but if this becomes popular they only have themselves to blame. I would have happily bought 3D All Stars if SM64 was modernized and updated as it should have been. It's shameful that fans care about some Nintendo games more than the developers.

What matters is if the game is fun. If a boss is ridiculously hard to the point that it's not satisfying to fight (even if you lose) then it's not worth it. At that point I would say cheesing is ok.

As long as the physical version contains a cartridge, I'll be pre-ordering this as soon as it becomes available. Best video game news I've heard all year!

Never going to happen. We don't even have GBA games on Switch (and I doubt we ever will at this point).

Well, that's more than Nintendo's done with the GameCube in 15 years.

The only F-Zero game that's been widely available to consumers since the GBA (outside of the Wii U eshop) is the original. Tens of millions of Switch owners might have no idea the series exists or would only recognize the name and Captain Falcon from Smash. Even if Nintendo doesn't feel the need to make a new game, they should at least rerelease the original games on Switch, since those games will be new for the large majority of the Switch's user base. GX is especially deserving of one as it's been stuck on the GameCube for the past 15+ years.

Oh my gosh! The Switch Pro!

I'd rather die than eat a Rowlet

I've only played the demo but it was pretty fun. I can definitely see why a lot of people like the full game.