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@MegaMari0 Dude, it sounds like you have a bad cough going on there. You might wanna call out.

With rumors of an FF9 remake floating around, you can't put Vivi on a thumbnail! I almost pissed my pants!

Plus, the Switch is for good boys and girls, remember?

I'm lucky enough to have been playing Splatoon 3 for several years now. Its called Splatoon 2.

I'd rather have a port of Ocarina of Time 3D, personally.

I played through 1 and 2 back in the day and loved them but for me they are a kind of one and done thing. Super big win for the Switch though if this is true!

Really lived the demo. Will probably pick it up at some point.

Got into a total of 2 matches. It was all completely broken and the game felt exactly like Splatoon 2. I think my ride with the series ends here.

Are we now gonna see an article on every single thing Sakurai does on his new channel? If we want that, can't we just subscribe to his channel? Lol

I dont think I have any choice but to buy this...

I remember this game being so cool and edgy back in the day. I think I rented it once or twice. Haha. I'll keep an eye on this.

@bonjong23 Hahah. Alllllright.

Seems the main argument is that one camp is happy with Splatoon 3 as is while the other camp (which I'm in) feels its Splatoon 2.5 and doesn't offer enough new stuff to justify a purchase. People in camp one are like "well, what do you expect Splatoon to do? Change its whole identity? Be an RPG?" No. It just needs something- ANYTHING to set it apart from then first two. Here is an example of what would get me excited. Picture this for Splatoon 3:

• Triple or quadruple the amount of character customization options
• Have a fully customizable apartment out from the city acting as your hub and collectathon museum.
• Have three different cities you can bus or train to to play the actual game, each city looking totally different (Inkopolis, a Vegas type one, a New York type one, etc)
• Each city would host different modes, feature different shops, mini games (where you could buy or find things for your apartment), etc. giving you reason to travel to all of them often. Have them bigger with more activities to do.
• Story mode would have you traveling to these cities unraveling some kind of mystery in addition to the regular campaign levels.
• Local and online co-op for both traditional battle modes OR apartment hang outs.
• Native voice chat
• Mechanic of being able to graffiti city walls with custom drawn art.
• Level builder to share with friends or online.

See what I mean? Like, keep all the same gameplay and modes we know and love. Thats fine. But do even just a few of the above things to push the series forward and make it *ahem FRESH.

@ModdedInkling Very good point!

I dont even think Splatoon 3 looked exciting enough to try the this test run. Lol. I dunno...loved 1 and 2 but seeing as 3 is simply more of the exact same, I think I'll pass.

@Aozz101x I KNOW right?? So much untapped potential there. They just need to harness thier inner Smash Bros Spirit and do it already. So many good options.

@WolfyTn I hear ya. The DBZ stuff is annoying but honestly I've found great pleasure in blowing away weeb after weeb after weeb. Lol. The DBZ skins are accurate representations but look RIDICULOUS in the game. They seriously look like giant sports team mascot suits. Lol! There are so many "giant-heads" running around and they make for easy targets. 😆 🤣 😂

Don't like DBZ at all but I think its cool they went all in with this crossover. Hoping they do more like this going forward that ARENT more Marvel or Star Wars things.

I understand pandemic blah blah but still...this is kind of depressing. And extra ironic since BotW2 is being built on the foundation of an already completed game (assets, engine, etc).

I feel confident that this won't be the case, but I'm praying they don't pull a Splatoon 3 and have BotW2 just be morenof the same old thing. I'll need a huge new gameplay mechanic to really be hyped. Not to mention an actual story...

Am I the only one that really wants to be hyped for this game but just...isn't?

Sadly, this game just won't sell anymore as its time on the hype train has long passed. I doubt it will ever see the light of day at this point. Maybe they can just drop it in the NSO Expansion Pack?

@BlackMayge Haha bro I just got finished with a surgery and am couch-ridden for 6 weeks minimum. Been using this time to get caught up on my games as well.
Hope your procedure goes well!

Was wondering if this was the update to finish the actual game. Still not buyin.

As long as it's not associated with Rings of Power, I'm cool with it. Lol.

Us LOTR fans need our Hogwarts Legacy level of game.

Actually, just a few hours ago me and my three kids took our last shopping spree. Them with thier 2DSs and me with my New 3DS XL. It was really weird basically saying goodbye to the 3DS eshop forever especially since I got it right after my oldest child was born. Now she is almost 12! I remember playing with the AR cards while she was a baby on the floor. SUCH fond memories with the 3DS...

@NinjaNicky Oh man I didn't even think of that! I would be so pissed if the heroes in a half shell showed up in thier new dumb iterations! Give me the 80s live action designs! Haha. Yeah, I'd for sure break and buy those if it happened.

@Pikki I just can't believe they didn't do some JP skins a few seasons ago when they literally had raptors and dinosaur paddocks on the map! I was sure they would introduce the jeeps and at least a Grant and Malcom skin...

Not a DBZ fan but at least its not another freaking Marvel or DC character so I'll take it! Those bright orange gis will make for nice distance targets. Haha.

Crossovers I would hand pick that would he so awesome for squads:
Ninja Turtles
Power Rangers
Metallica
Jurassic Park
Lord of the Rings (Hobbits lol)
Final Fantasy (not just 7)
Anything Nintendo

@Specters
Seems I hit some heartstrings for ya there, buddy. You might wanna sit down and breath for a bit. Its gonna be ok, I promise.
I literally casually said this game looks too samey right now and I hate to tell you that a lot of people are saying the same thing. If it works for you, great.
If they introduce something like an open world campaign or multiple towns or something that would be promising. But if this direct doesn't reveal a major new gimmick or gameplay modes, this series I fear will fall into being another Call of Duty or NBA2K. Same game with a new number on the box.
I'm eager to see what they reveal but not overhyping myself.

@Specters That all sounds swell, but more like DLC or even a free update to me. Imma need much more than that to make the jump.

This is thier last chance to convince me that this game isn't just Splatoon 2.5. Looks extremely Meh so far.

Never played this one but I'm so burned out with FF7 I don't know if I'm interested.

If it ain't Megaman Legends, I ain't interested.

The character designs are one of my biggest turn-offs for this game. Its just painfully generic anime tropes.

How have they not shut this stupid thing down by now?

@Mauzuri I agree! Loved 1 but hated 2 and could never figure out why.

I dunno...XC2 burned me so bad with its dumb character designs, poor Switch performance and bland environments. Played it for about 5 hours then had to sell it. I'm scared this will do the same. Can anyone confirm if it feels different than 2? (I really enjoyed 1 and X.)

Apparently 5 years is too soon because to me, it looks to be exactly the same game as Splatoon 2. The only reason I got 2 back in the day was because I knew the Wii U was dying and 1 would soon be irrelevant.
If I saw 3 gameplay footage and nobody told me otherwise, I'd think it was either of the first games...

I knew something special was happening the moment I found myself playing Breath of the Wild on top of a Mayan temple in the middle of the Mexican jungle.

Still want to buy it but will continue to wait until the game is done. Then we'll see.

This poor, poor game. Nintendo being its totally weird self will 100% cause the game to be dead on arrival. Honestly, I bet the game will never be released. It'll just be bagged and canceled.

Does it have a mode that makes it actually perform well tho? Right now it looks like a PS4 game modded to run on a DS.

18+? So it comes with Bowsette?

The rest of the year is a barren desert for me personally.

Oh WOW. Haha. Thats the saddest thing I've ever heard. Lol

Super meh for me. The Switch continues to gather dust. Can't please everyone though. Looking forward to a banger 2023!

What I would give to have that much time in my life. Lol

Nothing really for me.

...what about...MM Legends...? *sniff

Darn...Nintendo has been a barren wasteland for so long for me. Thank goodness I have my PS5 keeping me busy because I doubt anything exciting will be here.