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3DS Rainbow Road is absolutely stunning and gave me the biggest smile. Merry Mountain and Berlin Byways are also great.

@EriXz Same. We have Mario Kart night planned already!

Insane how the Switch keeps chugging along. They really need to just call the next one Switch 2 or something and not mess it up in consumers' eyes.

So hyped for this. Curious about that holiday-themed track.

One of the greatest games.

@R_is_KC Totally agree. Those are two of my favs.

Simon's Quest is such an awesome game. Love to see it get home love.

I've played the game off and on for 2.5 years. Best game of all time, no contest. Infinitely playable with something new to discover every day. Have been all over, beat lots of shrines, but still so many to solve and so many random spots on the map I haven't visited. My 7-year-old actually beat Ganon the other day, something I was never able to do!

Oh, look. More not-really-that-great-of-a-deal discounts on first-party games.

I'd prefer something new, with a more defined identity. Odyssey wasn't my favorite and just felt very random with its worlds.

Mario Party killer right here

I love the easy access to N64 games and the Mario Kart DLC, but its value is becoming increasingly questionable.

@duffmmann Agree with this. Keep it all under one studio for better oversight and consistency.

Tears of the Kingdom 2 confirmed

@Ogbert Agreed. Hence the "spiritual" and not "literal" successor.

You have to buy the Switch 2 to watch it I heard.

Ha, edgelord to the max. Because the other consoles are so "underground."

I think it's tears as in crying, especially since "Tears of the Kingdom" in the torn sense is really clunky-sounding. But the dual meaning idea is cool too.

Never been more hyped for a game to come out. Love the title!

So dang happy to see this headline! Can't wait, and hoping for some sort of Zelda teaser/title/something!

Ha, that subhead tho.

Yeah, definitely makes that "new" course seem less new and more like a Tour port. That's some good/sneaky PR.

So hyped for more Turtles, especially after playing Shredder's Revenge!

Not my favorite (my heart forever belongs to Galaxy) but it's a fun game and I love the tropical setting and soundtrack.

It was probably some Atari 2600 game my dad had, but the first one I remember playing distinctly and being excited about was Super Mario Bros.

One of my favorite games of the year. Congrats to the team and here's hoping for a sequel.

@Advantage They were so popular. I felt like The Arcade Game just lived in my mind rent-free for months on end. I'm also really hyped for this, especially after playing Shredder's Revenge!

I was a huge fan when the OG came out, but man, MK8D is just the best Mario Kart experience there is.

This looks fun. My kids will probably love this.

Nice! Never played Wily Wars and I've heard Comix Zone is actually pretty good. Go, Sega.

@OldManHermit I re-downloaded it last night and played through some boss fights. It's so insane.

Just Cuphead for me. Might get Portal down the road.

I could totally see a great modern update of the franchise! But until they consider taking that risk, it'll continue to be a dead series that will only reappear as random costumes and references in other games.

Really didn't care about a lot of it, but I'm a pretty diehard first-party player, so that's not any criticism of the actual direct, just my preference.

Not much for me besides Monkey Island and Sonic, which I already knew about. I've never played a Portal game, so I might check that out.

Mini Direct Tuesday, full one Wednesday. Dope.

@Abes3 Yeah, total Machinarium vibes, and I love that game.

This game looks gorgeous. And a puzzle adventure at that? Def checking it out.

@Jey887 It's one of the best games for the system IMO.

Just pre-ordered the game last night. So hyped.

I want to know who approved that headline ha

Don't care about shooters, so it was mostly a wash, but I definitely don't have "mainstream" tastes in games.

Cool stuff. Some of the best music I've ever heard is from video games.

Started off liking the trailer but when they opened it up to 3D, I looved it.

Absolutely buying as soon as possible and yes, more confirmation of the Direct that is 100% happening.

Shout out to all my "I hate fun and this is stupid" peeps.

But yeah, I don't even think there needs to be a name cause it's just a bunch of randomness.

It's almost like they can give it the score they want and don't have to follow the "consensus" of other sites.

This actually looks pretty cool.

@MrGawain Yeah, seems kind of archaic and pointless in this day and age. But I'm also an insane introvert who would always rather meet online vs. in person.

As someone who often turns to video games for relaxation (and usually avoids shooters/ultraviolent games), I'm all for this.