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@SuperWeird Finally, a voice of sanity!

@NEStalgia I have more than 150 sylanders (all sets from the first 4 games and lots from the last two).

@Anguspuss That reminds of a company that sells cardboard TV sets (specially around the Super Bowl event) and deliver them to your house. That way, your neighbor thinks that you just bought a new, humongous TV to watch the game in. People are so vain!!

Even when the pro controller costs 70 bucks (20 more than other's consoles), or the joycons sell for 90, I'm OK, because the pro is much better than those.

But a dock at 90! I think it is pushing it a little too high. I think that 60 could have been a much better price for everyone.

@Frosty_09 Excellent idea!!

@Dazza Why you wrote 2D World? Is the movement constrained on a given direction?

@ThomasBW84 Hello Thomas.

Sorry to stress this point further, but why are the game's pages so barren? Even this game, that has a video and a screenshot (sort of), does not appear on the game's page!

Many games are announced, even on the Download Direct every weej, but rather few has any screenshots or media of any kind.

There is also another sighting at 19:39 of the character from behind.

@MegaButterfree We can tell from your name, Mega-Butt -erfree

@cfgk24 So envious!!

@cfgk24 Man, so crude!!

(butt right on the money).

@Spoony_Tech Nintendo should have known better. they have removed the same gesture in several of its games in the past.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Well, it means up your @$$, so it is very offensive here in Latin America.

However I thought that in the United States meant the same as here. There was a Pokemon game (I think Diamond), that had a trainer, dressed as a sailor, that was changed due to the same reason.

@Damo Well, on today's article there is no mention of the game coming to the Wii U. Somehow, it figures...

@Elanczewski Same here.

Ordering it right now!!

@Abylight Loos awesome! First-day purchase from me!! Love the Quixote boss, as well as the Gandalf (look-alike)!

Altered Beast is so good is twice on the list!!

@apoqalypse Agreed. It will open a very vast catalogue of existing (indie) games on the Switch, but many developers wouldn't bother to have their games ported.

Still, Nintendo deep down just want you to buy Mario, Kirby and some more Mario, but if it ever fails, this project, the backlash would be dangerous, methinks.

@KIREEK Second that.

I think that the list is a bit underwhelming. Like Bayonetta/Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Pokemon Tournament, Tropical Freeze, because they were a bit overlooked on the Wii U. Also, star Fox will be well received, if DLC is added free of charge.

Xenoblade Chronicles is a really bad choice as a new game in the series is coming this year. Finally, I'm hoping that Nintendo will take a different path on their 3d Mario games, and Super Mario 3D World would really hinder this.

@locky-mavo It was a exclusive game for the PS4 fro a long time. I'm sure that Sony and them accord a price that wouldn't change in the future. Microsoft wouldn't allow an increase in price neither.

@audiobrainiac Yes, the butt (pack) is very well done.

@impurekind Firm indeed, my man, firm indeed!

@firstnesfan Second that!!

@Don Nope.In the pic alone there are 16-18, and I have some rare special editions that don't leave a display cabinet (like a Peach Club Nintendo special edition 3DS, or my "We are Twins", Super Mario iQue from China).

I'm planning to go to Korea in a couple of years to get a shot at getting a Blue Doraemon 3DS (possibly 1,500-2,000 dollars). Only three were ever made.

@ThanosReXXX Man, this got my heart pounding so hard (in a good way), but this game is not for me. I just suck really hard at rhythm games.

@ThomasBW84 I have 34 3Ds and 2Ds (and counting, take a look at my profile pic) so, yes, I can relate to the fact that portables always gonna have a units/major game ratio well above 2 (even 5-6, easily).

Portables come with several special editions (more than 50 on the 3DS) compared to home consoles (like 3 on the Wii, Nintendo's most successful console to date) so the trend is going to continue.

@Racthet916 Nintendolife is quite the slacker regarding updating info, like screenshots and videos, for upcoming, announced and even reviewed games. You won't find a video of 95% of the indies games, and no screenshots for at least 60% of the games mentioned here.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE AT least it came out with the others platforms at the same time. If we are to believe what the dev said, it was a matter of Nintendo don't green-lighting the project in time.

@ANeonChicken His points are quite valid. Having to do several small purchases instead of a consolidated one is an hassle: my credit card company will call me after the second one just to make sure nothing funny was up.

Also, why the interface on the Switch is so bare bones? The Switch itself is easy to program to, they had plenty of time according to most sources and the fact that nothing major came out for the Wii U. Even when the PS3 came out -like 11 years ago- it was more complete (albeit a bit messy) than the Switch's interface is right now.

@Mii_duck It had some issues with the wiimote s it wasn't tuned up taht well The fixed everything with Red Steel 2, which is much better.

@ThanosReXXX The Conduit 1 and 2 are possibly the most underrated Wii games ever. Also, Dead Space was pretty good, IMO.

@WiX Thanks! I'll be going to japan towards the end of next year with my wife, so I'll be on the lookout to go there as much as possible.

"As always Nintendo of America wants you to browse the eShop and check out the official sales and deals website for discount details."

It seems that Nintendo really wants you to check its website: for the last 2 weeks, not even a mention of worthy titles to download.

@SanderEvers No, I shouldn't!

I think that this is the first time I've seen a game where teh DLC is pricier than the game itself.

Besides that, DLC usually adds a lot to a game. Nintendo's offering, besides some stupid assets in Smash Bros, has been very well stuffed. Look at Mario Kart 8: the DLC adds like 60% extra game for 15 bucks. Also, the other Fire Emblem DLC added a ton of quests and maps, but it was pricier.

This, I can't get behind unless it is something like 20 bucks or so for the whole DLC, even if it a lot.

@SwitchVogel A gameplay video could do wonders for a game like this. I couldn't grasp the concept very well from the screenshots.

In all, thanks for the review.

@dkxcalibur You know the other "gaming" company that produces a myriad of products but prefers selling and pushing their high-en (more profitable) stuff? Apple.

At one point there was a breakdown on costs of the iPad2, I think, and they were selling at 500, but the cost to produce them was less than half of that. Why not sell it at 400 and reach a wider audience? Because they prefer selling 20MM at a 250 bucks profit (5 billion dollars) than just selling 30MM at a 150 dollars profit (4.5 billion profit).

The 3DS still selling upwards 5 million a year with a very tidy profit (the cost like 200 bucks 6 years ago to make), They are probably costing 80-90 bucks at max. (profit is 60-70 dollars).

I wish that they could still be making the NES classic. I have 2 but I wanted 4-5 to keep around just in case.

@dkxcalibur Missing the point. The NES classic was a stopgap, that made Nintendo around 20 bucks per console sold. The 2DS XL is gonna net the company around 50 dollars. Do the math.

Still, yes, I feel that they betrayed Nintendo fans, not because they discontinued, but because Regis said earlier that they will meet demand.

@shaneoh But it also says :..it could cost.." meaning that maybe could cost as much as an additional 5,000 yens. Anyone using play-asia knows that the cost is way down, maybe 15-20 per unit for someone like you and me, for Nintendo maybe 7-10 bucks.

@foodmetaphors It states that "...it could cost up to 5,000 yen", not that it costs that.

I've had packages sent from Japan, almost every month, and it costs me around 3 bucks per pound, to Nintendo it should be something like a buck or something. I bet that it costs Nintendo like 20 dollars per Switch.

They are hoping to recap those costs by selling more and people buying games. Nothing to worry about.

@thesilverbrick I agree that Nintendo dropped the ball regarding the NES mini. Looking at it now, it didn't make sense but only as to provide long time supporters and enthusiasts alike with an interesting piece of hardware. Period. Didn't make them a lot (maybe 7-12 dollars profit?) for sure.

In the other hand, you have to consider that the Switch and the 2DS XL are two way too different items, produced, almost for sure, by two different suppliers. In any case, Nintendo surely posed itself this question: "will the 2DS XL undermine ever slightly the Switch production". The answer must have been a definitely No (unless Nintendo is the stupidest company in the world).

@speedracer216 No, doesn't make sense. The profit for a New 2DSXL is higher than the retail value of a NES mini.

@Ryu_Niiyama There is no way around scalpers. Trust me, I know. I used to supply three stores in my country with games, way before people here used a credit card to buy things online. Once I bought 44 copies of a Pokemon game from the same retailer. Used 9 different identities to 3 different addresses. Of course, teh game was in high demand but also in very high supply, so no harm done.

@Shellcore ... and that's the reason why I'm skipping buying a Switch till Black Friday or X-mas.

@HDXylophone You can always buy used from Amazon (Warehouse deals). Currently at 17.00 bucks or so.

@joealejos It is.

@ThomasBW84 One unrelated question: Why you don't have screenshots for this game on the game's page when you have screenshots of the game in this news? It happens a lot: I see some news about a game on the website, but when I go to the game's page, nada, zero, zilch.

@King_Johobo Is the best multiplayer game made by Nintendo, along with Kid Icarus on 2nd place. I broke a 3DS XL playing it nonstop, that's how good it is.

@OorWullie The green guy is called DNA man. Acts like a blob of some sorts and can bend and shapeshift in the air.