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Considering the release date is so soon, I'm not surprised it's digital only

Honestly, i like this direction of doing a Mario Kart and bringing back retro stages/courses and a few minigames. As much as new boards are nice but I do like the feeling of familiarity of throwbacks throughout Mario Party. I'm sure we can all think of a stage or two that was 'OK but could have been better with a lick of paint or fixing a little'

Yeah, they've also seen some of the fanart and frankly, Sega would be ashamed of you all

@Diogmites ok, that's reassuring. Thanks

Im tempted by this but I am curious about the games difficulty.

That main article image giving me that major 'Hey, remember that Rugrats storyboard jam' vibes

@sixrings @Tayrailbridge
To be fair, The Tetris Company are very protective of the name. I think they tend to hold out on this sort of thing. IIRC, they tend to send out C&Ds to any puzzle games that use the theme tune (despite it being a old folk song).
Let's not forget that time when the GB Tetris was removed from the 3DS eShop due to licensing issues being held by Ubisoft at the time. It might also explain why NSO got Panel De Pon as opposed to its western version, Tetris Attack instead to the Tetris name despite Nintendo being the developer/publisher.

I would assume the NES Tetris and upcoming Tetris 99 event are part of a cross agreement for the use of the Famicom and Nintendo branding in Tetris Forever because it would be odd to exclude Nintendo from the timeline.

All that said, knowing TTC can revoke some games, I'd recommend making sure you keep 99 and Effect on your systems, people!

@larryisaman To be fair, the sale they have on now is called Mega Multiplayer Sale and the FDC games aren't the best candidates for multiplayer fun 😏

Ok, so i checked Capcoms site and apparently the physical Switch version isnt coming to Europe 😭. That kind of sucks. I'll get it anyway but I am a little gutted....

All those great games!

....and Fighting Evolution.

@KeeperBvK It's Elon Musk. Hes bought out CEST and now every hour is X o'clock

Very sad news. Thoughts are with family, friends and colleagues.

IIRC, she got the got the role of Bayonetta due to popular fancast choice which lead to her being chosen for the role in the anime movie. This later led to her being cast in the games and finally giving the original game its own JP dub thanks to Nintendo funding the Wii U port of the game

I know some people are disappointed with no ZA news but as Serebii mentioned- The World Championships is very much focused on the competitive scene and seeming as ZA will follow suit to Arceus, I would assume that TPC wouldn't want to focus on a single player game at an event focused on the Vs aspect.

You know what? This is a pretty good line up. Last time they did a Multiplayer Festival with free trials, it was mainly multiplayer only games which was a little disappointing. This however is a much better lineup. I already own PowerWash and Tetris Effect (and they are brilliant. Don't forget to download all the free add-on content for PowerWash from the eShop too) but Gungeon and Cassette Beasts sound like they would be fun.

I'm also glad I own two of those games because there's no way I can juggle 4 games in one week!

I like how this implies that anyone who doesn't want to preorder the game because they can 'get the game anytime, anywhere, anyway' is a fool like Gumshoe for missing out on the bonus content

Putting aside Z-A, I'd like to see a release of TCG mobile game dropped and some of the GB and GBA spin-offs come to NSO (pinball, puzzle challenge etc)
In a perfect world, a dedicated Pokémon NSO app to play the GB and GBA games. When I say dedicated, I mean without the rewind or quicksave features (to stop you naughty boys and girls cheating. Similar to how the 3DS VC versions disallowed quicksaves) BUT it would include a Pokémon PC feature where you can move Pokémon from those games to a dedicated box which would be Home compatible.

They're going to release a trailer for each game before we get a release date, huh?

Still apprehensive about whether the physical edition will be available for Europe. Still have this feeling the Switch version will be digital only here while the PS4 version will be physical. I know they said it would be physical but they never specified whether it includes Europe and both platforms. I mean I'll still buy it...

I'm sorry but Pulp Friction is such a good alternative name for Press Garden

Imagine a parent trying to get a refund for the game they bought their kid and and saying they're 'willing to overlook the gore and violence but swearing? Thats a step too far. What a bad influence on little Johnny'

Good old Krafton. Was always fond of thier processed cheese products

(Yes, I know they're called Mondelez now but let me have this)

No-one going to say it? Not even as a common courtesy?

Happy Birthday, Mr Sakurai

Honestly, you lot 😛

Ever notice how KK Slider is the only Animal Crossing character who's always naked? Like, all other villagers are at least wearing a top. Not KK though. He's got to walk around in the buff. Maybe he'll wear a hat but that's it

Not bad at all. I reckon this Mario series could take off...

But if they do that, the 'I'm not paying $60 for this game' crowd are going to be livid when it turns out they'll be able to buy a game they had no intention of playing anyway for a more reasonable price.

@Ruthchild I've had a brief look and it would appear that the lack of any Olympic video game (be it M&S or regular) could be an economic issue. It's worth taking into account while sports games do well in general, the likes of FIFA, Madden etc. already have a steady audience with yearly releases whereas mainline Olympics games are every four years so there's no guarantee that the install base from the previous game will still be there for the new game.

Or at least that's what I understand

In before someone uses this as an opportunity to snark about....oh, wait nevermind

Actually, you know what
He did something that many people thought could never happen...

...he made the Rabbids rather endearing and likeable

@anoyonmus I don't think Soliani and the team were getting negative comments around the time of the leaks as we had no idea as to which Ubisoft team was working on it til the games reveal. That said, i bet they were seeing those comments before then and feeling disheartened about it all.

Thankfully, the eventual reveal made people backpedal and admit they may have been a bit harsh

This is why I think Next Level Games should handle a new F-Zero. I reckon they'd do a solid job. I remember in an ONM interview when asked which Nintendo franchise they'd like to try out, they said F-Zero. Who knows. Considering GXs developers are pretty much the Like A Dragon studio, I think NLG would be a decent pick

Give us a release date and we'll buy it, Capcom

Take that, Square Enix!
No?
Take that, Square Enix games that weren't published by Nintendo!

Gather round everyone. Let's all take a selfie with this article so we can use this as evidence for the 'Nintendo doesn't do anything with their dormant franchises' gang

"The source further notes how Riot Games apparently "saw an opportunity to build and support the game's esports scene — unlike Nintendo"
There's your problem. I've seen similar remarks in regards to NASB and Multiversus with this whole 'consumer friendo' schtick to give off this impression you're doing something that a competing product and therefore they must be on the consumers side. I think with that attitude, I think it misses the point of Smash's success and appeal of being a couch co-op game to be played with friends and brand familiarity. I think it's obvious that Nintendo doesn't have much interest in the competitive scene and that's fine but I think to assume that jumping directly to the eSports scene as your core audience and ignoring Smash's core audience seems a little naïve and brazen about your main reason to make the game. That is my opinion personally.

@Bobb They worked on Tatsunoko Vs Capcom if that's any help

Castlevania Judgement getting a mention just to remind people that every developer has a duffer in their portfolio

In case anyone's wondering, EPDs was Wii Music

The Wind Quaker Oats
Crash Bran-dicoot
1080° AvaBrunch
Sonic Cheerios
Puyo Coco Pop Fever

All the classics

It'll be the guy who shot Maria

Too soon?

Good. Aonuma is better than AInuma

Ok, i've seen a couple of people wonder but I would anticipate we'll see a release date announced at this year's EVO

@tourjeff to be fair this collection is based on the arcade versions and AFAIK MvC3 didn't have an arcade version. That said, I would love to see UMvC3 come to Switch

I'm assuming the skin is for classic Sonic due to the body type. If so, that's cool as now both Sonics get a legacy skin

@Vriess it takes a while. You'll get an email notification in regards to the extra points

Yeah, I figured when I saw the deal for 4x gold coins i should get in on that. Also takes the edge off DKCRs price as i never played the original*
Also, there's plenty of digital games I can use the £16.80 worth of Gold coins for

Only issue is if I use one voucher for DKCR, what should I use the other for? There's nothing that immediately jumps out to me.

*Before anyone says anything. I no longer own a Wii or 3DS so buying a used copy of DKCR is sort of pointless if I'd also have to buy a system to play it on. My sense of foresight is bad, I know

I mean if David Attenborough can still make nature documentaries at the age of 99 then I'm sure Miyamoto can still be involved in games for a good while.

This is going to be bombarded with 'C'mon Reggie/Doug/Furukawa, give us Mother 3' and Nintendo are going to be like 'Nah, forget it. They keep quoting an old meme. Give 'em Mario Pinball Land as punishment'

(To be clear, i don't know if MPL is bad or not. I just get the impression it's just OK. Also, don't blame if it is in the next GBA NSO update 😛)

There's going to be special interaction between T-1000 and Conan is there?
T-1000- Tell me where John Connor is
Conan- You must have me mistaken for someone else

Is this some kind of bust?

Lt. Frank Drebin : Well... it's very impressive, yes, but we need to ask you a few questions

Something for the fans of Police Squad! there

Although neither creator is involved in this, I'm willing to to give it a shot if it's a decent remake

@SillyG To be fair, there were four versions of Street Fighter II on the SNES and each iteration had an extra character and feature or two. Imagine owning the original SFII and then a year later it gets a re-release with extra content that you can't access so you have to double dip on a yearly basis just to get the extra stuff at full price.

In relation to the story, as much as I don't mind DLC, as far as I'm concerned it allows developers to explore ideas that may have been too late or ambitious in development to include in the final product. As far as I know DLC helps recoup some of the costs for the main product expenses too. I do think 4.59 is a bit much for something like this. Maybe it's due to the Mii costumes in Smash that I see this sort of thing as steep.

Anyway, final character prediction? Probably Alex Kidd or Billy Hatcher. A surprise character? Diddy Kong as this game is Switch exclusive

Bad outcome for both Spyborgs fans...

Not only that but it was run by a Dubai NFT firm and seemingly meant to rival another more popular and well-run Philippine based Pokemon convention.

I think the lesson learned here is just because it seems like a fan project thats 'run by fans, for the fans', doesn't mean it's going to be great. Also, those poor kids:(