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Cave Story+ and Binding of Isaac for me when it's released here in Europe

@Anti-Matter haha, we are so different. I've just looked at my room and everything is black: laptop, monitor, Switch, lamp, bed sheet, almost all of my clothes, my cup, my coffee in it... and I like it that way

@Anti-Matter I had white laptop once and brown marks would be left each time my palms sweat while typing/playing games (must be genetics, my palms sweat a lot, especially when gaming with other players ). Ever since I'm not buying white any devices.

Plus black seems more fitting for literally everyone. You can see a female kid playing on black console, but not really male teenager doing that on pink-ish/blue-ish one. Especially since Nintendo seems to target mostly teenagers and young adults with Switch, I suppose it makes sense to release mostly black colors.

But I can see why some people might like brighter colors more and I'm sure when Switch gets more popular different options will become available.

@Anti-Matter Black's the best, I wouldn't buy any other color

On-topic: I like the design on the dock, not a big fun of design on the console itself. Hopefully they'll continue with making docks with more interesting colors/designs

I didn't enjoy the testpunch as much as I thought I would. There's a lack of depth to the game. Maybe with more Arms to choose from it could be more fun. Either way, I'm very happy to see a lot of people actually enjoying it - great for Nintendo
Meanwhile I'll wait for the full game reviews.

Looks, great! I'll keep it on my watchlist

@uhhhhhhhh Yeah, I'm hoping that with bigger choice of ARMS, all the characters available and more game modes it will be more fun. I'll probably wait for the reviews before I pick it up though.

@Ohshadows I found the game too repetitive and without enough 'depth' to it. Maybe because of little arms to choose from, but all the combinations we had available felt very much the same. Motions controls works great, but it felt like I was doing the same thing every match (and I was exploring a lot of strategies! heck, even Helix with 2 Guardians felt all the other characters...)
It's a fun game for short periods, maybe 20-30mins every 2nd day, but I don't see myself playing it longer.
Just my 2 cents, I'm very happy to see that most people enjoy it though

seconded Master Mummy, although the game isn't as fun as I was expecting it to be

well, the main protagonist of Legend of Zelda is a male character called Link, so I don't see the reason why the main protagonist of Bayonetta 3 couldn't be a male character trying to save her from demon's curse or something.
saying that, I would still miss the female Bayonetta and all those cheese sexy in-game shots

@gb_nes_gamer Yeah, it seems to be a fun game for short periods of time but it lacks 'depth' to make it truly enjoyable. Based on the last direct I planned to pre-order it, but after playing the demo I think I'll wait for the reviews to come out and see in more details what the full game has to offer

On a different note, I wish there was more time available for each fight. I was in a couple of really epic 1v1 matches when the time simply run out. Really anti-climatic and disappointing

Don't think button mashing would work with ARMS in a long run. Once I got a hang of control schemes, it's actually possible to develop some nice strategies.
Nevertheless, the game is more boring than I thought it would be It's alright for a quick 20-30mins match, but any longer and it makes me want to turn off the console. Maybe with more arms to choose from and more game-modes it would be more interesting?

Nice! I'll definitely watch it

Love Adventure Time! Anything with a little bit of Adventure Time in it is always great.
Shame I'm not a big fan of minecraft...

Give me more Layton!

The console grey market is huge in China - it's very easy to find anything you want to, and it's an official release as well. I've lived there for a year and had no problem finding 3ds, including special and limited editions and different regions.
The problem is there's no official vendor. Most of the transactions go through private sellers who import the consoles and then sell them online on taobao. The point is, I'm sure there is no problem in getting Switch (or Wii U) in China with all the different games if one desires.

Looking forward to it! I've played the 1st one a little bit and it was amazing, especially the story-line. Too much nostalgia

Professor Layton please!

Looks nice! I will definitely consider it. Blizzard should release Diablo III Definite Edition on Switch already - it's a perfect game to have on the go!

They should release one with Mario Oddysey for Holiday season, so parents can troll their children putting empty Switch box under Christmas tree :D

Good news, Touhou is huge! Kinda wish they released the main game, rather than a spin-off. Would be fantastic to play some classic Touhou on the go, hopefully in the future!

@chewytapeworm woah, nice find!
I've been looking at those 2 screenshots for 5mins and didn't realize the tires are different! I wonder if there's more...

@chewytapeworm The yellow Toad behind the fence is jumping in the 2nd picture, not the first. Another difference!

EDIT: Actually, the blue one is jumping as well, so 3 differences

“Worldwide” and “Regional” modes add players to Mirror and 200cc matches less often.

^This is extremely sad. With 3500 points I maybe had 3 or 4 200cc races and only a couple of mirror ones, so the rate of those matches was already very low. They should instead increase the rate, rather than lowering it. I find 200cc really engaging and it truly tests your skills rather than simple lack, like everything up to 150cc does

Mii, Flame Rider, Standard Blue and Hylian Kite so far worked great for me, no clue why but it seemed a perfect combination + I like racing as myself
But knowing all the stats I might experiment with something new now

woah, really the option should have been there from a start, but better late than ever! Shame I've already finished the game, would prefer playing with Japanese audio. I'm on the side which thinks that Zelda's English voice freaking annoying

Looking forward to tomorrow! I hope Nintendo beats analytics' estimations so we can see a 5+% green day Good profit is never a bad profit!
With FE Heroes, Mario Run on Android, Switch hardware + software sales, 2 legal cases won, Pokemon Company profiting $3.3 billion etc. I think financials will look extremely bullish tomorrow. Though marketing might have been costly for Nintendo this past 2 months

@Anti-Matter I don't think Axiom Verge is a shovelware - on the contrary, it's a quality game and relatively new. I'd prefer that much more than any of the NEO GEO titles we have available. On the other hand, look at Vroom in the Night Sky... how did that got through Nintendo, but Axiom Verge cannot?!

@FragRed Funny you say that, considering that literally almost every title on Switch eShop it either a port or remake

@ElGrego lol, I'm just discussing, exchanging arguments. I just like the games with hidden mechanics to master, and to me this looks like one so obviously I would defend it. Kinda sad I won't be able to try it anymore, but if majority of people are happy without it, so be it.
I feel that Mario Kart is about 60% luck, 40% skill so anything to balance this ratio is a welcome addition to me

@ElGrego How do we even know Fire Hopping wasn't intentional? I just had a quick search online and there's no official statement from Nintendo that Fire Hopping is a glitch or exploit. Honestly, it kinda looks to me like it was meant to be in the game and devs put it in on purpose
It gives too little of an advantage while being relatively hard to perform to be a glitch. It seems to me Nintendo put it in game on purpose

@ElGrego These are two different thing... Fire hopping in MK8 is kind of like doing combo attacks in Mortal Kombat. You spend time to learn it, and once you know how and when it's best to use it - you use it. That makes you a better player. You wouldn't want a Mortal Kombat to be a game with just punches and kicks because other players cannot master (or don't feel like mastering) particular combos, right?
Fire Hopping is not a game-braking glitch which puts you on top position automatically - you can still win the game without using it. But it is a technique to distinguish pro players from newbies.

I've never heard of fire hopping until this articles (and I've won many MK8 online races) and I'm sad they are removing it

@RaphaBoss for the above reason I also don't understand why it 'feels wrong'. It's not a cheat, it's a technique

That's kinda sad. I never knew about fire hopping until this article (and I managed to stay in top 3 in a lot of online races on Wii U), but it doesn't really feel like a cheat after watching the video. Heck, it only saves you a couple of seconds and it's hard to perform, making it a perfect technique to distinguish pro races from casuals.
If it was easy to perform and would put you on 1st place all the time, then I understand it could be a game-breaking move, but the way it is? I don't get all the hate against it

All the Layton games are my all-time favourites, no other game cames even close So I'm really looking forward to the 3ds western release as soon as possible. I can imagine playing on smartphone wouldn't be the same.
Also, I'm excited about the new protagonist, I've got a feeling Lady Layton will bring a fresh change to the series

@Danrenfroe2016 What's wrong with being naked?

19th in the world, congratulations are in order!
It feels good being a Nintendo shareholder in times like this, can't wait for Nintendo's financial report next week

Took the ages. At this point we Europeans should be receiving the game for free If the price tag is ~£5 I'll get it cause I've been looking forward to this game for quite some time, but I can't imagine coming back to my 3ds in July when we have Splatoon and other cool games already on Switch

I dunno, I find them both very ugly and would never wear one... but I guess it's a matter of taste

@Dakt Honestly, it doesn't matter if it's a new platform or not. Especially since porting to Switch apparently isn't hard at all.

@ThePoochyKid You got me here, I apologise for my ignorance. Still, I find the price very steep for an indie game like Binding of Isaac. I mean, I've played the first version and it's a seriously good game, but not worth the suggested price tag

I'll definitely get it but only if the price comes down to around £15. Charging £39.99 for a game which is available on any other platform for less than a tenner is crazy

Not really Wii U games, but I would love to finally see a proper FHD remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
Other than that I would rather see new games on Switch than ports, but if I had to choose 3 that would be Smash Bros, Bayonettas and Xenoblade Chronicles X

@NickOfTime90 I've never played the game, so that's the reason why I want it

Final Fantasy XV port and VII remake would make my day (year!), but I doubt that would happen

Wow, amazing! Thanks, Nintendo!

@SakuraHaruka of course. The problem is we don't have a single AAA game on switch which isn't a port (yes, BotW is Zelda U).
And thus far, big developers aren't really talking about any plans to make games for Switch alongside the PS4 and Xbone versions.

I mean, indie games are great, but I was just hoping for more for Switch :/

No clue why Nintendo still markets the Switch as 'home' console, if the only games we get are indies, which look like crap on large TV and are best played on the road, on a small portable screen...

I don't mind Zelda staying an open world game, but only if Nintendo learns more about that format. BotW was a good game, but nowhere near as good as other open world games available - most important point being lack of engaging side quests. Honestly, in Skyrim some side quests were as long as main mission in Zelda.

An open world game like Link Between Worlds would be perfect though. It has classic Zelda elements including interesting dungeons and all classic Zelda items. The world is smaller but at least there's something to do at every step other than climbing and I think that's the direction Zelda should move forward to.

I really hope for a lot of exciting announcements from Nintendo during E3, cause right now the list looks... pathetic
Mario Kart (port), Splatoon 2 (almost-port), Xenoblade (probably delayed) and Mario Odyssay are the only games I'm looking forward to from the list. Give us more, Nintendo!

@MoonKnight7 That actually makes perfect sense, thanks for clearing that out for me! I fully loved the testfire, can't wait for the full game. I suppose after only 4h of gameplay it's hard to judge which strategy works best, but like I mentioned, it was surprising seeing all those pro players running after each other rather than splatting the ink around

I'm surprised how pro players play this game. They always seems to chase after the enemy and majority of their shots are on the turf their team already owns, while leaving blank or enemy turf the way it is :/ I mean, they are super fast, very mobile with all the squid-changing techniques and they get a lot of kills, but I thought the aim of this game is a bit different
Had my very first experience with Splatoon during the recent global testfire and I usually scored the same amount of points as most of the players here, but maybe the game is different when the enemy team are champions

I'm super excited mostly because there's nothing more to play on Switch for me at the moment :/ So i'm looking forward to power it on again, even for an hour