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It’s kind of a tricky business. You want the amiibo to do something-but you make them too powerful and people complain they are gatekeeping dlc behind the figures. They do too little and people complain of the cost compared to usefulness.

I like to think of them as cool figurines for display…that also do a little something in select games. But I buy them for the former.

@Tipehtfomottob I think, semi-seriously, it was kind of like this:
Nintendo: Please, Sakurai, make Super Smash Bros Ultimate, and do tons of coverage for it, and then when we make our next system you can make any thing you want, and we will give you just as much coverage!

Thanks for sharing. It’s interesting, because, of course, my list looks much different. But then you read comments of what people are complaining about and most of the time I disagree with that choice as well lol. “Putting game X is the 20’s is insane!” I can agree with. But then they continue, “it should be much lower!” No way, it should be higher!

And thus how we have this list…as hundreds (thousands?) of people voted, all with different tastes and preferences. Also, think of the number of people who were born after many of these games were released and probably never played the games. Of course they’d vote for a game they liked and played over one they may have heard was good but never played since it’s too old.

Also, of note, I went through the whole voting thing twice. My favorite game of all time won every match up and ranked first, but my second favorite games lost 4 matches…twice in each go though against my top game. However, since it had 4 losses, it dropped it in the ranking to like 8th….even though it only lost to the 1 game. So it wasn’t a perfect system either.

I’m sorry-don’t we know for sure it was passed, since we have the Japanese sales given to us weekly? Or aren’t those official enough?

Loved this on 3DS-and gladly double dipped on Switch 2.

My only complaint on this version was when I was playing with pro controller, and accidentally went into the mini-game screen. It automatically disconnects pro controller as you need the lot cons to play. There was no way to exit out of the mini-game screen though without using the joy cons. So I’d have to get up grab the joy cons from the system, exit out of that screen, go back to where I was, and reconnect pro controller.

I know it’s not a huge issue-but it was annoying.

Excited for Pokemon…but I think DQ1&2 will be my main concern for the month. Then try to get through that before Metroid in December. I’ll get to Pokemon after Christmas.

Loved Pacman99…bought this when it came out. It’s fun too…but a shame I won’t be able to play much longer

For everyone who is saying they won’t play it, I really urge you to try it out if possible! The system didn’t sell well, and was bulky (for a portable system) …but the games I’ve played on it were really fun. I’m thinking there will be a work around for the device… but until we know more about it I can’t say for sure.

I had lost all interest in the series…and Pokemon in general, after Gen1. Tried playing Gen 3 and got bored after a couple gyms. Bought this White on a whim, and absolutely loved it! I’ve been a fan of the franchise since, but Black/White is still my favorite by a long shot! Would love to see a remake!

Beyond excited for this. The VB games I’ve played are good fun. It’s a shame the system has such negativity around it, because so many people overlook what it has to offer.

I wondering though…could you use the headset from the VR Labo set here? Or even just make your holder? It really just will split the screen into 2 so each eye is looking at a slightly different image. Also, couldn’t you just look at 1 of the 2 images and forgo the 3D effect? Not the best way to play, for sure, but you could at least test it out to see if you want to buy/build a headset.

I wish they’d release the games on a physical cart too…so in 20 years when the service if off line I could still play. That’s my only gripe.

This may have been my favorite Direct ever! DQ7 was an awesome surprise! …but I’m most excited for Virtual Boy!!! I’m glad this will help people experience the joys of this ill-fated system!

New Mario, Final Fantasy 7 release date, and throw in info on FF9 and/or Chrono Trigger releases.

Late in the Gen 4 lifecycle my bro and I went on different paths. He wanted PlayStation, and I wanted N64. He had a part time job though, and I was in middle school. He got a PS1 day 1. I had to save up for a long time, seeing all these great games come out on N64. I remember reading about Smash Bros, which of course wasn’t a big name then and seemed more like a fanfic game. But I had to have it! I eventually got enough money for a N64 system (with an extra atomic purple controller!) and Smash Bros. After everything I would have less than $20 left. I looked around BestBuy-and I found Forsaken for $10! It was settled! I went home with a 64, 2 controllers, Smash Bros. and Forsaken. It was a long ride home-but that may have been the greatest moment of my gaming life. (I have kids-which take precedence for the greatest non-gaming moments )

I’m excited to see this. I’m not sure if it’ll be on my purchase list though. Between Mario Kart World and Fast DMX, I’m pretty set on racing games.

I went to try TotK on Switch 2 to see the improvements, and got sucked in and played through the whole thing. Still have the Zelda itch, I’m playing through BotW. I only played it once upon launch, so it’s nice to go through again-but forgot how TotK improved almost every aspect of the game for me.

Meanwhile, DK and Bravely Default are still waiting for me with saves just like 5 hours in on both. And UFO50 looks so intriguing! I’m set for a couple months!

I have the Pro 2, and I really like it. So this may go on my wishlist.

Also-I don’t care for asymmetrical sticks. This is better…though I REALLY wish we could get that WiiU layout again!

This reminds me, I should play Vagante again. Thanks for the update!

I don’t expect it, but while FF9Remake would be great, I want to hear some of the Chrono Trigger anniversary stuff!!

Quite a few good games here! I feel the system gets a bad reputation, but it’s quite entertaining, even today. Mario Clash is currently at a 6.2, which is such a shame. It’s great! Makes me wonder how many people scored it with actually playing it.

Totally agree. A steady release of big games is way more important than a big launch library. I started doing everything in MKW but got side tracked with a new save file on Tears of the Kingdom and Bravely Default. I’m really excited for DK, but I may need to get through these first.

I hate ranking things so early after a new release, but I’m loving this! The worst thing about MKW, for me, is that it it knocks Double Dash down to third place. Worth every penny!

I’m in the US. I can’t speak for everywhere, but I’ve not seen a Switch2 yet. They sell out immediately when they come in. I often wonder if an employee is taking these “fully stocked” pictures as they finish putting them in the case/before the store opens. This isn’t the norm…not within 50-100 miles of me anyway.

I am not endorsing AI in this post.

I do feel like people see generative AI as mostly “slop”. It’s usually pretty easy to pick what AI did, and it really brings the product down when that’s what you notice. What people forget though, is that the generative AI stuff, for a big part, is still in infancy. If you look at let’s say pictures produced by AI, the progress towards realism in the last few let’s say 5 years is significant. In another 5, or 10, 15, etc. it’s only going to get more and more difficult to distinguish.

PS5 sold over 14k units…but not 15k. If I did the math right, it was 14,129.

That’s only 810 more than Switch 1.

I love this game. Easily on my best games list. Looking forward to playing through it again!

@Vectrex That’s good to know. I haven’t tried one yet. However, I’ve also heard people say the X360 had a good d-pad. I’ll try to keep open minded about it until I can test it out. I was unsure about the Series S/X d-pad, and that tunes out good!

We finally had a console generation with all great d-pads. Now it looks like Microsoft is reverting back to a horrendous one.

I do a playthrough every 1-2 years…which adds up in a 30 year old game. It’s that time again-ive been itching to play…and trying to decide if I should do a play through now, or wait a little bit.

This is quite sad.

Unfortunately, I think the gaming community has many more hardships on the way. costs everywhere rising faster than income. This means people have less money for games. On top of that, there are so many people who yearn for the newest, biggest, prettiest game yet-but don’t want to pay more. (Why would you?)

Get ready to experience AAA games at a premium price, or more affordable indie games. But if we want the industry to truly strive, we will need to embrace the changes-our money supports everyone in the industry. Don’t like the premium prices? Support indie.

Sure. It’s not much a difference of owning a physical Xbox/PS game.

@1UP-HUSKY I prefer them keeping the storage low. If they made it larger the cost would go up more so than the cost for me to upgrade storage with a memory card. And I won’t need the extra space right away. It’s really a good move imho.

The Key Cards are pretty similar to many disc games nowadays. You can’t play the game without a download. (Though, you may be able to play an old version, offline). Really, I don’t get the hate for these.

That was one of the games best features? Well, that is surprising. Never used 0%…so won’t miss it. Really excited for this one!

Someone pointed out once:
Revolutionary.———Upgrade
NES………………………..SNES
N64…………………………GameCube
Wii…………………………..WiiU
Switch…………………….

So, most likely the so called “Switch2” was just going to be an upgraded Switch. And then it was finally revealed to be…Switch2, and that’s exactly what it was.

Hoping to get Mario Kart Bundle AND Bravely Default! That was such an amazing game!

Well, that would be basically no PS or Xbox game should be bought. 🫤

Key card games won’t be for everyone…and I get the drawbacks. But it also means you can sell/trade/borrow digital media, which is great! At least until the servers eventually get turned off

Though choice between Switch2, Wii, and SNES. I picked Switch2, but as I think more on this, I think I’m not positive. Definitely between the 3!

Side note-Red Alarm was also great! It gets overlooked by Mario Tennis, and the fact that it’s on…Virtual Boy…but it was fun!

I’m thinking this is why Canada’s preorders were stopped. Americans could get one cheaper by crossing the border.

$450 is a very fair price, I believe. We will see how the new tariffs affect that.

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To be clear, that’s not to Nintendo. That’s to everyone complaining.

Hall Effect sticks are nice, but not the only option. Most people are wanting them to end drift, which yeah, that’s great…but just because you don’t have Hall Effect doesn’t mean there will be drift.

@nocdaes unfortunately some of us get what we didn’t vote for too.

Look, I get it, nobody wants to pay more. It stinks. But please remember game development of AAA releases is only going to increase greatly each generation. This shouldn’t be a huge surprise.

And then when you take in to account game prices on 64 games when released and even certain SNES/Genesis games, we are paying less after inflation.

So yeah, it stinks. Be mad about it. Don’t buy it if you don’t want to. But don’t whine over it.

I like Cast…but I’m going Cursor.

8bitdo is great-I like my other controllers from them. I do need a new pro-type controller, so will think about getting one. Definitely would go with the Dark Blue though. I think it looks the best.

200 hours of content for 14-20 year me is great! 40 year old me…yeah, I’d probably put that as a negative. But either way, I’m excited to play it!

Good way to wake up

Edit: I missed my opportunity to use a sleepy heart l head reference.

I love the Final Fantasy series-but really feel it was filled with disappointment after the PS1 era.
Everyone has their own tastes, but if you find yourself similar, I highly recommend this! (And Bravely Default series).

I don’t care for Gen 2 starters. However, Tepig is a favorite-definitely going with him.

I was there for Gen 1 Pokemon. I loved it. I skipped Gen 2, and played only half way through Ruby, and I didn’t care about the franchise anymore….

Until, on a whim, I picked up White. I fell back in love! It’s my favorite Gen and I’m really hoping to see these remakes. It’d be really cool (though doubtful) to see them make like White/Black 1+2!

White/Black also have my favorite pokemon designs overall. I mean, Charizard and Mew (and others) are so iconic from Gen 1, but overall, I love the Pokemon introduced here more.

Sad to see them go, to be honest. I’d buy a new game, and could use the gold coins to pick up something off-the-wall. An indie on a sale or just some random game I never heard of (which helped my find a favorite: Donut Dojo).

I wonder if others do this too. Will indies be hurt as a result? Also, I wonder what impact the new tariffs have on this, like is this a result of tariffs and trying to keep costs down?