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@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?

Virtual Boy Wario Land is great fun! I really wish the VB games were re-released on 3DS, so more people could experience them!

I’d love for it to return! Though, I’d be even more excited to see TVii return. There are dozens of us.

@PikaPhantom I don’t have the exact numbers in front of me…but in short the deal Sony was pressuring Nintendo into would see them get the majority of profits from every game and console (possibly controller…I can’t remember) sold, whether they produced it or not. Iirc, and I may not, this may have also been with the regular SNES units sold.

In short, Sony was pressuring Nintendo into a bad deal, which could have ended them producing hardware at all. Again, it wasn’t nice of them to break the deal in the manner they did…but it had to be done. I also think they probably knew the Phillips deal would be a bust.

It’s a very cool story!

Of course, whenever the Sony/Nintendo partnership is mentioned I feel that only one side of the story is mentioned. What Nintendo did to Sony was bad…. But what Sony was trying to do was also bad.

The difficulty options have definitely improved with the Mario series…but yeah, maybe allowing you to select a character and THEN could adjust difficulty would be better.
On the other side of the coin, I wanted to play through as Yoshi…but then it almost felt like cheating. It’d be cool to play as the easy characters on normal/hard mode as well.

I’d urge anyone who even has a small interest in this to pick this up. This is my Game of the Year pick. Ubisoft may have made some questionable decisions along the way, but when they are on point they are a force!

I’ve played most of these games. Zelda was a good time, but it didn’t feel like Game of the Year to me. Neither did Astro Bot, FF7R, etc. It bugged me a while, since I didn’t know what I would personally vote for. Then I played Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. That’s my vote. What a wonderful game.

I wish the original Legacy of Kain game was included. The Soul Reaver games are good, but I still have the originals, so I don’t need to dip again, at least right away.

Fantasian I’m planning on getting as soon as possible though.

Sony mid 2025: “It actually sold more than 163 million. … we can do this all day, Nintendo.”

Sony does what Nintendoes too.

I haven’t gotten to play DQ3 yet, and it sounds like this has been fixed already…but my chief complaint in gaming in general of the HD years is the text!

We have more screen real estate and a clearer picture than ever, and there are so many games where the text is so tiny it’s difficult to see. I don’t get it.

Japanese box art misses 16-bit Sonic, so I couldn’t vote for it

I bought this recently on sale in the eshop and went in playing not seeing a review or knowing anything about the game. I really enjoy it. I’d give it a solid 7. It reminded me a ton of Spelunky, but I thought this was quite a bit better. My worst gripe is that it’s dark, too dark, at least in handheld mode. Unless you’re playing at night.

@Gs69 I’ve never played any of these either. How’s the difficulty? Can you just pick up and play or is there a steep learning curve?

@Keegsy it’s…not easy. I got better at it since we had it when I was a kid. (Well, we had RKA, so 1 of the games.) Since I had a lot of time and no money, you get good at what you have.

Rocket Knight is really fun if you are open to retro games! I recommend it!

@KBuckley27 Your first comment was talking about third parties that are going to ditch Switch, which implies they are the ones that are still supporting it. Your 2nd comment refers to the “vast majority” of third parties not currently supporting.

All I’m saying is that while we will see a decrease in support, it won’t be the total abandonment you predict, especially if Switch 2 is backwards compatible. That’s why we’re still seeing a ton of newer games that work on PS4. Also, think of games like Just Dance. Heck, the Wii got one of these not too long ago. I didn’t say, or mean, that companies would start trying to port their AAA games.

@KBuckley27 there will be a decrease, as to be expected, but it won’t be a total abandonment, especially if Switch 2 is backwards compatible. Not all games need the technological increase, and why alienate the Switch 1 install base.

So many great games here that I’d love to see ported. My top 2 would be Chrono Tigger and A Link Between Worlds. Then my top 10 favorite games of all time would be available for me on the Switch!

I’m really looking forward to Arranger! Other than that, will need to wait until the Nintendo Direct to hear of something else new that gets me excited.

I hope we get more! Though, really, I want to see them produce more of the Pyra/Mythra and Sora amiibo. Pre-orders were sold out and I’ve never seen them in person.

Edward and Anna? Sounds like FF4 remake confirmed.

Good pick with Chrono Trigger! The problem I have with many RPGs today is their length. I’ve started Persona 5…but after learning it’s well longer than 100 hours I put it down.

This would’ve been great if I was still like 15 and had little money and lots of time on my hands, but not ideal for adult me.

I want a city-building game that feels like the SNES version of Sim City. I’ll keep this one on the radar!

If the magnetic joycons are true, I hope they are reversible. Like so you wouldn’t need separate L and R joycons. My other hope is that it allows you to set decide the orientation. So, for instance, I wouldn’t need to use asymmetrical sticks (WiiU layout time!).

Not much of a dad joke….or any joke. I’d label it more as a reference

A big let down for many of us. A fantastic series-the last games still outdo most fps today, imo.

The SNES and PS1 (IV-TAY) are my favorites. I really feel the series took a downturn then…ranging from poor to good from them on. 16 was fun, so hopefully things will start improving again.

I’ve been interested in this since its release on PS4. Been holding out, so maybe I’ll give it a go come May.

A nice surprise announcement. I didn’t like Legends as much as the base games, so I was hoping for Black/White remakes, but I can’t really complain. Excited to see more either way

I agree with Alana completely, but mostly I want Blue Dragon!

I'm guessing we will see a ton of stuff on the anime series and card game...and I don't follow any of that.

A new game will undoubtedly be announced as well...and more than anything I'm hoping for Black/White remakes-they are my favorite Pokemon games!

And, I know I'm in the minority, but I really haven't been disappointed by any of the Switch Pokemon games!

I found today’s direct to be decent. Not their best, not their worst. None of the games are ones I’m super hyped for, but considering most of these will be released in the Switches eighth year, it’s pretty amazing.

I plan on checking a few of these out while I wait patiently for Switch 2.

I had fun with this game, but not nearly enough to purchase again for a little extra content

This is pretty cool. When I get sucked into Minecraft though, it’s like a 3-6 month endeavor. Not sure if I’m ready for this yet

I’m still a really fun game…I just don’t think the new stuff is worth the double dipping with this one. I did buy the original day one, I believe though

Also, I have to agree with Polygon. DK ‘94 is the game they should have remade/remastered.

Hoping to get one! But I missed preorder as well as on the last smash amiibo. Together are the only ones left for my Smash set.

I’m still guess new hardware this holiday season, with a reveal just like 2 months before hand. Like the article’s author said, Switch profits will still be the driving factor for the year.

@HotGoomba I saw someone point out once that Nintendo releases a revolutionary console, and then they follow up with a souped up version (SNES, GC, WiiU).

If they follow this approach, the “gimmick “ May be small.

The follow up consoles never sold ads many as their counterparts though, so maybe it’ll be different this time.

Samus Returns is such a stellar remake, but I think I’d have to go with Donkey Kong for Gameboy.