mjharper

Looks like I might actually buy a cloud-based game. Or three.

Am I happy they're cloud-based? No. But given the choice between a cloud-based game and nothing, I'll take the game. Having never experienced these games, this is probably the best part of today's announcement for me.

"your favorite Chocobo characters"

Chocobo characters? Why not call them Final Fantasy characters? They are allowed to use the Final Fantasy name, aren't they? Weird.

You know, I'd love to have Madden on the Switch, but not if this is the route they would go with the series.

@Kirgo Monster Hunter Rise was supposed to be "5", but someone in planning misspelled "five" as "rise" and it just stuck.

I've enjoyed Chris Pratt in everything he's been in, so I'm excited to see/hear how he does. He's been great as a voice actor in a couple things I've enjoyed (Lego Movie, Onward), so I'm willing to bet he'll make a great Mario.

Comment sections be salty.

I want to know how much more Nintendo Switch Online is going to be, but otherwise, I thought it was good for a September Direct. I loved the extended look at Splatoon 3 (hoping for a spring release for that one, we'll see), and the Chocobo GP game actually looks like it'll be fun for the FF oldtimers like me (plus it'll fill that need for a new Mario Kart for a minute). The cast for the Mario movie is crazy good. Chris Pratt? Jack Black? Seth Rogen? Wow.

I'm going to guess it's a Halloween-themed mention. I guess we'll see in a few hours!

I loved the idea that it would play on both the TV and as a handheld, but I was annoyed at the cost of the thing. I'd have to buy a $300 system, plus a decent, non-cramp-inducing controller ($70), plus a micro-SD card (that were of course more expensive than the regular-size SD card that the Wii used), plus the usual $60 for a new game.

I was never that concerned over whether it would be commercially successful or not - I only thought about it when I read articles online. I really enjoyed the Wii U and several of the games for it, so even if it was a commercial failure, our family thought it was great, and that's all that matters to me.

This tweet has been the highlight of my morning so far. Directs are the best. I'd love a release date for Breath of the Wild 2, but as usual, I'll take whatever news Nintendo sees fit to present to me.

I've enjoyed the anniversary tour so far. This is a fun little game that I don't have to take seriously to enjoy. And I like the fact that I can enjoy all of the tracks without spending any money on it.

It was a thing of beauty. And it played Gamecube games and DVDs. The only drawback here is that it's shaped like a cube (and thus wouldn't work in a lot of TV setups these days). I think the original Wii was a pretty console too. All white, angular, small, with pretty lights on it. Also, I like my Switch, but it is kind of an eyesore in the TV setup. A few rectangular-shaped boxes, the TV, and one oddly-shaped thing that looks like a toaster that throws it all off.

Looks pretty cool. I'll check out the reviews on this one, but I like what I'm seeing so far.

I'll buy NBA 2K22...when it's on sale for $5 next summer.

That's really not acceptable. It sounds like the Switch version needed a little more time in the oven. I understand wanting to do a simultaneous release across all consoles, but if one of the products is going to be a bad experience, it's best to just announce a delay and put more work into it.

Inateck?

(Insert Office Space joke here.)

I hold the original SNES version in pretty high regard - each one afterward kind of duplicates/elaborates on that one.

Fun activity - hit play on each of these videos on this page and have your phone/computer play all of these songs at the same time. Yes, I'm 12 years old.

Does Breath of the Wild qualify?

I played Dragalia Lost for a couple years after its release, but I stopped. I didn't care for the combat in the game, and at the end I was just going through the motions to get the free stuff and not enjoying my time with it. This was a good, high-quality mobile game though, and you could get a lot of enjoyment out of it without spending any money on it. I would welcome a sequel on Switch.

Hey, it's like Zooba except better!

It's free - I'll download it. If nothing else, it may get my kid off of Fortnite for a little while.

Quake is a definite must-have. I'd also click the check-mark for the Doom collection, but I actually already own all of those games, so it's not for me.

@BulbasaurusRex Hey, maybe after you beat them as bosses in story mode, they become playable characters (like Double Dragon 3).

It's going to be hard to duplicate the perfect storm of profit that was 2020 for Nintendo, and video games in general. In my mind, this is a natural regression back to the average. Nintendo is still putting out good stuff - that's all that matters to me.

Happy for the update, although it's not the news I wanted to hear. 2022 was already a loaded year for my Switch (BOTW2 and Splatoon 3), but I'll still download this when it comes.

I hadn't thought about the game featuring other fighters besides the Turtles. That opens up all kinds of possibilities - Casey Jones, Splinter, Leatherhead, Slash (and the other Mutanimals)...this game could have a large playable roster. Even more excited about it now.

Meh. I'm not much of a collector of this kind of stuff. Give me something I can actually play. I have a house with a gaming system in it - it's not a museum.

Still working on my second adventure through Breath of the Wild. Now that the Divine Beast has been tamed, I’m exploring the desert in clothing that looks like it would fit better on the BOTW2 wild-haired Link.

I would definitely be in on a Quake trilogy on the Switch, remastered or not. Those were some good times.

I'd forgotten how utterly ridiculous the story mode for this game is, but I had a lot of fun with this, and it did become a home workout for me (I believe this game included a calorie counter if you wanted one to be displayed). It also became the first of several home DDR games I ended up buying. So, I have an appreciation for this absurd game. Thank you Konami and Nintendo for introducing me to a game I might otherwise have never tried out.

(Is this article our way of asking for a sequel? Because that would be great!)

Continuing my Switch play through of Breath of the Wild. Venturing into the heart of Gerudo Desert this weekend and doing a little cross-dressing.

This is a great list. There's several here I'd like to see on the app. Throw in Final Fantasy IV, V, and VI, Pocky & Rocky, Mortal Kombat II, Killer Instinct, and Tecmo Super Bowl, and that would complete my impossible, never-going-to-happen SNES app game list.

I played my friend's NES - Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. It blew away the Atari I thought I wanted at that age. That Xmas, we had a brand new shiny NES plugged into the TV. Best Xmas present I ever got.

The first two were pretty cool. I'll hold out for a review of it first, though.

Since there's a new(ish) Zelda to play, I of course went back to Breath of the Wild to play through it again (first time on Switch - last time was on Wii U). I'm now the proud owner of the Master Sword (again).

Very fun game. I'll be getting this expansion for sure.

Those gameplay screenshots of the first Metroid game look awful - looks like screen captures from the Wii U NES emulator. It was notoriously dark on all the NES Virtual Console games.

Interesting piece. The comment I've heard in stores about the Switch Lite has been, "You can't even play it on the TV." It's almost always in stock at the stores. It still has its place, though. Families will jump on a cheaper, more durable option for the kids. Should Nintendo lower the price of the device? Based on age, sure, but as long as Nintendo is happy with Lite sales, the price isn't going anywhere. I would expect it to still be $199 at Xmas this year (though it may see a price drop soon after).

May have been a cheap Belgian knockoff. That would explain the weird differences. And what's up with the pink/purple/yellow twisty thing wrapped around it? Nevertheless, I'm glad Nintendo got some form of shoutout during the Japan Olympics.

I liked this game a lot. Sword fighting, golf, and basketball (3-point shooting only) were lots of fun in short spurts. The island flyover was also a relaxing good time. I still have this in case I ever want to go over to the Wii U and revisit the island. I would get a Switch version of this in a heartbeat, especially if it includes a pair of JoyCon (with RemotePlus attachments).

I want Jason's haircut.

I've said it a few times already, but I'm looking forward to picking this up and finishing the trilogy. These games are a blast to play through.

For me, it was very close between Super Mario 3D World and Skyward Sword, and ultimately I picked 3D World because of the Bowser's Fury addition. 2021 has been pretty good so far - there's a lot of good options on that list to choose from.

I'll be getting Blaster Master Zero 3 at some point. I'm not expecting a huge leap forward in gameplay compared to Zero and Zero 2, but I want to finish the trilogy.

@kevin74 The backlog struggle is real.

I will say I'm more likely to play this version of SMB3 than any of the other games being added to the service today. That's not saying much though.

I've lost count of the number of times I've played the first level of the first Legend of Zelda. That old man never stops telling me how dangerous it is to go alone and always gives me his sword.

Played this for a while today. For a Doodle, it's quite a production. It's more-or-less a fully-fledged game, complete with anime-style cutscenes. Very impressive for a Doodle. I wonder if Google has been sitting on this Doodle since 2020.

Aren't we taking this a little too seriously? It's a cartoon movie. Even the original isn't all that great (Michael Jordan isn't exactly popping off the screen in personality). We might be nerding out a little too much here.

I haven't tried the demo for this yet, but with all of the competition on Switch, an RPG really needs to stand out for me to pick it up. I still haven't started DQXI, Ys VIII, Xenoblade 2, or Vesperia (and I'm sure I'm forgetting others), and I'm still working through Octopath. Death by options!

I think someone posted this before, but competition is good. This will make Nintendo's future products better. I guess my only fear is fewer third-party ports coming over to the Switch in the future since they'll already have portable versions on Steam. But Steam Deck will have to do pretty good numbers before that becomes a legit concern.

Why bother adding these games? If this is all we’re going to get, put a lid on the apps, call them good, and move on to something else (like a different system, like the N64). This isn’t worth Nintendo’s time or ours.

It should go on the shelf next to the Iwata Asks book.

Just got my copy of the game. I'm not a fan of speedrunning, but it's nice to know that's an option for the people who enjoy blowing through a game like this.

@RupeeClock But you only have access to the Premier Ball when trying to catch Raid bosses, right?

This is good to know, except the article leads you to believe you could just let the game sit idle for a while and your chances will increase, while the source sounds like they're saying the more unsuccessful throws you have, the greater the chances become for the next throw.