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I've wanted to play Elden Ring ever since it released. Excited it'll come to a Nintendo platform

Mega Man Legacy Collection is my only worry I think. Either way, will keep an old Switch around just in case

I actually like it. I don't play myself, but this will make it more palatable to watch those times I'm "forced" to be an onlooker at home

Very happy for the game's success. I played it some hours when it came out, but I didn't understand how the gameplay loop made people so addicted. I still don't, and reading about it always make me feel like I'm missing out by not being hooked, lol. Guess I should appreciate the time I'm saving though

I just love Super Mario World so much, clear #1 for me. Even if SM64 blew me away the most on first impression, the game that still today gives me almost equal amounts of fun is SMW. Quite a feat.

Ever since Dell got rid of bezels on laptops many, many years ago with its XPS line I've become a bezel snob (I'm not on Dell anymore, but wouldn't consider a laptop with thick bezels). I don't care (too) much about no oled, but the bezels do disturb me 😅 Hey, I'm still buying haha

Hearing good things and I know you have editors who have played the game, so is there any plans for a future review?

I would bet revenue from people buying extra games due to availability of different regions (me) sort of balance out whatever revenue Nintendo might lose on people using other regions for buying a "cheaper version" (maybe some of these would never make the purchase otherwise either). So, making things more inaccessible in any form is just dumb imo, since an open world is far more attractive.

(I think Netflix took the opposite path of region locking, since I never could watch my account when I travelled which made me so frustrated, but in the past years they must have opened up since I haven't had any issues with that anymore )

@SleeplessKnight

Came to comment kinda exactly this 😁

• With Wii U everyone said they messed up bad with the naming, confusing people to what it was, and should have just called it Wii 2. Seems lesson learned
• They had a concept everyone could get behind with the Wii, people thought they should have just upped the specs to enable more ports etc. Seems they listened (I personally loved the Wii U though; I think it was brilliant and still find no equivalent to some of the multiplayer offerings utilizing the extra screen)

The reveal itself was lame I felt, quite sure the last leak showing the console off forced their hand. That sucked. But... I'm still excited about it and will buy asap 😁 I have some slight hope it can improve some of my current fav games (E.g. Sky is so slow compared to on mobile, so look forward to flying as fast as my friends Maybe I'm naive about it running old games better though?) as well as enable some games to run on the Switch that couldn't be released on the original. Will be awesome either way.

@roy130390

Same boat! Maybe they didn't tease it enough as something special for online sites like this to pick it up.

I'm OK with removing the tank controls, but no sneaking around with that exciting tiptoeing? :/ I'm not too pleased with this outcome, might still try it out... We will see, since one of my most magical PC games as a youth.

Oh, the article should probably be updated to better reflect that! @Olliemar28

Cool stuff, and even though I'm not the target group I do love that game (the GCs and bongo drums are stored in garage currently though 😅)

@ELY_M

Remove copyright laws?

So if I write a book or build a game, you can steal the manuscript or code base and sell it yourself with no repercussions? No thank you. Anarchy might be intriguing for some, but I prefer the world to not plummet into complete chaos with a "survival of the most immoral" mentality.

I guess many people pick up their mobile on the loo, can't see it'd be nastier with a Switch (guilty 😁)

"If you can't find the app, go to another Nintendo app and click on the publisher [Nintendo] name"

THANK YOU. I was going crazy that this app didn't show up in search so thought it wasn't available in my country until I looked at the start of this video 🙏

My battery drained twice overnight... Never happened before. Either it's the sleep mode or not going into sleep automatically after the time setting (I have it on 30 min). Oled model.

I also had troubles connecting to the server for several days but that might have nothing to do with this. It was both problematic with the "Connecting to see if you can play this game" message on my second switch when trying to verify playing a game I share between both switches, but also connecting to eShop on both switches. This started working again now

@JDCII Yeah, right? Not sure I'll ever be as engrossed as by those first steps outside the grotto (or outside the plateau) starting to explore a brand new world. I'm jealous of my old self getting to experience BotW in that place and time. Masterpiece.

Argh, playing it through right now but didn't know about any eagle boss battle until just now :/ I really should just stay away from Zelda articles haha 😅

And to me, sidescrolling Zelda isn't important, other series can scratch that itch

Was intrigued about this one, sadly the demo didn't sell it for me. It just felt kind of bland with none of the areas being beautiful or very engaging :/

Tried to replicate this glitch and couldn't haha. Anyway, glitch aside, I've realised I'm not as good as I thought in these games and am slowly accepting the truth of that 😂 (best result top 500 / 0.8% and 7th my age, but more often hovering around the top 5%, while naively thinking I'd consistently be a top 100 contender 🙈)

@gloinart would absolutely love for this to have a closer zoom option (especially for the from behind camera); this would take this to the next level for me. The feeling of the skiier carving through the snow is amazing and I just wanna go down the mountains more up close - I missed it immediately and still do

Btw, will this ever be reviewed on here or any other big gaming site for Switch? Can't believe it hasn't gotten more coverage, first saw it while browsing the Switch news and read the "Sports games on Switch" so nearly missed this gem completely

Dled on a big discount and couldn't believe what I've been missing. LOVELY game! Kudos to you @gloinart and anyone else involved in bringing this to market

This line caught my attention from the general assembly:

"Tell me about your progress on the REX ENGINE, the successor to your proprietary RE ENGINE.
Answer: We are updating development with the aim of improving efficiency and achieving photo-real graphics technology."

Sounds as if Capcom will keep pushing out titles that will struggle also on the successor of Switch, not just the current Switch. I'm OK with that, even if I don't care too much for photo-realism (yet anyway).

As for calling it investors in the article as well as some comments saying "investors don't care about quality"... All on the general assembly are owners of the company and some not from having purchased shares as such, since there are also shares having been granted to staff, or the family of the founder Kenzo, etc. So I think calling it questions from the owners of the company is more suitable and for sure some of those at the meeting care a lot for the quality But I agree it's easy to generalize it and I tend to agree on investors as far as traditional investors go (in it for the money 🙄 but I'd make a difference between institutional investors and individuals with a passion that also happen to have tons of money)

I am not into speedrunning, but under certain conditions I seem to find it addictive. (Rayman Legends, MK, now this)

I just replayed the first Mario course at least 20 times over just to confirm to myself 21.16 seems to be the fastest time doable (got it over and over and couldn't find any mistake or way to improve, but bet someone has still beaten it faster lol). And the same for some other courses in the world championship 🏆 Sooooo at least for the first few hours it hooked me bad 😅 Might get bored of it though, we'll see. Helps I grew up with NES though

Still waiting for a decent footy...

Give me ISS or Sensible World of Soccer (no, not sociable soccer) and I'll be somewhat happy, give me PES 3 or 6 and I'd be in heaven. Any PES would do but those two made my days back in the early 2000s ✨

Wow, one of the best games from my teen year's that I completely forgot about, until reading this! I can't remember if it was LBA 1 or 2 that I loved so much though 🤔

First, lovely write-up: made me long for playing the game so well done.

I loved the first game, but even so this fell off my radar after logging way too many hours into Sky CotL and Zelda this year. Glad for the reminder.

I can see why Mario's elephant trunk only got 1 second of that - hard to fit into the "story" I bet

I keep coming back to Sky: Children of the Light. Recently some Splatoon too, but not often enough to make it count as my go-to.

Do I get it right that the Pro Controller is NOT the Nintendo original one? If so, pass. (Joycon drift no thanks. Just bought a new pair, left started drifting after just 2 months 🙈😢)

Edit: read their FAQ, is apparently all official controllers, "only" repainted 👍 Same price for all their controllers afaik no matter the design.

@Ogbert

Wanted to give a thumbs up to your post and a heart just didn't feel right for that message - so here's the thumb 👍

@RetroGames

Mmm, I can already tell that Super Mario World, to me, will still be my preferred Mario. It has that magic dust. I never got into the New Super Mario games much due to mostly art style I've been thinking, but maybe it's the subtle difference in gameplay. (Didn't stop me from completing a few of them though 🙈)

I think this looks to be the best "New" 2D game though, so hoping the large majority will love it which first impressions seem to indicate will happen. (One thing I don't get though is why they never reuse the seamlessly connected overworld adventure map style of SMW; I loved that!)

Personally, I doubt we'll ever get to see another Super Mario World type of 2D Mario game. But here's crossing my fingers!

@tabris95

I'd hope not all CEOs would be considered deadwood But maybe you mean CEOs at EA and not in general? Still, I bet they have some nice ones and some bad ones (if the leader of each company can call themselves CEO - I am not familiar with their company group structure). In the end, we're all different people irrespective of our titles 🤗

@Purgatorium

Ahahaha so spot on for my situation as well. Can't tell the nr of times I've planned on going to the last temple but a cave or whatever distract me instead.

Kinda feeling half bored, but for some reason I still sidetrack in yet another "what if there is something cool in this direction". Sadly most of the treasures are - to me - a letdown since either energy or small treats for fans rather than something really useful/powerful (and most cool armor can't be upgraded :/). Still has me hooked on that "just one more look" but sadly no real thrill or "magic" like I had with BoTW.

@Znake

I get you, but I understand why BotW ranks higher for some: The atmosphere isn't just there for me in the same way. In BotW there was a sense of wonder that lacks from TotK for me. Surely TotK has way more things to do, but to me at least that's not always a postive. E.g. I don't really care for the building mechanics and just find them detracting from me experiencing the nature and locations, or you could say experiencing the breath of the wild

Also, I prefer finding a magical sword over constructing my own from pieces. Call me old-fashioned, but Fuse and such don't do much for me even if I can appreciate the mechanics on a rational level. Also, I really dug the guardians and so far haven't felt the same tension or coolness from any sentries or semi-common enemies.

Last, and I feel like I'm quite alone in this, I liked the understated story in BotW and loved finding those memories. In TotK I feel like the memories have been painted out like bullseyes across the map, ruining the magic of discovery for me ✨

Still, a mighty good game

Might try!
A shorter runtime is a positive in my book in this case

One feature I wouldn't mind them not having: drift ;p

@Takoda
You own them and zero problems with drift? How are others faring?

Haha, I bought the 3DS game online for an exorbitant price just before the Switch announcement 🙈 I'll still buy this

Seems you are quite the K-1 promoter there, A-M 😁 There are many martial arts still alive and thriving today, doesn't mean that those naturally translate into mainstream videogames. I don't see many Judo games on the market either.

I can clearly see why wrestling with its big audience is deemed more suitable to bet a production on, even though I don't really play myself since 8-bit Pro Wrestling days

So, 0 chance of the localized version hitting Switch?

@Brumblescope I feel exactly the same. I also agree with the sentiment of the article mostly.

BotW was a masterpiece in both storytelling (I know I know, not many would agree....), pace and exploration. I think everything got introduced beautifully. Yeah it had too few enemy types and way too many boring bokoblin camps, but aside from that, the game was stunning in captivating my imagination and gave me a true sense of wonder at traveling through the landscape. Exploration at its best!

Now I love the more natural caves etc in TotK, but I'm not a big fan of Fuse compared to e.g. magical weapons from BoTW. I don't care much for the vehicles etc even if fun the first time with something new it removes some of that magic for me (just like I strongly disliked the motorcycle in BotW; felt misplaced.)

I guess, it slightly went from a true adventure to a playground feel for me. Still enjoying it, but not captivated by it.

I wish they could start releasing more in pairs; I don't want different colors.... That pastel green would be perfect on both the left and right of my screen

Uhm... anyone up for sharing the highlight games that stand out?

From the comments above it seems the following have piqued someone's interest:

Agent 64
Evil Wizard
Wrestlequest
Will you snail (platformer)
(Koa and the five pirates? Guess mentioned making a thread about it since good?)

Snatcher and Astro, no matter which game you enjoy the most, there's no doubt that Genshin treaded a fine line of copyright infringement (I have played both, prefer Zelda but can see why people with more time would prefer Genshin. To me the movement etc in Genshin are not as nice - e.g. the feel of shooting bow and arrow etc).

Why? Similar enemies, similar nature items found in the world, updrafts, sailing cloth or what you call it, the list goes on. It was blatant. Of course a game can still be good, and feel like endless replay value, but that's no justification for what they did I think. Because of the developer's home country it's almost impossible to litigate versus them which is why they got away with it I would think.

Clearly not an event for those who already decided on the game. Would be an awful way to ruin the magic of stepping into a new world just hours later.

Hope those watching enjoy though!

@Mindofone
I came to comment exactly this BotW was the remake, and it was glorious. Not that I'd mind a new more old-school top-down version as well haha

Didn't watch, and haven't watched any trailers. But... getting mighty curious by this comment section.

My process from the start has been:

• Super hyped about a new Zelda
• Disappointed when hearing it's the "same world just with some floating islands" (boring to me, prefer the ground and climbing mountains etc = having it more realistic)
• Even more worried at some screenshots showing futuristic vehicles (my only dislike of BotW was basically the final dlc stuff with a motorcycle of all things - let me keep my horse and medieval feel pretty please)
• Started replaying BotW with my sons - playing it very differently this time and even though I previously got all shrines etc it's fantastic to make a new run. Realised how much I love the game and made me anticipate anything new even if set in similar world, thus cautiously looking forward to new Zelda again
• Read short first impressions without getting to know the new powers. Realised this seems more different and hopefully way more fun than I expected - decided to 100% stay away from all spoilers to manage to be surprised at launch
• Expectantly looking forward to the release again!

@Dr_Corndog Miiverse and the Mii aspects of the WiiU were indeed amazing. I'm sad they seemingly associated the WiiU failure to some of the inspired features and thus axed them from Switch. I think they should rather have gone all in.

A warning indeed. Induced a headache here 😅

Ahh thanks! 🙏 @Zverik

I've played this since its Switch release in 2021 and still play it almost daily. Agree with all the above, the atmosphere and music relaxes me

BUT! Today I lost chat functionality. It just came suddenly and no amount of reboots help. I really hope it was a bug introduced by the update, but it was weird since I was in the game chatting one moment, then after a screen transition I became mute and also all around me. Frustration commenced hehe. Crossing fingers it's a bug they can find and that I'm not alone in encountering the bug.