molkom

3 = worst game by far for me in the series... :/ Would love any of the others coming over!

@SKTTR
Hardly 2nd party; unless I'm mistaken Bergsala Holding is non-affiliated to Nintendo except for owning Bergsala AB that is a distributor/reseller of Nintendo in the Nordics. Due to being the first to import Nintendo products out of Japan back in the early 1980s Owe/Bergsala got Nintendo's loyalty and have been allowed to keep distributing in the Nordics while in other parts of the world Nintendo have removed standalone distributors and run the business themselves. My guess is that Bergsala Holding is operating like an investment firm & diversified its portfolio with this deal.

And if this info is wrong, someone at Bergsala please correct me (I used to work for them/Club Nintendo around the GameCube era.)

@westman98

Hahaha, that's hilarious. Even more so because it could happen I smell SNES games in our near future however, announced at or around E3?

Positive me: Yeah! A chance to make a difference in an area I care about!

Negative me: This smells like a puppet position with no real power/mandate over the things I care about changing. "Closely partner with" and "work with" could mean anything, but what I do know is that it means there will be people above you with more say in things that matter. Probably I'd end up being a coordinator for the service as decided by Japan HQ. I'd basically have power over which metrics to follow up on and how to sell the concept in the US together with my team, but little influence in bringing SNES/N64/GC content over and improving the online experience.

Conclusion: maybe should apply to be able to pose the question at least. Happy where I'm at currently though, hmm... not sure I could live with having turned down a NoA job in case I'd be offered the position (My background is solid, having worked for Nintendo in the past, lived in Japan, run my own business with staff, previous Chief Project Manager at big global company, passion for games & tech etc.)

@brunojenso

I've only played it solo and until World of Light was over I'd given it a 9/10. After that I went and finished the adventure and spirit board Challenges. Now I don't have much to enjoy but still come back for some reason (gotta catch 'em all ). Right now it's a 7/10 for me in enjoyment, but overall score would be a 9 still considering the mileage I got out of it. If I could get some friends to play it, enjoyment would go back up to 9 or maybe a 10.

They're good but dangerous; the game dev one gave me a bad thumb when I couldn't stop playing it on my mobile several years ago (Seriously, had to undergo surgery for my hand haha. Never felt more embarrassed than when explaining how my hand could have had so much strain to the doctor.)

@Moroboshi876

Feel the same Although after being done with all WoL & spirit challenges the game lost most of its hold on me. Still fun in short spurts though.

Agree with several of you above: indeed, how are those nominated games innovative... (apart from Labo)

@electrolite77

Thank you so much for post #92 that clears this up. In fact he's saying nothing about "moving towards mobile", but only basically that the mobile games they have should be more focused on continuous revenues to even out the uneven income streams.

NL, someone's been a bad boy.

@Faucet
I felt exactly the same about both Octopath & Smash Was so not certain about Smash after previous versions, but really pleasantly surprised by especially World of Light & single-player content overall. I've "finished" it but still keep coming back to complete the challenges.

I want the most:
-Any new intriguing IPs in adventure or RPG genre. E.g. games such as Octopath Traveler (loved it to bits)/Starlink (liked the premise but slightly dull worlds/repetitive)/Horizon: Zero Dawn (nice fighting mechanics, OK story)
-PES 2020 (fat chance)
-As someone mentioned, resurrections of Wave Race or Excitebike 64 (even less of a chance)

I will buy:
-Luigi’s Mansion 3
-Fire Emblem
-Animal Crossing
-Metroid Prime 4 (if released this year)
-Dragon Quest XI (if released outside Japan)

Will be tempted to buy:
-Resident Evil 4
-Final Fantasy VII & IX

Will wait for more info:
-Pokémon
-Town
-Daemon X Machina

No strong interest:
-Pikmin (loved nr 1, then grew a bit bored)
-Tales of Vesperia
-Crash Team Racing
-Bayonetta (Devil May Cry was never my thing and these games seem so similar?)

Will not get (unless by some miracle they become acclaimed master pieces with 10s across the board):
-Travis Strikes again
-Yoshi’s Crafted World

Good Qs, think you could have added the question, "Which of the following factors makes you choose digital over physical when buying Nintendo Switch games?"

My answer is:

#takes upp less space (in the house)

#I won't lose the game cartridge when moving or when missus cleans up

#my kids won't try to eat it

My Zelda BotW cartridge gets reading errors every other time I plug in the cartridge even though I treat my games with care. Might have had my 2-year-old mess with it somehow though.... highly annoying.

The only downside for me is the ridiculous price sometimes, which makes me buy a few select games on cartridge when much cheaper.

Seems like Nintendo put out a memo to all head honchos to say the exact same thing across regions. I kinda recognise this statement

"Ultimate is the biggest Super Smash Bros. ever, and we look forward to bringing exciting experiences to players in 2019 with new games in the Animal Crossing and Pokémon series, alongside Yoshi’s Crafted World, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and more.”

Astral, you don't need any of the plastic toys to play the game. Not even with the physical starter pack. I simply gave my oldest son the ship and played all digital.

I've had no big issues with the controls; boosting & tilting the plane at the same time was slightly annoying at first but I got used to it, and everything else about the ship controls very well. My only problem is I finished it with all upgrades/mods maxed last week and feel no urge to return just for some new enemies. I'd go back for a new mission/story content but that's not gonna happen with those sales. Too bad, good promise in this game. Was much fun even if a bit repetitive.

Like Bliquid and JaxonH mentioned, the single player was important here. I've gotten addicted to the World of Light Would have been seriously bored otherwise since I play alone (online against strangers is not so fun even though it works well). I want to play friends preferably but my friends only have PS4s.

As Bliquid pointed out, good job on the hype Nintendo and outlets like Nintendolife. After having been burned on previous versions I'm glad I dipped my toes in again.

Lastly, rude comments have no place on this forum. Please contribute to a nice community instead of a hostile one. I like it here and want to keep liking it

Like Bobb, Subpopz and Darknyht, I really like the BotW Link. Blue and no hat all the way, this is now my preferred design. (And unlike some, I also enjoyed the new Zelda, even though the old versions of her are good as well.)

@Blofse
You forgot the GameCube, which was the most powerful upon release (clearly better than PS2, arguably stronger than Xbox). Didn't help it however, which I guess might have had something to do with Nintendo going another route than the power one with Wii.

Even though I grew up with the NES, NES games are so unexciting. Mega Man 2 is the only game I'd play I think and that's being milked by Capcom in other compilations I really wonder what from the Wii/WiiU VC made them so radically rethink their content strategy. I loved it to bits and think the VC was one of the highlights of those products, and Switch with its on-the-go features just begs for the same classic library. So frustrating.

I bought this for about that price on Black Friday. My two cents so far:

#Addictive

#Plays wonderfully

#Looks great

#Runs smoothly (slightly surprised )

#A bit repetitive

#Quality Arwing model (surprised here as well) - tried it for 5 minutes, was impressed, but since I have no other weapons / ship parts I prefer digital and gave the ship to my 2.5-year old who hasn't let go of it for 5 days straight

#Feeling like I miss out a little by not getting to experience all weaponry types, don't care so much for other planes or pilots (no plans on buying more either, spent just enough on the game)

My overall score on my Swedish scale would be 7.5/10 where 5 is average. On an IGN scale it'd be 8.5 where 7 is average. Could dip lower if repetition keeps up, slightly higher otherwise. Still recommended!

The old games were actually played for the volleyball by some of us who missed the 8-bit Volleyball on NES This trailer.... seems volleyball is now just a excuse to showcase the ladies. Why not make it a photo simulator or similar? Well, I know why, people need an excuse to buy the game

I can only imagine buying this game and showing it to my friends and colleagues... might be a hoot actually. A hoot that would leave me friendless and sued by my coworkers haha.

I loved the N64 version to bits & played it with childhood friends, played the GC one with an ex gf, then moved away from people with a similar taste in games and have never succeeded in getting anyone to play Smash ever since. Actually not sure I'll buy this since the last Smash just got played for an hour or so by my lonesome Jealous of everyone having a gathering on Friday for this!

I don't care much for those NES games I must admit. I would really like the best of SNES and preferably the possibility to play some GameCube classics. Doesn't seem to happen this side of 2020 though...

I was super excited. Then I read the reviews on other platforms. Hard pass

I guess the hardware investments needed or business revenues predicted are not looking good, because otherwise there's no meaning locking out the rest of the world with good Internet speeds. Disappointing, really really want to play some of those games on Switch and we have great Internet speeds in most of Sweden. (At home 250MBit, at office 1Tbit!)

Miss the sense of magic this game instilled in me. For the first time since childhood I felt a true sense of wonder just exploring, can't wait for the next time a game will do that for me. Thanks Nintendo.

Please Ubisoft release this in Sweden... I really want to play this game, and no I don't particularly care for playing it on my PS4 since I almost never have quality time tv access anymore - just so much easier to find time on Switch while in bed or in short spurts on sofa

I would love for this to be available everywhere. How can more options be a bad thing? If not possible to release otherwise, give me the cloud one. If possible if dumbed down, why not offer both. But of course, if possible to offer with same quality, then release native. But there's no way this game wouldn't need to do lots of compromising.

If you don't like to stream games, don't. Simple. I find it silly to not want others to have that option however.

Note: I'm in Sweden with 250Mb at home and 1000 at the office (700Mb over pc wifi, doubt it'll be as good on Switch).

"It goes to show while it's a huge gamble for indie developers when it comes to releasing games on the Nintendo Switch"

Uhm, why is it such a huge gamble to release on Switch compared to any other platform? I'd wager it's less of a gamble even... please don't use hyperbole that makes the Switch seem inferior when it clearly isn't (needless to say: except when it comes to horsepower).

Last year I preferred the PS4 version; the Switch animations felt off. But I only buy new games for my Switch nowadays upon release (buy new PS4 games from bargain bin only) - so really hope this version is better than 2018. I were hoping for NHL as well on Switch but we look out of luck.

And as someone else said, oh please Konami give us some PES love next year...

@Mountain_Man

Agree! I'd go one step further and wish for a similar list but with "the ones to keep an eye on" highlighted (according to NL). Why? There's simply no time for me to read up on all and know which are interesting or not. So this would bring higher value to me as a reader.

Nothing in the review about the rate of random encounters etc... The rate is annoyingly high for me since I prefer exploring, still really like the game

Would have loved the DS game on my Switch... Always wanted to try this game

While I love Nintendo systems and games to bits, they can be a frustrating company to adore. When it comes to online and virtual console I don't expect anything that'll make me very happy. (But would be delighted to be proved wrong.)

I really liked the concept. While it was slooow, I never wanted to share my videogame stuff on FB/Twitter. Why not? My friends there are maybe 2% gamers so me posting tons about videogames would be the equivalent of spam to them. And frankly, I have no reason to share with them. Miiverse however - in a more modern/faster form and integrated in Switch - would be perfect for sharing cool experiences with fellow gamers.

And... I miss my Miis in my games. Why can't I play with my Miis in Mario Tennis?

That Switch trailer isn't from the Switch version is it? If it is, it looks better than expected

What is happening with Dark Souls Remastered? Said May 25, then summer, now not even on this list? Waiting slightly impatiently for this one.

#33 just doesn't make sense. So if Dell releases a kids toy that explodes in popularity all Dell computers should consequently be removed from schools? In my opinion all businesses who invest in making something educational that teach us good things should be applauded. It's so easy for Nintendo to release yet another Mario Kart or Mario Tennis, Labo is more risk so kudos to Nintendo. Just awesome if the product can be used to teach & educate for real.

Beautiful games I really try to play docked as much as possible, while games such as Golf Story are more played undocked.

Due to living circumstances I play a bit more handheld than preferred, probably 70/30 handheld vs docked.

Rating: so there'll be ELO-based rank like in most competitive games anywhere - good.
However, the "There will be further adjustments to game balance in matches" scares me a bit; hope they won't give a handicap to the person losing to make it easier to "catch up"

I didn't like the look of this video... is it supposed to look foggy and smudgey (new word?) everywhere more than 2 metres away from the character or is that mostly part of this video capture you think? If this is not the video's fault but the look the dev is going for it'll not be for me; I'd prefer plainer graphics but sharper.

Or... It's just my very tired eyes (new father of 2)

Tried out Pokémon Quest... a bit addictive for the first 20 minutes but so little gameplay, I'll probably never play it again. Or maybe I will, but would never admit liking it even to myself

Played some Mario Tennis Aces as well and realised I'm mediocre; I usually get beat in round 2 or 3. Can't decide how I feel about the game; I really want a more old school Super Tennis kind of game with less frills and more skill involved with placement of shots. I'd love if you could strike "out" to the sides and in length depending on your position and tilt of analogue stick, but it just seems impossible - you "always" hit the court. Skill now seems to be more related to getting into the stars to hit harder and using your super powers smarter. At least good positioning plays a part. Still, a fun game. And yeah, I pre-ordered after playing tourneys online so can't be all bad haha.

Game I would have liked to play this weekend: Splatoon 2.

When I read the game would have RPG elements it got my hopes up, but seeing the colour trails and trick shots worry me. Once Nintendo believed in their skills to make the core tennis gameplay so fun that the extras weren't really needed but just the cherry on top. I truly hope it's the same here, but I fear we'll never see a Super Tennis or old-school Mario Tennis again (GBA version rocked, N64 was also OK). Gd I feel old

@Agramonte I kind of hear what you're getting at (though I don't agree a 50x sales statement is ever irrelevant since it means it sold 50 times more no matter the numbers behind them), but see no reason to believe that the scale doesn't start at 0 and that the intervals would not be equally spaced. If so the x7 sales compared to the closest platform does have relevance no matter the number for the gray bar.

Of course, in a "crazy developer bribed by Nintendo" world the axis might start at 10000 sales and each following vertical line signifying +10 sales or such, meaning xboxone sold about 10011 copies and Switch 10075, making the difference irrelevant. But I think that's simply being paranoid So, I'll go with interpreting the graph as roughly 7x that of closest competitor which is a big thumbs up for the Switch.

Edit: @mking098 hit the nail on the head in a much more succinct manner and probably judged the reservations of Agramonte better (Most likely A didn't doubt the scale as such, but rather wanted a measuring stick to know how big the sales were, e.g. 10 copies compared to 70 or 10000 compared to 70000, which is interesting but beyond the purpose of the graph in my opinion.)

@Shiryu Well, your opening did mention this looks like a zombie shooter hybrid so yeah, that made me think there were zombies in here But let me rephrase: except for there being zombie-like people (insert anything that would have similar traits: alien-infested people, sick people who want to kill in a frenzy, AI robot dolls, satanists...) in Train to Busan the whole plot including character descriptions in your review matches the movie quite closely: The train station stops with danger at each stop, on the way to a final stop, military safe zones, the corporate douche thinking his life is worth more etc etc. Seems to me to be a Train to Busan game with pieces of story and gameplay interactions inspired by Snowpiercer and possibly Evangelion to make it more original. Well, I'll have to play it for myself to see how similar it is so let's do that instead of writing here Recommend you to see the movie Last Train to Busan. Not the best, but crazy and frantic.

Seems like someone took the Train to Busan story and characters (South Korean movie that became popular worldwide) and made a cool game out of it. Smells a bit of copyright infringement because from the review it sounds like a rip-off of the movie script, what with the corporate douche and all Either way, glad to hear it's good, might purchase.

Definitely agree that the name is confusing; first thought was that it included only some parts of the full game like maybe only the offline game. But then again, I realise Limited Edition could be interpreted to be a version limited to only some parts of the game as well

First off, the review was very in-depth I'm sure and I appreciate the effort, but somehow I didn't understand much of it; it kind of felt written in a different language and then Google translated to English. Sorry Anyway, 10/10, cool. Didn't see that coming.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE
Ouch, that's a bit harsh I mean, it was some good news in that direct. Just because they didn't spill the beans on every project this year doesn't mean what we got was bad, just not maybe what you had wished to see. In short, any news is better than no news to me. It's not like Nintendo is obliged to promote anything to us at this exact moment in time, and before these directs became a thing there were usually only announcements at a few game conventions and before that only like once per year at E3. (Nintendo even skipped TGS several years iirc.)

Yeah of course they should tell us more about the new online service etc but the way I see it it's free until then so I don't really mind all that much.

Edit: Now full list.

First 12 on list (can't watch more a t m):

Timesplitters 2
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Beyond Good & Evil
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Super Mario Sunshine
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
Animal Crossing
SSX3
Super Monkey Ball 2
Luigi's Mansion
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4

OK here's rest of list

Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Pikmin 2
Soul Calibur 2
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
5. F-Zero GX
4. Resident Evil 4
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
1. Metroid Prime

(Actually think I own every game except Simpsons on this list ) Thanks for the nostalgia trip. Try Viewtiful Joe as well!

@Sinton Lol, late reply here. Yeah, while I personally prefer 8-bit Kung Fu, both trounce Soul Calibur, Smash Bros and all versions of Street Fighter soundly for sure ;D

(On a more serious note: Smash on N64 is the brawler that had the biggest impact on me in my younger years. My gd that comment made me feel old.)