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I couldn't play it for more than mere seconds, I felt incredibly nauseous right away

Mario VR though was good, although when I played it I was still nauseous from BotW.

@subpopz I think so too, although since I believe the online requirement is mostly to prevent save scumming and abuse, I'm not sure if it'll work. Maybe they'll relax those checks sometime after release.

@Lionyone To be fair, the Switch port does deserve some points reduced compared to the others, not because of the graphical downgrades (which were expected) but due to other issues that should have been accounted for given the portable nature of the Switch (none of which this review mentions), such as requiring an online connection is pretty much a none issue on a regular console, but on the Switch it affects the ability to play portably. Some features like character tutorials weren't available last time I checked (which compromises the promised feature parity), and there's several graphical glitches such as Kabal basically teleporting across the screen in one of his win poses.

> items locked behind microtransactions, that ugly avarice for additional expenditure is there

Please stop spreading this misinformation. This is a complete and honestly ignorant lie. NOTHING is "locked" behind micro-transactions. The ONLY thing you can buy in the store are crystals used IF you want to buy skins right away instead of finding them and unlocking them in the game. The store itself even tells you whether that item is in the Krypt, Towers of Time, etc. These crystals only exist for those who don't want to bother unlocking them the normal way that most MK games since Deadlly Alliance have done it (you play the various games modes, you earn the ability to unlock things progressively). No other resource is sold, so nothing is "locked" behind micro transactions.

What the game currently is, is a huge time sink because one of the best ways to gather the resources is the Towers of time, and some of those towers are unfairly balanced, which is what NRS started to address on day one.

Quite honestly it's annoying how so many sites are reporting this incorrectly, and how so many people jump on the hate bandwagon having no idea what they're talking about.

The game has no loot boxes (things behind a paywall to get a random item) AT ALL.

In my MK 11 hype I forgot this was today. Thanks for the reminder!

I love all Mario Kart games, but 7 is the only one where I really like every single one of the tracks, so glad to hear it's still getting its well deserved attention.

The Switch port is ok, but for me MK11 is BotW levels of hype, so as much as I love my Switch I just bought another console just for MK 11. I may double dip for the Switch version if it's on sale, it already is US$10 off on Amazon.

From what I've seen on reddit in various subs, there's a lot of people that apparently don't understand NRS games and MK as a whole blowing this "issue" way out of proportion. And everyone is jumping on the hate bandwagon. It's just sad, MK 11 is amazing.

EDIT: Anyone jumping on the bandwagon, please watch NRS comments on this "issue" here https://www.twitch.tv/videos/415846301

The first thing I'll do in BotW VR is glide from the Twin Peaks in a sunny day, as far as I can. I can't wait to try it.

@Anti-Matter I would do immoral things to get a port of Keyboardmania on modern systems

I just want a port of Capcom vs SNK, Rival Schools or its sequels. I'd pay anything for them. But I'm definitely intrigued by this collection, I hope it does include some of Capcom's forgotten gems.

EDIT: After seeing the actual trailer, how in the world do they think this is a better idea than re-releasing at least some of the gems they've been sitting on for so many years for the current consoles? It boggles my mind.

The idea is interesting, but hopefully it doesn't turn into another Ouya, which was also interesting.

@MaxlRoseGNR finally, someone who gets it. There’s too many comments here that don’t understand this sort of game.

Personally this is a day one for me. I would have preordered already if they had shown footage, but based on the feedback of those who played and understand this type of game I’m confident it will be a worthwhile release. Counting the days!

There's a lot of people in this comment section that don't understand how fighting games work, specially modern ones.

I really like this game, docked it looks really good, but the graphics when undocked are really unacceptable, almost 3DS like. Were it any developer other than Panic Button this would have been called out.

"Useless" is a really harsh title. But hey, let's all perpetuate the "NSO SUCKS LOL! Basic features! LOL!" meme.

@Cosats same here. People just like to complain and repeat what they hear, which is usually negative.

Is this game short? I need a great short game to play before MK11 sucks up my life at the end of April.

Mortal Kombat 11 is one such game that very clearly has the "default" PC or PS4 screenshots in the eShop listing, instead of actual Switch ones. Anyone who is not following the game could very easily be misled into thinking that's how the game will look like, which is unrealistic.

I was going to wait for the eventual patch that made the game better, but seeing how this is is only $30 ($40 for the deluxe) across all systems, I need to support that. Preordered!

I found an Ikea box that is perfect for the Variety Kit. But any box that's 17' x 13.5' x 12' will fit them. More info here:

https://labo.nintendo.com/faq/assets/basics-1-8-628w.jpg

https://labo.nintendo.com/faq/

> Will you be purchasing the Labo VR Kit on 12th April?

No, I bought it today after I saw that wonderful trailer. So excited to play this now!

@duhsoares21 That's actually a really good point, I hadn't thought of it like that. This could certainly open up MS games to Japan.

I'll settle for just the remaster as is. I love the GCN original and would really love to replay the game.

@Stocksy By Nintendo standards, it's definitely shoddy. If you haven't had these issues, good for you. But I've owned every Nintendo console including the Virtual Boy, and the Switch is the first one where I've had major control issues (both joy cons and pro controller), and I know quite a few people that have had the same issues.

I agree that sometimes internet people blow up these issues way out of proportion, but in the case of the Switch controllers there's definitely multiple real issues, either due to poor design or bad construction. And the fact that the controllers are so expensive only makes it worse.

It doesn't look particularly enticing, but I fail to to see what's so "terrible" about the trailer, specially if it's a direct to video movie. But I guess very loudly hating all things at first sight is what the "cool kids" do these days.

@invictus4000 "One man's meat is another man's poison". I play Splatoon because there is no voice chat, for me even just the emotes can be annoying sometimes, I can't imagine having to hear what people actually want to say.

I love that they gave Cassie a version of Johnny Cage's SNES MK1 fatality.

> even the third-placed Sega Saturn was blessed with better racers than Nintendo's console

I'd argue that, the Saturn had more recognizable and fan favorite racers, but not necessarily better ones.

The problem with that little fix is that it only makes sense in still images. It's like Mickey Mouse ears.

The look is odd to be sure, but it's not that bad, I'm looking forward to see it in action.

The music is definitely too much, it would be a better suited for an "in memoriam" type of video, which thankfully isn't the case. But great work nonetheless.

No problem. We all know Capcom games always go on sale.

@RetroGamerAndrew I'm a huge MK2 fan an IMO there hasn't been a good Johnny Cage since the Daniel Pesina days, but I think they may have finally created a great JC. The move set is very well done, and that fatality is such a great callback to his 3-head uppercut in MK 2.

And it might be just me, but I think the face in the thumbnail looks a little like Daniel Pesina.

Any word if RE4 will have motion control or HD rumble? That's the only thing that would make me re-buy that game for the 4th time.

I really wish they'd release the original RE2 as well, I didn't like the remake.

Two additional great appearances by Reggie, from The Game Theorists:

• Should Nintendo STOP Making Consoles?
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTL41TPiAY
• Zelda: Do Motion Controls RUIN Gameplay?
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOMnpDH7CZA

Just the fact that he offered himself to discuss these topics merit my respect.

I demand that the next Zelda game must have a Reggie reference, even if only in the English localization.

@KennyBania Smash Bros has did it way better. They guarantee (to my knowledge based on the weekly GameXplain videos about it, I don't really follow Smash) one character per week. With MK 11 it's like "well, we may or may not show a character next week, who knows?", and it's worse because they're doing it so close to release.

Since the announcement of MK11, I'm more hyped than I've been ever since the MK4 home ports. However, this method of teasing/revealing characters sucks, specially so close to launch. It's a waste of time. I'd rather they just spill the beans, at least with regards to modes and other content if not the characters.

Best of luck to Reggie, I'll certainly miss him. He's probably the first "executive-type" person that I actually learned the name of, and for good reason. Great job over many years.

PS: I was expecting way more mean spirited comments towards Reggie from clueless people, but I'm happily surprised by just a few ones. Good job NL commenters!

The fog has to be a mistake in the settings or something in the Switch build (in which case it'd still be a MAJOR oversight to say the least), it looks more like some tracks in previous games that actually have fog for ambiance. The previous console game, Trials Fusion, did run at 60fps on the 360 without such measures, just at a noticeably lower resolution and level of detail. Even the in-between mobile game runs pretty well on my phone and Apple TV.

There's always the chance of just being a lazy port of course, but having played all Trials games since even the first Java ones, I'll give RedLynx the benefit of the doubt until the actual release. But definitely not day-1 material though.

@AlexSora89 Thanks, but careful with that, I've heard that's how liberty dies

@Alucard83 I don't know why, maybe licensing with SNK? They re-released a lot of other great fighters in newer consoles like Darkstalkers, Marvel vs Capcom, SF3, but for some reason Capcom vs SNK is relegated to Dreamcast, and its sequel to PS2, Xbox and GCN. And it's a shame because IMO it's one of their best games ever.

I'd pay full retail price for them.

@Skid Same here. I'm surprised some people still cling to the original rumor. I think most just put way too much importance in these "leakers".

Since Capcom refuses to re-release the Capcom vs SNK games (my reason to keep my Dreamcast hooked up), I might have to get one of these, as my only issue with the Dreamcast is the d-pad is a little uncomfortable for fighting games. Thanks for the heads up, I had no idea this existed.

I've never had the issue most people complain about the Pro controller d-pad, but this game made me experience it right away. It's really unplayable with the Pro unless I turned off the insta-drops. Thankfully the joy-cons work perfectly and I could play it as god intended.

@AlexSora89 Indeed. This is definitely a game that is better digital (unless they include an art book again, in which case I'd be conflicted). If nothing else, because more than likely no cartridge will ever contain the full game after its inevitable updates, which means it will eventually be split between cart and SD card anyway, might as well just put the whole thing in an SD card anyway.

Also, if anyone boos you for your choice of format, that person needs a priority check

@thesilverbrick To be fair, the build quality has also gone way up since the first Amiibos. Compare the original Link Amiibo to the newest Splatoon, Zelda or even Smash Amiibos for example.

As an Amiibo collector, the one that did bother me was Detective Pikachu, which was too expensive and too big for no real reason (even though I still bought it because I can't be trusted with a credit card )

@noswitchbutidc I got 1st on the my 16th match

It's so fitting that Nintendo newest portable gets a great Tetris game. So much fun, and feels so great when you finally win a match.

@AlexSora89 I agree. Sub-Zero is a better fit for a non-violent game.