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I want the Inkling figure, she's a badass.

Every truly great console game should have a compelling and addictive mini-game within, that's what I believe. To me, it's just a celebration of the medium. I'm absolutely stoked for this, and it seems they put in a lot more effort this time compared to Splatoon 2's fun but barebones rhythm mini-game.

Rest in peace friend.

That was so charming to watch. Better Call Saul has to be the best show on TV right now.

I'm so down. It looks awesome.

These games are fine. But I'm really surprised we haven't got The Mysterious Murasame Castle on the service yet. They sold an English version on the 3DS/Wii U eShop. Seems like a no-brainer first party inclusion.

Mine was Super Mario Bros. 2 for the NES. I was probably around 3 or 4 years old when I played it and don't think I ever got past the first level, but I remember booting it up often to have a go. The character select screen with the red curtains is forever baked into my memory. Classic game. For the record, I'm 33 years old and was playing it after Super Mario Bros. 3 had already long been on the market.

@CharlieGirl Absolutely agree with you. Mario being voiced by anyone else just seems weird to me. Charles Martinet is a world-class voice talent.

This is a good announcement. But I dislike the drip-feed approach. Players would by and large prefer to see a timeline for NSO releases.

In Other Waters, the first title from the maker behind Citizen Sleeper, certainly deserves a spot on this list.

@Bizzyb That's so awesome. The best-case scenario is that this sells well and we get a Nier Replicant port in the next 2 years. I've yet to play that one.

@nib0 I'm a very happy camper after this news. It was so satisfying to get this right at the start of the Direct. I only hope we get a physical edition.

A native running Nier Automata port is on the top of my personal wishlist for the direct. Give us a 2B amiibo too.

@Silly_G Thanks for the explainer, mate. I figured it would be a separate software situation. I think I'll give it a miss.

I have been waiting for this since its launch, but I caved and bought Doom Eternal and DLC digitally earlier this year at a deep discount. I'll choose whether to buy when we have details about what's on the cartridge.

QUESTION: If the cartridge only contains the base game, will it sync up with my existing digital purchases of DLC?

I want to see both on NSO with their respective controllers, that would be just fine with me.

@Serpenterror Only in Japan, which shouldn't have a bearing on the naming conventions of a Western release of Mother 3 nearly 20 years later. "Earthbound Advance" would be consistent with naming conventions for the console it originally appeared on, and I personally think it sounds better than anything proposed in the poll.

Earthbound Advance absolutely makes the most sense.

That's great news. I'm in Asia (outside Japan) and have a US eShop account and a European hard copy of Splatoon 2. I mistakenly bought the DLC from the US eShop and it was incompatible. I explained the situation to Nintendo and, fortunately, they gave me eShop credit. I had to then open a European account and buy a Euro-denominated eShop card to purchase a functioning copy of the Octo expansion. What a headache. I should have just waited and got it for free through NSO -__-

Bandai has a strong relationship with Sakurai, so I think there is a strong possibility of a Kid Icarus Uprising HD remaster. The game would translate well on the Switch with gyro controls. It's an incredibly meaty title for a handheld game, and I believe Nintendo did say other 3DS titles could be ported back when Miitopia was released. I wouldn't rule it out.

I am intrigued by the art style. Might consider grabbing it.

@appleseedeon Me too. With the 3DS eShop closing down, it just makes sense to make that title available on NSO. Its a glaring omission.

Happy to see SNES and NES getting some love. But yeah, Murasame Castle is an NES banger that needs to be up there soon!

Give us Murasame Castle, Nintendo. Cmon. Make Super Mario RPG, Chrono Trigger, and some Castlevanias happen too.

He was my age. Utterly tragic, his games looked quite impressive.

This is one of the most deserving 3DS exclusives to get an HD Switch port with gyroscopic controls. Follow that up with a next-gen sequel that solves the accessibility problems of the previous entry. Uprising convinced me that this franchise could have evergreen potential if Nintendo pushed it enough.

@OnlyItsMeReid Agreed. Still sad to see talent behind one of my favorite games get behind what I consider to be a trashy franchise – and a mobile version of it at that. It's his call though.

One of my favorite Game Boy games! I'll be picking this up.

I'm in Singapore and can attest that most Switch players here buy games from the US eShop, and have only seen US dollar-denominated eShop credit for sale here. Physical games from all regions are sold here too. Most of my physical collection are US or UK versions of games. English is widely spoken in the region.

I actually jumped off the PlayStation ecosystem entirely in 2019 and "switched" to Nintendo because the Switch eShop is region-free. Sony makes it a lot harder for PSN users to access foreign stores, and their game selection on the local digital store was pathetic and filled with glaring omissions of indie titles especially.

I'm so much happier being a Nintendo guy. One of the sore points, however, is that NSO subscribers in this region have no official way to buy things like accessory controllers, which only ship within domestic markets. I've had to resort to eBay for all that stuff, which sucks.

@blindsquarel Thanks for the detailed feedback! I was leaning toward the 3DS version of Majora because I'm fond of the Ocarina 3DS remake. I'll likely go with that.

@Ryu_Niiyama You're spot on. The Switch is lightning in a bottle and it would be really risky to pivot to a new hardware platform without first refining the current model into a true next-gen iteration, in which case they can ride the Switch wave for at least another five years.

I own but haven't yet played Majora's Mask on 3DS.

Tell me, friends, which version should I experience my first playthrough on?

3DS or NSO with the Switch compatible N64 controller?

It's a good day to be a Mother fan.

@KateGray I live in Singapore and was able to order a jar of Jobbie Pong without having to pay exorbitant shipping fees. I'm genuinely curious about it and would be happy to ahem review this nut butter for Nintendolife.

Respect. I'm buying their game to thank them for calling spades.

Is it any better since the post-launch patches?

This is so vexing. I'm nailing this boss again and again, but the parry cutscene NEVER triggers. I reliably get through phase one of the fight with full health and can blow all of its legs off with storm missiles. But even after a successful parry, the cutscene isn't triggering. I keep trying to spineshark him after the bullet hell sequence and just can't land it. This boss fight seriously needs to be patched. I feel like I'm playing well but the boss just isn't going down.

If Luigi visited Singapore, he would be sent to the gallows for possession of mushrooms.

That's a Day One purchase for me.

Reminds me, I need to finish S2's DLC.

I can't seem to get my Zelda-crazy age 30+ friends who grew up with N64s into Splatoon. They just seem to overlook it for some reason. But it's one of Nintendo's best IPs, hands down.

My top three are Metroid Dread, Super Mario 3D World + Bowsers Fury, Monster Hunter Rise. Haven't played SMTV but I have a great feeling about it. Honorable mentions are WarioWare: Get It Together, Doki Doki Literature Club, Mario Party Superstars, and Loop Hero.

I learned something here, thank you for this breakdown.

@fafonio Get a friend in the US to mail it to you. I live in Singapore and haven't found a better way.

I was on the fence about this as another stand-alone release, but indeed, it's worth picking up as a DLC.

Earning themes keeps me playing and enjoying Tetris 99. Such a brilliant game and concept.

We need Fusion and Zero Mission on the Switch ASAP.

I love collecting Tetris 99 themes, always a great reason to boot up the game and play a few rounds.

Looks solid, I'll check it out. But what we also need is a Metroid Advance Collection. C'mon Nintendo.

Looks awesome. Splatoon music is so, so good too. Digging the beats in that trailer.

I don't want this, I don't need this. This will be a major cringefest. I wish Mario would stay in his lane. There are enough bad movies out there.