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I got my Switch in late 2019 and only began my first playthrough in February. I knew it was the system's standout game so I wanted to play some other titles first before digging in, which I don't regret.

I'm really taking my time with it. I've got around 175 hours and one more Divine Beast to go. I've got 400+ koroks, 100 shrines done, max stamina and many hearts. Absolutely love it. Best Switch game and one of the best-designed games ever.

I doubt I will 100% it by the time TOTK releases, but my goal is to have beaten the game and completed all shrines by then.

Having grown up on GameBoy, this gives me the feels. Right up my alley, definitely going to check it out.

33, grew up on the original GameBoy and today Switch is my favorite console of all time.

It is pretty surprising just how well Super Mario Party sold. It's not a game that many seem to still talk about or praise highly. I guess it was very well-marketed (the commercials make it look super fun) and flew off the shelves earlier in the Switch's lifecycle. A solid game overall.

Saturn and Dreamcast for sure. Put them on NSO while you're at it!

I've given this game a try and it is actually a lot of fun. I can see why they picked it for a Halloween-themed trial.

Is it playable yet?

@CharlieGirl

My sentiments exactly. I just found that uncharacteristic and weird. We all have to learn to live with Pratt's rendition, but for the life of me, I don't know why Charles Martinet wasn't given the job.

@ecco6t9 100%

The GBA Pokemon Pinball in particular is such a delight to return to. A spruced-up new entry on Switch with a few different tables would be brilliant.

Video game movies are not my cup of tea. Even if this one is well received, I would have personally preferred a new 3D Mario game instead of a movie.

That said, Nintendo will probably earn a lot of money from this movie. I hope that whatever changes occur to the Mario series via the movie do not spill over into the game universe. Charles Martinet will always be Mario to me.

@Quarth Do we think this will happen?

Quarth is an awesome game btw, one of the GB's best hidden gems.

I'm happy to see all the coming entries, but we need the original Smash Bros up there pronto.

I can't wait to play this again.

I tried this out of curiosity. Definitely the most "mobile game" feeling of Nintendo's mobile outings. There's a generous amount of voiced story content and the combat loop is simplistic enough to play one with hand and fun enough. But the convoluted menus and currency systems were tedious and plainly not fun.

I'd rather just buy the game at a standard retail price and unlock gachas through progression rather than deal with the overly complicated free-to-play in-game economy. This is why I generally avoid mobile games. If Draglia Lost can be "consolized" I would give it another go.

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?