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Woah, a Smash Bros spinoff featuring Ryu, Ken, and Terry?

I'm sure I'll end up getting the inevitable Echoes of Wisdom Zelda figure.
Those squid sister figures look great, but I don't need them.

My favorite fun fact is IndiesZero did the Mario Party-e minigames.
They have not worked on any other Mario Party games before or since.
Which is a shame. The minigames are pretty good for the platform.

That's an ugly box.

Kind of lame compared to the much less expensive Wii special edition, which had a cute Mickey statue and a DVD with four old Mickey cartoons, plus some "making of" stuff with Junction Point.

Bonus fact noticed by Sungrand Studios on YouTube (the Silver Falls developer):
Zelda and Tri have simple circular shadows beneath them. All other objects appear to have dynamic shadows.

Bonus fact from me: Echoes of Wisdom's main theme appears to heavily feature the musical interval known as the "Tritone", which is probably used because of the "Tri" motif used in Zelda games generally, but specifically the new fairy and magic rod of this game.

And yet, you can't do 2-player-per-console multiplayer with friends like you could in Brawl and Wii U.

It should have been based on Elvish.

@Lofoten
The "Lack of the elephant in the room".

Nintendo is super weird about amiibo functionality.
With TotK almost every unique Zelda amiibo at the very least grants a special paraglider fabric mot available elsewhere, along with a drop table of gear relevant to said figure.
Then we had Skyward Sword HD, where ONLY SS Zelda does anything, even though SS Link has his own figure.
Contrast this with TPHD, where Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, and Wolf Link each do different things, and even LAHD where you need a whole collection of Zelda amiibo to unlock all of the Dungeon Builder tiles.

Now consider Metroid Dread: The pair of Dread amiibo grant one missile expansion and one energy tank. The rest of the set refills energy or missiles. This at least doesn't lock you out of content like Samus Returns (with an entire difficulty mode locked out), but why couldn't the amiibo have, say, unlocked some concept art early?
Or look at Kirby Planet Robobot. That game is compatible with nearly every amiibo that existed at the time, and each one grants Kirby a copy ability relevant to the character scanned. That's adorable, and not game-breaking.
Star Allies and Forgotten Land just offer consumable resources. What's the point?
Heck, Warioware Gold's wario-drawn art was silly and hilarious. But the two Switch Warioware titles don't do that at all. Why not? It was a perfect little bonus that didn't ruin the experience for players without amiibo.
And don't get me started on how Mario Maker 2 doesn't have amiibo costumes. What the heck?

@Randomname19
I don't know why the Zelda reps didn't get new figures for Ultimate.
Link, Ganondorf, and Zelda each got major Smash Ultimate overhauls such that the figures we have are completely different versions of th characters.
(Yes, TP and OoT Ganondorf are the same guy, shut up).

I hoping for a Woolly World port, I missed out on the giant Yarn Yoshi (I have the three small ones and Poochy), but that big boy is too cute.

@MysteriousMudkip
Wario Land 2 has two versions. Original GB from 1998, and GBC-enhanced in 1999.

@datamonkey
And 21 since 1080°.

Where's Ring Fit 2?
Edit: Sorry I see you predict a 'Fit' game in 2026.

That's too early to host NWC qualifiers, since the game won't be out until July.
I still theorize that we'll be getting an irl NWC in late 2024.

I just want Sheldon's Picks/3rd loadouts for existing primaries.

@RevrsblSedgewick
Spirit Train is the only set that would be an insta buy for me.

How do companies always find 'influencers' that I have never heard of for PR events?
Why not the Nintendo people I follow?

Just like the 'Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light" 'Collector's Edition', what is so difficult about actually producing a NES cart? Limited Run and others make them regularly.
Jack up the price a bit, fine, but I want a functional bonus item, not a hunk of plastic with no use.
(Maybe you could use it as a new case for a damaged Zelda 1 or 2 copy)?

Metroid Dread: Perfect
BotW: Perfect
TotK: Too long

As it turns out, when a Nintendo offers to repair all Joy-cons free-of-charge, there is no damage that can possibly be argued.

I've beaten Ganondorf, but haven't cleared the spirit temple or grabbed the paraglider.
I remain hopeful that a glitch will be found that lets me do the Spirit Temple without it.

@AgentGuapo
Pikmin 2's in-game ads were fun.
Seeing real static ads on racecars, or around arenas just makes them more accurate to life.

"Stop everything and watch this video?" nope.

"Uncovered"?
That's an interesting codename.
No, I didn't read the article, only the headline, why do you ask?

I'll bet his favorite is Tri Force Heroes.
Good game, sure, but I question anyone who says it is his favorite.

A plastic dust collector vs. controllers that replicate the original games' experiences?
What the heck Ninty?
If the cart actually worked, that would be cool.

@1UP_MARIO
This must be a new definition of "Deluxe" which means "Fewer games and features".

If anything, the game needs an Anniversary update:
Extend Zonai wing duration
Hero Mode
Master Sword upgrades
Better fuse menus
Fuse Weapons/shields with items from the pause menu.

Nintendo Labo Robot Kit: "Am I a joke to you?"

I hope this means a real NWC event is forthcoming.

Disney needs to up their game.
Universal beings them shame.
Where to go in Orlando?
It must be: Nintendo

Having the GC orignal, I wasn't planning on double dipping.
I just don't understand why you wouldn't build the game with the 60 fps target from day one.

With that in mind: Which Should I play? Endless Ocean 1 or 2 on Wii?

But how do they work?

That's a $95 dollar T-shirt that a kid wouldn't fit for more than 4 months. Why?

I just came here expecting to see Metroid Dread and Tetris 99, and was not disappointed.
I'd add F-Zero 99.
Good list!

It still bothers me that FE: Fates Special Edition was incredibly limited and near impossible to preorder. All three paths should be on one cart.

@ProfPotNoodle
Back in Gen 3, there were a whole bunch of evolution acceleration cards. Rare Candy and Wally's Training especially come to mind. I expect more will show up in the next year or so.

I really enjoyed backseat gaming in Felix's OoT streams last year, I'm looking forward to more in Majora's Mask (when prompted, of course, no spoilers in chat unless he asks!)

In my opinion the game will be broken until the 2025 format when all the Pokemon-V variants will be gone.
A core mechanic of the TCG is evolution. A Charizard-ex, for example, evolves from Charmeleon. Charizard-V is a basic that can be played straight to the bench.
TPCI hasn't facilitated a true evolution-heavy format since ~2005, and I think the game is worse off when it is all big basics instead of leaning into one of the defining aspects of the game.

Daily Dadish actually has 366 levels. February 29 has one.

Don't Bravely Default and Kingdom Hearts count as spin-offs?

Heathens. Sunday morning is time to worship Christ the Lord.

@Zaruboggan
I am missing 1514-1517 and they don't want to show up for me.

@Zach777
I believe that is only the case if you beat the spirit during its initial appearance.

It is only a 10-second level, I'll bet it is doable.

Wait, they're not sold in the 'Retro 3-pack' anymore?