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I love the Just Dance games and while I agree that it's not that much different, the song list and new dancers are enough for me.

@Onion The Midway Arcade Origins collections would be fantastic, too.

Looks fun but the idea just reminds me how much I want a Burning Rangers remake from Sega.

@Onion They tend to rotate on sales through the year. We've had Metal Slug and others on sale before but they tend to do a small batch at a time.

A full collection with background info and art would be even better, though.

Could really do with a decent collection of Pac Man games to celebrate. Was disappointed that the Namco pack didn't have more than just the original. Pac-land, Pac-mania and all the other older and newer games could easily make up a full compilation with cartoons etc and artwork included. They've already made a collection on Steam and previous gen consoles.

The reason that 'The Show Must Go On' is on the track listing is because the past few games already had other big Queen songs and the song packs contain the other usual ones.

The way Let's Sing games work is that they allow you to use the song packs from previous games by showing the current DLC version as purchased when you've bought the same pack for the last game (though the 2020 version is still waiting for them to do this). They usually add a new pack or two as well and have a song pass that contains them all for a lower price.

@SimplyCinnamon53 Why would you boycott Ubisoft when they had nothing to do with this game?

@Darknyht oh, agreed, I was responsible for at least one purchase 😄. Got all the recent Just Dance games on Switch as well. Plus Rayman Rabbids games on Wii.

I read that as "a woman's missing phone" I know that terror!

This is only from 1st party games, though. Wonder what the top 10 looks like if you include other publishers? Possibly much the same for the Wii U but 3DS and Wii may have some surprises.

Wii U was great but had little PR and Nintendo didn't even try to keep support from the third parties. At least we still had Ubisoft and a few key others.

Nintendo were doing pretty well with first party Switch releases so I hope this does continue into next year.

@Kalmaro Only because of the motion controls and boss battles. The level design is still great and the mini-games are fun if not a patch on the first 2 games. Still would recommend this game to anyone who wanted some monkey rolling fun. 7.5/10 for me.

@MagnaRoader It's fine to charge for a game that previously ran off microtransactions if the new version doesn't, so I don't have an issue with that. The actual cost, though, is where the problem lies here.

Expecting second hand stock after this week, so may pick one up with trade ins.

If you want an equivalent bargain in the UK, Vektor Wars is 99p and is a pretty good shooter with some nice retro vector graphics mixed with some modern effects.

This is the morning where I look back at the list of games on sale and say to myself "I really should have bought that before the sale finished"

Looking forward to the next one.

@Mgene15 Switch is the place to go if you need to play some great recent classics in a portable format

I enjoyed this back in the day and it had an interesting story and a good score mechanic for shooting multiple targets so I'll probably pick it up.

It's really fun in an old arcade style. Yes, it could get samey but it has a lot of modes and the multiplayer is fun. Really wish they'd added a retro graphic filter option, though.

The Flame In The Flood is well worth your money at that price.

{looks up price of ticket to Japan} {cries}

@Chris77 Graphically it does as it's a cel shaded game (plus it's based on the newer remaster). Gameplay was always a bit rough and ready but that's part of the charm. It's still just as fun with a few people around the screen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_WVqpf1_L0

I see Cel Damage is on offer, I love that game.

@earthinheritor a fair few of these were on sale in the US store last week or a few weeks back, including the Sonic games and even Sonic Forces which isn’t on sale in the UK.

It seems the US has split the sales up and the UK bunches them together

@Jonasty198460 I was going to say you'd be hard pressed to get 5 working on Switch but then remembered it works even on an i5 with integrated GPU at 720p! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJhBzAKvse4

It wouldn't be surprising, this, Vice City and GTA San Andreas have all been ported to Android and iOS so it wouldn't be difficult. In fact they looked better on mobile than the ports to last gen consoles.

Hopefully they bundle the three together and provide online (I know, unlikely, but I can hope!)

I must admit to being quite surprised by Cars 3, it's a good arcade racer but with an interesting open world bit where you need to do tasks and find stuff tacked on to the main racing game. Great for that price.

Hopefully the UK sees the same sale on Thursday

@Ventilator it seems to be a rushed job as it can still run on a fairly low end PC. The Switch port would have to be made specially anyway, so hopefully would be ported with the hardware in mind.

I’ve got Borderlands 2 on the much less powerful Vita and it runs ok-ish. Heck, it even runs on an intel i5 with no graphics card. 3 isn’t that much more of a resource hog, either. The much more powerful switch could handle all the series fine.

I tried it out yesterday, it fits better in my hands, the texture is nice, the screen is still clear, though smaller and it feels like it would be more comfy in long sessions.

But am I prepared to deal with all the issues of keep ensuring my data is saved before jumping back to the TV? No. Plus I bought the original Switch for the very reason it was portable.

Of course, when Animal Crossing comes along and they do a special edition Switch Lite I may throw all that out the window

Downloaded. Hope it isn’t fowl.

It's good that we have these indie developers trying lots of new ideas (or even old ideas in new ways) as they don't need to play it safe as much as the AA and AAA games do.

Not sure this is my sort of game but the price point is good, so maybe I'll try.

"reminder to self: don't feed the ugly trolls" ^^

A 6? Read more like a 6.9657

Sale material, then.

I checked out this game because I wanted to get abreast of the situation and didn't want to make an arse out of myself for not knowing about it.

I still wear my Klonoa 2 t-shirt!

@PhilKenSebben Agreed, the older Asphalts, including the Vita one, were more like proper racers. Asphalt: Injection was the fifth game if I remember rightly. From about 6 onwards they started to change things up and make them less about racing in the old fashioned sense and more about the spectacle and stunts, gradually taking away some control.

The current one on mobile initially takes away pretty much all control bar a swipe left and right for turns and tricks (a sort of tinder of the racing world?!) but after the first track you can actually change the settings to choose manual drive and make it more like a proper racer, I think a lot of people don't realise this.

I've had this a few years now and keep coming back to it. It's basically a mini-game collection but with the added bonus of a free roaming resort with loads to do in it.

Yes, it's pretty cutsy and may put some off, but honestly, I'm still playing this after trading in other carts. If it wasn't for space on my 400GB card, I'd be tempted to get it digital instead just so I didn't have to keep finding the cart!

@Blizzia you’re feeding the troll there.

The game itself looks interesting, I’ll pick it up, if only to get some exercise. However, I’m convinced the presenters of that video are serial killers.

It's been proven time and time again; people go where the games are. Yes, some are dazzled by the promise of shiny graphics but you can see that Sony still has some sway by keeping up their exclusives and the Switch is even more a case -in-point for games over hardware power.

Making sure that they court the indies so PC owners get portable versions of their beloved indie games (some, hopefully, exclusive console releases to Switch), encourage unique third party AA and AAA games and then, of course, keep up their own great output with titles like Metroid, a new Zelda and a new Mario, among others, should keep people flocking to the console.

Eternal Darkness was great, such a fantastic idea. Rogue Leader will always be dear to me as my first GameCube title as will Super Monkey Ball. Still got all my GameCube games.

Not Switch tax this time, same price on all consoles, but cheaper on PC. Looks interesting but so much else to play at the moment.

@Bunkerneath the first two are harder and Banana Blitz is easily sold to those new to the series as it’s the most newbie friendly. Still a challenge but the other 2 are rock hard. Obviously, it’s probably the easier to port as well.

Hopefully if it sells well they might be encouraged to port the first 2 from GameCube but until then I have the originals still.

Bought Super Monkey Ball with my GameCube on release and played it to death. Same with 2. Banana Blitz isn’t as good but did include good tilt controls and better multiplayer games, so this is a day one purchase on Switch.

Another month where I’ve had to make space on my 400GB card for more games. Doom, Rise and Tiny Metal 2

@sanderev Exactly, it's just the power requirements from the Tegra have been improved. Same with Switch Lite.

@Heavyarms55 that doesn’t even make sense. It’s a Switch, it plays Switch games, it does the same things bar the TV output, it’s just smaller, doesn’t have the removable Joycons and lasts longer on the battery.

This is technically a Switch because it can switch between desktop and handheld, just not TV, hence the lite. You can play this on a table with a Switch Pro controller or Joycons. But generally it’s a second console for family members or anyone wanting to have a smaller version for their pocket. I’m actually tempted by this Pokemon version.

@rjejr agree, I’ve got that Monster Hunter 3DS XL and i’ll never part with it.