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@Alucard83 I see that Lydie & Suelle is the third game in the trilogy. Would you say playing the previous two is a prerequisite to enjoy the story of this one?

Wow, people sure love to hate and create drama. Is it just me, or has the volume of general negativity in the comments increased as of late?

More like... Boobsette!

(badum tss)

I wonder if they're working on improving handheld performance. Resolution change is simply jarring after playing docked. I've seen many people complain about it. Wonder if the devs know. Or if they think it impossible to improve.

Those special editions are getting more and more boring. Would love to see a full case&dock paint job akin to the 3DS cover panels. Plus cool JoyCon colours to boot.

Those decals though... pretty meh, to be honest.

Oh man, this is so much fun on iOS. The daily tournaments are a riot. Totally looking forward to getting a Switch port. With multiplayer, wow.

Having completed The Last of Us, Uncharted 1-3, Beyond and Heavy Rain on PS Now (with the closest server being about 2000 km away in another country), I am all for it. Yes, the experience is not perfect, but it doesn't have to be. It is great for experiencing a game once, and boy if I didn't enjoy those PS Now gems.

Oh man, seeing this tech demo video gave me the goosebumps. I've not seen it in like 15 years. But now I remember how blown away I was by it. In the time before I had internet I got it on a demo CD from a game magazine. Ah, the feels.

Wii Party had ONE main board for traditional boardgame mode and it is probably my most played game on Wii.

Honestly, Nintendo Life, please stop with such alarmist tactics.

Wow. I didn't expect such an offbeat article. Love it. Please write more.

That alien ball game needs some gameplay refinement, i seems. I suppose they thought the balls would bounce, but they just fall in less than a second. Maybe some small balloons or something similar could be used?

Super cool though.

This is probably just a precaution so that their servers don't get overwhelmed with simultaneous cloud save uploads in the first days after launch. That said, I hardly imagine many players have enough save files to cap the 8 Mbps for any significant amount of time.

@aiden0309 roadrunner343 is right. The limit is on upload speed. While playing Cloud games you only need high download speed to stream the video of a game being played somewhere on a server far away. The only thing you send (upload) is your button presses, which don't take up more than a few kilobytes/second.

@OorWullie Challenge accepted!

The mobile predecessor 99 Bricks was really fun. Gotta see what these guys did in the console remake!

Have any of the whiners actually tried streaming gaming?

I mean, I live in the North of Russia, with Playstation Now not even launched officially here. The closest servers are in Germany like 2000 km away. And I've happily completed The Last of Us, Beyond, Heavy Rain and Uncharted 1-3 without any noticeable lag.

Would it be cool to own a PS4 and those games? Sure. But am I glad to have experienced some of the best games in the industry? You bet.

Definitely under consideration! LEGO Star Wars and Indiana Jones were amazing, and I've played only a couple hours of Harry Potter ones on PC. Should be perfect for Switch.

Can anyone please upload the calendar wallpaper for those of us who don't have a NA account?

Yes, less of good hard games fixed price games like SMR and more crap like f2p Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, please.

Well, the US has basically nothing to complain about then with those 10%. In Russia, the region-free nature of the Switch has played a cruel joke on it. Steam games are often region-locked, and thus have regional prices, which can be 2-3 times lower than Europe or the US.

@SmaggTheSmug Well, it's a loose-loose situation. "Tiny Hands" remind people of a certain acting president, while "Tiny Arms" would remind people of ARMS. As for me, they could've just called it Borti by the name of the protagonist and it would be just fine.

BTW, same situation in Russian, "ruka" can mean a hand, a palm, an arm or any other part. I've seen so many mistakes based on this it's crazy.

Ready your tomatoes guys, but I'm SO much more excited for this than Smash or Pokémon. Gonna have a blast with my friends.

I wish Nintendo promoted it even more, instead of those 5 hours of Smash Directs.

Deponia is cool. It's is true old-school point-and-click. Meaning I got stuck after the first hour and never for the life of me could figure what to do next.

The guy in the trailer sucks until... MKBHD comes to he rescue.

Honestly though, gotta buy this for sure. Finished the original D3, but never got to expansion packs or such. Was so fun playing co-op, almost as good as like Diablo II. (Let's be honest, few things are as as good as Diablo 2.)

Plus, if it sells well, maybe there's a chance for Overwatch on the Switch?

That game is amazing. Played it on PC, but quite a while a ago, so maybe if the price is right, a double dip would be in order!

And just like that... thousands of potential buyers get turned off of MH forever.

I mean, I get that many people are excited, but that gameplay video doesn't do the game many favours. The gameplay feels dated (especially with all the loading times) and the graphics are, well, on a 3DS level.

HELL YEAH.

@JoeDiddley Wait, there's a Ghibli DLC coming? Man, I definitely have to import it now.

These are great games, so the more the merrier. Will surely pick it up, but maybe on a sale. Would love the Indiana Jones and Star Wars games as well. The pantomime humour–back when they didn't have voice in the LEGO games–was hilarious.

Oh. My. God. Somehow I never came across this game in all my years as a conscious Nintendo fan, but now that I've seen the screenshot, I got such a vivid flashback playing it when I was about 6 or 7. Such a weird feeling. It's like the memory's been buried somewhere for 20 something years, much deeper than simply "oh I forgot it existed". Like I actually felt for a second the way I felt when I was 7. Hard to explain!

Well, that explains the fact that when I finally decided to order it on CDJapan today, it was all sold out... Should've preordered, methinks.

The physical release for $39.99 is one cent more expensive that buying digital and DLC! Way to rip us of, Nintendo!

I don't know what's worse, this cartridge situation or the ugly ass "Download required" label ruining the cover art. The collectors will be hugely pleased with both, I'm sure.

Maybe a new Labo? Would fit well with the rapid "3 months after announcement" cycle we saw with the original.

I love how the whole comments section is like "Ugh, please no". xD

Honestly, just themes would be enough for me, and folders for those who want them. But we certainly don't need achievements. Or all this news clutter on the main screen. The News section does its job just fine.

@guamyankee Being bad at RL is half the fun. Until one day your realize... you aren't bad anymore, and that's even more fun.

Wow, is the player just that bad, or is he lagging behind the beat because of the motion controls? Sure hope it's the former.

The most interesting announcement from the Direct, hands down. HYPED.

We got Super Mario Party, and I'm happy at last.

Too much Smash though, true. Would love some more details on other games besides the trailers. After watching Sony and Ubi presentations, it feels like the Nintendo one severely lacks in charm. Lots of trailers and some Reggie speaking to the camera. I guess, they save all the blabbering for the Treehouse...

Gotta buy it for the Wii just for the heck of it. It's so crazy I just can't resist.

Seriously though, I'm curious how long they'll keep it going. Just Dance 2049 for the Wii?

We need more Ubi + Ninty now. Can't wait for the inevitable Super Mario Odyssey x Assassin's Creed Odyssey crossover.

Way to ruin the surprise, you guys...

Honestly, I should probably stop visiting until E3 to leave at least some things unspoiled.

Wow, I just caught it in this slowed down video... so that screenshot of riding a Lapras that looked so blurry and fake was in fact real! That leaker just got some cred!

I'm surprised the review didn't even mention the controls. And god, it feels so clumsy tapping on the screen. I'm never sure how to grip my Switch to do this. Do I disconnect my Joy-Cons and put them aside, which is really weird, or do I play with them on? But then my thumbs aren't long enough to reach all the areas. Or do I grip it underneath with one hand and play with the other?

Sure, you can play it with buttons, but that onscreen cursor is so awkward you can tell the game was designed with touchscreen controls in mind.

As for the game.. yeah, it's ok, but surely better suited for mobile devices. As an iPhone timekiller it could indeed be a 7/10, but as a Switch title? Nah, i'd give it 5/10 at best.

It would be far cooler to get something like co-op Rumble games. And besides, I'm worried that if Switch is seen as a good place for f2p games, the Store is gonna be flooded with trash (which is kinda happening already).

So... still some chance we might get sWiitch Party, maybe?

This could be great, but only if it's centralised. Like PS Now (which I've used with great pleasure on my Mac to complete such classics as The Last of Us, Heavy Rain and Uncharted), which is run by Sony, and we can say with much confidence that it will close only if Sony goes out of business.

This is what Nintendo should've included in their upcoming online service (or maybe introduced as a separate product, again like PS Now). Then I wouldn't hesitate to buy it and be sure it sticks for quite some time. But if every company does it on their own, it's a recipe for disaster and servers going offline in a couple of years.

As for the performance though, no worries here. PS Now isn't officially available in Russia, yet I signed up through a workaround, and playing on European servers (the closest of which is in Germany as far as I can tell, several thousands kilometres away) is pretty much a seamless experience except for occasional lag that doesn't disturb me much.

Got it for iOS, but it didn't quite stick. Maybe I should try again. But probably won't double dip, iOS was like 12 bucks in the Russian App Store, while Nintendo still doesn't get that thing that is regional pricing.

But meanwhile I would love a compilation of older games for the Switch. Tried the first one out on an emulator for just half an hour, but boy it was good!

Wow, great review, Chris! Not to bash some other writers on this site, but some recent reviews were really vague and nondescript. Yours, on the other hand, besides being written with wit and humour, gives a clear understanding of all the pros and cons, so the score seems completely justified.

And I gotta say, the game seems pretty good. Kinda like Serious Sam meets Redneck Rampage, and I sure love me some pure arcade shooting fun.

WHEN

Edit: okay, found it, it's out in Japan July, 19th.

Gotta weigh in just to offset those negative comments!

So sad to see the Miis go away. Maybe those of you with "true gamer" friends can just play SSB to their heart's content, but for people like me, there was nothing better to introduce video games at a party than Wii Sports, Wii Party or Mario&Sonic at the Olympics, all games with great Mii support. Heck, even creating a Mii was both a great introduction to controls and helluva lot of fun!

I still hope Nintendo releases something like Wii Party on the Switch. Or at least give us Mario Party, please, Nintendo!