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Nice news! I always wanted to play this!

@Darkyoshi98
But wait, I thought drift was only caused by people mishandling/being too rough with their controller? Why would Nintendo do this if this were the case? They were making 40-50 bucks per repair!

@JasmineDragon
Dang, you've talked/surveyed to the "vast majority" of people who own a Switch. That would be somewhere around 18 million people you'd have knowledge of their Joycon issues or non issues? You have connections, my friend. Or are you one of those people that think forums like these are representative of entire populations?

@Darkyoshi98
Nope, that's not it. Was just like you until a few days ago. Launch console, play it all the time, no issues. Liked to brag about it around these parts just like you're doing. But then BAM - one day, left Joystick is super broken and has remained that way. Will generally get better after the first few minutes the Switch is on, but yea, I have the problem now, too. Don't be too cocky lol

Nice boost. Not another $300 for otherwise the same thing nice, though, so I'll wait for the rumored Pro or the next console.

Argh! Internet! Numbers!

I will learn Japanese.

Fire Emblem and Ultimate Alliance for sure

It does seem pretty cool, actually. I wasn't a big fan of Wonderful 101 admittedly, but this seems more my speed.

The second this goes on sale, I'll get it. But this week is Mario Maker week. And still iffy on what I'm hearing about controls.

@gcunit
"Few hours"? You gonna speedrun this your first time through? For most playing normally it will take 6-8 hours first time, then whatever you do on subsequent playthroughs.

Perpetually sad Gambit has been so left out of the comic-to-movie craze in the last decade. I think he was in one of the X-Men movies? Was holding out hope he'd sneak in here just like he was in some of the previous Marvel video games.

It's a great game, for sure. Would recommend to anyone!

Yea, it'll be cool. Ebb and flow and all that.

Yea, I was going to say - sounds like the "pro" version isn't a version of Switch at all, but the next Switch altogether!

Getting it on Friday for sure, but yea... I think this should be the last of these games. Either go back toward Yoshi's Island in terms of difficulty or give it a rest for a long while.

It's fun to chill with a non-expletive-inducing game every now and then.

Of course it's the same thing as Directs. But geez, people, the ridiculous statements against Sony are dumb. PlayStation is an awesome brand with some of the most beloved franchises of all time. High tide raises all ships. Chillax.

I think it's awesome, and I'm one of the biggest Zelda fans out there. I hate seeing stupid stuff done with venerable franchises, but this is unique. Necrodancer is an incredible game, and the previews for this look awesome.

I think Hyrule Warriors is way closer to being a detriment to the Zelda franchise. I like Warriors and it's certainly fun to mess around in for a few hours, but there is that janky feel to it that all those Warriors games share, and I dreaded that happening to Zelda.

I don't get the doom and gloom about the Zelda franchise in this thread? Did I miss something? Just last year everyone was bellyaching for a new Zelda title of any sort. A franchise that only releases a game every 4-5 years may remain nostalgically good, but it won't grow. I'm not saying these sorts of things need to be pumped out every year or two, but if what we're getting for Zelda this year is the Awakening remake and this, then that's excellent.

I'll be getting it. It's exactly where I left off in the series, actually. Gosh, how long ago was that? Like 10 years?

Well, a couple things:

-I hope it comes to Switch
-If it doesn't, I hope it's not something I need to play for the plot. I love Octopath, and I want to keep up with it, but I don't play phone games

Best wishes, Reggie. Here's to hoping I can retire at 57 lol. But seriously, life is always tougher than people give you credit for, and I'm sure he worked his butt off. You earned it!

Sweet! Hoping for Assasin's Creed and Spyro confirmations. Fire Emblem is cool, too.

Instant purchase

Wow - unexpected but pretty cool. Don't think I'll do Baldur's Gate on Switch, but Neverwinter might be neat.

@Kainbrightside
When they start making non-retro pixelated games.

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I jest. Kind of.

(Chucklefish rocks, btw. Love their stuff.)

Typical strategy. Now, they can beat the 17 million and go back to the investors and say, "Gosh! We BEAT our goal!"

Summer release, tide people through the Fall, get an update on 4 during next Holiday - there ya go.

Pretty good, actually - I stopped playing after II and its expansions, so this is exactly where I need to pick back up.

Not surprised but blah nonetheless. Phone games can be ok, but nothing beats the intensity that can only be created with multiple button presses/options, whether on a controller or keyboard/mouse. And my experience with phone games that superimpose buttons onto the screen has been universally horrible.

It's definitely coming. Can't wait!

Welcome to the internet. It's a wonderful place.

Will be nice for quickly looking up gameplay stuff while I'm playing, maybe watch a quick video after playing especially in handheld.

But by and large I use my surface or desktop or TV for watching videos. My consoles tend to be used to play games.

People just laying into Gamestop: you're ok living in a world where your buying choices are limited to either mega stores like Walmart or our overlord Amazon?

Bring on more small stores and gaming chains, I say. I don't care how many stupid offers they come up with; I'd rather support them than Amazon. Nobody's forcing me to take them up on this offer.

Brick and mortar stores are like they've always been: your experience will vary based on your local store. My Gamestop is fine, if not good. The employees don't hassle you, some of them are good friends of my family, and I know I can stop over and pick up a game in 10 minutes if I need to (and bring something back in 10 minutes if I need help). Some of you may live near "bad" Gamestops, and that's unfortunate, but don't shepherd all of us closer to this future of one retailer to rule them all.

I have such mixed views on this one.

I have it on Xbox, and it's "good," but I've never been able to summon the will to finish it.

The artwork is fantastic and the world is just such an intriguing fantasy world, but to me it feels like it's begging to be a FULL game and not just a secondary, budget-type release.

I just feel like it goes on for a bit too long and is ever-so-slightly not fully realized.

Well no duh it is, but this is the internet.

This is an outrage and I demand compensation. Or consolation. Something something internet, something something fanboys, something something

argh this is so dumb how do you guys do this?

Hrm... that's a tough one. Nintendo's eShop format is HORRIBLE. Not every release is going to get air time/tweets/etc., but every release SHOULD get some major visibility on the eShop, and that needs to be done with a formatting change.

This system has no games and this article is fake news.

Bottom line: it comes down to whether they want to invest the time or effort. Most companies have engineers more than capable of getting the games to run: are they willing to put the money into it?

Definitely wouldn't call the 3rd-party support "poor." You're probably judging on a faulty premise: comparison to PC and/or third-party boxes (aka Xbox and PS, both wonderful machines). Anything compared to those will have "poor" 3rd-party support in your view because, well, it will unless it has the same amount and is therefore pretty much just another xbox/ps/PC.

Yea, I never understood why certain regions don't get stuff that CLEARLY has broad appeal. We don't know for sure, but IF the U.S. doesn't get this - why not?!!?

Now Mana collection, please!

1-2 Switch outselling ARMS. Nice.

(I own it, though, so who am I to critique lol)

That retry option for single player is awesome.

Wow - actually came a lot closer to the 20 mil than I thought they would.

@Syrek24
It's not thin, but this is the internet, so...

@Shellcore
Hrm... I think you need to stop passively insulting people and try to understand their stance a bit more.

People are telling you that, especially for a 1.5 year-old ecosystem, the Switch has LOTS of indie competition on it AND a horrible eShop UI to boot. If indie sales can do well in this environment, they will continue to do well. I haven't bought this game yet, and I haven't seen it on the "featured" or "top" lists on the eShop for quite some time, but here it is, doing very well for itself.

Of course Steam has more, though. Steam has more than any current console. Heck, Steam may have more stuff on it than all consoles combined. It kind of has the advantage of being around for like 15ish years lol

@Mountain_Man
Remember when LotRO did a lifetime sub option at launch? I think it was like 200 bucks. Good deal, looking back. I've probably spent 5 times that much on WoW by this point lol

Though I do think sales overall will be good for the game, I think it's just more of the ongoing issue of physical media not being most companies' main focus these days.

Nice - was waiting for this one before playing the second.

@Ralek85
Totally feel the same way. My copy is getting here tomorrow, but I won't be able to play it meaningfully until Monday. Will check it out and let people know in the forum topic what I think.

Yea, not much here if you aren't going to pour lots of time into multiplayer.

I do expect patches for more content, but I think it'll mostly be multiplayer stuff and might cost extra money, so... probably won't be jumping on that lol