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I didn't enjoy the combat when I played this on PS5 and switched to easy mode quite early on, which is extremely rare for me, so I think these options are great.

I bought this a couple of weeks ago as I wanted a good d-pad with wake-up. The d-pad doesn't feel quite as good as the M30's but it is decent. The button travel is fine, not as good as a Dual Sense but probably on par with the Switch 1 Pro Controller. Overall the controller feels good.

@Moontrap I thought the wake-up wasn't working at first but it does work now. There's a specific sequence you need to do that's different from pairing an ordinary controller.

EDIT: My post originally said that the controller has a frame of input lag based on tests I did with my phone camera. However, real tests have been done by people who aren't idiots, and the latency is in fact extremely low.

I don't like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, TotK or Kirby and the Forgotten Land... So, pretty bad

I don't mind too much, still plenty of Switch 1 games to play and it's a nicer system to play them. Just hoping for more BC updates.

Hope the dpad is good, but at that price I'll take the risk since my M30 still isn't working.

I want one of these shmup guys to run some input lag tests.

I played the beta and it felt a lot more like Team Sonic Racing than Transformed, sadly.

Doesn't look like it plays anything like the originals unfortunately, think I'll be skipping this.

I don't mind the current gen looks. It will run at a flawless 60fps (and probably with 24 players), that's more important to me. Really hoping for some good online modes this time! Hopefully they take a lot from F Zero 99.

Hat not available for the UK?

I absolutely love it

@acbarebear I think there'll be leaderboards once each competition finishes but I agree there should be boards for every challenge

Love this article. I too have always had lists and spreadsheets to organise whatever gaming endeavour I'm undertaking at the time. If I can't tick an item off a list or fill in a cell, did I even really play the game?!

An interesting tangent on this is trophies/achievements. I got addicted to playstation trophies and it ruined games for me a bit. I prefer Nintendo platforms for the lack of achievements, yet at the same time if the switch 2 has them I won't be able to resist it lol.

Super Mario Bros
Metroid
Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

Such a legend.

What was in JP's document?

So glad I didn't waste my time playing through 64 in preparation

I didn't think I would buy this but it actually looks pretty fun. I thought it would just be sandbox/exploration gameplay but the checklists and challenges sound more like my kind of thing.

@batmanbud2 yes mario kart is what made me hate it

I'm still playing F-Zero 99 daily and I'm very disappointed to see mirror tracks being added. These are objectively worse tracks (otherwise they'd be that way round already) and it's so lazy. It detracts from the game imo. I'll probably stop playing now because I can't be bothered to memorise another full set of tracks which will look and feel exactly the same.

I appreciate most will see it as an overreaction but I truly loathe mirror tracks lol.

I'm not bothered about rumble or motion, but can it be used to turn the console on and off like the pro controller?

I'm really disappointed with Illusion Island, it's just far too easy. I'm 3 hours in and I've hardly missed a jump. Decreasing your hearts just makes it more frustrating when you do hit an enemy, it doesn't fix the level design. Probably not going to keep playing.

So hyped for this, physical copy on preorder.

@Nintendencies it doesn't work if you share a bed with someone, but luckily it's targeted at Pokémon fans.

Fantastic sub header

@YoshiF2 I turned off the trigger sounds altogether, they're way too distracting to me

Nice review thanks, easy buy for me

@DashKappei you're right, was expecting the "Thanks Gematsu" to be linked and didn't notice it at the bottom of the article. Edited my comment

You should provide an actual link to the Gematsu article if you're just going to recycle their news.

Edit: Sorry, it is linked at the bottom of the article.

Whatever you guys think of the hardware, Switch is still selling strongly. 23m units over the last 12 months, 25m the year before that, 27m the year before that. It's a gradual decline but I don't think we're at a point where Nintendo need to be releasing a new console.

The longer they wait to release the next console, the more successful it's likely to be on launch - the 50 million people who bought a Switch in the last two years wouldn't want to buy a Switch 2 next year, for instance. Plus, waiting means better specs when it eventually arrives. I'm personally still happy with my Switch, playing it every day, and I'd be happy to wait until 2024 or even early 2025 for a new one.

All I want are the Pixel Remasters.

I too much preferred the Master System games to the Mega Drive ones. Tighter controls, more streamlined level design, better frame rate, cleaner art style. And specifically for Sonic 1, an even better soundtrack - Bridge Zone and Scrap Brain Zone are the two best tracks in the entire series imo.

I mean if we're including unofficial methods then SotN is already playable on Switch

I'm curious - do many people play this online or do you guys mostly play single player?

The quote doesn't say a single thing about forgetting past IPs. This is terrible, terrible journalism... I'm kinda done with this site

Is this a paid ad?

Why wasn't this Where's Waluigi?!

So sad. RIP Iwata.

Does this allow us to redownload on different machines, or is it only valid for one download?

That was a lot better than I expected, it's nine or ten months too late though!

If P5 becomes a Wii U exclusive I will flay myself for two straight days, in repent of everything negative I've ever said about Nintendo.

I hope the Pro Controller is still supported.

"Mythic Sci-Fi Action-Adventure Game" with a top-down perspective. Sounds awesome.

@ferthepoet Yeah, and they're not even getting any shelf space from what I can see! The store I work at has one bay for Wii U, that it shares with Wii, and one for 3DS. I was looking through the games at my local supermarket last night and they didn't have a single 3DS or Wii U item, they had a few Wii games on a stand with old PC titles (Theme Hospital etc) and the rest of the space was dedicated to 360 and PS3.

I don't understand why Nintendo would care about upsetting retailers. Digital distribution allows for lower pricing than physical distribution, all retailers know this and it's something they have to deal with. If Sony sold The Last Of Us for £34.99 on PSN, what would retailers do? Perhaps lower their prices, but more than likely just grumble and get on with it. They're hardly going to refuse to stock it and miss out on even more money!

I work at Blockbuster, and when Microsoft announced their restrictions on used games, we STILL had an email down from head office saying we had to prioritise Xbox One preorders over PS4, because it was expected to sell better (and has, in our store). Game retailers are aware that they're in a shrinking industry, and they're in no position to start making demands to the likes of Nintendo. High eShop prices are hurting the consumer base, which is where I think Nintendo's priorities should lie.

This is pretty big news to me, I play eShop or "arcade" titles a lot more than full retail games. This and Castle of Illusion were the two I was looking forward to most on Wii U, the latter has already been cancelled...

I'll buy two

I haven't played the 3DS one, is it noted somewhere if you use a green balloon? Like how you can't get all the stars in NSMBW if you use Super Play?

Not for me. The main reason I buy Nintendo consoles is to get away from these expansive games. I have zero interest in getting my story-telling fix from games, I have books and comics for that which do it a million times better. I like games to be streamlined and focussed on gameplay, with as few cutscenes and as little exploration as possible. I also have no interest whatsoever in playing in a real-world-esque setting.

Not arguing with Thomas, maybe he's right, but that's how I feel.

Just look at that guy's face. Even if I agreed with him I'd pretend not to.

@Kifa Diablo 3 is being released for PS3 as well as PS4, so the Wii U could certainly run it.

I'd love a Civ game personally, or maybe even a Galactic Civilizations port. Either way I definitely want to see the Gamepad utilised for some PC-style strategy, I've been saying this for months.