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Ron, I think you should have more important things to deal with, like permanently stopping your church from promoting cannibalism(Eating the flesh and drinking the blood of Christ).

Kimihiko Higashio has to step down from either Konami or ITS Kenpo because what he's doing is a blatant conflict of interest.

Whichever PR guy at Sony that wrote that excuse really needs to be fired because that is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. As for what Sony has to lose, this decision will make 3rd parties that make games that'll be cross-platform think twice before considering a PS4 version, thus causing them to miss out on good games.

@Tanooki12 Probably. Nintendo only sends their ninja lawyers out in case of one of the fallowing:

A: Making an unauthorized version of one of their series using elements that will damage Nintendo's reputation (Pokemon Fusion is a prime example)
B: Using one of their franchises in a fan game and selling it for profit.(As long as there is no profit to be made, fan games are allowed)
C: This is optional as remakes that no one profits from is allowed, but once Nintendo decides to do a remake, then they need to be pulled.

Good news for Xbone & PC players as the Switch brings more competition. Bad news for PS4 players as Sony is still dead set against cross-platform play. First Minecraft and now this.

@IceClimbers Guess we now know why that fan remake last year got C&D'd.

@SmaMan The Prime series wasn't a reboot. The original trilogy, including Hunters for the DS, took place between Zero Mission and Return of Samus.

My 3 hopes if it's indeed Castlevania.

A: A new entry in the original series, like say The Demon Castle War.
B: A remake of an older title ala Rebirth(Personally I want Legends remade and placed back in the timeline)
C: Not another entry in the Lord of Shadows.

@Urameshi Even though Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2 & ARMS have been announced, there's very little we actually know about the games. Sure we know of the fighters in ARMS, but how do we know if that is it? We still don't have a spoiler-free look at Super Mario Odyssey's backstory. We don't know what threat the Inklings are facing in Splatoon 2, if it's even the Octo Army or an entirely new threat. And Nintendo has a focus on games that are coming THIS year and early 2018, not games coming out in late 2018-2019. That means more info on the 2 Fire Emblem games they confirmed at the Switch presentation(I know we already got some info earlier this week for Fire Emblem Warriors, but those were characters and not backstory). And there might be word on Breath of the Wild's major story DLC(Due out in winter this year).

@westman98 That's because the only thing that can bend Nintendium is Nintendium.

There's only one question I got. Are we sure the list is final? If it isn't then there's option A, B or C.

A: More will be revealed before the game launches.

B: More animals are in the game, just the player has to unlock them.

C: More animals will be included as DLC. And if Option B is true, then you can unlock them right away by buying them instead of going through the game.

Already one game from a 3rd party is confirmed to be using Unreal Engine 4 for the Switch. The next addition to Atlus's Shin Megami Tensei series.

I hope we get some info on the Switch Fire Emblem title and an update on who else is in Fire Emblem Warriors aside from Chrom.

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust

If it ain't broke. Nintendo does better with Digital Events than live stage shows.
The pros: They can be pre-recorded. No worrying about mishaps such as controller getting disconnected or the battery running dead in the middle of a presentation. No interference from other devices during the presentation. No annoying commentary or terrible live action gameplay that doesn't synch with the video being shown.

The only con is it depends on the viewers internet connection.

@liljmoore Swords are not advisable regardless of enchantment. All it does is bring the Cucco Revenge Squad down on your head. If the rods fire projectiles, that'll work as only items that fire projectiles or can be used as projectiles can kill the evil chickens.

@Gridatttack And don't forget you can kill them with the Ember Seeds in the Oracle games.

If they are just targeting him for an inflatable, then why are other businesses let off the hook? One of two things comes to mind.

1: This was personal because of some misconceived injustice in the past.

2: The one that ordered this is just a game hater with vapor for brains.

Fate/stay Night actually started as an interactive visual novel in 2004, the anime didn't come out until two years later.

@sillygostly You'd be surprised. People would pay for it just to support SE. And if it does well, then more localizations could result like say, the Final Fantasy Legend 2 & 3 DS remakes that are exclusive to Japan being ported and refined for either the 3DS or Switch.

C&D from Nintendo Ninjas incoming.

Oh thank the goddesses BotW Link has his own green tunic! Though getting it is going to be a challenge.

@popey1980 You can use them infinitely, but after each use, you have to wait 24 hours in real life to use them again.

@Alshain01 A previous article here said old Zelda Amiibo's are compatible with Breath of the Wild.

I will still buy it. But seeing Link without the traditional green tunic until New Game+ will take some getting used to.

Considering the standard pricing for Season Passes are 30 to 60 bucks, with 15 bucks being a rare exception, 20 bucks for a season pass seems more reasonable.

I'd be enjoying it more if it didn't freeze every other turn or when there's a conversation going on 😧

@wizzgamer No way Nintendo is going 3rd Party.

2:10 pm EST, still no Fire Emblem.

'Wait and see' EA sure as hell didn't take that approach with the PS4 & Xbone. They were backing those systems even before they were revealed, and they still supported the Xbone despite the negative press it got for always needing an online connection, DRM, Kinect being mandatory and the initial $500 price tag.

Looks a lot better than Street Fighter V. At least it'll have arcade mode day one.

All this and no one bother to note the engine being used for this one is Unreal Engine 4.

Knowing EA, this would be an upscaled FIFA 2015.

I think Capcom is gonna sue somebody over the name Spring Man.

Hold it. I thought Capcom lost the right to use Marvel, considering the Marvel vs Capcom series got pulled from not only retailers but also from online services like the PlayStation Store.

@Captain_Toad
I third that notion!

Considering what he said of female leads in Castlevania ala Sonia Belmont, I doubt Samus would be the lead in his version of Metroid. Before anyone points to Shanoa, note that he had the fans vote for the lead.

Got them already. Put some different character sets up Nintendo!

@KirbyTheVampire Yet they threw their full support behind the Xbox One despite the initial negative backlash it got when it was first unveiled along with the always need online, DRM and the Kinect being mandatory.

XD Serves them right. As for legit physical copies getting banned, there's one of 2 ways that can happen.

1: The game shares the same code as the code that was put on the banned list

2: The legit physical game was sold before the game was to go live, which the systems would mark it as an illegal copy by default.

This talk of EA taking a cautious approach on an unknown console is full of crap. They only take the cautious approach when it comes to Nintendo, whereas they throw their full support behind Sony & Microsoft next consoles right out of the gate even when they don't know what their next consoles are or even looks like.

#TEAMROWLET forever!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Simple solution. Too get the coins for daily clothes change, just use another Mii you have on the app instead of your Mii.

@Darkwario1 That's how it was in the first version. I doubt they would of changed that.

@hieveryone How are they selfish?

What he means: 'Thanks Nintendo for creating another concept for us to copy for Scorpio if it takes off'. Microsoft & Sony no longer innovate, they imitate. Next thing we know, Sony's PS5 & Microsoft's Scorpio are going to use cartridges because Nintendo made it work.

@enphos
This list is only for 3rd Party developers. Game Freak can be classified as a Nintendo 2nd Party studio.

@Peach64
This is not the same. Remote play requires the Vita & PS4 to have the same game on both for that to work.

@Alshain01
Yet it didn't seem to stop them from trying to make the Move & Kinect when the Wii took off. Infact, Sony is trying to get mileage out of the Move by having 2 be used with Playstation VR & Microsoft is sticking with Smartglass as a second screen.

@Hotfusion
Don't judge until we get the full tech report on the Switch.

And cue Sony and Microsoft scrambling to copy the Switch concept.

😊To quote Javik from Mass Effect 3: Finally!