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Typicall of Clony. In 90s lingo... Sony does what Nintendo DOES.

No scanlines!!! Why Capcom? Why!?

@zool LOL get your facts straight (I see you struggle there).

"For us non Smash gamers, it's just another long wait until something comes out that should have been here already."
"Because you are happy to play anything, then I am not speaking for you. It is presumptuous of you to think I was."
So who presumptuous here? Again get your story right.

"there are very few new physical Nintendo AAA games being released this year."
Define very few new physical Nintendo AAA games.

@zool "maybe my logic is OK and its your understanding😊." Sure... the problem isn't you it's the world's.

"Nintendo has played their cards up to the end of this year and another 5 years of life left in the Switch."
What is played their cards? Announcing games that won't be released in 3 years or maybe in current console cycle like MS and Sony? No thanks.
Focus of the present and you'll be much more happy person. Play games that exist because you sure can't play what isn't out yet.

@zool "For us non Smash gamers, it's just another long wait until something comes out that should have been here already." Speak for yourself and don't generalize please. There are plenty of games releasing each week if those don't interest you that's an entire different issue.
Self entitlement runs strong?

@zool "Nintendo seem to have played all their big cards at once, Zelda, Mario, Smash, Pokemon, Party, Tennis, Mario Kart, Splatoon etc." Are you ok? 4 of those were release during 2017, 1 was released a couple months ago and 3 are yet to be released. I struggle with "all their big cards at once" when in fact this covers March 2017 up to December 2018.
Your logic escapes me.

@N8tiveT3ch Funny I was thinking the same thing: F-ZERO tie-in.

Loved the arcade game and own the Megadrive game which I finished in all difficulty settings. It looks promising

@riChchestM we can call them games.

@marnelljm The only problem is lack of choice. I for one prefer to have a choice between buying or not buying and to have a choice the ported games need to exist. Don't like? Don't buy it. I all for ports skipping the ones I don't care for but understanding that other might love those.

@AlbertXi I'm sure it is. I was just saying that they didn't even show a game last year, Metroid 4 was just a logo.
As for Yoshi don't fret: the game looked to be quite poor. I do hope that they've gone back to the drawing board on that one.

The article leaves something to desire. Why is it that the share drop not quantified? Glaring miss IMHO.
It forced me to pay a visit to cnbc.com to know that we're dealing with a huge drop of 2%...

@AlbertXi They show Yoshi gameplay but my impression at the times was that it was quite weak and uninspired. Most likely it went back to the drawing board. As for Metroid 4 they didn't show a game, they only showed a logo and music in a clear "oh we're also working on this but it's still as at least 2 years in development".

If this means arwing like section go for it. Hated those lame non-arwing flight section so much...

Meh...
Sadly meh.. it just scream authentic. The NES and SNES Classics were hit because they felt like the real thing only smaller: same familiar shape, materials and controller. This is just random plastics that doesn't resemble neither SNK's console nor its arcades.
Sure hope it's a fake :/

Hmmm... that covered shaped... maybe a arcade bartop? That would be could.

For this to work properly SNK must nail the replication down to the tiniest detail. This includes plastic, arcade stick control, emulation, scanline filter, etc.
Nintendo got it right with NES and SNES but all other didn't (Ataria, AT Games, etc).

Thanks for the article! Brings back so fond many memories of the 90s How I missi those massive arcade CRTs and scanlines... A pitty that here arcades are long dead.
My secret wish is to have one of these at home but with the wife in the equation that won't ever happen :/

@Ernest_The_Crab Yeah they should definitely combine those 3DS and Xbox sales numbers.

Please don't say it sold 4 times as many PS4. Compare Switch sales with aggregate PS4 + PS4Pro sales otherwise it just comes across as fanboy-ism and unprofessional.

Meh

And here I was thinking of getting the Switch's physical release and they announce a 3DS version with 3D support I'll most likely go for a 3DS physical release instead if available.

Very inclined in getting the physical release of this one. Pitty about the Joy-Con D-Pad though as I fears it's not that great for 2D platformers.

I loved Gate of Doom so much having played it with my brother in the arcades. Can't say much regarding difficulty because we usually never went past 3 credits each :/

@CorvoRevo And what does a Nintendo Direct has to do with CPU vulnerabilities? Zero. Nintendo is quite a traditional company that focuses on selling its games and console. On top of that if they actually patch the OS they won't announce it.

@Kayfios Allow me to fix that for you CAN WII REACH THAT NUMBER BY MARCH!?

Amazing graphics and animations tbh. Judging by the short clip they sure are squeezing MD.

Played a ton in the arcades and liked it a lot. I'm kinda curious to how I'd feel playing it these days...

Still not curious enough to buy it :/

When it rains it pours. Too many great games to play too little time available :/
Already have 5 games in the Switch's backlog, unfortunately Xenoblade 2 will have to wait until I can clear BOTW + DLC, SMO and Mario+Rabbids.
How ironic that the single game that hyped me the most from the Nintendo Switch Presentation will have to wait his turn? Not fair.

@bolt05 I too had a MD and 99,99% of my friends did too which allowed for weekends in where we'd have 3-4 games borrowed (by brother also had a nice network). Though there were nice games for MD the truth is that there were greater games on SNES in all fields except maybe sports games.

Amazing system. Played a ton in the arcades... ah sweet memories of Samurai Shodown, Mutation Nation, Sengoku 2, Viewpoint, ...
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Of course they’re disappointed with FIFA sales but can only blame themselves on having a rushed port out instead of adding Switch support to their newer engine.

Also the Nintendo online needs to improve will all the difficulties in inviting friends.

Both things combined... and FIFA didn’t sell as well as they expected. Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out.

I bet Retro Studios is working on a DK title. Sure hope it’s a 3D one in the vein of DK64.

Order of preference:

Docked > Handheld > Tabletop >>>>>>>>> NO GAMING

I prefer docked mode however above all I prefer actually being able to play. With the wife hogging the TV this means that means that to get some gaming time I have to play handheld which I end up doing for 70-80% of the time.

@bolt05 Though it did have some superior versions like you mentioned and some classic like Sonic 1, Streets of Rage 2 and SF2 it's catalog simply wasn't as good as SNES.

And this coming from someone that owned a MD and played over 150 (I jolted down the games I played in a paper... yeah kids) of its PAL games.

Shining Force 2 for me had a huge problem for me: it was too addictive And this coming from someone who don't care much for SRPGs.

Played for the last times 4 years ago and it simply amazing how the game is still so good. Timeless much like ALTP.

Sometimes I just find myself wishing that Nintendo had bought SEGA way back when it exited the console market. So many great IPs that were abandoned or deserved more (SF, Sonic, Shinobi, Alex Kidd, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, PS, Shenume, Skies of Arcadia, Streets of Rage, etc).

@JaxonH Was it that bad? I almost bought at launch and still wonder if the wife would enjoy it.

Very nice indeed! Especially the Joe & Mac and Brawler's carts. I'm sure owner of the SNES original hardware will appreciate the effort.

@Sciqueen That's the perfect adjective to describe how I feel about the Mario design in the "New" series: plastic looking. It feels out of place and bland.

From SMB up to SMW Mario's design kept changing in a positive way with each iteration. And not only the character design but also the setting evolved (SMB > SMB2), Mario gaining tons of powers (SMB3 and SMW), maps got way more intricate (SMB3 and SMW), Yoshi was introduced (SMW) and playable characters were added (SMB2). The series was always fresh.

"New" series feels like the assets are re-used ad eternum.

@gaga64 New Super Luigi U for Wii U and New Super Mario Bros. U both for Wii U, New Super Mario Bros. 2 for 3DS game and Super Mario Run don't ring a bell?

Too much too soon of the same design. Also the Mario design of the New series is crappy when compared with the charm of SMB3 and SMW design. Super Mario Maker made that quite clear: the stages based on design from SMB3 and SMW are way nicer.

The Mario design "New" series of SMB was welcomed in the DS era nowadays not so much. It feels wrong and overused by using the same design in Wii, Wii U, 3DS and mobile. Too much, too soon.

In retrospective SMB design was revamped in SMB2 which in turn was revamped in SMB3 and in SMW a new design was added. All have different designs and in all Mario changes. Since 2006 we're stuck with the same design.

The only exception was Super Mario Maker where oddly (?) enough the "New" Mario is the crappiest.

Go back and re-imagine. Change. Bring freshness.

@brutalpanda this just did Animal Crossing mobile, can't imagine doing that and not do a console game. I'd bet that 2018 will bring a Switch Animal Crossing entry.

@tsdenizen Eternal Darkness wants a word with you

I think F-Zero is in everyone's mind... hope that its in Nintendo's also. In terms of old IP, personally I'd love Wario and Donkey Kong Country moves into 3D.

Having said that as much as I like the idea of revisiting IPs new IPs are a must: they deliver the image of a forward thinking Nintendo shaping the landscape.

Splatoon and ARMS did this extremely well in recently and I hope to see Nintendo re-shaping genres.

Splatoon reshaped shooters, ARMS fighters, BOTW action RPGs, SMO 3D platforms... hope to see Nintendo re-imagine other genres as well.

Bombs > fruit

Pitty about the resolution :/

If it were full HD I'd definitely get one especially given the fact that it has a 4h battery.

Am I the only one that almost threw up because of the trailer's flashing?

They lied. BOTW has an HUD.

I'm glad I still have my Wii setup ready to not play this time one!

@Starbuster True but those aren't NEO-GEO / SNK so unless Capcom and Konami suddenly change their attitude in regards to their arcade background and Switch I'm afraid we won't get lucky.