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If the past is any indication, it looks like we will be getting new characters well into 2021. It’s nuts. Here’s hoping they’re not all third-party.

@Kirby_Girl I never said people couldn’t be disappointed. And frankly, Byleth wasn’t at all on my list of characters I wanted. Everybody just jumps on the bandwagon of condemning the character before they’ve even played him. I just think it’s funny. Sure, he’s from Fire Emblem, and there are definitely a disproportionate amount of characters from that series in Smash, but It’s obvious from the presentation that his moveset is very fresh and unique. I’m approaching him with an open mind.
Go ahead, be disappointed. Nobody is stopping you. What I was referring to is entitled people who go off on a rant that this is a dumb choice because it’s not the character they wanted and act as if Sakurai has to cater to them and their individual choices and tastes at all times. The way I see it, the five characters we got in this pass are all remarkably different. There’s really something in there for everybody. Not every character released is going to be the one you wanted. The sooner you accept that, the happier you’ll be.

The entitled, whiny fallout from this is going to be hilarious. Honestly, I think he looks great and definitely plays very differently from every other Fire Emblem fighter. And deep down, I’m just glad to have a first party character. I feel like the game was losing its original Nintendo focus with so many third-party DLC characters. Plus, the music from Three Houses is phenomenal.

@fafonio Nintendoland isn’t ever happening. The entire point of that game was to showcase asymmetrical gameplay with a separate Gamepad screen, which the Switch doesn’t have.

I honestly like how they’ve done this. Sure, they still have not restored the entire Pokédex, but in theory, if you’ve kept up with the franchise until now, you don’t need to buy expansion pass at all. You can download the free update and transfer your old Pokémon forward with Home and trade for the rest. (People complaining that you can’t personally catch them all without the expansion seem to forget that there has never been a single generation of Pokémon since the original Red and Blue were you could catch everything within a single pair of games.)
And for those who want to adventure more, there’s more content to be purchased, but it’s entirely optional. My only issue is that I think the expansion should be universal across both versions once you purchase it. Seems pretty cheap to have to buy the same expansion twice for both Sword and Shield.

I still play my Wii U regularly. Until Nintendo steps up their game on Switch, the Wii U is absolutely a better console for playing legacy Virtual Console games.

@rex_rex Haha, sure, but I’m not quite sure how to post a photo here. Any tips?

These two will close out the base roster, leaving Nintendo with no choice but to reveal their plans for amiibo of the DLC characters. Can’t wait to spend a crapton of money to complete my collection.

My backlog on Switch has already outgrown the free time I’ll have for the next few years, so a week light on releases like this is actually quite welcome.

I beat VIII a couple months ago and I’m 45 hours into XI now. I can’t believe how much I’m enjoying these games, and I’m not even typically a fan of RPGs. I’ll be sorely disappointed if XII doesn’t come to Switch.

Tetris 99 is worth the $1.66 a month in and of itself. Everything else is a bonus, as far as I’m concerned.

As much as I would love to see this, I don’t see it happening, given the fact that Sakurai has zero interest. And sure, things can change, but I think Nintendo has different priorities and bigger fish to fry.

These two will finish off the base Smash Ultimate cast, which hopefully will finally prompt Nintendo to announce and showcase the DLC character amiibo.

@Doofenshmirtz That joke would work if you could actually see the dislikes on your own posts.

I recently hit the big turning point in Dragon Quest XI’s story and I’m completely hooked. Any spare time I can conjure this weekend will be spent on that game.

This whole account cracks me up, but what lunatic thought DK with a real-world gun was a good idea?

Clunky Kong is Fighter Pass character number 5.

@SquallLeonhart86 To be fair and clear, I definitely see and acknowledge the flaws and omissions in Sword and Shield; it’s obvious that GameFreak can do better, and I hope they do in subsequent games this generation. I’m definitely not in the camp of people blindly defending this game at all costs, haha.

@SquallLeonhart86 If you don’t like a game, vote with your wallet. Don’t buy it. It’s really that simple. The solution isn’t to try to take it away from others who enjoy it. And of course this petition isn’t going to actually do anything. It’s just disappointing to see that some people think their personal views on a game are so important that nobody else should be able to enjoy it.

While I’m happy to see the Switch doing well, it’s hardly surprising that the PS4 and XBOne are underperforming when compared with last year. We’re talking two consoles that are in their (presumably) final year of being on the market. Their successors will likely be on store shelves a year from now and the market is responding accordingly.

@SquallLeonhart86 Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I would never insist someone like Sword and Shield. And I would never deign to tell someone they can’t be unhappy with a product they don’t like. But trying to remove it from the market to spite those who may still enjoy it is one of the most entitled and ridiculous things I’ve ever seen. These people are effectively saying that nobody else should be able to play it just because it didn’t meet their expectations. They are the ones demanding a specific reaction out of others, the very thing you’re accusing me of. You honestly don’t see anything wrong with that attitude?

A friend of mine gifted this game to me just this evening and I’m absolutely thrilled with it. It is charming and polished beyond description.

@SquallLeonhart86 The “childish outlook” is the one that demands something be removed from the market because it doesn’t live up to your personal expectations.

@johnvboy Yeah, they’re not perfect, and GameFreak has definitely made some questionable and unfortunate choices, but I know that on the whole I’m still going to be entertained.

The sheer amount of entitlement contained in this letter makes me physically ill. I’m the first to admit the new Pokémon games have glaring flaws, but to take it this far you have to be the absolute worst kind of person. This does not bode well for humanity. I realize it may actually be trolling, but it’s intended to prove a point, that there are actual people out there with this kind of disturbing attitude and sense of entitlement. I hate people so much.

I know it’s controversial, but I really am looking forward to playing Pokémon tomorrow. I think even with all the omissions and flaws, I’m going to have a good time with it.

As much as it pains me to leave over half of my Pokémon behind, I am looking forward to playing this game. Here’s hoping they reverse their decision and eventually make an eighth generation game that features the entire national Pokédex. I don’t even care if you can’t catch them all in a single game, but just let me import my collection. As it stands, certain Pokémon will never be able to battle others ever again if they keep dropping them in and out. It feels hollow and incomplete.

It probably still wont be a good movie, but it doesn’t look like a train wreck anymore, mostly because Sonic isn’t a deformed monster this time.

I'm glad the avalanche of games seems to have died down (at least the ones I want to play, anyway). I'll be getting Pokemon next week and then I should be able to play just backlog stuff until Animal Crossing comes out in March.

@SlowPokemon It’s not that people want the 3DS to die. I think it’s more so that it’s painfully obvious that Nintendo is done supporting the 3DS with new games and they just won’t admit it. The canned PR speech they keep giving rings hollow when we all know they’ve pretty much put the 3DS out to pasture to die and have no intention of bringing anything new to the table. I think people just want them to admit it and stop dancing around what we all know to be true.

@mlj11 Fair enough. I definitely agree that the video game industry as a whole and entertainment in general tend to be horrified by even the slightest sexual content while constantly showcasing gratuitous realistic violence. It does seem a little bit backwards, and I will agree with you on that. I just think Smash is consistent across the board, walking a careful line when it comes to realistic violence and explicit sexuality. There’s definitely light themes of both in there, but nothing hypocritical, one way or the other.

@mlj11 Violence and sexuality exist to varying degrees. Pretending that all violence is the same is a little absurd, don’t you think? There’s definitely a marked difference between the slapstick punching and kicking in Smash and the total dismemberment and fountains of blood in something like, say, Mortal Kombat. The developers of Smash have made efforts to tone down the violence to make it non-realistic and akin something that could appear in children’s programming. The game is deemed by the ESRB to be appropriate for children 10 and up. Anyone with any sense can see that the violence in Smash is completely different from the violence portrayed in M rated titles. Pretending there’s no difference between them is quite a stretch.

The same holds true for sexual content. Smash does tolerate some sensuality. One look at characters like Bayonetta and Zero Suit Samus will tell you that the game is not afraid of displaying the female form. But the line has to be drawn somewhere to maintain the ESRB rating. Mai is quite close to being nude in her canon appearances and as pointed out by others, she even uses her nudity as a weapon in the games she’s featured in. So the developers have decided to leave her out entirely instead of censoring her to be something that she isn’t.

@KitsuneNight Bayonetta isn’t owned by Nintendo.

@DrDaisy Bayonetta isn’t owned by Nintendo in any sense. She’s entirely third-party. And isn’t Kazooie also a third party playable female character?

@mlj11 Smash also has edited out realistic portrayals of violence, too. If this game were “yay, violence” as you suggest, Joker’s Final Smash would be a lot bloodier, and Snake would be firing real-world guns at his opponents. Your argument makes no sense.

Sure, Bayonetta and Zero Suit Samus might be considered sexualized in a sense, but they’re completely covered by their clothing, as skin-tight as it may be. Mai, on the other hand, is barely wearing clothes in the places one might deem necessary, and if she were modeled in 3D in the KoF stage, it’d difficult for the development team to represent her accurately while not risking the game’s ESRB rating. Remember, too, that Bayonetta is heavily censored in Smash when compared to her appearance in her original games. They even went so far as to put nylon mesh in the holes on her leggings.

Buffs to Kirby and DK. I’m a happy boy.

@MrHeli I already downloaded Fatal Fury Special. Looking forward to trying it out after a bit of Smash.

I will say he’s definitely more unique and fun-looking than I expected. Not necessarily a character I have a history with or can relate to, but I’m definitely excited to try him out. Who knows? Maybe this will get me into some of the SNK fighting games.

I don’t see what’s stopping him from privately making a new account under a different name. The reason he’s crying is because he can’t publicly play or monetize his games anymore. Welcome back to the real world, buddy.

Unpopular opinion: I prefer directional buttons to a D-pad.

I’m less concerned with the designs and more interested in the typings...

I’ll still be playing mine regularly for years. I’ve got a massive backlog of games to play on it, plus it’s way easier to travel with than the Switch.

Loving the constant influx of Reggie updates. It’s like he never left.

Slowly chipping away at Dragon Quest XI while taking occasional breaks to play Runner 3. I really want to unlock the playable Charles Martinet.

I have to pass for logistical reasons. The ceilings are really low in my living room and I’m 6‘5“ tall, so any of the exercises that require you to hold the ring over your head will be impossible. Shame, too, because I wanted to play it.

I still want to pick this up at some point, but it would be a waste at the moment, since it would just be shelved for months while I try to catch up with other games.

How is the racing “decent if not spectacular”? The control scheme SUCKS in Mario Kart Tour. It’s virtually unplayable.

@Bunkerneath GameStop has an exclusive Trine 1-3 collection with all three games on the card, if you’re interested. I picked that up yesterday. You’ll just have to buy the fourth separately.

Finished Dragon Quest VIII and Link’s Awakening yesterday. Just need to wrap up the Blue Lions leg of Three Houses and then I think I’m ready to dive into Dragon Quest XI. I can’t wait!