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@TG16_IS_BAE agreed, was also expecting some comments on comparing Mario 64 here with the 3DS remake. But, nope, nothing there.

Being too generous with a 9/10.
It's more like a 6 or 7 to me.
Doesn't matter how great these games are. This collection was meant to be something special and a celebration of Mario's franchise.
What we get are ports that had very little improvements and nearly to zero bonus contents.

The last two were bad... Hopefully this one will have some good surprises.
If they give me a release date for Doom, then, I'll be happy 😁

This must be a price for those that don't have Fifa on the platform yet so it will be 'new' for them.
I have the first Fifa (2018 I think) and would never buy this edition.
EA had plenty of time to adapt the game properly and didn't do it.
They should follow the example of 2K basketball games that are on pair with other platforms in terms of content and gameplay upgrades.

I think it's looking good and if it's trying to improve some of Botw mechanics then I don't see the issue here.
This is, perhaps, how a new Kid Icarus game should be and, for the moment, this is going to be my Xmas game unless something more interesting comes up.

None, I'll keep it wrapped for resale later. 😈

Personally, I'd love to see a MK 9 with destructable tracks like the ones from the game Split Second. So along with the items you would have the chance to destroy and change the course of the tracks.
I think that would be the next level for the series.

It will be very interesting if Sega announces a better celebration package than Nintendo did.
I mean, it doesn't need to be much to beat that but, if that happens, it will sort of bring back that rivalry they used to have.

I guess there is not much to offer on this package so any 'little' thing is a highlight?
The more I think about it the more I realise the missed opportunity to celebrate Mario franchise.
I wonder, for instance, why Nintendo didn't offer a Mario 'sport all stars', with a Golf, Strikers and Tennis 'remaster' to cater for those that are into sport's games?

@Ventilator where did I say my place was the biggest in Europe?
I was saying the exactly opposite. Most of the people that I know that live in London don't have a massive living room area like the one in the video.
And, as far as I know, in most of the European capitals, the average population live in apartments that are not big.

@Tandy255 I might be wrong but, I think, at some point in the past, Nintendo released an All Stars with 4x Mario games so it's something that they have done before and by judging the 'quality' of these ports I reckon they could have included Galaxy 2.

@Guitario yep, Galaxy 2 would be a much better inclusion.
Well, let's hope they have a very good surprise for November and December to announce in the near future.

@Guitario I thought they would, at least, remaster these games to bring their looks to the level of Odyssey and, perhaps, give players an option to play with the classic 'look' but nope, not going to happen 😑

@Wexter while I agree with your reasoning behind the price I am still a bit disappointed.
Don't get me wrong if I'm being pedantic, I was just expecting more for a special celebration of Nintendo's main franchise.
It would be better to also include Galaxy 2 but it seems that it won't happen.

@MeowMeowKins if you are satisfied for ports with minimum improvements and a full price, then, it's good for you.
For a special occasion of their main franchise I was expecting much more care.
The Mario 3D collection doesn't even include Galaxy 2 for Christ's sake.
If they had done a complete remaster on these games and left galaxy 2 out I'd understand but no, all of them are nearly straight ports.

Not enough space in the houses in Europe to use that nicely.
The idea is cool and kids are going to love it but it's certainly not for me.

Disappointed to say the least.
Basic improvements, limited availability and full price.
If I buy it will be to resell it for a small fortune afterwards.

@MS7000 completely agree with you.
All these ports are very basic IMHO.
The Mario Kart thingy might be interesting for younger kids but not very user friendly in most of the houses in Europe that have a smaller living space area.
Everything else was just 'meh'

I was expecting a bit more...
The 3D collection is a let down as it is just a slightly better port of the originals.

Well, it's Thursday so a surprise direct would make sense.
Hopefully there will be a Mario Golf game in the middle.

Nah, I'll wait for the round up afterwards.
Last time I've lost an hour of my life that I'll never have it back.

Civ 6 is currently 17€ on Amazon DE.
I'm tempted to buy it 😁

To be honest, at this stage, anything that Nintendo can come up with will be great.
It's looking depressing at the moment, if you think about it, it's already September and there's nothing relevant announced for the festive season and, no, Pikimin is definitely not enough. In my opinion it shouldn't even be an October release.

I saw a few videos on YouTube and it's clear that the textures on the outside areas are horrible and make the world look lifeless.
However, the indoor areas look much better (not great) and the game seems to run well.
My question is, would a patch to improve the quality, is this game good enough to buy?
Does anyone here have it on the Switch and can tell me about the gameplay itself?
I might want to purchase it once the patch is released but want to know if the actual game is good.

I'm a bit broke now but might pick this up when it gets a discount.

Currently trying to finish Call of Juarez and, in between, playing Burnout Paradise.
Apart from these, there is nothing interesting for me to play afterwards.

I thought that it was a WB development.
Good to hear that is coming to the Switch.
If it runs well I'll certainly buy it.
Now I just wish that WB would announce the Batman series 🦇
It would be amazing to play it on the go.

Where are the reviews?
Nothing for this game and 2k golf is still missing 😑

@Cosats it's strange they didn't show it.
Also there is a GI Joe for release in October I think that should have been presented as well.

@Zeraki thanks for taking your time to explain it to me.
So, if I understand correctly, using that method wouldn't require the hardware to changed drastically in order to run games that would see impossible to port.
Regardless of what they are planning, it's hard to think how Nintendo would keep the compatibility across the board.

@Zeraki what's this DSLL. 2.0 and how that improve things?

Question to the NL staff: are we getting a review for the PGA Tour 2K21?

@PlayedNSlayed you said everything.
They should have it bundled with 1&2 to try to justify the price.
Heck, you can get Assassin's Creed, Bioshock and Borderlands for less than 30 pounds and they are all bundle games.
Also agree that they don't have anything really new to get people excited.
It's been a very poor year for Nintendo, only 3x really new games released in 8 months.
And one of these games is a board game collection - not very exciting.

A quick search on Amazon shows that you can get : Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, Paper Mario and several 3rd party games for under 40 quid.
It's crazy that Nintendo is pricing Pikimin 3 at that price.
It should cost around 30/35 pounds max and that's being generous.

Well, they better have something to show really soon.
Their competitors aren't waiting for Nintendo.
Also, it seems no new games from Nintendo in August... They'd better have some big weapons to announce for Xmas period.
Pikimin ain't gonna cut.

If it's true, then, it's crazy that didn't announce it together with the other platforms.
I still don't get how they can't release the game at the same time. It's not like the Switch is new so you don't have enough time to develop on it.
And this kind of game is perfect to play on the go.

Regardless if it's true or not, one thing for sure is that I won't watch their event online again.
The last one was a waste of time and I'd rather check the news afterwards.
PoP was amazing and long overdue. Give a break on Assassin's and bring PoP back.

@MrBlacky thanks for reminding me the name of the bosses. Yes, I meant the divine beasts.
Well, they can still do, i.e. Ice temple made by crystals, fire dungeon with rocks too hot to touch, slippery rocks, rooms with ceilings, doors blocking entries, spikes/traps blocking your way etc.
When there is a will there's a way 😉😁

@MrBlacky of course dungeons would work.
The boss stages were a sort of dungeons if you think about it and they worked just fine.
Nintendo just need to give them a more 'classic' feeling.

It would be nice to have BoTW 2 for Xmas season.
Hopefully Nintendo will bring back the classic dungeons.

@Slowdive I hope you are correct 👍
And I also hope they have something really special to show to us.

Sorry but I have to laugh 😂
Everyone expecting a Direct and they come up with that.
And, please, don't get me wrong as I like indie games as much as the next gamer but come on.

I honestly cannot see the reason to get excited about it.
As stated in the article 'no new products, services etc." will be discussed during the session.'
So I don't know what people are expecting.
What's shocking is that there are no games from Nintendo in August and nothing announced for September yet.
Only a remastered game from an IP that is good but not the best for an October release.
On the top of all that, we are very close to the festive season and there are no news about what Nintendo has for November and December.
Meanwhile, MS and Sony are releasing their next gen consoles.
Nintendo needs to wake up quickly if they want to grab people's attention and keep the hype for their games until Xmas.

@StefanN I didn't know it was made by the same team. That's great!
Hopefully it's true and November is not so far away so the wait won't be long.

I'm having a lot of fun with Burnout Paradise (never played before) and having NFS available will be great to have in my collection.
Arcade racing games are lacking on the platform so more options are always welcome.

I think this trend will stop as soon as the next generation arrives.
Unless Nintendo has something really big to announce for the festive season, their sales will have a big drop.

I wonder if NL is not going to talk about the new GI Joe game announced a couple of days ago?
Or AVICII Invector game that was announced on Nintendo of America Twitter page?
That would certainly be more interesting than this kind of article.

@NorwegianMate yes, normally I'd go for the physical version but sometimes the digital deal is unmissable 😁
I've got recently the two rally games digitally as they had, each, a discount of around 80% if I remember well.
For that kind of price you can't go wrong.

@NorwegianMate I use that website but didn't know about the notifications for a specific game. I'll check it again to set it up 👍
Also, I don't remember seeing this game below 20% off so, at 50% it would be already good.
I was also trying to find the physical copy of it but for some weird reason it's very expensive.

For someone that grew up playing International Super Star Soccer, I'd love to see PS available.
If they can deliver it properly on the Switch I'm sure they can do better than Fifa in its current state.