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I too saw Jaws too young.

At least this looks a lot more chill than Subnautica...

I think The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess will be announced as part of the GameCube expansion for Nintendo Switch Online. Maybe even tie this new part of the NSO as only available to the next console ("Super Switch 2"), along with DS, 3DS and Wii games. Maybe even more Sega partnership for Saturn and Dreamcast games.

#1 game in the UK so...

I have a completionist habit, so I'm very glad I missed this whole thing.

I periodically google around Reddit to get a feel from people for how patches and updates are going on it, and I haven't yet been satisfied that the new FX is even yet in as good of a state as the old FX3 yet...

I would have bought loads of tables already...

What they said:

"We know that Game Pass will only be available on Xbox....."

(The quiet part they left out):

".....Because Sony laughed at us just like when we offered to buy Nintendo."

I will buy all 4 of these games on Switch (assuming the port performance is good).

For me this week:

• Mario vs. Donkey Kong
• PlateUp!
• Spirt Hunter: Death Mark II <--- this has CRAZY good reviews on MetaCritic so far

I was very interested in Ys, but then I learned that all the EGGCONSOLE games are Japanese ONLY! (at least almost entirely).

I definitely wouldn't want to play a text-heavy RPG on them, but I will still probably pick up their action titles (I definitely had Thexder back in the day).

"Cricket is basically baseball on valium."
-Robin Williams

Tomb Raider as long as it turns out to be a good port.
Arzette is a hilarious concept (and I would buy the April Fool's Nintendo CD-i games as a curio) but this has to actually turn out to be fun.
Arcade Archives SILK WORM and its helicopter and jeep co-op sounds fun.

In Europe they're losing to Sony by a much bigger margin than that. And of course there is Japan where Xbox's market share probably rounds to 0%.

Over the last 24 hours I've heard it said that:

If Microsoft is getting out of the console-making business, then it is the biggest video game news story/event since...Microsoft got into the console-making business with the original Xbox.

@DwaynesGames

Thanks!

Could someone...someone please...please tell me........is The Pedestrian good on Switch??

Somehow MetaCritic still has zero Switch reviews...

@DwaynesGames

At least they...(too rarely granted)...go on sale for half price. And their Neo Geo games too.

Yes. Let's say Company "A" has 100 accountants. And company "B" has 100 accountants. They merge. Management calculates that the new company can be handled by 120 accountants. 80 are fired. Now do that with all the other positions and it's straight profits for shareholders, and management, as everyone is pointing out.

It's kind of like that bit in the movie "Office Space", where each worker is interviewed about "exactly what is it you do here?"

On the entrepreneur game show "Shark Tank" tonight, there was a company who makes customized songs to be loaded into teddy bears to sing to kids. The company employs about a dozen singer artists who compose and sing and play each song for the individual child's toy, using questionnaires from the parents to tailor each song specifically.

One of the investor "sharks" immediately said: "You can have A.I. do that right now for free!"

You had me at "Tengo Project"! For those unaware, they remade:

• Wild Guns Reloaded
• The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
• Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

It is indeed.

"62" on Switch on MetaCritic. Other platforms are in the low "80"s, so I will pick this up if people report that all is good now.

It's "Overwhelmingly Positive" from over 1,000 Steam users, the highest possible rating.

If you have nostalgia for the era, given its small price tag, it should be an easy decision.

It was not well-received by critics on initial release, or apparently now in its re-release, but in 2011, AdventureGamers named the original the #60 Best Adventure Game of All-Time.

• Another Code: Recollection wasn't well-received by critics on initial release, or it seems again now, but in 2011 AdventureGamers ranked it the #60 best Adventure Game of All-Time.
• The original Turnip Boy is rated "Overwhelmingly Positive" by users on Steam, the highest possible rating. Turnip Boy Robs A Bank is supposed to have a day one patch, so I will be pulling the trigger on that one as well as soon as Switch performance is confirmed.
• Already have Fuga: Melodies of Steel 1 & 2
• The Pedestrian had solid reviews when it was released on other platforms a few years ago. It is also rated "Overwhelmingly Positive* by users on Steam, the highest possible rating.

Just Animal Crossing: New Horizons so far.

I got over $40 bucks for it, and felt like I just robbed a bank!

@LikelySatan I haven't played it, but MetaCritic reviews (including NintendoLife's review), and Reddit comments all point to: "best played on other platforms".

I had wishlisted it, but I'm removing it now.

This is by the Prison City guys.

A while ago I googled for lists of the best Sega Genesis games. I looked for long lists each at least 50 games long, that were ranked. I assigned points based on rank and added them all up. I was left with 16 lists, 396 unique games and 1,465 total entries.

Rocket Knight Adventures ended up the #14 best Genesis game, and was the highest ranking Genesis game not yet on Switch (now that is Ranger X).

IGN ranked Sparkster the #87 best SNES game.

Other games on Switch nominated:

• Mortal Kombat 1 (...well...)
• Thirsty Suitors
• Planet of Lana (coming soon)
• COCOON
• DAVE THE DIVER
• Venba
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Disney Illusion Island
• Fae Farm
• Pocket Bravery
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged
• LEGO 2K Drive
• EA SPORTS FC 24 (...well...)
• MLB The Show 23
• Cobalt Core
• The Last Spell
• Wartales (...well...)
• DREDGE
• Terra Nil
• Omega Strikers

@Deviant-Dork

It improved, earning award nominations, and a win for "Best Evolving Game" from the BAFTAs, years after its release.

Or check Steam user reviews from verified owners who gave it a "thumbs down" on release but a "thumbs up" now, etc.

It was nominated, and won one, award for Best Multiplayer game, Best Online game, Best Evolving game, from The Game Awards, D.I.C.E. and the BAFTAs.

Yars: Recharged was the only one reviewed well, so it's the only one I picked up.

I love retro games, but if you make something new, then it has to stand on its own.

@Zyph

The other big ones I look forward to are the "Game Developers Choice Awards", "D.I.C.E. Awards" and "BAFTA Game Awards" (but they tend to skew to British companies). Part of the "Game Developers Conference" is the "Independent Games Festival", which is good for scouting some indie games.

IGN gave their top award to Tears of the Kingdom.
GameSpot gave theirs to Baldur's Gate 3.

Back in the early 20th century when novel-reading became widespread, there was a public scare that children were: "spending too much time inside reading, and not getting enough fresh air."

It's cyclical nonsense.

Arcade Archives MYSTIC WARRIORS for me.

IGN included in their "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time" list.

Regarding the Hamster sale:
If you don't have ACA NEOGEO AERO FIGHTERS 2, get that!
It's one of the very best Neo Geo games. A great shmup. 50% off, and might not be on sale again for another year.

For the last couple of years, it has been noticed that even a lot of newer indie games are starting to chug, performance-wise, on Switch. So, imagine say, Hades 2 comes out, but reviews say it's not great on Switch. And Hollow Knight: Silksong comes out, but reviews say it's not great on Switch. And so on. "Better on other platforms". We're getting close to that point. So no, it's not just people wanting 4K/8K/120fps or whatever. It's that we might be losing our Nindies...

Qbert on Arcade Archives please!
Apparently Sony owns it...

I appreciate that NintendoLife is very often the first review up on MetaCritic.

From all of the release news articles, to the weekly eshop download roundup, to the selects of the best of the month, I feel like I never miss any Switch related thing just from daily visits to this website. It's really indispensable to me.

For a New Year's Eve party tomorrow night, I'm planning on playing all of the big Mario multiplayer games you all know.

But the "under the radar" one I'm looking to try is Tricky Towers. It looks like what if Tetris and Jenga had a baby.

And if everyone wants to chill out, we might try Untitled Goose Game.

Or if we feel less competitive and more working together, maybe Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime might do the trick.

BROK the InvestiGator has an "Overwhelmingly Positive" user score on Steam. The highest possible rating.

So I just picked it up!

Firewatch is the oldest game on my wishlist. It hasn't been on sale in 3½ years! And 75% off!

Jump on that!

Just Arcade Archives and EGGCONSOLE for me.

Hooray for old games!

To qualify for MetaCritic's best or worst of the year list, a game has to have at least 7 reviews from a platform, not from all platforms combined. That's why the Kong one and Walking Dead: Destinies are missing.

Battle Garegga and Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi.

In the Shmups Forum's 19th Annual Top 25 Shmups of All Time list, DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou was voted the 3rd-best shmup of all-time.

Gaiares, Avenger, Psychic Storm and Granada are all included in the Telenet Shooting Collection. It's pricey, but probably better than getting them individually if they all appeal.

A while ago I googled for lists of the best Sega Genesis games. I looked for long lists each at least 50 games long, that were ranked. I assigned points based on rank and added them all up. I was left with 16 lists, 396 unique games and 1,465 total entries.

Gaiares ended up a Top 60 Genesis game.

It was nominated for "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" at the D.I.C.E. Awards.

Buuut I want to know how it is on consoles before I buy, as it looks very "point-and-clicky", and a mouse might be best...

Hopefully NintendoLife can fire out a review before the sale ends!

Mine as well. Great for us old people! I happily recognized all 5 of the games.

But if any of the trailers revealed throughout the show, showed us anything, it showed that Nintendo really do need to up their game, hardware wise.

Yeah, the Switch has done well with Nintendo published games and indies. But as has been highlighted by others, now even new indie games are starting to chug on Switch...

Tears beat out Alan Wake for best Action/Adventure game.
Head-to-head. Defeated.

Alan Wake won some awards for certain aspects of its game, but when it came time to compare them directly, Tears came out on top.

And also on top of Spider-Man.
And also on top of Resident Evil.

For example: Imagine 4 racing games get nominated for "Game of the Year". And one of those games win "Best Racing Game". You can then infer/deduce/assume that it is the best overall game of the 4.

6 nominees for "Game of the Year"
4 of those competed in the "Best Action/Adventure" category.
Tears won that.
That leaves Baldur (which won) and Wonder.
So I think it is logical to infer that Tears is the Game Awards' #2 best game of the year.