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If it's literally sold out that has to be a success for EA's own estimations, surely?! I know it's not that simple but if they stocked according to what they thought they'd sell, and they've sold out...well done everyone, eh!?

Stupidly went straight into an online seasons game without changing controls to alternate; found myself 2-0 up after 20 mins thanks to goals from Big Rom before connection lost...didn't go down as a win or a lose so I presume that was from EA's side... Common sense has prevailed and doing the training drills to get reacustomed to the game, so far it's the FIFA I remember, loading screens though are crazy quick!!

Yeah you can do local seasons and there is a Switch kick off mode as well; they've got couch/train/pub co op sorter to a tee. Who needs online, eh...😝

If it's in the budget for NBA Playgrounds, it has to be in the budget for FIFA! Although I agree the lack of OS level feature is ridiculous, being shown up by Indie and smaller developers does whiff of lazy EA.

Lovely start to the game, just got to level 5 and done a few challenges, for me they've really nailed those classic RPG Golf games. Music is lovely and soothing too 😊

It's an interesting debate because the console itself is, to me, very much Iwata's and has his finger prints all over it, and it's a brilliant concept. However, agreed, his past track record with games and droughts is patchy at best, so clearly Kimishima or those around him have really got a grip on the Switch game situation; it seems like every day there is a new title announced be it Indie or big hitter, I don't believe the phrase "so many games" has applied to just a Nintendo console in quite some time!!

Great news from Image and Form: Just wish I could have more time to plough into Mario and Rabbids, only just reached the world 2 boss! I don't want a massive back log to start forming but I'll be caving and getting Golf Story today, this is next on my list after Rabbids is done.

For the 2016 versions I picked up PES for the first time in years...it was like a completely different experience; as a game of football PES is back as the best, sadly they'll never displace the FIFA brand again or give EA a serious run for its money. If PES was coming to Switch I'd be picking that up instead no question!

I'll actually be really interested to see where this lands in the individual formats, I'm guessing PS4 will lead Xbox sales, but if Switch version is in top 5 and has some legs on it, I think that would exceed expectations? For me at least, depends if EA really want to invest in Switch or have it as the excuse to back out they need...

Just a Switch owner now; still only on world 2 or Mario and Rabbids so I'm ploughing away on that which I'm more than happy with, likely to pick up FIFA on Friday and then Mario Odyssey on launch, apart from that it'll be eshop titles such as Golf Story, Stardew etc. Oh and there's Skyrim...well something will have to give because I don't want to get into huge backlogs, suffice to say there is plenty to keep me entertained for the foreseeable!

That's a shame because although I do want this and imagine I will get it...was hoping to see some reviews just to make sure it isn't complete guff/NBA2K18 levels of muck. Still, in EA we trust, eh?...

This is turning into Terry Gilliam's Don Quixote; in the end we won't have a top 10 list it will all be about the carnage of trying to make a top 10 list 😂 Saying that, I'll have a think through my favourites and start adding to the chaos as well!

I think it's important to have competition in the market place, after all if the 360 hadn't been such a success would Sony have made the PS4 such a huge hit? Would they have rested on their laurels somewhat like they did with the PS3 initially? Having said that MS aren't providing any competition at the moment at all, I mean the One is being outsold in the UK by the Switch, that's crazy! I've had some great experiences with my One however Halo 5, Gears 4 and the big exclusives haven't done anything for me at all; all I play on it now are The Division and use it as a 4k box to watch TV shows on. But then I don't have a great deal of time to sit down in front of the TV any more, so I can't imagine investing my time in a game that I then can't take on the go with me, One or PS4. It's also why I traded in the 3DS as well, because I want the flexibility not just one thing or the other!

So tempted...

Dominating sales in Japan, let's say going toe to toe with PS4 in the USA, even outselling the Xbox One in the UK...is it fair to say the Switch is officially a success, yet? Still so many games to come, too!

Wolfenstein The New Order is still probably my personal highlight on Xbox One, I'm genuinely surprised New Collosus is coming to Switch! Fingers crossed they throw The New Order in there somewhere as well as a double pack or before New Collosus is released.

I think they'll be able to shake off the appalling start with a simple re brand and or/big push when it's all part of the paid service; they haven't pushed it that much so far, mainly because it's so naff and they probably know it, but if they've got any sense they'll re package it when the fully paid service is launched!

What a really interesting read, nice work HoT! Funny I'd never really thought of it that way either, perhaps Nintendo have done this on purpose two fold; to encourage Indie developers more, and to increase sales of their mini retro consoles. Either way, as much as I love the classic titles I'd much rather see the console bring in new developers and customers than just the same old same old; it didn't work for the Wii U so it's great to see them changing tack with the Switch.

Reading that Wonder Boy sold more on Switch than every other platform combined, that's some good going! I imagine it was helped by being early on and without much major competition for new Switch owners at the time, regardless though it should be a great incentive to other Indie Devs that their games can sell on Switch.

A man after my own heart! If I'm lucky I'll get an hour or two a day, I've managed to clear the first world now going back through doing challenges and trying to get Perfect scores; I can see this lasting me until Christmas at this rate as I really want to see and do everything this game has to offer!

Anyone catch the FIFA play through at all? Any different to the one the other day?

That gunship model...

July NPD results: 1. Splatoon 2* 2. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy 3. Grand Theft Auto V 4. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* 6. Injustice 2 7. Mario Kart 8* 8. Overwatch** 9. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege 10. NBA 2K17 11. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands 12. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered 13. Call of Duty: Black Ops III 14. Minecraft 15. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare 16. MLB 17: The Show 17. ARMS* 18. Battlefield 1 19. Mass Effect: Andromeda 20. Tekken 7 * No digital sales ** No Battle.net sales Switch was the #1 best-selling hardware for the month Total: $588 million (up 19 percent from $496 million in July 2016) Hardware: $182 million (up 29 percent from $142 million) Console software: $263 million (up 17 percent from $224 million) PC software: $14 million (up 14 percent from $12 million) Accessories: $129 million (up 9 percent from $118 million) “Total video game spending in July 2017, which includes hardware, software and accessories, grew 19 percent versus year ago to $588m. Growth was seen across all categories of spending. The launch of Splatoon 2 on the Nintendo Switch, and month 2 sales of Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy drove software gains, while new supply of Nintendo Switch and continued strength of PlayStation 4 pushed hardware higher. “Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 was the best-selling title of the month. Three of the month’s top seven best-selling games are published by Nintendo. Nintendo was also the best-selling software publisher in July.” Nintendo Switch Splatoon 2* The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* Mario Kart 8* ARMS* 1-2 Switch* Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers* Lego City Undercover* Cars 3: Driven to Win* Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star* Just Dance 2017* Nintendo 3DS Pokemon: Sun* Miitopia* Super Smash Bros.* Pokemon: Moon* Super Mario Maker* Hey! Pikmin* Mario Kart 7* Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia* Ever Oasis* Mario Sports Superstars* The best-selling games of 2017 so far Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* For Honor Grand Theft Auto V Horizon Zero Dawn Injustice 2 Mass Effect: Andromeda Resident Evil 7: Biohazard NBA 2K17 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare The best-selling games over the last 12 months Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Battlefield 1 NBA 2K17 Madden NFL 17 Grand Theft Auto V Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands FIFA 17 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild* Final Fantasy XV For Honor Hardware & accessories “Year to date, hardware spending has grown 20 percent versus 2016 to $1.6 billion. Performance of the Nintendo Switch continues to be the primary cause of the year-on-year gains. Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the best-selling hardware platform year to date. Accessories for the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft’s Xbox One drove spending growth. Gamepads were the top-selling accessory types for both platforms. Declines in the Interactive Gaming Toys (IGT) segment lessened in July. The IGT segment was down only 15 percent in dollar sales compared to July 2016.”

What a great blast from the past this is so far! Not going for too many secrets in the first play through, just balls to the wall speed like I used to play on my Megadrive as a kid! Great level design so far, the need for speed is real

Might try and join you Dazzy, if not will be turf war'ing/ ranked play if any one else is on