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If it makes you feel better, I don't think I've ever watched any of the movies he stars in.

Alfonso. So I can nick his shirt.

I just recently got a copy of the game for my birthday, so I would be up for that.

While I was expecting no cloud saves, not being able to transfer data at all is just dumb. Has any Animal Crossing prevented you from doing that?

OK, seeing as @Vileplume2000 has declared himself IN! for Super Mario Kart, he'll be facing @viceview51 this month. You two will have to organise when to play. And don't forget those screenshots. Great! Welcome to the main league! I understand if you don't have the Pipe Frame unlocked. If that's still the case by Thursday, please use the City Tripper instead, as that has the same stats as the Pipe Frame, yet does not need to be unlocked.

It'll be interesting to see how much better this will do compared to the performance on WiiU, which was nowhere near wonderful. (Stop groaning!) I thought the game was a bit of a chore to play. Bosses were good, but everything else was dull.

I cracked up so much when that was the option that showed up after the difficulty. That was apparently so important it has to be the second option that showed up. It wasn't in the original, so I picked yes.

I just want @Julius to know that I've started a fresh file on Chrono Trigger. You jerk. I've got other games to play!

Tokyo Mirage Sessions was robbed!

No, I don't think it's the most likely. I just want Toxtricity. Coolest Pokémon from Sword/Shield. It might be an Electric type, but it attacks more with sound than actual electricity. And don't forget that it's also Poison type as well, which only Ivysaur shares, and Smash Ivysaur is about as poisonous as a fresh apple. It also has a Gigantamax form, so you don't need much of an imagination to give it a Final Smash at least. We're getting a Gen 8 Pokémon, I'm certain of that much. I just hope it's not another starter, and if it has to be, than I'll be fine with Inteleon. It's the closest you'll get to James Bond. Yeah, the Zacian + Zamazenta spirit isn't just a spirit, it's a Spirit that was added to Smash quite recently, if there were plans for that character, they would have saved that spirit for when you finish Classic Mode with it. Oh, and finally, Incineroar isn't Fighting type. It's Fire/Dark. If we look at the typings of the playable Pokémon we have... Pikachu and Pichu are Electric. Jigglypuff is Normal/Fairy. Mewtwo is Psychic. Squirtle is Water, Ivysaur is Grass/Poison and Charizard is Fire/Flying. Lucario is Steel/Fighting, same as Zamazenta actually, but not Zacian. And Greninja is Water/Dark. I don't think Sakurai cares too much about the typing of a Pokemon, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten Incineroar. He already said he went with Incineroar because he always wanted to have a wrestling character in Smash. Oh, and @Ike I kinda fluked the Awakening section of Byleth's route. His neutral B is surprisingly effective when facing 3 opponents at once. You're bound to hit one. Careful about doing that in round 6 though, not Claude likes to spam that same move there.

I like to think that makes N-Europe true visionaries of our time.

The desperate thrashings of a desperate event desperately trying to remain relevant in a desperate manner. Nintendo were definitely on to something when it went for a pre-recorded show. Still gonna watch Ninty and Devolver Digital.

If he didn't say it, I would have.

While you're certainly right that it is some cheap promotion for Three Houses, at least it wasn't as egregious as Corrin in Smash 4, when FE: Fates wasn't even out over here yet. My actual point I was going to make though was, isn't Three Houses the best selling Fire Emblem game now? It clearly has fans that would be happy with Byleth in Smash. And another thing I think about is that doesn't Hero technically count as the same kind of promotion? In fact, one could argue that it was a worse case than Byleth because DQ XI S wasn't even out yet and the hero from that is front and center in Smash. Or does the fact that it's Dragon Quest, an iconic and new franchise in Smash overrule that? And here's a conundrum, what if instead of Byleth, we got, I dunno... Toxtricity from Pokémon Sword/Shield. Isn't that just as bad? Would that receive the same amount of complaints that Byleth got? My money would be on no. Because a sneaking suspicion of mine is that a lot of people whine about Byleth, not because of the cheap promotion, not because FE has the third highest amount of Smash Characters now, but because they don't like Fire Emblem as a game series and feel somewhat left out when a character they don't know is introduced to Smash. Honestly, I think you're just going to have to accept that cheap promotion is one of the reasons why publishers let Sakurai and his team use their characters. (Except Microsoft, don't know what they're planning with that, but I ain't complaining) I mean, once Three Houses became the big success it is, I knew it was only a matter of time, so I guess my expectations were tempered. And if cheap promotion gets Toxtricity in Smash, then I can live with cheap promotion.

On a similar note, did you read the N-Eaction on Nintendo's Mobile Strategy? Tad out of date with the financial details, but a few N-Europe members gave their thoughts on it. N-Eaction: Nintendo's Mobile Strategy

Not really, no. If that's how you want to play it, there's nothing to worry about.

February's Ranked Battles have started. If you took part in any battles last month, you should be able to collect your rewards. Also, enter the Mystery Gift code "SUPEREFF1CACE" to get 20 BP.

Oh trust me, it landed with me.

Byleth has a good Classic route. Some clever use of the Fire Emblem Characters ending in an utterly comedic final boss. It's really funny. If you haven't, give it a playthrough.

Damn it, @Julius. I've got other RPG's to play and you're just making me want to boot up my SNES Mini and play Chrono Trigger. Frog is the best character because he can heal everyone by himself and also, he's an effing frog with an effing huge sword.

Nothing deters a person from playing a game more than another person trying to co-erce them into playing it. Just play it in front of her, don't talk about what's going on (Unless she straight up asks you about it). See if that catches her interest. And if she doesn't, well, you've always got N-Europe peeps to visit.

Isn't that exactly what Lizardcube were going for? I mean you're right, if you don't like Monster Boy, you're probably best off staying away from all the Wonder Boy games.

BTW, @S.C.G's suggestion of a GameCube is a good subject for a still life. Not necessarily a first one, but it's a great subject for it's many shapes. I also like the idea of a drawing thread. Maybe once a month, the subject can change? Although the first one should be an Apple. It's a perfect thing to practice basic shading techniques. If you give me a week, I wouldn't mind drawing an Apple and having a simple step-by-step group of pictures for it.

Nope, apple. It's one of the most basic beginning subjects. And yours will look crap, just like mine was. But practice, practice, practice. And you shouldn't just draw a single circular shape. A good artist starts with sketchy lines. Kinda like that. Maybe not that quick though, take your time. There's a really good reason the first art academy lesson on DS is an Apple.

Next week on Friday would be best for me if vice isn't IN!