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Oh dear. Also, Thurrott with the scoops like two weeks ago makes this so much funnier Either Xbox have a real issue keeping things quiet, or they really just don't mind having small things like this get out; at the very least, it's a good thing they managed to keep it quiet until their console reveal last month. Would have been much more troubling for them if this got out before The Game Awards. Wonder if they didn't let these prototypes do the rounds internally and with third parties until after their reveal?

Being mooted as an internal trailer from early 2019. EDIT:

Between this and Inazuma Eleven, I think it's fair to say the Switch is going to be fine on the football front without a FIFA offering

Short- and long-sleeved shirts confirmed. Why does this make me more excited..?

Well, okay then.

Pretty cool anime-style trailer for TemTem: Not expected to hit Switch until 2021. A shame, in what besides the DLC for Sword & Shield is expected to be a quiet year for the Pokémon main series, it could have made a big splash. If they manage Q1 2021 then maybe it's still possible to get some momentum, but still not too interested myself, but it's nice to finally see some more competition for Pokémon, either way.

Have you tried BringKratosToSmash? Or PleaseDon't@Me? Or how about SakuraiTheBinaryGuy?

I couldn't find a thread for this, so I guess I'm starting one? Ran a search for one, but hey, let me know if I'm wrong and hopefully this can be moved across. Anyways, in a new favourite video game pastime continuing this wondrous month of delays, it's been delayed from its Spring 2020 slot to a later date (TBC): The Spring 2020 slate dieted way too hard in the last week or two...

I saw this earlier. I mean, I wouldn't put it past the fella - he's an industrious workhorse, and if he applied that to playing games too, I wouldn't put it past him. But surely played doesn't necessarily mean completed? He might have completed 30 or so of those games and dabbled with the rest, or he might have just dabbled with all of them. Not to take anything away from it, because that's a high number even if he was just dabbling with some. But don't worry @Hero-of-Time, don't think you've got any competition here

Seriously. English dubs of a number of major anime series (Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball [and Z, and Super?], etc.) simply aren't being released for wider viewing over here, even on streaming platforms, for almost no apparent reason. Then you have weird cases, like Code Geass, where the second season isn't available just pick up the rights already, man... WE LIKE ANIME TOO I think the answer is pretty clear here: get everyone to fall in love with the charm and whimsy of Ghibli films, which will attract an audience for future releases on the platform...before destroying them with the emotional torture of Grave of the Fireflies.

The adaptive controller is awesome. Such joy

Oh, heck yeah. LOVE me some Ghibli. As much as I love Disney, and have a greater nostalgic bond with that brand (and particularly Pixar - the first Toy Story was that film that I would just keep putting back into the video player before I could even talk!), there's a lesson to be learned in every Ghibli film, and a special peacefulness and childlike wander to find in every single one. Some of these are among the greatest feats in cinema, and my favourite films, and a great stepping stone into the wider world of anime and, perhaps much more importantly these days, gaining a greater understanding and appreciation for other cultures and ideas. Plus, the animation is absolutely gorgeous across the board. For anyone new to any of these films, and especially to those entirely fresh to Ghibli, I hope that you have a great time with them when they roll out definitely got some recommendations up my sleeve if anyone isn't sure about which to watch or has questions about any, as there are only a few which I've yet to watch myself. I've actually been completing the Ghibli collection on blu-ray for the last few years, and with this rolling out to Netflix, it seems almost inevitable that I'll end up catching those I haven't seen on there and wind up not completing my collection. So...off to Amazon!

Director Tetsuya Fukuhara has released a short clip showing off the super skybound arts of Lancelot, Vane, Percival, and Siegfried, respectively. All I'm saying is that this game looks like it would be really cosy to play through this Christmas...

Weirdly enough, Sakurai's Smash presentation the other day almost convinced me to pick the game up! Hope you enjoy it

Well, I'm in! Looking at a post by @Jonnas on the last page, we've previously had: - Wario Land 4 - Link's Awakening - Castlevania - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - The Legend of the Mystical Ninja - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 - Metroid Prime - Starfox Guard - Furi Of these, I think only Yoshi's Island is on NES/SNES Online, so it seems pretty open. From a quick scroll through the NES app, I want to throw out there any of the Super Mario Bros. games, River City Ransom, or Kirby's Adventure. From the SNES app, games which look to be of similar length (according to HLTB), and which I find catching my eye, are Star Fox, F-Zero, and Demon's Crest. Outside of Nintendo's classic offerings, To the Moon recently released on Switch, and is available for £8.63 at the moment. Only heard good things about it, including from some people here, and that doesn't look particularly long either, so definitely want to look to hurl that into the mix too.

Scoops.

The MD and expansion pass stuff are the only new videos added to the official channel, so I'd guess not? Would've been kind of funny if there were, though

I've always got the sprites to return to on DS, and it looks like they've squeezed some new stuff in besides the 3D models, but hey, at least I already know I love the story.

Same, had some of the DLC stuff loop over and then just had a hard cut after the end of it to the end of the stream messy presentation in terms of streaming (doesn't seem to be isolated), but I'm glad they they're finally taking the DLC route, and of course MD making a return is always a good thing. Now to figure out if there actually was anything at the end of that stream that I missed...

Thanks for all of your work @Ashley and all the best moving forwards, look forward to crossing paths again with you on the forum some day! And congratulations and best of luck @S.C.G, couldn't think of a more honest and welcoming staff member to make the step up! I've been something of a regular on these forums for, what, nearly three years now? I've had a lot of highs and lows in that time, and apart from the odd misunderstanding which comes with the territory of a forum, this place has been a safe one for me to check in during that time, and to grow my passion for and appreciation of video games with you all has been a pleasure, so I'd just like to thank the community and it's staff for making such a great environment for discussion! 2020 is going to be a massive year for Nintendo and video games as a whole, so let's make it a fun and memorable oN-E!

I'd never put money against that because of just how weird Game Freak can be, but there's no business sense in doing that, so I wouldn't put any money on it, either. I haven't heard anything about Sword and Shield datamining, so would I be right in thinking that there haven't been any Mythical Pokémon found? Because if that's the case, then maybe some DLC/events for Sword and Shield in the guise of those activated by some of the Mystery Gift items in Gen IV could add those to the game? Also: is there any reason that we shouldn't be expecting a Pokken sequel at some point in the future? Because if not, now seems as good a time as any to announce one. EDIT: answering my own question here, but I mean, maybe Smash could be a good enough reason. It wouldn't be in line with the rest of the characters that we've got so far with the Fighters Pass, but could a Gen VIII Pokémon be the fifth fighter, or part of the next Fighters Pass?

To be honest, I'd rather not have a remake if it means moving from sprites to 3D models. Feel like the franchise as a whole made a huuuge misstep in that transition from 2D to 3D, and, in my opinion, that's where a lot of the charm was lost. But ports? I'll gladly take those, and get me Explorers too while you're making your demands @Dcubed

Wow, this is soon. Pokémon Home is a lock, I agree. I'd imagine that Detective Pikachu 2 is too, right? We haven't had an update on that for a while. Correct me if I'm wrong, but scrolling through the list of Nintendo Directs, it looks like all Pokémon Directs to this point either reveal a new core series game or share new information on an upcoming core series game. This is the earliest a Pokémon Direct has taken place after the release of a core series game. Could we potentially get a Let's Go Azurill/Pichu or Diamond/Pearl remakes revealed too? I swear to Arceus, if they have the nerve to reveal a Pokémon Spear or whatever third entry nonsense this soon.. Maybe we're even getting the GB added to Switch Online, headlined by Red/Blue/Yellow, though them headlining it would seem on the redundant side after Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee. The dream would be GBA, though, even if it's just ports in eShop as opposed to GBA Switch Online: I've had a hankering to revisit Gen III for a while now, and they never came to Virtual Console, iirc. Lastly: new entries (or even ports) of Mystery Dungeon or Ranger games, or an entirely new spin-off series (with a story focus and some degree of challenge) would be awesome