Tim B

So what's everyone's verdict on Joker? I played as him briefly this morning to notice everyone else was doing the same. So I've been playing as Kirby for most of the afternoon vs. a hell of a lot of Jokers and have been winning a lot

So it's coming out in the middle of the night in the UK/Europe, is that right?

Second apparently. Super Mario Odyssey also missed No. 1 due to whatever big Playstation release was out that week. https://ar12gaming.com/articles/horizon-zero-dawn-claims-uk-charts

UK Charts: Yoshi's Crafted World wins in close battle for No.1 Just 63 units separated No.1 and No.2. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-01-uk-charts-yoshis-crafted-world-wins-in-close-battle-for-no-1 Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the first Switch exclusive game to hit No. 1 that isn't featuring/starring Mario? The others being (I think) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Tennis Aces, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe.

It's number 1 on Amazon UK video game best sellers, not surprising as it's the first all-new Nintendo Switch first party game since Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-PC-Video-Games/zgbs/videogames As long as some TV adverts pop up before this weekend, I imagine week 1 sales will be very strong.

Dispatched!

Does anyone know what day the review embargo lifts for this?

So we're almost at the end of March now and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is the best-selling game for 2019 on Amazon.co.uk. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is number 2 and there are five Nintendo Switch games in the Top 10. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/2019/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye Yoshi's Crafted World is also climbing in pre-orders and must have a chance at getting number 1 this weekend, especially given how long it's been since a first-party Nintendo release. Looking forward to the reviews now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-PC-Video-Games/zgbs/videogames

I love it, but it gets so so hard after the first couple of hours. Currently I'm really struggling and have been relying on YouTube for solutions, not being able to believe how I missed some of them.

Shouldn't Joker be joining the battle soon...next month perhaps? Anyone know when the next DLC character is likely to be announced? April Direct for a launch around E3?

Sounds good to me. That means an as yet unannounced name can potentially come out in December this year

But so do Pokémon games....Surely one of the two has to get bumped to December? I'm working on the basis that Animal Crossing is September and Luigi's Mansion 3 is October.

This looks fantastic, as does the original which came out two years ago. Maybe I'll start with that one first.

What an amazing surprise! So essentially we are getting two 2D Zeldas this year, one original and one remake. Couldn't have asked for more from the Zelda franchise than that this year. Btw I wonder if the "Spring" release date for this means that Link's Awakening is coming out in December, as expected.

Super Mario Bros 3 Super Mario Bros Dr. Mario Battletoads Tennis

Seems a bit early to me. Enjoy!

Woooow, how did you get the full game already?

I bought Oxenfree ages ago when it was on sale and number 1 on the eShop, barely knowing anything about it other than it was quite critically acclaimed. A couple of hours in, I actually feel quite cheated. It's barely even a game at all...there really isn't much gameplay at and there are hardly any actual puzzles. I do like the atmosphere and artwork of the game, but that's about it. Hopefully I fare better with Broken Age and Grim Fandango, both of which a trusted friend advised me to buy.

Well it's no World of Light or Jump Up Superstar is it?

Turok: Rage Wars was an *amazing* multiplayer game. Different from GoldenEye but definitely just as good. The multiplayer on Turok 2 was pretty good too.

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe? Completed it mate. Finally. It took me 35 hours in total for both Mario and Luigi versions. The weird thing is, I found the hardest levels on Mario much more challenging than anything on Luigi. Maybe I just got much better over the course of my play through. The only thing I didn't like was going over the same map twice in quick succession, but then I guess the two games were never meant to be played one after the other when they were released back in the day. I see it's still selling very well, as expected. Holding steady at number 7 in the UK chart after two months, though it looks like it will slip behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe soon.

I've pre-ordered it via ShopTo for £39.85, which seems like the best deal. It also comes with a Yoshi egg cartridge case. Woohoo! Free stuff! Does anyone know if ShopTo are one of the companies that like to send things out early?

It just felt like I was dodging objects again and again. Got repetitive after a while even though the battles got increasingly hard.

Looking forward to trying this very soon. I adored Undertale at the beginning but it got boring in acts two and three. I also got tired of the battle mechanics.

Gosh, I don't get how everyone is picking their starter Pokémon already. Don't you want to see their evolutions etc. first? I certainly haven't rushed to make such a vitally important decision so soon.