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I think he will... As for his replacement, I'd be happy with either Sainz or Ricciardo. Maybe Lewis will jump? Even Giovinazzi would be interesting, if unlikely. 2021 is going to be excellent!

Mind if I come and sell my last batch?

I'm on a random pattern with a max of 128...

Yeah sorry, Switch went into sleep mode.

Dodo code is K301F

I’ll set up a dodo code shortly. I think we’re already friends on the Switch anyway.

Daisy Mae is selling for 91 bells here. I can open up later if anyone wants to buy at that price, but it’ll only be available until 10am U.K time, not 12pm.

Yeah don’t bother with Xenoblade on 3DS. I’d play the Wii version before the 3DS one. It looks awful and is difficult to play. Haven’t player Golden Sun but enjoyed what I’ve played of Earthbound on Wii U.

Had a few gold coins so picked this up. Can't wait to pla!y!

Absolute chaos on Mabe. Took me 3 attempts to get home and 2 to sell my turnips. We are no better than feral animals

Still open?

I can come over and get them, just let me know when you open.

Don’t think I have those so that would be great! Phone box is on the way!

I was dismissive of this initially but after seeing today's trailer, I'm super hyped. Seems like they have added some content similar to Wii Sports and Wii Play, which I am extremely down for. Hope the price is not £50

I've got a blue phone box, can send it to you soon. Do you have any garden furniture? Tables and chairs. I have some, but not a whole lot.

Do you mean time stamps for individual news items? If so, we can certainly do that for the bigger news pieces. Correct! I had a feeling you'd get that one

Cool, thanks! I'll try and come over in 10 Just booting it up now, is there anything you need @Ronnie?

Awesome, thanks. If you decide to open up this evening or go visit somewhere, I'd love to grab some seeds and a lilly or two. I'm free all evening if you'll be online, so just let me know when it's convenient for you. Fancy some island hopping tonight if people are opening the gates.

Would anyone be able to help me out with Lillies and pansies later on this evening? They’re the last two I need.

I forgot to mention this in the podcast, but this micro-changes that Nintendo are making are really starting to bug me (no pun intended). I just don't see the point in it. I'm not one who's going after fish and bugs as I have no desire to spend time doing those activities and fill out my collection in a hurry, but the chances of me seeing any of the rare bugs have been drastically cut, and why? It's completely pointless. What are they even attempting to achieve with this? People will just find new ways of making money (if that really is what they're trying to curb). It's so unbelievably dumb that they need to go into the code and change these things as a reaction to what some people are doing. Why change the game for everyone because of a few isolated loud mouths on Twitter? It simply suggests to me that Nintendo lack confidence in their own product and prefer to dictate how people should play rather than let people organically experience the game they have built. The more time goes by, the less I'm finding enjoyment in this game. I honestly dislike the fact that everyone is experiencing everything at the same time, often on the same day. It feels too staged and far less of an individual, organic experience (which I would argue AC always has been). There was merit in both moving as quickly as possible or stretching stuff out over time. The fact that stuff is announced on Twitter and YouTube days before it goes live completely ruins the surprise and mystery that used to be commonplace with this series. Even if you try to ignore the new stuff, you always end up finding out about it before it's in the game. If this was new content, it wouldn't bother me as much, but the fact that we essentially have a fraction of what the game used to be and Nintendo are simply updating the game to include stuff that was more often than not already part of the series is annoying. Leif and Redd should have been in from the start. Gyroids should have been in from the start. I don't see the value in "23rd of April, Redd is coming to visit everyone". It's much more interesting when a couple of people get him and everyone else either has to wait or travel to that island. Maybe some will disagree, but that's how I see it. The game feels more like a live service than an Animal Crossing game. For me, that is simply disappointing. I do love this game and feel the new stuff they have added and the wealth of options you have is a good step forward, but the cut content and "events" are a huge regression in my book. Events are good, but it feels like there's one every week or two now. I'm almost tempted to put it down for a long time and come back to it when the element of surprise and wonder will return and the "pressure" (even though it isn't really) of playing on a certain day or at certain times will largely be gone.

Get ready for a 40-minute review of Xenoblade 2 this week. Two years too late, I know, but I'll definitely be interesting in hearing if the community shares my opinion on the game! Not right I'm afraid. I honestly think no-one will get it, it's far too obscure and a TERRIBLE game. @nekunando reveals all tomorrow...

I’m going to talk about this on the next episode of the cafe and will write down some thoughts here later.

Ugh, only 185 bells... If anyone does want to sell at that price, let me know and I’ll open up later.