Nicktendo

I think this is a good call. Especially if they keep the USB-C port in the bottom of the device as then it could feasibly fit in the dock. Just reduce the dimensions so you can JUST slide it out and you’ve instantly got something that can fit in your pocket and function as the regular Switch does now.

That’s a shame. I absolutely love the art style in HGH. Looking forward to the game anyway.

+2 Original Halo is a groundbreaking masterpiece. Would play again.

Would rather hook up an N64. The future sucks.

Shakedown Hawaii, please. Keep that indie goodness flowing.

Western one, Lost Levels can burn in a sea of fire.

Balloon Fight Super Mario Bros. 2 Super Mario Bros. 3 Mega Man 2 Punchout!!

Maybe Claude's kingdom is based on Australia?

So in the past couple of days I've beaten the final boss and upgraded a lot of stuff. Currently at 88% completion. Have one grub left to find. I've read about a "true final boss", how do I go about activating that? Do I need to finish the game 100% first. I'm assuming all the DLC stuff is what takes it up to 112?

I’d jump in for a deal like this too.

This is the best timeline. Couldn’t help but smile when they showed him looking on from the crowd.

Long live our Saviour and Lord Jim Sterling. Even though I don’t always agree with him, he’s often bang on the money, haven’t missed a show in two or so years. I feel he won’t rest until GaaS and Microtransactions are banished from the land and I’ll be cheering him on every step of the way. EA seem to be consuming themselves from the inside and it seems people are finally waking up to these ugly practices. Bring on the downfall, I say, bring it on.

Just made it to the final boss, haven’t beaten him yet. I’m at 70% completion - ~25 hours. Just wanted to echo the sentiment in this thread. Despite a very rocky start and a lot of frustration, I completely fell in love with this game. It is genuinely a masterpiece, especially from an audio-visual aspect. Utterly beautiful and controls like a dream. I went into this game completely blind having got it in the sale, even though I’d heard the praise directed at it. I’m annoyed with myself for letting it sit on my Switch for half a year. It’s been a very long time since I played a Metroidvania, and this was just what I needed. A fantastic reminder of why I love gaming. Can’t wait for Silksong.

Even though it's only been two years, the Switch is already my favourite console of all time. I have 6 games over 100 hours, I don't think I've EVER played a game for 100 hours before, Animal Crossing: New Leaf comes close at 97. Smash will no doubt be the 7th soon. What a fantastic system, so many good first party releases, including incredible Zelda and Mario games, Splatoon 2. For me though, it's the indies that have really shone. Currently going through Hollow Knight and having an absolute blast, I've played Rocket League for almost a whole month 650 hours... Long may it continue.

I made a prediction back in January that United would finish third and Arsenal fourth. Looking more and more likely with every game. Spurs falling apart, Chelsea nowhere. Still too tight to call between the top two but I have a horrible feeling City will nick it in the final game or 2.

I’ve used Nord VPN for the past couple of years with no problems. Works on my phone, iPad and PC. Was £50 for two years and well worth the money. Works with Netflix and most of the servers work with BBC content, but sometimes you have to fiddle around with it as some of the them are blocked by the BBC. Getting a VPN is definitely necessary if you’re concerned about security. Though it’s not exclusively why I got it, I use it whenever I’m travelling and connecting to open Wi-Fi.

I agree entirely, people shouldn’t have to do this, I’m just lucky in this case as it’s my default store. I won’t be buying either way, even though I’d love to go through 4 again and play Zero for the first time. Capcom can do one. I only buy their games on discount, even if I bloody love them. Still waiting for Mega Man 11 to hit 50% off.

21 quid each on the Russian e-shop.

Looks like A UK vibe definitely. Man, I would have cried at this if I was still 13 years old. Finally, a proper 3D Pokemon adventure 😢

Pokemon Let’s Go! Marill and Togepi 💆🏼‍♂️

Chad Warden! There's a blast from the past.

This is one question I have too. I imagine for bigger games, they'll be streamed (thinking of Forza, GOW etc), but for indies, surely they'd just download to the system if they can run natively? Though it would certainly require extra work. This is why game scaling is so interesting, if a game is able to run on many devices and can scale accordingly, it makes sense to let it run natively on the hardware. This also gives you the added bonus of playing off-line (maybe you'll have to check in once every 24 hours). I still don't think the infrastructure is quite there for full scale game streaming, in the coming years, it certainly makes sense. It's obvious what Microsoft gains from this, but I do wonder what's in it for Nintendo (besides a bigger library and probably better online), more importantly, what they're giving Microsoft, if anything. The fact that sales of e-shop games could potentially be diminished could be a worry from a 3rd party standpoint. E3 is going to be interesting this year.

It makes perfect sense. Why sell ~30 million consoles, when you could sell a bit less than that and make $10 a month off potentially hundreds of millions? The rumour about Project Scarlett being a streaming device and a powerhouse is bleeding obvious to me now. Streaming box for the cheap, entry-level casuals, powerhouse for the hardcore, hi-tech couch-gamers. Both will be cheaper than power-PC and both will have a market. I honestly think this could be a revolutionary step by MS. They’ll be making a bit of cash off the hardware and a hell of a lot more off services. As I said above, I wouldn’t think twice about dropping a tenner a month on a “Netflix for games” like service if it had games that couldn’t be supported on the Switch and had an online service at the level of XBL. I’m desperate for a good racing game on the Switch and could be enticed by the likes of Sea of Theives and Crackdown 3. I’ve spent the last 3 years mulling over buying an Xbox One, even more so after Game Pass was revealed. I can’t justify the upfront costs as I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it, but I’ll happily drop a few quid a month to play Xbox games on my Switch or PC. This really could be a game changer and I hope they pull it off. Also, think about all the studios they’re buying up. In 3-4 years you’re going to start seeing all of these games releasing “only on Xbox Game Pass”. Want to play? Buy an Xbox or subscribe to Game Pass, play anywhere. Cross saves, cross play, start on Switch, play on the phone at work, see the ending in 4K on your Xbox. Seamless gaming. It’s genuinely exciting.

I think it makes sense to have both, services and dedicated hardware. Look at what Apple are doing, they’re investing a lot of money in services alongside their dedicated hardware, which despite not being massively popular, has it’s dedicated fan base and audience. I think there’ll always be room for a Microsoft console in the marketplace, especially if, like the X, they go for a powerhouse. I reckon there’s a good 20-40 million potential customers who’d stay loyal to the brand and continue to buy consoles for the next 15-20 years. Especially when you can just sit back on the couch and play on a 70 inch beast 4K TV. In my opinion they know they’ll never beat Nintendo and Sony in terms of franchises, and this way they can maintain their loyal audience and expand their reach to other gamers as well. A really smart move to be honest. I know I’d be interested in Game Pass if it meant I could play Xbox games without buying the system. What’ll be really interesting is how it changes the industry. While I think there’ll always be room for dedicated hardware (especially if we talk about offline gaming), service based gaming is probably going to explode, just like Netflix did, and Microsoft is way ahead of the curve right now.

I’ll be back soon