S.C.G

No but this is what I mean, I don't want to spoil things for myself or anyone else, so I'd be happy not to be posting anything more until Tuesday afternoon. What I'm saying is, I'll now be avoiding other news sites etc until then and I'd imagine a lot of us on here will be avoiding them as well. So I was going to make a point of not posting any news until then, or unless we actually get some PR sent directly to us that's news and not related to any leaks. Plus it would mean that N-Europe isn't contributing to reporting on these leaks and potentially ruining E3 for anyone, that's what I mean. I'm sure we'd all like to look forward to the Nintendo Direct on Tuesday afternoon at 5PM so let's see if we can not spoil anything for anyone.

Thank you for the heads-up. This puts us in a difficult position when it comes to posting news... though really, I don't want anything spoiled either so... I know I've been reporting on a lot of news recently on the main site but, I'd be happy enough to just not post anything from now until after 5PM on Tuesday. Is this what people would prefer? Because I will go along with what our forum members on here want, the last thing I want is anything ruined for anyone. So if this is the case, I will not look at any news sources, starting now and all I will post is reviews or features which we've had planned anyway. Does this sound agreeable? Let me know asap and I'll get the word round. Just because every other site is going to be leaking stuff, doesn't mean we have to... I mean I know journalism is about reporting on this stuff but I'm not about to ruin E3 for anyone.

Available now to pre-order on the Nintendo Store UK.

And it's up on the front page! Damn, you never can tell when there's going to be news to post during this run up to E3, it's welcome news though. This looks really good, I'm wondering if as a backer of the original Yooka-Laylee there might be some kind of offer for the physical copy. I doubt it, and it doesn't matter either way, I'm just glad this is coming out. I really liked Yooka-Laylee, even though I do need to go back to it on the Switch. A new platformer in the same universe but from a different perspective sounds good to me.

Ministry of Broadcast is coming to the Switch in 2020. In both digital and physical form. Well worth checking out the PR and trailer for this one if you like the idea of a cinematic platformer with a Dystopian theme.

Is it worth £20? Of course it is! You didn't like the 3DS games? Fair enough... technical limitations, I like both for different reasons but the world in Monster Hunter World is certainly larger. The game is easy to get into, there's plenty to do solo so still worth it but the multiplayer is where the action is at, you can even ask for help as and when you need it per quest. It's the most beginner-friendly Monster Hunter game I've ever played but there's still plenty of challenge there as well. I've been meaning to go back to this, so I likely will in the run up to the Iceborne expansion.

I think Huber might be just a little bit hyped for E3 2019... ...it's hard to tell though.

Jim's pretty much spot on with this video, highlighting to meagre the offering of Nintendo Switch Online NES games is. This is essentially what we've been saying for a while now and Nintendo can't be oblivious to it... surely? Especially not after sending out surverys on Nintendo Switch Online, one which I got myself and well... I certainly responded... I got 50 platinum points for taking the survey and who knows, Nintendo might actually do something with the feedback. Yes, I realise that around E3 time, SNES games or extra features for Nintendo Switch Online might be just around the corner but they chose to send out the survey right now, so I gave them my opinion in as polite a manner as possible but while also being as honest and constructive as possible because it really is about time that they really start giving people at the very least the basic features that they really want, lest they want to start losing subscribers. Ultimately, I'll probably still keep my subscription because it comes down to one question... Do I still want to play Mario Kart 8 DX, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate online for the forseeable future? The answer to that would be a resounding "Yes!" But please Nintendo, you know it makes sense to improve the service now rather than wait for another generation.

Ouch! I hope you feel better soon @Kaepora_Gaebora we'll hunt again soon.

in

Up on the front page, PR and hype-train release date trailer! I was just about to let @RedShell know but it looks like I don't need to. Can't wait to play this one!

Up on the front page, all the PR and the above trailer that @Dcubed beat me to posting. Anyway, the main thing is that these titles are finally coming out and that we'll be able to play them at the end of this month! I can't wait to play Virtua Racing.

The latest Nintendo PR, letting everyone know what they are doing in the runup to E3 2019 and during it. I already covered most of this the other day but I thought I'd post the PR e-mail in case anyone was interested.

I could be on after Mario Kart if you like? So that would be at around... 9PM if that suits? Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well. Hopefully a bit of Monster Hunter will help aid your recovery.

Darksiders Genesis coming to Switch and all other consoles. Leaked but basically announced and we knew it was coming so... More details to be unveiled at E3 probably though this hasn't officially been announced. Interesting new top-down perspective.

Grandia HD Collection is coming to the Switch! No trailer yet, more details to follow during E3 2019. Check out the details in the article. I'm really happy for this announcement, as this will be the first time playing these RPG classics. (time to bump this thread then, I completely forgot that these were coming out, but hey, at least we know we'll be getting more info soon now)

Do you know... there's that much coming out on the Switch that I completely forgot it was coming out. We probably even posted an article about it the first time around... *checks* yep, we did.

Grandia HD Collection is coming to the Switch! No trailer yet, more details to follow during E3 2019. Check out the details in the article. I'm really happy for this announcement, as this will be the first time playing these RPG classics.

Super Skelemania come to the Switch... ...and it's available, right now! It's desribed as a single sitting Metroidvania, so it's perfect to pick up and play it would seem. Check out the trailer in the article.

If that's the line-up for all of the DLC characters, I'd be happy with that as well and you're right, that 5th character is very surprising, heck even the "third and fourth" are surprising as well. The second is surprising to a degree but more believable, but in any case in that video yeah... it's credible I think. I'm not going to go into any more detail than that as I don't want to accidentally spoil anything if this does end up being the line up but... I'd be happy with it. And having said that, even after looking at that video, I'd still be surprised to see those characters full reveal when the time comes.

Dandy Dungeon is the next game from Onion Games, coming out later this month. It looks like quite the wacky "fantasy" RPG and after viewing the trailer I can't help but wonder if @RedShell might be interested in it too. I know I'm intruiged by it at the very least. (it also reminds me that I've got to get back to playing Black Bird)

Here's N-Europe's Pokémon Direct 05.06.2019 Roundup. That's all we can really do until the press release hopefully comes through. So there's a short list in there containing some of the new information and I'll update it with the PR later. It's a lot easier to just watch the video though, so that's in there as well and of course the release date is the main piece of information we wanted. Pokémon for the end of this year then? Sounds good to me. These will likely be the games which get me back into the series.

An interesting physics-based platformer called Deleveled is coming to the Switch later this year. Well worth checking out the trailer in the article.

Posted on the front page. I linked to some old VC Weekly reviews for each game but you probably know that the only game I'll be recommending this month is Double Dragon II. City Connection is... passable and Volleyball is... not brilliant to say the least. Bring on the SNES games already.