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We'd expect nothing less from you. missed you too.

ReZ makes an appearance! Megaton of E3 right there... Welcome back.

Yep, we believe in you Rick! #RickForSmash

I think we're all missing the bigger megaton here... This game has Voice Chat! As in, you can just plug in a headset type voice chat. Monster Hunter better have it as well now.

Bomberman featuring... but only as an assist character, that was the biggest disappointment, so close.

My Smash Newcomers Ice Climbers (Ice Climber) Because... they were cut due to technical limitations before. Wolf (Star Fox) Because... Can't let you do that... Star Fox! Paper Mario (Paper Mario) Because... Paper! Rex (Xenoblade) Because... that English voice-over though. Spring Man (ARMS) Because... Boing! Bomberman (Bomberman) Because... Boom! Banjo-Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie) Because... Childhood memories of Rare Rick (Kirby) Because... Hamster! Tie Breaker Stage Predictions Battle Arena (Bomberman) Rougeport (Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door) New Donk City (Super Mario Odyssey) That's my lazy cut 'n paste last minute, slightly altered entry, take it or leave it.

At this point, I'm just happy to be getting a look at Super Smash Bros. on Switch but I do think there will be a few surprise announcements.

Also, it seems the file size for that "additional download" has been revealed... 15GB I hate to say it but, I'm probably out at that... this means that the digital only version is likely close to 30GB which is a lot of space taken up by one game. Even if you have a 200GB Micro SD card, I just keep thinking of all the other games that space could be devoted to... ...but Star Fox though. I think I may have to look into this Game Archive feature the Switch has for when I finish games which are larger than 1GB.

So, a new trailer was shown at E3 2018. It reveals gameplay, two new characters and even some spoken dialogue... ...I still don't have a clue what's going on. But that doesn't seem to matter, as I'll likely buy this game when it comes out in 2021.

As excited as I am for this announcement... https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfcMovvW0AELSST.jpg:large Do they have to ruin the boxart with that online banner for every Switch title which requires an additional download? First they did it with Wolfenstein and now this... Aside from boxart quibbles though, this collaboration is good news indeed.

RedLynx have certainly come a long way since MotoHeroz on the Wii... I like the previous Trials games, so I'll likely get this for Switch.

Crush40 music confirmed!

2018, officially the year of the Banana? MK League, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and now this? That's a lot of potassium in a short space of time.

Tears of joy were shed at this announcement at the Xbox briefing and that was just when I only knew it was coming to the Xbox One... ...finding out that it's coming to all platforms including the Switch, is definitely one of the highlights of E3 2018 so far for me. There used to be a time when Tales of Symphonia was my undisputed favourite and the GameCube version still remains one of the best in the series. But when it comes to Tales of Vesperia... I really enjoyed playing through the game originally when it came out on the Xbox 360 all those years ago, it was just pure magic. Part of me liked it being exclusive to the Xbox 360 platform at the time but the Tales of... series has changed a lot over the years, it's only right for it to shine brightly. I feel like it will shine brightest on Switch as well, obviously depending on how it's handled, you would think this would be an easy decision but knowing it's multiplatform... We shall see... if it ports well and it really should, then of course I'll be getting it on Switch but who knows... I may end up getting the Xbox One version instead of or as well as. This is all despite owning most Tales of... games on the either PS3 or PS4 as well, maybe I'll get all three in time... but I'd rather just buy it once and be happy. The allure of getting to play Tales of Vesperia complete with all the dlc, on a Nintendo platform, with the original GameCube controller I beat Tales of Symphonia with, is very strong. Anyway, in summary... you really need to play this fantastic game in the Tales of... series as it has some of the best characters, story and world I've even known in any JRPG.

So the Microsoft Press Conference starts at 9PM GMT I believe. Where is everyone going to be watching it this year? Twitch? YouTube? Mixer? And what might you be hoping for? Personally, I'm hoping for another Rare revival... if Perfect Dark is there then that would be nice, of course, free update to Sea of Thieves is agiven. But who knows... Banjo Threeie? Conker's Other Bad Fur Day? Jet Force Gemini DX? Rare Raceway? Meh, well I can dream Aside from anything Rare related I'm just struggling to think what Microsoft actually have left aside from tripling down on Gears, doubling down on Forza and Halo 6...

E3 starts... right now!

Oh @nekunando You may wish to check the leaderboards... then again you might not. Either way, please enjoy the replay.

Why ruin the boxart though?

that was lucky...

OK, time to start predictions... Presentation starts with Super Smash Bros. trailer, Arms character(s) revealed. Super Smash Bros. talk, release date in September, exisiting amiibo compatible, Demo possibly shadow-dropped? Third-Party general blowout, Dragon Ball FighterZ etc... all the stuff in that leaked image. Fortnite on Switch, will get its own short trailer. Star Fox Racing League, turns out to be more like Diddy Kong Racing but with Sonic Transformed influence, Landmaster for on "track" parts, Submarine for underwater, Arwing. Super Mario Maker DX has all the best created content from the other versions, a single player game made up from stages, Super Mario Odyssey 2D style section style. Metroid Prime 4 teaser... more than just a logo... please. Metroid Prime Trilogy HD collection. Hollow Knight, shadow drop Indies... lots of indies. Fire Emblem, at least a trailer. Bayonetta 3 trailer. Zelda teaser. Oh and one more thing... Megaton Super Smash Bros. character reveal... I reckon Bomberman. That's all for now.

And you shall have it! I would have attempted to better your score sooner but alas, I was without internet when the gauntlet had been laid down, so this is my belated retort. It's not my finest hour... indeed I ended up going a bit kamikaze on the second stage boss but your score has been bested my friend. See for yourself on the leaderboard and please do download the replay as I think you'll find it interesting seeing how I play. I watched your replay for myself after downloading it and it's really enjoyable to see you progressing at the game. That's half the fun I think when Ikaruga gets released on a new platform, seeing how the community embraces (and curses) it, through repeated playthroughs.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Review written by @Hero-of-Time Thank you on behalf of N-Europe.

Pokémon Quest Review written by @Hero-of-Time Thank you on behalf of N-Europe.