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This is no longer exclusive? If it's coming to the PC then... surely it's only a matter of time before it comes to other platforms as well then? Having said that, this doesn't make that much difference to me, my PC isn't that modern, so that version is out, and I wasn't planning on renewing subscriptions for either PS Plus or Xbox Live, plus I already renewed my Nintendo Switch Online subscription, because it's only £17.99 for the year, and this was my main reason for renewing. The only decision now is, buy it for the Switch, or not? I probably will, for the multiplayer, and the fact that it's genuinely the only upcoming game, on any platform, which I have an interest in at the moment. Hmm...

Pokémon Presents 26.02.2021 to be shown tomorrow Now up on the main page. N-Europe will have the full Roundup article posted, shortly after the presentation. - - - - -

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Mr. Sakurai Presents Pyra/Mythra to be shown on March 4th Now up on the main page. N-Europe will have the full Roundup article posted, shortly after next week's presentation. - - - - -

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 grinds onto the Switch Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and the latest trailer. - - - - - Narita Boy launches on March 30th, 2021 Also up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and the latest trailer. - - - - -

Star Wars: Republic Commando storms the Switch eShop Now up on the main page. Check the article for the press release and the latest trailer. - - - - -

N-E Café Episode N64 now available! Now up on the main page. - - - - - Thanks for sharing your N64 memories with us, I enjoyed hearing about your early experiences with the console, it was a similar story for me, when we got an N64 as a Christmas present from our grandparents on Boxing Day of 1997, I believe it was... I'll never forget playing Goldeneye for the first time with my brothers. That N64 quiz was great, there were plenty of tracks I didn't recognise, but also a fair few which I knew instinctively, as for the transition tunes, there may be twelve in total, but I only picked out ten, so I must have missed two early on in the podcast, but I can definitely name ten of them with near-certainty; anyway, best of luck to anyone who gets all twelve and enters the challenge. There weren't that many .png images under N64 which fitted in very well with the banner, so I decided to make up an N64 boxart of sorts for the episode.

Nintendo Direct 17/02/21 Roundup N-Europe's roundup of the direct. Full press release and video embed.

Yep, this was the highlight for me as well, I've always wanted a version of Skyward Sword which has the option of traditional controls, and sharper visuals... here it is. I enjoyed playing the game at the time, but the motion controls were never perfect, and the game had such a nice art style that it was a shame to see it in such a low definition. I'll have the roundup article up in a bit, typical that Nintendo choose Wednesday night, the one time a week that I still tend to actually play games on.

Nintendo Direct 17/02/21 to be broadcast tomorrow Up on the main page. We'll have the full roundup article with the press release etc up on the main page shortly after the event airs tomorrow. Personal expectations? A release date for Metroid Prime 4, obviously. Realistic expectations? A character reveal for Smash, some sales data, and an Indie sizzle reel.

That's really good of you to offer, Adam. I'm seriously considering taking you up on that, as even though there aren't many games I'm playing right now, this is one which I'd make some time for, even if it's just a quick run through the main game to see the differences, (the "200cc" speed the game now runs at, sounds interesting) and then check out Bowser's Fury.

The spoiler tag seems to be working in @Hero-of-Time 's original post, just not in @Sheikah 's quoted post, for whatever reason. *edit - it is working as indended now though, must have been a glitch. Adam has always posted images from game completion screens, they've always been in spoiler-tags, from what I've seen, and it's a record of beating the game. - - - - - I'm just glad that people are enjoying playing the game anyway, if it's a first-time playthrough for anyone on here, then I reckon they'll be enjoying the game that little bit more, though I can't say for certain due to the change in character speed, and having only played the Wii U original. I was considering picking up a copy after seeing everyone else playing it, but I've resisted it for now, as I'm not really playing that many games these days. I'll be interested to hear more about what people think about the extra content though, it sounds interesting enough, that I may see if I can get a copy of the game for £35... but £45 to £50 just isn't worth it, to me, having played the game before on the Wii U, like so many of the other ports on the Switch. It's nice to see that it's just about as well received as it was the first time, ranging from 'It's not a bad Mario game' to ' It's the best Mario game ever!!1!' personally, I enjoyed it at the time, it's not the best Mario game I've played, it's not the worst, and at least it's getting a bit more exposure on the Switch.

N-E Café Episode 63⅓ now available! Now up on the main page. - - - - - It was interesting to hear how you all started out with The Legend of Zelda series, for me, it was Ocarina of Time, that was the first game in the series I played from start to finish. Then, I went back through the games from there, because even though I had played A Link to the Past on a friends SNES back in the day, I didn't own one until later, same with the NES. I've played every main entry in the series since then, aside from the spin-offs, as I'm not that bothered about Tri-Force Heroes or the Hyrule Warriors titles, I could go back to them and play them properly, but it's unlikely, though I'm interested in playing Cadence of Hyrule. Definitely some great memories of the series though, playing through both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask at around the end of the year, something about playing a new Zelda title during the last few months of the year, just seems right.

If anyone really wanted to play Prince of Persia: Sands of Time then there are many different versions of it across GC, PS2, Xbox, PC... plus a GBA version. There's even Prince of Persia Trilogy on the PS2, plus a later PS3 HD version, unless there's something wrong with those versions? I can only speak for the quality of the games on the GameCube, I'd imagine that they still hold up pretty well today though. Also, I just checked and the Xbox version is backwards compatible on the Xbox One.

N-E Café Episode 63 now available! Now up on the main page. - - - - - Nicely done, I think making this into two episodes is a good call, looking forward to N-E Café Episode 63⅓ with all of the Zelda talk. Also, I was listening to this episode earlier, I registered that Panzer Dragoon Remake was on sale for less than £6... I was going to get it, and... I forgot, so now I'll either wait for the next time it goes on sale, try to secure a review code, or just not bother and be glad that I've saved a few quid, but I would have picked it up for just over a fiver, ah well. For future reference, if anyone is picking up a game on sale from the eShop, it really does change the price, bang on midnight now.

Narita Boy is coming to the Nintendo Switch Now up on the main page. Narita Boy comes to the Switch, thanks to a publishing deal with Team 17. Check the article for the press release and the latest trailer. - - - - - I can't believe its been nearly three years since the start of the Kickstarter. I remember @Ashley posting about it, the game looked great, so I backed it as well, and its a title which has really been looking like it'll be great once it's out. This is a perfect fit for the Switch, and I'm glad that Team 17 saw the clear sales potential that this game has.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hosts a Going Ballistic themed tournament, starting this Friday Up on the main page. Characters with at least three different projectile-based weapons are eligible.

If that's the case, It'd definitely be good to make it N-E Café Episode 63⅓ because that's too good an opportunity to waste. Also, the banner art that week might feature a certain infamous N64 fighting game.

N-E Café Episode 62 now available! Now up on the main page. - - - - - Great podcast, you did well to dig up any news this week, very slow week in general. I didn't know about the second Monster Hunter Rise demo though, it'll be interesting to check that out. I like the N-E Café Excerpts you've been putting up on your channel Lee, an excellent idea there, and it makes the content go that much further. It was enjoyable hearing about Lee's excursion into Borderlands 2, I played the game years back on the Xbox 360, but haven't been back since, though I remember the appeal of the game at the time, it was fun. Interesting to hear about the single player of Doom there, Nick. I had wondered if the solo campaign was solid all the way through or not, it seems like it's still probably worth playing, though I'll temper my expectations if I decide to go back to it, going by how by the numbers the final section seems to be. Thanks for putting up the YouTube version of the podcast, Dennis. I've put it in the article as the embed. I didn't get around to listening until late last night, I usually promote the podcast a bit earlier in the week, at least it's up there before the next one. A decent amount of talk relating to Borderlands and Doom, so I thought it was only fitting to have the single-eyed Cacodemon on one side, and the single-lens Claptrap on the other.

Welcome back. A few years have passed since this thread, in fact, N-Europe is now in its Twenty-Third year, and I completely forgot... though last year the site turned Twenty-Two, and there were a few changes, there's an article you can check out which will bring you up to date if you want to check it out. There's a bit about the site history on there, but as for one of the sites original owners and founder, I believe you're thinking of Tim Symons, and you're correct, he did get a job at Nintendo in Germany, several years ago, though these days he's at Guerilla Games as their Principal Franchise Producer. Nice to see you back on the forums.

Ah well, probably best to move on that LRG physical copy of the game, get back what I paid for it a year ago and keep my fond memories of the original.

Monster Hunter Rise Edition Nintendo Switch to be released alongside the game Branded accessories too, including a Pro Controller. Full press release, and link to the original Tweet. Check the article on the main page.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Free Update arrives this week Now up on the main page. Full press release and video embed.

Interesting to hear that they've decided to not increase the prices now... I'm still not renewing, but with the news on Free to Play games, soon being actually Free to Play, with that seemingly happening in a few months time, maybe I'll give PSO2 another go.

I mean... I could say that I'm surprised but... It's Activision-Blizzard. This will likely carry on until there's only a handful of oversized "AAA" studios left, with Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo buying up the rest for the exclusivity. Or... everything could get bought by TenCent. Then all you've got is the 'big' developers who'll carry on doing what they're doing, and the Indies, who will probably do a lot better overall if they can stay afloat and not get bought. I think we're going to see a lot of smaller games doing better as time goes by, because with a business model that the big companies have, putting everything into a few big projects, if those games aren't really what people want to buy then... I can see a lot of bigger game companies going under as well. The hypothetical future of the games industry is a dichotomal one, both unpredictable in some ways, and completely predictable in others. This news falls into the latter part of it, sad but expected. I did buy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (technically twice) even if it was second-hand, but even then, I didn't end up playing the games much, because as polished as the remasters were, and as fun to play as they were, I can see how even something with the past popularity of this fanchise can get lost in the sea of software after those initial sales, and while remakes of the third and fourth games could have done quite well with the same engine, I wonder if even that would have been enough to save the studio, from what seems to be a pre-determined outcome.

Yep... I'm out, I was already planning on not renewing my Xbox Live sub this year when it's up in March, this just affirms that decision. Same for Playstation Plus, I don't get enough mileage out of either, seeing as I don't play many games these days. Nintendo Switch Online is only £17.99... I've already renewed it, it'll let me play Monster Hunter Rise online, along with other games I already play, that'll do, for me.