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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirits event titled 'Throw Up Them Horns' is now live The latest spirit event for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is live, titled 'Throw Up Them Horns' the event focuses on characters which have horns. This event will run until 22nd June, 2020, giving you a bit of time to add any number of these horned heroes or heathens to your spirits collection. (after which time they will appear in regular rotation) I'm sure there's some kind of obvious joke I could make about this spirit event... but eh, what's the point?

I may have mentioned Mole Mania to subvert expectations but, if there ever was to be a Game Boy mini, then I would certainly want that game included as well. I'm definitely a fan of the game... The review is from way before we had any official proofreading, so there are probably mistakes in there, hopefully made up for by including plenty of passion for the game.

It does look good but, I couldn't even watch all of that barely five minute trailer once I learned that the entire game is all purely cockpit view. Ah well, there will always be the original Rogue Squadron games, I really do think that those are enough for me, but it's cool that this new game exists.

Thanks for the games @Glen-i @RedShell & @BowserBasher We had some fantastic battles there, some really good random matchups with the characters as well, I feel more practiced with the Fire Emblem cast now. For some reason, when it's down to Glen and I at the end, we usually end up getting some perfectly picked characters, not as perfect as Ryu & Ken on Suzaku Castle Stage mind, but Toon Link vs Ganondorf on Paper Mario stage and double Banjo & Kazooie on the New Super Mario Bros. stage were certainly highlights. I totally botched that Meta Knight v Pacman stage... I did the classic, not really paying attention at the character select screen and thought I was Meta Knight. It's good to have you back with us Glen, hopefully every Thursday from now on, if that's the case, then you can count me in for more Smash.

I'm glad you asked... It certainly is, which gives the perfect excuse to promote and old edition of... VC Weekly 391 Featuring reviews of... Pokémon Snap Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Right, I'll go and do some work now. Looking back, I really enjoyed reviewing both of those games. I'm very much looking forward to this New Pokémon Snap as I have good memories of playing the original on the N64 with my brother all those years ago.

New Pokémon Snap announced for Nintendo Switch We knew this day would come, it was just a matter of when. Full press release, reveal video and first set of screenshots in the article. I cannot wait for this one, let's hope it's even half as good as the original.

Pokémon Presents 17.06.2020 Roundup Here's N-Europe's full Roundup article of the event. Full press release and recap video inside.

You can now purchase Hanafuda cards from the My Nintendo store Well, you could earlier, they've sold out now. I'm glad that these exist though, they are a great part of Nintendo's history and a fantastic collectable. I was considering getting the postcard set but then I remembered the postage cost of £8.90... It was worth it for the SNES controllers, but for a pack of postcards? I'm not saying that they aren't worth £1.11 each but... I think I'm happy with the mini hanafuda card set I got from the Stars Catalogue all those years ago.

LEGO X Nintendo Mario set full reveal It costs... HOW much? $599 USD?!? for the whole set? You could buy a PS5 with that.

Pokémon Presents presentation to be shown tomorrow We'll be sure to bring you the full details here at N-Europe shortly after the presentation has aired. Zero hype or expectation for this, but we'll see what happens tomorrow.

June 23rd, 2020... £14.99

Just to clarify, I'm not a moderator. (I'd probably end up accidentally breaking stuff if I was and besides, our current mods do an amazing job) Thank you for posting about this presentation though, I'm just about to post the news article about it and this will be a great place to post a link to that article, plus it will be good to have this thread so that the information can be talked about, or how the presentation went etc... it will be good to have this thread centered around the presentation. We can still talk about the DLC in the main thread afterwards of course, that's probably what will happen, but anyway, another video to watch and press release to post tomorrow then it would seem, let's hope that we get some interesting information from those eleven minutes... or it will be eight minutes of talking about the Pokémon brand in general and then a three minute trailer.

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise has new information revealed It was quite the surprise when Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise was revealed during a Nintendo Direct as a Switch exclusive title, a welcome one at that, as was the re-release of the original game in the form of Deadly Premonition Origins. There is just under a month to go before the game is released on July 10th, 2020 on the Nintendo eShop for the price of £39.99 digitally, or physically from all good retailers. It's an excellent time for the main page to be updated, as previously we didn't know a huge amount beyond what was shown in the trailer, many months ago. But now we finally have more information, character profiles and screenshots available on the main page. Check the article on the main page for the latest information about the game and some character profiles... Is anyone else picking this up next month? I have the original game to play through on the Switch, I'm definitely considering it if I can finish the first game before.

Really good main topic of discussion this week, I thought that potential list of GB/GBC/GBA games for a mini system was excellent, with a decent amount of variety in there. Though, if such a device was to happen, then Nintendo would have to put one game on there, which would be their equivalent to StarFox 2 on the SNES mini... ...I am of course, talking about Mole Mania. (It's time...) Or, I don't know... something like Mother 3 might do if they're stuck for games to choose.

Source of Madness revealed for the Switch If there is one sub-genre that the Switch probably isn't short of, it's the Rogue-Lite, Action-Platformer. It's always nice to have a variety of offerings though, especially when they come in the form of Source of Madness, from developer Carry Castle and Thunderful Publishing. Check out the full press release and reveal trailer in the main article. Also, obligatory mention for @drahkon due to the genre.

Well, it was nice to have some kind of vague hope that this might turn out to be Rogue Squadron IV, at least it's something closer to that series. But a 5 versus 5 online dogfighting game? Eh, it is cool... it's just that, I can remember back to the Rogue Squadron games, thinking that the co-op campaign was cool at the time. Something like that would be great to have now, especially as it's possible with where online gaming is. A bit like with Perfect Dark, when that came out, the multiplayer was incredible, the only thing it was missing was online, and we got that with the XBLA release. I think I'm just too invested in how it used to feel when playing those old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron games, this probably isn't for me but I'll follow it with vague interest.

Hmm, maybe the Super Monkey Ball series will be getting the game it deserves afterall... If you haven't seen the video where Nick Robinson tracks down the original announcer behind the original games, then check that out as it's worth a watch. But essentially, the announcer Brian Matt has since reprised his role and managed to let a few details out about the new Super Monkey Ball game which is in development. Long story short, all signs point to it being good news and we may yet see either a new proper entry in the series or at least something which recreates the originals. Providing this turns out how I think it will, with Sega releasing the equivalent of Super Monkey Ball 3... I really hope that those who have asked for it will support it. If it's coming out on a platform which I have access to at the time of release, and if it's that true return to series form then I'll certainly by this in a heartbeat. Also, no... I still haven't played that copy of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, but I may well do now just to more fully appreciate the gulf of quality between it and the originals. Plus... I'm kind of in the mood to play a Super Monkey Ball game now, and this is the only one out on the Switch... at the moment.

I was thinking about this only yesterday, I think there is a market for a Switch with more power, a focus on docked play and just general hardware improvements made. I'm not really sure if it will be announced soon and whatever it is, it can't segment the market, it will still play Switch games. With the Switch Lite, I just see that as another option, you're still playing the same games, but you no longer have the ability to play on the big screen. As for another console entirely, separate to the Switch, I can't see that happening and I'd mostly class the mobile games as a profitable experiment for the developers/shareholders. Whatever is next for Nintendo, I would say that it has to play Switch games, as the console is just too successful for this to not happen. I do look at the Switch though, I notice how warm it can get while playing more demanding games and even with proper ventilation, I often question the life of the console.

If this turns out to be Rogue Squadron IV then... I'm interested. But I just don't see how it can be, though it's a nice thought to hang onto until the reveal tomorrow. I think the appeal for me with the Rogue Squadron series, wasn't so much in the fact that it's a "Star Wars" IP but more in the flight mechanics. Star Wars as a brand, doesn't really mean that much to me... but make a game which is essentially the same as those brilliant games from Factor 5 but better in some way, then I'd likely be interested in it; I really can't see that happening though. I'd love to be proven wrong.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is currently hosting a 200X themed tournament, ending after the weekend The latest tournament in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate titled "200X" went live on Friday 12th June, 2020, and lets you choose any character which was newly introduced to the series during that decade, fighting battles which you'll be able to partake in until the event ends after this weekend. It's interesting, looking back to which characters were added to the roster during that decade, how much of a big deal it was at the time and how all of these additions have changed the series since, for the better, offering up Smash as a platform not just for staple Nintendo characters, but a whole host of third-parties as well. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as it stands now, is a phenomenal achievement in just how many different franchises and games from the industry it plays host to.

The reaction when the trailer was shown, while in the N-E chat... SCG - "It might do well, if it's free" Drahkon - "or a budget title" I think that sums it up, remember when Rocket League was a PS Plus game quite early on? Do the same with this, or keep it cheap and you'll probably get people playing it. For me though, I only recently played Rocket League for the first time and while I like that to a point, this doesn't have the same appeal, but it might to quite a large audience, in time.

New trailer released for Paper Mario: The Origami King Full press release and trailer up on the main page. Now that I can see where they are going with the battle system, I'm pretty happy with the idea of the game overall. It's a fully fledged, Paper Mario battle system, with timed elements and added strategy. While the rest of the game looks decent overall. Though I have to say, since starting playing Bug Fables, this is going to have to be pretty special to top that.

It was fun watching this event with you in the N-E chat @drahkon Also thanks for putting all those titles into list form, I've borrowed it and whittled the titles down to the ones I'm interested in, the developer and when they are out... PlayStation 5 exclusive titles Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Insomniac - launch day? Possibly Returnal - Housemarque - launch day? Guaranteed, surely? Gran Turismo 7 - Polyphony Digital - launch day? lol no Demon's Souls - From Software - launch day? Maybe Horizon Forbidden West - Guerrilla - launch day? Probably not PlayStation 5 timed console exclusive titles Kena: Bridge of Spirits - Ember Lab - launch day? Nope Project Athia - Luminous Productions (Square-Enix) launch day? Yeah... no, 2025 more like GhostWire: Tokyo - Tango Softworks - launch day? Nope, 2021 PlayStation 4 and 5 timed console exclusive titles Oddworld Soulstorm - Oddworld Inhabitants Inc - launch day? Unlikely Solar Ash - Nah, 2021 Non-exclusive titles Resident Evil Village - Capcom - launch day? No way, 2021 So that's eleven titles I'm potentially interested in, of which five are exclusive and maybe only one or two will be launch games. The console design is... I'd only consider the version with a disc drive, if it was available in one colour then I'd be a little bit more interested in it but it's not that important. To me, it's looking like 2021 at the earliest, if I'd be buying one at all and by that time, might as well wait until 2022, see if it gets a better redesign and/or a slight price drop. I really don't want to drop £500+ on a new console, that isn't a possibility for me right now, even if it was, I still don't think I'd do it. We'll see what the Xbox Series X brings soon enought as well but, I can't see that convincing me either, certainly not at launch. It was a good showing for the console, if I'm being brutally honest though, there's still only maybe four games in that entire reduced list which I really, definitely want to play.

It's still there it's just that there's no link to it on the main page. How long is this presentation going to be? Does anyone know? I'll likely watch it, as it's after Mario Kart finishes. If it's an hour long presentation or less, that'd be ideal, but if there's more to show then, so be it.

Yep, just finished listening to this weeks episode, absolutely fantastic, really enjoyed it, only one thing could have made it even better... ...Ray-Tracing!