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I like the way Nintendo designed their booth this year. The diorama's in the Link between Worlds area: The spooky Luigi's mansion 3 area was looked pretty great too:

PSO 2 is technically already on Switch, as its been on the Japanese eshop for about a year as 'PSO2 Cloud'. From what I understand, its a streaming version of the game much like Resident Evil 7 on the switch is. So perhaps if the western release of PSO 2 comes to the Switch, it might just be this version. Personally I'd prefer a full download version. I think the full game is pretty big now, since it houses 7 years worth of updates and content, which might be why Sega made the switch version the way they did.

Yeah, I'm catching up on the treehouse stream and it look pretty good. I liked the way the dev was talking about how much attention they spent on the camera, and programed it to subtly show the player where things are and where to go. The controls looked really smooth too.

So apparently its a timed exclusive for Epic's store and will eventually come to Steam: https://www.pcgamer.com/shenmue-3-is-a-1-year-epic-exclusive-publisher-looking-into-kickstarter-refunds/?utm_content=buffer04af0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamertw Separate to that, here's a gameplay clip from IGN japan:

https://e3.nintendo.com/news/new-amiibo-figures-on-the-way/

I loved every section of that Direct. So many games in 40 minutes and some very cool surprises, like Breath of the Wild 2. Also that Banjo Smash reveal trailer was fantastic

Genuinely angry over the PC version going to Epic over Steam.

I was going to say the same thing. I have to assume a lot of these people cheering are plants/actors? Or at least I hope so...

There is something very satisfying about seeing a yellowing snes get cleaned up like this:

I have a few friends I've kept in contact with that I originally became friends with back on PSO on the gamcube, and its a been a running joke among us each year to say a western release of PSO 2 will get announced at E3 since Sega said they were gonna do a western release all the way back in 2012. And it actually happened this time! I was genuinely shocked. I'm hoping this comes to the Switch, which I assume it will since the Japanese eshop already has it. I played the Japanese version for a while years back and enjoyed it.

The Ghostbuster's Fanfest in LA had had a small conference panel about this game, apparently it will ship without the online mode but it will be added in via a patch at a later date. However, it will be rebuilt from the ground up, which is something I wasn't expecting at all.

I've not played Rocket League in a couple of years but I love that trailer so much.

This months games: City Connection, Double Dragon 2 and Volleyball

Pretty cool, I've played through this game a few times, both on Xbox 360 and Steam because I enjoy it so much. Annoyingly, this release will be exclusive to Epics Store for the PC version this time and not on steam, so I'll probably get it for Switch. I'd be interested to see if they did more then just raise the resolution and if they actually added anything to it. For example the game was originally going to have a level set during a thanksgivings parade, which was mostly complete from what I understand. If you root around the PC versions files you can hear all the audio they got Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd etc that they recorded all the audio for. Also the 360/PS3 game had an online mode, which admittedly wasn't that great but it would be nice if that was in this version.

The Mario Odyssey VR update is playable without the Labo VR headset (there's an option to play without it). You have to play in handheld mode, moving the switch about to look around the stage. Its pretty short, with three NPC's in each stage wanting you to find musical instruments for them and as an extra you can find 100 coins as well. Your reward is to watch Pauline sing on stage:

I caught it this morning, really enjoyed it but I think I enjoyed Infinity War more.

Switch got a new firmware update overnight/this morning: Added the following system functionality: A Sort Software feature is available after selecting to view All Software from the HOME Menu Software can be sorted by time last played, total play time, software title, and software publisher The All Software option displays when there are 13 or more software icons on the HOME Menu A View All Available News option is available within News, allowing you to view all news items currently being distributed Go to News > Channel List > View More Select from 15 new icons from the Splatoon™ 2 and Yoshi’s Crafted World™ games for your user To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the HOME Menu > Profile A feature to Transfer Your Save Data is now available, allowing you to transfer your save data for individual games between your Nintendo Switch systems Go to System Settings > Data Management > Transfer Your Save Data Save data will not remain on your source system after the transfer process completes A Zoom feature can be enabled from within System Settings Go to System Settings > System to turn Zoom ON Once enabled, you can use the Zoom feature by pressing the HOME Button twice An option is available to prevent the system from waking from Sleep Mode when an AC adapter is disconnected Go to System Settings > Sleep Mode > Wake When AC Adapter is Disconnected This also applies when undocking your console A VR Mode (3D Visuals) restriction is available within Parental Controls This will also be available in the Nintendo Switch Parental Controls app through a later update Go to System Settings > Parental Control These settings can also be changed from within Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit Hong Kong / Taiwan / South Korea is available for selection in Region Go to System Settings > System > Region The following names have been changed (functionality remains the same) Save Data Cloud Backup > Save Data Cloud Transfer Your User and Save Data > Transfer Your User Data General system stability improvements to enhance the user's experience.