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Yay. I don't have to wait for Zelda in agony now. Day 1 purchase for Treasure Trove. Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

Bit of good news for me today. Fretting over how top get a Switch within a reasonable price for a long time, shipping from Play Asia was looking good, but missed out on the pre-orders, which must have lasted for all of 10 minutes. Went to a new computer game shop today, and recognised one of the staff who worked in an old CG shop during the Wii days. I've now secured a pre-order for a Japanese model (so the AC adapter plug is no problem), to pick up in store next Friday. Now, my fretting has stopped and I'm all aboard the Hype Train. Except I have to wait for Zelda: BOTW to be shipped from Base.com, cheaper there due to taxes being lopped off, so I'm hoping Snipperclips comes out sooner rather than later in March.

23rd of February eShop releases; 3DS eShop DLC Swapdoodle – Dollo’s Nintendo Switch Doodles (Nintendo, free) Swapdoodle – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time #2 (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69) Swapdoodle – The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker #2 (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Rytmik Ultimate (Cinemax, €9.99 / £9.59 until 16th March, regular price €17.99 / £15.99) The Keep (Cinemax, €5.99 / £5.39 until 16th March, regular price €9.99 / £8.99) Epic Word Search Collection (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Epic Word Search Collection 2 (Lightwood Games, €5.99 / £4.49 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Adventure Bar Story (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.91 until 17th March, regular price €4.99 / £4.89) Adventure Labyrinth Story (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.59 until 17th March, regular price €5.00 / £4.50) Conveni Dream (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.59 until 17th March, regular price €5.00 / £4.50) Kingdom’s Item Shop (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.83 until 17th March, regular price €5.00 / £4.79) Mercenaries Saga 2 (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.91 until 17th March, regular price €4.99 / £4.89) Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.19 until 17th March, regular price €4.99 / £3.99) 3D MahJongg (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.59 until 9th March, regular price €4.99 / £4.49) Gardenscapes (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Murder on the Titanic (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Safari Quest (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 9th March, regular price €6.99 / £4.99)

23rd of February releases; Wii U eShop forma.8 (MixedBag, €14.99 / £13.49, or €12.49 / £11.29 until 23rd March if you have downloaded the Nindies@Home demo) Vaccine (RNC, €9.99 / £8.99) WALL BALL (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) Wii U Virtual Console Harvest Moon 64 (Natsume, N64 VC, €9.99 / £8.99) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Trine Enchanted Edition (Frozenbyte, €6.49 / £5.49 until 9th March, regular price €12.99 / £10.99) Trine 2: Director’s Cut (Frozenbyte, €8.49 / £6.99 until 9th March, regular price €16.99 / £13.99) Gravity Badgers (Wales Interactive, €0.99 / £0.99 until 23rd March, regular price €4.99 / £4.99) Infinity Runner (Wales Interactive, €2.59 / £2.35 until 23rd March, regular price €6.49 / £5.89) Master Reboot (Wales Interactive, €3.59 / £2.99 until 23rd March, regular price €11.99 / £9.99) Dracula’s Legacy (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Jones on Fire (Joindots, €4.79 / £3.67 until 9th March, regular price €5.99 / £4.59) Queen’s Garden (Joindots, €5.59 / £4.39 until 9th March, regular price €6.99 / £5.49) Defense Dome (HullBreach Studios, €0.89 / £0.83 until 9th March, regular price €1.49 / £1.39) 360 Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 23rd March, regular price €7.00 / £6.00)

From their Official website;

At one point the user is scrolling through the Notifications tab, and it clearly shows he hasn't linked his Nintendo Account, maybe, probably not, but maybe by linking it, it will open up the hoped for friend list???

I'm just ecstatic that there's a language select, region select, etc, like the old DS. Truly region free consoles then. Means I can definitely get a Japanese one, and therefore a damn sight earlier and cheaper than importing. Yay! The Os is indeed slick, 2 weeks!

They may very well do a pre-install download before the release date for this, it doesn't happen for many titles in the UK, but this is the big one, so I assume so. However, Nintendo have never given dates out prior to when the pre-loading took place, a message from Nintendo themselves saying you can pre-load this now, just appears. Normally this occurs under a week before release date. Nothing from Nintendo on it, and there probably won't be either.

The Nintendo PR rep did, earlier, say you could have up to 8 users on a Single system, but who knows? Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk

Wii U eShop still going??? 16th Feb; Wii U eShop I C REDD (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Soul Axiom (Wales Interactive, €5.99 / £4.79 until 16th March, regular price €14.99 / £11.99) Scribble (Bear Box Media, €2.69 / £2.69 until 16th March, regular price €2.99 / £2.99) Inside My Radio (Seaven Studio, €3.74 / £3.24 until 23rd February, regular price €14.99 / £12.99) PixelMaker (Nostatic Software, €2.89 / £2.49 until 23rd February, regular price €3.49 / £2.99) Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX (EnjoyUp Games, €4.95 / £4.45 until 16th March, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) 99Moves (EnjoyUp Games, €1.24 / £1.14 until 16th March, regular price €2.49 / £2.29) Abyss (EnjoyUp Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 16th March, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! (ZeNfA Productions, €1.04 / £0.83 until 2nd March, regular price €1.49 / £1.19) Hot Rod Racer (ZeNfA Productions, €0.69 / £0.62 until 2nd March, regular price €0.99 / £0.89) Frag doch mal… die Maus! (ASHGAMES, €7.99 until 23rd February, regular price €9.99) Double Breakout (nuGAME, €5.00 / £4.00 until 16th March, regular price €7.00 / £6.00) Wii U eShop Permanent Promotion U Host (Bear Box Media, €2.49 / £2.49 if you also own Scribble on the same system, regular price €4.99 / £4.99)

16th of Feb., and the Tank Troopers arrive; 3DS eShop Tank Troopers (Nintendo, €7.99 / £7.19) 3DS Retail Download Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, €39.99 / £34.99) – Available from Friday 17th of February. 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom, €29.99 / £26.76 until 2nd March, regular price €44.99 / £39.99) Aqua Moto Racing 3D (Zordix AB, €5.99 / £5.39 until 23rd February, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Coaster Creator 3D (Big John Games, 5.99 / £4.95 until 9th March, regular price €7.25 / £6.00) Cube Creator 3D (Big John Games, €6.25 / £4.25 until 9th March, regular price €7.50 / £5.25) Chain Blaster (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.35 until 2nd March, regular price €4.99 / £4.19) Jump Trials Supreme (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.35 until 2nd March, regular price €4.99 / £4.19) Undead Bowling (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 2nd March, regular price €6.99 / £4.99) Brunch Panic (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 9th March, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Castle Conqueror EX (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 9th March, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Demon King Box (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 9th March, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Sweet Memories Blackjack (CIRCLE Entertainment, €1.99 / £1.99 until 9th March, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Swords & Soldiers 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.49 / £3.44 until 9th March, regular price €6.99 / £6.89) World Conqueror 3D (CIRCLE Entertainment, €2.49 / £2.44 until 9th March, regular price €4.99 / £4.89) Darts Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €1.49 / £1.34 until 16th March, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Football Up 3D (EnjoyUp Games, €1.97 / £1.55 until 16th March, regular price €2.99 / £2.36) 3DS HOME Themes The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Open World (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: A New Adventure (Nintendo, €1.99 / £1.79)

That does happen on the Wii U at present, well it's more that all downloaded software is usable with all users, so let's keep our fingers crossed that Nintendo don't feel the need to change it.

Yes, a couple of weeks after the Switch presentation, a Kotaku USA interview with a Nintendo PR rep stated that “The Nintendo Switch system is not region locked, but we recommend that players buy games within their region to ensure full service and support. The user will access the Nintendo eShop that corresponds to the country identified in their Nintendo Account. (Up to eight user accounts can be created on a single Nintendo Switch system.)” said Nintendo’s PR rep." here So, you could create multiple accounts, one for each region, to take advantage of cheaper pricing and unlocalised games. Also, this just happened to the US eShop; now accepts non-US credit cards. https://www.back2gaming.com/news/nintendo-us-eshop-now-accepts-non-us-credit-cards/

Check out PlayAsia, they got some nice Japan only carry cases for reasonable prices http://www.play-asia.com/eva-pouch-for-nintendo-switch-red/13/70avz1 I quite like this one that forgoes length for depth; Edit: On other news, I've decided to get a Japanese Switch. If the OS language can't be changed to English, so be it. As long as I can use my UK eShop, which I know I can, then that's all that matters. Getting more excited now, that it's a March buy, not an August one for me.

struggling now, 9th Feb; Wii U eShop Plantera (Ratalaika Games, €4.99 / £4.49 or free if you own the 3DS eShop version) Maze Break (nuGAME, €7.00 / £6.00) Wii U Virtual Console Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Square Enix, €9.99 / £8.99) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Shadow Puppeteer (Snow Cannon, €10.49 / £9.44 until 2nd March, regular price €14.99 / £13.49) Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €6.39 / £4.79 until 16th February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Grand Prix Rock ‘N Racing (EnjoyUp Games, €4.95 / £4.45 until 9th March, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Frankenstein – Master of Death (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 23rd February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Joe’s Diner (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 23rd February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Suspension Railroad Simulator (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 23rd February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself (Petite Games, €1.59 / £1.43 until 2nd March, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Wii U eShop Permanent Discount SDK Paint (Hullbreach Studios, €3.49 / £3.19, was €5.00 / £4.50)

Still plodding along for the 3DS, this Thursday 9th Feb; 3DS eShop Plantera (Ratalaika Games, €4.99 / £4.49 or free if you own the Wii U eShop version) New Nintendo 3DS eShop Hit Ninja (Petite Games, €1.99 / £1.79) 3DS DLC Swapdoodle – Dollo’s Cat Doodles (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69) Swapdoodle – Dollo’s Dog Doodles (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69) Swapdoodle – Nikki’s Enchanting Fairy Tale Friends (Nintendo, €2.99 / £2.69) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Snow Moto Racing 3D (ZordixAB, €5.99 / £5.39 until 16th February, regular price €7.99 / £7.19) Word Search by POWGI (Lightwood Games, €6.39 / £4.79 until 16th February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Pixel Paint (Rainy Frog, €2.99 / £2.99 until 2nd March, regular price €3.99 / £3.99) Collide-a-Ball (STARSIGN, €0.99 / £0.99 until 23rd February, regular price €1.99 / £1.99) Ping Pong Trick Shot (STARSIGN, €0.99 / £0.99 until 23rd February, regular price €1.99 / £1.99) Funfair Party Games (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 23rd February, regular price €6.99 / £4.99) Jewel Match 3 (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 23rd February, regular price €6.99 / £4.99) Pazuru (Joindot, €4.79 / £3.19 until 23rd February, regular price €5.99 / £3.99) 3DS Downloadable Video Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime (Inti Creates, €2.79 / £2.49) Geronimo Stilton Vol. 1 (Atlantyca, €2.99 / £2.69) Geronimo Stilton Vol. 2 (Atlantyca, €2.99 / £2.69) Geronimo Stilton Vol. 3 (Atlantyca, €2.99 / £2.69) Geronimo Stilton Vol. 4 (Atlantyca, €2.99 / £2.69) Geronimo Stilton Vol. 5 (Atlantyca, €2.99 / £2.69) 3DS HOME Themes Hello Kitty wears Carnival dress (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Hello Kitty Valentine’s Day (Sanrio, €0.99 / £0.89) Mr. Men Little Miss in London (Mister Men, €0.99 / £0.89) Little Miss Valentine’s Day (Mister Men, €0.99 / £0.89)

Don't forget Animal Crossing. The online potential for that game is phenomenal, I'd be surprised if they'd have it out before Xmas 2017, but it would be the perfect time to drop it (along with the delayed phone app version for decoration, etc.)

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2nd February and the Yosh is back on the 3DS; 3DS Retail Download Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo, €39.99 / £34.99) – Available from Friday 3rd of February. New Nintendo 3DS eShop Lifespeed (Wee Man Studios, €5.99 / £4.99) 3DS eShop Punch Club (tinyBuild Games, €9.99 / £8.99) Legna Tactica (KEMCO, €9.99 / £8.99) 3DS eShop Temporary Discounts Power Disc Slam (Chequered Cow Games, €4.39 / £3.99 until 16th February, regular price €5.49 / £4.99) Epic Word Search Holiday Special (Lightwood Games, €3.99 / £2.99 until 23rd February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Splat the Difference (Lightwood Games, €4.00 / £3.60 until 9th February, regular price €5.00 / £4.50) Alien on the Run (Joindots, €3.99 / £3.35 until 16th February, regular price €4.99 / £4.19) Crazy Construction (Joindots, €5.59 / £3.99 until 16th February, regular price €6.99 / £4.99) Crollors Games Pack (Nvriezen, €0.99 / £0.93 until 2nd March, regular price €1.49 / £1.39) 3DS eShop Permanent Discount Hyperlight EX (CatfishBlues Games, €4.99 / £4.59, was €5.49 / £4.99) Wii U and 3DS Special offers The Legend of Zelda Weeks 2017 In The Legend of Zelda Weeks 2017 sale, you can get 30% off on a number of top The Legend of Zelda titles for Nintendo 3DS family systems and Wii U with My Nintendo, as well as access to new and exclusive rewards like The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary orchestra videos until 09/02/17. Even if you’re not a My Nintendo user, you can still get up to 50% off a number of Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu themes, and 30% off add-on content for Hyrule Warriors on Wii U and Hyrule Warriors: Legends on Nintendo 3DS family systems.

2nd February Wii U eShop list; Wii U eShop Shadow Archer (Ultra Dolphin Revolution, €2.99 / £2.69) Koi DX (CIRCLE Entertainment, €3.99 / £3.89) Star Splash: Shattered Star (Snails Animation, €3.49 / £2.99) COLOR CUBES (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) BRICK RACE (RCMADIAX, €1.49 / £1.39) Wii U Virtual Console Bomberman ’94 (Konami, TG16, €6.99 / £6.29) Gradius (Konami, NES VC, $4.99) – European release Wii U DLC Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Villains Skin Pack (Mojang, €1.99 / £1.59) Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Word Party (Lightwood Games, €7.99 / £7.49 until 23rd February, regular price €15.99 / £14.99) Citadale (Nitrolic Games, €2.50 / £2.24 until 2nd March, regular price €5.00 / £4.99) Mortar Melon (Nitrolic Games, €2.50 / £2.24 until 2nd March, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Plenty of Fishies (Nitrolic Games, €2.50 / £2.24 until 2nd March, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Rorrim (Nitrolic Games, €2.50 / £2.24 until 2nd March, regular price €5.00 / £4.49) Epic Dumpster Bear (Log Games, €3.24 / £2.49 until 8th March, regular price €6.49 / £4.99) Pinball Breakout (nuGame, €5.00 / £4.00 until 2nd March, regular price €7.00 / £6.00) STEEL RIVALS (nuGame, €5.00 / £4.00 until 2nd March, regular price €6.99 / £5.99) Wii U DLC Temporary Discounts Runbow – Extra Val-hue Bundle (13AM Games, €5.99 / £5.39 until 16th February, regular price €11.99 / £10.79) Runbow – Satura’s Space Adventure (13AM Games, €3.24 / £2.95 until 16th February, regular price €6.49 / £5.89) Runbow – New Costumes and Music Bundle (13AM Games, €3.24 / £2.95 until 16th February, regular price €6.49 / £5.89) Runbow – Professionals Pack (13AM Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 16th February, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Runbow – Winter Pack (13AM Games, €1.49 / £1.39 until 16th February, regular price €2.99 / £2.69) Runbow – Anime Pack (13AM Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 16th February, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Runbow – Steampunk Pack (13AM Games, €0.99 / £0.89 until 16th February, regular price €1.99 / £1.79) Wii U eShop Permanent Discounts Defense Dome (Hullbreach Studios, €1.49 / £1.39, was €1.99 / £1.79) SDK Spriter (Hullbreach Studios, €9.99 / £8.99, was €12.50 / £10.50) Wii U and 3DS Special offers The Legend of Zelda Weeks 2017 In The Legend of Zelda Weeks 2017 sale, you can get 30% off on a number of top The Legend of Zelda titles for Nintendo 3DS family systems and Wii U with My Nintendo, as well as access to new and exclusive rewards like The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary orchestra videos until 09/02/17. Even if you’re not a My Nintendo user, you can still get up to 50% off a number of Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu themes, and 30% off add-on content for Hyrule Warriors on Wii U and Hyrule Warriors: Legends on Nintendo 3DS family systems.

But, Breath of the Wild can't be played with one JoyCon, can it? I don't think Nintendo will put a mandatory, all games ported to the Switch must be compatible with the minimum one JoyCon set-up. That would make a hell of a lot 3rd party games ineligible for support, and lots of Nintendo games, too. I can't imagine playing Skyrim, or BOTW, with one JoyCon, and I don't think the option to play it that way will be available. It sounds to me like the CodeMasters development guy is talking out of his arse. "Lack of input buttons??" Don't put a one JoyCon set-up in the game, problem solved.

From Nintendo's own website

Wii U discounts hitting this week, 26th Jan, nothing new; Wii U eShop Temporary Discounts Dragon Skills (Joindots, €6.39 / £5.43 until 9th February, regular price €7.99 / £6.79) Island Flight Simulator (Joindots, €6.39 / £4.79 until 9th February, regular price €7.99 / £5.99) Sweetest Thing (Joindots, €5.59 / £4.39 until 9th February, regular price €6.99 / £5.49) Wii U eShop Permanent Discounts Hot Rod Racer (ZeNfA Productions, €0.99 / £0.89, was €2.99 / £2.69) ZacisA: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! (ZeNfA Productions, €1.49 / £1.19, was €2.99 / £2.29)