Nintendo Direct Thread

Yes, Miyamoto himself spoke about it, and even adviced other publishers to not be so greedy, that they should think more of the future, and that in the long run, making just some quick money may not be worth it.

They probably will be able to hold on for a while, they always do hold on to most things for the longest when it comes to traditional stuff.

If that's why they were the last ones to join mobile even when people with their IPs could have produced something like the Pokémon Go phenomenon years ago.

Although it's cool VR games are getting made by Nintendo.

I wonder if they're going to make a Zelda version of Mario Maker.

Man, the Switch is such a massive success now, even Mortal Kombat 11 is coming to it, and with the announcement of Super Mario Maker 2 there is only one game left that keeps the Wii U value, and that is Super Mario 3D World.

Once Super Mario 3D World gets a port, if it does. The Wii U will be completely gone from history as a completely unnecessary system just like the Virtual Boy. It is the one good thing the Wii U is still holding on to.

I loved my Wii U, but even I will admit that if Super Mario 3D World gets ported the Wii U is no more.

For me Link's Awakening is one of the most overrated Zelda games, the Oracle Seasons games are actually much better, but, and that's a big but, Link's Awakening is still a Zelda game, and it is still worth playing.

I will definitely buy the remake. I'm even excited for it. A Link Between Worlds was such an excellent game, there is no reason to believe this will be any different.

That Platinum game looks low budget, but I'm sure it will still have all the great gameplay Platinum is known for, so I'm looking forward for it.

I'm surprised they announced Grid Autosport. That was our game to go for with lukefonfabre388, but I don't know if I would be able to enjoy it without a wheel.

It has been like 5 years for Ritual Of The Night, it is about time they release it. That game has been one of the biggest cravings in the community for a long time already.

Yes, I was excited to see those 3D World elements. This was a huge announcement for sure.

About the other games you mentioned I do love Twilight Princess HD, and Wind Waker HD, but the HD part isn't enough for me to say they are essential.

Dr. Luigi is cool. I do like that game, and I would love to see it come back, but it is still not essential to me considering there are many other Dr. Mario games, but I keep my hopes up they'll bring it too.

The 3DS port of Yoshi's Woolly World isn't bad, so there is that. The other games I can see people liking those, but I never owned them so I won't miss them. I do may want to try that Fatal Frame game, maybe they'll bring it to Steam at least.

So for me at this point I can move on from the original Super Mario Maker, and welcome the second one with all those new additions.

As of right now, I'm not giving up on my Wii U because of Super Mario 3D World, but if they announce that, I'm giving it up. I hate to admit it, but I know that's what's going to happen.

Maybe we'll get lucky and we'll get all those games yoy mentioned ported, plus Color Splash. We can only hope. At the same time, that would be the end of the Wii U as a system.

The Wii U will still remain as a modern 32X, so I'm sure some people will still keep it for that.

So, quite a bit was announced in today's Nintendo Direct. Of course, I lost my shit over Xenoblade Chronicles: The Definitive Edition. (I'm still holding on to hope for my February 16th post...) I've read that they've had the original voice actors in for more dialog. I hope the connection to the Blade system and Ontos is hashed out. If that happens, I think I'll flip out like I did when I first watched the cut scene for chapter 10 in Xenoblade 2.

I really like the Super Nintendo games that are going to be released online. I'll be dumping hours of my time in the classics, that's for sure. I think I may even pick up their new SNES controller.

I have some friends who are ecstatic about the Tokyo Mirage Sessions release. I'm not sure if I would like that game, but to each their own.

Trials of Mana looks rather good. A few more games that we already knew about were discussed even more so. But....

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM 64!

I loved that game, but the damn game was mostly played in the shade. The first thing I noticed was the increase in the lighting effects. I think I'll be picking that one up.

So, what do you all think? Is there anything you're excited about like me? (Xenoblade!)

As expected the console is selling like fresh bread, so it is not surprise to see this much support pouring in. I still remember those days when people would tell me the Switch was going to be a failure, and I laughed. Not that it matters, but people were saying it will hardly pass 20 million, and here we are at 37 million. Then there is Pokémon coming out soon, and think what that's going to do to the already successful sales.

These news are important even if they didn't cover them in the Direct because that's the reason all the Directs have been this good as a consequence, publishers see the success, and they keep making the Switch into the dreamy handheld device we a want. At this point my only hope is to see Rare IPs there again, specially KI, but even without that, I still love everything is offering now.

My only fear is that we will never see 3D World ported which in my opinion is one of the top 3 games of the decade along with Bloodborne, and of course Breath Of The Wild. 3D World is a legit masterpiece, and it deserves a bigger audience. Hopefully we will see it in the Switch at some point, but that's not something I'm counting on.

I was very pleased to see SNK represented in Smash. It was really missing since we already had Namco, Capcom, Konami, Rare, and Square Enix represented. Now we just need Tecmo, and it is complete, hopefully Hayabusa, other than that, perhaps a Double Dragon character from Arc System Works, but seeing Terry is already more than enough for me, it means we will likely also get an Amiibo at some point, and that will be nice to have as well.