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"We loved the reaction of people who have checked it out at E3 2019"

I guess some people enjoy seeing others throw up..

Very nice to see this game being announced for Switch as well! Definitely looked interesting in the Xbox presentation.

@Liam_Doolan Glad you agree! As @Starcakes and @PrettyPatrick said, for Japanese people it's the same thing, though I think most others see "anime" as something different from "animation".

Main reason I tripped over the word, was because I thought: "Oh that could be cool, Cuphead in anime style", only to find out it wasn't really meant like that. ^^'

Are they sure the translation was "anime" and not "animation"? Since Cuphead looks nothing like any anime I've watched and, as stated in the rest of the interview, was clearly based on 1930's cartoons.

@Spoony_Tech That's what I thought (and hoped) as well! I'm assuming you meant "doesn't" btw.

@Spoony_Tech I surely hope that's not the case. >,<

Definitely looks fantastic. Some a bit creepy, but still very nicely made and interesting to see.

A decent amount of Animal Crossing footage and a release date is all I want, the rest are just extras for me.

@NEStalgia The what now? ^^'

I'm pretty sure the movie with a proper Sonic is long done and the abomination Sonic was just a marketing ploy (an effective one at that, already saw people saying they would go watch it, just to support them because they "listened to the fans").

The delay is either to make the re-do seem more realistic, or just to move it to a more quiet month, instead of the same month as Frozen 2.

Super Famicom = NES? Now that's definitely news to me.

@hihelloitsme You do realise they had to make two games and not one for Wii U/3DS compared to Switch by itself. Also, the 3DS is still being sold actively right now, so this would make it the Switch/3DS era.

3DS was released 2011 and Wii U in 2012, so 8 and 7 years ago respectively. The Switch was released in 2017.

Taking Mario Kart as an example:
16.69 million (Switch) - 2 years
26.7 million (Wii U + 3DS) - 8 years

4 * 16.69 = 66.76 million (in 8 years)

So no, they don't have to keep selling like this to beat the Wii U/3DS era. If they kept selling like this, software numbers for a game like Mario Kart would even beat Wii + DS combined (60.8 million), even though those are much older (than the 8 years I used in the calculation) and were obviously a big hit with 'casuals'.

It looks a bit bland and not at all like Zelda. It also doesn't bode well that their logo (the three i's) looks like something you'd make in Paint and IMO very unprofessional.

@sanderev It uses the Unreal engine and not Frostbyte... It's easy to assume wrongly without actually checking facts first.

@Ogbert I couldn't agree more and I'm even mildly interested in this product (though their website and "something is coming" image looking so 'cheap' doesn't really help).

Looks even better than I thought it would, definitely getting at least some of them. Also, who would've expected that elephant trunk to be one of the most fun looking Toy-cons. ^^'

@RupeeClock I indeed saw that option and thought $30.98 (which is what it says for me) for shipping is a bit too much. Which is why I'm wondering how much the actual customs/taxes would be.

Definitely didn't have this problem with Limited Run Games.

I definitely want it, but I wonder how much customs/taxes are going to be for European countries.

Makes me wonder how this style would look with more vibrant colours. I definitely like the original style better, but it does looks nice and crisp on the higher resolution and with 60 FPS, though that's only natural.

Looks great to me and at 50% off, I doubt I'll be able to resist buying this.

@Quarth My laptop begs to differ.

@KyleHyde The bushes with the piece of fruit is what reminded me of Animal Crossing. And you're probably right that they just look similar. ^^'

On a side note, I love Hotel Dusk and Last Window. ^^

Are those Animal Crossing trees in the trailer? Or do they just look really similar?

I always liked Reggie and he'll be sorely missed, even if you didn't like him, it's undeniable he was very iconic.

Happy retirement Reggie, all the best and I hope you'll enjoy it thoroughly!

@Damo Maybe that expectations for a Game Boy title were lower than that of ones for SNES or that what they could do on the Game Boy was limited anyway, I don't know, which is kind of my point. It's not totally clear what is meant, at least that's how I see it, but maybe that's my fault. ^^'

"he adds, before saying that because it was on the Game Boy – a console which, even in those early days of the industry, skewed towards a younger audience – the team felt it could get away with this child-like silliness."

I don't see this anywhere in the interview, but maybe I'm just blind? Or did you get that from this:
"Tezuka: It was for the Game Boy, so we thought, “Oh, it’ll be fine.” (laughs)"

Still seems like quite a bit of assuming to me.

@AlexSora89 I understand it makes sense and I know all there is to do is wait. I know being an Animal Crossing fan also means you shouldn't whine about things and just be "chill" (just like the games), but it's hard to deny I felt really disappointed to get nothing about AC in this Direct.

Also, if you hadn't said "not the amiibo ones", that's exactly what I would've thought you meant. ^^'

@AlexSora89 I never played Kingdom Hearts tbh, even though I'm quite the Disney lover, but I understand your point. ^^

In the end, I know myself well enough, that I know I wouldn't have complained at all if Nintendo showed some Animal Crossing gameplay, but they didn't, so then I start to nitpick about other games I care about. I will enjoy the Link's Awakening remake and will probably think it's amazing, even though I think it could've been even better (which IMO is only a compliment to Nintendo).

@AlexSora89 That would be pretty nice. In the end, I can't deny I'm just glad this gem will get played by a lot of new people. ^^

I also already know 99% sure I will thoroughly enjoy it, it just disappoints me a bit when I know Nintendo could've really made it amazing.

@AlexSora89 I hope so. And honestly, the graphics won't make or break the game for me, I even think the original Gameboy version still looks great, so I'll enjoy it regardless. ^^

EDIT: For me it's more about the fact that I know Nintendo could've made a top-down game that looks absolutely gorgeous.

@AlexSora89 Argh, you basically reminded me that Tunic, an indie game (afaik), looks better than the remake for Link's Awakening.. by a major company like Nintendo.

@Anti-Matter Yes, you can. After stealing anything and going back to the shop, you'll be instantly killed though. You basically have to make sure the shopkeeper is facing up (from what I remember), while you go out the door with one of the buy-able items in your hands.

The art-style of the Link's Awakening remake wasn't the best choice.

Sorry for being so salty, all I wanted was some Animal Crossing gameplay... >,<

@MisterKorman If only everyone, from all platforms, thought like you. I wholeheartedly agree, even though I'd have bought it on the Switch anyway.

@Spudtendo Edited my post as well

I definitely agree with you and in no way do I think it looks bad and as I said, I'll definitely buy it. I was even playing through the DX version on my 3DS a few weeks ago, so I'll happily play this remake. Would probably excite me a lot if indeed they added new content. ^^

Oh, one more thing I have to say:
Link's Awakening is also the only Zelda game where you have the option to steal from the shopkeeper. Something I managed to find out as a little kid and be amazed by. Though to be fair to my younger self, I was stuck on the first part for ages (not knowing English back then also didn't help), so I basically tried everything I could and still loved the game while being stuck. ^^'

@Spudtendo I think the fact it ends up all being a dream is what makes it so mysterious. It's not a dark game, but for me (and others) it felt surreal.

I found the Direct very meh, but I can see I'm in the minority here.

Link's Awakening is one of my most loved Zelda games, but first showing some awesome anime-style intro and then showing how the game actually has a fairly generic 2.5D look was disappointing. Does it look fine? Yes, it does. Does it look great and appropriate for the tone in Link's Awakening? Definitely not (I mean, just look at Link, when has he ever looked that "chibi-esque"). To be fair, I mostly wished it looked amazing, so I wouldn't feel so salty about not getting any Animal Crossing gameplay, but I will buy both regardless and do applaud Nintendo for remastering an amazing game that lots of people will have never played before.

Also Mario Maker 2 looks nice.

@Mrtoad I wouldn't really say properly translated. ^^'

"But ever effort", "Unviersal Studios" and "fro a creative standpoint"

@WayneLFC74 And they changed that in the remaster afaik. I own it on PC, but haven't gotten around to playing it yet (too many games), but one of the main selling points of the remaster was that they added normal point-and-click controls, next to the "old-school" tank controls (as they call it).

I guess no gyro controls again? I really don't understand why all these point-and-click games don't at least add this as an option. I realise you have to re-center more than preferable (which you also have to do in a game like Splatoon), but it works great for World of Goo and should work fine for point-and-click games. Sorry for the rant, I just really dislike it, since I would buy most point-and-click games for Switch in a heart-beat, if only they had gyro controls. I guess it's at least good that you can play with the touchscreen.

@MysticGengar @justin233 I'm mostly hoping for Rayman and Dixie Kong, so it's nice to see these two comments after each other. ^^

@JSG87 Yet out of the few gameplay bits they showed, they chose that? Seems very strange to me. This is not some livestream, but professionally edited footage.

Take a look at 00:52, to see what graphics to expect.

@Shiryu According to that "common sense" the greatest multiplayer game ever made, which doesn't have any singleplayer content, would not deserve a 9/10 or 10/10, for the simple fact it wasn't "cheap".

There is no need to defend your review, I just found the tagline (or whatever those little added bits to the review title on the front-page are called) to clash with the final score. Again, that's just my opinion, no need to imply that your opinion is dictated by common sense, but mine isn't.

@Shiryu To me, that's like giving a game like Smash Bros. Wii U a lower rating because of it's singleplayer content. If a game's main focus is multiplayer and it does that extraordinarily well, I'd think it doesn't need a point reduced for its singleplayer content.

That's just my opinion though, which is what a comment section is for.

@Shiryu I did, but I have no idea what it is you're trying to point out. That, according to the review, it is "one of the most popular two-player Neo Geo titles in memory"?

"one of the greatest two-player games"

Yet, it's an 8/10.. makes sense?

I've never called a article on NintendoLife clickbait, but this is just pathetic. Just make the headline "how to setup a family account", not this. I'm honestly appalled.

Pretty nice, but does hurt seeing the Animal Crossing logo as the newspost image and thinking for a second: "Omg is Animal Crossing for Switch finally getting announced" >,<

As much as I loved BOTW, I feel this would've been even more awesome, though I've always had a preference for natural looking creatures instead of mechanical ones.

Not like he will ever see money from this, but yeah, it's clearly a scam.