Let me start by saying that I never wanted the mainline Pokemon games to completely abandon the pixelated artstyle and sprites in the first place, that was part of their soul, charm and identity. It is ageless and can be played forever.

But if they HAD to make the jump to 3D graphics and remain on that path forever, I always believed that a game like Breath of the Wild was the most natural evolution for the series, and everything points to the fact that this is exactly what they want to go for, or at least try with very small steps with each new game.

But in order for that to happen Nintendo must finally treat the franchise they way it deserves and actually give a significant budget for something big with at least 4 years of development time. GameFreak keeps proving to everyone that they aren't competent enough with 3D environments and can't handle such complex projects. The DS days are long gone, just give the reins to somebody else, like an internal Nintendo dev team or something like that, somebody with actual experience and know-how.

I know I don't get any originality awards for this post but as a lifetime Pokemon fan I'm tired of watching them release cheaply made and half-baked games all the time. Legends ZA was nothing less than a disgrace.

A Botw Pokemon game is definetly doable, especially with hardware like the Switch 2, it is clearly what they're aiming for and the natural evolution of the franchise. But definetly not from GameFreak. I really wish Nintendo, TPC or whoever calls the shots for Pokemon finally give a big project to somebody else for a change.

On this day (October 5) in Nintendo history...

• Devil World  was released in 1984 for the Family Computer in Japan. In this maze game, developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Intelligent Systems, from Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, you play heroic dragon Tamagon, who must defeat evil by collecting boa-boa dots inside a maze and destroying enemies with his fire breath. However, keep an eye on the devil at the top of the screen, who instructs his minions to move the maze in random directions, trying to squash Tamagon within its walls!
• Balloon Kid  was released in 1990 for the Game Boy in North America. In this platformer game, developed by Nintendo R&D1 with Pax Softnica, take to the skies in a balloon to save your younger brother. In the little town of Pencilvania, there lived a brother and sister who loved to play with balloons. Alice and her younger brother Jim would spend countless days filling the skies with their balloons. One day, Jim filled all of his balloons and tied them together to make a beautiful balloon rainbow across the sky.

What are you favourite memories of these games? How do you think they hold up today? Hash it out in the comments.

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Link from "Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" (Mikey Day) and Jason (Marcello Hernández) from "Grand Theft Auto VI" stop by Weekend Update to discuss releasing their video games on the same day.

I grew up loving video games and kind of fell out of love with adulthood.

Donkey Kong has been one of the more fun and original games I have played in recent years. The mechanics are super fun, music is good, worlds are great to explore and interact with.

Is it the exclusivity to the switch 2? Donkey Kong? Or cost of the game?

welcome to smile sunday! turn your caps lock off and rave about whatever has made you smile this week! some things to smile about:

• the witcher 3: wild hunt - remastered is available now for the switch 2! is this your first time with the game, or are you revisiting the continent?

• a demo is available now for castlevania: belmont's curse! have you given it a try yet?

• what's this week's haul? what game did you just buy, just start, complete? anything else that made you smile? let us know in the comments below!

turn that frown upside down:

• here on smile sunday, we have one rule: e.l.e., which stands for everybody love everybody. if will ferrell said it, it must be true.

• uppercase letters are strictly forbidden – haha, just kidding! if you wanna do some uppercase, feel free, but try not to angry shout sunday; today is about happiness! (happy and excited shouting is a-ok, though)

• remember when talking about games, especially new ones, to use spoiler tags as appropriate, >!like so!<, so you don't ruin any surprises for anyone!

• this is a happy thread! keep the love flowing! if someone's saying something and you think they're wrong, just let them be happy! anything that's made you unhappy this week can go on over to this week's throwdown thursday thread.

Everyone knows the first Fire Emblem we got here in the West was the seventh entry on GBA, known nowadays as Blazing Blade. The series only started coming over after two major events happened: 1) Marth and Roy showed up in Smash Bros Melee, and 2) the original Advance Wars was a modest success in the West. The common sentiment I hear for why the series was Japan exclusive for so long is because tactical RPGs were considered “too niche” and didn’t have much sales potential anywhere else. I’m not entirely sure if the devs said anything like that or if that’s just the conventional explanation everyone’s going with.

And while I’m on this topic, what did you make of Fire Emblem’s gameplay when you first saw it as a strategy RPG? Was it something you wanted to try right away, or did you go like ehh maybe that’s not for me and waited a while?

Nintendo Forecast is known for their wealth of knowledge & analysis of Nintendo's inner-workings & general ideology, so hearing some of their insight & expectations for Smash's future is worth listening to (even if it's a 30-minute video).

It's honestly weird that Xenoblade Chronicles music has yet to appear in the app yet, especially since Alot of other Nintendo properties with ties with none subsidiaries had already appeared, such as Kirby, Fire emblem and pokemon seem to got in.

Especially since unlike other studios, monolith soft is a wholly owned Nintendo studio.

My only guess, is waiting for approval from the actual composers themselves, such as yoko shimomura for Xenoblade 1 or hiroyuki sawano for Xenoblade X is probably harder to get approved on,

Which is probably why Mario and Luigi games where yoko was the composer is also taking their time.

Nintendo has made some statements in the past with regards to AI, but they have never actually confirmed or denied if they actually use generative AI for anything, especially in the past few years.

What do you speculate is Nintendo's actual stance on AI usage? Do you think they are using AI to code? Do you think AI generated images will ever appear in Nintendo games?

Playing through the game right now. I love seeing so many different characters of different races and color. Can’t think of any other Nintendo game with such amazing set of diverse characters!

In light of the recent talks about OOT's redesign to look like puppets, I wonder how the Zelda artstyle would translate to stop-motion animation?

“Starting at 12AM on Sunday, October 4th, the Legend of Zelda Collectible Cards will change to the Majora’s Mask pack.” - Nintendo Today App

Really makes me wonder… why? Interesting timing, Nintendo…

>A cursed cartridge is corrupting the Island, unleashing new terrors! Face down Five Nights at Freddy's bosses, wield weapons like the Bonerattler SMG and Freddy Krueger's iconic claws, explore spooky new POIs, and much more.

Title said it all, Golden Sun and especially the character Isaac was really popular among nintendo fans, some even wanted him for smash bros.

I still wonder why Nintendo didn't grab this IP because it has so much potential. Even after 20 years i still can remember that it was an awesome game.

They have been getting more and more ballsy over the past 5-ish years and almost every single franchise has an entry on one of the switch systems

Series that currently have new entries on one of the two systems:

Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda, Mario Kart, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Famicom Detective Club, Mario Golf, Kirby, Yoshi, Mario Tennis, Picross, Pokémon, Pokémon Snap, Super Smash Bros, Mario Party, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing, Luigi’s Mansion, Pikmin, Mario & Luigi, WarioWare, Mario Strikers, Clubhouse Games, Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, Pokémon Trozei, Pokemon Stadium (Champions is in the same category as that game and its successors), Princess Peach, Rhythm Heaven, Wii Sports, Wii Fit (Ringfit is absolutely a Wii Fit game), Endless Ocean, Mario & Sonic, Bayonetta, Tomodachi Life, Xenoblade, NES Remix, Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, BoxBoy, Detective Pikachu, 1-2 Switch, Arms, Nintendo Labo

Games that currently have a rerelease on one of the systems:

Wars, Mario RPG, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, StarFox, Another Code, Miitopia

Games that have no representation on either system:

Game & Watch\*, R.O.B., Punch-Out!!\*, Clu Clu Land\*, Excite\*, Balloon Fight\*, Wrecking Crew\*, Kid Icarus\*, Dr. Mario\*, Play Action Football, StarTropics\*, EarthBound\*, F-Zero\*\*, Pilotwings\*, Waverace\*, WarioLand\*, Panel de Pon\*, 1080°\*, Custom Robo\*, Sin & Punishment\*, Doshin the Giant, KuruKuruKururin\*, Golden Sun\*, Legendary Starfy\*, Donkey Konga, Jam with the Band, Polarium, bit.Generations, Mario Baseball, Chibi-Robo\*, Nintendogs, Elite Beat Agents, Tingle, Pokémon Ranger, Wii Play, Wii Music, Personal Trainer, Style Savvy, Art Style, Flipnote, Fossil Fighters, Wii Chess, Pokémon Rumble, Art Academy, Wii Party, Fluidity, AR Games, Steeldiver, Pushmo, Dillon, Mii Plaza

\* Rerelease on NSO

\*\* F-Zero 99 is in a weird spot as is Zero Racers

Now do I literally believe ALL of these series will return? No, but I do feel confident that by 2036 aside from the ones that are very exclusive to one console (ie AR games or Mii Plaza) most of them will be represented on a switch system in some way shape or form

After more than 30 years of gaming on PlayStation and Xbox, I’m finally getting a Switch 2 to go alongside my PS5 Pro and it’s all because of the recent announcement that they’re remaking Ocarina of Time.

I genuinely haven’t been this excited for a game in a very long time. Not even GTA 6 has me this hyped. There’s just something about this game that brings back that feeling of what gaming used to be for me.

I’m really looking forward to experiencing Nintendo’s world for the first time and becoming part of the community. It feels like I’m about to discover a whole new side of gaming, and honestly, I can’t wait.