As other folks have said in the thread, I wouldn’t buy the Switch for a young kid. I can’t slip it into my pocket, the 3DS has some amazing games and continues to do so, the dual screen thing is still unique, setting it apart from the Switch — so many things.

Wow, nice story about your mom. You know people crack secret game languages all the time... It would be amazing if they could help your mom crack that code.

Like solving environmental puzzles.

I have no doubt that he’s being honest, and again, I think he does great work. But Microsoft flying them out for an exclusive PR hardware reveal, complete with marketing copy lines like “Nor can the number of compute units and teraflops represent the passion the Xbox team has injected into this project,” feels a…

Finally some solid info! Now we know it is 2 and not II.

Inconvenient? Nintendo?

they tweaked weather transitions to be faster so that the player never sees anything below a certain level of quality

Nintendo Switch: “Zelda”

Nintendo 3DS: “Daddy’s Big Little Nintendo”

Dare I dream of a new CEO who invests in an original IP, or an engine that runs well on at least one platform?

This is a fight that has been happening between Automakers and repairmen. Also mirrored in the farm industry over modification/repair of various machinery. It’s not so much as the government getting their hands on something, it’s the government being called in to define what exactly ownership is. Aka: “Do I own the…

It is a game that designers will study for a long time.

But I’ve been waiting at colleges to find out what is the deal with airline peanuts from Jerry? I mean. What. IS. The. Deal?

Har-har. When you’re trying to raise twins in a small 1000 square feet apartment and you’re old and fortunate enough to have some savings, you might take the night nurse option. Very pricy and not something we’ll be able to do much longer, but it’s been massively helpful in these early weeks!

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I believe he tried to download the update but it wasn’t available yet, so he couldn’t connect to the eShop at all. Kotaku should be getting review units next week and we’ll try to get you guys answers as soon as we can, although we’ll likely be embargoed until launch week.

The Crash Bandicoot trilogy PS4 remaster will be out on June 30, Activision said today. New trailer right here! It’ll be $40 for the package.

Please, please don’t buy any of that stuff. Do not validate that annoying business model! I want gameplay optimized for fun and fun only.

I can promise that I am and will be continuing to follow this closely!

See this is EXACTLY what Kotaku is good for and should do more often. Actually call out GAMING related companies and businesses that conduct shady business practices at the expense of their employees and gamers alike.