Lol, y’all are so pressed that Sony is being held to the standard that Microsoft set with Smart Delivery. Maybe the article was a little overblown, but seamless cross-save and automatically choosing the right version REALLY isn’t that much to ask in 2022—especially when cross-gen games are clearly going to be so…

Honestly, I think it’s fair to keep bringing the topic up until Sony creates a consistent system for cross-gen/cross-device games.

I dunno, I don’t think this passes as “dead simple” in 2022. Smart Delivery is “dead simple”: you click a game, automatically get the appropriate version, and your saves work no matter where else you played said game (and those saves continue to work on other platforms if you go back and forth).

Shipping isn't included, fyi

Shipping isn't included, fyi

I might have agreed with you a year ago, but the core loop of Arceus is so magical that my faith in Game Freak has been renewed (for one or two more games, anyway). 

Manuals for Wii U games were great, too. They always had really thorough hyperlinks, so you could tap a keyword in one section and jump directly to the relevant page.

I’ve stopped folding my shirts entirely. I take them out of the dryer immediately and put them on hangers. Makes it way less likely that anything stays in the laundry basket.

Chanbara looks exactly like swordfighting

EDIT: Ignore the below, I skipped the volleyball gameplay when I watched the direct, so I just saw the Miis now lol

Eh, if anything, I think this is really good timing. Nintendo didn’t need anything more to drive Switch demand—they were already selling out pretty often!

Lol I’m EXACTLY the same way! I’m intrigued by the gameplay, but I know I can’t deal with the absurd fanservice so I’ve never picked it up. I’m really pumped for this one!

I understand the argument for something like GTA where the single player experience is the core of the game, but with multiplayer focused games like Mario Kart I usually prefer long-term support

IMO, the most interesting part is that it’s included in the Online Expansion Pack—this strongly suggests that they’ll do this with other DLC moving forward!

Totally agree. I can’t justify paying $85 just to play the new tracks.

Yeah, it was a different announcer than usual, and I like the other one better

Nintendo usually says what the Direct will cover, and rarely diverge from that. This time they said they were showing off games in the first half of 2022. (It’s quite unusual that they showed Xenoblade 3 when it’s not coming out until September.)

I know the Warriors games are usually non-canonical*, but it would be really cool if it was a prequel that showed the characters interacting with other houses more.

Literally, they need to go touch some grass

Tpain has a fucking amazing voice!

Accessibility is always tough in PvP. I agree that a simple solution is to keep it offline, but you can also let people opt in to playing against folks with accessibility settings on. Let people decide for themselves.