It drives me nuts that this was the cell phone industry's response to people being unwilling to pay out the nose for their (extremely short-lived) device, and that consumers went for it. Those phones are absolutely not worth so much money, especially given how soon they will be discarded for a newer model. The cost…

With my Switch, I ordered Zelda and Bomberman (the former for single player, the latter for co-op/parties). Throughout the year, barring any economic emergencies, I'm planning to get Spla2n, Mario, Disgaea 5, Fast Racing RMX, Snipperclips, and I Am Setsuna. I'm thinking about, but uncommitted to, ARMS, Skyrim, and…

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'd forgotten about the Left Shark thing already! Well don't I look culturally out of touch?

If it makes you feel any better, Home Depot would totally not have a Switch on sale - they are strictly home improvement/gardening shops, though I think they may have major appliances, e.g. dishwashers, fridges, etc.

What?

As far as action on the 3DS goes, have you looked into Azure Striker Gunvolt? I'll admit that straight action is not my bread and butter, but I adored the Azure Striker Gunvolt titles, as they are effectively the successors to Mega Man X.

Sears has been my go-to.

Ugh, that would break my heart.

Hahaha, I'm sorry to say that I misinterpreted your joke, but still laughed at it! I thought you were indicating simply that dads were so clueless that they thought a game system, as an 'appliance' or something, would be on offer at the Home Depot. In fact, your humor hinged on the name of the system. Ah, foolish me.

Argh, I can't wait for next Friday!

Usually it's @Drinking_with_Skeletons:disqus or I who starts the games thread, but it seems that both of us were busy this afternoon - thanks for picking up the slack.

I like 60fps as much as the next guy, but games that are designed to run at 30 look perfectly good. I enjoyed Dark Souls 1 and 2 on Xbox 360, where they ran at 30, and enjoyed every Zelda game - all of those run at 30.

My powerful distaste for crafting is the only thing that makes me nervous about the upcoming Breath of the Wild. I've appreciated Zelda games for their simplicity, so it would be a bit disappointing to find that Aonuma and his crew adopted one of my least-favorite bits from our current glut of open-world titles.

Don't worry too much about the map and "objectives." I completed it late last year, and recall it being pretty strictly linear with a handful of "help person A or person B first" choices. There are little things that impact the ending, but it's effectively a linear narrative game, not a systems- and quest-heavy game.

Oh, that one you'll have to eat to enjoy its benefits. You'll be experiencing exploration and grand battles in every crunch! On the plus side, it's in a slightly higher resolution than if you just spun the Wii U disc on your finger.

So far, we know that at least some do. The Tomorrow Corporation has revealed that their games (World of Goo, Human Resources Machine, and Little Inferno) will feature touch-screen input as an option. Given that an indie outfit can provide this functionality, I'm hoping that similar features will appear in games made…

You are absolutely correct. The single thing I'd change about Xenoblade Chronicles X - heck, my biggest pet peeve in any Wii U game - is that stupid text size. It would be so, so easy to resolve, and is a problem that games increasingly run into. One thing I appreciate about many PC games is the ability to increase or…

I get where you're coming from, but I think there is a point to be made with the term "map game." The author was pointing towards the fact that some games in the open world/sandbox sub-genre, but not all, are heavily designed towards ticking goals off of a viewable map.

Huh, this sounded very disappointing up until the last paragraph (I'll admit that robot dinosaurs sounds pretty intriguing too). Looking forward to seeing where the review goes. On the other hand, if it remains a PS4 exclusive - oh how I wish these games would come out on PC - I suppose I won't be able to play it…

Nintendo claims that any significant Gamepad features were dropped a while ago. There is speculation that the Gamepad wouldn't feature any major off-screen details, as Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD did, due to how heavy the processing was for the TV output.