Nintendo: General Discussion

What are gamestop like for pre-orders? I've preordered the ltd edition of a links awakening back in June (as it was out of stock on Smyths) but never used gamestop before

Hey, been lurking on here, mostly to see what the bargains are :-).
Dropped off a few months ago as I was overwhelmed with a few things.

Gaming wise, I was spending more time thinking about games rather than playing.
I recommend Reddit / Patient Gamer for those with this problem :-).
So, I've consolidated my 3ds, Wii, Wii U, Switch backlog (which wasn't much to begin with), and have games I want to play rather than aspire to play.
This is why physical games always trump digital. CEX is your friend here.
Out goes Bayonetta 2/Wii U. I don't like fighting games. Bayonetta is bat **** crazy, plus the cut scenes are embarrassingly awful.
Never really enjoyed shooters, so goodbye Splatoon 2, just could not get into you.
Turn based RPGs/tactical games: nope: so au revoir Mario and Rabbids.
Dark, sombre games... too depressing, so Hollow Knight will remain on my digital backlog. Maybe some other time.
Indie platformers: hmmm - nah: too hard or too derivative or played them in the 80s: good bye celeste, shantae, unruely heroes, gato roboto (all digital - for another day)
Bah: 3DS too small and fiddly: bye Samus Returns, Kirby Planet Robobot, ...

The keepers:
BOTW + DLC: really - for me the best thing since sliced bread. Really beautiful, uplifting piece of art.
Captain Toad + DLC: Nintendo side project: Genius.
Mario Kart 8 DX: More genius.
Rayman Legends: Beautiful, inventive, stunning music: goes for 10 euro in sales these days: nuts. Nintendo would sell this at full price forever.
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze: hard - but worth it. Maybe too hard, but easier on the switch with the various modes.
Mario Odyssey: Brilliant, so fun. Bottled Joy. I think I'd prefer 120 decent moon challenges, rather than 999/whatever ones. (Mario 64 got this right).
Super Mario Bros U DX: Mario levels done on Wii U. Luigi ones on switch. The luigi levels were short and very fun. But really behind the curve compared to DK and Rayman Legends.
Plus I've a box of Wii/Wii U/3DS stuff I might mention once I get through them.

Now: big shout out to the OP re: the Gamestop switch trade in.
Traded in my pretty immaculate grey switch for the neon 1.1 switch.
Yep, screen is warmer and nicer (to me) than the stark blue from before.
The joycons attach very tightly, buttons feel stronger.
So it all feels like one engineered unit, rather than a proof of concept :-) Maybe it's cause it's new :-)
Yep - Blue/Red much nicer than grey. So much nicer!
Plus I signed up to switch online family account (30 euro on cd keys) to make sure I had backups :-)
But additional big shot out to Gamestop Bray guys for sorting me out. I did need the cloud save for 1 user.
So new neon switch + SNES Yoshi's Island = the most beautiful thing ever! Really.
Saves + rewind = more fun, more of the time. :-)

Now, I've got Link's awakening special edition coming this week from Smyths.
But before I play that in earnest, I've got to finish off WW, TP and ALBW.

Looks like Nintendo have been making all the right moves with some fantastic games and hardware lined up.
I think the Switch pro will launch alongside BOTW2 (enhanced for pro) to compete with the new PS and XBOX.
Switch lite, will sell bazillions, with pokemon and animal crossing coming out.
There is a lot of value in an all-in-one, tighter unit.

Anyway, that's it. Nintendo fans never had it so good.

I'm more interested in the SNES switch controller