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0:14 - Damon Baker Introduction It was very nice to see Damon Baker again. He has a nice voice, and is a nice person. 0:55 - Mark of the Ninja: Remastered This game looked interesting, but they didn't show any gameplay, assuming everyone knew what it was already, because it is "remastered." 1:37 - Kirk Scott Introduction It was interesting to see another person on a Direct at the same time. It was interesting to see the dynamic of two people interacting with each other instead of one just monologuing. Seeing this new guy, I thought that this guy was probably the technical guy and Damon was more of the spokesperson for Nintendo's independent-games relations. 2:00 - Fantasy Strike This started off promisingly, but then it revealed itself to be an ugly mix of polygonal graphics, cel-shading, and too much texture-work. Cel-shaded games look better with very plain textures. If the textures are too detailed, it just looks ugly - like taking a 3D model and...

This is so weird. You know how people have been getting unsubscribed from channels? Well, not me. Today, the opposite happened. I look at my subscription-feed, and I’m seeing channels I have been unsubscribed from for a long time. This is wild. YouTube has gone wild.

Sonic Pocket Adventure, Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton, and SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium

The Kirby-series of games was conceived as a game that was more accessible and inviting to new gamers, young children, and gamers with less skill. Despite this, it was celebrated by everybody, including seasoned gamers. It was fresh, new, and innovative because you could do new things like suck enemies into your body, and fly forever. The game ran slowly, but you also moved slowly, kind of balancing the game out. For example, the enemies were slow, but you were slow as well, so dodging attacks and enemies could be difficult. That was 1992. It is now 2018. Kirby Star Allies is set to release on the Nintendo Switch tomorrow, and the early-access reviews are out. The general consensus seems to be that it's a fun co-op game, but the game is not very fun as a solo-experience because it's too easy. The allies are not always mandatory, but are for some puzzles in advancing the game. That is quite unfortunate. If you wanted to play with just Kirby 100% of the time, you are out of ...

For a long time, I have thought that this game would be a port of Smash 4. It makes sense. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was an enhanced port, so why not Smash? I also thought that Sakurai was sick of making Smash, so I figured he would take the easy way out and port Smash 4, not that a port is easy, but it would be easier than making a new game. A port of Smash 4 would be sufficient to satisfy our desires to play Smash on NS. What I didn't take into consideration is the fact that Sakurai is a workaholic and a genius. He would probably not be satisfied with a simple, enhanced port. I believe that Super Smash Bros. for NS will be more of a sequel than a port. To say that each game in the series is a brand-new game built entirely from scratch is not true; there are certainly ideas and assets that transfer over from game to game. If you look at the silhouette of the characters in the trailer, there aren't too many of them. I don't think this was a random silhouette. I think this...

Yoshiaki Koizumi Intro I was glad to see him. It was kind of like the good old days when Iwata would host the Directs. I was also assuming that he was also hosting the Japanese Direct. It's a good use of time - not having to shoot two different Directs. Nintendo 3DS Headlines When they announced that the 3DS was going to go first, I was relieved. Get it over with, so that we can enjoy the good stuff later on. WarioWare Gold WarioWare is a fantastic franchise, and I was kind of glad that this was announced. It combines everything we love about the franchise, excluding DIY, into one game. This might be the last great game for 3DS. Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers Dillon reminds me of Sonic. He's an anthropomorphic animal with an attitude, and he rolls around. I would be more interested in this game if its core gamplay-loop wasn't tower-defense. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey I groaned inside when this was announced. ...