{"id":103407,"date":"2019-11-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_november_9th"},"modified":"2019-11-09T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-9th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/09\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-9th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 9th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/918914291575a\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/918914291575a\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Botw\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/918914291575a\/botw.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/918914291575a\/botw.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Botw\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>Well, what another crazy week we&#8217;ve had with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/super_smash_bros_ultimate_version_6_0_is_now_live_here_are_the_full_patch_notes\">Smash Ultimate&#8217;s major update<\/a> and the introduction of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/terry_bogard_is_available_in_super_smash_bros_ultimate_right_now\">Terry Bogard<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/professional_fortnite_player_gets_banned_for_life_after_uploading_videos_of_himself_cheating\">pro Fortnite player being banned for life<\/a> and even our first glimpse at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/nintendo_reveals_its_best_black_friday_deals_for_2019_north_america\">Nintendo&#8217;s Black Friday deals<\/a>. Thankfully, it&#8217;s now time to relax for a couple of days as we enjoy a weekend of gaming.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Nintendo Life team have gathered to discuss our plans and we&#8217;d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>With Christmas approaching, it\u2019s time to pull the belt in and resist purchasing every last video game I see. After last weekend, I\u2019m still mopping up Korok seeds in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong>. Nintendo seems unwilling to gift me a Korok \u2018suit\u2019 to help narrow down more precisely where the remaining seeds are hiding, so I\u2019ve taken to combing the countryside systematically. Up and down. Up and down. Yes, I could use a map off the internet, but that would zap the fun and discovery out of it. Maybe I should buy one of those cloth ones I\u2019ve read about \u2013 that would at least feel like less of a cheat.<\/p>\n<p>Still, I\u2019m very much enjoying galloping, gliding and generally gallivanting across the grassy glades. Good game, that.<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, I&#8217;ll be continuing my ascent up the Last Resort hotel in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_3\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 3<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; so far, I&#8217;ve been having an absolute blast with the game, and it&#8217;s quite easily the best entry in the series. I&#8217;d love to have my own version of Gooigi in real life&#8230; I guess it&#8217;d be called Goollie, which quite frankly is <em>amazing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll also be jumping ship briefly to the PS4 to get cracking with <strong>Death Stranding<\/strong> &#8211; after reading the review the folks over at <a class=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps4\/death_stranding\">Push Square<\/a> provided, I had to give it a go! Spending time traversing a wide expanse of land to simply deliver packages sounds oddly therapeutic, in a way&#8230; Minus the weird, invisible monsters, of course!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pbBdRcDqAzM?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>By now you must have figured that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/daemon_x_machina\">DAEMON X MACHINA<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/astral_chain\">Astral Chain<\/a><\/strong> have become a sort of inside joke, my very own video game &#8216;Moby Dick&#8217;, two games I desperately try to conclude with every passing weekend but repeatedly fail to do so either because of extra projects or newer releases. Adding to the pile-up is (at long last!) <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/river_city_girls\">River City Girls<\/a><\/strong> along with yet another Kunio spin-off <strong>Stay Calm, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story<\/strong> plus the already regular sessions of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/xeno_crisis\">Xeno Crisis<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m cheating again with my game of the week this week because there are in fact sixteen of them. I don\u2019t know if it was full-blown middle age crisis or pure nostalgia but I had to pick up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/11\/hardware_review_capcom_home_arcade_is_the_most_ludicrous_micro-console_yet_and_were_in_love\">Capcom\u2019s Home Arcade<\/a>. However, no one mentioned the thing weighs 8 kilos and according to my 3DS the distance between the retailer and home is roughly 20,000 steps. You have probably guessed how that went: some people are playing <strong>Death Stranding<\/strong> while I lived it. Very grateful for the results of 22 days at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/ring_fit_adventure\">Ring Fit Adventure<\/a><\/strong> kicking in when they were most needed.<\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>With less than a week to go until <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\">Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/a><\/strong> is finally in my hands, I&#8217;m making a conscious effort to avoid starting anything new (which means I&#8217;ve had to put <strong>Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 3<\/strong> on hold despite being stupidly excited to play it).<\/p>\n<p>As such, I&#8217;ll continue to shout at disobedient bouncy monkeys in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_monkey_ball_banana_blitz_hd\">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; which is surprisingly tricky at times &#8211; and also continue to shout at spikes, pits, bees, and myself as I fail to complete <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/yooka-laylee_and_the_impossible_lair\">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s Impossible Lair. Man, that thing&#8217;s hard. I&#8217;ve made it to 75% of the way through, but it&#8217;s incredibly challenging. Happy gaming!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=74IFRz6tVB8?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, I\u2019ll honestly just be continuing to play <strong>Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3<\/strong>, because Halloween got too crazy, and I never got to finish it! Also I refuse to accept that Halloween season is over. That\u2019s it, that\u2018s all I\u2019ll be playing, everyone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-what-will-you-be-downloading-this-week15\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/what_will_you_be_downloading_this_week15\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (374 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"34 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">9%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 3<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"100 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">27%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Daemon X Machina<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"6 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Astral Chain<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"23 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">River City Girls<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"7 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Xeno Crisis<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"2 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Ring Fit Adventure<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"16 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"8 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"14 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">4%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Something else (comment below)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"164 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">44%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"empty\">Please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/login\">login<\/a> to vote in this poll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>As always, thanks for reading! Make sure to leave a vote in the poll above and a comment below with your gaming choices over the next few days&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, what another crazy week we&#8217;ve had with Smash Ultimate&#8217;s major update and the introduction of Terry Bogard, a pro Fortnite player being banned for life and even our first glimpse at Nintendo&#8217;s Black Friday deals. Thankfully, it&#8217;s now time to relax for a couple of days as we enjoy a weekend of gaming. 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