{"id":120376,"date":"2020-11-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_november_7th"},"modified":"2020-11-07T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-07T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/11\/07\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-november-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 7th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d4c2ba0768b97\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d4c2ba0768b97\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"Pokemon Sword And Shield The Crown Tundra\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d4c2ba0768b97\/pokemon-sword-and-shield-the-crown-tundra.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d4c2ba0768b97\/pokemon-sword-and-shield-the-crown-tundra.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"504\" alt=\"Pokemon Sword And Shield The Crown Tundra\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s been another busy week with plenty of new data from Nintendo revealing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/switch_hardware_sales_reach_68_3_million_now_nintendos_second_best-selling_home_console_ever\">Switch has now outsold the NES<\/a>, that Super Mario 3D All-Stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/super_mario_3d_all-stars_sold_5_21_million_copies_in_just_12_days\">sold over 5 million copies in just 12 days<\/a>, and even an updated list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/11\/here_are_the_top_ten_best-selling_nintendo_switch_games_as_of_september_2020\">Switch&#8217;s best-selling games<\/a>, so it&#8217;s about time we sat back and had a breather, right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With the weekend now upon us, it&#8217;s time to discuss our weekend gaming plans. Members of Nintendo Life have done just that below, and we&#8217;d love for you to join in via our poll and comment sections. Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Stuart Gipp, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>Roaring through the first two <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/no_more_heroes\">No More Heroes<\/a><\/strong> titles gave me quite the hankering for the upcoming third instalment, so I&#8217;ve watched the excellent The Return trailer a number of times. Aside from this I&#8217;ve got <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/tropico_6\">Tropico 6<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/cobra_kai_the_karate_kid_saga_continues\">Cobra Kai<\/a><\/strong> to review, so look out for those soon.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise I&#8217;ve been chipping away at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paradise_killer\">Paradise Killer<\/a><\/strong>, and I&#8217;m about to start playing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_sword_and_shield\">Pok\u00e9mon Sword<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; my first pocket monster adventure since <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/pokemon_black_and_white\">Pok\u00e9mon White<\/a><\/strong>, so I&#8217;m a little apprehensive. Lastly, it&#8217;s back to waiting for <strong>Destiny 2: Beyond Light<\/strong> to drop, though that&#8217;s not on Switch. Of course, if it was, my life would basically be over, so I&#8217;m quite glad.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, features editor<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to have the opportunity to play much this weekend, but any time I do nab will likely be spent with an upcoming release (I won\u2019t spoil here). Still, if by some stroke of luck I manage to squeeze in a cheeky half hour, I\u2019d love to get back to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/banjo-tooie\">Banjo-Tooie<\/a><\/strong>. I\u2019ve been dabbling with it for the last couple of weeks and it\u2019s been eye-opening to revisit a game which felt so overwhelming the first time I through. The game hasn\u2019t changed over the years, so it must be me. It\u2019s good stuff!<\/p>\n<p>Take care, everyone \u2013 it\u2019ll be all right in the end.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, t&#8217;is myne day of birth! I shall avoid all chores and responsibilities and simply play video games to my heart&#8217;s desire. On the menu: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pikmin_3_deluxe\">Pikmin 3 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pokemon_sword_and_shield_-_the_crown_tundra\">Pok\u00e9mon Shield Crown Tundra DLC<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/paper_mario_the_origami_king\">Paper Mario: The Origami King<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_3\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 3<\/a><\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/10\/hyrule_warriors_age_of_calamitys_free_demo_is_available_now\">Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo<\/a>, and OBVIOUSLY attending my birthday party in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/animal_crossing_new_horizons\">Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a friend is stopping by, and has many questions about which games to buy his daughter for Christmas with her very first Switch (and first console, ever). I plan to show him all of the above games, as well as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\">Super Mario Odyssey<\/a><\/strong>, and more. If anyone has suggestions for other great titles to get a young&#8217;un who&#8217;s new to gaming, drop them in the comments below!<\/p>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, news editor<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll continue working my way through the long list of legendary Pok\u00e9mon I need to catch in <strong>Sword and Shield&#8217;s Crown Tundra DLC<\/strong>. The number of times my team and I have got all the way to a legendary in the Dynamax Adventure thingy just to lose out at the last moment is starting to get painful now!<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I&#8217;m still mopping up the last of the collectables in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/lego_harry_potter_collection\">LEGO Harry Potter Collection<\/a>, although the end is finally in sight. Hopefully I&#8217;ll have that done over the next few days. Have a good weekend everyone, and hang in there.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\"><\/aside>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>Last weekend\u2019s spooky retro gaming romp coupled with the re-release of both <strong>No More Heroes<\/strong> titles had an unexpected consequence. My Wii is once again powered up for much-needed comfort gaming, starting this very weekend with yours truly producing some gameplay videos of my Wiiware collection. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/star_soldier_r\">Star Soldier R<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/castlevania_the_adventure_rebirth\">Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/contra_rebirth\">Contra Rebirth<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/gradius_rebirth\">Gradius Rebirth<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/excitebike_world_rally\">Excitebike: World Rally<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiware\/military_madness_nectaris\">Military Madness: Nectaris<\/a><\/strong> (a series that deserves more love) are all frontrunners for my free time.<\/p>\n<p>My game of the week is the extremely clever <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/yestermorrow\">YesterMorrow<\/a><\/strong>. Don\u2019t really want to spoil this one so just trust me on that. Join me next weekend as I pick up my next generation console. It is probably not the one you\u2019re thinking&#8230;<\/p>\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>It&#8217;s been another busy week with plenty of new data from Nintendo revealing that the Switch has now outsold the NES, that Super Mario 3D All-Stars sold over 5 million copies in just 12 days, and even an updated list of Switch&#8217;s best-selling games, so it&#8217;s about time we sat back and had a breather, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120376\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}