{"id":132385,"date":"2023-03-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146328"},"modified":"2023-03-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-march-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/11\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-march-11th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 11th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de0068ae5b2c0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de0068ae5b2c0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Metroid Fusion\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de0068ae5b2c0\/metroid-fusion.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/de0068ae5b2c0\/metroid-fusion.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Metroid Fusion\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ladies and gentlemen&#8230; <em>The weekend<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s time to wrap up another week and find out what we&#8217;re all planning to play over the weekend. But first, let&#8217;s go over what&#8217;s been going on in the world of Nintendo this week.<\/p>\n<p>First up, the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/03\/nintendo-expands-switch-onlines-gba-library-with-another-classic-title\">Metroid Fusion launched on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service<\/a>, meaning the entire mainline <strong>Metroid<\/strong> series is now playable on the Switch &#8211; how about that? Not only that but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-booster-course-pass-wave-4\">Wave 4 of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass also launched<\/a> on the very same day, bringing with it an awesome new course in the form of Yoshi&#8217;s Island.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/03\/grim-guardians-demon-purge-gets-a-name-change-after-trademark-complaint\">Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is getting its English name changed to Gal Guardians<\/a> as a result of a trademark complaint, so that&#8217;s a whole thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/03\/the-final-super-mario-bros-movie-trailer-is-an-action-packed-thrill-ride\">We got one more look at the Super Mario Bros. Movie with the final trailer<\/a>, complete with Fire Donkey Kong and, uh&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/03\/random-marios-shoes-are-stepping-into-nintendo-store-ny-yes-really\">shoes<\/a>. Finally, we asked the age-old question: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/which-zelda-game-has-the-best-link-every-link-ranked-from-worst-to-best\">which Link is truly the best Link<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s time to relax and play some games. Let us know what you&#8217;re planning to boot up in the poll at the bottom of the page. Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"zYbU6LSSIcY\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I managed to grab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_plus_rabbids_sparks_of_hope\">Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope<\/a> at a decent price last week and have been steadily making my way through it ever since. I must say, it&#8217;s a really good time (if not a little easy) so I am sure that I will be able to pour another hour or so into that here and there.<\/p>\n<p>Putting Mario aside, I&#8217;m back on a 3DS kick at the moment as my Professor Layton playthrough continues. I&#8217;ll hopefully get a bit more of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/ds\/professor_layton_and_the_last_specter\">The Last Spectre<\/a> crossed off the list and then maybe, <em>maybe<\/em>, it will be time to start tackling that eShop back pile that I have been staring at for so long&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ll no doubt be playing quite a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/metroid_fusion\">Metroid Fusion<\/a> this weekend now that it&#8217;s available on the Nintendo Switch Online service. I will admit that even after just a couple of hours, I feel like I&#8217;m quite close to the end. I&#8217;ve just picked up the Space Jump ability.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I&#8217;m obviously going to be checking out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/resident_evil_4\" class=\"external\">Resident Evil 4 Remake<\/a> demo on PS5. Oh, who am I kidding, I&#8217;ve already played through it about five times. It&#8217;s absolutely wonderful; I can&#8217;t believe Capcom has actually managed to pull it off. I never thought the opening village section would challenge me again, but it&#8217;s so intense! Bravo.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"_PeflURGSUc\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Felix Sanchez, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I have one game and one game only to play: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a>. This play-through is a bit different, though, since I\u2019m having a no fast traveling rule. I was afraid that this would just become annoying later on, but I\u2019m a good 30-40 hours in, and It\u2019s honestly just made the game even better (I didn\u2019t know that was even possible).<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m just experiencing so much new stuff that I hadn\u2019t seen in my previous 200+ hours in the game, and there is always some form of activity when you go to a new place, whether it be Korok Seeds, Shrines, treasure chests, or a new item you can snap a picture of and add to your compendium. Truly the most fun I\u2019ve had in a video game in many years, and while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> can\u2019t come soon enough, I\u2019m totally okay with just playing BOTW for the foreseeable future!<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, Editor<br \/><\/h2>\n<p>I bought <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_skyward_sword_hd\">Skyward Sword<\/a> at launch and only put a few hours into it, but I\u2019ve been chipping away again for the last few weeks, getting my pre-TOTK Zelda fix. I\u2019m sailing around the Lanaryu ocean\/desert at the moment, so I\u2019d like to get the next flame over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I\u2019m cruising the 3DS and Wii U eShops for pick-ups before the shops close at the end of the month. I got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds-eshop\/kid_tripp\">Kid Tripp<\/a> for free earlier this week, but there are a few other things I\u2019m interested in. And I should really get back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/chained_echoes\">Chained Echoes<\/a> at some point. Have a great weekend, everyone!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"EZi5SB3-xsg\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m still working on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/octopath_traveler_ii\">Octopath Traveler II<\/a> playthrough. I&#8217;ve beaten one of the eight stories, and have all seven other final chapters unlocked, but I keep running off to do sidequests and whatnot. I cannot believe how stuffed full of secrets this game is. Also, I may have started with Thron\u00e9, but Partitio is the best. Don&#8217;t argue with it. <em>Yee-haw!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the buzz around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/paranormasight_the_seven_mysteries_of_honjo\">Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo<\/a> means that I had to buy it, and not even an hour in, I&#8217;m already hooked. I can&#8217;t wait to see what tricks this game is going to pull on me, and I love anything that messes with my mind and my expectations.<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, Reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>Strong Nintendo DLC-fueled weekend ahead with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fire_emblem_engage\">Fire Emblem Engage<\/a>&#8216;s latest Divine Prologues along with the eight brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/mario_kart_8_deluxe_booster_course_pass_wave_4\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass tracks<\/a> (<em>plus Birdo!<\/em>). Looking quite forward to the first couple of chapters of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/bayonetta_origins_cereza_and_the_lost_demon\">Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon<\/a> provided by the unexpected eShop demo drop.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the Week is Metroid Fusion, a remarkable re-use of the Wario Land Advance engine to produce a narrative\/horror-driven worthy sequel to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/super_metroid\">Super Metroid<\/a>. Despite having replayed the game two Summers ago, the chance to replay it once again on Switch is just too good to pass on.<\/p>\n<p><em><em><em>We hope you enjoyed reading! Let us know what game you&#8217;ll be maining in the poll above and leave a comment with your gaming plans for the weekend!<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Ladies and gentlemen&#8230; The weekend. Yes, it&#8217;s time to wrap up another week and find out what we&#8217;re all planning to play over the weekend. But first, let&#8217;s go over what&#8217;s been going on in the world of Nintendo this week. First up, the excellent Metroid Fusion launched on the Nintendo Switch Online [&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-132385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132385","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=132385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}