{"id":134816,"date":"2023-09-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-155548"},"modified":"2023-09-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-september-16th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/16\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-september-16th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 16th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa30f0be1c816\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa30f0be1c816\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Sea of Stars\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa30f0be1c816\/sea-of-stars.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\/fa30f0be1c816\/sea-of-stars.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Sea of Stars\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Sabotage<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a packed Direct, are you ready for a big weekend of gaming? We sure are! Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing. Before we dive into our Switch plans, let&#8217;s take a look at the highlights from this week on Nintendo Life.<\/p>\n<p>The big news this time around was that we finally got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/nintendo-direct-september-2023-every-announcement-game-reveal-trailer\">September Direct<\/a>. This one was packed full of remakes and remasters like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_vs_donkey_kong\">Mario vs. Donkey Kong<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/luigis_mansion_2_hd\">Luigi&#8217;s Mansion 2 HD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/paper_mario_the_thousand-year_door\">Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door<\/a>, but there were also some newbies to see in the shape of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/princess_peach_showtime\">Princess Peach: Showtime!<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_3\">Splatoon 3<\/a>&#8216;s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/09\/splatoon-3s-story-mode-dlc-side-order-splats-its-way-onto-switch-next-spring\">Side Order<\/a>&#8216; DLC.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, it was rumours ahoy as we heard the latest gossip about the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/09\/rumour-switch-2-gamescom-demo-supposedly-had-zelda-botw-running-at-4k-60fps\">Switch 2<\/a>&#8216; and took a look at some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/09\/new-nintendo-joystick-patent-could-spell-the-end-for-future-drift-issues\">joystick patents<\/a> that <em>might<\/em> signal the end of drift \u2014 our fingers are crossed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in reviews, we got our hands on the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/30xx\">excellent Mega Man X-style<\/a>&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/30xx\">30XX<\/a>, blasted into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_bomberman_r_2\">Super Bomberman R 2<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/super-bomberman-r-2\">feature-rich return<\/a> and were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/switch-eshop\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-the-teal-mask\">left wanting more<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet_-_the_teal_mask\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet &#8211; The Teal Mask<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s have a look at what we&#8217;re all planning on playing this weekend, shall we?<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:155485 @ 2023-09-17T03:18:50+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<h2>Jim Norman, Staff Writer<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s my birthday this weekend so I don&#8217;t know that I will actually have all that much time for gaming \u2014 unless you count pass the parcel, in which case, I will be doing <em>a lot<\/em> of gaming.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, I would really, really like to get another chunk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/sea_of_stars\">Sea of Stars<\/a> under my belt. I am just having the best time with it and I feel like it&#8217;s going to be one of those that takes a good few weeks to get over once I&#8217;ve wrapped it up.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll also probably hit up a run or two in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_shredders_revenge_-_dimension_shellshock\">TMNT: Shredder&#8217;s Revenge &#8211; Dimension Shellshock<\/a>. Gosh, I really wasn&#8217;t a roguelike guy a month ago, but the combo of this sweet Survival Mode and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/vampire_survivors\">Vampire Survivors<\/a> has really got me hooked.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"9GovYvRixPg\">[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><figcaption class=\"youtube-watch\"><a title=\"Open This Video on YouTube.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9GovYvRixPg\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Felix Sanchez, Video Producer<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019ll be finishing up Sea of Stars &#8211; around 30 hours into it &#8211; and wow, it is just a fantastic game. It keeps having fantastic twists and turns, and I can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s at the end of the road. Oh, I\u2019m probably also gonna hit up some more races in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/f-zero_99\">F-Zero 99<\/a> because, MAN, that game has no right to be as fun as it is!<\/p>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, Contributor<\/h2>\n<p>Whenever there are announcements about certain IPs, the excitement always makes me want to go play all of the other games in the series, no matter how old or outdated, just to sate my cravings. After yesterday&#8217;s Nintendo Direct, I&#8217;ll likely crack open all of my <strong>Splatoon<\/strong>, <strong>Luigi&#8217;s Mansion<\/strong>, and <strong>Paper Mario<\/strong> games just for the heck of it, not only on Switch but probably on the old Wii U and Cube of Game, as well.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also still playing through all of my hundreds of StreetPasses from PAX West, because I refuse to let any of those minigames go to waste&#8230; being a completionist is a heavy burden. Send good vibes \u2014 and all the snacks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"CzAwbLpfTY0\">[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><figcaption class=\"youtube-watch\"><a title=\"Open This Video on YouTube.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CzAwbLpfTY0\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s demos, demos, demos this weekend for me! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/star_ocean_the_second_story_r\">Star Ocean: The Second Story R<\/a>&#8216;s demo is a delightful slice of nostalgia for me \u2014 it looks absolutely beautiful on Switch and runs like a dream, too. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dave_the_diver\">Dave The Diver<\/a> is a title I&#8217;ve been meaning to check out since it got rave reviews on Steam earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>For Switch, my main aim is to check off the last few bits in The Teal Mask so that&#8217;s out of the way. Otherwise, my time will be spent on the PS5 playing through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/baldurs_gate_3\" class=\"external\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a> with my partner. What an overwhelming game <em>that<\/em> is \u2014 I can&#8217;t wait for it all to click into place, because I sense there&#8217;s something pretty special about this one.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Do your weekend gaming plans match any of ours? Drop the game that you will be maining in the poll above and then take to the comments to let us know what else you have on the cards.<\/em><em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Sabotage After a packed Direct, are you ready for a big weekend of gaming? We sure are! Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing. Before we dive into our Switch plans, let&#8217;s take a look at the highlights from this week on Nintendo Life. 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