{"id":46060,"date":"2018-09-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2018\/09\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_september_8th"},"modified":"2018-09-08T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T09:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-september-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2018\/09\/08\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-september-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 8th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a10c2c1267\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a10c2c1267\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Mario Kart\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a10c2c1267\/mario-kart.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/097a10c2c1267\/mario-kart.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Kart\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>After another week of non-stop Nintendo news and drama, it&#8217;s finally time to spend a weekend relaxing with your favourite games. As ever, the team at Nintendo\u00a0Life will be aiming to do just that, too, with rounds of football, first-party megahits, old-school platformers, and even the odd &#8220;saucy&#8221; game or two taking place this week. Check out what we&#8217;re up to, and then let us know what you&#8217;ll be playing in our poll and comments section below!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Jon Cousins, Japan correspondent<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I shall mostly be carrying on with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/fifa_18\"><strong>FIFA 18<\/strong><\/a> season, along with a couple of other beauties. I finally got round to getting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/lumines_remastered\"><strong>Lumines Remastered<\/strong><\/a>, and it is an absolute treat. It really scratches my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gameboy\/tetris\"><strong>Tetris<\/strong><\/a> style high score puzzle itch with that Mizuguchi audiovisual finesse. I also got <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/messenger\"><strong>The Messenger<\/strong><\/a> and it is another indie darling. Slick, super satisfying platforming, a healthy dose of self-aware humour and that soundtrack&#8230; My goodness me, that soundtrack!<\/p>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, my goal is to go back to all of the unfinished games in my catalog and finally try to get through them (or, at least, close to it). The games I\u2019ve shamefully picked up, played for five to ten hours, and then abandoned are beginning to pile up &#8211; along with my guilt. They include random titles such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon\"><strong>Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Moon<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/detective_pikachu\"><strong>Detective Pikachu<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_mario_odyssey\"><strong>Super Mario Odyssey<\/strong><\/a> (don\u2019t judge, I sank about 20 hours into this one, just haven\u2019t finished it yet), half of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nintendo_labo_toy-con_01_variety_kit\"><strong>Nintendo Labo<\/strong><\/a> kits, and the <strong>Champion\u2019s Ballad<\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\"><strong>Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/strong><\/a>. The older I get, the worse this habit of mine is becoming. If anyone has tips for better follow-through on games as an adult, they\u2019d be greatly appreciated in the comments!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;ll be saying goodbye to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nba_2k18\"><strong>NBA 2K18<\/strong><\/a> as I finally get my hands on a review build of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/nba_2k19\"><strong>NBA 2K19<\/strong><\/a>. Expect the next couple of days to be filled with dunks and three-pointers as I try and take my beloved Timberwolves to the top of the mountain. Look out for the official verdict on Nintendo Life next week.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll also be going back to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/yo-kai_watch_blasters_red_cat_corps_and_white_dog_squad\"><strong>Yo-Kai Watch Blasters<\/strong><\/a> on 3DS, completing Patrols and trying to fill my Medallium up because I love Yo-Kai and there&#8217;s nothing you can do to stop me.<\/p>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I hope to have three games on the go. First up, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/yooka-laylee\"><strong>Yooka-Laylee<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/n64\/banjo_kazooie\"><strong>Banjo-Kazooie<\/strong><\/a> obsessive, I was delighted when my Switch code arrived but I got distracted after dying a couple of times in the swamp world and it joined my pile of shame. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/oxenfree\"><strong>Oxenfree<\/strong><\/a> is also in my backlog \u2013 the characters got on my nerves in the first twenty minutes but I want to blast through it.<\/p>\n<p>The last game \u2013 if it even is a game \u2013 is a bit saucy. A couple of months back a clutch of Japanese-only \u201clove-likeness pseudo-talk\u201d titles appeared on the eShop and the blurb alone seemed worth the low price of entry. \u201cA little embarrassing, in a conversation that pounding, romance skill UP!\u201d the eShop promised. Well, quite. Curiosity (plus some unused gold points) led me to download <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/pure_electric_love_what_do_you_want_-_eri_kitami_-\"><strong>Pure \/ Electric Love \u201cWhat Do You Want?\u201d \u2013 Eri Kitami<\/strong><\/a>. Purely for academic analysis, you understand. Yes. Important journalistic investigation. Ahem.<\/p>\n<p>Next!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>As will likely be the case for some time now, my spare weekend hours will most probably be spent playing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\"><strong>Hollow Knight<\/strong><\/a>. I don&#8217;t seem to manage to set aside quite as much time for gaming as I used to, so my playthrough of the game is trudging along at a very slow pace; people tell me there&#8217;s upwards of 50 hours&#8217; worth of content to get through so I could be here for some time!<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, I might spend an evening sitting down with something good for multiplayer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\"><strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/strong><\/a> and <strong>FIFA 18<\/strong> are among the favourites in the house, so one of these could well be finding itself back in the Switch&#8217;s cartridge slot pretty soon. I&#8217;ve been lazily rewatching the <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> anime most nights, though, so I&#8217;ll have to actually peel myself off the sofa for once to switch the games over.\u00a0<em>The horror.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-08sep-18-tpweekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Which games are you playing this weekend? (351 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">FIFA 18<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"9 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Lumines Remastered<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"4 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Messenger<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"21 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pok\u00e9mon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon<\/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\">Detective Pikachu<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"1 vote\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Mario Odyssey<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"24 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">7%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Nintendo Labo<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"5 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"21 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">6%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">NBA 2K18<\/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\">Yo-Kai Watch Blasters<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"1 vote\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Yooka-Laylee<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"5 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Oxenfree<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"3 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pure \/ Electric Love \u201cWhat Do You Want?\u201d \u2013 Eri Kitami<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"3 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">1%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Hollow Knight<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"45 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">13%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"42 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">12%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Something else (comment below)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"158 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">45%<\/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>After another week of non-stop Nintendo news and drama, it&#8217;s finally time to spend a weekend relaxing with your favourite games. As ever, the team at Nintendo\u00a0Life will be aiming to do just that, too, with rounds of football, first-party megahits, old-school platformers, and even the odd &#8220;saucy&#8221; game or two taking place this week. 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