{"id":75092,"date":"2019-01-12T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/01\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_january_12th"},"modified":"2019-01-12T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-12T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-12th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/12\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-january-12th\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 12th)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We’ve reached yet another weekend, which can only mean one thing: it’s time for the Nintendo Life ‘What Are You Playing?’ feature extravaganza! Are we overselling it? Maybe.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Anyway, as always, expect to find members of the team discussing their weekend gaming plans in our lovingly-crafted paragraphs below. If you feel up to it, make sure to join in the fun by leaving a vote in our poll and maybe even a comment in the box where the comments go. It’s been a long week, okay?<\/em> Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n

Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n

I actually have sort of a strange throwback weekend planned: I got a retro itch earlier this week and reordered the old Atomic Purple Game Boy Color I played copiously in my youth, along with my favorite titles from that system – Pok\u00e9mon Crystal<\/strong><\/a> and Hamtaro: Ham Hams Unite<\/strong> (I was quite young when I had this system, don\u2019t judge). Ah, the memories. So, I\u2019ll be replaying some of those nostalgic gems – while, of course, hitting all of the other games in my Switch rotation like Super<\/strong> Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/strong><\/a> and Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ll be honest; it was hard to convince myself to buy Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong> on the Switch. Regardless of additional content such as a proper<\/em> battle mode, it was still tough to come to terms with the idea of purchasing what still is \u2013 for most parts \u2013 the exact same game as the Wii U release. Fortunately, I didn\u2019t have this same predicament with New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe<\/a><\/strong>. Well, kind of.<\/p>\n

When the Wii U generation arrived, it was the first time ever I didn\u2019t rush out and buy a Nintendo system on release. I held off for a bit until I was sure games such as Super Mario 3D World<\/a><\/strong> were on the way. As a result, I completely skipped the launch title New Super Mario Bros. U<\/a><\/strong> and instead opted with the standalone and much more challenging game, New Super Luigi U<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It’s been worthwhile in the long-run. Unlike many others here who have already played the original game, I had no hesitation in picking this new version up as soon as I could. Even if I have played the Luigi expansion before, I\u2019ve still got the entire original game to experience for the first time. So, that’s what I’ll be playing this weekend!<\/p>\n