{"id":84484,"date":"2019-02-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/talking_point_what_are_you_playing_this_weekend_february_23rd"},"modified":"2019-02-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T10:00:00","slug":"talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-february-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/23\/talking-point-what-are-you-playing-this-weekend-february-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 23rd)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9d57830fd7860\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9d57830fd7860\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"TRIALS\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9d57830fd7860\/trials.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9d57830fd7860\/trials.900x.jpg\" alt=\"TRIALS\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><em>Ah, Saturday. Quite possibly the best day of the week; certainly in the top five. It&#8217;s been a busy week despite the post-Direct lull. News that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/reggie_fils-aime_is_retiring_after_15_notable_years_at_nintendo_of_america\">Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9<\/a> will be stepping down in April had us rewatching <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/feature_reggies_video_highlights_from_15_years_at_the_top_of_nintendo\">classic clips<\/a> with a tear in the eye. Enough of that nonsense, though. Reggie wouldn&#8217;t want us moping around &#8211; he&#8217;d want us playing the very best games that Switch and 3DS have to offer, so that&#8217;s what the Nintendo Life team are going to do! These are our game-based plans and we&#8217;d love to hear yours, so get involved in the poll and comments. Have fun!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend, after Reggie\u2019s announcement, I\u2019m honestly just looking for comfort and warmth in a world of utter darkness. I think I\u2019ll stick to my favorites &#8211; finishing off the DLC in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong>, unlocking some new characters in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/super_smash_bros_ultimate\">Smash Ultimate<\/a><\/strong>, playing a few rounds in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/splatoon_2\">Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong>. I\u2019ll probably pick up the old 3DS as well, and knock back some <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/animal_crossing_new_leaf\">Animal Crossing<\/a><\/strong> &amp; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/3ds\/pokemon_sun_and_moon\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a><\/strong>. I\u2019m feeling sad, people, so all I wanna do is play games that I know and love. I\u2019ll also be rewatching \u201cbest of\u201d clips of Reggie on repeat via the YouTube app on Switch &#8211; does that count?<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube\">[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8OWIXl2tOok?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1&#038;w=900&#038;h=507]<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy week and I&#8217;ve only managed to squeeze in thirty minutes with the latest Tetris game to arrive on Switch. Those thirty minutes were enough to confirm two things: firstly, I&#8217;m absolutely <em>rubbish<\/em> at Tetris, and secondly, I need to be careful that <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/tetris_99\">Tetris 99<\/a><\/strong> doesn&#8217;t suck away all my weekend hours.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming I can avoid that particular pitfall, I&#8217;d really like to get into <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/ikaruga\">Ikaruga<\/a><\/strong>. I got the game, I got the Flip Grip but I just haven&#8217;t had the chance to play the thing, much to the chagrin of my fellow Nintendo Life staff. I&#8217;m on the case, team! Let&#8217;s just hope I&#8217;m better at shmups than Tetris&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Gon\u00e7alo Lopes, contributing writer<\/h2>\n<p>There is so much shooting to be done this weekend courtesy of the eShop! The excellent <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/rock_and_roll_racing\">Rock n&#8217; Roll Racing<\/a><\/strong> spiritual sequel <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/blazerush\">BlazeRush<\/a><\/strong>, the solid <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/cybernator\">Cybernator<\/a><\/strong>-inspired mech action of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/gigantic_army\">Gigantic Army<\/a><\/strong>, becoming the aliens in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/x-morph_defense\">X-Morph: Defense<\/a><\/strong> and even WW2 dogfighting and air base management in <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/warplanes_ww2_dogfight\">Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight<\/a><\/strong>. But the most shooting of all will be done in Gameloft\u2019s surprisingly impressive <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/modern_combat_blackout\">Modern Combat Blackout<\/a><\/strong>, proof that you don\u2019t really miss <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wii\/call_of_duty_3\">Call of Duty<\/a><\/strong> until Activision simply stops releasing it in your Nintendo console of choice and every other FPS out there is now some sort of F2P Battle Royale thingamajig.<\/p>\n<p>Game of the week goes with little surprise to Protoculture Game\u2019s appropriately titled horizontal shmup <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/devil_engine\">Devil Engine<\/a><\/strong>! A love letter to retro shmups where you will have as much fun testing your skills to a non-stop barrage of action while also picking up Easter eggs references to other shmups such as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/megadrive\/thunder_force_iv\">Thunder Force IV<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/neogeo\/last_resort\">Last Resort<\/a><\/strong>. Time to pick up a 5th microSD card I guess&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I&#8217;m going to be playing a LOT of <strong>Anthem<\/strong>. However, when I&#8217;m not flying about shooting grabbits in my javelin, I&#8217;ll be taking <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/trials_rising\">Trials Rising<\/a><\/strong> on Nintendo Switch for a spin. I&#8217;ve loved the series since it debuted way back on Xbox 360, so I&#8217;m hoping this port will live up to the hype. I imagine I&#8217;ll be swearing my head off when a mistime a jump for 100th time, but that&#8217;s Trials! Look out for my review on the site next week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"TETRIS99\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2a6f9320819ca\/tetris99.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2a6f9320819ca\/tetris99.900x.jpg\" alt=\"TETRIS99\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter<\/h2>\n<p>This weekend I\u2019m playing more <strong>Tetris 99<\/strong>, more <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/wargroove\">Wargroove<\/a><\/strong> and more <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight\">Hollow Knight<\/a><\/strong>. I\u2019ve also managed to finally rip myself away from <strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/strong> to spend some well overdue time with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dragon_ball_fighterz\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s another one of those games I bought in launch week and never got around to properly playing due to the busy time of year. When I\u2019m not playing any of these titles, I might give the <strong>Trials Rising<\/strong> beta another go. I\u2019ll admit the Switch version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/02\/trials_rising_on_switch_doesnt_rise_up_to_the_challenge_of_its_rivals\">definitely isn\u2019t the best-looking one<\/a>, but it hasn\u2019t been enough to detract from the overall level of fun I\u2019ve had with the game so far.<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-what-games-are-you-playing-this-weekend\" class=\"poll\">\n<div class=\"results\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">What games are you playing this weekend? (311 votes)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"14 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"61 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">20%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Splatoon 2<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"24 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">8%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Animal Crossing: New Leaf<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"5 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">2%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Pok\u00e9mon Sun &amp; Moon<\/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\">Tetris 99<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"69 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">22%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Ikaruga<\/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\">BlazeRush<\/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\">Gigantic Army<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg no-votes\">\u00a0<\/span> <span title=\"0 votes\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">X-Morph: Defense<\/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\">Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight<\/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\">Modern Combat Blackout<\/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\">Devil Engine<\/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\">Trials Rising<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"17 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">5%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Wargroove<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"21 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">7%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Hollow Knight<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"10 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Dragon Ball FighterZ<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"10 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">3%<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"result\">\n<h4 class=\"heading\">Something else (comment below)<\/h4>\n<p class=\"votes\"><span title=\"65 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg\">21%<\/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>That&#8217;s all from us! Make sure to leave a vote or three in the poll above and maybe drop a line below sharing your gaming plans this weekend&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, Saturday. Quite possibly the best day of the week; certainly in the top five. It&#8217;s been a busy week despite the post-Direct lull. News that Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9 will be stepping down in April had us rewatching classic clips with a tear in the eye. Enough of that nonsense, though. Reggie wouldn&#8217;t want us moping [&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-84484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84484","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=84484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}