01-20-2019, 04:54 PM
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 19th)
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<p><em>Congratulations everyone, we’ve made it to yet another weekend! As is tradition, members of Team Nintendo Life have gathered together to talk about our weekend plans. Featuring games ranging from Mario’s latest platforming adventure to digital versions of trading card games, you can find our entries below. Make sure to join in the fun with our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!</em></p>
<h2>Steve Bowling, US editor</h2>
<p>This weekend is all about the Mushroom Kingdom for me. I’ll be playing my way through <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey">Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story</a></strong>. I feel like the 3DS <em>must</em> be in its twilight by now, so I’m betting this is one of the last great first-party games the platform will enjoy. The series holds a special place in my heart and <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/feature_the_mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_team_on_remaking_a_beloved_classic">my recent interview</a> with the team has left me wanting to play through it again!</p>
<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Being a Suda51 fan for decades, one would expect me to write about how much time I will spend this weekend with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/travis_strikes_again_no_more_heroes">Travis Strikes Again</a></strong>… but I won’t; buying the game digitally is simply not punk enough so I will wait one more week for the physical retail version. Instead, I will be decimating poor souls in the ongoing <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/arms">ARMS</a></strong> Party Crash Bash bracket with my main man Ninjara, picking up a few more legendary spirits in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong> and play a few more long sessions of the lovely <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/tales_of_vesperia_definitive_edition">Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition</a></strong> (I’m about to wrap up Arc I!).</p>
<p>My game of the week goes to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/gunman_clive_hd_collection">Gunman Clive HD Collection</a></strong>. You simply can not argue with that price/contents ratio, even if you have done it all before on Wii U and 3DS.</p>
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<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer</h2>
<p>This weekend’s gaming exploits will be, predictably for me, as eclectic as ever. I’ll be giving the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/lightseekers">Lightseekers</a></strong> TCG a go on Nintendo Switch to see if it stacks up on console, and I’ll also be jumping in to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/legrand_legacy_tale_of_the_fatebound"><strong>Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebound</strong></a> to see if this love letter to classic JRPGs is worth reading.</p>
<p>I’ve been watching a lot of <em>Gotham</em> recently (don’t judge me) and it’s given me a hankering to replay some of the old Rocksteady Batman games, so expect me and the eldest to give <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/batman_arkham_city_armored_edition"><strong>Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition</strong></a> a decent airing on Wii U.</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>For the first time since it released at the start of December, this weekend I might actually ignore <strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> for a while. We’ve got into a trend in my house of watching the Pokémon anime with dinner, before jumping into some multiplayer gaming on Switch. This week, rather than going on Smash every night, we’ve actually been really enjoying going back to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/overcooked_2">Overcooked 2</a></strong>.</p>
<p>We’re now actually playing through Overcooked 2’s <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/overcooked_2s_mysterious_update_revealed_brand_new_surf_n_turf_dlc_available_right_now">Surf ‘N’ Turf DLC</a> which is <em>incredibly</em> challenging at times. Hopefully we (by which I mean “I<em>“)</em> will have the patience to get to the end.</p>
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<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, a good friend of about 10+ years is coming to stay – and her requested activity is that I “teach her how to videogame”. MWAHA! This, I feel, was a mistake on her part – but it will be exceptionally fun on mine. Pandora’s box has been opened! Some context: this friend is a law student, so her life outside of textbooks has been close to nonexistent the past few years. She has so much catching up to do… and I plan to completely overwhelm her with gaming greatness all in 24 hours.</p>
<p>I think I’ll start her off on some <strong>Mario Kart</strong>, and then throw her to the wolves with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">Breath of the Wild</a></strong>. Afterwards, <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2"><strong>Splatoon 2</strong></a> to regain her trust. And then I’ll attack her – literally – with <strong>Smash Ultimate</strong>. Stay tuned for updates on whether or not she dies of exhaustion!</p>
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<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (272 votes)</h3>
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<h4 class="heading">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="25 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">9%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="69 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">25%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="15 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Gunman Clive HD Collection</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="9 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Lightseekers</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="1 vote">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Overcooked 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="1 vote">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="13 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Splatoon 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="14 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="76 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">28%</span></span></p>
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<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…</em></p>
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<p><em>Congratulations everyone, we’ve made it to yet another weekend! As is tradition, members of Team Nintendo Life have gathered together to talk about our weekend plans. Featuring games ranging from Mario’s latest platforming adventure to digital versions of trading card games, you can find our entries below. Make sure to join in the fun with our poll and comment sections below. Enjoy!</em></p>
<h2>Steve Bowling, US editor</h2>
<p>This weekend is all about the Mushroom Kingdom for me. I’ll be playing my way through <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/new_super_mario_bros_u_deluxe">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/3ds/mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_plus_bowser_jr_s_journey">Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story</a></strong>. I feel like the 3DS <em>must</em> be in its twilight by now, so I’m betting this is one of the last great first-party games the platform will enjoy. The series holds a special place in my heart and <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/01/feature_the_mario_and_luigi_bowsers_inside_story_team_on_remaking_a_beloved_classic">my recent interview</a> with the team has left me wanting to play through it again!</p>
<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Being a Suda51 fan for decades, one would expect me to write about how much time I will spend this weekend with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/travis_strikes_again_no_more_heroes">Travis Strikes Again</a></strong>… but I won’t; buying the game digitally is simply not punk enough so I will wait one more week for the physical retail version. Instead, I will be decimating poor souls in the ongoing <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/arms">ARMS</a></strong> Party Crash Bash bracket with my main man Ninjara, picking up a few more legendary spirits in <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong> and play a few more long sessions of the lovely <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/tales_of_vesperia_definitive_edition">Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition</a></strong> (I’m about to wrap up Arc I!).</p>
<p>My game of the week goes to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/gunman_clive_hd_collection">Gunman Clive HD Collection</a></strong>. You simply can not argue with that price/contents ratio, even if you have done it all before on Wii U and 3DS.</p>
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<h2>Dom Reseigh-Lincoln, reviewer</h2>
<p>This weekend’s gaming exploits will be, predictably for me, as eclectic as ever. I’ll be giving the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/lightseekers">Lightseekers</a></strong> TCG a go on Nintendo Switch to see if it stacks up on console, and I’ll also be jumping in to <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/legrand_legacy_tale_of_the_fatebound"><strong>Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebound</strong></a> to see if this love letter to classic JRPGs is worth reading.</p>
<p>I’ve been watching a lot of <em>Gotham</em> recently (don’t judge me) and it’s given me a hankering to replay some of the old Rocksteady Batman games, so expect me and the eldest to give <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/wiiu/batman_arkham_city_armored_edition"><strong>Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition</strong></a> a decent airing on Wii U.</p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>For the first time since it released at the start of December, this weekend I might actually ignore <strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> for a while. We’ve got into a trend in my house of watching the Pokémon anime with dinner, before jumping into some multiplayer gaming on Switch. This week, rather than going on Smash every night, we’ve actually been really enjoying going back to <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/mario_kart_8_deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/overcooked_2">Overcooked 2</a></strong>.</p>
<p>We’re now actually playing through Overcooked 2’s <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/10/overcooked_2s_mysterious_update_revealed_brand_new_surf_n_turf_dlc_available_right_now">Surf ‘N’ Turf DLC</a> which is <em>incredibly</em> challenging at times. Hopefully we (by which I mean “I<em>“)</em> will have the patience to get to the end.</p>
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<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, a good friend of about 10+ years is coming to stay – and her requested activity is that I “teach her how to videogame”. MWAHA! This, I feel, was a mistake on her part – but it will be exceptionally fun on mine. Pandora’s box has been opened! Some context: this friend is a law student, so her life outside of textbooks has been close to nonexistent the past few years. She has so much catching up to do… and I plan to completely overwhelm her with gaming greatness all in 24 hours.</p>
<p>I think I’ll start her off on some <strong>Mario Kart</strong>, and then throw her to the wolves with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">Breath of the Wild</a></strong>. Afterwards, <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2"><strong>Splatoon 2</strong></a> to regain her trust. And then I’ll attack her – literally – with <strong>Smash Ultimate</strong>. Stay tuned for updates on whether or not she dies of exhaustion!</p>
<div id="poll-19jan-19-tpweekend" class="poll">
<div class="results">
<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (272 votes)</h3>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="25 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">9%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="69 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">25%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="15 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Gunman Clive HD Collection</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="9 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">3%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Lightseekers</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="1 vote">0%</span></p>
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<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="0 votes">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Overcooked 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="1 vote">0%</span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="13 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Splatoon 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="14 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">5%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="76 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">28%</span></span></p>
</div>
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