04-15-2019, 03:06 AM
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 13th)
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<p><em>Here we are at the end of yet another week, finally winding down and getting ready to enjoy some of those video game thingies we seem to talk about so much. As always, team Nintendo Life has gathered around to discuss our gaming plans for the weekend, and we’d love for you to get involved in the comments and poll sections below. Enjoy!</em></p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>Amazingly, for the second weekend in a row, I’ll be spending my time actually interacting with other, real human beings. I have a friend staying over for a while, so I imagine any gaming time will naturally be spent playing the Switch’s top multiplayer hits.</p>
<p>For us, that’s usually things like <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/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>. Sure, they’re the boring choices, but sometimes you just can’t beat Nintendo’s biggest and brightest.<em><br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, time permitting, I’ll be diving into the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/nintendo_labo_toy-con_04_vr_kit">Labo VR Kit</a></strong>. News that <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong> are getting some manner of VR update was the tipping point and I pre-ordered a game for the first time in… 20 years?! The last thing I remember pre-ordering is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/donkey_kong_64">Donkey Kong 64</a></strong> with the Expansion Pak.</p>
<p>I went for the smaller basic Blaster kit because I lack both the space to store all that cardboard and also the time to build it. I’m very interested to investigate how the VR experience holds up given Switch’s tech limitations. Would it be possible to see an adapted port of Ubisoft’s <strong>Star Trek: Bridge Crew</strong> on Switch, for example? Before this Breath of the Wild update I’d have said ‘no way’, but I’m starting to wonder…</p>
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<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Having been blessed yet again with good fortunes from the East, I will be spending my weekend mostly with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_robot_wars_t">Super Robot Wars T</a></strong>. I’ve been a fan of the series since stumbling upon it on Super Famicom and it is a true luxury to have the latest, greatest entry in the series 100% in English. There will, as per usual, be some <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/arms">ARMS</a></strong> Party Crash Bash and <strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> amiibo action along with some downtime sessions of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/switch_n_shoot">Switch ‘N’ Shoot</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/super_star_path">Super Star Path</a></strong> and the deliciously difficult <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/out_there_o_the_alliance">Out There Ω: The Alliance</a></strong>.</p>
<p>My game of the week is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dead_or_alive_xtreme_3_scarlet">Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet</a></strong> for no reason at all except my faint hope that Koei Tecmo puts an <em>actual</em> <strong>Dead or Alive</strong> on the Switch down the line since we know now for sure that yes, the system can handle all the necessary physics involved.</p>
<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’m picking up the full <strong>Labo VR kit</strong> and pretty much devoting all of my time to that. I’m a sucker for buildable toys – LEGO was my jam growing up – and considering each Toy-Con takes at least an hour to make, I should be set. I’ll also be having friends over the entire weekend, so I’m sure there will be some <strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> and <strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> thrown in as well for good measure.</p>
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<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter</h2>
<p>Like many other Switch owners, I’ll be spending the next few days in virtual reality testing out the new <strong>Nintendo Labo VR Kit</strong>. Based on my own experience so far – I’m impressed. I went in with low expectations and have been pleasantly surprised. While it’s obviously not as good looking as more expensive products on the market, it’s equally as entertaining. The Labo Goggles will also be a good investment if Nintendo continues to roll out free VR updates for older titles.</p>
<p>When I’m not playing Labo VR, I’ll be working on a few cases in the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney_trilogy">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy</a></strong>. To finally have this series on my television is a dream come true. That’s it for me this weekend.</p>
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<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (267 votes)</h3>
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<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="19 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="34 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">13%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="41 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">15%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Mario Odyssey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="11 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="16 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Donkey Kong 64</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Robot Wars T</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Switch ‘N’ Shoot</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Super Star Path</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">Out There: Ω The Alliance</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Splatoon 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
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<h4 class="heading">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="10 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
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<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="92 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">34%</span></span></p>
</div>
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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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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Labo VR" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/243b2a2509a1e/labo-vr.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/243b2a2509a1e/labo-vr.900x.jpg" alt="Labo VR"></a></figure>
<p><em>Here we are at the end of yet another week, finally winding down and getting ready to enjoy some of those video game thingies we seem to talk about so much. As always, team Nintendo Life has gathered around to discuss our gaming plans for the weekend, and we’d love for you to get involved in the comments and poll sections below. Enjoy!</em></p>
<h2>Ryan Craddock, staff writer</h2>
<p>Amazingly, for the second weekend in a row, I’ll be spending my time actually interacting with other, real human beings. I have a friend staying over for a while, so I imagine any gaming time will naturally be spent playing the Switch’s top multiplayer hits.</p>
<p>For us, that’s usually things like <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/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>. Sure, they’re the boring choices, but sometimes you just can’t beat Nintendo’s biggest and brightest.<em><br /></em></p>
<h2>Gavin Lane, staff writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, time permitting, I’ll be diving into the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/nintendo_labo_toy-con_04_vr_kit">Labo VR Kit</a></strong>. News that <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_mario_odyssey">Super Mario Odyssey</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild">Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a></strong> are getting some manner of VR update was the tipping point and I pre-ordered a game for the first time in… 20 years?! The last thing I remember pre-ordering is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/n64/donkey_kong_64">Donkey Kong 64</a></strong> with the Expansion Pak.</p>
<p>I went for the smaller basic Blaster kit because I lack both the space to store all that cardboard and also the time to build it. I’m very interested to investigate how the VR experience holds up given Switch’s tech limitations. Would it be possible to see an adapted port of Ubisoft’s <strong>Star Trek: Bridge Crew</strong> on Switch, for example? Before this Breath of the Wild update I’d have said ‘no way’, but I’m starting to wonder…</p>
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<h2>Gonçalo Lopes, contributing writer</h2>
<p>Having been blessed yet again with good fortunes from the East, I will be spending my weekend mostly with <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_robot_wars_t">Super Robot Wars T</a></strong>. I’ve been a fan of the series since stumbling upon it on Super Famicom and it is a true luxury to have the latest, greatest entry in the series 100% in English. There will, as per usual, be some <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/arms">ARMS</a></strong> Party Crash Bash and <strong>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> amiibo action along with some downtime sessions of <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/switch_n_shoot">Switch ‘N’ Shoot</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/super_star_path">Super Star Path</a></strong> and the deliciously difficult <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/out_there_o_the_alliance">Out There Ω: The Alliance</a></strong>.</p>
<p>My game of the week is <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/dead_or_alive_xtreme_3_scarlet">Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet</a></strong> for no reason at all except my faint hope that Koei Tecmo puts an <em>actual</em> <strong>Dead or Alive</strong> on the Switch down the line since we know now for sure that yes, the system can handle all the necessary physics involved.</p>
<h2>Austin Voigt, contributing writer</h2>
<p>This weekend, I’m picking up the full <strong>Labo VR kit</strong> and pretty much devoting all of my time to that. I’m a sucker for buildable toys – LEGO was my jam growing up – and considering each Toy-Con takes at least an hour to make, I should be set. I’ll also be having friends over the entire weekend, so I’m sure there will be some <strong>Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/splatoon_2">Splatoon 2</a></strong> and <strong>Smash Bros. Ultimate</strong> thrown in as well for good measure.</p>
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<h2>Liam Doolan, news reporter</h2>
<p>Like many other Switch owners, I’ll be spending the next few days in virtual reality testing out the new <strong>Nintendo Labo VR Kit</strong>. Based on my own experience so far – I’m impressed. I went in with low expectations and have been pleasantly surprised. While it’s obviously not as good looking as more expensive products on the market, it’s equally as entertaining. The Labo Goggles will also be a good investment if Nintendo continues to roll out free VR updates for older titles.</p>
<p>When I’m not playing Labo VR, I’ll be working on a few cases in the <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/phoenix_wright_ace_attorney_trilogy">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy</a></strong>. To finally have this series on my television is a dream come true. That’s it for me this weekend.</p>
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<div class="results">
<h3 class="heading">Which games are you playing this weekend? (267 votes)</h3>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="19 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="34 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">13%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="41 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">15%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Super Mario Odyssey</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="11 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="16 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">6%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Donkey Kong 64</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Super Robot Wars T</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="2 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Switch ‘N’ Shoot</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="3 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">1%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Super Star Path</h4>
<p class="votes"><span class="bar accent-bg no-votes"> </span> <span title="1 vote">0%</span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Out There: Ω The Alliance</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="4 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="6 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">2%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Splatoon 2</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="18 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">7%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="10 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">4%</span></span></p>
</div>
<div class="result">
<h4 class="heading">Something else (comment below)</h4>
<p class="votes"><span title="92 votes"><span class="bar accent-bg">34%</span></span></p>
</div>
</div>
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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>
</div>