TwT It`s sad that Cone left so suddently... Well, I think Ultra, Lead, and Plat can do a good job running this thread.
Also, I`ll be signin` up for the tourney. I don`t expect to do well either.

There is a strong suspicion that it's undertracked,well for the USA it's confirmed but we are wondering about Europe!

Mario kart 8 will surely pass double dash,you should expect that quite earlier and not by seeing the comparisons,there were many other signs about that,like the attach rate of it!(Anywise,comparisons are being misleading at most and I'm somehow against them,things can change at any time and the irksome that most of the time we compare things that don't have similarities,like things related to the price(Initial price,shop deals,price cuts)/release date etc!These two are the main reasons from the many that makes me cautious towards comparisons...)

Mario kart 8 might even threaten Mario kart 64 with its super attach rate...Attach rate isn't the same at the end,I know,but mario kart 8 it's bundled and it will always be,or rather I hope it will always be,with nintendo you never know!Its bundling tactics are really bad this gen...

So the way the network system in Xenoblade works is pretty clever. You can recruit other players' avatars to join your party as NPCs. Allowing your avatar to be recruited also nets you some rewards if someone recruits you. But then you can form a Squad with 32 players. These squads work together towards various goals on their own. But then you can unlock actual missions to take on powerful enemies that are actual 4 player co-op missions, though you can use AI partners as well. I really like this setup. It blends the online elements into the single player experience in a way that won't detract from the single player feel.

As one of the Defenders, I don't mind if you redo that list from scratch too.

After all, I don't even know how I managed to become one!

New Splatoon weapon profile, including footage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTv1PriHiSA

The coin system looks good!

I think its a great idea to revive the coin system, and I hope it all goes smoothly! :)

Sign me up for the Smash tourney. It's Saturday, right?

How is the host determined, what stages are legal, can we change characters regardless if we won or not, how many more dumb questions will I ask?

By the players, all, don't know (I'd say no), maybe 2?

Thanks!

I have made a Google spreadsheet so if there is interest to see your scores, I'll consider posting a viewable copy. That's because it will be too much effort to get the OP edited frequently.