Holy shit, Fire Emblem Fates has now joined the 1000+ hours playtime club along with Splatoon/2! Did not realize I'd been playing it for that long, and still plenty more to go too! Currently finishing up Revelation Lunatic/Classic with no grind/dlc/online, then I will do another Conquest run with the same settings/rules, including Endgame this time. Had no choice but to break my rules on my first run through, but this time I'm fully aware of the absolute bullshit insanity that is Endgame and have devised a strategy for it. One simply can't say they've truely mastered Fire Emblem until they've legit beaten Lunatic/Classic Conquest afterall!

So yeah, it's clear this game is the peak of the Fire Emblem series for me atleast. I'm sure Three Houses will be good, but there's no way it'll be better than Fates, definitely not gonna have this as an expectation for the game. The only way to accomplish that feat would be to pretty much copy-paste Fate's gameplay (more specifically Conquest) but have an actually good story that's sold in a single normal priced package.

More Switch-exclusive Starfox footage from Starlink. Jump to 3:00 for a freaking amazing remix of the SNES Corneria theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebwxEApmPNs&t=180s

Nintendo Switch eShop Best-Sellers as of 10/14/2018

Also, Nintendo had recently posted a list of their best-selling games for September on the US eShop:

1. Fortnite 
2. Undertale 
3. Hollow Knight 
4. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition 
5. Super Mario Party 
6. Overcooked 2 
7. Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition HD 
8. Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle 
9. Human: Fall Flat 
10. Rocket League 
11. Stardew Valley 
12. Dead Cells 
13. Into The Breach 
14. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 
15. Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition 
16. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ 
17. The Way Remastered 
18. The Messenger 
19. NBA 2K19 
20. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate 
21. Surgeon Simulator CPR 
22. Cities: Skylines - Nintendo Switch Edition 
23. Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros. 
24. Hollow 
25. Okami HD 
26. Dragon Ball FighterZ 
27. ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 
28. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 
29. Super Mario Odyssey 
30. Mario Tennis Aces  

Anyone else feel bad for Valkyria Chronicles 4? :/ looking like a flop

Yeah, seems to have failed to really find a foothold on any platform.  Honestly, feels like a combination of letting the brand atrophy, failing to adequately promote the release globally, and having it release in such a busy, noisy month.

Also, I think they made a mistake going with Playstation as sort of their primary promotional platform.  I get Sony has a big global presence but they also had other priorities this year and in this period.  Nintendo likely would have given them more prominence given the chance.

Yeah ... don't get why AA titles would focus advertising on Playstation ... at this point, that market is too crowded advertising wise. Game could have sold a lot on Switch if it had more focused advertising on that platform, for me at least as someone who didn't play a VC game before I considered it one of the biggest/most important third parties for it (partially because it wasn't a big downgrade from PS4 so it fit naturally). It is saddenjng, if it ends up not selling then I worry for the series. I'll buy the port of 1. 

New trailer for Pokemon Let's Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irYFp43-WmY

I'm happy that relatively niche games like TWEWY and Valkyria Chronicles 1 are finding audiences on Switch. Also happy for Mega Man 11. Is Ultimate Chicken Horse that good? It seems to have found its way on the eshop charts on most, if not all, regions.

https://nintendoeverything.com/monolith-soft-recruitment-message-from-tetsuya-takahashi/