Let's hope it doesn't get that bad, that shit was ridiculous.

Still, it is looking like Switch will be facing supply constraints for at least the next month, maybe longer.

https://www-gamesindustry-biz.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.gamesindustry.biz/amp/2019-09-02-platinumgames-scores-first-uk-no-1-with-astral-chain

On the issue of buying a Switch, I recently saw the new version of the Switch in a big store downtown, the one whose battery life is much improved and I can't lie, I was tempted to buy it but I did not cause I really want to see what the Switch Pro will be like, specs, price and all. But my point is I was tempted.

Uh oh, hopefully they get it sorted out by Pokemon time

CALLED IT!

https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1169375812610600960?s=19

Well that was one really awful Direct, the worst I can clearly remember in ages.

Not one remotely interesting or exciting thing in the entire 40 minutes, just games were already new plenty about, dusty old ports, and boring filler. :(

Hush and play Super Kirby Clash.

I don't think it was awful but I was honestly really surprised that we didn't get any actual new game announcement? I guess maybe Kirby and Xenoblade count but they're basically filler releases. Was really expecting a Paper Mario or Monolith's new IP, oh well, they'll probably reveal them at the next direct. 

Also really not looking forward to the overhyping of Monolith's abilities... the character models have seen a great improvement (because they're partially based on Xenoblade 2's versions that already exist) but the environments still look very rough yet people are falling head over heels for it. They've definitely been cleaned up and maybe have better grass but damn they look very HD Wii-ish. If it releases in April or later they'll  still have 7 months to make it look a bit nicer but honestly it feels kind of jarring to see those character models on those vistas, the art style ain't even the same really. 

Would be funny if this somehow got blamed on BOTW's development again just like when Xenoblade 2 released and had awful performance. 

The free to play framework of Super Kirby Clash seems to be exactly the same as the 3DS version, meaning it should be very much beatable without spending a dime. I'll be trying to do just that. However like Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, doing this likely requires being very efficient with your resources. As much as I'd love to buy those stickers, I expect the apple cost needed to unlock quest to become significantly greater than the amount of apples you earn for beating them. That's how it was in the orginal.