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[FloatOn]

My first console was NES and so my earliest memories of video games was on that console. I was lucky enough to be able to experience the stable of classic nintendo franchises as they were coming out and it was a fantastic time. Nintendo I felt really came into their own with SNES and on some of my more cynical days I will argue that video games peaked with that console. In my mind there are few games better than Mario World, Link to the Past and Super Metroid.

After that I remember being blown away by the demo of Mario 64 at a blockbuster and I desperately wanted a N64 for christmas that year. Unfortunately, they were sold out everywhere and my parents ended up getting me a PSone. This is when I started parting ways with nintendo. I briefly had a gameboy advance and a gamecube but never really dived into those libraries. I borrowed a wii from a friend to play through mario galaxy and resident evil 4 with pointer controls but since then I have been completely lapsed as a nintendo fan. I imagine my story is similar to many of you.

very recently I have fallen into some health issues and so I've picked up a n3ds to play in bed. I have been reliving the SNES era through virtual console and have been plugging away at link between worlds. it has been great to experience these favorite games of mine again.

With all this being said, I couldn't help but get caught up in the switch hysteria and I recently bought a bundle with mario kart 8 deluxe that I'm still waiting on to come in. With Switch it feels like Nintendo is on some kind of return to form. I really like what I'm seeing with how they are planning a major title every month and I can't wait to dive in to Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey. I also like that they are pushing new franchises that are sure to reach "classic" status one day (ARMs, Splatoon). And of course, the fact that I'll have the freedom to play wherever is a really nice bonus too. It's like they finally nailed a gimmick that is practical and attractive to me.

So I guess to sum all this up, it just feels really good to enjoy Nintendo again after so long and I was wondering if anyone else in the community is feeling this way too? I'm riding high after the spotlight yesterday.

related photo of me as a kid:

 

[Vilix]

Again?

 

[FloatOn]

Again?

yeah, I drifted away and now I'm back to enjoying their output again.

 

[Kolibri]

I've been a fan of Nintendo's creative side since the 80's.

But I'll never be a fan of them as a business. It's far to hard to defend some of their stupid crap.

 

[AndrewDean84xX]

Nintendo and their Switch are nailing it.

 

[Tyraniboah]

Well for me it never really stopped. I think the Wii U had some of Nintendo's best first party efforts in their history, even if there weren't very many. Nintendo will never go back to being my solo console but their output is so consistently high quality that owning a Nintendo piece of hardware always feels necessary to me.

 

[mindsale]

I never left them as a fan, they just made hardware decisions that made me begrudge having to buy them to keep up with Smash Bros and Mario and Zelda.

 

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