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You absolutely need the dock because it doubles as a pen holder. Jebus, Kairon, it’s as if you have no concept of true value.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 will have official High School Leagues this Fall; Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will join them next Spring.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/57338/nintendo-joins-playvs-for-high-school-varsity-esports
Nintendo and PlayVS have officially announced a partnership that brings Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 to high school varsity sports. Nintendo will be providing the Nintendo Switch System to thousands of select qualifiying schools, as well as games and online subscriptions, while PlayVS will provide the league tournament structure as well as exclusive partnerships with state and national high school athletics organizations.
PlayVS advocates and official ESports in schools and boasts Esports leagues in all 50 states in the USA, including state championships. They provide an end-to-end solution for schools to officially create varsity Esports programs, partnerships with game publishers like Nintendo and run the scheduled league matches throughout a Fall and a Spring season. They advocate not just for ESports as an official Varsity-level program, but point to its inclusivity, community, and relationship to academic STEM programs. They also argue that already hundreds of colleges and universities are offering tens of millions of dollars in scholarships in ESports. (PlayVS supports College level ESports programs as well as High School Varsity.)
In the past Nintendo has dabbled in providing some support for various independent ESports leagues in the past, as well as hosting their own controlled invitational tournaments at major marketing events. The PlayVS partnership, while limited to the amateur Scholastic field, appears to be a further official step for the company in the Esports arena.
Schools interested in creating teams and joining league play for the Nintendo games can sign up now for the waitlist for the Fall High School season at PlayVS.
Join us as we countdown the disappearance of several games and raise money for the Video Game History Foundation!
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/sitenews/56579/marios-farewell-tour-livestream-for-the-video-game-history-foundation-march-31
Join us on our Twitch Channel at 6:30pm ET on March 31st as we say goodbye to several limited time releases. We'll be playing Super Mario 3D All Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35, Super Mario Maker (for Wii U) and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. While some are merely disappearing from the eShop, others will be completely inaccessible.
Throughout the stream we'll also be raising money in support of the Video Game History Foundation in the interest of preserving the history of our favorite medium. You can donate by clicking here.
About The Video Game History Foundation
The Video Game History Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games.
Their archives provide rare material for study, and their advocacy and educational outreach bring everyone together to do their part in celebrating and discovering video game history.
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Mario's Farewell Tour - Livestream Giveaways!
Mario's Farewell Tour - Livestream Giveaways!
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Mario's Farewell Tour - Bonus Livestream Winners!
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I look forward to playing this on the Switch 2, because there's no way this isn't a Switch 2 launch game, having a nebulous 2022 release date like that.
Is "to the moon!" a reference to The Honeymooners? Nice touch, if so.
To Kairon: Don't do it, Kairon! The wood grain calls to me too, but we must resist!
For the Splatoon fans here, are y'all excited for a new one next year? The trailer made think it would be a spin-off initially, but unless it's a big overhaul I don't really see the point (besides money). That team has a crazy turn-around though: Splatoon (2015), Splatoon 2 (2017), Octo Expansion (2018), Splatoon 3 (2022).
Eh...not really? I'm not real big into Splatoon multiplayer, and if we're getting another sequel that's MP-focused where the player has no choice in what MP they get to play...I'm just not all that hyped. "Splatoon, but MORE" was the selling point of the 2nd game, so if that's also the case for the 3rd game it's one I can wait on. I expect it to be a Switch 2 launch game anyway with that nebulous 2022 release date. I was hoping there'd be a lot more SP after the excellent Octo Expansion the 2nd game got and the moody trailer we just saw for the 3rd game. But no...it just seems to be more Splatoon, same as the last Splatoon.
I have considered having one to open and play around with and keeping another in a box as a collectable.
I'm trying not to collect things anymore.
It denies current rival Sony several enticing exclusives in the future (Skyrim sold 30 million units, they just bought its sequel), pads the xCloud portfolio in another big blow to Google's Stadia, and it effectively raises the price of entry for "new" players in the market like Apple, Amazon, and TenCent.
This all shores up their position against both their current as well as their future rivals. I agree with you Xbox often seemed like a side-project which grew slightly too big to kill, but it's difficult to read this purchase as anything other than MicroSoft going all-in on gaming.
Restructured the OP to separate hardware, software, DLC, and NSO updates. I don't know if anyone really uses this list, but if so, let me know whether you prefer this, or the previous chronological list. Personally I thought it looked too cluttered and unwieldy before.
