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It's not crazy, especially if you just have a normal PS4. PC covers all your multiplats, Nintendo's got a steady stream of great exclusives, and you can always get a PS4 Pro down the road once it's become more of an actual upgrade.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze got robbed by most sites....including GB (except for Dan)

Liked Live Wire quite a bit...meadows is cool, dont like the other one quite as much.

Yes, love football, love Jesus, love America, love Tom Brady. It was a very memorable day.

Part of what makes 3DS and Vita work as portables is the ability to quickly hop in and out of games without losing your place. Sleep mode is what makes this possible. I think if Switch doesn't have a decent sleep mode, it will have failed to truly achieve the concept Nintendo is going for. They want something that bridges home and portable consoles, but without sleep mode the portable aspect won't be complete, imo. I haven't heard anything about details for sleep mode and Switch, but I hope to god Nintendo hasn't overlooked this.

I'm glad the new mode is pilots only since I'm not really a fan of titans or modes with ai troops. Now I just want another double xp weekend.

I finished my playthrough of VII on 3DS a few weeks ago, and just got started on this one. The lack of 3D is a big bummer, but the game still looks great and runs well. Its nice that I can started distributing skill points and specializing right from the get go instead of after 20 hours like in VII. For people concerned about grinding, I'd turn on the faster battle animations and use tactics so you dont have to select actions for your whole party durin each encounter.

@werupenstein: That's with the GCU discount stacked on. With a 20% GCU discount, the games ring up as $48, so 2 games plus a pack of batteries can get you to $100. Subtract $25 and add in taxes and it comes to about $80-85 = $40 per game. And I forgot to mention GCU itself qualifies for this promotion, so you can bundle that in towards the $25 off too.

I definitely kept the fact some games ship with key features buggy or unfinished in mind. Nintendo's got a pretty good track record though and that's mostly what I preordered, especially since most of their games hold value. Other stuff I can just get a month after launch for $40 if I need to. Plus, you aren't obligated to actually buy. I've just locked in an option to buy on the cheap.

So, Best Buy and Visa Checkout have a deal going right now (I think through the 25th) where you get $25 off a purchase of $100+ when you use Visa Checkout. What's great about this is (1) you don't need a Visa card; (2) it stacks with Gamers Club Unlocked; (3) it works for preorders; and (4) you aren't charged for preorders until they ship.

End results is I've locked in preorders for every announced Nintendo Switch game I want through the end of the year. Comes out to around $40 for a game at MSRP of $60, and you can just walk into a BB and pick it up at launch.

Amazing deal if you want to plan ahead your purchases this year. Just wanted to share as I know I'd have been upset if I missed it.