THE SUB MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS SOMETIMES. EVERY SINGLE TIME THERE'S A BIG DIRECT, INCLUDING E3, PEOPLE GET THEMSELVES HYPED UP AND EXPECTING STUFF. THEN WHEN THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN, THEY BLAME IT ON NINTENDO OR JUST SAY THE DIRECT WAS BAD DESPITE EVERYTHING ELSE IN IT. I GUESS IT MAKES TIMES LIKE THIS YEAR'S E3 MORE VINDICATING WHEN SAMUS RETURNS AND PRIME 4 WERE ANNOUNCED. BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IT JUST LEADS TO A BUNCH OF FRUSTRATION IT SEEMS.

TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THERE'VE BEEN NO BAD OR UNDERWHELMING DIRECTS. I REMEMBER QUITE A FEW DURING THE WII U'S TIME THAT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING (LIKE WHEN WE GOT AMIIBO FESTIVAL). BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.

SOME BIG NAME THIRD PARTY GAMES COMING, A GOOD NUMBER OF INDIES, NEWS ON OTHER THIRD PARTY GAMES, AND MORE NEWS AND UPDATE INFO FOR NINTENDO GAMES. I TOO WISH THEY WOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED ANIMAL CROSSING FOR SWITCH. AND SOME OF THE CHOICES WERE WEIRD. MARIO PARTY WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF BOARD? SURE. BUT THERE WAS A GOOD NUMBER OF INTERESTING THINGS AND NEWS ON UPCOMING PROJECTS.

IN OTHER THROWDOWN NEWS, I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED IN MARIO + RABBIDS. THE WORST PART IS I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHY. MAYBE I BOUGHT TOO MUCH INTO THE HYPE. I'VE BEEN ENJOYING THE GAME OVERALL. THE GAMEPLAY IS SOLID IF PERHAPS JUST A BIT TOO SIMPLE. THE THEMED WORLDS ARE COOL. THE GRAPHICS ARE NICE. THE HUMOR HAS BEEN... FINE, MAYBE MORE UNDERWHELMING THAN I WAS EXPECTING GIVEN THE IMPRESSIONS I'D READ. IT JUST FEELS LIKE SOMETHING OFF, MISSING, OR JUST KIND OF INCOMPLETE TO ME. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'D BE.