Nintendo players share weekend gaming plans for 8 August
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Nintendo Life invited readers to share their gaming plans for the weekend of 8–9 August, alongside accounts from two of its editors. The post serves mainly as a community snapshot of current Nintendo interest, while also drawing attention to recent Nintendo news including a Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave presentation and added Virtual Boy titles on Nintendo Switch Online.
In the poll, which had 527 votes, Splatoon Raiders led with 48 selections, ahead of Mario Kart World on 18 and Pokémon Pokopia on 16. Reviews Editor Ollie Reynolds praised The Mermaid Mask and began another playthrough, while Editor Gavin Lane continued an Ocarina of Time playthrough with his children and played Cruis’n Blast after learning it had been delisted.
- Splatoon Raiders led Nintendo Life’s weekend poll.
- The poll received 527 votes.
- Editors recommended The Mermaid Mask and Cruis’n Blast.
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Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for consoles including the Nintendo Switch and for series such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon. Its games are played both alone and online, with many players returning to older titles as well as trying new releases.
Nintendo Life is a website that covers Nintendo games and invites its readers to discuss what they are playing. Its regular weekend post is designed as a community conversation, combining a reader poll with choices from the site’s writers.
The games mentioned range from online competition, such as Tetris 99, to story-led adventures and racing games. Ocarina of Time is a long-running Zelda title, while Cruis’n Blast is an arcade-style racing game that has been removed from digital sale.
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Originally published by Nintendo Life as “Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th August)”.