Still hoping they add Asami Sato.

I might pick up the new TMNT and Another Crab’s Treasure eventually on discount. TMNT just doesn’t look like it’s a $29.99 game, $19.99 probably would’ve been a better price point for that one, and I’m not a big fan of Souls like games but that crab game has charm I can’t deny that

I was hoping to see the ability to take on multiple troubles at once. Also, makes no sense why 3 generations later we can't get 60 fps and better graphics.

"It's certainly interesting to see the Switch continuing to perform so well when its eventual successor's shadow is looming so heavily"

With zero info about the eventual successor OR its launch lineup offerings, what is there for people to drop jaws about and save money for over a current gen console with proverbial appeal, a massive library of quality experiences and firmware hiccups largely ironed out over the years of memetically mocked but clandestinely vital "stability updates"?

I’m anxiously waiting for the review on here for Another Crab’s Treasure. I’m curious how it runs on switch.

“Coming soon for Switch”

Roughly translated “we don’t really care about this version”

It’s odd that Dadish 3D isn’t an option.

Sounds like the quality of life changes make a perfect game even better. Now I am curious about Rogueport's atmosphere and the well written story.

This remake is beautiful.

@mlt I believe that Origami King was 30fps as well. TTYD is even more visually impressive so it only makes sense it can't run at 60.

As much as I appreciate the tagline informing us a new patch and notes for said patch have arrived, I so want the tagline to read "Hello, Zuko here"

Can't wait.
I'm hoping we get a demo of sorts because the OG GameCube version had a demo disk you could get in a collection or something, and it would be very nostalgic and great if we got a demo for the Remake (yes, I'm still calling it that. I'll change my mind once I play it myself, lol.)

I'm not sure but Origami King was 60fps right?

Oh boy. This is gonna be interesting. I hope that SMG4 doesn’t get affected by this.

Zuko would make awesome dlc for Ultimate. If only…

Wow it's not everyday that you see a 10 year old game stay relevant for this long let alone finally made it to number one again in the top 10 chart.

The continued success in JP has no doubt contributed to this rumoured Super Switch release date push back to 2025. I am more than happy to start seeing sales drop off now.

Yeah, the last few weeks have been pretty quiet in terms of new retail releases but that will end with the next week's report.

Also @Olliemar28 if I can ask, even if off-topic: have you heard any news on why the weekly GfK UK report for retail sales is this late? The last time we've seen such a delay was back in November 2022

I am loving this game so far, but my Utlrahand builds are nothing compared to this! :0

@Zulzar I only played the demo on the Switch, but isn't the 'arcade' version or whatever it's called do that, get rid of all cutscene nonsense?

Will the Switch's total dominance in Japan ever end?.............Switch 2 perhaps.

No matter what you think about this game, can we all agree on one thing: this game is GORGEOUS.

@nocdaes

☺️ cheers

"I often wonder why 6 hasn't been revisited in any way. Maybe it just was perfect?!"

yes, and...

i think in some ways it would be exceedingly difficult to do some of the scenes justice, ironically. certain scenes have a dozen or so distinct characters talking at once (does ffvii ever have this? serious question,) and of course for example the waterfall sequence would be extremely weird with more realistic graphics, etc. it's an oddly ambitious game, made possible by the medium and the imagination of the beholder. if that makes sense.

it's kind of like King of the Hill, to me. I've often thought of KotH as kind of "hyper realistic" because it sticks to reality enough to almost transcend its medium, yet extends into surreality and cartoonishness on occasion in a way that wouldnt work in live action, or be very difficult to pull off in as believable a fashion. hope that makes sense 😅

They need to remove the cutscenes entirely, or put an option in the menu to auto skip all that nonsense that do not belong in an arcade shooter. I don't even want to press a button to skip that garbage, it needs to be automatic or remove them entirely. If you want a story and character development go play a jrpg or read a book.

@ArcadianLegend99 That’s a really good deal. Thank you for the link.

This may be a dumb question, but is there a story in this game or is it just brainless dungeon crawling?

I've always been okay with 30fps. Grew up playing games in lower frames and they never bothered me.
Some of you are spoiled.

I've always thought caring about FPS was pretentious and silly... It's like the disease where people think they need to throw hundreds-thousands of dollars every time a new shiny phone comes out with all the latest tech upgrades. Just like phones, gaming FPS and frame rates will generally keep improving over time. As long as I can clearly see what I'm looking at and it runs smoothly, I don't give a toss about that superfluous nonsense. I care about quality of the game itself like gameplay and/or story. Aside from FPS, seems like the visuals got nicer anyway. Not gonna miss out of a bonafide classic like TTYD just cos lower FPS.

Digital Eclipse is so cool.

Looks good. But majorly disappointing that it runs worse than the original.

Like it or not Nintendo is competing with emulation, and I would hope they'd focus on getting the performance at least on par with the GameCube to make it the best possible version to play without a doubt. The performance issues make it debatable for some.

It's super sad how unpolished this game looks on Switch. It would be a hit to me because I love contra, but the performance and the laggy controls are hard to keep with.

@gcunit

Slam dunks like this are very satisfying.

Although, I must admit that I am a huge hypocrite and would definitely listen to the soundtracks on YouTube.

@Vyacheslav333 true. I forgot about that. But I am weird in that I still play the kingdom hearts games even though I can’t get the dual option in them. Kingdom hearts and resident evil are the only games I can tolerate in English even though a few resident evil games have the dual audio option. I am weird in that regard although I like Japanese voices the best. Back to your point, I should have said that lots of square games had dual audio. Still weird for them to not do it but considering what square is going through with games right now, I guess it’s not that surprising lol

“ While it’s being marketed as a remake, it certainly sits between both this and a 'remaster'. “

“ Switch version only runs at 30fps, compared to the GameCube’s native 60fps “

Sounds more like a Demaster. 🤪

It's still a hard pass for me, at least for the Switch version.

The quality of life updates sound perfect. Can’t wait for this one.

I don't know what more to say that I haven't already said in other articles. My favorite game ever made is now looking even better than ever. Do yourself a favor and buy this game. 30 FPS is by no means a deal-breaker, especially when you consider Origami King goes for a choppy, stop-motion look with only a couple frames of animation for each action. That looked infinitely worse, in my opinion.

I will finally beat this game, this year. It also comes out just before a long weekend for me. I can't wait!

@AlanaHagues Okay thanks! Brightness is an odd choice, I haven't seen that in too many remakes.

This is a game I'm definitely getting, but I'd rather wait until we know more about the next console to confirm if it's backwards-compatible AND if/how OG Switch games do get boosted. Worst-case scenario, 30fps wouldn't be a dealbreaker in the slightest.

@Elitepatriot Same boat here. Got one voucher being used for this, the other as it stands is either going to go to something unannounced or I'm going to have to double back to, I dunno, Advance Wars or something.

The 30fps thing does sting a bit but it's absolutely not a reason for me to skip out on this. Day freaking 1 all the way. I'm glad to hear they're doing good by the original game.

@masterLEON OG graphics overlay seems to check out if I'm interpreting 0:38 right.

Speaking of backtracking, this is arguably the biggest weakness of the original GameCube game. That’s still the case in story chapters (looking at Chapter 2 in particular), but you’ll gain access to a Warp Pipe room which allows you to fast-travel back to the other towns. Yes, this existed in the GameCube version, but it’s been tweaked heavily for the Switch release – no longer do you need to break huge blocks to access pipes, nor do you need to remember which pipe goes where. Each blue pipe is labelled with a number corresponding to the chapter you visited that town in, meaning you can easily get back to Petalburg or the Great Tree by simply following the numbers. It might take a minute to unlock, but it makes those Trouble Center requests much easier to complete. And you can access it straight from Rogueport rather than going through the Sewers each time.

Thanks goodness

I bought a 2 pack. This is obviously one of the games to get. Nintendo I need something else. Zelda twin pack, please?

Delighted to see Fire Emblem Fan Toad lives after he was gone from the initial trailer.