Game for them all. The movie’s are bold attempts but most just look like off brand Temu esque versions, with the human characters especially being the worst offenders.

Whilst I don’t think Rosalina suffered quite as much as Peach and… shudders …Daisy did, it’s still by and large quite a surprise to me that a lot have voted for the film version over the game.

Game design as always for me. That's a unspoken rule to me anyways. Just my opinion though.

But I will say that Star Fox's movie design is actually pretty good. Doesn't deviate too much from his game design honestly.

Games for all of them. Most of the enemy/NPC character designs (barring Spike wtf happened there) are mostly faithful to the games. But I do agree with @N00BiSH it looks like they all went through a "Nintendo hire this man" filter, and I think all the main characters look especially off.

Fox's Zero render is unflattering, I think a better comparison is his Smash Ultimate design.

Pre-ordered it, absolutely looking forward to popping this one into my system.

You guys forgot to add Ruined Dragon, which had a great design in the movie.

Game designs.

@Fighting_Game_Loser Her model was rushed.

Overall the game versions just look better to me, but really, none except Spike look bad.

I feel what got this Ganondorf the edge was Matt Mercer. The design and writing have note too. But this is the first time its all come to life by voice.

Wow, the total LACK of respect they have for their Nintendo players. Screw them. ArcSys, I don't recognize you anymore.

@Oppyz666 Given how poor they did treat the Switch version, I betcha that there is no Switch 2 version planned, they just gave up on Nintendo players, because they prefer the other userbases.

@JR150 And yet, there won't be any Switch 2 version, they care more about their PC and Playstation userbases.

I didn't see the post credits scene with Daisy but omg why does she look like that none of the other girls look this off 😭

@Rainz Echoes of Power.

Game for all of them. I feel like the best word I can use to describe the Illumination-ized designs is "overproduced," if that makes sense. They all have at least one weird/pointless deviation from their original design that makes them read as uncanny to me. Be it R.O.B's green eyes or Wart's flat lips or Fox's less sharpened face or Mario's slightly shrunken proportions, they all manage to look off in some capacity as a result. Like they're the DLSS 5 versions of the characters or something.

It was sloppy and incoherent. I still enjoyed myself but the plot was really as bad as people said it was. Felt like key scenes were straight up missing.

I genuinely enjoy anime-style fighting games, but I, like probably others, skipped out on the switch version because of the lack of crossplay. I hope they don’t interpret that as lack of interest in the series on nintendo consoles, it’s just that fighting games require a large draw pool to maintain a reasonable community.

I hope they at least make a switch 2 edition for free. Because i sold my ps4 edition to have on switch and these ***** do this...

In general, I prefer the game designs by a lot (with a lot of movie designs being massive downright ugly), though there were a few movie designs which I preferred (namely Wart and Fox McCloud).

Also, where was Ninji in Mario Kart World?

@HugoGED there is no chance people would accept $90 physical games.

@PinballBuzzbro Oh, for sure.

Wait... I just realized how old this article is.

I guess SLG failed in their commitments, again.

I guess I'm glad I got to a point I got impatient with waiting and just got Strive on PlayStation. I would be super annoyed if I had waited for the Switch version, got it, and then got left behind for DLC. To be fair I kinda did with Skullgirls for a bit, but that was with DLC that came far after the Switch port and before it was actively supported again, so this just makes it feel more egregious.

Glad I held off on buying this. Trying to consolidate on switch family so if a game doesn’t have parity I just won’t buy it. I have too many fighting games as is.

@HugoGED The physical price is also double their eshop launch price. There's no guarantee that other publishers pricing physical releases with a similar markup won't generate more complaints about 'greedy publishers'.

There's still time for people to claim that Silver Lining is being 'greedy' and 'anti-consumer' with this release and the price markup. It's also been on sale for £18 a couple of times on the eshop. So people who usually complain about port pricing may pounce on the cost of this physical release being over double the cheapest price it's ever been at.

Awesome! I think I will get it when it hits switch2. Feels like the right platform for it.

I have red hoodie with the Switch logo on it. I get lots of compliments on it.

Played the Demo. Very tight and responsive platforming but the overwhelming art sometimes makes you wonder if you are having hallucinoid epilepsy seizure. It really is that much.

Gorgeous though. And plays extremely well.

@flighty @JohnnyMind I feel I should point out that the cost of a mid-level gaming PC is much higher (especially now) compared against a console. It's theoretically possible to get one that's relatively affordable but I feel it requires things like self-assembly, finding a way to get Windows cheaply, etc. I've assembled my own one to maximise my budget but not everyone has the desire to do so.

I also completely acknowledge that PC gaming can be a very cheap exercise (especially factoring free giveaways from various sites) but it's also not always consistent because the pricing approach is dependant on publishers. Some do deep discounts, some don't, and some only do for specific games/franchises. We can pick and choose examples all day long and it won't be very productive.

I love the Koei series but I've never seen any of the Nobunaga's Ambition or Romance of the Three Kingdoms games deeply discounted. So I've never seriously considered buying on PC since it's a sunk cost - I'd happily buy a physical release on console (in my case, the Switch)

My main takeaway from your list to Johnny is that the eshop prices, while slightly higher, are very competitive against PC prices with only a dollar or two difference.

@MoldyPasta they won't cast Jack Black in another Nintendo film whilst he's still doing the voice of Bowser. Plus he's not tall enough for Ganondorf. They need someone tall and imposing.

@Sylamp The great thing about Tomadachi Life is you can play it for like 15-30 minutes at a time and still get enjoyment out of it (Although for me, those 15 minutes have a way of turning into several hours).

That's my hope anyways, since Tomadachi Life and Pragmata have both been games I've been really looking forward to and I want to experience them both as soon as possible.

@Chlocean I actually prefer ni no kuni 2 to the first one in just about every way but missing the little creatures.

I'm not talking about that tho. There was a mobile game that was called cross world or something similar.

Yikes low-key feels like a scam at this point. Would rather they have just waited and release thr game on Switch 2 instead of waste resources on the original Switch.

I personally would give it a 7 myself. It was serviceable but to be fair, it was mainly designed for kids in mind. All of the cool Easter Eggs were nice, but the plot was very basic for me, and many of the characters didn't really have any depth. That being said, it isn't like Super Mario characters are known for incredible depth in the first place.

Yikes. I had considered getting the Switch version with the announcement of Jam.

Switch 2 version would be ideal but that feels like a ban-aid to the general Switch situation. This version already took forever to get the DLC characters after Dizzy.

Gimme the Switch 2 version pleeeeease

The North American/European variant is so much more balanced color-wise in my opinion, and for that reason they get my vote.

Pretty simple attire which I don't mind from time to time.

Well, as far as I am concerned, the music was one of the main redeeming things about the film. Knowing he scored much of the music while in the hospital is even more impressive.

After having finally seen the first Mario movie, the main thing I would want from this is a good writer. 80% of my issues with the Mario movie is its a comedy movie that isn't very funny or has lines worth remembering. Mario has some well written games, but the average quality is obviously better for Zelda, so this needs better writing even more.

I don't want to come out of this and be annoyed that the Hollywood movie has worse writing than the original Gameboy Zelda game. (since it will almost certainly be less charming than the Gameboy Zelda, because most things are less charming than Link's Awakening tbh)

Honestly, I am super excited for this movie. I doubt it will have the sales reach that reach that the Super Mario movies has, but I personally like The Legend of Zelda a little more than Super Mario. I am looking forward to the eventual first trailer.

Does this mean you can use mouse mode with the joy cons? Or only regular mouse support?

I really think Wes is gonna pull this off. The last Apes film not only had a great story, but was visually amazing. Also helps he’s a dedicated Zelda fan. Paesanos work on the Spider-Man games are phenomenal. I’m honestly more at ease than I was with the Mario Movie when it got announced.

I don’t think this film will be as financially successful as Mario, but I can still see it hitting that 700 million mark.

Very cool. Absolum is fantastic, even as someone who's not a rougelite fan. Especially in multiplayer.

@AccessibleDaydream hey hey! Happy SpringFest!

Genuinely don’t think this will do well commercially or critically. Mario is Mario, everyone knows Mario. Zelda is inherently more nerdy, it’s more niche. And it being live action means it won’t grab the parents who just want to take their kids to anything animated and kid-friendly. I just don’t really see an audience for it outside of nerds with low standards.

I'll keep my expectations in check, but I'd love to see (or play) something more substantial than social media art and collectible knickknacks. I love Okami and do need to revisit it sometime. Same with the not quite as great but still fun Okamiden, which I kinda forgot I had until I was going through my handheld games last weekend.

I really appreciate 11bit studios a lot, especially what they did with 'This war of mine' (It's cheap on the eShop and definitely worth checking out if you haven't).

I do wonder if this is not a bit too little too late. Switch gets the old version while the new and shiny Unreal 5 remake has already been announced a year ago. In the same video they announce a massive 90% discount for the original game on Steam. I'll buy it if the port is decent, but I feel some years ago it could have been a far more impactful release.

If indies with low budgets can release proper physical games on NS2, why can't the big publishers?

Because they are greedy anti-consumer companies that's why.

Switch 1 gave me my lifetime fill of roguelikes.

@Joeynator3000 I enjoy Run, but man oh man, would I drop it in a heartbeat if that brought SMB 35 back.