Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

It was mostly just not very eventful, and the island survivor mode everyone liked was later added to New Leaf as a mini game. So the one reason to play it was not even exclusive to it anymore.

Totally worth it for the free amiibo though, specially since it was dirt cheap at some point.

@Eel
I haven't tried the Island Survivor mode from Amiibo Festival as I still like to play the board game mode.
Imagine if Nintendo keep pushing Animal Crossing for Wii U in year 2015 instead of Amiibo Festival, I think it will be semi sequel of ACNL with HD graphic, kinda like from Wild World to City Folk, not ACNH.
Even on Amiibo Festival all the villagers have sleevess outfits and exactly same sound bite from ACNL.

@Sunsy I've actually tried going to the shops while being offline, the game won't let you unless you're online. The clothes that you'd buy are exclusively used for online multiplayer. The same goes for any weapons bought in Sheldon's weapon shop. Hence why the shops can't be accessed without an internet connection.

I still have your notification saved, so I'll get to your reply later on. Just wanted to bring out my answer regarding Splatoon's in-game shops.

@Anti-Matter For some reason I thought you already had a PS5, but I might be thinking of the PS4? In any case, that's a decent wishlist of RPGs you're considering. I already have Dragon Quest XI S and have considered the Trials of Mana remake more than once. Still on the fence about that one. I'd like to try the Kingdom Hearts series too, but sadly those are quite gimped on the Switch since they're streaming only; this makes sense for Kingdom Hearts 3, but I think Square Enix lazed out on the rest. I'd say Dragon Quest Heroes II is more of a Musou/Dynasty Warriors game, but I've heard the RPG elements are strong. It sounds like this and the first game are both on the Switch, but only in Japan.

On Portal Knights: this is a good recommendation. I might try it at some point. I like what I'm finding online about it so far.

I'm...not sure if I can recommend The Legend of Legacy. I looked into that game for 3DS. While I don't get the impression it's BAD, it seems to be mediocre as far as JRPGs go. The Alliance Alive is supposed to be better if I recall.

@Sunsy Glad you had a great birthday! As for Princess Peach: Showtime, sounds like you got a "World Edition" of the game. These are legit, NTSC/North American copies earmarked for some other regions in the world. I have a couple of these types on 3DS. As you say, the Switch isn't region locked. The 3DS is, but World Edition games will work on NA/NTSC systems.

Sounds like the earthquake happened in the day. I am glad nothing fell. That first big tremor in 2008 happened in the early morning hours - I think around 4 AM - and woke up me and my siblings. My parents slept right through it lol. The big aftershock that many felt was at roughly 10:30 later that morning.

For my actual Switch, I leave it docked most of the time and don't take it anywhere often. So the actual unit is normally fine. I'm usually pretty on top of charging my pro controller though. I strictly use my Switch for games, though I'm considering installing Crunchyroll. My phone is usually my YouTube machine lol.

@Tyranexx
I still don't have PS5 machine yet, but I will try to get in June 2024 after I checked my financial situation. 😅
I have to sacrifice my NSO get expired, bought older games like PS2 / PS3 / Wii / Wii U with cheaper price to save some money in order to buy PS5 machine. But later I will renew my NSO subscription after I got PS5 machine.

For Kingdom Hearts games, I will get all of them on PS4 version since they have proper physical release and they all have 60 fps, looks even better on PS5 and moreover Kingdom Hearts games is more PlayStation centric than Nintendo centric considering their origin is from PS2.
Disney doesn't make their new games anymore so the only way to enjoy Disney games on PS5 by getting all Kingdom Hearts PS4 games + Disney Infinity 2.0 & 3.0 PS4 + Disney Dreamlight Valley PS5, the perfect combo for 3D exploration games.

Speaking about Dragon Quest Heroes games, I prefer the male protagonist from 1st game than 2nd game as the male protagonist from 2nd game doesn't have very appealing looking for my taste. He looks very similar as Bede from Pokemon Sword / Shield with purple curly hair (Bede hair is white) but the other playable characters in 2nd game looked better than the main protagonist looking. 😅
I have the first game Dragon Quest Heroes 1 on PS4, but currently I deleted the save data from my PS4 machine to give more spaces for other PS4 games with very small installation size and I will play Dragon Quest Heroes 1 again on PS5 machine.

Disney is really in big trouble as you heard Disney+ is not as good as Netflix, the delay of live action Snow White due to tension between Disney and the actress, Disneyland shut down some of their attractions, the price of stuffs at Disneyland get increased, etc.
Even WISH last time wasn't really impressive in my opinion.
It's sad to see the beloved brand for family going downhill with a lot of stuffs going on.

@Truegamer79 Have you tried asking about a gamecube hdmi converter on the Time Extension site forum? I don't know if that will get seen by more people that can recommend something? I think that nintendolife and TimeExtension have both had articles for a GC hdmi converter. Or you can use the contact page on Time Extension to ask what converters the staff use - maybe mention your price range you're aiming for.

@Anti-Matter I think the tv streaming bubble has been breaking, and that's been a trend across the market, including Netflix. I think tv streaming apps were probably keeping their prices artificially low in comarison to the cost of all the content they've been creating, on top of economic inflation.

As far as Disney parks go, I don't see it as permanent trouble for them. Since the park visitor numbers were down last summer, I think the economy is the main factor, which is a worldwide issue. When there are business slow-down trends at Disney Parks, that's usually the best time for them to shut down certain attractions for construction, refurbishment, upgrades, or creating new attractions. A big chunk of Epcot (Disney World Florida) was under construction for the past couple years (maybe still is).

Edit: Ever since I went to Disney World Florida (the bigger of the the two Disney parks in the US) back in 2017, I've wanted to go back ever since. I also went as a kid, too, when I was maybe 12-13 years old.

Anyone else in a bit of a gaming slump? I have a lot of games but never the one I feel like playing...

@CaleBoi25 I'm in a bit of game slump too. I was about 50% through Tears of the Kindom last summer, when I put it on hold, saving it for winter or the next lull in game releases. I resumed playing TOTK about 2-3 weeks ago, and it's really been hitting the spot. Although, I'm near the end now, and don't have anything new to play lined up for after. After TOTK, I'll probaly still be playing Salmon Run (or play some battles to earn faster xp for ranking up the catalog) - I really want to get the emote at level 63 and the Seafoam gear at level 90. I've also been playing ranked Rocket League again.

I think something's bound to get announced & released between now at June, although it will probably be a remake/port. I'm crossing my fingers for Zelda Wind Waker HD. Nintendo is also still sitting on Mario Galaxy 2.

@WoomyNNYes
I heard a rumour if live action Snow White will be canceled instead of get delayed to March 2025.
I also heard some controversy and tension between Disney and the actress (the main protagonist).
It's sad to see Disney going downhill slowly due to their controversy business decision.
Actually I never like when Disney merged with Marvel franchise as I never like too popular Western superheroes franchise (I think I'm a little bit hipster for certain stuffs) & star Wars stuffs (never ever like stars wars stuffs for whatever reason. It just looks hideous in my opinion). So looking at Disney Infinity 2.0 and 3.0, I only interested by Disney / Pixar stuffs but completely don't like Marvel / star wars stuffs.
Okay, I admitted I have Super Hero Squad on PS3, Justice League Cosmic Chaos on PS5, those games are actually really breaking my gaming rules (still not a fan of those franchise, but at least they have Chibi design) and I bought them on a whim when they were still available from my local online shopping website + I saw a little bit potential from their gameplay.

@CaleBoi25
Literally I have a lot of backlogs to finish with some of the games I bought not because I have strong interest with the gameplay but I like to collect them or I knew the rarity value of the games.

@CaleBoi25 me! Even splat 3 and Minecraft are getting old, and I haven’t bought any new games since late December (Since I’m saving up for a PlayStation).

@WoomyNNYes I have been playing a lot of Suika Game and TTB within Splatoon. Other than those... TotK is fun, but I never want to sink hours into it, Palia is fun but takes forever to load... Man, the more I type the more I realize I like the "mobile games" genre

@CaleBoi25 What about Splatoon 2 and Octo Expansion?

@WoomyNNYes I only have S3... but I would like to get OE eventually!

@MarioVillager92 Thanks for the heads up. I didn't know since everything is practically in the game, so it's kinda like an online shop in a F2P game... without the F2P element because you use coins you earn while playing. Now I wish I had someone to play Splatoon 1 vs. 1 with, just to see what the options are in offline multiplayer.

Alrighty. Thanks for letting me know.

@Tyranexx Interesting, I didn't know Nintendo did that for some reason, just repackage NA games for a few regions, or they even did it with 3DS games too (I looked up a 3DS game, found the little circle that has the same Green, Blue, Grey logo my Princess Peach Showtime case has). Sounds like it's only cosmetic, just the case is different, but still the same game. Will admit, I wonder how my brother even got a copy like this, he was the one who gifted it to me. He'll usually order games from Amazon IIRC, but he always got a US copy. I've ordered games from Amazon before, and never got an import copy before, let alone a US copy in a different region's case.

Different case aside, I'm enjoying my time with it. Between you and @Anti-Matter, I've learned quite a bit about my special copy of Princess Peach Showtime. Here's some pics of the game and case I have, will admit, I notice the lack of an ESRB rating right away, on a plus side, the case looks cleaner without one.

Wow, having one at night must be really more unexpected, though something like that did happen when the one that happened last week happened. I know two people who didn't feel it.

Alrighty, same, I usually keep mine docked unless I want to play away from my room, or the rare time I take it somewhere. I don't go out as much as I use to, so I haven't brought it anywhere. The few times I do go out and play something, I play Sonic 1 on my phone. I can't drive, so I'll usually go somewhere via Lyft (shopping, movies, etc), or go somewhere with my friend. I use Switch for both games and YouTube, even though I have a Roku in my room, I'm logged in on my Switch.

@CaleBoi25 Not really, though I did play some Splatoon last week before the Wii U server shut down (won my final Splatoon turf war!), before that, just Disney Speedstorm and Trolls Remix Rescue. Recently did get Princess Peach Showtime, and currently going through that.

Personally, there are some days when I don't play games, sometimes I play older games too.

@Sunsy
I have some Switch games in Asia region without age rating displayed such as Chocobo Dungeon Every Buddy, FF XII The Zodiac Age, FF X/X-2 (2 games in 1 cartridge), World of Final Fantasy Maxima, etc.
At least the age rating is not USK German with huge square logo on it. It looks hideous and ruining the cover in my opinion. I don't like Australia age rating also for being too restricted for moderate violent games (Teen games) by rated them as "Mature" games with Blue M logo.

Btw, I cannot see your posted pictures.
It said Untitled when I tried to see your posted pictures.
Maybe you can try imgbb for uploading pictures.

@Anti-Matter Didn't know that some games from that region had no age rating. I always use PostImages, and I see it on my phone fine (I'm not logged into my phone, only my PC) so let me try to repost them for you using that site. Just don't want it to be seen as spam since they're the same pictures above, should not need to repost them.

@Sunsy
Interesting.
Sometime the Asia version of Switch games have different region on its sticker.
I have FF XII The Zodiac Age and Chocobo Dungeon Every Buddy Asia version with no age rating label but the cartridge sticker mention JPN and no Japanese texts whatsoever in the cover.
Usually the Asia region have ASI on its sticker and Asia region with no label is not same as MDE region which it still counted as USA region.
I have never get Asia region with no age rating label but the sticker is USA.
Interesting case, I have Lost Sphear Switch version which have USA cover in front but when you open the case, it has another cover Japan version inside and the cartridge sticker mentioned JPN instead of USA.

Funny situation, I have Kung Fu Rider PS3 Asia version which all the text still in English but the dubbing is in Cantonese language.
The USA version is in English dubbing.
The Cantonese dubbing sounds funny and awkward like I watched Hong Kong movies and the game itself literally set in a place like Hong Kong with mafia gangster as your enemies. 🤭