@StuTwo Don't worry, I definitely didn't miss out on Star Wars
I just never had the cash for games as a kid, plus I lived a fairly remote life in a village, so into my teens I had very little opportunity for interaction with consoles. Then I went to uni and a flatmate did have an N64, but they didn't have SM64 for it, so the game may as well not have existed. I probably saw moments of it on TV ads or something, but I think I was pretty oblivious to it.
My interest in consoles didn't really start until my lil bro got an Xbox, and never had my own until a fairly late Gamecube, by which SM64 was incompatible, and ancient history. More recently I've been meaning to get the DS version, but the polygons and fairly plain textures of the N64 have never held any nostalgia for me.
I can instantly see why people love it though. I can deal with the camera I think.
You guys had me at blood and semen.
What better way to celebrate than firing something out of the pipe?
@gcunit I'm not sure you'll be able to deal with the camera later on in the game - it's really terrible and the platforming gets harder.
To be honest it's at its strongest in the first few levels anyway. The later levels aren't quite as polished IMO. Still an astonishing accomplishment in 1996 though. It's easy to see looking back why so many wanted to clone it but no-one ever really came close to matching it on its own terms.
Still giddily waiting on my copy of Odyssey to arrive...
Mario 64 always felt a bit rushed. I mean, I have fond memories of levels like Bob-omb Battlefield and Dire Dire Docks. Tick Tock Clock on the other hand can go die in a hole
I skipped the N64 and when I went back into its catalogue on the Wii VC Super Mario 64 was the one game I struggled to get into. It's not like its a bad game but when you play it alongside more recent releases? It doesn't really hold up IMO. To put it another way, on my Wii when I was playing these N64 games? Ocarina of Time felt like a just as good but scaled down version of Twilight Princess. Super Mario 64 felt like a game from the mid 90s.
400k in ten weeks, that's possible. They sold about 55k a week in September according to VGChartz. Average sales are around 40 or 50k during September and August; and 40 * 10 = 400k.
@Octane Where did you see those figures? The 400,000 in the next 10 weeks is for just France. Some additional figures, the two best-selling Switch games in France so far are The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on 280,000 copies and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe which has sold 260,000 copies.
@JaxonH no dude what are you trying to prove, its a waste of money you buying something you already own... this is exactly like when Mary J Blige cd came out this year I already had a free copy coming for going to her concert in Dec but I bought every single, bought the album in the store plus bought the autographed copy online.... really wasted quite a bit of money but gave the copies away I didnt need and many people wouldnt understand why I bought all that but im not going to deny its a waste of money so grow up.
NoE has shared what they think the 1 big Switch game per month so far is:
March - BotW
April - MK8 Deluxe
May - Minecraft
June - ARMS
July - Splatoon 2
August - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
September - FIFA 18
October - Super Mario Odyssey
It's in the news tab for Europe Nintendo accounts. Pretty surreal that Nintendo's considering FIFA a big deal.
NoE has shared what they think the 1 big Switch game per month so far is:
March - BotW
April - MK8 Deluxe
May - Minecraft
June - ARMS
July - Splatoon 2
August - Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle September - FIFA 18
October - Super Mario Odyssey
It's in the news tab for Europe Nintendo accounts. Pretty surreal that Nintendo's considering FIFA a big deal.
What a load of crap. FIFA 18 has an average score in the 60's. They're shamelessly trying to plug a major 3rd party effort. What about Golf Story, Thimbleweed Park, SteamWorld Dig 2? All infinitely better. I'm sure the Indies wouldn't appreciate their work being ignored by Nintendo. Or if the criteria is that it has to be a physical release, then what about Rayman Legends or(I wouldn't pick it) Pokken Tournament? Ya, they're ports but that didn't stop 3 of the 8 winners being likewise.
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