Clearly something is slated for September time frame and Nintendo wants to give it room to breathe.
Either Splatoon 3 isn't ready yet and needs more time, and being pushed back to September meant Xenoblade 3 could slide forward and take the mid summer spot
Or, a 2nd or 3rd party game is releasing in September and Nintendo wants to give it a wide enough berth to appease the publisher. Perhaps Bayonetta 3 or Mario Rabbids? I doubt Rabbids needs the room. The prior game sold millions. But Bayonetta 3 would need all the help it can get, especially after Babylon's Fall. Platinum can't afford another bust. They need this game to be a hit to restore publisher faith for future contracts.
Both are equally likely. Either Splatoon 3 switched its tentative spot with XC3, or Nintendo is giving Bayonetta 3 the space it needs to improve its chance of success.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
Just beat the 4th Chapter of Great Ace Attorney Adventures.
Was not expecting it to actually end up being an accident, that kind of stuff doesn't really happen in AA cases so it was definitely refreshing to see. Also, I cannot be the only one seeing the parallels between result of this case and Big Top Turnabout? A short, weighty (choosing my words carefully here) individual with blonde hair with a fruit in their name reaching down to grab/look at something, only to have something life-threatening fall on their back as they did so. It feels like such an intentional detail, you know?
Poor Roly Beate. The dude basically worked almost all the time and on the one night in which he wanted to treat his wife with the little money he had, a crime was committed on his beat. That whole part of the cross-examination turned him from a dopey, ignorant policeman into a genuinely kind and thoughtful husband. Once again, a perfect example of how AA can switch between sheer madness and silliness to genuine seriousness and heart-wrenching moments. I feel so bad for the guy.
The Garrideb's being the unknowing culprit was pretty well-done, tying back to Herlock's words during the investigation of how not everything will lead to answers, throwing you off the scent completely. The breakdown at the end where Joan falls into John's arms, mirroring what happened during the deduction, only to then double over due to his knee was perfect as well.
WHO THE HELL ARE THE JESTER AND THE 40 YEAR-OLD SCHOOLBOY. They were just casually dropped at the end of the investigation phase and were never seen again. I hope they're a major part of the next case because they just leave me with more questions than answers right now.
I was not prepared to see Herlock without his coat humina humina.
I’m still wondering when Nintendo knew they were likely going to have to delay BoTW 2 and whether the timings make it possible for a WW HD port started then to be slotted in this year.
If I were them and I had that game ported and “ready to go” I’d probably wait until after the Wii U eshop closes before announcing it.
WW HD was a players choice game on Wii U and it must to some extent have hurt sales of Tropical Freeze and NSMBU that they were basically giving away those games on Wii U whilst charging full price on Switch.
@StuTwo It's the Nintendo Selects nature of WWHD that makes me think a Switch release would be bundled with TPHD. NSMBU Deluxe did very well but was a bundle of NSMBU and NSLU, 3D World did very well but also had the new Bowser's Fury expansion, Pikmin 3 Deluxe became the best selling Pikmin game but came with the new side stories for Olimar and Louie as well as all the DLC from the Wii U game. Meanwhile Tropical Freeze only added in an easy mode (Funky Kong) and is still the worst selling mainline DK game (a shame as it's a fantastic game).
@StuTwo@Grumblevolcano Yeah I don't see how they could possibly try to rerelease Wind Waker for a second time at full price. I expect a bundle with Twilight Princess as well.
Skyward Sword could at least be justified by being its first remastering in HD, as well as having touched up controls.
WW and TP would more-or-less be straight ports with some gamepad features shifted around a little.
That said, who knows with these pricing models sometimes...
@Grumblevolcano the Nintendo Selects release of NSMBU already had NSLU bundled in.
Really they should just release straight ports in at a budget price. They won’t but they should.
Either way they should take the chance to get one of their best ever games on their biggest selling platform. Like SMB, MARIO 64, alttp and Super Metroid, WW should always be available to play on a current system. Once the Wii U eshop goes it’s physical on a retro system or nothing for the game (meaning it’s basically impossible for Nintendo themselves to make money on a game that’s always going to be highly recommended).
@BruceCM I'd suggest bundling both for retail price (£55-£60? can't remember what it is).
I think they'd struggle** to market and sell 2 (additional) full-price Zelda rereleases to anyone but the most dedicated Zelda fans (most would choose one or the other, neither, or wait for a sale). On the other hand the value proposition of 2 games in 1 bundle might interest people just getting into the series, and may even sway people that were otherwise interested in only one of the games ("I wouldn't pay £60 for Wind Waker, but as long as I'm getting Twilight Princess as well..."). It's not like there's a shortage of Zelda games on the Switch.
** "struggle" is relative. I'm well aware that these games would sell millions regardless of price point.
Slowly getting through the last world in Banjo-Kazooie. Been playing through Clicky Clock Wood (or whatever it's called) for the better part of a week now with an almost abusive use of save states. This level feels like it never ends.
Amazingly, I think this is my least liked platformer ever at this point. There's almost no redeeming value to it. I should probably just drop it, but I'm so close to the end, and, like with Mario 64, I know it'd gnaw at me if I wasn't able to say I completed it, even if only so I could rag on it with some legitimacy.
Unlike with Mario, though, I won't be completing it. Just trying to get the (absurdly high) minimum number of jiggies so I can finish it.
@Ralizah I'd never played it before it was on NSO either. Also have similar thoughts about it - I don't like it, the levels are just large and largely confusing, the camera is unhelpful and the move set is too large - the developers were clearly aiming for a lot of variety in the gameplay but all they actually managed was to make a game that's not really good at any one thing (a lot of N64 games had this problem tbh). The difference between us is that I dropped it sooner, it's not one that I'll ever finish.
I can see that I'd possibly have loved it if I'd bought it back in 1998 - it's a big game by the standards of N64 games at that point and there's a lot to do. I played Mario 64 to death and BK is in many ways a logical step up from it. Graphically I can also see that it would have been very impressive for the N64 at that point in its life.
Then again I always greatly disliked DK64 back in the day and that was very similar in many ways. Based on what I've played I do think BK is a better game than DK64 (the levels, controls and mini-games are all more coherent in BK) though so who knows. I just know it's not worth my time getting to know now in 2022.
@Ralizah I was having a great time personally up until Click Clock Wood. WHERE ON EARTH AM I MEANT TO GO.
I rate Banjo a lot more highly though. I think the constant stream of creative worlds, new powerups and charming characters more than make up for the at times dated design. Banjo does seem to be a very divisive game nowadays though so I don't mind bearing your criticisms (eh? eh?).
@Ralizah I'm amazed you're still going at it considering your criticisms (which I generally agree with). I've never got as far as you have and I've tried to pick up Banjo-Kazooie again many times.
The game is very much like eggs for me. I know I don't like them, but I try them again once every few years just to make sure.
It's a shame because I have some element of nostalgia for B-K from my short time with it as a kid...but the game has just never lived up to it.
@StuTwo 's post very much summarises my feelings of the game.
Funnily enough I did enjoy Yooka-Laylee more than most.
Yet another addition to the very busy June lineup, Sonic Origins launches June 23rd.
Hitting the 21st anniversary!
Makes me wonder if they had this planned for last year, but got delayed due to the pandemic.
Hoping we get more detail on what's actually been enhanced in these games. If we don't at least get the Christian Whitehead features in 1, 2 and CD it might be a pass from me...
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