It's hard to think of many Nintendo releases that have had a lower profile than DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power. Revealed during the February Nintendo Direct, it is published globally by Nintendo, yet it's drifted into its release today without much fanfare despite that first-party status.
However, it's all relative based on the game's target audience. DC Super Hero Girls began as a web series among other things, but is now a full animated series on Cartoon Network; the game is a logical step as it continues to earn young fans.
The game itself blends activities with the characters as teens, with more action-oriented segments in their superhero roles. It doesn't look particularly impressive on a technical level, so convincing parents to splash out the full retail price may be a tough sell.
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In any case, it's a Nintendo-published retail title that launches today, let us know if you plan to add it to your collection!
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Finally, something that the Switch was missing.
An amazing masterpiece like this.
No, I am not planning on picking this up.
Daughter got it today and is loving it!
I am awaiting that 10/10 review. =P
Baffling that THIS is the “girly” game that Nintendo chose to publish.
Where is Style Boutique at?
I do wonder what the target audience thinks of this game and what review sites and critics think.
A weird part of me wants this.
Going out this afternoon to pick it for my daughter. It actually looks kind of dope. I think I’ll play it too.
@ThomasBW84 Any plans for a review?
I've not seen any reviews anywhere for it and I've got no idea what the game is actually like. I'm a sucker for DC comics so even with this fluff take I could be tempted to get it if I hear enough good things about it.
Will wait on a sale, but will get this in the future. My budget is maxed out right now on games. Would have lost my mind over this as a tween; skipped so many superhero games as a kid because they were centered around characters I didn't want to play as/care about.
If grown men can play lego games, no reason to snark on a super hero game aimed at teen/tween girls, dudes.
I'm not surprised it's gone under the radar, seems more like a game I would get at a supermarket.
I'm sure lots of people will enjoy it though
I don't really understand why Nintendo publish games like this, Good Job, The Stretchers, Part Time UFO and others but barely promote or publicise them? Does nobody else find it odd? It's like they want them to sell poorly.
They seem to only publicise and promote well the games that don't need so much of it (eg, Mario titles) Why don't some of these games get Tetris 99 themes...
This one is particularly baffling as Nintendo presumably spent money on the DC license but didn't even know it was out and had forgotten all about it...
@tanaka2687 lol same
@jump I saw this on Twitter. A few people have mentioned it’s fun. https://twitter.com/legenette/status/1400696319123988487?s=21
Played a few minutes before work cool game
Not picking it up, but to anyone who is have fun!
It was a game I was interested in when it goes on sale. But absolutely no mention of it until its launch from Nintendo since the announcement is a poor sign. No reviews either
Everything about this game bothers me, which means my daughters are going to just outright adore it.
As it should be.
@ImagineerNik Look at the comments this game has been receiving since it was announced, a certain group of people have been unreasonably mad that a game exists and isn't aimed at them. Why bother promoting it to people who have already decided it's bad? The target audience seems excited enough.
@Silly_G just bring back style savvy, Nintendo
I didn't even know Nintendo published this game. That's 3 new games this month from them. The quality and effort that went into this one on Nintendo's part is a different conversation, though. Lol
I don't think I'm getting this but it actually looks really good.
@Clyde_Radcliffe It is kinda strange. Good Job has gotten some promotion but Stretchers, which was a good deal of fun, got very little, I think.
This game doesn’t seem as good as those two and I don’t watch girls cartoons so I am not sure if they promoted it.
Honestly graphics look cartoonish and seems to play well. Unlocking characters and money to spend in the game too for outfits. She is loving it
It's not aimed at me, so I'll miss this one, but it does look rather good (for what it is)
Who developed this? Is it Nintendo?
Does anyone actually care about this game? I know I don't.
Have been watching it as a Christmas gift for my 8 year old niece, should be $20 around then. I'm always buying her 6 year old brother games, mostly Labo, he's a fan, but I think that's done. Might get him Snap for his birthday in September, big Pokemon fan.
Video games, they're not just for adults anymore.😉
Seems unusual that a Nintendo game would still be under embargo on release day. I'll be watching for a review.
@zapswitch Cool story bro
Well, not every game is for everybody. And it does look like it's actually decent quality. But it's not for me, so I'll pass.
@jump We're looking into it, but I can't 100% promise it. Hopefully we can though.
@gojiguy It's developed by TOYBOX Inc.
Nintendo trying really hard to fill the catalog. Also, is Nintendo still giving out N64 dev kits because this game looks the part.
@jump I have actually just got back from my local gaming emporium with my copy of the game, like yourself I love DC Comics so have been looking forward to this release quite a bit to be honest, it's a lot of fun so far!
$60 for this game??? Like, it doesn't look as bad as it kind of did during that Direct reveal, but $60???
@zapswitch yes. Everybody is interested in this game except from you.
@sanderev Huh, it's made by the creators of Deadly Premonition 1 and 2?! Everything about this release is so random, how did it even come about...
@Ryu_Niiyama Precisely what I was thinking when I started reading this comment section: I don't remember reading all this cheap snark whenever a new Lego game gets released.
"In any case, it's a Nintendo-published retail title that launches today, let us know if you plan to add it to your collection!"
Absolutely not!
My daughter actually started talking about how she was excited for this game and wanted to get it before I even mentioned this game to her (she loves the DC female super heroes), so I will definitely be getting this for her.
@HotGoomba what do you mean?? I looks like sh..
''Let us know if you plan to add it to your collection!''
Hmm lemme think about it, I- no.
Is it even allowed to release a 'girly' game anymore? Especially during pride month? Aren't stores getting rid of girl and boy clothing & toy sections these days?
Just when I thought I've seen the worst game ever. I can't believe it🤦♂️
I get not every game is to everyone's tastes but some of the comments here are just embarrassing...
@Andors congratulations, you completely missed the joke.
Game of the year easily
I remember the DC Super Hero Girls before this iteration - thought that was a little more to the tastes of our family. I appreciate them trying something new, but this iteration really didn't click as much with my youngest. She still might enjoy the game, but it just wasn't the same as the one before.
@ThomasBW84 @jump I would appreciate a review, also. I know parents who might favour something like this.
I don't imagine this game will be meaty enough for me, obviously, but I wonder if a more grown-up version, perhaps inspired somewhat by Wonderful 101 or other action/social genres, could work.
I don't think we need blatant "girl power", though, to sell a more serious game with WW, Catwoman, Supergirl and more...
Hard to think of a game that I am further from the target demographic for.
My six-year-old would love this game, however it looks like there’s a lot of heavy reading, which she’s not quite ready to do yet. That’s the only thing that drives me crazy about Nintendo, some of these games, that she’s perfectly capable of playing on her own, require me to be heavily involved to read all the dialogue.
My only issue with it is that I feel they dropped the ball by making it a 1 player game. No local play and not even 2 players on one system? So if a dad buys for his little girl, he cannot even have fun time playing along with her.
I have no interest in this game and I don't have kids, but I'm glad a game targeted towards young girls exists as that demographic is almost completely ignored by the games industry.
A review might help convince me to splash out the full retail price.
I’m not going to act like “the average Nintendo fan” and say stuff like “where’s BOTW2” and “imma go throw my switch into a lake because this is childish”. No. I’m just going to say that I hope that kids enjoy this game and that they have a good day.
The dislikes are a bunch of grown men upset over a game made for 10-12 year old girls. A bit sad, really.
@Ryu_Niiyama Yeah, it's quite funny. Especially when if we're being honest, most of Nintendo's catalogue is aimed at kids, they have no problem with that, but a GIRLY game?! EWWWW! I don't like to throw out the manchild card, but playing a bunch of games made for kids while sneering at something feminine like it'll give you cooties doesn't help.
Although it's packed with girl characters, i don't find it that girly in itself (although I find the girl's voice in the trailer annoying).
Waiting for some reviews, but it looks light and fun, a bit cartoon-network-ish.
If it's not too over simplistic, I might pick it up.
I found a couple episodes of the cartoon funny enough, but not enough to make me a fan of the style or have any interest in the game whatsoever. Good luck to it and I hope it does well, I guess.
@HotGoomba Missed the joke? You sad it looked aswsome. But really it's not. joke is on you my friend! I'm sorry. But take another look at the game and I don't think you will stand by your first statement.
@Andors
1. Great spelling
2. Yeah that's what joking is. saying a response that should not be taken seriously.
3. Yeah I know that this game sucks
4. OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY SUCH AWFUL THINGS TO THE BEST GAME EVER!
see, joke.
@HotGoomba wow. So you saying the game sucks? 😯 I was ironic. I really think the game looks good. I'm considering buying this day 1. Happy that they make games for everyone😊 To bad people say awful things about games that are not for them. 😔
@dleec8 get it, it’s good
@Andors I'm so confused
I forgot Nintendo published this game. This makes them one of the few publishers to release games based on both Marvel and DC.
@Silly_G How is this baffling? You say it like Nintendo publishing an action RPG about DC super heroes somehow is related to or impacts in some manner an unrelated developer making a new Girls Mode game.
Oh my gosh the top comments are positive then the darn dislikes on the youtube preview trailer for this game, just yikes, now I assumed they were giving it a backlash because of the obvious woke character design for supergirl, and catwoman but nope...they were complaining about that this shouldn't be on the nintendo switch - I am just bamboozled of the level of stupidity (parten my language) these people had...like they really believe that nintendo isn't gonna add the game title that is what nintendo is? Family friendly, they seriously believe that nintendo is for mature people - i...smh..it was bad.
But I really whole heartedly believed people were gonna roast the crap out of this game lmaooo I was gonna get ready to laugh it out since I don't mind some truthful jokes on this woke version of dc super hero girls, really like they did Harley Quinn design dirty..miss her old dc super girls civilian design it was much more her, and her body structer too was cute but she looks like a gosh darn poorly drawn noodle lol.
Plus the matter of them making super girl body structer grossly masculine not her real design at all like at least the og dc super girls kept it real but this noo like nah fam, don't get me started on catwoman gosh awful brown washed redesign ugh.. I miss her old version from og dc, but let me stop right here and state that I will be playing this game . I really do love it i just don't like the character design for some characters uhh what else? I am not into the price though..it's too much, it would have been fine if it was 30$ but 60$ yikes.
Best if anyone wants it to catch it on sale, now I am curious if they will add dlc content on this or update it at all?
@Silly_G shhhh!!!! don't ruin our chances on actually getting possibly another style savvy game from syn sophia on the switch T-T i really miss that game ugh ..I would be shocked if they actually decide to port the old games onto the switch while syn sophia works hard on the 5th installment because i know they are working on it but I have a strong feeling it won't release this year rather next year based off someone snooping around and finding out on reddit about it.
Also nice to see another person who notices the great games that are girly ♡♡ I really do miss them on the Nintendo platform, made me feel like a child at times enjoying the blissful fun games hahaha.
@HotGoomba Don't be confused. I guess we all agree. Just have different ways of saying it. And my English isn't the best😅
@jump same here, I may not exactly be the target audience but I am a hardcore DC fan so I could be convinced to buy this if the reviews are good buuuuuut knowing nothing else just purely the trailers make this seem like an underwhelming mobile game :/
@Ks123 Good morning😊. I fell asleep yesterday trying to read @MidnightLaces post. Did you manage to read everything?
@HotGoomba good morning.
@paschott I agree. The first iteration of DC Super Hero Girls was damn near perfect. The only problem was the lack of traditional length episodes. We finally get the trade off of longer levels but with a not so good art style. Either way, I'll eventually pick up this game to play with my daughter. I just hope it's decent.
Wow, I'm so glad we got this instead of prime 4...
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