I feel you are somewhat missing the point? This is console responsible for all the massive boon in mobile gaming which now eclipses the traditional gaming industry in adoptability. Nintendo fundamentally changed the industry with this console.
I do agree with all your points about the software library -from a first party perspective-. I will bat for Spirit Tracks ( not phantom hourglass) and Star Fox Command is probably my favourite SF game but on the whole I'd say it's definitely one of Nintendo's weakest 1st p libraries and houses a lot of the weakest entries in their core franchises.
This system was all about 3rd parties for me, particularly Visual novel/adventure/puzzle games like Layton, 999, Trauma Centre and Ghost Trick.
@betterthanvegas That or their similarly over protectiveness around the fact that they : Don't want to enable save states (trading?). Don't want to deal with integrating Pokémon Bank (or whatever replaced it?) which some people would want.
Good choice Nintendo although please speed up your rollout! It is wild there is nothing from the 3ds yet. Wii U technically covered by Mario Kart 8 and BotW despite not appearing in the sort by platform list.
I'm finding it fascinating looking at the runtimes of the OSTs of these older games I've spent dozens of hours in.
@PipeGuy64Bit I actually think this would be disastrous. Given that so much of the app is about vibes/themed playlists this would completely offset all the modern music. Don't get me wrong there are some banging chiptunes out there but this would definitely reduce my enjoyment overall.
Whilst this is obviously a lot of marketing spin and not exactly a level playing field, the undeniable fact is that these series have expanded their audiences many times over. Nintendo has increased incentives to invest in these series which is great for us all.
@obijuankanoobie No worries, I'm glad you asked the question and I could provide some context. They put out controversial reviews from time to time but they have remained one of the biggest game outlets for decades and have a load of review staff with varying tastes and opinions so that feels natural.
A lot of people would rather assume an opinion they don't want to hear is in bad faith and warp facts than make any effort to engage. Seems like a dangerous precedent to me.
Sigh... People are so quick to discredit an opinion without making any effort to test their assumptions.
@Riku3456 @obijuankanoobie @kevinm360 The reviewer Logan Plant does not have a Nintendo bashing agenda or negative bias. He is on their Nintendo podcast most weeks and is clearly a passionate fan.
Empirical evidence: He gave MP Jamboree and the TTYD releases 9s this year. He gave the Splatoon Side Order DLC an 8 and Peach Showtime a 7. None of these opinions seem out of step or like they are trying to be controversial. He did give Ever Oasis a scathing review(4) but his reasoning made sense to me. Clearly games that don't respect the players time are a big issue for him and that gets reflected in his scores.
@PikminMarioKirby Was thinking the same thing. This shadow dropped out of nowhere, X1DE was bundled in a Direct. This also means that XCX isn't competing for attention in the press cycle alongside other announcements.
@Not_Soos Another case where I don't really agree with you but enjoyed reading your thoughts and empathise with your take.
It does seem like a very deliberate omission and seems in line with their recent trend of obscuring their creative forces. To be honest it is just baffling that I can listen to a 'Cappy' mix but can't listen to a Koji Kondo mix.
@Steel76 Used YouTube as a surrogate but you have to deal with advert interruptions, copywright strikes on channels, not being able to turn the screen off, not being able to download stuff to listen offline. This has many perks buddy.
I was expecting an October announcement earlier but now that we are so close to Black Friday and Xmas I'm thinking January now. I know Xmas is not a big deal in Japan but they will definitely not want to jeopardize holiday sales. If they are willing to do a price drop though... all bets are off!
Absolutely gutted if true. Lost Crown is likely my fav original game from this year. Not only that but Rayman Legends was one of my fav Wii U games and maybe my favourite straight up 2D platformer. Will pick up the DLC to give it the send off it deserves.
Excellent! I've only ever played the first couple of hours of this but have been wanting to for decades. I always thought people were more down on this than the original so good to see so much love in the comments!
I would absolutely play this on a 3ds! Fortunately seems very likely it will make its way to the next Nintendo Console given the recent persona releases on the switch and the fact it runs on the PS4 so I'll wait.
Learned about Oidashibeya from Aggretsuko of all things, the off kilter animated sitcom from the Sanrio company with Netflix. Sucks for anyone going through that... Selfishly hoping that the scrapped project was a port of something not on Nintendo platforms yet rather than a remake or continuation of Kid Icarus.
@splinters I love the GameCube, but the Wii U has a clearer new or revolutionary angle to it. In fact, I suspect and hope that the dual screen aspect is the full realisation of the Wii Us potential (switch streams to the doc wirelessly) allowing for multi screen gaming and asymmetric multiplayer again! Woohoo!
@Axecon Based purely on willpower and wishful thinking I feel they'll do a remake/remaster and make a judgement based on it's success. Also just to establish the fact that this is me day dreaming not speculating on something realistic.
Hasn't really factored in the VA aspect... That's an interesting point. They did get Jennifer Hale to do Bayonetta 3 though and she is one of the loudest pro union VAs I can think of.
This is a rare example of a series I would like to see taken away from it's originally creator so I hope it continues without him.
@Axecon Despite the the narrative mess of the KH series and it's often fanfic vibes I dream of this Nintendo crossover too! I loved subspace emissary and every smash bros since has slightly disappointed me for lacking something of its ilk.
To expand on your hot take I think that this crossover should be a Kid Icarus Uprising semi sequel for several reasons: 1)The main cast of that game break the 4th wall multiple times to refer to other Nintendo franchises. 2) This is expanded enormously in Smash Bros itself with the whole Palutena's guidance mechanic. 3) Sakurai is one of the only people I trust to pull this off. 4) The machinations of gods disrupting mortal realms just fits with this concept.
@World Just to temper expectations, there is no jump button, it is in no way a platformer. It's more the side quests, environmental puzzles and general vibes were way closer to Rare games I grew up on than I expected. Also helps that Grant Kirkhope is on soundtrack duty (along with Yoko Shimomura and Gareth Coker)
Hooray it's Kate the great! Undecided on this. I love the AA series but I played the first one a decade ago and honestly found it underwhelming and tedious. Very glad the sequel is a strong improvement and that the duology is now readily accessible.
@World @Ruthchild I in principle think Rabbids and their yellow mainstream descendents are a blight. That said these games are great and Sparks of Hope at least is an easy recommendation. It has a surprising amount of N64 Rare DNA outside of combat and the combat does a a great job of making you really utilise everything at your disposal. The second game doesn't force you to use Rabbids either (I reached the final boss before the game made me use Rabbid Luigi) and they are in general so toned down from the first one that they honestly could just be toads or eccentric Banjo characters. I still think these games would be better without Rabbids but I was one other by the personalities of Rabbid Peach and Rosalina seeing as the core Mario cast can be emotionally vanilla.
@HeeHo You'd probably be fine. Each game has a shared core cast (the detective agency) but the cases don't overlap so you won't really be at a disadvantage. In the demo a few minor side characters popped up from the older games but it felt more like a natural continuity of it being the same world than an advancement of stories.
We will get this at some point, played the first demo yesterday. Enjoyed but either the demos or reviews are going to have to convince me it's worth the value proposition at full price. If it's only as long as one of the originals that might be a tough sell
Was always curious about these games but heard enough mixed responses to hold off on taking the plunge. Hopefully this re[makemaster] ends up in a place where the game can shine unreservedly!!
Downloading now, will watch my wife play tonight. The brute forcing conversation stuff and arbitrary tripple checking of things in the environment got frustrating in the remakes but we still enjoyed those a lot. Hopefully it's a little more elegant this time.
@Henmii I was just about to comment on how weird it was we have seen about 5 seconds of footage of this game so far. I'm not concerned but it would be nice to get a sense on what they have built on from the old games at least. I'm hoping the conversation progression is at least less obtuse.
@WaffleRaptor01
Don't get me wrong,
I entirely agree with you that BOTW was exactly what the series needed. Throwing away the preconceptions about what a Zelda game is and ushering in a new era for a series that was not innovating as much as it should. I adore TotK and put 200+ hours into it and was glad for the increased diversity of the dungeons and expanded narrative. If the main Zelda team never goes back I'd be ok with that (it would be nice if Grezzo did though).
The issue for me is that Zelda has always been my favourite game series and while the indie scene has definitely been able to produce satisfying iterations and advancements of 2d Zelda games (Death's Door & Hyper Light Drifter spring to mind for me) no one has filled the void of the 'formulaic' 3D Zelda games since Nintendo stopped making them.
That's why I had hopped this game was doing that as opposed to styling itself after the newest games
@ScalenePowers I played Ds2 on the Wii U and enjoyed aspects of that, especially the Zelda style dungeons and OST. Haven't played 1 or 3 yet but I may still try em.
Other than that (and Okami) I haven't found much in the 3d space that delivers. Kena: Bridge of Spirits was delightful and definitely had Zelda in it's DNA but didn't have dungeons.
Looks pretty, but not going to lie.... I hoped from the description it was going to scratch the old style 3d Zelda itch that Nintendo has left behind rather than the one they are satiating.
"is there enough momentum for Switch to catch DS and PS2 at the top of the hardware sales charts?" Switch will for sure outsell the DS even it crawls past over the next 2 years. Bigger question is whether it needs a price drop to achieve that
@HeadPirate I'm going to concede my ignorance and thank you for enlightening me. Ziff Davis owns the company 'IGN entertainment'. This is a much bigger entity than the IGN website but includes it. IGN Entertainment owns Humble Bundle which has/had a publishing arm Humble Games.
Euugh, you are right it's complicated XD
@LikelySatan @shyguy21 There is a disclaimer just above the comment section.
" Disclosure: IGN Entertainment and publishing label Humble Games operate under separate divisions of the same parent company, Ziff Davis. Charity bundle platform Humble Bundle remains a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment.] " We were both kind of wrong and kind of right. Humble Bundle is theirs, Humble Games is not.
Am I missing something? People keep saying IGN own them but I'm pretty sure IGN is owned by Ziff Davis, just as Hookshot Media (parent company of Nintendolife) and HLTB and a bunch of other things are. IGN is not doing any purchasing as far as I am aware @RupeeClock they've always been very quick to highlight that in disclaimers whenever I have encountered it. But again... Nintendolife are in the same position
"strong themes, violence and suicide references" Well, sure sounds like fatal frame to me.
I'd be happy if this was a new IP from the Fatal Frame alumni as well. The creator (Makoto Shibata) hasn't been attributed to any releases since 2019 according to his wiki...
FYI Nintendo have co-developed Fatal Frame games in the past
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Re: Composer Grant Kirkhope Joins Davide Soliani's New Indie Studio
Go Grant Go!
Big fan so look forward to seeing what he comes up with in this new position.
Such a humble legend.
Re: Feature: It's 20 Years Since The Launch Of Nintendo's Most Important Console
@Not_Soos
I feel you are somewhat missing the point?
This is console responsible for all the massive boon in mobile gaming which now eclipses the traditional gaming industry in adoptability. Nintendo fundamentally changed the industry with this console.
I do agree with all your points about the software library -from a first party perspective-. I will bat for Spirit Tracks ( not phantom hourglass) and Star Fox Command is probably my favourite SF game but on the whole I'd say it's definitely one of Nintendo's weakest 1st p libraries and houses a lot of the weakest entries in their core franchises.
This system was all about 3rd parties for me, particularly Visual novel/adventure/puzzle games like Layton, 999, Trauma Centre and Ghost Trick.
Re: After Almost 30 Years, Japan Finally Has A New Best-Selling Pokémon Game
@betterthanvegas
That or their similarly over protectiveness around the fact that they :
Don't want to enable save states (trading?).
Don't want to deal with integrating Pokémon Bank (or whatever replaced it?) which some people would want.
Re: After Almost 30 Years, Japan Finally Has A New Best-Selling Pokémon Game
Good for you I guess...
How about releasing Gen 1 and 2 on NSO to celebrate?
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Adds Classic N64 Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Good choice Nintendo although please speed up your rollout!
It is wild there is nothing from the 3ds yet.
Wii U technically covered by Mario Kart 8 and BotW despite not appearing in the sort by platform list.
Re: Thunderful Announces Its Second Restructuring Program In One Year
@Than64 @iNintendo
It would have helped if the article had more context about who they are to be fair. I didn't remember either.
Do these layoffs include development teams or is this all on the publishing side of things?
Re: 'Nintendo Music' Update Adds Wii Sports Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
I'm finding it fascinating looking at the runtimes of the OSTs of these older games I've spent dozens of hours in.
@PipeGuy64Bit
I actually think this would be disastrous.
Given that so much of the app is about vibes/themed playlists this would completely offset all the modern music.
Don't get me wrong there are some banging chiptunes out there but this would definitely reduce my enjoyment overall.
Re: Zelda: BOTW And Animal Crossing: New Horizons Composer Yasuaki Iwata Has Left Nintendo
Wonder why this news is so delayed?
Fingers crossed he will continue to partner with Nintendo as a freelancer like so many other legends!
Re: Nintendo Reports Rapid Growth For Metroid, Xenoblade Chronicles, And More
Whilst this is obviously a lot of marketing spin and not exactly a level playing field, the undeniable fact is that these series have expanded their audiences many times over. Nintendo has increased incentives to invest in these series which is great for us all.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
@obijuankanoobie
No worries, I'm glad you asked the question and I could provide some context. They put out controversial reviews from time to time but they have remained one of the biggest game outlets for decades and have a load of review staff with varying tastes and opinions so that feels natural.
A lot of people would rather assume an opinion they don't want to hear is in bad faith and warp facts than make any effort to engage. Seems like a dangerous precedent to me.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Sigh...
People are so quick to discredit an opinion without making any effort to test their assumptions.
@Riku3456 @obijuankanoobie @kevinm360
The reviewer Logan Plant does not have a Nintendo bashing agenda or negative bias. He is on their Nintendo podcast most weeks and is clearly a passionate fan.
Empirical evidence: He gave MP Jamboree and the TTYD releases 9s this year.
He gave the Splatoon Side Order DLC an 8 and Peach Showtime a 7.
None of these opinions seem out of step or like they are trying to be controversial.
He did give Ever Oasis a scathing review(4) but his reasoning made sense to me. Clearly games that don't respect the players time are a big issue for him and that gets reflected in his scores.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Is Eating Up Views On YouTube
@PikminMarioKirby
Was thinking the same thing. This shadow dropped out of nowhere, X1DE was bundled in a Direct. This also means that XCX isn't competing for attention in the press cycle alongside other announcements.
Re: Come On, Where Are The Composer Credits in 'Nintendo Music'?
@Not_Soos
Another case where I don't really agree with you but enjoyed reading your thoughts and empathise with your take.
It does seem like a very deliberate omission and seems in line with their recent trend of obscuring their creative forces.
To be honest it is just baffling that I can listen to a 'Cappy' mix but can't listen to a Koji Kondo mix.
Chuffed to bits this app exists regardless.
Re: Random: 'Nintendo Music' Has Fans Reminiscing About Smash Ultimate's Grooviest Feature
@Steel76
Used YouTube as a surrogate but you have to deal with advert interruptions, copywright strikes on channels, not being able to turn the screen off, not being able to download stuff to listen offline.
This has many perks buddy.
Re: Poll: Is Next Week’s Investor Q&A Really Reason Enough For A 'Switch 2' Reveal?
I was expecting an October announcement earlier but now that we are so close to Black Friday and Xmas I'm thinking January now. I know Xmas is not a big deal in Japan but they will definitely not want to jeopardize holiday sales.
If they are willing to do a price drop though... all bets are off!
Re: Switch Online's "Mature" N64 App Expands With Two More Games
@GameOtaku
There are remasters/ ports of these 2 games on the eshop already so you got your wish this time.
Re: Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Team Reportedly Disbanded By Ubisoft
Absolutely gutted if true. Lost Crown is likely my fav original game from this year.
Not only that but Rayman Legends was one of my fav Wii U games and maybe my favourite straight up 2D platformer.
Will pick up the DLC to give it the send off it deserves.
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Teases His YouTube Channel's "Special Finale"
More likely to me that it will be a sit down interview with a couple of his former colleagues than anything future facing. Will keep an eye out
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library Next Week
Excellent! I've only ever played the first couple of hours of this but have been wanting to for decades. I always thought people were more down on this than the original so good to see so much love in the comments!
Re: Random: Of Course Someone's Playing Metaphor: ReFantazio On Their 3DS
I would absolutely play this on a 3ds!
Fortunately seems very likely it will make its way to the next Nintendo Console given the recent persona releases on the switch and the fact it runs on the PS4 so I'll wait.
Re: Bandai Namco Reportedly Cancels Nintendo-Commissioned Project
Learned about Oidashibeya from Aggretsuko of all things, the off kilter animated sitcom from the Sanrio company with Netflix.
Sucks for anyone going through that...
Selfishly hoping that the scrapped project was a port of something not on Nintendo platforms yet rather than a remake or continuation of Kid Icarus.
Re: Initially Announced For Wii U, Survival Horror 'Forgotten Memories' Is Finally Coming To Switch
Have no recollection of this game but it looks like it good be a good time at the right price point
Re: Monolith Soft Is Expanding Its In-House Xenoblade Game Engine For Future Titles
Love this series but I'm not keen on the Xenoblade combat system. Would rather they go more into action RPG or turn based.
Re: Talking Point: So Then, Is This 'Switch 2' Leak Legit?
@splinters
I love the GameCube, but the Wii U has a clearer new or revolutionary angle to it.
In fact, I suspect and hope that the dual screen aspect is the full realisation of the Wii Us potential (switch streams to the doc wirelessly) allowing for multi screen gaming and asymmetric multiplayer again! Woohoo!
Re: Tetsuya Nomura Contemplates Retirement And Concluding Kingdom Hearts
@Axecon
Based purely on willpower and wishful thinking I feel they'll do a remake/remaster and make a judgement based on it's success.
Also just to establish the fact that this is me day dreaming not speculating on something realistic.
Hasn't really factored in the VA aspect... That's an interesting point. They did get Jennifer Hale to do Bayonetta 3 though and she is one of the loudest pro union VAs I can think of.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Developer Seemingly Revealed
@Truegamer79
I use shopto for preorders. Always arrives on time and is usually competitively priced. Never had a problem.
Glad Grezzo got to make their own mainline Zelda game! Hoping against hope they make a 3D one in the vein of the N64 games soon!
Re: Tetsuya Nomura Contemplates Retirement And Concluding Kingdom Hearts
This is a rare example of a series I would like to see taken away from it's originally creator so I hope it continues without him.
@Axecon
Despite the the narrative mess of the KH series and it's often fanfic vibes I dream of this Nintendo crossover too! I loved subspace emissary and every smash bros since has slightly disappointed me for lacking something of its ilk.
To expand on your hot take I think that this crossover should be a Kid Icarus Uprising semi sequel for several reasons:
1)The main cast of that game break the 4th wall multiple times to refer to other Nintendo franchises.
2) This is expanded enormously in Smash Bros itself with the whole Palutena's guidance mechanic.
3) Sakurai is one of the only people I trust to pull this off.
4) The machinations of gods disrupting mortal realms just fits with this concept.
Re: Mario + Rabbids Producer Leaves Ubisoft Milan After "16 Incredible Years"
@World
Just to temper expectations, there is no jump button, it is in no way a platformer. It's more the side quests, environmental puzzles and general vibes were way closer to Rare games I grew up on than I expected. Also helps that Grant Kirkhope is on soundtrack duty (along with Yoko Shimomura and Gareth Coker)
Re: Review: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (Switch) - File This With The Series' Finest
Hooray it's Kate the great!
Undecided on this. I love the AA series but I played the first one a decade ago and honestly found it underwhelming and tedious.
Very glad the sequel is a strong improvement and
that the duology is now readily accessible.
Re: Mario + Rabbids Producer Leaves Ubisoft Milan After "16 Incredible Years"
@World @Ruthchild
I in principle think Rabbids and their yellow mainstream descendents are a blight.
That said these games are great and Sparks of Hope at least is an easy recommendation. It has a surprising amount of N64 Rare DNA outside of combat and the combat does a a great job of making you really utilise everything at your disposal. The second game doesn't force you to use Rabbids either (I reached the final boss before the game made me use Rabbid Luigi) and they are in general so toned down from the first one that they honestly could just be toads or eccentric Banjo characters.
I still think these games would be better without Rabbids but I was one other by the personalities of Rabbid Peach and Rosalina seeing as the core Mario cast can be emotionally vanilla.
Re: Did You Find The Easter Egg Hidden In Famicom Detective Club?
Nice to see the trend continued in Emio 😉
Re: Review: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club (Switch) - A Stylish Mystery With One Foot In The Past
@HeeHo
You'd probably be fine. Each game has a shared core cast (the detective agency) but the cases don't overlap so you won't really be at a disadvantage.
In the demo a few minor side characters popped up from the older games but it felt more like a natural continuity of it being the same world than an advancement of stories.
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Out Next Week, Will You Be Getting It?
We will get this at some point, played the first demo yesterday.
Enjoyed but either the demos or reviews are going to have to convince me it's worth the value proposition at full price. If it's only as long as one of the originals that might be a tough sell
Re: Hands On: Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - A Fresh Coat Of Paint For A Once-Flawed Platformer
Was always curious about these games but heard enough mixed responses to hold off on taking the plunge.
Hopefully this re[makemaster] ends up in a place where the game can shine unreservedly!!
Re: Blasphemous Dev Reveals New Tactical Stealth Adventure For Switch
Looks great. If it plays half as well as the Team Mimimi games, reviews well and avoids being horribly offensive about mental illness I'm in!
Re: Pac-Man Sure Looks Different In Amazon's New "Adult-Animated Anthology Series"
This show will inevitably be a mixed bag but I am 100% going to give it the benefit of the doubt as I love the idea.
Re: Hands On: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club - Rated M For 'Murder'
Downloading now, will watch my wife play tonight.
The brute forcing conversation stuff and arbitrary tripple checking of things in the environment got frustrating in the remakes but we still enjoyed those a lot. Hopefully it's a little more elegant this time.
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Getting A Free Multipart Demo
When's this dropping? No sign of it yet
Re: Nintendo's 'Mega Game Trials' Brings Four Free Games To NSO Subscribers This Week (Europe)
@FineLerv
So that you don't finish them and have no reason to buy them? 😆
Re: 'Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club' ESRB Rating Summary Reveals Horrific Themes
@Henmii
I was just about to comment on how weird it was we have seen about 5 seconds of footage of this game so far.
I'm not concerned but it would be nice to get a sense on what they have built on from the old games at least. I'm hoping the conversation progression is at least less obtuse.
Re: 'The Knightling' Takes Inspiration From 3D Zelda In A Promising Debut Trailer
@WaffleRaptor01
Don't get me wrong,
I entirely agree with you that BOTW was exactly what the series needed. Throwing away the preconceptions about what a Zelda game is and ushering in a new era for a series that was not innovating as much as it should. I adore TotK and put 200+ hours into it and was glad for the increased diversity of the dungeons and expanded narrative. If the main Zelda team never goes back I'd be ok with that (it would be nice if Grezzo did though).
The issue for me is that Zelda has always been my favourite game series and while the indie scene has definitely been able to produce satisfying iterations and advancements of 2d Zelda games (Death's Door & Hyper Light Drifter spring to mind for me) no one has filled the void of the 'formulaic' 3D Zelda games since Nintendo stopped making them.
That's why I had hopped this game was doing that as opposed to styling itself after the newest games
Re: 'The Knightling' Takes Inspiration From 3D Zelda In A Promising Debut Trailer
@ScalenePowers
I played Ds2 on the Wii U and enjoyed aspects of that, especially the Zelda style dungeons and OST.
Haven't played 1 or 3 yet but I may still try em.
Other than that (and Okami) I haven't found much in the 3d space that delivers.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits was delightful and definitely had Zelda in it's DNA but didn't have dungeons.
Re: 'The Knightling' Takes Inspiration From 3D Zelda In A Promising Debut Trailer
@ScalenePowers
Haha wow very similar minds going into this 🤣
Re: 'The Knightling' Takes Inspiration From 3D Zelda In A Promising Debut Trailer
Looks pretty, but not going to lie....
I hoped from the description it was going to scratch the old style 3d Zelda itch that Nintendo has left behind rather than the one they are satiating.
Re: Nintendo Switch Sales Hit 143 Million As Hardware And Software Figures Decline
"is there enough momentum for Switch to catch DS and PS2 at the top of the hardware sales charts?"
Switch will for sure outsell the DS even it crawls past over the next 2 years.
Bigger question is whether it needs a price drop to achieve that
Re: Final Fantasy & Persona Voice Actors Are Making A Game Where You Can Date Everything
This is pretty funny.
The kind of game that will remain forever on my wishlist and never bought.
Re: All Humble Games Staff Reportedly Laid Off As Publisher Announces "Restructuring"
@HeadPirate
I'm going to concede my ignorance and thank you for enlightening me. Ziff Davis owns the company 'IGN entertainment'. This is a much bigger entity than the IGN website but includes it.
IGN Entertainment owns Humble Bundle which has/had a publishing arm Humble Games.
Euugh, you are right it's complicated XD
@LikelySatan @shyguy21
There is a disclaimer just above the comment section.
Re: All Humble Games Staff Reportedly Laid Off As Publisher Announces "Restructuring"
@HeadPirate
AHH ok, so I was curious if/how they were reporting on this story themselves if that was the case and the article actually explained my confusion in the disclaimer at the top. I trust Kat Bailey.
https://www.ign.com/articles/humble-games-announces-restructuring-of-operations-amid-layoffs
"
Disclosure: IGN Entertainment and publishing label Humble Games operate under separate divisions of the same parent company, Ziff Davis. Charity bundle platform Humble Bundle remains a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment.]
"
We were both kind of wrong and kind of right.
Humble Bundle is theirs, Humble Games is not.
Re: All Humble Games Staff Reportedly Laid Off As Publisher Announces "Restructuring"
@HeadPirate @RupeeClock @Ralizah
Am I missing something? People keep saying IGN own them but I'm pretty sure IGN is owned by Ziff Davis, just as Hookshot Media (parent company of Nintendolife) and HLTB and a bunch of other things are.
IGN is not doing any purchasing as far as I am aware
@RupeeClock they've always been very quick to highlight that in disclaimers whenever I have encountered it. But again... Nintendolife are in the same position
Re: 'Emio' Includes A Lot Of Horrific Mature Themes, According To Its Rating
"strong themes, violence and suicide references"
Well, sure sounds like fatal frame to me.
I'd be happy if this was a new IP from the Fatal Frame alumni as well. The creator (Makoto Shibata) hasn't been attributed to any releases since 2019 according to his wiki...
FYI Nintendo have co-developed Fatal Frame games in the past