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Gamers can be merciless. One or two bad games in recent years can tarnish years of amazing experiences, even if they've seen made more good games.

I'm kind of curious how popular the PC scene has become in Japan. From what I can tell most are pretty content with just owning a switch and a PC for the most part. Sony's exclusives aren't really Japan oriented nowadays so they probably don't mind too much, especially if they can just play stuff like Resi 4 on their PCs.

What if Nintendo employees are the resellers on ebay that are trying to sell all these old games for quadruple the price? They need to make sure games stay scarce so they can get their profits.

You might always love Nintendo but never forget that they will always hate you.

Even I went to go watch it in theaters...and I hate going to theaters.

Double standards.

Nintendo is nearly as bad as Disney is when it comes to abusing their power. If Nintendo were as big as Disney I'd imagine they'd be even worse.

@RupeeClock
I feel like Advance Wars was always more of a niche game compared to all of Nintendo's usual fare. Of course I have fond memories of passing a GBA around with the boys playing the original two games but I always felt like the series never really got the attention it deserved.

Nintendo Ninjas on hot pursuit.

@Cashews it's just going to be a shame when Nintendo decides that the fans don't want more advance wars after they did everything in the power to make sure it flopped.

It looks kind of...chunky to me. Something about the art seems off and the little 3d models for the units actually look worse than the 2d sprites to me. Kind of a disappointment since I've been waiting for AW to come back...

@Cashews
I mean I can assume that since the person is a critic they HAVE to sit through the movie and would no doubt see it as a punishment if it's something they didn't enjoy. That's kind of just how critics think.

I don't think I'll get an unbiased opinion from people who frequent Nintendo websites though, we're all at least somewhat fans of the company and at least somewhat know about Mario. If I took my dad to see it (who knows nothing about Mario Bros besides the names) he wouldn't get the GameCube sound effect references or anything like that. I feel like that's kinda the point the critic was making, if you know the source material you're going to enjoy it. If you don't then it's going to be a kid's flick like watching Minions or something.

@Cashews
Well yeah, not all of us have kids. Do you need to have kids to enjoy this movie?

I liked one critic who summarized it thus: "The film is a reward for fans and a punishment for everyone else". It's a love letter to Mario and Nintendo fans but you're probably not going to find much to enjoy if you don't get any of the inside jokes.

Of course NintendoLife has to be concerned about the fan service. Let's be honest, Ryza would be as niche as all the other atelier games that came before. Fan service still sells in this age, wether we care to admit it as a society or not. I say embrace it. Instead of being mad go play boyfriend dungeon or whatever that game was called. Fan service doesn't have to appeal to just men, it can be for everyone.

Wii sports got my parents and family who never touch games to get in on the fun. While I felt that the Wii's lineup wasn't the greatest, nothing has ever come close to the experience of having the whole family and relatives playing Wii Sports together.

@GoshJosh

I agree with everything you laid out. Modern consumers are so used to being abused nowadays that they just take it as "well this is just how it is." I don't like it. I guess it would explain why most of my time nowadays is either spent playing retro games and indies while buying any big games like a year or two out after they get major price drops. I just can't stand what gaming has become.

Sony & Microsoft at least had the "excuse" that you were paying for a next-gen product. Nintendo is literally just charging more because they can. To be fair this crap is all thanks to Sony leading the charge and it's the reason why I don't buy games on release anymore. I may not be the majority because people just have no self control but I'll stick to the way I think it should be.

No offense but that just makes her more generic in this day and age. Every woman now kicks butt and has no physical weaknesses. Kind of hard to be excited when they all follow the same cookie cutter formula when it comes to designing characters so as to not offend anyone.

@Hero-of-WiiU
The problem is the way Nintendo seems to hype it up as a big thing. It takes way too much time in the direct for what it actually is.

Charging to add back in old content. Kinda funny, in a sad way.

I've watched a ton of developer diaries for various Nintendo games and the story usually was that Miyamoto often butted into development to try and shoehorn in some gimmicks that people were then forced to implement. The man seems to hate making sequels if there isn't some mandatory new angle. This is probably why we haven't seen a new Mario Kart and instead just more dlc. I respect all that he's done for the industry and gaming in general but I think it's finally time for the legend to step down.

And this is for a normal non-limited edition release? I'm tired of Nintendo never putting out enough supply to meet the obvious demand. Snag this one however you can folks, I don't even feel bad.

I want power wash to be the next Fortnite when it comes to crossovers.

When I was younger I just used to use my name whenever I played games like this. Now I use a nickname/screen name that I like to call myself. I feel like Nintendo always intended Link to be you, that's why he tends to be a blank slate and almost robotic. The character is supposed to be filled with YOUR thoughts and emotions. If Link actually spoke and verbalized his thoughts it'd be a different thing but since he doesn't I just treat him as an extension of myself, my proxy into this fantasy world.

EDIT: Also, since I used to share games with my brother it was imperative that we both use different names so we don't actually play each other's saves.

If this were a remake I'd understand but they're only building upon the framework that the original team worked so hard to create and perfect. Just seems like a slap in the face to them to omit their efforts, especially since we don't even have an official way to go back and play the original. Almost as if Nintendo is content to bury their past and anyone that ever helped make them what they are today. Enjoy your time in the limelight remaster team, Nintendo will surely bury you too.

I think most of us just want a new Diddy Kong racing.

It's interesting to see Japanese people picking up PlayStations when Sony has made it clear that they'd rather cater to western tastes with their cinematic action experiences. Though I guess if you already own a switch the next thing you pick up is a PS5 because what, are they going to grab a series X? lol

I think my switch is on the way out. I can barely get around an hour and 30 minutes of playtime from the thing nowadays. Would be nice if a switch 2 comes out sooner rather than later so I can just upgrade.

I chose Cordelia. I have to say it would always make me uncomfortable to see her fawning over Chrom even when we were married. I was going to wind up raising his kids, wasn't I?

@GrailUK Geoff does seem to want to turn into gaming's Emmys or something but I was pretty entertained with last year's show. If you only like certain types of games you might have been put off by it but saw quite a few things to be excited for and the big stage is just a lot more fun to me than the quiet and sanitized directs that Nintendo has popularized. It's just a glorified trailer showcase at that point which some people want and that's totally cool too. I'll just miss the spectacle of it all, I guess.

They should unfortunately just retire E3 and put all the major focus on the Game Awards. Still, it's depressing to see gaming communities segregate themselves to their own little events. E3 brought the whole industry together for tons of announcements across various companies. Now we're just going to get like 30 minute directs and stuff that people will only talk about on the day of. What a shame.

I've unfortunately heard bad things about the online for this game, which is one of the big reasons to play it on the switch in particular. Shame, as usual.

Atlus being Atlus as usual.

I wouldn't mind blacksmiths existing in the world allowing you to both upgrade and repair your favorite weapons. They could even do it so that upgrading a weapon to it's final level unlocks a new aesthetic look for it, I know I always find it cool to try and see what all the weapons look like when at max level.

This way it makes it more meaningful to earn a weapon after a quest besides shrugging because it will just break after a couple uses

Runs like poopy on the switch anyways.

If you enjoy party games don't look past this one. I can see this being a pretty big "streamer bait" game. We might just see a dokapon revival with this one.

I still own my copy and I remember buying it on whim. Unfortunate it's not CiB but still, I'm just grateful for any games I still have that I didn't sell in my poor youth.

Not chasing the game of thrones style storytelling doesn't appeal to western reviewers, go figure. I'm not saying that previous FE games were amazing storywise but I wouldn't say that 3H was a major breakthrough. Go back and play path of radiance (if you can) and you'll see that the story can still be great without a major western influence.

In other words, it sounds like they sent back to the classic fire emblem formula. Or, if you've only played 3H, it sounds like Engage is going to play more like the Ashen Wolves DLC. Combat first and foremost. Sounds great to me, as 3H got. But long in the tooth.

Really big bummer that 80% of the comments on this one are just port begging. Congratulations to the runner for his awesome achievement.

Atlus is still stuck in the past and I'm sure the fossils at the head of the company need help even just working out their newfangled smartphones.

Looks like my wallet will be safe after FE comes out. At least until May rolls around.

I don't watch speedrunners as much as I used to but at least it's all for a great cause.

@FishyS if you can remember that swords beat axes, axes beat lances and lance's beat swords you're already well on your way to understanding fire emblem. Of course there's a lot more there than just the basics but you'll find that FE games tend to play like a game of rock paper scissors, everything is always strong against something and weak against another. While I'm not sure if this will be the best game to start with, I think it would be a better introduction to the franchise than 3H, which almost felt like it was chasing the whole "Game of Thrones" craze at the time.

I stopped watching previews and trailers after like the first two. I'm sold Nintendo, give it to me already. I'll still wait for reviews just to be 100% sure but this looks like a quality well crafted experience that will be worth my money.

This just makes me want a new Persona. There's nothing better than playing through a new one for the first time and falling in love with the cast.

I feel Stardew is just a very competent version of the farm sim. It didn't really do anything to alter the farming formula, they just added uglier (to me) sprites to the games with modern gaming conveniences. I still played the heck out of it like I would any good SoS game...but Friends of Mineral Town really set the bar and I feel like it's a bar that SV did its very best to imitate.

@RiasGremory oh I know. A majority of which I have bought/have saved to buy on another console or PC. In terms of exclusives there just really wasn't that much there besides a few big titles in my opinion. If you only own a switch then hell yeah, awesome year for the little console that keeps chugging on...and I mean chugging.

Unless you're a diehard Nintendo fan there wasn't really much besides one or two games for the entire year to look forward to. I barely even bought anything released last year for the switch. Only thing I picked up was fire emblem Warriors on the cheap on black Friday.

Any non Nintendo game I picked up on PS5 or PC where it was guaranteed to look and run better.