@Lizuka Gutted that we're unlikely to see a Western release of the Goemon collection as I don't think Konami will think it's worth doing full translations. Will have to see if I can get an imported physical copy when it's released.
@The_Nintendo_Expat Who are you saying has suggested this is a humanitarian endeavour? Furukawa was asked a question at a financials meeting to which he has responded in what seems like an honest way, he doesn't appear to be saying it's some act of benevolence. If it's the headline writer you're aiming the comment at then I would also say it's not inaccurate if specifically referring to Nintendo financials.
@weisske Is there a reason that you've completely ignored the rest of @metaphysician's comment and just restated your original, incorrect, comment about 2015 hardware?
@TrueBlueYoshi Assuming you're talking about playing Switch 1 Smash Ultimate on Switch 2, if so then yes the GC controller works and has full features including rumble. I haven't tried but I don't think you can pair the GC controller to Switch 1 if that's what you meant.
I bought Street Fighter 6 on launch day and thought it was an amazing step up from what would be possible on Switch 1 but subsequently bought Star Wars: Outlaws and it really went above and beyond what I expected Switch 2 to be capable of so I'm quite hopeful about what we will see in future. I like everything I've heard about the art style and story etc. of Cyberpunk but I am not generally a big fan of RPGs so I'm not going to give it a go yet but it's one of those which will probably keep nagging away at me for wanting to give it a try.
@The_Nintendo_Expat Technically I would say you are incorrect and it is poor grammar but if you wish to bend the rules to involve informal communications then I'm not really that bothered because picking people up on the slightest little thing is a bit pathetic.
@The_Nintendo_Expat I'm glad you are enjoying your Steamdeck. Hopefully there is a Steamdeck equivalent site to this one where you can share your wit and wisdom about something you enjoy.
@Nitwit13 I've never had a go on a US SNES so I can't say how it compares but the PAL version also had a DEEP eject button, you could really pop those carts out if you wanted to. 😀
@axelhander I would totally disagree with this. In my opinion Super Mario World is perfection in 2d platform game terms. I jumped from my Sega Master System to the SNES because I wanted to play decent versions of arcade games at home and not particularly to play SMW despite it having great reviews in the magazines at the time (probably about 18 months before being officially released in the UK), as soon as I played it as the bundled game I thought it was absolutely brilliant and it's still a game I love doing a complete run through every couple of years.
@BringleWorkshop Some of the boss battles in Ganbare Goemon 4 are annoying (I think the Puyo Puyo one irritated me) but it is a fantastic game, amazing soundtrack as well.
@topsekret In my opinion there's a big difference between Wii U to Switch and Switch to Switch 2. Because Wii U sold so poorly there were a load of people that hadn't played those games before and those of us that did own a Wii U just had to suck it up and pay full price for the Switch version as the physical games were on a different media format. I'm not particularly interested in Animal Crossing but the cheap upgrade path for people who have the Switch 1 version seems pretty reasonable to me, not sure why anyone would expect it to include the DLC as well.
I'm an inverter on first person and third person games but the controls do feel quite weird on Luigi's Mansion, although I don't remember it bothering me back in 2002. I'm not sure if you can do all the same remapping on the S2 GC controller but will have a look and I might become a heathen. 😆
@dennabeht Nintendo didn't develop the game and I doubt they went with SD express to "sell you more crap" as they are not proprietary memory cards and they wouldn't make any profit from third party SD cards sold, other than possibly a cut on the officially branded ones but I can't imagine that would be a huge amount. For them to make SD express a requirement I suspect that the older SD cards didn't cut the mustard when it comes to playing the latest games so they had to go down that route.
It's a really good game and an impressive display of the potential of Switch 2 ports. I've had it for about a month and have had a few hard crashes but as people have said above I haven't lost any significant progress, they've just been minor annoyances but hopefully the latest version will rectify this. Despite crashes I would definitely recommend the game, particularly if you are a fan of the original trilogy.
@Sindayl I'd imagine there are also a few who own neither but are voting for Sonic just to stick it to Nintendo because the internet has told them they're bad.
@Ironcore I don't really understand how that works. You ordered a physical copy from Nintendo and they sent you a digital download code through the post?
@basswitch Where did you read the Mean Machines preview of FF, do you still have the magazine or is it online? I quite fancy reading it as I think that very article is the one that convinced me I would wait for SNES to be released rather than get a Mega drive.
Personally I'm not fussed about game key cards. I don't tend to sell on games anyway so I'd just buy the digital copy if the GKC one will use up the same amount of storage. Having said that I pre-ordered Street Fighter 6 Years 1&2 Edition for £35 from Amazon so if I see a deal like that again you can count me in.
@Anti-Matter Do you own a Switch 2 or have any intention of getting one in the future? I get it that you like games aimed at children and are happy to play them on your PS5 but I don't really understand why you want to constantly share that here if you have no interest in the latest Nintendo console.
That's your choice and it's right that you do what works for you but Nintendo have this business model currently and if you don't like it then you'll need to stick with your principles and vote with your wallet by not subscribing. I've also thrown gobs of cash at Nintendo by re-buying Mario and Zelda games etc on multiple systems since 1992 so the relatively inexpensive annual sub works for me.
@The_Nintend_Pedant I'm not sure how much the base NSO subscription costs in the US (I would guess not a huge amount more than 15 dollars annually) but I think if you want to play Wave Race 64 on a current Nintendo platform then you'll just have suck it up and subscribe (which would also give you access to a multitude of other games) or get yourself an N64 and the original game, maybe a CRT as well. You may not like the subscription model but that's the route Nintendo have gone down and personally I prefer it to VC as there are a lot of games I've got to try that I wouldn't have paid for as an individual VC download.
@Jayenkai The Dr Who levels in Lego Dimensions were very good. I also liked that if you were playing as the Dr minifigure he regenerates when you die and there is some dialogue for every version of the Dr.
@The_Nintend_Pedant I guess I'm more forgiving on performance than you. Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts ran like crap at times but I found it absolutely amazing at the time and wouldn't have wanted it to have downgraded the graphics etc. Not a Nintendo game but an example of a game that was reaching for more than was readily achievable on Nintendo hardware at the time which I found incredibly impressive. I haven't played DKB yet but from what I've read the performance dips won't be anywhere near that level and I suspect won't bother me in the slightest. I guess you could argue that I should expect more but perhaps I've been conditioned to accept the version that's available even if I feel it's stretching the hardware/developers capabilities at the time. I had no issues with TOTK but it does look and play very well with a little glow up.
@The_Nintend_Pedant I am happy for them to have a vision for a game which they aim for and then make necessary but not anywhere near gamebreaking compromises (which sounds applicable to DKB) to get as close to that as possible then that's good with me. Should SMB3 have been kept in the can because it suffered from sprite flicker etc? I appreciate that game was released very late in the NES lifecycle as opposed to DKB which is very early in Switch 2's. At least nowadays the game could potentially be patched for better performance unlike 35 years ago.
@The_Nintend_Pedant They don't need to compare it to anything, if the controls etc. in THPS3 are more user friendly for a modern day player than those in THPS4 and they've made the THPS4 controls more similar to those then in my opinion that comment is correct and doesn't require any pedantry. I have never played either game and haven't read the review so I'm purely commenting on the bit you've highlighted and your response.
@Bentleyma It's pretty easy to set up a Japanese account, I did it on Switch to get the Famicom and Super Famicom apps. I assume it's still easy but I haven't bothered downloading the GameCube app because by that point any games that weren't available in my region would probably be a right pain to even get through the menu screens.
@The_Nintend_Pedant They may have launched some with multiple variants available immediately but I don't think they've ever launched one with a single version available on day one and then announced they would be releasing multiple colour options etc. within a week of the original launch. Apologies if I'm being pedantic but I don't get your point, it looks like you're being deliberately antagonistic, which I also am because your comment annoyed me.
@Anti-Matter That's fine, just don't buy one but is it necessary to repeat basically the same comment on every single article? I think everyone already knows you're not that keen on getting a Switch 2.
@rmswriter I downloaded it to Switch 2 just to see how it ran and it was ok until I got to the bit when you can travel over the city, crashed pretty much every time I used the grappling hook. Deleted it and re-installed it and it seems to be ok now. Runs much better than on Switch 1 but the graphics are still pretty dodgy.
I've seen Arkham Knight described as the worst Switch port but to me that goes to WWE 2K18, which was an absolute mess but I still had some fun with it. Just out of interest I might see how it runs on Switch 2 if I can be bothered to download the sizeable file required even if you bought the cartridge.
@Pillowpants If you have four controllers and hold R on all of them from when Switch 2 logo clicks together then there is a third boot up apparently, haven't done that one myself yet though.
@Pillowpants If you start holding R (or Z on GC controller) when it's on the black screen and the Switch 2 logo clicks together it seems to work for the alternate sound.
@Truegamer79 Goemon is a Konami franchise but I absolutely agree it needs to come back. I would settle for a translated collection of the Famicom and Super Famicom games for the time being.
I am so glad I used to buy gaming magazines 30 years ago. At the time I probably would have thought about buying this to get another 1v1 fighting fix but having played it for the first time this week it is pretty much what I expected, a bland, generic inferior take on SF2.
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Re: Super Bomberman Collection Gets A Surprise Shadow Drop On Switch 2
@Lizuka Gutted that we're unlikely to see a Western release of the Goemon collection as I don't think Konami will think it's worth doing full translations. Will have to see if I can get an imported physical copy when it's released.
Re: Nintendo Explains Why Switch Games Are Still Getting Free Updates
@The_Nintendo_Expat Who are you saying has suggested this is a humanitarian endeavour?
Furukawa was asked a question at a financials meeting to which he has responded in what seems like an honest way, he doesn't appear to be saying it's some act of benevolence.
If it's the headline writer you're aiming the comment at then I would also say it's not inaccurate if specifically referring to Nintendo financials.
Re: Nintendo Will "Carefully Consider" A Switch 2 Price Increase, Says Furukawa
@weisske Is there a reason that you've completely ignored the rest of @metaphysician's comment and just restated your original, incorrect, comment about 2015 hardware?
Re: All Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games With Analogue Trigger Compatibility (That Work With The GameCube NSO Controller)
@TrueBlueYoshi Assuming you're talking about playing Switch 1 Smash Ultimate on Switch 2, if so then yes the GC controller works and has full features including rumble.
I haven't tried but I don't think you can pair the GC controller to Switch 1 if that's what you meant.
Re: Nintendo's Investors Are Reportedly "Spooked" As Stock Slides
@KevinP I suspect GTA6 will be at a different price point to Kirby Air Riders.
Re: Best Switch 2 Ports - The Most Impressive Third-Party Games On Nintendo Switch 2
I bought Street Fighter 6 on launch day and thought it was an amazing step up from what would be possible on Switch 1 but subsequently bought Star Wars: Outlaws and it really went above and beyond what I expected Switch 2 to be capable of so I'm quite hopeful about what we will see in future.
I like everything I've heard about the art style and story etc. of Cyberpunk but I am not generally a big fan of RPGs so I'm not going to give it a go yet but it's one of those which will probably keep nagging away at me for wanting to give it a try.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man 6
@The_Nintendo_Expat
Technically I would say you are incorrect and it is poor grammar but if you wish to bend the rules to involve informal communications then I'm not really that bothered because picking people up on the slightest little thing is a bit pathetic.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man 6
@The_Nintendo_Expat
It's a good job you've changed your handle, the lack of grammatical accuracy would really irritate a pedant.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel - Mega Man 6
@The_Nintendo_Expat
Why don't you start sentences with a capital letter?
Re: Review: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (Switch 2) - A Hard Pass For A Great Game
@The_Nintendo_Expat
I'm glad you are enjoying your Steamdeck. Hopefully there is a Steamdeck equivalent site to this one where you can share your wit and wisdom about something you enjoy.
Re: Nintendo's Switch App For Mobile Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Bass_X0
I'd probably buy a camera if they did that. 👍
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - SNES Classic Mini Console
@Nitwit13 I've never had a go on a US SNES so I can't say how it compares but the PAL version also had a DEEP eject button, you could really pop those carts out if you wanted to. 😀
Re: 50 Best Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Of All Time
@axelhander I would totally disagree with this. In my opinion Super Mario World is perfection in 2d platform game terms. I jumped from my Sega Master System to the SNES because I wanted to play decent versions of arcade games at home and not particularly to play SMW despite it having great reviews in the magazines at the time (probably about 18 months before being officially released in the UK), as soon as I played it as the bundled game I thought it was absolutely brilliant and it's still a game I love doing a complete run through every couple of years.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)
It would appear I'm very much in the minority here but I've really enjoyed playing Simpsons Fortnite.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (1st November)
@BringleWorkshop Some of the boss battles in Ganbare Goemon 4 are annoying (I think the Puyo Puyo one irritated me) but it is a fantastic game, amazing soundtrack as well.
Re: PSA: Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC
@topsekret In my opinion there's a big difference between Wii U to Switch and Switch to Switch 2. Because Wii U sold so poorly there were a load of people that hadn't played those games before and those of us that did own a Wii U just had to suck it up and pay full price for the Switch version as the physical games were on a different media format.
I'm not particularly interested in Animal Crossing but the cheap upgrade path for people who have the Switch 1 version seems pretty reasonable to me, not sure why anyone would expect it to include the DLC as well.
Re: PSA: Struggling With Luigi's Mansion's Inverted Controls? You Can 'Fix' Them On NSO
I'm an inverter on first person and third person games but the controls do feel quite weird on Luigi's Mansion, although I don't remember it bothering me back in 2002.
I'm not sure if you can do all the same remapping on the S2 GC controller but will have a look and I might become a heathen. 😆
Re: PSA: You Might Need To Free Up Some Space For Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
@dennabeht
Nintendo didn't develop the game and I doubt they went with SD express to "sell you more crap" as they are not proprietary memory cards and they wouldn't make any profit from third party SD cards sold, other than possibly a cut on the officially branded ones but I can't imagine that would be a huge amount.
For them to make SD express a requirement I suspect that the older SD cards didn't cut the mustard when it comes to playing the latest games so they had to go down that route.
Re: PSA: You Might Need To Free Up Some Space For Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment
@foursider You can get a 1TB micro SD express card but they aren't cheap at the moment.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Lands Another Update On Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
It's a really good game and an impressive display of the potential of Switch 2 ports.
I've had it for about a month and have had a few hard crashes but as people have said above I haven't lost any significant progress, they've just been minor annoyances but hopefully the latest version will rectify this.
Despite crashes I would definitely recommend the game, particularly if you are a fan of the original trilogy.
Re: Opinion: Sonic Racing Crossworlds > Mario Kart World, And It's Not Even Close For Me
@Sindayl I'd imagine there are also a few who own neither but are voting for Sonic just to stick it to Nintendo because the internet has told them they're bad.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Get Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 For Switch?
@Ironcore I don't really understand how that works. You ordered a physical copy from Nintendo and they sent you a digital download code through the post?
Re: Beat 'Em Up Classic Double Dragon Gets A Modern Revival On Switch This October
@basswitch Cheers. 👍
Re: Beat 'Em Up Classic Double Dragon Gets A Modern Revival On Switch This October
@basswitch Where did you read the Mean Machines preview of FF, do you still have the magazine or is it online?
I quite fancy reading it as I think that very article is the one that convinced me I would wait for SNES to be released rather than get a Mega drive.
Re: Mailbox: Game-Key Cards, Slacker Sakurai, Shapes & Beats - Nintendo Life Letters
Personally I'm not fussed about game key cards. I don't tend to sell on games anyway so I'd just buy the digital copy if the GKC one will use up the same amount of storage. Having said that I pre-ordered Street Fighter 6 Years 1&2 Edition for £35 from Amazon so if I see a deal like that again you can count me in.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - Super Adventure Island (SNES)
Super Famicom version by a mile. Anyone who favours the US one must be severely lacking in taste.
Re: The Next 3D Arcade Archives Release Is Available Today On Switch And Switch 2
@The_Nintend_Pedant I thought you liked forthright discussion? I'm not trolling you, I'm just giving you my opinion on your comments. ✌️
Re: The Next 3D Arcade Archives Release Is Available Today On Switch And Switch 2
@The_Nintend_Pedant I didn't say that particular comment was lecturing, I said that the majority of your comments come across that way. ✌️
Re: The Next 3D Arcade Archives Release Is Available Today On Switch And Switch 2
It comes across to me that you are lecturing everyone else with the majority of your comments but what do I know. 🤔🥱
Re: Feature: 32 Games We're Dying To See On Switch 2
@Anti-Matter Do you own a Switch 2 or have any intention of getting one in the future?
I get it that you like games aimed at children and are happy to play them on your PS5 but I don't really understand why you want to constantly share that here if you have no interest in the latest Nintendo console.
Re: The Next 3D Arcade Archives Release Is Available Today On Switch And Switch 2
That's your choice and it's right that you do what works for you but Nintendo have this business model currently and if you don't like it then you'll need to stick with your principles and vote with your wallet by not subscribing.
I've also thrown gobs of cash at Nintendo by re-buying Mario and Zelda games etc on multiple systems since 1992 so the relatively inexpensive annual sub works for me.
Re: The Next 3D Arcade Archives Release Is Available Today On Switch And Switch 2
@The_Nintend_Pedant
I'm not sure how much the base NSO subscription costs in the US (I would guess not a huge amount more than 15 dollars annually) but I think if you want to play Wave Race 64 on a current Nintendo platform then you'll just have suck it up and subscribe (which would also give you access to a multitude of other games) or get yourself an N64 and the original game, maybe a CRT as well.
You may not like the subscription model but that's the route Nintendo have gone down and personally I prefer it to VC as there are a lot of games I've got to try that I wouldn't have paid for as an individual VC download.
Re: Danger Mouse Is Back With A New Game Tie-In For The Switch
@Jayenkai The Dr Who levels in Lego Dimensions were very good. I also liked that if you were playing as the Dr minifigure he regenerates when you die and there is some dialogue for every version of the Dr.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Director Acknowledges Performance Drops: "We Prioritized Fun And Playability"
@The_Nintend_Pedant I guess I'm more forgiving on performance than you. Super Ghouls 'n' Ghosts ran like crap at times but I found it absolutely amazing at the time and wouldn't have wanted it to have downgraded the graphics etc.
Not a Nintendo game but an example of a game that was reaching for more than was readily achievable on Nintendo hardware at the time which I found incredibly impressive.
I haven't played DKB yet but from what I've read the performance dips won't be anywhere near that level and I suspect won't bother me in the slightest.
I guess you could argue that I should expect more but perhaps I've been conditioned to accept the version that's available even if I feel it's stretching the hardware/developers capabilities at the time.
I had no issues with TOTK but it does look and play very well with a little glow up.
Re: Donkey Kong Bananza Director Acknowledges Performance Drops: "We Prioritized Fun And Playability"
@The_Nintend_Pedant
I am happy for them to have a vision for a game which they aim for and then make necessary but not anywhere near gamebreaking compromises (which sounds applicable to DKB) to get as close to that as possible then that's good with me.
Should SMB3 have been kept in the can because it suffered from sprite flicker etc?
I appreciate that game was released very late in the NES lifecycle as opposed to DKB which is very early in Switch 2's. At least nowadays the game could potentially be patched for better performance unlike 35 years ago.
Re: Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Switch 2) - A Welcome Reminder Of The Series' Glory Days
@The_Nintend_Pedant
They don't need to compare it to anything, if the controls etc. in THPS3 are more user friendly for a modern day player than those in THPS4 and they've made the THPS4 controls more similar to those then in my opinion that comment is correct and doesn't require any pedantry.
I have never played either game and haven't read the review so I'm purely commenting on the bit you've highlighted and your response.
Re: Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 (Switch 2) - A Welcome Reminder Of The Series' Glory Days
I'm so pleased this was reviewed by Ollie. 😆
Re: Talking Point: With Bigger GameCube File Sizes, Should Nintendo Let Us Download Individual NSO Games?
@Bentleyma It's pretty easy to set up a Japanese account, I did it on Switch to get the Famicom and Super Famicom apps. I assume it's still easy but I haven't bothered downloading the GameCube app because by that point any games that weren't available in my region would probably be a right pain to even get through the menu screens.
Re: Reaction: Donkey Kong Bananza Has Instantly Become My Most Anticipated Game Of 2025
@zool I don't really understand this comment, what are Nintendo Directs normally other than commercials to promote Nintendo products?
Re: Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch 2 - A Faster, Slicker, Sexier Switch
@The_Nintend_Pedant They may have launched some with multiple variants available immediately but I don't think they've ever launched one with a single version available on day one and then announced they would be releasing multiple colour options etc. within a week of the original launch. Apologies if I'm being pedantic but I don't get your point, it looks like you're being deliberately antagonistic, which I also am because your comment annoyed me.
Re: Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch 2 - A Faster, Slicker, Sexier Switch
@Anti-Matter That's fine, just don't buy one but is it necessary to repeat basically the same comment on every single article? I think everyone already knows you're not that keen on getting a Switch 2.
Re: Feature: 11 Games With 'Secret' Performance Bumps You Should Revisit On Switch 2
@rmswriter I downloaded it to Switch 2 just to see how it ran and it was ok until I got to the bit when you can travel over the city, crashed pretty much every time I used the grappling hook. Deleted it and re-installed it and it seems to be ok now. Runs much better than on Switch 1 but the graphics are still pretty dodgy.
Re: Feature: 11 Games With 'Secret' Performance Bumps You Should Revisit On Switch 2
@DjinnFighter I didn't particularly have any issues with Bakeru previously other than it not being a new Goemon game. 😢
Re: Feature: 11 Games With 'Secret' Performance Bumps You Should Revisit On Switch 2
I've seen Arkham Knight described as the worst Switch port but to me that goes to WWE 2K18, which was an absolute mess but I still had some fun with it. Just out of interest I might see how it runs on Switch 2 if I can be bothered to download the sizeable file required even if you bought the cartridge.
Re: PSA: Here's How To View The Iconic GameCube Startup Screen On Switch 2
@Pillowpants If you have four controllers and hold R on all of them from when Switch 2 logo clicks together then there is a third boot up apparently, haven't done that one myself yet though.
Re: PSA: Here's How To View The Iconic GameCube Startup Screen On Switch 2
@Pillowpants If you start holding R (or Z on GC controller) when it's on the black screen and the Switch 2 logo clicks together it seems to work for the alternate sound.
Re: PSA: Here's How To View The Iconic GameCube Startup Screen On Switch 2
@gaga64
Yep, if you hold Z on the GameCube controller or R on Pro Controller or Joycons it does it. Nice.
Re: Video: Nintendo Shares More Footage Of F-Zero GX For Switch Online
@Truegamer79 Goemon is a Konami franchise but I absolutely agree it needs to come back. I would settle for a translated collection of the Famicom and Super Famicom games for the time being.
Re: Random: Nintendo Had To "Politely Decline" The Chance To Work With Kanye West, Says Reggie
@Razer Perhaps you should re-read your original comment, it is at best ambiguous about who you are describing as abnormal.
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl #72 - Tuff E Nuff
I am so glad I used to buy gaming magazines 30 years ago. At the time I probably would have thought about buying this to get another 1v1 fighting fix but having played it for the first time this week it is pretty much what I expected, a bland, generic inferior take on SF2.