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Re: Nintendo Explains Why Switch Games Are Still Getting Free Updates

Aki77

@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: Best Switch 2 Ports - The Most Impressive Third-Party Games On Nintendo Switch 2

Aki77

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

Aki77

@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: 50 Best Super Nintendo (SNES) Games Of All Time

Aki77

@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: PSA: Don't Expect Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition To Include The DLC

Aki77

@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: You Might Need To Free Up Some Space For Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment

Aki77

@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: Star Wars Outlaws Lands Another Update On Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes

Aki77

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: Feature: 32 Games We're Dying To See On Switch 2

Aki77

@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

Aki77

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

Aki77

@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: Donkey Kong Bananza Director Acknowledges Performance Drops: "We Prioritized Fun And Playability"

Aki77

@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"

Aki77

@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

Aki77

@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: Hardware Review: Nintendo Switch 2 - A Faster, Slicker, Sexier Switch

Aki77

@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: Poll: Box Art Brawl #72 - Tuff E Nuff

Aki77

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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