Horii doesn't even understand how much of a fanfiction/parody his games are in English because the thing he's talking about are the basic translation issues like untranslatable personal pronouns. He doesn't even know how bad things really are.
Monster capturing with cards instead of balls? Now that’s a creative mechanic. Always great to see innovation in the survival genre. Looks solid. I see like six different games inspirations here, and thats a good thing! This is what the world needs.
Of all series to clutch pearls over people perving on the girls, censorious puritans pick Fatal Frame. Series known for having a decent amount of fan service. Comical really. Censorship is censorship, what they changed isn't really relevant. Something being 'icky', 'gross', or 'weird' one may find doesn't mean it's a bad thing.
Don't ever approve of censorship, it might be attacking something you don't care about but it will come for something you enjoy.
Wonder if any monkey paw shenanigans took part for them able to release these entries as E10+ with the Game Corner intact or if they had to alter out the gambling.
Also really curious if they altered the dialogue of the roms for 'modern sensibilities' such as the Old Man peering into Celadon City's gym or meddle with the choice of words when selecting your character upon starting.
@EarthboundBenjy You don't want your content to be localized. You want a translation. Localization is xenophobic at its core. Faithful localization is an oxymoron. Goemon if all things need proper translation.
@johnedwin A lot of games get rereleased as is with QoL features on Nintendo Switch. Lunar Remastered for instance is 16-bit and selling out physical copies. Why must Square Enix games be the exception?
I'm less excited over a remake/remaster and just exhausted of the prospect that SE WILL alter the characters costumes and censoring dialogue, then for people to say 'this butchery is not a big deal, this cover-up on the character looks better than the original, etc'.If it wasn't a big deal, why change it in first place? I'm just so tired of the mordern times man.. So, so much. Monkey paw curls a finger.
This leaker must be protected at all costs. They've uncovered a lot of beta info on Gamefreaks past games that would had never been known were it not for them.
Have to pass this up. They bothered to get new voice actors, but not enough to redo the script to be more faithful (like removing the pop-culture fanfiction dribble). They instead reused the terrible Working Designs localization. I'm out.
@Cakefish Nintendo is sure to announce some Switch 1 games within the year that you may fancy. Not sure if you want to take that gamble for a handful of savings.
@batmanbud2 I can name FIVE
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Conker's bad Fur Day
Killer Instinct Gold
Super Smash Brothers (seriously where is it? The excuse that it would hamper Smash Bros Ultimate sales is long exhausted; we're Switch 2 bound without it releasing on current gen yet)
I placed an order for the Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back!, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!, and a Bubble Bobble themed hoodie from them. It was delayed multiple times; about 2 years since ordering was when they once again delayed it from a Q3 2024 to beyond. At that point, I requested a refund. They didn't make it easy; saying what they could to convince me not to. Then they said:
"Unfortunately, we are not able to cancel orders that are older than one year automatically and have to do so manually"
So I waited a little over a week and they sent the refund back through paypal, and I was charged over $10.
@Mgalens Same reasoning why I refused to update Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom despite Nintendo's efforts in patching out duplication glitches, ignoring their bribing for us to update with meager freebie download offerings 😅
Seeing as Nintendo hasn't been patching their recent non online connected games, (hey Donkey Kong Country Returns), I don't see them fixing this which is totally fine 'cause it doesn't affect others experiences if I were to perform it.
If you had told me when the NSO Expansion was revealed that we'd be closing in on the Switch successor without Donkey Kong 64 or Smash Brothers 64 not yet released, I wouldn't had believed you. Here we are, however..
@Debo626 You could add ones account to multiple Switches in your circle and play their library of games they own digitally. I do that with my friends account without owning the games myself.
@MJF Switch 2 or not, it's redundant to include it since the system is backwards compatible and the rest of your list is pertaining to titles not available on Switch. You have the DS entry in your list, the wii game is titled 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii'
@BTB20 Waited for New Pokemon Snap and the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX remake; eventually paid off with 30% discount. I'm in no rush to pick this up, but it is astonishing how long they're reluctant to discount some of their catalog.
I believe it'll be $500 at least. Nintendo knows it's audience are good pay piggies. Throw in a Pokemon and Mario Kart launch title and system will sell in droves.
People who say they're "glad DK looks more like his old arcade self" do NOT understand DK canon at all. Canonically, Cranky Kong is the one in the old arcade/NES games, NOT our Rare-era DK. There is no reason to make Donkey Kong look like "his original design" because that original design isn't him. Furthermore, it introduces a major problem because all of DK's Rare-era Kong relatives look like him..Ya know.. Because they're related. Diddy, Dixie, Kiddie, Funky, Wrinkly, Tiny, Lanky, etc. They all have a familiar resemblance. Redesigning DK would require also redesigning all of those other Kongs, and I don't even really know that they'd all look right in this new art style. If Nintendo really wants DK to look different for Mario Kart 10 and their little animated movies, then so be it, but DK had better not change in the next Donkey Kong game. Why? Well, change the way Mario looks drastically too back to his plumper self in the original Donkey Kong or Mario Bros Arcade asethetic and talk to me then about character design.
Apparently the game's very handholdy, humor doesn't have any depth, bad guy is a scatterbrain forgetting peoples names (the concept isn't exactly new), and it has frame rate issues through stuttering anytime elemental displays appear. Also, you don’t control Luigi’s jumping anymore in the overworld. He for the most part follows along as an NPC which is quite the departure. Random ecounters instead of enemies appearing in the overworld to initiate combat? Wouldn't arrive to the conclusion of "Best Mario & Luigi RPG yet" as that's a tall order to fill and considering these points.
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Re: "The Flavour Tends To Get Lost" - Dragon Quest's Yuji Horii On English Translations
Horii doesn't even understand how much of a fanfiction/parody his games are in English because the thing he's talking about are the basic translation issues like untranslatable personal pronouns. He doesn't even know how bad things really are.
Re: New Survival Game 'Pickmon' Is Just Asking To Be Sued Into Oblivion
Monster capturing with cards instead of balls? Now that’s a creative mechanic. Always great to see innovation in the survival genre. Looks solid. I see like six different games inspirations here, and thats a good thing! This is what the world needs.
Re: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo Now Available
@Britishbeef84 I've been called buzzwords aplenty, as if I'd care which one you've decided on. Sticks and stones.
Re: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo Now Available
Of all series to clutch pearls over people perving on the girls, censorious puritans pick Fatal Frame. Series known for having a decent amount of fan service. Comical really. Censorship is censorship, what they changed isn't really relevant. Something being 'icky', 'gross', or 'weird' one may find doesn't mean it's a bad thing.
Don't ever approve of censorship, it might be attacking something you don't care about but it will come for something you enjoy.
Re: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo Now Available
@Britishbeef84 Yes, it doesn't matter. We’re talking about pixels on a screen actually.
Re: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo Now Available
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Re: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Switch 2 Demo Now Available
Spat censorship is so obvious. You are telling them unnecessary censorship is fine buying a copy, so I'll pass. Not to mention this has denuvo.
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Limited-Time Special Event Announced - "More Spores For Hoppip"
Pokopia is going to heavily rely on FOMO trapping. Makes me less inclined to play.
Re: Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Officially Revealed For Switch
Wonder if any monkey paw shenanigans took part for them able to release these entries as E10+ with the Game Corner intact or if they had to alter out the gambling.
Also really curious if they altered the dialogue of the roms for 'modern sensibilities' such as the Old Man peering into Celadon City's gym or meddle with the choice of words when selecting your character upon starting.
Re: Konami And M2 Announce New Goemon Switch Collection, Here Are The 13 Retro Titles Included
@EarthboundBenjy You don't want your content to be localized.
You want a translation.
Localization is xenophobic at its core. Faithful localization is an oxymoron.
Goemon if all things need proper translation.
Re: Turok Is Back, And It's Bringing The Hunt To Switch 2 Later This Year
I'd rather they bring Turok Evolution to Switch 1 over this.
Re: Super Bomberman Collection Gets A Surprise Shadow Drop On Switch 2
@AllieKitsune Not a monkey paw if it's Translations opposed to Localizations.
Re: Hamster's 'Console Archives' Is The Closest We'll Get To Virtual Console In 2026
Why is this Switch 2 exclusive? These could easily run 60fps on Switch 1!
Re: Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Gets A Free Switch 2 Update And Adds Dixie Kong
Silver lining is they didn't redesign Donkey Kong to the corporate approved DK with the update, thank goodness.
Re: Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted Rolls Out More Updates, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Imagine buying games release day and being their playtester free of charge.
Re: Oops, Yuji Horii Might May Not Have Leaked Massive Remake News After All
@johnedwin A lot of games get rereleased as is with QoL features on Nintendo Switch. Lunar Remastered for instance is 16-bit and selling out physical copies. Why must Square Enix games be the exception?
Re: Oops, Yuji Horii Might May Not Have Leaked Massive Remake News After All
I'm less excited over a remake/remaster and just exhausted of the prospect that SE WILL alter the characters costumes and censoring dialogue, then for people to say 'this butchery is not a big deal, this cover-up on the character looks better than the original, etc'.If it wasn't a big deal, why change it in first place? I'm just so tired of the mordern times man.. So, so much. Monkey paw curls a finger.
Re: Xbox Is Raising The Price Of Consoles, Accessories, And Games Worldwide
Just remember Nintendo championed this price increase this time
Re: Nintendo eShop Cards Are Apparently Getting A Refresh For Switch 2
Any games or merch that features this DK design, I just won't buy.
Re: Switch 2 Joy-Con 'HD Rumble' Won't Be As Loud As It Was On Switch
Always set rumble to 'off' so I didn't know this; you could edit the rumble levels on Wiimotes, but not Joycons?
Re: Nintendo's On A Mission To Unmask The Pokémon 'Teraleak' Hacker
This leaker must be protected at all costs. They've uncovered a lot of beta info on Gamefreaks past games that would had never been known were it not for them.
Re: Review: Lunar Remastered Collection (Switch) - Two Of The Most Charming RPGs Ever Get A Fair, If Flawed, Port
Have to pass this up. They bothered to get new voice actors, but not enough to redo the script to be more faithful (like removing the pop-culture fanfiction dribble). They instead reused the terrible Working Designs localization. I'm out.
Re: Zelda: BOTW Switch 2 Edition Won't Include The DLC, Nintendo Confirms
This would be like if Nintendo didn't include the Mario Kart 8 WiiU DLC Packs that were $7.99 each or the $12.99 bundle, into the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Re: Opinion: Oh No, I'm Not A Fan Of Switch 2's Mouse Mode At All
Mouse Controls would really benefit the level creation in a Super Mario Maker Switch 2 release.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles
So games can be removed without requiring an update to the app. Good to know.
Re: PSA: Nintendo Reminds Us It's Winding Down Gold Points Next Week
@Cakefish Nintendo is sure to announce some Switch 1 games within the year that you may fancy. Not sure if you want to take that gamble for a handful of savings.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Four More Titles
@batmanbud2 I can name FIVE
Donkey Kong 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Conker's bad Fur Day
Killer Instinct Gold
Super Smash Brothers (seriously where is it? The excuse that it would hamper Smash Bros Ultimate sales is long exhausted; we're Switch 2 bound without it releasing on current gen yet)
Re: Poll: Which Starter Pokémon Will You Choose In Legends: Z-A?
The fire starter, Cyndaquil! These are all Johto, yes?
Re: Feature: Strictly Limited Responds To Switch Delays And Discontent, And Details An Ambitious Target
I placed an order for the Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back!, Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!, and a Bubble Bobble themed hoodie from them. It was delayed multiple times; about 2 years since ordering was when they once again delayed it from a Q3 2024 to beyond. At that point, I requested a refund. They didn't make it easy; saying what they could to convince me not to. Then they said:
"Unfortunately, we are not able to cancel orders that are older than one year automatically and have to do so manually"
So I waited a little over a week and they sent the refund back through paypal, and I was charged over $10.
Never doing buisness with them again.
Re: Cult N64 Platformer 'Glover' Finally Gets Switch Release Date
I've received my physical copy a day after Christmas. Game is exactly as you'd expect. No bells & whistles, just a port with a resolution bump.
Re: Nintendo And Amazon File For $7 Million Default Judgement In Fake amiibo Suit
I should grab an Allmiibo before long then!
Re: Random: Mario & Luigi: Brothership Glitch Lets You Get All 5 Power Taps Early
@Mgalens Same reasoning why I refused to update Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom despite Nintendo's efforts in patching out duplication glitches, ignoring their bribing for us to update with meager freebie download offerings 😅
Re: Random: Mario & Luigi: Brothership Glitch Lets You Get All 5 Power Taps Early
Seeing as Nintendo hasn't been patching their recent non online connected games, (hey Donkey Kong Country Returns), I don't see them fixing this which is totally fine 'cause it doesn't affect others experiences if I were to perform it.
Re: Nintendo President Reiterates Switch Online Will "Continue To Be Available" For Switch 2
If you had told me when the NSO Expansion was revealed that we'd be closing in on the Switch successor without Donkey Kong 64 or Smash Brothers 64 not yet released, I wouldn't had believed you. Here we are, however..
Re: 'Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes' Story DLC Lands New 2025 Release Dates
Is this the game where the localizers had free rein adding modern online terminology like 'chud' as an example, butchering the original script?
Re: Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Launches May 2025 On Nintendo Switch
@Samalik @Vyacheslav333 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/09/capcom-outlines-changes-to-each-game-in-fighting-collection-2
If you haven't figured it out, every re-release is a chance for them to censor the past 🤨💢
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Digital File Size Seemingly Reduced
@Debo626 You could add ones account to multiple Switches in your circle and play their library of games they own digitally. I do that with my friends account without owning the games myself.
Re: Surprise! Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Now Has A Switch eShop Demo
Waiting on the update that fixes the co-op bug.
Re: Random: This Super Mario 3D Land Mod Makes Us Long For A Switch Port
@MJF Switch 2 or not, it's redundant to include it since the system is backwards compatible and the rest of your list is pertaining to titles not available on Switch. You have the DS entry in your list, the wii game is titled 'New Super Mario Bros. Wii'
Re: Nintendo Music Adds Another Pokémon Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
@BTB20 Waited for New Pokemon Snap and the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX remake; eventually paid off with 30% discount. I'm in no rush to pick this up, but it is astonishing how long they're reluctant to discount some of their catalog.
Re: Bananas Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Platforming Problem Is Ruining The Co-Op Fun
Why wasn't this caught on during your review @Nintendolife? Shouldn't you review the co-op aspect of a game as well?
Re: Random: This Super Mario 3D Land Mod Makes Us Long For A Switch Port
@MJF New Super Mario Bros U has already released on Switch. Could replace it with the Wii game.
Re: Nintendo Music Adds Another Pokémon Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Waiting for greedy Nintendo/TPCi to discount this game on the eshop for over a year. Until then, can't listen to its ost.
Re: Analyst States That Switch 2's Price Won't "Really Matter" For Early Adopters
I believe it'll be $500 at least. Nintendo knows it's audience are good pay piggies. Throw in a Pokemon and Mario Kart launch title and system will sell in droves.
Re: Random: Donkey Kong Country's Artist Reacts To Nintendo's Redesign
People who say they're "glad DK looks more like his old arcade self" do NOT understand DK canon at all. Canonically, Cranky Kong is the one in the old arcade/NES games, NOT our Rare-era DK. There is no reason to make Donkey Kong look like "his original design" because that original design isn't him. Furthermore, it introduces a major problem because all of DK's Rare-era Kong relatives look like him..Ya know.. Because they're related. Diddy, Dixie, Kiddie, Funky, Wrinkly, Tiny, Lanky, etc. They all have a familiar resemblance. Redesigning DK would require also redesigning all of those other Kongs, and I don't even really know that they'd all look right in this new art style. If Nintendo really wants DK to look different for Mario Kart 10 and their little animated movies, then so be it, but DK had better not change in the next Donkey Kong game. Why? Well, change the way Mario looks drastically too back to his plumper self in the original Donkey Kong or Mario Bros Arcade asethetic and talk to me then about character design.
Re: Feature: How Can Switch 2 'Fix' The eShop? Devs Share Their Storefront Stories
Imagine if Nintendolife were still to review all the eshop slop like they stride to do for Wiiware and DSIware.
Re: Multiple Cartoon Network Games Have Been Removed From The Switch eShop
@babybilly Thanks for the tidbit! I purchased a download code from Walmart and was able to redeem the Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time!
Re: Opinion: The Biggest Question Of The Generation: Er, Why Isn’t Nintendogs On Switch?
@Vyacheslav333 Why do Nintendo always get stupid when they're at the top?
Re: Feature: "I Was A Bit Nervous At First" - Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Producer Talks Reimagining An RPG Classic
@nessisonett Stop telling people to touch grass and go do it yourself. You spend more time online than the people you say it to.
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (Switch) - Easily The Best Mario & Luigi RPG Yet
Apparently the game's very handholdy, humor doesn't have any depth, bad guy is a scatterbrain forgetting peoples names (the concept isn't exactly new), and it has frame rate issues through stuttering anytime elemental displays appear. Also, you don’t control Luigi’s jumping anymore in the overworld. He for the most part follows along as an NPC which is quite the departure. Random ecounters instead of enemies appearing in the overworld to initiate combat? Wouldn't arrive to the conclusion of "Best Mario & Luigi RPG yet" as that's a tall order to fill and considering these points.