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Well, go [you-know-what] yourselves, Square. Really - the Switch can run Witcher, but not a bunch of up-rezzed PS2 and handheld RPGs? Something here doesn't quite add up.

Of course all the good announcements come while I'm gonna be stuck in class... figures.

...I'm convinced Capcom has a prolific B-movie fetish. That is the only possible reason - aside from, well, money - that this went through.

And don't blame Netflix for this. Constantin is once again in the driver's seat here... meaning that this was gonna be terrible no matter which network picked it up.

Worst of all, doing it right isn't that difficult. Just get the guys behind A Quiet Place and adapt RE2... boom, instant hit.

Can't wait for Donnie to join in on the fun by putting Doom music over the construction of his stupid wall. (/s)

In all seriousness, this is merely a distraction - not just from Bolsonario's policies, but also from from Brazil's... nonexistent management of the coronavirus. Judging by how people say this has reached international news sites... I think it's working.

(Also, the companies involved should sue the government for copyright infrigement.)

Dammit, you made me excited that Switch was finally getting Netflix there for a sec...

If true... please please PLEASE fix the drifting Joy-Cons.

My second pair's just started to do it... really don't wanna buy a third one.

If if ain't Mario Kart 9 or that new Sonic game Sega is supposedly working on, I don't care.

And considering that the Famitsu announcement was some arcade BS that never left Japan... I probably won't care.

Sonic 2021. PLEASE. It... it's been long enough...

Great article and I'd love to check out the book someday. More like this, please!

Hey, at least they're honest about it not working on Switch. You don't really get that on Kickstarter nowadays... so it'll be very interesting to watch how it progresses.

@Anti-Matter What makes this game - a cheap, licensed tie-in - better than Zelda: BOTW, Sonic Mania, Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy, Undertale, Pokémon Sword/Shield, Super Mario Odyssey, Celeste, or many other fine games suitable for all ages... many of which have a lot more effort and love put into them?

If you still want to buy it, then by all means go ahead. I'm just saying that there are much better options on Switch which still eschew the blood and gore found in many AAA titles nowadays.

But can you attack its weak point for massive damage? (/s, this looks like a trainwreck and I want it all the same)

@Anti-Matter To each their own, but you (or your kids) can do a lot better than this.

@Old_Man_Nintendo More so the effort of recent titles, I think.(Although yeah, poor Mega Man needs more love...)

Good to see OutRight is keeping that infamous LJN bloodline of licensed crap alive and well as we move into the 2020s.

But seriously... this looks horrible. Are we POSITIVE someone good like Capcom wasn't available for this? Even their worst would look a lot better than this.

...they're giving a show to everything, aren't they? Jesus.

JACKPOT! Great to see he's coming back and here's hoping he makes the cut for our version!

Well, at least years upon years of effort weren't washed down the drain with this one.

But seriously... why? MGM isn't gonna be releasing a 007 game anytime soon and I don't think No Time to Die is making it for November.

One would think that MGM would wish to work out a deal where, in exchange for publishing rights, this gets an official release on Steam at the very least.

It'd do great business for the brand, the game comes out sooner with solid financial backing, and we get to relive the N64 era in style.

Makes the most sense, really... shame they went for a C&D instead.

One of the first episodes is about Sonic, so I'll definitely check it out.

Now, are these episodes complete overviews or just how they all got started? Because if they're covering all of Sonic's history... hoo boy, best grab some popcorn.

Very similar, but clearly not the same. They look... okay, but still inferior to an actual Xbox pad.

Also, xCloud for Switch when, Phil? It really is a match made in heaven...

@Creature
Sucks to hear, man. Stay in good health and I wish you all the best.

Either the Sonic game he greenlit is shaping up to be another disaster or he genuinely wants to epend more time with his family.

Knowing Sega... it's probably both.

@NotTelevision Ding dong, your opinion is wrong!

Anyone know the songlist? Would love to jam to lesser-known stuff like Princes of the Universe or Teo Torriate too.

Eh, still looks rather shameless to me. Say what you will about Horizon, but at least that tried to set itself apart with its characters, lore, and enemy design. This... doesn't, so I struggle to see how Nintendo could approve a Switch variant.

Still, it is a game. And, for what it is, it don't look half-bad...

@TG16_IS_BAE Why? Isn't it possible for them to improve upon what you found wrong about the original?

@DoktorTotenKopf Please accept my dearest apologies, Sirs. The Jedi have led me astray once more...

@DoktorTotenKopf My bad. Just knew it was supposed to be a "space Western" and all that.

@TG16_IS_BAE Why? Because the first one didn't meet your expectations? (It's loads better than what the hacks at Sonic Team could've come up with.) Because the fanbase is full of creeps and weirdos? (Mainly because... most fanbases are?) Or because you don't view it as "artsy" enough for the big screen? (Neither is Star Wars, when you think about... it's just cowboys v. Nazis IN SPACE!)

Seems too fast, IMO. Holiday 2022 would be the better pick - not only would it give the cast and crew some breathing room, BUT they'd have the time to give Sonic's world the proper, big-screen effort it deserves.

(Or at the very least have more and/or more impressive action scenes. For a movie from the guys behind F&F about one of gaming's most infamous action games... there was surprisingly little action in this last one.)

Very creative-looking and a wonderful soundtrack too. Definitely seems like a big love letter to all 90s 3D platformers, not just NIGHTS. Although I'm glad I'm not alone when I say that those humans look... off.

Perhaps a brief ouch up by the FF team would sort this out. Anyway, can't wait to see more from the guys that made Sonic great in the first place!

Breaking news: Nintendo Life has given hedonistic shoot em up "Waifu Uncovered" a 7/10.

In other news... pigs are flying, the Underworld has frozen over, Trump is finally resigning and the Queen of England really is an alien lizard from the Andromeda quadrant. These stories, and more, and ten.

As much as I want xCloud/Game Pass to come to Switch, I can see why it's not. These are MS's two big trump cards going into next gen... and handing them out willy-nilly to competitors could prove to be utterly disastrous.

Like, if they come to Switch, Sony fans would want it too - and, at that point, there'd be no incentive to actually buy an Xbox. And I don't think Microsoft would take too kindly to another Xbone-style catastrophe in sales...

@scottdevine48 As a Sonic fan... this sounds like a horrifically complicated mess and I want no part of it.

Uh-huh. Suuuuuuure you will. Totally haven't heard that one before, Sega.

Not believing until I see it confirmed in a Direct myself. Would be pretty sweet, though...

Remember, folks: THIS. COSTS. $49.99.

@Ralizah Same. 30 FPS is fine. 10 or less is inexcusable.

Complain about "censorship" all you like, but at least this'll teach Swery how to update his own game.

That way, he and his team will be able to develop a patch so that the game doesn't run like a PowerPoint streamed through Zoom on crappy WiFi.

...Right? Right?

@santaglause MGSV and more DMC while we're at it too, please!

Capcom must be full of either masochists or fans of really, really, REALLY bad B-movies if this is somehow still allowed to go ahead. Christ.

@PLATINUM7 Because A) Tencent bad (very bad), and B) more importantly, NO ONE WANTED THIS.

Pokémon Company: re-uploads video to reset dislikes
Also Pokémon Company: does not disable like/dislike counter

Dear God, their incompetence is almost poetic.

@Entrr_username Yeah, "salt much."

I was expecting something good in the platformer genre, like a new Sonic Advance or Mega Man - maybe even a new Castlevania.

Those would've been cool and unique announcements. THOSE would've been good picks to announce.

Instead, we get a lame 3D ARPG based off a niche franchise that most assumed was long since dead... if they even knew it existed at all, that is.

Happy for you if you like the franchise, but...

No. Bad Nintendo. BAD. Stop hyping up mediocre crap that's gonna go straight to the discount bin six months after release. Christ, I at least expected a game franchise like Sonic or Castlevania, not... this.

Whatever it is, it's clearly a big and beloved franchise if it's going toe to toe with Paper Mario.

Sonic Advance 4? A new Castlevania? Mega Man, even?

Definitely gonna be keeping an eye on this one.

Hope it does and hope Sony comes back too... not just because SGF is awful (although it is ), but because of the history behind it.

This was an event that united the industry, introduced new players in style AND has great fan moments to boot. Even if it's dying for good, we might as well give it one hell of a sendoff... as such a historic event deserves nothing less.

@GrandScribe Simple: put it in Canada (Vancouver especially). Saner government, speaks English, and probably a hell of a lot nicer than LA could ever be.

Sounds intriguing and quite wonderful too, but I'm not paying $50 for a janky mess. Will wait for a sale, IMO.

(Although we do need more quirky action games on here. Yakuza 0, anyone?)

@nessisonett Lock the thread. This one wins.