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@pneumaticgnosis well, yes, twitter is gross. We had a terrorist incident here in Australia, where someone was stabbed and the footage was shared to twitter, and despite the government asking to take it down (because why would you keep that kind of thing up?!) twitter has been refusing.

Say what you will about censorship, I think that’s pretty gross

That’s not a terrible price for 9 disks

@Uncle_Franklin paint drying is less wet

I bet the investors will see this and go “oh no! Time to withdraw my funding!”

I wouldn’t expect endless ocean to be a big seller, I recon it’s a pretty niche title.

Certainly better than 5/10, but it just isn’t going to appeal to everyone.

I would assume Nintendo don’t think it’s gonna be particularly large, the fact that so many people didn’t even realise it was a Nintendo title at all because of it being in a partner showcase probably means there ain’t much hype around it.

So, with low sales expectations in mind, I hope it meets them!

Ah, gotta love rewarding a studio for good work by closing it down.

I recon Nintendo decided to announce this direct so far in advance (by direct announcement standards) because they probably realised “our investors are gonna start panicking because we have nothing with an actual release date beyond June”.

Investors have been know to panic at the drop of a hat made out of lighter than air gas, meaning it didnt actually drop in the first place

Fans? Happy?

But… fans are never happy!

Not exactly a surprise

Uggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hate arguing over stuff like this

If anything, this tells me what I thought of all along: namely this is not gonna be everyone’s cup of tea. In fact, it will probably rather niche.

I’ve only been able to participate in free comic book day once, I either miss it or have no where nearby to go…

High praise for something rated 5/10

I wonder if this is like those websites in surprise trades that send out 100% totally genuine shinies

Well, didn’t have that on my non existent bingo card.

But why not, I suppose?

Fantastic news! I remember early on people were saying it wasn’t selling well, but 5 mil, that’s pretty good.

Fantastic game, I love it to bits.

I must do, I went through the torture of 106% completing it. Still one of my proudest achievements

@Arkay do you mean games that are 2d platformers or just have 2d artwork? Either way, there can be a ton of work put into them

@datamonkey maybe, but it probably coincides with reports of management that has absolutely no idea what they are doing.

No rest for the wicked as they work on no rest for the wicked

I do enjoy aquariums, so if this can bring a similar experience, I might be on board

I dunno, we have enough things to whine about in the industry as it is… is it really worth fussing over exclamation marks?

@Croctopus I mean, one person can kill a LOT of people. We’ve seen that proven time and time again in American schools. Better safe than sorry

I ain’t gonna get my hopes up, but it is nice to know they haven’t entirely forgotten about it.

I suppose superstar saga is on switch online, so Nintendo may consider that current

Huh, hadn’t realised we hadn’t had one this year yet

Oh boy, I can’t wait for the next “like” game!

Well, this is doin’ my head in. Should we report this to some regulators or something? Sounds very suspicious.

Or stupid. Or both.

Which makes sense. These days a lot of the greedy/suspicious decision companies make are also stupid

And another, ladies and gentlemen! Do we have any more bids? Anymore bids on making this year absolutely abysmal for game developers?

I don’t have a clue what to make of this. It could be horrifying, totally normal, not terrible, anything. I’d need to be more in tune with what actually goes on within Nintendo, and as they are not particularly public with what they do behind closed doors, I shall have to live in ignorance for the time being.

Which I can deal with, life be miserable enough as it is, I can survive not having another bubble burst

I mean, it won’t click for everyone, but it is held in very, very high regard for a reason.

And no, it’s not because the people that say it’s good are stupid.

I say, what a glow up!

I’d say this is a quality title but it’s just not going to click for everyone. On a face value level, it’s a series of very basic levels, but the game comes together for me as a package. It has a lot of charm which sells it for me, but I can also see it not working for others.

Good game, really enjoying it.

@PessitheMystic because the people don’t always give an accurate appraisal.

Like people will be like “Zelda totk is averaging 9.3? I only think it’s a 7.”

But instead of giving the game a 7, they give a 0 to bring the average score down.

So you get less of a picture of what the game is actually like. You might get a picture that parts of the community might be Mad about something, but sometime the reason might be something that isn’t even the games fault, like “someone working with this publisher who had nothing to do with the guys who developed the actual game has been accused of doing a naughty, give the game a zero!”

That sorta thing. Metacritic can be a good guide under normal circumstances, but any hint of drama and it can fly out the window

@iLikeUrAttitude well, it is absolutely gorgeous, and if you like the gameplay, it is massively replayable. Obviously, photography may not appeal everyone, but if it grabs you, new Pokémon snap is utterly incredible.
It’s even got voice acting!

I don’t think cafe remix can be objectively better than masters. Having played both, at least with masters you can play more than five minutes without waiting for your pathetic energy reserves to replenish.

@Heartless666 then why do people expect Nintendo to pump out ports of older games on switch online with new online functionality so quickly and then get annoyed when they have the audacity to charge money for it?

Aww man, I want that. Is it available in other regions?

They went into this without knowing?

That sounds a poorly thought out idea

If anything, this shows that porting games still takes quite a bit of work.

Well, I’m glad to hear it’s looking like it’ll be popular

That is one of the only good things about Ubisoft, it doesn’t take long for them to put their games on sale, and quite significantly in some cases

I ain’t complaining about a game arriving a day earlier… especially if you preorder it from an online store. More likely to arrive in the before the weekend

I wonder if delisting it and re-rating the game despite not having the content it was re-rated for helped sales?

10 quid off ey? Not bad, here in Australia we get 10 bucks off at certain stores… which is like, half 10 pounds.

Ooo, I definitely want that train, the other two, can’t say I’m particularly bothered

If this is the case, I wonder why they’ve been keeping it… well, not secret per se, but they haven’t said anything publicly.

I wonder why?

@the_beaver you might be onto something there

I played the demo, and it was “yup. I’m sold”.

And it’s weird, because I really don’t understand why I enjoyed it as much as I did. Like, it’s incredibly simple, and yet, I’m definitely buying it.

I am confused, but not complaining. I like enjoying things, even if I’m not sure why I’m enjoying them

I mean, I remember back in high school people complain about a song that was a couple of months old because it was too old, so I can see where this is coming from

Well, that’s the dictionary definition of “a decision made by clueless executives”.
Like, live service can make money, but it is very, very hard to get to a point where it is serviceable in terms of earning money.
So, so, sooo many live service games are dying. Even some that people actually like. They aren’t the ger rich quick ticket execs think they are. Like any game, they need to be appealing and well made, and most importantly, there needs to be people that want to play them.

Which is why ignoring the voices of the people who actually play the stuff is mind bogglingly stupid.

Textbook clueless executive decision

Now, if the emulator was something that Nintendo doesn’t make anymore (the 3ds isn’t being manufactured, but it’s still fairly recent.) I understand why the public would be upset.

But the switch is still on the market. Right now. And whilst there will be those that use it that have bought copies from legitimate sources, you know full well there will be some using it without having paid Nintendo a dime. And that is not defendable.

Like sure, GameCube emulators, fine. But current software emulators? That’s a no no. Wait until the system is no longer supported before going down the emulation route.

Nintendo still won’t like it, and you would still be running a risk, but you are considerably less likely to get the force of the law on you than a modern, in development system