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If only Sega were as good at making Sonic games as they were at memes.

Did they never fix that "2 games on 1 disc" text on the Switch cover? 😂

@PLAYwithGregg Ah, yes, "awesomeness". A nebulous word to conceal the lack of anything tangible.

What exactly are we paying $20 a year for, again? 🤔

Fantasy Life 2 was not cancelled, folks. It released on mobile in Japan recently and was renamed Fantasy Life Online.

Grezzo got rid of the skull on the front door of the mansion. Why? Seems like a silly change.

Etrian Odyssey is so niche I can't believe they are still making entries, but I'm really glad that they are.

It just can't compete in a market where people prefer flashy, instant gratification, easy progression RPGs.

Not sure what the battery complaints are about.

You know those lithium-ion batteries in every one of your devices - oftentimes not replaceable - will someday bite the dust? And way before then, they will begin to lose their charge capacity.

Buy yourselves some rechargeable AA batteries.

@DenDen Is this a mandatory comment on every 3DS article?

Also, the bottom touch screen is a MUST for this game. It's not coming to Switch. Whatever EO game they end up making for the Switch, it's probably going to be quite different than the previous entries.

"We'll port anything you want, so long as it is something we were going to do anyway."

"the Switch is struggling to maintain its amazing sales momentum so Nintendo is looking at ways to give it a boost"

How about, you know, not having such a paltry release schedule for games?

Unlike Switch, VR is still a niche product.

Jet Set Radio has a PC port. Need Jet Set Radio Future, please.

Do not want.

I don't know, it seems Playstation games can't come to consensus over whether X should be confirm, or circle. I have seen it both ways.

Regardless of how other consoles have it, however, not switching the buttons for the Switch version is just pure laziness.

Not mention in the article is the PS3's Sixaxis controller, which was clearly a last minute tacked-on response to the Wii. I remember even seeing a photo of the circuit board, where the chip that does the motion detection is separated from the main board and connected by wire in a clear indication that it was not part of the original design.

Still playing Splatoon 2 online without the system update.

Shouldn't it be down by now? Still playing online.

@Travan Your movie analogy is also off-base. The correct analogy would be a movie theater where you got to see movies for free, but it was barebones with no concession stand and a lower quality projection.

So now the theater tells you you must pay $20 a year to watch movies there. You ask them - in exchange for your money - if they'll be adding a concession stand and better quality projectors. And they say no. Then when you question that, overzealous theater-goers shout you down with terrible analogies about movie theaters.

@HobbitGamer This is a terrible analogy. It assumes we will getting a better service (like dedicated servers) for our money, when in reality it will still be P2P online play.

A better analogy would be that you have been walking for free your whole life, now Nintendo comes along and says you need to pay $20 a year to walk. And if you question the value proposition of that offer, you get mobbed by fanatics screaming "IT'S ONLY 20 DOLLARS!!!!".

RIP to an unknown but probably not insignificant number of online players.

I always enjoy when I get to add someone to the Ignore list. Thanks, Gold_Ranger.

@chardir From the article..

"Gold Points can be used when purchasing a membership in the Nintendo eShop. They cannot be used for auto-renewal."

"...cloud save data appears to be immediately lost if your subscription comes to an abrupt halt."

So if theoretically you want to pay solely with gold points, you have to let your subscription expire because they can't be used for auto-renew. And cloud saves are lost when a subscription ends (or at least, they provide no guarantee as to how long your saves will last after your subscription ends)

But if your cloud saves are immediately lost when your subscription expires, then this is a terrible way to pay for your subscription, since it requires you to let your subscription expire before purchasing another one.

I would have like to see a Civilization: Revolution 3, but I'll take it.

Square: "Yo dawg, I heard you Switch owners like RPGs.........as long as they're not named Final Fantasy 8."

September 2019. Calling it now.

Missing two of the civ packs and the expansion. Hard pass, not worth double dipping.

Remember when Carnival Games was announced for the Switch, and some of us were mocked for saying that this was an omen of the flood of casual/party/mini-game titles to come?

Yeah....

Found a new security loophole to close, eh, Nintendo?

@ShadJV It's pretty clear that when people ask "we don't know enough about the service", it comes from a disbelief that cloud saves and 10 NES games are really all that there is (not really counting online play since it used to be free, so it was something taken away instead of added). I think some people are holding out hope that there's things left to announce.

Seems to me like this whole thing is really just Nintendo wanting to charge for online play, and everything else is a tacked on afterthought in response to fan outcry over the fact that the service appeared to provide nothing of value for the money.

I genuinely believe that Nintendo's original plan was "now you have to pay for online pay" without any added bells or whistles. They did not expect the backlash that followed.

The best part of this article is all the new people I get to put on ignore.

Either Nintendo has something awesome planned, or this whole thing is being done by the seat of their pants.

"A longer case would be costly for the individual, while a shorter one would allow Nintendo to avoid what is being described as "theoretical negative precedents" being established by the court over a long-term period"

Sounds like Nintendo wants this lawsuit to end before they get to the discovery phase, where the defendant's lawyer could potentially convince the judge to order Nintendo to turn over documents. Not sure what Nintendo is trying to hide, but I think this is likely why they want the case to end soon.

Square: "Wow, our exclusive Switch game sold really well! This must mean that we should make more PS4 exclusive games."

It all makes sense now. Nintendo was like: "Wow, this is the best F-Zero game that could ever possibly be made. I think we're done here". And that's why there hasn't been a new entry in 15 years

TFW when third party developers categorize cancelling a Switch game as "exciting news".

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This is how gaming history dies, to the sound of thunderous applause.

You are crazy if you think Nintendo will ever make their entire backlog available in some way. Cracking down on ROMs means many games will simply disappear in time. Physical media all eventually dies, and re-releases happen for only a small percentage of games ever released.

So yes, please keep on cheering.

Chrom already has an amiibo, but I guess they'll be making a new Smash-branded one.

Not having Waluigi as a playable character is just baffling at this point. Either Sakurai is trolling everyone, or he holds a deep seated hatred for the character.

Otherwise, that was an awesome Direct!

Square: "Thanks for the money, Switch owners. We'll be using it to make more PS4 exclusives from now on."

Sonic 1 has to be the most ported game in history.

@JayJ Because it's a high quality, original game?

So edgy.

Famitsu score: 36/40.

"But but.......third party games don't sell on Nintendo consoles!"

Gee, it's almost as if Nintendo fans support high quality, original games and won't support half-baked and extremely late ports.....

Mario Party The Top 100 outselling Far Cry 5? Awful.

@MagnaRoader You have to understand, the Nintendo Life rating system requires that any game not made by Nintendo automatically gets docked 1 star, whereas games by Nintendo automatically get an extra star.

Nintendo: "We'll let you know as soon as we figure out what it is ourselves."

Good, keep that Creaters Club cancer off of the Switch.