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@FreasurePlanten Yes, apparently. It is a real shame Nintendolife stoops to that instead of presenting the factual data that shows this is expected.

Real shame.

Bananza alone makes this past year brilliant. A++++ for one of the greatest gaming masterpieces of all time.

Want to have some fun?

Go chart Switch 2 sales numbers in the weeks leading up to Golden Week and the price increase announcement.

For those too lazy, here is what you will see: These numbers are exactly on par to what we would expect to see this week IF not for the price increase announcement artificially inflating numbers the past few weeks.

EXACTLY. ON. PAR.

That people are too stupid to see this and truly believe the price increase is magically hurting what would have otherwise happened with the sales figures really makes me scratch my head at the overall intelligence of the mass community.

Maybe do some research and use hard data, folks. The sky isn't falling when you do.

@WeHaveKirbyAtHome "we the consumers can be a driving factor in leading the industry to a better situation, overly optimistic though that may be."

For sure. It won't happen because the masses are perfectly content with AI generation or cash-cow remakes and the like. If Nintendo rereleases Ocarina for example people will flock to throw them money. For a decades old game.

"Either way, the tired old console wars achieve nothing."

That I disagree with. It is part of the entertainment, just like cheering a specific Sports team is. I am a Nintendo fan, and those stupid Sony fans suck. Or I am a Valve fan and those Nintendo fans are losers.

It is all entertainment.

@WeHaveKirbyAtHome "we should be banding together to challenge the conditions that have led to the industry taking these actions."

The conditions are a bunch of spoiled rich kids (adults) spending oodles of money on meaningless video game entertainment. And the nature of Capitalism going where the spoiled rich kids are, for profit.

It's us. We are the conditions.

Good luck with the banding together.

@Plusle_and_Minun Strange, i just looked when i commented and it wasn't there.

@B3RTAY That is because most people don't even know they are being manipulated not into having actual fun, but going through biological motions while a company takes advantage of human psychology.

There's a reason Candy Crush is so popular. And it sure as **** isn't because it is a great game.

Sad not in the US. That sucks.

I would be all for it if it is half as great as the original! Loved it back in the arcade.

This is accurate. Plus there are many more better games from before than there are released now. Most current games are bad by comparison.

"While it's a very easy game,"

Oh, well, looks like 1/10 scores coming from all the people who wish every game was Dark Souls. Shucks.

I, however, think this sounds GREAT. Bring it on!

@GoproGO "Why can't people just do what they enjoy?"

Because life is too short to be a Hedonist. Gotta do better than that. Everyone in the world. And it is important that we all throw out rubbish ideals like Hedonism.

@GoproGO Then maybe do something better with 120 hours of your life. That is the best option!

I'm getting tired of the "I want a challenge" crap in online reviews.

If you want a challenge, go do something that actually MATTERS, like learning to paint portraits or playing the violin for others. Entertainment is made to enjoy not to challenge. It is an empty medium for challenge because it produces absolutely nothing. Stop pretending you're great because you can walk a sprite from the left side of a stage to the right. It is getting ridiculous.

The world is already filled with challenging things. It doesn't need more, and it definitely doesn't need frivolous luxury entertainment that helps no one.

What the...

Well, looks creative at least!

@Dr_Lugae "Like why would you bother reading a book that nobody actually wrote? Why would you play a game that nobody actually designed?"

Because most people care very little about how the sausage is made as long as they, personally, like the taste of the sausage. We live in a self-centered and over hedonistic world now, so "who made what" matters little compared to "am I getting pleasure from this."

Ha ha if this had been an official trailer people would be going nuts for it, just like the FF7 remake!

Fickle audience.

Sony would definitely lie and say they secretly produced a few more "due to demand" after the honorary "last PS2" they made a fanfare over.

They most definitely would. That's Sony.

@GoldenSunRM for sure! Why we didn't get a port is insane.

@quickbeam Woolly World is the best Yoshi game since Yoshi's Island. It is amazing definitely try to play it. Crafted wasn't nearly as good.

Nah it doesn't look as good as Woolly World was and if a Yoshi game is not at least that good I'm not interested in it. Woolly was brilliant.

That sucks, I wanted that one but was waiting for a sale. Oh well!

@FreasurePlanten Even better: leave ugly Mii style in the past and start fresh with a good art style! Win!

Great, now the Mii Art Style will last that much longer. Sigh...

I like the write up, thanks! Well done.

"we named this project ‘Super Game’ to reflect our strong commitment to pursuing this ambition."

So strong. So committed.

Lol.

@AussieMcBucket No, I was talking the stupid insta-game-over Quick Time Events. They were terrible, and the game basically STARTED with one. Awful design.

Well Dread wasn't great, so that probably doesn't help. Sucks though, since the people getting laid off are rarely the ones who make the decisions.

Donkey Kong is the right answer.

@Pillowpants Good to note before you get eaten since there is always someone lower on the financial totem pole who would completely love your life.

@Pillowpants Just don't forget anyone who can afford the luxury of playing video games at all is technically rich, as they have excess of both time and funds to spend. So watch what you ask for.

@Kiyata

Dear Kiyata, we do not read the comment section of random websites and so will never see your message to us.
-Nintendo

@MyUsernameWasTaken Probably another editorial about how they like Silksong a lot.

@Zacklby US dollars??

Get it while you can, folks. Holding out at this point would be stupid.

Terrible decision. I won't use the store at all anymore because of this change. Another massive blunder by Nintendo, who is likely going out of business after this generation of consoles due to things exactly like this!

In other news, this isn't even news, lol.

@cyberrb25 The new Hyrule Warriors is ******** fantastic. More people need to pick that one up. So good.

Uh oh, I hope that analyst who predicted the opposite just the other day doesn't lose his job!

Just kidding. I hope all analysts lose their jobs and that job is eliminated from the world entirely forever.

@CupidStunt Definitely. I play games for fun now, and do Challenges at work where it at least produces tangible results for the labor. But when I was a teenager I liked hard games.

@OwenGamer22 100%

@Samalik Not talking about "famous" things, talking about actual masterpieces. Knowing the difference is important.

@CupidStunt One of the greatest games to release in years and years. A masterpiece.

I sure hope so. It deserves the top spot, especially since Sony is a bunch of liars.

Such beautiful environments, such hideous character designs! Ah, what could have been if they were at the amazing level of the environment work! Beautiful.

@Samalik If that was true masterful art wouldn't transcend cultures and ages. Nice try anyway.

@SykoMuffin You're completely right. It is Ugly Movie Sonic all over again. 100%.

@hol_up Absolutely agree. Those poll results are totally sus. And if people really have lost their ability to understand good actual design at this point then we should just hand everything over to AI because that's all we deserve. That the original creator said "I would never do this" speaks VOLUMES.

He is being very kind, the AI-Generated-esque designs are poo. All texture and zero art style.

That comparison of the whole group in the article between movie and new game is depressing as ****. So much charm in the one, zero in the other.

Man, apart from the wonky overtextured characters it looks SO GOOD! Wow. Blown away.

I hope hope hope we get some kind of "TotK" direct sequel with all new stuff after. Would that be sweet. All the main work is done now, so it would just be designing new levels and story!!