ArcadianLegend99

@Dreamcaster-X ayyyy. another SoA enjoyer!

SKIES OF ARCADIA, PLEASE! Thank you.

Yo, forget Gex, apparently TOMBA was announced during the same showcase?!

@GameOtaku Xenosaga is definitely within the realm of possibility now that Baten Kaitos (also a Bandai-Namco property) has been freed. As for Xenogears.....keep dreaming, lol.

"Wanna talk about some dedication?"
marble falls off the map
"AAAAAAAAAAAOUUUUUUUUAAAAAGHHHHH!"

dang, 40?! that is young. wonder what the cause was? RIP

Ho-ho! Hello! It's-a me, Oreo!

@RareFan who's to say they'll all be elephants? Maybe the transformation powerup is different for every character.

Mario = elephant
Luigi = rabbit
Peach = cat
Daisy = dog (Shiba Inu?)
Toad = mouse

Just thinking about the possibilities has me all giddy inside, like, this is the most excited for a 2D Mario game I've been in eons.

I was already liking this game, but hearing it's FROM THE SONIC MANIA DEVS?!

DAY. FRIGGIN. ONE.

It's a darn good time to be a Mario fan.

>playable Daisy

Shut the front door, and take my doggone money, Nintendo.

Skies of Arcadia remaster let's go!

...............

jk it'll never happen, because SEGA are content to just keep shoveling out Sonic/Like a Dragon/Persona content forever and ever

You have to admire the Japanese's commitment to giving absolutely not a single solitary crap about what the world thinks of it, at least.

@Fizza Dreamworks + Wind Waker style + team who made Puss in Boots: The Last Wish = instant classic. Make it happen Ninty!

>Christopher Lloyd

10/10. 10/10. 100/100. Best show. Best show.

NGL, I had doubts about Superstars as well. Hearing that tidbit straight out of Christian Whitehead's mouth has gone a long way towards alleviating the majority of those doubts. However - nailing the physics is only half the battle when it comes to 2D Sonic. The other half is level design that complements those physics. Will Sonic Team/Arzest actually stick the landing on this? Or will it be less Sonic Superstars and more Sonic Superfarts? Tune in this fall to find out - same hedgehog time, same hedgehog channel.

@SeantheDon29 don't forget Skies of Arcadia. Same situation, only worse, because at least JSR got a HD port

Sega's Jet Set Radio Returns....

As A Roller Champions Update

😠

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/01/zelda-a-link-to-the-past-artwork-brought-to-life-in-absolutely-stunning-animation

Give it to Warner Bros. and get this guy and a team led by him to do it.

OK, even for a fanbase that's known for reading into things too deeply, this is one of the saddest attempts at "predicting" yet.

Alana and Ollie really hit the nail on the head here.

Those of you malding in the comments seriously need to touch some grass, lol. Not every game Nintendo announces is gonna be TOTK/Metroid Dread level hype. If anything, the way you guys are acting speaks to how spoiled rotten we are when it comes to great games on the Switch. Plus, you guys seem to forget that Nintendo is a FAMILY-oriented company - you know, the exact type of audience that would love this type of game.

GAME OVER YEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH! cymbal crash

@Poodlestargenerica Yeah, admittedly, the combat can be a bit of an...."acquired taste". Doesn't help that the random encounter rate even in the GC version, is pretty high. Something that a slider/fast-forward button should easily fix in a remaster. HINT HINT, WINK WINK, NUDGE NUDGE, SEGA.

"Mom, I want Skies of Arcadia!"

"We have Skies of Arcadia at home."

Skies of Arcadia at home:

THE ABSOLUTE COPE, HOLY CRAP 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Paraka out here asking the real questions.

@silverdamascus Conker, Eternal Darkness, Geist, and Madworld: "Are we jokes to you?!"

@steely_pete SEGA Channel is most likely what you're thinking of.

@gaga64 Dad?

Open world Zelda + Wind Waker's artstyle = shut up and take my money!

Potential unpopular opinion: if a Zelda movie were to happen, the Wind Waker style would be the best possible choice. Heck, make it an adaptation of The Wind Waker! Literally no other Zelda game is more suited for animation than The Wind Waker. The Minish Cap as a possibe sequel.

@Paraka "But Switch has a massive momentum, and no real contender because their titan rivals struggle to even GET their systems out to the consumer. Why would Nintendo toss their hat in THAT?"

^THIS. ALL OF IT. Related anecdote: I've never even seen a PS5 in person, and the only systems I've seen stocked over the past three years in stores are the Switch and the Series S, and only the Switch with anything approaching regularity.

@shgamer Again, not saying that it's not impressive - the dude I was replying to implied that the Deck's limited success meant that Ninty needed to stop dragging its heels and release the Switch's successor now now now now now NOW in order to even have a remote chance of competing. I'm just sick and tired of hearing the Deck constantly being trotted out as a "Switch-killer", is all. If anything the Deck actually has more chances of killing off the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

@NewAdvent "fact is that companies with handheld PCs are catching up in their appeal"

Steam Deck - 3 million units sold
Switch - 125 million units

"Catching up", lol yeah, OK. Not denying that the Steam Deck has carved out a little niche for itself, but that's all it is, and all it ever will be - a niche. It doesn't have the same crossover appeal the Switch does.

"July’s Pikmin 4, despite how excited I am for it, won't push hardware sales, nor does it have the same gravitas that would define the end of a console’s life."'

Why do I hear a blue puppet angrily screeching in the distance?

@Cesco
An actually valid point. Remember the Sega Saturn's suprise early launch in America and how Kay-Bee Toys in particular were so ticked off that they outright refused to stock SEGA items in protest.

@Jiggies OK, humor me.

How are Nintendo, Universal, and Illumination, in any way, "indie"?

@Solomon_Rambling
>Universal, Illumination, and Nintendo
>"indie"
u wot m8?
Unless it's sarcasm, in which case, ignore.

Just like how a Skies of Arcadia remaster was "TOTALLY HAPPENING GUYS, I'VE SEEN THE SCREENSHOTS" - only for said screenshots to be revealed to come from an HD texture upscale mod for the Gamecube release -
https://twitter.com/TheRealNoseguy/status/1640486860173594626
Gaming rumors and the "insiders" that peddle them are a tumor on the industry.

@DanijoEX yeah, I was about to say, heavy "D' vibes from this. Kenji Eno was an indie game designer before that was fashionable.

I swear, Matt McMuscles must be some kind of video game prediction God. Right after he does a video on the Double Dragon series, a new game pops up. Same thing when he did a video on Alan Wake - 2 months later, Alan Wake 2 was announced.

Ni No Kuni (the first one).

What I expected: excellent story with awesome RPG gameplay

What I got: excellent story - with grindy-as-all-hell, unforgiving RPG gameplay.

NL: Hey guys, we got our hands on the latest Zelda game and it's pretty neat!

The comment section: How about we focus on none of that and instead argue about whether Nintendo's business practices are ethical or not?

Never change, Nintendo fandom. Never change.

Let's hope he doesn't make Fantasy Life fans cry like an anime fan at prom night.

@victordamazio When companies stop penny-pinching to get the product out for as little money as possible. So, never.

I was going to say how (if true) this lent credence to a rumor that was circulating late last month that I had just found out about over the weekend: my beloved Skies of Arcadia was finally getting the remastered treatment:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-gamecube-rpg-remaster-skies-of-arcadia/

Then a guy on Reddit, of all places, snapped me back to reality:
https://www.reddit.com/r/skiesofarcadia/comments/124sxnf/psa_there_is_almost_certainly_no_remaster_planned/

Happy for Persona and JSR fans, but still. The SoA hopium was nice while it lasted. sigh.

Yeah, $25 is a bit steep for this. Will definitely wait for a sale.

Yeah, you can put me in the "slightly worried" camp. Praying that my fears are overblown and that this turns out to be a match made in Heaven, because I don't want to lose one of the most consistent studios when it comes to retro games. At least give us those NOLF remasters before you tap out, Nightdive.

Alana: Hot take — 3&K were my favourite Sonic games until Mania.

Not as much of a hot take as you might think, Alana.....