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MP4 has gotten a lot of negative buzz, so that didn't help. Critically it was probably mixed, leaning positive. It only released in December, right? Let's see if it gets a bump the next time Nintendo puts 1st-party games on sale (and includes it).

@SBandy1 Okay, maybe, yeah. Because they typically only call out million sellers.

@SBandy1 Agreed.

It's kind of weird, honestly. I haven't bought it, but I will. I was planning to play some of the other games first, for one thing.
But did MP4 crack 1 million?

@JHDK Holding out hope for an HD remaster! Come to think of it, there is that rumored Direct coming up...

RELEASE THE HORDES!!!

I was so close to getting one or more of these. I would have loved building them and even playing the games. I just wasn't sure they would justify the prices, plus I didn't know what to do with large cardboard constructs after completion.

Did LABO sell well? I'd love for them to revisit it or at least be open to more completely out-of-left-field creative ideas like this.

This was good!

Thanks for the review! I think I'll try to get into DQ at some point. I haven't found much fun with RPGs in the past, but I actually really enjoyed the demo for XI. This looks and sounds good, too!

Yessss. Get those Resident Evil puns REady!!

I never knew that Europe missed out on VB entirely. Sounds like you didn't miss too much though. I'm glad you'll get to try it for the first time now! Me too! Though if it requires an accessory, that may prove difficult for a bit...

@notreallyhere Oh man, I didn't even notice there were different "genders." I see what you mean. :/

I was going to say, "Looks like we're getting a vacuum boss." XD

Too bad it's not a real plant.

@daftmagician I was going to get this game, but then I saw your comment. Thanks for changing my mind!

@Liam_Doolan Sorry, wasn't meaning to sound antagonistic. So mouse controls fall under "motion." I guess that makes sense. It just made me think of Wii-style gesture controls. That's cool though. Thanks for the response!

@AG_Awesome Oh, that's interesting. Thanks!

Holy cow! They're really putting extra effort into this version! That's awesome for Switch 2 players.

So, are there motion controls in some way? The headline mentions them, but I don't see it discussed in the article.

@OwenGamer22 Yeah, not a big-name title, I assume. Also, this was released on Switch 2, Nintendo's horrendous affront to its fans. Haven't you been following along?

I'm still getting this game for Switch 2 at some point. It sounds fantastic, and everyone seems to say it is. It will be weird with those filters, but I'll survive. I'm glad they're trying to find a compromise. I hope they get some credit for it afterwards.

Good news for us fans!

@shoeses @Morsel Oh, those are good points. It's tough out there. :/

I thought these were cool at first, but the maximum discount Nintendo offers on their first-party games is greater than the one offered by these vouchers. It's more of a question of timing, I guess, because you can save $10-20 on a new release versus waiting however long before Nintendo drops the discount all the way to 33%.

I'm still wondering if they will announce some sort of new loyalty program of a kind that supersedes this.

@Axecon Yeah, but like, if it's not ready, then it's not ready. They try to be very careful about managing expectations. Kit and Krysta have talked about this. They don't want to announce a game without having a decent idea of when it's coming. cough Metroid Prime 4 cough Or maybe they don't have stuff they feel good about showing yet. It's a bummer, but it is what it is. And if I'm being honest with myself, I should focus on the stack of games I've bought just for THIS console that I haven't even yet tried. D:

I had a feeling. Everyone's been buzzing, because Nintendo's been dropping new updates and info left and right lately. But remember when they did this before the launch of S2? It seemed like they broke up what was ready from a general Direct and showed the 3rd-party stuff in a partner one. I mean, we could see some cool things!

On a side note, this (for me) is the bummer when they have a console that gets third-party releases. Now there's even MORE for me to try and play (but not get to)! Though in fairness, I end up buying a lot more of the other games, because they get deeper and more frequent discounts. So, it feels more reasonable to me.

Ouch. You hate to see these clear denials.

... and yet! "Not planned for release at this time." That means they could be planned for release at another time! Guys!!! Hope's back on the menu!

This is a shame, since I think sharing stuff from this game would grant it a huge following, like with BOTW/TOTK and ACNH. Yay, acronyms! But I understand why they're doing it. I expect there will yet be more outrage for this, but as usual, it's the abusers that are really to blame here. :/

@MrCookieCrisps Sorry, I wasn't being serious. XD

What a sad state of affairs that one feature which honestly shouldn't have to get a specific callout - some day! - becomes the main focus. Change is hard, I guess. And harder for some. I'm glad that the vast majority here seem to be on the side of "Everyone is here!"
I hope y'all who can't understand that will find peace with it soon.

These are cool! I especially like the care that was put into designing the records. I'm not sure why they're sharing it online though, since it will almost certainly be taken down, right? Especially when they gain notoriety from sites like this or others.

Well, I guess if that happens, it gives the people in the comments another thing to complain about Nintendo for.

@Friendly Yeah, it's a weird choice. But I wish we wouldn't all immediately light torches and grab pitchforks for (seemingly) every single thing...

@Friendly I agree. I feel we are blowing this a bit out of proportion. Censorship is a strong word. I suppose there's a range, but I'm hearing censorship like a government not allowing a free press or something like that. This is just content filtering. And it's for nudity and sexual content. Sure, we can have a debate on double standards for what we expose everyone to, but at least those things are generally agreed upon to perhaps be inappropriate for some audiences. Nintendo didn't ask them to remove references to LGBT+ matters or, I don't know, political viewpoints or something. "Censorship" seems heavy-handed, apart from the literal definition.
And I really don't think we should be pointing fingers at specific people. I'd wager that these kinds of decisions are made by a board of people and probably the shareholders. Maybe not each scenario, but I'm guessing there's a collective vision that a majority of them feel they should uphold. It's not likely that they're operating under one person's individual views. The NoA president takes a lot of direction from NCL anyway. And I assume there would be pushback from the others if Noah's president made a sweeping decision that no one else agreed with.
And again, AdHoc already had the content filters built into the game. You might say they censored themselves. You're still seeing the game as it was intended. They just fuzzed out some visuals and sounds.

It's an odd decision, to be sure. But AdHoc built the option into their game. It's not as if Nintendo had them rebuild the whole game to suit their tastes. I think that's important to keep in mind.
That being said, there is other obscene content on the eShop already, with more to come. I totally get that they want to protect their userbase which I imagine has a much larger proportion of younger audiences than the other platforms. What's weird is that Switch 2 has baked-in parental controls. The game is rated appropriately for content. I think I could even understand altering the eShop screenshots, since they're just out there. But I'm confused about why this version of the game was filtered for all audiences. If they leave the toggle option, then everyone can have it their own way.
I have a couple thoughts about it. I wonder if Nintendo felt a simple toggle is not much of a barrier for presumably children to gain access to and turn off for themselves. It would probably make sense to tie it to some parental lock or have that encoded into the system profile so it determines which user is accessing the content. So maybe Nintendo wasn't satisfied and asked AdHoc to keep the filter on constantly.
My other thought is that perhaps Nintendo saw this game over some others as one that might appeal more to younger players. It has a cartoon style, and the characters are superheroes, which generally have a strong appeal to children and are really mainstream in this moment. Maybe Nintendo was worried that more kids would flock to this and find content that might be inappropriate for them at younger ages.
I've seen others talk about boycotting the game completely, and everyone is entitled to make their own decision about that. But to me, this game seems worth buying regardless. Our friendly neighborhood reviewer Jim even said that the game doesn't suffer for the censors, it's just a bit silly.
I still think there might be a chance that this game gets patched for S2. But we'll see. I think I'll survive even if it isn't.

Thanks for the review! The more I hear about this game, the more interested I've become. I wouldn't wonder if we might get a patch or two down the road to add mouse controls and a visual censor toggle. But maybe not. I'd still like to play it.

Yay, finally! I hope Disney goes back to all of their old content. I remember having fun with lots of Disney Interactive games.

Huh???

Oh, maybe they're protesting Game-Key Cards! (fist)

@BrianJL I hear you. It just made me think of Picross 3D. What you're describing does sound pretty cool!

And so does V-Tetris. I'm excited to see these games.

@BrianJL Okay, good to know! I was getting some Picross 3D vibes from it. Thanks for sharing!

That 3-D Tetris looks brutal. But I'll be glad to be proven wrong!

@HammerGalladeBro Oh, thanks! It'll be interesting to see how many, if any, of those actually get released. Though as you said, only 2 more (other than the ones they mentioned in the trailer) were even completed. I can't imagine the other games being somehow finished.
Unless... AI!!!!

Awesome review. Thanks for taking the time and sharing it with us! You've even gotten me curious about this, despite my cool interest in racing games.

That's what [hm-hm] said.

But no, this is a very thoughtful and thorough update!

AXEEEEELLLLL!!!!!!!

Yes please to both (and more)!

@Tibob No apology given!

These look interesting. I'm curious what the long-term plans are for this, if any. They've shown us 14 of the 22 games released for the VB. It sounds like we may get one game added per month this year. I wonder if the other 8 games will even be made available. Are there other unreleased titles? How many could there be? I suppose the Genesis NSO platform is basically done but still part of the service. So it is what it is.

I'm curious if the cardboard option will just play in black-and-white. I didn't realize the replica one has a red screen shade. The alternate filters have to be software-based, right? Why did they have a red shade?

@cylemmulo There are 9 more planned for 2026. 2 of those are previously unreleased games.

@Tibob Excuses!

@squiddu-real A sensible one. Games should have everything ready to go, Day One. And no mistakes. Everything I want. When I want it. Or else no money from me.

@HugoGED Nope. Cancelled.

@FF7nuts Yes! You get it.

This is bull. He said it was content complete! I'm selling my copy of the game.