@OmnitronVariant Hard agree! As soon as I got Delphox stone I dipped out. Season 1 was fun cuz there was no meta! It's like trial and error and people hadn't finished the game so you weren't getting crazy Mons or anything.
@Haruki_NLI I mean he needs to be below 50% health right? And he's quad weak to Ice. I suppose it depends on if people build him to survive at least one ice attack
@Giancarlothomaz If you have got Gordon Ramsey to make you meal & give him 5 star ingredients but only give him 30 mins then are you expecting him to make you a 5 star dish?
I think a lot of people underestimate how much it takes to develop Pokémon, recent leaks shed light on that, for example GF have to get everything approved by all TPC branches for names, designs etc.
I didn't have a chance to fully watch Alex's video is the companion what his big negative was? If so I think I'm okay with it as I am on the few people that didn't find Jar Jar annoying lol
@PikaPhantom I think you underestimate how much interest there will be. Pokemon spin offs notoriously sell poorly and a brand new one for a new console without that much of an install base compared to SW1 I can absolutely see why TPC went with GKC.
Yes GKC suck but it really isn't as serious as people are making out. How many Switch 1 games were people allowed to play straight from the cart on their new Switch 2? Most of mine told me I needed to update first...
@QuincyBean It's so weird, if they announced this as a digital game only there wouldn't be as much uproar. Look at everyone flocking to digital only Silksong yet if it had a day 1 GKC release it would be hell on earth in the comments sections.
@SurprisedRobinChu "Prisoner" what on earth are you blabbering about, these are video games it's not that serious lmao
These comments are absolutely hilarious. Video games are digital it's not like you're playing a physical board game who gives a damn if you have a game that is "physical"
People need to chill out man, it's not that serious.
I find all the complaints about GKC hilarious as with patches and updates practically all game cards are GKC they're all gonna be out dated if you bought them day 1
@kal_el_07241 It's so weird other games do DLC far worse yet with all this season pass rubbish. Yet Nintendo/Pokemon only seems to get lambasted for giving people one and done DLC.
Also they were pretty upfront about it being more Lumiose City and this trailer further showed that so if people are disappointed by that then just don't buy it?
@Bobb If the datamine is to be believed then thankfully there is a significant amount of returning Mons for the DLC think it was something like 167 but not sure how accurate it actually will be since it was based off scrubbed data or something from the base game.
I would've been happy with 100 so to get that much would be great
@abbyhitter It's probably the latter unfortunately. "Your Lumiose City story continues with Mega Dimension, an upcoming DLC adventure for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game" https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/dlc
I just hope that the Lumiose City is vastly different
@ballistic90 Well we know Pokemon Day is in Feb more than likely Gen 10 will be announced for 30th Anni then so that will probably be their big holiday title for 2026
@Markiemania95 I thought the level designs were also pretty bad, from what I remember it felt like you could hardly run without being stopped one way or another.
The biggest advantage to buying Nintendo games is they never or hardly depreciate, it's always a safe investment. See people often complain "BOTW costs the same as it did 8 years ago" but to me that is a good thing! Shows that you aren't losing money if you buy a Nintendo game day 1 or Year 8
@Dee123 It's not that weird, sure there are gameplay adjustments and new rosters of players etc. Plus some people may only play sports game so why not buy the latest version. On top that sure online many people will migrate to the new game.
This mentality of people online judging what others buy and play is what is weird.
@Dang_69 Switch 2 is literally not even a year old, it's probably gonna last close to a decade so it makes sense to spread things out instead of blowing their load early. Plus it allows them to schedule stuff next year if there are any gaps in schedule.
@Dr_Lugae That is my biggest annoyance half the people complaining about "pokeslop" still wouldn't play it even if it had GTA 6 graphics. It doesn't help that sites like NL constantly been super negative since Feb, I mean just look at this article headline alone and random percentages with no context to actual sale numbers to make it looks as if the game is doing terrible, when it sold 6m copies WW and is still number 1 in the UK charts just goes to show how you can spin things to fit an agenda.
Alternative headline easily could have been "Pokemon ZA remains strong in the UK charts at number 1" the fact that isn't mentioned in the headline just shows where NL agenda is at.
Boo, how dare this game make money. How dare people enjoy it, do people not know they are being scammed with Pokeslop!!!!! Pokemon needs GTA 6 graphics even then I probably won't play it but complaining about Pokémon on the Internet is the new cool thing!
Am I doing this right?
All serous that's great numbers, it's a fantastic game!!!
@johnedwin How is "Generally Favorable" not good? It's absolutely crazy that hate for the game has gotten to the point people are trying to argue a green metacritic score is now not considered good.
@AverageGamer Well that's what I meant by casual, someone who doesn't many games apart from Pokémon and maybe a few other things. That's why I am genuinely surprised people are happy to drop 400 on a console solely for Pokémon.
Unless I have completely misjudged how much of a system mover Pokémon is that high price is not as off putting
@kal_el_07241 Hopefully the flock of folks getting a Switch 2 for ZA might give other games a try in a couple months especially since DK has a demo too
Genuinely surprised Switch 2 version is selling as much as it has given not only is it more expensive but Pokémon has a more casual fan base so I thought not many would get new console just for it.
Interesting to see how Nintendo plays with Gen 10 if they do like XY, SwSh and still go ahead and release a budget version of Switch 2 before it releases assuming next fall
Pro's:
Battle system is great
Models look fantastic
Music
Side Missions are a massive improvement over PLA
Mega mechanics being reworked
NPC dialogue
Interiors are great
Canari
Rooftop and obstacles are fun
Runs amazingly on Switch 2 and surprisingly okay on Switch 1
Story is okay but halfway through so lets see if it picks up
Most new Mega's are great some a bit goofy in execution though
Con's:
Rogue battles while fun are a bit too easy, think the player char shouldn't heal like PLA and would be more challenging if solo like Absol.
Wild zones are a bit underwhelming some more than others, instead of having so many would have preferred like one big on in each sector.
@B_Lindz That is blatantly false. SV became the second best selling games and they took a year out to make sure PLZA did not have the same performance issues, they have innovated every-game from SM onwards when in actuality it would have been much safer and boring if they stuck with the game play loops for the first 6 generations
@Araquanid That's because the dex is only 230 not 400 like SwSh or SV so having the Shiny Charm for just completing the dex is too easy, like in PLA you needed perfect research for it.
@AverageGamer Yup, half these people complaining probably wouldn't even play Pokemon if it looked like GTA 6 anyway. Internet nowadays is about farming for negativing and currently anything that is Nintendo or Pokemon is ripe for that.
Serebii had a go at someone who spread false info, said person admitted they were wrong but still left their tweet up because it has 127k likes...
Is that 40% less than PLA of just Switch 1 sales or combined Switch 1 and Switch 2?
Anyway I am surprised the split was 50/50 almost! I was expecting Switch 1 to be like 60/40 or 70/30. Maybe Nintendo might not need a cheaper alternative for Gen 10.
@GrailUK I have seen these AAA comments a lot regarding Pokemon online and not sure people understand that GF are still a small studio they have like 200 employee's, CDPR have 3x that alone for example. Pokemon has never been a triple A experience so not sure why people are suddenly expecting so.
@slowpoke_tail I was expecting them to give a 5 or 6. NL have been super negative about the game since it was revealed heck just look at the tag line in this article. Not to say their criticisms aren't valid but if you go into a game with a certain mind set you will find yourself being more critical
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Re: Review: DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO (Switch 2) - A Brilliant Brawler With A Colossal Roster
I was worried about the port since there wasn't many reviews but seems decent! Shame about the FPS cap
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 3 Start Date And Rewards Revealed
@Haruki_NLI Ah gotcha gotcha, so if one were to build a Zygarde then max SpDef and HP with perfect IV's be the way to go then?
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 3 Start Date And Rewards Revealed
@Haruki_NLI Ahh I didn't realise about HP recovery! (Never used Zygarde before)
Well it's certainly gonna be interesting then to see what happens.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 3 Start Date And Rewards Revealed
@OmnitronVariant Hard agree! As soon as I got Delphox stone I dipped out. Season 1 was fun cuz there was no meta! It's like trial and error and people hadn't finished the game so you weren't getting crazy Mons or anything.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle Season 3 Start Date And Rewards Revealed
@Haruki_NLI I mean he needs to be below 50% health right? And he's quad weak to Ice. I suppose it depends on if people build him to survive at least one ice attack
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A DLC's Next Mega Evolution Is A Mythical One
@drykho Pretty much my reaction too! I do like the colour scheme though, wonder what the shiny will look like?
Re: UK Charts: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment Slips Out Of The Top Ten
Wow FM did tank really bad! If the Switch version next month is at least playable might pick that version up, shame no NS2 version for mouse controls.
Re: Digital Foundry Covers The "Disappointing Tech" In Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@Giancarlothomaz If you have got Gordon Ramsey to make you meal & give him 5 star ingredients but only give him 30 mins then are you expecting him to make you a 5 star dish?
I think a lot of people underestimate how much it takes to develop Pokémon, recent leaks shed light on that, for example GF have to get everything approved by all TPC branches for names, designs etc.
Re: Digital Foundry Covers The "Disappointing Tech" In Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@Sonicka Hoping the extra year off really helped Gen 10...! If the game looks as good as Z-A interiors then I think everyone will be satisfied!
Personally I think GF were too ambitious with SV especially with how limited experience they were with console development.
Re: Digital Foundry Covers The "Disappointing Tech" In Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@PikaPhantom This! Interiors were genuinely amazing! The Sewers were utterly fantastic for example!
Re: Round Up: The Final Previews Are In For Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
I didn't have a chance to fully watch Alex's video is the companion what his big negative was? If so I think I'm okay with it as I am on the few people that didn't find Jar Jar annoying lol
Re: Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP's Switch 2 Upgrade Gets Last-Minute Delay
@Darthmoogle Yeah just look at how Sega handled Sonic Racing
Unless they think if they release a Digital version now that the physical won't sell well?
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Now The "Best-Selling" Physical Game In The US This Year
@PikaPhantom I think you underestimate how much interest there will be. Pokemon spin offs notoriously sell poorly and a brand new one for a new console without that much of an install base compared to SW1 I can absolutely see why TPC went with GKC.
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Reveals "Peculiar" New Forms In Extended 10-Minute Trailer
Last time I checked video games are a digital medium if people want to collect things physically then I just you get into board games or something
People acting like they physically read the data themselves lmao
With updates and patches your precious game cards are effectively GKC anyway just taking up less storage
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Reveals "Peculiar" New Forms In Extended 10-Minute Trailer
Game looks fun! Hopefully Champions news soon too and what the paid difference with the paid Switch/2 versions are
Re: Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake Gets Spooky On Switch 2 In March
@SBandy1 I doubt it for proper first party games if they were able to eat 10gb for DK on cart for example sure they'll continue to do that
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Is Nintendo's First Game-Key Card Release
Yes GKC suck but it really isn't as serious as people are making out. How many Switch 1 games were people allowed to play straight from the cart on their new Switch 2? Most of mine told me I needed to update first...
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Is Seemingly Nintendo's First Game-Key Card Release
@QuincyBean It's so weird, if they announced this as a digital game only there wouldn't be as much uproar. Look at everyone flocking to digital only Silksong yet if it had a day 1 GKC release it would be hell on earth in the comments sections.
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Is Seemingly Nintendo's First Game-Key Card Release
@SurprisedRobinChu "Prisoner" what on earth are you blabbering about, these are video games it's not that serious lmao
These comments are absolutely hilarious. Video games are digital it's not like you're playing a physical board game who gives a damn if you have a game that is "physical"
People need to chill out man, it's not that serious.
Re: Pokémon Pokopia Is Seemingly Nintendo's First Game-Key Card Release
I find all the complaints about GKC hilarious as with patches and updates practically all game cards are GKC they're all gonna be out dated if you bought them day 1
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Scores December Release Date
@kal_el_07241 It's so weird other games do DLC far worse yet with all this season pass rubbish. Yet Nintendo/Pokemon only seems to get lambasted for giving people one and done DLC.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC Scores December Release Date
The doughnut system looks interesting!
Also they were pretty upfront about it being more Lumiose City and this trailer further showed that so if people are disappointed by that then just don't buy it?
Re: Pokémon Legends Z-A Version 1.0.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Dom_31 How do you get them to the gate? I keep trying but they always turn back at the half way point...
Re: Nintendo: 84% Of Switch 2 Players Transitioned From The Original Switch
Switch 2 charges wayyyyy father than the OLED I don't see that bought up much with the battery complaints I feel like that mitigates the battery issue
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Tomorrow
@Bobb If the datamine is to be believed then thankfully there is a significant amount of returning Mons for the DLC think it was something like 167 but not sure how accurate it actually will be since it was based off scrubbed data or something from the base game.
I would've been happy with 100 so to get that much would be great
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Tomorrow
@Dom_31 Are retailers not giving discounts where you are? Here in the UK some have given like £5 off the DLC
Or if you have a Japanese account you can buy it for equivalent of around 17 eur by getting codes off Amazon JP
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC News Coming Tomorrow
@abbyhitter It's probably the latter unfortunately.
"Your Lumiose City story continues with Mega Dimension, an upcoming DLC adventure for the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game"
https://legends.pokemon.com/en-us/dlc
I just hope that the Lumiose City is vastly different
Re: Nintendo Reconfirms Release Windows For Major Upcoming Switch 2 Games
@ballistic90 Well we know Pokemon Day is in Feb more than likely Gen 10 will be announced for 30th Anni then so that will probably be their big holiday title for 2026
Re: Here Are The Top Ten Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games As Of September 2025
@puddinggirl I kinda get it TOTK does seem like more BOTW whilst despite what people may think all Switch Pokemon games are very different.
Also I feel like the gap between BOTW and TOTK didn't help nor the fact TOTK had price increase too IIRC
Re: Sega Provides Updated Sales Figures For Sonic Frontiers And Sonic Superstars
@Markiemania95 I thought the level designs were also pretty bad, from what I remember it felt like you could hardly run without being stopped one way or another.
Re: Review: Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment (Switch 2) - A Stunning Slice Of Musou, Worthy Of The Zelda Canon
@cylemmulo Same, probably only Switch 2 or S2E first/second party game I won't get this year but glad it seems good for those that are!
Re: Switch 2 Sells Over 10 Million Units, Nintendo Increases Forecast Even Further
The biggest advantage to buying Nintendo games is they never or hardly depreciate, it's always a safe investment. See people often complain "BOTW costs the same as it did 8 years ago" but to me that is a good thing! Shows that you aren't losing money if you buy a Nintendo game day 1 or Year 8
Re: UK Charts: EA Sports FC 26 Kicks Pokémon Legends Z-A Into Second Place
@Dee123 It's not that weird, sure there are gameplay adjustments and new rosters of players etc. Plus some people may only play sports game so why not buy the latest version. On top that sure online many people will migrate to the new game.
This mentality of people online judging what others buy and play is what is weird.
Re: Surprise! Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Arrives Next Year
@Dang_69 Switch 2 is literally not even a year old, it's probably gonna last close to a decade so it makes sense to spread things out instead of blowing their load early. Plus it allows them to schedule stuff next year if there are any gaps in schedule.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is The Smallest Retail Launch Since 'Let's Go!' In Europe
@Dr_Lugae That is my biggest annoyance half the people complaining about "pokeslop" still wouldn't play it even if it had GTA 6 graphics. It doesn't help that sites like NL constantly been super negative since Feb, I mean just look at this article headline alone and random percentages with no context to actual sale numbers to make it looks as if the game is doing terrible, when it sold 6m copies WW and is still number 1 in the UK charts just goes to show how you can spin things to fit an agenda.
Alternative headline easily could have been "Pokemon ZA remains strong in the UK charts at number 1" the fact that isn't mentioned in the headline just shows where NL agenda is at.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Sold 5.8 Million Copies Globally In Its First Week
Boo, how dare this game make money. How dare people enjoy it, do people not know they are being scammed with Pokeslop!!!!! Pokemon needs GTA 6 graphics even then I probably won't play it but complaining about Pokémon on the Internet is the new cool thing!
Am I doing this right?
All serous that's great numbers, it's a fantastic game!!!
Re: Japanese Charts: Surprise, Surprise, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leaves The Competition In The Dust
@johnedwin How is "Generally Favorable" not good? It's absolutely crazy that hate for the game has gotten to the point people are trying to argue a green metacritic score is now not considered good.
Re: Japanese Charts: Surprise, Surprise, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leaves The Competition In The Dust
@AverageGamer Well that's what I meant by casual, someone who doesn't many games apart from Pokémon and maybe a few other things. That's why I am genuinely surprised people are happy to drop 400 on a console solely for Pokémon.
Unless I have completely misjudged how much of a system mover Pokémon is that high price is not as off putting
Re: Japanese Charts: Surprise, Surprise, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leaves The Competition In The Dust
@kal_el_07241 Hopefully the flock of folks getting a Switch 2 for ZA might give other games a try in a couple months especially since DK has a demo too
Re: Japanese Charts: Surprise, Surprise, Pokémon Legends: Z-A Leaves The Competition In The Dust
Genuinely surprised Switch 2 version is selling as much as it has given not only is it more expensive but Pokémon has a more casual fan base so I thought not many would get new console just for it.
Interesting to see how Nintendo plays with Gen 10 if they do like XY, SwSh and still go ahead and release a budget version of Switch 2 before it releases assuming next fall
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
@martynstuff Instinctively I push R in whenever the gauge fills lol so thanks for the tip not mega evolving will definitely make a difference I think!
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Pokémon Legends: Z-A?
Pro's:
Battle system is great
Models look fantastic
Music
Side Missions are a massive improvement over PLA
Mega mechanics being reworked
NPC dialogue
Interiors are great
Canari
Rooftop and obstacles are fun
Runs amazingly on Switch 2 and surprisingly okay on Switch 1
Story is okay but halfway through so lets see if it picks up
Most new Mega's are great some a bit goofy in execution though
Con's:
Rogue battles while fun are a bit too easy, think the player char shouldn't heal like PLA and would be more challenging if solo like Absol.
Wild zones are a bit underwhelming some more than others, instead of having so many would have preferred like one big on in each sector.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Sales Almost 50/50 Across Switch And Switch 2
@B_Lindz That is blatantly false. SV became the second best selling games and they took a year out to make sure PLZA did not have the same performance issues, they have innovated every-game from SM onwards when in actuality it would have been much safer and boring if they stuck with the game play loops for the first 6 generations
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Sales Almost 50/50 Across Switch And Switch 2
@Araquanid That's because the dex is only 230 not 400 like SwSh or SV so having the Shiny Charm for just completing the dex is too easy, like in PLA you needed perfect research for it.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Sales Almost 50/50 Across Switch And Switch 2
@AverageGamer Yup, half these people complaining probably wouldn't even play Pokemon if it looked like GTA 6 anyway. Internet nowadays is about farming for negativing and currently anything that is Nintendo or Pokemon is ripe for that.
Serebii had a go at someone who spread false info, said person admitted they were wrong but still left their tweet up because it has 127k likes...
Sadly this is where the internet is nowadays.
Re: UK Charts: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Sales Almost 50/50 Across Switch And Switch 2
Is that 40% less than PLA of just Switch 1 sales or combined Switch 1 and Switch 2?
Anyway I am surprised the split was 50/50 almost! I was expecting Switch 1 to be like 60/40 or 70/30. Maybe Nintendo might not need a cheaper alternative for Gen 10.
Re: Pokémon Legends: Z‑A Ranked Battles Season 1 Now Live, Reach 'Rank K' For A Special Reward
@Dom_31 Approx how long did it take you?
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@GrailUK I have seen these AAA comments a lot regarding Pokemon online and not sure people understand that GF are still a small studio they have like 200 employee's, CDPR have 3x that alone for example. Pokemon has never been a triple A experience so not sure why people are suddenly expecting so.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
@slowpoke_tail I was expecting them to give a 5 or 6. NL have been super negative about the game since it was revealed heck just look at the tag line in this article. Not to say their criticisms aren't valid but if you go into a game with a certain mind set you will find yourself being more critical
Re: UK Charts: Mario Galaxy Loses Steam As Battlefield Blasts Onto The Scene
Problem is Crossworlds is super expensive, like it was much cheaper me importing it from Japan. Not surprised many don't wanna drop 50-60 quid on it.
MKW is also expensive but obviously the name alone sells that