I've not really noticed any major performance issues during my time with the game. Sure, it's not the smoothest or sharpest experience...but perfectly serviceable for a game in its genre, and a good-looking game all-around IMO.
This is interesting to consider, for two main reasons:
1. Would Pokemon have been as much of a success if published by SEGA?
2. Would the success of Pokemon have saved SEGA's position as a console manufacturer?
I'd say the answer to #1 is undoubtedly "no" --- Nintendo was just in a far better position than SEGA in the late 1990s, and the Gameboy had already absolutely crushed the Game Gear before Pokemon had come around. That said, it's unclear to what extent Pokemon would still have made a splash - there are too many variables to account for (would they have adapted their handheld/console strategy around it? how would they have marketed it outside of Japan? is Pokemon enough to get people to buy a SEGA system in the late 1990s?). It's also worth keeping in mind that SEGA of America was notoriously badly managed at this point so something like Pokemon might not have even made it to the West.
As for #2...it really depends on #1. Assuming that Pokemon was as successful with SEGA as it was with Nintendo...my suspicion is that we would've had the Dreamcast (or equivalent) a bit longer before SEGA ultimately went third party at the end of the 6th gen anyway. Too much damage was already done, and SEGA very much lack the innovation that has kept Nintendo afloat through the competition with Playstation and Xbox. That said, an absence of Xbox may have allowed SEGA to carve in niche in the console market well into the 2000s.
Very interesting to think about. Honestly, I'm happy that Nintendo ended up with the property as it feels very much at home on Nintendo systems.
Looks like they've dropped Sonic in your average open world game. Nothing about this screams "Sonic" to me.
I'm quite skeptical considering (i) I don't think every game needs to be "open world", and (ii) Sonic Team haven't really made a good Sonic game in 10 years. But I'll try to reserve my judgement until we see some actual gameplay.
While I understand the criticism of BDSP, having Platinum in second and BDSP in dead last (when, at their core, they're the same game) is a dead giveaway that maybe this list shouldn't be taken too seriously.
While it's not the "Pro" that many were asking for, I'm certainly not disappointed with my OLED. The blacks and colours just pop so much that it's hard to go back to anything else - I even sometimes play on handheld over my TV for the visuals.
@saanaito My thoughts exactly. Animal Crossing of all things managed to implement this with different people having different fruit in their towns. Why not Pokemon?
An alternative idea would be for player choice to have an impact on the region they play through. Maybe seasonal variants of the region which are determined by the player at the start? (e.g. you could choose to play through a winter version of the region while your friend chooses summer)
From a programming perspective it sorta makes sense...but from a consumer perspective it's really not a good look, especially to those buying two different versions of the game.
The two version approach should really be done away with at this point. I understand that it promotes trading and sharing of experiences, but there must be better ways to do this within a single product in the modern day.
Luckily precedent tells us that Nintendo will stick with what works. Pretty much every time they've struck gold they've maintained backwards compatibility in the successive generation: Gameboy (+ Color) --> Gameboy Advance DS --> 3DS Wii --> Wii U
No idea how an "open world" Sonic game is meant to work. Especially considering that Sonic Team could barely make levels lasting 2 minutes in their most recent game.
I think 10/10 is massively overselling this game for someone playing it the first time in 2021.
Sure, the game was incredibly impactful 25 years ago. But many aspects of it haven't aged particularly well (including, IMO, the controls, which are given as a positive). I think if a mechanically similar game were released today it'd probably score no more than 7/10.
Probably Mario Kart 64. Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64 all have superior versions elsewhere and, although I'd like to try the likes of Mario Tennis and Sin and Punishment, I don't think I'm ready for anything new at this time.
If Paper Mario was amongst the launch titles I'd jump straight into that.
Yeah I'll second the idea that Sephiroth was probably planned as the final fighter. Ending Smash with another fighting game character would've been underwhelming.
This does make me wonder how many of the third party characters were due to either chance encounters or pre-existing relationships between individuals at these companies. We like to talk about characters that make sense from a consumer perspective, but perhaps small-scale interactions behind the scenes are a lot more influential than most tend to think.
(That said, the sheet variety of Mii costumes shows that Nintendo isn't shy about reaching out to other companies about their IP, and vice versa).
$10 a year seems more than reasonable to me; especially considering this was the price of a single N64 game on the Wii U.
Surprised at the number of people here asking it to be free though. $5-$10 a year really isn't much in the grand scheme of things IMO, especially with a hobby like gaming.
Hell no, for pretty much all the reasons everyone's mentioned.
I'm gonna take this a step further and say I hope the KH 1+5 release flops on the Switch, just so Square-Enix aren't rewarded for sloppily delivering PS2 games through cloud gaming. There's really no excuse for taking this approach for that title.
@russell-marlow Supposedly yes, but that's the least of my problems. I remember not being a fan of Colors to begin with, but giving it another shot I'm realising again that it just isn't for me.
I played the demo and it certainly piqued my interest...but between Tales of Arise, WarioWare, Sonic Colors and Psychonauts 2...I think my gaming calendar is booked up for the foreseeable future. Would've been much more welcome in July.
I picked this up on the Switch yesterday and was immediately unsettled by the 10+ second loading screen for the first level. Not since Sonic 06 have I seen such long loading times in a Sonic game.
That said, I'll probably learn to live with it. But not ideal for this type of game really. Especially since one of my issues with the game is the abundance of short levels.
Gonna echo what many say here and say it's too cluttered. Less is really more IMO - all I want to do in these UIs is get to my games, and occasionally browse the eShop or change some settings. Personally Switch is my favourite UI (and Xbox my least favourite) this gen for that very reason.
@SKTTR couldn't disagree more. The Wii U gamepad feels chunky and relatively toy-like in comparison to the sleeker Switch IMO.
That said, as a portable system I'm expecting the Deck to have a better build. I can get past the size (I never understood how people could carry portables in their pockets anyway?) - it's a fair price to pay for PC gaming on the go.
Generally with old games I ask myself the question: "is there a way I can purchase this legitimately, in which my money will go to the publishers/developers of the game?"
If the answer is yes, I'll use the best purchase option available to me - usually some form of digital store e.g. virtual console.
If the answer is no...my first option would be the seek out the game in the second hand market. If it's unaffordable...I honestly don't see much of an issue in someone pirating the game, as the publisher/developer won't be getting any money regardless.
In practice this isn't something I resort to. There are too many current games that interest me for me to go back digging through games that I can't easily access. That said, I am a bit of a collector and for some consoles that I absolutely adore or have a sentimental attachment to (e.g. Gamecube) I own a few rare specimens.
Not Nintendo, but my favourite is Space Harrier in both Shenmue and Yakuza. I'm not old enough to have played this when it came out, but the version within these games' respective arcades is a great distraction from otherwise interesting games.
And as impressive as it was that Iwata squeezed Kanto into Pokemon GSC, and as shocking as it was at the time, I personally wouldn't count it. I recently replayed Gold and outside of the novelty of revisiting a beloved region, everything about it is pretty stripped back and dull IMO.
Still find it really weird how different people's experiences are with drift.
Personally I've been gaming for over 20 years, including 4 years of Switch as my main console, and I've never experienced drift of any kind. Honestly isn't even a factor when I decide to buy a product.
The beauty of the Switch is not just portability, it's versatility and convenience.
Valve might pull it off with this device, but I'm skeptical. PC gaming generally does not lend itself to "pick up and play" sessions that the Switch is so good for.
Sonic R was the first Sonic game I owned and its just so unique that I can't not love it. I would love to see someone have another go at an on-foot Sonic racer (and bring back tag and the balloon hunt!). Plus it was the first fully 3D Sonic game which was mind blowing at the time.
Sonic 06 is like watching a train wreck. It's also the closest we've had to Sonic Adventure 3 and did have a few neat ideas hidden behind its awful execution.
Weird to have this come back as an issue, given that it was a problem with CRTs back in the day.
That said, I've never experienced burn-in on any device I've had, whether it's an old crt or a modern oled phone. I think it's easy enough to avoid if you don't leave static images on for hours.
If you're gaming for hours on end on any device (moreso a handheld), chances are you should be more concerned about your health than your OLED.
"Good old GAME" seem to be charging a minimum of £9.99 on top of the retail price (for standard delivery or collection), as well as charging you right away (unsure about this last one).
It's no wonder I've not used this company in years...
At this point, I'm only really waiting for the Zeldas and Xenoblade Chronicles X from the list. Although I do hope for the latter that they make the UI look better in handheld mode than it did on the gamepad - the text was always way too small.
Yoshi's Woolly World would be great as well, especially if we don't see another new Yoshi game on the system. But that game's already received plenty of attention.
The biggest thing I'd like to see from the Wii U however is the virtual console. If they brought all of those games to Switch my Wii U would be nothing more than a HDMI-enabled Wii.
Have to agree with Kimiya on this one. I think it's clear that Bayonetta is progressing steadily...people are just impatient and entitled. When they want to show something, they'll show it. It's not like we've all individually commissioned the man to make this game and he's not delivering. We'll get it when it's ready.
I believe that we'll be getting these games at some point, but was always skeptical about this year. Certainly didn't expect an announcement before Skyward Sword is out, but Aonuma's wording in the direct (or at least the translation of his wording) seems to imply that they won't come this year at all.
Also - can we stop taking everything "insiders" say at face value? I'm willing to accept that they know more than the average person, but I think they've been wrong enough (or moved the goal posts enough) to make it clear that nothing that they say is a given.
Surprised NintendoLife hasn't given us a review of World's End Club yet. I hear it's not the greatest, but I very much enjoy the demo, and would be keen to get NL's opinion on it.
I'd say probably around half the time I spend playing games is replaying old favourites.
There's just something nice about the comfort of playing a game I know I'm going to enjoy, plus also reliving some of the moments that might not be so fresh in my memory.
I almost always have a Pokemon replay somewhere in the background (I must've played through Gen 1 dozens of times, and the generations probably follow the geometric progression in replays thereafter). I've played through the Spyro trilogy to completion maybe three times now, and Mario Galaxy the same. I'm very tempted to give Mario Odyssey a third go. And perhaps the new reigning champions for stealing my life away are Persona 5 Royal and and Fire Emblem Three Houses - the calendar systems in these games (plus the class system and split pathways in the latter) really encourage repeat playthroughs.
Regarding the books: I only read non-fiction (I prefer other forms of entertainment to novels) so will only reread something if I need to refresh my memory!
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Re: Digital Foundry Gives Its Assessment Of Shin Megami Tensei V
I've not really noticed any major performance issues during my time with the game. Sure, it's not the smoothest or sharpest experience...but perfectly serviceable for a game in its genre, and a good-looking game all-around IMO.
Re: Random: In An Alternate Reality, Sega Published Pokémon
This is interesting to consider, for two main reasons:
1. Would Pokemon have been as much of a success if published by SEGA?
2. Would the success of Pokemon have saved SEGA's position as a console manufacturer?
I'd say the answer to #1 is undoubtedly "no" --- Nintendo was just in a far better position than SEGA in the late 1990s, and the Gameboy had already absolutely crushed the Game Gear before Pokemon had come around. That said, it's unclear to what extent Pokemon would still have made a splash - there are too many variables to account for (would they have adapted their handheld/console strategy around it? how would they have marketed it outside of Japan? is Pokemon enough to get people to buy a SEGA system in the late 1990s?). It's also worth keeping in mind that SEGA of America was notoriously badly managed at this point so something like Pokemon might not have even made it to the West.
As for #2...it really depends on #1. Assuming that Pokemon was as successful with SEGA as it was with Nintendo...my suspicion is that we would've had the Dreamcast (or equivalent) a bit longer before SEGA ultimately went third party at the end of the 6th gen anyway. Too much damage was already done, and SEGA very much lack the innovation that has kept Nintendo afloat through the competition with Playstation and Xbox. That said, an absence of Xbox may have allowed SEGA to carve in niche in the console market well into the 2000s.
Very interesting to think about. Honestly, I'm happy that Nintendo ended up with the property as it feels very much at home on Nintendo systems.
Re: Introducing Sonic Frontiers, Arriving On Nintendo Switch Holiday 2022
Looks like they've dropped Sonic in your average open world game. Nothing about this screams "Sonic" to me.
I'm quite skeptical considering (i) I don't think every game needs to be "open world", and (ii) Sonic Team haven't really made a good Sonic game in 10 years. But I'll try to reserve my judgement until we see some actual gameplay.
Re: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Brings The Fight To Nintendo Switch On March 17th
Top trolling from Atlus here.
Still, happy to see more Persona on Switch in any form.
Re: Playtonic's Original Yooka-Laylee Game Is Getting A Follow-Up Title
I quite enjoyed the first one (definitely moreso than The Impossible Lair) - not sure why it had such a poor reception personally.
I'll most likely pick up a sequel.
Re: Best Pokémon Games Of All Time
While I understand the criticism of BDSP, having Platinum in second and BDSP in dead last (when, at their core, they're the same game) is a dead giveaway that maybe this list shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Re: Doug Bowser: Switch OLED Off To A "Solid Start", Many Units Bought By Pre-Existing Switch Owners
While it's not the "Pro" that many were asking for, I'm certainly not disappointed with my OLED. The blacks and colours just pop so much that it's hard to go back to anything else - I even sometimes play on handheld over my TV for the visuals.
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are The Exact Same ROM
@saanaito My thoughts exactly. Animal Crossing of all things managed to implement this with different people having different fruit in their towns. Why not Pokemon?
An alternative idea would be for player choice to have an impact on the region they play through. Maybe seasonal variants of the region which are determined by the player at the start? (e.g. you could choose to play through a winter version of the region while your friend chooses summer)
Re: Looks Like Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Are The Exact Same ROM
From a programming perspective it sorta makes sense...but from a consumer perspective it's really not a good look, especially to those buying two different versions of the game.
The two version approach should really be done away with at this point. I understand that it promotes trading and sharing of experiences, but there must be better ways to do this within a single product in the modern day.
Re: Talking Point: Will Nintendo Abandon The Switch Concept For Its Next Console?
They'd be stupid to.
Luckily precedent tells us that Nintendo will stick with what works. Pretty much every time they've struck gold they've maintained backwards compatibility in the successive generation:
Gameboy (+ Color) --> Gameboy Advance
DS --> 3DS
Wii --> Wii U
Re: Sega Trademarks The Name 'Sonic Frontiers'
No idea how an "open world" Sonic game is meant to work. Especially considering that Sonic Team could barely make levels lasting 2 minutes in their most recent game.
Re: Review: Super Mario 64 - The Best Launch Game Ever Made
I think 10/10 is massively overselling this game for someone playing it the first time in 2021.
Sure, the game was incredibly impactful 25 years ago. But many aspects of it haven't aged particularly well (including, IMO, the controls, which are given as a positive). I think if a mechanically similar game were released today it'd probably score no more than 7/10.
Re: Poll: N64 And Sega Genesis Nintendo Switch Online Games Launch Today - Which Will You Play First?
Probably Mario Kart 64. Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64 all have superior versions elsewhere and, although I'd like to try the likes of Mario Tennis and Sin and Punishment, I don't think I'm ready for anything new at this time.
If Paper Mario was amongst the launch titles I'd jump straight into that.
Re: Sakurai Reveals How A Chance Encounter Led To Sora In Smash Bros. Ultimate
Yeah I'll second the idea that Sephiroth was probably planned as the final fighter. Ending Smash with another fighting game character would've been underwhelming.
This does make me wonder how many of the third party characters were due to either chance encounters or pre-existing relationships between individuals at these companies. We like to talk about characters that make sense from a consumer perspective, but perhaps small-scale interactions behind the scenes are a lot more influential than most tend to think.
(That said, the sheet variety of Mii costumes shows that Nintendo isn't shy about reaching out to other companies about their IP, and vice versa).
Re: Random: Uh-Oh, Nintendo's Switch Online 'Expansion Pack - Overview Trailer' Is Generating A Lot Of Dislikes
£35 a year is really a drop in the bucket for a hobby like gaming IMO.
Sure, it's a little more money than I expected. But I don't think it's outrageous.
Re: Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Includes A Cracking '80s Soundtrack, Here's The Full Songlist
A cloud version with licensed music? This is just begging to be delisted in a few years.
Re: Poll: What's A Fair Price For The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack?
$10 a year seems more than reasonable to me; especially considering this was the price of a single N64 game on the Wii U.
Surprised at the number of people here asking it to be free though. $5-$10 a year really isn't much in the grand scheme of things IMO, especially with a hobby like gaming.
Re: Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The "Cloud Versions" Of Kingdom Hearts On Switch?
Hell no, for pretty much all the reasons everyone's mentioned.
I'm gonna take this a step further and say I hope the KH 1+5 release flops on the Switch, just so Square-Enix aren't rewarded for sloppily delivering PS2 games through cloud gaming. There's really no excuse for taking this approach for that title.
Re: Poll: Do You Use The Black Or White Theme On Your Nintendo Switch?
Always white. The black looks pretty ugly and clashes with a lot of the game icons and the Switch's general aesthetic imo.
Re: Review: Ultra Age - Surprisingly Satisfying Devil May Cry-Style Hack-And-Slash Action
@russell-marlow Supposedly yes, but that's the least of my problems. I remember not being a fan of Colors to begin with, but giving it another shot I'm realising again that it just isn't for me.
Re: Review: Ultra Age - Surprisingly Satisfying Devil May Cry-Style Hack-And-Slash Action
I played the demo and it certainly piqued my interest...but between Tales of Arise, WarioWare, Sonic Colors and Psychonauts 2...I think my gaming calendar is booked up for the foreseeable future. Would've been much more welcome in July.
Re: Video: Here's Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Sonic Colors Ultimate On Nintendo Switch
I picked this up on the Switch yesterday and was immediately unsettled by the 10+ second loading screen for the first level. Not since Sonic 06 have I seen such long loading times in a Sonic game.
That said, I'll probably learn to live with it. But not ideal for this type of game really. Especially since one of my issues with the game is the abundance of short levels.
Re: Random: This Nintendo Switch UI Redesign Makes The Home Menu And eShop Look Like Apple's iOS
Gonna echo what many say here and say it's too cluttered. Less is really more IMO - all I want to do in these UIs is get to my games, and occasionally browse the eShop or change some settings. Personally Switch is my favourite UI (and Xbox my least favourite) this gen for that very reason.
Re: Gallery: Feast Your Eyes On 20 New Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Screenshots
The look is really growing on me, to be honest. Excited to play this when it releases.
Re: Talking Point: Which Pokémon Legends: Arceus Starter Are You Going To Pick?
Oshawott for me.
I like Cyndaquil but I feel like I've had ample opportunity to use it in my many Johto playthroughs.
I've never liked Rowlet for some reason, just seems kinda ugly to me.
Re: Random: The BBC's Olympics Coverage Was Made In Unreal Engine
While cool in concept (and I'm sure it took a lot of work), it looks pretty terrible to me tbh.
Re: Poll: Zelda: Skyward Sword HD's Biggest Question - How Do You Pronounce Fi?
Fee has always seemed more natural to me,and sounds a lot more feminine than "fai" IMO.
On the WiFi note... Some of you are aware that some languages (e.g. French) pronounce it "wiffy", right?
Re: A New 3D South Park Game Is Reportedly In The Works
They had something perfect with the Ubisoft RPGs, why go back to 3D?
Still, will keep my eye out for this.
Re: Round Up: First "Hands-On" Impressions Of Valve's Steam Deck - How Does It Compare To Switch?
@SKTTR couldn't disagree more. The Wii U gamepad feels chunky and relatively toy-like in comparison to the sleeker Switch IMO.
That said, as a portable system I'm expecting the Deck to have a better build. I can get past the size (I never understood how people could carry portables in their pockets anyway?) - it's a fair price to pay for PC gaming on the go.
Re: Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn's Ike Is Getting A 1/7th Scale Figure
Selling for a similar price to the game itself!
Re: Video: How To Play Rare And Expensive Nintendo Games On A Budget
Regarding the mortality of piracy...
Generally with old games I ask myself the question: "is there a way I can purchase this legitimately, in which my money will go to the publishers/developers of the game?"
If the answer is yes, I'll use the best purchase option available to me - usually some form of digital store e.g. virtual console.
If the answer is no...my first option would be the seek out the game in the second hand market. If it's unaffordable...I honestly don't see much of an issue in someone pirating the game, as the publisher/developer won't be getting any money regardless.
In practice this isn't something I resort to. There are too many current games that interest me for me to go back digging through games that I can't easily access. That said, I am a bit of a collector and for some consoles that I absolutely adore or have a sentimental attachment to (e.g. Gamecube) I own a few rare specimens.
Re: Games Within Games - The Best Video Games In Other Video Games
Not Nintendo, but my favourite is Space Harrier in both Shenmue and Yakuza. I'm not old enough to have played this when it came out, but the version within these games' respective arcades is a great distraction from otherwise interesting games.
And as impressive as it was that Iwata squeezed Kanto into Pokemon GSC, and as shocking as it was at the time, I personally wouldn't count it. I recently replayed Gold and outside of the novelty of revisiting a beloved region, everything about it is pretty stripped back and dull IMO.
Re: Valve's Steam Deck Hopes To Avoid Switch's Joy-Con Drift Issues
@BloodNinja Weird that some people seem to have 12 Joycon break within a year and some have never experienced it in their life!
Not denying that joy-con drift is a thing, but many people make it seem like you're guaranteed to have it in a matter of months...
Re: Valve's Steam Deck Hopes To Avoid Switch's Joy-Con Drift Issues
Still find it really weird how different people's experiences are with drift.
Personally I've been gaming for over 20 years, including 4 years of Switch as my main console, and I've never experienced drift of any kind. Honestly isn't even a factor when I decide to buy a product.
Re: Valve's Steam Deck Might Be The Closest We'll Get To A Switch Pro In 2021
The beauty of the Switch is not just portability, it's versatility and convenience.
Valve might pull it off with this device, but I'm skeptical. PC gaming generally does not lend itself to "pick up and play" sessions that the Switch is so good for.
Re: Talking Point: Everyone Has A Bad Game They Love, So What's Yours?
Sonic R and Sonic 06.
Sonic R was the first Sonic game I owned and its just so unique that I can't not love it. I would love to see someone have another go at an on-foot Sonic racer (and bring back tag and the balloon hunt!). Plus it was the first fully 3D Sonic game which was mind blowing at the time.
Sonic 06 is like watching a train wreck. It's also the closest we've had to Sonic Adventure 3 and did have a few neat ideas hidden behind its awful execution.
Re: The Smurfs - Mission Vileaf Is A Cutesy 3D Platformer Heading to Switch
@Zeldafan79 Smurfs Nightmare on Gameboy Color was pretty decent.
Trailer looks alright. I loved the Smurfs growing up so I might give this a go even if mediocre.
Re: Talking Point: Should We Be Worried About Screen Burn-In With Switch OLED?
Weird to have this come back as an issue, given that it was a problem with CRTs back in the day.
That said, I've never experienced burn-in on any device I've had, whether it's an old crt or a modern oled phone. I think it's easy enough to avoid if you don't leave static images on for hours.
If you're gaming for hours on end on any device (moreso a handheld), chances are you should be more concerned about your health than your OLED.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch OLED Model
@Shinnos They also seem to have an "insured" delivery option for £20...surely it's their responsibility to get the product to you in the first place?
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch OLED Model
@RupeeClock Game charge the £309.99 retail price plus an extra £9.99 for either standard delivery or collection, bringing it to £319.18 =/
I'll look out for pre-orders on the Nintendo UK store or Amazon as they will undoubtedly offer free delivery.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch OLED Model
"Good old GAME" seem to be charging a minimum of £9.99 on top of the retail price (for standard delivery or collection), as well as charging you right away (unsure about this last one).
It's no wonder I've not used this company in years...
Re: Nintendo Underlines Its Commitment To Diversity And Inclusivity
So many people putting words into each others' mouths in this thread...
Also literally no-one in this thread has argued that inclusivity and diversity are bad things, to my knowledge.
Re: Shin Megami Tensei V Premium Edition Pre-Orders Go Live Alongside A New Trailer
Where can I get these in the UK?
Re: Potential Switch Port Round-Up - The Wii U Games That Haven't Come To Switch
No Sonic Boom?
At this point, I'm only really waiting for the Zeldas and Xenoblade Chronicles X from the list. Although I do hope for the latter that they make the UI look better in handheld mode than it did on the gamepad - the text was always way too small.
Yoshi's Woolly World would be great as well, especially if we don't see another new Yoshi game on the system. But that game's already received plenty of attention.
The biggest thing I'd like to see from the Wii U however is the virtual console. If they brought all of those games to Switch my Wii U would be nothing more than a HDMI-enabled Wii.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Shares Irritation At Speculation Over Bayonetta 3
Have to agree with Kimiya on this one. I think it's clear that Bayonetta is progressing steadily...people are just impatient and entitled. When they want to show something, they'll show it. It's not like we've all individually commissioned the man to make this game and he's not delivering. We'll get it when it's ready.
Re: Nintendo Doesn't Have Anything Else Planned For Zelda's 35th Right Now
I believe that we'll be getting these games at some point, but was always skeptical about this year. Certainly didn't expect an announcement before Skyward Sword is out, but Aonuma's wording in the direct (or at least the translation of his wording) seems to imply that they won't come this year at all.
Also - can we stop taking everything "insiders" say at face value? I'm willing to accept that they know more than the average person, but I think they've been wrong enough (or moved the goal posts enough) to make it clear that nothing that they say is a given.
Re: Know Your E3 History? Test Your Credentials With Our Nintendo E3 Quiz
11/12. Thought we knew the name "Breath of the Wild" a little earlier than we did!
Re: Rumour Buster: Has GameStop Just Revealed The 'New Nintendo Switch'? Probably Not
Not surprised at all. We need more of these rumour busting articles when possible!
As for "New" being capitalised...I don't think it's that unusual to treat item condition as a proper noun for emphasis.
@Reaast Presumably they're going for the Switch Lite or Xbox Series X|S.
Re: Community: Played A Great Switch Game That We Missed? Send Us Your Noms
Surprised NintendoLife hasn't given us a review of World's End Club yet. I hear it's not the greatest, but I very much enjoy the demo, and would be keen to get NL's opinion on it.
Re: Talking Point: Do You Replay Games?
I'd say probably around half the time I spend playing games is replaying old favourites.
There's just something nice about the comfort of playing a game I know I'm going to enjoy, plus also reliving some of the moments that might not be so fresh in my memory.
I almost always have a Pokemon replay somewhere in the background (I must've played through Gen 1 dozens of times, and the generations probably follow the geometric progression in replays thereafter). I've played through the Spyro trilogy to completion maybe three times now, and Mario Galaxy the same. I'm very tempted to give Mario Odyssey a third go. And perhaps the new reigning champions for stealing my life away are Persona 5 Royal and and Fire Emblem Three Houses - the calendar systems in these games (plus the class system and split pathways in the latter) really encourage repeat playthroughs.
Regarding the books: I only read non-fiction (I prefer other forms of entertainment to novels) so will only reread something if I need to refresh my memory!