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@Woomy_NNYes Putting buttons on things makes them toys, 'phones are status symbols. There is a stigma to playing games that you can overcome with touch-screens because it is their secondary purpose.

If you see someone at a train-station playing Candy Crush they are taking a quick break from executive calls and number crunching.

If they are playing a dedicated gaming device they are a nerd.

Dont get the negative comments about this guy doing it for publicity. Reeks of jealousy. Talented chap showing of his wares.

And as far as Nintendo taking it down, it's really no more harmful to their IP than fanart.

@Tyranexx Is it perfectly legal? On a UK motorway this would be an offence, you shouldnt use the shoulder unless you have a problem with your vehicle.

@retro_player_22 You start your statement by saying you've had no problems with your Switch but then say you've had the drifting issue. That's a problem with your Switch.

Is this Nintendo 'deleting' the file ? Seems like a more logical answer is the glitch causes an issue with the save data which cannot be reloaded.

@Rafke personally i wont be impressed until a 13 year old makes Mario Maker in LBP3 which they made in Dreams at 12.

This is one hell of an achievement and showed a lot of dedication!

@Bombjak You can already do this (with some limitations) because the owner of a game can play it on a second switch as long as they have an internet connection.

Reminds me of the Call of Duty Ghosts demo where they showed the sophisticated fish AI as proof of the power of modern consoles. The fish also move out of of the way in Mario 64.

@RupeeClock @mrchills My mistake had already been kindly pointed out and explained by @RupeeClock. As I've already said I read the words and not the initialism so it sounded wrong to me.

Of course I could have deleted my post but that way no one learns.

How quick some people are to jump on others mistakes indeed.

@RupeeClock I've misunderstood what SP means then as it sounds totally wrong to me.

To me it read 'you'll also find that an single player..'

So i guess thats wrong.

[Edit - of course, its read ess pee]

It 'a SP' not 'an SP'.

@bound4earth Yep. The re-master charging full price for a game that didn't set the world alight when it was first released seemed mad.

Played it as part of my PS+ subscription. Was nice to play a story based shooter and I enjoyed it but I would have felt robbed if I had paid full whack.

@Trajan That the current business model is not sustainable. The rise of micro transactions over the last 5 years has seen massive profit growth which is expected to grow. This cannot happen. Games cannot continue to make more and more money.

Look at Activision, destroying any good will left for Call of Duty by hiding a full price game (+ full price season pass) behind FIVE different ways of buying micro transactions. Then announcing record profits , then laying off 8% of its staff because those profits aren't enough to keep the investors interested.

Nintendo are saying that short term gain is not worth the long term damage actions like that cause. Nintendos investors wanted staff cuts after the launch of the 3DS and Wii U - instead Satoru Iwata (and other management) took a pay cut to protect the staff because he knew that would not lead to great games. Nintendo didn't turn to micro-transactions - they made Breath of the Wild.

@Pod NIntendo seem to be one of the few game publishers who are thinking ahead. Currently both the AAA and mobile market are in free fall with ever increasing releases demanding more time and money. It's not sustainable.

While I'm often critical of Nintendo not following the crowd when it comes to online I am very grateful that they still consider that their number one priority is to make great games that will get people to come back again and again rather than the smash and grab approach being followed by other publishers.

@ShadJV It shouldnt be down to people to be kicking players for making their game bad. Thats an awful way for a game to work.

Matchmaking should not be putting those players in you game.

@ShadJV Thats because you are doing the work Nintendo should be doing for you. You literally just explainred part of the matchmaking process that most games do.

When you say 'we' are you talking about people in a resonably close geographic location.. in the same country for example.

@Zach777 Ignore the folks saying its your side. Splatoon drops because the host rage quits and Smash is awful even on a fibre to the premises connection. I rarely have issues with Rocket League which is not handled by Ninty. Also... the hackers

@Blue_Rover I'm pretty sure the back of the cassette showed screenshots of the C64 version. So this story is nothing new in the industry

@Blue_Rover It did on the speccy. My cousin being on the TV show is still a source of pride in our house.

@SimplyCinnamon53 Thats the problem with reporting on rumors. You cite eurogamer as backing this up. They haven't. They have speculated on what xbox live on Switch could mean in thr future.

Lots of people reporting a rumour does not make it more likely. Speculation is not fact.

@Slitth Unfortunately while streaming does not appeal to traditional gamers who want low latency control. It is very appealing to publishers who see it as a way of reaching a much much bigger audience.

I do hope that the rumours of mutiple boxes, one where you stream and one that contains hardware to play locally are true.

If there is anything to these rumours it suggests to me that Microsoft want their service on every device. That makes sense as their services are generally platform agnostic.

If streaming does become a thing, and everything suggests it will, then there is little point in owning a 3 streaming boxes. You dont have a netflix, amazon, hulu box as it would be a barrier to that all important monthy revenue.

After playing on both switch and ps4 I am holding off. I really want a handheld trials game and couldnt really care less about the visuals but it feels wrong on the switch. Dont know if thats the frame rate dipping . Even the 2D ui feels sluggish on Switch which I really dont understand.

@mattmayatt I tried a few levels and won't be getting it on Switch, which is a real shame as I was looking forward to it being my lunch time game. One level set on a spooky rollercoaster felt awfully choppy when lighting effects came in.

I also have real concerns about the lack of a analogue trigger with trials.

How is the Switch version going to contend with user generated content - which is always a fun part of trials. If it's created on a PS4 or XBone , requires slow acceleration and has a bunch of effects it will be unplayable on the switch.

@Lionyone Should be OK now. Would get this error when I tried earlier and it was because the beta hadn't yet started.

@Heavyarms55 It was what appears to be a one man company who charges a £20 fee to go into a field. Most of the UK press covered it without making it clear this was an unofficial event so its clear why Epic want to make sure it does not happen again.

@invictus4000 I'm with you. I'm part of a few groups and some of them really like to hate on Fortnite - to the point where people were getting bans for being so abusive about people posting questions about Fortnite.

I find it especially odd here in a Nintendo based site because I find that Nintendo games are often accused of being 'for kids'.

If you don't like a game and it's not harming anyone why comment?

@justin233 Ah! You see the word as in 'whoaa that's epic dude!'..

It's better that Epic MegaGames.

@justin233 You don't like Epic Games? Whatever you do don't look at the tech that's running Yoshi's Crafted World.

@AlexSora89 They have the sublime Tetris Effect to play. Used my NOS trial to play Tetris 99 and its a fun way to kill 5 minutes. But Tetris Effect is something else.

This is one of those games that people buy because someone playing it on youtube made them laugh. Then they play it on their own and cry when they realise they just spent $30 on it.

I saw it and assumed it was a yoshi egg which arent eggsactly uncommon in smash.

Interesting that moly now has his sights on wooing the Nintendo crowd. Sounds more like a conman with every release.

@SethNintendo If you have a Wii U, Switch or 3DS then you can hold them against the system and unlock costumes and stuff. Some games even have whole levels cut out until you own the Amiiboo.

But the do make a nice display.

Maybe if you didn't lock content behind expensive hard to find toys this wouldn't be a problem?

Other console users would immediately compare it to Isolation and the fact it's a mobile port would be far more evident.

If only someone thought of a way to make stealing portable tech much more inconvenient to the theif. Like having a pin code or such to unlock it...

Trust me. You don't want it. Brought it for ps4 and really regret it. Enjoyed it for a few weeks but its now, just months after release, so full of microtransactions and passes I actually view it as disgustingly greedy.

@Mijzelffan That would so so inefficient. Delays cause chaos and any claim would have to be investigated.

@Heavyarms55 you cannot take your own system to a tournament. It would lead to endless accusations of cheeting. Especially if money is involved.

I came into the article expecting to make the joke that fewer than 63 will actually be produced.

Nintendo are now self-satirising?

Nice. Great game. Depending on price I may double dip.

@thesewoodenideas he looks like the child of Alan Partidge and Jerermy Clarkson.

Cool. Been tempted by this on other platforms so glad i haven't dipped yet.

@Varelius I know what the limitations are and I know it would be better wired. All my consoles are wired despite the router being in the same room for this reason.

However, Nintendo are running a 4 player fighting game peer to peer. So even if the 3 clients are wired they are not going to have an optimal experience. This is a problem that can be overcome.

I know dedicated servers are not the fix most think they are but Smash is going to come with all the same disconnection issues that all their games do. Again, something that Nintendo could address.

And that this is their first online game after starting to charge, asking people to plug LAN cables in is mad and embarrassing. Mention it on the FAQs maybe but as part of the direct. Most people havent plugged in a LAN cable in 10 years.

@Cobalt I actually argued the case a few weeks ago that it would not have DLC because they called it Ultimate, and if you buy 'ultimate' nothing can be better.

Egg on my face.

@Varelius I think @Arpie is correct that this is an issue that Nintendo should overcome.

I've not come across another game in the last 10 years that has recommended you connect via LAN.

I strongly suspect the reason for this is because they continue to use peer to peer hosting and now they are charging for the online service everyone being affected by the hosts connection will not be acceptable.

They need you to have a good connection... because you're providing the server. If you drop out then all players drop out.

Thought they said they were investigating dedicated servers for games like Smash and Mario Kart. Guess not.

Pay a subscription AND buy a LAN port AND make sure you're using it.

No thanks.

@NintendoFan4Lyf Talking about the first one, I've been a developer for the last 20 years and really enjoyed it. There are so few operations and memory locations available that it really makes you think.

As @chardir says you'll have a head start because you'll know some abstract concepts like looping and subroutines but the game does not dwell on these.

As I say, I can't give an opinion on this one but I will say it'll be on my wish list.

@Anti-Matter You are here complaining about coverage of games you do not like, yet I have seen you in other posts complaining when people mock the games you like.

We are all people and all different so we like different things. Show some respect and understanding. No game is 'devilish' and to say so insulting to those who enjoy them.