Captain Toad was great on the Wii U, better than Switch. Aside from that just the things that were mentioned, Xenoblade was great, Nintendoland was amazing, games like Batman were only made better by the hardware. But Mariokart 8 and other exceptional like BotW are the same or better on Switch.
@Nikhogan Plus can we talk about Mario and party dressing up like cowboys. Bowser Cowboy? Don't get me started. Toad talking like he was in the wild west! Mario Party 2 was the high point.
Well I do love Xenoblade. But I'm waiting until I beat the game, or a possible physical release, before getting the DLC. I love having Torna physically.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited. Though I'm really looking forward to Mythra and Pyra. Hopefully Xenoblade 3 will have some support as well like it did for the Shulk Amiibo.
I'm just already so excited to see what happens in season 9. With this new plot twist the world of picross is really opening up!
On a side note, I've been playing picross 3d 2 on 3ds and I feel like it's way more interesting than 2D picross. I wish they would finally announce the end of the trilogy.
Why not just make amiibo? I feel like there's more fun in scanning something than typing in a code. If it's because they don't want Nintendo getting money from it, then surely they could make their own nfc chips.
I think it's just lazy honestly. It would be so easy to have a second controller used in the single player campaign. Just program it to have one controller controller half the characters and another controller for the other half. Yes you can pass the controller around, but since they're making this claim I want to point out the ease of something the could probably knock out in an afternoon to include multiplayer. In their defense, maybe the the discussion was focused more on PvP.
Hopefully not a lot of Wii U ports. But, probably a few Wii U ports. Though I imagine at least a trailer for BOTW2, definitely Splatoon 3 stuff, and maybe Xenoblade 3 stuff.
@mariomaster96 I'm sure it's more fun from a writing and design perspective. Also probably more rewarding to make a deep game then to make a game that sells a lot. Also, I imagine the majority of people on the Sports and Xenoblade teams make the same money no matter the sales. Nintendo, Producers, higher ups make more money from sales, but anytime that has a standard annual salary won't care about the salary.
@steventonysmith dream buffet and forgotten world are developed by HAL. Mario Golf and Odyssey have different developers. It's more like saying Mario Maker 2 is a follow up to Mario Odyssey. Which I think would be fair to say. But I guess you wouldn't and that's fine.
@Bret I guess not for sure. But, the article and video seemed to imply so much. Digital only also makes it appear more likely that it's online only. Which is a shame because maybe it would be worth a bargain bin price to play with family.
@CharlieGirl I know they release many side release games. But I feel like some are better than others, and this seems like it might be a little repetitive and could have been better with offline functionality since it seems to only be 4 players competing.
Really? Only online, essentially only one mini game? I mean, maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I'm surprised this is the follow up to forgotten world.
I played the beta and it was fine. Probably would have been great if it wasn't pay to win. I'm sure they'll make bank, as I hear every mobile game does. But it felt like a waste of time and money for me.
Yes possibly ruining someone's life in order to send a message. Great strategy. They should have fined him at least a cool billion because, you know, his "partner" made a lot of money.
@Rykdrew I've enjoyed it for the most part. Like I said, I really prefer unlocking characters as an incentive to do the challenges, which doesn't exist. It's mostly skill, though it's based off of luck if you curve the ball a little. This is pretty annoying to me.
@KoiTenchi Yeah I got Mario Golf late and glad I did. Saved money and have a full game. As I already said, I wish these were locked behind challenges, like the emblems in golf, and not just time locked. At least they aren't charging for them.
I don't know why they don't just make it so you have to earn the new content. If it's for endgame players make it so you have to beat the game to earn a new character, upgrade, etc. It's actually rewarding to earn things in game. I was really annoyed at getting Mario Golf 6 months later that it just had the new characters. Make things unlockable to give me incentive to do fun things, like the original Mario Golf or, probably more widely understood, Smash Brothers where you had to do cool things to unlock new characters.
Yeah the Wii U was amazing. The marketing was somewhere between horrible and non-existent. If they would have had an announcement similar to what they had for Switch, a huge Super Bowl campaign, like they did for Switch, etc. etc. it probably would have done close to as well as the Switch. Most people loved their Wiis and I think they knew Wii U was an easy sell... They just possibly overestimated how easily it would have been to sell by not marketing it at all.
@RareFan It's not that everything can be seen at offensive. Everything thing is seen as offensive. This isn't anything new though, it's just that people that are offended have a louder voice, and our culture values comfort toa fault. I'm not saying that wanting your dead relative to be viewed in an honorable way is wrong. But, in view of the bigger picture, we should be more concerned with truth and love than not offending or emotional discomfort.
@electrolite77 Ha yeah. So they are Nintendo published games on the Wii U that were ported to the Switch making them games previously known as Nintendo published games on the Wii U but now on Switch. Or something like that. Please don't get me started on Games published by Nintendo in other regions... Shovel Knight. I guess at least it got the Amiibos too? Another innovation from the Wii U that I love.
@electrolite77 We also must make sure to ignore games that were published by Nintendo for the Wii U, but by other companies for the Switch. Games like Wonderful 101, Lego City Undercover among others. Ignoring games like that, and ignoring a couple other games, it's definitely closer to 13 out of 74. Not ignoring games like that puts you closer to 20 of 74 or around 25% of Nintendo Switch games are actually Wii U games in disguise. But I'll concede that if we don't count any deluxe, DX, definitive editions, etc. we'd be closer to 5 out of 74, or less! And technically Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is different though it shares the same name and 95% of the same levels.
@BTB20 @RubyCarbuncle @electrolite77 10 or 11. Breath of the wild, MK8, Pokken Tournament, Bayonetta 2, DKTF, Hyrule Warriors, Captain Toad, NSMBU Deluxe, Tokyo Mirage sessions, Pikmin 3.... and that gets us to the end 2020. So, yeah I guess if you ignore the last 2 years of ports there's just 10 or 11. Of course this ignores 3DS, Wii, DS ports and remakes. And I will concede that technically MK8 isn't a port because it says Deluxe, and same with Pikmin 3, and Super Mario Brothers U. But If I showed them running side by side on a TV few would be able to tell the difference.
Yes, it was a little tongue in cheek But look at the first 5 games. 12Switch, BOTW, MK8, Arms, and Splatoon 2. So 2 of 5 Wii U ports, and some say that Splatoon was killed just so they could push Splatoon 2 which essentially just had content already planned for Splatoon on Wii U. Next a Wii U port, then another new game. So at the end of the first year it was pretty much 1 to 1 Wii U port to new game, but everyone acted like the Switch had so many games and the Wii U had nothing and that's why it failed.
And yet 5 years later the switch probably has more Wii U ports than new Nintendo titles. Glad to see everyone take notice of what they did with the Wii U at least.
The more I see yall write about this book the more I feel like it may be a good book on healthy leadership. It's pretty worrying that so many people have looked up to Steve Jobs leadership considering all the ways he manipulated people. Hopefully we will see more humble leader like this in the future.
Yes. Xenoblade 2 did not get the recognition it deserved because everyone was freaking out about BotW. After the freakout was over I read many a review of XC2 where the writers said, if they had played it earlier they would have voted it game of the year over BotW. Not only that but, the world design was one of the worst because they people that developed that were mostly taken off to work on... BotW. Hopefully XC3 coming out early and BotW2 being delayed means that XC3 will get the recognition it deserves, and they had the full team working on it.
Mario Golf on 64 was amazing. I hate that Plum no longer exist. I hate that Super Rush ads a big element of luck to how straight your shot goes making it no longer a skill based game. But back in the 64 days there was none of that. Just the best golfer wins! Also can we talk a little more about how rewarding unlocking characters is? Why do modern games make it so easy to get every character. Super Rush does have 4 challenges... But all you get is dinky medals for completing them. I want more substantial rewards for doing difficult tasks. Like a cool new character.
@chapu2006 you better believe it. And don't get me started on the Ravens and Killdeer. In some ways they make the game great because you can get a wonderful engine. In other ways their horrible because they tend to make games lopsided.
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Re: Mega Man 11 Becomes Best-Selling Entry In The Series' 35-Year History
I'm more shocked Capcom remembered they own the Mega Man franchise.
Re: Soapbox: After 10 Years I'm Finally Getting A Wii U, But Where Should I Start?
Captain Toad was great on the Wii U, better than Switch. Aside from that just the things that were mentioned, Xenoblade was great, Nintendoland was amazing, games like Batman were only made better by the hardware. But Mariokart 8 and other exceptional like BotW are the same or better on Switch.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Mario Party Game?
@Nikhogan Plus can we talk about Mario and party dressing up like cowboys. Bowser Cowboy? Don't get me started. Toad talking like he was in the wild west! Mario Party 2 was the high point.
Re: Meet The Nopon Archsage, Coming In Wave 2 Of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC
Well I do love Xenoblade. But I'm waiting until I beat the game, or a possible physical release, before getting the DLC. I love having Torna physically.
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Echoes Every Nintendo Fan's Wishes For The Switch Successor
Wii U 2 confirmed! So excited by this news.
Re: Random: The Original 'Black Box' Art For NES Zelda Resurfaces, And Link Is Happy
I wish the switch BotW cartridge was gold. Here's hoping for TotK
Re: Rumour: This Could Be Our First Look At Sephiroth's Super Smash Bros. amiibo
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited. Though I'm really looking forward to Mythra and Pyra. Hopefully Xenoblade 3 will have some support as well like it did for the Shulk Amiibo.
Re: Rumour: This Could Be Our First Look At Sephiroth's Super Smash Bros. amiibo
@JR150 but they had two Clouds.
Re: Random: Oh No, The Internet Thinks Chris Pratt As Mario Sounds Like Linda From Bob's Burgers
He's just not a good fit for Mario. But for a Bob's Burgers film? Why not.
Re: Mini Review: Picross S8 - Four-Player Picross? It's Absolute Madness!
I'm just already so excited to see what happens in season 9. With this new plot twist the world of picross is really opening up!
On a side note, I've been playing picross 3d 2 on 3ds and I feel like it's way more interesting than 2D picross. I wish they would finally announce the end of the trilogy.
Re: Nintendo Survey Asks Fans What Pokémon Games & Spin-Offs They Want
How many people have already said a new Pokemon conquest? The story and gameplay were amazing.
Re: Ubisoft Unveils Two Adorable Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Figurines
Why not just make amiibo? I feel like there's more fun in scanning something than typing in a code. If it's because they don't want Nintendo getting money from it, then surely they could make their own nfc chips.
Re: Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Won't Include Multiplayer
I think it's just lazy honestly. It would be so easy to have a second controller used in the single player campaign. Just program it to have one controller controller half the characters and another controller for the other half. Yes you can pass the controller around, but since they're making this claim I want to point out the ease of something the could probably knock out in an afternoon to include multiplayer. In their defense, maybe the the discussion was focused more on PvP.
Re: Footage Of Perfect Dark's Cut Feature 'Perfect Head' Emerges Online
Even without this feature this game was easy ahead of it's time. Probably still my favorite fps with friends.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Want To See At Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct Showcase?
Hopefully not a lot of Wii U ports. But, probably a few Wii U ports. Though I imagine at least a trailer for BOTW2, definitely Splatoon 3 stuff, and maybe Xenoblade 3 stuff.
Re: Soapbox: Endless Zelda Remakes Are A Poor Substitute For Backwards Compatibility
You can probably but a Wii U and Windwaker and twilight princess for $50-100.
Re: Random: Rare's Unreleased Game Boy Rival Is A True Handheld Marvel
The second image is a little too revealing. Please think of the children NIntendolife.
Re: UK Charts: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Drops While Switch Sports Climbs Back Up
@mariomaster96 I'm sure it's more fun from a writing and design perspective. Also probably more rewarding to make a deep game then to make a game that sells a lot. Also, I imagine the majority of people on the Sports and Xenoblade teams make the same money no matter the sales. Nintendo, Producers, higher ups make more money from sales, but anytime that has a standard annual salary won't care about the salary.
Re: Mario Strikers: Battle League Update Adds Daisy, Shy Guy, And More
@PeteW Try N64 Mario sports games.
Re: Nintendo Teases Giant 'LEGO Super Mario' Comic-Con Reveal
So long big Bowser.
Re: Talking Point: Would You Mind If Nintendo Retired The 'Big' Nintendo Direct Format?
I always need more directs. Can't wait for the next real one!
Re: Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys
@steventonysmith dream buffet and forgotten world are developed by HAL. Mario Golf and Odyssey have different developers. It's more like saying Mario Maker 2 is a follow up to Mario Odyssey. Which I think would be fair to say. But I guess you wouldn't and that's fine.
Re: Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys
@Bret I guess not for sure. But, the article and video seemed to imply so much. Digital only also makes it appear more likely that it's online only. Which is a shame because maybe it would be worth a bargain bin price to play with family.
Re: Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys
@CharlieGirl I know they release many side release games. But I feel like some are better than others, and this seems like it might be a little repetitive and could have been better with offline functionality since it seems to only be 4 players competing.
Re: Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys
Really? Only online, essentially only one mini game? I mean, maybe it's just not my cup of tea, but I'm surprised this is the follow up to forgotten world.
Re: Developers Don't Take Kindly To EA's Single-Player Gag On Twitter
They're a 10 but they have EA play.
Re: Random: We've Killed Way Too Many Awoofies In Kirby And The Forgotten Land
I've slaughtered my fair share, and my son... well I'm sure it's at least 1,000,000.
Re: Octopath Traveler: Champions Of The Continent Pre-Registrations Go Live In The West
I played the beta and it was fine. Probably would have been great if it wasn't pay to win. I'm sure they'll make bank, as I hear every mobile game does. But it felt like a waste of time and money for me.
Re: Pre-Orders For Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Special Edition Open From Tomorrow (US)
Xenoblade is my favorite series... So I'll probably be getting this.
Re: Gary Bowser Jail Term Intended To "Send A Message" To Other Switch Hackers
Yes possibly ruining someone's life in order to send a message. Great strategy. They should have fined him at least a cool billion because, you know, his "partner" made a lot of money.
Re: Pokémon Smile Adds Over 100 Pokémon, And They're All Utterly Irresistible
Just last night my son talked about how he already caught all of the Pokemon. He'll be very excited tonight to find out there's new ones!
Re: Mario Strikers: Battle League Will Be Supported With Free Post-Launch Updates
@Rykdrew I've enjoyed it for the most part. Like I said, I really prefer unlocking characters as an incentive to do the challenges, which doesn't exist. It's mostly skill, though it's based off of luck if you curve the ball a little. This is pretty annoying to me.
Re: Mario Strikers: Battle League Will Be Supported With Free Post-Launch Updates
@KoiTenchi Yeah I got Mario Golf late and glad I did. Saved money and have a full game. As I already said, I wish these were locked behind challenges, like the emblems in golf, and not just time locked. At least they aren't charging for them.
Re: Mario Strikers: Battle League Will Be Supported With Free Post-Launch Updates
I'd rather just have unlockable characters. I meanI guess these are just time unlocked, but I want skill unlockable players.
Re: Soapbox: Free Game Updates Are Fantastic For Everyone, Except New Players
I don't know why they don't just make it so you have to earn the new content. If it's for endgame players make it so you have to beat the game to earn a new character, upgrade, etc. It's actually rewarding to earn things in game. I was really annoyed at getting Mario Golf 6 months later that it just had the new characters. Make things unlockable to give me incentive to do fun things, like the original Mario Golf or, probably more widely understood, Smash Brothers where you had to do cool things to unlock new characters.
Re: Random: Daisy Fans Are Worried She's Been Dropped From Mario Strikers
Confirm daisy or no buy. I probably won't get it either way to be honest.
Re: Nintendo Says It Wants To Avoid A Repeat Of Wii U With Switch's Successor
Yeah the Wii U was amazing. The marketing was somewhere between horrible and non-existent. If they would have had an announcement similar to what they had for Switch, a huge Super Bowl campaign, like they did for Switch, etc. etc. it probably would have done close to as well as the Switch. Most people loved their Wiis and I think they knew Wii U was an easy sell... They just possibly overestimated how easily it would have been to sell by not marketing it at all.
Re: Fei Long Will Never Appear In Street Fighter Again, Says SFV Composer
@RareFan It's not that everything can be seen at offensive. Everything thing is seen as offensive. This isn't anything new though, it's just that people that are offended have a louder voice, and our culture values comfort toa fault. I'm not saying that wanting your dead relative to be viewed in an honorable way is wrong. But, in view of the bigger picture, we should be more concerned with truth and love than not offending or emotional discomfort.
Re: Random: Switch Console Sales Outstrip The Poor Wii U's Total Software Sales
@electrolite77 Ha yeah. So they are Nintendo published games on the Wii U that were ported to the Switch making them games previously known as Nintendo published games on the Wii U but now on Switch. Or something like that. Please don't get me started on Games published by Nintendo in other regions... Shovel Knight. I guess at least it got the Amiibos too? Another innovation from the Wii U that I love.
Re: Random: Switch Console Sales Outstrip The Poor Wii U's Total Software Sales
@electrolite77 We also must make sure to ignore games that were published by Nintendo for the Wii U, but by other companies for the Switch. Games like Wonderful 101, Lego City Undercover among others. Ignoring games like that, and ignoring a couple other games, it's definitely closer to 13 out of 74. Not ignoring games like that puts you closer to 20 of 74 or around 25% of Nintendo Switch games are actually Wii U games in disguise. But I'll concede that if we don't count any deluxe, DX, definitive editions, etc. we'd be closer to 5 out of 74, or less! And technically Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is different though it shares the same name and 95% of the same levels.
Re: Random: Switch Console Sales Outstrip The Poor Wii U's Total Software Sales
@BTB20 @RubyCarbuncle @electrolite77 10 or 11. Breath of the wild, MK8, Pokken Tournament, Bayonetta 2, DKTF, Hyrule Warriors, Captain Toad, NSMBU Deluxe, Tokyo Mirage sessions, Pikmin 3.... and that gets us to the end 2020. So, yeah I guess if you ignore the last 2 years of ports there's just 10 or 11. Of course this ignores 3DS, Wii, DS ports and remakes. And I will concede that technically MK8 isn't a port because it says Deluxe, and same with Pikmin 3, and Super Mario Brothers U. But If I showed them running side by side on a TV few would be able to tell the difference.
Yes, it was a little tongue in cheek But look at the first 5 games. 12Switch, BOTW, MK8, Arms, and Splatoon 2. So 2 of 5 Wii U ports, and some say that Splatoon was killed just so they could push Splatoon 2 which essentially just had content already planned for Splatoon on Wii U. Next a Wii U port, then another new game. So at the end of the first year it was pretty much 1 to 1 Wii U port to new game, but everyone acted like the Switch had so many games and the Wii U had nothing and that's why it failed.
Re: Random: Switch Console Sales Outstrip The Poor Wii U's Total Software Sales
And yet 5 years later the switch probably has more Wii U ports than new Nintendo titles. Glad to see everyone take notice of what they did with the Wii U at least.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aimé Recalls Touching Advice He Received From The Late Satoru Iwata
The more I see yall write about this book the more I feel like it may be a good book on healthy leadership. It's pretty worrying that so many people have looked up to Steve Jobs leadership considering all the ways he manipulated people. Hopefully we will see more humble leader like this in the future.
Re: May The Fourth Be With You For These Switch Star Wars Savings
It's a brand new Sale!
Re: Feature: The Best (And Worst) Selling Games Of Nintendo's Biggest Franchises
@ArcticEcho And yet Freshly-Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland was counted for Zelda because only looking at mainline games is "boring and predictable".
Re: Feature: The Best (And Worst) Selling Games Of Nintendo's Biggest Franchises
Did Legends of Arceus really sell worse than Pokemon Conquest?
Re: Talking Point: With BOTW2 Slipping, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Launching Early Is Fantastic News
Yes. Xenoblade 2 did not get the recognition it deserved because everyone was freaking out about BotW. After the freakout was over I read many a review of XC2 where the writers said, if they had played it earlier they would have voted it game of the year over BotW. Not only that but, the world design was one of the worst because they people that developed that were mostly taken off to work on... BotW. Hopefully XC3 coming out early and BotW2 being delayed means that XC3 will get the recognition it deserves, and they had the full team working on it.
Re: A Fan-Made Mod of Metroid Prime Is the Remaster You've Been Hoping For
Just wait until Nintendo releases their remake at 1080p and 60fps later this year!
Re: Review: Mario Golf - Strait-Laced Fun On The Fairway
Mario Golf on 64 was amazing. I hate that Plum no longer exist. I hate that Super Rush ads a big element of luck to how straight your shot goes making it no longer a skill based game. But back in the 64 days there was none of that. Just the best golfer wins! Also can we talk a little more about how rewarding unlocking characters is? Why do modern games make it so easy to get every character. Super Rush does have 4 challenges... But all you get is dinky medals for completing them. I want more substantial rewards for doing difficult tasks. Like a cool new character.
Re: Wingspan: European Expansion Takes Flight On Switch Soon
@chapu2006 you better believe it. And don't get me started on the Ravens and Killdeer. In some ways they make the game great because you can get a wonderful engine. In other ways their horrible because they tend to make games lopsided.