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.
The old Nintendo E3s were way better than directs. Like dating someone in person verses online only. But seriously for like 5 years straight, before Wii music, Nintendo was killing it.
It's so frustrating that people would think it's a good idea to throw away things people want. Should we really be creating more trash just to keep people from having something they want? All this and Target still says they are an "environmentally conscience" company.
Aside from sales the WiiU was anything but disappointing.
That being said, I got to go to Japan on my honeymoon the day after the switch launched and bought a Japanese version of BOTW. So that was a pretty great launch week indeed.
One is just a green cat, one's just a blue duck, one's just a red doofus. Obviously I'm not impressed with the creativity, but I do get that they are just cute animals. But that doesn't get me excited about them.
I love how versatile the Wii U is. I wish they would make it so the Switch could play all the unique games that appeared on the Wii U. Maybe a Switch U?
@Gwynbleidd they were giftcards for things like fortnight, Apex legends, and other online games I don't play that use microstransactions. I assume they sell them on eBay or somewhere else. Kind of like the scammers that want itunes and Google pay giftcards.
6 of the 12 are remakes or remasters. Most of the other 6 weren't that exciting to me. The OLED is cool but far from exciting. They essentially just put a new screen on the switch. Hopefully Nintendo gets it together next year.
You're busy a troll if you say OoT, BotW, or Skyward Sword are the worst. Or you've only played 2 or 3 Zelda games which would make since if those were the 3 you have played.
@RobotReptile I mostly agree with you and think people miss a lot of these points. But, I think people see those other games as being grinded out to near perfection by the staff not a greedy cooperation. I do think there's a difference between a CEO or CFO saying get this out in six months or you don't get paid because I'll look bad, and one that say get this out in six months and those working on it overwork because they don't want to look bad. Also people shouldn't complain to much when they get things like Cyberpunk, but also complain when things are delayed, but also complain when staff are overworked.
In the end these are businesses that have to put food on the table for everyone. I imagine if they had delayed Cyberpunk they would have had to start firing people. Though, all of these issues could be fixed with better project managers who know how to set development cost and times.
Don't the original switch and the revised switch have different screens? If not they are at least calibrated differently, so maybe he should have a 4th up there.
I do not like the idea of releasing incomplete games only to finish then later. Imagine then releasing Mario Odyssey but added some of the later levels months after release. At least their ***** ton of the hide and seek Luigi seemed completely out of the blue, but like it was part of what the original game should have had At least it wasn't Cyberpunk.
Didn't Bravely Default 2 also come out in that time frame?
I'm only an hour into Neo but I'm really enjoying it so far. Though it probably wouldn't have sold well but they should have put the remaster on Wii U.
It's ok. Pretty passive gameplay which is nice. But, nothing too exciting about it all in all. For instance all you get for community day is a badge, not even a special Pikmin if I understand correctly.
Please be another Wii U! Though I really doubt it will happen. But it's an amazing transition of the DS to the living room. Though... I still think they could do a switch type portable with wireless connection to a TV though a hub plugged into the TV.
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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.
Re: Wingspan: European Expansion Takes Flight On Switch Soon
So wingspan is great. Unfortunately there are more than a few broken, OP, birds that if someone gets early own they will almost definitely win.
Re: Hands On: Nintendo Switch Sports Has Great Highs, But Disappointing Lows
Give me switch sports resort and then I'd be all in.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of The Chrono Cross Remaster
Something of a disappointment, unless you weren't expecting much from Square Enix then it's pretty much exactly what you expected.
Re: The Wii U Gets Another New Game As 2.5D Platformer 'Pad Of Time' Launches Next Week
Wii U is most definitely life. I still play mine daily with my family.
Re: Video: Check Out This Japan-Only Club Nintendo Game You Likely Never Heard Of
If only they would have made it so the Switch could dock wirelessly to a TV. The Wii U was just ahead of it's time.
Re: Review: Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition - A Fair Port For Chrono Trigger's Follow-Up
Well the price point makes more sense now. Unfortunately I kind of expected a lack luster port coming from Squenix, so this comes at no surprise.
Re: Light Your Gaming Room In Style With Nanoleaf's New Sonic The Hedgehog Kit
Yes these are expensive but... well some people have more money than the rest of us.
Re: Looks Like E3 2022 Is Officially Cancelled
The old Nintendo E3s were way better than directs. Like dating someone in person verses online only. But seriously for like 5 years straight, before Wii music, Nintendo was killing it.
Re: Random: Metal Gear 35th Anniversary Site Appears, And We Don't Know What To Think
I can't say I'll care much since Konami is dead to me after their treatment of employees and IP.
Re: Talking Point: Now That Zelda: BOTW 2 Is Off The Table, Should Holiday 2022 Belong To Mario?
I don't care I'll still be playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3. But I'd love a new 3D Donkey Kong to be honest
Re: Random: Everyone Wants To Steal Target's New "Kirby Balls"
It's so frustrating that people would think it's a good idea to throw away things people want. Should we really be creating more trash just to keep people from having something they want? All this and Target still says they are an "environmentally conscience" company.
Re: Octopath Traveler: Champions Of The Continent Early Access Goes Live On Android
I loved the original on Switch, but I'm pretty nervous about the Android game. Thankfully I got in so I will give it a test run tonight.
Re: Super Mario Strikers Originally Started Out As A Platformer
What happened to the article y'all had earlier on Waluigi's chop?
Re: Memory Pak: I Was Accidentally In The Perfect Place For The Nintendo Switch Launch Week
Aside from sales the WiiU was anything but disappointing.
That being said, I got to go to Japan on my honeymoon the day after the switch launched and bought a Japanese version of BOTW. So that was a pretty great launch week indeed.
Re: Introducing Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Starters - Which One Will You Choose?
One is just a green cat, one's just a blue duck, one's just a red doofus. Obviously I'm not impressed with the creativity, but I do get that they are just cute animals. But that doesn't get me excited about them.
Re: Detective Pikachu 2 Is Still In The Works, Apparently
Just got the Amiibo for Christmas. Can't wait!
Re: Feature: Is It Worth Importing A Japanese 3DS For These Virtual Console Games?
If I knew Japanese I might consider it. Though maybe not since the games I'm most interested in have remakes or they have remakes coming soon.
Re: Soapbox: A Week After Jailing One Pirate, Nintendo Just Made Piracy A Reality For Countless Fans
I'm just glad I've purchased most of my Switch games physically.
Re: The Wii U Is Getting A New eShop Game In 2022, Will Include Balance Board Support
@blindsquarel it's just an add on for the Switch right?
Re: The Wii U Is Getting A New eShop Game In 2022, Will Include Balance Board Support
I love how versatile the Wii U is. I wish they would make it so the Switch could play all the unique games that appeared on the Wii U. Maybe a Switch U?
Re: Monolith Soft's Updated Website Has Some Nintendo Switch Fans Excited
As long as it's not a port I'll definitely buy it. If it's a port I'll definitely roll my eyes.
Re: Best Nintendo Switch Open-World Games
"In the continued absence of the 3D Grand Theft Auto series on Nintendo consoles"
Re: Nintendo Dominates Amazon's Best Sellers Of 2021 Gaming List
@Gwynbleidd they were giftcards for things like fortnight, Apex legends, and other online games I don't play that use microstransactions. I assume they sell them on eBay or somewhere else. Kind of like the scammers that want itunes and Google pay giftcards.
Re: Nintendo Dominates Amazon's Best Sellers Of 2021 Gaming List
We bought 100s of dollars of gift cards this year!... After someone hacked our account and bought gift cards for just about every game.
Re: There's Now Just One Month To Go Until Pokémon Legends Is Out On Switch
One month until I buy it.
Re: Video: The Best RPG Ever Made Still Isn't On Switch
@VoidofLight exactly! And people are always mean when I say that Tetris on Gameboy is the best RPG ever made. It's really just a personal preference.
Re: Video: The Best RPG Ever Made Still Isn't On Switch
Best RPG ever made? More like best game ever made.
Re: Poll: So, How Would You Rate Nintendo's 2021?
6 of the 12 are remakes or remasters. Most of the other 6 weren't that exciting to me. The OLED is cool but far from exciting. They essentially just put a new screen on the switch. Hopefully Nintendo gets it together next year.
Re: Handmade Nintendo Christmas Gifts And Crafts - Festive Gaming Stocking Fillers
Can we talk about how the Nintendo evolution poster doesn't have a Wii U?
Re: Poll: What's The Worst Legend Of Zelda Game?
You're busy a troll if you say OoT, BotW, or Skyward Sword are the worst. Or you've only played 2 or 3 Zelda games which would make since if those were the 3 you have played.
Re: Metroid Dread Developer MercurySteam Announces Its Next Game, Codenamed "Project Iron"
@RobotReptile I mostly agree with you and think people miss a lot of these points. But, I think people see those other games as being grinded out to near perfection by the staff not a greedy cooperation. I do think there's a difference between a CEO or CFO saying get this out in six months or you don't get paid because I'll look bad, and one that say get this out in six months and those working on it overwork because they don't want to look bad. Also people shouldn't complain to much when they get things like Cyberpunk, but also complain when things are delayed, but also complain when staff are overworked.
In the end these are businesses that have to put food on the table for everyone. I imagine if they had delayed Cyberpunk they would have had to start firing people. Though, all of these issues could be fixed with better project managers who know how to set development cost and times.
Re: Video: Side-By-Side Comparison Of Pokémon's Diamond And Pearl Remakes Running On Every Switch
Don't the original switch and the revised switch have different screens? If not they are at least calibrated differently, so maybe he should have a 4th up there.
Re: Feature: Our Verdict On Mario Golf: Super Rush's Version 4.0 Update - The Final New Characters, Courses And Modes
I do not like the idea of releasing incomplete games only to finish then later. Imagine then releasing Mario Odyssey but added some of the later levels months after release. At least their ***** ton of the hide and seek Luigi seemed completely out of the blue, but like it was part of what the original game should have had At least it wasn't Cyberpunk.
Re: NEO: The World Ends With You Has 'Underperformed Expectations', Square Enix Says
Didn't Bravely Default 2 also come out in that time frame?
I'm only an hour into Neo but I'm really enjoying it so far. Though it probably wouldn't have sold well but they should have put the remaster on Wii U.
Re: Niantic's New Pikmin Game Has Been Downloaded 2 Million Times In Two Weeks
It's ok. Pretty passive gameplay which is nice. But, nothing too exciting about it all in all. For instance all you get for community day is a badge, not even a special Pikmin if I understand correctly.
Re: Feature: Metroid Dread Has Plenty Of Other M's DNA, And That's No Bad Thing
It's a shame it didn't go well. There were reasons people disliked Other M but none of them effect the game too negatively.
Re: Talking Point: Will Nintendo Abandon The Switch Concept For Its Next Console?
Please be another Wii U! Though I really doubt it will happen. But it's an amazing transition of the DS to the living room. Though... I still think they could do a switch type portable with wireless connection to a TV though a hub plugged into the TV.
Re: Remember Pokémon Smile? It Just Received Its First Ever Update
Ha we've been playing for the past month or two.
Re: Happy Halloween! Nintendo Has Released A Free Metroid Dread Demo
@KirbysAdventure I'll take the £2 I made it to the save area after that and the game seems to go on a little further.
Re: Happy Halloween! Nintendo Has Released A Free Metroid Dread Demo
Why can't you save in the demo!! Kind of frustrating, but I guess it's free?
Re: Watch: Modern Vintage Gamer Shares An In-Depth Look At The Pros And Cons Of Nintendo's N64 Emulation
The emulators they want to get rid of better run their games than Nintendo's own service....
Re: Random: It Has Now Been 1,000 Days Since Metroid Prime 4's Development Was Restarted
No news is good news?
Re: Talking Point: How Many Hours Is A 'Short' Game For You?
Who's paying $60 for a 2 hour game? I mean yes two hours is short, but so is a 10 hour game.