I'm obsessed with collecting Pokemon cards, but I'm never going to let the hobby turn into a stressor. When the cards are on the shelf, at a reasonable price, I will gobble them up. Otherwise, I can wait.

I enjoy them for the cool art, the glimpses at the lore, and that dopamine hit from opening randomness.

I don't treat Pokemon cards like a stock market or a retirement plan, so, stressing about stuff like this, while it is a bummer, would defeat the purpose of my hobby. (imo)

This looks really cool'n'stuff but.......... I'd rather have EBA2 or another spiritual successor ^_^

They are just straight up trolling at this point. They never really had a game to begin with, it's all been a scam to get attention and money for "bending" the rules (breaking imo), and then crying victim when they were punished for it.

If they are serious about being game devs, make original designs, tweak the capture mechanic, and stand on your own merit. Stop kicking a bee hive and complaining about stings.

The mix of 2D and 3D doesn't work for me here. And that character design could be wonderful, but the face ruins it for me. Just my opinion.

"So, get trapped here often?"

Japan is the last bastion of creative culture — we mut protect it at all costs. Possibly using the power of god and anime.

"...it was nevertheless a huge surprise when Nintendo announced its patent lawsuit against developer Pocketpair."

Raise your hand if you were surprised Nintendo went after a game that was very directly trying to be "Pokemon with guns"? Absolutely no one? Cool.

Atari should do a brand new ET game, bring in Howard Scott Warshaw, make something fun, and let him redeem himself in the eyes of game history!!

I'm shocked. SHOCKED!

Well I'm not that shocked.

M2 is awesome, but this game doesn't really look like my jam.

I'm a huge TMNT fan, and I'm really glad they are going with a more old school version of the gang, but... this isn't doing it for me. Something about ninjas doesn't really feel like it meshes with grid- and turn-based gameplay.

"Mom! Can I get this??"
"You've got Castlevania at home."

(in all seriousness, it does look good though!)

Awesome sauce!

I would much rather see this kind of thing become the norm, but, unfortunately Pokemon never lets their side games breathe for more than 2 or 3 releases.

"These Past 8 Years Have Been A Privilege"

Well said!!! Great to see some gratitude on a games journalism site. Usually it's always gripes for clicks.

Still nothing where me and a friend can team up against the CPU like we could in Gen 4? It was so nice to combine pokemon and social interaction but without the putrid stench of THE META GAME. (just my opinion)

it will be mine. glad they already have physical sale announced from the jump.

Mobile gaming is not really capable of providing ownership or pricing models that I can live with. So, the focus on mobile for this event was really disappointing for me.

I love me some Suda, but this might be too crazy even for me. lol

meh. I get it. I just don't want it. =P

No thanks. My big sadness about 3DS and DS games is that it is going to forever be hard to get them ported to new systems. I don't want that to happen again.

This looks heckin' awesome!!!!!! My only concern is that I have not played any Shinobi games aside from the PS2 entry. I'd heard that the 2D ones were super hard. I dunno if I'm up for that kind of challenge in 2025. But for now, I'll put this game in the "very interested" column.

I can't get past such a cringe title. lol. I'll never be able to play a game that kinda/sorta references a sexual fetish =P

I mean, no one can argue with the success of the Atari Lynx so....

Physical media for life!! True Lara Croft for life!! let's goooo!!!

Definitely planning to pick this up. I hope it is simple enough for our kiddos to play.

Looks great! Can't wait!

"This is Nintendo’s IP and if they decide to halt our production, we will."

The rest of this article is unnecessary.

I will always blame the scammer, not the scammed. Simple as that.

not a great song choice. but, if I disassociate Limp Bizkit, it kinda works with the animation.

I will check out this show when it releases. and I will brace myself for Castlevania levels of cringe changes. the first series was mostly great, especially at the beginning. by the time Nocturne came around they had gone entirely off script.

Does that material look washable? asking for a friend.

(jk!!! I can't even leave it without clarifying it's a joke. lol)

Yea, y'all don't understand trademark law. Which is especially clear when you use words like "patent" and "copyright" interchangeably with it. You must defend any noticed trademark or risk LOSING IT. So, challenging this store and then losing the case is the best possible outcome for the store, the sanity of the world, AND Nintendo.

All they did was legally distinguish the video game franchise and its character from the supermarket. In so doing, they get to keep their trademark — that's how it works. No more or less. Shame on anyone trying to make it into something more for the sake of some clicks (not that this article is really doing that, but you can see the outcome in the comments).

EDIT: Case in point: The Washington Nationals baseball team and Walgreens had to go to court some years ago to hash out whose stylized, swoopy W was whose. I believe a regional grocery chain (Wegmans) was also involved. No one is confusing a baseball team for a convenience or grocery store, but it's the same legal ground.

LINK: https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/466191/the-law-of-the-letter-could-nats-curly-w-be-taken-away/

Doesn't matter to me as long as they exist!! Physical media forever!!

Switch game case sizes are like item number 1,024,123,091,230,106,239 on the priority list of things hurting the planet. So I'm not gonna factor that into how I feel about this.

Looks pretty good!! Plus, I do like boobs.

@nessisonett and yet..... here we are.

"New Fur-izons" Please don't.

I'm pretty sure this game is going to smash financial expectations in its toothy, scaly face.

There are so many factors that contribute to these numbers that AREN'T "the consumer no longer wants physical media."

I worry how many people are going to (willfully?) misinterpret these data.

The "bummer" premise of this article is based on playing INTO the insanity. You could just collect the cards for fun or to play the game and not treat it like some weird NFT/stock market/crypto thing.

I'm gonna wait a few months for the hype to die down and then get back to collecting like normal. EZ PZ. No bummers here!

I'm still eagerly waiting for my LRG version to arrive. I've never played a Metal Slug game before, they don't appeal to me. But the aesthetics and design of this game look so awesome!

Code Veronica please!

My uncle works for Sony. I have a super secret insider leak. I'm taking a huge risk by sharing this but: PS6 will exist someday.

I know. I just cost Sony millions.

Same thing.

everyone is entitled to their own preference, but my Lara Croft looks like this.

I mean, what's not to get? let's do this.

Let's go!! I can't wait!!! I don't even care that this was announced literally a week after I spent $200 buying the PS1 version of Lunar 2 on eBay!!

I LOVED Ecco the Dolphin as a kid. I tried playing it again as an adult and.... what was I thinking?? lol

But it still has a very special place in my heart. If they did a remake or sequel with modern tech, it could be REALLY beautiful and hopefully this time the gameplay would match ^_^

Looking forward to it!!

@eduscxbox precisely. fist bump

@eduscxbox You are correct, on the other end, people shouldn't mix things like voicing opinions, inquiries, and criticism with harassment. Freedom of Speech (at least in America) does protect being annoying, obnoxious, and even offensive. Because those are subjective things.

If I said I thought the (I don't know) outfits in a SE game were offensive, that would not give me the right to have that game removed. But I could voice my opinion about it as often and as obnoxiously as I wanted. And everyone else would have the right to ignore me, block me or just tell me to shut up. ^_^ They wouldn't even have to be nice about it!

Of course, people should be kind in how they voice their displeasure, but it can't and shouldn't be enforced because, again, it's subjective. Policing true harassment is great; policing politeness or opinions is tyranny.

Sadly, online culture has gone off the rails at both ends of this topic.

First, where is the evidence that this kind of thing is happening with any kind of predictable consistency? Where is the data that this is happening to Square Enix more than other companies? Where is the proof that Square Enix treats its own employees so well that they can start pointing the finger at their audience?

Second, a lot of these classifications are incredibly vague and one-sided. "Persistent inquiries"?? So people can't ask frequent questions.. like what? When a game is coming out? How much it will cost? Why the DLC is structured like it is?

People can't ask for apologies from SE?? What deems a request for staff reprimands being "unreasonable"?? What if the SE employee does something truly detestable to the audience member? They have immunity??

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TL;DR Yea, everyone should be cool to everyone else. But this feels really defensive, flimsy, and ultimately performative.