Sequel to Kirby Air Ride, and the fact that that is Sakurai's new project, was an unexptected reveal but it is a welcome one. This is the first time in decades that Sakurai is directly involved in a Kirby game.😊
My answer is the same as @anoyonmus; I don't really have any high expections that I want to see here. Metroid Prime 2 and 3 remasters would indeed be nice.
I actually found it hilarious that IDW and Prime got declared canon when they did, and yet neither of them are seen in this.😄
That really says something to me.
On one hand, its not another arena fighter.
On the other, it is made by the same devs who made that bad (imo) Thunder Ray game in 2023 so yeah, I wait for reviews but I don't have much hope for this tbh.
I wonder if Sega will allow super forms by the Chaos Emeralds for any of the DC characters. I'm not holding out hope but it would be nice, I don't think the Sonic franchise has had any non-Sonic character in a crossover gain a super form since the Mega Man comic collab by Archie.
I'm more interested in seeing any Atlus characters in the game tbh. If we get any I wouldn't be surprised to see Persona, thats a given at this point, but I would like to see certain other Atlus characters like someone from Etrian Odyssey.
I also wouldn't be surprised to see some Angry Birds characters, with Sega owning Rovio and all.
Game looks cool, and nice that the extreme gears are back even though they are seemingly more of a gimmick now then actual alternate vehicles unless I missed something.
Assuming the leak images are legit, I don't mind the return of the Extreme Gears in Crossworlds. I still like a new you-know-what game myself but this is somewhat better I guess.
Not that I want it myself but I'm a little surprised they haven't attempted anything with Warioware. There is certainly something with the minigames that would fit like a glove on mobile.
I could be wrong but it sounds more like an industry connection event (basically GDC) than a consumer-facing event or trade show.
Still sounds interesting nonetheless.
That said, "iicon" is not a good choice of a name but oh well.
I miss the times when PlatinumGames-related news usually filled me with joy, now I'm just filled with sadness.😞
@Bobb : Correct. Nintendo has the current publishing rights for Bayo but otherwise yeah, AC and Bayo belong to Nintendo and Sega respectively.
I do hope that regardless of what becomes of Platinum at this point, Nintendo will continue to keeping AC an active IP. If the rumor of the canned sequel made at Platinum is true they could just take the IP to another studio to develop a new entry. I can easily imagine someone like Monolith working on it.
I don't believe we'll ever get the full story but I would really like to know whats been going on within Platinum lately. I can maybe understand the removal of licensed games from non-gaming IPs (Legend of Korra, TMNT, and Transformers) but all the others I don't get. Like, why Sol Cresta for example? This game was not only rereleased not that long ago but its one of the extremely few games that Platinum fully owns (I think).
I kinda get where Layden is coming from. Sure the name is "bland" but after all these years of calling it the Switch 2, should we really have expected anything different?
Switch 2 is simple, it gets to the point and, as Layden pointed out, it has brand value and Nintendo knows that.
Cool intro. Not crazy about the song choice though but lets face it, there are WAY worse picks they could have gone with, so its not the end of the world.
"Nintendo has been pretty good at celebrating its video game franchise's birthdays over the years"
Depends on who you ask. I for one am still pretty annoyed that they did practically nothing to celebrate Wario's last two milestone anniversaries (2019 and 2024).
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Re: Paul Rudd Returns In An Awesome SNES-Style Switch 2 Commercial
Paul Rudd is nice and all but am I the only one who was more interested seeing Charles Boyle?😄
Re: Random: Bowser's Peach Wallpaper And More Updated In New Switch 2 Parental Controls Video
We all need a hug from Bowser when he's in "good daddy" mode after a bad day. I know I could use one.☺️
Re: Don't Worry, Duskbloods Will Be "Satisfying" For People Who Dislike PvP, Says Hidetaka Miyazaki
Yeah, we see how it goes and I will try the game once its out but my initial hype for this is barely still standing…
Re: Donkey Kong Country Artist Shares His Thoughts On Kong's New Design
I'm still not crazy about it myself but yeah, DK's new look is far, far from being bad. I'm sure it will grow on me over time.
Re: FromSoftware's 'The Duskbloods' Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 In 2026
Multiplayer usually puts me off but for now I'm willing to give this a chance so I can see what From has in store.
Re: FromSoftware's 'The Duskbloods' Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 In 2026
@TAndvig : "this is basically Bloodborne 2, just call it that unless it would infringe some contract with Sony"
Sony does own the Bloodborne IP so yeah, there would be some legal trouble there.
Re: FromSoftware's 'The Duskbloods' Looks Like Bloodborne 2, Coming To Nintendo Switch 2 In 2026
An NS2-exclusive Bloodborne spiritual successor?
Yeah, I take it.💰
Re: Sakurai's 'Kirby Air Riders' Is Speeding Onto Switch 2
Sequel to Kirby Air Ride, and the fact that that is Sakurai's new project, was an unexptected reveal but it is a welcome one. This is the first time in decades that Sakurai is directly involved in a Kirby game.😊
Re: Donkey Kong: Bananza, A New 3D DK Adventure, Is Confirmed For Switch 2
Best reveal of the Direct. New 3D Donkey Kong game!! Lets go!!!🔥🔥🔥
Re: Round Up: Everything From Japan's Nintendo Direct Broadcast (March 2025)
Project;Cold looks intriguing.
And I forgot All in Abyss: Judge the Fake was coming out soon, I will play that one.
Re: 'Nintendo Today', A New Mobile App, Will Deliver Fresh Switch 2 News Every Day
Not for me personally but considering the climate of social media nowadays I can understand why Nintendo made this.
Re: Rhythm Heaven Groove Announced For Switch, Launching 2026
This was the sole highlight for me. Finally a new entry in the series!✨
Re: Marvel Gets The Shredder's Revenge Treatment In Upcoming Beat 'Em Up 'Cosmic Invasion'
Nice. I'm a little burned out by beat 'em ups at the moment but I will try this eventually.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Direct Predictions - What Do You Want To See?
My answer is the same as @anoyonmus; I don't really have any high expections that I want to see here. Metroid Prime 2 and 3 remasters would indeed be nice.
Re: Game Informer Revived By Blockchain Firm Gunzilla Games
Well this is one piece of glad news I didn't expect to wake up to, congrats!😄
Re: Koei Tecmo Is Bringing A Fan-Favourite Atelier Character To 'Warriors: Abyss'
Oh, Ryza is playable in this? Okay, consider me interested now.
Re: Random: Sega Surprises Sonic The Hedgehog Fans With Official Timeline
I actually found it hilarious that IDW and Prime got declared canon when they did, and yet neither of them are seen in this.😄
That really says something to me.
Re: Random: Sega Surprises Sonic The Hedgehog Fans With Official Timeline
Well, time to get to work (on the Sonic wiki that is).
Re: Anniversary: No, There's Absolutely No Way In Hell Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Five Today
Happy 5th anniversary New Horizons, and Doom Eternal.
Re: Review: Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist Of Memories & The Envisioned Land (Switch) - A Bold New Direction That Strains The Switch
Thanks for the review. Looking forward to get the game (I'm getting the PS5 version) next week.
Re: Atelier Yumia Scores Free Demo Next Week, While New Trailer Dives Into Gameplay
Excellent, I will play the demo and get the game next week.
The fact that save data transfers to the full game is always a huge plus.
Re: Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced Announced For Switch
^Same. In my case I didn't get the second and third game. Glad I waited.
Re: Random: This Stunning Fan-Made Animation Is The Perfect Way To Celebrate MAR10 Day
Happy MAR10 day!🎉
And this animation? 100 of 10!🔥👍
Re: This Super Punch-Out!! Style Game Is On The Way To Switch, Here's A First Look
On one hand, its not another arena fighter.
On the other, it is made by the same devs who made that bad (imo) Thunder Ray game in 2023 so yeah, I wait for reviews but I don't have much hope for this tbh.
Re: Dragon Quest XI S Returns To Switch eShop "At A Permanently Reduced Price"
Thats cool, if I didn’t had the game already I would have gone for this.
Also, friendly reminder that March 1 today marks one year since Akira Toriyama’s death.
Rest in peace Toriyama-sensei, you will forever be missed.🐉❤️😭
Re: Warner Bros. Closes Three Studios Including Team Behind Smash-Like Brawler 'MultiVersus'
Saw this one coming ever since that troubled report on the Wonder Woman game earlier this month.
Sad, but not surprised.
Re: Anniversary: HAL Laboratory Is 45 Years Old Today
Happy 45th anniversary HAL!🎉🎂
Re: '90s Anime 'Samurai Pizza Cats' Is Getting The Action RPG Treatment Next Year
Take my money now and take my money hard. I need this.
Re: Nintendo Power Artist "Hadn't Actually Played Any Zelda Games" Before Creating His Take On Hyrule
I have a lot of respect for this man and his work. Keep it up Terada-san!👌
Re: Nintendo Is Discontinuing Gold Points, One Of The Switch's Best Incentives
I hardly used the Points myself but still, sad.😞 I feel bad for everyone who uses this a lot.
Re: Best Wario Games Of All Time
Wario Land 4 is still my personal favorite.☺️ I like most of the Wario platformer games really, though I'm lukewarm on Wario World.
Re: DC x Sonic The Hedgehog First Issue Cover Art Officially Revealed
I wonder if Sega will allow super forms by the Chaos Emeralds for any of the DC characters. I'm not holding out hope but it would be nice, I don't think the Sonic franchise has had any non-Sonic character in a crossover gain a super form since the Mega Man comic collab by Archie.
Re: Random: Takaya Imamura Wants To See Star Fox: Assault On Switch 2
Bless Imamura-san for wanting a port of one of the best Star Fox titles (and the most underrated one).✨
Re: We're Getting Some Strong 'Inside' Vibes From Konami's Upcoming Octopus Platformer
This looks good tbh, gives me vibes of Oddworld, Octodad, and Little Nightmares.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Adds Characters From "SEGA Universes"
I'm more interested in seeing any Atlus characters in the game tbh. If we get any I wouldn't be surprised to see Persona, thats a given at this point, but I would like to see certain other Atlus characters like someone from Etrian Odyssey.
I also wouldn't be surprised to see some Angry Birds characters, with Sega owning Rovio and all.
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Trailer Released, Speeding Onto Switch "Soon"
Game looks cool, and nice that the extreme gears are back even though they are seemingly more of a gimmick now then actual alternate vehicles unless I missed something.
Re: Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Brings 2D Ninja Action To Nintendo Switch This August
My (ninja) body is ready. Let's go!
Re: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Rumours Surface Ahead Of Sony's 'State Of Play'
Assuming the leak images are legit, I don't mind the return of the Extreme Gears in Crossworlds. I still like a new you-know-what game myself but this is somewhat better I guess.
Re: Talking Point: Where Should 'Luigi's Mansion 4' Take Place?
A theme park is a very good idea, but I like the idea of a village or city the best.
Re: Nintendo Is Developing New Mobile Game Apps, Unsurprisingly
Not that I want it myself but I'm a little surprised they haven't attempted anything with Warioware. There is certainly something with the minigames that would fit like a glove on mobile.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library Next Week With Wario Land 4
The first Wario Land game I ever played and what led me to becoming a Wario fan. I'm happy.
Re: E3's Entertainment Software Association Returns With A New Industry Event
I could be wrong but it sounds more like an industry connection event (basically GDC) than a consumer-facing event or trade show.
Still sounds interesting nonetheless.
That said, "iicon" is not a good choice of a name but oh well.
Re: Sega Files New 'Sonic Blitz' Trademark
@Sylamp : Oh yeah, you mean this rumor right?
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/01/30/atlus-leaker-says-sega-has-a-sonic-party-game-sonic-sports-game-plus-a-chao-game-for-mobile/
Now I feel almost certain thats what the trademark is for, if nothing else.
Re: Sega Files New 'Sonic Blitz' Trademark
The name sounds mobile game-y.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Seemingly Confirms More Departures From PlatinumGames
I miss the times when PlatinumGames-related news usually filled me with joy, now I'm just filled with sadness.😞
@Bobb : Correct. Nintendo has the current publishing rights for Bayo but otherwise yeah, AC and Bayo belong to Nintendo and Sega respectively.
I do hope that regardless of what becomes of Platinum at this point, Nintendo will continue to keeping AC an active IP. If the rumor of the canned sequel made at Platinum is true they could just take the IP to another studio to develop a new entry. I can easily imagine someone like Monolith working on it.
Re: PlatinumGames Wipes Several Games From Its Website's Portfolio
I don't believe we'll ever get the full story but I would really like to know whats been going on within Platinum lately.
I can maybe understand the removal of licensed games from non-gaming IPs (Legend of Korra, TMNT, and Transformers) but all the others I don't get. Like, why Sol Cresta for example? This game was not only rereleased not that long ago but its one of the extremely few games that Platinum fully owns (I think).
Re: Ex-PlayStation Boss On Switch 2's Name: Nintendo Created So Much "Brand Value"
I kinda get where Layden is coming from. Sure the name is "bland" but after all these years of calling it the Switch 2, should we really have expected anything different?
Switch 2 is simple, it gets to the point and, as Layden pointed out, it has brand value and Nintendo knows that.
Re: Netflix Reveals 'Devil May Cry' Opening Credits Ahead Of April Launch
Cool intro. Not crazy about the song choice though but lets face it, there are WAY worse picks they could have gone with, so its not the end of the world.
Re: Random: Takaya Imamura Says Nintendo Never Celebrated Its 100th Birthday
"Nintendo has been pretty good at celebrating its video game franchise's birthdays over the years"
Depends on who you ask. I for one am still pretty annoyed that they did practically nothing to celebrate Wario's last two milestone anniversaries (2019 and 2024).
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Namco Classic 'Ridge Racer 64'
Reiko my beloved!
I miss the Ridge Racer series…