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A theme park is a very good idea, but I like the idea of a village or city the best.

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.

The first Wario Land game I ever played and what led me to becoming a Wario fan. I'm happy.

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.

@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.

The name sounds mobile game-y.

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).

Reiko my beloved!
I miss the Ridge Racer series…

He was only 54? Thats way too soon.😞 Rest in peace Mr. Seko.🙏

Cool collab, and it makes sense.
Speaking of Sakuna, I'm dying to know more about the upcoming spin-off and the continuation of the anime series.

Yeah, seems like they're going ahead with the subscription service plan. Well, I wish them good luck with both that and this service, cause they are gonna need it…

I'm curious at what the new gimmick in the Mario Kart game will be. I hope its not the '24 players' thing spotted in the trailer because while it sounds fun its not that exciting of a gimmick. It does sounds more fitting for a Battle Royale mode akin to F-Zero 99 as pointed out by the article.

Its about time the official reveal got here, thats all I will say.

The similarity to F.I.S.T aside, I came to discover this game by hearing that Takaya Kuroda (VA of Yakuza/Like a Dragon's Kazuma Kiryu) has a voice line in the trailer's JP dub.

I don't have much to say other then the classic "time flies" and "what a ride it has been".😌

Happy 20th anniversary RE4.🎉🎊

When I play some motion games I sometimes uses them.

^You're welcome. ^^

@Mana_Knight : Its only on the Netflix show and everything related to it (including this game) that she's a 'good guy'. Before the show she was an antagonist who founded (or depending on the game, was part of) the VILE organisation.

Oh boy, now my comment I wrote in the previous Bayonetta article (the 15th anniversary one) feels kinda verified.😑
Seriously, I'm getting more worried for Platinum's future here.

@rallydefault : Most likely.
Me calling Bayo 3 a mess is my own opinion of course, I don't 'hate' the game but for me its definitely the least good of the current trilogy for several reasons.

Happy anniversary I guess.
I honestly wonder more on how they will handle the gameplay and story in Bayo 4 after the mess Bayo 3 became, and thats assuming the fourth main game will happen at all. Not that I think the franchise will end anytime soon but considering how things are appearently somewhat disastrous at Platinum right now its hard not to be curious…

Its not the most amazing modern Batman game, far from it, but I definitely take GK over the Suicide Squad game any time.

I can understand why the idea was dropped at the time but it would have been a neat little feature on the 3DS version.

Honestly it was one of the best years the Sonic franchise has had in recent years.

Nice to hear, well deserved.

I can't imagine anyone else but Carrey as Eggman now so this is good news.

All these overwhelming reminders that I'm really old now...😭

Sounds like SNK is making a team dedicated just to fighting games while the rest of the company works on other non-fighting stuff. Thats neat I guess

Good, been waiting on this one.

They said no to more mini consoles atleast two times before this so I'm not surprised.
Still too bad though.

Thanks for the review. Due to the performance issues I will wait for the patch before buying.

It really depends on how they handle it on today's market, really. They did something like this once in the late 2000s and it didn't go well.

I also guess this is also the possible reason they're delisting their games lately.

In this day and age I really appreciate the company's integrity to release a finished game.

Well deserved, congrats mr. James!

@NinjaWaddleDee : Regardless of who wins and loses in this lawsuit I'm certain it will end in a 'peaceful' settlement, and I don't believe this marks the end of Crush 40 (this is really more about Gioeli, not the band, having a beef with Sega) or the end of Live & Learn's use in Sonic games.
After all, Sega don't own the Sonic 1 & 2 soundtracks but they still pay the actual owners each time any music (Green Hill in paticular) is used to this day.

I thought this was already officially announced last month. Only thing new here seems to be the planned release date.

Frankly I'm more curious who the villain will be here (I have an idea of who but won't spoil it), since I can't imagine Carrey would wanna return for the fourth time. Its honestly a miracle he returned for the third, which I'm thankful for.

Honestly, there's something about this Polygon article and this whole ordeal that screams fake news to me. I just find it hard to believe that Gioeli has been unaware until now of Live & Learn's widespread use over the past 20+ years, unless he's been living in a cave. The guy is in a band that's mostly known for making Sonic game music for pete's sake.

There are far worse 2024 shovelware games out there then these.

May he rest in peace. Thanks for all your hard work mister Kato.

As always; new Darkstalkers thank you.

I'm sure its not all 'doom and gloom' over there but this is not a good sign for Platinum's future imo.
Nevertheless, I wish all the best to both the company and the veterans who left.

My answer is the same as LavenderShroud.

Hyped as hell, lets go!👍

@vio : No, this is being developed by Hardlight.

@Serpenterror : According to the official info I seen, this game is being developed by Sega Hardlight (they have done a couple of Sonic mobile games, plus the PC version of Forces, the mobile version of TSR, and Sonic Dream Team) instead of Sumo Digital. Most likely because Sumo Digital was bought by Tencent if nothing else.