As great as another Crash & Spyro crossover would have been, it should have been just a separate individual spin-off, not the focus and selling point of a Crash 5. Crash and Spyro need to be able to stand on their own.
The Academy of Evil's return and the "going into the baddies' mind" plot would have been sufficient enough imo.
As for the canned Switch version of Crash Team Rumbe, meh, nothing of value was lost.🤷♂️
Played all three 'main' Prime games, never played Pinball (meh), Federation Force or Hunters but I read through the story of the last two, so I was pretty much already caught up with Prime's storyline.
Happy 15th anniversary to the compilation title btw!
I like to believe its KoF16 but they are already so busy with FF:CotW and propably the upcoming new AoF game as well so it highly unlikely, but who knows.
Needless to say miHoYo is obviously waiting for Switch 2 as pointed out by the article. They just never bothered to officially confirm they scrapped away the initial Switch version plans.
I still find it somehow amusing that GI before its release was announced for Switch and now four years later Xbox gets a port before it.🤭
I wonder where that Nintendo Life user with the "man puncing on giant NES controller" profile image is? The section with the giant controllers should be right up their alley. I know it is for me!^^
@AX-7: Technically there are Disney museums, but they are mainly about the works & life of Walt and his family.
I’m a little bit wary of Krafton but other then that this is a nice surprise. Would be funny to see a Hi-Fi Rush sequel release on all consoles save for Xbox lol.
Never even heard of Stumble Guys before yesterday, and this one is appearently more popular then Fall Guys huh. A clone/rip-off becoming more popular then the game it was cloning/ripping-off from is not unheard of but I still find the whole thing funny nonetheless.
@McBurn : Indeed I agree with your point here, but I believe a better example to use is Detective Conan/Case Closed.
In fairness One Piece entered its final saga about two years or so ago, so atleast that series is nearing its conclusion. The same can't be said about Conan which still goes on its own persistent, tedious journey and shows (far as I'm aware) no signs of it nearing its ending despite a few major plotpoints being recently revealed.
(Also, sorry for 'necroposting' here, I was just looking through Trails articles for a different reason and stumbled upon the later replies here.)
@Ace-Lucario : There were already five Pokemon games added on NSO before this; Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokemon Snap, Pokémon Puzzle League, and Pokemon Stadium 1 & 2. Mystery Dungeon is the sixth one.
Looking forward to see the official translation work in Prosecutor's Gambit, especially the names so I can compare which ones I personally find better or worse then the fan translation.
@Tyranexx: Don't worry about playing this before the Apollo Justice trilogy. I think there are like atleast two references to the trilogy in this collection but they are quite minor and have no bearing on the overall AA Investigations story here.
I'm not sad, its good that Sonic and Mario were able to have a official non-Smash crossover at all to begin with but going with the olympics was just plain dumb. People wanted to see the two icons have a epic adventure & platform gameplay, not doing sports and athletics.
I'm neutral on Tingle, don’t hate him but don't like him either. There are far more interesting and/or amusing Zelda characters who deserves more time in the spotlight then him (looking at you Groose).
That said, should he reappear in the main games it should only be if Nintendo can provide him with a valid supporting role in the story if possible and not solely for comic relief. Let him continue to be his "funny" self if they want but keep him relevant, otherwise don't bother and keep him limited to camoes, spin-offs etc.
I never heard of Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age until now, Damkima looks hot.
Outside of that, the game itself looks…eh, I would have to try it to get a better feel of it obviously but right now it doesn't do much for me.
I always forget that Trails is a subseries, but to have one of the biggest storylines & worldbuilding in all of JRPGs (and gaming in general) is pretty darn impressive. I'm not much of a Trails player but it does have my respect.
This article sure aged well.😊 Would be nice if we could get a new Starfy game in the near future. The last time, to my knowledge, we heard anything of a potential sixth game was also 15 years ago, and I think it was also here in NL we heard about that.😅
@epicgamner : They didn't really forgot though. As noted in the article they couldn't find the space to squeeze in the game. Either way I do understand why one would find the absence of Sonic '06 funny.^^
I can understand why he doesn't wanna go back to the FF franchise, but not wanting to atleast try re-releasing Blue Dragon & Lost Odyssey to modern platforms is a letdown imo.
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Re: Crash Team Rumble Was Reportedly In Development For Switch But Got Cancelled
As great as another Crash & Spyro crossover would have been, it should have been just a separate individual spin-off, not the focus and selling point of a Crash 5. Crash and Spyro need to be able to stand on their own.
The Academy of Evil's return and the "going into the baddies' mind" plot would have been sufficient enough imo.
As for the canned Switch version of Crash Team Rumbe, meh, nothing of value was lost.🤷♂️
Re: Review: Bakeru (Switch) - Good-Feel's Carefree Platformer For Goemon Lovers Makes It To The West
Thanks for the review! I'm playing this spiritual Goemon game for sure soon enough.
Re: Metroid Prime: The Story So Far - Everything You Need To Know Before Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Played all three 'main' Prime games, never played Pinball (meh), Federation Force or Hunters but I read through the story of the last two, so I was pretty much already caught up with Prime's storyline.
Happy 15th anniversary to the compilation title btw!
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Has Already Toured Nintendo's Museum
Lucky Sakurai. Personally I'm interested in seeing what kind of section, if any, the musuem has set up for the SSB series.
Re: SNK Getting Ready For The King Of Fighters "Big" 30th Anniversary
I like to believe its KoF16 but they are already so busy with FF:CotW and propably the upcoming new AoF game as well so it highly unlikely, but who knows.
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Out Next Week, Will You Be Getting It?
Heck yeah I will be getting it ASAP.
Re: Hands On: Epic Mickey: Rebrushed - A Fresh Coat Of Paint For A Once-Flawed Platformer
@vio : Thats what Purple Lamp is hoping for, lets keep fingers crossed.
https://mynintendonews.com/2024/08/22/purple-lamp-really-hopes-epic-mickey-2-will-happen-if-rebrushed-takes-off/
Re: Persona-Inspired JRPG 'Bloomtown: A Different Story' Lands On Switch Next Month
Hmm...not bad, color me intrigued.
Re: Pac-Man Sure Looks Different In Amazon's New "Adult-Animated" Anthology Series
I'm only watching for Mega Man, Pac-Man, Sifu, and PlayStation (yes, PlayStation is also one of the included IPs in the show).
Re: Atsuko Tanaka, The Japanese Voice Of Bayonetta, Has Passed Away
Rest in peace miss Tanaka.❤️ You will be forever missed by your fans, myself included, and the world of voice actors.😭
Re: Genshin Impact Announced For Another Platform, Switch Release Left In Limbo
Needless to say miHoYo is obviously waiting for Switch 2 as pointed out by the article. They just never bothered to officially confirm they scrapped away the initial Switch version plans.
I still find it somehow amusing that GI before its release was announced for Switch and now four years later Xbox gets a port before it.🤭
Re: New Sonic X Shadow Generations Trailer Showcases Shadow's Doom Powers
That "Supporting Me" remix is fire!🔥
Re: It's Official, The Nintendo Museum Opens October 2024
I hope they eventually make other Nintendo museums so I can visit atleast one in Europe (where I live).
Re: Gallery: Here's A Closer Look At The Nintendo Museum - Exhibits, Interactive Experiences & Much More
I wonder where that Nintendo Life user with the "man puncing on giant NES controller" profile image is? The section with the giant controllers should be right up their alley. I know it is for me!^^
@AX-7: Technically there are Disney museums, but they are mainly about the works & life of Walt and his family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Family_Museum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Hometown_Museum
Re: Nintendo Announces 'Nintendo Museum Direct'
Nice, I still like museums and Nintendo's is one I definitely wanna go to in the near future.
Re: Hyrule Warriors
I'm three days too late but happy 10th anniversary Hyrule Warriors!🥳🎈🎉
Re: Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club Is Getting A Free Multipart Demo
I will be getting the demo(s) for sure, excited for this one.
Re: Pokémon Community And Voice Acting Industry Pays Respect To Rachael Lillis
Feels fitting to share this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2NTtbusUso&pp=ygUYcG9rZW1vbiBqaWdnbHlwdWZmIHNvbmcg
We will miss you Rachael.❤️
Re: Rachael Lillis, Voice Actor For Pokémon's Misty And Jessie, Has Passed Away
@Olliemar28: Hi. Seems the inital info on her age (46) was incorrect, appearently Rachael was 55 at the time of her death.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/arts/television/rachael-lillis-dead.html
Tara Jayne Sands (who voiced Bulbasaur) confirms it too.
https://x.com/TaraSandsVO/status/1823137433258754395
55 is still too soon though.😞
Re: Rachael Lillis, Voice Actor For Pokémon's Misty And Jessie, Has Passed Away
I always loved her Jessie voice. Passing away at 46 is just way too soon.🥺
Rest in peace Rachael Lillis, thank you for everything.❤️
Re: Tango Gameworks Survives, Reviving The 'Hi-Fi Rush On Switch' Dream
I’m a little bit wary of Krafton but other then that this is a nice surprise. Would be funny to see a Hi-Fi Rush sequel release on all consoles save for Xbox lol.
Re: Stumble Guys, The Hugely Popular Free-To-Play Battle Royal, Finally Lands Switch Date
Never even heard of Stumble Guys before yesterday, and this one is appearently more popular then Fall Guys huh. A clone/rip-off becoming more popular then the game it was cloning/ripping-off from is not unheard of but I still find the whole thing funny nonetheless.
Re: Shadow Of The Ninja - Reborn Is Getting A Demo On Switch
Count me in, I enjoyed the original, and I also loved Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.
Re: Trails Series Main Story "About 80-90%" Complete, According To Nihon Falcom
@McBurn : Indeed I agree with your point here, but I believe a better example to use is Detective Conan/Case Closed.
In fairness One Piece entered its final saga about two years or so ago, so atleast that series is nearing its conclusion. The same can't be said about Conan which still goes on its own persistent, tedious journey and shows (far as I'm aware) no signs of it nearing its ending despite a few major plotpoints being recently revealed.
(Also, sorry for 'necroposting' here, I was just looking through Trails articles for a different reason and stumbled upon the later replies here.)
Re: New Open-World Physics-Based SpongeBob Game Listing Spotted Online
I rather have a open world game starring Squidward instead, or Mr. Krabs even.
Re: Random: Sakurai Breaks Down The Differences Between Famicom And NES Music
Very glad Sakurai showed Silver Surfer and Journey to Silius, the music in those two are fire!🔥
Re: Iconic Publication Game Informer Is Closing Down After 33 Years
I stopped reading and following GI quite a long time ago but still, end of yet another magazine era. I hope for the best for those laid off.
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Pokémon
@Ace-Lucario : There were already five Pokemon games added on NSO before this; Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokemon Snap, Pokémon Puzzle League, and Pokemon Stadium 1 & 2.
Mystery Dungeon is the sixth one.
Re: Hands On: 'Ace Attorney Investigations Collection' Devs Discuss California Rolls, Chibi Sprites & Puns
Looking forward to see the official translation work in Prosecutor's Gambit, especially the names so I can compare which ones I personally find better or worse then the fan translation.
@Tyranexx: Don't worry about playing this before the Apollo Justice trilogy. I think there are like atleast two references to the trilogy in this collection but they are quite minor and have no bearing on the overall AA Investigations story here.
Re: Rumour: Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games "Finished"
I'm not sad, its good that Sonic and Mario were able to have a official non-Smash crossover at all to begin with but going with the olympics was just plain dumb. People wanted to see the two icons have a epic adventure & platform gameplay, not doing sports and athletics.
Re: Soapbox: 20 Years After His Last Mainline Appearance, Tingle Deserves A Comeback
I'm neutral on Tingle, don’t hate him but don't like him either. There are far more interesting and/or amusing Zelda characters who deserves more time in the spotlight then him (looking at you Groose).
That said, should he reappear in the main games it should only be if Nintendo can provide him with a valid supporting role in the story if possible and not solely for comic relief. Let him continue to be his "funny" self if they want but keep him relevant, otherwise don't bother and keep him limited to camoes, spin-offs etc.
Re: Round Up: EVO 2024 - Every Switch Announcement And Much More
I never heard of Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age until now, Damkima looks hot.
Outside of that, the game itself looks…eh, I would have to try it to get a better feel of it obviously but right now it doesn't do much for me.
Re: Digital Foundry Hails Luigi's Mansion 3 As The Best-Looking Exclusive Switch Game
I rarely watch DF's content but I can agree in this case.
Re: Capcom Says There Might Be An Opportunity For A New MvC Game
Of course, another one of those "company testing the fans" statements…🙄
Re: SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Announced For Nintendo Switch
Good time to be a fighting game fan.
Re: 'Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club' Launches On Switch Next Month
Yes!!! New Detective Club game!!!🔥🔥🔥
Re: Random: Directors And Producers - What's The Difference? Sakurai Explains
Really glad Sakurai approached this topic.
Re: Trails Series Main Story "About 80-90%" Complete, According To Nihon Falcom
I always forget that Trails is a subseries, but to have one of the biggest storylines & worldbuilding in all of JRPGs (and gaming in general) is pretty darn impressive. I'm not much of a Trails player but it does have my respect.
Re: Feature: Legendary Starfy 101 - A Brief History Of TOSE's Adorable Platforming Star
This article sure aged well.😊
Would be nice if we could get a new Starfy game in the near future. The last time, to my knowledge, we heard anything of a potential sixth game was also 15 years ago, and I think it was also here in NL we heard about that.😅
Re: Nintendo Expands Switch Online's GBA Library With Three More Titles
Nice to see Nintendo remembering Starfy still exist, the lack of English translation is a bummer though.
Re: Video: Sega Shares 'A Brief History Of Shadow The Hedgehog'
Nice video. I liked seeing Sonic Battle in there even if it was for like one second.
Re: Nintendo Reveals Disturbing 'Emio' Teaser, And Fans Are Baffled
Alright Nintendo you have my attention.
Re: Sonic Team Boss Really Wants To Make A New Sonic The Hedgehog RPG
Frankly I don't really trust Sonic Team with making a good Sonic RPG.
Plus, Sega has been the owner of Atlus for a long time now, not to mention that they have RGG Studios. Use one of them to make a RPG game.
Re: Review: SPY×ANYA: Operation Memories (Switch) - A Very Easygoing, Sometimes Awkward Anime Outing
Thanks for the review. I'm getting this regardless of the score, I do like Spy x Family too much.
Re: WayForward Is Reviving Its GBA Game 'Sigma Star Saga' For Modern Platforms
I remember this one, nice.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
@epicgamner : They didn't really forgot though. As noted in the article they couldn't find the space to squeeze in the game.
Either way I do understand why one would find the absence of Sonic '06 funny.^^
Re: Zenless Zone Zero Producer Reportedly Open To Switch Successor Release
I actually forgot that "GI supposed to come to Switch" was (still is?) a whole thing, lol.
Re: Here's Your First Look At Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
Very glad to see Emerl hasn't been forgotten.
Re: Sonic X Shadow Generations Website May Be Teasing A Fourth Playable Character
Silver, Metal Sonic or Super Shadow.
Re: Final Fantasy Creator Isn't Interested In Revisiting The Franchise
I can understand why he doesn't wanna go back to the FF franchise, but not wanting to atleast try re-releasing Blue Dragon & Lost Odyssey to modern platforms is a letdown imo.