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@DeclanS98 No worries!

@DeclanS98 We're not the source of the interview, VGC is.

@Zanzox That's a bit like saying you only need to buy one game in every genre. I assume you own more than one JRPG, racing game, 3D platformer, right? So why not own more than one belt-scrolling brawler?

@XenoShaun I don't think we're suggesting otherwise? Even if this were 100% for Xbox, we'd still have reported on it, as it's based on the N64 original. Still relevant to Nintendo fans.

However, the fact that Nintendo moved to have the game un-banned in Germany speaks volumes. Why do that if it only benefits one of your rivals?

@Darknilious I think that could well be a likely scenario.

@moodycat We can't possibly review every game, so we have to make calls like this every single week, based on traffic data / comments / general interest.

A lot of people want to see reviews of certain titles before they make a purchase (others want to see reviews because they'd like to see a game get more attention) so it's perfectly normal for us to ask you, the readers, for feedback before committing the time and effort into creating a review.

And in this case, this is a game that's now two weeks old, so it's only natural we'd ask if there was demand for a full review, seeing as we've missed the launch.

@XenoShaun Achievements exist, which is a pretty good sign it's coming.

@Otoemetry You hit the nail on the head - we were slammed with Direct stuff so those were missed last week. Apologies, normal service will be resumed this week!

@Gooberfish X was localised in the US, which is why it's not included

@a1904 @somebread We often update articles as things develop - I wrote the original piece (alongside many others) as the Direct was still running, and we've added content to many of the other news articles posted on the night.

@Brisk Plenty of the comments on this page (not to mention social media) disagree with you, but hey, everyone can have an opinion - and I'll fight for your right to have yours!

@Banjo- Thanks, I've removed that line as it's redundant.

@HeeHo @nessisonett @Troll_Decimator Apologies for the late reply (and series of comments) but it's morning here.

If we're comparing "remakes" to "remasters" (which wasn't my original intention - I was just pointing out that this game looks rough and I'm not the only one to think that), let's look at Square's other "remakes": Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Both of these are almost indistinguishable from the originals, outside of the character designs. Live A Live, to me, seems like it sits somewhere in the middle. Yes, it's more than a simple remaster, but they've clearly tried to retain the look of the 16-bit original with the 2D sprites. If it was a traditional Square Enix remake, then it would be full 3D everything.

But we're getting away from my original point; shouldn't we be expecting better from a company the size of Square Enix than a game that looks like it's been put through a PS1 emulator and given a resolution boost?

Perhaps not, judging from some of the comments here. I'm not dunking on the quality of the game, by the way - it's a great RPG.

@Kisame83 It certainly feels more like a port than a remaster. And that's fine, if they change less than $10.

@Borngis It's not controversial at all - I'm not sure why people are getting so worked up about the fact that I said an upscale PS1 game looks bad. A lot of PS1 games looked bad at the time of release, let alone 25 years later 😂

@Medic_Alert It's definitely one of those cases where they would have been much better off giving it the full remake treatment.

@GHROTIC Exactly my point. It's lazy and looks terrible.

@sanderev Even a remaster should look better than this.

@marsrunner So you think it's enough for SE to just up-res everything and call it a day? The frame rate looks utterly shocking in that trailer, too. If you're comfortable with handing over cash for this kind of low-ball effort, then that's your call - more power to you!

@sanderev Live A Live isn't a 'remake' and that doesn't look as bad as this?

@AllieKitsune Here you go.

@westman98 Yup, it's fantastic!

@Strictlystyles

@YANDMAN I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

@BTB20 Well spotted - I've amended the piece. Apologies!

@JohnnyC Rare, at the time, was perhaps at the point where talent was about to start leaving (indeed, the Stampers a few years after the MS purchase) so perhaps Nintendo reasoned that it wasn't worth the cost of the purchase? Don't get me wrong, I would have loved to have seen Rare remain in the Nintendo fold up until the present day, but I'm not sure I'd argue that it harmed the company.

@smithyo Philosoma, perhaps?

@JohnnyC The question there, though, is did not buying Rare harm Nintendo?

@Serpo Bandai Namco is part of a much larger entity which happens to be the world's larget toy company with annual revenue of about $6.5 billion.

In other words, never going to happen.

@smithyo It was on the Saturn, not PS1.

@sanderev As was mentioned in the piece, the ideal scenario for this device is using it for more than one device - so it could be your TATE screen for Switch / multiplayer tabletop screen, a way of casting your phone screen to a larger display and a second screen for your computer without using wires. Given that it accepts both USB-C and HDMI for video, there will be plenty of different applications for any user.

The price is too high - as I note in the text - but I've enjoyed using the review unit. Being able to leave my Switch (or PS5) on one side of the room and game using this screen has been handier than I expected.

@Rayquaza2510 Did you notice input lag / delay with the Wii U?

@sanderev Your Switch also has a 6.2-inch 720p screen.

@Bunkerneath Eh? So why do Game Boy games not look blurry on the Analogue Pocket? Or on the GBA?

@noobish_hat You sure about that? Not AS blurry as the OG model, but it's still blurry!

@Rosalinho You know it!

@anoyonmus Apex Legends (also from Respawn) is on Switch. While I agree that EA hasn't been as supportive of Switch as it could have been, it's fair to speculate that, as the market's leading console at present, Switch could get at least one of these 3 games.

@MysteryCupofJoe That was a temp transformation, though. In Legends, the Pokemon have different 'normal' sizes.

@RupeeClock Yep, but this is the first time it's been shown visually (dyna-maxing doesn't really count as it's only a temp change).

@Patendo @6ch6ris6 It's from "We're The Millers" and has since become a meme.

@Menardi 👍👍👍

@SwitchForce There are several, similar charger / docks available. Genki wasn't the first, as far as I'm aware.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/hands_on_the_dongii_is_a_switch_dock_that_fits_in_your_pocket_and_we_love_it

@antdickens I'll be able to give you an ACTUAL hug on Sunday

@Menardi @Scapetti @Astral-Grain Can we get a group hug over here, guys? Guys?!

@Menardi Have a nice day, and a good weekend, too. I've got some fun stuff planned myself; hope yours is also going to be an enjoyable one.

@Scapetti Let's draw a line under this now, it's the weekend

@Menardi We're going round in circles here.

@Scapetti's concerns were addressed politely very, very early on in this comment thread. To sum up; 1) this is most certainly news and is worth reporting on. 2) The fact that the sources do not give their names is standard practice in ALL walks of journalism, not just video games. 3) Lego Star Wars is a franchise that has always been on Nintendo systems, hence us covering the news.

If anyone feels this is 'drama', then there's a reason for that - if you're one of the employees who has been put through this process, it can have a massive impact on your wellbeing - so yes, this is quite a 'dramatic' topic and one we've covered many times in the past. Like every industry, video games has its tough stories to report on.

And, not wanting to sound like a broken record, your opening salvo in this comment thread was 100% designed to confrontational. You lost any right to accuse us of being the same, I'm afraid, especially when myself and other staff have taken the time to calmly explain our stance on this matter.

Have a nice day.

@Scapetti @Menardi I've seen the tweets in question and Kate doesn't insult anyone. She's perfectly entitled to blow off steam on her personal Twitter account, especially when the issue at hand here is people complaining that we are reporting on legitimate issues in the games industry.

@Menardi I'm not actually all that interested in continuing this conversation, as I (and other staff) have said our piece. However, I do find it somewhat hypocritical that you've waded into this comments section with statements like "arrogant thirty-something nerd power trip authors fresh off of Twitter" yet you bemoan us defending our work as "unnecessarily confrontational"?

In short, we're always looking at ways to make NL better (that goes without saying) but not all feedback is worth following up on. You think our work is "lower quality/tangentially-relevant-to-Nintendo buzzy content", and we disagree. Not sure where else this conversation can go from there?

@Bunkerneath Fair enough on your second and third points, but most of the tech we use comes from China these days.