@vio I agree. Devs make games for the new "modern audience" while simultaneously abandoning the base core gamers which make up 95% of the buyers... I need to make a return to the '90s and early 2000s...
@nmanifold It's funny. I use game chat about 40% of the time as me and my sister live in different cities and play games concurrently... Game chat is so much better than the phone.
@rvcolem1 not much... This game has been criticized due to its story, which some find to be forced diversity. While the gameplay is generally considered good, it has not performed well commercially, especially in Japan, where it was met with significant criticism.
"The dismissiveness seems to come from people who aren't aware of the high skill ceiling and depth of gameplay."
I'm aware but the tracks are sub-par compared to MK 8. They feel way too wide and the open world is way too devoid of things to do. I was absolutely gobsmacked that we didn't get an update for DK Bonanza release to MKW... It's like Nintendo is just being stubborn.... also I want a 4k update for MK8 but.... You know they will not do it because MKW!
"Mario Kart World features a new, seamless world with interconnected courses"
With every racing franchise I'm aware of, the open world version always has worse tracks than the non open world. I really hope they fix MKW as it's wonderful except for the lame course design.
@Shiryu The whole character design of her is not good, I would much rather have a non realistic character in line with astral chain or other "pretty" character styles. I don't understand the current push to make all characters ugly or "normal" looking
And I kind of remembered why I got annoyed at this game. The stupid spiders are annoying, and how the hell are you supposed to know where you're supposed to go? Confusing as hell with a stupid key cards and such. Yes I know the old Boomer shooters have that, and they made them like labyrinths, but this day and age there's no reason to do that part of the game to make it a boomer shooter.
@purple_shyguy okay I just tried it It works wonderfully, it says in the upper left hand corner when done during gameplay Max frames per second 99.
And it's smooth as butter now, wow still kind of blows my mind that this game was so unoptimized that it couldn't run at 60 frames per second on the original switch.
I'm actually impressed how many games with in this short of a time period have been made compatible. I'm very pleased with the improvement in performance the NSW2 deals out to these older games. Extremely impressive.
Really digging the resident evil. I am downright dismayed at having Bonanza DLC, expensive DLC, no free update? Why so expensive and why so soon? Also No Mario kart world updates? Mario kart world has so far not proved to be a better game than Mario kart 8, and it's definitely not worth it as an $80 game, are they just trying to piss the customers off? Nintendo just comes off as snooty and greedy right now... I do like that Mario Galaxy 2 is coming out finally, but I'm kind of pissed that they didn't announce Mario Galaxy 3 for sometime in 2026, that would be brilliant.
Nintendo really screwed up with the cartridge design and decisions this go around, if what we're hearing is true the switch to cartridges are relatively slow, And that's why some companies are using the key card method, if Nintendo is smart about this they would have gotten rid of the key card, and left a block on the internal memory for a rather large cash file, so that games could prefetch assets from the card prior to them being needed by the game....
Physical percent sales are just horrible for Nintendo because of these damn key cards
Yeah not going to buy it not going to play it, this reminds me of the ill fated Star Fox zero. I was so excited for a new Star Fox I purchased it day one, and I really really tried to like it, and I just didn't like it because of the stupid controls...
Wow... A lot of folks are saying they prefer this to Mario kart world. And I kind of get it, Mario kart's worlds tracks are so wide there is very little actual karting involved.
Okay so my second question If I buy Madden 2025, will I be able to play this game and say 2030? 2028? Or will they make me buy the new game because they turned off 2025 online servers?
And how come he did not mention the stuttering I just watched another video and it stutters like hell. I don't get how this reviewer just glosses over that fact
How can you rate this an 8? I've seen several videos on YouTube, and the game stutters rhythmically every time there's a camera change or pretty much anything happening? That is unacceptable, who wants to play that way and why would you give it an 8 in this condition?
@IceClimbers I have faith in night dive studios to update it, also I think they will update quake, Doom I+II and turok 1 2 and 3. I would love to see it support higher resolution, 1080p looks great, but it would clean up the edges a lot to run it at 4K.
@AmplifyMJ Have you upgraded to a switch 2 yet? Doom 2016 and eternal are wonderful on the switch 2. I'm also hoping that they do a 60 frames per second update.
@BaldB3lper78 So I did play it, and I feel that it's not near as good as the old air hockey that was included with Wii Play? I think that's the one it was on. It is fun though I definitely need to make the physics better though The puck seems to go at a standard speed pretty much no matter what it's kind of strange.
Handy hockey? Am I the only one that thinks that sounds hilarious? And yes I just bought it. Sounds like a fun game. But it also sounds like something else Handy hockey!
@Automated_Unit_4937 I avoid arc and earc like the plague. Every time I have dabbled with it. it ends up having problems. So I hook up all to the denon receiver, then pass thru video. I use a 5.2.4 Atmos setup. Some games are great with Dolby surround up mixing to Atmos...
I still think it's really funny how fan art is pretty much already plagiarism, and then everyone gets all crazy when the actual company that invented the stuff, accidentally basis something off of the fan created art... Seems like this is the third or fourth story I've seen like this in the last 10 years and it's quite funny to me.
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Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
@Yoshi3 Amen! Mario kart open world (not great)
Now Metroid 4 open world (maybe not great)
Are they going to do a demo?
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.4.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@LightSpirit same here... They should have left intermission sections to the tour mode.
Re: Review: Assassin's Creed Shadows (Switch 2) - An Ambitious Port Of A Captivating Series Refresh
I'm really curious to see if this will fix the sales problem of this game.
Re: Turok And Turok 2 Have Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
I play these quite often, I'm really hoping they will add 4K soon for the switch 2. So turok both one and two play so amazingly well.
Re: Quentin Tarantino's Animated Kill Bill Sequel Premieres This Week... In Fortnite
Fortnight needs to die... Uggggg.
Re: Call Of Duty Dev Sledgehammer Games Seeking Talent With "Switch Experience"
@vio I agree. Devs make games for the new "modern audience" while simultaneously abandoning the base core gamers which make up 95% of the buyers... I need to make a return to the '90s and early 2000s...
Re: Watch: Mario Kart World: Knockout Tour Streamer Showdown
It's this like a paid advertisement from Nintendo to IGN? I'm so disappointed in MKW. MK 8 it's still much better.
Re: More Legacy Characters Will Appear In Resident Evil Requiem, Producer Confirms
@AlleyCat they like money. They will. I was so disappointed in the physical, it's a code in a box. Yuck.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Port Technical Rundown Detailed By Ubisoft
@nmanifold It's funny. I use game chat about 40% of the time as me and my sister live in different cities and play games concurrently... Game chat is so much better than the phone.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Port Technical Rundown Detailed By Ubisoft
@rvcolem1 not much... This game has been criticized due to its story, which some find to be forced diversity. While the gameplay is generally considered good, it has not performed well commercially, especially in Japan, where it was met with significant criticism.
Re: More Legacy Characters Will Appear In Resident Evil Requiem, Producer Confirms
@AlleyCat https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/resident-evil-requiem-deluxe-kit-70050000064325-switch-2/
It looks like they already have the DLC add-on for what you're talking about. I think I'm going to buy the triple pack as well and buy this add-on kit
Re: Review: New Super Mario Bros. (Wii U eShop / DS)
@sportymariosonicmixx I see what you're saying but it is possible. Maybe someday they will.
Re: Mailbox: 3D Mario Predictions, Gaming Redemptions, Grammar Talk - Nintendo Life Letters
Regarding Mario Kart.
"The dismissiveness seems to come from people who aren't aware of the high skill ceiling and depth of gameplay."
I'm aware but the tracks are sub-par compared to MK 8. They feel way too wide and the open world is way too devoid of things to do. I was absolutely gobsmacked that we didn't get an update for DK Bonanza release to MKW... It's like Nintendo is just being stubborn.... also I want a 4k update for MK8 but.... You know they will not do it because MKW!
"Mario Kart World features a new, seamless world with interconnected courses"
With every racing franchise I'm aware of, the open world version always has worse tracks than the non open world. I really hope they fix MKW as it's wonderful except for the lame course design.
Re: Star Wars Outlaws Lands Another Update On Switch 2, Here Are The Patch Notes
@Shiryu The whole character design of her is not good, I would much rather have a non realistic character in line with astral chain or other "pretty" character styles. I don't understand the current push to make all characters ugly or "normal" looking
Re: Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
And I kind of remembered why I got annoyed at this game. The stupid spiders are annoying, and how the hell are you supposed to know where you're supposed to go? Confusing as hell with a stupid key cards and such. Yes I know the old Boomer shooters have that, and they made them like labyrinths, but this day and age there's no reason to do that part of the game to make it a boomer shooter.
Re: Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
@purple_shyguy okay I just tried it It works wonderfully, it says in the upper left hand corner when done during gameplay Max frames per second 99.
And it's smooth as butter now, wow still kind of blows my mind that this game was so unoptimized that it couldn't run at 60 frames per second on the original switch.
Re: Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
@purple_shyguy cool. That's awesome. I'm try it
Re: Retro FPS 'Ion Fury' Is Finally Getting Its DLC Expansion On Switch This Month
Great. 60fps and 4k option? If not why not?
Re: Mario Kart World And Donkey Kong Bananza Shortlisted For 'Console Game Of The Year'
Mario Kart World? Um.... No. It's good, but it's not finished yet. And they better not charge for DLC. $80 game?
Re: Poll: So, Did You Get Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 For Switch?
@RiasGremory I respectfully disagree, $70 for old games? It should have been $40, and $20 for each.
Re: More Switch Games Get Switch 2 Compatibility Fixes
I'm actually impressed how many games with in this short of a time period have been made compatible. I'm very pleased with the improvement in performance the NSW2 deals out to these older games. Extremely impressive.
Re: Poll: So, Did You Get Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 For Switch?
I will eventually purchase physical, but I'm still pissed about the price. Nintendo is not right with the pricing on this one.
Re: Video: After Six Wonderful Years, Zion Is Leaving Nintendo Life
Will miss him. His videos are great. Hopefully he will pop up somewhere on YouTube.
Re: Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Announces Retirement
Bowser was / is terrible, he is from EA. Glad he is gone. But the new one I've never heard of.
Re: Where To Pre-Order Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment For Nintendo Switch 2
Removed
Re: Super Mario Bros. Wonder Is Getting A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Five bucks says Nintendo charges $70.... Uggg. So frustrated with Nintendo right now.
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
@KayFiOS Amen!
Re: Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 Prices Are Live, And It's Sticker Shock Time
Nintendo has turned into greedy *****. This really saddens me, I was looking forward to buying this for $40 for both games... $70? Wtf.
And they should add Super Mario Galaxy 2 as an update for 3D All-Stars for $20.
Re: Nintendo Direct September 2025: Every Announcement, Game Reveal, Trailer
Really digging the resident evil. I am downright dismayed at having Bonanza DLC, expensive DLC, no free update? Why so expensive and why so soon? Also No Mario kart world updates? Mario kart world has so far not proved to be a better game than Mario kart 8, and it's definitely not worth it as an $80 game, are they just trying to piss the customers off? Nintendo just comes off as snooty and greedy right now... I do like that Mario Galaxy 2 is coming out finally, but I'm kind of pissed that they didn't announce Mario Galaxy 3 for sometime in 2026, that would be brilliant.
Re: Round Up: Every "Exciting New Game" From The Acclaim Showcase
I was thinking maybe a turok revival? But I guess no.
Re: UK Charts: Mario Kart World Takes The Lead While Cronos Sees Weak Sales On Switch 2
Nintendo really screwed up with the cartridge design and decisions this go around, if what we're hearing is true the switch to cartridges are relatively slow, And that's why some companies are using the key card method, if Nintendo is smart about this they would have gotten rid of the key card, and left a block on the internal memory for a rather large cash file, so that games could prefetch assets from the card prior to them being needed by the game....
Physical percent sales are just horrible for Nintendo because of these damn key cards
Re: Talking Point: Would Drag x Drive Be Better With Miis Or Non-Mouse Control Options?
Yeah not going to buy it not going to play it, this reminds me of the ill fated Star Fox zero. I was so excited for a new Star Fox I purchased it day one, and I really really tried to like it, and I just didn't like it because of the stupid controls...
This is how this game is for me.
Re: PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test For Switch Announced
@SalvorHardin good to hear another opinion... I love Mario kart world, but I have to go back to 8 often.
Re: PSA: Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test For Switch Announced
Wow... A lot of folks are saying they prefer this to Mario kart world. And I kind of get it, Mario kart's worlds tracks are so wide there is very little actual karting involved.
Re: Review: Turtle Beach Airlite Fit For Nintendo Switch 2 - A No-Frills, All-Round Solid Bargain Headset
Yeah this looks like I might get it basically for when my wife wants to watch something else on TV and I'm playing a game and using game chat.
Re: Official Box Art For Kirby Air Riders Revealed, Price And File Size Confirmed
I really thought this was going to be a $40 game.
Is $70? The new $40?
Re: Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
@AmplifyMJ that's awesome. You sound like a great Dad.
Re: Review: EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 (Switch 2) - EA's Gridiron Series Finally Plays Ball On A Switch Console
Okay so my second question If I buy Madden 2025, will I be able to play this game and say 2030? 2028? Or will they make me buy the new game because they turned off 2025 online servers?
And how come he did not mention the stuttering I just watched another video and it stutters like hell. I don't get how this reviewer just glosses over that fact
Re: Review: EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 (Switch 2) - EA's Gridiron Series Finally Plays Ball On A Switch Console
How can you rate this an 8? I've seen several videos on YouTube, and the game stutters rhythmically every time there's a camera change or pretty much anything happening? That is unacceptable, who wants to play that way and why would you give it an 8 in this condition?
Re: Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
@IceClimbers I have faith in night dive studios to update it, also I think they will update quake, Doom I+II and turok 1 2 and 3. I would love to see it support higher resolution, 1080p looks great, but it would clean up the edges a lot to run it at 4K.
Re: Nightdive Studios Reveal "Definitive" Re-Release Of 'Heretic + Hexen' On Switch
@AmplifyMJ Have you upgraded to a switch 2 yet? Doom 2016 and eternal are wonderful on the switch 2. I'm also hoping that they do a 60 frames per second update.
Re: Mini Review: Handy Hockey (Switch 2) - Mouse Mode Multiplayer That Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
@BaldB3lper78 So I did play it, and I feel that it's not near as good as the old air hockey that was included with Wii Play? I think that's the one it was on. It is fun though I definitely need to make the physics better though The puck seems to go at a standard speed pretty much no matter what it's kind of strange.
Re: Mini Review: Handy Hockey (Switch 2) - Mouse Mode Multiplayer That Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
@Talkshowhost Yeah that's a real bummer hopefully they will update it.
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.3.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Automated_Unit_4937 thanks.
Re: Mini Review: Handy Hockey (Switch 2) - Mouse Mode Multiplayer That Does Exactly What It Says On The Tin
Handy hockey? Am I the only one that thinks that sounds hilarious? And yes I just bought it. Sounds like a fun game. But it also sounds like something else Handy hockey!
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.3.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Automated_Unit_4937 very, yeah I have not checked to see if my receiver is 120 hz capable, in theory it is as it has the correct HDMI for it.
My Roku ultra on the other hand does not pass through video properly. May I ask what splitter did you use to rip the audio?
Re: Nintendo Switch 2 System Update 20.3.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@Automated_Unit_4937 I avoid arc and earc like the plague. Every time I have dabbled with it. it ends up having problems. So I hook up all to the denon receiver, then pass thru video. I use a 5.2.4 Atmos setup. Some games are great with Dolby surround up mixing to Atmos...
Re: Pokémon TCG Pocket Pulls New Expansion Card Art Amid Accusations Of Plagiarism
I still think it's really funny how fan art is pretty much already plagiarism, and then everyone gets all crazy when the actual company that invented the stuff, accidentally basis something off of the fan created art... Seems like this is the third or fourth story I've seen like this in the last 10 years and it's quite funny to me.
Re: Mario Kart World Has Been Updated To Version 1.2.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@HugoGED I hope it is a reference to limiting the number of blue shells...
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Rating Spotted Online
Such bad taste... Such a weird move to make this game the way they did.