It's definitely a meh week and that's actually a good thing. I can breathe a sigh of relief there's no temptation to add to my as good as a decade long's worth of a backlog. n.n;
Funny, I just started playing Horace last night. I’m enjoying the story and humor even more than I thought I would. Lots of actual laughs so far. It is definitely my game for the weekend with some Yo-Kai Watch 3 and Pokemon Conquest in between.
I do miss those island tours for sure. Going there with a group of friends was always a blast. You could fish out sharks for a while or thump your friend over the head with a toy hammer. Good times.
If it means more games, content, and continued overall fun then I’m definitely happy for the positive sales trend. I have the console so please keep supplying me with awesome games to play.
@Parmandur As I started off I agreed with them, and understood what they meant. It may be a silly attitude, however in that long winded post, I was simply pointing out great sales = games for us = happy gamer. That's all. Microsoft/Sony fans never really worried about that aside from console exclusives. As far as G9 goes, it's the beginning of their life cycles. Of course most of the games aren't stunning exclusive material as the transition period happens, but I will be getting a ps5 once things settle down, and you can see one on the shelf in a store consistently.
@nessisonett I understand what you're saying. I just think overall, if you're a fan of Nintendo, you feel very underdog when it's usually a xbox/playstation world out there already. On forums unrelated to Nintendo you rarely see anyone chime up about Nintendo, so it's still nice, even with the Switch showing that it's chugging well along, to see that. It's kind of an, I'm very proud of my child, moment to railway on after being completely bottom tier for so long. It's success can only mean more games for us to continue to enjoy, unlike the games shortages of the wii U cycle. Not really a dismissal of the stock shortages the other consoles are having. Those consoles are bound to get games no matter the sales they have in the long run because they are definitely the more popular, more powerful brands developers are gunning for. Whereas for Nintendo, we are always hearing it has to sale well before we even get xyz. Plus, Switch had shortages in its first year and then again this year thanks to the virus putting a damper on things, so shortages are just par for the course for everyone really.
Sad part is, this probably shot them in the foot instead of building up hype ala Daemon x Machina. I'm still going to pick it up. A bad game is...usually better at some point in this patch on patch gaming world we live in, and I still want to experience this game for myself. I don't think dropping framerates is the end of the world anyway.
Gosh dang it people. I'm sure Nintendo realizes what kind of mess they brew when they show us a title screen to sate our gaming appetite, buuut then low and behold the project gets scrapped to be restarted again. Things happen, but the most important thing is health and quality. Health of the team and the ability for them to be in a space where they can deliver a quality game. Two years down the line, five years down the line. Yeah, sure now we know about it, can't wait to get our hands on it, but at this point it's probably best to just pretend we don't. It's pretty much the same concept of any game we wouldn't know anything about until closer to release especially since in this case, development had restarted.
It’s too premium for me so I’ll be passing. As a child I would have loved this as one who collected hot wheels and loved race cars with controllers, but goodness this is way more than one of those by a mile.
It's a bummer that it will not be releasing this year, but it's shaping up really nicely. Definitely a game I'm looking forward to getting my hands on. It looks amazing and the game play also looks enjoyable. Next year is gonna be great.
I'm still okay with this. Plenty okay with this. I never played Sunshine and all summer long I was thinking of purchasing a Gamecube copy which, by itself in this present time, sits a little over 60 dollars alone used. 20 dollars each for the games in this collection, emulated or not, is fine for one such as me who can't wait to finally get the chance to play Sunshine on what is becoming my favorite system ever.
This is awesome! I seriously love my switch. I just wish we had more from the ground up third party support for it. Im sure if developers did so they would see higher sales over mere ports such as with Astral Chain and Octopath Traveler. Still, I'm happy Nintendo is seeing success with this amazing hybrid system. Way to go!
Oh my gosh! This really is awesome! I love that we will most likely get more prequel backstory to breath of the wild. And then we have breath of the wild 2, so this should pleasantly hold me over until then if it’s plumped full like the first hyrule warriors. First day buy for sure!
@TicTacTecmoBowl It's sold over 2m worldwide thus far, I'd say it's doing just fine and definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum of obscure. It may not be new, but it is still popular which is awesome. Labo on the other hand...yeah. lol
@Northwind As far as how I personally feel in regards to both, I have to say that at least what makes the bugs in animal crossing easier to deal with over any that comes into Swsh is simply that, as of currently, every update coming to Animal Crossing is free and it's an obvious upgrade to the last game we had on 3ds. The base game for Swsh felt lacking, then paying for additional content and Home is...sigh, so when you consider all the charges to fully enjoy SwSh you'd think they would make sure this game stays up to snuff at a higher rate. It should be more expected than a developer giving updates for free.
For a free game, $10 for a single player mode isn't exactly unfair. The only consideration I suppose would be length/enjoyment. Will a single player mode be fun or something unremarkable?
@sixrings In this case its more the promise of the Switch being included by the developer to hit those targets than just accepting the switch as the weaker entity of the three major console groups. I don't think anybody really argues the Switch being powerful, just that it can be enough with the right developers working with what they have.
I've been busy playing Animal Crossing and Radiant Historia. Radiant Historia is a gem of a game. I can't believe I let a whole decade go by without trying it, but I'm enjoying it immensely.
Point of my original post is that basically the ONLY people this affects is nontimetravelers. Everyone else is already rolling in riches and basically completed up to all the invisible gates nintendo put in place in a game that kind of feels a step behind New Leaf already just because they want to control how far people progress for some reason beyond my knowledge. When my friends come to my Horizons island thats...about it. No more visiting Tortimer and playing fun little minigames. Its like being punished which takes away the fun only. And i really was enjoying this game and having so many peacock butterflies flying around.
This is so stupid! What does it accomplish besides pushing legitimate means of bell making to the burner? How else am i supposed to pay Nook off? Why make it more tedious to make bell collecting easier? Geez.
These prices will only go down if Nintendo release more of them. I've been on Animal Crossing forums since the beginning of New Leaf and popular villagers used to sell for a pretty penny of bells which have since turned into bartering them for NMT, and of course these Amiibo cards. So yeah, they will only get higher not lower. Should have bought more before the game released.
The game is like this so we can expect things and couldn't be spoiled completely by time travelers. I would have much rather this all have been in the full release but considering how rampant people are to spoil things before they naturally happen and enjoy it I'm not surprised.
@jrpacman I actually agree with you. It's kind of overwhelming for this event to be as long as it is with it taking up so much in the way of collecting resources and things.
I suppose my brother did. His old switch was broken and he got lucky and picked up the Animal crossing switch from walmart before his shift at 1pm. Before Animal Crossing he didn't really care to replace it.
I usually look at the new sales and just grab from whatever i have on my wishlist if it's tempting enough. Lol So nothing new for me unless I like the game's page when i read about them later.
Funny I got stung by a wasp too. Lol But yeah I'm playing Animal Crossing NH and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker this weekend and most likely the rest of the week too.
I'm not sure I fully understand how it would play out. Like is this just a one time only check after the events occur the first time and then we can view them as we wish or is this something that has to be checked every year? Because if its an every year update this game has less longevity in the event department than the other animal crossing games if they just stop doing this sometime down the line.
Murder By Numbers for the most part. Honestly I'm mostly counting down the days until Animal Crossing. I'm too stoked to play it at this point. Lol I can feel the excitement radiating off of me.
This game is a lot of fun to play. I still haven't finished the first case just yet, but I'm recording the gameplay along the way so a friend can watch me play it which makes it slow going. Overall, refreshing and the cast is a lot of fun to voice. As an avid Ace Attorney fan this is filling the void rather nicely.
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Re: Nintendo Download: 31st December (North America)
It's definitely a meh week and that's actually a good thing. I can breathe a sigh of relief there's no temptation to add to my as good as a decade long's worth of a backlog. n.n;
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 19th)
Funny, I just started playing Horace last night. I’m enjoying the story and humor even more than I thought I would. Lots of actual laughs so far. It is definitely my game for the weekend with some Yo-Kai Watch 3 and Pokemon Conquest in between.
Re: Nintendo's Doug Bowser Discusses The Future Of Animal Crossing: New Horizons
I do miss those island tours for sure. Going there with a group of friends was always a blast. You could fish out sharks for a while or thump your friend over the head with a toy hammer. Good times.
Re: UK Black Friday Game Sales Are Down This Year, But Switch Is On The Rise
If it means more games, content, and continued overall fun then I’m definitely happy for the positive sales trend. I have the console so please keep supplying me with awesome games to play.
Re: Japanese Charts: Momotaro Dentetsu Beats Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity To Number One
@Parmandur
As I started off I agreed with them, and understood what they meant. It may be a silly attitude, however in that long winded post, I was simply pointing out great sales = games for us = happy gamer. That's all. Microsoft/Sony fans never really worried about that aside from console exclusives. As far as G9 goes, it's the beginning of their life cycles. Of course most of the games aren't stunning exclusive material as the transition period happens, but I will be getting a ps5 once things settle down, and you can see one on the shelf in a store consistently.
Re: Japanese Charts: Momotaro Dentetsu Beats Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity To Number One
@nessisonett
I understand what you're saying. I just think overall, if you're a fan of Nintendo, you feel very underdog when it's usually a xbox/playstation world out there already. On forums unrelated to Nintendo you rarely see anyone chime up about Nintendo, so it's still nice, even with the Switch showing that it's chugging well along, to see that. It's kind of an, I'm very proud of my child, moment to railway on after being completely bottom tier for so long. It's success can only mean more games for us to continue to enjoy, unlike the games shortages of the wii U cycle. Not really a dismissal of the stock shortages the other consoles are having. Those consoles are bound to get games no matter the sales they have in the long run because they are definitely the more popular, more powerful brands developers are gunning for. Whereas for Nintendo, we are always hearing it has to sale well before we even get xyz. Plus, Switch had shortages in its first year and then again this year thanks to the virus putting a damper on things, so shortages are just par for the course for everyone really.
Re: '90s-Style 3D Platformer Clive ‘N’ Wrench Gets Brand New Trailer, Now Launching 2021
I truly love the look of this game!
Re: Video: Check Out Some Great Sword Gameplay From Monster Hunter Rise
I’m so excited for this! March can’t come soon enough.
Re: Poll: Pikmin 3 Deluxe Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
Not yet, but yes eventually. My plate is too full currently.
Re: What's Up With The Frame Rate In The Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Demo?
Sad part is, this probably shot them in the foot instead of building up hype ala Daemon x Machina. I'm still going to pick it up. A bad game is...usually better at some point in this patch on patch gaming world we live in, and I still want to experience this game for myself. I don't think dropping framerates is the end of the world anyway.
Re: Retro's Hiring Spree Continues As It Recruits Veteran GTA Producer
Gosh dang it people. I'm sure Nintendo realizes what kind of mess they brew when they show us a title screen to sate our gaming appetite, buuut then low and behold the project gets scrapped to be restarted again. Things happen, but the most important thing is health and quality. Health of the team and the ability for them to be in a space where they can deliver a quality game. Two years down the line, five years down the line. Yeah, sure now we know about it, can't wait to get our hands on it, but at this point it's probably best to just pretend we don't. It's pretty much the same concept of any game we wouldn't know anything about until closer to release especially since in this case, development had restarted.
Re: Yoshi's Not Alone – Avoid Taxes When Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion Comes To Switch
I'm liking a lot about this. I'm itching to try the steam demo now.
Re: Poll: Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Is Out Today On Switch, Are You Getting It?
It’s too premium for me so I’ll be passing. As a child I would have loved this as one who collected hot wheels and loved race cars with controllers, but goodness this is way more than one of those by a mile.
Re: Rune Factory 5 Pushed Back To 2021, First Gameplay Footage Appears
It's a bummer that it will not be releasing this year, but it's shaping up really nicely. Definitely a game I'm looking forward to getting my hands on. It looks amazing and the game play also looks enjoyable. Next year is gonna be great.
Re: Review: Super Mario 3D All-Stars - Three Of Mario's Greatest Adventures Come To Switch
I'm still okay with this. Plenty okay with this. I never played Sunshine and all summer long I was thinking of purchasing a Gamecube copy which, by itself in this present time, sits a little over 60 dollars alone used. 20 dollars each for the games in this collection, emulated or not, is fine for one such as me who can't wait to finally get the chance to play Sunshine on what is becoming my favorite system ever.
Re: Switch Just Achieved The Highest August Dollar Sales For Any Console In US History
This is awesome! I seriously love my switch. I just wish we had more from the ground up third party support for it. Im sure if developers did so they would see higher sales over mere ports such as with Astral Chain and Octopath Traveler. Still, I'm happy Nintendo is seeing success with this amazing hybrid system. Way to go!
Re: Nintendo Reveals Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, A Game Set 100 Years Before Breath Of The Wild
Oh my gosh! This really is awesome! I love that we will most likely get more prequel backstory to breath of the wild. And then we have breath of the wild 2, so this should pleasantly hold me over until then if it’s plumped full like the first hyrule warriors. First day buy for sure!
Re: Cooking Sim Good Pizza, Great Pizza Is Getting A "Definitive" Release On Switch Next Week
Yeah, I'm sold. Everything from the aesthetic to the pricing seems solid. I even smiled reading the text boxes. Welp, I'm off to go and preorder it.
Re: Pre-Order Pikmin 3 Deluxe From GAME And Receive Some Exclusive Bonus Goodies (UK)
I actually like that t-shirt...;;
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 22nd)
I've been playing collar x malice and so far are I'm really enjoying it! Quite more than a few typos sprinkled about however.
Re: Mario Celebrates His 35th Anniversary With Two New Nintendo Switch Controllers
@liam_doolan
Thanks for the clarification! n.n;
Re: Review: Faeria - A Superb Mix Of Board Game And Card-Battling Action
I really want this game now.
Re: Guide: Where To Buy Ring Fit Adventure For Nintendo Switch
@TicTacTecmoBowl
It's sold over 2m worldwide thus far, I'd say it's doing just fine and definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum of obscure. It may not be new, but it is still popular which is awesome. Labo on the other hand...yeah. lol
Re: Animal Crossing Glitch Prevents Players From Walking Across Their Zen Bridges
@Northwind
As far as how I personally feel in regards to both, I have to say that at least what makes the bugs in animal crossing easier to deal with over any that comes into Swsh is simply that, as of currently, every update coming to Animal Crossing is free and it's an obvious upgrade to the last game we had on 3ds. The base game for Swsh felt lacking, then paying for additional content and Home is...sigh, so when you consider all the charges to fully enjoy SwSh you'd think they would make sure this game stays up to snuff at a higher rate. It should be more expected than a developer giving updates for free.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 4th)
Zack and Wiki on Wii. Yeah, a little old school classics this time. lol Also, Animal Crossing for the swimming and turnips.
Re: Urban Flow Brings Chaotic Traffic Management Exclusively To Switch Today
Sweet I own two of their previous games. I'll be picking this up today. It looks like fun.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 20th)
I'm playing through Hotel Dusk room 215 again so I can finally play the sequel and animal crossing mostly for turnips tomorrow.
Re: Ninjala Will Offer A Single-Player Story Mode, But You'll Have To Pay For It
For a free game, $10 for a single player mode isn't exactly unfair. The only consideration I suppose would be length/enjoyment. Will a single player mode be fun or something unremarkable?
Re: Video: Performance Is "Still An Issue" In The Switch Version Of The Wonderful 101
@sixrings
In this case its more the promise of the Switch being included by the developer to hit those targets than just accepting the switch as the weaker entity of the three major console groups. I don't think anybody really argues the Switch being powerful, just that it can be enough with the right developers working with what they have.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 2nd)
I've been busy playing Animal Crossing and Radiant Historia. Radiant Historia is a gem of a game. I can't believe I let a whole decade go by without trying it, but I'm enjoying it immensely.
Re: Animal Crossing Appears To Have Nerfed Tarantula And Scorpion Spawn Rates
Point of my original post is that basically the ONLY people this affects is nontimetravelers. Everyone else is already rolling in riches and basically completed up to all the invisible gates nintendo put in place in a game that kind of feels a step behind New Leaf already just because they want to control how far people progress for some reason beyond my knowledge. When my friends come to my Horizons island thats...about it. No more visiting Tortimer and playing fun little minigames. Its like being punished which takes away the fun only. And i really was enjoying this game and having so many peacock butterflies flying around.
Re: Animal Crossing Appears To Have Nerfed Tarantula And Scorpion Spawn Rates
This is so stupid! What does it accomplish besides pushing legitimate means of bell making to the burner? How else am i supposed to pay Nook off? Why make it more tedious to make bell collecting easier? Geez.
Re: Video: Animal Crossing amiibo Are Selling For More Than The Game Itself
These prices will only go down if Nintendo release more of them. I've been on Animal Crossing forums since the beginning of New Leaf and popular villagers used to sell for a pretty penny of bells which have since turned into bartering them for NMT, and of course these Amiibo cards. So yeah, they will only get higher not lower. Should have bought more before the game released.
Re: Animal Crossing Villagers Are Now Referencing Brewster, Is A Coffee Shop Update Imminent?
The game is like this so we can expect things and couldn't be spoiled completely by time travelers. I would have much rather this all have been in the full release but considering how rampant people are to spoil things before they naturally happen and enjoy it I'm not surprised.
Re: Guide: Where To Preorder The Totally Adorable LEGO Super Mario Sets
@noswitchbutidc
It's from Digimon season 3.
Re: Guide: Where To Preorder The Totally Adorable LEGO Super Mario Sets
Lego is always expensive. I wouldn't expect otherwise for a Nintendo ip.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 4th)
Animal Crossing
Coffee Talk
Annnd that's my current set schedule for the weekend. I hope everyone enjoys theirs and stay safe!
Re: Some Animal Crossing: New Horizons Players Are Reporting A New Progress-Stopping Glitch
@jrpacman
I actually agree with you. It's kind of overwhelming for this event to be as long as it is with it taking up so much in the way of collecting resources and things.
Re: Poll: Has Your Family Bought A Second Switch To Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons 'Properly'?
I suppose my brother did. His old switch was broken and he got lucky and picked up the Animal crossing switch from walmart before his shift at 1pm. Before Animal Crossing he didn't really care to replace it.
Re: Random: Rare Uses Banjo-Kazooie To Remind People To Stay At Home
Hey if you port BK to switch I would enjoy staying in a lot more. Hint hint.
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th March (North America)
I usually look at the new sales and just grab from whatever i have on my wishlist if it's tempting enough. Lol So nothing new for me unless I like the game's page when i read about them later.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 21st)
Funny I got stung by a wasp too. Lol But yeah I'm playing Animal Crossing NH and Captain Toad Treasure Tracker this weekend and most likely the rest of the week too.
Re: You Can't Access Seasonal Events In Animal Crossing: New Horizons By Time Travelling
I'm not sure I fully understand how it would play out. Like is this just a one time only check after the events occur the first time and then we can view them as we wish or is this something that has to be checked every year? Because if its an every year update this game has less longevity in the event department than the other animal crossing games if they just stop doing this sometime down the line.
Re: Random: Fancy This Animal Crossing Water Bottle? That Will Be $10,932.64, Please
Wow...its beyond more expensive that what the Nintendo Playstation sold for. XD whaaaat??? It's official. Reality as i knew it is over.
Re: Random: The Latest Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Craze Is Seeing How High You Can Flip A Guardian
@Seananigans Hey, they endured through the sandy droughts that was the Wii U era. I'm sure they can withstand this.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 7th)
Murder By Numbers for the most part. Honestly I'm mostly counting down the days until Animal Crossing. I'm too stoked to play it at this point. Lol I can feel the excitement radiating off of me.
Re: Review: Murder By Numbers - Ace Attorney Meets Picross In This Engaging Detective Adventure
This game is a lot of fun to play. I still haven't finished the first case just yet, but I'm recording the gameplay along the way so a friend can watch me play it which makes it slow going. Overall, refreshing and the cast is a lot of fun to voice. As an avid Ace Attorney fan this is filling the void rather nicely.
Re: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch Stock Might Not Be As Limited As We Thought
I did preorder one, but it would be nice if those that wanted one can get one down the line as well.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 22nd)
Still chipping away at Steins Gate and for my channel Ori and the Blind Forest.
Re: Feature: WayForward On Vitamin Connection's Switch Exclusivity, Challenges And Influences
I can't wait to play this game. It looks colorful, adorable, and like it'll be good fun. Just waiting until i can play with my brother.