DevinRex

Don't care much about directors paychecks. They're already wealthy. Give me the numbers of the developers and character designers who work under them. They're the ones who actually need the pay increase.

Not worth it at all. If you have a Switch, you'll be getting the same performance. Buy an Ethernet adapter instead. Only cost me $10. Need 64gb of storage? Buy a 64gb sd card for $20-$30 bucks. Save your money. Wake me up when Nintendo actually releases a performance upgrade (hopefully Steam Deck forces their hand there)

@Ironcore They're called the Xbox Series consoles. Or Xbox Series X | S for short.

The black one = Xbox Series X
The white one = Xbox Series S

@scannerdarkly7 Actually yeah, when you think about it, the Wii U was Nintendo trying to continue to capitalize on the Wii's success (for better or worse). I personally loved my Wii U, but it was obvious that their pandering hard to casuals bit them in the butt in the end when it alienated the hardcore Nintendo fan. They learned the hard way that casuals don't care about nostalgia, just what's trendy, familiar and easy to use, which could be why most thought of the Wii U as just an add on to the Wii. Their atrocious kid-centric marketing didn't help them either.

Now I believe we're seeing it again with the OLED. It's obviously just to appeal to new users or casuals who don't care about specs or performance. Just a fancy screen. They're getting sloppy and lazy. And I agree with you. I hope the Steam Deck sells like hotcakes. Its one of the few consoles that may actually be stiff competition for them. The steam library is massive, and getting to play it on the go is a huge incentive. The better they do, the more likely chance that Nintendo would respond with a Switch Pro with a decent upgrade in specs... Something we all actually wanted.

@scannerdarkly7 Well, what can I say? Nostalgia sells. People are blinded by past positive experiences and Nintendo knows this. So they will try to milk that nostalgia cow for as long as possible. It makes sense from a corporate standpoint. People keep buying stuff that reminds them of the "good ol' days", Nintendo will keep selling it at a premium.

@Ironcore Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. For both consoles they usually say Xbox Series X | S.

THIS is what the Switch OLED should've been, regarding it's specs. Good on Valve, I hope this teaches Nintendo a valuable lesson on being so out of touch with it's user base.

@blindsquarel I have played and completed both, along with every Zelda game to date on console, from the NES to the Switch. However, at this point it's apparent that you have not... And for some reason, choose to stay being too ignorant (or stupid), to realize that BOTW uses elements from almost every previous Zelda game in one way or another (including OOT & MM).

I couldn't care less if you think I've played the games or not, and quite frankly, you've given me no reason to consider what you care about in general. I gave examples and proven that OOT / MM elements exist in the game. You have literally no rebuttal other that "HaVe U PlAyEd ThE gAEm?" Which tells me that you have nothing else to add to the discussion. Thus, you are free to ignore facts when given, but I'm afraid that I find that this conversation is pointless to continue with you and will end it here. Have a good one.

@blindsquarel "not the same as being another game"

The hell you on about? The game includes literally elements from past games. Z targeting was introduced in OOT. The temple of time is literally a reference to OOT and MM. Those aren't just Easter eggs. Those are game mechanics and part of the game's story. Stop moving the goal posts to fit your narrative. BOTW uses elements from tons of previous games, OOT/MM included, and your crying about being proven wrong doesn't change that.

@blindsquarel "Are nothing like BOTW"
Objectively False:
1. The temple of time ruins
2. The great fairy fountain theme taken straight from OOT
3. Z-Targetting
4. The titular mask from MM being obtainable in DLC

Are all things based on OOT/MM that are found in the game. In fact BOTW doesn't only reference those games. It pays homage to almost all of them.

https://screenrant.com/breath-wild-secrets-zelda-easter-egg-hidden-references/

@gaga64 Seconded on the expanded toolset. We kind of get our toolset via the shekiah slate as various apps, but I miss going in a dungeon and earning a secret ancient weapon or tool that may help me on my quest. They can even make them break and reload like the master sword if they want to maintain that "everything breaks" mechanic they seem so obsessed with. Particularly for me, I just want a ball and chain again. I've had countless hours of fun just being able to slug that thing at baddies with it in twilight princess.

@Mr_Humpf Well spoken. 100% Agree.
BOTW was revolutionary in how it approached open world action RPG games. Its by far my favorite Zelda game of the franchise simply by the "do whatever you want" aspect. Enemies and characters are so well designed as well, making encounters more realistic and lived in within the world.

One criticism I have and hope is addressed in BOTW2 are repeat events (think Yiga clan overworld encounters). After a while it was way too easy for me to just assume a human character to 9/10 times be an undercover assassin. Would be nice if they simply had things like missions that involve them doing more than just "kill on sight". Have them hold other people hostage and give us rescue missions or opportunities to end conflicts diplomatically, potentially allowing clan members to defect and join our side, etc. I dunno... They seemed really one-dimensional for such a cool enemy idea.

Also personally would like more housing options. Buy a house in one village, rent a condominium in another and sort out conflicts with the tenants who live there (or end up becoming the landlord) live in a ranch and help farm the land with the residents, etc.

Also Nintendo, please let us do more underwater exploration. Diving to find clams or rare minerals to make better cooking ingredients, maybe opening up side quests with Zora's, etc. Just another few ways to make the world more lived-in.

@blindsquarel BOTW is literally based on the old LOZ OOC and MM open-world games on the Nintendo 64. Literally the first 3d Zelda games ever made.

The hell you on about "returning to the old formula"?

Couldn't care less. Mobile gatcha games are generally trash. Slapping a Bravely Default skin over garbage doesn't change that.

"The strength of the new display (unsurprisingly) becomes even more obvious when turned on"

That has got to be one of the dumbest non-compliment compliments I've ever seen made from IGN, and I've seen alot of them.

64 GB - I have a 64GB SD card in my old switch

OLED - I primarily play it docked attacked to my LG CX 4k OLED

LAN Port - Currently using a Lan adapter on old switch

So there's really no reason at all for me to get this. I guess I'll stick with my old switch. Was really expecting at least some improvement in performance. Not worth paying another $350.

And not a single tear was shed.

Not bad. I'd still rather have Doom guy, Master chief, or Twintelle though.

I have a future plan for Animal Crossing too.
Bring back Brewster.

-50 points for mutilating a perfectly fine disc drive.

Impressive, but I really don't get why people make these sort of Mods. Nintendo is well known for shutting down fan projects like this. It's just another "ripped IP" in their eyes that will eventually result in this project getting shut down within the next 2-3 years.
Stop. Using. Nintendo. IP. It never ends well.

I feel like this game is just a sub-par Captain Toad-like, banking on the LEGO name, and trying to capitalize on the brand. Which I suppose is fine if you are that into LEGOs, but for the rest of us, I think you're money is way better spent on just getting Captain Toad if you're looking for these sort of isometric puzzle games (and in my opinion, it's a much prettier game as well, with lots more content)

@Radbot42 Right? I hate when articles do that.

"Hey we have this question that needs to be answered! Will we ever answer it? Well, watch this entire video to find out!!!"

Is it yes or no? Just tell me and let me decide if I want to slog through a video afterwards. No need for the click bait.

A Sonic Colors remake was the only remake of 3d sonic I was asking for. I'm happy.

@ArtiomNLS Yes. And it's glorious.

@Ghost_of_Hasashi Even so, I have a hell of a lot more confidence in Whitehead's attempt at a 3d game than anything the Sega team can create.
They've set the bar so low already with past 3d sonic games. The only way is up at this point.

Only exception is Sonic Colors. Game was a masterpiece. I'd have them make a new 3d sonic game any day. Apparently that group of folks were the cream of the crop at SEGA, and it showed.

I'd love a sequel to the Sonic Colors franchise (specifically made by the team who created that game), or a 3d game led by Christian Whitehead (Sonic mania creator).

Not too interested in these types of baby "Goo goo ga ga" superhero games myself. But I can see this being popular with 5-6 year olds.

Danimals are still a thing?

Thought for sure that this was a dead game.

I remember all the hype of Sonic 2006. How it was supposed to be the supposed "greatest Sonic game, nay, the greatest Sega game of all time." Now... Well let's just say I'm at a point in my life that anything Sega announces as "big" will be a "I'll believe it when I see it" sort of feeling from me.

@Ulysses I like the way you think.

Stuff like this really is why this is my favorite Zelda game of all time.

"And as you can see, I couldn't care less about Fortnite."
Admits Nintendo Life's Devin Rex.

Had my Switch Since launch (replaced it only once when Nintendo gave me a lemon). Since then it's been running strong 4 years later.

I'd love a Switch Pro but my Switch isn't "dying" from it. Get a Switch Lite, take better care of your stuff, and be patient like the rest of us. This article just screams "melodramatic".

@SuperToadie Best comment on this article thus far. I agree. And thank you for the laughs.

@Synecdoche To be fair... No one asked for your response to said complaint. But alas, here we are.

And award to the biggest first world problem, no one asked, non-issue complaint goes to, Kate Gray.

Well done.

@KnightsTemplar Found the man-child who grew up without a childhood.

No Brewster = Not an Update in my book.

Hell yes. They finally did it.

Looks like the PS5's UI's ugly sister. No thanks.

Just keep the current UI but give us folders. Win win.

Ever since E3 tried to pull that ridiculous paywall stunt and quickly got backlash from it, I've been skeptical on whether or not it's even worth attending.

Nintendo is perhaps the only thing making the event worth it for me, along with Xbox.

Best mod ever.

@Domino Beautiful.

@Dirty0814 Now type that again without sounding like a butthurt Nintendo fanboy

You can get triggered all you want and call everyone you don't agree with a "pc fanboy" about the facts, but they don't care about your feelings.

I own a 3080. There is literally no reason for me to get a Wii U. When I switched to the Switch, the faster loading times, the portability, and the fact that all of the games are being ported over leaves me no reason to continue owning one outside of literally homebrew. And even then, I can play all of those games on my PC at 4k 60. The "delay" in the controls has nothing to do with emulators. Get a better PC. I have perfect 1:1 with both my pro controller and with 3rd parties. That sounds like a "you" problem kid.

"I have a gaming pc and never play it cuz there's no games to play on it"

You can play just about every Wii U game (and literally every other generation of console games before it) on PC, along with games on Steam, Xbox Gamepass, and even some PlayStation exclusives. Got to be the most idiotic comment I've read on this site in a long time.

Now make a mod that removes all Fire Emblem Characters and keeps everyone else. Then I'll be impressed.

@Dirty0814 Emulated roms aren't "crap ports". They're quite literally the exact files from the game itself.

99% of games you would get on Wii U you can get on PC, and most of those games also play a ton better with a modern graphics card. There's literally no reason to buy a Wii U at this point outside of just the novelty of playing on a second very low res 480p screen.

General rule in journalism. If you have to lead an article with a question, the answer is almost always "No."
99% of games have been ported over to the Switch, and the ones that can't could just be emulated on PC. Unless it's for the novelty, or just to homebrew, there's no reason to buy a Wii U at this point.

And I say this as a proud Wii U owner.

This game and Oddity are both games I'm all in for. I'm hopeful this becomes an Undertale level of success.